At the end of December, the penal colony was covered with snow.
The Qinghe River is frozen, and the straw stubble in the rice fields beside the river is poking out a little gray tips in the snow, and the bare reeds are swaying in the cold wind.
It was very cold, but the two sides of the Taiwan Strait were extremely lively.
The whole Qinghe River is filled with shouts of shouting, shouting, and calling for friends.
As we approach New Year's Eve, it's time to prepare new year's goods to celebrate the new year.
This year, many villagers from Tubei Village went to Fengyun City to buy things in person, and went with the gang from Pier 12. When they came back, they came back with large and small bags, and everyone grinned from the corners of their mouths to their ears.
In the main room of Chen Dafu's house, a group of men wearing cotton-padded jackets were chatting and laughing around the brazier, spitting everywhere.
"Today I went with Xiaoxiao and Chuanzi. We set off early in the morning. Although we were accompanied by the hall master and the others, I kept murmuring in my heart on the way. I've never been there before! I'm still panicking!"
"Hahaha, it's such a cold day, we went there by carriage, and the sweat on Dafu's forehead never stopped!"
"You sounded so calm. You thought I didn't see it? When you first entered the city, your face was whiter than the snow outside!"
"Don't laugh, don't laugh! You've never been there, right? What we've heard over the years is that people are almost beaten to death on the streets or in the alleys of the inner city. Those who open shops on the streets have people eating Bawang every day. If you don’t pay for the meal, you will be beaten up in a blink of an eye! And when Su Da went to the city for the first time, he was chased for several streets, and Mr. Huo and Mrs. Huo finally got it back? Thinking of these Can you not be afraid?"
"Then I'm braver than you. There is a hall master who doesn't scare me so much. They have been prepared for a fight for a long time! Hey! I didn't expect it! Su Da Su Er, guess what?"
Su Da and Su Er were the first two people of their generation in the village to eat crabs. They had something in common, so they were forced to come over to chat.
Hearing that Wang Chuan was deliberately showing off, Su Er clapped his legs and said decisively, "People in the city will hide when they see you! Isn't that right?"
Everyone laughed so hard that they couldn't stand up, "You can't hide, but you're so polite! In that scene, it seems that we are all bullies, and they are the good people! Our brothers are still in the dark when they come out of the city after buying New Year's goods!"
While wiping his tears, Chen Dafu used pokers to stir up the fire. He changed the topic, "It's thirty this year, and New Year's will be tomorrow. Can Tianbao and the others come back in time to celebrate the New Year?"
"I don't know. This time Tianbao, Du Lao, and Changdong went to Xiling, which is a long way away. I received news about them ten days ago. They said they were on the boat and were on their way home." Su Da His smile faded a little, and he glanced outside. The farmyard was clean, but the scattered snow on the wall and the ice flakes formed by water stains in the corners were everywhere. "I'm afraid there are many sections of the canal outside that are frozen." Well, the waterway at Linnianguan is not easy to travel, so I don’t know if they can make it in time.”
Su Er also sighed, "Xiu'er is about to give birth. If those children can't catch up, I will definitely feel regretful."
As soon as Xiu'er was mentioned, a man's stiff and trembling voice came from outside the courtyard wall, "Su Da, Su Er! Hurry, Xiu'er is going to give birth!"
In a word, the main hall was immediately in chaos. Su Da and Su Er ran out, and the stool under their buttocks was bounced far away and hit the ground with a bang.
Chen Dafu hurriedly called the wife at home, "Mother-in-law, mother-in-law! Come over and take a look and help me!"
Li Xiaoxiao and Wang Chuan stood up and walked around in circles. After a while, they remembered to run home and called the women at home to help.
In the courtyard opposite, Mrs. Huo heard the shouting and rushed towards the Su family.
The chaos everywhere for a while was no less than that of the Su family.
In the small courtyard of the Su family, Su Xiuer had just had a seizure, and her two sisters-in-law immediately helped her into the room. The woman Wen who had been looking for her for a long time was living in the next courtyard during this period, and she rushed over immediately.
Mrs. Su quickly lowered the door curtain, rushed the old man and her son-in-law to the kitchen to heat hot water, and took out the clean swaddling clothes, cloth towels, wooden basins, etc. that had been prepared early, quickly and neatly, and everything was in order.
When a woman gave birth, it was inconvenient for men to go inside. Su Da and Su Er ran back and went to the kitchen tacitly and took over the task of boiling water, making soup, and cooking rice and oil.
Mrs. Huo and the women from the village who came one after another were also busy inside and outside the main room and tried their best to help.
"Dad, boss, second child... I, I want to go to the main room to visit and accompany Xiu'er." The bearded face was green and his lips were white, his eyes were distracted, and the hands hanging on his sides were shaking violently.
Su Da pulled a low stool over and tried to push him to sit down slowly, but he couldn't do it, "You said, you, the leader of a gang, have never seen any big scenes? Why are you so panicked? Don't do it. , a woman giving birth is like going to hell, now is the time when Xiu'er needs you the most, you must calm down!"
"Calm down, calm down..." The bearded man listened to the words, closed his eyes hard and repeated the word "calm down" in his mouth, faster and faster, and finally stood up, "Calm down! I can't calm down! No, I I have to accompany Xiu'er, I really can't sit here!"
My wife was bleeding just now, even through her thick coat and pants! The boss is so excited, just thinking about it makes me panic!
How could he sit still!
Hearing the boss's words about going to hell again, he even wished he could give birth to a baby for his wife!
Grass! It’s so fucking scary!
The bearded man left as he spoke and rushed to the main room.
Su Dasu struggled with all his hands and four feet, unable to hold him back, so he was dragged away by the man.
When Old Man Su saw this, he had two heads on one side and said, "Where are you going? My old lady is going to beat you with a fire stick! Don't stir up trouble! Stay here well! Xiu'er is kind-hearted, and her medical practice has helped so many people over the years." People have accumulated good fortune, so everything will be fine!"
Unexpectedly, when he heard this, the bearded face turned even paler, and he trembled all over, "Save, save blessings... Dad, but I didn't save blessings... I lived a life of bleeding from the knife edge, and did many dirty things. Eight out of ten! Will it ruin Xiuer's luck? Will it?"
The usually dignified man was asking questions again and again, his face full of fear and hesitation, like a child in desperate need of affirmation.
The three father and son of the Su family, "..."
They really can't answer this question.
After all, you can't speak out of conscience.
The son-in-law of their Su family is a ruthless person...
How can a bearded person not understand?
In the hall, the woman's uncontrollable screams of pain began to be heard, each sound piercing his heart like a knife.
The next moment, the bearded man slapped his face from left to right, his eyes were red and his face was ferocious. The ferocious force made Su Da and Su Er tremble.
I'm really afraid that Xiu'er's brother-in-law will beat him to death before the baby is born.
Time passed little by little, from noon to nearly dark.
In the main room, basins of blood poured out, the screams of pain became weaker and weaker, and the faces of the busy women became more and more solemn.
The bearded man was dragged by several men and stood upright in the yard. Looking at the blood splashed in the corner of the yard, his mind went blank and he could no longer hear anything. He was like a wandering spirit.
