When they settled down, the pheasants were kept in cages, but they didn't have any cages at home.
An Changyue explained with a smile, "Don't worry, little aunt, when I came here, grandma had already clipped their wings, so they can't fly away."
However, they still took the pheasant to find Shen Xiangzhi.
Although they had a pigpen and a chicken coop in their yard, they had not had time to raise chickens yet. Chen Xiangzhi was afraid that the yard would be occupied by chicken manure, so he simply tied a few chickens together with a rope and placed them in the corner of the courtyard wall.
An Changyue was already skipping towards An Hongdou, looking at her belly expectantly, "Aunt, is your little brother behaving well in your belly?"
"He's quite well behaved, but how do you know it must be a little brother? What if it's a little sister?" An Hongdou asked.
"That's what grandma said." An Changyue pushed the blame without hesitation, "Grandma said that since my aunt is so blessed, she must be pregnant with three big fat sons. She also said that it would be nice to have a daughter, too. It just so happens that we have both!"
Although An Changyue is not very old, she is used to living in the village and knows that a daughter is not as valuable as a son.
Looking at my uncle's family, he has been unhappy recently, complaining that my aunt is not able to give birth to a son.
Of course, she said this once when she accidentally heard her uncle and aunt arguing with each other.
The third aunt also scolded the third uncle for being incompetent, expecting to grow watermelons by planting beans, and dreaming all day long.
Although she didn't quite understand what these words meant, she knew that her uncle and aunt wanted a son.
An Hongdou didn't expect that her mother would say these words in front of the children. For a moment, she was speechless.
Old Lady An had always loved her, even more than her brothers, so she had always thought that Old Lady An was different from those other old ladies who favored boys over girls.
I didn’t expect that. I didn’t expect that.
But it is understandable. Mrs. An gave birth to four sons before she had a daughter, so it is normal for her to favor her more.
For example, the third brother of the An family has two daughters. Although the couple are still young, they have been preparing to have children since last year when An Hongdou had not moved yet. But they haven’t gotten pregnant yet. Aren’t they starting to get anxious?
The two children came to give us chickens, and we couldn’t let them go back empty-handed.
An Hongdou went into the house and brought them some food, asking them to go back and share it with their children at home.
An Changzheng was reluctant to accept it at first, but An Hongdou forced her to give it, so she accepted it.
An Changyue ate a candy and happily pulled An Hongdou to say, "Aunt, you are so nice. I have an appointment with someone to go into the mountains to pick mushrooms tomorrow. I will bring them to you when I pick them. Grandma said that chicken stewed with mushrooms is delicious."
An Hongdou thought that the child was embarrassed to take her things, so she did not refuse and nodded in agreement, "Okay, then I'll wait for your mushroom stewed chicken soup."
Spring has arrived, and a gentle breeze is blowing, stirring up the lush weeds on the ground.
The children began to take sickles and baskets and go all over the mountains and fields to cut grass for pigs and look for mushrooms and wild vegetables.
The adults also started to get busy and were no longer as idle as they were in winter.
When An Hongdou was not due to give birth yet, Shen Xiangzhi didn't want to stay at home with her without doing anything all the time, so he had to be driven to work after An Hongdou repeatedly confirmed that it was okay for him to be alone.
There was originally a densely forested hillside opposite the Daye River behind the village. An outside construction team began to build a road there. After the road was completed, a bridge was built across the Daye River. They no longer had to waste time climbing over mountains and hills every time they left the village.
During the busy farming season, the villagers all work in the fields. When they have a few days off, hardworking people go there to work. Not only are they provided with three meals a day, but they can also get 50 cents a day in wages.
When An Hongdou was nine months pregnant, the bridge over the Daye River was only half built.
Mrs. An hasn't been to work these days. She is really worried about An Hongdou being alone at home, so she stays here with her every day.
She lives in a remote area, and when the time comes for her to give birth, there might not even be anyone to inform her.
But there were so many things to do at home, and sometimes Mrs. An couldn't leave, so she sent An Changyue over.
A bunch of children from the house also followed the wild animal out. Seeing that they were only playing hide-and-seek and mud, An Hongdou took out a plastic bag from the space and made a few shuttlecocks for them to play with with copper coins. This attracted many children from the village.
The yard was bustling all day long, and An Hongdou was also infected by the joy of the crowd.
At night, the two of them lay in one bed. Due to weather reasons, the two thick quilts were replaced with a thin quilt, which was draped over their bodies.
An Hongdou had a bulging belly and tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
This noise naturally woke up Shen Xiangzhi.
"Feeling uncomfortable again?" As he spoke, Shen Xiangzhi had already placed his hand on An Hongdou's belly.
The movements were very skillful, obviously not the first time.
An Hongdou wasn't being pretentious on purpose. She let out a long sigh and said, "I just feel like I can't sleep well no matter how hard I try." Moreover, there was a stuffy feeling in the air, which made people feel irritated for no reason.
Especially this round belly, it is uncomfortable to sleep lying down or on the side. The baby inside kicks her from time to time, which makes her feel itchy but unable to scratch, which is really painful.
An Hongdou simply raised the pillow a little bit and changed from lying to sitting. As her body posture changed, she felt more comfortable.
However, just as I thought of this, a lump of flesh appeared in my stomach and did not go down for a long time.
Shen Xiangzhi looked at it in surprise, and covered it with his palm with a smile.
Maybe the baby in the belly also felt it, and the bag of flesh disappeared.
Shen Xiangzhi took his hand away, and after a while, the bag swelled up again.
This time, before it fell, a bulge appeared on the other side.
An Hongdou's stomach seemed to have changed shape in an instant.
Shen Xiangzhi looked at it in amazement, and the meat bun seemed to be at odds with him. As soon as he put his palm on it, the meat bun disappeared instantly, and as soon as he moved his palm away, it began to swell.
An Hongdou: “!!!” Anyone who has experienced this feeling knows it.
I’m so angry!
With a snap.
When Shen Xiangzhi moved her hand away again, An Hongdou couldn't hold back her anger and slapped him on the shoulder. Of course, it was just a light slap without much force.
Otherwise, she was afraid that the child's father would be beaten to death by her before the child was born.
"What's wrong?" He was as carefree as a child. He was having fun and didn't notice An Hongdou's impatient expression. There was a hint of grievance on his face.
"I'm almost dying of pain and you're still playing. Do you have any conscience?" An Hongdou complained.
Chen Xiangzhi instantly wilted, and said embarrassedly: "What can I do? The child is in my belly, I can't control it!"
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