The weather is getting colder and colder, but there is no sign of charcoal for heating. Fortunately, Xiaoguo's family still has some leftover charcoal from last year, which can be used for a few days.
In such a cold day, Xiaoguo has returned to hibernation mode and would rather not move than move.
But today, I have no choice but to move.
Huo Tan's long-awaited arrival finally appeared. The village was registering the needs of each household, and she had no choice but to move.
After breakfast, Xiaoguo wrapped himself up tightly and went out.
When passing by the door of Yang Dasao's house, he paused, hesitated for a few seconds, and then walked past.
She thought about it and realized that Mrs. Yang was about to give birth and might not move around easily, so she decided to go alone.
When we arrived at the village chief's house, there was a long line at the door. Xiaoguo was considered to have arrived early, but unexpectedly there were others who arrived even earlier.
"Here I am."
"Ah, here I come." Xiao Guo had just stood still when the person in front of her greeted her.
Xiaoguo looked around but didn't see anyone from the Yang family, so she felt a little strange.
Not long after, just when she was thinking about going back to call the Yang family, Yang's wife came over slowly.
Xiao Guo saw her figure from a distance, and was startled. He immediately ran over to support her, and said with a worried look on his face, "Why are you here?"
"I have nothing to do, so I just came out for a walk."
Mrs. Yang looked as if she didn't care, but Xiaoguo was very worried.
"It's too late, don't wander around. The ground is very hard in winter. If you can stay at home, don't go out."
Mrs. Yang was about to give birth, so Xiaoguo thought she would ask someone else to come, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Yang came out by herself.
"Yeah, got it."
Whether Mrs. Yang heard it or not was not considered, but she agreed verbally.
Now her belly is very big, Xiaoguo has to be very careful when touching her. She looks so nervous that Sister Yang laughs at her for a long time.
“There are so many people.”
Mrs. Yang looked ahead and saw that there were half as many people as last year. "Life is really getting better and better."
Last year, most people had not yet recovered from the famine, but this year is different. Every family has a good income, and each household has some extra money. Life is finally getting better.
"The temperature has been so low these past two days. Fortunately you gave us some charcoal, otherwise we would have been frozen for a few more days."
Mrs. Yang was even more afraid of the cold because she was pregnant. Fortunately, Xiaoguo brought her some charcoal as soon as the temperature dropped, so she was able to stay warm and comfortable for a few more days.
Xiao Guo smiled and said nothing more. Then she looked at her stomach and said, "Are you going to collapse soon?"
Mrs. Yang nodded, with a hint of anticipation on her face, "This month."
When Xiaoguo heard this, she almost jumped out of her thick clothes. She always remembered that mothers who had just given birth should be very meticulous. They would not go out if they could, and even if they went out, there would be someone to accompany them. How could she be as carefree as Mrs. Yang?
"Hurry up and hold me."
Xiaoguo put her hands on her waist and signaled Mrs. Yang to hang up quickly.
Sister Yang chuckled and said, "It's okay~"
Even though he said that, he still followed her wishes and helped her up, "Is that reassuring now~"
Xiaoguo nodded. She was really relieved this time.
The main reason was that Mrs. Yang's appearance was too scary. Although Xiaoguo had seen pregnant women before, none of them had a belly as big as hers.
It may be that Mrs. Yang has a charming figure, and as she gets older, it is more obvious than others.
When Xiaoguo saw her, he wanted to hold her belly. They were both pregnant women, almost one month pregnant, but Mrs. Yang's belly was just that big.
At this time, the team was moving forward slowly, and Xiaoguo and Mrs. Yang followed closely behind the team.
Suddenly she thought of something, looked at Sister Yang happily and said, "Sister-in-law, are you pregnant with twins?"
"Go away, don't scare me~"
Mrs. Yang was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook her head and fanned her lightly.
"What's wrong?"
Xiaoguo didn't know why she reacted so strongly, but her belly was indeed ridiculously big. If it wasn't twins but a single baby, then the baby would have to be very heavy.
