Pan Xuer, the ferocious beasts, Xu Luo, and even the slaves in the Qingniu cart all stopped, and then fell into an illusion that blocked the sky and the sun...
This is a typical courtyard of ordinary Yan people, which can be seen everywhere in the world.
The east and west wing rooms plus the main house are surrounded by a small yard in front, with a well, a swing, broken tables and chairs, and some green flowers and fruits planted in the corners.
Xu Luo stared at the tattered hatchet in his hand for a moment, then looked up and down at the strong body.
This time he was not unable to control his body, but as soon as he raised his hand, the hatchet in his hand followed a stiff path and struck the log below.
He mechanically drew out the hatchet and chopped again, but the trajectory was exactly the same. It was as if all his movements had been programmed. He either didn't move or had to follow the original trajectory whenever he moved.
"Qinglang, you have been busy for a long time, why don't you stop and rest for a while?"
At this time, a woman in a coarse cloth skirt approached, and before Xu Luo could answer, she was already wiping the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief.
Xu Luo gathered the chopped firewood into a pile, then raised his head and chuckled.
"My wife is pregnant..."
At this point, his voice suddenly stopped.
The face of the woman in front of him was obviously very strange, but at this moment, in his eyes, it was changing. Sometimes she was a slave, and sometimes she was Gu Xixi.
Xu Luo's heart trembled, this ghostly illusion could actually arouse his mind.
He instantly contracted his spiritual consciousness and allowed the body to develop freely. Sure enough, the woman turned into a completely unfamiliar and pretty face.
As soon as the man opened his mouth, a gentle smile automatically appeared on his face, and he continued what he had just left unfinished.
"You need to be more careful yourself!"
As he spoke, he worriedly helped the woman walk into the house.
In these short steps, Xu Luo tried several times. He could stop the man's movements at will, but as long as he started again, it would automatically pick up where it left off.
Just like a movie that is playing, he can pause it, but if he wants to know the ending, he must finish it honestly.
There seemed to be no other people in this prayer scene, and even those ferocious beasts that fell into the trap at the same time, Pan Xuer, were nowhere to be found.
Xu Luo and Xu Luo lived step by step every day, following the trajectory drawn by others, eating, chopping firewood, resting...
The couple obviously lived in extremely difficult circumstances, and the utensils and food they used at home were barely adequate.
The main topic between the two of them was the unborn children in their bellies, and they were twins.
As time passed, the woman's belly became more and more pregnant.
However, Xu Luo felt that the woman seemed to have something on her mind and was no longer as happy as when she first appeared. He knew that the critical moment was coming.
Sure enough, one day when he started chopping firewood mechanically, the woman came over but did not wipe his sweat. Instead, she sat next to him worriedly and sighed.
"Qinglang, do you think the baby in my belly is a boy or a girl?"
Xu Luo was stunned. His first reaction was, aren't boys and girls the same?
But he immediately realized that this was in the Jueling Realm, and his thoughts were considered treasonous.
There are three ways to be unfilial, and having no heirs is the most important. In this feudal and backward era, the importance of men is far beyond everyone's imagination. What's more, he is just a tool now, and it is not his turn to have any ideas.
"Hmm... I think it's a boy. Dr. Wang from the Herbal Medicine Shop has already seen it. Why are you still worried?"
Sure enough, the words that came out of the man's mouth did not go beyond Xu Luo's expectations, but the woman still frowned.
"Dr. Wang only said that he was 70 to 80% sure, but what if it turns out to be a girl?
Seeing that you have passed your forties and your health is not up to par, you have spent so much money and hard work to get pregnant. If it doesn't work this time, then the family will not be able to take medicine to recuperate in this difficult situation."
Xu Luo noticed that the strong body trembled slightly, and it was obvious that these words really spoke to his heart.
But the man reacted immediately and quickly comforted her warmly.
"These are not things you should worry about. The most important thing for you now is to relax and take good care of yourself so that you can give birth to two fat and white boys for me."
Although the woman was still a little depressed, she still managed to smile under the man's comfort.
Time passed day by day, and finally late that night, a series of shrill screams came from the woman's room, and the man was wandering outside the door with an anxious look on his face, like an ant on a hot pot.
"ah……"
"Try hard...you can see the end. Bai Sanniang works harder...and it comes out..."
"Woo, wow wow..."
Following Wen Po's surprise cry, a loud baby cry came from the room.
The man hurriedly took a few steps toward the door, then stopped forcibly. He clenched his hands into a ball, making the veins stand out, and he didn't even notice.
After giving birth to a new life, the woman's cry did not stop. On the contrary, it became more and more shrill, but her voice became weaker and weaker.
She was pregnant with twins, and the second woman was obviously exhausted.
It is often said that when a woman gives birth to a baby, it is like taking a trip through the gates of hell, not to mention that this woman has to take a second trip.
