That night, Wu Xiaojun returned home at nearly three o'clock in the morning. A knock on the door, suddenly caused the dog to bark loudly, and the neighbors turned on the lights to find out, it was really "Chaimen heard the dog barking, and returned to the people on a snowy night".

Wu Pingshun has the habit of coughing and smoking in bed in the middle of the night, faintly heard the sound of the door outside, got up and came to the courtyard with a cotton jacket, "Is Xiaojun back?" ”

Wu Xiaojun said softly, "Dad, it's me, Xiaojun, open the door." ”

After a while, my father slowly opened the door and asked, "Why did you come back so late and go to Xiaosen?" ”

"It was too late, and the road was not far, so I didn't go, and I came back directly from the county."

"You're too bold, it's cold outside, it's dark, the road is slippery, it's not easy to walk, what if you fall and get hurt, hurry up and get warm inside."

Wu Xiaojun entered the inner room, immediately put down his luggage, and under the faint dim light, he scanned the whole room, the windows were tightly covered with plastic sheets, although there was no stove, it was still warm. My father was weak and very afraid of the cold, so as soon as he entered the house, he got into the quilt and covered three quilts. Looking at his father, who was very old, with a yellow face and thin muscles, and a tired figure, his heart ached, "Dad, what about my mother, why is she not at home." ”

"At one o'clock, your Uncle Shi said that his daughter-in-law was about to give birth, so he called your mother to pick up the child, and he hasn't come back yet."

"Uncle Shi doesn't think about others, it's a cold day, what if my mother has a good one."

"People are also in a hurry, there is no way to do it, can you help if you can."

Wu Xiaojun didn't say anything, took off his cotton clothes, lay on the bed, tossing and turning, restless, and kept imagining in his mind how Qin Meixiang explained to her parents, and how her parents sent her down, whether it was a storm or a bright flower. In a trance, Qin Meixiang's parents raised their eyebrows angrily, stood in front of them like a fierce look, holding a rubber rod and shaking it in front of their eyes, and said viciously, "Wu Xiaojun, you rabbit cub, you don't pee to take care of what you are, the toad actually wants to eat swan meat, my Xiaoxiang is a golden branch and jade leaf, beautiful and talented woman, is you a dirty hillbilly can make up your mind, dispel this idea as soon as possible, if you provoke us, don't regret the lack of arms and legs when the time comes." ”

Qin Meixiang's mother, Zhao Shuting, said in annoyance, "You, the eighth lamb, actually bullied our Xiaoxiang, causing Xiaoxiang not to go out of the door, not to step out of the second door, and to cover her head and cry all day long. Saying that, he picked up the rubber rod and came to the crotch of Wu Xiaojun's pants, Wu Xiaojun couldn't catch off guard, couldn't dodge, "Mom" fell to the ground, Wu Xiaojun covered the lower part tightly with both hands, and kept rolling on the ground.

When Wu Xiaojun was dying and helpless and desperate, a familiar figure with a sad face appeared in front of him, gently lifted his head, and kept shouting, "Wu Xiaojun, wake up, wake up, don't be afraid, you and Sister Mei Xiang are not all the way at all, there is me." ”

For a long time, Wu Xiaojun opened his eyes slightly, and saw that it was Shao Yingying who was looking at himself with tears in her eyes, and behind her, Qin Meixiang looked proud, and immediately trembled with anger, gritted her teeth and said, "You big liar, you are scheming me everywhere, trying to trick me, deceive my feelings, and mutilate my body, I have to strangle you today." Jumped up and pounced on Qin Meixiang, but Qin Meixiang disappeared without a trace, it turned out to be Nan Ke Yimeng, and her whole body was wet.

By this time, the sky was already bright. Wu Xiaojun was awakened by a nightmare, and in the haze, he heard the noise of people in the courtyard, and there was a lot of noise. Hurriedly got up and dressed, only to see that the courtyard was full of men, women and children, and my father was squatting next to him, his face was blue, he didn't say a word, and he kept smoking with his head down. The three stone brothers and sisters cried and cried, and kept complaining angrily, "The hard-working child, before he sees his mother, his life is gone." It's really a knowing person who knows the face but doesn't know the heart, we have always had no grievances and no enemies, you old woman, how can you do things that lack virtue and poison our family has no queen. ”

The mother squatted against the wall under the window, her nose was full of tears, and she said loudly, "I have been born all my life, and I have seen a lot of stillbirths, but your daughter-in-law has a problem when she sits on the fetus, how can you blame me." Don't do bad things, I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, the conscience of heaven and earth, I have never hurt people. When you say this, are you not afraid that your conscience will be struck by five thunderbolts from heaven? It's hard to be a good person, don't you ......."

