Chapter 80 Chapter 80 Great Fortune

Hearing the cry, Kang He felt his legs go weak.

After coming to his senses, he quickly ran into the house, and there was no one to stop him.

The room was still filled with the heavy smell of blood. Fan Jing was lying on the bed, sweating profusely, and his lips were chapped from dehydration.

Kang He hurried over and saw that the man had turned much paler. He felt nervous and took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Fan Jing's face. He squatted down beside the bed and asked him softly if he was tired.

Fan Jing nodded lightly. She had never given birth before, so she really didn't know what it felt like.

If this really happens to me, I will find that it is not an easy thing.

He raised his hand and asked Kang He to bring the kid over for him to look at.

"It's a boy, and he's quite strong."

Kang He took the wrapped baby from the midwife's hands. It was indeed heavy. He carefully opened the swaddling clothes and asked Fan Jing to take a look. "This little guy is surprisingly big. No wonder it took you so long to give birth."

Fan Jing climbed up from the bed and sat up. Seeing this, the people in the room cried out, and hurried to help him up.

The man half-sat on the pillow, took the child from Kang He's arms and hugged him, estimating that the child weighed about seven or eight kilograms.

"Da Jing's birth was considered fast. Normally, first-time births take five or six hours, but this time, the baby was born in just three or four hours."

Doctor Zhu smiled and said, "Father and son are safe and sound."

After hearing this, the Fan family felt relieved and the room instantly became lively.

After seeing the child and expressing concern for Fan Jing, Chen Sanfang arranged to give wedding money to the midwife and doctor. After a busy afternoon, she invited everyone to have tea and rest.

Kang He didn't have the heart to take care of those things that day. He let the people at home busy themselves, and he and Fan Jing stayed in the house, watching over the kid for a long time.

"His eyebrows and eyes look more like mine, but his mouth looks more like yours."

Kang He looked at how quiet the little boy was. He had just cried and fell asleep in a short while, nestled in his little quilt with a peaceful look on his face.

Although Fan Jing felt that a child this young couldn't tell who he looked like, he was just trying to find some similarities. But when he looked at the kid, he really looked like Kang He.

"What's the name?"

Kang He raised his eyes and asked Fan Jing, "It was said before that it had been decided, but we didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl, and it hadn't been decided yet."

Fan Jing was silent for a moment, as if remembering something, and said, "Da Fu."

Seeing that Fan Jing had thought of it so quickly, Kang He guessed that he had already had the idea. He smiled and said, "Okay, as you say."

Fan Jing's eyebrows moved again, and he said to Kang He, "You can choose the nickname or the real name."

He gave his child a hasty name because of a dream, which he felt was not a good idea. A name given at birth would, unless something unexpected happened, stay with him for the rest of his life.

Kang He raised his eyebrows. "You're so particular, why bother with a big name and a small one? I think Dafu is a very festive name, and it's also easy to pronounce, so let's go with that."

Fan Jingjiao told Kang He not to be lazy and taught him to come up with a big name.

Kang He was at a loss as to what to do with Fan Jing, so he thought seriously: "It's February now, and February is a good month. Spring will soon arrive, and the scene will be full of vitality. Why not call it Zhongyang? Isn't February also called Zhongyang?"

Fan Jing listened and silently mentioned Fan Zhongyang in his heart. He felt that it was not wrong and nodded.

When they decided on the name, they felt an indescribable joy and contentment in their hearts, which was probably the mood of becoming a father for the first time.

Kang He held the child and wanted to kiss him, but he was afraid that the newborn was too delicate, so he leaned against the soft quilt.

Seeing how much Kang He liked the child, Fan Jing's eyes were rarely gentle. After tossing and turning for so long, he finally felt tired and sleepy, so he closed his eyes and slept for a while.

When a new baby is born in the family, everyone is very happy and it feels like New Year's Day.

When Mr. and Mrs. Fan from the main house heard that a baby was born, they came over with their crutches to take a look.

Grandma Fan was very proud and said, "They said that the master was amazing. Look, after drinking the magic water, he got a fat boy."

Kang He and Fan Jing didn't respond to her, but Chen Sanfang couldn't stand her being like this, as if it was her credit that she gave birth to a big fat boy.

She then lied, "Mother doesn't know. I brought your talisman paper back that day, saying I was going to boil it to make some water. Then a strong wind came and blew all the talisman ashes away. They were all over the yard. I told him to pick it up a little, but I couldn't."

Grandma Fan was choked and was speechless for a moment.

