Seeing that something was wrong, Mao Badou asked curiously, "Ting Yan, what's wrong with you?"
Li Datian and Chen Jian also looked at him with worry in their eyes. Xue Tingxiang has always been calm, and this is the first time they have seen him like this.
Xue Tingxiang wanted to speak, but he couldn't find his own voice. He tried to open and close his mouth a few times before squeezing a little movement out of his throat.
"I, Zhao'er..."
After a long while, he recovered and said, "Zhao'er wrote that she is pregnant."
The three of Mao Badou's faces were stunned, and after a while, they were pleasantly surprised: "Sister Zhao'er is pregnant?"
"real or fake?"
"Okay, you are young, you are the youngest among us, but you are the first to become a father!" Mao Badou patted his shoulder vigorously, and said with admiration, "The three of us are still bachelors!"
"If you want to be a father in a hurry, get married quickly!" Xue Tingxiang said with a smile.
"You think I don't want to be a father? If I want to be, someone must be willing to marry me." Mao Badou muttered angrily.
The news soon reached Lin Miao's ears, and then to other people's ears, and it only took half a day. Everyone in Beilu Academy knew that the second-youngest junior was going to be a father.
For a time, people who were familiar with Xue Tingxiang came to congratulate him, and even a few seniors and uncles wanted to congratulate Xue Tingxiang when they saw Xue Tingxiang.
Xue Tingxiang was excited and complicated for a whole day before his brain began to get organized.
If he didn't make a mistake, it should have been the few times he was pregnant before he left. He had been away for more than three months, and the child should have been there for more than three months.
It was three years earlier than Hong'er in that dream.
Xue Tingxiang couldn't help but fall into his thoughts. In that dream, Zhao'er was also conceived when he was approaching the township examination, but at that time he left the Qinghe Academy and went to the Shen family to study for two years before he ended up.
Because of the time when he was the most nervous, he was not around. After that, he passed the township examination and went to the capital to take the examination. When he passed the jinshi and went back, Hong'er was already born.
Obviously it should be joy, but Xue Tingxiang had a haze in his heart. Although the time went wrong, it was precisely at such times that he would always subconsciously think in a bad direction.
He shook his head abruptly. The sun was shining brightly outside, causing golden halos to appear in front of his eyes. It was not until he heard someone calling him that his vision became focused, and he saw Chen Jian looking at him worriedly. Face.
"Ting Yuan, what's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, I just want to go back."
Before he could finish his words, Mao Badou's voice suddenly exploded: "Ting Yan, aren't you crazy? There's still more than a month left for the hometown test, so you can go back in time?"
But Mao Badou and Li Datian came.
Li Datian also said: "It will take at least seven or eight days to go back from Taiyuan, and it will take half a month to go back and forth. Even if you have enough time on the road, you will definitely be affected if you end up in this state after a long journey. The township exam is held every three years, Tingxiang, don't be impulsive."
Yeah, he shouldn't be impulsive.
The township test is three years, and if you miss this time, you will have to wait another three years. Even if he goes back now, it can't help much. Zhao'er's reaction is definitely not a surprise, but will scold him for thinking he is sick. Not to mention that it was a dream, even the reality was far away from him, and it was impossible for it to happen again.
Thinking of this, Xue Tingyan's tense shoulders relaxed involuntarily, and he smiled: "I'm impulsive. I'll reply to Zhao'er now. I think we'll be out soon when the letter arrives."
As everyone knows, Zhao'er, who is far away in Xia County, is also talking to the second sister about this.
"Do you think Ting Yan would get too excited for a while, and ran back from Taiyuan. After calculating the time, the letter should have arrived." Zhao'er said to Zhao Di, who had a big belly.
Zhao Di glanced at her: "Do you think my brother-in-law is you, and you can't think of anything? It's more than a month before the exam starts, and he won't be out after running back?"
The second sister's words are too shocking. What do you mean by doing things without thinking, she obviously has a lot of brains. Zhao'er was a little aggrieved: "You didn't talk to him like this before."
"That was before!"
