Chapter 395 Peace
After Zhou Silang finished worshipping the gods, he pulled Manbao to the door of the room and prayed to the gods with his eyes closed. Seeing that Manbao was not paying attention, he scolded her, "You should pay more attention."
Brother Fang, who had been ignored and wanted to talk to him: ...
Before he could say anything, a scream rang out in the room. Zhou Silang was startled, and before he could react, a happy voice rang out in the room, "It's born, it's born..."
After a while, the sound of a child crying was heard in the house.
Zhou Silang also started to cry out.
Brother Fang looked at him with disdain, and peeked into the room. He said to Sister Fang, "Go in and take a look."
She didn't even need to go in. Mother Fang quickly brought the child out and stood at the door, giving them a look. She smiled and said, "It's a big fat boy, and he's really good-looking."
Manbao, who was not very interested at first, couldn't help but go forward to take a look, then looked away. Adults love to lie. It was obviously the same as Wu Tou when he was born, both red and wrinkled, not good-looking at all.
Zhou Silang thought his son was really handsome, but he didn't dare to hold him in arms. He just stood aside and watched him with a silly smile, then asked, "Mom, how is my wife?"
Fang's mother glanced at him and smiled, "It's okay, the doctor is checking her."
When the old doctor came, he took the patient's pulse twice, once before delivery, which showed that the patient was in good health. He also felt the fetal position, which showed that it was normal.
This time is now.
The old doctor felt her pulse for a while, then withdrew his hand and said, "It's nothing serious. No need to take medicine. Just take good care of your body. She's weak after giving birth. If you build a good foundation and take good care of yourself during the confinement period, there will be no problems in the future."
Fang was in good health, mainly because her family was well-off. Her family sold butchers and had a good foundation. Although she suffered a misfortune after marrying into Zhou's family, she became pregnant immediately.
The food she and He had this year was comparable to Manbao's, and even a little better.
The Zhou family never lets pregnant women suffer any loss. Even if those who do heavy work eat less, they still make sure that pregnant women have enough to eat.
So she took good care of herself, which is why the delivery was so smooth.
The old doctor obviously liked this kind of patient very much. After giving some careful instructions, he took the medicine box and went out.
Old Zhou offered some money and treated the old doctor and the midwife to a bowl of noodles. Then he asked Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang to send the people back. As for the Fang family, they would stay here tonight.
Fortunately, the Zhou family now has enough rooms. By freeing up the rooms for the children, they will have two more rooms.
When Qian came out after washing her hands, she found that Manbao had not gone to bed yet. She was sitting alone on the stone steps, leaning against the wall and yawning.
She frowned and looked around. Seeing that Xiao Qian was busy in the kitchen making a midnight snack for everyone, she walked over and pulled Manbao up, coaxing him softly, "Manbao, would you like to sleep with mother tonight?"
Manbao felt that he had grown up and shook his head, "No, I want to sleep by myself."
Qian sent Manbao back to her room, swatted mosquitoes for her, then lowered the mosquito net and left. The next day, the whole village knew that the Zhou family had a new grandson.
As soon as Fang's mother got up, Xiao Qian had already prepared breakfast for Manbao. Seeing that she was too sleepy to open her eyes, she took cold water and washed her face again, muttering, "I told you to sleep with San Ya and the others last night, but you insisted on joining the fun with the fourth child. You can't get up now, right? If you fall asleep at school later, be careful or the teacher will spank you."
Manbao was stimulated by the cold water and became a little more sober. He took the breakfast and started eating.
Fang's mother glanced at what Manbao was eating: a bowl of egg custard and a bowl of noodle soup. Xiao Qian didn't get up to make tofu today, so there was no tofu pudding at home.
But Fang's mother thinks this thing is very good, especially since the harvests last year and this year were not good. Even their family doesn't dare to eat like this in the morning now.
Seeing Fang's mother, Xiao Qian greeted her with a smile, "Why don't you get some more sleep, mother-in-law? You must have been exhausted last night, right?"
"Not tired, not tired," Fang's mother said with a smile, "it's her sister-in-law and mother-in-law who are tired. Our Erniu will need you to take care of her more in the future."
Xiao Qian smiled and said, "We are a family, isn't it our duty to take care of each other? Mother-in-law, please wait a moment. I'll send my sister-in-law out and then make breakfast. What would you like to eat in the morning?"
"Just eat something casually. These days it's not easy for everyone, so don't be extravagant." Although her daughter never came home and told the Zhou family that life was difficult, the Zhou family was not as well off as their Fang family, so she didn't dare to ask for too much. What if her in-laws took their anger out on her daughter?
Xiao Qian smiled.
The Zhou family has its own set of standards for entertaining relatives. The food they prepare may not be expensive, but it is diverse. Moreover, Xiao Qian's cooking skills are very good. Basically, anything she touches, even the unpalatable bean dregs, can be made delicious by her.
Not to mention that the food for pregnant women is not bad. Fang felt that if she could eat the things made by her sister-in-law every day, she might be willing to have a baby every few days.
Xiao Qian didn't make noodles for Fang, knowing that she needed to produce more milk. She specially steamed white rice early in the morning, stewed pig's feet, and finally beat six eggs into the pig's feet soup.
Not to mention Fang's mother, even Fang's sister-in-law was stunned, and then watched her sister-in-law eat all these things.
Fang's mother subconsciously looked at the expressions of Qian and Xiao Qian. Seeing that they looked calm, she felt relieved.
Although a new grandson was born, except for Zhou Silang and Qian Shi who could stay at home, everyone else had to continue working in the fields.
Old Zhou put down his bowl and chopsticks and said to his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren, "We have to finish planting all the beans in the next two days. The children will be able to plow the fields and plant rice after two days of rest. Don't be lazy, otherwise if you miss the farming season, you will all go up the mountain to eat tree bark this year."
Having another grandson has put a lot of pressure on Old Zhou. Although the child is small, he actually eats a lot, and his mother also eats a lot.
Old Zhou was very worried.
Everyone agreed, then dispersed, picked up their own tools and started to go to the fields.
Even Si Tou and San Ya were taken to the field. They had to pick up some missed stones and grass on the ground. They were old enough now to scatter beans while walking forward, as long as the adults watched them more carefully.
He stood up to clear the dishes. She could stay home because she had her youngest son. Soon, she would carry the child to the vegetable garden, get chicken feed for the chickens, clean the yard, and prepare lunch.
Of course, her mother-in-law, who stayed at home to greet the guests, would help her.
After everyone had left, Fang's mother whispered to Fang, "Does your Zhou family always eat so well?"
"No," Fang whispered, "Only my third sister-in-law and I ate this when we were pregnant. Even if it was Manbao, we only ate two eggs a day at most."
Fang's mother breathed a sigh of relief, then held her hand and smiled softly, "I didn't expect you to have such good taste. It's a blessing for you to find such a family."
Fang's mother couldn't help but sigh, "It's better than what your eldest sister married."
(End of this chapter)
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