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Chen Sanfang ignored her. After all, Grandma Fan had disliked her since she came in, and now she was not afraid that she would have more prejudices against her.

If it were in the past, Grandma Fan would never allow Chen Sanfang to speak to her in such a strange way and would definitely have been furious. However, now that she saw that the second wife was more powerful, she became afraid and kept silent.

This person always likes to pick on the weak.

The Fan family was bustling with activity for two days. They had just brought in a new sheep and were raising it on its own to help it produce milk. Several close relatives came to visit the child.

Even Kang He and Fan Jing took a few days to get used to having a new kid in the family.

At first, the child was placed in a crib and slept in the same room with Tong Kang and Fan Jing.

At night, the two of them watched the child fall asleep, talked for a while, and then went back to sleep. In the middle of the night, Kang He suddenly woke up, got up and ran to check on the child. Seeing that the child was sleeping soundly, he went back to sleep. He got up five or six times throughout the night.

It's like a person is possessed by a demon.

Fan Jing had developed a habit of light sleep in the mountains. He seldom went into the mountains in the past two years, and even when he did, he almost never spent the night there. Since he slept with Kang He, he slept more deeply.

This morning, Dafu was worried about something, so his sleep became light again. He knew every time Kanghe woke up.

Fan Jing couldn't help but criticize this man, saying that he ran around more frequently than Ye. The child didn't cry or make any noise, so why did he run back and forth to check on him again and again?

The adults were noisier than the children.

"Don't you think it's strange that Dafu doesn't cry at night? I've heard people say that raising a child is very tiring. The child always cries at night and I have to get up and hold him to comfort him before he can fall asleep."

Fan Jing said: "Not every child is the same. Xu Dafu should be more obedient."

Kang He thought he was too well-behaved. He said worriedly, "I hope our Dafu is not a stupid boy."

After hearing this, Fan Jing couldn't help but kick Kang He: "You are the stupid one."

After Kang He took a nap, he finally slept much more soundly.

In late February, the braised food shop opened, but Fan Jing was in confinement after giving birth and did not go to join in the fun.

He was very lucky and became full of energy within ten days or half a month. He wanted to go out a long time ago.

His family members advised him not to disobey the custom of giving birth just because he was in good health, fearing that he would feel uncomfortable when he got older. He didn't really listen to their advice, but Dafu was born not long ago, so he would rather stay at home and take good care of the child.

This wasn't the first time the shop had been opened, so he just prepared two strings of firecrackers and set them off, and then offered some patrons and discounts to liven things up, and the business was done.

Fan Jing left her confinement in March, and immediately after leaving the month, she had two banquets in succession. One was Xiangxiu's wedding, and the other was Xu Yang's wedding. Both banquets were very lively.

Their family is not planning to hold a full-month banquet for Dafu, but a hundred-day banquet, so that they can avoid having to attend two banquets.

Xu Yang didn't say anything. Although they were good friends, they were not blood relatives after all, so it was not my duty to help out too much.

The eldest wife is a close relative, and when Kang He and Fan Jing got married, there were many people busy running around.

Chen Sanfang and Fan Jing both had to go to the city to look after the shop, so they had to ask the two girls to go and help out during the day. Father Fan also took a warehouse and did a lot of heavy work.

When Xiangxiu got married, Kanghe and Fan Jing gave her a red envelope of five copper coins, and also built her a nice dressing table, a wardrobe, and four pieces of new fine cloth.

All these household items had to be taken to the husband's family when the bride got married. That family was a city dweller who had been doing business in the county town for a long time. In the past, Xiangxiu didn't have a dowry to show off her wealth. Even if her husband and parents-in-law didn't say anything, the relatives would still complain.

Xiangxiu was a bit strong-willed to begin with, and was worried about the small dowry. But when she saw that Kanghe and Fan Jingdan had given her some household items to show off, and also such a big red envelope, she felt that she had received both financial and financial support, and was deeply moved.

The Fan family had twelve or thirteen tables at the wedding banquet for their daughter, which was already lively. When Xu Yang got married, it was even more lively, with thirty tables set up.

The two families are certainly not comparable. Xu Yang is now the village chief, and people from every household in the village have to come. Old Mr. Xu has been doing business in the city for quite some time. When his eldest grandson gets married, his relatives will come to the banquet, so there will naturally be many guests.

Kang He and Fan Jing didn't know what gift to give. After thinking for a while, they realized that when wealthy families in the city held a banquet, they would directly send a whole slaughtered pig for the sake of pomp.

Someone had previously told us about this in Kanghe.

