The Little Widower (farming)

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Zhou Yuan couldn't laugh or cry for a while. When he went to town today, he went to see the doctor again and asked a lot of questions. The doctor almost kicked him out. Later, he said that the mood of the pregnant husband is the most important. If the pregnant husband I felt depressed, and the child would probably not be well, so I told him not to make people angry.

"If you're not tired, come down and look at something." Zhou Yuan knelt down to put on Chen Qing's shoes. Chen Qing followed him and saw a lamb standing in the yard.

"Why did you buy this?" Chen Qing wanted to go up and touch the lamb, but was a little afraid that his horns would hit him.

"This is a dairy goat. Children drink milk well." Zhou Yuan said, "Today is also a coincidence. I happened to see someone selling it, so I bought it."

My brother has no way to feed milk, and there is no woman who has just given birth in the village. It is better for children to drink milk than rice water.

"That's great. Can we send it to them soon?" Chen Qing asked.

Zhou Yuan nodded: "The sheep seller said that this milk cannot be drunk directly. It must be squeezed out and boiled with water before it can be given to children."

Chen Qing boldly stepped forward and touched the lamb gently. The sheep was docile and just glanced at him.

"Will you go with me?"

"Can I go?" Chen Qing asked.

Aunt Sun said on the side: "Just don't go into the house, and don't hold the child." Elderly people always have taboos, and Chen Qing was afraid of affecting the child, so he nodded and obeyed.

After listening to Aunt Sun talking about taboos for a while, Chen Qing followed Zhou Yuan to Li Xin's house. At this time, Li Xin's house was very lively. The children were crying, Li Xin was scolding Qi Shuning, and Zhang Yin was coaxing the children. It was really lively.

Zhou Yuan and Chen Qing led the sheep in, and the yard became a little quieter. Blacksmith Li was making rice soup. When he saw them, he immediately came over to greet them: "Ah, what is this?"

Niu Niu squatted aside and dyed eggs red. This is It is a custom in Luohe Village that when a family has a happy event, they should send red eggs from door to door to spread the joy. The person who receives the red eggs will give something more or less, it doesn't matter what it is, just have an auspicious intention.

"I bought a dairy goat to give milk to the children." Zhou Yuan handed the rope to Li Tiejiang and talked to Zhang Yin again.

"Don't drink the squeezed milk directly. Add water to boil and let it cool before drinking. Just use a one-to-one ratio of water and milk." Zhou Yuan warned them.

Chen Qing looked at Zhang Yin: "Aunt Yin, is Li Xin okay?"

"Okay, okay, you didn't hear his loud voice." Zhang Yin thought for a while, "I'll take the baby out and show it to you. One glance."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Li Xin's voice: "Ah Qing! I have given birth to two such cute children."

Chen Qing also said in a loud voice: "You are amazing. Take good care of yourself. Let's talk then."

Zhang Yin entered the room with a smile, and then she and Qi Shuning carried a child out. Chen Qing hurried over to take a look. In just one day, the child had not changed much. Chen Qing saw that the child had not changed much. He was so serious that he didn't dare to reach out and touch him, and then said to Zhou Yuan: "They are so good-looking."

Zhou Yuan really didn't know what was so good about the two little monkey-like children, but he still nodded: "Yes. "They look good."

"Auntie, please take them in quickly so they don't catch a cold." Although it is September, the weather is not too cold, but the children are fragile, so he is a little worried.

Zhang Yin nodded, and Zhou Yuan put the two small silver locks in his arms into the baby: "A gift for the children."

"You are thoughtful, they are both safety locks and dairy goats." Zhang Yin smiled and thanked them.

"I can be considered the child's uncle, as I should." Zhou Yuan said, "Godmother, we have gone back too, and Aqing also needs to have a good rest."

"Okay, the house has been a mess these past two days. Let's have a good rest in a few days. Talk. And Qing, take good care of yourself and come see you later." After saying that, he and Qi Shuning took the child back to the room.

When Chen Qing saw the child, he was already satisfied and walked briskly on the way back.

"In more than half a year, our child will be born." Zhou Yuan looked at Chen Qing's belly and reached out to touch it. It was still soft.

