Chapter 227 Life-saving Grace
The Northwest Army is preparing for war, and even those who stay behind at the base camp cannot sit idle.
Who has the time to hold a happy event?
Seeing the two people's confusion, Aunt Lin smiled and said, "It's not a happy event like a wedding. It's that Zaohua gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. The children are one month old today."
"If you two are good at picking a good date, then why not come with me to enjoy the good fortune."
Zaohua? Gu Xixi recalled the appearance of a woman with fair skin, a small round face that was slightly plump, and eyes that were like crescent moons when she smiled. She was very lovable.
I remember that when we were harvesting the herb, Zaohua was wearing a loose smock with a slightly bulging belly.
Gu Xixi smiled sincerely and said, "We are lucky enough to meet Sister Zaohua and congratulate her."
Aunt Lin said, "Come to think of it...you are the one who should meet those two children."
Gu Xixi didn't think about anything else and just said, "Boy and girl twins are indeed rare. They must be very cute."
He Jinglan said, "I have never seen twins, a boy and a girl. Can a boy and a girl look alike like twins?"
Aunt Lin pursed her lips and smiled, "Whether it looks like it or not, you'll see it in a few steps."
Gu Xixi asked He Jinglan and Aunt Lin to wait here for a while while she went into the house to look through her bags.
Because Gu Xixi had helped deliver a baby in the village last time, and she had never paid attention to this aspect, she was well prepared before coming this time.
There were five small hollow silver locks in her bag, all bought from Madam Meng.
There are "Long Life" on the front of the silver lock and "Long Lasting Wealth" on the back. Although the words are ordinary, the workmanship is very exquisite. The overall shape is a lock, with bat patterns on the four corners, a twined gourd on the front and a Ruyi peony on the back.
All the patterns are exquisite and lifelike.
These silver locks are only the size of walnuts and don't weigh much when weighed.
But it was Gu Xixi who took the time to decide.
She is not related to the military families.
When giving a gift to a child to celebrate his/her first month, it is not appropriate to give something too casual, and if it is too expensive, it will put pressure on others and seem like charity.
This little longevity lock is just right.
Equality, trust.
Since that night when everyone went to put out the fire together and shared the hardship, the way Gu Xixi cooperated with the dependents' village was established.
At Zaohua's house, the yard has become lively.
Now that everyone’s husband is not around, they can’t invite outsiders in.
So it all depends on the women in the village to take care of it themselves.
Wash vegetables, kill chickens, cut meat, move tables and stools, light fire and cook noodles...
As soon as Gu Xixi and others stepped over the threshold, they attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone's reaction was similar to Aunt Lin's. They were surprised and happy, and they all greeted her.
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan responded with a smile, just like people who had been away for a long time returning home.
Someone stuffed freshly boiled red eggs into their hands, which were still warm.
This was followed by two more bowls of noodle soup.
He Jinglan waved her hand quickly, "I had breakfast before coming here, so forget about the noodles, I really can't eat any more."
Gu Xixi also said, "We can each eat a red egg, as long as the meaning is conveyed."
When someone has a wedding in the northwest, the celebration starts before dawn and there are at least two meals. The morning meal is simple, usually long noodles with bone soup. The soup is sour with a layer of chopped green onions floating on it, which is very refreshing and appetizing.
The formal banquet will be held in the afternoon.
He Jinglan quickly peeled the eggshell, then looked at Gu Xixi who had only peeled half of it, and couldn't help feeling a little proud.
"Do you want me to peel it for you?"
Gu Xixi continued to peel the eggs and said calmly, "Do you want others to see that you only learned that you have to peel the shells of boiled eggs yourself when you lived in my house not long ago?"
He Jinglan choked and said angrily, "Gu Xixi, don't you feel that you are becoming more and more like one person?"
The curve of Gu Xixi's mouth froze.
“I don’t think so.”
"Eat your eggs."
As soon as Aunt Lin entered the room, she walked away and said she was going into the room to call Zaohua.
After Gu Xixi finished eating an egg, Aunt Lin and Zaohua came out each holding a child.
The two of them walked straight up to Gu Xixi.
Gu Xixi first exchanged a few words with Zaohua.
Driven by curiosity, her attention was quickly focused on the two swaddling clothes.
Before I could see the little girl's face, the person in my sight suddenly fell.
Gu Xixi looked down in astonishment, only to see Zaohua kneeling in front of her with the child in her arms.
Aunt Lin also handed another child to Zaohua's arms.
As a modern person, Gu Xixi would naturally be at a loss what to do if someone suddenly knelt down to her.
She was so panicked that she bent down to help Zaohua up, "Sister Zaohua, what are you doing? Get up quickly."
He Jinglan also came over and looked at him curiously.
Zaohua insisted on kneeling there and refused to get up.
Aunt Lin said, "Boss Gu, you saved Zaohua and the two children's lives, so you deserve a respect from them."
"Life-saving grace?" Gu Xixi was puzzled. "When Sister Zaohua gave birth, I was not in the village and could not help much."
Zaohua had a smile on her face, but her eyes were filled with tears. "I only found out I was having twins when I was giving birth, and unfortunately I encountered a difficult birth."
"I went on like this for a whole day and night. I had already accepted my fate and thought I was going to die."
"Fortunately, Aunt Lin remembered the pills she brought back from the army, and she dissolved them according to the instructions on the paper and gave me a bowl to drink."
"I thought, what good can a pill do? I didn't expect it to have miraculous effects after I drank it for a short while!"
"I soon regained some strength, gritted my teeth and pushed hard, and the baby came out!"
The other military families in the yard all stopped what they were doing.
As women themselves, they felt the same way, and some were even so moved that they wiped away tears.
Gu Xixi was moved and said, "Sister Zaohua has suffered so much, it's really not easy."
"Although I asked someone to deliver the pills, they were not made by me. My master, Doctor Jiang, heard that it was difficult for women in the village to give birth, so he made them in a hurry over the past few days."
"So it was a miraculous doctor who gave me this medicine," Aunt Lin nodded with emotion, "He is truly a kind-hearted doctor."
Zaohua looked at the child in her arms, then smiled at Gu Xixi, "I am grateful for Doctor Jiang's kindness, but if it weren't for Boss Gu's concern and sending the miraculous medicine to the village, my child and I, three lives (one big and two small) would have died that day!"
She said solemnly, "So today, please accept my and my child's three bows."
"If you refuse to accept it, when the children grow up, I will chase them to your house and make them kowtow to you three times!"
This last joke made everyone present laugh.
Gu Xixi looked at everyone helplessly, and everyone looked at her with a smile.
"Forget it. I would feel bad if I let the two little guys kowtow. I'll just let the mother bear the grievance a little and take their place for now."
Everyone couldn't stop laughing after hearing this.
Zaohua also had a smile on her face. She held the twins, a boy and a girl, and bowed three times to Gu Xixi.
Gu Xixi quickly helped her up and took out two gifts wrapped in red cloth, "Longevity locks for the two children."
"If you refuse to accept it, it will alienate the children from me."
Zaohua then swallowed her refusal and hung the longevity lock on the child in front of everyone.
“It looks good. It looks really good.”
The atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
A woman ran in, panting, "There's movement over at the military camp!"
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