The Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Man

Ning's house, in one of the dilapidated earthen houses.

Zhao Chuntao, lying on the bed, had a sallow complexion, slender limbs and a deeply sunken collarbone.

However, the abdomen is bulging high, forming an arc, which is a bit shocking to look at.

From his thin and sallow face, we can see that his facial features were once delicate, but it's a pity that he was too thin and the whole person has lost his look.

After Zhao Chuntao's belly became bigger, she rarely went out, and at most she just stayed in the yard for a while.

In this famine year, people are almost unable to survive. Pregnant women will have a harder time, and it is even a question whether they can give birth to the child.

Ning Jianbei appeared out of nowhere and carefully took out the roasted grasshopper from his worn patched clothes and placed it in front of Zhao Chuntao.

Ning Jianbei licked the dead white skin on his lips and said, "Wife, eat it quickly. I caught this from the mountain. It's already cooked through roasting it over a fire, and I sprinkled some salt on it."

Nowadays, no one farms at home and there is no harvest due to the dry weather.

He just pulled some weeds in the field and came back. The river and well water were running out and couldn't irrigate the fields. It was only enough for people to drink water. As for taking a bath, washing face, brushing teeth, etc., it was just a dream.

The ground was dry and the plants were dying. Without water, there was nothing to do in the fields. We could only stay at home and lie in bed to save energy.

I would lie there and fall asleep and no longer feel hungry. If I still had some energy, I would drag my tired body to the mountain to get some tree bark, leaves, weeds, etc.

At the beginning, some edible plants could be found on the mountain, but later there were not many.

Ning Jianbei has a pregnant wife at home, and he can't just lie in bed and do nothing like other people.

For the sake of his wife and the baby in her belly, Ning Jianbei had to find some food, even if it was just to fill his teeth, so he ran to the mountains to find food.

Ning Jianbei searched for a long time on the mountain before he found a skinny grasshopper, and then dug up some grass roots from the ground.

Thinking of his pregnant wife at home, Ning Jianbei roasted the grasshopper and brought it home.

As for those old grass roots, he chewed them and swallowed them into his stomach to barely fill his hunger.

I gave roasted grasshoppers to my wife to eat, and he just ate a few grass roots.

Looking at the fragrant, roasted, yellow grasshopper, Zhao Chuntao did not eat it directly.

Instead, she looked at her husband Ning Jianbei and asked, "Have you eaten?"

Smelling the aroma of the roasted grasshoppers, Zhao Chuntao couldn't help swallowing and her throat felt hot.

She stared at the delicious roasted grasshopper without blinking, but seeing her husband looking tired, Zhao Chuntao was also a little worried about him.

There is not much food left at home now, and each person only gets a few bites a day.

For an adult, it is definitely not enough. Everyone in the family is hungry now, and this roasted grasshopper is not easy to make, at least it is a mouthful of meat.

Her husband would often secretly save his own food for her. Seeing a grown man become so thin that he was just a skeleton with skin on, Zhao Chuntao felt distressed.

Ning Jianbei shifted his gaze and said, "It's okay. I ate it on the mountain. You can eat it. Eat it quickly, or it will be bad if the family comes back and smells it."

Ning Jianbei was also very hungry, and his stomach was also sour. He could hardly resist the temptation when he smelled the aroma of roasted grasshoppers.

If I don’t eat it quickly, the greedy cat at home will smell the meat.

The Ning family has not yet split up, and the whole family is still together. If other people knew about this, I'm afraid this roasted grasshopper would be lost.

Everyone in the family had to bring back the food they found outside to share, but everyone in the family secretly ate something outside. There was only so much food they could get outside, not enough for themselves, and they couldn't even get a cent to fill their stomachs when they came back.

Zhao Chuntao looked at Ning Jianbei who saved food for her, her heart and eyes full of sweetness: "Well, thank you, Brother Xiaobei."

She really did not marry the wrong person. During this famine, everyone only cared about themselves. It was rare for a man to still think about his wife. Touching her towering pregnant belly, Zhao Chuntao finished the roasted grasshopper.

I have to say, this roasted grasshopper is delicious and crispy, but it is too small.

Even if she doesn't eat, the baby in her belly still needs nutrition.

I just don't know when this little baby will be born.

Thinking of this year, Zhao Chuntao felt a little sad.

How would she raise this child after it was born? She might not even have enough milk to give birth to the child. But she was reluctant to give up the child.

She was in poor health, and after five years of marriage, she finally got pregnant. How could she be willing to give up? Moreover, this was her and Xiaobei's child.

Seeing his thin and pregnant wife so happy about a roasted grasshopper, Ning Jianbei felt a little jealous. According to previous years, he would definitely stew a chicken for his wife every once in a while.

It was his incompetence that made his wife suffer with him. There was still some meat smell in the room, and Ning Jianbei quickly opened the doors and windows to disperse the smell.

When the family came back, Zhao Chuntao in the room held her stomach and cried out in pain.

"Dad! Mom! My stomach hurts! Brother Xiaobei!"

It was Zhao Chuntao's first time giving birth, and she thought she had peed when she saw the clear water on the bed. Her stomach also began to feel uncomfortable, and she didn't know what was going on.

I can only call my parents and husband outside.

Hearing the sound in the room, Ning Jianbei rushed in.

Looking at his wife who was sweating and holding her belly, Ning Jianbei was panicking: "Wife! What's wrong with you? Mom, my wife wet the bed and she has a stomachache!"

Ning Jianbei is usually a smart guy, but this is the first time he has encountered such a thing.

Hearing what the fourth room's brother-in-law said, the women who had given birth also blushed. Why did this brother-in-law say such nonsense?

Zhang Cuihua was frightened when she heard her youngest son's voice and her daughter-in-law's cries of pain.

Fearing that something might happen to her daughter-in-law, Zhang Cuihua immediately understood the situation when she saw her daughter-in-law holding her belly and leaking amniotic fluid.

Seeing her youngest son running around in a panic but doing nothing, Zhang Cuihua didn't want to admit that this fool was her most beloved youngest son.

Zhang Cuihua twisted Ning Jianbei's ear and said angrily with her wrinkled and fierce face: "You fool! Your wife is about to give birth! Why don't you go to the village to find Midwife Wang!"

Ning Jianbei was also shocked when he heard his mother's words. He ran out of the house and went to find Wang the midwife as his mother said. Before leaving, Ning Jianbei did not forget to say to his mother: "Mom, remember to take good care of my wife!"

Looking at this little son who forgot his mother after getting married, Zhang Cuihua rolled her eyes.