Tao Hongying saw this and grabbed her by the collar, chasing her outside, saying, "What are you doing getting involved, you little girl? Go to the front yard right now."
Jia Yin quickly ran away!
Sure enough, Wan'er had a very difficult childbirth.
The reason is quite obvious: the Li family eats and drinks too well, and their children are relatively old.
It wasn't until dawn that a big, chubby baby boy, weighing eight pounds, was born, crying loudly.
Everyone was on tenterhooks and stayed up all night.
Now, we've finally won!
Looking exhausted, Grandma Li carried her great-grandson to the front yard to present the baby to everyone.
"Look, this is Jiaren's son! He's so handsome, with such a big forehead. He's bound to be a top scholar in the imperial examinations!"
"It caused his mother a lot of suffering, and it really wore Wan'er out!"
Li Lao Er's eyes reddened with excitement; this was his eldest grandson.
He rubbed his hands together, hesitated for a long time, then carefully hugged the baby before quickly handing it back to his mother.
Li Zhensheng laughed and said, "This kid is lucky. He waited until this morning to come out and celebrate his birthday on the same day and month as Jiayin."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then after a careful calculation, they realized it was true, and they all laughed.
"Oh my, really. This kid stayed up all night, probably just for this!"
"Smart kid, he knows there are many benefits to sharing a birthday with his aunt."
Jiayin went into her spatial dimension and slept for a few hours in the middle of the night, so she's wide awake now.
She held her little nephew, who shared the same birthday as her, and adored him. So she urged, "Grandma, hurry up and give my little nephew a nickname!"
Old Mrs. Li was exhausted after a long night and didn't really have any good ideas, so she casually said, "You were the one who gave Xingxing his nickname, so let's give this boy another one now."
Jiayin thought about it carefully. Her older brother and sister-in-law had never discussed what nickname to give their child before, so she didn't feel like she was "stealing the show." So she said, "This little guy weighed eight pounds at birth and is as chubby as a round ball, so let's call him Yuanyuan or Qiuqiu!"
Round?
Ball?
Jiaren had just come out of the backyard when he heard this and immediately spoke up for his son.
"Round Round, let's call her Round Round! Ball Ball is too childish!"
Fortunately, the chubby baby in the swaddling clothes was fast asleep with his little mouth wide open, completely unaware of what was happening.
Otherwise, he would definitely roar, "I don't want to!"
What a grown man! He named himself Yuanyuan, which sounds just like a little girl!
It would be better to call it Ball!
It's foreseeable that in the years to come, he'll be the subject of countless jokes because of this nickname...
Unfortunately, he was powerless to resist at this point and could only accept the fact that he had become "Yuanyuan"...
The next day was the third-day baby bath.
The Earl's household has gained its first grandson, which is no small matter.
Even though the Li family didn't want to hold a big celebration, dozens of relatives and friends still came to their home.
Two years later, the midwife made a fortune again, and she was so happy that she almost lost all her teeth!
The Xing family of three arrived in a carriage. Lord Xing and his son watched Yuanyuan "take a bath" in the front, while Madam Xing chatted with her daughter in the back.
She held her daughter's hand, overjoyed.
"Your mother won't have to worry about you anymore. Once you give birth to a son, you'll have a firm foothold in the Li family."
"From now on, I will live a good life with Jiaren, be a good wife and mother, and I will never have to worry about anything in this life."
Wan'er was also moved, and choked with sobs as she hugged her mother's waist...
Jiayin changed into a slimming dress, put on light "patient makeup," and had Shuiling and Granny He help her take a stroll around the front.
She made sure all the guests saw her like this before returning to the backyard.
All anyone heard was that she had regained consciousness and recovered somewhat.
Now that we can see that although she still looks unwell, she can at least walk around, we are all happy for the Li family.
Some people are good with words, and even said that Yuanyuan is a filial child who was born with good fortune and dispelled her aunt's illness.
The Li family is now allergic to the word "good fortune," so they quickly changed the subject.
Whether a child is good or not, only the parents know; they don't need other people's praise...
