Song Yan is quite far along in her pregnancy now, and she feels she can move around freely without causing any problems. However, her family is worried.
Song Yan hasn't had to do the grass cutting work for a long time.
When Wei Aiguo came back, he had to haul all the hay he had cut back in an oxcart. Once the hay was delivered to the cowshed, Lao Han and the others helped dry it!
Normally, the Cheng brothers and Chang Xiaohu would cut grass whenever they had time.
Song Yan essentially earned work points just by sitting around. There was nothing for her to do at home; she simply helped keep the house tidy, a task she had even fought for. Her other activities included studying and fishing. Life was very leisurely.
Now that Li Yuanzhao has given birth, Song Yan naturally wants to prepare some nice things for her.
Even though Cheng Wenkai has a wide circle of friends, it's still difficult for him to buy more meat.
Song Yan promised to go fishing for Li Yuanzhao when she gave birth.
After Wei Aiguo left, Song Yan took a small stool and went fishing by the river. She was quite the one, heavily pregnant, going fishing.
Song Yan didn't stay long, only about an hour, before she prepared to leave.
There were three large fish in the bucket, and the water content was also quite high.
The villagers got used to it; Song Yan would fish by the river every few days.
Cheng Youfu continued to work alongside his elder brother and sister-in-law. Every few days, he would ask Song Yan if he wanted to go fishing.
Whenever Cheng Youfu knew Song Yan was going fishing, he would leave his work to his older brother and sister-in-law halfway through the afternoon. He would go to the river to help Song Yan return the fish before going back to his own work.
Human relationships are reciprocal. The Cheng brothers helped cut the grass; Cheng Youfu was so kind.
Song Yan would bring a fish to the Cheng family every now and then, and they were always big fish.
Cheng Jiabai helped without any complaints, and now they can eat fish every few days. Some people in the village are extremely envious.
Some people joked, "The Cheng family really got a good deal by helping us!"
"Is it worth it for you to go?"
"Haha, I'm afraid Song Zhiqing won't need me..."
Since the school summer vacation started, Chang Xiaohu has been coming to pick up Song Yan.
Chang Xiaohu carried the bucket of water, while Song Yan strolled leisurely behind him.
Xiao Hu knew that his second sister-in-law had caught a fish today to give to Li Yuanzhao, so he cleaned it up as soon as he got home. Otherwise, it would have been Chunyang's job.
Song Yan carried the cleaned fish to Li Yuanzhao's house.
The fish is all cleaned; Chunyang just needs to stew it.
Li Yuanzhao: "He wanted me to drink some fish soup to help with lactation, but the fish he bought was much smaller than this."
Song Yan looked down at the baby, who weighed a little over six pounds at birth. In those days, that was considered a chubby baby.
Li Yuanzhao complained that she felt extremely uncomfortable, drenched in sweat as soon as she slept. And this was only two days ago, but it would take a month! How was she supposed to live like this?
Song Yan: "You should be content. Some women don't even have the chance to rest after giving birth. They have to go back to work in the fields. Compared to them, you're incredibly unfortunate."
"It's not like you don't have postpartum confinement and you can work in the fields," Li Yuanzhao said, pursing her lips.
"I know that postpartum sweating is common during confinement, so I don't complain. Complaining is useless," Song Yan thought. "But it will be less severe than yours, because I don't have such severe edema."
"Then why don't you try to persuade me?" Li Yuanzhao said.
Song Yan: "You're complaining, but you're secretly overjoyed. Why should I waste my breath on that?"
Li Yuanzhao thought about it and agreed, but she still rolled her eyes at Song Yan.
"Second Sister-in-law, someone from home has come to see you." Chang Xiaohu hadn't entered the house because Li Yuanzhao was in postpartum confinement, so he had Chunyang come in to tell her.
Song Yan wondered who could possibly look for him!
…
Upon seeing the person, Song Yan recalled a phrase: "Are you surprised? Are you delighted?"
The visitors were Chief of Staff Xu's wife, Aunt Feng, Xu Liangsheng, Wang Jinhui, Qiu Hai, and Fang Shengjie. Standing ramrod straight beside them was Chief of Staff Xu's bodyguard, Guo Gang.
As Song Yan entered the house, he greeted her, "Aunt Feng!"
"sister!"
"sister!"
"Sister Song!"
"Sister Song!"
The four boys swarmed around them in a flash.
Aunt Wei was getting a headache; how did Song Yan end up recognizing so many younger brothers?
Before Song Yan returned, Aunt Wei spoke with these people. Because Chang Xiaohu was sent to find Song Yan, the old lady said, "That's my godson, Xiao Yan's younger brother."
Xu Liangsheng blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "Auntie, you're wrong. That should be my sister's brother-in-law. We are her brothers."
Aunt Wei looked at them, unsure how to answer, and also unsure whether Xiao Yan had acknowledged or not so many younger brothers.
Judging from this, Song Yan has given up!
Song Yan introduced her mother-in-law and the others to each other.
After Song Yan's introduction, Aunt Wei learned that the large package Song Yan received was sent by them.
The wheat harvest had already begun today, and Chang Xiaohu planned to send his second sister-in-law back home and then go help Jiang Xiaoxiao with the work. However, with so many people coming to the house, they would definitely eat at home. His second sister-in-law was already quite pregnant, making it difficult for her to do the work. He decided to stay home and help her.
When we meet, we immediately have a great time together.
They came here because Aunt Feng hadn't been sleeping well lately, and Chief of Staff Xu wanted Song Yan to take another look at her. This time, they hoped she could get some proper care here and hopefully prevent her ailments from recurring.
Aunt Feng insisted that her son, Xu Liangsheng, come along. It just so happens that it's summer vacation, so he has time.
Fang Shengjie wanted to visit his sister and wanted to come along. The others, having nothing else to do, strolled around with him.
Then this group of people arrived.
Fang Shengjie asked Song Yan where his sister was working.
Song Yan had no idea that the person who delivered lunch today was Cheng Shuanzhu, now called Cheng Qihang. He was delivering lunch to his family and also took Jiang Xiaoxiao's lunch with him.
Song Yan: "Your sister will naturally come back after work tonight. You can just wait at my house!"
Song Yan felt that they hadn't eaten well on the road, so he quickly cooked them some food.
The children's eyes lit up when they heard that they were going to cook.
Fang Shengjie was quite hesitant; he now wanted to go find his sister.
That makes sense. We can't just forget about our sister when we see food, right? Besides, we still have a history with his mother.
Song Yan stopped trying to persuade him.
It was Wang Jinhui and a few others who persuaded Fang Shengjie to stop.
Song Yan suggested making steamed flatbread.
The method for making the dough is the same as for hand-pulled pancakes, using half hot water and half cold water. Knead the two types of dough together into one dough ball and let it rest.
After the dough has rested, roll it out into a thin pancake without oiling, then steam it. The pot is very large; it can hold five pancakes. Steam for three minutes, then stack the five pancakes on top of each other. Continue placing the remaining pancakes in the pot in this manner until all are steamed.
After steaming, the cakes can be peeled off one by one after cooling for a while.
The steamed cakes made this way are both soft and chewy.
When eating, you can roll it up with various vegetables and sauces.
It's actually just a type of rolled pancake.
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