Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Chapter 179 Sending Points and Breastfeeding

The next day was Xiaoman.

Xiaoman is one of the 24 solar terms. In the south, there is a saying that Xiaoman is full of rivers and rivers, which means that the rainy season is about to enter, and the rain begins to increase, and there will often be continuous and large-scale heavy rainfall.

But in the north, Xiaoman means that the grains of the summer crops have begun to fill and fill, but they are not yet mature, just Xiaoman, not yet full.

In addition, Xiaoman in the north has little rainfall, but the temperature will start to rise rapidly, and the temperature difference between it and the south will shrink, and it will enter the hot summer together.

From the night, the strong showers fell with a splash, and in the early morning, the heavy rain turned to light rain, but it continued to patter.

It is inconvenient to go out on rainy days, and the vegetables in the field are not ready to be taken care of. It is rare for Gao Mingcheng to sit under the eaves and watch the rain outside.

After the new rain in the empty mountains, the water mist shrouded the mountains, and the sky and the earth were all gray.

Gao Mingcheng seldom had time to sit so leisurely on weekdays. Now that he was sitting on the small bench, he suddenly missed the reclining chair.

The reclining chair made of rattan is very comfortable and durable, and it is also very comfortable to relax for a while occasionally.

He pondered, should he buy one... No, he needs to buy two reclining chairs.

Although it was raining and the work in the field could not be done, Duomei was not idle. She went to Dong Feixia's side early in the morning to help Dong Feixia take care of her apprentices. The group started to make some shirts, trousers and skirts that are more popular recently.

Many Mei said that when they plan to wait for the market day, they will take it to Junling first to see if anyone is willing to buy it, or they can try it in the town and county.

For these, Gao Mingcheng naturally supported them.

After he was bored for a while, the rain gradually subsided, so he picked up an umbrella, a pot of tea oil and a bottle of honey, and planned to go to Grandma Xi's house.

They have the custom of giving points, that is, if someone in a relative's family is pregnant, they will give some money, or a little rooster or pork belly.

These are also called belly money.

After Gao Mingcheng found out that He Xiuman was pregnant yesterday, he planned to give away points today. What he gave away was the tea oil and bees that he had at home. They were all good things, and he didn't need to spend extra money to buy them.

He once heard that tea oil is better for pregnant women, because tea oil has a light taste and is not as strong as rapeseed oil. Most pregnant women are very tortured in the first three months. They can't smell the smoke oil and can't eat anything.

He carried his things all the way to Grandma Xiao's house. It was raining today, and the three of them were resting at home. As soon as they walked into the courtyard, they heard the sound of the radio.

"Grandma, Gao Zhuang." Gao Mingcheng shouted as he walked into the main room.

After entering the main room, Gao Mingcheng handed the things in his hand to Gao Zhuang, and said, "I'm here to give your wife some points. You keep these and let your wife make up for it."

"Hey, thank you." Gao Zhuang quickly took the things.

The little grandma said: "Ming Cheng, you are too polite. Originally, you didn't have to come to give away points, but you brought such a good thing... Have lunch here at noon? Wait for Xiuman's natal family and Zhuang Zhuang My aunt's family is here to give away the points, and then we will have a meal together."

Gao Zhuang said: "I plan to wait until the rain stops, and when the weather improves, I will go to Xiuman's family and my aunt's house to talk about it. I will probably have a table of wine next month. If I catch up with the field, I may still We'll have to wait a little longer."

Relatives will go to the pregnant woman's home to give points to the pregnant woman. At the same time, the pregnant woman's home will entertain relatives with a table of good wine and good food. As for when to give points, this time is very flexible. As long as the pregnant woman gives birth to the child Just go through the habit once.

Gao Mingcheng sent it early because he hoped that He Xiuman would eat tea oil and honey earlier, which would be good for the body.

Sitting there, He Xiuman watched the three of them talking, feeling infinitely moved in his heart.

Before marrying into the family, He Xiuman probably knew Gao Mingcheng, because this name appeared very frequently in Gao Zhuang's mouth.

After marrying into the family, she heard more about Gao Mingcheng from Gao Zhuang and Grandma Xiao, and knew that although Gao Mingcheng had no blood relationship with this family, he was also a member of the family.

And it’s a big portion!

Gao Mingcheng promised to eat here at noon, but he decided to go to his parents' house while he was free.

Since the separation, he seldom came to the door, only when something happened, or when his parents called, he would come to the door.

Gao Mingcheng originally wanted to enter through the back door, but the back door was locked, so he had to go around to the front door.

Before entering the house, I heard the baby crying.

It is said that he sleeps in January and cries in February, and his eldest brother's son is prone to crying right now.

Luo Xiaohua coaxed her little grandson in her arms, and kept saying good things, which was completely different from her previous image of cursing others with her hands on her hips.

Except for his mother and her little nephew, no one else was there.

"Mom, where are Dad and Ming Wan?" Gao Mingcheng asked.

Luo Xiaohua glanced at him and said: "Zaizai cried all night yesterday, your elder brother and sister-in-law didn't sleep well, so you gave the child to me to watch, and the two of them slept at home. As for your father and third child, they went to the reservoir Fishing, your sister-in-law doesn't have enough milk, so I want to stew crucian carp soup for her!"

"Oh, your grandma went to see Gao Liang's grandma. She said that she was not in good health in the past two days, so several people who are close to her have all gone to see her."

Speaking of Gao Liang's grandma, Gao Mingcheng recalled it for a moment before remembering that she disappeared this winter.

Grandma Gao and her are considered good friends. When they feel uncomfortable with each other, they will visit each other. Elderly people like them probably seldom see each other.

"Oh, Zai Zai must be hungry. It's just in time for you to come tomorrow. Come and give him a hug. I'll make milk powder for him." Luo Xiaohua handed the baby to Gao Mingcheng, and hurriedly went to make milk powder.

After a while, she came over with a glass bottle filled with warm milk.

This milk powder comes from the milk powder factory of Hongxing Farm.At present, the logistics are not well developed, and the products produced by many factories are supplied to the surrounding areas, and only the famous ones will be sold across provinces.

The milk powder at this moment is not divided into one stage, two stages, three stages and four stages like the infant milk powder of later generations. There are two types of infant milk powder and adult milk powder.

Luo Xiaohua took the child, adjusted his posture, and coaxed gently: "Come on, cub, eat milk."

She fed the baby milk, but the feeding process was not smooth. Babies who are used to breastfeeding are somewhat repelled by both the bottle and milk, and are not willing to drink.

This made Luo Xiaohua very anxious, coaxing and persuading him in a low voice, but the two-month-old baby didn't give him any face at all, not only refused to drink, but also cried louder.

In the end, Luo Xiaohua was helpless, and hurriedly said to Gao Mingcheng: "Second brother, what are you doing, I'm going to find your sister-in-law! Hey, this milk powder is so precious, you don't even want to drink it!"

Luo Xiaohua was reluctant to waste milk, so she took the bottle and gulped down all the milk in it. Then she went to get the umbrella and walked towards the elder son's house with the child in her arms.

Gao Mingcheng witnessed her series of actions, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

(End of this chapter)