Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

At this moment, the door of the ward was suddenly opened, and the doctor and the nurse came in and examined Qin Xueru again.

Afterwards, the doctor said to the Xu family, "The mother is recovering very well and can be discharged this morning."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Thank you, doctor! I will go through the discharge procedures for my wife in a moment."

"You are welcome."

The doctor gave Xu Damao some instructions on what to do during the confinement period, and then he and the nurse continued to visit other wards.

After Xu Damao and the other doctors and nurses left, he said to his parents, "Dad, Mom, you guys pack up first. I'll go and handle the discharge procedures."

"Go!"

Mother Xu waved at Xu Damao.

After a while, when Xu Damao finished the discharge procedures and came back, he had packed up his things neatly.

Xu Damao, holding a quilt and carrying a bundle, went to get the cart with his younger sister Xu Ling.

He pulled the cart to the entrance of the inpatient department, spread the quilt on the cart, and asked his younger sister Xu Ling to watch over it. Then Xu Damao quickly returned to the ward and wrapped his wife tightly with another quilt.

"Dad, Mom, let's go!"

"Ah."

"Da Mao, you have to go slower when you hold Xueru."

"Got it, mother."

Xu Damao was walking in front holding his wife Qin Xueru, Xu's mother was following behind holding Jianxun, and Xu Fugui was walking around Xu's mother and eldest grandson.

He gently put Qin Xueru on the bicycle, wiped the sweat off his head, and said to Xu Fugui, "Dad, you can ride my bicycle back first!"

Xu's mother also echoed, "Yes! Old Xu, you should ride your bike home and light the stove at home first."

"understood."

Xu Fugui looked at his eldest grandson reluctantly, then rode home alone.

"Little sister, please keep an eye on your sister-in-law in the back."

"I know, I know. Stop nagging me. Let's go!"

Xu Damao glared at his little sister, then reached out and slung the climbing rope across his shoulder, gripped the handle of the cart, and slowly walked towards home.

Xu's mother followed slowly behind, holding Jianxun and Xu Ling.

When Xu Fugui returned to the courtyard and stood at the front gate, he was stopped by the third aunt, the second aunt, and several old women in the courtyard.

"Lao Xu, has your daughter-in-law given birth?"

"Yes! What is it?"

"Why did you come back so early? Did you give birth and come back to make chicken soup?"

Xu Fugui was not angry when he was stopped. He smiled and said loudly: "She gave birth to a boy. She has been discharged from the hospital and will be back soon."

"Ah! Congratulations!"

"Congratulations, Lao Xu, you're now a grandfather."

"Thank you. I'll go back to the house and light the stove. You guys can chat."

Xu Fugui hurriedly trotted towards the backyard.

After Xu Fugui left, the second aunt and the third aunt started talking again.

As soon as Xu Fugui walked into the backyard, he saw the deaf old lady basking in the sun in the sheltered area, so he greeted her.

"The old lady is basking in the sun!"

"Yeah! I just heard that Damao's family gave birth to a boy?"

"Yes! Old lady, she gave birth yesterday afternoon. She is now out of the hospital and will be back soon."

"I won't talk to you for now, old lady. I'll go back to the house and light the stove so that the house can be warmer."

"go Go!"

The deaf old lady waved her hand, watched Xu Fugui enter the house, then slowly turned around.

Ugh!

How come this bad guy Xu Damao also has his own child? Am I the only one left without a family in the courtyard? It's so unfair!

The deaf old lady felt more and more uncomfortable the more she thought about it. She slowly stood up, turned around and went back to the house using her crutches.

She didn't want to see other families being happy, so she closed the door and windows after entering the house so that she couldn't hear their laughter.

She is a five-guarantee household, so she will have a place to live in her old age, but who doesn’t want to live a better life!

Ugh!

Lying on the bed, I thought to myself that I would have to find a way to live a better life in the future. I only had two rooms in the backyard left. Soon I fell asleep in a daze.

After Xu Fugui lit the stove, he walked out. He didn't see the deaf old lady in the backyard, so he didn't pay attention to her. He then walked towards the front yard to wait for his eldest grandson to come back.

By the time Xu Damao pulled Qin Xueru back to the courtyard, he was already sweating profusely.

After parking the cart, Xu Damao saw the second aunt and others quickly walk to his mother's side, stretch their heads to look at their son, and whisper something.

Xu Damao didn't dare to delay, for fear that his wife would catch a cold if she stayed outside for too long. So he wiped the sweat from his head, then picked up Qin Xueru and walked quickly towards the backyard. When he walked into the gate of the compound, he turned back and shouted to his father.

"Dad, keep an eye on the cart. I'll be out in a minute."

Without waiting for his reply, Xu Damao hurried home with his wife.

He gently put his wife on the bed and settled her down, then asked his younger sister to look after her sister-in-law. Then he left the yard and pulled the cart into the backyard.

The deaf old lady heard laughter coming from far away in the house. Even if she covered her ears with a quilt, she could still hear it more and more clearly.

She simply got up from the bed, walked to the window, and looked through the window towards the door of Xu's house. There, a group of people were surrounding Xu's mother and the newborn baby. She didn't know what they were saying, but they all burst into laughter.

The deaf old lady's eyes unconsciously revealed a look of envy.

She really wanted to go out and see the children and hear what they were talking about, but she didn't dare to, for fear that her mood would become even more complicated after she went out.

The deaf old lady slowly turned around, walked to the window, and lay down shivering, with a bitter smile and tears in her eyes.

 …

At the steel mill.

"Li Ke, Li Ke, the director wants to see you."

"understood."

Li Qingshan stood up and walked to the office of the director of the Security Department. He knocked on the door a few times, and after hearing someone calling him to come in, he pushed the door open and walked in.

"Director Xu, you're looking for me?"

Director Xu smiled and said, "Qingshan! The factory has an escort mission and needs you to lead a team."

Li Qingshan nodded: "Director Xu, no problem, when are we leaving? Where are we going?"

"I will go to the Northeast early tomorrow morning. I will go back and tell my subordinates, then go home to pack up and come to the factory early tomorrow."

"understood."

Li Qingshan left the director's office and returned to Section 1. He explained tomorrow's escort mission to the members of Section 1 again. Then he asked everyone to go back and rest and come to the factory early tomorrow morning.

Afterwards, Li Qingshan rode his bicycle home.

After returning to the courtyard, Li Qingshan heard voices in the backyard. Thinking something had happened, he parked his bicycle at home and walked towards the backyard.

When he arrived at the backyard, Li Qingshan saw that the aunties in the yard were all gathered around Xu's mother. When he walked closer and listened, he found out that it was his eldest sister-in-law who had given birth and had been discharged from the hospital and returned home.

Li Qingshan congratulated Xu's mother.

"Auntie, congratulations! You're a grandmother now."

"Thank you, Qingshan."

When Xu's mother saw that it was Li Qingshan, she shouted into the house, "Da Mao, Qingshan is here, come out quickly."