Weeding, kid

  A group of people arrived at the edge of the Bai family's fields, feeling somewhat stifled. As they gazed out at the vast expanse of the fields, their feelings of frustration gradually dissipated. Standing there, even the wind seemed to become freer and more uplifting, and everyone's mood improved along with it.

  The Bai family has a total of eight mu of thin fields, which are not very good paddy fields, but just ordinary dry fields. Because when Bai Qi was in charge, although he also emphasized planting, most of his energy was still focused on the bamboo leaves, so it's inevitable that he didn't pay much attention to the land. Therefore, due to some neglect, the quality of the land has decreased a lot. Among these fields, the quality of the Bai family's land is the worst. Although the land quality is not very good, it has nurtured a large area of wild grass, and almost can raise sheep in it.

  Looking at the weeds that were almost up to her waist, An Xiang thought seriously about raising sheep. Who knows, maybe one day she could even have a bonfire party in the fields...

  Seeing the wild grass growing in patches, Bai Ping also felt a bit embarrassed. His wheat-colored skin was slightly flushed, looking quite awkward. He scratched his head and said somewhat sheepishly: "It's only been a short while since I last tidied up, didn't expect it to become like this..."

  Is it really because of the neglect for a period of time? An Wen thought that originally, her uncle and brother-in-law went out to work every day, but what kind of work were they doing...

  It doesn't matter, let's take it one step at a time.

  Looking at the overly lush wild grass, An Xun took a deep breath and felt that he couldn't be impatient. Everything had to be done step by step.

  She carefully measured those wild grasses, thinking about their uses in her heart. As fodder, unfortunately, the Bai family didn't raise anything. So, as fertilizer, it seemed they didn't need that much either. She slightly furrowed her brow, her gaze lingering on those wild grasses for a long time.

  Bai Ping and Bai An looked at their cousin thinking, without disturbing her, the two brothers picked a flat ridge in the field and sat down.

  Bai An gazed at the pastoral scene, his nose filled with the faint scent of grass, and he relaxed completely. His usual stoic expression had softened slightly, making him look more like a big boy. He stretched out his hands, propped them behind his head, and gazed at the vast scenery before him, feeling his whole being expand along with it. The knot in his heart was slowly unraveling as well.

  Indeed, one cannot stay in the same place forever, stuck under their own pain. That would only lead to further despair and disappointment. Only by stepping out and gazing at the vast expanse can one realize that they are not defined by any one thing. At this moment, Bai An discovered that apart from reading books, he could do many other things. He could breathe freely and gaze joyfully at the picturesque landscape.

  Su San stood a few steps away from An Yan, his eyes fixed on the wild grass with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty. His mind was like a knot, he only knew how to hold a gun or a stick, and although he had read many books, asking him to tend to the crops would be quite difficult for him. Looking at the lush wild grass, what came to his mind was to simply set it on fire with a torch. It was quick and convenient.

  An Xun thought for a moment, and finally decided to make the most of the wild vegetables. A new idea had also emerged in her mind. Suddenly, as if inspired, she smiled and beckoned to Bai Ping and Bai An in the distance, "Big brother, second brother, come here, I've thought of a way."

  In the distance, Bai Ping and Bai An heard An Yan's words and suddenly smiled at each other in tacit understanding. The two felt that every time this cousin's face showed such a clear and confident smile, it would bring a new and bold idea. And this time, they wondered what surprise their cousin would bring them.

  What did Jin Xiu think of?

  An Yan looked at the two people's overly bright eyes, and her heart felt a bit apprehensive, but she still steeled herself and said seriously: We will cut down all these wild grasses, dry them in the sun, and then we can use them as fertilizer on our vegetable field in winter.

  In this way, in the future she can grow a lot of vegetables in winter.

  Sun dry? Is it going to be used for thatching a hut?

  Bai Ping smiled foolishly and habitually scratched his head with his hand.

  Not that, the hay will come in handy later. No more nonsense, hurry up and pull out the grass.

  Ok, hehe...

  It wasn't until now that I realized Bai Ping truly has a silly and naive side to him, so straightforward and honest. It turns out that after returning to the countryside, he's become such a cheerful and simple-minded big boy. On the other hand, Bai An is standing on the side, quietly smiling with a hint of shyness and subtlety, exuding an introverted elegance.

  After listening to An Yan's words, the two of them started to move.

  Cutting grass was too easy for Bai Ping, he was like a fish in the ocean in the fields, relaxed and carefree.

  Bai An, on the other hand, although a bit unnatural and stiff in his movements, was all smiles. Such a natural smile was rarely seen on this taciturn second brother's face. Of course, Bai An's efficiency compared to Bai Ping was not even worth mentioning. However, there was no rush for this either, after all, they didn't rely on this to make a living, so it was fine as long as they did their best and didn't exhaust themselves.

