At 2:40 a. M., li ting woke up with a tight belly。
That feeling came up from the back of the eye, went up to the top of the spine, and the whole stomach was like a watermelon in a pot。
She reached out to touch the phone on the bedside cabinet, touched the screen with her fingertips, slit a suture of the membrane - it was three years old, fell many times, and never changed。
The screen was lit up, the light pierced her eyes, and she counted the seconds。
One minute, two minutes, three minutes, and it's only slowly slowing down。
She breathed a long breath and the sweat of her back had wetted her pajamas。
Zhou turned around and put his arms around and said, “stop it”, without moving。
Li ting didn't call him。
It's useless to scream. He tied steel bars to the construction site in the daytime, at 320 a day, and one day less money。
Twenty-three days before the expected date of birth, 10,000 deposits were made from the moon center, leaving another $28,000 at the end。
My mother-in-law came from her home last month with 30 eggs and two cans of pickled carrots, saying that the city is expensive and saves one thing。
Li ting put the phone down and stare at the ceiling。
There's a water stain on the corner, left by a leak from upstairs。
She counted the cracks on the ceiling, and when it came to article 47, the energy came back。
This is better than last time。
She's holding a sheet, she's got a hysteria and a hum in her throat。
The red number of the bedhead clock jumped at 2:47。
She remembers that the book from the community hospital stated that the pattern is shrinking once in 10 minutes and that she has to go to the hospital。
She touched the phone and turned on the memos and called up the last two times。
2:40, 2:47。
Seven minutes apart。
She pushed tsing zhou。
Zhou qiang, my stomach hurts
Zhou sits up hard, his eyes are flat and his hands are full of pants。
"go to the hospital. It's not like it's gonna happen
"wait, wait, wait, wait
Zhou stood barefoot on the floor, scratched his face and put his coat on。
"i'll go wake mom up."
"don't scream." li ting pulled him, "mom's high blood pressure. We'll call her when we get there. It's not like it's gonna happen
Zhou hesitated to nod his head。
He went to the living room to get the keys and li ting stood up against the wall。
The bag had been packed long ago, with an old suitcase of 20 inches wrapped in a child's bag, wet urine, two of her own nursing clothes and a mattress。
The zipper was half broken and tied with a red rope。
She bends over to pick up the case, and her stomach is hard again, and this time it hurts so black that her knees kneel directly on the floor。
When zhou ziang came back, she was kneeling there, white as a wall in the corridor。
"go, go, go now." he threw the case over his shoulder and the other hand was put on her arm。
Li ting's feet were like cotton and moved one step at a time to the door。
Zhou zhiqiang's pair of rubber-skinned labour shoes was accompanied by flat-bed shoes that she changed after she became pregnant, with the soles grinding thinly。
She bends over and wears shoes, and she can't reach her feet。
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The acoustic light in the building was broken, and zhou used his mobile phone flashlight to light the road。
When we went down to the third floor, li ting heard people cooking on the second floor, and the sound of iron pots touching shovels, and a stingy chili。
What's in the middle of the night
She has no strength to think, step by step, step by step。
The street light at the door of the unit was blind and dark, and a web of cracks on the concrete floor was projected。
Zhou zhou zhang put down the co-pilot's seat and helped her lie down。
The engine light on the dashboard was on。
This second-hand jedda was bought the previous year for $18,000, air conditioning was hot in the summer, and zhou ziang said that he would save enough for a new one, which he never had。
The car's on the way. Li ting is staring at the top of the roof。
There's a yellow spot on it. It's the rain that leaked last summer。
The car turned upside down and her belly was tied up。
She grabbed her seatbelt and her finger was in the fibers of the belt。
"take it slow." she said。
Zhou ziang um, the speed drops down。
There's a red light at the front and the car is parked。
Li ting went over his head and saw a white bmw parked in the next driveway, with a window halfway down, in which a young woman was wearing lipstick on the mirrors on the panel。
Lipstick at 3:00 in the morning。
Li ting looked back at her eyes and looked at those dead-ass shoes on her feet。
At the hospital emergency, the nurse pushed her to the wheelchair and pushed her into the maternity ward。
The doctor on duty is a 40-year-old girl with glasses on her hands。
One look, two fingers to the mouth。
The doctor did not lift his head, “the family went to pay the deposit, 5,000. It's not the same
Zhou jian stood at the door with his hands in his pocket and his cell phone。
"i'll make a call."
