Chapter 257 Full Moon
Actually, Jiang Si didn't initially plan to hold a full-month celebration, firstly because she was in a double postpartum period.
She has no way to entertain guests when they come to her home.
Secondly, during her postpartum period, only she and the baby were able to rest well at home.
None of the others had a full night's sleep.
If we hold a full-month celebration, the whole family will be busy for several days.
But the idea was quickly rejected by the family.
There have been quite a few new additions to the family compound in the past few months; this month alone, four or five families have held full-moon celebrations.
Everyone else has done it; if they don't, their two precious children will feel so wronged when they talk about it later.
Besides, it's just a matter of preparing a few tables of food, how tiring could it be?
If all else fails, they'll pay for the food and ask the cafeteria's chef to cook a few of his signature dishes.
Make fewer for your own family, is that alright?
Having said all that, Jiang Si readily agreed.
However, there's no need to hire a master chef to cook for you.
The next morning, Teacher Hu, He Ping's wife, and Sister-in-law Xu's mother came to our house to say hello.
They will come early to help on the day of the baby's one-month celebration.
The families had been on good terms for a long time, so Jiang Si didn't stand on ceremony with them.
Fortunately, there's no requirement to hold the full moon celebration on the same day.
After discussing it, Jiang Si and Huo Tingzhou decided to postpone the wedding banquet by one day.
The 2nd happened to be a Sunday, so everyone could come over without having to ask for leave and could enjoy the meal more.
Once the date for the banquet was set, the whole family began to divide the work.
Early that morning, Huo Tingzhou took his third uncle and Uncle Zhong to town to buy supplies.
Mrs. Huo was also busy; she started boiling eggs before dawn.
I added red yeast rice to the water when boiling the eggs. After they're cooked, I let them soak in the water for a while, and the eggshells became increasingly red.
Red represents joy and celebration, and eggs symbolize new life.
After the banquet, give everyone some to take home and share in the joy.
It doesn't matter how many you give, as long as it's an even number.
Because the family had twins, a boy and a girl, Huo's mother prepared some candy in advance.
I packed them into wedding bags yesterday, and I'll take them with me later.
After finishing all that, Mrs. Huo went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables.
After several months of careful management, the courtyard has now returned to its former vitality.
However, the main focus today was on eating and drinking well, so Mrs. Huo only picked cucumbers and tomatoes.
These are all from the first harvest, and they taste exceptionally sweet and juicy.
One dish is served cold, and the other is made into candied fruit.
The kids will definitely love it.
After finishing these tasks, Mrs. Huo began washing the children's clothes.
In short, it never stops for a moment.
Jiang Si wanted to help when she saw this, but Huo's mother was extremely insistent on this matter.
They said twins were bad for one's health, and refused to let her do it no matter what.
So she had barely shown her face when Huo's mother urged her to go back to her room and sleep a little longer.
Jiang Si has been doing nothing but eating and sleeping lately, so how could she possibly fall asleep now?
"Mom, if I sleep any longer, I'll get dizzy."
Huo's mother didn't force her and brought her a small stool.
"Then you can sit here and rest for a while, at most half an hour."
Jiang Si couldn't refuse her mother-in-law, so she had no choice but to nod in agreement.
As the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted, Huo's mother suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Sisi, I called your grandparents yesterday."
"Your grandma asked on the phone if we could take some pictures of the child and send them back?"
It's her fault, really.
Every time I call home, I can't stop talking about my two precious grandchildren.
Grandpa and Grandma Huo were so hungry!
According to Lao Huo, his mother-in-law has been talking about wanting to come to Qiongzhou Island every day these past few days.
That's because it's far away; if it were close...
The old man and his men had already arrived.
However, the child is still young, so we need to ask the daughter-in-law's opinion on this matter.
Jiang Si thought it was something serious, but it was just taking a photo; what was there to be afraid of?
We absolutely have to arrange it.
Seeing her daughter-in-law agree immediately, Mother Huo smiled and said, "Alright, after the full moon celebration, I'll go to the state-run photo studio and ask if they can come to our house to take pictures."
"Mom, no need for that. We have a camera and film at home. I'll take pictures of the kids later."
Speaking of this, Jiang Si remembered something, "I think I still have a few rolls of color film, I'll go look for them."
This will result in a limited supply of color film.
Jiang Si saw it by chance at the Friendship Store during the Chinese New Year and bought a few copies.
The reason I've kept it unused until now is because taking a picture of it wouldn't have helped.
There are currently no photo studios on Qiongzhou Island that can develop this type of color film, and even in Shanghai, there is only one photo shop that can do so.
As for whether it exists in Beijing, Jiang Si had no idea.
Fortunately, Huo's mother knew about this. "Yes, yes, your cousin from last time, the one who works at the National Daily."
"Their wedding photos were taken in color."
"I've seen the photos. They're really well taken, much better than artificially colored photos."
Jiang Si knew that Huo's mother loved taking photos.
"Mom, go change your clothes and put on that royal blue dress again. I'll take some pictures of you."
Mrs. Huo: "This...this isn't a good idea."
She was taking pictures of the children, and then she ran over to join in the fun—what a sight!
"Mom, what's wrong with this?"
Jiang Si smiled and said, "Film will get damp if it's left out for too long, it would be a waste not to shoot it."
Before Huo's mother could speak, she added, "In a little while, you hold the baby, and I'll take a few more photos of you two together. Your parents will be very happy to see them."
After hearing this, how could Huo's mother refuse?
She immediately put down what she was doing and said, "Okay, then Mom will go change her clothes."
While Huo's mother was changing clothes, Jiang Si also found some clothes for the children.
I picked out some bright colors and also grabbed some toys.
After finishing all that, Jiang Si went to the kitchen and found some things that could be used to take photos.
Thankfully, this is Qiongzhou Island. If this were anywhere else, just gathering all these fruits would be a real hassle.
Finally, Jiang Si went to the yard and picked two more scallions.
They also picked a lot of tomatoes.
By the time Huo's mother had finished getting ready and arrived, Jiang Si had already set up the first scene.
It's called setting up, but it's actually very simple.
Jiang Si simply picked out a plain-colored bed sheet, then gently lifted the two children out of the cradle and placed them on it.
The two children are sleeping soundly right now, and no matter how you move them, they won't wake up.
Next, simply place the prepared fruit in the appropriate positions.
Displaying apples symbolizes peace and joy.
Arrange bananas, and they'll be the 'bananas' of heaven.
The green onion symbolizes intelligence and wit.
The pear represents the natural qualities of a pear.
Tomatoes are, of course, a homophone for "everything goes smoothly"!
Among them, oranges have the most symbolic meanings, such as achieving fame and success, being full of joy, having good things come in pairs, growing strong and healthy, and having a bright future...
In short, there are so many auspicious meanings that even a nine-square grid cannot count them all.
Mrs. Huo thought she had taken quite a few photos, but this was the first time she had ever seen a photography technique like this.
This is really interesting!
While Huo's mother was making those few remarks, Jiang Si had already started taking another set of photos.
After fiddling with it for a while, Mrs. Huo looked down and saw three large characters appear on the bed.
Sui Sui is that [1].
Zhao Zhao's head was decorated with a red scarf arranged in a V-shape, which together form the character "个" (gè).
The last "moon" was made up of various kinds of fruit.
Yes, the babies are one month old!
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