Chapter 086: Finally Produced

After all, since we are in the south, the heavy snow will stop after a few days.

This year’s New Year’s Eve comes late, not until February, so there is no need to prepare New Year’s goods so early.

However, we really can't prepare much New Year's goods this year. The financial situation at home has been a bit tight recently. There are only a few bills left in the iron box that were originally stacked half a finger high. However, there is still a lot of money. This once again proves that bills are more important than money in the era of planned economy.

On the 31st, Wen Jiajia's stomach still showed no signs of going bloating.

Wei Dai was always tense every day. He would jump up as soon as Wen Jiajia held her stomach and took a breath.

After staying up for more than ten days, the circles around my eyes became noticeably darker.

After 75 years, it is 76 in the Gregorian calendar.

1977 was an important year in history, and many great things would happen in this year. But before Wen Jiajia had time to think about it, her stomach started to work.

It was afternoon now, and she was walking back and forth in the living room after having just finished lunch.

There was a cold rain last night, and the soil outside the yard was wet. She usually walked outside, sometimes even walking along the lake for half an hour, but today that was not possible.

Wen Jiajia looked at the warm white sun in the sky, pulled her collar and sighed in her heart, the sun was so comfortable today, but she couldn't walk.

Not long after, Wei Dai came back with two fish and half a rack of pork ribs.

Looking at the meat on the ribs, Wen Jiajia asked, "Which village did you buy this from?" The bones purchased from the meat processing factory would not have so much meat left on them.

There is a reason why people don't like to spend money on ribs these days. The bones in the butcher shop are bones, literally. How should I put it? Although they are not so well-cut that flies would slip if they stood on them, the remaining meat is only enough to chew half a bite.

Under such circumstances, few people would buy it, even someone like Wen Jiajia who loves to drink soup would not buy it frequently. If there was meat on the shop, even if it was lean meat, she would rather spend money to buy meat than to buy bones.

But the bones in the village are different. The bones in the village are still with meat, similar to those sold in supermarkets and vegetable markets a few decades later. They taste delicious after stewing in soup. If you want to make sweet and sour spare ribs, you have to cut some meat from the ribs before you can cook it.

The half pork ribs that Wei Dai brought today had a lot of meat on them, enough to make at least three or four plates of stir-fried meat.

He put the meat and fish in the room, washed his hands with hot water, dried them, and then put Wen Jiajia's hand in his palm: "Why is it so cold? Here's the hand warmer."

Wen Jiajia: "There is no hot water. I am fine now. I just finished my meal and it is not cold."

As she was talking, her aunt came out of the house.

She was listening to the radio, and afraid of disturbing Wen Jiajia, she moved the radio into the house to listen to it.

"There are so many spare ribs. How are we going to eat them? Braise them or stew them in soup." She went to the kitchen to take a look. "This place is indeed much better than our hometown, especially the food."

Apart from other things, the frequency of eating meat and fish is much higher than in my hometown. It is not just Jia Jia and Wei Dai who are like this. According to her observation, the frequency of other families eating meat in the family compound is also much higher. No wonder people say this place is a land of fish and rice.

Wen Jiajia smiled and said, "That's why I asked you if you want your cousin to come here to work."

She had asked this question last month. At that time, Lin Yunfei, Shayue and others came to see her and mentioned that the medical institute would be recruiting a large number of people again in May next year.

My cousin also has a job in the county town. She works in a printing factory and is on the front line.

Although having a stable job is a big deal these days, Wen Jiajia feels that even if working in a printing factory is a stable job, it is a somewhat poisonous one.

Printing uses ink, but ink is harmful to the liver, kidneys and respiratory system.

Especially since it contains benzene-based synthetic substances, long-term exposure may cause problems with the blood system.

How did Wen Jiajia know so clearly? Because one of her great uncles worked in a printing factory for half his life, and he was always sick and in pain. My grandmother said that he went for a checkup and was told that his poor health was caused by the working environment.

His co-workers also had this occupational disease. Although most of them were fine, there were always a few who were seriously ill. Some of them had leukemia, and some gave birth to deformed children.

So when Wen Jiajia persuaded her aunt to persuade her cousin to come here to work, it was not out of her own selfishness, but because she really cared about her cousin. After all, her aunt helped them a lot after coming to her house.

My cousin is a technical secondary school student and has work experience, so with her help, it is possible to get the job in the factory.