Kang He simply went to find a pig weighing 170 to 180 kilograms, slaughtered it, tied it up with red cloth, and carried it to Xu's house on the day of the banquet.

It looks very grand and practical, adding a lot of fun to the scene.

At the banquet at Xu's house, Kang He drank a lot of wine. Who told him to be so good to Xu Yang? Today was his brother's wedding day. If he got drunk, how could he have the wedding night?

In order to consider his important matters, he also helped to block the drinking.

On the way back, I felt a little dazed, so it was Fan Jing who helped me get home.

"I didn't eat this much when I got married."

Kang He collapsed on the bamboo couch, burping continuously.

Fan Jing took the baby Dafu, who had a pair of big round eyes, to Chen Sanfang's place, fearing that Kang He, who was drunk, would suffocate the baby.

Chen Sanfang was overjoyed to have the child. She hugged Fan Jing and said, "Let Dafu sleep with me tonight. Sanlang drank so much, I'm afraid he'll vomit in the middle of the night and make the child suffer."

Fan Jing responded.

When he returned to the house, he brought in some hot water and saw Kang He's face flushed. He said to him, "Who told you to ask for favors from others?"

Kang He said: "It's too short for you to take something from someone else."

A few days ago, Xu Yang gave him some good bowls and dishes, and he agreed to this matter. If he had known that he would suffer so much, he would not have accepted his kindness.

On a happy day, Fan Jing did not get angry with him. He patiently took off his clothes and washed him.

After the water washed over him, Kang He became much more sober. He looked at Fan Jing and said with a smile, "Our Ah Jing has become more virtuous."

Fan Jing glanced at him and splashed some water on his face.

Kang He said with a snort, "You're feeding me bath water too."

The two of them were playing together in a moment. Kang Hejiao pressed Fan Jing down, his clothes half hanging around his waist. He looked at the boy in front of him and said, "Can it work? It's only been a little over a month."

Fan Jing rubbed Kang He's chest. This man was busy all day long, and his body became stronger and stronger.

It looks hard, but it feels soft to the touch.

Before she was pregnant with Dafu, both of them were very restrained and didn't do anything like that. They were afraid of getting angry on weekdays, so they rarely took off their clothes to sleep in the summer.

Once this started, it seemed like some monks had broken their vows.

"It's okay."

Kang He grabbed Fan Jing's hand: "You always say it doesn't matter."

Fan Jing looked at him: "If you don't want to, forget it."

Kang He hugged Fan Jing who was about to get off him and said, "It seems like you don't want to."

He brought the person back and said, "I've been thinking about this for a while now. Didn't you see that I had red pimples on my chin a while ago? It's all caused by inflammation."

There seemed to be a smile in Fan Jing's eyes. The two of them struggled for a while, but they were just cautious and didn't do a real fight.

I originally thought that this would calm the anger in my heart, but it actually made me even angrier, and I felt miserable all day long.

The joyful March passed, and in April, a matchmaker came to the family, wanting to propose marriage to Zhen'er.

The Fan family has had a good time in the past two years. The two girls also have jobs, but they are no longer exposed to the wind and sun like before. Their food and clothing are getting better. Zhen'er, who was pale and skinny two years ago, has now become much more beautiful and lively.

She is taller and has fairer skin. Her mother Lingniang was a good-looking girl, and the girl looks like her, with small facial features, so she is not bad-looking.

The banquet was held at the main house, and then moved to the Xu family. People came and went, and this girl was seen, so the matchmaker came to the door.

When Zhen'er saw that the matchmaker was coming for her, her face turned red with shame and she went into the house, too embarrassed to come out to see anyone.

It was Qiao'er who eavesdropped on Chen Sanfang's conversation with the matchmaker outside.

The matchmaker was talking about a farming family, and the Fan family was also a farming family, so these families didn't mind.

When Chen Sanfang asked about the number of acres of land in the family, what skills the man had, and what strengths his parents had, the matchmaker was almost speechless.

"My daughter isn't well fed at home, but she's well cared for. We're not poor, but we haven't shown any strengths. Isn't it true that she'll suffer if she marries off?"

Seeing that the matchmaker couldn't come up with a clear answer, Chen Sanfang became less polite: "The girl is still young, and my family can afford to keep her for a few more years."

She said a few harsh words and drove the matchmaker away.

When Qiao'er saw the matchmaker leave, she came out and said that her mother had become more and more arrogant. In the past, she just wanted to carry the matchmaker into the house, but now she can actually drive the matchmaker away.

