At dawn on the second day of the New Year, Xu Sanniang heard a commotion outside. She lay in bed for a while and saw that the noise outside had not stopped, so she put on her cotton clothes and went out to take a look.
When Xu Sanniang opened the door, she found that it was even noisier outside!
"What's going on?" Xu Sanniang grabbed someone at random and asked.
"It is said that Zhang Ermei's twin son is missing! They are looking for him anxiously!!" the visitor said to Xu Sanniang.
Before Xu Sanniang could react, he helped to find the child!
"Huh?" Xu Sanniang was confused. How could a child be lost during Chinese New Year?!
Xu Sanniang came to her senses and hurried into the house to find Song Tingzhi.
Xu Sanniang was afraid of waking up Jiang Cheng, so she whispered Song Tingzhi's name at the door.
It was noisy outside and Song Tingzhi was not sleeping soundly. Xu Sanniang woke him up after calling him a few times.
He put on his clothes quietly, opened the door quietly and went out.
"What's wrong, mother?" Song Tingzhi asked in a low voice.
"Come here," Xu Sanniang said to Song Tingzhi after she took him to the woodshed. "They say Zhang Ermei's child is missing, and it's a boy! Everyone in the village is helping to look for him!"
Xu Sanniang told Song Tingzhi the news she knew.
"What!" Song Tingzhi was shocked.
"Hush, keep your voice down!" Xu Sanniang patted him. "Go and help look for her! After all, it's a child who's lost! I'll go check with Mrs. Qian!"
"Okay!" Song Tingzhi nodded, then went out to help find the child.
Xu Sanniang went into the house and told Song Tao to look after the children, and then she left.
After hearing what Xu Sanniang said, Song Tao no longer felt sleepy at all, so he got up and made breakfast for the children!
Xu Sanniang walked quickly to the vicinity of Qian Pozi's house. Before she even entered the door, she heard Qian Pozi's crying and the voice of someone comforting her.
Xu Sanniang walked into the yard, where most of the people were women, comforting Mrs. Qian.
Normally, Mrs. Qian is hateful, but since Zhang Ermei got married, nothing has happened when she and Zhang Xiaobao stay at home, so many people are worried about her.
"Why is our family so unlucky? How could the child be lost right after it was born!!" Mrs. Qian wailed, "Who the hell stole my child?!"
"Don't cry, be careful not to hurt yourself!" The woman close to Mrs. Qian comforted her.
But it’s no use trying to comfort someone, because the pain of having your child stolen is unimaginable!!
"Where is Zhang Ermei?" Xu Sanniang asked the person closest to her.
"He fainted. When he woke up, he heard that his child was missing! He fainted from the shock!" the man whispered to Xu Sanniang.
After hearing the response, Xu Sanniang nodded and said nothing more. She didn't go back either, but stayed here to see if there was any new news.
After a while, Zhang Ermei also woke up and immediately looked for her child. The midwife held the girl to her, but Zhang Ermei pushed her away. She wanted to see her son!
The midwife was pushed and almost dropped the baby.
When Mrs. Qian heard the noise inside, she stopped crying and ran into the house to check on Zhang Ermei.
Xu Sanniang also followed the large group to take a look.
"Oh! My daughter! Why do you have such a miserable life? You finally gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, but how come the boy disappeared! My daughter!" As soon as Mrs. Qian entered the house, she hugged Zhang Ermei and cried.
Zhang Ermei seemed to think so too, leaning on Mrs. Qian and crying her heart out.
"Mrs. Qian! Please stop your daughter from crying! She just gave birth and crying for too long will harm her health!" The midwife said to Mrs. Qian while holding the child. "And the baby needs milk!"
This family really lost their boy and ignored their girl. Girls are human beings too!
The midwife coaxed the little girl softly, but kept complaining in her heart.
"It was this little girl who brought bad luck to my son. It's all her fault! Take her away! Don't let her appear in front of me!" Zhang Ermei heard the baby crying and the midwife asking her to breastfeed, and she felt that she was the one who brought bad luck to her son.
"You sound like you haven't thought it through! You gave birth to this girl. Since you gave birth to her, what else can you do if you don't raise her?" The midwife felt aggrieved when she said that!
If I hadn't felt sorry for the child, I would have left long ago. Why am I still staying here and suffering?
"You!!" Zhang Ermei was speechless and pointed at the midwife without saying anything.
"Okay, okay, why bother with a little girl like her!" The person next to the midwife saw that something was not right and had to persuade them, fearing that the two would start a quarrel.
"Who is this person?" The midwife also knew that the situation was not right, so she muttered softly and gave up.
When Jiang Cheng woke up, he didn't see Song Tingzhi and thought he was in the yard. But he didn't see anyone either. He just saw Song Tao busy in the woodshed.
"Dad, why are you cooking here?" Jiang Cheng had been married for so long and had never seen Song Tao cook, so she asked curiously?
"Your mother went to Mrs. Qian's house! Didn't they give birth to twins last night? They heard that the boy is missing, so your mother went to check, and Tingzhi also went out to help look for him!"
Song Tao explained to Jiang Cheng.
"What? How could this happen? Has the child been found?" Jiang Cheng was shocked and asked as he sat down, holding his stomach.
"I don't know! Your mother and the others haven't come back yet. Maybe they haven't been found yet!" Song Tao scooped a bowl of porridge and handed it to Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng nodded without saying anything. After finishing the porridge, Jiang Cheng did not go out to join in the fun. He just wanted to wait for news at home.
Zhang Ermei cried for a while and then her voice gradually became much softer. At this time, Niu Er came back from outside.
Zhang Ermei had just given birth and was having trouble getting out of bed, so Mrs. Qian immediately ran over to ask Niu Er.
"How is it? Have you found the child?" Mrs. Qian asked, staring at Niu Er.
"No." Niu Er shook his head dejectedly, then walked to Zhang Ermei's bed and comforted her, "Ermei, it's okay, we will have children again!"
"No! I want this child!" Zhang Ermei pushed Niu Er away and cried.
"Okay, okay, I was wrong! I'll go out and continue looking later! Don't cry!" Niu Er hugged Zhang Ermei and comforted her.
"Everyone, thank you for coming to help today. Things are complicated at home right now, so please go away! Let my wife have a good rest!" Niu Er coaxed Zhang Ermei for a while, then stood up and said to the other people in the room.
Since the owner had kicked everyone out, everyone decided not to stay and left one after another.
Xu Sanniang also went back with everyone. After arriving home, she told Jiang Cheng what had happened today.
"So the child wasn't found, right?" Jiang Cheng asked, grasping the key point.
"How can we find it? A newborn baby is so small. It's the first month of the year and all the villagers who have left the village are back. How can we find it?" said Xu Sanniang.
Jiang Cheng felt that what Xu Sanniang said made sense, so he stopped talking.
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