Chapter 125: Too Excited to Sleep
It really came true from Zhang Hongying's words. Hu Xiujuan gave birth on the way to the county hospital. Unable to go to the county hospital, she had to give birth at the commune health center.
The commune health center could provide birthing services, but it couldn't accommodate both adults and children like the county hospital could. After the baby was born, the health center staff helped wrap it up. After Liu Daquan packed up his wife, they arranged for someone to carry Hu Xiujuan back to Lujiazui on a stretcher.
When they left, they were alone, and when they came back, they were two. Lujiazui is such a small place, and it only took me a short while to find out that Liu Daquan's wife had given birth to a girl.
When Chen Xiuping found out, she felt inexplicably relieved.
It's a girl, it's a good thing. If it's a boy, you can imagine what Jian Zhaodi would say about her wife.
Zhang Hongying and Gao Xiulan went together for the third day bath. They returned not long after. Gao Xiulan didn't go home directly, but chatted with Zhang Hongying: "It's a baby girl. Liu Daquan is so simple-minded and so happy. Zhou Meiying couldn't hold back her expression in front of outsiders."
Gao Xiulan said, "You have to hold it in even if you can't. Her son likes her. If she makes a fuss, he will be in trouble. When it comes to having children, it has always been a matter of fate. If people could have whatever they want, then there would be chaos. Everyone wants a boy, but a boy alone can't continue the next generation. If I were her, I wouldn't be angry. This is only her first child. She should just take good care of herself and take care of herself before having another child. There's nothing wrong with blooming first and then bearing fruit."
When she entered the Lu family, her first two children were daughters. In the fifth year, she gave birth to Lu Dongcheng, and then came Lu Dongcai and Lu Dongfu. Who can guarantee that they will give birth to a son in their lifetime? Who can guarantee that they will not give birth to a son in their lifetime?
"Is Laiying coming soon for your family?"
Gao Xiulan smiled happily: "It's almost here, the end of September in the Gregorian calendar." There will be one more person in the family soon, and having a large family is always a good thing.
Li Laiying's wedding day is approaching, and so are Wen Wan and Lu Dongping's. Lu Mingjiang and Lu Dongping are rushing to invite everyone they need to invite in advance.
Wen Wan was also very busy, so Lu Chun'e helped her and decorated the house inside and out.
There were pink peony sheets, a red quilt with a harvest pattern, and a pillow filled with rice husks, covered in a pillowcase Wenwan had sewn with scraps of cloth. She hadn't even removed the mosquito net; it was so hot, the mosquitoes were rampant morning and night.
Under the desk were a pair of bright red kettles with Double Happiness printed on them, and a pair of printed enamel basins.
Everything that needed to be purchased and displayed was put on display, and Lu Dongping also bought a large stack of red paper from the commune.
Wen Wan and Lu Chun'e cut the double happiness ribbons together in the house. On the 30th, they would not only stick them on the doors, but also on the furniture in the house, so that it would look festive.
In addition to the Double Happiness decoration, we also have to cut window decorations, fold lanterns, and make small red flowers.
Lu Chun'e said, "Sister, do you want to make it like the wedding of Dongcheng brother last year?"
Wen Wan said, "It has to be better than that. I'm getting married myself! I'll just string red stars and red flowers together to make curtains on the windows, put red lanterns on both sides of the curtains, and hang a few more at the entrances of the main halls if there are any extra ones."
Lu Chun'e followed her and learned quickly. By the 29th, Wen Wan no longer needed to do anything. Lu Donglin and Lu Chun'e knew what to post and what to hang, and they could tidy up everything properly.
Lu Dongping, Lu Dongcai, Lu Mingqing and other families gathered together tables, chairs and benches and temporarily piled them all up under the eaves.
Sisters Lu Chunmei and Lu Chunyan also came back a day earlier to help pick vegetables from the private plot and wash them. The Lu family yard was very lively.
They were busy all the time, so they had a meal together. It was almost dark, and Lu Dongping called Wen Wan: "Do you want to go to the river dam?"
"Why go to the river?"
Lu Dongping said, "Go cool down. You've been busy all day and are sweating all over."
"Okay, let's go for a walk in the river." Their home wasn't far from Xihe, and Lu Donglin and his friends made several trips to the riverbank each day. Wen Wan was quite busy, so she'd only gone with Lu Dongping twice, both times in the afternoon, just like today. Now, after the sun had sunk into the west, and although the sky had already darkened, stars flickered in the half-light sky, but the hillsides still had a hint of red.
It will be nice weather again tomorrow.
As soon as Wen Wan finished speaking, Lu Donglin started shouting, "I want to go too, I want to go too!" The water in the river had been exposed to the sun all day and was very warm. Taking a bath in it was the most comfortable thing.
"Then let's all go. Chun'e, are you going?"
"Go, sister, wait for me." Lu Chun'e put the rag in her hand into the kitchen. When she came out, Wen Wan was holding a small basket. Inside the basket was a wooden comb, a towel, soap, and shampoo. Since we were going to the river, we had to wash it well. The best thing about this kind of weather is the high temperature. Washing clothes will dry quickly, and the same goes for hair. With the warm night breeze, we were almost home.
