Although Cuihua's lochia had stopped, Xiaojiu still prepared toilet paper and sanitary pads for her.
These days, sanitary napkins aren't something you can just buy whenever you want. She needs them herself, and many women don't have their periods while breastfeeding.
After giving it to Cuihong, Cuihua gave her some extra toilet paper, enough for her to use for a long time.
Cuihua was very touched that she hadn't expected her to even think of this.
Then, when she took out the gold bracelet and gold lock, I was so shocked that my eyes almost popped out.
"What are you going to do with this? Quick, put it away! It's too valuable, and these kinds of things aren't fashionable anymore!"
"Then put them away for Xiaxia and hide them well. Give them to her when she grows up. Also, put away the two for you."
Cuihua was about to refuse when Xiaojiu grabbed her hand.
"Xiaxia and Dundun each have a small gold bracelet and a gold lock. You and my fourth sister each have two gold bracelets."
"Take it. Since I gave it to you, it must be because I have it. If I didn't have it, I wouldn't be giving it away!"
These were all obtained from the Weng family. Although the styles are somewhat old, they are very suitable for being passed down to future generations.
If the child doesn't like it in the future, they can just melt it down and get a new design. Gold is primarily a hard currency.
Cuihua's eyes reddened with emotion, and before she wiped away her tears, she said something else.
"I'm not giving you these things with any intention of making you pay me back more in the future. You know my conditions, so don't be polite with your sister."
At this point, she couldn't hold back her tears any longer and they started falling as she cried.
"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. My sister is so capable, I definitely won't hold back with you."
"Haha, that's right. I have to go back and cook first. We'll all eat over there later, and I'll bring it over for you."
Seventh Sister, come on, I've got two pig trotters. I'll teach you how to stew them. They need to stew for a while to bring out the flavor.
Start stewing it now, and you can have a delicious afternoon snack with a drink!
Tang Xia was still fast asleep. Xiao Jiu glanced at the report and went home to cook without reporting it.
On this sweltering day, I cut off two pounds of meat to prepare for lunch, and secretly transferred the remaining three pounds to my spatial storage for preservation.
Considering her grandparents' teeth and the smell of the cooking, Xiao Jiu asked her husband to prepare the meat while she started blanching it.
Cover the kneaded dough and place it in the sun to ferment very quickly.
In rural areas, there are many flies in the summer. After cleaning the kitchen, quickly prepare the ingredients and then bring them to the main room and cover them with fly-proof covers.
"What are you doing? You're rinsing the meat and then chopping it into small pieces, and there's quite a lot of it."
"Didn't you just knead the dough? Why are you kneading it again?"
It was too hot to cook in the kitchen in the summer, so the young man moved firewood to the stove in the corner outside to cook.
"Let this dough rest for a bit, then we'll start washing it and making cold noodles. It's summer, so we need to eat something refreshing. Brother, you can pick some cucumbers later."
"I plan to use the meat to make steamed buns or braised pork buns, so that the meat won't be too strong when stir-fried or stewed separately, which would attract attention."
I picked some red persimmons too, and I'll make some egg drop soup. What do you think?
Tao An looked expectant. "Sure, what's wrong with that?"
My mom has made liangpi (cold skin noodles) before, but it just doesn't taste the same as yours.
I need to take another look today and learn properly from you.
Cooking in the sweltering summer heat is a disaster, especially since today's dishes are all rather troublesome.
The braised meat needs to be stir-fried in advance to change its color, and then simmered until the sauce thickens. This will result in an excellent wrapping effect.
The key to delicious liangpi (cold skin noodles) lies in the sauce. It requires simmering some star anise water, garlic juice, sesame paste, and chili oil, which are also crucial.
Step by step, little by little, Tao An learned while tending the fire, with Lao Qi and Lao Ba also coming to help.
Finally, at midnight, all the food was served.
Tang Cuihua shouldn't eat too much cold noodles, so I served her a chopstickful, four steamed buns, and a large bowl of tomato and egg soup.
Just now, when Tao An was secretly eating a steamed bun, his mouth was full of soup, which scalded him and made him scream.
So when Xiao Jiu and Xiao Ba brought the food over, they specifically told Cuihua to be careful while eating.
The elderly couple hadn't eaten meat like this in a long time, especially since the braised pork buns made by Xiaojiu were so tender and juicy.
It's basically just that there's a bit too much fat in it. Once you remove the skin, it's easy to chew, but not as chewy and springy.
The family was enjoying their meal when Seventh Sister rushed over, breathless.
"Jiu, quick, hurry over there! Xiaxia choked on her milk! She choked on her milk!"
Xiao Jiu's expression changed, and she stood up and ran to the front yard. Cui Lan also stood up.
“Tao An, look at these two old folks. I’ll go check on them too. They’ll be alright. With Xiao Jiu here, everything will be fine.”
When Cuilan ran to the front yard, Xiaojiu had already started patting the child's back.
Xiaxia lies on her side with her head turned to one side. Patting her back with a cupped hand helps to clear milk from her mouth.
"It's alright, big sister, it's not too serious," Xiao Jiu said, wrapping gauze around her finger and inserting it into the child's mouth to clean out the milk.
Only after seeing that the child was breathing smoothly did he look up to comfort Tang Cuihua, whose face had turned pale with fright.
Then Xiaojiu taught her the proper breastfeeding technique: "Keep the breast at a 45-degree angle. If the milk let-down occurs, pull the breast out."
In fact, Cuihua understood all of this, but when it came to her own child, she became flustered.
Moreover, her first thought was to have Cuifeng go find Xiaojiu. In fact, by the time Xiaojiu arrived, she had already begun patting Xiaojiu's back to try to resuscitate her.
After the baby calmed down, his complexion gradually returned to normal. Even so, Cuihua, still shaken, did not breastfeed him again.
She held the child in her arms, tears streaming down her face. Her sisters comforted her for a long time before she finally managed to coax the child to sleep.
As I left the courtyard, I saw that Cui Feng and Cui Lan looked worried. "It seems that my eldest sister has become more and more fragile and sensitive ever since she had her baby."
"It's not a misperception, it's normal. Our family doesn't have mother-in-law/daughter-in-law issues, childcare problems, or postpartum meal problems, so things are much better."
Cuihua, in particular, knows more than the average new mother, making her more prone to anxiety. Sensitivity and fragility are also common psychological problems among new mothers.
Xiao Jiu has never given birth, but she has seen many doctors during her time at the hospital and has rotated through the gynecology department.
So after seeing more of this, I realized where Cuihua's sensitivity came from.
There's no other way in this situation; the family and the new mother can only adjust gradually on their own.
"No wonder, sometimes my older sister would inexplicably lose her temper with my brother-in-law."
My brother-in-law snores, and she thinks it's too noisy and might wake the children, so she insists on making him sleep at your house.
"Oh? She's still in her postpartum period. How can she be left alone at night!"
Moreover, it's best if the brother-in-law stays behind in this kind of situation, so that he can develop a sense of responsibility as a father.
"That's what I mean, so the two of us moved into your house's main room."
Xiao Jiu then remembered that a bunk bed had been placed in the main room.
"Why don't you stay in my room? Won't it bite if you sleep in the main room?"
"With a mosquito net, what's there to be afraid of?"
They had told Zhao Lingli about this, but since it was her house, the two sisters voluntarily moved into the main room.
This is why their house remains so clean even when no one is home.
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