Chapter 5 Giving away the boy

Chapter 5 Giving away the boy

Chun Niang helped her mother-in-law sit down on the edge of the Kang, wringing her fingers and saying, "We still have eggs at home. You two elders can save these for your health..."

It's not easy for anyone these days, not to mention that I haven't given birth yet, so how can I ask for my sister-in-law's eggs?

Mrs. Jiang Liu rolled her eyes at her, took off her shoes, got on the kang, and sat down cross-legged.

"It's your family's fault. Your sister-in-law likes it so much. How can she refute it? Besides, you are pregnant with twins again, so you need to take more supplements."

Mrs. Xu lowered her eyebrows and listened quietly to the instructions.

Mrs. Jiang Liu became angry when she saw her third daughter-in-law's silent expression. She clapped her fingers and began to preach: "Look at you, you are already pregnant. Don't stay at home all the time. Move your legs and legs more when you have nothing to do. You can also give birth." Smooth.”

Chun Niang wanted to argue that she didn't stay at home all the time, but she was afraid that she would offend her mother-in-law by interrupting rashly, so she had to hold back.

Mrs. Jiang Liu continued: "You don't have to do the hard work. There is always a third man. If it doesn't work, just go ahead and call your elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law. They will always help you."

Faced with her mother-in-law's kindness, Chun Niang was a little moved and responded in a low voice: "Yes, mother."

Mrs. Jiang Liu sat upright, spitting and lecturing her a lot. Seeing that Chun Niang was always obedient and obedient, and not like her second daughter-in-law who liked to talk back, she felt much better. The years of depression were also wiped out by the third daughter-in-law's pregnancy. dilute.

The old lady nodded and sat on the tip of Xiao Yingbao's nose next to her, and said in a gentle tone: "And you, don't let your mother hug you anymore, be careful of squeezing the little brother in your mother's belly."

Seeing her grandma talking about herself, Ying Bao gave her a toothy smile and said, "Grandma, baby, if you don't want to hug me, I will hug you!"

"Hey, my dear baby can call me grandma."

Seeing that the little baby was so sensible and could understand people's words, Mrs. Jiang Liu was very excited. She touched the little baby's head and said lovingly: "Grandma is old and can't hold Yingbao. Can you let me hold you later?"

"Yeah!" Yingbao nodded like a fool, "Sister, hold me!"

The eldest uncle's family and the second uncle's family have several male children, but only two female children, namely Dani from the eldest uncle's family and Ernie from the second uncle's family, one is nine years old and the other is six years old.

In my previous life, before I was five years old, I would often run wildly behind my two cousins.

We had a lot of fun gathering lichens, collecting firewood, cutting pigs and vegetables, and even making mud to play house together.

But those beautiful memories came to an abrupt end when the Chen family arrived.

"Okay, grandma, I will let my sister come and hug you." Mrs. Jiang Liu touched Yingbao's forehead and said to her daughter-in-law: "Pack some clothes for Yingbao and take her to the front yard. Let your sister-in-law help with her. , you should also take good care of your baby."

"Ah?" Xu Chunniang declined immediately after hearing this, "Why trouble my sister-in-law? Ying Bao'er is good, I, I can just take care of it myself. It won't take any trouble." She was reluctant to hand over Ying Bao to others, not even her sister-in-law.

"up to you."

Mrs. Jiang Liu glanced at her third daughter-in-law, and consciously confessed everything she needed to confess. She got off the kang, put on her shoes, patted her clothes, and walked out. As she walked, she said:

"If you can't find it one day, just go to the front and call Dani and ask her to help take care of it. I'm going back, so be careful and don't hurt yourself by climbing up or down."

"I know, mother."

After sending her mother-in-law away, Xu Chunniang sighed.

Thinking of her mother-in-law's words to move around more, she would be more likely to have children, so she reached out and hugged her daughter, "Yingbao, would you like to go outside with me to see the peach blossoms?"

Yingbao remembered her grandmother's instructions and did not dare to let her mother hold her.

Shaking her head and pushing her mother's hand away, Ying Bao twisted her hips and slid down the kang, then handed her little hand to her mother to hold.

A peach blossom was in full bloom at the entrance of the courtyard, with pink petals falling to the ground.

The couple walked around for a few times and rested under the peach tree.

Ying Bao was holding on to the big stone under the tree, sticking her buttocks out to pick peach blossoms, while Xu Chunniang was sitting next to her embroidering tiger head shoes.

Aunt Wang next door also came over with a sewing basket, sat down on the pony under the tree, stared at the tiger-head shoes in Chun Niang's hand, rolled her eyes, and said, "Hey, make it for Ying Bao." Shoes."

"Yeah." Xu Chunniang didn't really want to talk to Second Aunt Wang. In the past, this girl often teased herself outside.

Second Aunt Wang ignored Xu Chunniang's indifference and said mysteriously: "Chunniang, let me tell you something strange."

Xu Chunniang glanced at her, "What's the matter?"

