"Congratulations, you're a father now." Li Xiyue touched the ox and congratulated him with a smile, "Don't worry, mother and child are safe."
Its injuries have mostly healed, and it will probably be able to return to the cowshed in a few days.
The oxen seemed to understand what she said and mooed excitedly.
Li Xiyue guessed that he missed his wife and children, so she comforted him, "You can go home in two days. Just be patient and wait for two more days."
Since Sixth Uncle is not around, Xu Guoqing can only prescribe medicine but not treat illnesses, so Li Xiyue cannot go to the mountain for the next two days.
Xu Xiangyang never came and there was no news about him. Li Xiyue was busy with her own things and didn't care.
In his spare time, Li Xiyue asked Xu Guoqing to help build a wooden house for Xiaobai and put some dry straw inside. Xiaobai liked it very much and didn't want to come out after he got in.
It finally has a house.
Xu Guoqing seemed to have figured things out and became much more active in going up the mountain to collect herbs. He also brought back a lot more herbs each time.
That afternoon, just as Li Xiyue arrived at her sixth uncle's house, Xu Dawei arrived. "Li Zhiqing, the commune said they've sent down a batch of medicine and equipment. Go pick them up."
He went to the commune clinic to buy some medicine and his cold was cured.
After the commendation meeting, Xu Yongshun wrote an application to go to the commune, and now the medicine and equipment have been approved.
Xu Dawei also sent her a letter of commendation from the county, which was stamped with the county committee's seal.
Li Xiyue now has two letters of commendation. She put them away carefully and will take them out later. This will be her glorious history.
"I can't leave. Ask Dashan to drive the donkey cart to take you there and bring the things back." After Xu Dawei said this, he continued to watch the members go to work.
Li Xiyue asked Xu Guoqing to stay at home to look after the house. She carried a backpack and took Xiaobai to Xu Dashan's house.
It just so happened that Xu Dashan was going to the commune to buy things for his wife. He drove his donkey cart and took Li Xiyue and Xiaobai with him.
"Uncle Dashan, are aunt and the children okay?" Li Xiyue asked with concern.
I haven't heard anything about their family these days, so everything should be fine, but I still want to ask.
Xu Dashan smiled and said, "It's going well. My mother-in-law is here to take care of your aunt during her confinement. Your aunt is very happy every day. The baby can eat and sleep well and has gained a lot of weight."
"That's good." Li Xiyue felt relieved.
Xu Dashan is alone here, and has always been taken care of by Grandma Yu and Sun Xia. Now that a son has come to his mother's family, Grandma Yu and Sun Xia no longer have to run back and forth, and Xu Dashan can feel more at ease when he goes in and out.
As Xu Dashan drove the cart, he said, "With this child, life will be more hopeful. By the way, I have named the child Xu Panpan, nicknamed Lusheng."
Li Xiyue couldn't help but laugh, "Panpan, what a nice name."
But isn’t the nickname Lusheng too appropriate for the occasion?
However, country people never seek nice things. They think children with ugly names are easier to raise. Many children in the village have nicknames, such as Huzi, Tiedan, Goudan, Maodan, Ergou, etc., which can be seen everywhere.
"Will you still hunt in the future?" Li Xiyue asked.
Xu Dashan said, "No more fighting. There are only a few people in my family. The work points I earn plus the income from driving a donkey cart are enough to make a living. My wife and I are not the kind of people who want more while eating from our bowls. As long as our family is safe and sound, it doesn't matter if life is a little hard and tiring."
With this son, he can feel that he has done his duty to his ancestors. He will not have any more children. He will work hard to give his wife and children a good life.
Li Xiyue nodded. There were not many people like Xu Dashan and his wife who were willing to live a down-to-earth life. Most people were ambitious and wanted better things after they had achieved success. They wished they could take all the benefits in the world.
But how can such a good thing happen in this world? God is fair. When a door opens, a window closes. Imperfection is the norm in this world.
"Dashan, wait for me." At this time, a woman was running and waving towards this side.
Xu Dashan stopped and waited for someone to come over. He introduced them, "Li Zhiqing, this is Wang Cuihua. You can just call her Aunt Cuihua."
"Hello, Aunt Cuihua." Li Xiyue greeted politely.
Wang Cuihua climbed onto the donkey cart, plopped down, and began to fire off a barrage of words: "Li Zhiqing, going to town to buy things again? Last time I saw you bought a new bicycle. You come from a wealthy family, right? What do your parents do? How much do they earn a month? How many people are there in your family?"
"Sister-in-law, why don't you talk about something else? Why are you asking about these things?" Xu Dashan said.
Why do you check my household registration right away?
Wang Cuihua snorted at him, "That's all I wanted to talk about. What's the matter? Li Zhiqing's money didn't come from an unknown source. So I can't say anything about it."
Li Xiyue heard from Xu Guoqing that Wang Cuihua was a notorious gossip in the village. She had nothing to do all day long but to pry into other people's privacy. Even dogs in the village disliked her.
She has a son who is in his twenties and has not yet married. He idles around all day. His husband loves to drink and often fights with others when he is drunk. There is no good person in the family.
Xu Guoqing told her to stay away from Wang Cuihua when she saw her.
But now they were in the same car, and Li Xiyue couldn't stay away even if she wanted to.
Wang Cuihua was a very outgoing person. She moved her big butt and sat next to Li Xiyue. "Li Zhiqing, tell me, what does your family do?"
"Just an ordinary worker." Li Xiyue was a little disgusted by her spitting when she spoke, and moved aside a little.
Wang Cuihua pouted, "How can an ordinary worker have such good conditions as you? Look at what you are wearing, there is not a single patch on it, these shoes are also new, and you have a flower in your hair. Your face is so white and clean, and it smells so good, like Bai Que Ling."
She sniffed Li Xiyue like a dog and said, "There's also the smell of soap, Li Zhiqing, you're really particular."
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