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Lin Fangda and his wife have been married for five years, but they still live in a two-person world.

There are five lin family brothers, and he is the oldest and youngest in the family.

The eldest brother was born in the second year after the marriage of his parents, and the son of the first child is naturally a treasure. Lin Fangda's father, Lao Lin, was still Xiaolin at the time, and as a new father, he attached great importance to his firstborn son. Although the days were not rich, on the day of the full moon, the Lin family still set up twenty tables of banquets, which was very lively. The old pig fed by the family was put on the table with a knife in his hand and became the protagonist of this feast.

Two years later, Lin Fangda's second brother was born, and according to the customs of the countryside, the second full moon wine could not be done. Lin Fangda's grandmother looked at the chai and small pig and sighed, with some prayerful tone: "Baby! We are honest farmers, and we don't need to use newspaper paste to install this façade. ”

The old mother's meaning is very clear, but old Lin feels that this is unfair to the second elder, the pig is still thin, but the dozen chickens raised by the family are fat and big. As a result, the full moon wine of the second elder of the Lin family still opened as scheduled, and in a burst of people's voices and excitement, Old Lin once again felt the joy of being the protagonist.

The eldest and second eldest had not yet grown up, and the two children with a handle came to the Lin family again. This time, without waiting for the old mother to open her mouth, Old Lin decided not to punch the swollen face and become fat, after all, after two consecutive banquets, he had already cleaned up the family that was not rich. But who knew that the people in the village heard that he had a son, and they all came to the house with enthusiasm to visit the door, and the chats that came and went would naturally talk about the full moon wine. When they heard that Lao Lin did not hold a banquet, the neighbors were greatly sorry, after all, one child and two sons were also the old Lin family in the village. While expressing pity, the words inside and outside are all the meaning of doing, to a bowl of water to be flat.

Gossip has always been the intention of the speaker who has no intention of listening, and Lao Lin has the idea that he should not favor one over the other. Looking at the two children lying on the fire, Old Lin gritted his teeth and tied up the half-fated pig in the circle again.

In this way, by the time Lin Fangda was born, the Lin family had already added five hairy boys. Five children with five mouths really pressed Old Lin straight up, and naturally did not regenerate the idea of making full moon wine in his heart.

As an old boy, Lin Fangda should have been particularly loved by his family and brothers. But five in a row were boys, and they all became bargains, which was a bit of a surplus of products. Although Lin Fangda was not particularly loved by his parents, he was taken extra care of by his four naughty brothers. Since I remember, Lin Fangda has not been bullied by them and has been wronged since he was a child. Whenever he saw that the sister in the neighborhood was very concerned about his brother, the discomfort and irritation in his heart became even stronger. At a young age, he secretly swore in his heart that he would definitely have a girl in the future. In order to avoid forgetting his oath, every time his brothers bullied him, he would clip a trace of flesh on his arm with his fingernails, and clip a lump of flesh purple, and over time, a small purple scar was left on the place where his arm was often pinched.

Children are not easy to remember revenge, with the age of age, the unhappiness of childhood has long been forgotten by Lin Fangda, and even whenever the family gathers, those who used to be used as talking materials on the cooking table sound to make people laugh. Although the anger of the past has dissipated with time, the scar on his arm has really remained, and it has taken root and sprouted in Lin Fangda's heart like a seed, becoming a stubborn idea of Lin Fangda: to have a daughter in the future.

This idea originally only entangled Lin Fangda alone, but perhaps it was a family gene, and Lin Fangda's brothers were also qingyishui boys, and they were all naughty. As the cost of having and raising children became higher and higher, several brothers and families did not have the idea of having children again. But Lin Fangda's mother wants a granddaughter very much, in her words, she has been tired of her sons all her life, and she really wants a granddaughter to be considerate and considerate of herself. Whether the granddaughter can be considerate of the grandmother is still unknown, but the hope of giving birth to a girl in the family really falls on Lin Fangda's wife Liu Wen.

The hope of the family is like a burden, not only on Liu Wen's body, but also on Lin Fangda's body. But Liu Wen's stomach was not angry, and there was no movement for a while and a half.

