Chapter 179: Giving Points and Feeding
The next day is Xiaoman.
Grain Man is one of the 24 solar terms. In the south, there is a saying that rivers are full at Grain Man, which means the rainy season is about to begin. The rainfall begins to increase, and there will often be continuous and large-scale heavy rainfall.
But in the north, Grain Full means that the grains of summer crops are beginning to fill with juice but are not yet mature. It is only Grain Full, not Grain Full yet.
There is little rainfall in the north during the Grain Full season, but the temperature will start to rise rapidly, and the temperature difference between the north and the south will narrow, and they will enter a hot summer together.
Heavy rain started to fall at night, and by the early morning, the heavy rain turned into light rain, but it still continued to fall.
It is inconvenient to go out on a rainy day, and it is not time to take care of the vegetables in the field. Gao Mingcheng takes a rare break to sit under the eaves and look at the rain outside.
After the rain in the empty mountains, mist covered the mountains and the sky and the earth were gray.
Gao Mingcheng rarely has time to sit so leisurely on weekdays. Now that he was sitting on a small bench, he suddenly missed the recliner.
The recliner made of rattan is very comfortable and durable. Lying on it for a while occasionally is a very relaxing and relaxing experience.
He thought about buying a... no, two recliners.
Although it was raining and work in the fields could not be done, Xuanyue was not idle. She went to Dong Feixia early in the morning to help Dong Feixia train her apprentices, and the group began to make some of the recently popular shirts, trousers and skirts.
Xuan Mi said that they planned to wait until the market day and then take them to Junling to see if anyone would be willing to buy them, or they could take them to the town or county to try.
Gao Mingcheng naturally supports these.
After he was bored for a while, the rain gradually stopped, so he picked up an umbrella, a pot of tea oil and a bottle of honey, and planned to go to his grandmother's house.
They have the custom of giving gifts, that is, if a relative is pregnant, they will give some money, or a little rooster or a pig's stomach or something like that.
These are also called belly money.
After Gao Mingcheng found out yesterday that He Xiuman was pregnant, he planned to give her some gifts today. The gifts he gave her were tea oil and bees that he had at home. They were both good things and he didn't need to spend extra money to buy them.
He had heard that tea oil was better for pregnant women because it had a light taste and was not as strong as rapeseed oil. Most pregnant women felt very uncomfortable in the first three months because they could not stand the smell of tea oil and could not eat anything.
He carried the things and went all the way to his grandmother's house. It was raining today, so the three of them were resting at home. As soon as he walked into the yard, he heard the sound coming from the radio.
"Madam, this is Gao Zhuang." Gao Mingcheng called out as he walked into the main room.
After entering the main hall, Gao Mingcheng handed the things in his hand to Gao Zhuang and said, "I'm here to give some to your wife. Keep these and help your wife to replenish her body."
"Hey, thank you." Gao Zhuang quickly took the things.
The grandmother said, "Mingcheng, you are too polite. You shouldn't have come to give away gifts, but you brought such a good thing... How about having lunch here at noon? When Xiuman's family and Zhuangzhuang's aunt's family come to give away gifts, we can have lunch together then."
Gao Zhuang said, "I plan to wait until the rain stops and the weather gets better, then go to Xiuman's parents' home and my aunt's home to tell them that we can only have a banquet next month. If we are busy in the fields, we may have to wait a little longer."
Relatives will go to the pregnant woman's home to give her points, and the pregnant woman's family will also treat the relatives to a table of good wine and food. As for the specific time of giving points, the time is very flexible, as long as this custom is carried out before the pregnant woman gives birth to the baby.
Gao Mingcheng sent it early because he hoped He Xiuman could eat tea oil and honey as soon as possible, which is good for her health.
He Xiuman sat there, watching the three of them talking, feeling deeply moved.
Before she got married, He Xiuman already knew Gao Mingcheng because this name appeared very frequently in Gao Zhuang's mouth.
After marrying into the family, she heard more about Gao Mingcheng from Gao Zhuang and Xi Nainai. She knew that although Gao Mingcheng had no blood relationship with this family, he was also a part of this family.
And it’s a very substantial portion!
Gao Mingcheng agreed to have lunch here at noon, but while he was free, he decided to go to his parents' house.
Since the separation, he seldom comes to visit. He only comes when there is something going on or when his parents call him.
Gao Mingcheng originally wanted to go in through the back door, but it was locked, so he had to go around to the front door.
Before I even entered the house, I heard a baby crying.
It is said that children sleep in January and cry in February. His eldest brother's son is prone to crying right now.
Luo Xiaohua held her little grandson in her arms and coaxed him, saying nice things all the time, which was completely different from her previous image of standing with her hands on her hips and scolding people.
Except for his mother and his little nephew, no one else was at home.
"Mom, Dad, and Mingwan?" Gao Mingcheng asked.
Luo Xiaohua glanced at him and said, "The baby cried all night yesterday. Your eldest brother and sister-in-law didn't sleep well, so they sent the child to me to take care of him. The other two are sleeping at home. As for your father and the third child, they went to the reservoir to fish. Your eldest sister-in-law doesn't have enough milk, so I have to make crucian carp soup for her to drink!"
"Oh, your grandma went to see Gao Liang's grandma. She said she wasn't feeling well in the past two days, so several people who were close to her went to see her."
Speaking of Gao Liang's grandmother, Gao Mingcheng recalled for a moment before remembering that she passed away this winter.
Grandma Gao and she are good friends. When either of them is not feeling well, they will visit each other. For elderly people like them, it is very likely that they will see each other less and less.
"Oh, the baby must be hungry. It's just right that you are here, Mingcheng. Come and hold him. I will go to make milk powder for him." Luo Xiaohua handed the baby to Gao Mingcheng, and then hurried to make milk powder.
Soon, she came over with a glass bottle filled with warm milk.
This milk powder comes from the Red Star Farm milk powder factory. At this time, logistics is not well developed, and many factories only supply their products to surrounding areas. Only the famous ones will be sold across provinces.
The milk powder at that time was not divided into four stages like the infant milk powder in later generations. There were only two types of milk powder: baby milk powder and adult milk powder.
Luo Xiaohua took the child, adjusted his posture, and coaxed him gently: "Come, baby, have some milk."
She fed the child with milk, but the feeding process was not smooth. The baby, who was used to breast milk, was somewhat averse to the bottle and milk and was not very willing to drink.
This made Luo Xiaohua extremely anxious. He tried to coax and persuade the baby in a humble manner, but the two-month-old baby did not give him any face. Not only did he refuse to drink, but he also cried even louder.
Finally, Luo Xiaohua had no choice but to hurriedly say to Gao Mingcheng: "Second brother, go do what you need to do. I'm going to take the baby to find your sister-in-law! Hey, this milk powder is so expensive, and you won't drink it!"
Luo Xiaohua was reluctant to waste the milk, so she drank up all the milk in the bottle, then went to get an umbrella and walked towards her eldest son's home carrying her child.
Gao Mingcheng witnessed her series of actions and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
(End of this chapter)
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