At the end of June 1993, the summer in the north was unusually hot. It's the summer solstice. The longest and shortest nights were shrouded in dark clouds.

The sky was overcast and gloomy. In the countryside, those who face the loess with their backs to the sky have long been soaked in sweat, but their hands have not stopped working in the fields.

In a cotton field east of Creek Village. Two hoes rustled, shoveling the weeds that could not be removed from the field. Sweat was dripping down the cheeks of the two of them... The two didn't say much. Perhaps tired, one of them put away his hoe and straightened his waist, holding the hoe handle in both hands, and resting his chin on it to look around.

Bursts of shouts seemed to come from the wind. The man's eyes looked at the path in the distance, and a dark figure gradually emerged. The black shadow ran over at a very fast speed, step by step, although he was panting, the shouts in his mouth were still loud, and the entire stream village could faintly hear it.

"Dad, do you hear this Yan'er's voice?"

The middle-aged man who had been working hard also stopped and bent his waist for a long time. The Sichuan character texture on his brow was particularly obvious, and he took out a stone forest cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth, but did not light it. He looked at the path like the young man.

The black shadow on the other side of the path gradually turned into a human figure, he stepped on the mille-feuille bottom cloth shoes, and every step on the yellow earth crackled, and the shouts in his mouth gradually became clear with the increase and decrease of distance.

"Dad, big brother, sister-in-law... My sister-in-law is going to give birth..."

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The middle-aged man's frowning brow was also smoothed, his mouth trembled a little, and even the cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground. Then he put away the hoe and put it on his shoulder, and patted the young man who was in a daze behind him.

"Silly boy, don't hurry home! I'll go to your grandfather Ronghua's house to borrow a tricycle!"

As he spoke, the middle-aged man snatched the hoe from the young man's hand, and the unsuspecting young man almost stumbled and fell to the ground. Fa Leng's expression was quickly replaced by joy, and he nodded heavily.

"Yes, Dad. ”

Then the young man turned sideways and walked out of the cotton field with broken steps. The middle-aged man took two hoes on his shoulders and took a shortcut back to Xi Village in the opposite direction.

The young man trotted all the way to the panting "Yan'er" on the other side of the road

"Zhen Yan, is your sister-in-law about to give birth?"

"Brother Sheng, huhu... Mother said... My sister-in-law's stomach hurt so much that I couldn't stand it. Whew... Let you... Hurry home and take your sister-in-law to the county hospital. ”

Zhen Yan bent over, holding his knees with both hands. The sweltering heat and the running made the teenager's sweat tick down his cheeks.

"You'll rest. I'll go home first to see the situation, and my father went to the third grandfather's house to borrow a tricycle. ”

Zhen Sheng said as he hurriedly ran past his brother. The pace gradually accelerated, and I couldn't care about the tired and choking brother.

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Xicun is a small village three to five kilometers west of Changle County, with houses facing north and south, and a dirt road running through the east and west. The whole village is divided into north and south. In the south, the surname Wang is the majority, while in the north is the surname Xi. As for the surname Zhen, they have just moved over in the past ten years, and the three or two families of the Zhen family live in different directions of Xi Village, while Zhen Sheng's family is in the middle and north of Xi Village. A small alley in and out of the south connects two compounds, the first is Zhen Sheng's grandfather's house, and the second is Zhen Sheng's house.

Zhen Sheng ran home out of breath. Pushing open the gate, the wide courtyard was filled with the screams of pain from Chen Feng in the house.

"Ahh No more... I can't stand it anymore... Mother... It hurts..."

Three steps and two steps, Zhen Sheng had already walked into the house. Chen Feng, who was lying on the kang in pain, didn't realize the arrival of her man, Zhen Sheng's mother held Chen Feng's hands tightly, and couldn't stop comforting Chen Feng...

"Girl, hold on. Let's go to the hospital later... Hold on..."

Zhen's mother's eyes filled with tears, and she didn't let the tears fall. At this time, she could only comfort Chen Feng on the side, but her heart was extremely anxious. The second child went to call his eldest brother and his father. Now she is the only one in the family, and as a person who has come over, she knows that if she panics now, then Chen Fengbao will bite her tongue and die.

