Ever since Chen Rou started her confinement, he had no choice but to go out to collect grain in the second half of the night during the summer harvest. But after the summer harvest, Han Guobin got up early every day, and the first thing he did was to go to the town to buy pig's trotters.
You also told the butcher that he had contracted the pig's trotters, but the butcher didn't agree. Your wife is not the only one who is pregnant and giving birth, and there are also regulations. Who would dare to contract it for you?
Pig's trotters are not expensive, only 20 cents per pound, but they are really delicious.
However, Han Guobin brought more than just pig's trotters stewed with peanuts to increase milk production.
In addition to pig's trotters, Han Guobin did not feel tired at all after work and went fishing. Chen Rou had crucian carp soup and fish every now and then.
There were also eggs left over for her to eat during her confinement period, and she didn't have to do any housework. It can be said that this confinement period was extremely comfortable.
Even Zhou Zhen from the neighboring Ma family came to visit her during her confinement and was extremely envious.
To be honest, there is no comparison.
Zhou Zhen is also an experienced person, but the confinement she experienced back then was not even as good as Chen Rou's. What's more, hers was not really called confinement. At best, it was just a few days of rest after giving birth.
This is what Chen Rou is experiencing, this is the real confinement period.
Rooster, eggs, fish soup, and pig's feet, lying on the kang every day, just like Empress Dowager Cixi.
Zhou Zhen wanted to take it outside and brag about it, but Chen Rou stopped her and told her not to tell anyone.
Chen Rou never liked to show off. She always made her fortune quietly. She did have a comfortable confinement period. Although she spent a lot of money, she still had to breastfeed the baby, and one person's food provided for two.
Just stay indoors and don't tell anyone else.
Zhou Zhen also understood her personality, so she didn't tell anyone. However, since she had been sitting in confinement for such a long time after giving birth and hadn't gone out, in everyone's eyes, she was almost married into a happy family.
And everyone knew that Han Guobin went fishing every day to nourish her body.
For this reason, many old women in the village taught their granddaughters a lesson, telling them to marry Han Guobin in their early years, as it would not be much worse if they married this young man.
But the granddaughter didn't like the silent Han Guobin, and her eyes were on the young and energetic Han Guolin.
Look at it now, which daughter-in-law in the village can compare with Guobin’s wife in luck?
The confinement period that Guobin’s wife is experiencing now is truly a confinement period!
As the mother-in-law, Chen's mother was particularly satisfied and happy. Whether the marriage was a good one could be seen during the confinement period.
Since the summer harvest and the busy planting of crops, she has basically only been responsible for cooking.
She didn't have to interfere with the rest of the son-in-law, he did it all.
Mother Chen felt relieved just thinking about it. As long as her daughter didn't do anything naughty in the future and had given birth to this big fat boy, how bad could her life be?
Thinking of this, Chen's mother, who was holding her grandson, looked at her daughter and snorted, "It's hard to find someone in the surrounding area who can spend the rest of her life like you. If you dare to get out of bed and let me see you again, I won't come over. Just let you do it. If you get sick from the rest of your life when you're old, don't blame me as your mother for not reminding you!"
Chen Rou said, "Mom, it's already been ten days since I gave birth. I've recovered a lot. I feel uncomfortable lying down all the time."
"Does it feel uncomfortable to lie down all the time?" Mother Chen said with eyes wide open.
Chen Rou smiled: "I know you care about me, but what I know is that I just get off the kang and walk around, it's quite comfortable."
It was impossible for her to lie on the kang for a whole month. She recovered a lot in ten days and it was very good for her to walk around like this.
Mother Chen said, "I think you are just being naughty. You can get off the kang if you want, but don't walk for so long!"
"I know." Chen Rou nodded.
At this time, Han Hang was in his grandmother's arms with a constipated expression on his face. Chen's mother smiled as soon as she saw it: "He has diarrhea."
After Han Hang had pooped for a while, Chen's mother went to pour hot water to wash his butt. After washing and cleaning it, she gave it to her daughter.
Chen Rou then started to breastfeed the little one.