However, my aunt refused. Changing jobs is not an easy thing. She already has a stable family, so why would she run around?

Just as my cousin said at this moment: "She and her husband are both honest people. They can't make it in their own county. Usually, my in-laws help them. If they come here... I'm afraid they will be like mice among cats. Any little thing will scare them to death."

It's really strange, two timid people go together, and the couple thinks they have a good life, but they, the elders, feel tired when they see it.

Wen Jiajia didn't say anything more.

Anyway, the reform and opening up will soon begin, so we can do anything. It is better to set up a stall than to make money in the factory.

Even if you don't want to, if you accidentally encounter a wave of state-owned factories closing down, you will have to accept it even if you don't want to.

"I haven't told you yet, what are you going to eat?" asked my aunt again.

Wei Dai looked at Wen Jiajia, who thought for a moment: "Fish for soup, spareribs or...hiss!"

She suddenly cried out in pain, grabbed Wei Dai's arm with one hand and covered her stomach with the other.

"What's wrong?" Wei Dai supported her and asked hurriedly.

Wen Jiajia couldn't tell whether it was the pain from being kicked in the stomach or some other pain. She even thought about it for a moment as she was sweating profusely. Finally, she said with certainty, "I think I'm about to give birth."

The voice was calm, the calmness that comes after the dust has settled. Wen Jiajia never expected that she would become calmer at critical moments.

"It's time to give birth!" Wei Dai's blood boiled in anxiety, as if it rushed to his head in an instant, making him dizzy and groggy.

But he was at a loss for two or three seconds. Without waiting for Zhong Huisheng to urge him, he said, "Let's go to the hospital. Aunt, take the packed bag with you."

The cart had been prepared long ago, and he had even installed a tarpaulin in case it rained or snowed on the day of production. Even if there was a cold wind howling outside, the cart would not be affected by the wind at all.

Zhong Huisheng said "Hey" and went to the room to get the package!

The package was also prepared in advance. It contained clothes and a small quilt for the child, a bottle and milk powder, as well as Wen Jiajia's spare clothes and paper towels.

Not to mention the other things like water cups, brown sugar, etc., which were all packed in the package, and even the thermos was placed aside as a standby.

In the midst of the chaos, another wave of pain came over me.

Before Wen Jiajia was helped out of the house by Wei Daijie, she glanced at the calendar on the wall. Today was January 9, 1976.

The cart was covered with straw mats, and Wei Dai felt that was not enough so he also put a quilt in it.

Fortunately, the bedding was already hard, so Wen Jiajia didn't feel bad about the clumping bedding.

After helping her sit down, Wei Dai drove the cart to the hospital. It was obvious that he didn't use much effort, but he was sweating profusely.

"Is Jia Jia about to give birth?" Teacher Shen, who was about to go to school, asked hurriedly.

Wei Dai nodded, not wanting to answer, but Wen Jiajia inside the oilcloth still had the energy to shout out, "Yes... If my cousin doesn't come back in the evening, please help look after Chun'er and Xuanxuan, Teacher Shen."

Teacher Shen said yes: "Okay!"

After saying that, Wei Dai also walked away.

The weather was good at the moment and many people were basking in the sun outside. When they saw Wei Dai pulling the cart quickly, they realized that Wen Jiajia was about to give birth.

Someone watching from a distance said, "I thought she was going to give birth at the end of last month, but I didn't expect it to be delayed until now."

Someone answered: "It's not bad now. The nearby villages have just slaughtered pigs recently. This shows that this baby is delicious and it will also allow the mother to have a good confinement after childbirth."

It’s the end of the year, and the closer it gets to the Chinese New Year, the more abundant the supplies become.

While they were talking by the fire, Wei Dai had already arrived at the hospital.

There was no need to shout, as the experienced nurses in the hospital already knew that the person in the cart was about to give birth.

"Can you walk?" the nurse asked.

Wei Dai: "No support?"

Wen Jiajia quickly replied: "Yes, yes, yes!"

The nurse smiled and said, "It will be better if you walk a little. Comrade, go and pay the bill. We need to check the situation first."

Wei Dai could only agree.

Wen Jiajia followed the nurse to the ward, and after a checkup, the nurse said it was too early for the baby to be born.

"It's okay, don't be nervous. Many people are like this. Some even feel pain all day and all night long." The nurse comforted her. Seeing Wei Dai coming, she asked Wei Dai to help her walk more.