Zhen Sheng saw Chen Feng lying on the bed, and without hesitation, he stepped on the bed, making Chen Feng, who was trembling in his eyes, lie on his lap and hugged her head.

"Feng'er, I'm back... Don't scare me... Feng'er..."

Zhen Sheng's brows tightened, and his hands holding Chen Fengtou couldn't help but tremble. Although he has been out and seen a lot of the world since he was eighteen years old, it can be seen that a woman gives birth to a child but a big girl sits in a sedan chair, the first time.

At this moment, there was a sound of "sudden ......" outside, Zhen's father had arrived at the gate in a Wuzheng tricycle, and he jumped out of the car and trotted into the back room.

"Boss, quickly wrap Chen Feng in the car. Child, you call Chen Feng and her father and mother, and ask them to take you and the second child to the hospital. The boss and I took Chen Feng first. ”

Zhen's mother also settled down and nodded, wiping the tears she was holding. The two pillars have arrived home, and the sky can't fall anymore. Then he wiped the tears in his eyes and said.

"Boss, don't panic. Chen Feng is fine, and the child is fine if the amniotic fluid is not broken... Hurry up and carry her to the car, the quilt is tightly wrapped!"

Zhen Sheng nodded, wrapped Chen Feng tightly in the quilt, and ran towards the tricycle at the door with both hands in his hands. Zhen's father was already waiting at the tricycle driver's office. Zhen Sheng put Chen Feng down, got into the car and hugged her tightly.

"Are you seated? Hold on. ”

"Alright, Dad. ”

The sudden sound was particularly loud in Quiet Creek Village, and Zhen's father walked to the road to the county hospital with the two people behind the tricycle.

Zhen's father drove from the dirt road in the village to the small road, and he drove fast but steadily. Afraid of the bumpy road, the child in Chen Feng's belly was born in the car.

Zhen Sheng sat in the back bucket, and the wind on both sides was whistling. He glanced at Chen Feng in his arms, at this time Chen Feng closed his eyes, his face became pale, and his lips were dry and skinny. Zhen Sheng grabbed Chen Feng's hand and held it tighter...

The wind gradually rose, and the pressure of the black clouds became lower and lower. It seems that all it takes is a fuse, and the rain in the sky will fall violently. Fortunately, Zhen's father arrived at the emergency door of the county hospital before the stormwater channel came.

At that time, the county hospital was inconvenient because of the transportation, and there were very few people who saw a doctor, and the grandfather Mao in people's hands at that time was really not very rich...

Zhen Sheng jumped out of the car, picked up Chen Feng and rushed into the emergency room, at this time, Chen Feng had turned from the initial cry of pain to a weak moan, his eyes were scattered, and his face was as pale as paper. The pain was extremely tormenting, and the woman in front of her was weak. Zhen Sheng shouted anxiously.

"Doctor, Doctor......"

The voice was particularly harsh in the empty hallway, and a woman with an extremely plump body, even a little too swollen, moved out of the nurse's station. Her face was a little displeased, and she looked up with her hands on her waist.

"Don't you know how to knock on the door?"

Zhen Sheng saw someone standing in the corridor, he rushed over with Chen Feng in his arms, and kept chattering in his mouth.

"Doctor...... Doctor...... Please save her......"

When the fat nurse saw the woman in Zhen Sheng's arms, she didn't know where the strength came from, so that the bloated fat man flew up. In the blink of an eye, she appeared on the other side of the hallway, and saw her pick up the phone and press it a few times.

"Hurry up and help me transfer to the director of the obstetrics and gynecology department! A dystocia came to the emergency department! The situation is in crisis......

He hung up the phone with a snap, pushed a stretcher cart out of the small room next to the phone, and ran over.

"Quick, put the patient on a stretcher. The director of the obstetrics and gynecology department will be there soon!"

Zhen Sheng hurriedly put the collapsed Chen Feng on the stretcher and helped the fat nurse push him into the emergency room. Then Zhen Sheng was kicked out of the emergency room by the fat nurse, he squatted at the door of the emergency room with his head in his hands, and he always felt a little remorseful in his heart. After all, the doctor hospitalized Chen Feng a few days ago, but Chen Feng insisted on going home. If you had been a little more determined at that time...... Maybe it wouldn't be what it is today.