It's not that difficult to take care of him. As long as you make sure he's well fed and clean up for him, then basically all you have to do is eat, drink and sleep.
But the Hanhang kids are indeed well cared for, and everyone who comes to visit praises them.
In fact, Chen Rou thought it was okay. Later on when she was collecting supplies, she also saw some children who were well fed. Their little arms were segmented and full of chubby flesh.
The Korean Air kids are at best sturdy, but that's rare, of course.
Song Xiaoyu came here right after work that day. Her belly isn't very noticeable yet, so she'll probably give birth in three or four months.
So she wanted to come here to learn some experience, but Chen Rouzhen didn't have much experience to give her. She wouldn't stop her from seeing little Han Hang, but after seeing little Han Hang, Song Xiaoyu was surprised.
She came to see Chen Rou the day after she gave birth. This was her second visit today. She didn't expect that little Han Hang's appearance had changed so much.
"Second sister-in-law, what did you eat? You made my little nephew so white and fat!" Song Xiaoyu said.
It’s not like her sister-in-law hasn’t given birth to nephews and nieces for her, but none of them are as white and plump as these. It's all dry and as dry as a little monkey.
But because of the lack of food and drink, that was all. But now her little nephew who lives in a mud house is being raised so well!
"We didn't eat much, just some pig's feet and eggs. Guobin also went to the river to fish every day, and my mother's family also sent me a rooster that helps produce milk." Chen Rou said. There was nothing wrong with saying this, and everyone in the village knew about it.
Her parents gave her a chicken, which was a big favor, but she didn't let her parents suffer a loss. She asked Han Guobin to send one of her geese over that day.
The two goslings that were sent to her before are three months old. Her family is small and they can't raise two, so it's just right to send them back to her parents' home.
It was precisely because a well-raised white goose was sent back to Old Chen's family to be raised and laid eggs that Old Chen's daughters-in-law did not say a word.
Song Xiaoyu asked her what she ate before giving birth. Little Han Hang weighed more than five kilograms when he was born. Nowadays, a child weighing more than five kilograms is considered a real fat boy.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "What could we eat at that time? But last winter, Guo Bin went into the mountains and caught a lot of fish for me. We stewed fish every day."
Fish meat is really delicious. Eating it every day makes her feel nourished. Although her relationship with Song Xiaoyu is not so good, she told the truth when someone wanted to know about it.
She is a mother herself and can understand Song Xiaoyu's feelings.
As for the fact that she ate beef porridge as a snack, there is no need to say more.
After returning home, Song Xiaoyu ate more in an attempt to give birth to a son who was fatter than her second sister-in-law.
This is really hard for Han Guolin, but to be honest, he has also visited his second brother's little nephew, and he is really excellent, plump and fair, and very pleasing to the eye.
He also wanted a son like that.
So grit your teeth and buy some pork!
Han Guobin came back at noon.
Chen Rou could hardly bear to see this. She had taken very good care of herself during the confinement period and she seemed to have regained her second spring.
Just as her mother said, the confinement period after childbirth is a time for a woman to undergo a transformation. As long as the confinement period is well conducted, all illnesses can be cured.
She sits really well, and her whole body looks moist and tender because she doesn't need to go out in the sun, and her skin is the kind that will become whiter if she covers it up.
This look formed a very sharp contrast with the tanned Han Guobin.
Han Guobin was especially obvious that he was tired. He was very thin, and only his pair of eyes, black and white, were bright and shining.
It’s not that Chen Rou is being pretentious and feels sorry for her man. Han Guobin has really lost a lot of weight since she gave birth to the child.
Even though I've become a father, I feel very happy and energetic. I'm not affected at all.
Chen's mother had already prepared lunch, which included boiled sweet potatoes, pig's trotters stewed with peanuts, and tomato egg drop soup, which was specially requested by Chen Rou.
"Eat this pig's trotter." Chen Rou picked up a piece of pig's trotter for him and said.
"I can just eat sweet potatoes." Han Guobin was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"I have some more here. You can have one. Eat more peanuts as well. You've been very thin lately." Chen Rou said.
