The north wind was blowing, and heavy snow like goose feathers kept falling from the sky.

The entire land has long become a world covered with silver. The mountains in the distance, rivers and fields in the nearest are all white.

This winter of 1982 was cold.

In the silver-white world, small houses are filled with smoke from the chimneys, and the earthen kangs of each house are burning firewood.

In the village, there is an ordinary farmhouse courtyard. The walls of the courtyard are made of sunflower poles. The adobe wall looks particularly warm. The window paper is shaking constantly with the wind. At this time, a woman's cry came from the house.

"Yulian Yulian exerts force more, the child has seen his head!"

The midwife's voice echoed in the room.

The woman named Yulian is already in her 30s. At this time, her body twisted on the left side of the kang, and her forehead was covered with sweat.

"Put harder and harder!"

Yulian used all her strength.

"Wow, wow," the baby's cry came from the room.

"It's a boy, a boy!"

The midwife's voice is very high.

Hearing the midwife's voice, a man outside jumped up excitedly when he moved.

"I have a son, I have a son!"

This man is very tall, but his body is very thin. At this time, there is a little girl less than two years old next to him.

"Hongxia, you have a younger brother. Who in our village will mention me as a terrible account!"

It is quite embarrassing to have no son in the village.

The first child is a daughter, and the pressure is quite high.

Now my second child is finally a son!

"Sixth brother, how about it? Did the child have been given birth?"

At this time, a woman came in from outside.

This woman is in her 20s. She is wearing a somewhat worn military coat with snow on her body. She patted the snowflakes on her body, her face full of expectations.

"Fang, you're here before the brigade gets off work?"

The man was very surprised that his sister was working as a steward in the village brigade, and it was not time to get off work yet.

"Where is the hot water? Take the hot water in and wash the child." said the midwife in the room.

"Brother Six, it's time, why don't you boil water yet?"

The woman named Fang quickly went to boil water.

At this time, the midwife had already come out. She had blood on her hands. She had just cut the umbilical cord for the child. She had originally said that she would continue washing the child. Who knew that the people outside were not good enough and did nothing. She was anxious when she was just outside!

"Okay, the child is inside. Just boil water and wash the child." Since the hot water has not yet disappeared, I will not wait.

"Auntie Wang, please walk slowly."

The man sent Aunt Wang out and then opened the door.

Yulian's face on the kang was pale, and the child beside her was still twisting. Looking at the handle in the child's crotch, the man's face was filled with joy.

The child's body is too dirty, so he must wash it quickly! You can't wait!

"Let's wash now. It's okay. The kang is warm. After washing, just put it on the kang."

At this moment, an old lady came in. The old lady was over 60 years old, but her hands and feet were still very quick. At this time, her small feet were stepping on the ground made of blue bricks. Looking at the children on the bed, they were covered in blood and frowned.

"Mom, is it really OK?"

"My mother has given birth to six children, what have I experienced?"

"Okay, the water is no longer cold, let's wash the child now!"

There are three rooms in this house. The one on the east is my mother's house, and the one on the west is a man's family. Three generations of descendants live together, which makes me happy.

Fang is not married yet, so she has always lived in the east room with her mother.

Last year, the village received tap water, which was a blessing from the town. I no longer had to go to the well to draw water. In this cold weather, the wellhead was filled with ice and it was easy to slip and fall into the well.

But it is impossible to get it into the household. There is a tap water room in the middle of the village. Just carry a bucket to the water room to collect the water. I volunteered to take care of this tap water room for everyone.

Although my daughter-in-law is about to give birth today, someone needs to take care of the tap water in the village, so she just came back.

Everyone was in a hurry and washed the child.

Looking at the child's quilt covered with quilt, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Hongxia was less than two years old and also got on the kang at this time and looked at her newborn brother next to her.

"Brother Six, it's time to give the child a name. According to our genealogy, it should start with the word "Sheng"." said the girl named Fang.

At this time, Hongxia put her hand on her younger brother's head, and suddenly she screamed: "Why are my younger brother so cold?"

Everyone was shocked.

At this time, Yulian was already weak all over her body, so she still sat up with all her strength and hugged her child. Sure enough, the child had his hands and feet cold.

It must have been washed with water, and after birth, it was left here without covering anything! What should I do?

"How could this happen? I didn't do this when I gave birth to you!" I was also anxious.

"Use the thermos quickly!"

Everyone quickly poured a few hot water bottles. At this time, the water on the big pot outside was already hot enough.

Yulian held her child and tears were already flowing out of her eyes.

"Son, why are you like this?"

The thermos was placed around the child, but the child did not improve at all, and even the child's lips began to turn purple.

No, this child is afraid he won't be able to survive!

The man's hands were clenched into fists. He was good at growing crops and working, but now he was at a loss. This child was just born, so is he going to another world?

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault!" At this time, the man's mother was already full of tears.

She was a child bride. She had experienced the old society and came from the terrible turmoil. She left early and worked hard to raise five children. Seeing that her third son's child was about to die just after she was born, she felt very sad.

"No, we must find a way, the child is saved!" Fang said.

"Why should we take our children to the hospital in the county?"

"No, it's too late. It's snowing everywhere. Where can I get cars?"

"Brother Six, I know there is a witch on Grandma's Mountain nearby. Last year, the child of Du's family in our village also had problems. In the end, he was rescued by this witch. Let's go find her!"

"Yes, let's go find this witch!"

A man was in a state of silence, like a drowning person, who had caught a life-saving straw.

"Brother Six, let's set off now."

The man looked at the child on the kang, grabbed the torn leather hat and put it on his head, put on the slaughter coat.

It was still snowing outside.

Grandma Mountain is 30 miles west of the village. There is a dilapidated nunnery on the mountain, where the old witch lives.

The man rode his 28 bicycle. This bicycle was bought as a second-hand one when he got married. It creaked when riding, and his legs were kicking fast.

Fang also rode a bicycle, she was riding a small 26 bicycle.

The two of them crushed the snow on the ground, making a squeaking sound.
Chapter completed!