Seeing that Shen Mo was about to give birth, Pan Yun began to get anxious.
It was late at night and the two of them were lying in bed.
Zhongwen listened to her sighing as she tossed and turned, and couldn't help but ask, "Panyun, why are you tossing and turning like a pancake? Are you going to let me sleep?"
Panyun simply sat up and said with a sad face: "Old man, I'm so anxious! I'm looking for three people, but what kind of people are suitable? It's not easy to find someone who knows me well, has clean hands and feet, and has pure thoughts!"
Zhongwen also sat up. "It's urgent, but we can't be careless about this. When looking for someone to marry into our family, character is the most important thing. Otherwise... ask your relatives? See if there is a suitable candidate? You know the situation in our family. Either they are too old or have families to support. We really can't spare a suitable person."
"My family?" Panyun smiled bitterly, his tone was helpless, "Old man, don't you know the situation in my family? My parents are officials, busier than me, not to mention relying on us. My two younger sisters at home..."
She counted on her fingers: "One of them is like her parents, and she is also very busy. As for my little sister... I will ask her when I have time, but I don't know if she is willing or not."
Lu Qingyang had an idea. He thought that instead of asking unfamiliar people to come, it would be better to ask the familiar Aunt Liu to come and help.
놛 tried to bring up this idea with Shen Mo, "What do you think about asking Aunt Liu to come over?"
"That's fine, but we're in the countryside, and we don't know if you're willing to come all the way here."
"Why wouldn't she be willing? I'll try to contact you guys, she should be willing to come, maybe she'll be willing to come? Aunt Liu has always been nice to you, she's kind, she can take care of the children, and she can cook for you."
"That's true."
"When the time comes to pay her salary, she will definitely be happy."
The next day, Lu Qingyang sent a telegram, asking someone to notify Aunt Liu urgently.
Aunt Liu received the telegram from the commune and was surprised: "Why is there a telegram from the capital?"
Daughter-in-law Ma Hongxia raised her head and said, "It must be from Shen girl's side."
Aunt Liu is illiterate. Why would anyone in Beijing send her a telegram? She is just an old country lady...
"Mom, take a quick look at what's written on it?" Ma Hongxia put down her needlework and came over, her eyes sparkling. "My guess is that it's probably about that girl Shen Mo!"
Aunt Liu jumped in surprise and quickly stuffed the telegram to her daughter-in-law: "Hongxia, hurry up, read it! Is there something wrong with Mo girl?"
Ma Hongxia took the telegram, looked at the light coming in through the window, and read it word by word: "Chen Mo is about to give birth and urgently needs help to take care of her. I hope you can come to Beijing as soon as possible. Lu Qingyang and Panyun are waiting anxiously. I hope you can reply."
"What? The baby is about to be born?" Aunt Liu exclaimed, and the dustpan in her hand almost fell to the ground. Several eggs she had just picked up rolled out, and Ma Hongxia, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbed two of them.
"Oh my goodness! So soon? It's almost time... urgently needing manpower?"
She muttered to herself, feeling both happy and anxious.
Chen Mo, that girl, was like a half-girl in her eyes. She was thin and weak when she lived in the countryside.
Now that I’m going to have a baby, that’s a big deal!
"Mother, look, I said it was Chen Mo!" Ma Hongxia put the eggs back into the dustpan, with a look of joy on her face, "Qingyang was so anxious that he sent a telegram. He really needed a reliable person, and he found you, so he can trust you!"
Aunt Liu rubbed her hands and walked around the room twice, frowning and then relaxing her brows: "Yes, I can trust you... But the capital is so far away, and I am an old woman from the country..."
"Mom, why are you still hesitating?" Ma Hongxia interrupted her, her tone filled with envy and encouragement.
"What a great opportunity this is! Beijing! How many people want to go but can't! Chen Mo giving birth is a big deal. If you go, you will be helping and enjoying yourself! They said in the telegram that you will be paid! Isn't it better than earning a job in the countryside? Besides, you are the best at taking care of people. Chen Mo also eats the food you cook. If you go, she will definitely be safe!"
Aunt Liu's worries were mostly relieved after hearing what her daughter-in-law said.
She slapped her thigh and said, "Yes! That's right! How can Moya not have an elder who understands her? Her mother-in-law is nice, but she's too busy. Besides, we old people know more about the etiquette of confinement! I have to go! I have to go quickly!"
As she spoke, she began to pack in a hurry: "Hongxia, hurry up, help me pack a few changes of clothes, they should be clean and decent. Oh, and pack the mushrooms and wild vegetables that are drying in the backyard, as well as the red dates and millet that I saved! They are all packed up! They will help Mo to nourish her body during the confinement period!"
"Hey! I'll go!" Ma Hongxia also perked up and started to help swiftly, "Mom, if you go to the capital, you'll be a city dweller! You'll have to see it for yourself!"
"What city people? I'm here to take care of the baby after the baby is born." Aunt Liu said this, but a smile appeared on her face. "Qingyang is a very kind child. He won't mistreat an old woman like me. It's mainly Mo. I have to see her give birth to the baby safely before I can let her go!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busy when Aunt Liu's son Liu Dong came back from the field carrying a hoe, followed by his little grandson Gou Zi who had just finished school.
"Mom, Hongxia, what are you doing? Where are you going after packing your bags?" Liu Dong looked at the people rummaging through the drawers in the house, looking puzzled.
"Dad! Grandma is going to the capital!" Gouzi shouted first, his little face full of excitement, "Going to see Sister Mo! Take the big train!"
"Beijing?" Liu Dong was even more confused.
Ma Hongxia quickly told Lu Qingyang about the telegram and his intentions.
After listening to this, Liu Dong frowned and said, "Mom, you are so old, and the capital is so far away. You are unfamiliar with the place... Can you do it? On the way..."
"What's wrong with that?" Aunt Liu straightened her back and spoke with full of energy.
"I, your mother, am in good health! The train will arrive in a few days, Qingyang is waiting there, and there will be someone to pick you up when you get off the train, so what is there to be afraid of? Besides, it's a big deal for Shen Mo to give birth to a child, and I can't let her go without a reliable person by her side! This matter is settled!"
Liu Dong knew that he couldn't persuade her, so he sighed and said, "Then... then you should stay at home on the way. If you encounter any problem over there, come back quickly."
Chen Mo is kind to our family and is almost like her own sister.
Besides, it was also written in the telegram that Aunt Liu would never be treated unfairly.
The capital city is a place that others envy. I am already quite old, and it is time for me to go out and broaden my horizons.
"In this family, Hongxia will be in control from now on."
Ma Hongxia waved her hand: "It's nothing, the children are all grown up, don't worry too much, our production team is also prosperous, this is all thanks to Qingyang, you should go quickly!"
When the people in the production team heard that she was going to the capital, they asked her to bring things to Lu Qingyang.
The hostess came with a basket of fresh eggs still covered in dirt:
"Aunt Liu, I heard you were going to see Qingyang? Oh, this is a great event! Please bring these eggs to Qingyang for me. They are laid by our own chickens and are nutritious! Let my wife nourish herself!"
Aunt Liu just took it with a smile, and before she had time to say anything, her sister-in-law from the west yard came in with a big bag of sun-dried red dates.
As soon as I sent my sister-in-law away, the uncle next door came over with two salted fish tied together with straw ropes.
"I'm taking the train, and I've already brought enough things with me. I really can't carry all these things. I will definitely convey your wishes." Aunt Liu could only find a way to refuse politely.
Otherwise, the things she was carrying would be heavier than her and she wouldn't be able to lift them at all.
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