Chapter 57: Husband and wife are not of the same mind, they can’t break the gold
Not only did Zhao Junxia's mother-in-law disagree.
Her eldest sister-in-law followed suit and said, "There are so many babies born in our village, but I've never heard of a newborn being taken out to bask in the sun."
As if with an expression of authority.
Since his mother and sister-in-law both said that they had never seen any other child basking in the sun so much, Luo Laosi, who originally wanted to listen to Wang Ziru, couldn't help but feel shaken.
"Sister, who told you this method? Was it the comrades at the town clinic?" Luo Laosi felt his heart pounding just by listening to it. Which child in the village was taken outside to bask in the sun as soon as he was born?
Isn't this crazy?!
Besides, it’s so cold today. Even if the sun is out, we still have to take off the child’s clothes when we take him outside. I’m afraid the child’s illness won’t be cured and he’ll die.
Luo Laosi didn't dare. If he really listened to what Wang Ziru said, the consequences would be terrible.
He finally waited for his wife to give birth to a child. Although it was a useless girl, she was his own child after all, so he accepted her.
Wang Ziru shook her head.
This young couple are not of the same mind at all, and the woman always listens to the man's orders.
If a husband and wife are not of the same mind, they cannot break their bond.
"Don't ask me who told me this! I can only say that this method is the most effective. After two or three days, the child's skin will be rosy again."
"In addition, only when the jaundice subsides can the child have an appetite to eat."
Is it really that serious?
Luo Laosi quickly turned around and looked at his mother for help, "Mom, how about we give it a try? The girl is also an honest person and will not lie to us."
"I don't agree! If you want to listen to her, just do it! If anything happens to the child, you will be responsible for it." Zhao Junxia's mother-in-law went out angrily.
The eldest daughter-in-law also thought that the third daughter-in-law of the Zhai family might have gone crazy because of her desire to be in the spotlight, so she followed her out, shaking her head.
Outside the door, the two sisters-in-law also heard the conversation in the room.
Seeing their eldest sister-in-law come out, they both looked at her inquiringly, but the answer they got was just a helpless shake of the head.
Wang Ziru did not bother explaining to Luo Laosi. No matter how much she explained, a farmer like him who had not even finished elementary school for a few days could not understand the clinical medical measures of later generations.
Of course, she herself knew that doing so would make people explode.
But these days, what else can we do except this dumbest method?
"Go get some boiled water in a bowl, and I'll get some sugar water for the child."
Luo Laosi came to boil water, watched Wang Ziru distill the sugar water, and carefully fed the child one spoonful at a time with a small porcelain spoon.
Strangely, the child seemed to listen to her very much. Hearing Wang Ziru's gentle voice, "Baby, we need to drink some sugar water. Drink some sweet water, and then you can go to your mother's place to eat."
"Mom is worried about you. You are a good and sensible baby, right? Be good, drink two more sips, and then I will come to mom to eat."
The little baby seemed to lose himself in the sounds of praise, slurping the sugar water with his little mouth.
Even Zhao Junxia was stunned. She had no idea that Wang Ziru had such great abilities.
She has been bloated since yesterday, but the child refuses to suck.
After feeding the baby a few spoonfuls of sweet syrup, Wang Ziru handed the baby to Zhao Junxia, asked the baby to turn sideways to face the mother, and demonstrated to Zhao Junxia how to feed the baby.
At first, Zhao Junxia felt embarrassed because it was her first child.
But Wang Ziru's skillful soothing words made Zhao Junxia only think about making sure her child was well fed.
"If you two trust me, I'll come over after lunch to help you put your child in the sun."
"Sister Ziru! I believe you!" Zhao Junxia said excitedly when she saw the child was really learning to eat.
Wang Ziru smiled. The jaundice in the newborn scared the whole family.
There are different types of neonatal jaundice.
Pathological jaundice usually shows symptoms within 24 hours of birth. This type of jaundice requires sunlight exposure, which can help the baby reduce the jaundice level. The body needs to be fully exposed to the sun. When exposed to the sun, pay attention to shielding the baby's eyes and avoid getting cold.
As long as you do this, there is no need to give your baby any medicine, and the jaundice will disappear in two or three days.
