Tangli Fried Snow

Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "No need to rush. Women can't rush childbirth. Some babies take two or three days to give birth. I'll go back and get some things. Wait for me."

Aunt Zhao went back and tidied up again before coming out with a bundle and returning home with Xue Li.

She first instructed Qiu Ling, "Little sister, go boil some water and prepare a clean wooden basin. The scissors need to be boiled in boiling water." Qiu Ling agreed and quickly went to the kitchen to work.

Aunt Zhao washed her hands with hot water, examined Fuling between her legs, and exclaimed, "Sister Zhang, you'd better hurry up, your sister-in-law is giving birth very quickly!"

It turned out that Fuling had been feeling abdominal pain for a while. In the middle of the night, afraid of disturbing her two younger sisters' sleep, she thought she would just have to endure it. Everyone's childbirth is different. She was the type who didn't suffer much. She would feel pain for a while, but she could bear it and it would pass. When her water broke and she couldn't bear the pain anymore, she shouted a few times and woke up her two sisters.

Her cervix had already dilated. When Aunt Zhao saw it, she reached out and touched the baby's furry head. She then told her to breathe carefully and push in coordination with the contractions. In less than twenty minutes, Fuling gave birth to a big, healthy baby boy.

Just as Qiu Ling finished boiling a pot of water, the boy's loud crying rang out from the kang (a heated brick bed). The sound of his crying was frighteningly loud, as if it would lift the roof off. He was clearly a healthy young man.

This boy is kind to his mother and doesn't cause her much trouble.

The little boy cried a few times and then fell silent. Xue Li leaned closer and saw him sucking on his hand, eating with gusto. Aunt Zhao cut the baby's umbilical cord, tied a knot at his navel, wrapped it up, and handed it to Xue Li. She then turned around and began helping Fu Ling deliver the placenta. A lot of things came out at once, and Xue Li was so frightened that she ran away, carrying the baby to the kitchen to warm herself by the fire.

Qiu Ling had helped her mother give birth to her younger brother at home, so she volunteered to help. Once everything was settled and the new mother was settled, the rooster crowed three times.

The boy didn't cry again and just slept in Xue Li's arms. Xue Li liked him more and more as she looked at him. Qiu Ling urged him several times before she reluctantly put him on a warm kang (heated brick bed).

Fuling was in good spirits. She had just been fed a bowl of brown sugar and eggs by Qiuling and was resting now. When she saw Xueli carrying the baby in, she said, "Aunt Zhao said it's a boy. Come here quickly so I can see him."

When Xue Li showed her the baby, Fu Ling's tears immediately fell. The boy was chubby-cheeked and good-looking, just like his mother; he was a handsome little guy.

Sherry said, "You should go to sleep. He's sleeping and won't bother you. If he wakes up crying, you won't be able to sleep at all."

Upon hearing this, Fuling handed the child to her, wiped away her tears, calmed her excited emotions, and quickly got some rest. She had cared for babies before and knew that newborns would be quiet for a few hours, waking up only after they had slept enough, and then waking up every hour to cry for milk, poop, and pee. She needed to make the most of her time to get some sleep and recharge.

Shirley saw Aunt Zhao off, giving her some copper coins and a basket of eggs. Aunt Zhao smiled from ear to ear. The eldest sister-in-law of the Zhang family had a smooth delivery, and she hadn't had to do much. Her brother-in-law was so generous; this was truly a good job!

Aunt Zhao went home happily, and Xue Li and Qiu Ling also took a nap.

I woke up again to the sound of the boy crying on the kang (a heated brick bed).

I don't know where that brat got so much strength. He was only five or six pounds when he was born and hadn't had a drop of milk yet. His cries were deafening and woke up all three women.

Fortunately, Qiu Ling was experienced and had a thick porridge cooking in the pot.

She got up, scooped some rice porridge into the bowl, added a little sugar, and gently fed him a few mouthfuls with a spoon. The little boy slurped down about half a bowl and then fell asleep again, completely satisfied.

Fuling milk hadn't come in yet, so he spent the day eating rice water. In the evening, he even gave Qiuling a bowl of pitch-black poop.

Qiu Ling was both amused and exasperated, and began her life of taking care of Fu Ling and the young man during their postpartum period.

Although the tiny baby kept the three of them up day and night, he also brought them immense joy. Xue Li and Qiu Ling would fight over who could hold him and play with him all day long, and Fu Ling had to wait in line to hold him.

On the third day, Fuling's milk came in, and her own child finally got to eat his own colostrum. The little guy ate with great gusto, then slept, then ate again, living a happy life that everyone envied.

More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and Fuling had basically recovered her health. She was able to get out of bed and move around a bit, and even do some light work. She gave her son the nickname Tiger, and his formal name, Zhang Ping'an, was given to her by Xue Li. It was simple, easy to remember, and had a good meaning. She also got Tiger registered, so the child was now a law-abiding citizen.

A month passed in quiet happiness.

That day, Shirley and Qiuling were shopping for food on the street when two lewd men suddenly rushed out from the crowd, grabbed Qiuling, called her "wife," and wanted to take her home.

Qiu Ling trembled with fear. Xue Li knew that these two burly men must be the two beasts who bought her as their wife and abused her every day.

The two of them actually found this place!

Fortunately, I had prepared Qiu Ling beforehand, telling her to have the courage to stand up to bad guys, and I had even practiced with her a few times.

Today, she encountered a real-life situation. Sherry shielded her behind her and, imitating a man, roared, "What are you doing! In broad daylight, daring to abduct a woman in the street!" She shouted towards the crowd, "Everyone, come and see! Is there no justice? Is there no law?"

The two of them have been living here for over a month and have become familiar with everyone on the street. They are kind and good-looking, and get along well with their neighbors.

Da Yong, who works at the blacksmith shop, even asked Shirley if his younger sister was engaged.

Seeing his beloved being bullied, Da Yong was the first to stand up for justice: "What are you doing! Let go of those stinky hands of yours!" Da Yong was tall and strong, a hard-working man with a robust physique. He also had many childhood friends on the street. The two men were intimidated by his imposing presence and dared not pull Qiu Ling any further. They just kept cursing and swearing.

The area was immediately surrounded by a group of young people.

Everyone started berating the two brothers, who hadn't expected such a reaction. The older brother said, "We're from Xiatianzhuang. This woman is the wife we ​​bought. She ran away last month. Some villagers said they saw her here. We searched for over twenty days before finding her. You can't be so unreasonable!"

Sherry shouted, "Nonsense! If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart! My sister is an innocent young woman; how can you allow yourselves to smear her like this!"