Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 416

Fortunately, the baby in her belly was not very fussy. Except for a few times when she felt nauseous when she woke up early, Zhong Ruyi ate everything with relish and even gained some weight. But that might also be due to the pregnancy.

But Chen Dongzhi saw that she had no adverse reactions, and her psychological pressure was relieved a little, and the weight she had lost before was gained back.

In the later stages of pregnancy, Zhong Ruyi began to suffer from edema and cramps. Sometimes she couldn't sleep at night, so Chen Dongzhi helped her massage, which lasted for more than half an hour.

During the day, Zhong Ruyi walked slowly around the village for several quarters of an hour, stopping to rest for a while before continuing. Chen Dongzhi stayed by her side, following her closely.

When the villagers saw this, they all joked that the two had a good relationship and that wherever one went, the other followed.

Zhong Ruyi just smiled and asked the villagers if there were rats in the melon fields recently. Why did she hear noisy noises when she was sleeping a few days ago?

"Stop talking." An aunt said with a bitter face, "I don't know which heartless person actually released dozens of mice into our fields. All the melons have been eaten up! It's really infuriating!"

"Didn't they catch the person?" Zhong Ruyi looked at the melon field behind her aunt, and indeed saw a lot of messy footprints and traces left by the watermelons being stepped on.

"We didn't catch it!" When talking about this, several uncles and aunts who were working nearby also came over and said, "There were ten people on patrol at the time. No one thought someone would be so bold as to come here and release a mouse. It ran away before we were aware of it!"

"However, someone saw that little thief running to the neighboring Yangliu Village. I don't know if he is from Yangliu Village. Let's wait and see tonight! If we catch him, I won't be named Zhao if I don't break his legs!"

On the way back, they happened to meet Zhao Ganwei and his men who were digging a trap.

Zhong Ruyi stopped and looked for a while, "Village Chief, is this really useful? What if that person doesn't come at night?"

Zhao Ganwei said bitterly, "Not coming? It's best if he doesn't come! If he dares to come again, it won't be so easy to let him run away!"

If you dare to mess with him, you simply don't take this fruit town seriously! If you catch him, he won't be called Zhao if you don't teach him a lesson!

But it was obvious that the man had learned his lesson tonight and knew that after what happened last night, he couldn't do it again, otherwise he would definitely be caught.

When Chen Dongzhi helped her get up for the night shift, Zhong Ruyi listened for a while, but when she didn't hear any sound, she knew that the arrest operation tonight had failed.

She shook her head. "What a fool the village chief is. He made such a big fuss. People must have heard about it and won't come."

"Maybe that person will never dare to come again. After all, what happened last night was because the villagers were not prepared." Chen Dongzhi helped her take off her shoes and put them aside, then fanned them gently with a small fan.

There was a gentle breeze, and Zhong Ruyi slowly fell asleep with her hands on both sides.

It is not known whether the man who ran to Xinghua Village to release rats really heard the news. He has not come for several days. Zhao Ganwei and his men have to patrol several times every night before they can sleep peacefully.

This year, the family planted ten acres of melons and hired people to help take care of them. Chen Dongzhi would occasionally go over to take a look, but most of the time he stayed at home with Zhong Ruyi.

"You don't have to be like this. Just do what you need to do. It's not like you're going to give birth soon. You don't have to stay with me every day." Zhong Ruyi pushed him away, feeling helpless.

This man has been following her around all day long since she became pregnant, almost eight months now, and even had to watch her outside when she went to the toilet.

Chen Dongzhi gently touched her belly. Perhaps the fetus sensed the mother's emotions, and suddenly kicked its legs, leaving a bulge on its belly.

Every time he saw this scene, he didn't feel the joy of being a father at all, but only felt terrified.

I was afraid that the baby would burst out of my belly if I wasn't careful. I was terrified just thinking about it.

People really shouldn't think too much. If they do, they're prone to dreaming.

At night, Chen Dongzhi woke up from his dream in a sweat. He turned his head and saw that the person next to him was still lying beside him. He then breathed a sigh of relief.

He lost his sleepiness and felt distressed when he thought of the bloody scene in his dream.

This feeling continued until the day of delivery. That day, Zhong Ruyi was about to take a nap after lunch, but as soon as she got up, she felt something was wrong.

With her current body shape, she couldn't move her butt to look back, so she could only stretch out her hand to touch it.

Sure enough, there was a wet spot under the skirt.

Although it was her first time experiencing such a thing, she was extremely calm and shouted Chen Dongzhi's name twice loudly.

After the person ran over with wet hands, he said calmly, "It's time to give birth."

This is half a month earlier than expected. Originally, Zhong's mother said that she would move in after lunch today so that it would be convenient to take care of her during her confinement.

At this moment, Chen Dongzhi was a little confused, but when his wife kept asking him to call for help, he still managed to hold on.

He carried the person to the bed first, then strode out of the door. He had only taken two steps when he ran into Zhong's mother who came over with a bundle of luggage. "Mom, Ruyi is about to give birth."

When Mrs. Zhong heard this, she grabbed the bag in her hand and ran home. Her daughter was waiting for her!

He ran away after saying this. The most important thing now was to find the midwife first.

He had already found someone half a year ago. Zhao Xiaozheng's grandmother was an expert midwife. She had helped deliver all the babies, big and small, in the village, and she had never made a mistake.

He didn't even pay attention to the people he met on the road, let alone say hello. Zhao Xiaozheng's home was at the west end of the village, and the journey that usually took about a quarter of an hour was shortened by half by him.

When he arrived, Grandma Zhao was breaking corn kernels at the door. Seeing how anxious he was, she knew what was going on. She put down the dustpan in her hand and asked, "Is Ruyi about to give birth?"

Chen Dongzhi nodded, carried Grandma Zhao on his back and left.

But when they got home, Zhong Ruyi, who was about to give birth, was still motionless. She was lying flat on the bed with a pillow under her butt.

After Grandma Zhao was put down, she washed her hands and touched her lower body. "Did your water break? Does your stomach hurt?"

Seeing her shaking her head, she knew in her heart that she would not be able to give birth so soon, and then she directed several people in the room to work.

Prepare everything you need to avoid being in a rush when giving birth.

Chen's mother had come over and was now telling Xiaoxue outside, "Light up both stoves. Your sister-in-law will use them tonight. Don't look too closely. A young girl might not be able to sleep if she looks at them."

She talked to her son again, but after talking for a long time there was no response. It was obvious that her son's heart had drifted to his daughter-in-law in the room.

Zhong Ruyi was just about to ask Grandma Zhao if the pain in her stomach meant she wasn't going to give birth soon when she suddenly felt a sore and swollen feeling in her abdomen. The irregular contractions and tightness began to make her forehead sweat, and she knew it was time to give birth.

As it got darker, Chen Dongzhi leaned against a pillar and listened to the groans from inside. He felt his vision go dark and he felt dizzy.

It continued until midnight, when finally a baby's cry was heard in the house. Grandma Zhao was saying something loudly, but he could no longer make out what it was and he couldn't help but rush into the house.