Spring 1970.
The spring rain is continuous and freezing cold.
The spring in the south of the Yangtze River is three times colder than the winter. It is a cold that penetrates the bone marrow, with layers of cold air radiating from the inside out. No matter how many clothes you wear, it can't keep you warm.
In the production test field a mile away from the mountain village, villagers wearing straw raincoats and straw hats were working in the rain.
"Xia Sheng, you should take a break. You don't need to work so hard with your big belly. The captain has already said that you don't need to work outside. Just do some simple work and you will get work points anyway."
Mi Yuehua shook her head, "Thank you, Sister Kong Ling, I can do it."
Seeing that her face was pale but she was still insisting on working, Kong Ling couldn't help but feel sympathy for her.
Who in Xiashan Village doesn't know about the Ran family's situation?
The situation in Xia Sheng's family was so bad that even she, an outsider, couldn't stand it.
The old lady of the Ran family gave birth to four sons in total, the eldest was Chunwang, the second was Xiasheng, the third was Qiusheng, and the youngest was Dongsheng. The old lady Ran loved the eldest and the youngest the most, but the second and third sons, Xiasheng and Qiusheng, seemed not to be her biological children.
Xia Sheng was sent to serve in the army at the age of sixteen. He was not even an adult at the age of sixteen, but Grandma Ran was willing to let him go.
When he was 20 years old, he married Mi Yuehua. The couple had been spending less time together than together, and it was not until she was nearly 30 that she became pregnant.
This is good. Kong Ling also shed a tear for this poor girl.
Other daughters-in-law would stay at home when they were pregnant, but Mi Yuehua was forced to work every day. If she didn't work, she would be beaten or scolded, and not allowed to eat.
Food is indeed tight in every household now, but it is not so scarce that we have to deduct the food ration of a pregnant woman.
What's more, Xia Sheng can make money. His monthly allowance is more than 50 yuan, which is the first in Xiashan Village.
The daughter-in-law was treated so harshly that even outsiders like them could not bear to see it.
Old Mrs. Ran is so cruel!
How would Xia Sheng feel if he knew that he worked so hard to support a large family, but in the end his wife was being molested by someone else?
Mi Yuehua was the same. Even when she was wronged, she never wrote to tell her husband.
"Mr. Xia would be heartbroken to see you like this," Kong Ling couldn't help but say.
When talking about her husband, Mi Yuehua's eyes lit up.
Xia Sheng is naturally good.
He was serving in the army outside, and the war was intense now. No matter how hard or tired she was, she didn't want to distract him.
The days of war were so difficult and dangerous that she only dared to report good news and not worries.
She was afraid that Xia Sheng would go to the battlefield with his worries, and if the guns and cannons were blind, that would be no joke.
She would rather suffer a little and be more tired than have her husband distracted by her affairs.
"Did Xia Sheng write you a letter after he went back that day?" Kong Ling asked her in a low voice.
Mi Yuehua nodded: "I have written to you, but I haven't written to you in the past month."
He also sent her money and asked her not to tell her parents-in-law and to keep it for herself.
She naturally knew that if her parents-in-law knew about the money, they would take it from her.
This happened once before.
Xia Sheng actually found out about that incident, and after that, he never sent money to his parents-in-law again. If he did, he would send it to her secretly.
The money was personally delivered to her by his comrades-in-arms.
She also knew that her husband was worried about her.
Just because I know this, I don’t want to distract him.
There was a war going on outside, something so dangerous, how could her affairs distract him?
"Okay, Xia Sheng's wife, you can go back after you finish working here. The team leader has told me that you don't have to work until the end of the working day." Kong Ling saw that her face was getting paler and knew that she must be tired.
How can I not feel tired with such a big belly?
These healthy people felt exhausted from all the work, and it was raining and cold, and they all admired Mi Yuehua's tenacity.
Mi Yuehua finally nodded. She was indeed not feeling well today.
My stomach always feels a little knotty, but the connection between me and my baby seems to be getting closer.
Gritting her teeth, she said, "Sister Kong Ling, I'll go back first. You talk to the captain."
"Go ahead." Kong Ling waved at her.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, pouring down, and the other villagers who were working also went home to take shelter from the rain.
If the rain was light, they could still hold on for a while, but it was raining so heavily that it was no joke, so the captain asked the villagers to go back.
Mi Yuehua walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and her stomach was aching from time to time, probably because she was tired from working just now.
She held her belly and said in her heart: Child, mommy is sorry for you. From now on, even if they force me to do it again, I will insist on not working.
As if by telepathy, my stomach pain suddenly stopped and my body felt much lighter.
She even felt that she was full of power.
Being a mother makes you strong.
The rain hit the leaves on the roadside, making a rustling sound.
The rain brought water down her hat and into her neck.
Cool!
So chilly!
Mi Yuehua walked with difficulty. After walking for a while, she would rest for a while. It took her more than half an hour to walk this distance.
