Ancient natural disasters: The whole family traveled through time and was almost wiped out

Chapter 225

First, it was too spicy, second, it was really painful, and third, I felt that my uncle was not doing well today. I was so sad that I couldn’t hold back my tears.

"Oh oh oh, don't cry, don't cry! Third uncle is a bad guy! Grandma will help you beat him up!"

But old lady Yang was so heartbroken that she slapped Jiang Yiyu and then held her little grandson in her arms to comfort him.

After Jiang Xiaomi's explanation, Jiang Yiyu finally understood why eating chili peppers and drinking hot water would make the pain worse.

——Spicy is actually a kind of pain rather than a taste. Hot water will speed up blood flow and dilate capillaries, which will cause capsaicin to spread and irritate the mouth faster, making the spiciness, that is, the pain, more intense.

He quickly poured the other person a glass of cooler water. To avoid making a mistake, he took a sip himself. Jiang Xiu'an saw him and he hid in Old Lady Yang's arms, shaking his head desperately: "No, it's dirty!"

Old Lady Yang was so happy: "Did you hear that? It's dirty! Hurry up and pour a new cup!"

Jiang Yiyu: “…”

Looking at the dirty kid whose clothes were all stained with saliva due to the spicy food, I really want to ask - who is dirtier between us? !

After eating fried chicken, Jiang Suying went to Qin's room to see her. She had just woken up and was tilting her head to touch the baby's forehead!

Seeing Jiang Suying come in, he hurriedly asked her: "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with my son's head? Why is his head so pointy? And why does the left side of his forehead feel soft, as if there is a puddle of water inside?"

"What about your head? It's okay!" Jiang Suying said, "It's caused by the squeeze of the birth canal. The same is true for the soft bump on the head. It will heal, don't worry."

The skull of a newborn is soft, and the baby's head circumference is large. The delivery process is quite long, so it is inevitable that it will be deformed due to being squeezed by the birth canal for a long time. It will be adjusted by sleeping on your side.

As for the soft lump on the head, it is also caused by squeezing of the birth canal during delivery. Generally, it does not require treatment and will be absorbed by itself.

"That's good." Qin was relieved now. She was scared when she first woke up and saw the pointed-headed baby. She thought something was wrong. She thought that he had no breath when he was born. Although she had tried to smell his breath several times, she still asked Jiang Suying again, "Is the baby okay? Is he really okay?"

Jiang Suying was taking the baby's pulse. The pulse of a newborn was difficult to diagnose, so she did not distract herself from answering Qin. Qin was not in a hurry to know the answer at this time. She waited quietly until Jiang Suying opened her eyes and took her hand off the child's wrist before asking, "How is it?"

"Very well." Jiang Suying smiled: "The child was well-nourished in the womb, so he will be fine after he recovers."

“Amitabha, thank God!” Qin was lying down and praying to the heavens, but because she was a little excited, her movements were a little big, which pulled the wound. She couldn’t help but let out a “hiss——” sound: “Sister-in-law, it hurts!”

Jiang Suying sighed slightly, and finally told her the truth -

"For the next three days, or seven days, you will be in a lot of pain because I will disinfect you and change the dressings. After all, you were stabbed in that spot, so it will be difficult to walk or do any other movements. I can't often use Ma Fei San on you, and I can't use pain-relieving acupuncture often because it will affect the healing of the wound."

Qin's head started buzzing when she heard this.

Although she didn't move now, she began to feel pain.

"Let me see your wound."

The location of the wound made Qin feel embarrassed, but the doctor was her sister-in-law and she had seen this before. She prepared herself mentally before she was willing to bend her legs. But before she could bend them completely, she almost lost half her life and tears burst out without saying goodbye.

"Take your time." Jiang Suying stepped forward to help her. She was speechless in the end when she finished taking off her clothes. Was her third brother afraid that his wife wouldn't get prickly heat by wearing so many clothes on the kang?

Cotton skirt, cotton pants, underwear, like nesting dolls, layer upon layer, every time Qin raised her hips, tears rose one liter more. Finally, she looked at her son with tears in her eyes, who was sleeping soundly, and swore in her heart: "If this son is unfilial, all the family property of the third room will be left to Xiaomai!"

Otherwise, how can I justify the sin she has suffered today? !

Being a mother is great because before becoming a mother, you must first give up shame.

When you first start to show signs of labor, the midwife will repeatedly lift up your skirt to take a look, and even reach in to feel, to determine the progress of the delivery.

