Xu Sanniang didn't say anything either. She went out early in the morning and didn't even have breakfast. When she came back, she ate two bowls of food to fill her stomach.
Only after drinking the porridge did Xu Sanxing feel alive again.
Just at this time, Song Tingzhi came back, and Xu Sanniang invited him to have some porridge.
"Such a big thing happened on the second day of the New Year. It seems that life this year will be difficult!" Xu Sanniang, who is a little superstitious, sighed.
"It's hard to say. When I went to help find the child, everyone was very anxious, but I felt that Niu Er didn't seem particularly anxious. It seemed like he was just dealing with it." Song Tingzhi said to Xu Sanniang and the others after drinking a mouthful of porridge.
"Nonsense! How can a father not be anxious when his child is gone!" Xu Sanniang hit Song Tingzhi and almost spilled his porridge.
"Mom, slow down!" Song Tingzhi leaned over and said helplessly, "I'm just guessing! Don't take it seriously!"
"Mom, Tingzhi hasn't finished his porridge yet!" Jiang Cheng also defended Song Tingzhi.
"Yes, yes, let Tingzhi drink the porridge and then we'll talk!" Song Tao also responded from the side.
"Hmph! Drink quickly!" Seeing that both of them were protecting Song Tingzhi, Xu Sanniang snorted coldly and signaled Song Tingzhi to hurry up.
Song Tingzhi didn't dare to say anything more after being hit like this, and just focused on drinking his porridge.
He drank three bowls in a row before stopping.
Xu Sanniang knew that he had worked hard this morning, so she poured him another bowl and said, "Drink more! Three bowls won't be enough with your usual appetite!"
"Thank you, mother!" Song Tingzhi glanced at Xu Sanniang, took the bowl and started drinking again.
After Song Tingzhi had finished drinking, Xu Sanniang warned him, "Don't say this outside. They're already sad enough after losing their child! Don't add fuel to the fire!"
"Don't worry! I'm not stupid, your son!" Song Tingzhi said with a smile.
Then Song Tingzhi helped Jiang Cheng walk in the yard to help digest the food.
After seeing off the guests, Niu Er saw Zhang Ermei still crying, so he went to the woodshed to boil medicine for her.
When Mrs. Qian saw him go to the woodshed, she coaxed the child in her arms.
Although the baby boy was missing, there was still a baby girl. The midwife was driven away by Zhang Ermei, and Zhang Ermei didn't want to see the child, so Mrs. Qian had to hold the child herself.
"Stop letting her cry! It's so noisy!" Zhang Ermei was annoyed by the girl's constant crying, so she threw the pillow at her.
"You kid!" Mrs. Qian held the child and moved away from the pillow. The child cried even harder after being yelled at by her.
"What's wrong?" Niu Er hurried in after hearing the noise.
Mrs. Qian didn't say anything, just glanced at Zhang Ermei, and Niu Er understood what she meant. He took the child and took the child out first at Mrs. Qian's signal.
After Niu Er left, Mrs. Qian walked to the bed and sat down.
"Good child! Stop crying! Your eyes will be damaged if you keep crying!" Mrs. Qian wiped Zhang Ermei's tears and advised her.
"Mom, how can I not be sad! My child is gone..." Zhang Ermei choked up, "My son is gone... How could it be such a coincidence that he died just after I gave birth? Was it... was it the midwife? She stole my child!"
Zhang Ermei guessed and guessed and felt that only the midwife had the best chance!
"Don't talk nonsense! The midwife has been doing this for decades. Twins, boy and girl, and twins are not uncommon to her. Why would she steal your child?" Mrs. Qian blocked her mouth to stop her from talking nonsense.
The midwife has been doing this for decades and has a lot of connections, so don't offend her!
"Mom!" Zhang Ermei was speechless. She really didn't know who stole her child. She could only bury her head in Qian Po's arms and cry.
"Good boy! I know you've been wronged! But don't forget you still have a daughter, she's also a piece of your flesh and blood! Mother knows you're sad because you lost your son, but your daughter is also your and your uncle's child!"
"You can't ignore your daughter just because you lost your son. Your son-in-law will be unhappy if you do that, kid! You still have to look forward!"
Mrs. Qian reasoned with Zhang Ermei and told her not to neglect her daughter because she was too sad.
"But mother, I'm so sad! Whenever I see her, I think of my poor son! Tell me why... why wasn't she the one who was stolen?!"
Zhang Ermei was a little crazy at this time and talked nonsense.
"That's enough, wake up! If you keep acting like this, you'll be divorced by your son-in-law!"
Mrs. Qian slapped her directly and said some harsh words to make Zhang Ermei sober up.
After saying this, Mrs. Qian went out and ignored her.
After Mrs. Qian went out, she saw Niu Er holding the child in the woodshed, so she went over to take the child.
"Son-in-law, my second sister is very sad! She is a little unconscious now. Why don't you go home and tell her parents-in-law first so that they won't worry! I will take care of the child for you first!" Mrs. Qian said to Niu Er.
"Then thank you, mother-in-law. I'll be back soon!" Niu Er did not refuse. He first handed the medicine to Zhang Ermei to drink, and then went back.
After Niu Er went in, Mrs. Qian heard the sound of a bowl breaking, and saw Niu Er coming out of the house with his clothes still a little wet.
Niu Er came over and said something to Mrs. Qian before going back.
Mrs. Qian looked at Niu Er's back, coaxed the child in her arms, and sighed helplessly.
After the second day of the Lunar New Year, it seemed that the affairs of Zhang Ermei's family had gradually subsided, and the villagers would only sigh for them when they talked about this matter.
Zhang Ermei has been staying at her parents' home. Niu Er would come to see her from time to time, but most of the time he would be driven away by Zhang Ermei.
Seeing her daughter like this, Mrs. Qian had no choice but to maneuver between the two of them to prevent Niu Er from getting annoyed with Zhang Ermei's current behavior.
After the Lantern Festival, Jiang Cheng and Song Tingzhi planned to return to the shop, so as to avoid the shop being empty for too long and attracting bad guys.
When Xu Sanniang learned that they were going back, she took some of the leftover pork heads for them to eat.
"Mom, I can't eat so much!" Jiang Cheng stood beside Xu Sanniang, holding his stomach and pulling her.
"You can't eat it, but Tingzhi may not be able to eat it!" Xu Sanniang felt that her son must have concealed his appetite, otherwise how could Jiang Cheng still not know his appetite.
"Mom, what you said is true. I don't eat as much as I used to!" When Song Tingzhi heard Xu Sanniang start to speak ill of him in front of Jiang Cheng again, he hurried over to defend himself.
Xu Sanniang glanced at him, didn't say anything to him, and just focused on packing her things.
"Just let me have a few words!" Jiang Cheng pulled Song Tingzhi aside and said to him, "Why bother arguing with me all the time? What's wrong with giving in to her?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you! Let mom give way next time!" Song Tingzhi said flatteringly.
"What are you two whispering about?" Xu Sanniang shouted when she saw them talking quietly.
When Jiang Cheng heard her calling, he went over to talk to her, leaving Song Tingzhi standing there alone.
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