Han Guobin grinned, but did not eat the pig's trotter. His wife had to eat this to feed her son, but he did not need milk, so what was there to eat?
Chen Rou looked at the pig's trotter that was put into the bowl, feeling helpless.
"Wife, please eat more. I'll buy more tomorrow." Han Guobin said.
Chen Rou ignored him and ate the pork trotter and peanuts, drank some egg drop soup, and left the rest to him to finish.
Han Guobin finished all the leftovers, which were quite greasy. He went to clean up the dishes himself before coming in to see his son.
Little Han Hang is very good-looking. He is sleeping now, just like a doll in a New Year picture. Han Guobin's heart softened when he saw him.
"Lie down and take a nap." Chen Rou said.
Han Guobin nodded, and the family of three went to sleep on the kang.
After hearing the whistle outside, Han Guobin took the military water bottle and went to work. Before leaving, Chen Rou asked him to drink the milk powder she had prepared, and then ignored him and continued to recuperate after giving birth.
Chen Rou stayed in confinement for a whole month.
The fact that she married into a wealthy family has almost spread everywhere, and people can't even envy her enough.
Han's mother was quite dissatisfied: "I've seen people who are hypocritical, but I've never seen anyone as hypocritical as this. When we were young, we would go back to work on the third day after giving birth. Women hold up half the sky. If everyone was like her, how exhausted would the men in the family be?"
What does it mean? What does this mean?
Song Xiaoyu felt something was wrong. Wasn't she going to be allowed to complete the confinement period? She won't agree to that!
But she was not stupid. She did not confront her mother-in-law directly. Instead, she talked to Han Guolin privately and told him about the matter.
Han Guolin also agreed with his wife's request and said, "Don't worry, I'll talk to mother about this."
Confinement after childbirth is a very important matter, how can it be easily glossed over?
His mother had no choice back then, but now that conditions are better, why not take care of the baby during the confinement period?
Seeing that he agreed directly and approved, Song Xiaoyu felt satisfied.
Although she married into the countryside, her husband Guolin never let her suffer any injustice, which made her very happy.
No matter what, she can't be worse than her second sister-in-law!
Chen Rou had no idea that her sister-in-law, who got pregnant at the same time as her, still had such a competitive mentality.
It was already August when she finished her confinement. It rained twice during her confinement, both of which were quite heavy. After those two rains, the weather is really hot now.
At noon, when Han Guobin went to work, Chen Rou would give him a military kettle of light salt water for him to drink.
When he came back in the evening, there was some mung bean soup left for him to relieve the heat. The weather was really unbearable, and he had to get full work points. If he didn't take good care of himself, even his iron body would not be able to bear it.
You haven't shown it now because you are young, but you will have to pay it back when you are old.
Chen Rou's hands and feet are now tied up by little Han Hang, so she can't do any work. She can only take care of the little guy at home and serve the only big white goose in the house.
Thanks to her good care, the big white goose has grown exceptionally strong, but it has not laid eggs yet.
It’s too hot now, even if the geese could lay eggs, they wouldn’t.
She heard from her mother that if it was too hot or too cold, the geese would not lay eggs. They would choose the right time to lay eggs. She estimated that the geese would be ready by the time of autumn harvest.
By then, the goose eggs will be laid to nourish her husband Guobin.
Chen's mother hasn't come since she finished her confinement, because Chen Sansao's belly is getting bigger. This is Chen Sansao's second child. Although Chen's mother doesn't have to worry too much, there still has to be someone at home.
The hot August made Chen Rou worried that Han Guobin might get a heat stroke. Fortunately, the man was in good health and survived the dog days of summer. Starting from late August, the weather was not so hot anymore.
Chen Rou was chopping beef that day. She went to the town and bought two taels of pork. She took the opportunity to pull a piece out of the space to refine oil.
The two cans of lard stored last year were used up yesterday. We couldn’t be without oil at home, so I refined this small half pound of oil.
We can probably hold out until next month when the autumn harvest begins and we can share some meat.
The pork and beef are chopped together. You can't tell the difference when the two kinds of meat are eaten together. The lean meat can be cooked with the leftover rice.