  Just then, when An Yan's gaze swept onto Su San, her eyes widened instantly, as if she couldn't bear to look directly at him.

  That man holding a hoe and working hard under the scorching sun isn't joking again, is he?

  Who else is like him, holding a hoe and cutting grass?

  Su San thought that although this matter was a bit cumbersome, it was still manageable. He held the hoe and basically with one swing of the hoe, he could dig in about half a foot, and when he turned it over, he could bring up a large handful of grass and a large handful of mud. At this rate, they wouldn't even need to turn the soil, Su San was able to do it in one step.

  Originally, An Yan thought Su San should not know anything and bring herself to barely make a labor force. Unfortunately, after seeing it with her own eyes, she realized that Su San was actually worth three people.

  At this time, Bai Ping and Bai An were also startled by the commotion here, and they threw down the sickles in their hands and ran over to take a look.

  Bai Ping looked at Su San's masterpiece with his mouth wide open, almost unable to close it.

  Su San, is this your innate divine power?

  Seems like I overdid it.

  Su San held an axe and looked at the result of her own actions, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed in distress.

  An softly stroked her forehead, feeling that none of them needed to do anything anymore, and it would be enough if Su San came. Moreover, she raised her eyes and took a closer look at Su San, only to find that he didn't even break a sweat.

  It's indeed a bit...

  Bai Ping looked at the huge pit and also felt that it seemed too much effort had been used.

  At this time, in the huge pit, there were still several earth dragons rushing around frantically, making An Yan's scalp feel numb. She thought that Su San was not weeding, but clearly digging three feet underground. This was not coming to weed, but rather like searching for treasure. Just as An Yan was thinking this, she heard a cry of surprise from the side.

  What's that?

  No way, did you really dig up treasure?

  An Yan thought to himself, then turned his head to look at a position slightly behind him. In the huge pit, he didn't see the treasure he had imagined, but instead saw several fat field mice jumping around inside.

  The field mouse saw that fluffy object and An Wen felt a dizziness in front of his eyes, almost unable to stand.

  Su San grasped An Yan's waist and asked softly: Are you okay?

  It's okay, maybe it's just a bit hot today.

  She didn't dare say it was because she was afraid of the field mouse, so she casually made up a lie.

  Su San's wife, I've finally found you, old lady.

  Just then, a hurried and excited voice came from afar.

  Everyone turned their heads to look, and they saw a middle-aged woman standing on the ridge in the distance. The woman was slightly plump, with a grey cloth wrapped around her head. At this moment, she was running panting, gasping for breath as she continued to run towards An Yan's direction.

  What's wrong with Aunt Lai Fu? Why is she running so fast?

  Bai Pingyi saw the newcomer and hastily greeted him, asking with concern.

  When An Yan heard Bai Ping's words, he had some impression of the woman in front of him. This Lai Fu auntie was considered a neighbor of the Bai family, but the Bai family lived at the end of the village, far away from the people of Green Bamboo Village. The closest to the Bai family was the Lai Fu family, but although they were close, they were also separated by a good distance and had to walk for a while. Therefore, it was somewhat forced to say that they were neighbors.

  An's impression of Lai Fu Auntie was because she had visited the Bai family before and seemed to have a very good relationship with Wang. Moreover, Lai Fu's eldest son, Lai Fu, and Bai Ping were also extremely close, reportedly having grown up together since childhood.

  Because of the good relationship between Lai Fu's aunt and the White family, and their affection for each other, An Yan also felt a sense of closeness to her, and smiled as she called out: "Hello, Aunt Lai Fu."

  Su San's wife, your medical skills are exceptional, quickly go with Auntie to take a look at my family's Lai Fu's wife.

  As she spoke, she reached out and grabbed An Yan's arm, her expression full of panic.

  Seeing this situation, An Yan knew that something must have happened to Come Fu's wife, and his expression also became serious and solemn.

  On the other side, Bai Ping heard Lai Fu's wife say this and was surprised: "Isn't Lai Fu's wife already pregnant with a child? It seems like she's due soon, is she going into labor?"

  When she heard this, Lai Fu's aunt stopped for a moment and said with a worried expression: Isn't that so? My daughter-in-law has been pregnant for over ten months, but she still hasn't given birth. Instead, as the months went by, her body got worse and worse, lying in bed all day like she had a serious illness. We asked the doctor from the county to prescribe some medicine, but it didn't work. These past few days, seeing that her condition was getting worse and worse, we were at a loss for what to do. That's when we heard about Su San's exceptional medical skills, even able to cure Zhao Lao Ye's terminal illness in an instant. So I came looking for you today in a hurry.

