After putting away all the money in the house, she started to boil water for Han Guobin.
He has to go to work tomorrow, and he hasn't taken a bath since New Year's Eve. I'll give him another one today.
He also burned the kang in the house.
After the water was boiled, he was asked to go out and scoop it in. Chen Rou then rubbed his back. It didn't matter if it was too cold, because there was hot water to add to the water. He wouldn't feel cold even if he sat in the bathtub.
"Wife, it feels so comfortable." Han Guobin said comfortably as he lay on the edge of the bucket, letting his wife rub his back.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "Then I'll rub it for you a little longer."
Han Guobin raised the corner of his mouth slightly. Look, this is his wife, so sweet and soft, she makes him so precious.
I gave Han Guobin a clean bath with soap, and then changed the water so Chen Rou could take a bath as well. The couple had not taken a bath since the last time, which was really inconvenient.
But let’s wash them together now.
There was a kang heating in the room, the water was hot, and the clothes drying on the kang were also warm, so there was no problem putting them on after washing.
Han Guobin was responsible for washing the clothes that had been taken off.
Chen Rou felt very comfortable after taking a shower and came out of the kitchen leisurely.
"Boss, what do you want to eat today?" Chen Rou asked.
"Just do whatever you want." Han Guobin said as he added hot water to wash clothes. After all, his wife is a good cook and everything she makes tastes good.
Chen Rou also knew that her man was easy to feed and was not picky about food, so she prepared some instant noodles for dinner.
There is only more than one box of noodles left out of the two boxes in her space, but she rarely takes it out to eat. He has to go to work tomorrow, so she will prepare something delicious today.
I went into the cupboard and took out a tube of noodles.
Chen Rou prepared everything for him, including instant noodles and an egg. But she didn't eat it because she had already eaten with him this morning.
She eats one egg at most a day, not more.
All that’s left is to take out the fried pork belly covered with white oil from the large bowl. It tastes salty and fragrant, and you don’t even need to put it in the pan. Just press it directly into the noodles.
Two large bowls of noodles came out quickly, and Han Guobin's clothes were washed, so he was called over by his wife to eat noodles.
"Wife, you laid an egg for yourself." Han Guobin couldn't help but say when he saw that there was not only a lot of meat in his bowl, but also an egg.
There are eggs in my bowl but not in his wife's bowl. How can this be okay?
"Don't tell me this. I eat delicious food every day when you are not at home." Chen Rou said.
What she said was not a lie. When he went into the mountains, she not only ate beef every day, but also drank mutton soup. She was nutritious enough.
Han Guobin laughed, but of course he didn't believe it. He just thought that his wife loved him.
He also returned the favor by holding the egg and letting his wife have a bite. Chen Rou looked at him, took a small bite, and let him eat it himself.
"Don't bring the meat over here, just eat your own." Chen Rou said when she saw him trying to bring the meat over.
She just stuffed five pieces into his noodles, and she didn't have much for herself, only three pieces. But she had to start work tomorrow, so how could she eat as much as she wanted?
You have to count on your fingers.
Moreover, these noodles are thin noodles, and you can slurp them up even without meat, which makes you want to keep eating them. Compared with coarse grains, these thin noodles are the most delicious, with a strong wheat aroma.
The couple ate to their heart's content and washed the dishes cleanly. They had to go to work tomorrow, so they wanted to rest early today.
Han Guobin hadn't teased her for a long time, but today he couldn't help it.
Chen Rou let him do what he wanted. After all, she missed him a little.
The couple naturally enjoyed a comfortable and loving time, and then fell asleep in each other's arms.
It’s not even seven o’clock yet.
But people in the village all go to bed so early.
The head of the old Han family is now talking about the couple.
Han's mother thought that the second son must have made money: "In the past, he would always bring back five yuan when he went out at the end of the year or the beginning of the year. This year, he went out more diligently than in previous years. How could he not make money? But he didn't bring back a penny!"
Speaking of which, Han's mother was also angry.
In the past, when we asked the second son to go out, he was always reluctant to go out. But last year, he got married, and after the slack season in the fields, he went to the mountains every day.