"What's wrong? Does it still hurt?" Wei Dai asked, his hand holding Wen Jiajia's was shaking slightly.

Wen Jiajia rolled her eyes and said, "...You are not talking nonsense. Of course it hurts, but it's not unbearable."

Afterwards, she finally started to get a little nervous.

It's hurting so much right now, I don't know how painful it will be when I give birth.

Zhong Huisheng came after locking the door, and was relieved to learn that she would have to wait a while before giving birth.

"I just wish it wasn't that fast. When I gave birth to you...my eldest cousin, it took a whole day and night. Later, it took seven or eight hours to give birth to your second cousin and sister." she said.

Although Wen Jiajia knew that this would last for such a long time, she still felt anxious at this moment.

She walked up and down the stairs and had intermittent abdominal pains. The nurse said that was normal and that it was just contractions.

"I think she's about to give birth. Your family should prepare something for her to eat first so she can have more strength."

After several rounds of unknown pain, the nurse checked again and finally gave the good news.

Wen Jiajia's face turned pale from the torture, but after hearing the news, she seemed to come back to life and regained her energy and spirit.

"I've done it!" Wei Dai's face also looked bad. The sweat on his forehead had not stopped since the afternoon. Wen Jiajia even suspected that Wei Dai had to go to the hospital because of a cold after she gave birth.

As soon as I finished speaking, my cousin came over with a lunch box.

"I was afraid I would be late, so I cooked noodles." Zhong Huisheng said, "Jia Jia likes hot and sour food, so I cooked hot and sour pork noodles. Oh, I also cooked four brown sugar eggs. Which one do you want to eat?"

Wen Jiajia, who had just recovered from a bout of cramps, sat on the bed and replied, "Let's eat noodles."

In fact, I really want to eat snail rice noodle at this moment.

The noodles and meat were smooth. Wen Jiajia ate half a portion and then two eggs and felt full.

As soon as seven o'clock arrived, she was pushed into the operating room.

Wei Dai paced back and forth nervously in front of the operating room, his mind blank as he stared at the operating door.

My aunt was worried about her two sisters at home, so she went home just now. At this moment, the only sound in front of the operating room was Wei Dai's footsteps.

Time is ticking away.

The lights in the operating room were bright. Wen Jiajia's stomach pain was unbearable, but the doctors and nurses next to her said, "You are doing very well."

It looks like she's going to give birth soon.

"The fetus is in a correct position and can be delivered smoothly." The doctor said after the examination, and then asked Wen Jiajia to push according to her rhythm.

"Don't be afraid. Even if you can't give birth, you can still have a cesarean section. Many people in the city want to come to our hospital for a cesarean section." The doctor comforted her.

“…”

Wen Jiajia didn't know what to say. It seemed that Sha Yue had asked her if she could come to the military hospital for a planing.

She had to concentrate, and after thinking for a few seconds, Wen Jiajia began to follow the doctor's rhythm.

The headlights were in front of her, so bright that they dazzled her.

I don't know if it was tears or sweat that welled up in my eyes. The world became blurry, even the voices of the doctors and nurses beside me were indistinct.

When the pain was extreme, she ignored the passage of time and had no concept of time.

It seemed like only a few minutes had passed, but it also seemed like several hours, or even several days and nights.

The moment the child was born, Wen Jiajia felt that there was nothing more painful in the world.

The boy and the girl didn't pay attention. They only heard the word "health" and then heard Jiajia finally spit out the breath she had been holding back smoothly.

"Wow! Exactly 3,000 grams. The fattest baby we delivered in the past two days is a little fat girl." The doctor laughed.

Wen Jiajia heard it clearly now, little fat girl.

Her hair was wet as if she had just washed it and hadn't wiped it, and it was sticking to her face. Her face was pale, but the corners of her mouth were raised, and her expression suddenly became lively.

This is a new life, a new life she brought into this world, a person connected to her by blood.

Outside the operating room.

It was dark at night, and the outside of the corridor window was as black as ink. The mountains, rivers, and buildings were all shrouded in darkness.

There were no stars in the sky, and even the moon was obscured by dark clouds.

But at this moment, just a moment, the dark clouds covering the moon dispersed, and the bright moonlight poured out.

Wei Dai was stunned. Somehow, he seemed to hear the sound of a baby crying.