  As she spoke, Lai Fu's aunt grasped An Yan's sleeve, her eyes brimming with tears, and said earnestly: Su San Niang, you must save my daughter-in-law and grandson, they are two precious lives. If anything happens to them, how can our family's Lai Fu and I survive?

  As she spoke, Lai Fu's aunt really burst into tears, it can be seen that she was really worried.

  Upon hearing this, An Yan also didn't dare to delay any longer. This was a matter of two lives, and it wasn't something to be taken lightly. Thus, she turned her head and instructed Bai An brothers and Su San: You all continue working here, I'll go with Aunt for a trip.

  After finishing speaking, An Yan hurriedly left with Lai Fu's aunt.

  Su San stood still, holding a hoe in his hand, gazing in the direction where An Yan had disappeared, with a somewhat melancholic expression on his face.

  Su San's appearance was at odds with his title as the Cold-Faced General. If Zhang Jun were here, he would definitely be shocked to see this. The usually taciturn and stoic Su San, who was known for being cold-faced, actually looked like a resentful wife mourning the loss of autumn and spring, it was unbearable to look at and hard to believe.

  On the other hand, An Yan and Lai Fu's aunt hurriedly arrived at the half-new earth house, where they also saw Lai Fu's wife, who was seriously ill according to Lai Fu's aunt.

  At this time, everyone in the house was surrounding Lai Fu's wife, even Lai Fu himself sat on the bed with a sad face. The atmosphere in the whole room was very depressing.

  Lai Fu's aunt saw this and hastily shouted loudly: Make way, make way! Su San's wife has arrived. My daughter-in-law and grandson are saved!

  Upon hearing this, everyone made way.

  Lai Fu's wife is from Zhaojia Village next door. Because of Zhao's serious illness, many people from Zhao's maternal family also came, including Zhao's mother, two sisters-in-law and an unmarried younger sister.

  Mrs. Zhao's mother was standing at the head of the bed, looking anxious and staring straight at Mrs. Zhao on the bed, but didn't notice anything here. Mrs. Zhao's two sisters-in-law saw An Yan come in, with surprise and curiosity in their eyes. They had also heard about An Yan's reputation. Although they found it hard to believe that a woman could be a skilled doctor with extraordinary medical skills, they still felt a little respect for her in their hearts. After all, it was not easy for a woman to achieve this status. Mrs. Zhao's two sisters-in-law were kind and gentle people, and when they saw An Yan rush over to diagnose and treat their younger sister, they both smiled kindly at her.

  An Yan saw it and responded with a kind smile.

  As for Zhao's sister, standing there with a very noble appearance, at this moment she was unexpectedly frowning, standing there, looking at An Yan with an unfriendly gaze.

  An softly raised an eyebrow, quite unexpectedly, she wondered how she had offended this unfamiliar little girl. How come the little girl looked at her with a bitter and resentful expression as soon as she saw her.

  The woman's appearance was quite good and her clothes were also very particular, but looking at her demeanor and eyes, An Yan only felt that this wasn't someone who was easy to get along with.

  However, An Yan didn't have time to care about this inexplicable little girl now, and quickly arrived at Lai Fu's bedside.

  Because she was a woman, An Yan didn't bother with formalities like asking permission to take her pulse, and simply reached out and took it directly.

  At first, seeing Zhao's big belly and then looking at her painful expression, as if she was seriously ill, An Yan was still worried. But after a while, the expression on An Yan's face slowly relaxed.

  She turned to Lai Fu's aunt, who was anxiously waiting on the side, and said: "It's nothing, just that the fetal position is not right, it's what people commonly call 'small child turning over'. Because of this, even after more than ten months, there are no signs of labor, which is why Lai Fu's wife looks like she has a serious illness.

  After hearing An's words of comfort, Madame Cai and Old Mistress Zhao finally felt a little relieved.

  Lai Fu's aunt looked at her daughter-in-law and asked anxiously: "Is Su San's daughter-in-law taking medicine? I just hope that Lai Fu's daughter-in-law can give birth to the child safely."

  Upon hearing this, An Yan smiled faintly and said: No need for medicine, I just need to get a few injections.

  Upon hearing this, the women in the room were all shocked and amazed. Looking at such a serious illness, yet not even needing to prescribe medicine, this was truly a divine doctor, indeed with extraordinary skills.

  Indeed a divine doctor, looking at such a serious illness, and yet no medicine is even prescribed.

  No, I heard from my relatives in the county that when Yu Xiuzai's father, Old Yu, was carried into Renhe Hall, he was almost done for. Who would have thought that after being treated by Su San's wife for an hour, he could walk out on his own? In two or three days, he was as good as new. Isn't that amazing?

  It's actually like this, it's really a divine doctor, and what's rare is that there's no pretence at all, looking gentle too.

  The women in the room were whispering among themselves, their conversation full of praise for An Yan. An Yan heard it too, but only smiled faintly, without much feeling.

