That night, it was almost three o'clock in the morning when Wu Xiaojun returned home. There was a knock on the door, which immediately caused a loud barking of dogs. The neighbors turned on the lights to find out what was going on. It was really "the firewood gate hears the barking of dogs, and people return home on a snowy night."

Wu Pingshun had the habit of coughing and smoking in bed in the middle of the night. He faintly heard the sound of the door outside, got up and put on his cotton-padded jacket and came to the courtyard. "Is Xiaojun back?"

Wu Xiaojun said softly, "Dad, it's me, Xiaojun, please open the door."

After a while, my father opened the door slowly and asked in surprise, "Why did you come back so late? Have you been to Xiaosen's place?"

"It was too late and the journey was not far, so I didn't go and came directly back from the county."

"You are too brave. It's cold and dark outside, and the road is slippery and difficult to walk on. What if you fall and get injured? Hurry up and get warm inside."

Wu Xiaojun entered the inner room, immediately put down his luggage, and scanned the entire room under the weak and dim light. The windows were covered tightly with plastic sheets. Although there was no stove, it was still warm. His father was weak and particularly afraid of the cold.

, as soon as he entered the house, he got under the quilt and covered himself with three quilts. Looking at his very old, sallow and thin figure, exhausted, his heart ached, "Dad, where is my mother, why aren't you at home?"

"A little after one o'clock, your Uncle Shitou said that his wife was going to give birth, and he called your mother over to pick up the baby. She hasn't come back yet."

"Uncle Shitou doesn't think about others. It's such a cold day, what if my mother has a problem?"

"People are also anxious. If there is nothing that can be done, please help me if you can."

Wu Xiaojun didn't say anything. He took off his cotton-padded clothes and lay on the bed, tossing and turning, restless. In his mind, he kept imagining how Qin Meixiang would explain to her parents, how her parents would punish her, whether it was a storm or a bright future. She was in a trance.

Suddenly, Qin Meixiang's parents stood in front of her with angry eyebrows and menacing looks, holding rubber sticks and shaking them in front of their eyes.

He moved, and said viciously, "Wu Xiaojun, you bastard, you don't show yourself by peeing to show what you are, the toad actually wants to eat swan meat, my Xiaoxiang is a golden branch, a beautiful and talented girl, what can you, a dirty country bumpkin, do?"

Are you making up your mind? Get rid of this idea as soon as possible. If it makes us anxious, don’t regret it if you end up missing an arm or a leg."

Qin Meixiang's mother, Zhao Shuting, said angrily, "You bastard, you actually bullied our family Xiaoxiang. As a result, Xiaoxiang couldn't go out or walk out the door. She covered her head and cried all day long. Today I have to stand for Xiaoxiang."

Don't let out this bad breath, I will let you live happily for a while, but you will have no children or grandchildren for a lifetime."

As he spoke, he swung the rubber stick and aimed it at Wu Xiaojun's crotch. Wu Xiaojun was caught off guard and failed to dodge. He fell to the ground with a cry of "Oh my God". Wu Xiaojun covered his lower part with both hands tightly and kept rolling on the ground. The two of them continued

He was hit with a stick and kicked, and his whole body was covered with bruises.

When Wu Xiaojun was dying, helpless and desperate, a familiar figure with a sad face appeared in front of him, gently lifted his head up, and kept shouting, "Wu Xiaojun, wake up, wake up, don't be afraid, you and

Sister Mei Xiang is not the same person at all, but I am."

After a long while, Wu Xiaojun opened his eyes slightly and saw Shao Yingying looking at him with tears in his eyes. Behind her, Qin Meixiang looked triumphant. She immediately trembled with anger and said through gritted teeth,

"You are a big liar. You plot against me at every turn. You try every possible means to trick me, deceive my feelings, and mutilate my body. I have to strangle you to death today." He jumped up and rushed towards Qin Meixiang, but Qin Meixiang disappeared.

Without a trace, it turned out to be Nan Ke Yimeng, all wet.

At this time, the sky was already bright. Wu Xiaojun was awakened by the nightmare. In the hazy state, he heard the noise of life in the courtyard and a burst of noise. He quickly got up and dressed, and saw that the courtyard was full of men, women and children. His father was squatting next to him with a blue complexion.

, said nothing, lowered his head and kept pumping

Yan, Shitou, brother and sister cried loudly and kept complaining angrily, "My poor child, his life is gone before he can see his mother. It's true that we know people but don't know their hearts. We have never had any grievances. You old woman

, how could you do something immoral and poison our family to the point of having no offspring?"

The mother leaned against the wall and squatted under the window, crying loudly and saying, "I have been giving birth to babies all my life, and I have seen many cases of stillbirth. It was your wife who had a problem during the pregnancy. How can you blame me?"