Not to mention during childbirth, the midwife will keep staring at you. Although no one would cut a knife at the birth canal in ancient times, when the placenta cannot be delivered for a long time, she would reach in and take it out.

The pain is no less than the tenth level of pain during childbirth.

The ancients were conservative, but they could not be conservative when it came to having children.

"It's okay. The wound is not bad. I can walk again tomorrow."

Jiang Suying took off her rubber gloves and said, in fact, Qin's wound was not in good condition. The tear was too severe and there was some inflammation. Otherwise, she would be allowed to get out of bed and leave now.

Getting out of bed and moving around can promote blood circulation, prevent the formation of deep vein thrombosis, help relieve postoperative pain, and accelerate gastrointestinal motility.

"What? Walk on the ground?" Qin was stunned. She couldn't be exposed to the wind during confinement. In this weather, getting off the kang would be like entering an ice cellar. What if she got sick from confinement? So she was ready to stay on the kang for the month!

Who knows?

Gotta go!

Can't you just not leave?!

"Of course not." Jiang Suying shook her head.

Qin almost cried out loud.

Now she understood why her sister-in-law said that she would be in great pain for the next three days, or even seven days - her thighs were rubbing against each other before the flesh had even grown, if you weren't in pain, who would be?

"Mother Rong is awake!" Old Lady Yang also came over at this time: "Good child, you have worked hard. Mother asked Uncle Pang to make chicken soup for you. It is warming up now. Qiuguo, go get it for the Third Madam."

"Yes, old lady." Qiu Guo responded quickly.

"Let's drink chicken soup today. Your sister-in-law Da sent a bag of ginger. I've already told the fat cook to start making ginger water tonight. In two days, I'll make chicken wine to nourish you. You've worked hard, Rongniang... Thank you for your hard work, kid!"

Old Lady Yang gently patted the back of Qin's hand, her eyes full of heartache. This child has suffered so much -

It’s really infuriating. The Jiang family has always been kind and virtuous, so why did the two daughters-in-law have to suffer such terrible pain during childbirth?

"It's okay, Mom, I'm fine!" Qin calmed down and calmly put her other hand on the back of the old lady's hand. The old and the young, the four hands overlapped.

The two chattered for a long time before letting go of each other's hands. Old Lady Yang picked up her grandson and said, "In the future, I will make this brat be filial to you. Did you hear me, my dear grandson? When you grow up, you must be filial to your mother, okay?"

Qin smiled and said, "Mother, he is so young, how can he understand these? Now he is asleep, so he can't understand them at all."

"Even if you don't understand, you have to tell me. You will understand after listening to me many times. His father and his two uncles often listened to me when they were young. Look at them now. How filial they are to me, an old woman!"

Although Mrs. Yang cannot read a single word, she is still an old lady with very rich experience in raising children.

She gave birth to four children of her own and has eight grandchildren.

After so many decades, she figured out a truth -

That is, many things need to be taught from a young age. If you don’t teach them when they are young, it will be too late to teach them when they grow up!

Once your temper is formed, you can’t change it back!

"Yes, yes, I'll listen to you. He should not only be filial to his mother, but also to his father, grandparents, and grandparents!"

"Hehehehe——"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were having a great time. After Jiang Suying had packed her things, she came over and said, "I just heard you were going to make chicken wine?"

Old Lady Yang paused while petting the child, looking at him blankly: "Yes... yes! What's the matter? Can't drink? Can't?"

"You can drink it—" Jiang Suying thought for a moment, "but don't drink too much. Hmm... seven days, once every seven days is best! Just drink more chicken soup and eat more chicken on a regular basis."

"Is that so?" Old Lady Yang just nodded and didn't say anything else: "Then let someone tell the fat cook later. Oh, no, tell him now that there isn't much old ginger left. Don't waste it! Qiuguo, you're back just in time. Go and tell the fat chef to make less ginger water. It'll be enough for Third Madam to drink a day... for a few meals, Yingniang?"

"Two meals."

"Did you hear me? Two meals! Just enough for two meals. Don't overcook!"

Although Feng Jiang Ji can be drunk by people other than pregnant women, the supply is limited after all, so Qin and the child can only be given priority.

So Qiu Guo just got the chicken soup and ran to the kitchen to find the fat chef.

"You should be careful when drinking chicken wine, Third Sister-in-law. Drink it after feeding the child. Do not feed the child within an hour after drinking." Jiang Suying said:

"Oh... OK!" Although Qin didn't know why, she was obedient! She did whatever she was told!

