Chapter 179: Triplets

The fact that Wang Xiaoling was pregnant with triplets was known only to their own family; when others asked, they would give ambiguous answers.

At this time, Zhang Ping'an was already busy deep in the Zhang Family Village Back Mountain, having reclaimed five mu of wasteland in Dahu's territory and finished planting all the sweet potato vines from his space.

Afterward, Zhang Ping'an chopped down a large number of trees to make a fence for the outer wall, finally releasing the wolf pack to guard it—five sturdy, giant wolves—and scattering grass seeds around the perimeter.

After thinking it over, Zhang Ping'an built a wooden house next to Dahu Cave; with a flurry of mortise and tenon work, two small wooden cabins took shape after two hours.

"Not bad, not bad," Zhang Ping'an climbed up a tree, looking with satisfaction at this paradise; this was the backup plan he had prepared for himself, an excuse for when he would bring out red potatoes and sweet potatoes in the future.

In any case, this place was rarely visited by people; he had learned from Dahu that no one had set foot here in years except for him, and the furthest anyone had reached was the spot where Uncle Zhang Laiyuan had been, but that was still over ten li away from here.

"You all watch this place well, don't let the Wild Boar come and ruin things."

The sweet potatoes here were all watered with diluted Space Water, and for herbivores and omnivores like the Wild Boar, the attraction was not ordinary.

After thinking about it, Zhang Ping'an still felt uneasy, so he released a family of three lynxes to clear out the rat infestation and released three half-grown Huangmao eagles to deal with the birds in the sky; it was simply perfect.

On the way down the mountain, Zhang Ping'an scattered grass seeds all the way, released about three hundred pheasants and wild rabbits, thirty litters of small wild rabbits, and wiped out the surrounding Wild Boar leaders before leaving satisfied.

"I can't favor one over the other; when I have time, I must go check on Erhu and Sanhu as well."

Of the two small hills currently in Zhang Ping'an's space, one could be considered half-full, while the other still had only a scattering of cattle, Red Deer, and sheep, and still required effort.

The main mountain peak was nearly two thousand meters high, and it basically had all kinds of species on it; it was almost a small branch of the Tianshan.

Of course, Zhang Ping'an also controlled the numbers of each group; the environment here was too friendly to animals, and if he didn't deliberately control it, all the resources would be ruined.

Returning home, only his grandparents were there now; his parents had moved to the city after planting the rice, and the Commune was established afterward. Of course, even if they moved to the city after the Commune was established, Zhang Laohan's age was considered retirement age.

"Grandpa, Grandma, your granddaughter-in-law is less than a month away from giving birth, you two..."

"Ping'an, once Xiao Ling finishes her confinement, it will be convenient for us to go over," although the two elders also wanted to see their great-grandson sooner, they knew they couldn't rush it.

"That works too."

Anyway, everyone was eating at the canteen now, so even if there was no food at home, they wouldn't go hungry, but Zhang Ping'an still left plenty of Milk Powder and snacks at home.

"Uncle."

Uncle Zhang Laiyuan's family had already moved to the city, and he only came back himself for hunting.

"Ping'an, are you back to hunt?"

"Not exactly, I came back to see Grandpa and Grandma. Uncle, how was your harvest?"

"About the same as usual, but..."

Zhang Laiyuan didn't continue, and Zhang Ping'an understood; life for hunters wasn't easy now. In the past, whoever caught something kept it, but now these mountains belonged to the Commune brigade, and half of any game caught had to be turned over.

Of course, this was fine for Zhang Laiyuan and the others; after all, they had formal jobs and received wages, which was equivalent to a disguised subsidy.

Returning to the city, Zhang Ping'an settled down; every day he would hand over some supplies, and the rest of the time he would stay at his master's house watching over Wang Xiaoling, only returning home for dinner.

Dropping her off in the morning and picking her up in the evening, Wang Xiaoling was now treated like a national treasure; everything had to be done with extreme caution, especially in this freezing weather.