She cooked a big pot, most of which she wanted to store in the space as a snack.
She is breastfeeding her baby and gets hungry very quickly, so she must have extra meals. With three normal meals a day, her milk is not enough for little Han Hang.
"Is my little sister home?" Chen Rou had just put the cooked porridge into the space when a sharp voice came from outside.
When Chen Rou looked outside, she saw who was coming. Wasn’t it her fourth sister Chen Wen?
The sum of the two sisters' names means "gentle", and Chen's father arranged for them to marry. He said that girls should be gentle and kind, so one was named Chen Wen and the other was named Chen Rou. Before they were given these formal names, their names were Si Ya and Wu Ya.
It had been such a long time since she gave birth to her child when her fourth sister came. The two sisters are two years apart in age and have similar personalities, both of them are competitive and strong-willed.
"Fourth sister is here." Chen Rou put the prepared porridge into the space, covered the rest with the lid, and came out.
"Your goose can guard the door now." Sister Chen Si said as she looked at the goose that wanted to peck her over the fence.
"No need to watch over the house, it's raised to lay eggs." Chen Rou drove away the big white goose that was good at guarding the house.
"What delicious food are you making? It smells so good?" Sister Chen Si said after she came in, sniffing her nose.
"I cooked some meat porridge and saved it for Guobin." Chen Rou said.
Fourth Sister Chen curled her lips and said, "I'm not eating yours." She handed over the small basket in her hand and said, "I only heard about your birth yesterday when I went back to my parents' home. I didn't come in time, but with mother here, you will definitely have a good confinement without my eggs."
"What is this?" Chen Rou asked.
"Eggs? You don't want them?" said Chen Sijie.
Chen Rou was a little surprised, as she remembered that the relationship between the two sisters was not very good. She took it and removed the rag, and saw that it was quite a lot, at least two kilograms.
"So many?" Chen Rou looked at her and said.
Fourth Sister Chen glanced at her and said, "I heard from Third Sister-in-law when I went home yesterday that you had been in confinement for a full month. I came here today to see that you really look good."
This little face is white with a rosy glow, it is obvious that it is well taken care of.
"My Guobin loves me." Chen Rou smiled.
"Now you say you love me, but when you first got married, you still had the idea of marrying into the city. I told you a long time ago that Han Guobin would definitely not be bad." Sister Chen Si said contemptuously.
I feel that her sister was simply crazy and couldn't think straight before. Marrying in the city? Is it so easy to marry?
Chen Rou did remember what her fourth sister had said to her, and she almost realized that her original self was ignorant and didn't know what was good and what was bad. It was obvious that her fourth sister really cared about her.
"My fourth sister, you are not as good at choosing people as I am. My brother-in-law's family is the team leader, the best family in Taoxi Village. If you marry him, you will have a pair of twin nephews at once. No one is more successful than you." Chen Rou said with a smile.
Her fourth sister was indeed capable and had a sharp eye. The place where she married was quite far away, and it took three hours to go back and forth, but Taoxi Village was a big village.
Her fourth sister met her fourth brother-in-law by chance. Her fourth sister was slightly less pretty than her, but she was also a standard oval-faced beauty. In comparison, her fourth brother-in-law was tall and strong.
When she came to their house to see him, she was still disdainful of him, thinking that her fourth brother-in-law was not handsome enough or delicate enough, and that she disliked her fourth sister and was targeting the peasant.
Because of this sentence, Chen Sijie almost broke off all contact with her.
But later she got engaged to Han Guobin, and her fourth sister came back and said that Han Guobin was a good man and would not be a bad match for her if she married him.
When Chen Rou thought of these things, she shook her head and smiled.
When Chen Sijie heard that she was so good at talking, she immediately looked at her and said, "I heard from Third Sister-in-law that you are sensible now, but I didn't quite believe it. I didn't expect that you are so good at talking now that you are married?"
But Fourth Sister Chen was also somewhat proud. She would certainly marry a good man. She chose the man herself, the man who could carry two loads of stones up the mountain without even getting out of breath.
