Mu Yi'an began her miserable postpartum confinement period, with a constant urge to cut her hair and spend the whole day soaking in the bathtub.

Although it's only been a short time since the Lunar New Year, the temperature here is already quite high, probably over ten degrees Celsius. The doors inside are tightly closed, making it completely airtight.

Having just given birth, with lochia still lingering and the stench of her two babies' urine, you can imagine what the whole house smelled like.

Mu Yi'an had been holding back for several days, but now she really couldn't take it anymore.

"Jiang Shuyun, come here, lower the bed curtains, and open the windows and doors. If we don't adjust them soon, this room will be uninhabitable."

For those who have given birth about ten days ago, the lochia has mostly cleared up.

It just so happened that Jiang Shuyun was off today. Seeing that the midday sun was shining brightly and that her two mothers had gone to take a nap, Mu Yi'an quickly instructed Jiang Shuyun to get some work done.

"Will it work?"

Jiang Shuyun didn't know anything about postpartum care. He knew that there were postpartum care centers in his previous life, but he didn't know the specifics of how they operated.

"Yes, it's been almost ten days, and I'm completely clean. The baby is doing well too; it wasn't premature."

"Smell this room. If we don't ventilate it, even healthy people will get sick from the stench."

"Okay, don't rush, I'll do it, I'll do it."

Jiang Shuyun understood; the smell in the room really wasn't very pleasant.

After lowering the bed curtains to completely cover the mother and her two children, Jiang Shuyun opened all the windows and doors to let in fresh air.

It was midday, but it wasn't cold outside; a gentle breeze was blowing, which was quite comfortable.

Jiang Shuyun didn't dare leave it open for too long; after about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she closed the windows and doors.

After a while, the bed curtains were opened, and Mu Yi'an was finally able to breathe freely.

It still has a smell, but it's much better now.

"Shuyun, go find Sister Fang and Sister Wei and ask them to come over and change all the bedding on the bed. It smells."

Mu Yi'an felt that hygiene for newborns was also very important, and that one should not completely believe in the older generation's opinions, but rather choose the best option.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll go right away."

Jiang Shuyun felt that Yi'an was a bit irritable after giving birth, probably because she had been cooped up in the house for a long time.

Sister Fang and Sister Wei came over. They picked up the two children and placed them on the couch in the outer room. Mu Yi'an also got out of bed and went to the couch.

"Waaah..."

The two children woke up and started crying; they must have wet themselves.

"Shuyun, go find a clean wooden basin and bring some warm water. The children have either pooped or peed, so we need to wash their bottoms."

"Okay, I understand."

Fang's wife and Wei's wife, who were inside, also heard the child crying and rushed over.

"Madam, lie down, we'll take care of you."

The two men quickly unwrapped the two young boys, and a foul odor wafted out – they had soiled themselves.

"First wipe the bottom with a cotton cloth, then wash it with warm water later, otherwise the child's bottom will become irritated."

"Understood, madam."

Following the instructions of their mistress, Fang's wife and Wei's wife waited for Jiang Shuyun to bring over warm water. They tested the temperature with their hands before supporting the child's body with one hand and washing his bottom with the other.

After being cleaned, the two little ones felt comfortable and stopped crying.

After re-wrapping the bedding and changing it in the inner room, Mu Yi'an returned to the inner room to breastfeed the two children.

Mu Yi'an has plenty of breast milk, enough for the two little ones for now.

After the bedding was changed and the room was ventilated, Mu Yi'an felt a little better.

He instructed Sister Fang to have the old woman in charge of washing the bedding that had been changed clean, scald it with boiling water, and then hang it in the sun to dry.

The same method should be used for children's blankets and rings; this is the most basic method of disinfection.

After a busy day, Mu Yi'an had a good nap in the afternoon.

That evening, Mu Yi'an asked her sister-in-law to fetch water so she could wash her hair.

"Madam, she's not a month pregnant yet, is that alright?"

"It's okay, it's just too dirty and very itchy. We have mugwort at home, you can boil some mugwort in water and wash my hair with it the first time, then wash it a second time with slightly warmer water."

Mu Yi'an really couldn't take it anymore; she felt like she was going to scratch her scalp raw.

"Understood, madam. Please wait a moment, I'll go prepare right away."

Fang's wife went to the kitchen, and Li's wife and the others went home, leaving behind an old woman on night duty.

Sister-in-law Fang asked her to boil two pots of water, one of which contained mugwort.

After the mugwort water was boiled, the two of them filled a wooden basin halfway with water and went to the outer room of the inner room.

"Madam, lie down on the couch, I'll wash your hair."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Mu Yi'an lay down, and Aunt Fang opened her wife's hair; it smelled.

After washing my hair with mugwort water, I rinsed it again with clean water, and then used a dry cotton cloth to gently dry it bit by bit.

"Sister Fang, do you still have mugwort water?"

"And, is there anything else you need, Madam?"

"Give me a bath, I feel like I'm going to get moldy."

Mu Yi'an asked Sister Fang to use her personal wooden tub in the bathroom so she could wash her lower body.

After all that, it was quite late. Mu Yi'an felt refreshed but also a little tired.

"Sister Fang, you've worked hard. Go and get some rest. You don't need to stay on night duty tonight."

“Madam, I’m not tired. When the two young masters wake up at night and poop or pee, you can’t handle it all by yourself.”

During this time, Sister Fang and Sister Wei took turns serving Mu Yi'an, sleeping on the couch in the outer room at night, while Jiang Shuyun moved to the study.

Fang's wife knew that the mistress cared for her, and she felt a warm current in her heart. However, as a servant, she knew her place.

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