Chapter 39: Keep the appointment
Nanny Xue placed the coarse pottery bowl on the small table beside the bed. The thick rice soup in the bowl had a pearly luster.
She smiled and said, "Don't worry, young lady. It's normal to have no milk in the first three days. But don't forget, young lady, I'm a legitimate wet nurse. When it comes to promoting lactation, I'm an expert."
The nanny carefully picked up the baby in the cradle and let the little one lean against her arms.
She picked up a small spoon in her right hand, scooped up a spoonful of thick rice oil, and gently scraped off the excess soup from the edge of the bowl.
The little guy instinctively smacked his soft little lips and swallowed it with a slurp.
"The child doesn't eat much at first, so this rice oil is enough."
As she spoke, she wiped the rice oil from the corner of the child's mouth with a soft cloth.
"There's a lactation-boosting soup simmering on the stove. Drink it while it's hot. I'll massage your lactation meridians and I guarantee you'll have milk tomorrow."
"Thank you, Madam."
The two of them carefully placed the swaddling clothes on the corner of the bed covered with a soft mattress, and their eyes fell on the small figure at the same time.
His forehead was covered with a layer of fetal hair, which lay soft and sticky against his skin.
The eyebrows and eyes have not yet fully stretched out, but a slightly upward curve can be seen. Although the nose bridge is still soft and tender, it also shows a straight outline.
You can tell at first glance that he has a good bone structure.
Wen Ning reached out and gently touched the baby's cheek. Her fingertips felt the incredible softness, and an indescribable throbbing surged from the bottom of her heart.
She raised her eyes to look at the nanny and said softly, "Please, nanny, give the child a nickname."
Nanny Xue was staring at the little one. When she heard this, she immediately looked flustered. "Oh, I'm a simple person, and I haven't read much. How can I come up with a name?"
Wen Ning reached out and grasped Mammy's rough palm, saying with gratitude, "If it weren't for Mammy, I wouldn't have been able to give birth to this child safely. So, Mammy was the one who chose this child's name."
Nanny Xue stopped refusing after hearing this. After a moment's thought, she slowly spoke, "This child was born on New Year's Eve. How about naming him Xibao? A baby born on New Year's Eve will benefit from the blessings of the new year."
Wen Ning nodded slightly and replied softly, "It's a good name." She tapped the little guy's chubby chin with her fingertips, "Let's call him Xibao!"
After drinking the lactation-inducing soup, Wen Ning saw that Nanny Xue was about to clean up the dishes again, so she hurriedly held her hand and said, "You have been guarding me for the whole night. It's time for you to rest. Otherwise, I will feel uneasy." As she said this, she was about to get up.
Seeing this, the nanny had no choice but to agree with her.
Little Xibao is very well behaved and rarely cries as long as he is full.
Ever since his mother started to produce milk, he has become a qualified milk-promoting soldier every day.
On the day of the full moon, Nanny Xue finally agreed to let Wen Ning take a bath.
"Wash quickly and come out. Don't wash too much. The girl has just recovered. If she catches a cold, it will be no joke!" The nanny muttered as she added hot water. There was some aged mugwort in the wooden barrel that could dispel dampness and cold.
Wen Ning took off her clothes and stepped carefully into the bathtub.
When the warm water reached her waist, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The hot water turned her porcelain-white skin a light pink, like newly blooming peach blossoms.
Giving birth not only did not damage her figure, but made her look even more graceful than before pregnancy.
Drops of water slid down her increasingly full curves, and she slowly immersed her entire body in the steaming bathtub.
The astringent aroma of soapberries mixed with the warm fragrance of mugwort slowly spreads in the water vapor.
She scooped up some water and splashed it on her neck. Just when she had washed away half of it, she heard some strange noises outside the curtain.
"Mammy, are you outside?"
After asking, I didn't hear any response. Only the sound of my own breathing mixed with water vapor echoed softly in the small side room.
Wen Ning's fingertips suddenly tightened, and her whole body sank instinctively.
This side room was originally not big, and was divided into two rooms by a coarse cloth curtain.
There were a few low stools and wooden cabinets for clothes in the outer room.
There is a small space inside for the bathtub.
Nanny Xue deliberately chose the time when the sun was at its hottest for her to bathe, for fear that she would catch a cold.
It's broad daylight, there's no way anyone could sneak through this yard!
Hearing the sound of water in the inner room suddenly stop, Xie Jinglan stood in the shadow outside the side room, a dark light flashed in his eyes, and no more sound was made.
To the west of the border town, a winter epidemic is raging and medicinal materials are extremely scarce.
Bandits were rampant and even dared to plunder medicinal herbs on the official road.
He should not have been distracted at this moment, but the bandits fled to the vicinity of this farm. When he led his team to chase the bandits and turned back, he involuntarily stepped onto this familiar path.
He just wanted to hide in this room and take a look.
But when I came in, the window paper was already half transparent through the heat.
Through the gap in the coarse curtain, he caught a glimpse of a graceful figure.
In the mist, she tilted her neck back, her wet long hair winding around her snow-white, smooth shoulders.
Her fair skin, graceful figure, and voluptuous figure were still as beautiful as he remembered, but due to childbirth, she had become even more breathtakingly tall and flexible.
His breathing hitched, his throat tightened, and his knuckles turned white from clenching.
He was distracted for a moment and the sword at his waist accidentally touched the padlock on the wooden cabinet.
Otherwise, with Xie Jinglan's ability, even if he stood here for a few hours, no one inside would notice anything unusual.
Wen Ning was secretly clenching her fists and was about to call out to Madam Xue when she heard some whispers coming from the yard.
"These wild pecans were picked last autumn and buried in the cellar. Now they are as fresh as if they were just picked..."
"This thing is very nourishing. You can add some to your soup or eat it as a snack when you have nothing to do. It's very sweet..."
It turned out that it was Sister Xianglan who came.
Wen Ning immediately breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she must have misheard.
I guess Sister Xianglan was passing by this side room when she came, and the basket she was carrying accidentally bumped into the wall.
Sister Xianglan is kind-hearted and treats people so well, and Wen Ning felt a warm feeling in her heart again.
Although I cannot thank you in full right now, I will repay you for your kindness bit by bit in the future.
There was a soft sound of water, and her slender and well-proportioned figure leaned back against the edge of the bathtub.
In the shadow at the base of the wall, the pair of narrow and long phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of dangerous satisfaction flashed across their eyes.
He raised the corners of his lips silently, and had already made up his mind: It seems that my body is almost well-maintained. After dealing with this group of bandits, it’s time for me to come and “keep the appointment”!
A gust of wind blew through the hall, lifting a corner of the curtain.
The misty hot air was immediately dispersed and suddenly hit Wen Ning's shoulders, which were still covered with moisture, causing a slight shudder.
My body, which was warm just now, suddenly felt a little cold.
Her body was clean, and she stood up holding the edge of the bucket, with water droplets rolling down her skin.
He grabbed a cotton towel hanging on the wooden rack and quickly dried himself to avoid catching a cold.
…
The separate courtyard at the back of the Chengxi Posthouse was cleared, and Xie Jinglan also moved here from Wanglou to live.
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