. If you don’t do bad things, don’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. I have a conscience in heaven and earth. I have never meant to harm others. When you say this, aren’t you afraid of being out of conscience and being struck by five thunders from heaven? It’s really hard to be a good person, huh huh..."

The second sister Shitou cursed and refused, "Nothing happened to other people's families, but my nephew died before he was born. Isn't it even more strange? You damn old woman is just evil-minded and worried that my family will be jealous. Who can

I know what you did to deliberately kill my nephew and harm us."

Wu Xiaojun heard what was going on. In an era when people had backward ideas, low medical awareness, and new methods of midwifery had not yet become popular, midwives were indispensable and important figures in rural areas and were highly respected by people. Wu Xiaojun's grandma has been a midwife all her life.

, through her hands wow wow

More than 300 babies were born. Xiaojun’s mother often helped her in her spare time. Over time, she learned a lot. Later, Wu Xiaojun’s grandmother was old and had inconvenience in her legs and feet, so she delivered the baby.

This stick was passed into the hands of Xiaojun Niang.

Not only did Wu Xiaojun’s wife know how to deliver babies, but she also had a good skill in paper-cutting. She was also warm-hearted, easy-going, and easy to get close to. If anyone in the village had something to do, they would come to her directly whenever they needed it. Shitou Lai

She went without hesitation when asked, but who knew that this trip would cause big trouble.

Wu Xiaojun thought for a moment, then gently pulled up his mother, who was shivering from the cold and full of grievances, "Mom, don't cry, go back to the house to warm yourself first, and I'll talk to them." Xiaojun helped his mother into the house and lay down.

Put the quilt on the bed and put the father on

After being helped into the house, the two of them whispered, made up their minds, and returned to the courtyard, "Uncle Shitou, if you have something to do, sit down and talk together. Can you solve the problem by yelling? Come inside, and let's talk together.

Tell me, what should I do about this matter?"

"You are a top student and understand things. Okay, let's talk about it together." Shitou followed Wu Xiaojun into the house. Xiaojun moved him a stool and let him sit down. He took out the Pingxi Juhua brand cigarettes he bought when he came back from his pocket.

He handed it over with both hands, lit it, and then said calmly,

"Uncle Shitou, you also know what my mother is like. She lives in eight villages ten miles west of the county. Besides, there are not a few people who give birth at home. Although my mother does not know medical skills, she has been delivering babies for more than forty years.

I have taken over hundreds of children with my hands, and this has happened to me before.”

Shitou looked up at Xiaojun and asked, "Why did it happen to my house?"

Wu Xiaojun said unhurriedly, "There are many reasons for this. City people pay attention to pregnancy check-ups and health care since pregnancy, in order to be able to detect the situation in time and deal with it in time. If there are problems that are not discovered and dealt with in advance, it will not be

What happens is accidental, what happens is inevitable."

Shitou said, "Your aunt usually has nothing to do. I trust your mother, otherwise I wouldn't come to her in the dark in the middle of the night."

Wu Xiaojun said, "This is why you are careless. My aunt is older and is exposed to more pesticides. It is not a trivial matter to have a child. Why don't you just take her to the county hospital?"

"First visit to the hospital is expensive and troublesome, and everyone gives birth to their second child at home. Secondly, the situation is more urgent, the weather is cold and the roads are slippery, and the lights are dark. If I are born on the road, I don't know how to deal with it. Thirdly..."

Shitou's face was full of unspeakable secrets and he didn't want to say any more.

Wu Xiaojun took the opportunity and said sternly, "Let me tell you, the most important thing is that family planning is very tight. No hospital dares to accept a mother without a "birth permit". Once accepted, the child must be aborted. You can't help but dare to go to the hospital."

, right." Shitou kept lowering his head and smoking, speechless.

Wu Xiaojun continued, "No one wants to see such an accident, and we are also heartbroken. It is difficult for a good woman to make a meal without rice. After all, she does not have any medical conditions at home. When she encounters a big problem, even the gods cannot solve it.

Normal. Then again, even if you go to the hospital, who can guarantee that the child will be 100% fine? It is not new for every village to have a situation where both the mother and the child cannot be saved. Not to mention that my mother is so old.

It is out of enthusiasm and obligation. It does not involve any commercial profit-making behavior, nor is it a means of making a living. Don't be impulsive when encountering problems, think about the reasons over and over again, and yelling like you is the way to solve the problem.

Can the child be saved? Even if the matter escalates and the two families are not harmonious, at most it is a good intention to do something that should not be done, and it is not enough to be jailed, so what can be done to my mother.

Do you think so?"

Shitou lowered his head and listened quietly, pondering for a moment, "Xiaojun, your words are very reasonable. I have heard of similar situations before. I also thought about it. As long as the adults are fine, it is the greatest luck. The future is long, and I have children.

There are plenty of opportunities. But I finally hoped for a boy, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye. I felt uncomfortable for a while, couldn't figure it out, lost control of my emotions, and made a mistake. I'm sorry for brother Pingshun and sister-in-law, I'm sorry."

