freenovelworld Chapter 814 60 Yaozu Sister Control Group 51
Chapter 814 60 Yaozu Sister Control Group 51
Yes, because Fang Dong's current wife praised Hu Xuan, saying that men like him are hard to find. The reason for this was that when Fang's relatives came to pay their New Year's visit yesterday, they talked about how Hu Xuan usually treats his in-laws, how he dotes on his wife, picking her up and dropping her off when she comes home, and bringing her lots of bags and packages. The Xiao family really got a good deal this time.
So Xiang Dong broke down, and as soon as the man left, he started arguing with his wife, and then they started giving each other the silent treatment.
Xiao Yun nodded repeatedly after listening. Hu Xuan had indeed performed exceptionally well. Not to mention in this era, it would be difficult to find someone like him even in later generations. It was perfectly normal for others to be envious.
Then there's Lu Jinzhi's side. These past few days, Xiang Rou has been coming to see Lu Jinzhi every day and has brought him a lot of things, which has made the Lu family very uneasy. They all wonder if the other party has some kind of conspiracy.
After all, the Lu family was no ordinary family before. As the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Even if they are down on their luck, they still have backup plans. So when someone suddenly comes to fawn over them, it's easy to think of a conspiracy.
So for the past few days, the Lu family has been holding a family meeting every night to discuss the other party's intentions and remind Lu Jinzhi to be careful. If necessary, they will ask Hu Xuan to help investigate, just in case.
They are living a good life now. The people of Baijiatun may not be close to them, but they won't make things difficult for them. They don't have to be criticized from time to time, nor do they have to do dirty and tiring heavy work. All they have to do is write a reflection on their reform every month. They don't want their current life to be disrupted.
Moreover, Lu Jinzhi's grandfather also secretly received a salary, serving as an unofficial consultant for the mine. He could simply go and check on things when there was trouble at the mine.
Besides these three families, there's also something interesting happening in the Lin family next door to the Fang family. Their youngest son, Lin Jie, has fallen in love with a young intellectual who came to the village this year. However, the Lin family doesn't approve, and they haven't even had a proper New Year because of this. They're still at an impasse.
Why don't you agree?
Xiao Yun asked the little mouse brother who lived in the Lin family's house out of curiosity, and also gave it a snack from his space.
The little mouse raised its two little paws and bowed, then took a bite of the pastry before continuing, "That female educated youth followed a male educated youth to the countryside. That male educated youth didn't like her, and after coming here, he got together with another female educated youth. She couldn't bear the crying in the fields and couldn't go back to the city, so she wanted to find a local to marry, just like the previous educated youth."
She had previously set her sights on Qi Jianjun, the youngest son of the brigade leader, but he already had a girlfriend and didn't reciprocate her feelings. That's why she turned her attention to Lin Jie, who had a job.
Xiao Yun understood. This woman's actions were distasteful, not only to the Lin family but to everyone else.
By the time they finished listening to the gossip, it was already past midnight. Little Suixin had long since fallen asleep, drowsy from being rocked by her dad. Hu Xuan, however, was still awake, listening intently with her.
After the little mouse brothers returned with their rewards, Fox Xuan exclaimed, "This human world is truly fascinating. Even in such a small village, there are so many interesting things happening every day. No wonder you can travel through so many worlds without getting tired of it."
Xiao Yun wrapped herself in the blanket and rolled into his arms, laughing as she said, "This world is rather boring. The original owner's wish was for family, and we can't go too far. It would be more interesting if we could travel all over the world."
By the way, we said we'd go to Qing City this year but didn't. Did the Zhuo family say anything about that?
Normally, it's Hu Xuan who contacts them. She only spoke to them by phone when they got their marriage certificate. After that, Hu Xuan wrote letters. She hasn't received any letters recently and doesn't know if they called her, which is why she asked.
Fox Xuan shook his head. "They didn't say anything. My parents called around the time of the Lunar New Year and said they sent me some seafood. It snowed before, so it should still be on its way."
I'll make some arrangements later. We can find a chance to go back in the summer, and we can also take Suixin to the beach for a visit."
Xiao Yun pouted, "Forget it, it'll take almost half a month to go back and forth. You don't have that much time. There's no rush. You'll have plenty of time later."
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When Xiao Yun and her family of three returned to Baijiatun, it was already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. They didn't come back to celebrate the Lantern Festival, but to call for their daughter, Disheng.
I was born a month earlier than my due date, which is considered premature. It wasn't because of any accidents; it was just that the baby was impatient and wanted to come out and see the world as soon as possible.
Fortunately, Xiao Yun had been secretly taking care of her health, so Huan Di's delivery went relatively smoothly. The baby was almost full-term, just a little small, but otherwise quite healthy. The baby's cries could be heard for miles around.
