We're family, no need for formalities. As long as Elder Fu needs us, he'll do anything. He can't repay the debt in this lifetime, but his son will pay it back later.
When Ye Xiaocui arrived, the baby was crying loudly, its little voice even louder than a pig that had just turned one month old.
Fu Liang was frantically trying to soothe the child when he saw Ye Xiaocui coming over, and he looked at her as if she were his savior.
"Auntie, Auntie, please help me see what's wrong with him?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaocui put down the stainless steel pot, wiped her hands, and picked up the child.
Are you hungry?
"No way, Huiping just fed him milk!"
Ye Xiaocui was puzzled. She held the child's head in her hand, then gently rocked the child a couple of times while humming a little tune.
After singing a few lines, the child stopped crying. Fu Liang peeked out and saw that the little guy had actually fallen asleep!
"Auntie, you're the one who comes up with the best ideas!"
Fu Liang wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh.
That brat is such a troublemaker! He cries all day and all night, he cries when he's hungry and he cries even when he's full. He'd rather go out to sea to fish!
Ye Xiaocui couldn't help but laugh at his embarrassed look, but she was afraid that she would make too much noise and wake up the sleeping child.
"You think raising children is easy? Your mother and I used to have to carry you on our backs when we went to work in the fields."
If I don't carry you, you'll make a scene. You and Ah Ming are howling louder than wild boar calves.
"Only Awan is easy to handle; you and Aming are even more troublesome than this kid!"
"What? No way!"
Fu Liang listened with some doubt about life, then sighed and said, "Oh, don't even mention it. Huiping is still upset that the child is a boy. She's been hoping for a daughter."
I used to think it didn't matter whether I had a son or a daughter, but now it seems my daughter is more obedient!
Ye Xiaocui couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. "Daughters can be troublesome too. You should just accept your fate! Hey, where are your mother and wife? I made some pig's trotter soup, it's still warm, have some for your wife!"
"Huiping and my mother are inside. They said they need to clean something. Oh, Auntie, you even made pig's trotter soup! Those pig's trotters must have cost a lot of money. Here's the money for you!"
Fu Liang was deeply moved; he was so busy that he had almost forgotten about this.
Ye Xiaocui glared at him upon hearing this.
"Forget about money, we're all family."
"Alright, hurry up and get the soup ready, I'm going inside to check on things!"
After saying that, she carried the child into the inner room. Before she even entered, she heard Wang Huiping's suppressed cry of pain.
"Mom, it hurts! Be gentle, be gentle!"
"Ouch, just bear with it. All this filth needs to be expelled, or you'll regret it!"
Ye Xiaocui knew what was going on as soon as she heard it; childbirth was no different from a woman going through the gates of hell.
After childbirth, there will be continuous bleeding from the lower body, which is called lochia in later generations.
The discharge of lochia usually lasts for more than a month, especially after childbirth when the amount is relatively large.
Moreover, it's not just about the body automatically expelling the lochia; sometimes family members need to help by pressing below the navel to help the mother expel the lochia.
Even a normal person would feel pain when their abdomen is pressed, let alone a woman who has just given birth.
But if this stuff isn't expelled completely, it could cause the mother to get infected and sick. Jiang Chunlan didn't know this before. She didn't even go to the hospital when she gave birth to Fu Liang; instead, she had a midwife deliver the baby at home.
These past two days, she went to the hospital with Fu Liang. The doctor who delivered the baby told them a lot about postpartum recovery precautions, which Jiang Chunlan wrote down. When she got back, she learned from the nurses how to help Wang Huiping expel lochia.
There was no other way; her daughter-in-law was suffering for her family, and Fu Liang was a careless man, so as the mother-in-law, she naturally had to step in and help.
Wang Huiping spotted Ye Xiaocui as soon as she reached the doorway.
"Auntie...Auntie, what brings you here?"
Jiang Chunlan turned her head and saw Ye Xiaocui holding the child. She immediately stopped what she was doing and laughed.
"Xiao Cui, I just heard that kid howling outside. I was wondering why it had stopped, but it turns out it was you."
Ye Xiaocui smiled broadly upon hearing this, "Of course, no matter how much the child fusses, he will be obedient in our hands."
After saying that, she placed the child in the cradle next to her. The cradle was a gift from Wang Huiping's family. It was clearly made by a craftsman and looked particularly nice.
Wang Huiping was a little embarrassed at this moment, so she pulled her clothes over to cover her lower body.
"Mother... how about we leave it like this? I think it's fine!"
The woman's aunt is still here; what kind of situation is it for her to be held down like this!
"We're all women, what are you afraid of!"
Jiang Chunlan disagreed and was about to lift the blankets to wipe it again.
Ye Xiaocui pulled her old friend aside, "Young people are all shy, do you think we are old women?"
"Don't bother with that yet. I made some pig's trotter soup, it's still warm. Have A-Liang give it to Hui-Ping."
"Hey, you bought pig's trotters?"
Jiang Chunlan was overjoyed, "Where did you buy it? I asked at Dazhuang's stall this morning and they said they didn't have it!"
"Oh, you've gone to so much trouble, I don't know how to thank you enough."
Jiang Chunlan sighed, while Ye Xiaocui waved her hand, a hint of pride in her voice, "I went to her house to ask. Panlan was still breastfeeding, and she happened to have some leftovers that hadn't been cooked yet. I stewed them with this year's peanuts, and they were so fragrant!"
My daughter Anning drank a whole bowl of it!
"What? Anning is back?"
"That's right! We're going to go beachcombing when the tide goes out. Chunlan, are you coming?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chunlan hesitated for a moment. She definitely wanted to go, but Wang Huiping had just given birth, and if the baby cried, someone would need to be there to help.
"Mom, you go with Auntie. Liang and I will stay at home!"
Wang Huiping noticed Jiang Chunlan's hesitation and immediately offered words of advice.
To be honest, besides her, Jiang Chunlan has been the most exhausted these past two days after giving birth.
Holding and comforting the baby, changing her clothes, and so on—Jiang Chunlan was basically the one busy with all of that.
Fu Liang did offer help, but men are just a bit slow and clumsy, always lacking attention to detail.
"Well... I'll go take a look and see if I can catch some mudskippers to make you some soup?"
Wang Huiping's eyes lit up, and she nodded eagerly, "Great! That's exactly what I've been craving!"
Just then, Fu Liang brought in a bowl of soup.
Wang Huiping couldn't help but swallow hard when she smelled the aroma of the pig's trotter soup.
"Auntie, your soup smells so good! It tastes delicious!"
"Haha, if it's delicious, eat more. Giving birth is a huge loss, so you have to make up for it properly."
Our family's circumstances are different now than before, so you can rest assured and take care of him/her!
Wang Huiping was deeply moved. She had thought that after getting married and having children, she would be lucky to have brown sugar and eggs to eat, but she never expected that she would have pig's trotter soup to drink as soon as she came back.
Her aunt is good, her mother-in-law is good, and her husband is good too. She is so lucky!
"Hey, Auntie, are Awan and Aming coming back soon?"
Fu Liang couldn't wait to show them his son.
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