Chapter 330 Blessed
On the first day of the first lunar month, every household goes out to visit relatives and friends to pay New Year greetings, and people with good relationships such as those in the forest farm also come out to visit.
The Sheng family had no visitors all day long, and friends of Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xiping came over one after another to pay New Year greetings.
Everyone knew that Sheng Xinhua was one month old, and almost all the guests who came wanted to see what the little guy looked like.
Fortunately, Sheng Xinhua was very worry-free and didn't cry or fuss after eating.
He is not shy when others tease him, and he can laugh out loud when he is in a good mood. Everyone praises this child for his worry-free behavior.
After playing like this for more than two hours, the little guy got sleepy and started to fall asleep. Zhou Qinglan took the baby back to the west room and nursed him to sleep.
Sheng Xiping finally had some time, so he took his brothers and sisters out to visit each other to pay New Year greetings.
The first day of the Lunar New Year was spent visiting relatives and visiting each other to pay New Year greetings.
Sheng Xinhua was already in confinement, and the full-moon wine was also on the agenda. After consulting Zhou Qinglan and the Zhou family, the Sheng family decided to hold a banquet on the fifth day of the first lunar month.
On the second and third days of the lunar month, most people visit relatives or go back to their parents' homes. By the fifth day of the lunar month, all those who should come back have come back, and relatives and friends gather together to have fun.
After finishing the full moon party on the fifth day of the lunar month, and taking advantage of Wang Jiachuan's opportunity to go to Songjianghe for a wedding banquet on the sixth day of the lunar month, Sheng Xiping and his wife took a ride together to Songjianghe.
There is still a long time before the winter vacation. Zhou Qinglan can stay at her parents' house for a few more days. Sheng Xiping comes back before the eighth day of the Lunar New Year to work in the mountains.
The Sheng family is very popular in the forest farm. After Sheng Xinhua was born, many people came to watch and celebrate.
Zhang Shuzhen and Sheng Xiping had discussed it and estimated that four or five tables would have to be set up for Full Moon Wine.
There is still a lot of meat in the Sheng family's warehouse, but they are all bits and pieces. If there are four or five tables, it may not be enough.
So, starting from the second day of the first lunar month, Sheng Xiping led his two younger brothers to go out to work.
In the morning, I went up the mountain to set up a trap. In the afternoon, I went to the bend at the Diaoyutai in the upper reaches of the river to find a place to dig holes in the ice to catch fish.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the three brothers took the dog into the mountains to walk the leash and hunt by the way.
Not to mention, the three brothers were really lucky. When they entered the mountain, they met a group of pigs. Six dogs swarmed up and surrounded a sow.
In the evening, the little tiger Huahua came back and gave the Sheng family a sika deer.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the Sheng family was busy processing various ingredients.
There was no plan to invite Master Li to attend the full moon banquet, so Zhang Shuzhen led her daughter-in-law and daughter to work at home.
The meat that needs to be cooked and fried has been processed in advance. When the time comes, reheat it, add some seasoning or thicken it, and serve it to the table.
At nine o'clock in the morning on the fifth day of the first lunar month, Zhou Mingyuan and his wife took their young son to the Qianchuan Forest Farm by car.
Sheng Xiping, who had received the call in advance, had been waiting at the small train station early, and happened to receive his mother-in-law and brother-in-law.
"Dad, Mom, happy New Year."
As soon as the three of them got off the car, Sheng Xiping hurried forward, said hello first, and then reached out to take the things Zhou Mingyuan and Zhou Qingyue were carrying.
"Okay, okay, happy New Year." Zhou Mingyuan and his wife were happy to see their uncle, and replied with a smile on their face.
"When did you come here to wait? There is frost on the scarf and hat.
Oops, we all know where home is and we don’t need you to pick us up. What should we do if we stand outside in the freezing weather? "
Wang Chunxiu was attentive. When he saw the white frost on Sheng Xiping's hat and scarf, he knew that his uncle must have been waiting here for a long time.
"Mom, I just came here not long ago. It's not cold." Sheng Xiping smiled and said nonchalantly.
"Brother-in-law, happy New Year." Zhou Qingyue finally had a chance to speak and came forward to say hello to his brother-in-law.
"Happy New Year, happy New Year. It seems to me that Qing Yue has grown taller and stronger. He looks like a young man."
Sheng Xiping nodded towards Zhou Qingyue and smiled.
Sheng Xiping said this mostly in polite words. After all, he had met Zhou Qingyue a few days ago, and it had only been a few days, so he wouldn't have changed much.
"Huh, during the winter vacation, he was eating at home all day long and doing nothing. He gained twenty kilograms of meat. How can he not get stronger?"
Sheng Xiping was polite, but Wang Chunxiu was not. She glanced at her youngest son and said angrily.
"Next winter during the winter vacation, I will send you to your brother-in-law's work team and let you work in the mountains, so that you don't have to eat and sleep at home every day to gain weight."
Zhou Qingyue is sixteen this year, which is the time when boys can eat and have sex.
There is no school during the winter vacation, and the Zhou family has little to do.
