One month later
Yang Haiyan finally came out of confinement. Although it is not impossible to get out of bed during confinement, it is mainly for recuperation, and it is not as comfortable as after confinement. However, it must be said that she was quite comfortable during the confinement this month, but Qin Fang was exhausted. Because since the birth of his daughter, he has changed every diaper of his son. Compared with asking his wife to change it, Qin Fang prefers to change it himself. Although he looked disgusted, his actions were very gentle.
Yang Haiyan knew that he also liked his son.
The General's Mansion was also very lively today, because Yang Haiyan was out of confinement, which also meant that the baby was one month old, and a full-month banquet was to be held. The Qin family was not from Yunxiang County, so even if it was the baby's full-month banquet, there were not many guests, at most some officials of certain ranks in the county government, and Captain Lu and Captain Yang's family. However, the day had not yet arrived, because Uncle Qin's family was coming over, but they didn't know when the day would arrive, so they had to wait.
Yang Haiyan had no objection to this. It was an auspicious day after all. When Uncle Qin arrived, it would be even better for the family to have a lively time.
Yang Haiyan hasn't had a good bath for a month. It's not that she didn't have a bath, nor that she couldn't take a bath during the confinement period. It's just to be on the safe side. During the confinement period, she only wiped her body with warm water, unlike after the confinement period, when she could take a bath to her heart's content.
She came out of the bath and dried herself when Aunt Lian said outside, "Madam, there are guests at home."
Yang Haiyan was curious. Why did he have guests at home? Could it be someone sent by the Du Mansion in Beijing? "Who is it?"
Nanny Lian said, "It's the Second Master and Second Madam who brought Miss Erya and the nephew of the Second Madam's family. In addition, the eldest lady's family is also here."
What? Yang Haiyan was stunned. Second Aunt Qin brought her nephew with her? Could it be that Qin Fang was going to arrange a living for her? And what about the eldest daughter
Liuxinyuan
Uncle Qin's family and Qin Daya's family arrived and went to Liuxinyuan to meet Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin first.
To be honest, Second Aunt Qin was a little nervous, especially when Grandma Qin's eyes stopped on Li Duogu, the name of Second Aunt Qin's nephew.
Compared to the nervousness of Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin, Qin Daya and his wife were very happy, especially Qin Daya, who was so happy to see her family that she cried.
Qin's mother was also happy to see her daughter, and took her back to their small courtyard, and Qin's father called his son-in-law away. Qin Daya was going to give birth to a child, but this time the journey was far, so the child was left to her husband's family to take care of, so only he and his wife came.
After Qin Daya and her husband were taken away, Aunt Qin spoke up: "Mother, I..." She was about to explain when she was interrupted by Grandma Qin, "The child must be tired after traveling all the way. Go and rest first. You and your husband stay and tell me about the family affairs."
Uncle Qin swallowed his saliva and said, "Ah." To be honest, he had disagreed with Li Duogu's matter from the beginning because he was afraid of being scolded by his father and mother, but his wife insisted on agreeing, and by the time he wanted to stop her, it was too late.
When only Grandpa Qin, Grandma Qin, Uncle Qin, and Aunt Qin were in the room, Grandma Qin asked directly: "Second daughter-in-law, are you planning to do anything by bringing your nephew here?" Anyway, when talking to Aunt Qin, you never need to beat around the bush, just say it directly. Because if you beat around the bush, she may not understand.
Although Aunt Qin was nervous, she still said truthfully: "Mother, I will kiss Erya and Duogu." She looked at Grandma Qin carefully while speaking. Seeing that Grandma Qin didn't speak, she explained nervously, "Mother, this is what I think. It's better for our Erya to marry my family than to marry someone else. With me here, they won't dare to bully Erya. If it's someone else's family, where I can't see her, what if Erya is bullied? What do you think?"
Yes, Qin Erya's marriage was arranged by Aunt Qin Er on her own initiative. The person she arranged was Aunt Qin Er's nephew Qin Duogu.
Aunt Qin thought that it would be better to marry her daughter back to her parents' home than to give her to a stranger and let others take advantage of the Qin family. At least she knew the people in her parents' home well. With her around, who would dare to bully her daughter? Moreover, her daughter would have a lot of dowry in the future, so it would be natural for her parents' home to benefit from her daughter.
Therefore, Second Aunt Qin directly arranged her daughter's marriage to the most honest nephew from her natal family.
Aunt Qin had not told Grandma Qin and Grandpa Qin about this matter. She was worried that they would not agree, so she postponed the marriage and planned to tell them during the full moon banquet, so she also brought Li Duogu with her.
Now, she said everything in one go, waiting for what Grandma Qin would say. Anyway, she had made up her mind, and the marriage was already arranged, even if Grandma Qin tried to stop her... there was nothing she could do.
