The mulberry life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 37

It was March, and when every household was seeing off on the hills, Zhong Caixin didn’t dare to walk around, because her stomach was already nine months old, round and pointy, her legs were a little swollen, and it was too tight to wear her usual cloth shoes. very.

Zhang De was only thinking about his wife and worrying about spring plowing. He turned around every day, and the corners of his mouth were blistered.

The eldest son of Aunt Zhang’s family is also going to serve in the military. In recent days, there has been constant crying from the next door. Nuan Bao dared not disturb them if there was nothing important. He just looked at the little aunt’s big belly and was very scared. How could he be born when he was so big.Zhong Caixin also frowned, but what she was worried about was not the childbirth, but the possibility of a boy in her belly. If the conscription is to be made in the coming year, then Zhang De will no longer be alone. At that time...

As April approached, Zhong Caixin's natal family had already sent a labor induction gift, but because she was a married girl, she had to wait until her son-in-law came to inform her after her daughter gave birth before she could visit her.Zhang De's family has no elders, and a man and two children are useless at all. Aunt Zhang came to the house every day to take a look at her to feel at ease.

On the [-]th day, Zhong Caixin was lying on the kang waiting to be activated. The day before, she felt her lower abdomen swelled, as if she wanted to go to the toilet all the time, and then her back was so sore that she asked Nuan Bao to invite Aunt Zhang. Aunt Zhang was very happy He patted his thigh, "It's been two days."

Sure enough, just after noon, when Nuan Bao was still packing up the dishes, Zhong Caixin called from her uncle's bedroom, "Ade...Ade..."

Nuan Bao entered the room and saw that there were some red marks on the sky-blue bedcloth in the heated kang. The little blood stains were very eye-catching, and the little aunt curled up and grabbed the pillow tightly.

"Auntie, I'll call my aunt right away, you wait!" Ceng Ceng ran to Aunt Zhang's house with her shoes on.

Aunt Zhang came with her eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law, and asked the wild boy Shitou to inform the stable woman in the village.Wen Po is an elderly Mrs. Qian in Zhangjia Village. Mrs. Qian has delivered countless children over the years and is very experienced. Therefore, when Mrs. Qian heard that Zhang De's wife was about to give birth, she was not nervous at all, and she was confident. Carry tools on your back and follow behind the stone.

When Mrs. Qian arrived, Aunt Zhang had already boiled hot water, prepared cloth towels, newborn baby wraps and other things.

Mrs. Qian strode into the bedroom and frowned when she saw that the pregnant woman was still in the room, "Why don't you help her to the utility room, and how can you carry her there when she is in more pain?"

Nuan Bao happened to pass by with an egg and syrup, and hurriedly said, "My aunt's delivery is here, so there's no need to move to the utility room."

Mrs. Qian was surprised. The quilt and towel on the kang were precious things. Usually, women would lie on the thatch during childbirth. It's big.This daughter-in-law is really lucky.

"Then you clean up the quilts on the kang first, so as not to get dirty."

Aunt Zhang took the sugar water from Nuan Bao's hand and fed it to Zhong Caixin, and let Nuan Bao clean up by herself. No matter how close she is, it's not good to take things from other people's rooms. This is not in line with etiquette.

Nuan Bao rolled up the quilt and put it in a large red-lacquered wooden box, and took out the cloth prepared in advance and laid it on the kang.

When Zhang De came back, Nuan Bao and Xiao Fu were kept outside, and the three of them could only listen to Zhong Caixin humming inside.

"Caixin, don't be afraid, give birth obediently today, and tomorrow I will go to my mother-in-law's house to invite them to accompany you for confinement." Zhang De said anxiously.

The voice was still clear through the earthen wall. Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "Ade's daughter-in-law, look at how good Ade is to you. You should give birth to the child well, and the pain will pass soon."

Zhong Caixin was also moved by Zhang De's intentions, she pursed her mouth and barely pulled out an arc, but was soon tossed by the pain and clenched her teeth.

Mrs. Qian stuffed a square cloth towel into the pregnant woman's mouth, "Don't bite your lip, the pain will last for a while."

Zhong Caixin, who was stuffed with a cloth towel, whimpered even lower. The three people who didn't know what happened outside heard the quietness inside, which didn't seem to be giving birth at all, so they slammed on the door in fright, "Auntie, is Caixin okay?"

Aunt Zhang opened a slit and said to the outside: "It's okay, don't make a fuss, now it will be smooth when you save your strength." After speaking, she quickly closed the door, because it is not good to let in the wind.

Two hours later, the labor pains became regular, and the amniotic fluid broke. Mrs. Qian took out the cloth towel from Zhong Cai's chest, and asked her to breathe regularly and concentrate on pushing down.Zhang De lay on the window, with one ear pressed tightly against the window paper, listening to the shouts inside.Xiao Fu huddled in Nuan Bao's arms, and the little aunt's voice became louder, and she couldn't help sticking her head out and then buried it back again.Nuan Bao stroked Xiao Fu's hairy head, and felt a chill in his heart. Giving birth is really a horrible thing.

As soon as it got dark, at the moment when Hongxia and the black curtain handed over, there was a loud, clear and clear cry of a baby in the room.

Early in the morning, Zhang De drove an ox cart to the border town to pick up Zhong Caixin's parents to Zhangjiacun.

