Finally, the woman got tired of hearing this and raised her head to glare at Yu Dafu impatiently.
"You've been moaning and groaning all night, and I've been annoyed by you," she said.
Yu Dafu also glared at the woman and said: "What do you know? Tomorrow, the female relatives of Lao Yang's family will come to deliver 'combing oil'. None of them will come over to ask what the details of tomorrow's affairs are. I I’m worried that if I don’t do it well then, someone will poke me in the back.”
"What do you think of today's dinner and dinner? That girl Jin Gui has hidden all the big fish and meat in the cellar. Old Yang's family must have some objections to such shabby food and drinks..."
"Snapped!"
The handkerchief in the woman's hand was thrown into the water, and the splash wet Yu Dafu's calf.
"What are you doing? Okay, why are you so angry?" Yu Dafu asked in confusion.
The woman said: "I'm annoyed with you."
"You worry about your nephews and nieces next door all day long. I am in charge of all the children at home."
"That's all. The problem is, you work so hard to worry about them, and they don't appreciate your kindness."
"Why do you have to put your hot face on your cold butt? I don't allow you to worry about that anymore."
"The nephew's daughter-in-law has entered the door. Their door is raised. Each family is in charge of their own family. Tomorrow is the nephew's daughter-in-law's natal family. They know how to greet them. They know how to greet them. Please stop worrying about it and keep your feet. Dry yourself off and go to bed!”
…
The next day.
Four women, the Sun family, the Liu family, Bao Suyun, and Yang Huamei, took Ju'er and the third girl to Yujiacun.
Originally, Cao Bamei was supposed to go, but because she just found out she was pregnant, Yang Yong went in to discuss it with Lao Yangtou and Tan.
Lao Yangtou generously agreed that Cao Bamei could raise her baby at home without having to travel back and forth.
After lunch, the women came back.
At that moment, Yang Ruoqing was playing with Baby Luo in the Sun family's yard.
Xiao Yaxue, Yang Ruolan, and Cao Bamei are all here.
Three pregnant mothers gathered together to share their feelings about pregnancy and their own situations.
Yang Ruoqing also listened carefully and smiled knowingly when she heard some of the issues they were talking about.
For those who have already given birth once, these first experiences in early pregnancy are really nothing.
But for people who are pregnant for the first time, every change in the body will be noticed.
For example, what Yang Ruolan is saying:
"My skin used to be very smooth and not greasy,"
"Since I've been pregnant, you see, the sides of my nose have become greasy after a while. I have to keep wiping them off." Yang Ruolan said.
Cao Bamei came up and looked at Yang Ruolan's face carefully.
"When I do embroidery, my skin is not greasy, but becomes a little smoother."
"I heard from the aunties in the village that if you are pregnant with a boy, your face will become ugly, but if you are pregnant with a girl, your face will become beautiful," Cao Bamei said.
Hearing this, Yang Ruolan became slightly excited.
"Is it true? Do the older generation really say that?" she asked.
Cao Bamei nodded: "Well, they all speak from experience."
Xiao Yaxue also eagerly came over, "Eight Sister, please help me see if there are any changes in my skin? Is it smoother or greasy?"
Cao Bamei and Yang Ruolan both helped Xiao Yaxue observe...
"You can't tell it right now. Lan'er's is more obvious, but yours hasn't changed much!" Cao Bamei said.
"Yaxue, think about it again, have you changed in other aspects since you were pregnant?" Cao Bamei asked again.
Xiao Yaxue thought about it seriously and said, "By the way, I didn't like spicy food in the past, but now that I'm pregnant, I especially like to eat the spicy sauce made by Qing'er's mother."
"In the morning and at night, I eat two big steamed buns, smeared with hot sauce, and eat them so happily!" Xiao Yaxue said with gusto, as if she was drooling.
But Yang Ruolan shook her head, "I have always liked spicy food, but now that I am pregnant, my taste has not changed significantly."
"However, I used to be afraid of acidity, but now I want to eat something acidic all day long."
"A few days ago, Ah Hao brought me a pack of jujube cake from the town. Wow, I ate it all in one go. Why didn't I know this jujube cake was so delicious before?"
Yang Ruolan also talked so hard that she was almost drooling.
Cao Bamei looked at the two people in front of her and patted her thigh.
"Sour girl, Lan'er, 80% of what you are carrying is a son, and 90% of what you are carrying, Yaxue, is a girl!" she said.
Yang Ruolan's excitement was so obvious.
But Xiao Yaxue felt a little sad.
Yang Ruolan was excited and took Cao Bamei's hand to continue the discussion.
Xiao Yaxue sat aside, picked up her tea bowl, and drank tea in small sips.
Yang Ruoqing, a melon-eater who witnessed the whole process, came to Xiao Yaxue's side.
"What? You are a woman, but you still dislike women so much?" Yang Ruoqing asked softly.
"Daughters and sons are all the same, look at how hopeless you are, it's true!" Yang Ruoqing said again, giving Xiao Yaxue a contemptuous look.
Xiao Yaxue sighed softly, "It's not that I don't like my daughter, but..."
"Did Risong give you the order that day to only have sons and not daughters?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Xiao Yaxue shook her head: "When he first found out that I was pregnant, he said that he had a dream. He dreamed that we gave birth to a little girl as beautiful as the baby. He woke up from his sleep with joy!"
Hearing this, Yang Ruoqing smiled.
"Since he cares so little about his daughter, why are you still looking down with a stinky face?" she asked again.
Xiao Yaxue said: "Although he likes daughters, and so do I, but this is the first child, I still want to give him a son."
"Qing'er, you also know that because of what happened last time we went back to Daliao, the strong men of the clan were severely damaged."
"If you want to increase the strength of your clan, having more sons is the most urgent thing."
"What's more, those concubines from Risong's past all ate only food but could not lay eggs. They gave birth to two daughters and were lost in the chaos of war. Their whereabouts are unknown."
"This one in my belly, I prefer to be a son."
Xiao Yaxue said, lowering her head and stroking her still flat belly with both hands.
What she was caressing was not only her and Narisong's child, but also the hope and seed of the entire clan.
After hearing all this, Yang Ruoqing was filled with emotion.
In this ancient era, because of hunger, disease, and war...
The proportion of men is actually smaller than that of women.
That's why men marry so many concubines and spread their wings, especially in northern tribes. Each tribe is not only competing for the number of cattle, sheep and horses, but also the number of men.
In this rural mountain village where there is no war, the villagers have faced the loess and turned their backs to the sky for generations.
Without the assistance of modern farming machines, manpower is also the largest labor force, and the more men, the better.
"Yaxue, don't think too much about it," Yang Ruoqing said again.
"First of all, you are young. You can have a second or third child after this birth. As long as you are not afraid of being tired, you can have one litter."
"Secondly, Eighth Sister is not a prophet. She also has some 'experiences' based on hearsay and cannot be accurate. Don't let her words affect your mood."
"When you are pregnant, you have to be in a good mood, and the child you give birth to will have a calm temper."
(If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Please go to m.)