"Yes." Chen Qing also touched his belly, and then Zhou Yuan took his hand and kissed it on the mouth.

Li Xin's house has been very lively during this time. Red eggs have been delivered to almost every house in the village. People go to Li Xin's house from time to time. The gifts are not expensive and are common in every household.

Aunt Sun was the first to go. She brought two killed chickens. Li Xin wanted to drink more soup and water during confinement. He was ready to kill the chickens when Zhou Yuan said that Chen Qing wanted to eat chicken offal. .

It's not for Chen Qing, it's just because I have to give something to Li Xin.

It is really difficult to take care of the two children. Because they are twins, the two little brothers are thin and small. Qi Shuning has never held a child, and he is scolded every day for being too busy.

But in fact, when it comes to raising children, Li Xin herself is the best at it.

When Qi Shuning asked, Li Xin said: "My mother was in very bad health after giving birth to Niu Niu. She didn't have the energy to take care of Niu Niu, so I was the one who raised Niu Niu when she was a child."

Li Xin leaned against the bed, with the two children sitting next to each other. The one on the left is on the right. There is also Qi Shuning who is running around in the room. There is Niu Niu endorsement outside the room, and occasionally there is the voice of Zhang Yin complaining about Blacksmith Li.

He felt that his life so far seemed to be good enough.

When they were young, their parents loved them, they had a good husband, their family was in good health, they had good friends, and there were so many people who helped them on the rough road.

He can be considered lucky in this life.

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Chen Qing's condition seemed to be much more stable after taking the medicine. However, the taste changed too quickly. When he got up in the morning, he said he wanted to drink bone broth. After stewing it at noon, he smelled the smell and vomited.

Chen Qing finally drank a bowl of pickled cabbage noodle soup to stop vomiting.

Zhou Yuan looked at the almost empty kimchi jar and could only ask Aunt Sun for help.

"How can you maintain good health if you only eat some sauerkraut?" Aunt Sun was also anxious, but she still helped Zhou Yuan fill the jar with pickled cabbage hearts and beans.

"I promised to eat this and that, but when I finished it, I started vomiting." Zhou Yuan also had no choice, "I don't know what to do."

"I guess the little guy is having a temper with us." Aunt Sun said, "I didn't know he was pregnant some time ago, so he was tired. If you talk to your child more when you have nothing to do, maybe he will understand how hard dad works."

"Recently, I only eat pickled cabbage noodle soup." Zhou Yuan was discouraged, "Recently I only like to eat sour food, and I can eat Shanlihong on an empty stomach, but the doctor said I shouldn't eat too much Shanlihong."

They both sighed together, and Aunt Sun thought of when Li Xin was pregnant, she could eat wherever she went. It was only later when he was a month old that he gradually cut down on what he ate. When his daughter came to their home, Ah Qing couldn't eat anything.

The operation of the escort bureau has been very smooth recently. Knowing that Zhou Yuan has something to do recently, someone from the escort bureau will come every five days. After all, some things still require Zhou Yuan to make decisions. Chen Qing asked him to go to the county seat by himself, saying that he could go back to his parents' home to live. But now is the critical moment, and Zhou Yuan is unwilling to leave.

Before, Chen Qing felt that it was useless for him to be there. After vomiting too much, he felt that it was actually good to have him by his side, especially since Zhou Yuan would touch Chen Qing's belly every night and talk for a long time. Chen Qing didn't know The child didn't hear it. Anyway, he fell asleep while listening.

For almost a month, Chen Qing stayed in bed to keep the fetus. His daily routine was to eat and vomit, and he lost a lot of weight when he should have gained weight. Zhou Yuan would weigh him every morning when he got up. But every morning I wake up feeling a little lighter than the day before.

Today is the full moon party for Li Xin's twins. During these days of pregnancy protection, Chen Qing will go to Li Xin's house to see the children when the condition is good, but he still cannot enter the house to see Li Xin. It is not easy to wait until this day. Chen Qing is in pain I took a quick shower, put on new clothes, and went to Li Xin's house early to wait.