The second sister of the stone scolded and scolded, and did not give up, "There is nothing in other people's families, but my nephew died before he was born, isn't it even more strange, you damn old woman just has crooked eyes, worried that my family will have red eyes, who knows what you have done, deliberately want my nephew's life, harm us." ”

Wu Xiaojun heard what was going on. In the era when people's concepts are backward, medical awareness is not strong, and the new method of midwifery has not yet been popularized, midwives are indispensable and important figures in rural areas, and they are quite respected by people. Wu Xiaojun's grandmother has been a midwife all her life, and more than 300 babies have landed on the ground through her hands. In her spare time, Xiaojun Niang often followed her to help, and over time, she learned a lot of things. Later, Wu Xiaojun's grandmother was old and had inconvenient legs and feet, so she passed the delivery stick to Xiaojun's mother.

Wu Xiaojunniang not only can deliver babies, but also has a good craft of paper-cutting, is also a warm-hearted, easy-going, easy to get close to, who in the village has a happy red and white thing, when needed, no matter when, will directly find her. The stone came to invite her and went without hesitation, who knew that this time she would cause great trouble.

Wu Xiaojun pondered for a moment, and gently pulled up his mother, who was shivering all over her body and full of grievances, "Mother, don't cry, go back to the house to warm up first, I'll tell them." Xiaojun helped his mother into the house, lay down on the bed, and covered the quilt. helped his father into the house again, the two whispered, made up their minds, and returned to the courtyard, "Uncle Shi, can you solve the problem if you sit down and talk about things together?" Come into the house, and let's talk about what to do about it. ”

"You are a top student, you understand things, you can, talk about it together." Stone followed Wu Xiaojun to the house, and Xiaojun brought him a stool for him to sit down. took out the Pingxi Chrysanthemum brand cigarettes that he bought when he came back from his pocket, handed them over with both hands, lit them, and then said calmly, "Uncle Shi, you also know my mother's personality, and I don't have to say anything about it in the eight villages west of the county seat." Besides, there are not a few children born at home, although my mother does not know medical skills, she has been delivering babies for more than 40 years, and she has received hundreds of children through her hands, and this kind of thing has also been encountered. ”

The stone looked up at Xiaojun and asked, "Why did I run into it at home?" ”

Wu Xiaojun said unhurriedly, "There are many reasons for this, people in the city have paid attention to pregnancy examination and health care since they were pregnant, so that they can find out the situation in time and deal with it in time." If there is a problem that is not discovered and dealt with in advance, it is an accident that no accident occurs, and an accident is inevitable. ”

The stone said, "Your aunt usually doesn't have anything, I trust your mother, otherwise I wouldn't have come to her in the middle of the night in the dark." ”

Wu Xiaojun said, "This is your carelessness, my aunt is older, and she usually has more contact with pesticides, so it is not a trivial matter to have a child, why don't you take her directly to the county hospital?" ”

"When you come to the hospital, it costs money and trouble, and everyone gives birth to a second child at home. Second, the situation is more urgent, the road is slippery in the cold, the black lights are blind, and if you are on the road for a lifetime, you don't know how to clean up. Three......" Shishi's face was full of unspeakable concealment, unwilling to continue.

Wu Xiaojun took the opportunity to say with a straight face, "Let me tell you for you, the key is that family planning is very tight, no hospital dares to accept a pregnant woman who does not have a "birth permit", once it is received, the child must be done, you can't bear to go to the hospital, right." Stone kept his head down and smoked, speechless.

Wu Xiaojun continued, "No one wants to see such an accident, and we are equally heartbroken. It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, after all, there are no medical conditions at home, and when she encounters a big problem, even the gods can't deal with it, which is normal. Then again, even if you go to the hospital, who can guarantee that the child is 100% fine, and it is not new to have a situation where both mother and child cannot be saved. What's more, my mother is so old, all out of enthusiasm and obligation, and there is no commercial profit, let alone a means of making a living. Don't be impulsive in case of trouble, think about the truth repeatedly, is it the solution to the problem that you are yelling about, and can the child be saved? Even if you make a big deal and the two families are hurt and angry, at best, they will do something that should not be done with good intentions, and it will not be enough to squash in prison, and what can they do to my mother. You say yes or no. ”

Shi lowered his head and listened quietly, and muttered for a moment, "Xiaojun, your words are very reasonable, and I have heard of similar situations before. I also want to open it, as long as the adults are fine, it is the greatest luck, the coming day is long, and there is a chance to have children. It's just that I finally looked forward to a boy, but it was gone in a blink of an eye, and I felt uncomfortable for a while, I couldn't figure it out, my feelings were out of control, and I made a mistake. I'm sorry Brother Pingshun and sister-in-law, I'm sorry. ”

Wu Xiaojun saw that the stone turned around, and his feelings were much better, and then he said with a gloomy face, "After your toss, it also sounded the alarm bell to us, everyone is happy if nothing happens, and it is my mother's fault that something happens. From now on, no matter how urgent the situation is, I will not let my mother deliver a child to anyone. ”

Shi Shi looked embarrassed, "Xiaojun, it's not good for you to say this, we rural people don't have so many rules, just for convenience." It's all because we want the boy to be anxious, caused by impulse, don't be angry, don't mind. Saying that, Chaowu Pingshun and Xiaojun Niang bowed deeply, "Brother Pingshun and sister-in-law, please forgive my brother, please forgive my brother." After speaking, he walked into the courtyard, called his two sisters, and roared to watch the lively people leave.

