The Marquis wasn't particularly fond of children, and he'd never looked after such a young child before. After holding Xingxing for a while, his arm became stiff as a rock, making Xingxing uncomfortable. She frowned and was about to wake up.
Li Laosi quickly took it, supporting Xingxing's bottom with his large hand and using his arm as a pillow for Xingxing, his posture was standard and extremely skilled.
Sure enough, Xingxing smacked her lips twice and fell asleep again.
Li Laosi couldn't help but exclaim proudly, "Haha, when Fu Niu was little, I held her every day. I'm used to it."
Old Mrs. Li couldn't stand her son's smug look, and said with a laugh, "It's just holding a child, look how proud you are."
"Anyone who doesn't know the story would think you've done something earth-shattering!"
Everyone laughed along.
Jiayin sat down next to her godfather and peeled an orange for him with a smile.
The Marquis smiled and ruffled her hair, then took out two small boxes from his bosom.
Inside the box were two jade zodiac-themed safety buckles, one carved with a puppy, which were given to Jiayin.
The other one, carved with a galloping pony, is obviously for the stars.
Jiayin was overjoyed as she held the peace charm.
These past few days, her nephew was born. Although she was overjoyed, she couldn't help but feel a little lost deep down as she saw the family's focus shift away from her.
But today, a peace charm from her godfather easily healed her.
Her family, just like her godfather, will not forget her precious little darling just because Xingxing was born!
Seeing the chubby girl's bright smile, the Marquis smiled and shared a segment of orange with her.
So, the father and son sat in the bright early spring sunshine, listening to the laughter and chatter, biting into the orange segments, the taste of two parts sour and eight parts sweet, just like the wonderful life before them...
"Help! Madam, help! Our lady has tripped on the threshold and is about to give birth!"
Just as everyone was chatting and laughing, Sister Qiong from next door suddenly ran over and cried out for help, completely shattering the peace of the Li family.
"Oh dear! Quickly go find Doctor Zhang!" Old Mrs. Li jumped up and ran to the next house.
“There’s still more than half a month until the due date. What will we do if she gives birth now?” Tao Hongying exclaimed, pulling Zhao Yuru along with her.
Jiayin took Xingxing from her father's arms and took it to the backyard to give to Granny He and her sister-in-law. After giving them a few instructions, she went to the next house.
At this moment, Doctor Zhang had arrived and was taking Madam Wen's pulse.
The old man's brows were furrowed tightly, and Madam Wen's forehead was covered in cold sweat from the pain, but she endured it without uttering a sound.
After a long pause, Doctor Zhang finally said, "I'll write the prescription and prepare the labor-inducing medicine. Let's get ready to deliver the baby."
"The baby has been disturbed and must be delivered today, otherwise the bleeding will stop and the baby will be in danger while still in the womb."
Jiayin immediately said, "Grandpa Zhang, please write the prescription. I'll go prepare the medicine."
Doctor Zhang nodded, quickly wrote down a prescription, and Jiayin ran home.
Since her sister-in-law and her aunt became pregnant, she has planted a lot of related medicinal herbs in her space, and now they can come in handy!
She called Shui Ling, and together they found a medicine pot, lit a fire to boil the medicine, and delivered the labor-inducing decoction to the neighbor as quickly as possible.
She even took out the century-old ginseng she had stored in her space.
She has collected a lot of ginseng seedlings in recent years, from different years.
Nourished by the space-based medicinal garden, and with several times the time difference, some of these plants are now over a hundred years old.
Just in case, she specially prepared a spare.
My second sister-in-law's childbirth went smoothly, so she didn't need to be helped.
Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened to my aunt!
As soon as the ginseng was handed to Doctor Zhang, he immediately praised it, "Where did this ginseng come from? It's truly a wonderful thing!"
Jiayin gave a few perfunctory replies, but her whole heart was already in the delivery room.
Madam Wen took the labor-inducing medicine and has begun labor.
After some time, the midwife who had helped Wenjuan give birth last time and Mr. Wen arrived almost at the same time.
The midwife washed her hands and went into the room, and soon Madam Wen's cries of pain subsided.
