Xiaomi's worry that her father would wet the bed did not happen. After all, he was an adult. Moreover, when he woke up in the middle of the night to wash the diapers, he went to the toilet.
On the other hand, the eldest child, who had been sleeping soundly all night and had not been woken up by his younger siblings' cries, wet the bed.
He got up early in the morning to wash his pants with a red face, afraid that his sisters and mother would laugh at him.
In the morning, Jiang Hu got up to cook. Siwa whined and cried. The sound made Xiaomi worried, afraid that this little brother would die if he couldn't hold on.
Fortunately, Er Niang woke up quickly. She fed Siwa, changed his diaper, and carried Xiaomi over.
"Sanni, you're hungry too, right? I'll feed you now." Er Niang looked at Sanni's round big eyes and most of the sorrow brought by Siwa had dissipated.
Xiaomi had not fed herself with milk powder just now and was very quickly fed till full by her mother. Seeing this, Er Niang became more relaxed.
Fortunately, the two children had eaten more today than yesterday. In that case, the two children had a higher chance of survival.
Thinking of this, Er Niang stroked Xiaomi's head. "Sanni is going to grow up safely with her younger brother."
Xiaomi replied, "Ahh, Ahh." Don't worry, Mother. They'll grow up well. We'll all be together!
Er Niang smiled until her eyes curved. "Sanni, you're so obedient. Did you understand what Mother said?"
Xiaomi indicated that she understood, of course. She was not a real baby.
"Er Niang, it's time to eat." Jiang Hu brought over the vegetable porridge. "I saw that there was still some sugar left. I added it to your porridge. Eat some sweet porridge to nourish yourself."
His family was too poor. It was not easy for him to save up this bit of sugar.
Er Niang had just fed the children and was indeed hungry. She did not refuse. She placed Xiaomi by the bed and took the bowl.
"Hu, bring the thatch into the house later. I'll weave some straw mats. Our roof needs to be patched so that there won't be a leak."
Jiang Hu frowned. "You just gave birth. Rest well. I'll come back tonight to weave the straw mat."
"It's fine. I won't get out of bed. I'll stay at home. If I'm tired, I'll rest. Hu, you won't let me go to the field, this bit of work won't tire me out."
It was not that easy to cultivate crops. Everyone else was working together as a family, but she rushed to give birth at this time. All the work was on her man alone.
Jiang Hu doted on her and told her to go through confinement. Her heart ached for her man.
Jiang Hu looked at the big hole in the corner. The weather had been fine recently, but he was afraid that it would rain for a period of time.
He had been busy with work in the field recently and indeed did not have the time to care. He hesitated for a moment. "Alright then. But Er Niang, if you're tired, you have to rest. Get a small piece first. Let's plug that hole. We'll take our time with the rest."
Er Niang nodded repeatedly. She even ate comfortably. No matter what, finding something to do was better than lying in bed all the time.
"Father, Mother." Dawa ran over. "Mother, I don't seem very hungry today."
Erni, who was following closely behind, said, "Me too, me too. Mother, I'm full after only eating a little porridge today. Father, eat more. It's tiring to work."
Jiang Hu's face darkened. He was about to order them to take dinner when Er Niang touched her stomach. "That's right. It's so strange. I don't think I'm as hungry today."
Jiang Hu was stunned. He realized belatedly that he seemed to be…
He touched his stomach. In the past, it used to twitch every morning when he woke up as he was hungry and in pain. But not today. He was just a little hungry.
"What's going on? I don't seem to be very hungry either?" Jiang Hu was surprised. He had only drunk two bowls of wild vegetable soup last night and couldn't even bear to eat a grain of rice. He had only eaten a little of the wild vegetables.
Although spring had arrived and the wild vegetables on the mountain had grown, there were dozens of families in Fu'an Village. Everyone had fled here, and none of them was better than anyone else. They were all counting on the wild vegetables on the mountain to survive.
Therefore, even if wild vegetables were free, they were not unlimited. They had to eat sparingly.
He was an adult and could still endure. Therefore, he usually took care of the children and his wife first. In the past, when he woke up in the morning, he would often feel dizzy, but today, he did not feel that way at all!
Hearing her parents' words, Xiaomi chuckled. Of course he was not hungry. Her father had drunk a large bowl of milk powder in the first half of the night.
In the latter half of the night, she slept with Dawa and Erni and fed them two bowls of milk powder. When it was almost dawn, Er Niang fed her and her younger brother, so she conveniently slept beside her mother and fed her mother more than half a bowl of milk powder.
Because there were not many opportunities during the day, Xiaomi made more milk powder for Dawa, Erni and her parents. Anyway, adults knew how to drink water even if they were thirsty, right?
As for her and her younger brother, they were too young. It was not easy to digest milk powder. Instead, it was prone to accidents. Xiaomi brewed the milk powder strictly according to the ratio.
In addition, she used spiritual spring water to brew milk powder. This way, they did not have to worry that everyone would not be able to survive!
Xiaomi gave herself a thumbs up happily. As expected of a young capable family member, it was no problem at all to support a family!
Xiaomi's chuckle attracted Jiang Hu and Er NIang's attention. The two of them looked at Xiaomi at the same time.
Seeing Xiaomi's chubby little face, Er Niang immediately threw away her previous doubts. "Hu, no matter what, this is a good thing. If we save more food, we can survive another day."
Jiang Hu nodded repeatedly. At this moment, someone came from outside.
"Jiang Hu, Er Niang, are you at home?" It was a voice Xiaomi had never heard before.
Jiang Hu hurriedly went out. "Village Chief, why are you here?"
"I heard from Auntie Liu that your Er Niang has given birth to two babies. Logically speaking, we'll all be one village from now on, we should congratulate her."
Village Chief, Li Mu was about 40 years old. After they settled down, everyone elected him together.
"Unfortunately, everyone is in the same situation now. There's nothing to offer. Everyone went to the mountain to dig this basket of wild vegetables this morning and asked me to send it to you so that your Er Niang and you can at least eat till full."
Jiang Hu was very touched. "Thank you, Village Chief. Please thank everyone for me. After this period of time, I'll definitely visit you personally to thank you."
Although it was just a basket of wild vegetables, this was almost a few days' worth of rations for a family.
"Sigh, there's no need to be polite. We all escaped together and supported each other on the way. Otherwise, how could we have waited for stability? Don't worry about anything else. Take good care of the children first. In the recent year or so, in our village, I'm afraid only your family has a baby."
The village chief patted Jiang Hu's shoulder. "It's morning, there's heavy dew. Don't stand outside. Go back and take care of your wife and children. I'll go back first."
"Thank you, Village Chief. Take care, Village Chief."
Jiang Hu quickly carried a basket of wild vegetables. They were all very tender. It could be said that they had been carefully selected.
Er Niang smiled. "Hu, the villagers are so nice. After this period of time, we will definitely get better."
Xiaomi, on the other hand, sharply caught on to a phrase. Escape? And the entire village was filled with refugees!
Xiaomi, who had been in high spirits and promised to let everyone live well, instantly wilted. These days were probably harder than she had imagined.
Not only was their family poor, but their entire village and even the entire Imperial Court were not very rich!
Otherwise, how could there be a whole village of refugees? Or even more than that.