The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 48 A boy was born.

"Hey...hey..."

A loud baby's cry rang out.

"It's born! It's Lingling! It's a boy! The Xiao family has hope for the next generation!" Huang shouted excitedly, tears streaming down her face as she held the baby in her hands.

"Third Aunt, please cut the umbilical cord first, and then wash and dress the baby."

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Huang was both excited and nervous: "Keep an eye on Lingling."

"Don't worry, I'm watching over my sister-in-law. Her condition is stable..." Although she suffered some pain, everything turned out alright. The baby was delivered smoothly, the placenta was also delivered, and her pulse was stable.

"Eldest sister-in-law, you've worked so hard, giving birth to a boy." Seeing Zhu Lingling's exhaustion, Chunnuan quickly said, "You should rest for a bit, and I'll move you back to the other room after I've tidied up."

"it is good!"

It's a boy!
Upon hearing this, Zhu Lingling burst into tears, thinking, "My husband, you're a father now. We have a son. My husband, you must take care of yourself and come back..."

"My dear son, your mother suffered so much while carrying you." Madam Huang washed the baby, dressed him, wrapped him in a blanket, and held him in her arms, looking him over again and again. "You're a little thin, and we don't have a scale, so we don't know how much you weigh. Oh, Lingling, what's the baby's name? Have you chosen a name for him yet?"

"My husband kept checking on things, and then said he'd ask the grandfather to name the child after the birth, but then..."

Plans never keep up with changes. The Xiao family encountered a huge accident, so the child was born before being named.

"Then think carefully about what to name the child," Madam Huang said, looking at the adorable little one in her arms. "This is the eldest brother of the next generation of our Xiao family, who will shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the Xiao family in the future. Come and see, the child looks more like you!"

Zhu Lingling's eyes welled up with tears as she looked at the child; this was her son!
After Chunnuan finished tidying up for her elder sister-in-law, she planned to move to the room next door.

However, the eldest sister-in-law was weak after giving birth and could not be exposed to drafts, so she tried to carry her over with her third aunt and Chun Ning.

"No need, I can manage," Zhu Lingling said. "It's only a few steps, I can walk across."

"Cover your head with a headscarf. Don't let the wind blow on it, or your head will hurt." Mrs. Huang, having been through this herself, said, "You need to rest well during your postpartum period. You can't cry or overexert yourself, and you need to eat well..."

Chunnuan had thought of all this for Huang Shi. She prepared more than thirty eggs a couple of days ago, and would buy more when they were finished.

Zhu Lingling slowly moved back into the house and lay down on the bed. Huang put the child next to her, and the little one hummed softly a few times before falling asleep again.

"Eldest sister-in-law, eat something and go to sleep first." Chunnuan brought in brown sugar eggs: "When it's light, have Chunning buy fish to make soup, and also buy a chicken and some lard to render some oil. Eating well will help you produce breast milk so the baby can be properly nourished..."

Huang sat beside Chunnuan and watched her orderly arrangements with great satisfaction. This was the reason why the Xiao family could not fall apart.

Just like her name, Nuannuan brings warmth to everyone in her family.

"Third Aunt, why don't you go and have something to eat and go inside to sleep? It's still drizzling outside. Once the rain stops, we'll bring Grandma and the others over to stay with us."

"That house in that village..."

“We’ve been renting that house for a year, and it’s not time yet. It’s still useful. When we harvest the grain, we can dry it in the yard, and when we’re working in the fields, we can rest in the house and have a drink of cool water.” Chunnuan said, “It’s convenient for the whole family to take care of each other when we’re together.”

"Alright..." Just then, they heard the sound of the night watchman's gong and shouts from the street: "Go to bed early and get up early, take care of yourself."

"It's past midnight." Chunnuan then instructed Huang to rest: "Chunning, there's an empty bed in the study, go and rest there for a while..."

"No need, sister. I'll go back to the village to tell my family the good news, so they won't worry."

"Yes, yes, we have to go back and tell them the good news." Madam Huang was filled with regret: "Look, I completely forgot about this." Logically speaking, as the elder, she should have considered these issues, but Chun Ning was the most sensible one.

When Chun Ning stumbled back to the village, it was already broad daylight. As she passed through the bamboo grove, she saw Aunt Luo with her head bandaged and a dead chicken in her hand.

"Aunt Luo?"

"Oh, it's Chun Ning. Where have you been so early in the morning?"

"I went to town." Looking at the chicken in Aunt Luo's hand, Chun Ning remembered that his older sister had asked him to buy a chicken to make soup for his sister-in-law. He had to hurry up and take care of these things: "What kind of chicken is this?"

"I got lost yesterday afternoon before the downpour. I thought about it all night and came back to look for it today. It's stuck in the bamboo forest next to the graveyard. It's dead. Luckily I came early, otherwise it would have become soup in someone else's pot. I wouldn't have been able to find a single feather."

Aunt Luo felt that she had finally received some compensation for her injuries.

"Aunt Luo, my sister said that your head wound should not get wet. You should go back and change it quickly."

This guy has already forgotten the pain before the wound has even healed; the white bandage is wet again.

"While I was in the bamboo forest, the wind blew and the water on the bamboo leaves splashed all over my head. I'll go back and change right away." Aunt Luo had really forgotten about this incident. Thinking that Chunnuan had said the wound was festering and would cost money, she hurried home.

Chun Ning ran home and knocked on the door. Her aunt, Xu, opened the door.

"Chuning, you're back. How is your sister-in-law?"

"Yes, Auntie. My sister-in-law gave birth to a baby boy. Both mother and child are safe and sound. I came back to share the good news."

"That's wonderful!" Tears welled up in Madam Xu's eyes as she rushed into the old lady's room. "Mother, I have good news for you! Lingling has given birth! Mother and child are safe and sound. Lingling gave birth to a boy, so you have a great-grandson! The Xiao family has new hope."

"Good, good, good..." The old lady said "good" three times in a row, and even she, who was usually so composed, was a little incoherent.

Thinking that if this were in the Xiao family mansion in the capital, such a joyous occasion would bring happiness to both master and servants.

One by one, the servants around her congratulated her, and she would add, "There will be a reward. The servants will be rewarded with two taels of silver, and everyone will receive an extra month's salary."

But now, in Sichuan, they bear their hardships alone, and they find joy only for themselves.

“Mother, your daughter-in-law will go to town to take care of Lingling.”

“Okay, go ahead, go quickly.” The old lady said, “Nuan Nuan said she’s moving to town. Tell her that Ling Ling just gave birth and needs to be quiet during her postpartum period. Neither the adults nor the children should make noise. We’ll move there after she’s finished her postpartum period.”

"Mother……"

"Go ahead, it's alright. Although it leaked a bit last night, it's still habitable. You can move out in another month."

"Yes, Mother, your daughter-in-law will go to town right away."

As soon as Ms. Xu stepped out of the door, she saw the woman next door, whom the children called Aunt Luo, walking over with a bloody chicken leg in her hand.

"Sister-in-law Xiao, is Chunnuan home? Thanks to her for bandaging me last night, I found my chicken. Please have a chicken leg."

"How can this be good?"

Ms. Xu had never seen a gift given like this before. It was simple and straightforward, and she was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm. Should she accept the chicken leg or not?
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