The first to get busy are Lin Fangda's parents, Lin Fangda's mother did not know where to hear the folk remedies, eating oranges to ensure that she can conceive girls.

Dragging the old forest, she ran to the countryside before the sky was polished, and received the freshest citrus from the fruit farmers. When more than a dozen boxes of citrus were placed in lin Fangda's home, the faces of the two old men were beads of sweat with beans.

"Quick, pour me and your dad a glass of water!"

Old Lin watched his wife grunt and drink a glass of water and then slump on the couch, he knew that the old woman was really tired.

The old lady told them with a serious face that each person should eat at least five pounds of oranges a day, and not less than one pound. Watching them sweat like rain, Lin Fangda and Liu Wen had to agree with their scalps. After sending the two old men away, they looked at each other with bitter smiles on their faces.

Five pounds of oranges a day is naturally a grand goal that cannot be achieved, and the husband and wife have decided to give the oranges away. They packed the oranges and gave them to their colleagues, which was not wasted. But who thought, just three days later, Lin Fangda's mother came to the house to supervise the implementation of the plan to eat oranges, and the results can be imagined. Lin Fangda and Liu Wen were like two children who made mistakes, they were trained for an hour, and the old man snot and a handful of tears, saying that they did not know that they and Lin Fangda's father had brought it from so far away, and they threw it away. Lin Fangda defended that they all sent colleagues, and as a result, the old man scolded even more fiercely, saying that you were smart, and gave me and your father's hard work to others, not only gaining human affection but also hiding from your parents. Fortunately, just when the old man was chattering, the sister-in-law came to the house.

The eldest sister-in-law is engaged in foreign trade business, and she thinks that she is the most open-minded in the family. She listened to her mother-in-law's accusations, and she laughed, and she told her mother-in-law that there was no scientific basis for eating oranges and pregnant girls. The old lady wanted to refute a few words, but saw her take out a few bottles of jars from her bag, and the sister-in-law pretended to be mysterious and let everyone guess what it was. Lin Fangda and his wife looked at the dense English on the bottle and shook their heads. The old lady took the jar and looked left and right, Lin Fangda asked, Mom, that is all foreign language, can you understand it? The old lady gave him a blank look and said is this something that can make your sister-in-law pregnant with a girl? The sister-in-law laughed and said, Mom, you are really a god. This is the latest product abroad, not only to keep the pregnancy, but also to be pregnant with a girl. The old lady listened to her say this, her eyes lit up, holding the bottle like a baby, and said to herself while studying carefully, good guy, this foreign technology is developed, not only solves the problem of giving birth to boys and girls, but also cures infertility. Lin Fangda looked at her mother's somewhat demonic appearance, and couldn't help but laugh, and the old lady immediately raised her head and said with a serious face, You have to drink this every day from today onwards, and I will personally supervise it.

Lin Fangda and Liu Wen listened, their faces full of reluctance, and their eyes looked at their sister-in-law as if they were asking for help. The eldest sister-in-law squeezed her eyes and said, Fifth brother, you and Wenwen are assured to eat, this is the latest medicine, there is no side effect. Saying and pulling up the old lady's hand, Mom, you don't have to supervise them every day, I'll do this for you, isn't my company next to their house, I come to check every night, okay? The eldest sister-in-law said, and made a look at Lin Fangda and Liu Wen, and they immediately understood and hurriedly assured the old lady that they would take the medicine brought by the sister-in-law on time. The old lady thought about it and reluctantly agreed.

Sending away his mother and sister-in-law, Lin Fangda and Liu Wen leaned on the sofa, looking at each other with helplessness on their faces, Lin Fangda said, or drink it, after all, it is a piece of sister-in-law's heart. Liu Wen sneered and said, I can't understand, how your family has to want a girl. Lin Fangda looked at his somewhat angry wife, and had to pile up a smiley face to comfort him, so that Liu Wen could calm down.

A few days later, the second sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law also came to the house one after another. Although they did not bring oranges and medicines, one of them brought a purse, and they told the little two that this purse was obtained by them from a tall man, and now they are all surviving a boy and not a girl. They all said that their method was at the bottom of the pressure box, and it took half a day to ask for it, but as for what was inside, the two of them did not know it at all, but they told the master that they must not open the purse, that it would not work. Liu Wen just smiled, and Lin Fangda thanked the two sisters-in-law, and according to their instructions, hung two swollen purses on the two corners of the bed.

