Chapter 142 A Thank-You Gift to the Midwife
Cao's home was not far from the entrance of Shenjiazhuang village. She became a widow at an early age and raised her three sons with great difficulty. Her life was very difficult. Fortunately, all three sons got married and the burden on her shoulders was lightened a lot.
However, the more sons she has, the more grandchildren she has. Now she already has six grandchildren, all of whom are old enough to be fed. Apart from adding to the burden on the family, they can’t help with any work.
She has to worry about it.
It was already dawn when Cao returned home.
The winter rain was drizzling and the cold wind was howling. Her three daughters-in-law were all up and busy, while the others were still sleeping soundly in the house.
The eldest daughter-in-law, Qian, was the first to hear the noise and hurried out to help, "Mom, how was it last night? Did Shen Yi's wife give birth to a boy or a girl?"
"Girl!" Cao said as she put the package on the table. The rich aroma of cake spread throughout the room.
Qian was surprised, "If you are a girl, why do I give you so many things?"
Cao sat down and sighed, "So I said that Su is really blessed. In Shen Yi's situation, he should be hoping that his wife will give birth to more sons. I originally thought that he would be unhappy, but he turned out to be overjoyed. Not only did he ask about his wife's well-being, but he even looked at the little girl and couldn't walk. It can be seen that he really loves her.
That girl was really lucky to be born in Su's belly. Look, Chen Yi even prepared so many thank-you gifts for me. I refused to accept them and he was not happy. I don't know what was in them."
Qian carefully opened the package and took out the large package of Guokui on top, "Mom, it's Guokui! Shen Yi's Guokui is so delicious! Many people in the village have eaten it. Before, several children passed by their house and wanted to buy some. I thought it was too expensive and didn't dare to let the children go there. I didn't expect them to give you so many."
Qian counted them and found there were twenty in total, and they all seemed to be packed with something.
The children in the house smelled the fragrance and ran out one after another. When they saw the pot cakes, their eyes were fixed and their mouths were watering with greed.
Qian cursed with a smile.
Cao's second daughter-in-law, Li, and third daughter-in-law, Wu, also came in and asked again.
Qian explained the situation.
The two of them couldn't help but sigh.
As she spoke, Qian took out the money bag from under the pot cake and handed it to Cao respectfully, "Mother, please see how much is inside."
Cao weighed it for a moment before opening it and pouring out the money. Her pupils shrank instantly, and she carefully thought about it for a while before saying, "There are actually two taels of silver! Even a family that gives birth to a son wouldn't give so much!"
"Mom, here is a set of warm clothes and pants!" Li took out the remaining things and she and Wu each held one piece to show.
Qian looked at these things, calculated them in her mind, and was so shocked that she almost couldn't stand, "Mom, these things together are more than two and a half taels! Could it be that Shen Yi really got rich?"
Cao hesitated for a moment and then shook her head. "If he is really rich, he won't give me small change. Wouldn't it be enough to just give me two taels of silver? I guess he is really too happy! Okay, this is his business, let's not make a fuss about it, lest people get jealous."
It is not easy for her, a widow, to get to where she is today. No one understands the way of survival in the village better than her.
The three daughters-in-law were most afraid of Cao, and they immediately nodded and promised.
With these two taels of silver, their family will be able to survive much better this winter.
Cao was so happy that she asked Qian to take out ten pot cakes. Each child got half, the adults shared the remaining half, and the other ten were kept. In this weather, they would not go bad even if left for two or three days.
After Shen Yi sent Cao away, he immediately went to the house to see Su Tai and the child, looking reluctant to leave.
Su Tai was speechless. "Aren't you still going to deliver the Guokui? Are you not going to do business anymore?"
"No, no, there's a happy event at home, so I'll close for a few days." Shen Yi answered in a very shameless manner.
Su Tai couldn't help but make fun of him again.
Han couldn't stand it anymore and pushed Shen Yi out, "Go do what you need to do, don't make trouble here, the child can't run away, you can still see him when you come back."
After Chen Yi went out to deliver the goods, Han focused on taking care of Su Tai during her confinement.
I wanted to get her something to eat, but I didn't know where to start. "Girl, where's the meat in your house?"
Su Tai looked at the sheepfold and said lazily, "Chen Yi said he would kill a sheep for me. I'll talk to him when he comes back. Mom, make me some noodles first, put a few more eggs in. There is brown sugar for making pot cakes in the kitchen, so boil some brown sugar water for me."
Speaking of brown sugar, Han was happy. "When mom goes back, give me some brown sugar. I heard that it is good for health. Let's get some back to try."
Su Tai was happy, "You are my mother, how could I forget you? It's just right to take some away, for my aunt, my cousin, and my cousin Yunyun."
Seeing that Su Tai agreed so readily, Han became even happier.
Shen Yi didn't know what to do today, so he came back earlier than usual and called his two cousins over.
Several men were sharpening their knives and heading towards the sheep pen. By the evening, Su Tai had already had fresh mutton soup.
In the next few days, Han's only job was to cook for Su Tai and hold the baby.
The little girl was well taken care of in her mother's womb. When she was born, she was neither fat nor thin, but very well-proportioned. In addition, Su Tai's milk was abundant and good, so the little girl ate well and slept well. During the confinement period, she grew better day by day.
Han cherished the baby so much that she held it in her arms every day and was reluctant to put it down, and she would praise it all the time.
In the blink of an eye, Su Tai had been lying in bed for a month. Fortunately, the weather was cold and she did not sleep with Chen Yi, otherwise she would have gone crazy.
The first thing to do after leaving confinement is to take a good hot bath to remove all the dirt on your body.
Han couldn't persuade her, so she ran to the kitchen and kept boiling water.
While she was away, Su Tai filled a large pot of water with water from the empty space, heated it with an automatic water heater, and then secretly ran to the bathroom to fill the bathtub with hot water while Han wasn't paying attention.
When Han came in with hot water, she saw the bathtub was full of hot water, and her forehead was full of question marks.
Without waiting for her to ask any more questions, Su Tai pushed her out of the door, quickly took off her sticky clothes, scooped several buckets of hot water and poured it over her head, then used scented soap to wash her from head to toe, and repeated this three times.
She breathed a sigh of relief only after she was sure that all the dirt on her body was gone. She poured more hot water over herself before wrapping herself in a clean towel and sitting by the bathtub to dry her hair carefully.
She would never leave the room until her hair was dry.
By the time she had finished cleaning herself, the child was hungry again, so she had to continue working.
Shen Yi heard her mumbling, with a doting smile on his face, "Wife, our daughter is already one month old, please give her a nice name."
"Why aren't you the one thinking about it?" Su Tai looked up in surprise.
Shen Yi smiled stupidly, a little embarrassed, "You know a lot, so the name you choose must be nice."
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