The eldest sister-in-law kept her word, and soon everyone in the surrounding area knew that Tao Xiaoxi had the ability to get pregnant and was also good at treating sexual disharmony. The eldest sister-in-law, Zhou Lan, wanted to make Tao Xiaoxi sound a little more impressive, so she exaggerated a few things. For example, she said that pregnancy took a month to achieve, but it took only a few weeks. Another example was that sexual intercourse was effective after drinking. In short, in the end, she sounded more like a witch than a miracle healer. Add to that the fact that she had woken up from a coffin, and everyone in Mantou Village thought she was possessed by supernatural powers.
Tao Xiaoxi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
But there are also benefits. She found that now when she walked in the village, everyone was polite to her. Not only did they not dare to say bad things about her to her face, they didn't even dare to say them behind her back. Some people even called her name when they encountered something strange.
In any case, Tao Xiaoxi's reputation of being able to treat women's diseases and being proficient in infertility has spread. Although it has a bit of a metaphysical color, it is not without advantages, so Tao Xiaoxi herself is too lazy to explain it.
As her reputation spread, she began to receive more and more patients seeking treatment and medicine. Suddenly, Tao Xiaoxi was forced to stop her idle days and become more diligent and hardworking. One day, she treated five infertile women, all of whom came from other villages because of her reputation.
The money they brought for medicine was all kinds of money: eggs, shoe soles, and even cow dung balls. Tao Xiaoxi was in a dilemma, not knowing whether to accept it or not. So she made a list on the door, noting what items could be used to pay for the medicine, because some families simply couldn't afford it.
There's a strange phenomenon that took Tao Xiaoxi a long time to figure out: families unable to give birth to a son are often very poor, yet they have many children. The poorer they are, the more children they have, and the poorer they become. At first, Tao Xiaoxi couldn't understand their plight, but then she understood. Buddhas fight for a stick of incense, and people fight for a breath of air. In this world where sons are valued more than daughters, failing to give birth to a son is a capital offense, a disgrace to one's ancestors. Even after death, one would be too ashamed to face their ancestors.
Those who can’t have children don’t even deserve to die!
This reality is destined to allow some people who master advanced technology to get rich first, such as Tao Xiaoxi. She now goes into the space every day to check, and worries every day about what to do if the medicinal herbs in the space are pulled out and no longer grow. Fortunately, this situation has not happened yet, and she can still work hard to accumulate original capital.
Even so, she found this way of making money too slow. Everyone was almost bartering, and few had cash. Her home was now piled with firewood that wouldn't burn all winter, and she had more cabbage and potatoes than she could eat all winter. She could basically afford eggs.
These have become Tao Xiaoxi's happy troubles.
One day, the postman delivered a letter to her home. Tao Xiaoxi was wondering who in the world would write to her, but when she opened it, she saw that it was signed by Li Nanshan.
Tao Xiaoxi's heart beat faster. She pulled over a bench and started reading the letter attentively.
As soon as she sat down, she finished reading the letter. There was a sentence written on it: The clothes have been received, thank you!
Tao Xiaoxi read the piece of letter over and over again, and was sure that there was only that one sentence. She was so angry that she blew her beard and glared, blaming Li Nanshan for being heartless.
Then she laughed at herself in anger. He had even written her a reply. What if he hadn't? Thinking of this, Tao Xiaoxi felt relieved. She folded the letter neatly, put it back in the envelope, and went to cook.
Since becoming pregnant, sister-in-law Zhou Lan has enjoyed special treatment from the Li family and no longer has to work in the fields. This has given her a lot of free time, so she comes to Tao Xiaoxi to chat every day.
When she arrived today, Tao Xiaoxi was chopping cabbage, planning to make cabbage and cornmeal pancakes for lunch. Zhou Lan's usual cheerful demeanor was gone, and now she was looking worried.
"What's going on?" Tao Xiaoxi asked.
"Xiao Xi, can you help me tell if the baby in my belly is a boy or a girl?"
"No." Tao Xiaoxi said immediately.
"Why don't you try it? You are so capable, maybe you can do it." The sister-in-law pleaded.
"If I say no, it means no. Even if it is possible, I won't take your pulse." Tao Xiaoxi made her attitude clear.
"Why?" the sister-in-law was puzzled.
"If you were pregnant with a girl, would you still not want it?"
The sister-in-law said nothing.
"You're so confused! Whether a woman has a boy or a girl isn't her responsibility at all. Why are you so eager to take the blame? Besides, does that mean a daughter is guilty? Why shouldn't she be treated well by you?"
"Then you don't like your daughter either." The sister-in-law muttered softly.
"I didn't! I never did!" Tao Xiaoxi was angry, very angry.
"Okay, no, don't be angry. You know I have been a coward in Old Li's family for many years. If this was a girl, I would definitely continue to be a coward. Poor child, she has to suffer with me." The sister-in-law's eyes turned red as she spoke.
Tao Xiaoxi looked at her helplessly and powerlessly, "Who told you it's a daughter's?"
"Second brother, she said my pregnancy was different from hers."
"Hmph, does that mean her words are the law?" Tao Xiaoxi sneered.
"But she did give birth to two boys after all."
"I advise you not to overthink it. Just focus on your pregnancy and give birth safely. It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl. Times are changing, and the mindset of Mantou Village should change too."
"No matter how things change, this will never change." The sister-in-law murmured.
"Then let me ask you, would you rather not have children than have a girl?"
"That's not it. It's better to have it than not to have it."
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