Her family was also the captain's family, and their conditions were the best in the village. Many families had their eyes on her man and had intentions towards him, but in the end, he was snatched away by a girl from another village who came from a long distance away.
After she got married, she got pregnant with twins, both boys. Even her mother-in-law looked up to her and thought she was blessed.
He especially liked her two grandsons and often asked her to steam egg custard for them.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "Are my two nephews well behaved?"
"They are very naughty, dirty all day long, just like two little monkeys." Sister Chen said, "Where is my little nephew? I heard from mother that he is white and chubby?"
Chen Rou said: "He is sleeping inside."
Then she brought her fourth sister in to see Han Hang. When she saw this little nephew, Chen was amazed: "I didn't realize you are so good at raising children?"
Look at her little nephew, he is so white and chubby, just like a boy in a New Year picture. When she was pregnant with twins, it was so rare.
Her husband's family had never had twins for generations, so her parents-in-law took her seriously. She ate well, and her husband often went fishing and pheasanting to nourish her body.
When her two sons were born, they weighed almost four pounds each, which was considered very good. Later, after she gave birth, her mother-in-law saw that they were two grandsons and was so happy that she spent money to buy her pig's trotters to increase her milk production.
She was well fed and grew up to be plump, at least that's considered fat among kids nowadays. But compared to her sister, she's not really fat.
She didn't even know that her unreliable little sister was so good at raising children?
"I'm afraid you haven't eaten well during this period of confinement." Sister Chen Si said.
If a baby is growing well, it goes without saying that it must be because he is well fed, and if he is well fed, he must eat well. Obviously, her little sister looks so healthy now, I wonder how much good food she has eaten?
"Guobin buys me pig's feet every day, and also catches fish and stews it for me to eat, so this little guy never lacks for food." Chen Rou said.
Sister Chen Si asked how come she had changed so much after not seeing her for a year after getting married, and it turned out that she had really married into a happy family.
This year, on the second day of the first lunar month when her son-in-law came to visit, she and her husband did not go back. She went back on the third day, and missed Chen Rou. So if you calculate it, they have not seen each other for almost a year since Chen Rou got married.
Chen Sijie was not surprised that her younger sister seemed like a different person. After all, she was married and a mother now. How could she live the same as before?
This time, when Fourth Sister Chen came over to take a look, she was quite satisfied. She thought it was finally something reasonable.
"Okay, I'm still busy at home, so I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go back first. You take out the eggs, and I have to take the small basket back." Sister Chen Si said.
Chen Rou asked, "Fourth sister, you brought so many eggs here, won't your in-laws say anything about you?"
"I exchanged my private money with others." Sister Chen Si said. Although her husband's family did not split up the family, she still had some private money in her hands.
"She gave birth to a child but she didn't even go to announce the good news." Sister Chen Si snorted again.
"It happened to be the summer harvest at that time, and Guobin got up early and went to bed late every day, so he didn't make it in time." Chen Rou said as she took out the eggs.
Chen Sijie didn't say anything else. She took the small basket and was about to go back.
"Fourth sister, wait a minute." Chen Rou said, took the key and went to open the cabinet.
Chen Sijie was surprised: "Why, are you planning to get me something good?"
Chen Rou smiled and said, "I haven't given anything to my two nephews yet. I bought some biscuits and candies a while ago. You can take them back and give them to my nephews."
The biscuits are filled and are rarely sold in the county town. She brought them here from later generations, but she is not afraid of being suspected. She will not change, so she can only say that she is lucky to have bought something like this.
There were also peanut crisps, which were also very delicious. She packed them in a small bag and asked her fourth sister to take them back.
There was almost half a bag left, which was quite a lot. Sister Chen was very surprised, but she didn't bother to be polite with her. She said, "Then I can take it back and give it to the two brothers to eat."
"Take it." Chen Rou nodded.
Sister Chen Si took some biscuits and candies and came to her parents' home.
Mother Chen was at home, preparing some food for the big white geese. The two little white geese in front now had one for each family.
"Mom, are you busy?" said Chen Sijie.
