Koi adopted daughter jumps over the farm gate

Chapter 1
In the fifth year of Jingyuan, winter.

The eldest wife of Shen Junshan, a wealthy man in Huaicheng, had a difficult labor, and she wailed for two days and one night but the child was not born.

"Keep the baby." Shen Junshan's flat wife, Mrs. Ru, made a decisive choice.

Bowls of fertility medicines were poured down, and the madam screamed piercingly through the snowy night. Despair and fear permeated the delivery bed, and finally turned into a pool of blood.

Suddenly, a crisp baby cry penetrated the delivery room.

"Congratulations, Mrs. Ru, you are a young master." The nanny wrapped the blood-stained baby in swaddling clothes, and showed it to Mrs. Ru with a happy smile.

Ever since the eldest lady became pregnant, the right to manage the family has been temporarily handed over to Mrs. Ru.Since the eldest lady started giving birth, she has been standing outside the delivery room and guarding.

At this time, she glanced at the baby with the hand of the nanny, and let go of the hanging breath. The body that had been holding on for two days almost collapsed, and was firmly supported by the maid beside her.

"Hold them to see."

The nanny got Madam Ru's order, carried the newborn baby down the steps, came to the head of the Shen family, and lifted the baby's quilt.

Dense snowflakes fell between the baby's legs, and the cold wind blew up, making the baby cry louder and louder.

"You can see clearly that Shen Junshan's lineage has an inheritance incense."

Mrs. Ru stood on the porch, she spoke coldly, and her sharp eyes slid over the clansmen one by one.

All the clansmen lowered their voices and whispered, showing unwillingness on their faces.

"If anyone has the wrong thoughts, bullies the orphans and widows left behind by Shen Junshan, and tries to deprive Shen Junshan of his family wealth, my Shen family will absolutely not tolerate it."

Snowflakes were swirling under Mrs. Ru's feet against the wind, and the dim candlelight from the paper lanterns hanging from the porch danced on her face, making her whole like a ghost devouring the dark night.

In the end, under the leadership of the patriarch, the dense Shen family members withdrew from the Shen residence.

The candles on the porch eaves were gradually extinguished, and the entire Shen residence was plunged into darkness.

In the middle of the night, a black figure carrying a bamboo basket ran out of the city from the side door of Shen's mansion facing the wind and snow.

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The winter in Huaicheng is always very cold.

As in previous years, not long after winter, there were several heavy snowfalls one after another.

Seventy miles away from Huaicheng, Nanguan Mountain is covered in silver and snow-capped for dozens of miles. If it weren't for the rising dust and smoke, the scattered villages at the foot of the mountain would not be found at all.

Shenshu Village is in the lower reaches of the valley at the foot of the mountain.

The Bai family on the east slope of the village did not light a stove at night in order to save wood, and the whole house was like a hole in the ice. The old lady Bai woke up from the cold at night and could not sleep again.

After finally staying up until dawn, the old lady Bai lifted the quilt and got out of bed.In order to keep out the cold, she wrapped herself in a cotton jacket and went to sleep, which saved the need to put on clothes.

A thin layer of ice formed on the ground beside the bed, and the snowy light reflected in the papered window lattice filled the dilapidated rural adobe house with a radiant brilliance.

The old lady Bai wrapped an old veil around her head, opened the door and looked out.

The snow has stopped.

The whole yard was covered with thick snow, and the cold wind blew through, the snowballs pressed on the trees in the yard rustled down, hitting the fence and throwing snow foam.

The small road at the gate of Bai's courtyard leads to the entrance of the village. The old lady Bai tiptoed towards the road and looked again and again, but there was no one in the vast snow.

"According to the day when I go home, I should have come back long ago. These two couples are probably wandering in Huai City..."

The old lady Bai put her hands in her cuffs, and she was very disappointed to see no one for a long time.

A year ago, her son and his daughter-in-law went to work for a rich family in Huaicheng. During the autumn harvest, they sent a message that they would quit their jobs and go home when winter came.

After the disappointment, the old lady Bai became anxious again, fearing that something might happen to her son and daughter-in-law on the way.

The cold wind continued to blow, and the snowballs on the treetops continued to fall on the fence.

With a sound of "click", the fence at the southeast corner of the yard was crushed by snow and collapsed.

"Grandma, you got up so early again." The eldest daughter-in-law Xie Chuntao came to the old lady Bai and said with concern, "Did you freeze last night? I'll make you a bowl of ginger tea to relieve the cold."

"I'm not cold, you go and cook for the big guys first." The old lady Bai looked away and waved at Xie Chuntao, and then shouted to the east and west rooms, "Da Zhuang, Zhaomei, Dalang Saburo, you little bastards, you are still sleeping!" Come on, get up and sweep the snow."

Xie Chuntao responded and went into the kitchen to light a fire neatly.

The eldest grandson, Bai Dazhuang, had already dressed and stepped into the heavy snow with a broom in his hand. The youngest grandson, Bai Zhaomei, followed Bai Dazhuang with a shovel and shoveled the snow with a heavy hand, Lang Saburo.

The second-granddaughter-in-law You Jingui, who was huddled under the blanket, shouted through the window: "Sister-in-law, make me a bowl of egg tea and add more sesame oil."

There are eggs and sesame oil. The old lady Bai is so distressed that the family will soon be unable to open the pot. There are two eggs and a half bottle of sesame oil.

According to her previous temper, she had already stabbed You Jingui with her words, but now that You Jingui is pregnant, she can't stab her.

