amaotonovel Chapter 132: Refugees Cheer
Chapter 132: Refugees Cheer
"Mom, can I give you a hug?" Shen Wanning stretched out her hand, her eyes filled with longing.
"Come, hold me!" Aunt Zhang taught Shen Wanning how to hold the baby while gently placing the baby in Shen Wanning's arms.
Shen Wanning was so frightened that she didn't dare to move, fearing that she would drop the child. "Mom, he's so light! Not as heavy as I thought."
"Silly child, of course a newborn baby is small. How can you give birth to a bigger baby?" Aunt Zhang was amused by her words.
Lin Jingcheng also came over, wanting to see the child, and stared at the child in Shen Wanning's arms.
"This is your child. You can hold him/her, why are you so anxious? Let Wan Ning see him/her first. She has been looking forward to having this child for a long time. Just now, she was so anxious that she almost rushed in, but I stopped her."
Lin Jingcheng was speechless. It was as if he hadn't been looking forward to it for a long time. But he didn't dare to refute Aunt Zhang.
They talked for a while, and then the midwife came out. "Okay, the mother has been cleaned up, you guys can clean up the rest. Congratulations, you've given birth to a big fat boy!"
"What are you happy about? We already have three boys in our family. We wish this was a girl!" Xu replied first.
Aunt Zhang glared at her. "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't want boys either. They are all from our Lin family."
Shen Wanning returned the child to Aunt Zhang, walked over to Xu and whispered, "Sister-in-law, don't say that. It would be troublesome if Second Sister-in-law misunderstood that mother doesn't like this boy."
Xu was embarrassed, covered her mouth and did not continue speaking.
"Second brother, bring the baby in. This isn't your wife's first time giving birth. You know how to take care of a woman in labor."
After Aunt Zhang handed the child to Lin Jingcheng, she took out copper coins from her purse and gave three taels of copper coins to each of the two midwives.
The two midwives looked at the money in their hands and smiled happily. "Thank you very much. It's rare to find such generous people in the countryside. I wish this old lady many children and grandchildren, and many more daughters."
Aunt Zhang waved her hand and deliberately said loudly, "What's the big deal? As long as he's my grandson, I love him and treat him equally."
The two midwives exchanged a glance, then each took their copper coins and left. This time, they didn't ask Lin Jing to escort them, but instead left on their own in an oxcart.
"Ms. Xu, quickly stew the cured pig's trotters and add some soybeans to increase lactation. Add more water. You can't eat too salty food right after giving birth." Aunt Zhang instructed again.
"Mom, I know. I'll go right away." Xu responded and ran to the kitchen.
At this time, Shen Wanning felt that she could not help by standing here and seemed a little redundant.
"Mom, what about me? What can I do?" Shen Wanning asked, pointing at herself.
"Mother and your sister-in-law are here. You just recovered from your illness, so go and rest. Why do they need a patient like you to help? Go back and lie down." Aunt Zhang rushed her into the room.
Shen Wanning thought about it. She had just recovered from an illness. It would be bad if she infected Wen and the child. Thinking of this, she regretted holding the child just now. Fortunately, she only held the child for a short while.
"Well, Mom, I won't go in then. I'm going to go see how their house is going. I'll be back for dinner in a while."
"You child, you can't sit still for a moment. You're busy again just as the fever has subsided." Aunt Zhang had no choice but to let her go.
This time, when I went to the top of the mountain again, both the villagers of Daqing Village and the newly arrived refugees were busy and orderly. When they heard that Heiba and Heibao had died, the refugees were visibly happy.
"Miss, I heard that Heiba and Heibao are dead. Is that true?" Seeing Shen Wanning coming over, the young man who took the lead in resisting yesterday asked bravely.
Shen Wanning nodded. "Yes, they tried to leave secretly last night, and the Heiba brothers were bitten to death by a poisonous snake. As for the others, they are temporarily detained for interrogation. No one will oppress you anymore, and you will be treated just like the other villagers."
"That's great, that's great! We can live with dignity!" the young man cheered.
The others had been paying attention to what was happening here. When they heard Shen Wanning say this and confirmed the matter, they couldn't help but cheer.
Shen Wanning just took a look, saw them continue to work, and left with peace of mind.
In the evening, Wen was in her room recuperating after giving birth, so Lin Jingcheng brought her food. When the three little ones came back from school, they heard that Wen had given birth, and they all rushed in to see their little brother.
"Grandma, I know. My younger brother's name is Lin Hai." Lin Hu took a sip of pig's trotter soup and pointed at Lin Jiang and Lin He, saying, "Jiang, He, Hu, Hai, so my younger brother's name is Lin Hai.
"Wow, Xiaohu has learned a lot. He even knows his younger brother's name." Aunt Zhang praised with a smile.
Lin Hu held his head high. "Not only do I know it, I can also write it! The teacher praised me for my quick learning."
"The small lake is great, my grandson is so amazing." Aunt Zhang praised again.
Lin He shifted his hips and said, "Although I'm not as good at reading as my third brother, I'm the best at arithmetic. I can even help my aunt calculate the wages."
"Well, Lin He is also very capable. He will definitely be a good helper to my aunt in the future." Shen Wanning followed with praise.
Both of them received praise from everyone. Although Lin Jiang was a bit older, he couldn't help but ask, "What about me... I'm very good at carpentry, is that okay? Lately, I've been trying to learn to read, trying to understand the book my aunt gave me. I've been studying the waterwheel in it, and I'm confident I can make it."
"Lin Jiang is also a great kid! If the waterwheel is made, it will be a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Maybe he can even get a reward from the emperor!" Shen Wanning praised again.
After a pleasant meal, Shen Wanning casually asked, "Mom, hasn't Big Brother come home in two days? Could something have happened with his business?"
"If something really happened, someone would have come to the village to tell you long ago. I guess milk tea wasn't selling well these past two days, so the shop closed too late, and he just stayed in the county town. Besides, several people from your village just went there, and he might be keeping an eye on the village." Aunt Zhang didn't take it to heart and answered casually.
"That's right, brother still has to take care of the house construction in Zhuangzi, so he may have forgotten." Shen Wanning nodded.
By the evening, Captain Yan still hadn't returned. Shen Wanning went to the woodshed again and looked at the seven people imprisoned there.
"How's it going? Are you willing to recruit?"
"You vicious woman, you don't even give us food. You are abusing us!" One of them said weakly, pointing at Shen Wanning.
"Abuse? Is this what you call abuse? It seems you still have the strength to talk. You're not hungry enough, so let them starve for a few more days. By the way, I heard there's a kind of laughing punishment where they tie a person's hands and feet, smear honey on the soles of their feet, and let sheep lick them. The person being punished will feel extremely itchy and will eventually vomit, suffer from incontinence, convulse, and even die. I don't know if it's true. It just so happens that a hunter in the village hunted a sheep yesterday, so I'm going to borrow it. You guys also want to see if it's true, right?" Shen Wanning deliberately threatened.