After get off work, Li Xu kept hearing people say that Master Liu Gang from the car team was so hungry that he had to drink water to fill his stomach.

Whenever someone questions it, the speaker will swear that the news is absolutely true, and some people will even mention the names of a few insiders to increase credibility.

Li Xu felt a toothache after listening to this. They were all so hungry, but they still had the spirit of gossiping.

If you want to pass on the message, just do it well. Why do you start speculating about the reasons why Liu Gang ended up in this situation after you finished passing it on?

Some speculated that something happened in Liu Gang's family, which is why he was so miserable.

Some people also speculated that someone in Liu Gang's family had starved to death, but they just didn't say it out loud.

This is just what Li Xu heard, and there are countless speculations that he didn't hear...

Many people here knew Li Xu and knew that he was Liu Gang's apprentice, so some people came up to him and asked about Liu Gang's news after seeing him.

Li Xu could only perfunctorily say that nothing happened at Liu Gang's home.

As for whether others believe it or not, he doesn't know.

Even Uncle Xu at the gate pulled him over and questioned him, "What's going on with your teacher? They're all saying he was so hungry today that he had to drink water to fill his stomach. They're even making it up."

Li Xu also told the story with a helpless look on his face.

Of course, he omitted the matter of selling grain yesterday.

Uncle Xu said angrily, "I was wondering, given the relationship between you two, how could he go to such lengths? He's really something. He's such a grown-up and still nitpicking with you. It's just a matter of pouring a few glasses of water. I'll talk to him about it when he comes out. It's outrageous."

He felt that this was perfectly normal. Even though Li Xu was a junior, he was still a guest when he came to your house. It was normal for the host to pour a few glasses of water for the guest. Why did he have to retaliate?

Li Xu knew that the two had a good relationship, so instead of trying to persuade him, he grinned and said, "Uncle Xu, when Uncle Liu comes out, you can talk to him more. I'm going back first."

He had already seen Liu Gang's figure surrounded by people, and after saying this, he hurried back.

He didn't dare stay here and watch Liu Gang's fun, otherwise he would easily become one of the fun...

As for how Liu Gang feels, we will know when we go to work tomorrow, so there is no need to rush.

During dinner in the evening, Sun Xiu said to Li Jiakang, "Come with me to see Xiaohua after dinner. I guess it will only take a few days."

Li Jiakang naturally nodded in agreement.

Hu Guilan, who was standing by, quickly asked, "Mom, what should we do when Xiaohua is in confinement?"

"Your second aunt said before that she would come over to take care of you for a few days."

Li Xu scratched his head. "Can we leave the countryside now? It's almost time for the rice harvest."

I have to say that the timing of Qin Hua's pregnancy was really unfortunate.

If it were in previous years, it would be fine. At this time of year, the rice would have been harvested long ago, and in some places, even the public grain tax had been paid, so there would be no need to worry about having no one to take care of the child.

But this year is not the case. Due to the severe drought, the second season of rice was not planted until September. The planting time is late, and the maturity time will naturally be delayed.

Unfortunately, the rice is ripe now.

During this period, everything in the countryside has to make way for the harvest, so how can people take a few days off?

Hearing this, the people in the room also scratched their heads.

Apart from anything else, given Hu Guilan's poor physical condition, her mother insisted on taking care of her for a while after giving birth, for fear that she would develop a chronic illness.

Qin Hua's health is far worse than Hu Guilan's. She had been in poor health before, and it was only after she got married that her health improved a lot.

My physical condition is already poor, and if I don’t take good care of myself during the confinement period, I will suffer for the rest of my life.

In this era, even if a woman who works on the farm gives birth, unless it happens to be a special day like planting or harvesting, she will generally choose to stay in confinement for a few days and be taken care of by her family, for fear of health problems.

But it was really helpless that Qin Hua happened to happen at this time.

Finally, it was Sun Xiu who said, "When the time comes, I, as your mother, will take a few days off to take care of her. Qin Hua has suffered enough in the past few years. I can't let her suffer for the rest of her life because of this."

Li Jiakang waved his hand and said, "Let's go and take a look after dinner. Xiaoqiang is a stubborn kid, so I don't think he'll bother us."

"Um."

After dinner, Li Xu also followed Li Jiakang and his wife to Li Qiang's place.

At this time, the gate of Li Qiang's house was not closed, so Li Xu and the other two walked straight in.

Li Qiang and the other two in the main room were stunned when they saw them, then they reacted and quickly greeted them.

After Li Jiakang and the other two sat down, Li Hui brought them three cups of sweet soup.

After some pleasantries, Li Jiakang said, "We think Xiaohua will give birth in the next couple of days, so we came to see if anyone needs help."

"Uncle and aunt, you don't have to worry about us. Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared." Qin Hua said while touching her big belly.

In fact, there is nothing much to prepare, just prepare some things that the children need.

"That's fine." Li Jiakang nodded, then continued, "It's harvest time in the countryside these days, so your mother probably won't be able to come. Just now, your aunt said she would take leave to come and take care of you during your confinement period."

Qin Hua and her husband's eyes reddened at these words, and Li Qiang quickly said, "Don't bother Auntie with this matter. We've already agreed that Xiaohui will take leave to take care of her sister-in-law."

Li Jiakang turned his head and said helplessly to Sun Xiu, "You see, I knew this kid was stubborn and didn't want to trouble you."

Sun Xiu was equally helpless. "Xiao Hui is just a little girl, how could she understand this? Let me do it. Besides, she's just an apprentice, it's not good to ask for leave all the time."

Li Hui, who was standing by, also stepped forward and said, "Auntie, when my mother gave birth to my younger brother, I saw how grandma took care of him."

"You were just looking. Besides, how old were you at that time? What could you remember? Confinement is a big deal. If a woman doesn't do it well, she will suffer for the rest of her life. Besides, your sister-in-law has a poor health condition, so she needs to be more careful." Sun Xiu said unhappily.

"Auntie, it's okay. You have given me so many eggs to nourish my body in the past few months. I am much better now." Qin Hua also said quickly.

Ever since they found out she was pregnant, Li Xu's family was worried that her body was too weak, which would be bad for both herself and the fetus, so they would send her some eggs from time to time to nourish her body.

The effect is also very significant, Qin Hua's complexion has indeed improved a lot.

The two sides argued for a long time, but Li Qiang and the other two just disagreed.

Li Jiakang and his wife were at their wit's end and finally went back.

This time Li Xu did not go with them, but went to Xu's house to deliver food.

During this period, Uncle Xu also said that he had severely scolded Liu Gang.

This made Li Xu very happy.