Mengzi did what he said. He went to Zhou Xianyong's house early the next morning, explained his position to Zhou Xianyong, and said that he would no longer bring people to cause trouble.
"We were in the wrong in this matter. Now that I think about it, my wife's premature birth was retribution for what I did."
Zhou Xianyong pondered for a moment. His wife had come back last night and told him about this matter. If Mengzi brought it up again, people would be dispersed.
Actually, it was Heizi who started this whole thing. He had gone to Wangjia Village a few days ago and came back to tell Zhou Xianyong that the harvest in the second half of the year might be bad, and the people in Wangjia Village were already making preparations.
This guy took a fancy to the other person's sandy land and instigated a few people to come find Zhou Xianyong.
Zhou Xianyong himself was always domineering, so he didn't object.
"In that case, why don't you go talk to a few people and dissuade them from doing so privately. I'll then hold a team meeting. Just stand up and oppose it." Zhou Xianyong had guessed this would be the case at night and had come up with a plan early in the morning.
Mengzi smiled and said, "Okay! I'll go right away!"
The young people who followed Mengzi to cause trouble were persuaded one by one by Mengzi. These people then went to persuade their parents, uncles, aunts, and uncles.
When Zhou Xianyong returned from the county town in the afternoon, Zhoujia Village looked completely different.
"Oh, I told you not to steal other people's land! That old lady Feng is in Wangjia Village! Stealing land is like stealing their food!"
A middle-aged woman was chatting with a few people on the side of the road.
"That's right! I said that too, but my boss insisted on joining in the fun!"
"It's the same in my family. In fact, all of our children, including our grandchildren, were delivered by Old Lady Feng. I still remember when I was born, I almost died. It was all thanks to Old Lady Feng that she brought me back from the brink of death."
The chattering women were all middle-aged, and most had been delivered by Old Lady Feng. Some births went smoothly, others were arduous. Regardless, giving birth was like walking through the gates of hell. Fortunately, Old Lady Feng's midwifery skills were exceptional. Consequently, the women's gratitude to Old Lady Feng was unmatched by the men.
Zhou Xianyong felt relieved, as long as no one had any complaints about this matter.
Meanwhile, Wangjia Village noticed that the Zhoujia Village residents had stopped causing trouble. Upon closer investigation, they discovered that it was Old Lady Feng who had made the difference. The entire brigade's gratitude to Old Lady Feng reached a new level.
"Our team is all thanks to Old Lady Feng. Whether it's children seeing a doctor or adults giving birth, we're all under the care of Old Lady Feng."
Dashan's mother continued, "That's right. It was thanks to her that the children in Dashan were able to play with firecrackers last time."
"And there's our Xiaoya. You don't know, I'm still scared when I think about this incident! If our uncle had gone a minute later, Xiaoya would not have been saved!" Xiaoya's mother continued.
Goudan's mother couldn't help but tell everyone about her family's story: "I had a difficult delivery, thank goodness for Old Lady Feng. My cousin from my mother's side is an obstetrician and gynecologist in the county. She told me to give birth at the county hospital. Later, my mother-in-law wouldn't let me go. She said that Old Lady Feng never made a mistake when delivering a baby. Both the adult and the baby were safe. I didn't believe it at first. Later, because of premature labor, I didn't have time to go to the hospital. Thank goodness for Old Lady Feng! My cousin came to hear me say that the baby was in an abnormal position with its feet at the bottom, and she broke out in a cold sweat. She said that it was lucky I met Old Lady Feng, because in this case, they might not be able to guarantee the outcome even if I sent it to the hospital!"
"No wonder you didn't mention going to the hospital later. Several children were delivered by Old Lady Feng." Someone nearby joked.
"Hey, my cousin is an obstetrician and gynecologist herself. She even said she is inferior to her. What a fool I am! I went to the hospital just to see my cousin. She is not as good as Old Lady Feng, so why should I bother!"
"Hahahaha, that's right. No wonder I didn't see you showing off your relatives working in the obstetrics and gynecology hospital later!" Xiao Ya's mother said mercilessly.
Goudan’s mother smiled and patted her on the arm.
"But, speaking of which, have you heard?" Dashan's mother lowered her voice and several people gathered their heads together.
"We don't expect to harvest enough grain in the second half of the year. That's why we're trying to reclaim wasteland."
Dashanma's expression was indistinguishable.
"Ah? Really? No wonder Old Lady Feng was going around exchanging food, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and the like some time ago."
"I've heard about it too. Aunt Guifen mentioned it a few days ago. When Old Lady Feng was exchanging things with her, she said there might be heavy rain in the second half of the year."
"I told my parents about it. I saw Old Lady Feng exchanging food for food last time, so I guessed something might happen." Xiao Ya's mother said, "I've planted everything I can in my parents' fields, in front of and behind the house, and along the riverbanks."
Dashan's mother slapped her thigh and said, "You're really smart. No, I have to go back and ask my parents to plant more."
"I'll go back too. If the harvest is really bad in the second half of the year, we can't live like this anymore. We're already running out of food, and we have to endure for another year or more? I can't bear it just thinking about it!"
Not to mention how these daughters-in-law from Wangjia Village went back to their parents' homes to persuade their families, at this time in Wangjia Village, several elderly people from the village gathered together again.
"I've been taking my family to the foot of the mountain to till the soil these past two days," Grandpa Wang Wu said. "That area is pretty big. I think each family can carve out an acre or two and plant whatever they want. How about you guys?"
"Okay. We didn't open it before because the land there was barren and close to the mountains, and we were worried about wild boars coming down. Now we don't care whether there are wild boars or not. If a wild boar comes down, it's just a good chance to have an extra meal of meat!" Grandpa Dashan expressed his opinion.
"Let's try this too, but we don't have any seeds or seedlings right now. I wonder if we can apply for another batch from the county?" asked Grandpa Goudan.
Recently, Jiaojiao took the sweet potatoes, potatoes and pumpkins harvested in the space to the Feng family's backyard for cultivation, and harvested a yard full of seedlings.
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