Ji Huai was a little surprised, but didn't think much about it. He fed Zi Jiu and hurried home.
Tang Xiuer was thin and small. Although she was well cared for, her body was damaged after all. She could not move while lying on the bed. She had no milk, and the child was quite troublesome. Her expression was full of exhaustion and panic.
Aunt Niu had to work hard both inside and outside, and she had to cook for her. She could take care of the children, but she couldn't take care of Tang Xiuer.
Fortunately, Ji Huai can still come to help.
He did not know how to hold the child, but Aunt Niu put the child in his arms. He looked at the small red ball and felt an inexplicable change in his heart.
The wonderful connection of blood is indescribable.
"Woooooooo..."
The child began to cry.
He hurriedly started coaxing her, clumsily imitating Aunt Niu's behavior and rocking gently back and forth.
"Be gentle, hold him like this, otherwise the child will feel uncomfortable." Aunt Niu came over and taught him step by step.
After Ji Huai adjusted his holding position, he carefully continued to coax.
Men, the child is not born in ten months of pregnancy, so they may feel strange at first, and then get tired of it after holding it for a while, and feel annoyed.
Aunt Niu waited for him to hold him for a while, and after getting a taste of it, she was about to take it over and coax him. Unexpectedly, Ji Huai held the child for a long time and was quite patient, and finally put the child to sleep.
He hugged it gently and placed the child next to Tang Xiuer.
"Are you asleep?" she asked weakly, her red lips were still a little dry and white, and it was difficult to raise a hand.
"Yes." Ji Huai covered his son with a quilt and asked her, "Are you hungry?"
Tang Xiuer: "Thirsty."
"I made chicken soup, and it will be cold now. I'll bring it to you." Aunt Niu said as she stood aside.
When she went to the kitchen to bring chicken soup, she happened to see Ji Huai sitting by the bed, feeding Tang Xiuer water with a spoon. He is a rough man, his movements are not gentle, but he is very patient.
Tang Xiuer must have felt embarrassed when she noticed her coming in, so she said she didn't want to drink.
"Drink some chicken soup to replenish your body." Aunt Niu brought the chicken soup over and muttered, "Hurry up and cover yourself with quilt. If a woman is not careful during confinement, she will suffer from diseases for the rest of her life."
Before she could reach her, Ji Huai had already pulled the quilt up and down for Tang Xiuer. Immediately afterwards, he took the chicken soup and continued to feed Tang Xiuer.
The chicken soup was still a little hot, so he blew it gently twice before putting it to her mouth.
"Drink more to get milk." Aunt Niu said with a smile.
Tang Xiuer was about to nod, but she felt guilty for not being able to feed her son. Ji Huai had already interrupted, "No, there won't be. Don't force yourself, just let him drink goat's milk."
There was a family not far away who raised several ewes and happened to have goat milk.
In fact, Tang Xiuer didn't have a big appetite, so she endured eating just to produce milk. Now Ji Huai wouldn't let her eat more. Eat small, frequent meals until you are full.
When he packed up his clothes and went out to clean them, Aunt Niu sat by the bed, picked up the crying baby and comforted him, and said with a loving and comforting face, "Ji Huai is also a caring person, you will live a comfortable life in the future. Feeling at ease.”
In this world, women are like life. If you marry a good man, your life will be good.
Her life was miserable. The man died at a young age. She had to swallow the child even if her teeth were broken.
Tang Xiuer did not deny it. The corners of her slightly pale mouth were slightly raised. She looked at her son who looked like him between his eyebrows, and her eyes were much softer.
"It's just the two of you here, and your life will definitely get better and better. Now that you have another child, how happy is your family of three? But the population is a bit thin, so you have to take good care of yourself and give birth to more fat boys for Ji Huai in the future. "Aunt Niu teased the baby and said to her.
After hearing this, Tang Xiuer was still a little scared, "It hurts so much, I almost thought I wouldn't be able to survive it."
It wasn't that she didn't want to give birth to Ji Huai, but the pain there was so severe that she almost lost half of her life.
"A woman has to go through such a journey, so she has to take good care of herself. You are still young, and you will be fine in a while." After finishing speaking, Aunt Niu added, "Xiao Huidu also gave birth at the beginning of the month, and she gave birth to two this time. "
Xiaohui is her daughter-in-law who is the same age as her. She lives next door to Aunt Niu's house. Her face is smaller than Tang Xiuer's and is always bright red. The other party has already given birth to two children, and this time she gave birth to two more.
Tang Xiuer was surprised, "How much does it hurt?"
"Isn't that true? Both of them are pregnant..." Aunt Niu said bluntly. She realized it halfway through her words and quickly changed her words, "Having a child always involves some suffering. The moment I saw the child, I felt it was worth it. "
Although Tang Xiuer also felt that it was worth it, she had already guessed what she had not said, and the pain of cramping and bone-pulling during childbirth came back.
She was in a trance all day, and her heart melted when she looked at the child, but if she was allowed to give birth to another child, she would still feel the pain.
late at night.