Some people in the village caught pheasants and rabbits, but they basically ate them themselves. If they wanted to sell them, they could, but there was basically no way to do so.
Her second child has it, but he never talks about it.
But putting all that aside, just by the fact that he was so diligent, she felt that he must have made a lot of money, but she didn't see a penny, was that reasonable?
"We make a lot of money, but I'm afraid we won't be able to save much," said Han's father.
Speaking of this, Han's mother became even more angry: "That spendthrift woman eats meat every day. Both families say that her family's cooking fumes never stop!"
"Don't worry about it. Let them live their own lives after the division. And don't think about the second son's money. His family is clear-headed now and you can't take advantage of them." Han's father said.
Forget about taking advantage, just don't let the second brother's family take advantage of you.
Mother Han was also angry, but thinking of Chen Rou's quick words, she said, "I'll go get some meat tomorrow. The third daughter is pregnant, so we have to give her some nourishment!"
We can’t let the third child’s family eat worse than the second child’s family, and the grandchildren born in the future must be whiter and fatter than those of the second child’s family!
Song Xiaoyu has been pregnant for just over a month. Counting the dates, it turns out that she got pregnant when the couple went to live at his father-in-law's house. Han Guolin was extremely happy.
Now that Song Xiaoyu has moved back to live with her husband's family, Han Guolin picks her up from get off work every day.
So even though she married to the countryside, there were many people in the supply and marketing cooperative who envied her. Everyone knew that her parents-in-law treated her like their own daughter. Moreover, the man is handsome and is a scorekeeper. He picks her up and drops her off at get off work. Even if her in-laws are from the countryside, she would be happy to have them.
And it’s not that life in the countryside is bad. There is grain distribution in the countryside and there is plenty of food.
Unlike them, who all have a fixed amount of food and cannot necessarily buy it even if they have money, they all have to tighten their belts to make ends meet.
Song Xiaoyu was also happy about her pregnancy, knowing that her second uncle's family must have made some money, but she didn't worry about it. How much could they earn from that?
This year their salary increased by more than one yuan, and they also received more bills. Both her parents-in-law and her husband received work points, so Song Xiaoyu felt that her family's life was not bad at all.
Is there any need to envy my second uncle’s family? Something that doesn't exist.
I went to work the next day.
Chen Rou didn't have to go out to collect grass for the pigs, so she stayed at home and made breakfast for Han Guobin so that he could eat a full meal before going out. She then did some sewing in the house.
Her mother got her a piece of cloth from her uncle. It was a gift from a grandmother to her little grandson, so Chen Rou didn't insist on giving her money.
Now that I'm free at home, I've started making clothes for the little one.
Fabric is hard to come by, so Chen Rou naturally can’t make close-fitting ones, so she only makes larger ones.
She also heard that children have a lot of feces and urine, so she should prepare more diapers.
She has calculated that she will give birth around the summer harvest. It will still be hot then and diapers will dry easily after washing, so it won't be a big deal.
In the next few months, the weather will get colder and the little one will grow up a little, so you can start changing his diaper regularly.
It's okay.
Chen Rou prepared two sets of small clothes for the little one, which were about three months old. If the little one was too small, he could just be wrapped in a small quilt.
She took a lot of effort to make the small quilt, and asked her mother to buy one for her from her uncle. She also took apart the down jackets she had collected in her own space and sewed it into a small quilt. This small quilt is the little one's quilt, and it can be used until the child is seven or eight years old.
Basically, Chen Rou made these things at home, and the rest was cooking. Han Guobin was also very curious when he saw the little clothes and quilts she made.
The man is also looking forward to the arrival of a new member of the family.
After spring finally arrived in March, Chen Rou had mostly taken care of all these things for the little one in her belly. If there was still some shortfall in the future, she would just take care of it and replenish it when the time came.
Chen Rou was not idle at home either. She went out with the women in the village to pick wild vegetables.
The leeks in the field have been edible since last month.