A small windproof house was built in the yard, and two fire pots were placed. The adults held the babies, shielding their eyes and exposing their body parts to allow them to fully receive sunlight.
After taking care of the woman in labor and the baby, Wang Ziru realized that she had not had breakfast yet and was a little hungry.
Getting ready to go home.
Although the eldest daughter-in-law of the Luo family couldn't understand it, she somehow felt that Wang Ziru still had some skills. In such a short while, she not only comforted the adults, but also fed the children.
He politely invited the mother and son to have breakfast at Luo's house.
"I heard from Baoer that you and your son were called over by the fourth brother before you had breakfast. We cooked some corn and sweet potato porridge this morning. Sister, if you don't mind, let Baoer have some."
"Sister-in-law, you are too polite! If you have eaten enough, I won't be polite either." Wang Ziru knew that there were many people eating in the Luo family. She didn't want to eat for free, but she was indeed a little hungry at this time.
Not to mention Baoer.
In the main room, there were more than a dozen people in the Luo family, and even a square table could not accommodate them all.
The people in the Luo family were still very respectful to Wang Ziru. They invited her to sit at the seat of honor and served Baoer a full bowl of porridge to go with the rice along with some cold dried radishes.
Just after taking a few mouthfuls of porridge, Zhai Ximo suddenly came to Luo's house.
There was another man following behind him, that was Wang Ziru's brother from her mother's side, Wang Zongming.
"Bao'er's mother!" Zhai Ximo walked into the Luo family's yard and saw the Luo family members standing or sitting in the main hall. His women and children were sitting in the seats of honor, holding bowls and eating breakfast.
When the Luo family saw that it was Bao'er's father, they all hurried to greet him.
"Sister!" Wang Zongming was somewhat surprised to see his sister and nephew eating at someone else's house.
However, seeing his sister wearing a new flowered shirt and a small red scarf, looking very happy, Wang Zongming said, "Tomorrow is our father's birthday, and I came here specially to pick you up."
Wang Ziru had never thought about returning to her parents' home again.
These days, her husband came back from the army to visit his family, and she had no plans to go back to her parents' home.
When the kid saw his uncle, he shouted happily, "Uncle! Are you here to carry me to see grandma?"
"Yeah, why are you eating at someone else's house?" Wang Zongming doted on his little nephew. It was the same in previous years. Every time his parents had their birthdays, he would come to pick up his sister and nephew.
As an older brother, he has always known that his sister's in-laws' life was difficult and his brother-in-law was not at home.
It is only during my parents’ birthdays that I can find an excuse to come and pick them up for a good meal.
They live by the sea. The villagers in the fishing village may not have much other food at home, but they are not short of delicious vegetables such as fish and shrimp.
Without waiting for Wang Ziru to decide when to go back to her parents' home, Zhai Ximo said on his wife's behalf, "Since the eldest brother is here to pick you and Bao'er up, you should go home and pack up and go back to Longwang Village with him. I will go tomorrow."
"I also heard from other people in town that Bao'er's father is back to visit relatives! It's okay, your eldest brother has a lot of things to do, you can help with some work today, and it won't be a problem for you to come to our house tomorrow." Wang Zongming said readily.
The Luo family members looked at each other, and finally all their eyes fell on Wang Ziru.
I didn’t think that Wang Ziru would not leave the village. If she was not here, how could I treat the fourth brother’s daughter?
Grandma Zhao Junxia slowly put down her chopsticks, turned around and looked at the two young people standing at the door of the main hall, and said with a wry smile: "Bao'er's father, um, the fourth son asked your wife to help treat his child's illness. I'm afraid she can't go today."
"Cure?!"
The two men outside the main room were both startled.
Wang Zongming was even more surprised and asked, "Who treats whom?"
Grandma Zhao Junxia told them the whole story.
Before she could finish, Wang Zongming was so frightened that his face turned pale. He hurriedly called out, "Bao'er's mother! Come back to your parents' home with me! I have worked so hard to give birth to this child. Please don't commit a sin."
In the main hall of the Luo family, everyone clearly heard the anxious greetings from Wang Ziru's brothers from her natal family.
Especially grandma Zhao Junxia, who originally thought that Wang Ziru was not taking her granddaughter seriously. When she heard this, her face fell!