  But these words stopped at Zhao's sister Zhao Ru's ears, and she felt very irritated. If it weren't for her gentle and virtuous image, she really wanted to shout loudly, those were just rumors after all. Jiao Jiao had told her that this Su San's wife was the most sinister and cunning, what kind of divine medical skills, was just a quack doctor. And that whole White family, every single one of them good people, only knew how to win everyone's sympathy.

  Zhao Ru felt uncomfortable standing here and listening to everyone praising An Yan, so she quickly walked out and thought it would be better to go find Jiao Jiao to chat with.

  Inside the room, An Yan didn't notice Zhao Ru's various reactions and departure at all.

  She pulled up Zhao's hand at this time, aimed at a point on his finger, and suddenly stabbed down with a needle.

  At this moment, Zhao's body felt a sharp pain, his whole body shook violently, and then he slowly came to.

  Have you found a good midwife?

  An softly turned her head to ask Aunt Lai Fu, but her hands were skilled in taking Zhao's pulse.

  Found it, is this going to be born?

  Yes, everyone go out and let the midwife come in to deliver the baby.

  Lai Fu's aunt quickly stole a glance at her daughter-in-law on the bed and found that she was already awake, with a normal expression on her face. She was overjoyed, nodded in response, and rushed out to find the midwife.

  The people in the room also left in twos and threes, while Zhao's mother and husband waited until Lai Fu's aunt brought the midwife back before they left the room.

  Everyone was waiting in the courtyard, and the movements inside the room were also heard clearly. There was the voice of the midwife directing, and Zhao's cries of pain.

  But in just a moment of tea time, a loud and clear cry of a baby came from inside.

  Lai Fu's aunt was overjoyed, and Zhao's husband Lai Fu also had a big smile on his face, eating and laughing there, occasionally saying two sentences, I'm going to be a dad, I'm actually going to be a dad.

  Inside also came the sound of a midwife announcing good news: "Congratulations to Laifu's mother, your daughter-in-law has given birth to a big fat grandson!"

  Ah, grandson, ah, good grandson.

  Lai Fu's aunt suddenly clapped her hands together in excitement, muttering to herself for a while, probably thanking the gods and Buddhas.

  Listening to the baby's loud cry inside, she felt a sense of relief in her heart and an indescribable feeling of satisfaction. The birth of this little life, she also had a part in it. Unconsciously, she smiled herself.

  An nodded and smiled at his own foolishness, preparing to leave quietly. However, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a familiar figure - his aunt Wang's arrival, so he quickly went over to greet her with a smile, thinking that she must have come to show concern for Lai Fu's wife.

  Wang saw that An Yan was also here, and he was stunned for a moment. Then he remembered An Yan's extraordinary medical skills, so he wasn't too surprised.

  Auntie can rest assured, Lai Fu's wife and child are safe and sound, and they've added a big fat little boy to the Lai family.

  Wang looked at An's pure smile, but stretched out her hand and gently pinched her, smiling and scolding: Look at you being so happy, if others didn't know better, they'd think you've given birth to a big fat baby boy.

  Upon hearing this, An Yan's face suddenly turned bright red, and her mind involuntarily flashed back to that chaotic morning, that chaotic kiss. Realizing the scene she had suddenly thought of, An Yan's face grew even redder, her shyness causing even her ears to turn red.

  Wang saw An Yan's appearance and couldn't help but chuckle, saying: If one day you and Su San have a big fat baby boy, then I and your mother can happily help take care of him.

  Upon hearing this, An Yan suddenly felt a bit helpless. Auntie, aren't you bringing Xiao Qing along? Aren't you afraid of getting tired?

  Upon hearing this, Wang immediately smiled and replied: What's so tiring about that? Although bringing up children is a hard job, it's also a happy thing. So, no matter how many you have with Su San, your mother and I can handle it.

  Listening to her aunt's increasingly absurd words, An Yan stomped her foot in frustration and quickly left.

  On the other hand, Aunt Fu came up to greet her and asked in confusion: "Why did Su's wife leave so soon? We haven't even had a chance to properly thank her yet."

  It's nothing, this is what she should do, no need to say thanks or anything, that's too polite.

  Wang smiled and took Lai Fu's aunt's hand, praising her for being so lucky to have a big fat boy all of a sudden. When Lai Fu's aunt heard this, she immediately threw away her reserve and started talking about her new grandson. The two laughed and walked hand in hand to the inner room to see the newborn baby.

  And yet, he is a man who is leisurely strolling along a small country road, with some disorder in his mind.

  Just now, when she heard the child's cry at birth, her heart couldn't help but move. In an instant, she felt that life was such a wonderful thing. And the child also entered her heart for the first time so deeply, making her feel restless and unstoppable, thinking that one day would she have an adorable child too?