In May, the government, police force and self-defense forces of Su County were attacked by Japanese invaders and bombed by airplanes during their retreat, resulting in heavy casualties.
In June, two more Japanese soldiers raided Sihe Village. When they didn't see anyone, they went to the mountains to look for them. Lin Youliang and his men killed all of them and got two more guns.
In July, the Nationalist army attacked the Longshan stronghold. The Japanese had only 14 men left there, one Type 89 machine gun, and one Type 89 grenade launcher. When the Nationalist army attacked that day, only six men and one machine gun remained. The Nationalist army deployed a platoon of 36 men and two machine guns, but tragically, all were killed, while the Japanese suffered zero casualties.
In August, the Japanese bombarded Yiqiao in Su County. Two poison gas bombs fell near the bridge, poisoning more than 60 local residents.
From the end of September to October, the National Revolutionary Army's counterattack in Yuezhou failed, and all the officers and soldiers of two companies were killed in Shanyin County.
In November, Liang Shengdi was about to give birth.
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More than half a year has passed, and the pregnant women in the mountains have given birth to several babies one after another, and the people in the mountains are ready to get used to it.
At this moment, Liang Shengdi got angry, and the maids and sisters-in-law around her all took action in an orderly manner. Some boiled water, some prepared handkerchiefs and scissors, and some drove the man out, holding Liang Shengdi's hands and shouting at her to use more force.
Zhang Xiaonv cooked a pot of dry rice for Liang Shengdi for the first time, and encouraged her while eating.
"Please use more force, you can't eat that egg for nothing!"
Liang Shengdi: Me! ×%&*￥@??×%&*￥@……
You come to her in winter and ask her why she didn’t save the eggs she ate in spring for the next baby?
Liang Shengdi quickly finished a bowl of rice and then handed the empty bowl to Zhang Xiaonv.
"Mom, it's not enough!"
Zhang Xiaonu: … She had originally intended to use the remaining half pot to make porridge for the three of them to have as a meal.
Holding back my curse, I scooped the remaining half pot of rice into the bowl, leaving some rice stuck to the pot... If I added some water, I could still make a pot of thin porridge.
As a result, Liang Shengdi wanted more after finishing her meal.
Zhang Xiaonv couldn't help but said, "You've already had two bowls! It's still not enough!"
"...I...have no strength..." Liang Shengdi lay there "weakly". This time everyone around her stood on her side and persuaded Zhang Xiaonv.
"Giving birth is hard work, why don't you give it to your daughter-in-law?"
"That's right! You're about to give birth, so don't worry about that meal!"
In the end, Liang Shengdi waited until Zhang Xiaonv cooked the remaining rice into porridge and put it into her stomach.
Seeing that the pot was empty with not even a grain of rice left, she gave up and started trying to have a baby.
Although it was Liang Shengdi's first time giving birth, it wasn't her first time seeing a baby. She had already given birth to many babies in the cave during her time in the mountains. She was the fifth one in line.
Liang Shengdi listened to Dashanma and the others teaching her how to adjust her breathing and how to exert force, and she followed their instructions. When she had just finished her meal, the pain down there wasn't that severe, but as time went on, she felt her stomach hurt more and more.
"Ah...it hurts..." Liang Shengdi couldn't help but scream out, but the next second, a piece of cloth was stuffed into her mouth.
"Don't shout! You've already lost all your strength. Push harder! Push harder!"
“Mmm!!! Mmm!!!”
Liang Shengdi felt pain all over her body. She grabbed the stone under her with one hand and held her mother-in-law tightly with the other hand. Zhang Xiaonu's hands were red from being grabbed by her, but she didn't care and just joined in cheering Liang Shengdi on.
Liang Shengdi actually wanted to find Lin Wenxuan more, but he was driven out by the aunties from the beginning. They said that men should not stay in the room where women give birth, and now they are in the cave, which is unlucky!
If Liang Shengdi hadn't had her mouth stuffed with a cloth and couldn't speak, she would definitely have cursed, saying that if a man was born from a woman's belly, then the whole person would be unlucky from head to toe.
Lin Wenxuan was actually anxious too. When he heard Liang Shengdi screaming in pain, he wanted to rush in, but was stopped by the young and old people standing outside to join in the fun.
"Hey, Wenxuan, don't be anxious! There are so many people in there, they don't need you!"
"That's right! You won't be able to help in any way if you go in, and you'll just be unlucky. You won't even be able to worship the Buddha then..."
Lin Wenxuan couldn't help but retort, "If the Bodhisattva was really useful, Shengdi wouldn't have to give birth on the mountain now..."
Before he could finish, people around him started to spit and spit.
"...Children's words are without restraint! Children's words are without restraint! Bodhisattva, please do not blame young people for their ignorance..."
"Wenxuan, stop talking nonsense! Be careful or I'll tell your mom to beat you up!"
"Oh, Brother Wenxuan is just worried about Sister Shengdi! You can't blame him... Brother Wenxuan, don't worry, my mother has been a midwife all her life, and few of them have failed...
Look at those sisters-in-law who gave birth earlier. They all had smooth and happy births, didn’t they? You can just sit outside and wait to hold your son in your arms!"
Lin Wenxuan was spinning like a top outside, and he wanted to take a look inside after every turn. He wanted to sneak in to take a look after every turn, which made those who were blocking the door couldn't help but make fun of him.
"Wenxuan~ I'm so anxious to give birth to a daughter~"
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Liang Shengdi was desperately holding her breath and pushing down. She felt as if she was struggling in a toilet. She couldn't help but reach out and take off the towel. She gasped and said to the people around her,
“…I think I want to… pull…”
"Want to poop? Just poop when you want! This is how it feels! Quick! Harder! I see the end!"
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