"Well, did you come from your sister's place?" asked Chen's mother.
"It came from that side." Sister Chen nodded, then pulled her mother into the house.
"What are you doing? So sneaky." Chen's mother said puzzled.
"Mom, look what this is?" Sister Chen showed her the biscuits and crispy candies in the small basket.
"Did your sister give it to you?" Chen's mother said after taking a look.
She had also eaten it at her youngest daughter's house.
Sister Chen was surprised that her mother was not surprised at all. It seemed that she had already eaten.
Seeing her eldest daughter like this, Chen's mother knew what she was thinking and said unhappily, "Rou Rou is much more sensible now, don't always look at people with old eyes."
Fourth Sister Chen said, "I am really surprised. If she hadn't had the same face today, I would have suspected that she had a new heart."
The change is too big. Although she has changed a lot after getting married, she is not as completely changed as her sister.
Chen's mother smiled and said, "You didn't see how good Guobin was to her. She felt comforted and her mind was at peace."
She also noticed the changes in her youngest daughter. She was really worried before and didn't dare to marry far away.
For example, for the eldest daughter, she is not afraid of marrying far away, but for the younger daughter, she should marry closer so that it will be more convenient to take care of her.
Because we are close, I know that she is not very stable even after getting married.
Fortunately, everything is fine now. They have children and can live a good life. It seems that she and her husband don’t have to worry too much.
"I can see that when it comes to choosing a son-in-law, my father is the best. He said before that my family's Dabang is reliable, and I did not make a wrong choice." Sister Chen smiled.
"Dabang is also a good one. Your father was satisfied when he saw him. He also told me privately and asked me to give you more dowry items." Chen's mother said with a smile.
Sister Chen smiled and went back home after staying there for a while. Before leaving, she distributed some biscuits and candies to her nephews and nieces.
She came here specially today, and had to hurry back. Chen's mother stuffed two eggs in her mouth for her two twin grandsons to eat.
Let’s talk about Chen Rou.
I have already started making the cradle. There is really nothing to do at home now. The little one is still young and needs someone to look after him. I really have no time to earn work points.
But she remembered that her third sister-in-law also had some plans.
Han Guobin came back at noon and had meat porridge. He said, "Wife, don't save it. I'll go there during the off-season this year. If you want to eat meat, just go and cut it."
Chen Rou smiled and gave him a look, saying, "I am a well-known greedy and lazy woman in the village, so I will naturally not save money."
Han Guobin smiled. His wife was sweet and soft, and he loved her very much. There was no such thing as a greedy and lazy woman.
"Our brick house won't be rebuilt for now, we'll build it later." Chen Rou said in a low voice.
"Hmm?" Han Guobin looked at her.
"Everyone knows that you went into the mountains to hunt. I'm afraid you'll be accused of speculation. Let's take it slow so that we can have more space." Chen Rou said.
Don’t think that adobe houses are uncomfortable, they are warm in winter and cool in summer.
"It's too crowded." Han Guobin shook his head and said, "I'll take care of it, you don't have to worry."
"If it happens, just say that I got it from my parents' home, and borrowed it from my fourth sister." Chen Rou said as she saw that he was not shaken.
Just relying on her son Guobin, he can build a brick house by himself. How many people would be jealous to the point of tears? That could easily lead to trouble.
Those who are jealous will go back and say that her Guobin is engaged in speculation and profiteering, and there will be a lot of trouble.
"We'll tell you when the time comes." Han Guobin said.
Chen Rou also put it aside for the time being. It would take a long time to build a brick house. After lunch, she let Han Guobin take a rest.
She packed up her things herself. After all, they were at home now. She couldn't let her husband Guobin finish his work outside and then come back to do the housework. This was not the way to be lazy.
Han Guobin was teasing little Han Hang in the house. The little guy had already woken up, with his eyes open and not crying or making a fuss. He was just looking around, and he looked more spiritual than when he was just born.
When Chen Rou came in, she saw the father and son interacting with each other. The little guy even smiled slightly, which made Han Guobin very surprised.
