Iron Bull Legend

In the early morning, the smoke from the small mountain village is curled up, and from time to time there are the crows of chickens and dogs, accompanied by children reluctantly getting up and shouting, adults yelling and cursing, and the collision of pots and pans.

Such a small mountain village is not the poorest in this large mountain. In this era, a good family is considered to have enough food to eat, and everyone is working hard to have a full meal.

However, the smell of corn paste makes people who don't have enough to eat smell it, swallow their saliva, and their Adam's apple keeps rolling.

At this time, the person whose throat was rolling was a man in his fifties, wearing shabby clothes and a disheveled face. The clothes were shabby, but he was very clean and seemed elegant.

No matter how elegant he is, his hunger is written on his face.

"Bang, stick, stick, stick, stick..." The green bamboo stick in Caishi's hand hit the old, but very strong, heavy wooden door.

"Xiu'er, is there someone knocking on the door?" the man in the room asked in a low voice.

"Well, it seems, you eat first, and I'll go take a look." After the woman finished speaking, she held out her belly, stroked it with one hand, pushed open the door of the house with the other, and walked out towards the courtyard door.

"Who is it? Wait a minute." The woman shouted cheerfully to the outside as she walked away.

"Thumping..." There was a sound of heavy objects falling to the ground outside the courtyard door.

"Brother... come out quickly..." The woman who was called Xiu'er by the man opened the door and saw a look of shame on her face. The man lying outside the door shouted into the room.

"Xiu'er, what's wrong?" The man rushed out and quickly came to the door.

"Brother, look, this man died at the door..." Xiu'er's voice was vibrating, and she was so frightened that she leaned against the door frame of the courtyard. Her face, which had no color at all, became even paler. a lot of.

"He's hungry, he's still alive, he's not dead, don't be afraid." The man shouted quickly.

"Brother, hurry back into the house and feed her some food..." Before Xiu'er could finish speaking, the man had already entered the house carrying a man in his fifties.

"Wake up, wake up..." The man gently patted the man in his fifties and called.

Xiu'er also followed her into the house, looking at the man lying on the earthen bed with a bitter look on her face and her husband who was shouting anxiously. Both of them were a little anxious.

It's like this for everyone. If a grown man dies in his own home, there's no way to tell him. In this day and age, that's a big deal, and you'll be shot.

Just when the two of them were at a loss, the man in his fifties who was lying on the earthen bed snorted softly, slowly opened his eyes, and looked blankly at the unfamiliar environment. When his eyes glanced at the two anxious people, a look from the corner of his eye Show a slight smile.

"Uncle, you're awake, you scared us to death." Seeing that the old man was awake, Xiu'er patted the old man's chest and hurriedly stepped forward.

"Where is this?" a man in his fifties asked in a weak voice.

"Shenxianling...how are you?" Xiu'er replied cheerfully, reaching out to help the man.

"No, I don't have the strength now, let me slow down for a while..." The man quickly said weakly.

"Brother, bring the porridge here quickly. Uncle must be hungry, hurry up." Xiu'er shouted softly.

"Yes, right away." The man quickly brought Xiu'er's bowl of porridge that she had not yet drank from on the table in the outer room. Xiu'er took it and fed it to the man spoon by spoon.

After half a bowl of warm porridge was eaten, the man in his fifties gained a lot of strength. He reached out and grabbed the rice bowl from Xiu'er's hand. He opened his mouth and saw that half of the bowl of porridge was already empty. He looked at the rice bowl in front of him with unfulfilled interest. He glanced at the girl with a pitiful look.

"Uncle, wait a moment." After Xiu'er said that, she turned to the kitchen and filled another bowl of porridge.

The man took the rice bowl without even taking the spoon. One mouthful was only half of the bowl. Three mouthfuls of a large bowl of porridge was already empty. After finishing the meal, he patted his bloated belly and smiled sheepishly.

Xiu'er's man's name is Tie Honggang. He is twenty years old this year. Xiu'er is seventeen years old this year. Tie Honggang is a local. Xiu'er came here as a refugee. Before the old man who took Xiu'er passed away, he left her as an orphan to Tie Hong. Gang's parents, Tie Honggang's parents also died one after another due to their poor family background.

"Brother, my stomach hurts..." At this time, Xiu'er held her stomach and bent down.

"Xiu'er, Xiu'er..." Tie Honggang was so frightened that he panicked and his tone changed.

"Don't panic, silly boy, your wife is about to give birth." The man was already full and had lost his strength. He looked at Tie Honggang.

"Uncle...Uncle..." Upon hearing this, Tie Hong still didn't know what to do.

"Hurry up and call the midwife, and your family, hurry up..." the man ordered, and he lowered his body and carried Xiu'er onto the earthen bed. When he saw Tie Honggang, who was still standing on the ground, he cursed.

Just as Tie Hong was startled, he turned around and ran out. There was a gust of wind and he had disappeared. The man quickly walked into the kitchen, where there was the sound of pots and pans, the sound of pouring water, and the crackling of firewood.

A group of people broke into the yard and rushed into the house. There was a chaotic noise in the room, accompanied by Xiu'er's crying and shouting.

"Sister-in-law Jin, how is Xiu'er?" Tie Honggang asked anxiously.

"Hurry up and get the water. The men are all out. Aunt Zhang quickly prepares cloth and scissors." Aunt Jin ordered without replying to Tie Honggang's words.

"Um, ah..."

"Okay, all you men, go out and go to my house quickly. I have a piece of cotton cloth over there. Get it quickly..."

