Chapter 186 Giving Birth
This year was a very comfortable one. From the first to the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the two families frequently entertained each other.
Lu Xiang felt that she had gained a little weight by eating here today and there tomorrow.
Fu Qinhui hugged Lu Xiang and said, "You're not fat at all. You're still very light."
Just after the Chinese New Year, Lu Xiang's belly started to swell slightly.
Lu Xiang's belly does grow quite well, but it's just a little bit bigger, and her body is still very thin.
She covered herself up a little with clothes, so others couldn't tell that she was pregnant. She didn't look bloated at all.
The vegetable greenhouses in the village did well this year and made some money. I heard that the village chief ordered a tractor from the motor vehicle commune.
When the news came out, the whole village was in an uproar.
The village chief immediately sent five people to apply for tractor tickets. There was a huge rush of applicants.
Mother Lu was also happy.
After the Lunar New Year, I made an appointment with Liu Pang to go to the pig farm to catch some pigs. The price of pigs this year was much higher than last year, 30 yuan per piglet.
This is still Liu Pang's friendly price. Last year, the pig market boomed and the price of piglets also rose. If others wanted to buy them, it would cost at least thirty-five.
This year, Mother Lu took out a loan and bought fifteen piglets at once, and then went to the feed factory to buy grain.
Last time, Lu Xiang and his team became famous. This time, the feed factory charged him the proper fee of 20 yuan per truckload. He loaded a truckload of goods, but it was still less than what he loaded last year!
The Lu family bought three carts of dry materials and one cart of feed. For the rest, they cut some banana leaves and pig grass to feed the pigs.
Mother Lu spent all the money, but she felt happy when she saw the creatures grunting in the pigpen.
The villagers were also happy about it. Thirty percent of the Lu family's pigpen was owned by the villagers. As soon as Lu's mother brought the piglets back, the village chief suggested that we don't need to pay for it this year, so we can just share the meat!
The village chief smiled and said, "You are thinking too far ahead. Let's talk about it later."
He was going to attend a representative meeting at the county level this year. The secretary of a high-ranking county official had asked him to speak as a pioneer village representative. He had prepared several drafts.
He was never satisfied no matter what was said and gave speeches in the village every day.
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Six months passed in a flash. Every household was busy with their crops, but the Fu family was nowhere to be seen in the fields. They worked for half a day and then asked for leave, saying Lu Xiang was going to give birth.
This woman went through the gates of hell giving birth.
The custom here is to invite a midwife to the home to give birth.
But Fu Qinhui disagreed and wanted to go to a specialized hospital.
He was a little worried, after all, it was Lu Xiang's first child.
Lu Xiang entered the delivery room, and the Fu and Lu families were waiting anxiously outside.
Their noise was so loud that other people in the hospital looked at them sideways.
In their eyes, it is normal for women to give birth to children, so why is it so touching?
Lu Xiang's contractions became more and more obvious, and Fu Qinhui's face turned pale.
Mrs. Fu San said from the side: "It's okay, this is how children are when they give birth, don't worry!" But even so, she could still see that Fu Qinhui was nervous.
Fu Qinhui used to be so calm. I wanted to laugh at him, but now I feel a little envious of him.
In 1981, the operating rooms in small towns were very simple. Basically, babies were delivered inside, with a cloth curtain outside.
Fu Qinhui could clearly hear the sound of screaming in pain, and his veins were about to burst. He only wished he could take Lu Xiang's place in the pain.
On weekdays, Lu Xiang is said by the villagers to be kept in a honey pot, never bumped or touched. Both her mother-in-law and her mother have always been kind to her!
But giving birth is no different from any other kind of childbirth. No matter how painful it is, you have to bear it by yourself.
Xiao Cailian said beside her, "It will take at least three hours to give birth."
Fu Qinhui said: "Can't it be earlier?"
Xiao Cailian said, "What nonsense! Women should let nature take its course when giving birth. You can't just give birth as soon as you want. If it's fast, it can be over in a few hours. If it's slow, it can take a whole day and night."
The cries of pain from inside were becoming more and more pronounced. Fu Qinhui couldn't sit still any longer and insisted on forcing his way in. However, everyone stopped him from entering.
Fu Qinhui felt as though every second was a year for about an hour. Soon, they heard a baby cry from inside, and everyone's faces relaxed: "It's born! It's born!"
Xiao Cailian said, "That's pretty fast."
Soon Lu Xiang was pushed out, and the nurse brought the baby out, saying, "It's a son."
Xiao Cailian had been hoping for a granddaughter, but when she heard it was a son, she went forward without thinking too much, and her heart melted at first sight.
Wow, this child is so beautiful!
Most babies have rosy cheeks when they are born, but this baby has double eyelids as soon as he is born. His facial features are very handsome, his skin is fair, and his little hands are naturally curled.
The child hummed a few times to indicate his presence.
So cute.
The doctor said the baby weighed exactly five kilograms.
The elders were all vying to hold the baby, but Fu Qinhui didn't bother to look at the child. He grabbed Lu Xiang's hand and kept asking her how she was.
If the baby is born naturally, he or she can be discharged from the hospital on the same day.
Fu Qinhui borrowed Liu Pang's car and drove them back. The two elderly people, the children, and Lu Xiang rode in the car. The others took the bus back.
Lu Xiang was wrapped tightly, and Fu Qinhui would ask her from time to time if she felt any pain.
We drove to the village quickly.
From a distance, they saw the village head and the women's director standing at the village entrance, as if they were waiting for them. "Is the baby born?"
Fu Qinhui said: "It's born!"
Xiao Cailian came out holding the child: "Another boy."
The village chief took one look and said: "This child is beautiful. He really has inherited the good qualities of his parents."
Lu Xiang couldn't be seen in the open air after giving birth, so seeing that Lu Xiang and her child were safe, they went back first.
After entering the hospital, even Fu Zhi came to see the child. Lu Xiang was in good spirits, mainly because giving birth did not cause her too much pain.
Lu Xiang returned to the room and lay on the bed first. Everyone looked at the child for a long time and finally put the child next to Lu Xiang.
It was magical that Lu Xiang could see the child's face by tilting her head.
Lu Xiang touched the child's delicate cheek with her finger, and the child immediately rubbed it. Lu Xiang's heart softened.
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