Wang Zhaodi had never seen Xue Tingxiang before, and when she saw her sister working hard every day, she always felt that her little brother-in-law was a selfish, stubborn, paranoid, and an unconscious little bastard who ate soft food. Later, she came out of the Shen family and moved to Yuqing Village. Although she didn't have much contact with her brother-in-law, she could see that this little man was a little small, but he was still a man who could study well. As for my sister, Zhao Di gradually changed her mind.
"Anyway, let me tell you, you should get rid of this idea as soon as possible, and don't talk about him back. It's just that you are pregnant with a cub, and you are not an expensive young lady. You need a man to accompany you to feel comfortable?"
Well, what Zhao Di said was exactly what Zhao'er had in mind. She really had this idea, but she didn't dare to say it.
After Xue Tingxiang left, Zhao'er was busy. She doesn't know why she is so busy. She always subconsciously finds something to do for herself. She is exhausted. She lies on the kang at night. Some are too wide.
What does it feel like to miss? Zhao'er didn't understand this, but she knew what it was like to miss someone. She used to miss her second sister, but when her parents left, she missed the little man.
I miss him when I go out to collect vegetables, miss him when I sell vegetables, and miss him as long as I am not under my nose for a while. Thinking about whether he has eaten, drank, or hungry, like an old mother, always afraid that the little man who has been protecting him will go out and be bullied.
Before you know it, the little man grows up and becomes a big man.
He can read, has the ability, and is not afraid or afraid of the master scholar. People in the village praise him when he mentions him. Even when he sees the county magistrate, he is neither humble nor arrogant. He has accomplished such a big thing.
He started to know that he was protecting her, and he also learned to tease her, making her angry and anxious, but he smirked. He also taught her to read and write, and she didn't even know that he knew so much... She also forced her to marry him, not marrying him, and now she has a cub in her stomach.
Zhao'er stared blankly at her stomach, not believing that she had a puppy in her stomach.
If it wasn't for the busy time and the hot weather, she would have fainted. The third aunt and the others were so frightened that they went to hire a doctor for her. The doctor said that she had been pregnant for more than two months, and she forgot that her menstrual period had not been here since the little man left.
Big dog, little dog...
She suddenly sounded what he had said—
You're going to give me a puppy, a puppy, a litter of puppies.
Well, actually this is not bad, but she intends to give birth to one, and forget about one litter, she is not a cauliflower!
Wang Zhaodi looked at the smile on her sister's face, her eyes became a little hazy. She couldn't help looking out the window, as if she was looking at something, and at the same time as if she didn't see anything...
Suddenly, a sharp pain hit, and she couldn't help but sigh.
Zhao'er immediately came back to her senses and asked her, "Sister, what's the matter with you?"
Wang Zhaodi took a deep breath and said with a pale face: "My stomach hurts, maybe, probably about to give birth..."
Zhao'er's face changed suddenly: "Is this time not yet? Sister, don't panic, I'll call Aunt Gao!"
Wang Zhaodi gave birth to a son.
Because the baby was born prematurely for more than half a month, the child was a little small, like a little monkey, wrinkled all over, and the skin was tender and red, so no one dared to touch it.
However, his voice was quite loud, and Zhao'er could hear his loud cry when he was outside.
The two sisters had never given birth to a child, and it was the first time they had encountered such a thing. Fortunately, Aunt Gao, Mrs. Zhou, and Mrs. Sun were all experienced, and they could handle each other's hands, and they were able to smooth things out.
Shuanzi also went to a private school now, and Zhou Shi was fine, so he volunteered to help Wang Zhaodi confinement, and also felt distressed that the sisters did not have their mother by their side.
As for Zhao'er, her fetus is stable and her body is strong. Since she was pregnant, she has not felt any discomfort. Every day, I was busy with my unpregnant belly, making food for my sister to make up for her body, and all the outside business was thrown to Xue Qinghuai and the others. The days were busy but full of joy.
On this day, Zhao'er brought Heizi back from the back mountain, and before entering the door, he heard someone crying, and when he heard that it was Xue Cui'e.
Since Xue Cui'e got married and went to the Zhao family, she seldom came back on weekdays. Zhao'er calculated it in her heart. It seemed that she had come back three times. twice.
