Er Ya's family ignored Li Cuihua's insults, only discussing the matter briefly at the dinner table, indicating that the couple had done many bad things and were now getting their comeuppance.

Er Ya was afraid that Lin Xiao would overthink things if he was home alone, so she coaxed him to stay at her house for the next few days.

Jiang's mother cooked him different delicious meals every day, which moved Lin Xiao deeply. He also knew that Er Ya was right. His grandfather was no longer alive, and even if he cried himself to death every day, it wouldn't make a difference. He should live his life well so that his grandfather could rest in peace.

Li Cuihua cursed in the village for a whole week, without missing a single time, morning and night.

Perhaps tired of being scolded, the thief broke into Li Cuihua's house again on a quiet night and stole three of her hens.

The next day, when Li Cuihua opened the gate to the yard, she saw chicken feathers all over the ground. She ran to the chicken coop and counted them, and sure enough, there were no chickens missing. She sat down on the ground with a sigh of relief and never dared to curse in the village again.

The wicked will be punished by the wicked. Li Cuihua, who had done all sorts of bad things, finally got her comeuppance. Not only did she lose the money she had schemed against Lin Xiao, but she also lost several chickens, all of which were laying eggs. Heartbroken, Li Cuihua fell seriously ill, and the cost of her medicine was also considerable.

The theft of Li Cuihua's chickens remains a mystery. People speculate that they went too far, and Heaven, unable to bear it any longer, sent someone to punish them.

After this incident, the couple became the kind of people that no one in the village liked.

Er Ya's family didn't pay much attention to the gossip in the village. After Grandpa Lin's death, Lin Jianguo also developed a sense of dependence on Grandma Shen. Fearing that he might lose his mother at any time, he would often bring some meat or something to sit at the old house.

Grandma Shen had subtly reminded Lin Jianguo more than once that what she needed now was money, but whether Lin Jianguo didn't understand or couldn't grasp the money that was being offered, he ignored Grandma Shen's request.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye. One day, while Jiang's mother was making clothes for Er Ya, she suddenly felt a pain in her stomach and felt a warm flow. Having given birth before, she knew that it was probably time for her to give birth, so she quickly shouted, "Help! Someone, I'm going into labor!"

But Er Ya went up the mountain with Lin Xiao early in the morning, and Lin Jianguo also went out to do something. Her mother thought that she hadn't given birth in the past few days and had nothing to do at home, so she went up the mountain with them.

After calling for a long time without getting a response, Jiang's mother had no choice but to slowly help herself out of the house and call out to Li Taohua along the wall.

Li Taohua knew that Jiang's mother was due to give birth in the next few days, and Er Ya had just told her to keep an eye on the sounds coming from the yard.

While feeding the pigs, she heard a voice calling her from the other side of the yard. She quickly put down the basin and hurried to Er Ya's house.

She pushed open the door and saw that Jiang's mother had fallen to the ground, her lower body wet. She shouted for Gou Dan'er to hurry up and go to the mountain to find Er Ya. She ran to Jiang's mother and carefully helped her to the bed.

Chen Xiuhua had prepared everything, just in case Jiang's mother gave birth at any moment. She placed the items under Jiang's mother's body, and even sterilized the scissors with fire. Then she called to Jiang's mother:

"Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. I've done the delivery before. Just push when I tell you to. This is your second child, so it will be out soon."

Jiang's mother was in so much pain that she was covered in sweat, but she forced herself to nod.

Li Taohua shouted the slogan: "Come on, one, two, three, push hard!"

"Ah~".

When Er Ya and Chen Xiuhua rushed back, they heard a child crying in the yard: "Waaah!"

Upon hearing the crying, Chen Xiuhua rushed into the house, feeling incredibly guilty. Good heavens, she had only been gone for a short while, how could she have given birth so soon? She hoped nothing had happened to her daughter, otherwise she would never forgive herself.

When the two women entered the house, they saw Jiang's mother with a headscarf wrapped around her head, leaning against a pillow, lovingly breastfeeding her child.

Li Taohua was cleaning up the diapers the baby had soiled when Jiang's mother looked up and saw Er Ya return. She smiled and waved, saying, "Er Ya, come and see your little brother."

Er Ya hesitated and slowly walked forward. When she reached Jiang's mother, she looked at the child in her arms. The child's face was red and wrinkled, like a monkey. She couldn't help but say, "Mother, he's so ugly. How could he grow up like this?"

He's nothing like the chubby, fair-skinned little brother she imagined. How can she tell others that this is her brother?

As if understanding his sister's comment that he wasn't good-looking, the baby started crying loudly, his little face scrunched up, making him look even less attractive.

Jiang's mother patted the child in her arms affectionately and shook her head, saying, "You can't talk to your brother like that. Look how unhappy he is. You looked just like this when you were little, and now you've grown into a beautiful little girl."

Is it really that amazing? Er Ya looked at the baby again and thought he was still not good-looking.

But perhaps because they shared the same blood, like a telepathic connection, the baby seemed to know that his sister was watching him. He closed his crying mouth, opened his eyes, looked at Er Ya, and smiled silently.

Er Ya shouted excitedly, "Oh! He smiled! Mother, did you see that?"

"I see, I see. It seems your little brother really likes you, his older sister."

Chen Xiuhua took the baby and said to Er Ya, "Alright, your mother just gave birth to your little brother, we can't disturb her, okay? You go out first and let your mother get some rest."

Then he said to Li Taohua, "Thanks to her aunt today, my daughter would have suffered a lot if it weren't for you."

"We're all from the same village, and besides, I treat my sister-in-law like my own sister, so how could I not take care of her? Alright, sister-in-law, you should rest now. Er Ya and I will go out and make you a bowl of noodles."

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Er Ya nodded obediently and followed Li Taohua out of the house, leaving Chen Xiuhua to take care of the baby and Jiang's mother.

Only then did Er Ya realize that Jiang's mother had been alone at home. She asked again, disbelievingly, "Auntie, was my mother alone at home just now? Wasn't my father home?"

Before she left, she specifically instructed Lin Jianguo that no one should be left alone with Jiang's mother. During this period, Jiang's mother had either Chen Xiuhua or Er Ya by her side, so how could she feel at ease leaving her alone at home?

Li Taohua shook her head and said, "I didn't see your father. I heard your mother calling me in the yard, so I came over quickly."

To be continued!