prince and farmer

The weather played a wild and cloudy joke with Farmer and Anu, and then began to really warm up.

Every day the sun becomes astonishingly hot and warm, but not too hot, which is much better than the cruel winter that would make people's hands and feet freeze off.The crops were planted one after another, and after a short period of busyness, they began to relax.Even the small animals all over the mountains and plains are so active that a simple trap can catch many of them.And because the weather is getting warmer, meat is not suitable for storage, and there is no need to catch too much.

Anu's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and he never mentioned going back. It stands to reason that the farmer should be in a good mood.However, life is like this, with endless troubles, one after another.

A baby means new birth, but it also means the possibility of the death of the mother.Even though the farmer knew that he might just be worrying unfoundedly, every time he saw the little Anu walking around with difficulty with his big belly, he was very worried.Anu...too young, still a child, but he asked him to have a child.Indescribably depressed, the farmer became increasingly restless.

"Okay! Don't spin any more! I'm dizzy." Anumu looked at the farmer walking back and forth in the whole room with a blank expression on his face.He rubbed his forehead and felt a little headache, "What are you worrying about?"

"No!" The farmer looked at him again and again, hesitating to speak.Anu's face was stern, "Say."

"The farmer's eyes wandered, his lips squirmed a few times, and he couldn't help it." I was very worried. "

"What are you worried about?" Anu breathed a sigh of relief and slowed down his tone.

The farmer opened his mouth, frowned, and finally said, "I'm worried about you." His eyes were filled with affectionate light.

"Okay, I understand. You! I've been thinking about things all day long, why is it so easy to have an accident? I will be fine, and so will the child." Anu put his hand on his belly that was so big that it was almost terrifying, the expression on his face There seemed to be soft waves, "Look, he is so big...he must be healthy."

"It's because I'm so big that I'm worried." And it's you I'm worried about.The farmer sighed, closed his eyes in depression, and opened them again with a frown.Walking slowly in front of Anu, he took Anu's hand and held it.His palms were warm and moist, his eyes struggled and tangled, he stared at Anu for a long time, for a long time, as if slowly carving Anu's figure on his heart with a carving knife, he said slowly and word by word, "Ah Slave, you must be well, in case... something happens to you."

He gritted his teeth, "I mean just in case, if something happens to you, you can only protect one of the two, and I can only..." The determination and cruelty slipped quietly in the depths of his eyes, "I will make a choice of."

"What choice? Huh? Keep me? Don't want a child. Or want a child and not me?" Anu said indifferently. There was no trace of emotion on his face, but his trembling eyelashes revealed his uneasy mood. mood.

"In my heart, you are more important than myself." The farmer lowered his head and said softly.

"Hehe." Anu raised his head, opened his mouth and let out a weary breath. When he lowered his head, his eyes were mocking, "Shut your mouth while I'm not scolding your ancestors! If this is what you want after struggling for a long time Tell me, I really regret choosing you and conceiving him for you. Pity me and him, we are both poor children. My father didn't care about me before, and now my child is not cared about by his father My mother and I are both blind. He and I don't know how much sin we did in our previous life, so we have an equally hateful father." Anu said coldly.

"I know." The farmer lowered his head, "I have never been a father, nor have I ever had a father. I am not a good father, just like my father. But I... said that I will be good to you, the best for you. I I look forward to his arrival, because it is your and my child, but if I have to choose, I will choose you, and then... I will be tortured by confession for the rest of my life."

"Do you think...that I will be moved and happy if you do this?" Anu's voice dropped, looking extremely lonely, "Forget it, think whatever you want, I'm so tired, I don't want to quarrel with you. I've already thought about it. There's nothing wrong with dying, and I'm not afraid at all."