Second Aunt Wang moved the pony in front of Xu Chunniang and gave it a try, "Didn't the daughter-in-law of the main family of Chen Village give birth to a child several years ago? Fourth Aunt Wu from Xichen Village was invited to deliver the baby. Guess what?"

"What's wrong?"

Second Aunt Wang chuckled, glanced in the direction of Ying Bao, and whispered: "I heard from Fourth Aunt Wu that Chen Changping's daughter-in-law in the West Village has given birth to another daughter."

Xu Chunniang didn't raise her eyelids and said angrily: "What's wrong with giving birth to a daughter? What's so strange about it."

"Hey! It's nothing unusual, but since the birth at Chen Erlang's house, I've never seen her carrying a child out of the house."

Chun Niang stopped her sewing and raised her eyes to look over, "Why don't you go out?"

Second Aunt Wang covered her mouth and chuckled, "Some people say that his family gave their daughter away."

Chun Niang's heart skipped a beat and she frowned.

"Hey, who can I give it to?" Second Aunt Wang couldn't help but glance at Ying Bao, "Who has spare money to support other people's daughters?"

Chun Niang's face darkened, "Second Aunt, what do you mean?"

Aunt Wang Er chuckled, "I just said it casually, don't worry too much. Your Sanlang picked up the cherry treasure from outside. What does it have to do with Chen Changping's family? After all, Chen Er is also a person who has read books. There is no shortage of food and drink at home, so how can we abandon our children, don’t you think so?”

As he said that, he winked: "However, Chen Changping's mother told the outside world that the little girl was born weak and died the next day."

Gone? Chun Niang felt relieved.

"Hey, people have two skins. You can say whatever you want. I don't know which one is true and which one is false."

Second Aunt Wang was sorting out the thread and said: "But Fourth Aunt Wu, who delivered the baby, said that the baby she received that day was crying loudly, and there was no sign of any weakness.

Tsk, tsk, tsk, if it wasn’t for frailty, how come the child was so good that he died? Ouch, I don’t dare to think about it. This year, Jing'er is not short of food and clothing. Who can be so cruel as to throw away his own child? "

Chun Niang pursed her lips and said nothing.

Xiao Yingbao, who was picking up peach blossoms, looked back at Aunt Wang, feeling overwhelmed.

In the previous life, Chen Changping's family insisted that the child was weak and had no breath, so they threw it into the back hill. They did not abandon it intentionally.

Therefore, the government directly sentenced her to return her to her family, and Chen Changping paid the Jiang family two taels of silver for her upbringing.

I remember that when I was forcibly taken away, my parents’ eyes were red from crying.

It was precisely because of that lawsuit that the Jiang family and Chen Changping's family completely fell out.

Ying Bao rubbed her nose and pulled her sleeves down.

This birthmark was the ironclad proof for Chen Changping and the midwife to confirm her identity. She must find a way to get rid of it before she was three years old.

…

In the evening, Xu Chunniang told her husband what Second Aunt Wang said during the day, and said worriedly: "Do you think our Yingbao is really Chen Changping's child?"

Jiang Sanlang was silent for a long time and then said: "So what if it's from his family? He has already lost his daughter, can he get her back again?"

"But..." Chun Niang hugged her daughter closer to her and said in a low tone, "I feel so panicked and never feel at ease."

Jiang Sanlang held his wife's hand and comforted him: "Don't think nonsense. When I picked up the Yingbao, no one was around to see it. Who can prove that the child is from Chen Changping's family? Besides, he lost the child in the first place. He threw her into the grave, obviously not wanting her to live, so how could we find her again after such a long time."

"Yes." Xu Chunniang felt relieved.

He closed his eyes and suddenly opened them again, "Sanlang, you didn't tell anyone where you picked up the cherry treasure, right?"

Jiang Sanlang nodded, "I'm not stupid. Since I have decided to keep Yingbao, how can I tell the truth to others?"

"That's good." Xu Chunniang leaned her head in her husband's arms and said in a low voice: "If so, if someone really comes to recognize the cherry blossom treasure in the future, just say that you picked it up in Xiaonan Mountain."

One south and one north are separated by about ten miles.

"good."

The couple was speechless for a moment.

Chun Niang suddenly remembered something and said anxiously: "Sanlang, there is a birthmark on Yingbao's wrist. Do you think that family will use the birthmark to make trouble?"

Jiang Sanlang frowned and said after a long time: "Then let's not let others see her birthmark."

"But," Chun Niang said worriedly, "It's cool in the weather, but I'm afraid I can't hide it in summer."

How can a child wear long-sleeved clothes in summer? Even if they were given to her, she wouldn’t be able to wear them. Doesn’t she know how to talk about it herself? Alas.

"Don't think about it, go to sleep. There will be a road before the car reaches the mountain." Jiang Sanlang comforted his wife, "Chen Changping is a scholar after all, so he still wants face. We didn't steal the Yingbao, he has to come and ask for it. Be reasonable."

Chun Niang stopped gnawing in silence.