In previous years, there was no firewood at home, so Zhou Qingyue had to follow his brothers and sisters up the mountain to collect firewood. It took a lot of effort to walk a long way.
Ever since Sheng Xiping took out the straw and gave it to the Zhou family as firewood, Zhou Qingyue no longer had to collect firewood, and he had nothing to do in winter.
This child is lazy and doesn't like to run out during the holidays. He just lies at home after eating every day. How can he not gain weight?
"It's okay, not fat, I look pretty good, strong and healthy.
It wouldn't look good if a big guy could be blown away by the wind if he was skinny. So fine. "
Sheng Xiping didn't expect that his words would cause his mother-in-law to dislike his brother-in-law, so he hurried to smooth things over.
"Come on, Dad, Mom, let's go home and see my son Xinhua.
That little guy is so funny now and looks better than he did during confinement, but he is a rare person. "
Sheng Xiping was afraid that his mother-in-law would continue to scold his brother-in-law, so he quickly changed the subject.
Sure enough, as soon as he heard about his grandson, Wang Chunxiu immediately forgot to discipline his son.
"Isn't that right? A child in confinement looks the same every day. Hey, the name of the child is Xinhua? It sounds nice.
Come on, let’s go see our grandson quickly. "When he mentioned his grandson, Wang Chunxiu involuntarily quickened his pace.
During the Chinese New Year, there were a lot of guests at home, so the dogs were tied up in the backyard during the day to prevent the dogs from barking all the time and scaring the children.
When the Zhou family came in, they saw Zhang Shuzhen who was busy in the kitchen at a glance. She came out with a shovel in her hand.
"Oh, it's a great New Year for my in-laws."
"Happy New Year, in-laws. Look at you, it's such a cold day and you're out wearing a little cotton-padded jacket."
Wang Chunxiu held Zhang Shuzhen's hand, and the two in-laws were particularly cordial when they met.
"Come on, let's go into the house and talk. What are you doing? I'll help you later."
Sheng Liancheng was in the house and heard the noise. He hurriedly came out to greet them. He and Zhou Mingyuan also entered the house talking and laughing.
As soon as they entered the outhouse, they saw a variety of semi-finished products displayed in the kitchen. I didn't know what was being stewed in the pot, and steam was coming out from the edge of the pot lid.
You can tell at a glance that these are all prepared for today’s full moon wine, which is very rich.
As soon as Wang Chunxiu entered the house, she took off her coat and followed Zhang Shuzhen to cook the meal.
The in-laws are guests, so how can Zhang Shuzhen work for them? After all, Wang Chunxiu was held down and sat in the room to rest.
"Qinglan, is Xinhua asleep? Come over quickly and let his grandma and grandpa take a look." Zhang Shuzhen called to the west room.
"I just woke up and am breastfeeding." Zhou Qinglan responded in that room.
Sheng Xinhua usually wakes up at seven in the morning and plays for two hours before going to bed.
I don’t know what happened last night. I got up in the middle of the night and played for a while, so I didn’t wake up until nine o’clock.
Zhou Qinglan fed the baby, changed clothes and put on the mattress, then carried the baby to the east room to talk to her parents.
Zhou Mingyuan and his wife fell in love with their grandson when they saw him.
"Oh, it's been a long time since we last met. The child has changed a lot. He looks much better than he did seven days ago."
"Come, come, grandma, hang up the line. I wish our little Xinhua safety and success and a long life."
Wang Chunxiu took out a bunch of white thread from his pocket, tied ten dollars on the bottom, and put it directly around the child's neck.
Usually the elders on the grandma's side of the family will hang a white string on their grandson when they see him for the first time.
Sometimes, the elders hang up the baby when it is a hundred days old.
Most people would tie a few dollars under the white line.
The last time Wang Chunxiu came here, the child was seven days old. At that time, the child was too young and had not yet been born. He was afraid of hurting the child, so he did not give birth.
This time when I came here, Wang Chunxiu specially prepared white thread and money.
Little Xinhua had eaten well and slept well. With so many people coaxing him to play, he was so happy that he kicked his little feet around and grabbed them with his little hands.
Thanks to the cold weather, the sleeves of the cotton-padded jacket were longer, just enough to cover his little hands. Otherwise, the little guy's hands were so nimble that he would have scratched his face.
Although a baby's nails may look soft and harmless, they are actually thin and sharp.
The baby's skin is so tender that a scratch will cause a streak of blood and scarring will occur easily.
"Come here, give me a hug. My sweet grandson, I miss you so much."
Wang Chunxiu looked at Xiao Xinhua's cuteness and liked it very much. He took his grandson directly from his daughter's hand, put it on his lap, held it with one hand, and touched his grandson's little face with the other.
"Oh, look how chubby we are. We weigh almost ten pounds. You can tell at a glance that your mother has good breasts and will make the baby prosperous."
The older generation all say that if the mother’s milk is good, the baby will gain weight if it eats it.
If someone's child loses weight, people will say that the mother's milk is not good and the child is not strong.
In fact, this is also related to the mother's diet. If the mother eats well and contains nutritious things, then the milk has high nutritional content, and the baby will definitely grow well.
