When the banquet was about to end, Xu Sanniang was entertaining people when she suddenly saw Qian Pozi coming over with Zhang Ermei in her arms.
She was surprised, but still greeted him with a smile.
"You're all here! Come and sit down! Why are you so late?" Xu Sanniang warmly invited her to sit down.
Xu Sanniang glanced at Zhang Ermei and noticed that her expression was normal, so she felt relieved.
After all, on such a good day, no one wants anyone to cause trouble.
Zhang Ermei sat down with the force of Mrs. Qian, her expression a little dazed, but fortunately she did not make any noise and ate quietly at the table.
Seeing that nothing was likely to happen to him, Xu Sanniang went into the house to check on Jiang Cheng.
When Xu Sanniang entered the room, Jiang Cheng was holding Doudou and walking around the room, coaxing him to sleep.
"Are you still awake?" Xu Sanniang walked over to take a look.
"Maybe it's because of the noise outside that Doudou didn't sleep well!" Jiang Cheng patted Doudou gently and whispered to Xu Sanniang.
Xu Sanniang nodded, glanced at Doudou quietly, and went out again.
After waiting for a while, the banquet was over. Xu Sanniang sent the guests away one by one. Looking back, she found that Mrs. Qian was still sitting there holding the child.
Zhang Ermei stared blankly at the child in Mrs. Qian's arms without saying a word.
When Xu Sanniang saw this scene, even if she wanted to hide, she had no choice but to go over and ask what was going on.
"What's wrong?" Xu Sanniang took the opportunity to look at the baby girl in Qian Po's arms. She looked pale and thin, and didn't look like a five-month-old baby at all.
"Sister, I want to ask you a favor!" Mrs. Qian was a little reluctant to speak, but she still asked for the sake of her child. "Can you lend me some breast milk?"
Zhang Ermei has been having insufficient milk since she gave birth. Mrs. Qian and Niu Er tried all kinds of folk remedies but to no avail. They also went to other women with milk to feed the baby, but the baby refused to drink.
Niu Er brought a ewe over for the child to drink. At first, the ewe still had some milk, and Qian Pozi could feed it. But as time went on, Qian Pozi had to look after the child and Zhang Ermei, so she had no time to feed the ewe. If the ewe was not full, it would not produce milk.
Mrs. Qian was really at her wit's end. She heard from the villagers that Jiang Cheng had no milk either, so Song Tingzhi found a ewe to feed her milk, hoping that he could give some to Anmei.
By the way, Anmei is the girl in Qian Pozi’s arms. The name was given by Qian Pozi. I just hope she can be safe and sound.
"You can't ask for it for free. I'll give you money!" Seeing that Xu Sanniang was slow to speak, Mrs. Qian was afraid that she would not agree, so she spoke quickly.
"I thought it was something else! This is easy to deal with. I will squeeze some goat milk and bring it back to you later!" Xu Sanniang didn't expect such a thing to happen, and quickly agreed.
Anmei is still a child, how can she endure such hardship!
Xu Sanniang quickly asked Song Tingzhi to squeeze a large bowl of goat milk.
Song Tingzhi was sweeping the yard at first, but when he heard what Xu Sanniang said, he went to the pigpen to milk the cows.
"Thank you so much!" Mrs. Qian was about to cry. She was holding the child and had no hands free, so she could only express her gratitude repeatedly.
"It's okay, it's okay." Seeing how sad Mrs. Qian was, Xu Sanniang, no matter how big the grudge was, it was gone. She approached Mrs. Qian and asked quietly, "Have you found your boy?"
Mrs. Qian didn't say anything, just shook her head.
No one noticed that when Zhang Ermei heard the word "boy", a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes, and then disappeared, returning to her original appearance.
After Song Tingzhi finished milking, Mrs. Qian didn't stay there any longer and went back with the child.
Seeing that Mrs. Qian was not in a position to do so, Xu Sanniang asked Song Tingzhi to help deliver the goat milk.