Zhao Jinrui was with him every time, but he couldn't see anything wrong with the young couple. Even the two times when the water table was set up, the Zhao family came, and the Hong family also praised Xue Cui'e for being virtuous, and her family was considered to have married the right daughter-in-law.
Zhao'er was noncommittal about Xianhui. Xue Cui'e was lazy when she was at her mother's house. Every time she was given a job at home, she would hide if she could, or pass it on to others if she couldn't.
Is she virtuous? The sun is coming out west.
But it has nothing to do with her, and she has never been too lazy to take care of it.
In the second half of the afternoon, both Mr. Xue and Mrs. Yang went to the field, and the third and fourth bedrooms were not there. The entire Xue family was quiet, which made Xue Cui'e cry sharply. Zhao'er went back to the room and lay down on the kang, listening to the movement in the main room with all her ears.
She couldn't hear it clearly. It was Xue Cui'e who was crying and said her voice was a little fuzzy. She heard how the Zhao family was not good, how the two daughters-in-law of the Zhao family ran on her, how Zhao Jinrui didn't feel bad for her, and how the Hong family made things difficult for her...
In fact, Zhao'er can be considered as listening to the whole thing, she squinted and fell asleep after listening to it.
Since she was pregnant, everything is normal, except for a lot of drowsiness.
I don't know how long I slept, and suddenly woke up.
She opened her eyes and glanced out the window, the sun had already set in the west.
It was still hot in June, and she was woken up by the heat, with a layer of fine sweat on her head and face.
She got up from the kang and went to the stove to boil water to wipe her body. Before, she was really hot, and she was not afraid to wipe it with well water, but now that she has it, she has to be more cautious.
When she came out with water, she saw Xue Cui'e coming out of the main room. As soon as he saw her, the other party froze subconsciously and retreated into the room.
Geez, she's become a beast.
Xue Cui'e didn't know what was wrong with herself, but she was so embarrassed in front of that girl, Zhao'er. Seeing that she had just stepped out of the door and then came back, Zhao asked, "What's the matter, didn't you say go wash your face?"
"I saw Zhao'er." Xue Cui'e frowned and asked, "Mother, why do I find her weird?"
Zhao continued to sew the clothes in her hands, without raising her head: "You said that, Zhao'er is pregnant, it seems that it has been more than three months. Do you see her walking strangely? Women who are pregnant are like this. ."
Xue Cui'e snorted, but she tore her sleeves in jealousy and hatred.
Because she gave birth to a girl, her mother-in-law always said that she was unsatisfactory. She finally got pregnant with one before, but she fell out. No, she was sitting in the little confinement, and her mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law were still running on her to work. She was so angry that she ran back.
After she married her cousin, life was not good. The mother-in-law made things difficult, the sisters-in-law did not mention the run, and the cousin also treated her lukewarm, always showing her face, saying that she was lazy, and that she was squeamish.
In the entire Zhao family, the uncle treats her well, and occasionally speaks for her and reprimands her cousin.
But as soon as he encountered this situation, his cousin turned his head and became angry, saying that the people of the Xue family could not afford to offend them, and they were all kings of the mountain.
Xue Cui'e knew what he was talking about, but she still hated the wedding. Especially being slapped a few times by Zhao'er, it kept my cousin in mind.
After being said that many times, Xue Cui'e also started to hold grudges. She always felt that if she hadn't come forward to make things so stiff, how could my cousin hold grudges against the family. In fact, even if there is no Zhao'er to come forward, the cousin will still come back and marry her. Cousin has always been arrogant and arrogant, but his temper can come and go quickly. She still has his child in her stomach, how could she not want her!
When she came back this time, she said that the Zhao family treated her badly, but she didn't say anything about the miscarriage.
She was afraid that after she said it, her father's temper would come, and she asked the two older brothers to let the Zhao family go again. When the time comes, her husband's family will hate her, how can she go back.
Xue Cui'e actually wanted to go back, just to wait for Zhao Jinrui to pick her up.
But Zhao Jinrui never came.
In a blink of an eye, Wang Zhaodi gave birth.
After my sister's various treatments during the confinement period, her complexion was well maintained, and she was oily red and white. Brother Wei also changed a lot, from the wrinkled, white and chubby look when he was just born.