If a mother makes pickles and pancakes all day long and can't even eat a few eggs, and she can't eat nutritious food herself, how can she get good milk to feed her baby?
It was rare for Zhou Mingyuan and his wife to see their child, and they both liked it very much. Wang Chunxiu held him in his arms, and Zhou Mingyuan also came close to play with the child.
Of course, this man cared about the child. After teasing him for a short while, Zhou Mingyuan went to talk to Sheng Liancheng and Sheng Xiping.
Zhang Shuzhen asked Zhou Qinglan to accompany Wang Chunxiu to sit in the east room and coax the children, while she went out and led the two girls to prepare for the meal.
At around ten o'clock, guests came in one after another.
Some of Wang Jiachuan, Zheng Xianyong, Lao Hu, Chen Shiliang, and Gao Daqiang were with their wives and children, and some were alone.
Everyone was carrying something in their hands, such as cans, malted milk, snacks, cloth, etc.
Wang Jianshe and Chen Weiguo had a good relationship with Sheng Xiping. Those who had wives took their wives, while those who didn't had wives were single, and they also took some things more or less.
Generally, those who have wives usually bring small clothes, tiger-head shoes, tiger-head hats, etc. made for their children, while those without wives mostly bring food.
Anyway, you don’t have to be empty-handed, you have to be more or less interested.
Tang Fengying came to join in the fun with her daughter in her arms and see her brother.
Gao Haining and Tang Fengying’s child is called Hongmei. She was born in July last year. She is now a little over six months old and can roll over but is still not very good at sitting.
Tang Fengying's milk was not very good and the baby didn't have enough to eat, so she started adding millet porridge, chicken cakes and the like at the age of four months.
Xiao Hongmei is a little thin, but her big, dark eyes are pretty.
The six-month-old girl felt particularly curious when she saw a baby younger than her. She pointed at Xiao Xinhua and called out to her mother.
Others didn't know what Xiao Hongmei was talking about, so they coaxed her, saying that he was his younger brother, his cousin's little brother, and they would play together in the future.
The couple Tang Bin and Li Yuqin also arrived. They were particularly close to their cousin and cousin, so they happened to sit down and chat together.
A few days after Li Xue and Wang Jianshe got married, Wang Jianshe went to work in the mountains. Until now, Li Xue's stomach has not moved.
Zhao Juan had only married Chen Weiguo for a few days, so it was impossible to do anything.
The two young daughters-in-law looked at the little red plums of the Gao family and then the little Xinhua of the Sheng family. They both looked at them with curiosity, so they hugged one and then the other.
Coincidentally, Zhao Juan was playing with Xinhua when she suddenly felt something was wrong.
I looked down and saw, okay, Xiao Xinhua was having a flood, and the urine had penetrated through the crotch and stained Zhao Juan's pants.
"Hey, this little guy peed."
Zhou Qinglan took a look and thought, isn't it? My son is peeing.
"Oh, give me the child quickly. I'll change his clothes." After saying that, Zhou Qinglan reached out to hug the child.
"Sister-in-law, please wait a moment and let him finish peeing. Don't move around while the child is peeing. It will be serious if he holds it back."
Zhao Juan has so many younger brothers and sisters in her family, and she raised the last few. When it comes to raising children, Zhao Juan has much more experience than Zhou Qinglan.
Just like that, Zhao Juan didn't dare to move, and waited for Xiao Xinhua to finish all the urine before taking out the diaper.
I wiped the baby's butt with the dry corner, and then handed the baby to Zhou Qinglan.
"Juan, come with me to that room. I'll find you some pants to put on. This naughty kid has peed on you."
Zhou Qinglan felt very embarrassed. The person wanted to hold the baby for a while with good intentions, but his bear ended up peed on the person.
"Sister-in-law, it's okay. The child peed. It's okay.
Besides, I'm really looking forward to following Xinhua and getting lucky. When the time comes, I'll have a boy as cute as Xinhua. How great would it be? "
Zhao Juan didn't care at all. When she was at home, she would see her younger siblings and she would be peed on countless times a day. She had long been used to it and it was nothing.
"You and Wei Guo have only been married for a few days. Don't worry. This child will come naturally when fate comes."
When Zhou Qinglan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.
There is an old rule that if a woman who has not given birth to a child can get pregnant by holding someone else's child in her arms, she may become pregnant.
But Zhao Juan has only been married to the Chen family for a few days, so what is there to be anxious about?
Zhao Juan felt embarrassed when she heard this, "I had it earlier, wouldn't I feel relieved?"
Zhao Juan married Chen Weiguo not because the two were in love and had feelings for each other, but simply because her family could no longer afford to support her and she was looking for a place where she could eat and live.
Although the Chen family was very kind to Zhao Juan, and Chen Weiguo also loved and cared about Zhao Juan after they got married, Zhao Juan knew in her heart that a marriage without emotion would not be that strong after all.
She wanted to live a stable life with Chen Weiguo, and the best way to capture her husband's heart was to have a child.
Once two people are involved with children, they will be entangled for the rest of their lives, and their relationship can be slowly cultivated.