Chapter 196 Full Month
After Su Yiyuan went back, Li Yue'e asked for leave from the brigade and prepared to take care of Su Mo until the end of her confinement.
"Mom, it's really not necessary. My body has almost recovered. An'an Lele is also very well behaved. I can take care of her by myself during the day." Su Mo said.
Before, Su Yiyuan watched her, and she lay on the kang every day, not allowing her to move at all. It felt like she was going to be useless.
Moreover, she hadn't taken a bath or washed her hair for so many days, and she felt that she was about to go bad. She took advantage of the daytime when no one was around to wash it. In July, even if she stayed in the room every day without moving, she would still sweat a little.
If Li Yue'e came to watch her again, she would forget it.
Li Yue'e waved her hands and smiled, "It's okay, it's very hot outside. I've worked hard all my life, and it's a good time to take a break."
Su Mo also sighed. She guessed that Li Yue'e had taken leave specifically to keep an eye on her. Because at the beginning, she wanted to take a bath twice, and was caught by Li Yue'e. After she warned her, Su Yiyuan and Lu Changzheng didn't let her take a bath.
The old man was kind-hearted, and she didn't want to argue with him and hurt his feelings, so she had to bear it herself.
Originally, she wanted to wait until everyone left at night before taking a bath, but Lu Changzheng and Su Yiyuan didn't agree, saying that it was bad for her health and asked her to take a bath after she finished her confinement.
"Xiao Mo, are you thinking about taking a bath again?" Li Yue'e asked with a smile.
Su Mo smiled awkwardly, "No, I don't want to wash."
"Listen to mother, there are only a few days left, bear with it a little longer, don't get postpartum disease, it's not obvious when you are young, but when you are older, you will have to suffer."
"Your Aunt Chunfeng, you took a bath when you were in confinement, now you are older, when it gets cold and windy, your head hurts so much, you have to wear a headscarf and a hat early."
"Mother knows that the weather is hot now, you feel uncomfortable, just wipe your body a few more times."
"Okay, I know." Su Mo agreed.
Well, just lie down, it doesn't matter if it's dirty, there are only a few days left.
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On the day when the child was one month old, Su Mo was also considered to be out of confinement.
Early in the morning, Su Mo got up and boiled two large pots of water, and washed herself thoroughly.
After taking a shower, I felt as if my body had become lighter.
Li Yue'e cooked a pot of red eggs in the morning and brought them over, thinking of asking Su Mo to go and give them out together.
When she saw Su Mo's comfortable expression, she smiled secretly. "Looks like she took a bath?"
Su Mo chuckled a few times, which was considered as tacit agreement.
Li Yue'e looked at Su Mo and sighed that being young was good.
It's only been a month, but Xiao Mo doesn't look like she's ever been born, and there's no difference from a little girl.
"I cooked a pot of red eggs. At noon, come with me to give them out to the families we are close to." In their place, red eggs are given out when the child is one month old.
"Okay." Su Mo nodded, "Do you want to push the child along?"
Logically, the child was still too young, so it was best not to take him outside, but An An Le Le looked brave and strong, so she was not afraid to take him outside.
"Okay, push him along, it's a good opportunity for everyone to see him." Those people had wanted to come and see him for a long time, but she said that Su Mo was in confinement after giving birth and it was inconvenient, so she held them back.
It was almost noon, and with the help of Li Yue'e, Su Mo gave the two children a bath.
Li Yue'e was afraid that the children would catch a cold, so she bathed the children at noon every day when the temperature was highest.
It was the first time for Su Mo to bathe a child, and she thought that boys were a little rougher, so she planned to try it with her younger brother first.
At this time, the bathtub for the child to bathe did not have a bath rack or anything like that, it was just a basin that had to be held by hand.
Following Li Yue'e's instructions, Su Mo washed Lele's hair with clean water first, and then took off her clothes to wash her body.
Both children were raised very well. When they were just born, they weighed only about four pounds. After one month of raising, they are estimated to weigh seven or eight pounds now. They are chubby and plump, and their hands and feet are segmented.
Therefore, when washing the body, in addition to the surface, you must also pay attention to the flesh seams squeezed out by too much flesh.
Lele seems to like water very much. He dances with joy while washing.
After washing, dry his body, apply talcum powder, and put on new clothes bought from Fu Manhua Friendship Store. He looks better than the dolls in the New Year pictures.
When washing An An, it was not so smooth. The girl moved around and was not very cooperative.
Li Yue'e said with a smile: "An An may be afraid of water. She always has a weird expression when taking a bath."
Su Mo almost burst out laughing when she saw it. This is not a weird expression, it should be an expression of despair.
Su Mo has read a lot of novels and is very accepting. She has guessed that An An was either born with memories or was born with a fetal rupture.
Judging from her experience during pregnancy, this child should be from a prominent family.
When she can speak, she will definitely ask where she came from.
After bathing the two children, Su Mo put the children in the stroller that Lu Changzheng had customized in the workshop of the commune, and pushed it out with Li Yue'e. It was
the first time for the two little ones to come out. Lele was very excited and babbled; An An was much calmer and observed and looked at them from time to time.
Every time they go to a house, the two little ones will be watched and praised.
Lele is more cooperative and acts cute from time to time, while Anan looks impatient.
But since they are cute, this impatient expression is another kind of cuteness in the eyes of adults, and it is another kind of teasing.
Anan looked at the people making faces in front of her, and her heart was numb. She just closed her eyes and lay down, and didn't care, letting her stupid brother go to work.
Li Yue'e sent a circle of red eggs and showed off the children. She was in a very good mood. When I went to work in the afternoon, I worked much faster than usual.
In the evening, Lu Changzheng bought a lot of meat and brought it back. At Lu's house, the whole family had a meal together. Lu Xiaolan and Yang Jingming also came back.
Although it is not popular to set up a full-month wine party, it is still necessary for the family to have a meal together.
Lu Xiaolan loved the twin nephew and niece so much that she was reluctant to let go.
After dinner, Lu Changzheng talked about the issue of raising children.
Su Mo only had 40 days of maternity leave and had to go back to work in a week. She definitely couldn't take the children with her to work, so someone had to take care of the children.
In Lujia Village Brigade, children born during the farming period are usually carried on the backs of adults to go to work after the confinement period. When they can run and walk, they are taken care of by older children.
Just like Lu Fengqin, Lu Xiaolan basically took care of her at that time.
There are very few families that will leave one person at home to take care of the children. Unless the elderly are in poor health and cannot go out to work, they will stay at home to take care of the children.
Lu Changzheng and Su Mo’s idea was to let Li Yue'e not go to work and take care of their children, and they would give her money every month.
I said it in front of everyone today because I was afraid that if I didn’t make it clear, the other two families would have some thoughts.