Chen Rou came back from digging wild vegetables today and made some wild vegetable soup. She also cut a bunch of leeks from the backyard. Last month, she made leek dumplings for Han Guobin twice after he started work. They were really delicious, but they used too much oil, so she won’t make them this month.
It's fried and delicious.
When Han Guobin got home from work, he had wild vegetable soup and leeks fried with lard, and his staple food was corn pancakes.
That evening, the couple was having dinner, and Brother Chen San brought her two goslings.
Brother Chen San now likes to come to his younger sister and brother-in-law's house. His younger sister has grown up and is not so annoying anymore. It's good for her to come over more often.
"I thought you had finished eating." Brother Chen San said with a smile.
"Has Third Brother eaten? Let's eat together?" Han Guobin said.
"I had dinner early today and came here after eating." Brother Chen San said, looking at the dishes on the table. Although it was just a wild vegetable soup and leeks fried with lard, there were some oil residues in the lard, and the fried leeks were very fragrant.
It's delicious when eaten with corn tortillas.
But he did eat it all, and although he could have eaten more, everyone was in a difficult situation at that time, so he didn't have the nerve to sit down.
"These are the goslings that mother caught for you. There are only two of them. I'm giving them to you. When you grow up, they can guard the house and lay eggs for you to eat." Brother Chen San said as he took two goslings out of the small basket.
This made Chen Rou's eyes light up, and she said, "There are only two of us at home, so we can only raise one."
Every household can raise some chickens, ducks and geese, but they cannot raise too many. If they do, it will become a capitalist tail and must be cut off.
Even if the baby in my belly is born, there will only be a share for one goose.
"Let's raise them together first. When they grow up and if they can all survive, I'll come and take one back." Brother Chen San said.
Old Chen's family raises chickens, but when his younger sister needs to be in confinement after giving birth, his mother will definitely kill a chicken to nourish her body. The space will be vacated soon, so it would be nice to take a goose home and raise it.
"Okay." Chen Rou happily agreed.
Brother Chen San didn't stay long. Not only did Chen Rou pay him, she also gave him a handful of candies and told him to take them back.
"Can you build a nest for our two geese?" Chen Rou said.
Han Guobin nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you for your trouble."
The mother-in-law really cares about the life of the young couple.
"I just mentioned it before, but I didn't expect there would really be goslings." Chen Rou said with a smile.
Raising geese is a very good thing. Goose eggs are big, and if they are raised well, they can lay one every other day. They can also serve as guardhouse guards, and even dogs are afraid of them when they get aggressive. It's really killing two birds with one stone.
After dinner, Han Guobin went to build a goose nest. He not only built a goose nest, but also prepared some food for the two little geese.
The two little geese made their home home.
Because she is still young, Chen Rou is also very concerned. If she is not taken care of properly, she may easily die, which would be a pity.
But the two little geese were tough and were fine.
Nowadays, Chen Rou goes up the mountain to dig wild vegetables every day, and doesn't plant many vegetables in her backyard plot.
She planted some sweet potatoes and peanuts, and a few tomato plants and three cucumber seedlings as vegetables. She didn't plant any green vegetables because there were plenty of wild vegetables in spring, so there was no need to plant so many vegetables, and she focused on growing grains.
In March, Chen Rou's belly started to show. She was already five months pregnant. Han Guobin was very fond of her belly. Ever since she mentioned that the baby seemed to kick her once, he would lean against her every night to see if the baby would kick him.
Even though she is that grown up, she is still childish and cute.
March passed in a flash, and it rained just a few days into April. The rain made everyone in the village very happy.
Spring rain is as precious as oil. Many overwintering crops have entered a stage of vigorous growth at this time. For example, winter wheat, as well as newly planted corn and cotton, require a lot of water from sowing to seedling growth.
This spring rain came at the right time.
After the spring rain, Chen Rou followed some unemployed women and girls into the mountains.
They went there specifically to look for mushrooms. Fresh mushrooms are a very good dish. Both she and Han Guobin like to eat them.
You can also dry some mushrooms and save them for later consumption. This is the good thing about living in the countryside. You can live off the land and as long as you are diligent, you will never have to worry about food and drink.
