He Xiaoyun went to the mountain to pick hawthorn again, and dried the hawthorn for Wei Jianwei. However, before drying, something happened at home, and Feng Qiuyue gave birth early.
The night before, there was a light rain, and the ground was wet. She didn't pay attention and slipped in the yard. Although she didn't fall, she was frightened, and her stomach hurt after a while.
Fortunately, she has always been in good health, counting the time, the month is almost full, and after the arrival of Wen Po, she successfully gave birth to a healthy little girl.
The family was in chaos, surprised and happy, but Wang Chunhua was the only one who remained calm, and ordered Wei Jianguo to inform the Yue family, and asked Wei Zhenxing to watch over Wei Yuanhang and not tell him to run around. She and the second daughter-in-law took care of the eldest daughter-in-law and the youngest granddaughter.
When Feng Qiuyue's mother's family arrived, everything had been tidied up inside and out. The baby girl was wrapped in swaddling clothes and slept next to her mother. Feng Qiuyue also changed into clean clothes and rested against the head of the bed.
Mother Feng was carrying big and small bags, which contained dried longan, eggs, brown sugar, etc. for her daughter's confinement, as well as clothes and diapers for her granddaughter.
When she came, her eyes were red, and she wiped away her tears when she saw that her daughter was really fine. Mothers know the pain of giving birth best, and are most afraid of their own children.
Feng Qiuyue looked a little pale, but she was in good spirits, "Mom, sister-in-law, sit down."
Her mother wiped her tears and said nothing. Her sister-in-law patted her chest and said, "Qiuyue, you scared us to death. When Jianguo came home and said it, mom even dropped the bowl."
Feng Qiuyue smiled and said: "It seems that next time, I have to pay Mom a new bowl."
"You girl, you still have the heart to joke." Mother Feng finally came to her senses, "Why don't you know how to be careful? You have been here for the first nine months, and you didn't hold back in the last few days. If something really happened, it would be too late to cry. .”
Her sister-in-law hurriedly said: "Don't talk about this, isn't Qiuyue well now? Mom, look at our little girl, how well she sleeps."
Mother Feng looked at her little granddaughter, still said a few words about her daughter, and then began to explain what she should pay attention to during the confinement period, and how to take care of the newborn child.
She originally wanted to stay and take care of her daughter, but she was in a hurry when she came out, the family was not well arranged, and seeing that her mother-in-law was really thoughtful, she was relieved and rushed home before dark, planning to come back the next day.
After the dinner was ready, He Xiaoyun brought a portion to Feng Qiuyue first, the pregnant women were not allowed to go out to have a shower, and had to eat in the room during confinement.
"Xiaoyun, I will trouble you during this time." Feng Qiuyue said.
The little baby was sleeping soundly, and He Xiaoyun was watching her closely. When she heard her words, she said with a smile, "I'll get angry if my sister-in-law talks about seeing each other again."
Feng Qiuyue also laughed, "Don't be angry."
"Brother was going to bring you a meal just now, and Mom asked him to eat first, and he had to take care of you and the baby at night. Sister-in-law, you don't know. When you gave birth before, I saw that the eyes of elder brother were red, and tears were about to fall. .”
"It's really embarrassing." Feng Qiuyue said with disgust, but there was a smile in her eyes.
After working all day, He Xiaoyun let out a long sigh of relief when she lay down on the bed at night.
"Mom, why does little sister always sleep?" Wei Yuanhang asked while pinching the quilt.
He Xiaoyun turned sideways, faced the child, and said, "You can only grow taller if you get enough sleep. My little sister is so young, so of course she needs to sleep more."
"Can you play with me when you grow taller?"
"Yes, but even if my sister grows taller, she is still younger than you. You have to love her, you know?"
The child nodded vigorously, "I am an older brother, and I will take good care of my little sister!"
He Xiaoyun poked his face with a smile, and said: "During this time, grandma has to take care of my aunt and little sister, and mother has to help too. You are an older child, so you have to be obedient and follow grandpa. You can’t go to the river alone, you know?”
"I know, my mother said that if I run to the river alone and fall, I will never see my mother again."
"It's so smart. It seems that Hanghang has really grown up as an older brother." He Xiaoyun put a high hat on him, and the child was very happy.
"Then can I hold my little sister?"
"It's not enough right now. The little sister's body is too soft. If you are not careful, you will get hurt. You can only look at her and talk to her. You can't hug or touch her hard."
Wei Yuanhang said, "That doesn't seem to be interesting."
Hearing that he sounded like an adult, He Xiaoyun said with a smile: "You are the most interesting, go to bed quickly."
At night, Wei Jianguo took care of his wife and children. During the day, Wang Chunhua, He Xiaoyun, and Feng's mother often came. Except for the hectic first few days, everyone got used to it quickly.
The autumn harvest is coming soon, Wang Chunhua decided to drive the pigs raised at home to the food station.
Farmers who raise pigs also need to complete the state's unified purchase task, that is, buy one and keep the other. If they raise two pigs, they have to hand over one to the state. If they only raise one pig, they buy half and keep the other half.