In the room, Mrs. Wen was still there, constantly comforting and encouraging her, but the woman was already hoarse, and from time to time she made a gasping sound as if her neck was being strangled.
The man outside the door began to look frightened and nervous, his body was shaking violently like chaff, and beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead.
He couldn't help but crane his neck and look into the room, even though he knew he couldn't see anything through the wooden door.
"Try hard...ah...Bai Sanniang, please don't sleep, think about the child..."
As Po Wen called out again and again, the woman seemed to summon up the last bit of strength in her body and cried out loudly.
"My child...ah...husband...it hurts so much..."
The man only felt that the crying sound was like needles pricking his heart. He could no longer support his body, so he squatted outside the door with his head in his hands, and from time to time he clenched his fist and hit his head hard.
Every breath at this moment seems to make people live like years.
I don't know how much time passed, but the door creaked open, and a stout, sweaty old woman appeared in front of the man holding a plum blossom swaddling clothes.
"Qingshiro, don't blame me, I did my best this time!"
The man fell to the ground like a condemned prisoner upon hearing the verdict, his lips trembling up and down and he managed to spit out a few words.
"My mother-in-law, how is my mother-in-law?"
Po Wen was stunned for a moment before she realized that her words had obviously misunderstood the man. She wiped the sweat that was about to flow into her eyes and handed over the swaddling clothes in her hand.
"Don't worry, Bai Sanniang survived. She just lost too much energy and lost blood and fell into a coma temporarily.
However, out of the two children in her belly, only one was born, and he was still a daughter, look at it."
The man let out a long breath and glared angrily at Po Wen who was laughing endlessly. But looking at the little swaddling clothes, his clenched fists suddenly loosened and he took it carefully.
Looking at that wrinkled and ugly little face, the man subconsciously showed a smile of relief.
But as Po Wen finished speaking hesitantly, the smile on the man's face gradually became a little stiff.
Wen Po was still there habitually saying congratulations and auspicious words, but she didn't notice that under the candlelight, the man's expression became more and more ugly, and in the end he even looked a little ferocious.
He reached out so violently that he grabbed Wen Po by the collar and dragged her in front of him.
"Why is it a girl? What are you doing, you old fool? Dr. Wang clearly meant it!"
Wenpo was startled by the man's sudden violence at first, but when she realized what she was doing, she immediately cursed.
"Okay, Qingshiro, you heartless person, what nonsense are you talking about?
Back then, you bastard, you were taken out of your mother's womb by an old woman, and I only had the reputation of being a stable woman..."
But when she said this, she saw the ferocious expression on the man's face, as if he wanted to eat someone, and the rest of the words were immediately stuck.
Wenpo's lips wriggled a few times, and then she forced a smile on her face.
"There was a boy, but the boy's life was not good. When he came out, he was gone..."
No more, no more...
The man felt as if his head was exploding with a bang, and he didn't listen to a word of what Wen Po said next.
The vision in front of him seemed to become a little upside down, and he could only see two large bloody mouths opening and closing up and down, as if it was this mouth that swallowed his son.
He began to breathe heavily through his nose, and subconsciously tightened his rough hands. He wanted to stop the bloody mouth from speaking anymore and let it spit out his son.
Sure enough, as time passed, that big mouth opened wider and wider, as if it was swallowing something.
At this moment, a very familiar weak cry came from the room.
"Qinglang... let me take a look at the child."
This voice finally made the man regain some consciousness. Looking at Wen Po who was almost out of breath in his hand, he quickly let go of her hand and took several steps back in fear.
If it hadn't been for the woman's cry, I'm afraid Hua Wenpo would have died in his hands.
"Oh, oh...huh..."
Po Wen wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, her face was full of the aftermath of the disaster, she pointed at the man with trembling fingers, and cursed angrily.
"You short-lived ghost, do you want to eat?
You have to pay with your life for killing, you heartless person, it’s useless for me to watch you grow up..."
The man also knew that he was really infatuated just now. He didn't even dare to raise his head after being scolded, so he simply used his swaddling clothes to cover his ashamed face.
Fortunately, at this time, another woman's anxious call came from the room.
The man moved and then stopped, bowed to Po Wen, and stammered in a low voice.
"Grandma Hua...I was so angry and hysterical just now. I really deserve to die. Please be careful with your health and don't be angry..."
Hua Pozi looked at his guilty look and thought of the poor child who had not had time to open his eyes. Her heart suddenly softened. She raised her hand in vain and slapped the man twice in front of the face in anger.
"You bastard, why don't you go in and take a look at your mother-in-law!
You are really a short-lived ghost. This old lady really owed your family something in her previous life..."
She was still here feeling unhappy and nagging, while the man realized that he was wrong and fled into the room as if he had been granted amnesty.