The Sweet Little Fulang

The pain of giving birth is the hardest and most painful that Lu Gu has ever experienced, but he is the most tolerant. After the indescribable pain passed, he felt the pain was worth it for the first time when he heard the crying, especially after seeing Shen Xuanqing.

He leaned against several soft pillows, said a few words to Shen Xuanqing, and then closed his eyes to rest. The doctor and the midwife have both explained that they cannot lie down and sleep immediately after giving birth. It is not good to rest in the future.

Seeing that he was tired, Shen Xuanqing didn't speak again, and put a cloth towel in the hot water to help him wipe his face.

Not long after, Wei Lanxiang brought a basin of hot water and pushed the door in. Seeing that Lu Gu was resting with his eyes closed, he subconsciously lightened his steps, and said in a low voice, "Go out, and I'll wipe Guzi's underbody to make him feel refreshed."

The spirit in the swaddling baby moved, and Shen Xuanqing got up and went out without crying. He closed the door gently, and when he turned around, he saw a basket on the table in the main room. Ten milk fruits.

Ji Qiuyue washed the bloody wooden basins in the yard, and turned them upside down on the pile of firewood to dry them in the sun. These two wooden basins are used for production, and they should be put away after the water stains are dry, so they can be used by the next child. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Shen Xuanqing took a milk fruit from inside, and said with a smile: "Take one, wash it and wipe it clean, and you can feed it later."

She took out the basket and prepared it in advance. Seeing that Shen Xuanqing cares about Lu Gu and the child, it is better for his two relatives to feed the milk fruit.

"Yeah." Shen Xuanqing picked two milk fruits into the kitchen.

Shen Yan was chopping vegetables, and the midwife ate, but they hadn't eaten yet, and they were all hungry after giving birth, and they wanted to give Lu Gu some light food later, seeing him coming in with milk fruit, he said, "Second brother, There is hot water in the pot, you can mix some."

"It's good to know." Shen Xuanqing carefully washed the two white milk fruits with warm water. The peels were round and smooth, and they were not actually dirty, but they were for newborn babies, so naturally they cared more.

One month behind the milk fruit flower, it will grow into a green round fruit the size of a child's fist, and it will mature in another month. As long as the peel turns white, it can be picked. The milk fruit is round, but there is a woman's milk on it. Lll head-like protrusions, as long as the needle is pierced, the child will be able to suck the white juice inside, which is no different from human lll milk.

Milk fruit grows in the mountains, no matter what time of the year, it is not afraid of heat or cold, and it bears many fruits. It usually grows in clear places beside mountain streams, and it cannot be found in places with turbid water. Everyone in the village knows a stream hidden in the valley. The stream is clear and clean. There are more than a dozen large and small milk fruit trees along the bank, which can be said to have nourished more than five or six nearby villages.

The milk fruit is not only picked by the husband after giving birth. Some women are weak and weak and have insufficient milk. The poor people in the country have no money and food, and cannot afford to hire a wet nurse. They go to the mountains to pick the milk fruit. If it is not for these milk fruits How many children would starve to death? Even Grandpa Shen Xuanqing grew up eating milk and fruit.

Usually, some wild children in the village go up to the mountain just to play in the front mountain. The valleys with milk fruit are far away. It's not that a beating can calm people down, even the adults in the family have to be scolded, and they might not be able to stay in the village.

In the eyes of many people, the milk fruit tree bears so many fruits, which is a great achievement. The mountain stream is not allowed to wash hands and feet or do filthy things such as urinating, let alone tearing branches and killing children. His immoral deeds will be punished by God.

Even when they are ripe, no one picks them, and if they are too ripe and fall to the ground, there are mountains and animals to eat and peck them. After entering the valley, most people will avoid the milk fruits on the ground under the trees, and dare not trample on them. Or pick them up and pile them up next to them. After the milk fruit is ripe, as long as it is not soaked in water, it will not break for three months.

Shen Yan was chopping vegetables. She was a daughter who hadn't left the court, and she was not allowed to come close after giving birth. She was busy cooking at the moment, and she hadn't seen Lu Gu yet. She only knew that she was a twin, so she asked, "Second brother, What's my nephew's name?"

Shen Xuanqing raised her head and smiled brightly, and said, "Lingjun, Shen Lingjun."

Shen Yan smacked his mouth, and his almond eyes curled up: "It sounds really nice."

"Sister-in-law, take a long needle." Shen Xuanqing yelled outside after washing the milk fruit. He was a little careless about what he did today, and forgot to take a needle when he came here just now.