As soon as I stepped into the gate of the Ran family's courtyard, I was suddenly slapped in the face.
"Bang!" It was extremely loud.
Mi Yuehua didn't pay attention for a moment and almost fell to the ground.
With a swollen face, she looked at the old woman who was glaring at her.
It’s my mother-in-law, Old Lady Ran.
"You still remember to come back! Don't you know it's time to feed the pigs and cook the rice at home?" Old Mrs. Ran's inverted triangle eyes were staring with all white.
It's like a poisonous snake, spitting out its core with a hissing sound.
Mi Yuehua's face was so pale that no blood could be seen. She said, "Mom, I just came back from working in the fields."
"You have work to do in the fields, but you don't want to do the work at home? Who would give you the courage?" Old Mrs. Ran said in an even more vicious tone.
The pupils of the double-inverted three eyes were almost twitching!
"Don't we have our sister-in-law here?" Mi Yuehua felt tired and exhausted, and just wanted to go back and take a nap early.
"Your sister-in-law is not feeling well. I asked her to go back to sleep."
Mi Yuehua wanted to ask: Am I feeling better now? Is my sister-in-law healthy and resting at home?
She was pregnant, but she had to go to work. If she didn't work, she wouldn't be allowed to eat? She was pregnant with the Ran family's child.
"I'm not feeling well either. Maybe it's because I got caught in the rain and my stomach is cold." Mi Yuehua gritted her teeth and tried to walk past Old Lady Ran.
But unexpectedly, Old Lady Ran suddenly reached out her hand and came over to pull Mi Yuehua.
She lost control of her feet and fell to the ground.
All of a sudden, the blood drained from his face, and cold sweat slid down his face like beans.
My stomach hurts!
Mi Yuehua covered her stomach and curled up in pain.
"Old lady Ran, that's your daughter-in-law, not your enemy! Your son is still out there fighting, and you're treating Xia Sheng's wife like this? She's pregnant with your Ran family's child. When Xia Sheng comes back, you'll see how you're going to explain this to him!"
Kong Ling was worried about Mi Yuehua, so she followed her. Unexpectedly, she saw this scene.
Xia Sheng's wife was pushed to the ground by Old Lady Ran. She even saw blood flowing between her legs.
Old Mrs. Ran was also frightened at once. She had never thought of letting her second son become extinct.
That was the child that the second child had conceived with great difficulty. If it really got lost, the second child might really come after her.
"Come and help her!" Kong Ling glared at her. Is she scared now?
Mi Yuehua covered her stomach and moaned, "My child,...my child,..."
She can't lose this baby!
…
Not only the Ran family knew, but everyone else in the village knew how difficult it was for Mi Yuehua to be pregnant.
She and Ran Xiasheng had been married for ten years and finally got pregnant with this child, but she was bullied by Old Lady Ran every day.
On the contrary, Chunwang's healthy wife Liu Songdi acts like the eldest master every day and does nothing.
It was obvious to everyone that Old Lady Ran disliked Mi Yuehua. Even when Mi Yuehua was pregnant, she still didn't like her.
But pushing a pregnant daughter-in-law to the ground is a serious matter.
Mi Yuehua was already seven months pregnant, and the push caused blood to come out immediately.
Even if Kong Ling called the village barefoot doctor Ran Yuejin over, there was no way to change the situation. Mi Yuehua might have a miscarriage.
A miscarriage is no small matter. If it is a minor case, you can still carry the baby to term, but if it is a serious case, you may not be able to carry the baby to term.
"Hurry and send him to the county hospital to see if he can be saved."
Ran Yuejin had no choice. His medical skills were not that good. Normally, he could treat villagers with headaches or fevers, but he really couldn't help with the matter of preserving the fetus.
This is a matter of life and death. No matter how brave he is, he dare not treat it casually.
Looking at the condition of Xia Sheng's wife, I'm afraid that neither the adults nor the children can be saved.
This is no joke.
Kong Ling stretched out her hand to Ran Lao Ba: "Give me the money, and send Xia Sheng's wife to the hospital quickly."
Old Mrs. Ran stiffened her neck and said, "No money!"
"It's a matter of life and death. Which is more important, money or people?"
Old Mrs. Ran still insisted: "I don't have any money. If you really care about her, then you pay for it!"
The money has gone into her pocket, how could anyone take it out?
Not a penny.
"That's your daughter-in-law. She's pregnant with your Ran family's child, a child that Xia Sheng got with great difficulty." Maybe it's a son. How could old lady Ran be so careless?
Old Mrs. Ran was indeed scared at first. The bright red blood flowing from the thigh of her second son's wife almost frightened her to death.
But then she returned to normal. Which woman has not been pregnant and given birth to a child?
If the child is lost, she can just have another one in the future. It is impossible for her to take out the child.
The Ran family did not split up. No matter whether it was the eldest, the second, the third or the youngest, all the money they earned was given to her without a cent less.
She feels good about having money and power. She would feel bad for a long time if a penny was taken away from her.