The weather became much sunnier after entering April. Although it was still a bit cold, Chen Rou had already helped Han Guobin change into summer clothes.
He had two old sets of clothes that were washed white, so Chen Rou made him a new set. She also had one for herself, but she still wore long sleeves for now because she was afraid of catching a cold.
Zhou Zhen, who rarely went to work that day, went out with her to dig weeds and feed the pigs. She said, "When you are in confinement after childbirth, will your mother come to take care of you?"
It’s no wonder Zhou Zhen asked this, because there’s basically no hope for help from Han’s mother.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "My mother said she would come over to cook for me."
Come and cook for her and help wash diapers. As for other things, there is nothing I can do. Not only is there not enough space for her to stay at home, but there is also a big family over at Old Chen's side.
But Chen Rou was grateful for being able to come and lend a hand. After all, it was her first time here too and she didn’t understand many things. Not to mention Han Guobin, he had to go to work, and it was also his first time being a father, so his hands would probably be numb by then.
"That's fine. I'll come over and help you then." Zhou Zhen said.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "Then don't feel tired."
"How can I be so tired?" Zhou Zhen said indifferently.
The two of them dug wild vegetables and cut grass for pigs. Even though Chen Rou was pregnant, she could still cut two work points of pig grass. She would go out to cut grass in the morning and afternoon.
Han Guobin was worried that she was stretched, but seeing that she was fine, he didn't say anything to her.
The captain's wife, Chen Aidi, once told him that he should not stay at home idle while pregnant, but should go out to work and walk around more, so that it would be easier to give birth in the future.
There was really no need for him to worry about Chen Rou. Her pregnancy had been smooth, with no symptoms such as morning sickness. She was indeed a bit lazy and a little sleepy.
But she will be giving birth soon, and she will have to stay in confinement after giving birth. After the baby is born, she will have to breastfeed the baby and be tied down. So doesn't she have to earn some more work points now?
Although only two work points a day is indeed little, it is better than nothing.
Another point is that her husband Guobin is fully capable of supporting her, and he would not have any objection even if she does not go out to work, but Chen Rou herself is not happy about it.
The home belongs to both of them, he has a share and she has a share too, there is no reason to throw all the heavy burdens on his shoulders alone. This man will never say it no matter how tired he is, but it doesn't mean Chen Rou doesn't know what's going on.
Moreover, Chen Rou also felt that she could earn some work points, even if not much, but it would make her feel more comfortable.
It's not pleasant to sit at home with nothing to do.
The weather this year is better and God has been kind to us. It rained several times in April, all of which were drizzles, which saved us a lot of effort.
But the work is not easy. Chen Rou can see that Han Guobin is tired when he comes back every day.
Fortunately, when I got home, she could cook something hot for me. There wasn't much oil or water, but there was some every day. The lard she saved for me last year was not saved in vain, it was used at this time.
"Are we running out of eggs at home?" Han Guobin remembered this while having dinner that day and asked.
"It's almost gone." Chen Rou said.
"Then I'll go and tell Lao Yang," said Han Guobin, and he also brought some meat back for his wife.
"No need, I'll ask my mother to change some for me and I'll pick them up tomorrow." Chen Rou said.
He had to work during the day, so if he wanted to go find the old sheep he had to go at night. The round trip would take several hours, which were enough time for him to rest.
"Then wife, can you go to the town and buy some meat?" Han Guobin said. One must eat more meat when pregnant.
Chen Rou laughed: "Can I take care of myself? I'll take care of these. You go take a shower and lie down in the room. Don't worry about these things."
Han Guobin smiled and said nothing more.
Working in the fields was tiring, especially since he got full work points and did much more than others.
The next morning, Chen Rou got up early and made breakfast, and sent Han Guobin out after he had eaten and drunk enough. Then she came to the town to buy meat.
There was still a little bit of meat left, but the oily parts were gone, leaving only bones without meat. Chen Rou didn't mind and asked the butcher to chop them up for her.
It cost her two cents.