There were many guests at home that day, and two uncles from Li Xin's maternal grandfather's family were also here. Zhou Yuan wanted to help entertain the guests, while Chen Qing was talking to Li Xin in the room.

Li Xin's confinement was well-raised. Now her lips are red and her teeth are white, and she is in great spirits. The two children almost look the same every day. They seem to have grown out after the full moon. They are so cute.

The children's first names were given by Qi Shuning, Qi Changan and Li Changning, and their nicknames were An'an and Ningning.

"How can you tell them apart?" Chen Qing looked at the two children on the crib and felt that they were exactly the same.

"I can definitely tell the difference between what comes out of my belly." Li Xin pointed casually, "This is An An, this is Ning Ning."

Chen Qing was suspicious: "Are you talking nonsense?"

Li Xin stared. Chen Qing took a look and said, "They have names embroidered on their clothes."

"What if they wear the wrong clothes?" Chen Qing asked again.

"Then let's redistribute them." Seeing that Chen Qing wanted to say that he was not responsible, Li Xin laughed, "Oh, I'm kidding you, I can tell the difference. An An has a birthmark on her wrist, but Ning Ning doesn't."

Chen Qing She patted him gently and said, "I was shocked."

"How are you?" Li Xin asked.

"It's pretty good. It's just that I couldn't eat much before and would vomit whenever I ate. But now I'm fine." Chen Qing lowered his head and glanced at his stomach, which already had a slight bulge.

"It seems to me that he has lost weight." Li Xin pinched his face.

"It's okay, I'm almost healed now." Chen Qing said.

Qin Xia also came after a while, and Li Xin asked him to come and see the child. He still remembered that it was Qin Xia who took him home and seemed to have done a lot for them that day.

"I said before that I came to see you, but Mother Shuanzi said that you need a good rest, so I didn't come." Qin Xia also took a look at the two children sleeping on the small bed, and took out a red flower from her arms. Feng, gave one to each of the two children, "This is what I gave to the children. It has nothing to do with Shuanzi's family."

Li Xin was not a spoiler. He pulled Qin Xia to sit down. He now recognized Qin Xia from the bottom of his heart. Friend: "Thank you very much. I remember if I ate your snacks that day."

Qin Xia smiled and said, "I also ate your snacks. We will be good friends from now on."

So the three good friends held hands and They almost started spinning in circles, but someone knocked on the door before they let go.

Qin Xia also knew about Chen Qing's pregnancy. He approached Chen Qing and said, "There are many people today and your husband is very busy. Follow me and I will protect you."

Chen Qing:?

However, he still expressed his gratitude to Qin Xia.

There were many people coming to see the child, and Zhang Yin also returned to the room. Chen Qing and Qin Xia went to the banquet to wait for the banquet to start.

Zhou Yuan is really busy. After all, he is Li Tiejiang's adopted son, Li Xin's brother, and the children's uncle. He is currently entertaining guests with Li Tiejiang and Qi Shuning.

But even though he was so busy, Zhou Yuan still took time to see Chen Qing.

"If you're tired, go home and rest. Your foster father and the others know your situation and won't mind."

Chen Qing nodded: "Go and do your work. I'll talk to Qin Xia."

"Okay."

Chen Qing is not a talkative person . People, but Qin Xia talks a lot and can say a few words about everything.

At noon, the banquet started.

Today, the Li family's banquet was very large. Except for the original village chief's family, almost everyone in the village came. Although Li Xin's house was big, it couldn't be opened, so the banquet was placed on the road outside.

After everyone moved their chopsticks, the sound of gongs and drums came from the entrance of the village.

Everyone stopped moving their hands, waiting for the sound of gongs and drums to slowly approach. When the Yamen saw the person, they asked: "Is Qi Shuning's family in Luohe Village here?"

Someone answered: "It's right in front."

etc. The Yamen came to Qi Shuning's house. After seeing Qi Shuning, he took out a gold flower post with gold flowers as a shaft from his sleeve and handed it to Qi Shuning's hand.

Then he said loudly: "Qi Shuning from Luohe Village, ranked seventh in the high school Yuancang Township Examination!"