But Mr. Wen, standing outside the window, was still so anxious that his eyes reddened.
Fortunately, the midwife loudly announced from inside the room, "Although it's a few days early, the baby's position is correct."
"Don't worry, everyone, the baby will be born soon!"
Sure enough, everyone was relieved to hear this.
That being said, premature birth is definitely not an easy thing to do...
Basin after basin of bloody fluid was brought out, and even two bowls of ginseng soup were brought in, but the baby still showed no signs of being born.
Mr. Wen finally broke down and knelt down under the window.
The proud and unyielding imperial censor went to great lengths to seek help from all the gods and Buddhas, as well as from the ancestors of the Cui family.
He also wanted to pray to the Wen family ancestors, but since he had already "betrayed" the family, the ancestors might not protect him and might even take their anger out on him.
At this point, he wouldn't dare take even the slightest risk!
Everyone's eyes welled up with tears, and they all bowed in respect.
Nobody knows if praying like this will even work.
But at this point, there's nothing we can do to help; this is all we can do.
As night fell, a bright crescent moon hung in the sky, and finally, cries came from inside the house!
Tao Hongying, holding the swaddled baby, opened the door to announce the good news.
"Congratulations, Mr. Wen, Jinrou has given birth to a beautiful daughter!"
"Good, good!" Mr. Wen seemed a little overjoyed and rushed forward in a few steps.
Just as Tao Hongying was about to hand him the swaddled baby, he stepped past her and rushed into the room, shouting, "Junior sister, junior sister! How are you? Are you in pain?"
The people inside and outside the house exchanged glances and couldn't help but laugh.
Tao Hongying patted the thin little girl in her arms and teased, "Little girl, your father loves your mother more!"
"Mother, quickly let me hold my junior sister!" Jiayin jumped up and wanted to take the swaddling clothes, but Tao Hongying didn't trust her and was afraid of dropping the Wen family's precious baby.
Sure enough, Mr. Wen realized what was happening moments later and ran out to look for his daughter...
Although the baby was born safely, it was premature and somewhat frail.
Madam Wen was also severely weakened and needed to rest.
On the day of the baby's third-day celebration, Mr. Wen only invited close relatives and friends, such as the Liu family, Mr. Peng, and Mr. Zhou.
Even when holding a banquet at home, Mr. Wen was afraid of disturbing his wife and daughters, so he borrowed the Li family's courtyard.
Everyone thought it was an exaggeration, but they also understood that he had a daughter late in life and had a good relationship with his wife, so they valued her more.
At the banquet, everyone offered toasts and congratulations.
The Li family members were even more envious.
Four generations of them longed for a daughter, but they still only had one, Fu Niu'er.
Mr. Wen, however, had a daughter, which made the Li family extremely envious.
Mr. Wen was overjoyed and got very drunk, then started wailing again.
He cried for so many years, lingering over his junior sister's pain and suffering, the ecstasy of finally becoming husband and wife, and the despair and fear of his wife's premature birth the day before yesterday.
It was quite undignified for a grown man to act like that, but no one laughed at him.
Everyone carries an unbearable burden in life; those who haven't experienced it won't understand...
The renowned doctor Zhang prescribed a tonic soup, which Madam Wen drank at every meal to nourish her body and also hoped to increase her "fertility."
Unfortunately, she was too old, and it was already a blessing from heaven that she was able to give birth safely; to have any further hopes would be greedy.
Madam Liu helped find many wet nurses, but the Wen family's little girl was very picky.
She couldn't get a single wet nurse to her satisfaction; she wouldn't eat unless she was extremely hungry.
It was after Wenjuan finished her postpartum confinement and came to visit Madam Wen that she occasionally picked up the baby girl and fed her once. As a result, the baby girl ate as if she had found her own mother, and wouldn't let go until she vomited...
Left with no other option, Mr. Wen bought a dairy goat, thinking that Wenjuan would feed the little girl a few times during the day and give her goat milk at night.
The little girl was extremely clever; she could distinguish smells better than a puppy, and she cried loudly every night.
In the end, after discussing it with her family, Wenjuan took the little girl to the backyard to be fed with Xingxing.
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