Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 262 - 0262: Giving Birth in the Countryside 2_1

Chapter 262: Chapter 0262: Giving Birth in the Countryside 2_1

Wang Zhengguo had already heard about this and immediately instructed Niu Xiuying’s husband to take his wife and child home on a flatbed cart, and then come back to work. "I won’t dock your work points, go quickly! Prepare some good food for your wife when you get home!"

Niu Xiuying’s husband was nicknamed Xiaowo, named according to the ranking among his brothers.

He took off like the wind with the flatbed cart, and soon he was back, panting heavily. Jin Cuihua took it upon herself to ensure Niu Xiuying would have something to eat when she got home. It didn’t matter if her work points were docked or not, Jin Cuihua had left and never came back.

Seeing this, Feng Qingxue sighed deeply, then suddenly felt a surge of acid in her stomach. She turned her head and vomited up her lunch.

She had been pregnant for over two months. Besides the occasional retching in the morning, she’d had no other signs of pregnancy. But now the strong smell of blood made her feel extremely unwell, and it showed immediately.

Upon seeing this, Niu Xiuying’s mother-in-law hurriedly said, "Sister, let me dispose of the dirty things." By this, she meant the placenta and other waste from Niu Xiuying’s childbirth. The water used to bathe the baby was also dirty. She promptly took care of everything, rinsed off the potty in the river, and carried it back to Feng Qingxue under the shade of the tree.

The village women revered Feng Qingxue. Her calm and collected demeanor resembled that of a senior doctor. The tools she used for childbirth were obviously extraordinary, things that even their birthing aids did not possess, they were Western novelties!

In the evening, Xiaowo brought a small bamboo basket filled with eggs and peanuts in shells to Feng Qingxue.

"Big sister, thank you for today."

"Brother Five, I’ll keep the peanuts for the child’s snacks. You take the eggs back and let your wife have them," insisted Feng Qingxue as she put the ten eggs back into the bamboo basket. "We all have a hard life, let’s not stand on ceremony. It’s not too late for him to bring me gifts and thank me when he grows up and becomes capable.

From her words, it seemed like she was expecting gratitude from the child when he grew up, but Xiaowo was pleased to hear this. His previous son hadn’t lived past ten days, and this child was the embodiment of all his hopes. Feng Qingxue’s words were music to his ears.

Isn’t saying the child will grow up also saying that he will grow up safe and sound? Any father would love to hear that.

After much insistence, Xiaowo did take the eggs back, along with half a pack of brown sugar that Feng Qingxue instructed Lu Tianjun to forcefully give him.

After seeing off a grateful Xiaowo, Lu Tianjun bolted the door and could not help but ask, "Aunt, why didn’t you keep the eggs, but instead gave him half a packet of brown sugar? Brown sugar is far more valuable than eggs."

Feng Qingxue patted his shoulder, "Everyone’s going through hard times. The nutritional needs of a new mother aren’t being met. Our family has a better life than theirs, so let’s help whenever we can. Most of the good folks in our Wanglou Brigade are very simple. Being kind to others now will do our family no harm in the future." Even during the mid-1960s, they won’t have the heart to criticize the Lu family.

There may be some malicious folk, but the majority are good-hearted. Most of the commoners might bicker over trivial matters every day, but that’s mostly due to poverty. Their hearts are pure. Having lived here for a few months since her marriage, Feng Qingxue had seen through them.

Hearing this, Lu Tianjun fell into deep thought.

"Go to sleep, stop thinking. We have to work tomorrow!" After her first childbirth, Feng Qingxue was intensely focused and began to yawn repeatedly. After urging Lu Tianjun to rest, she washed up and went to bed.