"Anu!" The farmer's calm eyes suppressed the vigorous anger, "Aren't you afraid? Say it again? You are not afraid of me, but I am! I haven't had a good night's sleep! I'm so scared... afraid that you will leave me alone , and left without looking back, leaving me alone, you left... I am alone again, alone, what kind of family is it? Ah, I’m afraid it’s gone. One day I dreamed that you were lying in a pool of blood. It’s gone. I didn't wake up either. Do you think I don't want children? I think, I think too, who doesn't like children, the little soft ones can talk and they will be called daddy, daddy, father... but Children are prickly ash and pears, and they are naturally happy when they have them, but you are my rice and salt. I don't want to lose you, and I can't lose you..." He said, turning his head away, "Uncle said...you may I'm pregnant with twins, my belly is too big...it may be difficult to give birth...I dare not tell you..."

"You..." Anu stared at him quietly for a while, then turned his head, "You."

"I can't live without you, Anu."

"I can't live without you, Anu, I knew this earlier...I won't let you have a child, no matter what."

Anu sighed, a little helpless, and a little...frustrated.He slowly took a jade pendant from his neck. The jade pendant was light blue in color. It was just an ordinary jade, but it was well preserved. The word "Anu".He rubbed his fingers lightly and skillfully, and there was nostalgia and regret in his eyes. Anu closed his eyes, and when he opened them, he had no regrets, "Here, here you are."

"The farmer took it in a daze and held it in his hands, not understanding what he meant.

"Give it to you. Even if it's worse, it will be yours after I die. But I still want to give it to you personally...don't think too much about it, I decided a long time ago, it's just..." He looked away Holding the pendant, stroking it with gentle eyes, like the countless moments when he was alone, he took it out and stroked it slowly, and then missed his mother who had passed away, "I have always been reluctant."

The farmer's face was a little hot, "This is very precious to you, I can see it. I... have nothing to give you back." He was a little embarrassed, holding it tightly but reluctant to change it back.In his heart, this is... Anu's token of love for him, just like the dowry given when getting married, it symbolizes a recognized identity.

Anu smiled and said nothing, waved his hand, motioned him to lower his head, and then hung up for him himself, "You have given me enough."

The farmer pinched the jade pendant hanging around his neck blankly, "Anu, you must be fine."

"Anu looked at the farmer looking at him with a smile, as if he was about to shed huge tears if he refused those big plain eyes, he really wanted to agree to him, but he still shook his head firmly and with difficulty, "Life and death are fate, I don't force it, I hope you do the same.Tell me, uncle, did you tell me, how many days are left? "

"Ten days or so, I don't know, but it's getting closer anyway." The farmer carefully stuffed the jade in, hanging it to the position of his heart, then half-kneeled down, his face pressed against his huge belly, his eyes were blank with pain, "Ah Uncle said, tell us to be ready at any time."

"Ten days... so fast," Anu murmured, with nostalgia and reluctance in his tone that he hadn't noticed, he sniffed lightly, feeling that the atmosphere was too sad and dignified at this time, he deliberately put his tone lightly A little more, "Do you have a name for them?"

"You can take it. You are smart and you can take it nicely."

"Stupid, how smart am I? How did you see it? I haven't had time to think about it, have you thought about it? Just tell me if you think about it.

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"Then how about...the girl's name is Ke'er, cute Ke, and the boy's name is Xiaojun, handsome Jun." The farmer said tentatively.

"Is there any more?" Anu smiled noncommittally, with encouraging eyes.

"Girls are called Xiaobei, and boys are called Xiaobao, which means they are my and your babies."

"Where are the two boys?"

The farmer shook his head disapprovingly, "I prefer... girls."

"What happened to the two boys?"

"I like girls, I think she will be like you, you are good-looking, she is like you, and she is also good-looking."

"I'm good-looking? Hmph, I'm obviously handsome, can I talk?" Anu frowned, "Seeing that I have a big belly, why are you beating me around and calling me a bitch?"

"No! No!" The farmer hastily denied, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, how dare I. I just said...you look good, a girl like you must come to our house to propose marriage, like me...hehe, I'm afraid Can't get married."

"Nonsense, you're pretty too." After Anu finished speaking, she was also a little embarrassed, and her face was quickly stained with a layer of rouge.

"You really think so?" The farmer's eyes sparkled.

"I'm too lazy to talk to you!" Anu whispered bitterly, "I can't believe you didn't hear me so close."

