Traveling Through Farmhouses: Taking the Baby on a Famine Escape

Zhang Xixi plans to have a conversation between mother and son!

The next day, the two children were going to feed the ducks with Zhang Xixi. On the way, Zhang Xixi asked the two children to think about what they wanted to do in the future.

After feeding the ducks, Zhang Xixi added some firewood to the stove to make the fire burn brightly before turning around and asking softly, "Have you made up your minds yet?"

Erbao frowned and pondered for a while. "Mom, I haven't thought about it yet!"

"It's okay, you can think about it slowly."

"Da Bao, what about you!"

Da Bao raised his head and said without hesitation, "Mom, I want to be a general!"

Zhang Xixi was stunned for a moment, not expecting that Da Bao would have such lofty ideals. "Da Bao, why do you want to be a general?"

Da Bao blurted out, "Because the general can ride a horse!"

Zhang Xixi smiled. It seemed her son still couldn't forget about horseback riding! "There's no other reason!"

"Being a general is prestigious; it allows me to command many people!"

Zhang Xixi suppressed a laugh and said, "Being a general is great, but have you ever thought about how to become a general?"

Seeing Da Bao shake his head, Zhang Xixi said earnestly, "To become a general, you need to learn many things. First, you need to be able to read and write. This is the foundation. Only by laying a solid foundation can you learn more skills."

"Mom, does that mean I still have to go to school first?"

Seeing Zhang Xixi nod, Da Bao made a face and said, "But I don't like studying!"

"So, do you still want to be a general?"

Da Bao replied loudly, "Of course I want to!"

"Dabao, you reap what you sow. Just like farming, only by diligently planting crops can you harvest more grain next year. The same applies to being a general; you must have strong abilities!"

Da Bao pondered for a moment, then said firmly, "I will study hard, but I always fall asleep in class, I can't control it!"

"Let's take it slow, Mom will help you overcome your sleepiness, okay?"

Zhang Xixi saw Da Bao nod heavily, then looked at Er Bao and found him still frowning in thought, so she quickly patted him on the shoulder.

"Erbao, you're still young, there's no rush to set goals. Just do what you love right now!"

Erbao looked at Dabao after hearing this and understood what Zhang Xixi meant.

"Mom, I will study hard and prepare for the future."

"Okay! Let's go back!"

On the Zhang family's side, Zhang Wenhong carried Zhou Shi out of the tent, calling out, "Mother, my wife is saying her stomach hurts, is she about to give birth!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen immediately came out of the kitchen and shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Quickly take her to the delivery room!"

"Let's go! Hurry up!"

Xiao Chen turned around and went back to the kitchen to boil water. Zhang Dacheng and Zhang Wenbo estimated that there might not be enough water, so they carried buckets and walked to the river.

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Xixi told the two babies to go to their tent and sleep well, then went to the kitchen to help carry the boiled water to the delivery room.

Fortunately, Zhou's due date was calculated to be in the next few days. Just in case, the bedding had already been made up, and Zhang Wenhong would come to heat the kang (a heated brick bed) every day, so Zhou wouldn't get cold inside.

In the delivery room, Chen and Zhou's mothers were helping her walk slowly. Seeing her sister-in-law's pale face from the pain, Zhang Xixi shuddered. Childbirth was terrifying. Fortunately, her two babies had already been born when she transmigrated!

Zhang Xixi put down the water, thought for a moment that a cesarean section couldn't be performed here, and decided to find a doctor just in case.

Seeing that Zhang Xixi was about to leave, Chen hurriedly called out, "Daughter, go back and ask your sister-in-law to cook some brown sugar eggs."

"Hey!"

On her way to find Wang Gensheng, Zhang Xixi unexpectedly encountered two more families having babies – it seemed like everyone was having babies at the same time!

"Daughter, where are you going!"

"Father, I'm going to find Uncle Wang to go see Second Sister-in-law!"

Zhang Wenbo handed the water to Zhang Xixi, "You don't know where he lives, so I'll go and ask Uncle Wang for help. You and Dad go back first!"

Zhang Xixi immediately realized that ancient times were very conservative, and people should pay more attention to the separation of men and women. Moreover, she was a widow. She responded and took the bucket of water with Zhang Dacheng, heading towards her kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, could you please cook a few brown sugar eggs for me?"

Zhang Xixi patted the snow off her hair and laughed awkwardly, "You know my cooking skills are really not that great!"

"Is this for my second brother's wife? I'll cook it right away!"

"Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law!"

"No need for formalities among family!"

Zhang Xixi smiled, and the eggs were cooked in no time!

When Zhang Xixi arrived at the delivery room and saw Zhou's appearance, she was so shocked that she almost dropped the eggs in her hand!

Fortunately, Mrs. Chen caught it quickly and, seeing Zhang Xixi's condition, immediately let her leave.

Zhang Wenhong, who was outside, was startled to see Zhang Xixi walking out with a dazed expression!

She cried out in alarm, "Little sister, is your sister-in-law...!"

Hearing the voice, Zhang Xixi looked up at Zhang Wenhong. Why did he look so bad? Could he be imagining something?

"Second brother, sister-in-law is fine. I just found childbirth too scary!"

Zhang Wenhong breathed a sigh of relief. "That really scared me to death! It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright!"

Just as he finished speaking, Zhou's scream came from inside, which made Zhang Wenhong and Zhang Xixi shudder again!

Just then, Zhang Wenbo arrived. Seeing that the doctor was not there, Zhang Xixi asked in confusion, "Big brother, where is Uncle Wang?"

"Zhou Dasen's wife is having a difficult childbirth, so Uncle Wang went to her house!"

Oh dear! That's really bad news!

Suddenly, another scream came from inside, followed by the cry of a baby. Zhang Xixi and the others were overjoyed; the baby had finally been born!

Zhang Wenhong rushed inside, calling out, "Mother, is that your son?!"

"It's a boy!" Chen said with a smile.

Zhang Xixi went in to check on her nephew for a moment, then went back to report the news!

After all this trouble, I can finally relax!

The snow continued to fall, and it was unclear when it would stop. The river and waterfall had already frozen over.

Snow piled up at the encampment in no time. The villagers now clear it once in the morning and once before going to bed at night, for fear that the snow will freeze the place where they live.

Zhang Xixi was considering whether she should add more nutrients to the sweet potatoes. The snow was too heavy, and she was afraid that the greenhouse would collapse under the weight of the snow one day, which would be a waste of all her efforts!

The villagers didn't have this worry, because ever since Zhang Xixi showed off how to turn a sphere into a tent, they had developed a strange confidence in her, believing that she was a disciple of a deity and that she would succeed in anything she set her mind to.

After much hesitation, Zhang Xixi bought several buckets of nutrient solution from the system and sprayed them on the sweet potato field with a spray bottle, hoping that the sweet potatoes would grow quickly!