Although Old Lady Yang had never heard of such particularities in drinking chicken wine in her life, she did not raise any questions.

We have to admit that the daughter-in-law is more capable than her, and there must be some truth to what she said. But if she relies on her age and experience and insists on arguing with others like a shrew, saying that she is wrong in this and that, we don’t care whether she can win or not, it will affect the relationship!

Besides, she hasn't been a shrew for many years.

Just drink as much as you want. Yingniang won’t harm her third brother’s wife and her nephew anyway.

Jiang Suying is not unfamiliar with chicken and wine. After all, there is a custom of eating chicken and wine in some places today.

But from the perspective of modern medicine, alcohol can enter breast milk and cause irreversible damage to the baby's brain through breastfeeding. It can also harm the baby's liver and stomach, with no benefits.

But nowadays, many people still don't believe in this theory, thinking that it is an experience passed down from generation to generation, how can it be harmful? So many women and children in the village have given birth this way, and they are all healthy? I don't see many stupid people!

Jiang Suying also went to watch the process of cooking chicken wine. The process was simple, but the ingredients were very particular.

Crush the ginger that has been aged for more than two years, blanch it in boiling water, then take it out and boil it in water for two full days. Not two hours but two days!

Bring out all the ginger flavor!

Fengjiang, scientifically known as Alpinia galanga, is also a traditional Chinese medicine that has the effects of warming the middle and relieving pain, removing cold and dampness, and warming the spleen and stomach.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says that ginger can strengthen the spleen and stomach, relieve indigestion, break cold habits, and eliminate malaria.

It is also suitable for postpartum women to eat.

In addition to ginger, chicken can also provide a good nutritional supplement for postpartum women. Generally, you should choose chicken necks that are neither too old nor too tender, and chop them into pieces. Be sure to stir-fry them in a pan until fragrant, then pour a small amount of rice wine along the edge of the pan, continue to stir-fry until fragrant, then add the ginger and ginger water that have been cooked before, and then transfer it to a clay pot and cook for fifteen minutes before eating. If you want the alcohol to evaporate more, you can cook it for a longer time.

And the lid is not covered during the whole process. In fact, with this cooking method, a large amount of alcohol will evaporate, but it does not mean that there will be no residue.

After a small dose of alcohol is absorbed by a woman, it will stay in the body for a certain period of time. If the woman breastfeeds at this time, the alcohol will be absorbed by the baby through the breast milk, and the alcohol content will still be there, so it will still have some impact on the baby's health.

Jiang Suying has been a doctor for most of her life. It is impossible for her to interfere in everything that is inconsistent with her philosophy. As long as it does not harm the body, she will allow these customs to exist in her world.

As for drinking alcohol with chicken, she did not forcefully stop it, but only asked Qin to drink it after breastfeeding the baby. This way, after two or three hours, the alcohol would have been almost metabolized in the body, and breastfeeding at this time would have minimized the impact on the baby.

Not only is chicken wine a local specialty, but pig’s trotter vinegar is one as well.

Pork trotter and ginger, use large pieces of peeled turmeric, pig trotter, and black vinegar, stew them. Do not add a drop of water in this process, just pure black vinegar.

Black vinegar is a special vinegar used for cooking pork trotters and ginger. It is dark, sweet and sour. People who are not used to it will find the taste strange, but people who like it will really love it.

But some places think that pig's trotters are too greasy and will cause milk clogging, so they cannot be eaten.

Some people think that vinegar will reduce milk production and should not be consumed, while others think that eating vinegar will make breast milk sour and lack nutrition.

Respect local differences.

As long as they are harmless, any custom can be tolerated in the world.

"Wow-wow-wow-"

The little guy woke up, one of his clenched little fists broke free from the swaddling clothes, and then he farted, and a charming smell spread.

It has been three hours since the little guy was born. While sleeping in the dormitory, he drank milk four times. Because it was the first day of delivery, Qin's milk secretion was not much yet. Letting the baby suck more is conducive to the secretion of breast milk. Maybe because he was not full, he has not had any meconium.

Old Mrs. Yang was just talking about it, and here it comes!

There is a rumor that babies only drink milk, which is pure, so their pee is not smelly and their poop is not stinky.

Rumors collapse in reality.

The meconium is so smelly that it hurts the eyes.

Old Mrs. Yang didn't dislike it at all. She happily asked the maid to fetch some water and she washed the little guy herself!