"This kid really knows how to pick his days. It's the fifteenth of the month. The first day is for the empress and the fifteenth for the official. He's sure to have a good life from now on. You two can just wait and enjoy the good life!"
Aunt Wang, who came to help, said to Qin Yuanfeng and the Xiao family.
"Oh dear, thank you for your kind words, sister-in-law. I'll have to trouble you again on the third-day celebration. You can't refuse!" Xiao's mother hugged her grandson, her eyes crinkling with laughter. Who doesn't love to hear praise for their own child?
Aunt Wang nodded, "Don't worry, I'll definitely come. This is the first baby I've delivered, so I'll make sure everything is alright for him!"
Yes, Aunt Wang helped deliver the baby, so she's considered the baby's maternal grandmother. According to local custom, she should be the one to perform the baby's third-day bath, which is good for both sides.
Of course, the ritual of washing the baby on the third day has been simplified a lot now, leaving only the washing process, which is not as complicated as before.
Because burning incense and worshipping Buddha are forbidden, offerings to Bixia Fairy and anything involving gold or silver are all omitted. They simply wet the child's body as a token gesture, and that's it.
Xiao Yun didn't bother listening to their polite exchanges and went straight into the inner room to see her younger sister. Seeing that she was in good spirits, she knew that she was indeed not injured.
However, I still asked if she had heard something from her family that caused her to be emotionally agitated and the baby was born prematurely.
Xiao Huandi shook her head. "No, I was chatting with Aunt Wang when we suddenly felt the urge to go to the toilet. As soon as I got up, my water broke. I thought I was going to wet my pants, but Aunt Wang reminded me that my water had broken and told me to lie down quickly, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do."
By the time I was about to take off my pants, the child was already out. You wouldn't believe it, the child was curled up, and when I first saw a bright red lump of flesh in my pocket, it scared me half to death!
No one expected her first pregnancy to be so quick; the baby came out with the amniotic fluid and was born right down to her crotch.
That's why Aunt Wang delivered the baby; there wasn't even time to call for help. Luckily, Aunt Wang had experience from giving birth to several children and was quite sensible. She boiled some scissors in a kettle to cut the umbilical cord, then helped boil water and clean up before going to call for help.
Xiao Yun was a little envious of Xiao Huandi's fast childbirth. She had taken some pills and had been in pain for a while. Some people are just lucky.
At this moment, Qin Yuanfeng also entered, holding his son in his arms. This guy had practiced using the Suixin technique many times, and now he was holding the child quite well, at least the child didn't cry.
"Where are Grandma and Mom?" Xiao Huandi asked.
"Mom went to see Aunt Wang off, and Grandma and Grandpa went back to prepare eggs, worried that we might not have enough for you. They also asked me to find the red cloth and hang it on the outside door," Qin Yuanfeng replied as he put the child next to his wife.
Here, after a woman gives birth, she hangs a red cloth at the door to indicate that there is a new mother in the house and outsiders are not allowed to enter.
Grandma Xiao was worried that there wouldn't be enough eggs, not only for Huandi, but also to make some red eggs to distribute to the neighbors and close relatives on the twelfth day after childbirth, so that they could share in the joy and be reminded to come and give them a gift for the baby's lactation.
Xiao Yunsheng did the same thing when she wanted to, but she got angry because of delivering eggs and ended up scolding a neighbor.
Grandma Xiao and Xiao's mother delivered the red eggs to foster good neighborly relations. However, after receiving them, the recipient found out that the baby was a girl. As soon as Xiao's mother left, the recipient said that it was wasteful to give red eggs for a girl.
At that moment, Xiao Yun was watching with his divine sense. He was so angry that he put some laxative on the egg. Since eating it wouldn't shut him up, he decided to eat it and then defecate in the toilet.
The family was quite amusing. They mixed two red eggs with soybean paste and ate them as a dish. As a result, the whole family had diarrhea all day, and they almost couldn't get up or go to work the next day.
The other family didn't suspect the eggs, since you can tell if eggs are bad by looking at them or tasting them. They suspected their own soybean paste.
Because it was summer, the large vat of soybean paste was left open, and many maggots had grown inside. It had to be cooked thoroughly before eating, and they assumed that the soybean paste hadn't been cooked properly.
Don't assume these maggots grew accidentally because they weren't stored properly; it was intentional. These days, meat isn't easy to come by. Whether it's insects in rice or maggots in soy sauce, they're considered meat. So, many people deliberately leave their soy sauce jars open in the summer to let them grow. When it's time to eat, they just cook them, and the taste is even better.
Of course, Xiao Yun had never tried it; she simply couldn't get over that mental hurdle.
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When Aunt Xiao came to help Huandi with her postpartum confinement, Xiao Yun didn't stay in the village but went straight back to the commune. She planned to come back in a couple of days for the baby's third-day celebration and bring some nutritional supplements for Huandi.