Unexpectedly, Grandma Qin nodded: "Okay, let's do it." She also knew the temperament of the Li family, the same as this daughter-in-law, very cowardly. And Li Duogu was an honest person, as long as the second family had no objection, she would not have any objection either.
Besides, this marriage was arranged by him, so no matter what happens in the future, he can't blame her.
If Grandma Qin had no objection, Grandpa Qin would naturally not have any problem with it. In comparison, he was more concerned about his grandson's marriage, and as for his granddaughter's marriage, as long as his wife had no objection, he would have no objection.
Although Aunt Qin was surprised by Grandma Qin's agreement, she was relieved. While she was relieved, she also said a lot: "Mother, isn't Fang's wife giving birth? I'll go see the child."
Grandma Qin said: "You are so…" She wanted to say that she looked so dusty and asked her to go wash up, but she heard Yang Haiyan's voice instead.
"What a coincidence! I brought my child to see Second Aunt."
Yang Haiyan walked in front, and a woman holding a child walked behind.
When Grandma Qin saw her great-grandson coming, she smiled brightly: "Little Baozi is here? Is this waking up?"
Yes, the kid’s nickname is “Little Baozi”, which was given by Grandpa Qin. He couldn’t choose a name that was too cheap, so he was named “Little Baozi”, hoping that he would not have to worry about food and clothing in the future.
Yang Haiyan said: "That's right, it just happened that his child woke up and Second Aunt came over. He couldn't wait to receive the guests."
When Second Aunt Qin heard this, she said happily: "Oh, he's so young and he's already this smart." Then she walked to the old woman and looked at the baby's pair of lively eyes moving around. She said, "Look at these eyes, they move so smartly. This child will definitely be smart in the future." Second Aunt Qin's words were not a compliment. There is a saying in her country that if a child's eyes move flexibly, it means he will be very smart when he grows up.
There is no mother who doesn't like to hear such compliments. Although Yang Haiyan sometimes thinks that pregnant women are sensitive, she also likes to hear others praise her son in this matter. She smiled and said, "Which of our Qin family's children is not smart?" She didn't modestly say what the child will be like in the future, but said that all the Qin family's children are smart, naturally including Tiedan.
Grandma Qin said: "That's right, the children in our Qin family are all smart."
Yang Haiyan didn't know how other one-month-old babies behaved, but her little one was very active. After Yang Haiyan sat down, the little one lay in her arms. Although his head didn't move, his eyes moved around quite a bit, and he looked quite energetic.
Aunt Qin also sat down and talked about things in her hometown. After a while, Qin's mother came. She came to see her precious grandson because she heard that Yang Haiyan was coming. Daya came in with Qin's mother. Compared with the previous March, Daya was plumper this time.
Because her family background was strong, Daya had more and more status in her husband's family. She no longer had to go to the fields, so she became naturally plump and happy.
When Daya saw Yang Haiyan, she smiled shyly and said, "Sister-in-law." She was very reserved because they had only met once. However, Yang Haiyan gave her a gift, so she was quite close to Yang Haiyan.
"Hey." Yang Haiyan replied, "Finally I sent you here. All the family members are here except you. Mother misses you so much."
The eldest daughter said, "I missed you, too. I've wanted to come here for a long time, but the journey is too far. This time I asked my second uncle and found out that he was coming, so I decided to come with him." After speaking a few words, she became less reserved. She walked to Yang Haiyan's side and looked at the little boy with big eyes. "The child really looks like my sister-in-law."
Mother Qin said: "That's right, she looks more like your sister-in-law, but not like your brother."
Qin Fang heard that his second uncle was coming and was about to come over to see him, but when he heard what his mother said, he turned around and left.
The General's Mansion was very lively today. All the members of the Qin family were present, and there was an extra little boy today. So when the family ate dinner in the evening, all the rules about gender differences were put aside. The family set up several large round tables and started chatting while eating. Especially Aunt Qin, she was very happy today. On the one hand, she saw her son, who she was worried about for a long time, and on the other hand, her daughter's marriage was also about to take place. She was preparing to be an old lady, so she had no worries.
Compared to her happiness, Aunt Qin San was not very happy. However, she stared at Li Duogu for a long time. When she went to bed at night, she said to Uncle Qin San: "My dear, I want to discuss something with you."
Uncle Qin was drunk, and although he was not guilty, he was indeed very sleepy: "What do you want to discuss? I'm a little tired. Is there anything that can't be discussed tomorrow?"
Aunt Qin: "Then you won't get tired if you discuss it while lying down, don't you think?" After spending time at the military camp and farm, Aunt Qin was no longer as timid as before. The more people she met, the braver she became.
Uncle Qin San heard this and thought so: "Then do you want to discuss it?"
Aunt Qin San said: "What do you think of Erya's fiancé? He is the nephew of Erya's mother's family."
Uncle Qin: "Looks quite honest, what's wrong?"