The leisurely life of farmers in mountain villages

Chapter 196 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lugang Hospital

Without Zhao Shihai on Songbai Mountain, half of the fun will be lost.

At this moment, Zhao Shihai was walking in and out of the 620 Hospital with a red face and a smile on his face.The best hospital in Gangcheng County is not the People's Hospital of Gangcheng County, but the 620 Hospital.

620 Hospital is the name of the older generation in Gangcheng County. By 2003, everyone had gotten used to calling this hospital Lugang Hospital.

This was originally a hospital affiliated to a factory and mining enterprise, but it became independent after the restructuring. It is one of the two tertiary hospitals in Luzhong City.

People in Gangcheng County gave birth to children. By 2003, most of them went to Lugang Hospital, and some went to Tainan City People's Hospital, Tainan City Chengguan Hospital, and Luzhong City Maternal and Child Health Hospital.

Originally, Zhao Shihai knew a doctor in the Tainan City People's Hospital, and planned to invite him to go directly to the Tainan City People's Hospital after giving birth.But unexpectedly, with more than a week before the due date, Zhao Shihai's wife gave birth.

At nine o'clock that night, after Zhao Shihai's wife saw the popularity, Zhao Shihai greeted his elder brother, and hurriedly pulled her to the hospital with his tricycle.Immediately afterwards, Zhao Shihai's sister-in-law and mother also rented a van and drove over that night.

His wife gave birth to a fat boy that night, weighing seven pounds and two taels, with a face very much like Zhao Shihai.

Early the next morning, Zhao Shiling rushed over after receiving the letter.

Because it was a normal delivery, it took about three days before I was discharged from the hospital.If it is a caesarean section, you have to stay in the hospital for at least a week.

As soon as a child is born, a set of customs follow.As soon as a child is born, the first thing to do is to determine the day of "moon-watching".The custom of "Watching the Moon" in central Shandong is the same as "eating happy noodles" in many places, but not the same as "full moon wine". The date of "Wangyuezi" can't be randomly set, it depends on the old calendar, which is a technical job, and every village can read it. In 2003, it was usually five yuan or two boxes of big chicken cigarettes.However, by 2017, the market price had risen to 100 yuan.

According to the custom, Zhao Shihai's wife gave birth to a child, and then went to his mother-in-law's family to announce the good news the next day.Annunciation is also very particular, and the things you get for giving birth to a boy are different from those for giving birth to a girl.If you give birth to a boy, you should bring an egg to announce the good news, and if you give birth to a girl, you should bring white wine.The number of things is also particular. Eggs should be in odd numbers, and liquor should be in even numbers.

When the son-in-law arrives at the mother-in-law's house, the mother-in-law will know what is born without asking.The original custom is that the son-in-law comes to announce the good news, and the husband-in-law will find four to accompany the guests to a banquet.

Of course, these are old customs. The current custom is to keep everything simple. After the baby is born, everyone is busy, and then it is basically just a phone call and a letter.

Of course, there are some particular ones, and it must be done according to the old tradition.

Zhao Shihai's mother-in-law is from Taocheng, which is more than 200 miles away from Gangcheng County. It is not easy to go there. Besides, it is hard to say whether there is such a custom of announcing the good news there, so it is impossible for Zhao Shihai to travel so far to announce the good news. that's it.

There was no need for Zhao Shi to be happy, and then his wife Ma Cuicui called her natal family.

Although Zhao Shihai said he would not do anything for a year, he made a lot of money and made a lot of money. The couple's consumption concept is also relatively advanced, and each of them has a mobile phone.

For new things, young people always accept faster than old people. At that time in 2003, mobile phones were much more popular among college students than other groups of people.

The smile on Zhao Shiling's face was no less than that on Zhao Shihai's. The kind of sincere happiness can be felt by others when they see it.

Zhao Shiling's mother sat aside and looked at the baby in the stroller with a smile on her face, her face filled with happiness.

This Zhao Shihai was also a troublemaker when he was young, he had no ability to go to heaven, if he had the ability to go to heaven, he would have to poke a hole in the sky.Then from the age of eighteen or nineteen, the family, especially Zhao Shiling, was busy introducing him to his wife.But it was not until Zhao Shihai was almost thirty that he got a wife from Taocheng City, and her daughter-in-law was beautiful and tall, and she was more than eight years younger than Zhao Shihai.

Zhao Shiling often said that Ma Cuicui was abducted by Zhao Shihai, but after getting married, Zhao Shihai, who used to be lawless, has restrained himself a lot. He didn't expect that he would work honestly in the breeding farm run by his nephew.

Of course, with a salary of one hundred a day, a fool would not do it.

Becoming a father all of a sudden, Zhao Shihai felt the pressure at the same time of happiness.After becoming a father, I will have to work harder in the future.When the son grows up, he has to build a house for the son and find a wife.

It is a custom in Luzhong City that after having children, although it is said that the decision-making power of marriage rests with the children, you have to pay for this money.The money for the son's engagement and marriage, and the daughter's dowry, all of these have to be paid for by the parents.

Because Ma Cuicui was in a hurry to give birth at night, no hospital bed was arranged at that time, so she could only be arranged in the hall, and then Zhao Shihai kept asking the nurse's station.In the afternoon of the next day, Zhao Shihai found out that a patient in a single ward had been discharged, and asked Zhao Shihai if he would like to move in.

The price of a single room was 2003 yuan a day in 60.Later, in 2016, it rose to 360 yuan.

In 2003, the daily salary of construction workers in Luzhong City was about 20. In 2016, the daily salary of construction workers was about 120. In fact, if this ratio is used, the single room in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Lugang Hospital in recent years The price increase is still worthy of conscience.

Because Zhao Shihai was happy to have a son, he immediately signed the contract and moved his wife and son to a single ward.

A single ward has many advantages. There is an accompanying bed, a folding chair that can be pulled out to be used as a bed, and a separate toilet. The balcony is also independent, and it is more convenient to dry diapers.

60 yuan a day, Zhao Shihai thinks it is worth it.

In this way, at night, Zhao Shiling, Zhao Shihai and their mother took turns sleeping, leaving one in charge to watch over the children. In 2003, family planning was already very strict these days, and newborn children were stolen everywhere, and no one dared to take it lightly.

The grandma of the newborn baby, that is, Wang Shaodong's grandma, although she said she raised three sons and one daughter, she was obviously not as bold and careful as Zhao Shiling when it came to taking care of her little grandson.He even said that the old man didn't even dare to hug her, and Ma Cuicui was often dissatisfied with the behavior of the old lady.

Fortunately, in two more days, Ma Cuicui, mother and son, can be discharged from the hospital and go home.

(End of this chapter)