Chapter 422 Doudou
Lu Dongcai hadn't really thought much about having children. In his eyes, Hu Qingqing was still a child. Although she was very efficient at work and very patient with Chuyi, he couldn't ignore her occasional playfulness.
Especially during the winter vacation, playing sandbags and kicking shuttlecocks with Lu Chun'e and Lu Donglin, jumping up and down like crazy. If I really had a child——
I dare not think about it.
Hu Qingqing had never thought about having children. She already had a child named Chuyi.
Although she didn't give birth to the child, she raised him from childhood and has feelings for him.
Except for not sleeping with her at night, the little girl would stay with her whenever she had time during the day. She used to speak in a baby voice and it was unclear at first, but later she learned to call her mother.
Lu Dongcai is a good man, hardworking and good-tempered. Perhaps because of the age difference, he is particularly tolerant of her and particularly enthusiastic.
At night, he felt particularly addicted. Fortunately, he knew his wife's sensitive spots and was very patient every time, so Hu Qingqing also liked it. Every time at that time, she would hug his neck and bite him, making Lu Dongcai unable to extricate himself.
Before this, he really never thought that the things between a couple could be so happy, not only physically, but also mentally.
With such uninterrupted love every day, they finally had a child.
Gao Xiulan was thinking about children all day long. Shengxia and Hu Qingqing became pregnant one after another, which really made her very happy.
Hu Qingqing gave birth to this child easily. If she hadn't been particularly sleepy and in a bad mood during that period, Lu Dongcai would have been worried and taken her to the brigade clinic for a check-up, but he wouldn't have known that she was pregnant.
She didn't feel nauseous or vomiting, her appetite was as good as ever, and everything she ate tasted delicious. Plus, her body was not very stable, so who would have thought she was pregnant!
When Lu Dongcai heard the doctor say that she was pregnant, he was a little hesitant to believe it.
He vaguely remembered that when he was in the first grade of junior high school, Li Laiying vomited so badly that she could hardly eat.
Shengxia became pregnant two months earlier than her and also had a poor appetite. Lu Dongcheng even came back specially to get pickled radish from home.
And then the same thing happened to his cousin's wife.
Why is it different when it comes to his wife?
Weird.
Hu Qingqing's pregnancy was really stable.
I got pregnant in October, but I didn’t know I was pregnant until after the new year.
I just don't get enough sleep, everything else is fine.
It does not affect work.
However, after the weather got cold, there was not much work to do in the fields. The team continued to reclaim wasteland and expand the arable land area, and all she had to do was work like raking the grass.
When winter came, there was only one pig left at home. Gao Xiulan didn't let her do anything. Chuyi could walk now, so taking her with her wouldn't interfere with other things.
Lu Dongcai was not used to it.
The person who usually sticks to him and plays and laughs with him whenever she has free time, now can't open her eyes unless she moves her hands, and has to sleep every minute. It would be strange if he could get used to this.
Fortunately, just four months after the Chinese New Year, Hu Qingqing returned to normal. She no longer felt anything and was able to do whatever she was doing.
If it weren't for her belly growing bigger over time, no one would have been able to tell she was pregnant.
Even so, she often forgets about it and runs or jumps as she pleases, which makes everyone in her family terrified.
Lu Dongcai accompanied her wherever she went and kept an eye on her all the time.
At work, I try to get her to do less strenuous work, and when I get home, I keep her from wandering around and make her do needlework or something. At worst, I take Chuyi out for a walk; she's more obedient and steady with a child.
Shengxia was born in May, when the weather had just started to get warm. She gave birth to a daughter named Lu Jiahua, and then Chuyi also had her own name, Lu Chuhua.
Gao Xiulan originally wanted to go to the county town to take care of the baby during the confinement period, but after thinking about the situation at home, she felt that it was not a good option. So she went to the county town in advance and stayed with Lu Dongcheng for a few days. After Shengxia was born, she found a tractor to take her back to Lujiazui.
"Xia Xia, it's not that Mommy has to make things difficult for you. The conditions in the city are good, and it's convenient to eat everything, but I'm really worried about leaving you here all the time. You know the second son's wife, she's got a temper and can't sit still for a moment. The second son spoils her and can't control her, so it's better for me to stay at home and watch over her. But you said I'm staying at home, and I'm worried about you. I'm worried about you, so which one should I leave behind?"
Shengxia was easy to talk to: "It's not difficult, Mom, don't think too much, it's the same everywhere." She said that, but it was different in the end.
She can spend her confinement anywhere, but what about the full moon?
If the elderly in the family could come to the county to look after the child, she could work and breastfeed at the same time, but if she had to go back to the team, it would be very difficult. After the full month, unless she gave up her job in the city, she would have to stop breastfeeding and leave the child at home.
I think some people at work have brought their kids with them before, but I don't know if that's okay. So many things to think about.
These were all her thoughts in her mind and she didn't tell anyone.
After staying in the hospital for three days, Lu Dongcheng had already made arrangements for his discharge. He specially found a tractor to take him home, and then asked someone to carry him home on a slide.
Lu Dongcheng left that afternoon after sending her home.
While she was in confinement, Lu Dongcheng still had to go to work as usual and was very busy.
Suddenly, there was one more adult and one more child in the house, and it became lively immediately.
Although she couldn't leave the house in the middle of summer, her cousins' daughters-in-law would come to see her from time to time, bringing her eggs and brown sugar.
Wen Wan also came over and would visit and talk to her whenever she had free time.
At this time, Hu Qingqing's belly was more than seven months pregnant. Although she was thin, her belly was obvious. She could not wear her original clothes and pants, so she could only wear Lu Dongcai's clothes temporarily.
