Now, Tingting's daily task is to eat and eat to nourish the fetus, also because she is afraid that the fetus will be too fat. Today, she made beef and radish soup.

I'd also like a broccoli salad, some chicken soup, and some spicy hot pot.

He ate a wide variety of foods, not because he was particularly hungry, but because he wanted to try everything. Jianjun is now much fatter than before.

Spring planting season has arrived in the blink of an eye.

“Honey, you shouldn’t go to work anymore. Stay home. I’m worried that doing so much work will tire you out. You and the kids won’t be able to handle it,” Jianjun said worriedly.

"Can we not go? There will be gossip and rumors."

"Who cares about them? You've been pregnant for five months already. I'm really worried. I'll take two pheasants to the team leader's house and talk to him. I'll let you not go for now."

"Okay, honey, I'll do as you say."

"Jianjun is going to the team leader's house now. Is his aunt home?"

“Jianjun, what’s up? You’ve brought something again. I heard your wife is pregnant. Take this back and give her some extra nutrition.”

"Look at what you're saying, Auntie. I just went up the mountain and caught two pheasants, and I was thinking of bringing them over to you and my uncle. Okay, thank you, Jianjun."

"Jianjun, you're here to see your uncle, right? Yes, Auntie. My wife is five months pregnant, and I don't want her to go back to work. I'm already 23 and still don't have a child. I'm really worried."

“Okay, Jianjun, I’ll wait for your uncle to come back and then I’ll tell him that you should go back now.”

When Guo Manfu returned in the evening, he said, "Old man, Jianjun came today and brought two pheasants."

"What's wrong? It's nothing serious, it's just that Tingzi is five months pregnant, and she only has one child, so she doesn't want to go to Chunzhong."

"Okay, I understand. This child is sensible; he always brings something. These pheasants are hard to catch."

"His wife doesn't need to go, but if she doesn't work, she won't get work points, and we don't know if it will be enough for the two of them to eat."

“Old man, I think Jianjun can hunt too, so it seems Ting won’t go hungry.”

Guo Manfu nodded, rolled up some tobacco, and took a puff.

When it's time for work, these women gather together, either eating, working, or gossiping about everyday matters.

Seeing that Zhang Tingting wasn't there, Li Dachun deliberately said, "Oh dear, why isn't Zhang Tingting here? Why doesn't she come to work just because she's pregnant? That's not how a pampered young lady behaves."

Hearing her say that, Zheng Xiaocao glanced at her sideways and said, "Pah, some people are just jealous of other people's good fortune. Sometimes, if you don't have that kind of luck, what's the use of having two sons?"

"Well, you little brat Zheng Xiaocao, I didn't teach you a lesson last time, and now you're starting to act all high and mighty again."

"Look at your name, it's not even as good as a wild vegetable. It seems your mother doesn't take you seriously."

Zheng Xiaocao's mother treated her badly, and she was raised by many families. She only had a good life after getting married. Li Chunhua's words really hit a nerve.

The two men started rolling up their sleeves, ready to fight, when the team leader saw this and said, "Stop it, both of you. Anyone who fights today will have their work points deducted."

"Captain, how can Zhang Tingting not be at work?"

“I told her not to come. Fewer families are having children these days, and she happens to be pregnant in our team, so she’s making a contribution.”

“There is hope only with people. She doesn’t work and doesn’t get work points. Mind your own business. All you do is gossip all day long. If you cause trouble again, I’ll assign you to carry manure.”

After hearing this, Li Dachun was afraid that he would really have to go and carry manure, a job that was both tiring and dirty, so he didn't dare to speak. However, he felt even more jealous and resentful towards Zhang Tingting.

Li Dachun stopped talking after being disciplined, while Wang Tiejun's wife, Wu Cuihua, went to gossip with Tingting's mother-in-law.

"Oh, Mrs. Guo, I heard that your third son's wife didn't come to work today. You two are splitting up the family and not doing any work. Is it because your daughter-in-law is waiting for your Jianjun?"

Although Grandma Guo was angry after hearing this, she said, "My Jianjun is pregnant now, and as his mother-in-law, I'm worried about Tingting's health. If she doesn't want to go, then she doesn't have to."

Upon hearing this, Wu Cuihua said sarcastically, "Yes, she's lucky. What would she do if she didn't go to work and there wasn't enough food?"

"Back then, women would go to work even when they were close to giving birth. They would give birth in the fields. They weren't so delicate. They would just turn around and leave."

Even though I know it's intentional gossip, I'm still worried.

I went straight to Jianjun. Jianjun, this is Tingting's first child, but she doesn't need to be treated so delicately. What will you two eat from now on?

"Oh dear, Mother, look at me, I'm so old and I only have one child now. If anything happens to me, I'll cry myself to death."

"Don't worry, you don't know your son can hunt, so you can rest assured."

“Okay, if there’s not enough food, then we’ll ask our mother for help. The whole family will save money to raise the child.”

Jianjun was deeply moved when he heard this and decided to take good care of her and treat her as his own mother.

After telling Tingting about it when I got home, she sighed and said, "These are all a bunch of busybodies who love to meddle in other people's business."