After burying Qiaofeng's grandfather, Jian Ning asked Ding Sanye to go to the Yishengtang Clinic in the neighboring town to inquire whether what Qiaofeng said was true. Ding Sanye returned from the neighboring town and went to the bookstore. There was a new helper in the bookstore, introduced by Zhang Mazi.
After listening to the story for a while, Uncle Ding San went with Blind Liu to pick up Dabao and the others. Ma Xiaomai and Ma Xiaodou were as happy as if they had escaped from a cage after leaving the school. The school would be closed for the day of the La Festival tomorrow, and the brothers would not have to go to school the day after tomorrow. They would go back to the clan school after the New Year.
There was no tuition fee to attend the clan school, and Tian felt that his two brothers were not as good at studying as Ma Xiaomi, so it was not worth wasting money. They were also willing to spend their time in the clan school. Anyway, their father Ma Fuquan only required them to be able to read and write and not be blind.
Ma Xiaomai's only interest was in martial arts. Last time, after being praised by Master Mo, his enthusiasm for learning was only high for one day, and then he returned to square one and fell asleep in class as usual.
He was tough and resistant to beatings. He was tired of the corporal punishment from the new teacher, and calling his parents was useless. One winter day, Ma Fuquan stripped him of his cotton-padded jacket in the school and whipped him severely in public. The next day, he was still acting the same way, and gradually the teacher just didn't bother to pay attention to him.
"Grandpa Liu, my elder brother and I don't have to come to town to study anymore. We will go to the clan school. Haha, we can play for a few days now." Ma Xiaodou was very happy. He was extremely happy to think that he could play with Sanniu from morning to night.
Ding Sheng lowered his eyes and stared at the surface of his shoes. Listening to him laugh, tears almost fell from his eyes.
This world is so unfair. Ma Xiaodou laughed heartily because he didn't have to come to town to study, but he had to kneel down to his mother in order to continue his studies in town. In the end, his father, his brothers and sisters all knelt down, and his mother wiped her tears and nodded.
Ding Sheng knew that his family was currently saddled with a large foreign debt, and that he should attend the clan school to ease his parents' burden. However, he wasn't going to school to learn more words; he was going there for a bright future and to escape from his farming life.
He hated his father, yet felt sorry for him. Last night, his mother had scolded him for being born poor, enduring only hardship and never enjoying happiness. As soon as life got a little better, he'd get into trouble after a few days of enjoying happiness, and then stop being quiet once he'd used up all the good fortune.
Ding Sheng hated Sanniang even more, and also hated Lu Junzhou because Sanniang committed suicide. Lu Junzhou's grandmother did not agree to bury Sanniang in their ancestral tomb, and forced their family to buy a good cemetery and buried Sanniang and her son together, which also drained their family's savings.
He cursed in his heart the whole way, cursing that even if Sanniang and her son were buried in a good feng shui place, they would not be reborn in a good way and would suffer in the next life. But when he returned home, Erya told him that Sanniang and her son had been reborn in a good way.
Erya couldn't explain what was going on, so Ding Sheng asked his father, but Ding Pingshun sighed and told him to find out for himself, as he didn't understand either. Ding Sheng went to the Ding family's old house under the pretext of asking Dabao about his homework, only to learn that the bookstore's former owners, the Qin family, had sent a letter.
Mei Niang had a strange dream the night before. She dreamed that she was washing clothes in the backyard of the Qin family's old house. While washing, two snakes, one big and one small, swam over and crawled onto the back of her feet, but she was not afraid at all.
In the past, Mei Niang was most afraid of snakes. After waking up from a dream, she remembered the dream clearly. In the morning, she told her mother-in-law about the dream she had at night. Her mother-in-law was very happy when she heard it. She kept saying that it was a pregnancy dream and that those who dream of snakes are most likely to have a boy.
Old Qin was so delighted when he heard the news that he couldn't stop smiling. He hurriedly ordered someone to invite a doctor to take Mei Niang's pulse. After taking the pulse, it turned out that she was pregnant. Mei Niang was so happy that she sent someone down by boat to tell Jian Ning the news.
When Tian learned about it, she slapped her thigh and said with certainty that it was Sanniang and her son who were reincarnated. She told everyone not to believe it and just wait and see, because when the time is right, Mei Niang will definitely give birth to twins, a boy and a girl.
Chang naturally hoped that what she said was true. She only wished that Sanniang and her son could be reincarnated into a good family and live a peaceful and happy life. This would also reduce the sins committed by Ding Pingshun and accumulate some blessings for her own children.
Jian Ning felt very sad. In her previous life, she would not have believed in reincarnation. From a medical point of view, life was born at the moment when sperm and egg combined to form a fertilized egg. However, there were different opinions among the people. Some said that the soul of the living being would come to reincarnate only after having a dream during pregnancy, while others said that the soul of the living being would come to reincarnate only on the day of delivery.
Before this, a pregnant woman's baby is just a ball of flesh.
From an emotional point of view, Jian Ning is more inclined to the latter statement, that only after having a dream can the soul be reincarnated.
No matter what, Mei Niang was finally pregnant and rushed to tell her as soon as possible. Jian Ning was really happy for her.
Mr. Ding San went to the Yishengtang in the neighboring town to inquire about the news. What Qiaofeng said was true, so Jian Ning accepted her as her apprentice. If she had met Qiaofeng earlier, she thought that Sanniang and her son might not have died.
But then she thought again, if Mei Niang really gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, and verified what Tian said, that it was really San Niang and her son who were reincarnated, wouldn't it mean that the lives of San Niang and her son had entered the countdown since the day Mei Niang became pregnant?
This thought stunned her for a long moment, her hair standing on end. Could it be that all the grudges and grievances in the world were destined? It was like her last mission in her previous life. The moment she received the mission and set off, the gears of fate between her and Ding Youtian began to turn.
She told Ding Youtian everything she was thinking. Ding Youtian laughed and said, "Why worry about so much? Isn't it just asking for trouble? Living in the present and planning for the future are the most important things."
"Yes, even if everything is predetermined, sitting at home and doing nothing is just waiting to die. You have to strive for everything. No matter whether it is predetermined or not, the most important thing is to live every day and enjoy every day."
Ding Youtian stuffed some firewood into the stove, rubbed his nose, glanced at her sideways and said, "Since you've figured this out, and sooner or later you and I will be husband and wife, then tonight... can I not sleep on the bed?"
"Wow, you guys aren't married yet?" Ma Xiaodou rushed in and shouted, "If you're not married, where did Dabao, Yaoyao, and the others come from?"
Ma Xiaodou has now figured out that the hen cannot give birth to chicks without the help of the rooster. He asked his father, and Ma Fuquan told him that the rooster and the hen must sleep in the same nest so that the hen can give birth to chicks.
As for why hens need to sleep in the same nest for chicks to give birth, the answer is something Ma Xiaodou made up on his own. He understands that sleeping in the same nest, with the rooster spreading its wings to protect the hen, makes the hen happy and gives birth to chicks.
So, he doesn't dare to touch Sanniu now. Sanniu is still too young, and he is afraid that Sanniu will get pregnant.
It would not look good if you had a big belly.
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