The Legend of the Farm Girl

Cicadas are chirping and frogs are croaking, the night is dark, and the crescent moon is hanging high in the treetops.

It should have been very quiet in Yunjia Village, but there was a woman screaming in pain. There was also a voice from a woman next to her, "Yun family, try harder, the head is coming out."

The woman had almost no strength left at this time. This was her third child, and also her husband's posthumous child. She thought it would be easy to give birth, but the midwife said that the baby was lying sideways in her belly and had to be straightened out first, otherwise both the adult and the child would die.

The process of correcting the fetal position was so painful that the woman felt like she was going to die at any moment. Now that the fetal position has finally been corrected, the woman is in so much pain that she has no strength left.

"Yunfang, come here and talk to your mother. Ask her to try harder. Your brother is about to come out." Granny Li said to the girl who had been helping in the room.

The girl Yunfang is the woman’s eldest daughter and is seven years old.

When Yunfang heard what Granny Li said, she hurried to her mother's side. Seeing her mother's pale face and the fact that she almost fainted, she, who always had her own ideas, became panicked. She felt that if she didn't say or do something, she would lose her mother.

"Mom, please try harder! Mom, my brother Xiaofeng and I already have no father, but we can't live without a mother. Children without a father or a mother are like grass. Mom, please wake up, Mom!"

As Yunfang called out, her mother woke up from her confusion, took a deep breath, and used her last bit of strength to give birth to Yunfang's little brother. Then she fainted again.

The child was born after many difficulties and burst into tears. After Granny Li dealt with the umbilical cord and placenta, she wrapped the child in the cloth she had prepared before and handed it to Aunt Wang who came to help. She turned around and said to Yunfang,

"Xiaofang, your mother has given birth to a little brother for you. Go and steam some egg cakes. Your mother was exhausted during the birthing process. When she wakes up, she needs to eat some eggs to replenish her energy so that she can produce milk. With milk, your little brother will be able to survive."

"Okay, I'll go right away. Granny Li and Aunt Wang, please help me look after my mother and little brother. Sorry for the trouble."

Yunfang brought the steamed egg cake to the bedside. Yunfang's mother woke up and said weakly to Yunfang, "Xiaofang, give the ten cents I gave you to your Granny Li."

Granny Li is a famous midwife in the village. Almost all the children in the village were delivered by Granny Li. Yunfang and Yunfang’s older brother Yunfeng were delivered by Granny Li, and now her younger brother was also delivered by Granny Li.

Granny Li delivered babies and everyone in the village gave her ten cents.

Granny Li looked at the money Yun Fang handed over and said decisively, "Yun family, I don't want this money. Just consider it as a gift for your family's birth. Hurry and eat the egg cake. Look, the little one is crying with hunger."

Yes, little brother Yun had not had a sip of milk when he was born. Hearing the baby crying, Yun Fang's mother propped herself up and sat up, ate a few bites of the egg cake, took the child in her arms, and fed him as if she was familiar with the way.

The child calmed down after drinking the milk. Yun Fang's mother said to Granny Li, "Aunt Li, I know you pity us, an orphan and a widow. If it weren't for you, my little son and I would not have survived today. I should have given you more money, but you know the current situation of my family. If you don't even accept these ten cents, I will feel really guilty!" After she said that, she was about to cry!

When Granny Li saw her like this, she knew that women who had just given birth were the most sensitive, so she quickly said, "Okay, I'll take it!" She took the money, but in her heart she thought about bringing some eggs over in a few days. This family was so pitiful.

Yunfang also said, "Grandma Li, you and Aunt Wang brought a lot of eggs when you came. I was busy for so long just now when I was steaming egg cakes for my mother, and I made some extra eggs. You guys should go and have some too!"

Mrs. Li and Aunt Wang knew that the Yun family was having a hard time, so it was impossible for them to stay at the Yun family for dinner. Mrs. Li hurriedly said, "We can't eat at your house. It's almost dawn. We both have a large family waiting for us to go back. Xiaofang, you should take good care of your mother. Life will definitely be hard, but there will be a day when the hard times will end and happiness will come. When your two brothers grow up, good days will come for your family."

Yunfang nodded quickly and said, "I know, mother-in-law, I will take good care of mother and brother."

Aunt Wang also said to Yun Fangniang who was lying on the bed: "If you have any problem, just let Fanger call me. We have been good friends since we were married. Don't be polite with me. Do you hear me? Take good care of yourself and take good care of your body. Then your three children won't suffer too much. Leave your Fenger with me for now. I will take care of him for you first."

Hearing these words, Yunfang's mother was about to cry again. Ever since Yunfang's father was injured in the quarry and sent home because of labor service, her family spent all their savings and sold all the good land, but they still couldn't save Yunfang's father's life. Both her mother's family and her husband's family were afraid of being entangled by them and avoided them. Even today when she gave birth, no one came to help. Her heart was cold, but the help of Granny Li and Aunt Wang made her heart warm again. She must stand up for herself so that her three children can survive.

She made up her mind to live well, and kept thanking Granny Li and Aunt Wang. Granny Li saw her like this and knew that she had ignited the will to live, so she said to Yun Fang Niang: "We will go home first, you have a good rest."

He turned around and said to Yunfang, "Yunfang, take good care of your mother. Come to us if you have any problems." Then he walked out.

Yunfang hurried after them and said to them, "Mother-in-law, Aunt Wang, I'll take you there."

After sending the two out of the yard, Yunfang returned to her mother's bedside. Her mother was waiting for Yunfang with a tired body and said to her: "Fang'er, you have worked hard. You are only seven years old!" Then she burst into tears again. Seeing her like this, Yunfang was also very sad when she thought of her father who was very kind to her. But she knew that her mother should not be too sad at this time, so she pretended to be strong and said to Yunfang's mother: "Mom, don't worry, I am the most capable seven-year-old girl in the whole Guang'an Village. It's not hard. You should rest for a while. When your brother wakes up, he will need milk."

"Okay, okay, my dear daughter, with you, I have the confidence to support your two brothers, and the four of us can live well together. Come and sleep with me for a while!"

"I'll be there right away, Mom. You go to sleep first." Yunfang tidied up the house and added a fire to the kitchen. Granny Li and Aunt Wang had not eaten the meal they had just cooked, so she would heat it up and eat with her mother after she woke up.

After doing all this, Yunfang returned to her little bed. Tired after a night of sleep, she fell into a deep sleep. The rising sun emitted countless rays of light, illuminating the entire earth, but there was a special light that no one noticed that shot into Yunfang's body.