Nothing else needs to be prepared; baby bottles, blankets, diapers, and other necessities have all been prepared in advance.
Qin Yuanfeng had previously brought back a lot of cotton under some pretext, and Xiao Yun had also gotten some cloth for her. Huan Di was free during her pregnancy, so she made all of it herself.
The diaper rings were also made from the fine cotton cloth that Xiao Yun brought back. They wanted to use old clothes, but nowadays adults' old clothes are all made of coarse cloth, and even if they are washed until they are almost worn out, they are not soft. If they were used to make diaper rings for children, the children would suffer a lot.
So before Xiao Yun gave birth to Sui Xin, she had Hu Xuan find an excuse to bring back a bunch of fabric scraps. Of course, they were just scraps; if they had brought back whole pieces, Xiao's mother would probably have beaten her.
She specifically searched for it in the space and then cut it into irregular shapes to bring it back.
Even so, Xiao's mother felt extremely distressed. She thought that if they could piece it together, they could make an underwear to wear underneath. Xiao Yun even specially got her a whole piece of fabric, but she kept it and couldn't bear to use it, still staring at the scraps of fabric.
Xiao Yun had no choice but to get her a pack too, so she could put it together and play with it herself.
Xiao's mom was quite happy and immediately made her a vest and shorts. Every time Xiao Yun saw them, she wanted to cover her eyes, always feeling like she was wearing a diaper ring...
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The day of the baby's third-day celebration was a bright and sunny day, and unusually, there was no wind. The sun shone through the window, and the room felt much warmer than before.
On this day, the entire Xiao family, Xiao's eldest sister's husband's family, Xiao's second sister's family, Aunt Wang's family, and the Yang family from next door all came. Aunts and great-aunts didn't come. Just like when Xiao Yun was a month old, they planned to come together when she was a month old.
Grandma Xiao prepared a basin of warm water and placed it in the middle of the outer room. Everyone gathered around the basin and threw things into it. Since there were no gold or silver jewelry or anything like that, they threw coins into the basin—5 cents, 2 cents, and 1 cent. These would all go to Aunt Wang later; that's the rule, so she wouldn't work for nothing.
The little rascal was quite something; he started crying loudly as soon as his face got wet. The sound was so loud, it could be heard for miles around.
As Aunt Wang washed the baby, she cheerfully recited auspicious words for the baby's third-day bath: "A basin of gold, a basin of silver, may the baby's bath bring blessings to the whole family, may the baby's third-day bath be a resounding success, and may he grow up to be a top scholar..."
Xiao Yun listened with great interest. Aunt Wang must have done her homework; she had a whole repertoire of auspicious sayings, and they sounded really good to hear.
Unfortunately, when Suixin was born, her maternal grandmother, Xiao Ma, gave her a perfunctory wash without saying anything, mainly because it was inappropriate for her father to do such things given his position.
She wrote it down, planning to try and give birth there next time, so she could use it then.
After the third-day celebration, Hu Xuan went back first, while she stayed for two days. It wasn't to help take care of Huan Di during her postpartum period; she just wanted to hear some gossip.
I overheard Aunt Wang and Aunt Yang talking about it, and I learned that things were getting lively at the Zheng family's place again. Zheng's mother and the old lady fell ill because they lost their only son/grandson. Zheng Zhaodi was burned and, feeling disheartened towards her grandparents and parents, was no longer as hardworking and devoted as before, focusing only on recovering from her injuries.
Zheng Laidi was already feeling guilty for killing her brother, so she didn't dare to get close to them for fear of revealing something. Of course, she also felt that since things had come to this, she might as well just go all out and wasn't going to be a workhorse anymore.
The men in the Zheng family are all irresponsible and just want to take advantage of others. They can't even command their granddaughter/daughter, and they don't care about their own wives and mothers either, as long as they have food to eat.
And so, the minor illness turned into a major one. Zheng's mother was so devastated that she couldn't eat or sleep for more than ten days, and she became so thin that she was just skin and bones. She also developed broken heart syndrome, which is stress myocarditis. She would have difficulty breathing and angina from time to time, and it seemed like she wouldn't live much longer.
Grandma Zheng suffered a stroke, resulting in hemiplegia. She wasn't completely bedridden, but half of her body was unresponsive, and it happened to be the right side, making everything difficult for her.
Then there's Zheng Pandi. The news of her finding a boyfriend has spread throughout the brigade. The two have been seeing each other for the past two weeks and getting along well. They've officially confirmed their relationship and are planning to get married on the second day of the second lunar month, the day the dragon raises its head. Zheng Pandi will then move to the farm, and the house here will be returned to the brigade, since we were just living here temporarily anyway.