Moreover, there is a standard for the pigs to be purchased, and the weight needs to be more than 120 catties. The current pigs are fed with pigweed, sweet potato vines, and rice bran, and they don’t grow fat very much. It is not easy to grow meat, so many people, once the pigs at home are heavy enough, they rush to the food station, fearing that they will lose money if they continue to raise them.
In the past, the Wei family’s pigs would be raised until the end of the year, and after being slaughtered, they would be made into bacon, enough to last for half a year in the coming year, but now that Feng Qiuyue is in confinement, there is less labor and one more child to take care of, and the autumn harvest is just around the corner. The family really couldn't take care of the pigs, fearing that they would lose meat if they were not fed well, so they rushed to finish the task early.
Wei Zhenxing and Wei Jianguo transported pigs on the cart at home, starting early in the morning and returning in the afternoon.
After arriving home, Wang Chunhua sent some pork liver, pig blood, etc. to the neighbors, and then cut half a piece of pork into long strips, ready to be salted to prevent it from being spoiled.
"This year the meat was marinated early, and when Jianwei comes back next year, I don't know if there will be any left." Wang Chunhua suddenly said, every year, the second son is not at home, and he has not been able to eat pork at home a few times.
As soon as she said that, He Xiaoyun remembered that the dried hawthorn she had dried for Wei Jianwei hadn't been sent yet, and she was busy at home recently, so she even forgot to reply to his letter.
He shouldn't be waiting helplessly, right? He Xiaoyun thought with a little guilty conscience, but she can't blame her, isn't there too many things.
Wang Chunhua asked her to pass the salt, called out and saw no response, then said, "Xiaoyun?"
"Ah?" He Xiaoyun came back to her senses, hurriedly handed over the salt, and said, "Mom, why don't I make some jerky and jerky for Jianwei."
Cooking more food for him can be regarded as compensation for what he forgot during this period of time.
Wang Chunhua asked: "Will it be broken on the road?"
"Let it dry out, probably not."
"That's fine." Wang Chunhua nodded, leaving two pieces of good meat for her. She wasn't too worried about He Xiaoyun's ruining things. Recently, the second daughter-in-law posted that and this, and they were all for her son anyway. Young people have young thoughts, so why should she ask more questions.
He Xiaoyun went to the supply and marketing agency to buy some raw materials. Because dried hawthorn is sweet, she was afraid that Wei Jianwei would get tired of eating too much, so she planned to make five-flavored jerky and spicy pork jerky.
The pork is blanched with cooking wine first, it does not need to be cooked, it is taken up and cut into thin slices, mixed with seasonings to marinate, steamed in a pan, then spread out, placed in the sun, and continued to air dry after drying.
To make jerky, you need to chop the pork into a puree, the finer the better, then mix it with seasonings and beat it vigorously, spread it flat on oiled paper, dry it into thin slices with a rolling pin, and then steam it and dry it in the air.
The whole process took a few days, and after finishing, He Xiaoyun tasted the taste, and Wei Yuanhang, a little glutton, circled around her, "Mom, I want to eat too."
He Xiaoyun gave him a piece of non-spicy meat, and said, "Papa should share more of these jerky, and less at home. He has no meat to eat outside, and we still have more meat."
Wei Yuanhang frowned, "Alright then."
"If you stay at home, you can't eat it alone. You have to share it with your grandparents. If the little uncle comes back, you can share it with him."
"So many people..." The child pouted, feeling very reluctant, but still reluctantly agreed, thought for a while, and asked, "Do you want to give it to my little sister?"
"No," He Xiaoyun hurriedly said, "Mom forgot to tell you that the little sister can only drink milk now, and can't eat anything else. You can't secretly feed her, did you hear me?"
The child tilted his head, "Is it because she has no teeth?"
"Yes, she has no teeth, so she can't eat what you eat."
"I see." Wei Yuanhang nodded, took another bite of the jerky, chewed it, and suddenly sighed: "My little sister is so pitiful."
He Xiaoyun rubbed his head amusedly.
In the army, Lin Yuefei became a little embarrassed recently. He turned into Wei Jianwei's office and asked meanly, "Old Wei, why haven't my siblings come yet?"
A while ago, Old Wei’s report was approved and the house was divided. He saw him running around every day, tidying up the house and adding furniture. It seemed that he was very capable and busy.
No matter how many acid words Lin Yuefei said at that time, he was envious in his heart, because Lao Wei's family members were going to join the army, and his wife and children would be hot on the bed immediately, while he was still far away.
It turned out that it had been more than a month, and neither the siblings had come over nor Lao Wei had received any letters. Lin Yuefei thought to himself, could it be that the younger couple quarreled and the younger siblings didn't care about him now
I swear by their more than ten years of friendship, he absolutely didn't mean to gloat, he just wanted to see how embarrassed Lao Wei was, and just made fun of him by the way.
Wei Jianwei glanced at him, did not speak, but slowly took out a pack of dried pork, another pack of dried hawthorn, and another pack of pork buns from the drawer, and then slowly ate them one by one.
"..." The smile on Lin Yuefei's face slowly froze, and his eyes gradually widened.
So many things, when did Lao Wei receive them, why didn't he know? !
Moreover, why can someone look so underwhelmed!