Chapter 2651: Congratulations on the Daughter
Zhou Xi was feeding her daughter. After feeding her, she gently smoothed her milk, wrapped it up and put it aside, and slapped away her son's hand that was about to touch her daughter.
Guan Xiaolang could only stand by the bed and stare at his sister, asking anxiously, "Mom, why can grandpa and grandma touch my sister, but I can't?"
"Because your little fat hands are so dirty. Tell me, did you go play in the mud again?"
Guan Xiaolang immediately put his hands behind his back, turned around and ran away.
Guan Xin brought in a bowl of chicken soup and was almost bumped by his son. He scolded him with a smile and handed the soup to Zhou Xi, "Drink it quickly. There are chicken legs in the pot. I'll get them for you later."
Zhou Xi took it and frowned: "Why did you kill the chicken again? Didn't I tell you not to?"
Guan Xin smiled and said, "I also bought ten chickens that mother brought and raised them in the yard. Together with the ones we raised before, even if we feed you one chicken a day, it will be enough for you to eat until you are out of confinement."
He said, "You've been so exhausted carrying this baby. You couldn't eat for half a year. Look how thin you've become."
That's true. Zhou Xi vomited all the time during her pregnancy, from two months to more than nine months. The prescription Manbao sent back didn't work. We also consulted many doctors, but it didn't work.
Basically, I would vomit after eating and vomit after eating. At one point, it was so serious that I would vomit as soon as I smelled any meat.
Finally, Old Zhou and his men came back from the capital. Seeing that this situation was not working, they took Guan Xiaolang to Qili Village, and then Qian stayed there to take care of Zhou Xi. The family of three ate vegetarian food all day. Even Guan Xin had to take a shower and change clothes in the military camp before coming back after eating meat patties outside at noon. Only then did he feel better.
But I had a baby in my belly, and I kept vomiting. I couldn't even eat an egg, and I was losing weight quickly.
However, Zhou Xi was strong and gradually got through it.
This birth went smoothly. Maybe it was because she didn't eat meat, the baby was very small and her face was a little yellow.
However, after giving birth to the child, her appetite improved and she could eat meat and eggs.
But the doctor said that I can't eat too much at once, so as not to get used to it.
Guan Xin looked down at his daughter, whose complexion was gradually becoming fairer, and breathed a sigh of relief. This girl looked a bit like him. If her complexion was like his, it would be difficult in the future.
It’s better to be white, it’s better to be white.
There was a commotion in the yard, and Guan Xin quickly got up and went out. He saw Qian and her three aunts coming in with a basket. When his son saw his grandmother, he rushed over and hugged her, shouting with great joy, "Grandma!"
Qian narrowed her eyes in a smile, hugged him and asked, "Where are your father and mother?"
"Mom," Guan Xin hurried over and took the things from her hand with a smile. Then he looked at his three aunts and called out, "Aunt Eldest, Aunt Second, Aunt Third."
He said, "Why did you bring more eggs? We have so many at home that we can't eat them all."
Qian smiled and said, "Don't we have a cellar at home? If we can't finish it, we can store it in the cellar. It's cool down there, so it can be kept for a long time."
She said, "You don't have to buy her meat all the time. Eat more eggs, two in the morning and two at noon. Boiled eggs are better than meat."
He added, "And my little boy, he's in the growth phase, so he needs to eat too."
The three aunts smiled and said, "Yes, we can't let Xier and the child suffer."
It was the first time for the three aunts to come and see the baby, and they all brought a basket of eggs and rice, which is considered a high etiquette for visiting a woman who has just given birth.
My aunt brought nearly a hundred eggs.
Guan Xin was really having a headache after receiving so many eggs.
But this thing could not be returned, so he put it in the corner of the room.
Qian and her three sisters-in-law went in to see Zhou Xi and asked, "Where's your eldest sister-in-law who helps you? Why isn't she here?"
"Her child was disobedient and said he had heatstroke, so she went home for two days and will come back tomorrow."
"You're still suffering from heatstroke at this time of year?"
"Who says it's not? It's already autumn. He ran outside to play with other kids and forgot about time. He was exposed to the sun from morning to afternoon. Not only did he not drink any water, he was so engrossed in playing that he forgot about time. Luckily, there were people on the street who rushed him to Jishiditang after he fainted. Otherwise, it would have been a disaster."
My aunt said, "This year is weird. Although the water hasn't decreased much, the sun is too strong. Every day at noon, it's like a furnace, baking people's faces red. It's like this from noon to noon. The other day, when we were harvesting wheat, many people fainted in the fields. It's really hot."
Qian became worried. "We're fine here, but I saw Datou wrote back saying that the sun is strong in the capital, but the rain is scarce. This year's harvest is far inferior to last year's."
My aunt knew that Zhou Man now had a lot of land. I heard that the land was a gift from the emperor because she worked for him. He hired many people to farm the land.
So she asked worriedly, "Manbao's land... won't be a loss, right?"
Qian smiled and said, "It's not like we'll lose money, but I'm afraid we won't make any money. This year is not a good year, so everyone should be frugal."
My aunt could only nod.
My second aunt said, "But the ginger and yams we planted this year are both very good. Erlang told us the other day to separate the ginger we harvested into old and new ginger. He will ship the old ginger to the capital after drying it, and the new ginger will also be sent to Yizhou Prefecture. Sister, are you and your brother-in-law going to the capital again?"
Qian smiled and said, "We have to wait until this year's harvest is stored in the warehouse, and Xi'er is out of confinement after giving birth."
She said, "Big Head's wife is about to give birth. When we go to the capital, we can take care of her."
"Well, we still have Dalang's wife. Why are you so anxious?" Second Aunt glanced at First Aunt and said with a smile, "Our eldest daughter has always been considerate. How can she not take good care of her daughter-in-law?"
The eldest aunt hadn't seen her daughter for years, so she quickly asked, "Sister, Dalang and the others are behaving well in the capital, haven't they caused any trouble for Manbao and the others?"
Zhou Xi gently patted the child, coaxing her to sleep. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Aunt, how could my brother and sister-in-law cause trouble? You know what my sister-in-law is like. She raised Manbao single-handedly. They will only become closer in the capital. How can there be any trouble?"
That being said, Aunt Qian still felt that the family business was the most important. Now the Zhou family's business was basically managed by Zhou Erlang and Zhou Sanlang, while the eldest son Zhou Dalang was always away.
That’s not right. It’s not considered as being outside. He has always been with Old Zhou and Qian. Taking care of his parents is the eldest son’s responsibility.
Aunt Qian sighed, "As long as they are well, I'm just worried that they are ignorant and will cause trouble for Manbao in the capital."
Qian smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, Dalang is my son and Manbao is my daughter. You think too much."
Second aunt smiled and said, "If we have time, we can go to the capital to see it."
She sighed and said, "Speaking of which, we watched Manbao grow up, but when she got married, we didn't even get to drink a glass of wedding wine."
When Qian heard this, she smiled and said, "That's not difficult at all. When Manbao returns home, I'll have her and her son-in-law serve you three big bowls."
Second aunt was stunned, "Manbao is coming back?"
Qian smiled and said, "I'll be back eventually. I heard Manbao mention that officials have some kind of home leave. You need to save up. The longer you save, the more days you can get when you apply. If your family is far away, you can get more days."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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