Ning Jia really didn't expect Li Yao to still remember this: "Yes, he didn't come."
“It can’t be…”
Before Li Yao could finish his words, Ning Jia denied it immediately: "No, that's not possible." Except for the first two times, they had protective measures every time afterwards.
She was too thin and didn't eat anything nutritious, so her menstruation was irregular.
Last month was her first menstrual period after wearing the diaper.
As a man, Li Yao naturally didn't understand this kind of situation as well as Ning Jia. Since she said she didn't come, he didn't say anything.
"My period is not very regular, and it is common for it to be a few days late." Ning Jia explained briefly.
"Yeah." Li Yao responded and started adding firewood to the stove to start the fire.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Ning Jia thought he was probably very disappointed?
Which man doesn't want children in this era?
"Do you want me to have it or not?" Ning Jia asked.
"No. I hope you don't."
Ning Jia was quite surprised by this answer.
"You're not lying to me on purpose, are you? Are you afraid that I'll be unhappy, so you're saying something against your will?"
"No. You are too weak to have a baby right now. Besides..." Li Yao paused and said, "Besides, having a baby is a dangerous thing. I don't want you to experience it so early."
Ning Jia knew that he almost never lied, so this was most likely what he was thinking.
He could understand her, which made Ning Jia feel inexplicably happy in her heart. At least she was in his heart.
*
The news that Xuejiao had given birth to a child did not reach the family until the next morning.
Li Yuan stayed up all night with Li Chuan, and only came back in a hurry to report the news at dawn - Xuejiao had a difficult delivery, and she gave birth to the child after great efforts and loss of life for a long time.
"Is it a boy or a girl?" What Mrs. Xu is most concerned about is the gender of the child.
"Still a girl." Li Yuan said.
When Liang Lanlan heard these words, she felt relieved. Yesterday, she was still worried that if Xuejiao gave birth to a boy, wouldn't her status in the family instantly rise to the first place?
Old Mrs. Xu was not surprised at all to hear this result: "Okay, I understand. Let Old Fourth take care of her in the hospital. I'll send a bullock cart to pick her up when she comes back."
"Mom, you have to go to the hospital. The child was taken to the pediatric department right after he was born. The doctor said the child's condition is not good. My sister-in-law asked us to collect money to treat the child..."
Old Mrs. Xu was stunned when she heard this, and soon, a look of disgust appeared on her face: "What a money-loser!"
He usually treated her to good food and drink, and even didn't allow her to go to the fields. What was the result?
She actually gave birth to a sickly baby! ! !
Landing costs money!
"Mom, are you going or not?" Li Yuan asked.
Old Mrs. Xu really didn't want to go, but she had to go under the circumstances. If this matter got out, everyone in the village would poke her in the back.
"You have to go." Old Mrs. Xu agreed to go.
However, she did not plan to take the money with her. If she went back to collect money, she would have little money left. If she gave some money to the fourth brother, it would take a long time to get the money back.
Xuejiao gave birth to a child and encountered such a great risk. The child was taken to the pediatric department for treatment as soon as he was born.
When the family members heard the news, they had to go to the hospital for both moral and legal reasons.
As the eldest sister-in-law in the family, Bai Jinfeng was naturally indispensable to such activities. She simply packed up and went to the backyard to ask Ning Jia and An Ye if they wanted to go.
Although the family has been divided, the social etiquette of welcoming and seeing off guests in the village still needs to be observed, not to mention that the person is her sister-in-law.
"Let's go and take a look." Ning Jia didn't know what to take, so he put twenty yuan in his pocket.
She planned to leave one yuan for Xuejiao to buy nutritional supplements, and use the rest of the money to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see if there was anything she could buy and bring back some.
An Ye had no objection to this.
We should also take into account the proper courtesy and etiquette of human relationships. In addition, she also planned to take the opportunity to return to Qingshan Village and visit her mother's house to see if there was anything she could get from them.
As for Liang Lanlan, she did not go with them. Li Yuan stayed with her in the hospital all night, and she needed to make up for her sleep the next day. If she went to the hospital and no one was there to take care of her, she might as well stay at home.
Lin Xiaoxi had no intention of going to the hospital. When she heard about paying, she was afraid that money would be extorted from her pocket, so she found an excuse that she was not feeling well and went back to her room to lie down.
Old Mrs. Xu boiled a few red-skinned eggs, wrapped them in a handkerchief and put them in her pocket. She then went out with her three daughters-in-law. On the way, they caught a ride on a ox cart and arrived at the town clinic in more than an hour.
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology was on the second floor. Ning Jia asked which ward Xuejiao was in and went there.
When the door of the ward was opened, not only Xuejiao was there, but her family members were also there. A bunch of people were crowded in the ward. There was not a trace of joy on their faces, but mostly gloomy expressions.
"Mom, you're here..." As soon as Xuejiao opened her mouth, tears started falling.
The baby's amniotic fluid broke prematurely, and a lot of it had already leaked out when she arrived at the hospital, resulting in a difficult birth.
The labor process was too long and the baby showed symptoms of hypoxia, so the doctor had to use forceps to take the baby out.
The child stopped breathing as soon as he was born. The doctor picked up the child and patted his butt for a long time before the child recovered his breath. He was then sent to the pediatric ward.
The doctor said the child was suffering from lack of oxygen and lung infection, and might have to stay in the ward for a while.
Moreover, spending money may also leave sequelae.
This was Xuejiao's first child, so she was naturally very sad about what happened.
"Why are you crying? You're not strong at all." Mrs. Xu was annoyed when she saw her daughter-in-law crying, but because her in-laws were here, she didn't dare to go too far. "Crying during confinement will damage your body."
"Don't cry, my wife. The child is sick and we just need to treat him." Li Heng sat beside the bed and wiped her tears carefully.
"Come, come, I boiled some red eggs. Everyone can have one." Old Mrs. Xu was very stingy. She didn't boil many eggs when she first came. Now that her in-laws came, she didn't have enough eggs to eat.
Xuejiao's biological mother Jingqin was very dissatisfied with Old Lady Xu when she saw that she didn't even ask about the situation of her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
"My dear, have you brought the money?" Xiuqin asked.
Old Mrs. Xu pretended to be stupid: "Money, what money?"
When Jingqin heard this, her face turned ugly: "What? Didn't your third son tell you that he had to take money when he went back?"
"No!" Old Mrs. Xu spread her hands, looking innocent. "What money do you want? Your third brother only said that a girl was born and both mother and daughter are safe. He didn't say anything else! I came to see you when I heard that."
Li Heng gritted his teeth and said, "I warned my third brother very carefully, why would he be like this?"
Ning Jia and Bai Jinfeng, who were standing behind Old Lady Xu, looked at each other. Ning Jia moved closer to her sister-in-law and asked in a low voice, "No? I vaguely heard someone in the backyard saying that they were asked to bring money."
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