She didn't go home directly, but took a detour to return to her mother's home. She was not lying, she really asked her mother to exchange the eggs for her.
She asked her mother to exchange it for two kilograms of eggs for her and gave her money.
I came to Old Chen's house. Her mother is at home today, and her third sister-in-law is also at home.
Mrs. Chen San felt a little aggrieved when she saw Chen Rou coming over.
My mother-in-law exchanged a lot of eggs, and we saved some eggs at home. We didn’t eat them much, so we kept them all for my sister-in-law.
However, as a daughter-in-law, she didn't dare to say anything, but she must have felt uncomfortable.
"I just went to the town and bought some meat and bones." Chen Rou ignored her and took out a few pork bones and a two-ounce piece of meat from the basket.
When Chen's mother came out, she heard this and glared at her, "Are you wasting money again?"
"Guo Bin asked me to buy some food." Chen Rou said, and said to the slightly stunned Chen Sansao: "Sansao, bring the bones and meat in."
"Okay... okay." Mrs. Chen San's face lit up with joy, and she nodded when she saw that her mother-in-law had no objection.
Two taels of meat and a few bones are not much, but throwing in a handful of Chinese cabbage and cooking some bone and cabbage soup can moisten your intestines!
"What a waste of money!" Chen's mother glared at her daughter.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "Mom, did you change the eggs for me?"
"Changed." Chen's mother took her into the house and brought her an egg basket full of eggs. It looked like there were more than two kilograms of eggs.
"How many pounds does this weigh?" Chen Rou asked.
"I exchanged two kilograms for you, and the rest are laid by our chickens." said Chen's mother.
Chen Rou estimated that the small basket of eggs must weigh more than four pounds, which shows that most of the eggs at home must have been saved for her by her mother.
"Mom, please don't do this. I don't have to worry about eating eggs. My third sister-in-law is pregnant now, and my nephews and nieces are also growing up. Please don't withhold their rations and leave them for me. Besides, my father and brother are working in the fields, how can they do without some meat?" Chen Rou said.
"It's just some eggs, take them back." Chen's mother dismissed him.
"I just want two pounds." Chen Rou began to take eggs into her basket and said, "You can keep the extra eggs for the Chen family to nourish their bodies. Farm work is hard and they can't live without eggs."
There are seven or eight eggs in a pound, so she took advantage and asked for sixteen, but she didn't order any more.
She still had a lot in her space, and she didn't eat too much. She ate sparingly. She could take some out after taking the two kilograms of eggs back.
Seeing that she only wanted a small amount, Chen's mother said, "I think you are stupid. I give you eggs, but you still don't want them?"
"No." Chen Rou refused and said, "Mom, if you go to my uncle's house, ask him if he has any rice. If he does, give me half a pound."
She took a small piece of meat from her basket, about two ounces, and said, "Mother, give it to my uncle."
"Why did you buy so much meat? It's free, right?" Chen's mother asked.
There was still a piece of meat as big as a palm left in her daughter's basket!
"I'll buy it." Chen Rou didn't want to talk to her about this and said, "Mom, take it to my uncle."
Mother Chen was about to put eggs into her basket, but Chen Rou stopped her: "Mom, don't fight with me, or they will fall and be wasted."
"Take more back!" Chen's mother said, and took four or five more. Seeing that her daughter tried to stop her, she gave up and said, "I'll give this piece of meat to your uncle. If there is any rice, ask him to get some for you."
Chen Rou nodded, and she went back without staying any longer.
Mrs. Chen San saw that there were still quite a few eggs left in her mother-in-law's egg basket!
"What are you looking at? Rourou took the two kilograms she wanted and didn't ask for more for the remaining one. She also brought some meat. And you have to feel wronged with the third child at night for such a small number of eggs. How can you be so outrageous?" Chen's mother scolded him.
Mrs. Chen San knew her mother-in-law's temper and was not afraid at all. She smiled and said, "Mother, what are you going to make for Dad and the others at noon?"
"It's not that long now. Wait until later to stew the pork bones into some wild vegetable soup, and chop the meat into puree and stir-fry it with Chinese cabbage." Chen's mother ordered.