Mrs. Yang smiled and replied, "We already have two children. How can we raise another one? One more will be enough. If we have two at the same time, we don't have to eat anymore."
"Too exaggerated~"
Xiaoguo smiled. According to gossip, the old village chief is going to retire, and the person most likely to become the next village chief of Taohua Village is Brother Yang.
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that after becoming the village chief, you can still receive a sum of money every month, which is a public servant salary. Although it is not much, it is stable.
What's more, even if they only rely on their land, it is more than enough to support the whole family.
After hearing this, Sister Yang hurriedly shook her head and said, "Please forgive me."
Xiaoguo smiled and said nothing more. Anyway, she thought the possibility of them being twins was high.
After registering the required amount of charcoal, Xiaoguo supported Mrs. Yang and walked slowly towards home.
Along the way, the two also talked about charcoal.
"Why did you arrive so late in Fo Tan this time?"
Xiaoguo doesn't have much experience, he only knows that it came quite early last year, which is much later than this year.
"Who knows? Anyway, it's good that they can come. It will snow heavily in two days. If they don't come by then, I don't know how many people will be frozen to death."
Mrs. Yang gets terrified whenever she mentions snow. Shaoguo has a lot of snow every year. It is a blessing that we can buy charcoal before the snow.
"That's right." Xiaoguo was also relieved.
After the two of them returned home separately, Xiaoguo, who had just finished lunch, was about to lie down for a nap, but before he touched the bed, there was a hurried knock on the door.
While she was getting dressed, Xiaozhu had already opened the door, and then hurriedly ran in with her people.
"Sister Xiaoguo, Sister Xiaoguo~"
Xiaoguo's heart skipped a beat when he heard that, and he immediately walked out. When he saw that the person was Yang Jia, his heart tightened even more.
"What's wrong?"
"My sister-in-law is about to give birth!"
Yang Jia said anxiously, "My brother and my mother are not at home!"
"ah?!!"
Xiaoguo had never seen such a thing before, and she panicked for a moment, but then she forced herself to calm down.
"Where did Auntie and Brother Yang go?"
"My brother went to the county to fetch charcoal, and my mother went to visit Grandma Wang's house." Yang Jia did not dare to delay and answered quickly.
"That's just right. Go to Wang Po's house and call Wang Po and Auntie back. Hurry up."
Wang Po happened to be the midwife in the village. Almost all the children in the village were delivered by her.
"Oh good!"
After all, Yang Jia was still a young boy, and had never seen such a fight before. He was extremely panicked, and there was no adult at home, so he came to find Xiaoguo immediately.
After hearing Xiaoguo's command, he ran out immediately.
Xiaoguo didn't even have time to put on his coat, and rushed to Mrs. Yang's house with Xiaozhu and Yuling.
As soon as I entered the room, I was shocked by the blood under Mrs. Yang's body, and then I was awakened by the crying of Xiaohua and Xiaohu.
Worried that the children might be frightened, she immediately pushed Xiaohua and Xiaohu out of the door, then called the older Yuling in to help, leaving Xiaozhu outside to look after the two children.
Xiaozhu was also very scared. She didn't know what would happen and didn't dare to make any noise and disturb others. She could only take Xiaohu and Xiaohua, who were still crying, as far away as possible to avoid disturbing others.
As soon as Yu Ling entered the room, she was frightened to the point of paralysis. She had seen this person before, after all, she was not very old. However, she still forced herself to calm down and turned her gaze to Xiao Guo.
Mrs. Yang was lying flat on the bed at this moment, her skin all wet, not sure if it was amniotic fluid or blood. She was rolling around in pain, with beads of sweat as big as soybeans dripping down her body.
Wang Po's house isn't far away, I believe she'll be here soon.
Xiaoguo carefully recalled the things needed to prepare for childbirth on TV. She wanted to prepare them before Wang Po came.