Time passed by. Although it was dull, but because of their busyness, the three of them did not notice it. The wheat in the fields was harvested, and the people in the village began to harvest beans.
Manbao and the others could only look at the busy people in the fields before and after school every day, and then go to study and do homework.
Mr. Zhuang now pays close attention to their homework and only gives them one day's rest every month. If the three of them hadn't taken turns to hang out in front of Mr. Zhuang and repeatedly mentioned the need to balance work and rest, they might not even have had this day's rest.
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Taking a break is difficult, and even asking for leave is a hundred times more difficult than before.
In the past, they could even take personal leave, but now they have to go to school even if they are sick, as long as they are not seriously ill.
At most, Mr. Zhuang would move your desk from the middle of the three of you to the far edge, euphemistically saying it: so as not to infect other classmates.
So no one even dared to get sick.
Man Bao found it difficult to ask for leave, but when she heard that Zhou Xi was about to give birth, she still had the courage to ask for leave from Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang thought for a while and agreed, but said: "You are only allowed to go for two days, and you must come back to class after two days."
Man Bao agreed excitedly and ran home happily. He packed up his medical backpack and ran to find Qian and Xiao Qian who were about to go out. "Mom, sister-in-law, the husband promised to give me leave, and I want to go see him too."
Sister."
Qian thought that Man Bao knew medical skills after all. Although she was a little girl, she was better than them in some aspects, so she reached out and pulled her onto the bullock cart, "Okay, let's go together."
Zhou Dalang saw them sitting down and drove the ox cart to the county seat.
It was Ertou who ran back to inform them, so he naturally went with him.
Now the shop in the county town is run by Da Tou and Da Ya, while Liu Zuo Lang and Er Tou help in the shop. Er Tou said: "My eldest uncle's neighbor came over early in the morning and said that my eldest uncle was going to give birth, so I ran back to inform him.
, Auntie should give birth when we get there, right?"
He felt that the third aunt would give birth very quickly.
Qian shook his head and said: "This is your aunt's first pregnancy, so she won't be born so soon. I hope Master Tianzun will bless everything well."
Man Bao hurriedly flipped through her booklet and read through the production precautions she and Teacher Mo had compiled.
When Mrs. Qian turned around and saw her holding the booklet and mumbling something, she felt a little dizzy. She quickly moved her eyes away, thought for a while and said: "Man Bao, you are familiar with the shopkeeper of Jishi Hall. If your eldest sister's delivery is not going well, you should hurry up and ask for help."
Does the doctor know?"
Man Bao put the booklet away and said confidently: "Mom, don't worry. I have consulted with Dr. Lu before, and I have also touched my eldest sister's belly. I think the fetal position is correct."
Qian was still worried.
The main reason is that Zhou Xi's journey has not been smooth, and women have one foot in the door of hell when giving birth.
Qian was worried all the way, and when they arrived at Pine Street, Guan Xin's house was bustling with neighbors.
When a neighbor saw Xiao Qian and Er Tou on the bullock cart, they immediately recognized them as people from Lao Zhou's family. They hurriedly greeted them and said with a smile: "Oh, are they people from Guan Xin's Yue family?"
Mrs. Qian smiled before saying anything, and after giving a half salute, she hurriedly asked: "I am Xi's mother, how is she?"
"Okay, I'm sitting in the house, it hasn't started yet," the neighbor said with a smile, "Both of them are inexperienced in giving birth to a baby for the first time. Their stomachs are just moving and they are shouting that they are going to give birth. In fact, it is still early."
While he was talking, Guan Xin had already heard the noise and came out of the house. When he saw Qian, he immediately went to greet her, "Mom, eldest brother, sister-in-law, you are here."
After reading, he was even more happy to see Man Bao, "My sister-in-law is here too, please come in quickly."
He originally wanted to ask someone to go home specially to invite his sister-in-law. After all, she was good at medicine.
Man Bao greeted him, squeezed into the room with Qian, and saw Zhou Xi sitting on the bed with a big belly, surrounded by many people, and even the air was a bit turbid.
Man Bao frowned, Qian's face remained unchanged, and smiled and said to everyone: "The two children are not sensible, please help the neighbors to look after them, Xiaoguan, please go and sit in the main room, don't be lazy.
Guests.”
Guan Xin agreed and quickly asked everyone to go out.
When the people in the room saw someone coming from Zhou Xi's mother's house, they hesitated for a while and went out with a smile. However, they said to Zhou Xi enthusiastically: "Call us if you need anything. It's not convenient for you to have a baby. Just leave the family affairs to us."
Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors..."
Zhou Xi agreed with a smile and breathed a sigh of relief when everyone left.
Man Bao turned around and opened the window. Zhou Dalang only came in and took a look at Zhou Xi. When he saw that she was fine, he couldn't stay any longer and went out with his two heads in hand.
Xiao Qian collected the melons and fruits left by the guests in the house and swept the garbage on the floor.
Qian sat next to Zhou Xi, reached out to touch her belly, and asked, "Has the amniotic water broken?"
Zhou Xi blushed and shook her head, "Not yet, it just hurts so much that I thought I was going to give birth, but Granny Wen came to see her and said it would only be today and tomorrow, and Brother Guan didn't let anyone leave."
"Where's that guy?"
"It's in the kitchen," Zhou Xi said: "There are many people from the neighborhood, and Brother Guan was afraid of bumping into Po Wen, so he asked her to sit in the kitchen. If I need food, he can help me make some."
"How can you keep Po Wen busy with this?" After saying this, he looked at Xiao Qian.
Xiao Qian quickly took out the swept garbage and went to the kitchen to greet Po Wen.
There were only mother and daughter in the room, so Man Bao squeezed to Zhou Xi's side and said cheerfully: "Sister, please feel for your pulse. I'll see if I can tell when you will give birth."
Zhou Xi smiled and rolled up his sleeves, stretched out his hand and said, "Okay, you can touch it."
Guan Xin took a look inside the house and saw that his wife was arranged in an orderly manner, and he finally let go of what he had been worrying about.
Hearing the commotion coming from the main room and courtyard, he quickly turned around and went out.
Too many neighbors came, including young women, older women, and some old ladies. There were more than a dozen people from the neighbors, crowding the small courtyard of Guan's family.
Originally, three women could put together a play, but with these dozen or so women, there was no telling how many plays it would be. Guan Xin bowed in groups, indicating that after the child was born, he would treat everyone to red eggs, and then he talked while talking.
People are sent out.
It took two-quarters of an hour to send everyone away.
Wen Po in the kitchen breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it, and couldn't help but said to Xiao Qian who was boiling water: "You have nothing to do since you are full, and you really worked hard to have a wedding meal and two red eggs.
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Xiao Qian raised his head, smiled at her, and asked, "Do you want to boil one pot of water or both?"
"Let's heat up a pot. It's the Guan family's wife's first pregnancy, and she's just starting to feel pain. She doesn't know when she will give birth, so there's no rush."
As soon as he finished speaking, Man Bao in the room was carefully feeling Zhou Xi's pulse. She raised her little head in confusion and listened carefully, then touched her belly, and then said strangely: "Sister,
How come I'm going to give birth just because I touch you?"
Zhou Xi's face changed slightly, and then she said with a trembling voice: "Mom... I, I seem to be bleeding, my thighs are wet."