As soon as Wang Sanhu left the house, he skillfully followed behind his older brother, and found a secluded corner to hide in, eavesdropping on Wang Dahu and Qi Tianxin's conversation.
The two people, who were talking, did not notice a small tail not far from them.
Wang Dahu just wanted to know the answer: "Sweetheart, do you like Gao Zhiqing or me?"
Qi Tianxin's heart skipped a beat: "Brother Wang, why would you ask such a question?"
She'd just been confronted by several of the village's most shrewish women, so she wouldn't dare accept anything from their sons or grandsons anytime soon. Right now, the only person she could rely on was Wang Dahu.
If Wang Dahu doesn't take the bait and doesn't bring her anything or do any work, she'll have to work hard on her own to make a living.
With the shadow of dying from overwork in her past life still lingering, Qi Tianxin finds working a terrifying experience.
She had to find a way to dissuade Wang Dahu from his desire to escape.
Wang Dahu: "They say the person you've taken a fancy to is a high-ranking educated youth, and that you're only associating with us to keep us on our feet. Tell me, is that true?"
This person didn't inherit any of Wang the accountant's cunning and shrewdness. He asked the question directly and bluntly, something no normal person would admit, let alone someone like Qi Tianxin with ulterior motives.
Qi Tianxin silently shed tears, looking wronged: "I never expected you to think this way, Brother Wang, you have disappointed me so much."
Wang Dahu had been thinking things through perfectly, but the moment Qi Tianxin showed that expression, his mind seemed to go blank.
Wang Dahu hurriedly apologized: "Sweetheart, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked you that. I was misled by those people who said such things. I didn't mean to embarrass you."
Wang Dahu's mind went blank, but Wang Sanhu, huddled in the corner, didn't. He clearly saw Qi Tianxin's expression change for a moment, but she quickly recovered.
Little Sanhu was greatly alarmed: women can change their minds so quickly; they are truly terrifying.
When Sanhu came to sell his own brother to Duoshou, he sighed, "I must stay far away from women in the future, otherwise they will deceive me so much that I won't even be able to afford food."
Wang Sanhu, who often stared at Wang Dahu's backside, witnessed him repeatedly giving Qi Tianxin food from home and running to help her with chores instead of paying his own work points.
If it weren't for his parents, his older brother, who was so foolish, would have starved to death.
Duo Shou turned around and told Yu Rujia what Wang Sanhu had said.
The latter laughed so hard he bent over backwards: "Sanhu is such a funny kid."
Duoshou Xiaobaozi has his own opinion: "Sanhu is really unlucky. He has never met a good woman in his life. Unlike me, I am lucky. I met my aunt as soon as I was born."
Yu Rujia was delighted by his old-fashioned words and kissed his fair and tender little face: "You have such a sweet tongue, Auntie likes it."
Duoshou's little face immediately turned bright red like a monkey's bottom. His uncle had told them that they were big kids and couldn't kiss people, not even their aunt.
But his aunt was so happy, and he was so happy too. He decided to let it go this time and reason with his aunt next time.
Xu Huiniang's due date was in January, but the baby hadn't been born yet, which made Huang Xuejun very anxious. So he brought Xu Huiniang to see Yu Rujia for a pulse diagnosis.
Yu Rujia: "Sister Hui and the baby are both in good health, so you don't need to worry. The baby will come out naturally when it's time."
Huang Xuejun asked anxiously, "I've heard that second pregnancies usually result in premature births. Is Hui Niang really alright?"
Yu Rujia: "What you described does happen, but it's not absolute. It's normal for a baby to be born two weeks before or after the due date."
Xu Huiniang touched her belly and smiled gently and calmly: "Xuejun, don't worry, I'm only a few days past my due date. According to Rujia, it's normal if I'm not born by another week."
The couple were prepared to wait another week or two, but the baby did not behave as they expected. Xu Huiniang went into labor the next day after breakfast.
When Hua Zi came to invite someone, Yu Rujia was still in bed.
Hearing the knocking on the door, Yu Rujia reluctantly snuggled closer to the warm bed, got up, and started getting dressed.
Yu Rujia washed up in just a few minutes and then went out with Hua Zi.
When she arrived, the midwife was already there.
Xu Huiniang's due date is in the next few days, and she has already informed everyone and made all the necessary preparations.
Huang Xuejun paced anxiously outside the room, but he was not as calm as Hua Zi, who was not yet ten years old.
Knowing that Yu Rujia had come over without having breakfast, Hua Zi hurriedly went to the kitchen to prepare a simple breakfast.
Huang Xuejun laughed awkwardly when he saw this: "You haven't had breakfast yet? I'm really sorry to have dragged you here so early."
He wasn't a frequent visitor to Yu's house, and he genuinely hadn't expected that Yu Rujia would have skipped breakfast when everyone else in the team was at work.
Yu Rujia: "It's normal for you to be worried since Sister Hui is giving birth. But you don't need to be so anxious. Sister Hui's baby is in the right position, and there's a midwife inside taking care of things. There won't be any problems."
Xu Huiniang is in good health, so the midwife is there and everything will be fine. Yu Rujia is sitting here just in case.
Despite saying that, Huang Xuejun still couldn't calm down and kept looking into the window every now and then.
After waiting for three or four hours, Xu Huiniang finally gave birth to her second son, Huizi.
Huang Xuejun didn't even look at the child before anxiously asking, "How is Hui Niang?"
Yu Rujia: "Sister Hui and the baby are in good health. Remember to give her more meat soup and eggs to nourish her body during the postpartum period."
Huang Xuejun rubbed his hands together, his face beaming with joy: "Yes, yes, we've already prepared these. Thank you, Educated Youth Yu."
Back home, Duolu ran straight to Yu Rujia and asked, "Auntie, did Aunt Hui have a boy or a girl?"
The other kids also gathered around. Hua Zi was one of their best friends, so naturally they were very interested in his family's affairs.
Yu Rujia didn't keep them waiting before announcing the answer: "It's a baby boy."
Duo Xi jumped up excitedly: "That's great! When he's older, he can play with us."
Dorje followed his fourth brother around foolishly, muttering "baby" "baby".
As the year 1970 drew to a close, Yu Rujia and her family prepared for the New Year.
With the Ten Thousand Mountains serving as a natural meat market, their family has no shortage of meat, but they still need to buy quite a few other things.
On the 27th of the lunar year, people go to the market.
The whole family arrived in town on this lively day, ready to choose what they wanted to buy.
Before going to the market for a big shopping spree, Yu Rujia first went to the supply and marketing cooperative. Guo Xiaojie was eight months pregnant, and this time she brought more mountain products to help her recover.
As soon as their large group entered the supply and marketing cooperative, Guo Xiaojie, who was busy working, saw them.
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