A Small Farmer Girl 's Story of Making a Fortune by Farming

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Before the doctor who was supposed to check the third son's wife's pulse was called back, He's stomach started to beat.

　　In later times, when a baby is about to be born, people would go to the hospital in advance to wait for the birth, and there would be special doctors and nurses to accompany them. But in ancient times, there was no fixed date for birth, and once the birth happened suddenly, the whole family would start to panic.

　　Mrs. Wu first asked her eldest son to call a midwife, and then asked Zhang Chunxiang to stay in He's room, while she went to the kitchen to boil water.

　　He was in so much pain that beads of sweat the size of beans kept dripping down her forehead, which frightened Zhang Chunxiang.

　　Zhang Chunxiang held He's hand, anxiously saying, "Sister-in-law, please bear with it. Brother is going to ask for a midwife. You... just bear with it a little longer."

　　"Hmm..." He no longer had the energy to respond with more words.

　　After an unknown amount of time, the midwife was finally brought back by Boss Shen. Aunt Wu also hurriedly brought the boiled water and the scalded scissors to He's room.

　　He's house was on the west side of the main house, and Shen Yao's parents' house was on the south side. The two houses were not far apart, and any slight movement could be heard.

　　For example, at this moment, He was about to scream out in pain, and Xu felt pain under her body and almost lost her balance. If she hadn't quickly held onto the door frame, she would have fallen straight down.

　　"Yaoyao, hurry up...go and call your grandma!"

　　Xu's voice was weak, and seeing her furrowed brows and extremely painful face, Shen Yao was so scared that he quickly ran to the kitchen to find the maid.

　　"Grandma, I...my mother...she...seems to be giving birth soon."

　　"What……"

　　Mrs. Wu threw away the chicken she was plucking, and without even having time to wash her hands, she followed Shen Yao into Xu's room.

　　"Oh, what a worry! Why did he rush out at this time?" Mrs. Wu was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.

　　There is only one midwife in the four or five villages around here, and she is now in the room of the eldest daughter-in-law. The second daughter-in-law is about to give birth, but where can she find a midwife?

　　"Hurry, Yaoyao, run faster and call your grandmother!" After helping Xu to the bed, Mrs. Wu remembered that her elder sister-in-law had helped deliver a baby before.

　　Shen Yao took the order and ran out of the yard in a flash.

　　"Congratulations to you two, congratulations to you two, it's your golden grandchild!" The effort started in the morning and lasted until the sun was about to set, when the two little ones were finally born.

　　But the baby in the second son’s wife’s belly was no match for the baby in He’s belly and was born half a quarter of an hour later.

　　In the past, Mrs. Wu had been looking forward to having a grandson. Now she finally got what she wanted, and she had two grandsons at the same time. She was so happy that she set off firecrackers, and placed three incense sticks in front of the ancestral tablet on the tea table in the middle hall, and bowed three times.

　　"May our ancestors bless us, may our Shen family finally have a successor!"

　　After paying homage to the ancestors, Mrs. Wu went to the kitchen again, made two bowls of noodles with the chicken soup that had been simmered for two hours, and served them to the two daughters-in-law.