After they left, Xu Sanniang swept the yard clean and then went into the house to see if Doudou was asleep.
Seeing Doudou sleeping soundly in the cradle, Xu Sanniang spoke to Jiang Cheng in a low voice and told him about Mrs. Qian's request to borrow milk.
"It's really pitiful! A good child was raised like this!" Xu Sanniang sighed.
"Borrowing milk is a small matter. Let's help if we can." Jiang Cheng rocked the cradle and looked at Doudou and said, "By the way, has Niu Er been absent from his visit?"
"She said she was coming, but every time she came she would give something to the child and Mrs. Qian when Zhang Ermei wasn't paying attention. She didn't dare stay for long for fear of being seen by Zhang Ermei!" said Xu Sanniang.
"Why can't you see Niu Er?" Jiang Cheng didn't quite understand and asked puzzledly.
"I don't know either." Xu Sanniang also shook her head.
Here, Song Tingzhi delivered the goat milk to Mrs. Qian's house and then went back.
Mrs. Qian first put Anmei in the cradle and patted her. The poor child's cry was so soft!
Without wasting a moment, Mrs. Qian asked Zhang Ermei to look after the child while she went to the woodshed to heat milk for Anmei.
Although Zhang Ermei is a little stupid, she has no problem taking care of the child. Mrs. Qian has been letting her take care of the child these days and she has done nothing wrong.
After Mrs. Qian left, Zhang Ermei walked to the cradle and looked at Anmei who was crying softly, with a trace of pity in her eyes.
After all, it was her own child. Zhang Ermei had calmed down a lot after so much time had passed, and she was not as resistant when she saw Anmei.
She reached out and picked up the child, coaxing him softly.
Anmei seemed to sense the scent of her mother and gradually stopped crying.
Zhang Ermei looked at Anmei's thin little face, and recalled the shocking secret she heard when she returned to the Niu family before, and her mind became much clearer.
She felt that she couldn't continue to act crazy and stupid like this, even for Anmei and for her child who had been sent away. She couldn't be so depressed anymore.
I must make those evil people pay with their lives!!
When Mrs. Qian finished cooking the milk and came in, she saw Zhang Ermei sitting at the head of the bed holding the child.
"Second sister? What are you doing?" Mrs. Qian asked cautiously.
Don't blame her for being nervous. Zhang Ermei has been stupid and hasn't held a child for so long. When she suddenly holds a child like this, Mrs. Qian is afraid that Zhang Ermei will do something.
"Mom, give it to me! Let me feed Anmei!" Zhang Ermei hugged Anmei and said softly.
"Second sister, you...you are not stupid anymore?" Mrs. Qian said tremblingly. She still hadn't reacted. How come she suddenly wasn't stupid anymore!
"Mom, give it to me first, Anmei is hungry!" Zhang Ermei urged.
Mrs. Qian didn't want to delay any longer, so she handed the feeding utensils to Zhang Ermei. Although Zhang Ermei had never fed a baby before, fortunately she was watching while Mrs. Qian fed her.
The process was bumpy, but the result was good.
After Anmei got the milk, she drank it vigorously, and her little face turned red from sucking milk.
"Mom, let Niu Er take me back in a few days, and Anmei should go back with me." Zhang Ermei said as she looked at Anmei who was sucking milk hard.
"Ah?" Mrs. Qian did not agree immediately because she was afraid that Zhang Ermei would just suddenly wake up and then become stupid again.
"Mom, I am much clearer-headed now and won't act stupidly anymore. Thank you for your hard work these days!" Zhang Ermei said to Mrs. Qian.
She was very grateful to Mrs. Qian for taking such good care of herself and Anmei these days. After this incident, Zhang Ermei felt that her mother seemed to have changed.
Or maybe I was too willful in the past and never saw her clearly.
"Okay, okay." Mrs. Qian felt that her hardship had finally paid off and quickly agreed.
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