Zhou Zixu was puzzled. The third brother Lin and the fourth brother Lin obviously ate like this, so how could they both be fine?
Zhou Zixu felt that whether the blisters were painful or not was secondary, the most important thing was the location, which was too ugly.
Farmers who work with vegetation all year round know some pharmacology.
Wu asked Lin Yuanfeng to pick some mint leaves, wash them, dry them, and then pound them into grass mud.
Mint leaves have cooling, anti-itching and analgesic effects. After applying it to the lips, the discomfort of the hot pricks is gone.
Just thinking of what he looked like at this time, Zhou Zixu hurried back to the room, hiding in the room and feeling embarrassed to come out.
The effect of mint leaves is indeed good. After applying it for two days, the swelling on the lips has reduced a lot.
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The half-month farming holiday passed quickly, and it was time to go to private school again.
Lin Yuanqiu did not go to town with Zhou Xing to pick up the people. In two days' time, it would be the day when the family would prepare a banquet for guests, so he specially asked his wife for a few more days off.
After all, the banquet was specially held at home to celebrate his passing the scholar examination, so he, the client, must be present.
On September 12th, Wu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got up early and got busy.
Although the clan has arranged helpers, there are still some things that you have to do yourself.
For example, these cakes and fruits must be ordered and served on the plate in person, so that you can rest assured that you will not miss a table, which will offend others.
Lin Dani and Lin Erni also came here early in the morning, helping to select and wash vegetables in the kitchen.
There were more than forty tables set up for today's banquet. In addition to Master Wang, Master Zhou, and all the Lin clan members, Old Lin also invited the villagers.
As for the Gao family and the Qin family, the two granddaughter-in-law's natal families will naturally come over as well.
Gao Cui's belly is already very big. Counting the days, she should give birth within these few days.
He saw the good look on his daughter's face and the smile that reached her eyes. Gao Cui's parents, as well as Gao Cui's grandparents, were all very happy.
Looks good, doesn't it mean that Cui'er is living a comfortable life in her husband's family?
Thinking of their son-in-law's careful care of their daughter and their brother-in-law's reputation as a scholar, they became even more grateful that they had such a good marriage.
Gao Cui had no plans to go to the ancestral hall for a banquet. Now that her belly was as big as a drum and it was really inconvenient for her to move, she might as well stay at home.
Mrs. Zhou also strongly agreed. There were a lot of people coming and going in the ancestral hall today. Her daughter-in-law was about to give birth. If she was accidentally touched by someone, it would be dangerous.
Thinking that her mother-in-law and her daughter must have a lot to talk about, Mrs. Zhou didn't bother her, put a table of food and wine in her daughter-in-law's room, asked Chunmei to stay and look after her, and then hurried to the ancestral hall.
I'm very busy today, so I have to go over and say hello.
Unexpectedly, not long after Zhou stepped out of the hospital, she heard Chunmei's anxious shouting from behind her, "Mother! Mother! My sister-in-law's stomach starts to hurt!"
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Hearing that her daughter-in-law had a stomachache, Mrs. Zhou almost staggered, but fortunately Chunmei was very quick and helped her up.
Mrs. Zhou calmed down her excitement, turned around and told Chunmei: "Go to the ancestral hall now, tell your elder brother about the birth of your sister-in-law, and ask him to go to Zhangwang Village to find Midwife Cui as soon as possible."
Uh-huh, Chunmei nodded repeatedly, then ran away towards the ancestral hall.
Seemingly thinking of something, Ms. Zhou hurriedly called Chunmei again, "Wait a minute, remember to tell your grandma too."
Although Mrs. Zhou had given birth to three children, she was a little at a loss at this moment.
Thinking that her mother-in-law must know more than herself, she wanted to call her back, so that she could feel more at ease with her mother-in-law watching.
Chunmei responded and walked quickly to the ancestral hall.
As soon as he heard that his wife had started to start, Lin Yuanfeng didn't dare to delay. After leaving the ancestral hall gate in a hurry, he quickly ran towards the village road.
Originally, Lin Yuanfeng wanted to go home and have a look, but he thought that a woman would suffer a serious crime when she gave birth to a baby. To prevent accidents, he had better go find the midwife first.
The men's table was fine, because when Chunmei found Lin Yuanfeng, he was helping to serve the dishes in the side hall. Therefore, he didn't disturb many people after he walked away.
But it's different at the women's table.
As Chunmei hurriedly told Mrs. Wu that her sister-in-law was about to give birth, almost all the women sitting in the second entrance hall became excited.
A woman smiled and said, "Oh, today is a really good day. Do you think this can be considered a double happiness?"
"Forget it, how can it not be counted? Not to mention, this kid is quite good at choosing the right time. He is in a hurry to eat at the scholar's banquet given by his uncle."
"No, maybe I heard the sound of firecrackers and knew there was a big happy event at home, so I hurriedly came out to take a look."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing. They all praised this baby as a lucky one.
Everyone likes to hear good things, and the Wu family is naturally not immune to it, not to mention that this is the first child among her great-grandchildren.
Wu's face was full of smiles, "There will be fried pork slices and braised fish later. You all should eat slowly. I'll go back and take a look first."
With that said, she told Feng, Liu, Dani and Erni to take more care of her, and then hurriedly followed Chunmei home.
Wangzhang Village is right next to Xiaogaoshan Village. If you go fast, you can walk there and back in about half an hour.
Lin Yuanfeng came back quickly, and the midwife naturally came with him.
After washing her hands, Mrs. Cui quickly entered the house. She originally thought that since this was her first pregnancy, the birth canal would not open so quickly, but when she checked, she found that it had already been opened for almost five fingers.
Mrs. Cui immediately asked someone to boil water, "This baby is a distressed mother. There is no way she will be able to come out soon."