There was a lot of activity in the room. Xiu'er lay on the bed and screamed heartbreakingly. The veins on her head were twitching and sweat was rolling down. She was grabbing the mattress under her body and exerting all her strength.

"Xiu'er, take a rest first and listen to my instructions later." Sister-in-law Jin ordered loudly.

"Hey, that man outside, has the water been boiled? Hurry up..." Sister-in-law Jin shouted to the man who was boiling water in the kitchen stove.

"Right away, right away..." The man was busy in an orderly manner.

At this time, the sky outside was already overcast, but in the morning it was still sunny. At this time, it seemed as if a heavy rain was coming, and the wind picked up, making the leaves rustle.

The room also became dark, and it became dark all of a sudden. Suddenly, the people in the room were busy lighting oil lamps. The lamplighter picked up the awl and plucked the wick, and the oil lamp lit up instantly.

Outside the door, more and more people gathered, standing on tiptoes to look into the room and talking nonsense, adding a little fun to the peaceful little mountain village.

At this time in the countryside, after finishing the farm work, they blew out the oil lamp, closed the door, and lay on the bed. They were either fast asleep or busy with the task of reproducing the next generation. There was no entertainment at all.

Xiu'er was about to give birth to a baby. This was a big event in the small mountain village of Shenxianling. People who heard the news gathered around and didn't care about the heavy rain that was about to fall.

"Hurry up, give up, give up, the cotton cloth is here, cough cough... cough cough..." A man broke into the crowd and shouted, and coughing sounds came from his throat from time to time.

"Has the water been boiled?" Sister-in-law Jin shouted to the kitchen.

"Okay, here we come..." the man shouted, carrying a basin of steaming boiling water, he rushed into the room and kept answering.

"Leave this here and burn more. We'll need it later." Sister-in-law Jin looked at this unfamiliar face with a puzzled look on her face.

The sky was filled with black clouds and mist, and there was a loud crack of thunder, and the heavy rain poured down all over the sky. Heavy raindrops fell from the entire sky, washing the dull mountain village.

In an instant, the creek was filled with rainwater, and the stream bed was washed with a huff.

The chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs that went out to forage in the morning rushed towards the small village to avoid the pouring rain. Some took shelter under big trees and beside firewood piles. The chickens and ducks fluttered their wings and shook off the water droplets. The dogs shook their bodies. Shaking off the rainwater on his body, there was a fishy smell.

Those who were outside the house were suddenly drowned in the forest by the sudden heavy rain. Some squeezed into the house, and those who did not squeeze in hurriedly looked for shelter from the rain. The woodshed and cattle pen were all full of people, laughing and joking. Taunting each other.

"Listen to my sister-in-law and work hard. Women must pass this test, and they will have a smooth life after giving birth." Aunt Jin ordered loudly.

"Ah...Ah..." Xiu'er tried her best, and her original voice turned into a roar.

"Harder, harder..." Sister-in-law Jin shouted loudly.

Tie Honggang stood outside the door, listening to Xiu'er's hoarse shouts in the room, his heart was clenched, his head was dripping with sweat, and his dark face was filled with anxiety and pity.

A man in his fifties stood at the door of the kitchen, glanced at the room a few times, kept pinching his fingers, and muttered something. However, no one paid attention to him at all, because everyone's attention was focused on the room. All focused on Xiuer.

"Xiu'er, listen to my sister-in-law. I'm exerting force and the amniotic fluid will come out. The baby won't be born and will die from suffocation." Jin's sister-in-law really has no choice now. This busy work has lasted more than two hours.

"Aunt Zhang, I think it's difficult to give birth. Go call Grandma Liu. This is the first time I've encountered this situation." Sister-in-law Jin panicked when she saw this situation.

She is also a well-known person in these ten miles and eight villages. Although she is just thirty years old, she is also a famous midwife. However, for the first time, the amniotic fluid has run out and the child has not been born yet.

Grandma Liu is a midwife from the previous generation. She is over eighty years old and has a lot of experience. Seventy-eight percent of the people in the ten miles and eight towns were delivered by her old man. If she were not old and unable to move in bed, she would still have to take turns. Not to Mrs. Jin.

"Her Sister-in-law Jin, Grandma Liu is already confused. It's useless to call her over." Aunt Zhang whispered in Sister-in-law Jin's ear.

"Oh, why did I forget this? What should I do?" Jin's sister-in-law suddenly had a headache. She had forgotten this, and there was nothing she could do for a while.

"Give me, let me..." The strange man who was boiling water separated from the crowd and squeezed in. He walked to the end of the bed and picked up the washed white military backpack. He took out the yellow paper and cinnabar, spread it out and took it out again. A gold pen with a clear yellow barrel, stained with cinnabar, slides on the yellow paper.

Everyone in the room and at the door was stunned. Everyone looked at the man, and some people had a look of surprise in their eyes.

"I would like to invite you, Supreme Master. Now a unicorn has come to this world. Please give me a helping hand." After the man finished chanting, he waved his hand, and the yellow paper suddenly ignited, and an invisible gleam of light rushed into the man lying on the earthen bed. On Xiu'er's body.

The man took out a needle bag from his military backpack, and several glittering golden needles appeared in his hand. He walked to Xiu'er's side, and in a flash, the golden needles pricked Xiu'er's body. Xiu'er roared as if she had divine help.

"Baby... baby... baby..." A loud cry came out. The sound penetrated the dilapidated hut and rushed directly to the sky, refreshing the people inside and outside the house.

The pouring rain suddenly moved away with the rolling clouds and mist, and the sun hidden behind the dark clouds suddenly jumped out with thousands of golden lights. The colorful rays of light in the valley enveloped the entire mountain village.