"The autumn harvest will be next month. I was thinking of sending it to my mother then. I have to go to work." Chen Rou said.
"Mom is busy too. I'm afraid she doesn't have time. I still need to breastfeed." Han Guobin shook his head.
It would be better for him to let his wife take care of his son at home.
"I'll go over tomorrow to see when my third sister-in-law is going to give birth. If that's the right time, I'll cut some pork for her and put it over there to feed her." Chen Rou said.
After thinking it over, she really didn't want to miss the autumn harvest. It was tiring, but the work points she could earn were more than usual.
On weekdays, it was not easy for women comrades to get five work points, but if they were diligent during the autumn harvest, they could get six work points.
Men usually get ten work points, and they can get twelve during the autumn harvest. Chen Rou felt it would be a pity to miss out. Moreover, the most important thing was that these work points were related to whether they would be distributed grain or meat after the autumn harvest.
"Then you should take it easy at work and don't have to work so hard." Han Guobin said as he saw that she insisted.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "I know what's going on."
She was also someone who couldn't wait, so she took little Han Hang to his grandmother's house the next day.
Mrs. Chen San's belly was indeed quite big. She looked at her nephew, little Han Hang, and praised him a lot.
It is rare to see such a white and chubby child in the countryside, and he looks very cute at first sight.
"Third sister-in-law, is she going to give birth next month?" Chen Rou asked with a smile.
"Around the middle of next month." Mrs. Chen nodded.
Chen Rou told her plan and said at the end: "If you are willing, I will bring you two kilograms of eggs, two kilograms of pork, and pig's trotters. If I have time, I will go to the river to catch some fish and bring them to you."
These words were so similar that Chen Sansao was almost overwhelmed with joy.
Before she could say anything, Chen's mother scolded, "Just bring it here, why do you need to take those things? Can the family do without that bite of food?"
Mrs. Chen's beautiful dream was shattered in an instant, as if all the fish, meat and eggs visible to the naked eye had left her, but she also struggled and said, "Mom, that's not what I meant. Look at how well my nephew is breastfeeding. If I don't eat something good, how can I breastfeed two babies by myself? And you can tell at a glance that my nephew is a big eater. He might not even be interested in the milk of ordinary people."
"You are so precious. Can you eat so much food?" Mother Chen glared at her.
"Forget about the other things, but you have to take some eggs," said Mrs. Chen San.
Mother Chen was about to say something, but Chen Rou smiled and said, "Mom, you don't have to say anything. Guo Bin and I have already discussed all of this. Sister-in-law, please take care of me for a while. I won't give you any less of those things."
Mrs. Chen San smiled sincerely: "That's no problem, you just go to work and leave the child to me!"
Chen Rou was happy to see that she was really happy.
She planned to get full work points from the women's comrades every day starting from the autumn harvest, so that she could get a lot more grain this year. Otherwise, if she didn't earn any work points in the second half of the year, she would not even get any grain.
When she got home, she saw her own big white goose in the goose nest. Chen Rou didn't take it seriously, but Han Guobin came back from work and saw that it had laid a big goose egg!
"Laying eggs?" Chen Rou was also very surprised when she saw the big goose egg. She thought it would start laying eggs next month, but she didn't expect it to start laying eggs after the dog days of summer were over.
Han Guobin gave her the goose egg and said, "You will have goose eggs to eat in the future."
Chen Rou took it and said, "This goose egg is really big, one is equivalent to several chicken eggs!"
The goose egg was indeed the biggest one, but it was not laid every day. After laying this egg, the big white goose was quiet for a few days until the sixth day, when it went back to the goose nest and laid eggs again.
After collecting four goose eggs from her family, the big white goose in Old Chen's family started laying eggs.
Chen's mother was very happy. It was such a big goose egg. The whole family could eat it if they fried it. She even came over and asked if the goose had laid eggs.
When he learned that she had laid four eggs, he asked in surprise, "How did you feed her?"
"There's no need to worry about how to feed it. Just cook more wheat bran and vegetables for it when cooking. Also give it some small river shrimps, chop them up and cook them together." Chen Rou said.