Uncle Lu, who was guarding the gate, saw the haggard-looking but clear-eyed uncle immediately guessed what was going on, and hurriedly led Zhang De into the house, while saying to the little maid who was cleaning the front hall: "Quickly go into the inner courtyard and tell the master that the uncle is here."

The little maid put the broom against the vermilion doorpost and trotted inside.

Just as Zhang De sat down and drank hot tea, Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong entered through the gate together. Zhang De stood up and said good morning to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and told them that Cai Xin gave birth to a fat boy who weighed eight pounds and two pounds last night.

Zhong Lianggui asked the groom to harness the cart, and Mrs. Zhong asked the little maid to carry the supplements and set off together.

Zhang De did not forget the ox cart he had borrowed, but Zhong Lianggui stopped him and sent a servant to follow behind in the ox cart. The three of them got into the cart and quickly returned to Zhangjia Village.

Zhong Caixin finally felt much more comfortable after sleeping, and when she got up she was extremely relaxed, but there was still a faint pain in her lower body.

After struggling for a long time last night, Nuan Bao was still able to get up early this morning. At this time, she was lying on the side of the bed looking at the sleeping baby.The thin, slit-like eyes are tightly closed, quite like the eyes of a little uncle.The small mouth is red, and there is still some foam at the corner of the mouth. On the head, there is new fluff and fine hair. It is presumed that the hair in the future will be thick and black, just like the little aunt.

"Auntie is awake?" Nuan Bao raised her head when she heard the noise.

Zhong Caixin rubbed her eyes, saw the little meat ball next to her, touched the baby's cheek with her hand, and said softly, "Where's your uncle?"

"Uncle went to the border town for about two hours."

"I left so early? I don't know if I have had breakfast." The idiot was in such a hurry, the morning wind was still very cold, and he didn't know how to take care of himself.

Nuan Bao snickered: "Didn't you agree to Auntie?"

Zhong Caixin pretended not to understand, and said nonchalantly, "He won't go later."

Nuan Bao knew that her aunt was being arrogant, so she straightened her face and nodded heavily, "Uncle is an idiot."

Zhong Caixin couldn't breathe, and couldn't get rid of Zhang De, so she suddenly became speechless.

"Xin'er!" A voice was heard from far away.

Nuan Bao ran out, and a luxurious woman got out of the carriage, followed by a serious middle-aged man, and finally a dark little uncle.

"Nuan Bao, is your aunt up yet?" Zhang De asked just as he jumped off the carriage.

"Just woke up." Then he said to the visitor: "Auntie is in good spirits and is waiting for you to come."

Mrs. Zhong put her hand on Nuan Bao's shoulder and patted, "Good boy, thank you for your hard work, your small eyes are dark, go to sleep."

"It doesn't matter, the baby is very good-looking, and there is no trouble at night." Nuan Bao said with a smile, "Auntie has been looking forward to it since the morning, so the old lady should go in quickly."

Mrs. Zhong was not polite anymore, and told the little maid to put the things away, and she went into the house to see her daughter.

After receiving the order, the little maid put the supplements she had brought on the table, took the initiative to pick up the eggs and brown sugar, and Xiaomi went to the kitchen to cook breakfast.

Zhong Lianggui didn't like to enter the pregnant woman's room, and sat in the main room chatting with Zhang De.

Inside the house, Zhong Caixin hugged the baby, and the baby was coaxed in the mother's arms. As soon as Mrs. Zhong entered the room, she saw the appearance of her little grandson, and burst out laughing happily.

"Mom, you're here!"

"Come and see grandma's good grandson, this little mouth looks just like you."

The little baby leaned close to the plump place, fumbling left and right, up and down.

Zhong Caixin was at a loss and called out "Mother."

"I'll wash a towel for you, and there will be milk after the hot compress."

After hot compresses and rubbing, the baby was finally able to drink milk, and his mouth opened and closed vigorously. Mrs. Zhong patted his little butt, "This child is easy to worry about. Unlike you, when you were young, you cried when you couldn't eat. You don’t even have patience, people say, three years old is old, that’s really reasonable, you must find someone like Zhang De to be able to bear your temper.”

Zhong Caixin pursed her lips, "How can a mother bury her daughter like this?"

Mrs. Zhong straightened her daughter's hair, and said lovingly: "In the past, your ex-husband was a filial man, but you didn't know how to be gentle and careless, so you had a stubborn temper. I'm really afraid that you will live like that for the rest of your life. When you hear Mother is so happy that the man is dead! Don't say that mother is vicious, mother would rather you remarry than stay in that house."

Zhong Caixin looked at his son who was eating well in his arms and said with emotion: "I am also glad that I met Ade, he is the most tolerant person. He always feels that he is not good enough for me, but in fact I am not good enough for him. I am selfish and rational, but he is kind and honest, and I am not tired at all when I am with him. Now that I have a baby, I have more hope. I only hope that I can have more children. Well, when the time comes, the sister-in-law will have a few more children, and the mother will be full of children and grandchildren."

"but……"

Mrs. Zhong wondered, "What's wrong?"

Zhong Caixin looked sad, "I have an ominous premonition that something big will definitely happen."

"Just after giving birth, I like to breathe and think about it. It's okay, don't scare yourself."

He burped the baby and coaxed him to sleep: "Mom, do you think you will recruit civilian husbands in the future? When I was pregnant, I was thinking, if there is a next time, it will be a boy, and Ade Going to do corvée."

Mrs. Zhong has never thought about this matter, and now that her daughter has said it, think about it, it is really possible.

(End of this chapter)