Wu Xiaojun felt much better when he saw the stone turning around, and then said with a gloomy face, "After your troubles, it has also sounded the alarm to us. If nothing happens, everyone will be happy. If something happens, it will be my mother's fault. I feel that good people may not be good."

Be careful, good intentions may not always lead to good things. From now on, no matter how urgent the situation is, I will never let my mother deliver a child to anyone else."

Shitou looked embarrassed and said, "Xiaojun, it's not right for you to say that. We rural people don't have so many rules, it's just for convenience. It's all because of our eagerness for boys and our impulsiveness. Don't be angry, don't mind."

"After saying that, he bowed deeply to Wu Pingshun and Xiaojun's wife, "Brother Pingshun and sister-in-law, please forgive me, please forgive me." After saying this, he walked into the courtyard, called his two sisters, and shouted at the spectators to leave.

Already.

After Shitou left, Wu Xiaojun finally calmed down and said worriedly, "Mom, although you have done good deeds all your life, in the end you were scolded and suffered a lot of damage. You are not qualified to practice medicine, right?"

Doctor, delivering a baby is an illegal practice of medicine, and it is an illegal act. Once the cry of stone comes true, you will have a hard time explaining it, and you will not be able to explain it clearly. We will really be imprisoned.

"Sir, no matter who comes to you in the future, you must not go there, let alone take the risk of doing something like this where you are thankless and complain. Shitou is a fool. He is just venting today. In public and private matters, he has his own faults, so

His courage will not lead to anything. This time, let's turn a bad thing into a good thing, learn from it, never mess with it again, and live in peace."

Wu Pingshun sighed and said, "I've always said, don't just go when someone calls you. Giving birth is not a trivial matter. It can be dangerous at any time. If something happens, no one in our family can afford it. That's fine, in the future.

Anyone who comes to you will have an excuse, and you won't lose other people's face. Forget it, I don't want to do this anymore. Let's get ready for dinner. We were so noisy early in the morning that we haven't even eaten yet."

What rural people pay attention to is the kind of stipulated rural rules and regulations. Although Shitou is in pain, he can't find the most suitable reason to follow the military wife's theory, so he has to admit that he is unlucky. It has been calm for several days, and Shitou's family has not seen any commotion again.

The matter naturally calmed down slowly.

Wu Xiaojun stayed at home for several days and did not dare to go out. He did nothing else except being worried about the Shitou family coming to trouble him again and worrying about Qin Meixiang.

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Early in the morning on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Bing, who was studying at Xiangzhou Agricultural University in a neighboring village, came to see Wu Xiaojun. The two chatted about life at the university and a gathering of Xiangzhou fellow villagers, and were very excited. Chen Bing said, "In Xiangzhou

There are quite a lot of Yuan Zhen’s fellow villagers. All the first-year freshmen from five colleges and universities went there. There were seventy or eighty people there, and it was very lively. I used to express

The ordinary, unobtrusive classmates seemed like a different person. Especially Luo Xiao, who read a few campus songs of youth in standard Mandarin, which was impressive. And Qin Meixiang, who turned out to be in our class, was not only a person

She is beautiful, behaves naturally, is neither humble nor overbearing, is versatile, and can sing and dance well."

When Wu Xiaojun heard about these two people, he immediately became energetic and asked, "Listen to what you said, these two people have changed a lot. Qin Meixiang is reasonable and not surprising. But Luo Xiao really didn't see it.

I always feel that she is taciturn, aloof from the world, and elusive and difficult to make friends with. It seems that from high school to college, people's psychology and tolerance have really undergone a qualitative leap and change."

Chen Bing continued, "Xiaojun, Qin Meixiang really has leadership potential. Learning management is in line with his personality. He talks and does things in one way, and is methodical and clear-cut. Not only is he recognized by everyone as the local beauty of Yuanzhen, but he is also known as

Elected as vice president and organization liaison officer of the hometown association,

Compared with them, we are just lumps and clumsy, the gap is huge, and we will not be able to reach their level in three to five years. Now I really feel a lot of pressure, there are too many things to learn and exercise, otherwise,

It’s really difficult to adapt to future work and society.”

Wu Xiaojun said thoughtfully, implicitly and metaphorically, "It is said that Qin Meixiang is from a cadre family and has good conditions. Children in our rural areas are inherently deficient, so how can they compare with others. But as long as you have the courage to know shame and then be brave, you can persevere and not be afraid of difficulties.

With tenacity, one step at a time, one step at a time, toward the goal of one's own life.

Keep going. The situation may not be bad, it may be more optimistic. You are in the same city, and the distance between schools is relatively close. You need to strengthen communication and learn from them humbly. You need to observe more about the people they usually come into contact with.

What to do, how to measure it, how to control the heat, how to succeed and fail."
Chapter completed!