Fortunately, he had the foresight to get two tricycles back then, otherwise, it would have been troublesome to carry things or people, and he would have had to borrow a flatbed cart everywhere.

At the end of October, Wang Xiaoling had already been sent to the Hospital to await delivery; her mother and his own mother took turns watching over her, while Zhang Ping'an was responsible for logistics, delivering food to the three of them every day.

This hospital ward was a double room secured through the connections of Xu Baisheng's wife, Zhong Yan, which was just right to leave an empty bed for them to rest.

"Xiao Ling, do you feel anything yet?" It was already the third day since she had been admitted to the hospital.

"Not yet."

Wang Xiaoling was still eating heartily; the baby fat she originally had had thinned out after Body Refining, but now, because she had been eating too well during her pregnancy, the baby fat had returned.

"..."

Her mother and his mother exchanged a glance, both speechless; both of them were incredibly nervous because of the triplets, but the person involved was acting like nothing was wrong, eating, drinking, and sleeping as usual.

"Mom, don't worry, I've already given birth to a child before, I have experience."

"Alright, alright, alright."

Wang Xiaoling didn't say much more; ever since she had undergone Body Refining to expel impurities from her body, she knew her own physical condition better than anyone. Of course, Zhang Ping'an knew it too; she had a premonition that in two days at most, the children would be born.

Sure enough, on the afternoon two days later, Wang Xiaoling started feeling it, and Zhang Ping'an received the news; he packed up various foods at home and sprinted toward the Hospital.

By the time Zhang Ping'an arrived at the Hospital, Wang Xiaoling and the children had already been wheeled out of the delivery room; it was surprisingly fast, taking no more than half an hour, and even the middle-aged female doctor in charge of the delivery clicked her tongue in wonder.

"Your wife gave birth to three faster than others give birth to one."

"..."

Zhang Ping'an naturally knew that after reaching Body Refining Great Accomplishment, one would have more fluid control over their own body, so giving birth that quickly was normal.

In the delivery room, Wang Xiaoling's mental state was also good, and the three of them were each holding a child.

"Brother Ping'an, come and see our daughter," there were already two sons at home, so Wang Xiaoling didn't care for more.

"Mm, okay, I brought a lot of things, you eat something first, Mom, you two eat something too."

"Alright, alright." The two of them were now happily holding their grandchildren, having no mind to eat.

Zhang Ping'an took the swaddling clothes of his daughter and giggled foolishly; looking at this face, she would definitely be a beauty when she grew up. He looked at the two sons again; his daughter was still better looking.

The next morning, Zhang Ping'an came to deliver food and found many young nurses there; upon asking, he learned they had all come to share in the joy, as triplets were still a rare sight in this day and age.

At Zhang Ping'an's insistence, they stayed for another three days before returning to the Siheyuan; that evening, Zhang Ping'an distributed the prepared candies and red eggs to every household.

"Congratulations, congratulations."

"Ping'an, you're still the capable one; it's either twins or triplets, it'll save you trouble in the future."

"That's right, your Zhang family has good genes; your San Jie also had twins."

Everyone offered blessings and praise in a jumble, and Zhang Ping'an accepted them all happily, thanking everyone one by one.

The next day at work, Zhang Ping'an also brought candies to share with everyone and sent some to Li as well.

"Ping'an, this is for you; your sister-in-law said your wife was about to give birth, and she couldn't get away to visit, so she asked me to bring this Milk Powder."

"This... Li Ge, thank your wife for me; when I have time, I'll bring my wife to thank her in person."

"Hahaha, good, go get busy."

"Okay."

Zhang Ping'an took the four heavy cans of Milk Powder, feeling sincere gratitude in his heart toward Comrade Li and his wife.

At the time, he had also helped Xu Lijuan by pure coincidence; it really lived up to that saying, "I tick-tock You, You splash-splash me."