After the third-day celebration, Wan'er began her postpartum confinement period.
Wenjuan was worried, so she quickly brought Xingxing back as well.
When the mother and daughter came back, Jia Huan naturally came back often as well.
Li Laosan brought Li Ge'er along, and they would come back every few days to join in the fun.
Jiaren missed his wife and son, and often stayed at home.
Li Lao Er would come back every night unless absolutely necessary.
In addition, Li Zhensheng and his son, Cat Brother, had just returned from outside...
Suddenly, the house became lively, with two tables full of people eating every day, finally showing the prosperous atmosphere of a large family.
Li Yong found an opportunity to return to the village and stay for one night.
The Li family invited their family of four, the village elder and his wife, Uncle Zhao and others, as well as Doctor Zhang and the head镖师 Liu and his family, and they all gathered together to drink the wedding wine.
Busy times always fly by, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner.
The small drying workshops in Ercun Village have not been shut down in the past two years.
Making zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival, baking mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival, steaming bean buns in winter, and frying oil cakes and twisted dough sticks for the Lunar New Year—all these activities are inseparable from this place.
These past few days, Hui Niang and the women in the village have been cleaning up the small workshop early in the morning and busy preparing fillings and utensils.
With most of the Li family's children and grandchildren returning and the addition of new members, it was truly a double celebration.
There's also the matter of the princess's gradual recovery, which needs to be celebrated.
Therefore, the number of mooncakes to be baked this year has almost doubled.
The red bean paste alone took two days to cook, and walnuts, hazelnuts, peanuts, and other nuts were distributed in sacks to each household for help with shelling...
Jiayin was feeling cooped up at home and didn't want to go out too often, so she focused all her attention on figuring out how to make mooncakes.
As a result, fresh meat mooncakes and snow skin mooncakes appeared one after another.
Besides what they ate themselves, some of it was "snatched" away by Li Zhensheng, Li Lao Er, and Mr. Wen, who used it to bribe friends and colleagues in various places.
Jiayin decided to make a little extra and send it to the palace for the Emperor to try. Other purposes included social obligations within the Marquis's household, Baiyunjian's way of giving back to loyal customers, and each of the young ladies also wanting to send a box...
By the time the Mid-Autumn Festival arrived and all the trivial matters were settled, Jiayin had lost all interest in celebrating the holiday.
But since all the family members are here this year, we need to make some good preparations to please the old lady.
So Jiayin cheered herself up and suggested a few new dishes.
With the two head chefs, Tao Hongying and Jia Huan, in charge of cooking, they understood almost immediately after Jia Yin said just a few words.
Therefore, when the table was cleared, the plates and bowls were exceptionally clean.
It was so delicious and everyone loved it.
At dusk, before the sky had completely darkened, a huge golden full moon hung in the sky.
A large round table was set up in the Li family's courtyard, laden with melons, fruits, pears, and peaches. Everyone sat around it, eating the fruit and chatting.
Three little foxes jumped onto the table and brazenly "stole" grapes.
The stars and the crescent moon, dressed in bright red jackets and holding big peaches, chased each other and ate them.
Cat Brother was afraid they would choke, so he took the horse, helped them onto the saddle, and let them stroll around the yard.
This horse is, of course, the little horse that Li Laosi gave to his daughter for her birthday that year.
Time flies, people grow older, and the little horse grows into a magnificent and handsome creature.
The group chatted about their melon-selling profits and the latest happenings in the city, and before they knew it, night had fallen.
Seeing that the stars and the crescent moon were yawning, Tao Hongying quickly ended the moon-viewing party.
Mrs. Wen and Mr. Wen took Yueya'er back to rest, and Xingxing was also taken to the backyard by Wenjuan and Jiahuan.
As for Jiaren, he had long since gone to be with his wife who was in postpartum confinement and his son who only knew how to eat and sleep.
Jiayin noticed that her grandmother was not very happy that night, so she insisted on sleeping with her grandmother.
The old lady smiled and tapped her granddaughter's forehead. She stood up and was about to speak when everything went black, and she collapsed to the ground...
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