After finishing speaking, Wen Po began to bathe the baby. After going through these procedures, the water in the basin has cooled down. The poor little Linlin was stripped naked and put into the water. These few days, Xiaocao bathed the little guy almost every day. The little guy is also used to the rhythm of washing once a day, and when he opened the swaddle, he was obedient and silent. But when the naked little guy was put into the somewhat cold water, after being startled suddenly, he began to show his astonishingly loud voice, crying loudly.
Wen Po smiled and said: "The young master is a blessed one at first sight, 'Sounding Pens, Sound Pens' is auspicious."
Then he began to bathe the little guy again, chanting congratulatory words while washing: "Wash the hair first, and become a prince; wash the waist second, and one generation is taller than the previous generation; wash the eggs, and become the magistrate; wash the ditch, and become the magistrate."
Another Wenpo lit a ball of mugwort leaves, and placed it on the baby's forehead with a piece of ginger as a support, and then burned it symbolically. Comb the baby's hair and dress up again, say something like "Three combs, two combs, wear a red top when you grow up; draw eyebrows on the left, and temples on the right, find a daughter-in-law for the fourth village; brush your teeth, rinse your mouth, and talk to people Don't be ashamed."
Roll the egg on the baby's face again, saying in the mouth: "Roll the egg, the face is like egg skin, the willow red is like white, you are really a lover." Then lightly beat the baby three times with a green onion. Next, say "one dozen smart, two dozen smart"
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Fang Haolin was not the kind of man who was at the mercy of others, he was extremely uncooperative during the whole process, kicking his legs, closing his eyes and crying desperately. Mrs. Fang heard it from the side, and her heart ached. But the tradition passed down by the older generation is to pray for the children, so she had to resist not to stop it.
After finally surviving the third washing procedure, Yu Xiaocao took Xiao Linlin and stuffed it into the arms of Mrs. Fang who was lying on the bed. The little thing, who was so exhausted from tossing around, stopped crying as soon as he entered the familiar and warm embrace, and fell asleep sobbing.
In her heart, Yu Xiaocao expressed her extreme disapproval of tossing a three-day-old baby like this. No wonder the survival rate of ancient babies was low. If the body was a little weaker, it would be no wonder if they didn't get sick! That night, Xiaocao gave the little guy with a stuffy nose a hot bath with spirit stone water, and added spirit stone liquid to the water he drank, so that little Linlin escaped the danger of getting sick.
This spring, Yu Xiaocao had a fulfilling and busy life. Serving the godmother during her confinement, trying to find confinement meals for her to supplement her body; helping the godmother to take care of Fang Haolin's little friend, Xiao Linlin is only clinging to her as a godsister besides his mother; and going back every few days to help Watermelon , corn and potatoes watering, top dressing...
Of course, she doesn't need to do it herself. Her parents and her aunt's family who have recovered from her family's more than ten acres of land are helping.
When growing melons and vegetables last year, Yu Hai still didn't quite believe that her so-called "fertilizer" could promote the growth of crops. Originally, it didn't look much different from Qingshui, it was colorless and odorless, so he thought it was just casually said by his youngest daughter's playboy.
But later, the vegetable and melon fields at home were booming, not to mention the watermelon. I don't know how the effect will be without comparison. The two or three mu of vegetable land at home, after a rough calculation, actually harvested more vegetables than other people's seven or eight mu of land. Not to mention, the production of sweet potatoes in autumn is three times that of Er Gouzi's next door, exactly three times! !
Yu Hai once watched the whole process of his youngest daughter's preparation of "fertilizer", which was nothing more than dropping water from a small bottle into a bucket. He also quietly licked it with his tongue, which was no different from the water he usually drank. But it's just such an extremely ordinary water, but it shows such a great effect, isn't it surprising
I remembered that my little daughter once said that when her soul visited the underworld, she once met a fairy. Is it really the result of the enlightenment of the gods? Giving her the magical ability to turn ordinary water into fertilizer that promotes plant growth? Yu Hai thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to reveal a single word, for fear that some caring people would listen to him and treat his most beloved little daughter as a monster!
Since then, in order to protect his youngest daughter, he dug a large cesspit at the foot of the back mountain, and collected all the manure of the family's livestock, human excrement, and manure from dead leaves in the mountain. When it's time for topdressing, take it out for cover.
Seeing the good growth of the Yu family's crops and vegetables, the villagers all praised Yu Hai for his hard work and ability, and for chasing enough manure... No one suspected that it was Xiaocao.
Aunt Xiaocao's family lived in the town for a few days. Liu Hu's health was just a little better, so the family hurriedly cleaned up and returned to Dongshan Village with Yu Hai. In their view, although it is convenient to live in the town, it costs money to move around. In the countryside, wild vegetables that can be seen everywhere have to be bought in town. At present, their younger brother is responsible for their food and lodging. As an older sister, she is not able to take care of her younger brother, let alone, and always asks her younger brother to supplement her. Do you think she can live in the town with peace of mind
Fortunately, Liu Hu's body recovered very quickly, and he ate rice, white noodles, and chicken, fish, and meat from time to time, and the family's meals were like Chinese New Year. Seeing the fat gain, the three children's faces turned rosy, and their personalities became more lively. Yu Caifeng also felt that her body was healthier than before fleeing.
