The busy farming season in the capital was abuzz with the participation of the naughty old man, Doctor Hu, and the little elf, Ping An. Furthermore, with favorable weather and another bountiful harvest, the village was filled with laughter and joy.
Thousands of miles away in Zhang Guoqing's courtyard in a northeastern county, when it was time to get off work, the five children of the Zhang family gathered together except Zhang Guoqing's family.
In the living room, Father Zhang smoked his pipe in silence, while Mother Zhang picked up a letter from the cabinet and handed it to her little daughter Zhang Meihao, asking her to read it to everyone.
Zhang Meihao quietly read a letter from Zhang Guoqing. In the letter, her younger brother told her that Jiaojiao was pregnant with twins and planned to have his parents bring the village midwife to Beijing in May or June of the Gregorian calendar.
After hearing this, the four couples present were silent for a moment, then burst into laughter and began to talk happily about this happy event.
Zhang Laoer was the first to laugh. "Our little Wuxing demands speed in everything he does. Besides the two little brothers Zuoyou and Youyou, this hasn't been such a happy occasion in years."
Zhang Meili beside him slapped him and said, "You're talking nonsense again."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Zhang's mother and said, "Mom, what are you waiting for? Go find Second Aunt. We need to greet her first and let her get ready."
Zhang Chunming pulled his wife and said, "Don't be impatient. Let's see what our parents say first."
When Zhang Meili heard this, she immediately looked at Zhang Dad.
Zhang Laoer glanced at everyone and touched his head. What was his father doing? "Dad?"
Zhang Dad took his last puff and took a swig of his long pipe. His face showed no joy at all as he looked at his children. He was secretly worried: "Have you ever considered whether Jiaojiao is in danger?"
Zhang Meili subconsciously retorted, "That's the capital, there's nothing to be afraid of. When my sister-in-law was pregnant with Xiaoyou, everything went smoothly!"
Zhang's mother looked at her husband, who pursed his lips in silence. She replied, "Jiaojiao is so small, how can she be the same? Just look at your sister-in-law's big belly. I was terrified for several months."
Zhang Meihao hurriedly tugged at her mother's clothes when she heard this. Her mother really didn't know how to talk. Wouldn't it make her sister-in-law feel uncomfortable if she said this to her face?
Mother Zhang paused and glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law: "Xiaowu wrote so early to ask your second aunt to go to the capital. I think Jiaojiao is pregnant. Your father and I are worried..."
Huang Cuilan looked at her mother-in-law across from her and advised, "Mom, Jiaojiao survived the dangerous birth, so she'll be fine. If you're worried, go to the capital with my dad as soon as possible. Just like when I was pregnant, my brothers will take care of Jiaojiao, and she'll be fine. After all, the capital is the capital."
Zhang Meili nodded in agreement. It was true. In the village, having a child was a real worry, but in a big city, as long as you had enough money, having a child wasn't a big deal.
Zhang Laoer whispered in his wife's ear: "Is my sister-in-law in danger?"
Lin Juhua rolled her eyes at him. How could she possibly answer that? Forget twins; even a single fetus could be fatal. If Jiaojiao wasn't seriously injured, would Xiaowu have written to her asking for help?
"Mom, there's nothing to worry about. If there's anything going on at home, tell us. You and my dad should take some people over there as soon as possible. We're so far away, and I can't feel at ease until I see them and tell them what I'm saying."
Zhang Laoer felt that what his wife said was very reasonable, and immediately said, "Mom, I will go to the village with you and talk to my second uncle. If he knew that Xiaowu was looking for Second Aunt, he would definitely agree."
Father Zhang glanced at Zhang Guofu and said, "Boss, what do you say?"
Zhang Guofu looked at him with a look of surprise: "Dad, what's there to say? Make an appointment with Second Aunt as soon as possible, not in May or June, and ask her to go to the capital with you as soon as possible when she is free. When the supplies come out, I will exchange them for food coupons and send them to you."
Zhang Dad smiled and looked at the eldest brother and his wife, saying slowly, "Then we won't be able to catch up with Xizi in getting into college."
Zhang Guofu shook his head with a wry smile: "The child can just go and take the exam on the day. It's not reasonable for any child to go to college without an elder at home to accompany him."
Huang Cuilan, who was beside him, looked at her husband in surprise, then looked at her parents-in-law. Seeing them staring at her, she quickly lowered her head.
Father Zhang pressed his wife's hand, looked at the couple, and said, "That's what I say, but if your mother and I both go to Xiaowu's place, Xizi won't be happy. How about Dad stay at home and your mother go first?"
This time, without waiting for Zhang Guofu to reply, Huang Cuilan quickly raised her head and said, "Dad, you and Mom should go over there. If Xizi knew his aunt was in danger, he would definitely tell you to leave him alone. Besides, I happen to be at home with nothing to do. I will take good care of him."
Hearing this, Father Zhang nodded with a smile, "Old man, thank you for your hard work. Make something good for Xizi during this time, as studying is very demanding on the brain. Also, don't ask him how he did on the exam. I heard from Xiaowu that this is to avoid adding pressure on the child."
"Dad, I remember. I will take good care of you and the family."
Lin Juhua, watching her sister-in-law like this, was a little distracted. After a moment of hesitation, she immediately came to her senses. Isn't this good? No matter how sincere she is, as long as she knows the importance of it, it's fine.
She was worried that Huang Cuilan would offend everyone if she spoke up. Putting aside her parents-in-law, even her two sisters-in-law would be heartbroken if they heard that her eldest sister-in-law agreed to let her father-in-law stay.
But she didn't expect that the other party's unwillingness at that moment would quickly react after bowing his head. It seems that no one is stupid! She sighed with a wry smile.
Didn't Zhang Dad see that? He knew when to quit.
Now that his daughter-in-law had spoken, he smiled and picked up his long pipe: "Then wait until dark and your mother and I will go to the village to see when they can leave at the earliest."
Zhang Guofu asked, "Dad, should I go with you?"
"No need. You and Lao Er have to go to work tomorrow morning. We'll have to go and tell her, and then we'll have to wait for her reply in the village. We won't be able to take care of the farm work once we're there. It won't be that easy in a short time. Otherwise, Xiao Wu wouldn't have said before June. He knew it in his heart, and it wouldn't happen so quickly."
Zhang Meili saw that her father had made the decision and that she had nothing to do, so she said goodbye and took her younger sister home. Since they were twins, it would be a good idea to prepare some small clothes before their parents left.
After the families dispersed, since they had decided to go to the capital as soon as possible, Father Zhang began to pack things from the warehouse to the bedroom with the sound of drums and gongs.
"Mother, go sit for a while at the Shi family's house and have a good chat with the wife. See how her daughter-in-law raises the twins."
Before he finished speaking, Father Zhang continued, "By the way, remember to go and see how the daughter-in-law is feeling, and don't just listen to her nonsense."
"Okay, take your time to clean up and wait for me to come back."
Zhang's mother compared her eldest son's wife with her nephew's wife, and then with the city girl in the yard in front. Without saying a word, she ran away.
Compared to my own Jiaojiao, the situation of my wife in the city is closer.
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