Zhou served a bowl of porridge to each of her brother's wife and Yingbao, and said, "It wasn't the baby who kicked you, it was clearly the beginning of the movement. Alas, Sanlang was smart enough to ask for a midwife early in the morning."
Chunniang was a little nervous when she heard this, "But, my stomach doesn't hurt, obviously?"
Zhou stuffed the chopsticks into her hand and said, "Your stomach really hurts. That means the baby is about to come out. You are experiencing contractions."
The rain is still falling, and getting heavier.
Jiang Sanlang borrowed a covered donkey cart from Chen Cunzheng's family and rushed to Chuanhe Town.
When we arrived at Doctor Zhang's house, we saw two people standing at the door. They were wearing straw raincoats and bamboo hats, and one of them was holding an umbrella. It seemed that they were also here to seek medical treatment.
Jiang Sanlang felt a little uneasy, fearing that the doctor would be asked to leave by someone else first.
As soon as the door of the doctor's house opened, the two men walked in first and asked Doctor Zhang to deliver the baby.
Jiang Sanlang's mind was buzzing, but he didn't care about anything else. He hurriedly bowed to the doctor, "Grandma Zhang, my wife is going to give birth today. Please go and have a look. She is pregnant with twins and it's her first time giving birth..."
As he spoke, he couldn't help choking up.
Jiang Sanlang is scared.
It is said that giving birth is like entering the gates of hell for a woman. If she can get through it, she will survive. If she can't, then... He didn't dare to think about it.
The two who arrived first immediately glared at Jiang Sanlang, "What's wrong with you? Don't you know the order of first come first served?"
Of course Jiang Sanlang knew it, but when it came to the lives of his wife and children, what if he became a bad guy
Doctor Zhang knew Jiang Sanlang. After all, Chuanhe Town was very small, with only a dozen villages at most.
She can barely recognize everyone in the village, from the 70-year-old elder to the three-year-old baby.
In addition, she has been treating women for many years, so she knows exactly how many children each family has and which daughter-in-law has been infertile for many years.
"Did your wife have spotting?" asked Doctor Zhang.
Jiang Sanlang was stunned for a moment, but still answered honestly: "No."
The man next to him became even angrier and said angrily, "Your wife hasn't even seen any blood, but my wife's water has broken."
Doctor Zhang could only apologize to Jiang Sanlang and said, "He is in a hurry. Why don't you wait until I finish delivering the baby here?"
Jiang Sanlang was dejected and could only nod: "Then I'll trouble you, grandma. Can I wait for you by the side?"
Doctor Zhang nodded and followed the man out.
When they got to the door, the doctor said, "There is no fixed time for delivering a baby. You may have to wait a long time. I can't guarantee that I can make it to your house today."
Jiang Sanlang said sincerely: "Grandma, I will wait no matter how long it takes, as long as you are willing to go."
"Okay." Doctor Zhang nodded.
Afterwards, Jiang Sanlang took the doctor to the family's house in a donkey cart and squatted at the door waiting silently.
This wait lasted for several hours.
The cold wind wrapped in the autumn rain continued to fall until the afternoon.
Yingbao stood at the door, waiting anxiously, but she didn't see her father come back, and she couldn't help feeling anxious.
"Aunt, my father hasn't come back yet." She looked at Zhou pitifully, "Do you want to ask someone to go to the town to check?"
Zhou was also a little anxious.
My third brother’s wife’s stomach is getting tighter and tighter, and I’m afraid she’s going to give birth tonight.
"Yingbao, stay home and look after your mother. I'll go call your grandparents and ask them to make a decision."
"Well, auntie, you go first. I will definitely take good care of mom." Yingbao nodded seriously.
Zhou returned home holding an umbrella and immediately told her parents-in-law about Chunniang's situation.
Jiang Liu couldn't sit still when she heard this. She slapped her thigh and said, "What are we waiting for? Let the eldest son go to the West Village to invite Fourth Aunt Wu. No matter whether Sanlang comes back or not, we can't just sit there and wait and do nothing. Let the second son go to the town to see why Sanlang has been delayed for so long."
"Okay, mother. I'll ask Dalang to invite Aunt Wu right away." Zhou said.
So Jiang Dalang hurried to Xichen Village, but just as he reached the stone arch bridge, he met his third brother who was driving a donkey cart back.
Now there is no need to ask Aunt Wu for help, because Jiang Sanlang has invited Doctor Zhang.
That night, Yingbao lay on the kang in the west room, closed her eyes and listened to the noise coming from the east room.
First, there were bursts of groaning from the mother, and soon, a loud baby cry was heard.
After waiting for a while, another baby's cry was heard, and then the aunt said with a smile: "Oh! Two little boys. Sanlang, go to your in-laws' house tomorrow to announce the good news, and you must give them twenty red eggs."
Jiang Sanlang laughed heartily, "Twenty is twenty."
Yingbao covered her face with her hands, tears streaming down her face.
She gets to see her brother again.
In this life, I must protect them, not let my parents die young, and not let my brother end up like that.
After she escaped from the Governor's Mansion, she returned to Qinchuan County. After much inquiries and searches, she finally found her two younger brothers.
At that time, they were seventeen years old, in the prime of their youth, but one was stupid and the other was seriously ill. They lived with Uncle Jiang's eldest son in Jiangjia Village, and their life was very difficult.
Later, she took them to the county town. In the summer, she earned some money by selling ice from the cave. She used the money to treat her brother's illness and bought a small courtyard. She was ready to find wives for them if she could make some more money.
Just when he thought that life was getting better and better and that his hardship was finally over, the Han couple suddenly broke into the house with a group of people.
Those people knocked down her brother who was protecting her and dragged her into the house.
Later, she was strangled to death by her biological parents.
I don’t know what happened to my two younger brothers after I died, but I guess they didn’t have a good ending.
Because before she died, she saw with her own eyes that sticks hit her two younger brothers' heads heavily and blood gushed out.
Whenever she thought of that scene, her heart ached.
Fortunately, I have been reborn now and nothing has happened yet.
In this life, she will try her best to avoid those disasters from happening to her family.
I also need to plan carefully and lead my parents and younger brother to a rich and stable life.
As for that family, as long as they don't bother her, she will let it go for now and just consider it as repaying their kindness in giving her life.
"Yingbao, come with daddy to see your brother."
Jiang Sanlang came in holding an oil lamp, happily picked up the little girl and went to the east room.
Two oil lamps were lit in the east room, and my grandmother, my aunt, and the doctor were all there.
They happily held the two little swaddling clothes and compared them with each other.
"Oh, they look the same. Look at his long eyebrows and eyes. He will definitely be a handsome boy when he grows up."
Yingbao stretched her neck to look over, her mouth wide open with laughter, and asked her father, "Who is the oldest brother and who is the youngest brother?"
Jiang Sanlang pointed to a baby with a slightly round face and said, "This one is the little brother, and that one is the big brother."
Yingbao laughed happily.
That’s great! The little brother has a rosy face and looks very healthy. He will definitely be as smart as his older brother in the future.
In his previous life, my little brother was a little stupid because of suffocation when he was born, but he was not born stupid.
He was cute and naive, and also very handsome. He always liked to run around behind her, and would give her the dragonflies and butterflies he had caught with great difficulty.
When he was three years old, when he saw that family coming to harass him, the younger brother bravely stood in front of his sister, stretched out his short arms to protect her, and even used his head to butt Han.
When Yingbao thought of the past, she couldn't help but shed tears.