Chapter 148 How could she be so heartless?

It is really a mystery for women to give birth.

Some women, no matter how many times they have given birth, still feel excruciating pain with each birth, and the pain often lasts for most of the day. They are so tortured that they wish they could kick the "culprit" away.

But there are also some women who find it particularly easy to give birth. Except for the first child, which was a little painful, the others were as easy as taking a shit. You don’t feel much at all and the baby is born just like that.

Therefore, in rural areas of this era, it is common for pregnant women to just go to the toilet and then "poop" their babies directly into the urine bucket.

Zhang Qi was the type of person who could give birth to children easily. Except for the pain she suffered when giving birth to her first daughter, the other three daughters were born very easily, so she was not afraid of giving birth at all.

She was afraid that if she couldn't give birth to a son this time, she would have to bear the wrath of her mother-in-law again.

At this time, A Zhangqi was lying on the bed preparing to give birth, and the one who delivered her was a cousin of Deng Changchun.

In this era, rural people almost always give birth at home, and rarely go to the hospital. The midwives are not professional midwives, but at most women who have given birth to a few children and have some basic knowledge of midwifery.

Seeing that his aunt was ready to deliver the baby, Zhang Qi sighed and said, "Aunt Eight, what should I do if my baby is still a girl?"

Aunt Eight looked at her niece-in-law with sympathy in her heart. She could only encourage her, "Don't think too much. This one is definitely a son."

Zhang Qi had been disappointed four times in a row, and each time her expectations turned into disappointment. She no longer had the confidence to give birth to a son, so Aunt Eight's consolation did not reassure her. She said in a dark tone, "If this is still a daughter, I don't know how my mother-in-law will scold me!"

Over the years, Eighth Aunt had seen this niece's wife being scolded by her mother-in-law so many times that she didn't know how to comfort her for a moment. She could only say, "Give birth to the child first. If it's another daughter, then have another one. You're still young anyway, so it doesn't matter how many more you have. You'll eventually give birth to a son."

Zhang Qi was also unwilling to admit defeat in this regard. He took a deep breath and said, "Aunt Eight is right. No matter how many children I have, I must give birth to a son."

…

Ten minutes later.

Accompanied by the cry of a baby, A Zhangqi's fifth child was born.

As soon as he took a breath, Zhang Qi couldn't wait to ask, "Aunt Eight, is it a son or a daughter?"

At the same time, Changchun's mother came in after hearing the baby crying and asked, "Aunt Eight, is it a boy or a girl?"

Aunt Eight picked up a pair of scissors that had been boiled in water and cut the umbilical cord. She said simply, "Daughter."

Hearing this, Zhang Qi's face turned pale instantly.

Changchun's mother looked unhappy and snorted, "She is so useless. She can't even give birth to a son. She only gives birth to these money-losing things."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the room without paying any attention.

Seeing this, Eighth Aunt secretly shook her head. She couldn't stand her cousin's behavior. She was also a rural woman. Influenced by the environment, she had some ideas of favoring boys over girls. Her daughter-in-law had given birth to a daughter, and she was not very happy about it.

But no matter what, you still have to take care of her. It's impossible to do it as excessively as my cousin's wife.

She wrapped the child in cloth and placed him next to Zhang Qi, comforting him: "Don't take your mother's attitude to heart. Take good care of yourself and have another child next year."

She had experienced this situation several times before. Zhang Qi quickly calmed down and said to her aunt, "Thank you, Aunt Eight. I will take good care of myself. If you have anything else to do, go back first!"

"Then I'll leave first. If you need anything, ask the child to come and call me."

"Um!"

After Aunt Eight left, Zhang Qi finally let down the tears that he had been holding back.

…

"Have you heard?"

"What did you hear?"

"Ah Zhang Qi gave birth to another daughter."

"Another daughter. This should be the fifth one, right?"

"That's not right. Just look at her mother-in-law's temper. When Zhang Qi gave birth to her first and second daughters, she wasn't that miserable. When she gave birth to her third and fourth daughters, her mother-in-law stood at the door and scolded her for most of the day before she stopped. Why didn't she do anything this time?"

"You don't know. She used to scold me, but at least she would help kill chickens and cook a few bowls of ginger wine for Zhang Qi. This time, I heard that her mother-in-law didn't even care about me. She didn't even have sweet potatoes to eat at noon, let alone kill chickens and cook ginger wine."

"Really? You're going that far?"

"Although Zhang Qi's belly is really not doing well, her mother-in-law is really going too far."

"Luckily, the first child I gave birth to was a son. If I had given birth to five daughters in a row like Zhang Qi, my life would not have been much easier."

"Alas, this is the fate of us women!"

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“…”

When Deng Shirong passed by the gossip gathering point in the village, he heard several gossipers in the village chatting about this fresh gossip.

Although it is not good to meddle in other people's affairs, Deng Shirong was indeed going too far when he saw the mother-in-law blaming her daughter-in-law for not giving birth to a son because of her own ignorance, and even not giving her a bite of food after giving birth.

As an elder in the village, Deng Shirong naturally could not tolerate such things that would corrupt the village's morals.

Therefore, after returning home, Deng Shirong cooked a large bowl of brown sugar, longan meat and boiled eggs, which is the most ideal nourishing food for postpartum women.

After finishing, Deng Shirong called his eldest daughter who was reading under the longan tree and said, "Ah Zhen, Zhang Qi from Changchun's family has given birth. I cooked a bowl of brown sugar eggs. Go to the kitchen and bring it with me. Be careful not to burn yourself."

Deng Yunzhen responded and went back to the kitchen to get the brown sugar eggs.

"Sister Ping, you guys continue studying, we'll be back soon."

"Oh well."

…

A Zhangqi was lying on the bed, his eyes almost blinded by crying.

When she gave birth, her husband went out to work in the morning and had not returned yet. Her mother-in-law ignored her and she was hungry at noon and had nothing to eat. This treatment really made her feel aggrieved.

In fact, her body was not as weak as those of postpartum women in later generations. Even though she had just given birth, she could get up and cook for herself if she wanted to.

But she didn't move, just wanting to see how heartless her mother-in-law was, and whether she would really not care about her life or death after giving birth to a daughter.

The longer she waited, the more she felt disappointed. Especially when her eldest and second daughters came back and told her they were hungry, she collapsed instantly! Although she and her husband had separated from her parents-in-law, even if they were just neighbors, they would help her when she gave birth. Moreover, she had to call her mother-in-law "Mom", and her daughter was her granddaughter.

How could she be so heartless? (End of this chapter)