Ji Qiuyue quickly sent the needle in. There was a fire at the bottom of the stove. He reached in and burned the long needle in the flames. Then he stuck the needle into the head of the nipple. After piercing through, he pulled out the needle and squeezed it gently When you touch the fruit, you can see milky white juice flowing from the head.

"It's done, that's it." Ji Qiuyue said beside her.

Shen Xuanqing smiled and said, "Okay, I guess one is enough, I'll get this one at night."

There was a knock on the door, Wei Lanxiang wiped Lu Gu's body and helped him cover it, and then let Shen Xuanqing in.

The eyes of the baby in the swaddle were closed, but his mouth was moving, and his head was also moving. Seeing him bring in the milk fruit, Wei Lanxiang smiled and said, "It just so happens that Brother Ling seems to be hungry."

It was Lu Gu's first time to give birth to a baby, and he had never hugged such a soft doll, and he was really tired. The same was true for Shen Xuanqing. , Gently stuff the fruit head into the child's mouth.

Instinctively, Brother Ling ate the fruit very vigorously after biting it. Wei Lanxiang said while feeding, "Be careful at all times. When he can't suck it, just squeeze it lightly. Remember not to squeeze it too hard or too much." Urgent, the child is young, in case of choking, it is not a trivial matter."

Shen Xuanqing stood by and watched, nodding and remembering her words.

"Grandma Li, are you full? Have some more tea." Ji Qiuyue's voice came from outside, and he went out to watch when he heard it.

Wen Po wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and smiled until the corners of her eyes were wrinkled together: "No, no, it's getting late, it's time to go back."

That being the case, Shen Xuanqing said to Lu Gu and Wei Lanxiang, who were in the same room, and drove the mule cart to Mrs. Li's house. When he came back, Lu Gu and the child had already fallen asleep after eating a bowl of noodle soup. He stood on the bed After watching for a while, he bent down to help Lu Gu tuck the quilt with a very happy smile.

Guaizai and Dahui didn't see the doll until the next day. The dogs in the family are smart, but Dahui and Guaizai are more spiritual.

Shen Xuanqing's thought was very simple, when Brother Xiao Ling was born, he naturally had to be recognized by the family's dogs, so he called all six dogs, big and small, into the room. can see.

All the dogs in the family surrounded him, and because he was protecting his arm, he could only smell the swaddling clothes. Perhaps the dogs also realized what was going on, so they didn't bark and were quiet.

After the recognition, let the dogs go out, the boy is always reckless, did not go out, kept looking at the doll with his neck raised, Lu Guban leaned on the bed, smiled and said to it: "This is the younger brother, called Ling Both, Brother Ling."

Ling Jun is so young, he often sleeps, in order not to disturb him, Shen Xuanqing carefully put him on the bed, Lu Gu has been sleeping in the bed all the time, and will move out during the day, because Wei Lanxiang and Shen Xuanqing are feeding the child. Xuan Qing came over, brother Ling slept outside Lu Gu during the day, otherwise it would be inconvenient to hug him.

The boy groaned twice in his throat, and after Shen Xuanqing put down the child, he took two tentative steps forward, and finally tilted his head to look at it, making Lu Gu laugh all of a sudden.

"You rest first, I'm going to pick the milk fruit, this time I can pick some more." Shen Xuanqing said.

"Okay, be careful on the road, don't be too anxious." The smile in Lu Gu's eyebrows was shallow, really pretty.

When Shen Xuanqing left, he called the boy, in case he woke up the child dishonestly, it would be difficult to coax him.

The window was only opened a gap for ventilation, and the door was closed, so Lu Gu couldn't see the outside. Fortunately, it's the end of August and almost September, and the weather is not as hot as before.

He lay down, looked at the doll beside him, and said the word "Lingjun" in his heart, and finally smiled with crooked eyebrows, thinking it was really nice.

The newborn baby is not so good-looking yet, and his body is a little wrinkled, but the more he looks at his little brother Ling, the more he looks good-looking, the brows are slightly red, but they are very beautiful and delicate, and the pupils are big and black when he opens his eyes , No matter how you look at it, you are a cute and cute little pair.

He was overjoyed, because this was his and Shen Xuanqing's little twin, their doll.

On the other side, Shen Xuanqing went into the valley alone with a bamboo basket on his back, and asked Guaizai and Dahui to wait beside the big rock outside the valley. Dogs like to pee under the trees and enclose their territory, so they cannot be brought in.

The gurgling mountain stream may be the reason for this valley. The stream never dries up and freezes in all seasons. There are two tall milkberry trees on the bank. Raise your hand to pick the big ripe fruit from high places.

