Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

This voice, soft, you are such an aunt, does your elder brother know? Zhou Banxia looked at Ma Shan who picked up the child with interest.

As Ma Shan spoke, she took the child from the wet nurse's arms and returned to Zhou Banxia's side. She sat down next to the edge of the kang and asked Zhou Banxia quietly if she had ever fed the child herself.

Yes, Doctor Lin has said before that mother's colostrum is beneficial to the health of newborns, but the rich and powerful have many rules, so most people don't believe it.

Even though most women are not so weak after giving birth that they need confinement to recover, they would rather provide the wet nurse with good food and drink and let her do the feeding for them rather than feeding themselves.

Of course, this is probably inseparable from the current system of monogamy and polygamy. With many wives and concubines, there will be competition for a man's backyard.

If the wife feeds the child herself, regardless of whether the concubine can do so herself, the wife will inevitably worry that most of her energy will be diverted and her power will be taken away.

Like the eldest lady of the Gao family.

Madam Gao had carefully selected a wife for her eldest grandson who was both beautiful and virtuous. Not only was she afraid of having her power taken away from her if she gave birth to a first son, she was also afraid that her figure and appearance would be greatly compromised and she would fall out of favor.

Furthermore, the aristocratic families paid special attention to one point. They believed that handing the child over to a wet nurse for care from birth not only concerned the family's reputation, but also prevented the child from being raised in the hands of a woman and growing up in the doting of his biological mother, which would be detrimental to the family's development.

Therefore, many aristocratic families, including the royal family, would entrust the responsibility of raising children to wet nurses, and then educate them strictly from an early age in an attempt to cultivate more outstanding descendants.

Ma Shan never expected that there were so many details involved in just the matter of a wet nurse feeding a child. After listening to Zhou Banxia's explanation, she couldn't help but feel fortunate that she married the right man.

If she was right, what San Ya said was quite particular. It was not just the powerful and wealthy families, the royal family, but also the Zhao family which was not far away.

Not every daughter-in-law in the Zhao family is assigned a wet nurse as soon as she gives birth to a child, but it cannot be said that the Zhao family has no intention of learning from those wealthy families.

She wasn't trying to show off. Although her family wasn't one of the best in the area, if she didn't marry into the Gu family, it wouldn't be difficult for her to find a second son from a family like Uncle Zhao's.

Wouldn't that mean that not only would she be competing with her husband and his many concubines for the same husband, but she would also have to take on the child. On the surface, it would look good, as she would just have to give birth to the child without having to raise it, but the child would be very close to her.

"...Don't you think those families..." Ma Shan whispered here, and once again couldn't help but stretch her neck to look at the door leading to the ear room, as if she was afraid that the nanny would hear it.

Fortunately, those who were tactful were no longer there. Even the maid who was in charge of opening the curtain at the door of the room next to the main hall was standing outside the curtain.

Hey, you really aren't afraid of being overheard. "Are there any mothers who don't want to be too close to their sons and grandsons, for fear that their sons and grandsons will get too close to their grandmother's family when they grow up?"

"Well, it's really quite interesting." Zhou Banxia responded with a laugh and patted the kang, indicating that Ma Shan didn't need to hold the child and could just put the child lying on the kang.

"I'm not tired. It's a rare occasion that no one snatches it from me. I want to hold it for a while longer. It's still good to have a family like ours. Fortunately, you came back earlier.

Not to mention our parents, even if Liu Lang returned to be an official, with Liu Lang's picky personality, there are few people like you who are good-looking and smart enough to be chosen by him.

Another thing is that you are good at making money, which, like your mother's family and this child, is your confidence. You don't have to worry that Liu Lang doesn't care about you and that he won't take a concubine.

Besides, Liu Lang is different from your eldest brother. Your eldest brother smiles at everyone, but Liu Lang is not like that. He has had a very strange temper since he was young.

For example, no matter how long Dalang and Sanlang's wives have lived in the old courtyard, Liulang seems to be unfamiliar with them. When he sees them coming in and out, he just nods his head. You think your brother Liulang has a good temper. Before you enter the house, not only our parents, but also your eldest brother are worried, fearing that Liulang will turn back and become a monk one day. "

Zhou Banxia couldn't help but laugh.

"Really, I'm not lying to you, so when Liu Lang was anxious to ask our parents to go to your parents' house to propose marriage, don't say that our parents originally liked you, even if you weren't, it would have worked out.

At that time, our parents and your eldest brother all thought that any girl that Liu Lang liked would do, and they were eager for Liu Lang to pick one so that he could get married as soon as possible.

Who knew that this taciturn guy had already taken a fancy to you in the city and didn't say anything? Fortunately you came back, otherwise it's hard to say whether Liu Lang would become a monk or not, and he would definitely be single!"

You said that, and you also said that you can't coax people, but aren't you quite good at it?
This way of comforting?
Zhou Banxia couldn't help but touch his face and said, "Sister-in-law, am I dirty, fat, and ugly right now? Are you afraid that I will look in the mirror and coax me?"

“Where?”

"Really?"

"Can I still deceive you?"

At most, you don't look as glamorous as usual without dressing up, but can you really tell the truth? My mother-in-law said that you are the most particular and she won't let you wash your hair or take a bath.

Ma Shan suddenly stared at Zhou Banxia's face with eyes wide open, "You are still ugly? What are you talking about? Didn't you listen to what your aunt said about you getting pregnant with a girl only after your body became more beautiful?

Do you understand what I mean? Other people's bodies are getting uglier and uglier, but you, on the other hand, shouldn't be too pretty and handsome. Look at your face, it's so tender. How dare you say you're ugly?
At most, you just gave birth to a baby, so your complexion is not very good yet. As long as you are obedient and take good care of yourself during the confinement period, you will recover after that.

Let's talk about your belly. Why are you worried? Aunt Chen and the others have arranged a confinement diet for you. I heard Aunt Chen say how she made you slim.

Do you still need me to comfort you in this situation? I am worried that you might feel tired from taking care of the child by yourself, okay? "

"That won't happen." Zhou Banxia thought there was nothing wrong with it, "At most, I will take turns feeding the baby with the two wet nurses during the day.

At night, it is too tiring. I will take good care of myself first without your advice. Only when I am healthy can I take good care of the children. "

"That's right!" Ma Shan responded and quickly looked at the baby in her arms. Yes, this is also a child with very good ears like hers.

Look, he just ate and wanted to sleep, but now he wants to open his eyes again. She was so scared that she patted him lightly and said, "Don't cry, or your father will quarrel with your aunt."

Zhou Banxia found it very funny. Not to mention that a newborn baby who wasn't even three days old could not understand it, even the child's father was nowhere to be found.

When the baby was still in my belly, he wanted to stay by my side all the time. But today he went out and never came back. It's almost dark now, and I don't know what he is busy with outside.

"Yes, San Ya, has Liu Lang told our father what nickname to give the child? I forgot to tell you that calling him 'Lock' doesn't seem to work.

Don’t the nicknames of my father and his brothers all contain the character “zhu” (zhu) in the character “suozhu” (lock)? Doesn’t it sound the same as the nicknames of my father and his brothers?” (End of this chapter)