When she was the only one left in the ward, Huang Duoer remembered the little story her sister-in-law had told her. It was about the girl staring at the three babies with her eyes wide open. Now the woman who was about to give birth was sighing, and she just smiled and said nothing.
Just as the third child was whimpering, she moved all three to her bed. The eldest and second child stood side by side in front of her, and she held the third child in her arms, unbuttoned her clothes and fed her.
"You're eating so well." The woman not only didn't avoid him, but came closer to watch. Huang Duoer felt a little uncomfortable, but she didn't dare to turn around. There were two other girls who had to watch her distractedly.
Fortunately, Li Qingmei only went out to dry her urine ring and came back in less than two minutes.
Huang Duoer felt relieved when she saw her mother-in-law was in place. She turned slightly to the side and continued feeding.
Li Qingmei also skillfully picked up the bottle to make milk powder. Now she could only feed two children. The third child was the youngest and had breast milk every meal. The eldest and the second child took turns drinking milk powder.
Only the youngest one can be distinguished by their height. No one can tell the two older ones apart except their mother. Li Qingmei always prepares a red rope and ties it on the one who drinks milk powder.
"Auntie, why don't you keep it tied? That way I'll only remember whether I ate the one with the string or the one without."
Li Qingmei: ...Giving birth to a baby makes the whole family stupid.
It had been two days, but neither Huang Duoer nor Qiu Dashan noticed anything was wrong. It was only someone else's young wife who pointed it out.
"Look at my brain. It's getting more and more confused as I get older."
"No, you are all so happy that you are confused." The pregnant young wife doesn't talk often, but every time she talks, she is very pleasant to hear.
"My daughter is about to give birth today, right? Someone needs to be at home when she gives birth."
"I don't know. She should have given birth a long time ago. She's been living here for two days, but the baby isn't anxious at all. It's no use if I'm the only one anxious." She was so anxious that she almost had hair growing on her heart, but the baby in her belly was living very steadily.
Li Qingmei wanted to ask about her parents and her husband, but the words were on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed them back. She would be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, and asking too much would not be of any help, but she was still worried.
"There's a schedule for morning and evening. It's better to stay here. The doctors are here and they can keep the baby safe. The baby will be stronger if it stays in the womb for two more days." He just agreed with a few words and after the three babies fell asleep, the talking gradually died down.
Qiu Dashan found a suitable red willow, took it home, and followed the old lady's instructions to put the curtain in. Then he put the two sides together, tied them tightly and hung them up. Then he took dinner to the hospital.
The fish soup at noon was great for milk production, and I didn’t expect there would be more in the evening. Huang Duoer was embarrassed holding the bowl and said, “Mom, you should eat some too. I can’t eat so much by myself.”
"Mom will be fine after drinking corn hazelnut soup. Eat it quickly. Eat fish slowly and be careful of the thorns."
Both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law thought that Qiu Dashan had eaten in the house, otherwise why would he take the bowl back after lunch? He was gone for so long and came back at this time, so neither of them asked him whether he wanted to eat or not.
Li Qingmei was still thinking that she had filled up the porridge and pancakes today. She was taking a breath and planning to loosen her belt and forget about it when she heard her son say weakly, "Mom, leave some for me."
"You stayed at home for the whole afternoon and didn't come to eat?" It's unbelievable. Could he have gone back to hatch eggs?
"No, I went out to find some red willow poles for grandma. I went home to hang up the curtain and then came back here." After the two of them talked, they found out that she almost gritted her teeth and rejected her son's share.
When Qiu Yuling returned, she took advantage of the cover of darkness and brought back a string of chickens.
There are males and females, big and small, and they look like they were collected from all over the place.
"Why are there so many? Let's unwrap them and put them in the backyard first. When Dashan comes back tomorrow, he can clean them all up." The old lady counted them and there were ten chickens in total. Not to mention the confinement period, she could eat them until the New Year.
Qiu Yuling now moved back to her own house.
The old lady was afraid that she would be cold, so she came in and tried to think of a solution for her.
"It's okay, grandma. Wear thick clothes when studying, cover yourself with thick blankets when sleeping, and put two hot water bottles in the quilt. It's still comfortable."
She also deliberately said that she didn't want to share a room with three little crybabies, because she was a light sleeper and would not sleep well, which would affect her school the next day.
Grandma thought about it and agreed, so she could only make do with it for now.
Qiu Yuling wished the old lady a good dream, closed the door, and without wasting a second, slipped into her cabin.
Sigh, no matter how warm the kang is, it is not as comfortable as a constant temperature!
She was not in a hurry to review her lessons today. She took a comfortable hot bath first. While her hair was drying, she followed the recipe and learned how to make donkey-hide gelatin step by step. There were many women in the family, so it was time to replenish her energy.
They were very comfortable here, but the situation in the hospital was completely different. Three adults and three children were still very busy, not taking care of anything else. Even after Li Qingmei and the other three children had fallen asleep, they still didn't dare to sleep peacefully.
I had to take turns taking naps with Qiu Dashan, because Qiu Yuling had told everyone about the child lost in the hospital. I didn't feel anything when I heard it, but now that I was there, I always felt that someone was thinking about their child.
After finally making it to the third day, the doctor examined her and said she could be discharged. Li Qingmei volunteered to go back and pull the donkey cart. She urgently needed to breathe some air that didn't smell like a hospital.
When I went back to get the car, I chatted with my mother and found out that Qiu Yuling had moved back to the house she lived in before. I felt bad when I thought about the cold house.
The original intention of buying this house was for the convenience of her daughter. She disagreed with this and that at the time, but now that they really moved in, it is convenient for the whole family, while her daughter only needs to sleep at night.
Even her mother lived more comfortably in the alley than in the village. The old lady's cheeks were covered with fat.
My brothers and sisters-in-law are also happy and comfortable. Come to think of it, it’s all good.
When they returned to the hospital, not only was Huang Duoer wrapped in a big coat, but a quilt was also placed on her body and head. Qiu Dashan also used the quilt to make a cushion for the three children. On the way, they were all carried to the kang without making a sound.
"Dashan, go and bring in all the quilts and put them on the kang to warm them up before using them." After settling the people down, Li Qingmei started to arrange the things she brought back from the hospital, such as baby bottles, milk powder, diapers, and a small mattress for the baby.
I don’t know where Qiu Yuling got the piece of plastic sheet from, but it just happened to separate the doll’s small mattress from the big mattress on the kang.
"This thing is good. It doesn't leak urine. It's just enough to wash the babies' mattresses."
Li Qingmei kept muttering as she packed up, saying that life was really different now. Many of the things her daughter brought back were things she had never even heard of, let alone seen.
However, no matter how rare these things are, they are not as rare as the three little grandsons.
"Have you chosen a nickname?" The old lady looked at them one by one and asked casually. They were only calling them the eldest, the second and the third, but she didn't know their proper names yet.
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