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The next day.

When Wen Jiajia woke up again, she was already in the ward. It was bright outside and the sun had risen above her head.

"Are you awake? Are you hungry? Do you want to go to the bathroom?" She moved her hand and Wei Dai, who was lying on the side of the bed, woke up immediately.

In the light, Wen Jiajia blinked twice and Wei Dai understood that she wanted to go to the toilet.

He helped Wen Jiajia up and went to the bathroom.

Wen Jiajia was startled when she just stood up: "Where's the child?"

She was here to give birth.

Wei Dai smiled and said, "The child was taken away by the nurse."

Wen Jiajia's eyes widened and she said excitedly, "You have to watch! The baby swap is just around the corner, have you forgotten?"

As he spoke, his breathing became rapid. Wei Dai hurriedly comforted him, "My cousin is watching. I told her not to look away for a moment."

Wen Jiajia finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was difficult to go to the toilet and I was very hungry.

Wei Dai opened the lunch box. He had brought it in the morning and went to the cafeteria to warm it up after an hour. It was still hot.

Then he added, "I'll go get the chicken soup." The chicken soup was also in the cafeteria and should have been cooked by now.

As he said this, he ran downstairs, and when he came back with the chicken soup, Zhong Huisheng just came back with the child in her arms.

Most children are dark when they are born, and Wen Jiajia and Wei Dai's child is no exception.

The bag with white background and green floral patterns made her look even darker. Wen Jiajia couldn't wait to see this fat girl, but after seeing her, she couldn't even utter the word "cute".

"Why... is it so dark? It wasn't so dark when I was feeding her last night." Wen Jiajia was extremely shocked and wrinkled.

I guess it was because the lighting was dim at that time, and I couldn't see anything no matter how dark it was.

Wei Dai strode into the room and said, "She's not black. How could our daughter be black? And the darker the child, the whiter she will be in the future."

Wen Jiajia: "Where did you hear that nonsense?"

"What nonsense! This is based on experience. I've seen other families' children behave this way."

Wei Dai placed the chicken soup on the bedside table and impatiently took the child in his arms. The child was light and fluttery, but it made his heart soften.

No wonder those comrades were always thinking about their children when they were on a mission, talking about their children at home in their spare time, and couldn't wait to go home as soon as the mission was completed... So this is what having a child is like. Wei Dai felt that he could give his life to this child.

Wen Jiajia asked her aunt, "How were Chun'er and Xuanxuan last night? Did they make any noise?"

Zhong Huisheng said, "No, I'm being obedient. I was just worried about you. I brought them to see you this morning, and then I went to school. Now..."

She glanced at the sky and said, "It's almost time for school to end. The food at home is warming in the pot. I told them about it before they went to school this morning."

Wen Jiajia also looked at her watch, nodded, and felt relieved.

I had to eat light meals during the confinement period and drink chicken soup after meals. After filling my empty stomach, I was finally able to take a closer look at the young lady.

She was sleeping at the moment, sleeping in her arms, and Wen Jiajia's heart was rumbling.

The slits between her eyes were long and narrow, which showed that her eyes were not small. It made sense, since both Wei Dai and I had double eyelids and large eyes, hers must not be small.

The nose is straight and very delicate. Wen Jiajia couldn't help but touch it lightly with her fingers.

Further down, there are the lips.

The lips are light pink, moist and shiny, and the lip shape is also beautiful... Anyway, everything about them is beautiful.

Wen Jiajia thought babies were truly magical, and suddenly, she felt that the little thing in her arms was incredibly adorable.

"I didn't pay attention to the time last night. It was already past 12 o'clock when I came out, right?" Wen Jiajia asked Wei Dai.

Wei Dai shook his head and said, "It came out at 12 o'clock, but I asked the nurse, and the nurse said that our fat girl was born at 11:48 pm on the 9th."

Wen Jiajia: "That's pretty fast. I thought it would take at least overnight for the baby to be born... Wait, why are you calling her a fat girl for no reason?"

Wei Dai smiled and said: "The doctors and nurses all called her a little fat girl. After hearing it so many times, I accidentally started calling her that." To be honest, you can't call her that all the time. She's a good girl, why call her a fat girl?

If I call him that too much, it will really become a nickname for the kids. What if they get unhappy when they grow up? Wei Dai immediately decided that he would just put an end to this nickname in the hospital.