Milk fruit trees only grow in places with beautiful mountains and rivers. Some people tried to move them back to the yard to plant them, but no one succeeded. All the trees died in the end, so no one tried again.

Lu Gu had never been born before, and he was afraid that it would not be fresh enough after a long time, so he only picked ten fruits as a precaution, and today he can pick some more and bring them back for his children to eat.

The ripe milk fruit is white and round, as if to prevent it from pricking the doll's mouth, there is no thorny burr on it, and it is smooth. Some unscrupulous people will secretly make fun of it, but they never dare to say so in front of others It is not uncommon for someone to be beaten harshly if he dares to talk nonsense.

Shen Xuanqing carried the bamboo basket in front of his body, and put one milk fruit after another into the basket. When it was full, he went down with satisfaction. Such a lot of fruit was enough for their brother Ling to eat for a long time.Putting the bamboo basket back on his back, he briskly walked out of the valley, where Da Hui and Guai Zai were waiting for him.

Before Shen Xuanqing came back, Xiao Lingjun ate another milk fruit, this time it was fed by Lu Gu himself, and Shen Yan helped wash the milk fruit and then poked it open with a needle, sitting on the side of the bed to watch.

"It's really edible." She said with a smile, and couldn't help but touch Xiao Lingjun's hand, her fingers were caught all of a sudden, she was so happy that her eyes almost disappeared from laughter, she raised her head and said, "Brother Guzi, I Look at Brother Ling and I are really close."

Lu Gu held the child in one hand and supported the head of the fruit in the other, and said with a smile, "No, you are his aunt, can you not kiss me?"

Seeing that the child had eaten up the milk fruit, she took it and said, "Second brother said to go pick the milk fruit. We don't need that piece, or I'll cook this for you, so I can make up for it."

"Okay." Lu Gu nodded in agreement.

Milk fruit can be eaten not only by children, but also by adults, but there are only so many people in the village. If any adult dares to go up the mountain to pick milk fruit and eat it, the whole village will come to scold if it is not good to eat. Life-saving milk to eat.

Therefore, only those who have given birth to pick milk fruit will not be stared at. Adults do not eat the juice inside, but the fruit is peeled and cut into pieces and boiled. The soup that comes out is also milky white. Women who have just given birth It is good for Renhe Fulang to eat. Sometimes the milk fruit picked is not enough for the children, and they will also be fed the boiled soup, which is thinner than the juice in the fruit but at least it can fill the stomach.

After Shen Yan went out, Lu Gu patted the full-fledged little Ling, and the newborn baby went to sleep after eating, and he didn't even need to coax him, Xiao Ling closed his eyes with peace of mind.

The wounds on his lower body hadn't fully recovered, so he put the child on the bed, and fell down to rest for a while.

He opened his eyes when he heard Zhao'er's cry outside, and subconsciously raised his hand to comfort the sleeping little Lingjun, lest he would wake him up, but the child was much more sound asleep than him.

The door was gently pushed open, but it was Xia Fulang.

"Grandma." Lu Gu withdrew his hand and wanted to sit up, when Xia Fulang gestured towards him.

"You sleep with you, I'll take out the diaper and wash it." After Xia Fulang said softly, he took out the diaper beside the bed.

Yesterday after Lu Gu gave birth, he came to see him. He washed Lu Gu's clothes and bedding before returning home. Shen Xuanqing had already agreed with him that no one else needed to do it. He only washed clothes for Lu Gu and the child, and during the daytime Take care of Lu Gu getting in and out of bed and the children's eating and drinking.

In the past two days, because Lu Gu just gave birth, the family didn't leave people very much. After a while, when the autumn harvest comes, there is too much work in the field, and others don't need to worry about eating, but Lu Gu needs someone to take care of him when he is hungry and thirsty. He is in confinement. If it's not easy to work, Xia Fulang must be by his side.

If you want to get paid, you have to do things. Xia Fulang is very nimble. Wei Lanxiang looked at the laundry and diapers, and they were all clean.

It is rare for rural people to hire someone to serve them during confinement. People who are too poor can't even afford to hire a birth mother. Having children depends on destiny.But the Shen family knew that Shen Xuanqing was stubborn, and when he said he wanted to invite someone, even Wei Lanxiang didn't say much.

Lu Gu heard Shen Yan and Xia Fulang chatting outside, the child was fast asleep so he didn't have to worry about being woken up, he lay down and closed his eyes to rest, his heart was always satisfied, from the time he was pregnant to now, he rarely frowned, Always happy, Shen Xuanqing treats him very well.