Chapter 553 Casual Talk
"I really can't understand Yunniang's thoughts."
I feel incredibly fortunate to have Bao Ya, my only daughter, in my lifetime.
To be honest, I was incredibly happy when Baoya was born.
It's not that I dislike boys, it's just that I truly feel only women can be truly close to me; boys, after all, lack something.
Wu Qiaolan spoke to Li's mother and the others so earnestly, and the expression on her face showed that she truly thought so.
Sister-in-law Li raised her hand to touch her already showing belly. She thought about Li San Niang's words and actions towards Li's mother and towards her, and couldn't help but nod. "Qiao Lan is right. I only hope that I can have a little girl this time. It would be even better if she could be as cute as Lu Zhu'er."
Looking at the expressions of Wu Qiaolan and Li Dasao, Li Ersao inwardly grimaced, but still chimed in, "Just look at San Niang. In the end, a mother's daughter is indeed the most caring person."
Look at the hairpin in Mother's hair, didn't Third Sister buy it with her salary?
However, in this rural area, how could one not have a son?
If she can't produce a son, she'll be scorned to death.
Actually, what Li Ersao really wanted to say was: "Yes, you all say it would be best to have a little daughter, but didn't Mother and Sister-in-law both have sons, more than one son, before they said they wanted a little daughter?"
If I really made you only take care of your youngest daughter, I'm afraid you wouldn't be willing.
At this moment, Li Ersao had no idea that Wu Qiaolan, who had no intention of remarrying and was only focused on living with Baoya, would come.
Li Ersao also forgot that Qin Niangzi in the Women's Assistance Association was also a woman who only had one daughter and had no intention of remarrying.
This is a perfect example of being blinded by a leaf.
Li's mother slowly said, "Wanting to have a son is human nature, there's nothing wrong with that."
But to ruin one's health by taking random medications just to have children would be truly foolish.
You are all decent people who live honest lives and would never have thought of using such methods.
You have never seen women who do not want to have children for various reasons, and you have never seen the consequences of their reckless abortions.
I'm telling you, don't do anything reckless.
Random abortion is extremely harmful to a woman's body. If she is lucky, she may only be a little weak and can recover by taking good care of her health during the postpartum period. However, some women die because of bad luck, while others become infertile for life because of an abortion.
There are also cases where incomplete abortions result in the inability to carry a pregnancy to term, leading to multiple pregnancies without a successful outcome.
Anything can happen; it's no joke.
"In that case, it seems that if you are pregnant, you should give birth properly."
Whether they are boys or girls, aren't they all your own children?
If one pregnancy doesn't produce a son, then have two or three.
After hearing what Li's mother said, Wu Qiaolan expressed her thoughts in this way.
"Just like Granny Zhou, Yunniang's mother, didn't she only have a son after giving birth to six daughters?"
Before Li's mother could speak, Li San Niang, who was carrying a basket of fresh, green vegetables from the backyard of the Wu family, immediately chimed in: "That's not quite how it's said."
Every time a woman gives birth, she is walking through the gates of hell. Who can guarantee that the King of Hell will not take her every time?
Furthermore, the human body is made of flesh and blood, not of copper and iron. Even the most robust woman would not have a good experience if she gave birth multiple times in a row.
Two children in three years is already the minimum. If it were up to me, I'd suggest having another child after the first one is over three years old.
After returning from the vegetable garden, Li San Niang and Wu Da Sao put down their vegetable baskets and sat back down on their chairs, joining in the conversation of Li's mother and the others.
"Oh my, isn't what Third Sister said true?"
"That seventh aunt went there the year before last. Before she went, her family even came to our house to borrow money for medical treatment."
When Sister-in-law Wu recalled this incident, it left a very deep impression on her.
This was because when the Wu family had saved up some money and wanted to buy another acre of land, Uncle Wu came to their door to borrow money.
In the end, Mr. and Mrs. Wu lent out half of the money they had saved for the land, but they still didn't make it to the New Year; they passed away in the autumn of the year before last.
Mother Wu nodded, "Yes, that was a considerable sum of money. Uncle Qi's family just paid back all the money to our family this spring."
"If they can find a way to borrow money to pay for medical treatment, then they do have some conscience."
While saying this, Li's mother still sighed deeply, then turned to look at her two sisters-in-law sitting beside her: "This is also why I don't want you two to have more children."
I've had three sons in my life, and I feel that's enough.
If it weren't for Third Sister's timely arrival, your father and I would only have two sons.
"Childbirth is harmful to a woman's health. I would rather you two be healthy and grow old together with Da Lang and Er Lang than suffer and get hurt because of childbirth."
“My mother loves me and Lan Niang very much. Every time we were in postpartum confinement, my mother treated us very well. Where else can you find such a good mother-in-law? It can only be my mother.”
After Sister-in-law Li said that, Sister-in-law Li Er naturally echoed her sentiments. However, at this moment, Sister-in-law Li Er genuinely felt that her mother-in-law, Li Mu, was doing a good job.
Having lived in the village since childhood, Li Ersao was well aware of the existence of mothers-in-law who were particularly fond of tormenting their daughters-in-law. Even Wu's mother herself was only able to take charge of the Wu family after outliving Wu's mother when Li Ersao was eleven or twelve years old.
“If it weren’t for my grandfather’s fondness for me, thinking that I was born in a year of great harvest and that I was born with wealth and that I had some dignity, I wouldn’t have had a decent childhood and hadn’t been tormented by my grandmother.”
"If Grandma had lived longer, I'm afraid I would have been sold to the other side of the mountain like Daya."
As the group was talking, Wu's mother led Yunniang and an old woman with gray hair into the courtyard.
"Dr. Li, please help me check if this rebirth pill is poisonous?"
Granny Zhou took out a crudely made small wooden box, and without even offering any gifts, ran straight to Li San Niang's side.
Seeing Zhou Pozi's lack of manners from behind, Wu's mother wanted to step forward to stop her, but she was no match for Qiu Xiang. When she was still three steps away from Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang stepped forward and blocked Li San Niang's way.
It turned out that when Wu's mother took Yunniang home, Granny Zhou noticed that Yunniang's expression was off and asked her directly. Yunniang was not the kind of person who could keep things to herself.
When Yunniang saw Granny Zhou, it was as if she had found her pillar of support. She poured out her heart and told her everything that had happened in the Wu family.
Granny Zhou had been a grandmother for a long time. Her eldest son and son had given her three grandsons and four granddaughters, but her youngest son had no children yet.
Granny Zhou thought that if there was anything wrong with this rebirth pill, wouldn't her youngest son really have no son? Not only would he have no hope of taking care of himself in his old age, but even if he died, there would be no one to break the pots and pans for him, no one to burn incense and paper money for him, and he would only be able to become a lonely ghost.
Worried, Granny Zhou took the remaining pill from the two rebirth pills she had bought at a high price from Granny Gui and rushed to the Wu family to have Li San Niang identify it.
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