The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is the Little New Year, the traditional day for folk worship of the Kitchen God.
Legend has it that this day is the day when the Kitchen God returns to heaven to report.
Every household offers sugar melons to the Kitchen God. It is said that after the Kitchen God eats them, his mouth becomes sweeter and he will say more good things when reporting to the Jade Emperor.
It was still 1965, and these worship activities were not strictly enforced, so every household still attached great importance to them.
Early in the morning, Su's mother placed all kinds of candies in front of the Kitchen God, muttering something.
The children of the Su family also paid their respects to the Kitchen God one by one.
They didn't understand why they had to do this, but Su's mother said that they had to offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God before eating breakfast.
Cheng Fangyi also got up early to clean, paste window flowers, and make dumplings. He was very diligent.
At this time, Su Qing was still sleeping soundly in the room. He had fainted and woken up again last night, and only fell asleep peacefully at dawn.
The village is already filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.
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Li Xiumei started having sex early in the morning and was sitting on the edge of the bed, panting and moaning softly.
"Don't just sit there all the time. Get up and walk around." Zhao Moli urged Li Xiumei to move.
"Mom, my stomach hurts and I can't stand up." Li Xiumei said weakly.
"No, get up and walk around, maybe you'll feel better."
Li Xiumei was in so much pain that her consciousness was beginning to blur, but Zhao Moli kept urging her to get up. She couldn't help but resent Zhao Moli, feeling that she was being tortured during such a crucial time as childbirth.
Zhao Moli thought to herself: God knows, this is her first grandchild. She just wants the child to be born safely, that's all.
At this time, Li Xiumei's face was covered in sweat, and her hands were tightly grasping the edge of the bed.
"Mom, please, let me give birth to the baby first. You can treat me however you want on weekdays, but I am giving birth to Dong Ge's flesh and blood now."
Zhao Moli was stunned. Knowing that Li Xiumei had misinterpreted her thoughts, she replied angrily, "If it weren't for my eldest grandson, do you think I would let you go? If you move around more now, the birth will be faster and you'll suffer less."
Li Xiumei refused to listen and curled up in a ball on the bed.
Fortunately, the midwife came quickly. Seeing that there was nothing for her to do, Zhao Moli went out to boil some hot water.
"Mrs. He, your fetal position is a little abnormal. I will correct it for you. Just listen to my instructions when you give birth."
After saying that, the midwife pressed on her stomach, and the contractions became more frequent.
Li Xiumei's face had turned extremely pale.
It was not until the evening that Li Xiumei gave birth to a daughter weighing 4.62 jins.
After seeing her daughter born after ten months of hard work, Li Xiumei fell asleep contentedly.
Outside the door, Zhao Moli was seeing the midwife off, and He Dong came back holding a baby.
"Mom, hurry up and give the child something to eat. He's starving."
"Xiaodong, you..."
"What's this? This is my son He Wu. Don't ask any more questions. Just give him to Li Xiumei and let her raise him together."
The midwife seemed to know something extraordinary. She accepted the money and eggs given by Zhao Moli and left quickly.
"Xiaodong, is this really your son?"
"Nonsense! The seed I sowed must be my son. Where's Li Xiumei? I don't see her coming out to cook."
"Xiumei gave birth today and is still sleeping in the house."
"She gave birth today too? Boy or girl?"
"girl."
"What a money-losing thing! Luckily, I'm smart and know how to cast a wide net, otherwise I would have followed in my uncle's footsteps and become a penniless family." He Dong said with a smile.
"Mom, you and He Min go sleep in my room. I've been sleeping with Dad and He Xi for the time being." After saying that, He Dong yawned and went back to his room.
Zhao Moli was at a loss holding the child in her arms.
Li Xiumei was dazed as she saw Zhao Moli coming in holding a child, and she thought she was holding He Min.
"Mom, where's Brother Dong? Is he back?"
"Yes, let's go to my room. From now on, He Min and I will sleep in the same room with you so that it will be more convenient for us to take care of you."
Li Xiumei fell into a deep sleep again.
Early the next morning, Li Xiumei was awakened by the crying of a child. She thought it was her daughter crying, so she picked up the child and comforted her.
Suddenly I realized that the crying sound came from the bed next to me.
"Mom, He Min is crying, please comfort her."
Just as the words fell, Zhao Moli came in carrying He Min on her back. "Xiumei, wake up! I just made you a serving of brown sugar eggs. Drink it while it's hot."
Li Xiumei looked at the child on the other side of the bed in disbelief and asked in panic, "Mom, whose child is that?"
Zhao Moli paused for a long time before saying, "He Wu, Xiaodong's...son."
Li Xiumei couldn't believe what she heard. What did Dong Ge's son mean? How could Dong Ge do something to let her down?
Li Xiumei screamed like a madman, scaring the three children in the house into crying loudly.
The noise woke up He Dong who was sleeping. He rushed in with his coat on and an angry look on his face.
"Why are you howling so early in the morning? It's like you're mourning."
Li Xiumei glared at He Dong fiercely, "Hurry up and tell me, this child is not yours."
"You are mine, my son. You must serve me well, or I will beat you to death."
"He Dong, do you have any conscience? You brought the child you had with another woman back to me to raise. What do you think of me?"
"How can you bear to see my child wandering around like this? Li Xiumei, I'm telling you, even if you don't want to raise this child, you have to raise him for me. Otherwise, get out of here, get out of my He family."
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