After she finished speaking, the nurse came in and said it was time to feed the baby.

"Pay attention, you have to feed the baby every two to three hours. You have to feed the baby even if the baby falls asleep. Don't think you can skip the feeding if the baby falls asleep, or the baby will pass out from hunger." Obviously, this nurse has seen many strange situations in the hospital.

Seeing that there were elders around the young couple, she didn't say much. After all, it would be better to have elders watching over them.

Wen Jiajia only fed her baby colostrum before going to bed last night, and then fell into a deep sleep. The baby drinks milk powder.

Now that I'm awake, I naturally have to breastfeed.

There is no way. The nutritional content of milk powder at this time is not as comprehensive as that of milk powder a few decades later. Drinking milk powder alone is not enough.

The little girl blinked briefly while drinking milk, her eyes were clear and bright like black glass beads under the sunlight.

After drinking, he closed his eyes and fell asleep without even crying.

Soon, Wen Chun and Wen Xuan came running over with their small schoolbags.

Wen Jiajia was surprised and said hurriedly, "Come here quickly, haven't you gone home for dinner? The food is in the pot."

Wen Chun rushed to Wen Jiajia's side, breathing rapidly: "We want to see our sister first."

Wen Jiajia touched the two people's autumn clothes and was relieved when she saw that they were not sweating much. She said, "Okay, let's see. We will go home with my aunt later."

Wen Xuan pushed Wei Dai aside and sat on the bed. The two girls stared at her without blinking. After a long while, Wen Xuan suddenly asked, "Why isn't my sister like Bai Mantou?"

Wen Jiajia laughed so hard that her lower body ached: "Whose sister can be a big steamed bun?"

Wen Xuan: "Fei Fei's sister is like that. I've been to see her. Her sister is so white and soft."

Wen Jiajia gave her a slap on the head: "After a while, our sister will also become white. Also, when you go to Feifei's house to play, don't hug her sister. You have thin arms and legs. What if you hug her sister and she falls?"

The child is five or six months old and is doing well.

Wen Xuan pouted: "I won't hug her, I only hug my sister."

Wen Jiajia rubbed her face until it turned red.

Wen Chun looked at them for a long time and asked Wen Jiajia, "Aunt, what's your sister's name? Feifei's sister is called Keke, what's our sister's name?"

This... Wen Jiajia paused and looked at Wei Dai.

Wei Dai was also scratching his head. He had thought of several names, but he was not satisfied the moment he saw the young lady.

"Wait a minute, I'll tell you in a few days." This was all Wei Dai could say.

Zhong Huisheng smiled and said, "We have to take our time to come up with a name. This is an important matter that will follow the child throughout his life."

Yes, the name given by parents is the one that stays with children the longest.

Wen Jiajia and Wei Dai both fell into deep thought.

The result of being lost in thought was that he picked one and threw away one, and he still hadn't picked a name until Wen Jiajia was about to be discharged from the hospital.

Wen Jiajia carried the child into the cart, and Wei Dai took the mother and daughter home.

The house had already been tidied up, and we were just waiting for Wen Jiajia to come back.

There was fish soup stewing in the pot, a hand warmer was stuffed on the bed, and even the bedding and quilts had been dried in the sun by Zhong Huisheng during the good weather days and had a cotton craftsman make them. They were now extremely fluffy and lying on them was no different from lying on a new quilt.

Wen Jiajia was relieved when she got home. The hospital was good, but it was not as good as her own home.

Wei Dai didn't let her get any wind and pulled the cart directly to the living room door.

Wen Jiajia carried the child to the room. The crib was placed next to her bed. She felt the mattress was warm, so she put the child in the crib.

Then I went to change my clothes... After staying in the hospital for so long, my clothes seemed to be stained with the smell of disinfectant.

After changing clothes, Wei Dai opened the door and whispered, "Come and drink fish soup."

When Wen Jiajia heard that it was fish soup, she hurried out.

She was really hurt by the chicken soup she drank these days. She wanted to vomit whenever she saw chicken soup. Even if she thought local chicken soup was delicious, it was unpalatable now.

As for chicken, she suspected that she had eaten the meat of four chickens, and she didn't know where Wei Dai got so many chickens.

At this moment, after drinking the thick white fish soup, Wen Jiajia felt that her tongue had regained its activity.

Oh! I don't know how many days I will have to drink the fish soup.