Chapter 1193: Suffocated to death (second update)
“Mother!!!”
Yang Huamei was not happy.
Tan quickly surrendered.
"Third daughter-in-law, you guys are here and you're leaving without sitting down? This doesn't make sense, does it?" Mrs. Tan said.
Sun and Bao Suyun looked at each other again.
Yang Ruoqing even rolled her eyes.
Even if it was to persuade him to stay, why did the taste change when he said it from Tan's mouth?
We don’t just come and go at a moment’s notice.
Yang Ruoqing was about to put her foot down, but Sun and Bao Suyun compromised.
Both women turned around and walked towards the bed.
When Yang Ruoqing saw this scene, she almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.
If there is a strong mother-in-law, there will naturally be a weak daughter-in-law.
What else could she say?
So, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow back, so that I could 'escort' Sun and the others at any time.
"Third sister-in-law, fifth sister-in-law, come and sit here with me!"
Yang Huamei was very happy to see Sun and the others back.
Patting the seat beside the bed, he asked them to sit down.
The space was limited, and Mrs. Tan was still sitting there. Neither Mr. Sun nor Mr. Bao Suyun dared to sit next to Mrs. Tan.
Yang Huamei then urged Mrs. Tan: "Mom, sit on the stool over there. Make room for my two sisters-in-law to sit here. Our sisters-in-law have some thoughtful words to say!"
Only Yang Huamei dared to say this.
If others tell her, Tan will have to fight hard.
At this moment, the old lady stood up seriously, picked up the cane beside her and walked towards the door of the house.
"I'll go to Shuanzi's house and urge her to make you food for the night!"
After saying this, Mrs. Tan left the house.
Here, Mr. Sun sat down where Mr. Tan had been, and Bao Suyun sat on a stool next to Mr. Sun.
Yang Ruoqing did not sit down. After dinner, she was used to standing for a while to help digestion.
After Yang Huamei said hello, she couldn't wait to hold Sun's hand and asked Sun and Bao Suyun about the pregnancy.
Yang Ruoqing stood aside, listening and watching.
Is it true that every girl is so excited and novel when she is pregnant for the first time?
Yang Huamei would ask about every corner, what to eat and drink, even how to sleep at night and where to lie on your side.
She asked seriously, and Sun and Bao Suyun also answered seriously.
Yang Huamei even asked about what happened when she was about to give birth.
For example: Does it hurt to give birth?
What does it feel like for a child to eat milk?
Wait...
The three aunts and sisters were chatting very speculatively, and both Sun and Bao Suyun had come from the past.
They told Yang Huamei their pregnancy and childbirth experiences without reservation, without any selfish intentions.
Once the chat box is opened, it cannot be contained.
Yang Ruoqing was on the side, listening with boredom at first.
Later, as I listened, I was drawn in unconsciously.
Until... Mother Shuanzi came in with a bowl of hot crucian carp soup, followed by Mrs. Tan.
The conversation in the room stopped temporarily.
“Hey, Sister-in-law Three and Sister-in-law Five, are you here to see Mei’er?”
Shuan Zi Niang was extremely happy when she saw the three Suns in the room.
Sun stood up and stepped aside.
"I have nothing to do tonight, so I came over to see Meier." She said.
Shuanzi Niang smiled and said: "You are so thoughtful. You are so busy during the day and you are still thinking about our Mei'er..."
Sun Shi also smiled and glanced at Shuanzi Niang's bowl. He turned to Yang Huamei who was on the bed and said, "Mei'er, you can drink the fish soup. We're going back and will come see you another day." Yang Huamei looked like she was still unfinished.
"Third sister-in-law, fifth sister-in-law, Qing'er, you must visit me when you are free!" she said.
"My mother keeps me locked in the house every day and doesn't let me go out. I'm almost suffocated to death," she added.
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Tan walked over.
“Silly girl, what do you know?”
“For this pregnant person, the child did not take root in the first three months, so she had to cover it up.”
"The water outside has not gone away at the moment. What should you do if you fall and knock yourself? My mother-in-law, do you think what I said makes sense?"
Ms. Tan asked Shuanzi's mother.
Shuan Ziniang nodded: "It makes sense, it makes sense."
Hearing this, Sun and Bao Suyun didn't have much to say and left.
On the way back to the backyard, Bao Suyun said to Sun: "Be more careful in the first three and last three months. I agree."
"But I'm afraid that Mei'er will become more and more delicate like this. When I was pregnant, I had to cover it because I was not well."
"I covered it from behind, and I became even more fragile, ugh!" Bao Suyun shook his head.
Ms. Sun smiled and said: "It's only because of that condition that I covered it up. If your elder sister-in-law and your fourth sister-in-law and I were together, we would still be doing what we should do!"
"Going behind the boy, your sister-in-law actually gave birth to a daughter." Mrs. Sun said.
“Oh?”
Bao Suyun was surprised.
Yang Ruoqing also raised her eyebrows.
“I’ve never heard of it. Where is that cousin?” Yang Ruoqing asked curiously.
Sun said: "Died young."
"Huh?" Yang Ruoqing was even more surprised.
"Mom, tell me quickly." She urged.
Sun then continued: "It was the time to pick cotton at that time."
"I remember it was noon. Originally, I was picking cotton with her, but later I went first I went back to the village to have lunch, so I left your aunt to pick it alone.”
"She was more than nine months pregnant at that time. Maybe she had a stomachache, so she gave birth to a daughter while squatting in the ditch."
"The umbilical cord was bitten off by herself. There was no place to put it, so your aunt turned the straw hat upside down on her head.”
"There were a few cotton flowers inside, and the child put them on top of the cotton and dragged her along."
"I cooked lunch and went to pick her up in the cotton field."
"I just walked there. On the pond, I saw her coming towards the entrance of the village, holding a child in her hand. The child's umbilical cord was dragged on the ground, like a piece of pig intestine..."
"Hiss..."
Bao Suyun took a breath of cold air.
"Sister-in-law, it's easier to give birth to a baby than a hen laying eggs!" she said.
Sun shook her head: "There is nothing we can do."
Yang Ruoqing interrupted the two of them: "Mom, fifth aunt, this is not the point. The point is how old the cousin died in infancy. "Why did he die young?"
Bao Suyun is also very concerned about this issue, and both of them are waiting for Sun's next step.
Sun went on to say: "He died in infancy before he was even out of confinement, probably more than ten days old."
"Uncle Fu, the old village doctor, said that the child was suffering from 'navel rheumatic disease', perhaps because it was not cured when he was born!"
At this point, Mrs. Sun sighed.
"If that child had not died in infancy, he would have been married and had a baby by now."
"Your aunt is a hard-working person and has raised four sons. If she had another daughter to help her, Washing clothes and doing needlework, maybe it will be better than now!"
Both Yang Ruoqing and Bao Suyun agreed with this.
In this era, in a typical farming society, the son was the backbone of the family.
There is never too many men.
However, in terms of true consideration and delicacy, a daughter is still better than a son.
(End of this chapter)