"Okay!" Mrs. Chen San was happy.
Chen's mother wrapped the meat for her brother in a rag and went out. The little girl liked to eat rice, so she had to ask her brother to get some for her when he had the chance.
As it happened, her brother had some at home, so he gave it to her. It wasn't much, just over a pound.
Mother Chen felt embarrassed to ask for only her brother's portion, so she asked for half a pound.
So not long after Chen Rou returned home, her mother came over and brought her rice.
"Your uncle just happened to have more than a pound, and he originally wanted to give it all to me, but your uncle has bad teeth, so I didn't ask for more and only asked for half a pound." Chen's mother said.
Chen Rou immediately felt very embarrassed. She didn't know that her uncle had bad teeth. She said, "Mom, my uncle has bad teeth. Please send it back to him. It doesn't matter if I don't eat it."
The supply and marketing cooperative in town doesn't have rice for sale, only in the county town, and you need food coupons for it. But there must be some on the black market, but she has no chance to go to the black market right now.
Chen's mother said, "Your uncle knows that you are filial. He likes that piece of meat very much. He also said that last year's mutton was delicious. Half a pound of rice is nothing. You go and get busy. Mother is going back."
After Chen's mother went back, Chen Rou looked at the half pound of rice and found it difficult to eat.
Next time there is a chance, ask her husband Guobin to go to Lao Yang to ask, but don’t bother her uncle.
Although she thought so, she still added a lot of rice to mix it together. At noon, Chen Rou ate the stewed rice.
Eat it for one meal, and the rest will be eaten during the summer harvest. Rice is not durable, so you can only have a few meals.
After stewing the rice, there is still some rice cakes. When you scoop it out of the pot, it smells very fragrant.
I ate two pieces while they were hot and put them aside and started frying the meat.
"Are you going to buy meat?" Zhou Zhen said as she passed by on her way home from work and smelled the food.
"Well, I was greedy, so I bought some." Chen Rou said.
I pulled out almost a pound of meat and fried it with pickles. It tasted really delicious and went very well with rice.
Zhou Zhen was extremely envious, but she couldn't afford to eat it, so she said a few words and went home to cook.
When Han Guobin came back, Chen Rou had already scooped out some rice for him.
"Wash your hands and face and eat." Chen Rou said, seeing that he looked tired.
Han Guobin smelled the fragrance and immediately went to wash his face and hands. He had a good breakfast, but he was really hungry at this moment.
After washing, he came over to eat. He made three big bowls of steamed rice with pork and pickled vegetables. That was enough for him, but in fact he could have eaten two more bowls.
"Did my mother give me this rice?" Han Guobin asked.
"My uncle gave it to me. Next time you go to Lao Yang and ask him if he has it. If he does, buy some." Chen Rou said.
Han Guobin accepted the offer.
However, Han Guobin didn't need to go, as Chen Rou found an opportunity herself the next day.
The old He family who raises donkeys in the village are going to the city tomorrow, and are asking if anyone wants to go with them. The round-trip fare is only one cent, which is much cheaper than the previous deal from the neighboring village.
Chen Rou went to ask for a spot.
She estimated that this was her first and last trip to the city this year, so she had to find an excuse to get some things out so that her son Guobin wouldn't think that there were endless things at home.
Chen Rou had told Han Guobin about going to the city the day before. She prepared meals for him early in the morning and then went into the city with other people in the village.
Chen Rou didn't have much to buy, but she wasn't the kind of person who would compromise herself. It was a rare trip for her, so she had to get more supplies.
Everything was prepared yesterday. She took out a lot of supplies such as rice, noodles, soap, candy, etc.
When they got on the donkey cart back to the village, she had the most things, a large package, and it was obvious that she had bought a lot of things.
The young wife in the same car asked her, "Sister-in-law, this will probably cost a lot of money, right?"
"Things in the city are not cheap." Chen Rou sighed.
"It's not cheap, I bought two flowers and they charged me ten cents!" said another girl.
"The flower on your head looks beautiful and suits you well." Chen Rou complimented casually.