"Then I'll go back and ask your third brother and the others to get some river shrimps, chop them up and feed them to it." said Chen's mother.
"You can also feed the chickens at home." Chen Rou said with a smile.
"All together." Chen's mother said, looked at her little grandson again, and went back.
Mrs. Chen San thought she would give birth in mid-September, but it was delayed until late September. The autumn harvest was just a few days away, so she picked a good time.
Because they were rushing to harvest the autumn harvest, the team would slaughter pigs to provide food for everyone, and she happened to be in confinement after giving birth, so wasn't it a good time for her to do so?
Mrs. Chen San's previous child was a daughter, and this one is a son, so she now has both a son and a daughter, and she is very satisfied.
In particular, Chen Rou, her sister-in-law, kept her promise and sent her a pound of pig's trotters to stew with peanuts, as well as pork and eggs.
This made both Mrs. Chen Dasao and Mrs. Chen Ersao feel jealous.
But there's nothing we can do about it. The third sister's family was born at a good time. She was born before and after her sister-in-law. Now that her sister-in-law has to go to work, she has to bring the child over to be fed together.
The autumn harvest horn sounded, and Chen Rou did not delay any longer. She left little Han Hang at his grandmother's house and went to work to harvest grain.
He left home in the morning and took his lunch with him before leaving. He did not return home until the evening.
Han Guobin took a shower and went to his father-in-law's house to hug his son. Chen Rou cooked at home, stir-fried cucumbers with lard and goose eggs, and served with sorghum rice.
When Han Guobin came back with Han Hang, Chen Rou had already prepared dinner.
Having not seen her son for the entire day, Chen Rou was also anxiously missing him. She took over and said, "Go eat first."
"Mom said he had just fallen asleep and he must be hungry when he woke up," said Han Guobin.
Chen Rou nodded, put the little guy inside, and went to eat with Han Guobin first. She was really hungry.
The couple ate the entire plate of fried goose eggs and cucumbers and also finished all the sorghum rice. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief.
She handed the dishes to Han Guobin to clean up, and then she went to scoop water from the water tank and brought it into the house to take a bath while the little guy was still asleep and crying for hunger.
I have to wash one every day, otherwise I can’t stand it and I sweat all day long.
After taking a bath, she left the water for Han Guobin to take to the backyard to water the radishes in the private plot, and she began to feed the already whimpering little Han Hang.
He ate with great relish, as if he had been hungry for a long time.
When Han Guobin came in after cleaning up the dishes, he saw his wife's maternal side. She held the child and fed him, while wiping the little guy's sweat with a towel. This scene made his throat slide.
"If someone doesn't know, they would think they're being treated unfairly. It's like they haven't eaten for a long time." Chen Rou didn't know that the man who had been a vegetarian for a long time was having all kinds of wild thoughts in his mind, so she said to him helplessly.
Han Guobin smiled and said, "When I went to hold him, my mother said that he doesn't like to eat much, but he will eat a little when he is very hungry. This means he recognizes people."
Chen Rou smiled, touched the sweat on her son's forehead, and said, "He will eat when he is hungry, and he won't eat if he is not hungry." Then she asked, "Didn't Mom go to work?"
"I guess he wants to wait until Third Sister-in-law can get out of bed." Han Guobin said.
Chen Rou nodded, and when the little guy finished eating, she burped him. After eating and drinking, the little guy became drowsy.
"Go take a shower and rest early." Chen Rou said to Han Guobin.
Han Guobin took a comfortable bath, then came back and washed his clothes. After he finished everything, he went back to the house.
After getting on the kang, he came closer. Chen Rou immediately understood what this man meant. She laughed, but she also liked him.
The couple went to bed together after making love. In the middle of the night, Chen Rou got up to change the diaper for little Han Hang and fed him before going back to sleep.
They always had to get up two or three times at night, but Chen Rou did not disturb Han Guobin. He had to go out with the team in the dark in the second half of the night. By dawn, the men had already harvested a lot of food.
This is why their work points are about twice that of their female comrades.
But it is not easy for women comrades either, they also have to get up before dawn and rush to
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