After chatting for a while, the two sisters-in-law resigned and left. As soon as the two left, Lin Fangda laughed and said that the family was really interesting, and even believed in these methods. Liu Wen glanced at Lin Fangda and said, Don't you believe it? You don't believe in taking the purse off, don't hang it. Lin Fangda scratched his head in embarrassment and said that it was also the kindness of his sisters-in-law, whether it was useful or not, hanging on would not hinder things. Seeing that Liu Wen did not answer the call, Lin Fangda had to diverge from the topic, jokingly saying that the fourth sister-in-law still had a broad vision and did not engage in these vain things. Listening to Lin Fangda's words, Liu Wen burst out laughing, and Lin Fangda asked himself with a puzzled face what was wrong. Liu Wen looked at him and said that the fourth sister-in-law had already introduced her to the method. Lin Fangda sighed and asked what it was, Liu Wen smiled and glared at Lin Fangda and said, she told me to do that when we were nine to ten o'clock. After saying that Liu Wen laughed first, Lin Fangda was stunned for a moment, and also laughed and said, This is really, hey!

Lin Fangda and Liu Wen's pregnancy plan was carried out under the care of the Lin family, but things often did not go as expected. Although the family's methods are strange, not to mention the girl, Liu Wen's stomach does not move at all, calm like a beach backwater. Lin Fangda's mother could not sit still, and semi-coercively let the couple go to the hospital for examination, but there was no problem with the results. The whole family couldn't help but fall into anxiety.

In the midst of anxiety, there were waves, and the two bottles of medicine brought by the sister-in-law were exposed, and it turned out that it was not a miracle drug to enhance pregnancy and give birth to a daughter, but just an ordinary nutritional powder. The scam company packaged this nutritional powder as a miracle medicine to treat hundreds of diseases, which can prolong life in front of the elderly, and cure all diseases in front of the patients, and in the hands of the sister-in-law, it is natural to promote pregnancy. The sister-in-law regretted this and bought a lot of things to apologize to the two of them. Lin Fangda naturally can't blame the sister-in-law, Liu Wen also said that the sister-in-law is also a victim, and it is only nutritional powder, there is no big trouble, the sister-in-law is also for their own good. The sister-in-law was a little moved, busy saying that she had recently found a better medicine, and there would certainly be no problem.

Liu Wen frowned and told her sister-in-law that she thanked her for her concern, but they didn't need these medicines anymore, this time it was nutritional powder, and next time they didn't know what it was. Liu Wen also took down the purse sent by the second and third sister-in-law, entrusted the eldest sister-in-law to bring it back, and said that in the future, everyone would not have to worry about the pregnancy. The eldest sister-in-law was choked by Liu Wen, and the hand that reached into the bag to get the medicine was also stuck there, and her face was a little red, but she did not take it seriously, and naturally it was not good to have a seizure, so she had to leave sadly.

Lin Fangda looked at the sister-in-law who left, his mood was somewhat complicated, and he complained that Liu Wen should not say this about the sister-in-law, let alone return the things of the second and third sister-in-law. Liu Wen snorted coldly and said, you also saw, she brought medicine again today, I don't dare to eat it, if I continue to make trouble like this, I really don't know what chaos will happen. Lin Fangda looked at his somewhat tired wife, sighed, and said nothing more.

The eldest sister-in-law brought things back, but her heart was very unhappy, after she added oil and vinegar and incited the wind and ignition, several daughters-in-law ran to the old lady to cry, saying that they were all kind, did not expect Liu Wen and their two mouths were not considerate, but embarrassed themselves. The old lady didn't have any attitude, but said that in the future, don't make those messy things for Liu Wen's two sons, and the rest depends on the creation of their husband and wife. Several daughters-in-law looked at each other, thinking of getting some support from their mother-in-law, but they fell short, they did not know why their mother-in-law's mentality had changed, but they did not say more.