After the stone left, Wu Xiaojun's anxious heart fell, and he said worriedly, "Mother, although you have done good deeds all your life, in the end you will be scolded so much that you are bleeding and small, you are not qualified to practice medicine, you are not a doctor, and midwifery is illegal medicine, which is illegal." Once the stone is called, you are hard to argue, you can't tell, we really have to eat a lawsuit, no matter who looks for you in the future, you must not go, let alone take the risk of doing this kind of thankless and complaining. Shi Shi is a dumbfounder, today is just to vent, on public and private, he also has a place to lose, as far as his guts, he will not toss anything. This time, when all bad things become good things, learn a lesson, never mix again, and have a good time. ”

Wu Pingshun sighed and said, "I have always said, don't let others call to go, giving birth to a child is not a trivial matter, there will be danger at any time, and if something happens, no one in our family can afford it." It's okay in this way, whoever looks for you again in the future will have an excuse, and you won't lose face to others. Forget it, I don't want to do it. Let's order dinner on the hour, I haven't eaten until now. ”

Rural people pay attention to the kind of conventions and conventions of the township, although the stone is painful in his heart, he can't find the most suitable reason and the theory of the military mother, so he has to admit that he is unlucky, and he has been calm for a few days, and he has not seen the stone family come to make trouble again, and this matter will naturally subside.

Wu Xiaojun stayed at home for a few days and didn't dare to go out, except for worrying about the stone family coming to find trouble again, worrying about his stomach, and not worrying about Qin Meixiang, he precipitated and rested, helped his mother sweep the kitchen and sacrifice stove, steamed steamed buns and boiled soup for his father, and did not do anything else.

Early in the morning of the 27th day of the lunar month, Chen Bing, who was studying at Xiangzhou Agricultural University in the neighboring village, came to Wu Xiaojun to play, and the two chatted about the life of the university and the gathering of fellow villagers in Xiangzhou, and they were very excited. Chen Bing said, "There are really a lot of fellow villagers in Yuanzhen in Xiangzhou, and all the first-year freshmen from the five colleges and universities have gone, and there are seventy or eighty people, which is very lively." In the past, the students who were average and uneye-catching were simply like a different person. Especially Luo Xiao, who reads a few youth campus songs in standard Mandarin, is impressive. There is also Qin Meixiang from our class, who is not only beautiful, but also has natural behavior, neither humble nor arrogant, versatile, and can sing and dance. ”

As soon as Wu Xiaojun heard these two people, he immediately came to his senses and asked, "Listen to you, these two people have indeed changed a lot, Qin Meixiang is still reasonable, and it is not surprising." But Luo Xiao really didn't see it, she always felt that she was quiet and silent, did not eat the fireworks of the world, and was elusive and befriendable. It seems that from high school to university, people's psychology and temperament have really undergone a qualitative leap and change. ”

Chen Bing continued, "Xiaojun, Qin Meixiang really has leadership potential, learning management is in line with his character, speaking and doing things in a set, methodical and straightforward, not only recognized by everyone as the flower of Yuanzhen Township, but also elected as the vice president of the township association and organization liaison, compared with us, it is simply an elm pimple, clumsy, the gap is big, and it will not reach the level of others in three or five years." I really feel a lot of pressure right now, and there are so many things to learn and exercise, otherwise, it will be really difficult to adapt to the future work and society. ”

Wu Xiaojun thought for a moment and said implicitly, "It is said that Qin Meixiang is from a cadre family and has good conditions, and our rural children are congenitally deficient, how can they be compared with others." But as long as you have the courage to be ashamed and brave, the tenacity to be indomitable and not afraid of difficulties, and move towards your own set goals in life, step by step, down-to-earth. The shape shì is not necessarily bad, perhaps more optimistic. You are in the same city, and the distance between schools is relatively close, so you should strengthen communication, learn from them more humbly, and observe more who they usually come into contact with, what they do, how to grasp the proportion, how to grasp the heat, how to succeed and lose. ”

In fact, Wu Xiaojun wanted to use Chen Bing as an eyeliner for him to master Qin Meixiang's usual actions.