The eldest girl was very happy and said, "But she is not as pretty as you, sister-in-law."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the girls on the donkey cart looked at Chen Rou. Chen Rou was really pretty, with willow-shaped eyebrows, big eyes, a delicate nose and a small mouth.
"I'm someone's daughter-in-law, and I'm going to be a mother soon. Children grow old quickly in their lifetime. They can't be compared with you flower-like girls." Chen Rou said with a smile.
The chat went quite well. After returning to the village, Chen Rou gave one cent and took her things home.
Then, after a while, word spread throughout the village that she had bought a lot of things and had spent a lot of money.
Chen Rou also bore the reputation of a spendthrift daughter-in-law for nothing. Not only did she put more than ten kilograms of rice in the jar, she also took noodles, milk candies and other supplies and piled them all in the cupboard.
After this incident, I will have to think about what I take out of the cabinet next time.
However, the keys to the cabinet were all in her hands, not Han Guobin.
Han Guobin never asked too much about these things. The man is the breadwinner and the woman is the homemaker, so he just had to listen to how his wife arranged the household.
As the days passed, after entering May, Chen Rou's belly looked like it was inflated. A seven-month-old belly was already very large.
Han Guobin now talks to his belly before going to bed every day. The little guy inside will occasionally respond to him, which makes this man very happy.
Although her belly was already big, Chen Rou would still go to pull grass for the pigs every day to earn work points, and she rarely missed the two work points.
Chen Rou was actually a little embarrassed.
Because her appetite has been really good since her belly got bigger, especially since the beginning of this month, it feels like she’s hungry again not long after she’s eaten.
So she could only add some extra meals to herself. Beef porridge was her most common dish. Since she became pregnant, she had eaten about ten kilograms of beef in the space.
After she prepared the food, she would put it in her own space. There were also pots, bowls, and plates in her space, so she could take them out and eat whenever she wanted.
So even though her belly is so big, she looks very good.
Her complexion did not turn sallow like those women in the village after pregnancy.
Even my third brother's wife, Song Xiaoyu, didn't look as good as hers after she became pregnant.
Comparing herself with her, Chen Rou felt that her nutrition was sufficient and it was not in vain that she was giving herself a snack.
Compared to her, Han Guobin's food is very ordinary.
Although Chen Rou had tried her best to make delicious food for this man, there was not enough pork to eat. Occasionally she would go back to the town to cut some pork, and the rest she had to live on lard.
The winter wheat was harvested in late June, and on that evening in early July, Chen Rou had her period just after dinner.
She had already started to feel pain this morning, but although Chen Rou had never given birth before, she had heard a lot about it, so she remained calm.
I also cut today's share of pig grass and earned two work points. I also washed my hair and took a bath at noon today.
She wasn't worried at all.
But now that I'm seeing blood, it means I'm really going to give birth.
"Guobin, please lie down with me for a while." Chen Rou said.
During the recent summer harvest, Han Guobin was really tired. After finishing his housework, he lay down with his wife. Not long after lying down, he fell asleep.
Chen Rou was lying next to him, and after about two hours, she woke Han Guobin up.
"Go call the midwife over. I'm afraid I'm about to give birth." Chen Rou said softly. The contractions were already very intense, so she must be about to give birth.
Han Guobin was stunned for a moment and was almost scared to death.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Chen Rou comforted her. Her life in the apocalypse was not smooth sailing and she had suffered many injuries. What kind of pain could she not endure?
"Wife, don't be afraid, I'll go call for help right away!" Han Guobin said hurriedly.
He got off the kang, opened the door and ran out immediately.
Chen Rou touched her belly helplessly and said, "Look how scared your father was. He asked you to come during the day but you didn't listen and chose this time."
Han Guobin has no chance of sleeping tonight.
The experienced midwife in the village came over quickly, and seeing that the baby was already four fingers dilated, she didn't dare to delay any longer.
The birth of this baby was not completed until after two o'clock in the morning. For Chen Rou, who was giving birth to her first child, this was a very smooth birth.
