Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

Time flies, and it’s Chinese New Year again. It’s already 67 years.

"Daya, don't run around when you're pregnant. It's almost time for your due date, right? Sit down quickly." Zhao Shanhe quickly pulled over a stool.

"Brother, Gao Peng and I came over earlier to take a look. The baby is about to be born. By the time the baby is born, I won't be able to come over for the New Year." With the help of Gao Peng, she slowly sat down.

"That's just a matter of a day or two. Gao Peng, you are such a fool. She's about to give birth, and you dare to take her out." Zhao Shanhe complained to his brother-in-law.

"Brother, don't blame him, I had to come here."

"Shanhu, after dinner go borrow the three-wheeled vehicle from your security department and take her to the hospital. The factory is closed for holiday so we probably won't be able to borrow a vehicle."

Turning to Daya, he said, "You, you, what can I say about you? If your belly is big, you shouldn't come over. It's not like we can't see each other during normal times. If you can't come over during the Chinese New Year, can we go see you?"

"I don't know why, but ever since my belly got bigger and it's inconvenient for me to go out, I've missed you guys so much that I wanted to come and see you," Daya said with a grin.

"Shanhai, the full moon banquet at Teacher Yan's house is about to start. You should go there on behalf of our family. You should give as much as others give. Don't give more."

"Got it, bro."

"Brother, is it Brother Jie Cheng's baby's full month? What did he give birth to?" Daya asked

"It's a girl. According to genetics, my uncle's family is just like ours, with a higher chance of having a son. I didn't expect it to be a girl. I hope your sister-in-law is also pregnant with a girl. I dream of having a girl," said Zhao Shanhe.

"Brother, is my sister-in-law pregnant again? Do you think I would have known this news if I hadn't come here?"

"Well, it's only been two months. It's not just your eldest sister-in-law, your second sister-in-law is also pregnant. The two are about the same number of days apart."

"Really, you guys are so awesome, by then I'll have two more nephews, and I don't even know what's in my belly." Daya touched her big belly

"It's my niece. I don't want a boy anymore. One is enough. I don't want another baby. You will know when you give birth to the baby. Sons and daughters are the same. They are all born by you."

"Brother, other people prefer boys to girls, the more sons the better, why are you different from others? I just hope that I have a son in my belly."

Zhao Shanhe looked at Daya's round belly and guessed it was a girl. If it was a boy, the belly wouldn't be so round and big, but he didn't say anything.

"They say that a daughter is her father's lover from his previous life, who comes to repay his kindness, and a son is his enemy from his previous life, who comes to seek revenge. I don't want to have too many enemies."

"Brother, where did you hear this? Why haven't we heard of this?" Zhao Shanhu asked from the side.

"Haven't you heard of it? I heard it from someone else, but I forgot who it was." Zhao Shanhe laughed and said nonchalantly.

"It's time for dinner," Aunt Chen called out

"Brother, my nephew can walk now," Daya said as she watched Guoqing being led away by Qin Jingru.

"Yes, he is already over one year old, he will definitely be able to walk."

"Come over during the National Day, call me auntie, and I'll give you money to buy food."

"Auntie" National Day called out

"Brother, my nephew is as smart as you. He can call auntie and he calls her so clearly. Many children can't call her auntie clearly."

"Brother, where is your stone? If I remember correctly, it will be one year old in another month."

"Shitou is asleep in our room," said Zhang Baixue

The door opened again and Zhao Shanhai walked in.

"Shanhai, you went to the banquet, why are you back?"

"Brother, you knew that, so you asked me to go to the banquet."

"What do I know? They can't let me go if I go. Ever since Xu Damao held the full moon banquet, people in the courtyard have been flattering me. You know that, so I let you go."

"Don't mention it. Teacher Yan's family held a full-month banquet purely to collect money. It was either cabbage or tofu, and there was only a little oil on the soup. There was no meat at all.

Brother Damao, Second Uncle, First Uncle paid the gift money and left, and I followed him back," Zhao Shanhai said.

"Okay, sit down and eat. You all know who Teacher Yan is. He will suffer a loss."

On the night of New Year’s Eve, Zhao Shanhe didn’t even have the family reunion dinner. He is now in the hospital, and Daya has just been pushed in.

The clock struck twelve, but the child still hadn't come out. It seemed that his nephew would have to come out on New Year's Day. New Year's Day was a good day to celebrate the full moon.

At 2:30 in the morning, Zhao Shanhe glanced at his watch. He was already very sleepy. The door of the delivery room was opened, and the nurse came out holding the baby. Gao Peng was immediately pushed up by Zhao Shanhe.

"You are the man who gave birth to the woman, congratulations, you are a daughter," said the nurse

Zhao Shanhe returned home only after the child was born. He hurried back to have some rest as there would probably be a lot of people paying New Year's greetings tomorrow, and his second uncle's family would also be coming over.

On the first day of the new year, the family had a reunion dinner, and people from the technical department came one after another to wish him a happy new year. He was very busy.

"Shanhe, be careful. I feel like the wind direction is not right. It's been going on for so long, it should have ended long ago, but it's getting more and more intense. If you have any problems, come find your second uncle," said the second uncle before he left.

"I know, Second Uncle, you should also be careful and don't get too close to those people. If you can avoid getting involved in these things, then don't get involved. Protecting yourself is the most important thing." Zhao Shanhe also said a few words

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, the brothers Zhao Shanhe and Zhao Shanhai went to Gao's house with Aunt Chen to visit Daya and niece who had just been discharged from the hospital. Shanhu went to his father-in-law's house.

Gao Peng's mother couldn't stop smiling. It was worth it to see the next generation and hold her granddaughter before she died. Now Gao Peng's mother is very skinny and it seems that she doesn't have much time left.

Zhao Shanhe brought some milk powder and malted milk, which he asked someone to buy for him. He also gave his niece a red envelope of fifty yuan, which was considered a huge amount in the 1960s.

Aunt Chen had discussed with Zhao Shanhe that Gao Peng's mother was in poor health, so Aunt Chen came to take care of her during the confinement period. Unexpectedly, she was rejected by Gao Peng's mother. The confinement period was taken care of by her sister-in-law, who had also graduated from the third grade and was staying at home, so she could help.

Sure enough, a few days later, I heard the news that Gao Peng's mother had passed away. It was not easy for the old lady to hold on until now, just to see her son get married and have children, and her daughter get married. Unfortunately, she couldn't hold on until her youngest daughter got married.

I went to see my master on the third day of the Lunar New Year. I didn’t know if he would be affected since he had retired. His mental state this year was far worse than before. Zhao Shanhe had come several times before, and his health was getting worse each time.

He said to Zhao Shanhe earnestly, "Shanhe, I am very happy that you can come to see me. Don't come again in the future. Burn all the books I gave you before.

I didn't expect that I would be buried soon. Seeing my former revolutionary comrades being defeated one by one, I will definitely fight against these people. I will never bow my head even if I die. What they did is wrong."

The old man became more and more excited as he spoke, and then he started coughing.

Zhao Shanhe thought that the old man’s health was getting worse and worse, probably because of the influence of exercise.