Gao Cui's mother and her grandma had been staying in the house. After hearing Granny Cui's words, they couldn't help but put their hands together and chant the Buddha's name. Bodhisattva bless, Bodhisattva bless, it's better to be born soon, so that Cui'er will suffer less.
Wu and Zhou had the same idea. Giving birth to a baby was like stepping into the gate of hell. They naturally hoped that their grandson-in-law (daughter-in-law) could give birth to the baby smoothly.
Lin Yuanfeng hurriedly went to boil the water. Perhaps it was because he was too nervous about becoming a father for the first time, so the hand holding the fire sickle was shaking. He wiped it several times before igniting the hay.
After stuffing a few thicker logs into the stove, Lin Yuanfeng got up and went to the yard again.
When they were approaching the door of the room, they heard the midwife shouting "harder" and Gao Cui's cry of pain coming from inside the room.
Lin Yuanfeng's legs suddenly felt a little weak. Was she about to give birth?
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In the ancestral hall, except for the two tables at the top, most of the other people who had enjoyed the banquet had dispersed.
Lin Yuanqiu, who was drinking tea instead of wine, was greeting Master Wang, Master Zhou, and Lin Youzhi one by one when he saw Lin Yuanbai running in excitedly.
"Grandpa, grandpa, my sister-in-law has given birth, my sister-in-law has given birth to a little niece, hahahaha, grandma said that the little niece will call me fourth uncle!"
Lin Yuanbai couldn't say how happy he was when he thought that he had become an uncle.
Giving birth?
Lin Yuanqiu was a little surprised. In the morning, he saw his sister-in-law drying the embroidered cloth that had been soaked in water piece by piece on the bamboo pole. Unexpectedly, she had given birth by now, how fast it was.
Old Lintou was also a little surprised, he didn't even hear the sound, he turned out to be his great-grandfather.
Although I was born a girl, it is said that flowers will bloom first and then bear fruit. There will definitely be boys in the future.
Today's tables and benches were all borrowed from various families. After clearing the dishes and chopsticks on the table, the strong young men in the clan began to carry the tables and return them to each family one by one.
When they go there, Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Liu will ask them to bring a pack of hibiscus cakes and a pack of oily mahua flowers as a way of thanking their neighbors for lending them a table.
It was Wu who came up with the idea of sending cakes, which surprised everyone in the family, including Lao Lintou.
Although the hibiscus cake and oily mahua flowers cost only 16 cents in total, they still have to buy in large quantities.
In addition to the twenty or so women who helped and the dozen or so young men who walked in the hall, if all were calculated, it would cost more than one tael of silver.
Therefore, the Zhou family, the Liu family, the Feng family, and their sisters-in-law were all surprised. You must know that in the past, my mother-in-law even planned to use lamp oil.
Lin Sanzhu, on the other hand, touched my mother's forehead nervously and said, "I don't seem to have a fever either."
As a result, he was thrown away by his wife.
Mrs. Wu naturally has her own ideas. In her opinion, it is rare for her family to host such a grand banquet, so it must be done in a decent and respectable manner so that there is nothing to blame.
What's more, this is her grandson's scholar's banquet. It's a decent event, so her grandson also has dignity.
What Wu didn't know was that it was because of her behavior of sending cakes and snacks. Those who were jealous and were unwilling to lend their tables and benches at home, or who were unwilling to help, immediately regretted a lot.
Especially when I saw that all the women who helped with the work brought home a bowl of meat, I felt so regretful that my intestines turned green.
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As soon as he got home, Lin Yuanqiu saw several people squatting at the door of his eldest brother's room. In addition to Lin Yuanhuai and Lin Yuanbai, who had just been promoted to third and fourth uncles, there were also Chunxiu, Chuncao and Chunyan.
Seeing her brother coming back, Chuncao hurried over and couldn't help but smile, "Brother, brother, my sisters and I have become aunts!"
Chun Cao must be happy. It can be said that there is no child who is not eager to grow up quickly. With the little niece, she is no longer the youngest child in the family.
Lin Yuanqiu touched his younger sister, who was not much shorter than him. In the past two years, due to the improvement of the food at home, the hair of the two younger sisters had become much more nutritious. It no longer looked like dry hair when he first came here. Yellow.
"Have you seen your little niece?"
Seeing that several people were squatting at the door waiting, they probably hadn't seen the baby yet.
Sure enough, Chun Cao shook her head and said, "Not yet. My aunt said that my niece is still sleeping. When she wakes up, she can take her out and show her to us."
According to the custom here, you cannot enter the confinement room casually, so as not to bump into the bedside mother-in-law in the room.
In the eyes of the people here, the bedside mother-in-law is a fairy who protects little babies. Not only can it make babies happy, but it can also often enter their dreams and teach them how to laugh, cry, rejoice, and be happy.
Therefore, such an important bedside mother-in-law must not be bumped into.
The little ones waited until Youshi, but the little niece was still sleeping soundly. It seemed that we could only watch it tomorrow.
It was almost noon on the second day, and Lin Yuanqiu finally saw the baby wrapped in a thin quilt into a candle bag.
The face is small, the skin is red, and the two light eyebrows are like two curved moon buds.
Lin Yuanqiu remembered that in his previous life, he often heard people say that if a child's skin was red when he was born, his skin would definitely be extremely white in the future.
Lin Yuanqiu has never practiced it, so he doesn't know whether what they say is true or not. However, the skin of his eldest brother and sister-in-law is not bad, so he thinks that his niece will not get any darker.
In addition to looking after the little baby, Lin Yuanqiu also had another task today, which was to give his niece a nice name.
In the words of Lao Lintou and Mr. Wu, there is nothing more honorable than a scholar's uncle personally naming someone.
Old Lintou and Wu were not the only people who had this idea.