The baby weighed more than 15 pounds. The midwife kept praising him: "What a lucky baby! He looks like his mother. He will definitely be a handsome boy in the future."
The old midwife cleaned up everything and placed the little one next to Chen Rou. She opened the door and went out, and then Han Guobin came in.
Seeing his pale face, the old midwife laughed and said, "Why are you so scared? I was the one who delivered you back then. How can you not trust my skills?"
"That must be you, Aunt Xin." Han Guobin said.
"Okay, bring in the cooked brown sugar porridge, and there will be no problem with the rest." said the old midwife.
Han Guobin saw the person out the door and then brought the porridge into the house.
"Wife." Han Guobin looked at his wife and the little ball next to her, and his heart felt sour.
"I'm hungry." Chen Rou smiled.
Han Guobin immediately brought the warm brown sugar porridge over to feed his wife. Chen Rou felt much better after drinking the brown sugar porridge and said, "Let's go see your son."
Han Guobin then looked at his son. The little guy's eyes were not open yet. They were still closed. His whole body was white and tender, which made Han Guobin's heart soften.
"You should go to bed soon. You have to go to work tomorrow. Go and call my mother early in the morning." Chen Rou said.
"I'm not tired." Han Guobin said. He felt he could watch his wife and son all night.
He was not tired, but Chen Rou was tired and fell asleep in a short while. Han Guobin looked after his wife and children until after four o'clock when he took a nap.
He didn't sleep much and got up immediately to cook porridge. Seeing that his wife was still sleeping, he didn't call her and went out to his father-in-law's house.
Father Chen and Big Brother Chen are all out, going out with slander.
Chen's mother stayed at home to cook. She was surprised to see her son-in-law coming at this time. Sure enough, she heard her son-in-law say that the baby was born and both mother and child were safe.
"Okay, okay!" Chen's mother was very happy: "Have you had breakfast? If not, why don't you have something at home?"
"I have cooked porridge at home," said Han Guobin.
"Then you go back to eat and go to work, and leave the house to your mother." said Chen's mother.
Han Guobin nodded: "Thank you, mother."
Han Guobin went back first, and Chen's mother took the eggs and caught an old hen that didn't lay many eggs to exchange for a rooster from someone else, which she kept specifically for her daughter to produce milk!
After instructing his third daughter-in-law, he came to his youngest daughter's house.
When Chen's mother came, Han Guobin had already gone to work. He also told his parents that his wife had given birth to a son last night.
Both Han's parents knew about the birth of the baby. The news spread throughout the village yesterday. This morning, the old midwife was still praising the big fat boy weighing more than five kilograms, saying that he was very blessed.
How could I not know?
But there is no big deal, after all, this child is not born by their eldest son.
Han Guobin was just giving a notification and was not disappointed. It didn't matter that his son didn't have grandparents to love him, he still had grandpa and grandma to love him.
Han Guolin was very envious: "I don't know if Xiaoyu is a son or a daughter."
Han Guobin didn't say anything and went to work.
At home, Chen Rou had already woken up. Her mother was feeding her with egg porridge and asked, "How do you feel?"
"Everything is fine." Chen Rou said with a smile.
"That's fine. Don't worry about anything. Just take good care of the child. I'll take care of the rest for you," said Chen's mother.
"Mom, the Ma family next door will send food over at noon. Please make one for Guobin and send it over together." Chen Rou said.
"Need I tell you? Eat quickly and then take a nap." said Chen's mother.
Chen Rou smiled and drank the porridge. Then she carefully got off the kang to relieve herself and then went back to lie down.
Mother Chen began to admire her grandson and said, "He looks like you, Rourou. He will definitely marry a girl when he grows up."
Chen Rou smiled. Her son did look like her. Although he was still young, it felt like he was her son.
When she saw this little guy, her whole heart softened.
Next is the time for Chen Rou to recuperate after giving birth.
It was also a good time for her to recuperate after giving birth. The wheat harvest was completed and the corn planting had begun. It was a rare time of leisure in the middle of the year.
Han Guobin always comes home early from work every day.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