"Grandma, it's not me who wants to eat, but your great-granddaughter who wants to eat in my stomach."

Sure enough, every time You Jingui made a request, he would use the child in his stomach as a shield.

The old lady Bai curled her lips. If you want to give birth to a daughter for the Bai family, I'm afraid you won't be so lucky.

"Is that father and mother?" Bai Zhaomei piled snow outside the fence, and when she looked up, she saw two people getting on and off the carriage at the entrance of the village.

The old lady Bai opened her eyes wide and tried hard to see, but her eyesight was not good, so she couldn't see clearly.

"Yes, yes, it's Grandpa and Grandma." Dalang Saburo saw it clearly, jumped up excitedly, threw down the broom and rushed out with Bai Zhaomei to meet her.

"Why are you standing there in a daze, hurry up and help your parents carry things, it's so cold." Xie Chuntao put down the vegetable knife in her hand and walked out of the kitchen, saying to Bai Dazhuang who was still in a daze.

With a grin, Bai Dazhuang pulled Xie Chuntao and walked towards the entrance of the village together.

After a cup of tea, everyone surrounded Bai Muban and Mrs. Zhen and stepped into the courtyard lively.

"Mother." Bai Muban and Zhen Shi shouted in unison.

"How long has it been? Why..." The old lady Bai had a straight face, her eyes fell on her daughter-in-law Zhen Shi who was holding her baby in her arms, and the rest of her words were cut off in shock.

"Grandma, mother gave birth to a younger sister." Bai Zhaomei beamed to announce the good news.

The old lady Bai couldn't see the ups and downs of her emotions, she glanced at Bai Muban and Mrs. Zhen, the couple were quite uncomfortable.

"Come in."

Bai Muban and Mrs. Zhen followed Mrs. Bai into the upper room.It was as cold as an ice cellar, and Zhen Shi shuddered from the cold, and pressed the swaddle in her arms closer to her chest.

"I have a sister, I have a sister."

"I have my sister-in-law, I have my sister-in-law."

Bai Zhaomei and Dalang Saburo screamed excitedly around Mrs. Zhen.

Bai Dazhuang also wanted to yell. Their old Bai family finally had a girl, and they went to burn the stove on their own initiative without waiting for orders. My sister is so young that she can't freeze.

Xie Chuntao brought hot ginger soup to her in-laws from the kitchen.She was careful, and found that the old lady Bai who had been looking forward to a girl was not as happy as she imagined, so she didn't dare to show too happy.

"Well, mother, this child..." Bai Muban spoke after considering it.

The old lady Bai interrupted: "Okay, I know our family has been looking forward to our daughter."

"Big strong lady, put the baby on the bed, and hug your baby like a golden egg. Chuntao, go to the village to borrow some rice noodles to make up for your mother."

As soon as the old lady opened her mouth to give orders, the whole Bai family immediately beamed with joy from inside to outside.

"Hey, okay, grandma!" Xie Chuntao agreed, and hurriedly walked out.

"Da Zhuang, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and take Zhaomei and Dalang Saburo to the river to catch some fish and make fish soup for your mother."

Bai Dazhuang promised, but didn't move. He stretched his neck towards the bed. It was freezing outside just now, and his sister was tightly wrapped by his mother. He hadn't seen what her sister looked like yet.

Following behind Bai Dazhuang, several straightened heads of Qi Shushu looked towards the bed together, with silly smiles on their faces.

"Hurry up!" Bai Muban glared at his children and grandchildren, covering the baby like a patron saint, but he couldn't let the brats bump into the girl doll.

The baby girl was very obedient, and the baby in the swaddle behind him didn't cry or make trouble all the way, and was still asleep when he got home.

After being yelled at by his father, Bai Dazhuang rushed out with Bai Zhaomei Dalang Saburo to get the tools for catching fish.

"Hey, mom and dad are finally back." You Jingui, who was wrapped into a ball, heard the movement, lifted the curtain and came in, holding his waist as if showing off, and was about to turn over the white wooden package on the bed, "What delicious food to bring for your granddaughter?" Is it right? By the way, my parents and I are pregnant again, and they all say that I am sour and spicy. I have become cute and spicy recently, and I will definitely bring our first girl to Lao Bai's family."

"Your mother-in-law has already taken the lead. Your mother-in-law gave birth to a sister-in-law for you." The old lady Bai said expressionlessly.

"What? Sister-in-law?" You Jingui saw a red quilt with flowers beside Zhen's, and she was about to reach out to grab it, but Zhen's hen next to her blocked it like a chicken protecting her cub.

Actually being preempted by her mother-in-law, You Jingui rubbed her stomach and felt dissatisfied.

The old lady Bai told You Jingui, "Go to your mother's house to borrow some brown sugar and some eggs."

"My natal family is not a golden cave." You Jingui muttered,

Brown sugar is such a precious thing, if you want to borrow it, you can borrow it.What can I pay for such a poor, tinkling family?

From the patches all over the body of the parents-in-law, one can also guess that they didn't make much money when they went out to work.

Lao Bai's house is a bottomless pit, why did she get on this ship of poor thieves when she was in a daze.

You Jingui was full of reluctance, but couldn't bear the knife-like eyes of old lady Bai, and walked to her mother's house in the west of the village on her stomach.

After driving away all the grandchildren and daughters-in-law, the old lady Bai took a deep breath, sat down on the bed, and couldn't help but look sideways at the baby in the swaddle. The little face sculpted in pink and jade was really painful.

"Tell me, where did this kid come from?"

(End of this chapter)