When Shengxia was working in the city, she would follow Lu Dongcheng back on Sundays, so she was not a stranger to Hu Qingqing.
But Hu Qingqing was never very close to her.
Hu Qingqing and Gao Xiulan have no barriers with anyone in the family, even Wen Wan, and are very close to each other without any regrets, but they just can't get along with their sister-in-law Shengxia.
So when she came back in the summer, she went to see it once, and then she never went into the room again.
Fortunately, Gao Xiulan had said early on that she would take care of Shengxia during her confinement, and Hu Qingqing just had to take care of herself. There was nothing wrong with not going to other people's houses when she was pregnant.
After Shengxia finished her confinement, she took Lu Jiahua away. Mother and child are connected by heart, and she was reluctant to stop breastfeeding the child so early. But she couldn't quit her job either. Without an income, it would be really difficult for Lu Dongcheng to live alone.
Not long after she came out of confinement, in July, Hu Qingqing went into labor.
I didn't even go to the commune health center and gave birth to the baby at home.
She conceived and gave birth easily, but she still suffered the same amount of pain.
The child was not big, just a boy weighing 4.92 jins.
Gao Xiulan was extremely happy.
Although she didn't have that kind of thought, this was indeed their family's first grandson, her and Lu Minghai's first grandson.
She happily discussed the child's name with Lu Minghai. The child from the neighboring Lu Dongping family was named Kang, and the child from Lu Dongcai was named Zhang, so the name would be Lu Hongzhang.
It’s not appropriate to call you by your full name right now, you should also have a nickname.
The nickname was given by Hu Qingqing and Lu Dongcai.
In fact, it was Hu Qingqing who came up with this name.
It started with Wen Wan.
There is a Dandan over there, and Hu Qingqing calls her son Doudou.
Her nickname, Doudou, sounds much better than Goudan or Shitou, so Lu Dongcai just let her be.
The small quilt used was the one from the first grade of junior high school, and Gao Xiulan had already sewed another one for her.
Having granddaughters and grandsons one after another is good, but the cotton cloth can't bear it.
These things are in short supply and you can’t buy them even if you have money without a ticket.
Shengxia is a person who makes do, just like Wenwan. Gao Xiulan was afraid that she would dislike the old clothes that were modified at home, so except for some old diapers, she also sewed a new patchwork quilt for the small quilt, and the autumn clothes and underwear that she wore under her clothes were also new.
The two of them had jobs and allowances, and they still had cloth and cotton coupons.
Shengxia has been given new ones, so Hu Qingqing can’t just have the old ones.
Even though Lu Dongcai and his wife could only work to earn work points, they still earned a lot throughout the year.
Gao Xiulan washed all the clothes she had used before the first day of the new year, dried them several times, and then made a brand new quilt and a set of autumn clothes for them.
She was worried that Hu Qingqing would be dissatisfied if she didn't treat everyone equally, but she didn't know that Hu Qingqing didn't care at all.
For someone who had been used to poverty since childhood, she believed that as long as she had clothes to wear, could cover her body and were washed clean, that was enough.
Lying on the bed and admiring her son, she watched him wrinkled when he was born, then grow up little by little, and become fuller, and she was so happy.
The only thing that makes me unhappy is that I can’t go out.
In July, the weather was already extremely hot. I was very weak after giving birth and would sweat all over if I moved a little. But I couldn't get out of bed or take a shower. It was so uncomfortable.
For someone who loves going up mountains and down rivers all day long, being stuck in the house for a month is simply torture.
At this moment, let alone what happened, I couldn’t even get out of the door. Even when I went to the main room, Lu Dongcai had to close the door.
She felt that the confinement period was just like the legendary forced labor camp prisoner.
Maybe it was because she was too sleepy during pregnancy and didn't get enough sleep, so she felt exhausted just half a month after giving birth.
Others can't wake up, but she can't sleep. When she has nothing to do in the house, she starts to play with the children. She can wake them up even when they are asleep, touching them here and there, and sooner or later you can hear crying in the house.
She doesn't find it annoying when the child cries, but instead finds it funny.
Lu Dongcai was so angry that he wanted to give her a good beating, but she was in confinement after giving birth, so how could he do that?
"Can you please be quiet? Stop bothering him all the time. He needs to sleep well so he can grow."
Hu Qingqing sighed, "I have nothing to do, and I feel anxious. It's not like I didn't let him sleep. He should sleep less during the day and more at night! But if he finishes napping during the day, how can he sleep at night?"
Lu Dongcai felt very tired: "Children always get sleepy during the day and at night." After saying that, he couldn't help but ask her: "Did you do this when you were taking care of your younger siblings at home?"
"Yeah!" Hu Qingqing nodded.
"Did your mother beat you?"
"Is there ever a day when she doesn't beat me?"
Lu Dongcai stretched out his hand and pinched her nose: "Not bad."
"Brother Dongcai, I want to take a bath, or just wipe it. I asked my cousin's wife before, and other people take baths during confinement. How can you not take water for a month like this?"
"Brother Dongcai, I want to go out. I won't leave the main hall, but can you leave the door unlocked?"
Unable to bear it any longer, Lu Dongcai pushed her into the quilt and said, "Behave yourself. Just wipe it once and I'll wipe it for you. Don't try to secretly let the water cool down before wiping." This guy has a criminal record and he has to be on guard.
As she spoke, she sighed, "Qingqing, you have to be obedient. What mother said is useful. You should pay attention to it during the confinement period. Some people don't get out of bed for a whole month, and they poop and pee in the house, just to avoid exposure to the wind and the development of diseases."
Hu Qingqing looked at him in shock: "That's not a human, it's a pig, right?"
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