Father Zhen also trotted in at this time, and when he saw Zhen Sheng's appearance, he walked over and patted Zhen Sheng on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, they're all right. ”

Zhen Sheng nodded, stood up and leaned against the wall. Sighing from time to time, it makes people feel that the wait is undoubtedly long, and this wait is not three or a few minutes. In the emergency room, Chen Feng's painful roar came out, and she seemed to be relieving from the weakness just now. The doctor was delayed, but Chen Feng's parents and Zhen's mother had already arrived.

"Zhen Sheng, how is my daughter?"

A woman with a figure as thin as Chen Feng stood in front of Zhen Sheng and asked.

"Auntie, the nurse is in the rescue, and the doctor hasn't come yet. I've been on the phone for a while, so I think it's almost there. ”

"That's good, that's good. ”

……

It was already getting late, and the people in the corridor had been coming for about three or five hours. Everyone frowned, but Chen Feng's cries of pain in the room involved everyone's hearts, but the doctor was late.

Four or five men in white coats hurried into the emergency room. After a while, Chen Feng was pushed out, and everyone in the corridor surrounded him.

"Doctor, how is my daughter-in-law (daughter-in-law)?......"

"Dodge, dodge, can't be delayed. The leading doctor looked anxious, it was really too long to delay.

"Mom, I'm afraid...... This little cub is going to kill me......"

The weak Chen Feng's face became more and more pale, she didn't rest much after tossing for almost a day, and the sweat on her forehead had already rained down. Before the intermittent words were finished, the doctor and nurse pushed everyone away and went to the delivery room. Zhen's mother looked at Chen Feng who was leaving, and slumped on the ground, Chen's mother hugged Chen's father and cried bitterly, Zhen's father squatted at the door of the delivery room one after another and smoked, and Zhen Sheng helped his mother up and pushed the door of the delivery room hard. No one knows what's going on inside with the door plugged in......

A thunderclap pierced the sweltering and gloomy night, and the dark clouds could not bear the rain that was about to fall. The roar fell to the ground, and everyone outside the delivery room had no time to care, that is, at this time, a baby's cry faintly sounded.

"Daddy, do you hear the cry of a child?"

"Are you scared? Don't make a fuss...... Alas, no, it seems that there are really children crying. ”

"Mother-in-law, I seem to have heard ...... too"

……

The anxious crowd was relieved, and after a while, the doctors came out of the delivery room sweating profusely. The leader wiped the sweat from his forehead and began to preach.

"Simply mother and son are safe, you go and pay the fee tomorrow morning. Nothing to do tomorrow afternoon, go home and raise it. ”

Without dragging the mud and water at all, the chic chatter of the doctors disappeared on the other side.

Then the fat nurse pushed Chen Feng and her child out of the delivery room.

"It's okay, it's okay. Mother and child are safe. Push it to the ward, no accident will be discharged tomorrow. ”

……

This night, the rain has been pouring down. Zhen Sheng has also become a father since then, but he suddenly feels that the burden on his shoulders has become heavier...... He didn't close his eyes that night......

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After being discharged from the hospital, after returning home.

This little guy has become the Zhen family's baby pimple, and Zhen Sheng's grandfather and the third grandfather are even more happy. According to the generation, the next generation of the Zhen family is the word rain. The third grandfather blurted out a sentence that set the kid's big size, and the grandfather followed the two-word name of Zhen Sheng's generation. So the family fell into a dispute over whether to call "Zhen Yusheng" or "Zhen Shuang".

Just when the family was happy, Zhen Sheng found Zhen's father and went to the house. The two sat cross-legged on the kang and were silent for a while.

"Boss, if you have any ideas, just say it. ”

Zhen Sheng nodded, he looked at his father's white hair on his temples and half-ginseng, and his heart was sad...... My father had worked hard for this family for half his life, and now it was time for him to do something for this family.

"Dad, I want to go out again. ”

"Do you still have the capital?"

"There aren't many left, except for the ones spent in the hospital this time, there are also those who have been prepared for twelve. ”

"Then you go out, and you plan to do it for Xianglan?"

"Hmm...... We'll talk about that then. I want to do something myself."

Zhen Sheng lay on the bed and lit a cigarette. Lu Xiuyuan is very difficult, and the confused heart always needs something to break. For example, "poor" and "dream", of course, Zhen Sheng belongs to the former.