Aunt Niu originally did not let Ji Huai enter the house to sleep with Tang Xiu'er, and she and Tang Xiu'er guarded the child. After all, children were troublesome and would cry in the middle of the night.
She wanted Ji Huai to go to another room to rest. Taking care of children was a woman's business.
Unexpectedly, Ji Huai refused and asked her to go back to rest. He could just stay with Tang Xiuer and call her if anything happened.
No matter what Aunt Niu said, he persisted. Looking at Tang Xiuer's expectant eyes again, she understood everything and could only shake her head and walk out helplessly.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Ji Huai walked to the bed and asked her.
Tang Xiuer was not used to being served by Aunt Niu. Even if she had requests, she was afraid of causing trouble to her. As soon as Aunt Niu left, she said, "I'm lying so stiff, can you move?"
Ji Huai moved her body for her, then sat at the end of the bed, put her feet on his own, and began to knead her gently, "If you keep lying like this, I'm afraid that your hands and feet will be sore after confinement."
If he doesn't move a muscle, he will degenerate by then.
Tang Xiuer sighed, "I'm thirsty."
Ji Huai stood up again to pour her water, then went over to help her get up and feed her. After drinking the water, he continued to rub her legs. The technique was okay. Tang Xiuer stretched out her hand to him again and let him rub it.
He didn't say anything, and seemed to work hard without complaint.
"Am I annoying?" she said quietly. At this time, she was exhausted, her face was haggard, and she looked half-dead, and she was still asking him to do this and that. I still can't act coquettishly like before. I haven't taken a shower for several days, and I don't have enough confidence.
"What's annoying?" he asked.
Tang Xiuer lowered her eyes and heard him say again, "You have suffered a serious crime. You must be obedient and take good care of yourself."
His understanding made her slightly gloomy mood suddenly brighten up. Thinking of Aunt Niu's words, she blurted out, "When I get well, I will give you a few more babies."
Ji Huai should like children, otherwise he wouldn't hold his son without letting go. He likes having children with her so much, so naturally she wants to have one.
"Who said she would never give birth again?" Ji Huai slowly put down one of her legs, moved a little further inside, took her hand, and started kneading it again.
The originally stiff hands relaxed a lot at this time, and Tang Xiuer remembered the aggrieved look she saw shortly after giving birth to the child.
She really didn't want to give birth, she was afraid of death.
What would he do if he died? What about their children
"If you don't want to have a baby, don't have one. You can just raise one." After Ji Huaigang finished speaking, he saw that the child had begun to cry, so he went over to pick him up and comfort him.
"People your age have three or four children." Tang Xiuer reminded him.
"That was someone else, not me, so it doesn't matter." Ji Huai continued to coax the child.
No matter what he said was true or false, at least Tang Xiuer believed it when she heard it, and if she felt it hurt, she still wanted to give birth to him. Seeing that the child stopped crying after being coaxed by him, she joked, "Now You take care of the kids better than me."
"Wouldn't that be better? You can rest more, and we can share the burden together." He disagreed and answered casually.
Tang Xiuer was a little confused at first, but after hearing what he said, she was full of expectations for the future. When he looked at the two of them, his eyes were full of love.
It's hard for Ji Huai to take care of him alone, and Aunt Niu still has to come once or twice in the middle of the night.
During the day, Ji Huai had to go out to train the birds, and Aunt Niu was the only one left at home to take care of Tang Xiuer, so Ji Huai offered a price for Aunt Niu's eldest daughter-in-law to come and take care of her together.
To put it nicely, it was to help the couple. In fact, the money offered was impossible to refuse.
Aunt Niu's eldest daughter-in-law did not hesitate at all, and was even very happy. She also bought some old hens for Ji Huai in the village and brought them to the town.
With one more helper, Aunt Niu's burden is relaxed. One takes care of the children, and the other is busy with work.
Aunt Niu's eldest daughter-in-law originally came here for the little silver. If she earned it in the countryside, she didn't know how long it would take to earn the silver.
After coming here for a while, she secretly said to Aunt Niu, "Mom, I don't even want to go back, so just stay here and serve Xiu'er, right?"
Aunt Niu felt dumbfounded.
Ji Huai would buy meat every day. Sometimes it’s chicken and duck, sometimes it’s ribs, and sometimes it’s beef and mutton. Tang Xiuer often couldn't finish the soup Aunt Niu made for her, and every time half of it was left, so it ended up in the belly of Aunt Niu's eldest daughter-in-law.
She has a huge appetite, and her face has become round after just one month.
When I returned to Jijiacun, I saw her plump and white appearance, which was extremely enviable. When everyone asked, she would naturally say, "Xiu'er's life is really good. I go over there and eat meat every day. Although there is not a lot of pork, beef and mutton, I can taste it every now and then."
Sister-in-law Ji walked by with a hoe on her shoulder. She didn't work in the fields before, but now Brother Ji won't let her stay at home and eat for nothing.
