Chapter 85: Good Heart

Then he told the dumbfounded Li, "Hurry up and boil some hot water, and sterilize the new scissors you prepared."

Li knew that something bad had happened. His excitement had turned into anxiety. He even stuttered when he spoke, "I know, I know."

Zhulan helped to lay out the straw mat that had been prepared long ago, and asked Xuehan to carry Yushuang to the main room. Finally, she took out the swaddle and muslin prepared for the newborn, all of which were washed clean.

Zhulan listened to Zhao's screams and forced herself to stay calm. She recalled that she had prepared everything and comforted Zhao. She really had no experience, but she knew that the mortality rate of pregnant women in ancient times was particularly high. Fortunately, Zhao was not pregnant with her first child, and Zhulan also consciously asked Zhao to move around more so that her belly was not particularly big. The only thing left was the position of the fetus, which Zhulan could not do anything about. "Qiuniang, bear it, and wait until you are about to give birth before you scream. Save some strength and don't waste it all."

Zhao bit her lip. Zhulan was afraid that she would bite her tongue, so she quickly took a cloth and gave it to Zhao to bite. Zhulan felt that time was passing very slowly. Even though she had the memory of her original body, her legs were shaking violently. She once again cursed the ancient times, saying that giving birth to a child was no different from risking one's life.

Boss Zhou finally came back, "Mom, Grandma is here."

Zhulan always called Mrs. Xu "Auntie". She was a well-known old lady in the surrounding villages. Zhulan hurried forward to help sweep the snow. "Auntie, you have worked hard. I will give you a big red envelope when I come back."

Xu was very happy. The Zhou family had always been the first in the village to receive red envelopes. "I will wash my hands and go in now."

Zhulan had already prepared wine for the old lady to wash her hands. In order to buy high-concentration wine, Zhulan asked her parents' family for help and got a total of two kilograms of strong liquor. Strong liquor was not easy to buy in ancient times. She could not help much with Zhao's production, but she had no problem with details such as disinfection.

Xu was stunned for a moment but didn't say much, washed her hands and went in.

Li came in with hot water. Zhulan had already disinfected the scissors and said to Li, "Boil the red eggs and kill a hen to make soup for your brother and sister-in-law."

Zhulan didn't know what to eat for the first meal after giving birth. She had never given birth and didn't have any knowledge in this area. In her memory, drinking chicken soup was the top-level configuration in ancient times. She didn't make the alternative of just drinking hen soup!

Li was still worried. Seeing that her mother still looked unhappy, she took the job and went out quickly. She didn't even dare to pick on her sister-in-law or drink chicken soup.

Zhulan had been helping Xu. The bloody Zhulan could no longer eat pig blood. Later, her legs became numb from standing. She didn't know how much time had passed before the child was finally born, crying very loudly.

Mrs. Xu weighed it and said, "It's heavy enough, and the crying sound is loud. It's a healthy fat boy."

Zhulan was filled with joy. She had witnessed with her own eyes that the birth of her child had a different meaning. She grinned and said, "Good, good."

Mrs. Xu washed the child with warm water. Zhulan took out the plaster that Lao Er had prescribed at the clinic and applied it to her belly button. She was really worried about applying wood ash. Mrs. Xu said happily, "This kid is born with good fortune. Look how much grandma loves you. Use the plaster when you are born and you will be filial to your grandma in the future."

Xu was thinking that if someone told her in the future that Yang was a wicked mother-in-law, she would retort, whose mother-in-law would be so attentive when her daughter-in-law gave birth? Not only did she give the child a new quilt, but she also comforted her daughter-in-law in a soft voice. If she didn't know that Zhao was her daughter-in-law, she would have thought she was her own daughter.

Zhulan happily held the child in her arms. The little guy was well-nourished and although he had wrinkles, he was fair and looked like the president who had picked out the best features of the second child and his wife.

Xu helped Zhao to expel the evil spirits. Zhao was too weak to cry out in pain. Zhulan shook her head and said, "Women are so great." Xu cleaned Zhao with great experience and changed the pad for Zhao. Seeing Zhulan using a thick pad made of coarse cloth to cushion Zhao, Xu raised her thumb.

"You are as kind-hearted as your mother-in-law."

Zhulan smiled and said, "I learned this from my mother-in-law."

Xu cleaned up the kang. The bloody atmosphere in the room was still thick. She washed her hands and smiled, "I'll be back first."

Zhulan put the child next to Zhao and took out a red envelope with thirty cents from her purse. In the past, the Zhou family gave twenty cents, but this time Zhulan put ten more cents in the big red envelope. Then she took out the thank-you gift that she had asked Li to prepare, a piece of fine cotton cloth. The Xu family also had a new baby, and fine cotton cloth was most suitable for making clothes for the child. She also put ten boiled red eggs in the envelope. Zhulan personally sent Xu to the door and asked her eldest son to carefully help her go back.