Bab 466: Tongzhou

The days passed. In the blink of an eye, the winter solstice passed and it was winter. Although the winter in the capital was not as heavy as the snow in Yunzhou and Tongzhou, it was no less cold than in those two places. It was a kind of cold that drilled into the bones.

Granny Song sent people to take turns guarding the few midwives, but she still did not see the Zhou family sending people to hire midwives.

On the nine cold days, it was raining and snowing. The few of them often appeared nearby and attracted the attention of others. The families with children at home were worried that they were up to no good. The woman next door to the Liu family went forward and pulled an old woman back. She asked with a green face, "I saw that you've been hanging around us a few times. It's so cold. Instead of going home to stay, you're still hanging around outside. What are you trying to do?"