The word 葳 has the meaning of lush vegetation, and is taken from 'shangwei and prevent dew'.
It was Xue Tingxiang who came along with the letter and helped to choose the name.
When Zhaoer sent a letter before, in addition to informing him that he was pregnant, Wang Zhaodi also wanted her brother-in-law to name the child. At that time, Xue Tingxiang didn't know male or female, so he picked up the Chinese character Wei, hoping that this child would grow up strong and be used by both males and females.
In fact, Zhao'er also helped her sister to think about it, but it attracted Wang Zhaodi's disdain. She thought that what she chose was either a cat or a dog, so she couldn't choose someone who could see people.
That's why Brother Wei didn't take a baby name, so he just called it that way. Wang Zhaodi disliked that the nicknames in the countryside were ugly.
There have been many happy events, and because Zhao Jinrui has not been here, Mr. Xue has been a little unhappy recently.
Since what happened to Xue Qingshan, Mr. Xue has aged a lot out of thin air, and he is much more taciturn than before. He was the usual style of a country man, and never interfered in the affairs of women and other people, so Xue Cui'e went back to her parents' house, and he never said anything.
He endured like this for half a month, and seeing that it was really outrageous, he finally lost his temper and asked Xue Qingbai and Xue Qinghuai to visit Zhao's house.
Xue Qingbai and Xue Qinghuai were reluctant to mention this unfortunate thing again. But in the end, the old man said something, and it was a matter of his own sister, so the two of them could only make one trip.
After they left, the two of them naturally assumed the posture of being big brothers, and they were beaten when they saw Zhao Jinrui.
This is the customary rule of the country people. If there is a daughter who is bullied at the in-law's house, the elder brother will come to knock on the door. It is also a warning that if there is a next time, it will not be so easy to say.
Although the Zhao family was laughing with them, it was obvious that they were holding back their resentment. The Xue Qingbai brothers smiled bitterly in their hearts, knowing that this was getting more and more stalemate, but they knew there was nothing they could do. The Zhao family and Mr. Xue both had the same attitude. Follow along.
The Zhao family promised to go the next day, and the two brothers returned.
The Zhao family didn't come the next day, and on the third day, the Hong family came with Zhao Jinrui.
When Mr. Hong came, his face was not very good. After sitting down and talking to Mr. Zhao, it was yin and yang.
Let's start with Xue Cui'e's unsatisfactory belly and gave birth to a girl. She finally got pregnant with a child, and she accidentally dropped it.
At that time, Mr. Xue was not at home, and when the Zhao family heard that the Hong family had a son, they felt guilty.
Without him, if she was a mother-in-law, if her daughter-in-law was not up to her standards, she would not look good. I also heard that Xue Cui'e had actually lost a baby, and she accidentally dropped it. She was distressed and anxious, so she hurriedly asked Xue Cui'e what happened.
Xue Cui'e blushed and didn't say anything, but Mrs. Hong said it, saying that Xue Cui'e was an ignorant person. She knew that she was pregnant with a baby, but she still clings to a man and won't lose it.
This is true, but it is only the result, not the passing. In fact, Zhao Jinrui took the initiative, but Xue Cui'e pushed it twice and didn't push it away, so she half pushed and half agreed.
But in the end, people in the countryside are ashamed to talk about this kind of thing. Even though Xue Cui'e dared to do it, she didn't dare to say it, especially when her mother-in-law said it in front of her mother, she was so embarrassed that she couldn't raise her head immediately.
Seeing this, Mr. Zhao naturally misunderstood, and while complaining about his daughter's unsatisfactory performance, it was inevitable that he would be softer towards Mrs. Hong.
Mrs Hong gave a smug look at Mrs Zhao, who was with her carefully talking to her. The old man was afraid that the Xue family would not be able to speak well, and Mrs Zhao, who was as stern as she was, was not her opponent at all.
The Zhao family asked Xue Cui'e to kill the chicken and cook, and her in-laws would not care about the meal when she came, especially her mother's family.
Xue Cui'e went to the kitchen, and Zhao Jinrui also went to the yard. I was looking around for nothing, when I suddenly saw a woman with the color of a closed moon and a shy flower walking in from the door.