Liu Wen's mother-in-law's mentality did change, she was originally the most anxious for Lin Fangda's two sons, but the old lady who did not see the movement for a long time ran to the temple again and wanted to ask for a signature. The old lady prostrated her head respectfully and begged for a signature, and the monks in the temple listened to her and wrote two words on the red paper: Nature. The old lady returned home with these two words, and thought about them for a whole day without understanding them. Seeing the old wife who was watering on the side, she said with some irritation, I have been busy for the children's affairs for a day, you are idle, just raise flowers and grass.

Lin Fangda's father's nature has indeed been smoothed out by life, but his wife, because she worries about oil, salt, sauce and vinegar every day, has become nagging. Old Lin looked at his old wife with a sullen face and said impatiently, the last time he bought oranges, he did not agree, you do not listen, what else do I say. When the old lady heard this, she was even more angry, and she slapped the note she had asked for on the table and said, "You are smart, so what do you mean by these two words?" ”

Old Lin put down the kettle, took the note, thought about it for a while, and then frowned and said, "Nature" is not these flowers and plants? The old lady sneered and said, then use you to explain it! Old Lin did not take care of it, and continued to say, what kind of flowers and grass are the best, not these are placed at home, pruned and taken care of every day, but the vitality of trees and flowers living in a natural state is the most exuberant, these two words are to let you go with nature, don't worry too much about children's affairs. The old lady listened to Lao Lin's explanation and nodded subconsciously, but said that she already knew it and just wanted to test Old Lin. Old Lin smiled and continued to serve his own flowers and plants.

Since then, the old lady really no longer cares about the pregnancy of her young son and daughter-in-law, and has also preached to several daughters-in-law who rushed to complain. In this way, the original family's lively pregnancy plan suddenly cooled down.

The calming down of the family every day made Liu Wen feel a long-lost comfort, and although Lin Fangda did not like it, the ease on his face was also visible. Everything became as ordinary as before, and at this time they also felt that plain and plain was the blessing.

In this way, the days were shaky for half a year, and in the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year. When Chinese New Year's Eve, as usual, the five sons of the Lin family were reunited with their parents' house, and nearly twenty people, large and small, were not busy. Although it is a little unpleasant to get pregnant, but the broken bones are finally connected to the tendons, this matter seems a bit trivial in the face of family affection, and the family is also happy.

Chinese New Year's Eve meal was served on the table, and everyone sat around and toasted to the two old men in turn. When Lin Fangda and Liu Wen arrived, they looked at each other and smiled and said, Dad, Mom, we have something we want to announce. Everyone raised their heads with interest and were about to speak, but the eldest sister-in-law suddenly interrupted, fifth brother, younger sister, don't say it first, let me guess if it's good or not. Lin Fangda and Liu Wen knew the temperament of the sister-in-law, so they smiled and nodded. I saw my sister-in-law stand up with a wine glass, raise her voice and say, Then let's all make a toast for our younger sister's pregnancy together!

Looking at the smiling faces of Lin Fangda and Liu Wen, everyone suddenly realized, and the old lady was also a little surprised to confirm to Liu Wen that she was really pregnant? Liu Wen nodded and said it was just a month. The old lady immediately smiled on her face, and several other brothers and sisters-in-law also said hello to them one after another. The eldest sister-in-law smiled and asked the children sitting at the table, do you say that the fifth aunt has a younger sister or a younger brother? These little devil heads all shouted their sisters in unison, as if they had been negotiated. Everyone laughed loudly, the sister-in-law said that the children's words were the most accurate, and the younger sister was definitely pregnant with a girl. Lin Fangda smiled and said that he hoped that he would be a dragon and phoenix fetus! The old lady also laughed and said, yes, it must be a dragon and phoenix fetus. The eldest sister-in-law raised the wine glass in her hand and said that we will drink a glass of wine together for your dragon and phoenix fetus. As soon as the voice fell, the old lady hurriedly said, Liu Wen should not drink, it is not good for the fetus.

When night fell, the children of the Lin family had already run out of the house, one by one, clamoring for fireworks, and the fireworks that rose up resounded through the clouds with the sound of explosions, and the brilliant fireworks bloomed in the night sky, full of happy laughter.

This article is original by the white-faced Xiaolang jun, welcome to exchange!