Captain Ying, who worked hard in training the soldiers, had extra meals from then on. Poor Ying Wuhui was unaware that his rations had been taken away, and he continued to eat and sleep every day.
He even slept through the entire full moon banquet, completely unaware that he was being held around and praised.
"This child is really well behaved. Is he easy to take care of?"
"Easy to take care of," Mu Huaixi nodded. Xiaohui was easier to take care of than she had imagined. As long as he was well fed and played with for a while, he would sleep for a long time.
His daily routine is even more precise than Mu Huaixi's. He wakes up at eight in the morning, goes to bed at ten, eats lunch at noon and then takes a nap. He sleeps until night and cries for food, then stares at the toys hanging above for a while and then spontaneously looks for someone to eat and sleep.
"This is such a relief!" Sister Yu couldn't help but sigh as she hugged Xiaohui.
Many sisters-in-law in the family compound gave birth around the same time as her, and many had children around the same age as Xiaohui, but none of them were as worry-free as Xiaohui.
"You are really enjoying yourself," Sister Hongxia was very envious. The children in her family were more troublesome than the other. Even with the eldest child and mother-in-law to help take care of them, they were still very busy.
Sister Yu also felt deeply moved. "When our child was little, he just wanted to be held in someone's arms. But he couldn't stand it if he was not with someone. He would cry heartbreakingly and couldn't live without someone."
"Yeah, unlike our Xiaohui, who doesn't recognize anyone and just hugs anyone." Hongxia took the fat boy from Sister Yu's arms and couldn't help but smell his chubby face. "Oh, he's really adorable."
Wang Hongxia kissed it and felt something sticky on her lips. "Hey, Xiao Mu, what did you put on the doll?"
Mu Huaixi quickly took Xiaohui over and said, "It's cold, and I was worried that his face would get chapped, so I applied some clam oil. It looks like I applied too much."
Her new mother look made Sister Yu and Sister Hongxia laugh. "It's rare to see Dr. Mu like this. It's quite novel."
Mu Huaixi smiled embarrassedly, but thanks to the excessive clam oil she applied, not many people touched the fat boy Xiaohui's face during the entire full moon party. Anyone who wanted to kiss him was reminded by Sister Hongxia to avoid getting their mouths covered in sticky grease.
Of course Mu Huaixi did this on purpose. Wu Hui was raised very well by her and Aunt Da Chu. He was fair and chubby. Every time they took him out to bask in the sun, someone would want to pinch his face.
But children have weak resistance, and being kissed frequently by adults may spread the virus. A few days ago, colleagues from the health center came to see her and said that several children had high fevers and some had chickenpox.
When asked again, most of them were holding a full-month banquet.
Mu Huaixi once wanted to cancel the full-moon banquet, but everyone before them had held it, and they would seem out of place if they didn't. She also thought about not carrying Xiaohui there, but full-moon banquets were held in the cafeteria, and it was warm inside, so there was no reason not to carry him there.
She thought about it for two or three days before coming up with this idea. She also prepared a medicinal bath at home. As soon as the full moon banquet was over, she took Wu Hui home and gave him a thorough bath.
She observed Wu Hui carefully over the next few days and was relieved when she saw that he did not feel any discomfort.
After Mu Huaixi gave birth, she received gifts from her former patients almost every day.
There were no vehicles or horses in the mountains, so news traveled very slowly. People from the nearby Maidiping Commune had come to see her early, bringing some eggs, some meat, and some diapers. Aunt Da Chu accepted them all and gave them the prepared anti-dampness medicine bags as a return gift.
There were also people who lived far away and only heard the news after the full moon banquet. When they rushed over, it had already snowed and winter had completely arrived. However, the rabbit skins and wool they brought were very useful. Mu Huaixi was so happy that he not only returned the medicine bag, but also gave the mountain people a basket of eggs.
The mountain man who gave the rabbit skin blushed and waved his hands repeatedly, refusing to accept it. "Doctor Mu, you saved my brother's life. How can I give you a gift and then accept your things?"
"There's a happy event in my family, you all should share in the joy," Mu Huaixi stuffed the eggs into his arms, "You came late, and all the eggs have been given away. Take these eggs back and cook them for your younger brothers and sisters."
There is no custom of sending wedding eggs in the family compound, but there is a custom in the mountains. Mu Huaixi prepared some according to the customs of the mountains and placed them in the health center so that all the patients who came to see the doctor could share in the joy.
Her wedding egg was simple, made of dyed corn husks woven into a ring and hung up. It had no decorations, but it was extremely popular.
After all, these days, childbirth is still a big hurdle for women, and Mu Huaixi's delivery was exceptionally smooth, which made many people want to share in her joy.
Mu Huaixi returned to work at the health center a week after her confinement. She looked in excellent condition and didn't look like someone who had just gone through the difficult childbirth period. Everyone who saw her was surprised and kept asking her what her secret was.
Mu Huaixi's delivery went smoothly thanks to her good physical condition, the fact that she didn't suffer from any stress during pregnancy, her nutrition was balanced, and she exercised regularly, which gave her sufficient blood and energy.
When Ying Wuhui was born, he weighed 5.62 kg, but he grew faster than other children. When he was one month old, he was already bigger than a two-month-old baby.
This is also due to the nourishment of the mother. Mu Huaixi summarized these experiences, wrote them on a blackboard without reservation, and placed them in the yard of the health center to share.
These are easy to say, but it is difficult to ensure balanced and adequate nutrition. However, life is getting better and better now. Mu Huaixi believes that as long as these principles are conveyed, mothers-in-law and mothers who want to have grandchildren will still consider doing what she says.
Changing concepts does not happen overnight, but the sooner the concepts are conveyed, the more people will benefit.
During the time she was giving birth, Song Xue took over her work from last year and continued to apply plasters for everyone. With the help of the pills she had made a while ago, she also cured many patients.
But she was not yet an expert in taking pulses and prescribing medicine. Even after reading the prescriptions left by Doctor Mu, she would still subconsciously choose the warming and nourishing prescription. It could cure the disease, but not as effectively as Mu Huaixi.
The warming and nourishing prescription uses more medicine, and one more medicine will cost more money. The people in the mountains were used to Dr. Mu's quick and cheap prescriptions, and they felt that the prescriptions prescribed by Dr. Song were very expensive.
Inadvertently, fewer people came to see Song Xue for medical treatment. After all, most of those who chose to use traditional Chinese medicine for treatment were not in critical condition, and Dr. Jiang could also treat critical conditions. The health center spent more than a month in peace.
With Mu Huaixi's return, the health center gradually became busy again, and the task of applying the plasters was completely entrusted to Song Xue. She was able to keep her composure. Every day, in addition to cleaning the knees and elbows of the villagers and applying plasters, she stood behind Mu Huaixi and listened and watched.
This month's absence made her see clearly the gap between herself and Dr. Mu, and she also realized how lucky she was to be able to study with Dr. Mu.
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