What Magnolia said means that Lin Wenxuan should first go find a few magnolia trees to plant.
But the plum tree did add a bit of vitality to the Lin family, which had been silent for a long time.
Lin Wenxuan told Liang Shengdi not to worry about the child for the time being, as it was more important to take care of her own health.
Zhang Xiaonv said that her poor health was caused by laziness, and that maybe she would be better if she worked more in the fields.
Liang Shengdi didn't know how much she had heard. She didn't lie in bed much anymore, but she didn't help with farm work either. Instead, she went to the mountains every few days.
She didn't ask Lin Wenxuan where the child was buried. Neither of them asked.
But she knew it was on the mountain.
She takes a walk in the mountains every day and looks at the lush forests, which makes her feel better.
If I see bamboo shoots, I pick two of them. If I see mushrooms, I pick two of them. I don’t pick many, I just pick one that’s easy to find.
By the time of spring plowing, her face finally began to show the air of life again.
Zhang Xiaonv secretly scolded her daughter-in-law in front of Dashan's mother, saying that she had no conscience at all, but she didn't dare to scold her in front of Liang Shengdi, and she didn't dare to be heard by her son.
Dashan's mother could only tell her to stop worrying about it and live her life happily.
"These days, eight out of ten children can't even stand on their own two feet. Here at least the adults can survive by tightening their belts. Look outside and see how many beggars are starving to death in the corners."
Zhang Xiaonv started cursing the evil God again.
"There's no end to the fighting every day... After driving away the Japanese, we start fighting again..."
"We can't even farm the land peacefully!"
"Then why haven't the People's Liberation Army defeated the Nationalist Army yet? If we kill those bastards, we can easily take a few handfuls out of their pockets and feed the entire county!"
It was something too profound for ordinary people to understand. They only knew that the price of grain outside had risen to 3.5 million yuan per dan. 3.5 million yuan! Ordinary people like them had never heard of such a high number before, and now it was just the price of one dan of grain!
Do you think the national army should die?
Lin Youliang asked Lao Sun to help several families in the village make and repair several wooden spinning wheels. Zhang Xiaonv and Dashanma share one, and now they enjoy spinning there every day.
Lin Wenxuan no longer works outside, mainly because he sells his labor for waste paper, otherwise it wouldn't be worth it. He spends his days in the village, tending to the rice in the fields and then checking on the vegetable seedlings in his own vegetable patch.
Liang Shengdi would follow him occasionally when she didn't go to the mountain. If Lin Wenxuan didn't let her do anything, she would sit on the edge of the field or under a big tree and watch the man work.
The villagers passing by all said that the couple has a very good relationship, but Wenxuan, aren’t you doting on your wife a little too much?
Lin Wenxuan smiled innocently, then looked at Liang Shengdi and asked, "Are you hungry?"
If you’re hungry, let’s go home and eat.
Liang Shengdi would probably just shake her head and say, "Just wait until you finish your work and then go back to eat."
As long as there were no wars or banditry, they could still be self-sufficient in their small village, even though it was poor. Even if there was no meat, they could still fill their stomachs.
Liang Shengdi sometimes thought that if she could continue like this and have another child, she should be able to survive, right?
But she also felt that God was tempting her into a trap like this every time.
Give her some peaceful days, let her feel that the years are good, and then when she gets pregnant, all the ups and downs will come.
She just wants to give birth to a child who can survive and grow up safely. Why is it so difficult?
But sometimes she felt that the world might not be getting better. She had promised to give Lin Wenxuan a son. Lin Wenxuan had been so good to her, and if she didn't give birth to a child for him, she would feel a little sorry for him.
Or should we just give birth?
What if I can’t survive again?
It’s better not to have a baby?
How long do we have to wait?
Liang Shengdi had no concept of mental illness. She only knew that if she continued like this, she would become a lunatic one day.
Lin Wenxuan said, let it be.
However, as time went on, the domestic situation gradually became clear. By the end of 1948 and the beginning of 1949, the People's Liberation Army won victory after victory. The Kuomintang troops nearby fled or surrendered, and it felt that victory was at hand.
Lin Youliang said that a large force was assembled in Yuedong to prepare for the liberation of Yuezhou, and a squadron of the National Army surrendered immediately upon hearing the gunshots!
The situation is very good!
You should eat and drink, get married and have children. The lives of the people in Yuezhou will definitely become more and more hopeful!
At this time, Liang Shengdi also felt that she was pregnant again, but this time she only knew about it with Lin Wenxuan and did not tell anyone else.
It was not until her belly became bulging that Zhang Xiaonv realized that her daughter-in-law was pregnant again.
"How many months has it been?"
Liang Shengdi shook her head. "How would I know? I didn't go to see a doctor."
Lin Wenxuan calculated Liang Shengdi's menstrual period and estimated, "It's only about three months. Mom, don't go out and say anything."
Zhang Xiaonv hummed twice, nodded and said "I know", and at the same time pulled Lin Yulan aside to remind her not to tell anyone.
The more you expect, the more cautious you become.
You'd say the Lin family had high expectations for this child; they just wanted him to be born healthy and survive.
You say it's low? These days, being alive is the greatest luxury.
So no one dares to publicize it loudly.
It was not until the good news of the liberation of the entire county reached the village and everyone was celebrating with drums and gongs that Zhang Xiaonv, fearing that the pregnant woman would be frightened, pulled Liang Shengdi back, which attracted everyone's attention.
"Wenxuan's wife is pregnant again? That's good news!"
"Double happiness! I told you today is a good day! We're liberated and have a baby! We have to celebrate!"
"That's right! Village chief, we have to celebrate!"
Lin Youliang laughed and scolded the few people who came to join in the fun, but he did not stop them from making noise.
It was May, the time when there was not much food left, but every household in the village took out their food bags and walked to the village center, saying that they were going to have a village banquet together.
Liang Shengdi has been married to Sihe Village for so many years, but she has never seen many dishes before.
For example, the braised bamboo shoots in oil are so delicious with rich oil and sauce that it makes your mouth water.
Zhang Xiaonv said that this dish consumes a lot of oil and sugar, and no one would dare to make it on a normal day.
Today, the Jia family in the village contributed their own pig and cooked dishes with lard.
Liang Shengdi secretly picked up another piece of food with chopsticks and put it into her mouth, nodding as she ate. No wonder! There was shredded pork in the fried leek dish on the side.
"Will there be anything to eat tomorrow?" Little Yulan asked her grandmother while holding her bowl.
"You greedy little girl! What are you dreaming about!" Zhang Xiaonv tapped her forehead, "You should marry a rich landlord in the future, so you can eat like this every day!"
The braised bamboo shoots in the dish were finished. Liang Shengdi even scraped the oil off the dish and used it to mix with her rice. After eating and drinking her fill, her mood also improved. She listened to the conversation between the grandparents and grandchildren, wiped her mouth and looked at her daughter.
"Her? Not very good. She will be eaten by the landlord."
"Ah? Landlords can eat people?"
"Yeah, you're so honest now, who else should I eat if not you?"
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