The next day is Xiaoman.
Xiaoman is one of the twenty-four solar terms. In the south, there is a saying that Xiaoman is full of rivers and rivers. It means that the rainy season is about to enter, the rain will begin to increase, and there will often be continuous and large-scale heavy rainfall.
But in the north, Xiaoman means that the grains of summer-ripened crops have begun to fill and become full, but they are not yet mature. They are only Xiaoman, not yet full.
Moreover, there is little rainfall in Xiaoman in the north, but the temperature will start to rise quickly, and the temperature difference between the south and the south will shrink, and it will enter the hot summer.
From the night, strong showers fell, and in the early morning, the heavy rain changed to light rain, but it continued to pour.
It was inconvenient to go out on a rainy day, and it was not time to take care of the vegetables in the field. Gao Mingcheng took a rare moment to sit under the eaves and look at the rain outside.
After the new rain in the empty mountains, water mist shrouded the mountains, and the sky and the earth were gray.
Gao Mingcheng rarely had time to sit so leisurely on weekdays. At this time, he was sitting on a small bench and suddenly missed the recliner.
The recliner made of woven rattan is very comfortable and durable. Lying down for a while occasionally is also a very comfortable and relaxing thing.
He thought that he should buy one... no, he should buy two recliners.
Although it was raining and the work in the fields could not be done, Duomei was not idle. She went to Dong Feixia's place early in the morning and helped Dong Feixia with her apprentices. The group began to make some recently popular shirts, trousers and skirts.
Many beauties said they planned to take it to Junling first when the market day comes to see if anyone would be willing to buy it, or they could take it to the town or county to try it out.
Gao Mingcheng naturally supports these.
After he was bored for a while, the rain gradually stopped, so he picked up an umbrella, a pot of tea oil and a bottle of honey, and planned to go to Grandma Xini's house.
They have a custom of giving points, that is, if a relative is pregnant, they will give some money, or a small rooster or pork belly or something like that.
These are also called belly money.
After Gao Mingcheng learned that He Xiuman was pregnant yesterday, he planned to give away points today. The gifts were tea oil and bees that he had at home. They were both good things and there was no need to spend extra money to buy them.
He once heard that it is better for pregnant women to eat camellia oil, because the taste of camellia oil is light and not as strong as rapeseed oil. Most pregnant women are very tortured in the first three months, unable to smell the smell of tobacco oil and unable to eat anything.
He carried the things all the way to Grandma Xin's house. It was raining today, and the three of them were resting at home. As soon as they walked into the courtyard gate, they heard the sound from the radio.
"Small grandma, tall and strong." 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 points to your wife. You put these away and let your wife recuperate."
"Hey, thank you." Gao Zhuang quickly took the things.
Grandma Xi said: "Mingcheng, you are too polite. You didn't bother to come here to give points, but you still brought such a good thing... Let's have dinner here at noon? Wait for Xiuman's mother-in-law and Zhuangzhuang. My aunt’s family is here to deliver the points, and we’ll have a meal together then.”
Gao Zhuang said: "I plan to wait until it stops raining and the weather improves, so I will go to Xiuman's parents' house and talk to my aunt's house. It will take about next month to host a banquet. If the fields are busy, maybe we can Have to wait a little longer.”
Relatives will go to the pregnant woman’s home to give her points. At the same time, the pregnant woman’s home will also entertain her relatives with a table of good wine and good food. As for when exactly they will come to give the points, this time is very flexible. As long as the pregnant woman gives birth to the baby, this time Just go through the customs once.
Gao Mingcheng sent it early because he hoped that He Xiuman could eat camellia oil and honey as soon as possible, which is good for the body.
He Xiuman sat there, watching the three of them talking, and was filled with emotion.
Before she married 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 Xi. She knew that although Gao Mingcheng had no blood relationship with this family, he was still a member of this family.
And it’s a very important part!
Gao Mingcheng agreed to eat here at noon, but while he was free, he decided to go to his parents' house.
Since the separation, he rarely comes to the house. He only comes to the house when something happens or when his parents call.
Gao Mingcheng wanted to go in 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 one month is spent sleeping and two months is spent crying, and his eldest brother's son is prone to crying at this time.
Luo Xiaohua held her grandson in her arms and coaxed her, and kept saying nice 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 at home.
"Mom, where are dad, Mingwan and the others?" Gao Mingcheng asked.
Luo Xiaohua glanced at him and said: "Zai Zai cried all night yesterday. Your eldest brother and sister-in-law didn't sleep well. They gave the child to me to look after, and they slept at home. As for your father and the third child, they went to the reservoir. You’re in trouble, your sister-in-law doesn’t have enough milk, so you have to make crucian carp soup for her to drink!”
"Oh, your grandma went to see Gao Liang's grandma. She said she has been in poor health the past two days, so several people she is close to have gone to see her."
Speaking of Gao Liang's grandma, Gao Mingcheng thought about it for a moment before remembering that she died this winter.
Grandma Gao and she were good friends, and they would visit each other when they felt uncomfortable. Elderly people like them would probably see each other less often.
"Ouch, Zaizai must be hungry. Mingcheng, you're here just in time. Come and give him a hug while I prepare milk powder for him." Luo Xiaohua handed the baby to Gao Mingcheng and hurriedly went to make milk powder.
Not long after, she came over with a glass bottle filled with warm milk.
This milk powder comes from the milk powder factory of Red Star Farm. Logistics is underdeveloped at this time, and the products produced by many factories are supplied to surrounding areas. Only the particularly famous ones are sold across provinces.
The milk powder at this time is not divided into one, two, three and four sections 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 the position, and coaxed gently: "Come on, Zai Zai, let's eat some milk."
She fed the baby milk, but the feeding process was not smooth. The baby, who was accustomed to breast milk, was a little repelled by bottles and milk and was reluctant to drink it.
Luo Xiaohua was so anxious that she coaxed and persuaded in a low voice, but the two-month-old baby was not given any face at all. Not only did she not drink, but she cried louder and louder.
Finally, Luo Xiaohua had no choice but to say to Gao Mingcheng in a hurry: "Young man, go ahead and do whatever you want. I'm going to find your sister-in-law with Zaizai in my arms! Hey, this milk powder is so precious, but I refuse to drink it!"
Luo Xiaohua couldn't bear to waste milk, so she took the bottle and drank all the milk in it. Then she went to get an umbrella and walked towards her eldest son's house with her baby in her arms.
Gao Mingcheng witnessed a series of her actions and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
(End of chapter)
