The whole village is fleeing famine, fortunately I have a concubine system

In the main hall of the Wang family, Old Lady Wang came in carrying a pot of porridge made of corn and wild vegetables. The other young people were sitting in a row, waiting to share the fruit.

The job of distributing rice is Mrs. Wang's, and no one can take it away from her. A rice spoon is like the absolute authority of this family.

Holding the rice spoon, you have absolute say in this family.

It was still the same. Each strong laborer had a large bowl of rice, plus a steamed cornbread made of black flour and wheat bran.

The two daughters-in-law each had half a bowl and half a steamed bun.

Each of the four children, regardless of gender, was given half a bowl of porridge.

The same thing went for Old Lady Wang, half a bowl of porridge.

There is no other way, all the work in the fields depends on strong laborers to fetch water and weed.

This is how people eat these days. After all, being hungry won’t kill you. But if you don’t have food to eat, you will really starve to death.

And in this day and age, the least valuable thing is human life.

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Today was a little special. After distributing the porridge, Grandma Wang gave an egg to her second daughter-in-law.

Then he looked at the others and said, "My second son's wife is about to give birth, so I'll give her this egg to nourish her. Do you have any objections?"

"Mom, no, no, no. I don't want to eat it. You two should eat this egg," Zhang Xing'er said hurriedly.

Old Lady Wang glanced at her and said, "Come on, just eat it if I tell you to. You are so skinny that you don't have any flesh on you. Besides, these are not for you to eat. They are for the baby in your belly. One a day from now on, don't even think about having more."

"Thank you, Mom." Zhang Xing'er was very moved.

My mother-in-law is like this, with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Although my family is poor, life is relatively easy after I married into the family.

Others also said, "Yeah. Eat it."

It’s been a bad year and it hasn’t rained for a long time.

The crops in the field are not growing well. I have been carrying water to irrigate them every day recently. However, the crops are still much shorter than in previous years. The ears are all shrunken.

Goudan looked at the egg and swallowed his saliva quietly.

"Aunt, eat it. I'll take my brothers to the forest to get bird eggs later. I'll let you cook them for you."

Zhang Xing'er narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Then Auntie will wait to eat the dog eggs and bird eggs."

The atmosphere at the dinner table was relaxed and pleasant.

After dinner, everyone in the family started to get busy.

The eldest son's wife took a wooden bucket to the river to wash clothes.

Several children went to the woods to pick bird eggs, dig earthworms to feed chickens, and pick wild vegetables.

Old man Wang took his two sons to the river to fetch water to irrigate the fields.

Only Old Lady Wang and Zhang Xing'er were left at home.

Old Lady Wang looked at her second daughter-in-law's bulging belly and said, "Is it almost full term?"

Zhang Xing'er nodded and reached out to gently touch her belly. "Yes, in the next few days. The baby has been naughty these days, it seems that it will be soon."

Old Lady Wang said, "Then be careful these few days. I'll let Daya stay home with you. If you feel unwell, ask Daya to call me immediately."

As she was talking, Zhang Xing'er felt her pants were wet.

"Mom, mom, I think I'm about to give birth. My stomach hurts."

Old Lady Wang quickly helped Zhang Xing'er into the house

While comforting him, "Don't be afraid, just wait, I'll ask Sister Qian to call Chengzi."

Then he ran to the yard and shouted to the neighboring yard, "Sister Qian, the second child is about to give birth. Go to the field and call Chengzi. Ask him to call the midwife."

"Hey, here it comes. The baby is about to be born. Wait, I'll go now."

Before she could finish her words, Mrs. Qian disappeared.

Old Mrs. Wang hurried to the kitchen to boil hot water and prepare the supplies for the delivery.

In less than half an incense stick of time, Wang Chengzi came back with the midwife.

I was so anxious that beads of sweat appeared on my forehead.

At this time, Zhang Xing'er was lying on the bed, relieving the pain of dilation of her cervix.

Xiaomi felt like she was being squeezed. It was as if invisible hands were pushing her out from all directions.

After the midwife was ready to deliver the baby, Zhang Xing'er screamed twice and felt something sliding out of her stomach.

The midwife was shocked. Although this was not the first baby, the delivery was too fast.

In less than a cup of tea, the baby was born.

Xiaomi opened his eyes and looked around, and everything was foggy.

The midwife packed Xiaomi up and wrapped her in swaddling clothes.

Puzzled, he said, "Why isn't this kid crying?"

Just as I was about to hit the baby, a loud cry came from the baby's mouth.

Xiaomi thought: It was a close call, I just avoided a slap. Fortunately, I cried quickly.

Wang Chengzi outside was still waiting anxiously.

When my wife gave birth to Dog Boy, it took her a day and a night.

I didn't expect it to be so fast this time.

After the midwife had cleaned up, she said to Zhang Xing'er, "It's a girl, and she's very healthy. Look how loud her cry is. She's as strong as a calf."

He added: "She is also good-looking. Look at her big, watery eyes."

After saying that, he held the child and leaned towards Zhang Xing'er, so that Zhang Xing'er could see more carefully.

Zhang Xing'er tilted her head to look at the baby in the cradle. The baby had round eyes and a small mouth. His skin was not wrinkled like other newborn babies. Instead, it was white and tender.

The more I watch, the happier I feel.

She said to the midwife, "Thank you for your hard work, Grandma Sun."

Grandma Sun smiled and said, "It's not hard, it's not hard. Your birth is the easiest one I've ever delivered.

I want to share in your joy. I hope all future deliveries go as smoothly as this."

At this time, Zhao Lishui also came back and helped Sun Wenpo to make the bed.

The brown sugar eggs cooked by Old Lady Wang were ready. Zhao Lishui fed Zhang Xing'er eggs to replenish her energy.

Old Mrs. Wang saw Sun Wenpo out.

"Midwife Sun, you are worthy of being the most famous midwife here. Your delivery is so good." Old Mrs. Wang said as she stuffed the wedding money into the midwife's hand.

The midwife weighed the baby and was delighted.

The two of them exchanged polite greetings and walked out.

When he reached the door, he saw Wang Chengzi coming up to him and asking about his wife.

Grandma Sun smiled and expressed her congratulations again before walking out of the Wang family's gate.

At this time, Xiaomi had fallen asleep beside her mother.