"If Xia Sheng knew you were so cold-blooded, he would be so sad!" Kong Ling couldn't help but say.
Old Mrs. Ran, however, refused to listen.
At this time, Mi Yuehua was in so much pain that she felt dizzy and sweat was pouring down her body like heavy rain, soaking her entire body.
She was still muttering: "Save my child, ... please, save him..."
The blood was gushing out like a spring, and it looked as if he was about to die.
Ran Yuejin said, "It's too late. Go and ask the midwife to see if the baby can be born."
If we go to the county hospital, it might be too late. The only option is to give birth to the baby.
Whether it can be kept depends on God's will.
Old Mrs. Ran, however, was so obsessed with her work that she was unwilling to even pay for the midwife.
Kong Ling gritted her teeth and said, "I'll deliver the baby!"
…
Mi Yuehua just felt that she was about to die.
Even if she fainted from the pain, she could still hear something of the quarrel outside.
She wanted to stand up and tell Kong Ling that she still had some money hidden with her, which her husband secretly sent to her for her to live on.
I have always been reluctant to spend money, but when I feel hungry occasionally, I will find a way to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some snacks to satisfy my craving.
A lot of her money is spent on her children.
No matter how frugal she is, she is not stingy at all when it comes to her children.
Several times she took advantage of the opportunity to get the money and went to the county hospital for a physical check-up. The doctor said the child was in very good condition.
Later, her mother-in-law forced her to work in the fields, and she took good care of him.
today
It was an accident!
She didn't expect that her mother-in-law would push her!
child!
Mi Yuehua gritted her teeth and held on to her child, saying, "Mom can't live without you!"
Your father is still on the battlefield, and he is waiting to come back to hug you and kiss you.
Nothing can happen to either of us, mother or son.
child……
She touched her belly and suddenly felt a slight bulge.
The child was responding to her.
She felt that it was the child who was responding to her!
Mi Yuehua almost cried with joy. The interaction of the children suddenly cheered her up. As a mother, she gritted her teeth and was determined to keep the child.
She even felt a sudden warmth around her, which came from her stomach.
Kong Ling pushed the door open and saw Mi Yuehua trying hard to stand up.
She ran over quickly.
…
The rain is heavy in Zhejiang.
Outside.
Old Mrs. Ran did not go back into her room. Even Liu Songdi, who said she was tired and was lying down, got up.
Liu Songdi glanced at the door of the second room and said worriedly, "How is my second sister-in-law? It's all my fault. I was not feeling well and made my second sister-in-law suffer. I don't know if she's okay."
Old Mrs. Ran said, "What could possibly happen? She is fine when she walks around everyday, how could she get sick from a fall? In our time, who was as delicate as she is? Only the second child was willing to get used to her."
Who knows if the baby in this belly is the second child's.
They've been married for ten years but have no children. Last year, when the second child came back to visit, they got pregnant?
…
The rain is lighter.
With a cry of "Wa", the rain curtain was torn apart.
The sun actually showed its face from behind the clouds.
The rain has stopped!
It rained for a whole week, and then it stopped the moment the baby was born.
…
At the same time
southwestern border.
On the battlefield, black smoke billowed.
The sound of gunfire and artillery fire was endless.
A man led a team of eight people and sneaked into an enemy camp.
This is a blasting operation, full of danger and opportunity.
If it is done well, military exploits will continue; if the explosion fails, you may die without a burial place.
immediately.
The sound of a cannon explosion brightened the sky.
The soldiers watched their captain push them out of the fire. The medicine storehouse was filled with explosions all around him.
After the bombardment, the soldiers rushed into the smoke and fire like crazy, trying to rescue their captain.
You can't die!
The black smoke dissipated, and a staggering figure stood up from the ruins. His face was blackened by the artillery fire, and he looked like he had just crawled out of a coal mine.
Ran Xiasheng spat out the fireworks that had entered his mouth and nose with a "Puh" sound.
"I'm dying of suffocation!"
"Captain, you are not dead?"
Ran Xiasheng raised his eyebrows: "How could I possibly die?"
He was also feeling strange in his heart. He thought he was dead this time, but unexpectedly, it seemed as if something blocked the artillery fire and he was only knocked unconscious.
He seemed to hear the baby crying and woke him up.
Ran Xiasheng was immediately happy. He was really missing his child so much that he went crazy.
Thinking that his wife was pregnant with a child for him, his heart softened.
Counting the time, in three months, he will be able to be a father.
Kong Ling came out holding the child and said with a smile, "Mother and daughter are safe. I finally did not let Sister Yuehua down."
But Mrs. Ran's face froze, and when she heard Kong Ling say "mother and daughter are safe", her face fell.
It turned out to be a money-loser!
As she cursed, she felt a chill on her head. A swallow flew over her head and with a "plop", a pile of bird poop fell on her head.
She immediately jumped up and down, damn it. Mom, what bad luck!
This girl is really a disaster!
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