The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 279 - 268: Reaching for the Sky

Chapter 279: Chapter 268: Reaching for the Sky

Ms. Qian just "hmm" in response, saying, "Then you go up the mountain tomorrow, together with Four, give the carrying pole work to Four, just dig some mud and sweep some leaves, don’t do heavy work for now."

Zhou Dalang responded with an "Okay."

To Ms. He, Ms. Qian said, "You rest at home tomorrow, you were scared today, weren’t you?"

Ms. He’s face was somewhat pale, as she forced a smile and said, "It’s, it’s alright."

Ms. Qian sighed. Not only Ms. He, but even she felt a lingering fear.

Returning to the old Zhou home, Ms. Qian asked Ms. Feng to stay with Ms. He for the night, and then she herself went back to her room.

Zhou Xi warmed up the medicine and brought it to her, with Manbao following behind her like a little tail.

Ms. Qian took the medicine and then noticed Manbao standing behind Zhou Xi. Old Zhou was reluctant to light the lamp, and even when he did, he would pinch the wick to dim it, so the room wasn’t brightly lit.

Seeing that Manbao was still awake, Ms. Qian felt a bit of a headache, "Why aren’t you asleep yet?"

"I can’t sleep, mom, how is Sister-in-law Hu doing?"

"You will know tomorrow," Ms. Qian, somewhat tired as well, waved her hand, "Go back to sleep quickly, aren’t you going to school tomorrow?"

Right, the rest day was not until the day after tomorrow.

Zhou Xi took Manbao back to her room and after tucking her into bed, asked, "Do you want your big sister to sleep with you?"

"No need," Manbao said, "I can sleep by myself."

Zhou Xi then stopped fussing over her and turned to her own room.

Manbao lay in bed wide awake and simply took out the "Full-Version Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic" to read, of course sinking her consciousness into Keke as she read, and couldn’t help but ask Keke, "What do people in the future do about difficult childbirths?"

"People in the future won’t have difficult childbirths."

"Huh?" Manbao was taken aback and asked, "Why?"

Why would people now have difficult childbirths, but not those in the future?

"Because all intelligent beings can choose to use gestation pods to gestate children," Keke said. "In the era I was made, very few humans choose to gestate on their own anymore. Even if they choose natural gestation, future medical technology can ensure the safety of pregnant women."

Manbao’s eyes widened, "That’s amazing, can I learn it?"

Keke fell silent for a moment before saying, "You can learn it, but I don’t think the host will be able to."

"Why, I’m very smart," Manbao was a bit indignant.

Keke explained, "Because there’s a nearly ten-thousand-year technological gap. Not to mention anything else, just the production technology of the gestation pod alone requires materials and technology that are beyond what you can procure. There’s far too much for you to learn, and I wouldn’t recommend it."

Of course, the books are available in the encyclopedia library, and as long as the host is willing to spend points, they are purchasable, but whether or not one can learn it is another question.

And even if one learned it, it’s not guaranteed they could implement it.

Not to mention, the materials used in the gestation pods involve biochemistry, physical materials; these are materials of nearly ten thousand years hence. To produce these materials, one would need to create some instruments, and the materials required for those instruments are also not available in this era...

In this cyclical dilemma, Keke does not believe the host will be able to pull it off.

Therefore, systems deployed across various worlds, although advocating learning, do not encourage hosts to learn overly advanced technologies.

Besides, there are even deeper relations between technology and production that it’s impossible to offer help to the host, as doing so might alarm the main system. Once found to be causing disturbance to the temporal development of a planet, Keke would be destroyed, and the consequences would not be something the host could bear.

Keke has been managing lives for a long time; Manbao is not the first host it has encountered, nor will she be the last, but she is definitely the youngest.

Keke has been with her since her toddler years, present since her days of innocence and ignorance. It can be said that Keke’s companionship with her surpasses any other person, and its understanding of her far deeper as well.

In the blank page that is her life, Keke has made a strikingly vivid mark.

Keke does not want the host to make unpractical efforts. One can have dreams, indeed must have ideals, but they should also be within tangible reach.

And with Keke, the host already stands higher than others of this era; the sky above her head is literally higher than theirs.

But even so, touching the technology of ten thousand years later remains impossible.

Head swelling with this information, Manbao sighed sorrowfully and embraced the medical book as she fell asleep.

The next day before dawn, the laboring men started returning; Zhou Er also returned, but Zhou Sanlang and Junior Ms. Qian did not.

Manbao got up from bed and while half asleep made her way to the courtyard to wash up, where she saw him scooping water from the vat to wash his face.

He seemed somewhat worn out after a night without sleep.

Manbao was still sleepy until she saw him, then she instantly felt awake, "Second Brother, Sister-in-law Hu is alright?"

Zhou Er wiped his face and said, "She’s fine, gave birth to a boy. In a couple of days, you can go see him; that’s your nephew, remember to bring him some sugar."

He knew Manbao was not short of sweets.

Manbao happily agreed, completely alert and eager to wash up and eat breakfast before heading to school.

"Why didn’t big sister-in-law come back?"

"She’s staying to be with your Sister-in-law Hu for a while longer; she should be back by noon," Zhou Er said, then slapped his forehead and added, "Now that I think of it, I nearly forgot. If your big sister-in-law doesn’t return today, will your Second Sister-in-law go to cook for your school?"

Manbao hesitated, "I don’t mind, I often eat meals cooked by Second Sister-in-law, but my classmates might not like it."

Ms. Feng, who had just finished making Manbao’s breakfast and came out of the kitchen wiping her hands: ...

Zhou Er had his back to the kitchen and did not see his wife; upon hearing the remark, he sighed, "Yeah, what if your Second Sister-in-law goes to cook and ruins the reputation of your big sister-in-law’s work?"

Manbao, who had already spotted Ms. Feng, immediately lowered her head and continued to wipe her face, pretending she hadn’t cleaned it properly.

Unable to help herself, Ms. Feng put her hands on her hips, "Zhou Er, is the food I cook that bad?"

Zhou Er almost plunged headfirst into the basin; he first shot an annoyed look at Manbao before forcing a smile, turning around, and saying, "No, no, it’s not that bad."

"So it’s bad, just not that bad?"

Manbao, holding her little towel, audibly sighed, then said to Keke, "Second Brother is really pitiful."

Keke objectively observed, "This is the same in every era."

Angry women often fail to recognize their own faults, while placating men often lie against their better judgment.

It has always been so, from ancient times to the present.

Manbao didn’t dwell on it, wiped the water drops off her face, and scampered into the kitchen to find something to eat.

After Zhou Er pacified his wife, he went inside to report to Ms. Qian. When Manbao carried her food into the main room, she heard voices from the next room, "...We figured that if we rushed her to the county town, we’d arrive just as the city gates opened and managed to take her to Jishi Hall. By the time I came back, the bleeding had stopped, but she couldn’t be moved back yet, so your big sister-in-law will have to stay a bit longer. As soon as someone can assist in the county town, she’ll be back."

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