The two were tit for tat, often quarreling hysterically, and fistfighting. Brother Ji said that if she doesn't work, no one will do it and drink the northwest wind. Sister-in-law Ji was forced to have no choice but to deal with what happened last time. If she was divorced, she would definitely not be married to anyone, so she could only swallow her anger.
Even if Brother Ji beats her up many times, she will tolerate it now.
When she heard that Ji Huai's family could eat meat every day, she looked extremely disbelieving, "Didn't he stop hunting? How could he have the money to eat meat every day?"
Who are you lying to
"If you don't hunt, you can do other things. There are so many profitable jobs in the town, and it's not like Ji Huai is incapable." The eldest daughter-in-law of the Niu family retorted and said with a raised eyebrow, "Now is different from before, Xiu'er. After giving birth to a child, Ji Huai has to do it not only for himself, but also for the child. He has to make money so that the two of them can live a good life."
Seeing Mrs. Ji's face turning pale, everyone present understood.
The money Ji Huai earned before and the prey he hunted all subsidized the two brothers of the Ji family. It would be fine if he was someone who was grateful, but the key is that he was ungrateful and had no affection at all.
Brother Ji and Sister-in-law Ji heard their discussion from a distance. The two couples were not as shameless as Sister-in-law Ji and the others, so they quickly took a detour.
People in the village are saying that the lives of Ji Huai and his wife are getting better and better. The main reason is that the three brothers are in conflict with each other. The farther apart they are, the better off they are.
The two brothers of the Ji family also believed this, but neither of them was willing to give in and wanted to force the other away.
They don't want to live together because they are afraid that something bad will happen if they continue to stay, but neither of them wants to suffer. They want to get rid of each other so that they can have this yard to themselves.
The two families dislike each other, and even their children are disgusted with each other. They will fight when the adults are not around. Sometimes the adults will pretend not to see that their children have the upper hand.
When Tang Xiuer was born, their son was also one month old.
According to the custom of Jijia Village, when the full moon comes, people go home to worship their ancestors, invite relatives and friends to have a meal to celebrate, and burn incense to inform Ji’s mother and father.
In the next few days, Ji Huai brought Niu Dalang and others to repair the utility room. Although the house collapsed a bit, the door was locked when I left. When I came back this time, the door lock had been picked open and it was full of sundries.
The two brothers were so impatient that one of them occupied one side.
"The house is small and there is no place to put it, so I can only put it there." Brother Ji poked his hand and explained with a stern expression. After finishing the words, he immediately said, "I will move it out right now."
There was a lot of stuff inside, so I thought Ji Huai would say no, but he didn't expect that the other party not only didn't refuse, but also asked Niu Dalang and others to help, empty out all the stuff inside, and throw it all into the corner for them.
Brother Ji's face turned half dark and he couldn't help but say, "You have a house in the town, what do we have? Just borrow it for fun. Are you so angry? Brother, can you do it?"
The look of "I'm poor but I'm reasonable" really makes people laugh.
"Since it's a loan, shouldn't it be time to pay it back?" Ji Huai answered calmly.
This sentence made Brother Ji unable to say a word. He moved things aside and muttered, "It's different when you have money. You can't afford to climb high."
Ji Huai ignored him the whole time.
Brother Ji was completely ignored and was half angry to death.
After the two families came back, they saw Ji Huai leading people to repair the utility room, and saw that his own things were thrown aside. He didn't even say hello to a few people, for fear that he would suffer a loss if he had to help.
They pretended not to see it, and Ji Huai pretended not to see it either.
After two consecutive days of repairs, the utility room was repaired, the door was replaced, and the lock was stronger.
Before Ji Huai left, he specifically said to the two of them, "Since it's locked, don't pry it this time. Xiu'er and I and our children will still come back in the future. It's full of stuff and it's hard to deal with it."
Although the words were polite, the two families looked ashamed.
After Ji Huai left, Sister-in-law Ji took a sip and cursed, "What the hell? I bought a house in the town and still covet this small house. Who cares?"
"There is only such a small amount of space in total, and you still come back to grab it. Do you have any shame?"
…
As she spoke, she started arguing with Brother Ji again, "Isn't it that your Ji family is poor? There are only a few houses and a land as big as a palm! I am also blind!"
Brother Ji roared: "Say it again!"
"Snapped!"
Another round of abuse and punches.
Although Brother Ji Er and Sister-in-law Ji Er didn't quarrel, they still had no communication. Sister-in-law Ji Er has not been pregnant with another child for a long time. Brother Ji Er seems to be having an affair with a widow from the next village, and there is no peace in the family.
In the past two days, they saw that the newly renovated utility room had a locked door, as if to prevent them, and they felt uncomfortable.
This morning.
Sister-in-law Ji and Sister-in-law Ji had just gotten up to work when they suddenly saw a group of people walking towards them. They were bustling with excitement and the voices were getting closer and closer.
Both of them stopped and looked curiously.