"Hey, I want to hear more from you." The farmer laughed openly, and then the smile froze on his face. His eyes circled Anu's body, and the blood on his face faded quickly. When he was done, he rushed out quickly with a face full of panic.

"What's wrong? It's weird." Anu couldn't figure it out, and suddenly he smelled more and more bloody smell at the tip of his nose. He lowered his head and saw the blood under his body slowly blooming like a blooming red flower.He yelled in horror, "Fulin!" Only then did his sluggish nerves come to his senses, his lower body was no longer his own, and the severe pain came wave after wave, Anu put his hand on his forehead , felt sticky sweat in one hand.

"Where are you... where... I hurt so much... so hurt... so..." Anu stretched out his hand far away towards the door, and then slowly lowered his hand weakly.

"Hard work!"

"Hard work!"

"Quick! Water! Hot water!"

"Scissors! Where's the man! Bring the scissors to the old woman first!"

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In a trance, someone kept chattering in his ear.He was tired, exhausted physically and mentally.He didn't want to move at all, but the voice relentlessly echoed in his ears, and it became louder and louder, and he vowed not to give up until he reached his goal.He was terribly annoyed, but his throat was blocked by something, and his limbs were so limp that he couldn't use his strength at all.He frowned, thinking in his heart that he wanted to be quiet, but he was afraid he would have to do as he was told. He murmured and complained while doing so. He just wanted to finish the job as soon as possible and fall into a deep sleep. His thoughts were floating between the clouds and the sun. Seeing the lurking moon behind the sun, he smiled, and...then...he couldn't remember.

When Anu struggled to open his eyes, he heard a man crying, and he slowly realized that he was awakened by the crying.He tried his best to raise his face and smiled, not knowing how sad it was for the dehydrated self to smile at this moment, "Why are you crying? You are still alive, how is the child?"

He woke up suddenly, which obviously startled the farmer. Like a big fat and frightened rabbit, he jumped up and wiped his face quickly, and ran away, almost hitting the door panel because of his haste.

"This man..." Anu smiled, suddenly felt relieved, closed his eyes and fell asleep, he was too sleepy.

The farmer leaned his back against the door panel to make himself fall limply. He also hadn’t slept for two days and one night. , I can't wait to cry to death and go with him... He almost lost that person, he almost followed that person... Fortunately, he didn't give up, although every moment of these two days was full of sadness and pessimism despair.

It never occurred to him that... life was given so much pain from another person.

During the delivery, he stood in front of the bed from the beginning to the end, covered his mouth and watched the man bleed, he didn't dare to blink, he was really afraid that every look would be the last.While watching in pain, he thought in confusion, a person... how could there be so much blood?One pot after another...

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...I can't help you with anything." Only such a sentence echoed in his heart. When Anu passed out, his world collapsed, but when Anu woke up, he was still deep. in pain.He couldn't forgive himself.

He deeply remembered that kind of helplessness... that kind of sadness... He clearly wanted to take out his heart and give all the good things in the world to the other party.But it brought the deepest pain to the other party.Like every father-to-be who came close to losing his wife, he wished angrily that he would kill himself.

"Are you here? Come on, give me a hug." The nanny came out of the side room, looked at him in surprise, and was a little embarrassed and shy, "The man at home can't cook, I... I'm sorry, I have to go back. "She said and handed over the two children, and the farmer took it with his head down.

"Well... Let me tell you, my son is about to be weaned, and no one in the village is still breastfeeding the child except me. You have to think of a way! How can the child grow up without milk!"

The peasant woman hesitated to speak, but she couldn't hold back when she looked at him, "I've seen your wife, she is a boy, but he can give birth to a baby, it's really amazing! I don't mean anything else, a boy and a child The baby is your daughter-in-law, you choose it yourself, I don’t care if I am not your parents. But don’t think that your aunt’s words are not pleasant... Although he is a boy, I reckon that since he can have children, There should be milk too. I’ll bring you a homemade recipe when I go back, my mother-in-law gave it to me, it’s always useful to have milk, give it to your daughter-in-law to try?”

The farmer was silent for a while, and said hesitantly, "Then...thank you, auntie."

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