Li ting was lying on the bed and heard him calling in the hallway。
First, the foreman said he couldn't make it in the middle of the night until dawn。
He called another village, which said that it had only 2,000 left in hand as soon as school fees had been paid。
Zhou zhou ziang walked around the corridor and the sound of slippers hitting the ground snapped。
Li ting closed her eyes。
She remembered that last week, on the day of her payday, she had brought back cash, three times, 4800。
The mortgage is 2500, the electricity and water industry is over 300, with 2,000 left, and she's given 1,000 a week to say what she wants to buy。
She put a thousand in his pocket and said no, there's food at home。
That night, she turned around and couldn't sleep, turned on her phone to see the balance of the bank card for $34,600。
That's all they have。
Twenty-eight thousand to the end of the sunshine centre and far less than the cost of the child's birth。
The nurse came in again and said he had three fingers。
Li ting was pushed through a corridor with a light on his head flashing back like a rewind。
There are three beds in the waiting room. There are already people in the window. A young girl。
Li ting was placed in the middle, the nurse tied her to a tape of the baby's heart, and the sound of a pounced heart beat appeared in the machine as fast as running。
Zhou zhang was stopped outside and looked in through the doorglass。
Li ting waved at him and let him sit。
His mouth moved, he couldn't hear through the glass, but she recognized the mouth: i'll figure it out。
Close the door。
Li ting looks at the number on the foetal heart monitor, 147, 152, 148。
She put her hand on her belly, under her palm, and the baby was arched。
She took a light shot。
She whispered, "mom's not ready."
The girl in the next bed suddenly screamed and threw her pillow out。
Nurses run over, pull the curtains。
Li ting heard a moment of chaos behind the curtains, the sound of metal equipment coming together, the sound of the girl's voice, like something blocked。
Her tummy's up。
This time, she's been staring at the line on the monitor for seconds。
The line went up, to the top, and her breath stopped。
The line went down and she breathed。
Over and over again。
The phone stunned。
She picks it up. It's the mother-in-law's voice. Mom's gonna get up and make you some eggs. Don't be afraid. It's the way women do it. It's not like it's gonna happen
Li ting looked at the line for a few seconds and withdrew and opened the bank card app。
The balance is 34,600。
She cuts to the transfer page, loses a number, 2800。
The payee is zhou zhang's foreman。
The note wrote a line: 10 days' advance, zhou zhang。
After losing her cell phone, she put it on the bedside。
The foetal heart monitor is still ringing, puffing, puffing。
It's still dark out there, but the blackest part is over。
She overwhelmed and saw a gray light coming through the curtains and placing stainless steel on the pole opposite the bed。
She remembered her mother's saying that a woman had a child and that her foot was in a coffin。
She was scared and now she's lying here。
The coffin's not a coffin. Let's get this over with。
The nurse came again, opened the covers, said five fingers。
Li ting nod。
It still hurts, but it looks like it's getting mixed up, knowing when it's coming, when it's leaving。
She put her hand in her fist and let go again。
The nails are also sewn with mud from yesterday's picks, a little green, dark under the lights。
There was a footsteps across the corridor, followed by the sound of zhou, which was low, but the waiting room was quiet and every word was clear。
"mom, don't come. Let's talk about it at dawn. It's raining outside, the road's slippery. It's not the same
Li ting turned her face towards the window。
Of course, the glass was full of beads, and they went down together。
The rain fell on the skin of the air conditioner。
She's got a hard stomach. It's like a rock。
Without looking at the monitor, she looked at the water mark on the window and looked at it flowing from the top to the bottom and pouring into the water from the window table。
Pow! Pow! Pow。
It's almost dawn。
