An Hongdou had been in the mountains for most of the day and had been missing her children for most of the day. When she finally got home, she could no longer care about anything else. She quickly got some water to wash her hands and face and went straight into the house.
Seeing her three children sleeping soundly in bed, she finally smiled happily.
Bending down and kissing the children on the face, An Hongdou turned and left.
She was dirty and sweaty, and she was afraid that the child would feel choked.
"Mom, I still have some things at the foot of the mountain. I'll go get them again. Please help me boil some water first. I'm sweating all over. I need to take a shower later." An Hongdou said.
"Are there more?" Mrs. An asked, "Are there many? Do you want your fourth brother to go too?"
If she wasn't afraid that she wouldn't be able to find the fourth child, she would have wanted to let her daughter stay at home and rest.
It’s only been a few days since the first month of the lunar year, and I’ve been running around in the mountains for most of the day. I don’t know if my body can handle it.
"No need. There's not much left. Ask fourth brother to go home and ask eldest brother and the others to come home to deal with the wild boar. Don't remove the hair. The wild boar skin is too hard and we can't eat it. Just peel off the skin." An Hongdou said as he opened the door, closed it from the outside, and walked to the side.
All her things were kept in the space, so how could she dare let her fourth brother follow her out? Wouldn't she be exposed?
An Hongdou found a place in the other corner of the wall and squatted for a while. Then he took out a basket of grapes from the space, and took out three pheasants and five wild rabbits. He picked some wild hemp, skinned it, and tied it up. Then he carried it back home.
When An Hongdou got home, Fourth Brother An had already gone back to call people, and Old Lady An was boiling water.
The weather was hot, so there was no need to heat it too high. It was just warm, and she carried it into the bathroom.
If she hadn't taken into consideration that she had just come out of confinement, she would have wanted to wash with cold water, which would have been more refreshing.
By the time she had packed up and came out, almost everyone in the family was there.
The matters in the yard were left to them, and An Hongdou naturally returned to the house.
Dabao was unusually obedient at this moment. He didn't fall asleep nor cry. He opened his big round eyes and looked upwards, turning his eyes from time to time.
Otherwise, usually three people cry at the same time, which is really annoying.
An Hongdou walked over and teased him, but unexpectedly, he burst into tears.
She was afraid that the naughty child would wake up the other two, so she quickly picked him up, lifted his clothes and fed him.
Wang Dahua came in from outside and saw this scene without any hesitation. She smiled with envy in her eyes, "Look at this little guy, how cute, his cry is so loud and clear, he will definitely be a strong young man when he grows up."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly thought of the not-so-strong Sanbao, and was afraid of stabbing An Hongdou in the heart, so she quickly shut up.
"Oh, little sister, mom gave me some essence water to drink with water, saying that it was given by you and can nourish the body. You also know what happened between your third brother and I in the past two years, so I won't be polite to you. If this thing can really make me pregnant, then you are my great benefactor. I won't say anything else. Anyway, if you have anything to say, just ask. Your third brother and I may not be able to do other things, but we still have some strength."
Originally, when Mrs. An gave her the things, Wang Dahua didn't have much hope.
But she followed Mrs. An's instructions, made a cup of water and drank it. Even with just that one drop, she felt noticeably better.
When she gave birth to her second daughter, it was the autumn harvest season. Maybe she didn’t sit well during the confinement period, so she had back pain all along. Fortunately, after drinking the medicine twice, she no longer felt the pain.
Therefore, Wang Dahua is now very confident that if she really failed to get pregnant due to physical reasons, as long as she insists on drinking this water, it will definitely cure her.
"Third sister-in-law, what you said is serious. We are all family. I also hope to be able to help you and Third Brother. However, if it doesn't work, I hope you won't blame me."
"That definitely won't happen." Wang Dahua quickly retorted.
Even if she couldn't get pregnant as she wished, the fact that her back pain was cured was enough for her to express her gratitude.
What's more, she had secretly gone to the hospital some time ago, but even the doctor couldn't guarantee that she could get pregnant, let alone Hongdou.
These sisters-in-law of the An family may have some small calculations, but none of them have truly bad intentions.
What's more, everyone's life has its share of frictions, and how many people can think from the perspective of others instead of themselves?
When Mrs. An was young, she had a bad temper and quarreled with most of the people in the village, but she never completely cut off contact with anyone.
Of course, Ma Cuilian and her son are an exception.
Their conflict can no longer be described as a minor friction; in reality, they, mother and son, have committed a crime.
If An Hongdou hadn't been unable to explain that she was living in the original owner's body, it wouldn't be unfair to charge the mother and son with murder.
An Hongdou always felt that as long as the sisters-in-law did not go too far, there was no need to hold a grudge against them.
This afternoon, smoke was coming out of the chimney on the roof of An Hongdou's house, and the yard was full of the smell of blood. There was a full basin of pig blood alone.
But now, it's all solidified.
Brother An was ordered by Old Lady An to go and call An Delai and his wife. As soon as he entered the village, he was stopped by an acquaintance. "Big Brother An, I saw smoke coming out of your sister's chimney all day. Could she be secretly cooking something delicious at home without telling our villagers?"
In fact, the smoke only lasted for half an afternoon, and it would be an exaggeration to say that it lasted for a whole day.
Boss An was not in a hurry either. He had already made plans with his family. "What delicious food can we cook? The children in our family turned one month old a few days ago. My brother-in-law had to go back home for something, so we didn't prepare the children's full moon banquet. I'm not busy these few days, so I thought we could just get together as a family and have some fun. It doesn't matter if the food is good or not, at least we can celebrate for the children."
In fact, An Hongdou and Shen Xiangzhi had already agreed not to hold a full-month banquet. One reason was that they were afraid of chaos at home, and the other was that Sanbao was in poor health and could not withstand the stress.
By the time the full-month banquet is held, nearly half of the village’s people will be hanging around at home, and the children will inevitably be brought out to meet people.
"That's right. Hongdou is a blessed girl. She has become more beautiful and has given birth to three sons at once. It is indeed necessary to celebrate. Okay, you go ahead and I will leave too."
Brother An finally breathed a sigh of relief. He told the same thing to other people he met along the way.
Andelai didn't know that An Hongdou had killed a big wild boar, and Brother An didn't say anything either, just told them to let the family go.
It was not until he brought Miao Hong and An Maixiang into the yard that he was startled by the two slabs of pork neatly arranged in the yard.
Next to it, there was a piece of pig skin covered with black hair lying on the ground, which looked creepy.
An Maixiang ran into the house excitedly, "Sister Hongdou, are you going up the mountain again?"
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