When Lu Chun'e left, Wen Wan was able to relax. Lu Dongping and Lu Donglin went straight into the deep beach.
The two of them sat in the shallow water at the river mouth, tilted their heads back, and immersed their whole bodies in the water.
"Of all the days, this is the most comfortable time. It's already the beginning of autumn and it's still so hot."
"It's not the end of the dog days yet, so it's going to be hot for a while. It won't be hot anymore, and it'll be cold the moment it's cold. I prefer it to be warmer than cold. It's more convenient to do anything when it's hot, and I don't have to wear so many thick clothes. Everything requires manual labor, and I don't even want to stretch my hands out."
Lu Chun'e just smiled and said nothing, not knowing what to say. This was the first time she heard someone say that they liked hot weather and disliked cool weather! During this period of time, she had been idle, going out to do some work in the morning and evening, and staying at home to do some needlework at noon. It was naturally cool and comfortable. Now it was the end of the month, and the corn in the spring field was yellow. It could be picked at any time. It was so hot, it would be annoying if she got busy.
Anyway, school starts the day after tomorrow. Even on Sunday, Wen Wan doesn't have to go to the fields to pick corn. She can go to the wheat field and help peel corn. The work points are a little lower, but it is much better than going to the fields. Not only are the corn leaves in the fields prickly, but it is also very painful if you touch the chilies.
It was getting late, Wen Wan stood up, smeared soap on her body and called Lu Chun'e: "Would you like some? Let's wash our clothes while we're taking a shower. They'll be dry when we walk back."
"Yes, we always do this in the summer." Lu Chun'e took the soap and rubbed it on her body, rubbing it from head to toe through her clothes before sitting in the water.
Wen Wan untied her wet braids, applied shampoo and rubbed them, and then the few of them washed them thoroughly in the river.
When we got ashore, the hot wind brought us heat, and soon the coolness disappeared.
Wen Wan squeezed the water out of her clothes and pants, wrung her hair several times with a towel, and then called out, "Lu Dongping, go back!"
When she got home, her hair and clothes were almost dry. Wen Wan changed into a short-sleeved, bucket-waisted Dacron skirt. She waited until her hair was completely dry before going back to bed.
People who usually fall asleep as soon as they hit the bed are now suffering from insomnia.
She really didn't think about getting married tomorrow, but she just couldn't fall asleep. She didn't know when she fell asleep, but it seemed like she was half asleep when she heard someone talking outside, as if she was in a dream.
Lu Chun'e sat up, and Wen Wan suddenly woke up: "Is it time to get up?"
Lu Chun'e yawned: "It's still early, my aunt and the others are here to help, you should get some more sleep!"
As he said this, he put on his clothes and groped his way out of bed.
Wen Wan was extremely sleepy at the moment. She looked at her watch and saw that it was just past four o'clock. It was really still very early. She turned over and didn't want to move. As a result, she fell asleep again after a while.
It seemed like she dozed off for a very long time. There were voices outside that disappeared after a while, until she heard voices from the main room outside. She woke up suddenly, not daring to sleep any longer. She got up quickly and looked out the door. Lu Dongping and Lu Mingjiang were talking in the main room.
After Lu Mingjiang left, she called out, "Lu Dongping!"
Lu Dongping turned around and glanced at her: "Are you up? Are you going to the room over there now? I'll get you some water to wash your face."
Wen Wan nodded hurriedly.
"Are there a lot of people outside? I got up late." I felt a little embarrassed to go out. Not only did I not wash my face, but my hair was also messy.
"It's not late. We are all family here now. No one else has arrived yet." The banquet was at noon, not so early.
Wen Wan then breathed a sigh of relief and slipped into the new house.
Lu Dongping took a basin to the kitchen to fetch water. Zhang Hongying asked him, "Are you up?"
"I got up and went straight to the new house to clean up over there."
Zhang Hongying warned, "It's still cold in the room this morning. Tell her to change into another layer of clothes. It's not good for her to catch a cold on such a happy occasion."
Lu Dongping responded and went outside with the water.
As soon as the man left, Lu Chunmei from Lu Minghai's house said to Zhang Hongying, "This man still needs to get married to grow up. Dongping didn't have that kind of patience in the past. I've never seen him serve anyone."
Gao Xiulan took over the conversation: "It's said that everyone is convinced by everyone! No matter how fierce a person's temper is, he will eventually meet someone who can smooth him over."
Lu Dongping went to the bridal chamber with water for washing face, and then took a jar to get water for Wen Wan to brush her teeth.
After putting the water on the table, he hugged the person and kissed him.
Wen Wan poked him: "I haven't brushed my teeth or washed my face yet."
"Then I don't mind!"
"Why don't you just try to dislike one of them?"
Lu Dongping laughed: "I dare not try. Didn't you sleep well last night?" He didn't look very energetic.
Wen Wan nodded and yawned in agreement: "I couldn't sleep, and I don't know when I fell asleep. It felt like it wasn't long before someone was talking outside."
"Are you too excited to sleep because you're getting married today?"
Wen Wan pushed him: "Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and get out. Aren't you busy today? I'm going to wash my face and clean up. Isn't it time for you to change clothes?"
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