As soon as her own man was able to walk, Yu Caifeng packed up the few luggage, took her younger brother's carriage, and went back to Dongshan Village.
After Yu Caifeng got married, she only came back once. It has been more than ten years since I left Dongshan Village. When I saw the old elm tree at the entrance of the village again, I felt a little homely. He smoothed the cotton clothes his younger brother bought for him, and smiled at the faces that were either unfamiliar or familiar in his memory.
"Hey! Isn't this the colorful phoenix from Lao Yu's family!! I haven't seen her in more than ten years, and the child is so old?" Under the old elm tree, there are a few old people who play chess and talk about the mountains. The village chief raised his eyes and saw Yu Caifeng's family getting off the carriage, and he recognized her in a daze.
Yu Hai's uncle, Yu Lichun, heard the words, stood up hurriedly, walked a few steps towards this side, looked at Yu Caifeng carefully, his eyes were slightly moist, and said with a sob: "It's Caifeng, it's really Caifeng. Child! You have lost a lot of weight, and you have suffered a lot along the way, right?"
"Village chief, uncle..." Yu Caifeng burst into tears, wondering if it was because she was thinking of the fate that she could not control before, or the joy of reunion.
"It's good to be back, it's good to be back!!" Yu Lichun wiped the corners of his eyes with his cuff, and said with a smile on his face, "Your father has been talking about you who are far away in the Northeast since he heard about the severe drought in the Northeast last year. You are also a child Stubborn, why don't you come back earlier, have you suffered a lot?"
Yu Hai hurriedly interrupted: "Village chief, uncle, my sister is new here, let her go back and settle down first."
"Go, go!" The village head waved to them, but Yu Lichun followed them all the way to Yu's old house.
Follow the path in memory, all the way to the direction of the old house. Although she was prepared in her heart, Yu Caifeng was still shocked when she saw a row of green brick and tile houses and a tall and majestic stone courtyard—brother, this is really developed, and the whole village can't find such a place except the village head's house. What a house of style!
As soon as you enter the door, the vegetables that thrive in the sun are so green that your eyes are compelling. Several of the women who helped pick vegetables were Yu Caifeng's best friends when she was young, so they were naturally extravagant.
Yu Caifeng just settled down in the two courtyards next to her in such a daze, and it was not until a long time later that she realized that this was not a dream. The three brothers and sisters of the Liu family thought that the house in the country would be similar to what they lived in the Northeast, but they didn't expect it to be more grand than the house in the town.
Although there are only two main rooms, the yard is big enough, and there are side rooms on the east and west sides, which is definitely more than enough for a family of five. The three brothers and sisters shared a room each, and they were so happy that they had separate rooms that they didn't know what to do!
It didn't take long for them to be happy, Liu Hu called the children together that night and solemnly warned them: "Children, you must remember that we are only temporarily staying at your uncle's house. When Dad's health improves, Find the village chief to see if he can approve a piece of land, build two thatched cottages and move there! Living in your uncle's house all the time is not shameful!"
Liu Junping nodded sensibly, and said, "I heard that it's very easy to find work on the wharf now, and the wages are high. I'll go to the wharf tomorrow."
Liu Yan'er bit her lip and said softly, "I can also embroider purses to make money..."
Little friend Liu Fangping, who was only six years old, opened his mouth, but lowered his head, and said softly, "I... can't make any money, what should I do?"
Liu Yan'er comforted him with empathy: "You can help with housework, such as collecting firewood, lighting the fire and so on. In the future, our family will definitely raise chickens and pigs. You can help feed the chickens and pigs." !"
Xiao Fangping immediately became happy, nodded again and again, and said, "Yeah! Xiaoping can help catch bugs and feed them to the chickens. When the chickens grow up, they can sell their eggs for money!"
Looking at the sensible and obedient children, Yu Caifeng held them in her arms, feeling sour and proud at the same time.
Hearing that Liu Junping was going to look for a job at the dock, Yu Hai took a look at the little guy's ungrown body and thin arms, thought for a while, and said, "Our watermelons are about to ripen, and we will definitely be too busy then How about Junping staying to help uncle?"
Now the five members of Liu's family eat and live in Yu's family, so naturally they won't refuse if they can help. Liu Hu who had just recovered, Yu Caifeng who couldn't stay idle, and Liu Fangping who thought he was an adult all followed Yu Hai to help when he went to the fields every morning. Several people are good hands in labor, and the ten acres of land are watered, fertilized, and weeded, and they will be tidied up soon.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Ergou has been much more diligent than before since his son was born. His land rent gave Yu Hai planted watermelons, and he cared more about his melon fields than he used to grow sweet potatoes at home. He would come to look at them several times a day. The weeds in the fields were plucked up by him several times a day. clean.
Seeing the watermelon grow up from a small one day by day, he seemed to see an ingot of silver flying towards him, as if he saw his own house built with blue bricks and tiles, and his son grew up and went to school...