Chapter 191 Hiring Ms. Wen as a Confinement Nanny

Mrs. Sun returned home in a foul mood.

As soon as she arrived at Old Zhao's house, she grabbed Wen's arm and said, "Second sister-in-law, I really can't stand it for you. We're family, shouldn't you think of your own family when there's something good? How could you give such a lucrative job to the Wang family? Second sister-in-law, you're better than Aunt Wang in everything, and you're a great worker too..."

"Shut up!" Old Mrs. Zhao couldn't hold back any longer and picked up a broom, striking Sun's calf. "You troublemaker, if you dare to sow discord again, I'll beat you to death!"

Sun quickly dodged away: "Mother, I'm telling the truth. Everyone in the village knows that my sister-in-law asked Aunt Wang for help..."

"Who your sister-in-law asks for help is none of your business. The family has already separated. Even if your sister-in-law gives the money to the Wang family for nothing, it's none of your concern!" Old Mrs. Zhao said angrily. "Third son, if you continue to indulge your wife's nonsense, you two can move out. The sooner we separate the family, the less I have to worry about so many messy things in this big family!"

Zhao Youcai quickly went over to pat the old lady's back to help her breathe.

Just then, Cheng Wanwan walked in from the courtyard gate and said with a smile, "Second Aunt, I need to talk to you about something."

Madam Wen quickly came forward: "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"

“I had Dr. Zheng take Dashan’s wife’s pulse and he estimated that she would give birth in one or two months. I don’t know anything about postpartum care. Of course, I’m just too busy on weekdays, so I wanted to ask my second aunt to help Dashan’s wife with postpartum care.”

Cheng Wanwan was very troubled.

In her past life, she was a virgin, but in this life, she has to take care of her daughter-in-law during her postpartum period. She really can't do this kind of work.

She not only doesn't know how to take care of a woman during her postpartum period, but she also doesn't know how to take care of a newborn baby.

“Even if my sister-in-law hadn’t said anything, I would definitely have lent a hand,” Wen said cheerfully. “Let Da Shan’s wife move around more these days, so that she can give birth more easily.”

Cheng Wanwan said, "Second Aunt, come help take care of me for forty-five days. The wages are two taels of silver. How about it?"

She had read some books on the subject. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that a 45-day postpartum period is the most scientific and reasonable, allowing the mother's body to recover to the greatest extent possible. After a month and a half, the baby's immunity will also improve significantly, making the baby relatively easier to care for.

She was comparing the wages to those in modern society. A home-based maternity nurse can earn 30,000 yuan a month or more, but she paid Wen a salary of two taels of silver for a month and a half, which was really not high.

Wen was already stunned.

She thought she was just going to lend a hand, the kind of thing that's purely for helping out, and never expected to get paid.

She earned two taels of silver a month and a half. Even if she gave half to her mother-in-law, she would still have one tael left.

She had lived for thirty years and had never handled such a huge sum of money before.

No, it should be said that after a whole year of hard work, the Zhao family had only managed to save about two taels of silver...

“Sister-in-law, you, you…” Sun rushed over and grabbed Cheng Wanwan’s sleeve. “Sister-in-law, you should have asked me for this job. I have experience in this area. I can take good care of Dashan’s wife. I don’t want two taels of silver, one tael is fine with me. Sister-in-law, please let me go and help…”

“You’ve had two children, and your second aunt has had four. Who do you think has more experience?” Cheng Wanwan pushed her hand away. “Third aunt, you’re pregnant now, so take good care of yourself and stop thinking about these unnecessary things.”

Zhao Youcai grabbed Sun's arm and dragged her to the back of the yard, saying sternly, "It's because you're always looking for trouble that my sister-in-law doesn't ask you for help! Just shut up. If you keep making a scene like this, my sister-in-law will leave our third branch out of any good things that happen to her. Then you'll be crying."

Mrs. Sun clutched her stomach in anger: "My stomach hurts, help me to bed for a while..."

She groaned as she entered the inner room, but Cheng Wanwan pretended not to hear her.

She had used Sun's before when she was in the ice jelly business. Sun's was indeed a good worker, but she had an extra mouth.

She'll consider asking Sun for help once Sun corrects this bad habit.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, do you have a mountain of gold or a mountain of silver? Is this how you spend money?" Old Mrs. Zhao said sternly. "Two taels of silver is too much. Cut it in half. No, even one tael of silver is too much. A few hundred coins will be more appropriate..."

Wen nodded vigorously: "Yes, sister-in-law, two hundred coins will do. I will take good care of Dashan's wife."

"That's settled then, let's not talk about it anymore." Cheng Wanwan smiled and changed the subject. "I heard Xia Hua has been embroidering at home lately, how's it going?"

Grandma Zhao called Xia Hua over.

After the old lady went to town last time to confirm that Xia Hua's handkerchiefs could be sold for money, she forbade Xia Hua from doing any rough work, and Xia Hua stayed at home embroidering every day.

I even bought some slightly better fabrics for Xia Hua to embroider first. The child also wanted to achieve something. She has embroidered more than a dozen handkerchiefs in the past few days.

Xia Hua walked over with a handkerchief, and said somewhat shyly, "Auntie, do you think this will be alright?"

Cheng Wanwan took a closer look and found that the embroidery was much better than last time, and the materials used were of a higher quality. She estimated that it could sell for a few more copper coins.

She smiled and said, "I can't say for sure. You can take it to town tomorrow and try it out. Just get up early and go with your brother Er Gou."

Xia Hua nodded vigorously: "Thank you, Auntie."

Cheng Wanwan chatted with the Zhao family for a few minutes before returning home.

She pushed open the gate and went inside, walking straight to the backyard, where she saw Cao Yingying milking.

After the ewe gave birth, she produced a lot of milk. Even after the two lambs were full, there was still some left over, so Cheng Wanwan asked Cao Yingying to help squeeze it out.

At first, the girl was terrified, afraid that the goat would kick her away. But gradually, she got used to doing it.

Actually, goats are willing to have their milk squeezed out, otherwise the milk blockage inside is uncomfortable and can easily cause fever and illness, which would be a troublesome matter.

After the goats are fed milk, they can produce more than 1,000 milliliters of milk a day. Cheng Wanwan poured all the milk into a pot and boiled it. She added some almonds to remove the fishy smell. The boiled goat milk had a rich milky aroma. She made sure each child drank a bowl, especially Cheng Zhao and Shen Zheng. These two children studied hard every day, and their brains needed to be nourished with enough nutrients.

The four eggs are still growing and developing, so it's best if they also drink a bowl of milk every day.

The other children didn't want to drink it, feeling that drinking milk was strange, and they would pinch their noses and run away.

Helpless, Cheng Wanwan decided to use the remaining goat milk to make some dairy snacks. Meat, eggs, and milk are the most important sources of nutrition, and all children should eat some dairy products.

She bought a cookbook at the mall, and the simplest and most delicious recipe was cheese.

The required ingredient is rice wine liquid, which can be purchased directly from the online store. Adding rice wine liquid to goat milk is mainly to introduce live bacteria…

Fermentation takes time; it will be ready to eat by the afternoon.

Cheng Wanwan waved her hand: "Yingying, call them all over to eat cheese."