Chen Sanfang said, "You little girl has a sharp tongue. We have food, drink, and a shop at home, and your second sister is virtuous and capable. Why don't you find a good place for her to live?"

Marry a man, and he'll provide you with clothes and food. If you can't afford food, what's the point of marrying him?

She pinched Qiao'er's nose and said angrily, "If you ever find a worthless man and cry about marrying him, I won't recognize you as my daughter."

Qiao Er said, "I'm not looking for someone who's useless. If I were to find someone, I'd look for someone like Xiang Xiu, a business owner in the city with money to spend."

"You girl, you have no shame."

Kang He and Fan Jing came from their home in the city and heard that a matchmaker had come to propose marriage for Zhen'er. Fan Jing was very concerned and asked about the family's situation. After hearing that, he remained silent.

In the past, the family had no choice. If the family was still the same as before, this family would be a good place to go. However, the family is much better off now, and he naturally doesn't want Zhen'er to marry into a poor family.

The Fan family is well aware of the hardships faced by poor families.

He instructed Chen Sanfang: "If anyone comes to propose marriage in the future, tell me."

Chen Sanfang knew that Fan Jing cared about Zhen'er, and said, "It's such a big deal, how could I not tell you about it?

I'm watching carefully, and if anyone says she's not up to standard, I'll scold her and send her away, so that those matchmakers know that if she's not good enough, you can't embarrass others by using her."

Kang He said, "Let's take our time and look around. There's no rush. We should find a house nearby for Zhen'er. If we find a good one, we can go there soon."

Zhen'er hid outside and listened to what her family said. She felt warm in her heart knowing that the whole family was considering her affairs.

That day, after dinner, Kang He brought out four pounds of fresh pork left over from the stall and gave it to Dou Yicang.

"In the first few months of the new year, the family has been busy, with one thing after another, and you haven't had time to go home to see your parents and brothers."

"I'll give you two days off. Go back and have some fun before coming back. Then I'll have to get busy with farm work again. We'll have to prepare a feast at home next month."

Kang He saw that Dou Yicang had been in his family for a few months and was indeed a good worker. He was also honest and dutiful, so everyone in the family was quite satisfied with him.

Well, I gave him a string of copper coins as round-trip fare.

Dou Yicang was very happy to see that his leave was approved and thanked Kang He.

The next morning, after finishing his housework, Dou Yicang went home.

The Dou family hadn't seen Dou Yicang for some time and missed him strangely. They were very happy to see their son back.

I took the fresh pork that Dou Yicang brought back and prepared to feed it to my son.

"Mother, this is what Kang Sanlang Jun specially told me to bring back as a filial treat for you. You are unworthy of me to cook meat. I eat well over there. I have meat every other day. Even when I don't eat meat, I have oil soup to soak my rice."

The Fan family had no warehouses, and although they did not eat at the same table, he would always have the same food as everyone else.

Dou's mother saw that her son worked hard at the Fan family, but he looked much stronger than when he was at home. She thought that the man was really kind, and she felt at ease.

Seeing that he refused to eat the meat, I kneaded some dough with him and made the dumpling soup that he used to love to eat at home.

Dou's mother asked more about the Fan family: "During the New Year, your family said that Sanlang and Da Ge'er were about to have a baby. Is it a boy or a girl?"

"He's a big fat kid. The master's family watches him like the apple of their eye. But he's really well-behaved and doesn't make any noise at all."

"The Fan family originally had no sons, but now they have a male heir."

Dou's mother continued, "Then the Second and Third Misses are not young either."

Dou Yicang sat on the threshold, eating noodle soup, and replied to his mother, "The second young lady is already seventeen this year, and the third young lady is only twelve."

"Such a good family, I wonder if the second young lady is engaged yet."

"I haven't heard of it, but there's a matchmaker coming around."

Dou's mother sighed, "It would be wonderful if our family could live like the Fan family. Then your parents wouldn't have to worry about your marriage or that of your brothers and sisters."

She heard that the Fan family used to be a poor family, but later they became prosperous and started a business. They were really kind people. Every time they came to Yicang's house, they would bring meat or rice and flour.

Dou's mother looked at her son sitting by the door. He was dark and strong. A while ago, a villager in the village came to her and said that he wanted to marry his maid to them. The girl was pretty, but he couldn't afford the dowry.

Poor families forming a poor family, becoming a poor bunch, what's the point?

To be honest, their family has a warehouse, which is mostly popular with girls and boys.

Her eyes turned, and some ideas came to her mind. She walked up to Dou Yicang and whispered a few words in his ear.