The safety and comfort of traveling through farming

Chapter 45

On the second day after He Tao gave birth, He Youliang and He Lian came to the door early in the morning, and brought a pair of little milk dogs who had just opened their eyes as gifts for their nieces.

"Which one is the eldest niece and which is the younger niece? They look exactly alike! They are so small, much smaller than when Brother Ming was born. Have you got a name?" He Lian chirped and asked, reaching out to touch Little doll, touching her mouth and poking her cheek.

He Tao didn't stop her either, making her very rare.

"The older one is Fu Yuanjin, whose nickname is Dongzhi, and the younger one is Fu Yuanyu, whose nickname is Dongye."

Fu Shi had said before that when he gave birth to his daughter, his nickname would be "Da Ya, Xiao Ya". How could He Tao let his daughter bear such a vulgar name—even if it was a nickname!
He Tao searched the "Youkang Dictionary" and chose the two words "Jinyu" and "Qiwei", which mean beautiful jade, to name the children.Yuanzi is not the ranking of the Fu family, one is to show that this is their first child, and the second reason is not humane - the two little guys were conceived on the day of Shangyuan Festival.

Because the expected date of birth is in early winter, four nicknames of Dongmao, Dongsheng, Dongzhi, and Dongye were prepared at the beginning of the word "Dong".The first two are boys' names, and the last two are girls' names. They are not expensive literally, but they have a good meaning, luxuriant and full of vitality.

Fu Shi was full of admiration: the name is so nice, and the wife is so powerful, then he silently looked at He Tao's belly with serious eyes for a long time, until He Tao was about to get hairy, and then said leisurely: "The four names It only took two, we have to work hard!"

"Fu Yuanjin, Fu Yuanyu, it sounds so good!" He Lian repeated it and nodded repeatedly.

After the five children of He Lian's generation were born, the boys were always called Dalang, Erlang, and Sanlang, and the girl's family was called Daya, Erya, and they didn't take their names until they registered for household registration.The little nieces got such beautiful names just after they were born. He Lian couldn't help being envious. She bent down and said to the two children, "Dongzhi, Dongye, I am your aunt, He Lian, remember it!"

"Little sister, come and help me!"

He Tao has considered this matter for a long time.In modern times, one child is taken care of by six people, but there are only two of them, and there are two children to take care of. He Tao feels that it is not reliable at all, so he must find help!Moreover, despite their small family, there are many things to do, not to mention the two children are the most important thing, there are more than a dozen pigs and hundreds of chickens and ducks in the big backyard, and Fu Shi can't take care of them alone!
"Your brother-in-law and I are definitely too busy," He Tao deliberately pretended to be a local rich man, and said with great wealth: "I will give you a starting salary, three hundred yuan a month, including food and housing! "

Although He Lian is young, children in the countryside are already sensible, not to mention that she still has the title of "child from a poor family" on her head-the child of the poor has long been in charge of the family.Not to mention helping with babysitting, but at least helping with laundry, cooking, and housework. They are the legendary babysitters.

"Okay, okay, the wages will be deposited into my 'Xiaolian's account'!" He Lian also pretended to be a little money fan and nodded again and again, then shook her head again: "Well, no, I can't save it all, two hundred coins Save it, and give one hundred coins to grandma!"

He Tao gave a thumbs up: "Smart!"

Fu Shi and He Youliang smiled and said nothing.

Just do what you say, He Lian got up and went back to He's house to pack up after finishing speaking.He Tao was worried about the obstruction of the He family, the Da Zhou family, and emphasized to her: "Tell grandma, I will cover the food and lodging for the wages, saving her from giving you two meals a day!"

"Know it!"

He Lian replied with a smile and went home.

"Go to Uncle Shugen's house to get the things back!" He Tao told Fu Shidao, afraid that he would worry that he would not be safe at home alone, so he emphasized: "Young brother is here, you don't have to worry."

As soon as He Tao knew that she was pregnant, she began to "Su" baby products.She drew drawings of cribs, strollers, walkers, and baby bottles.

As a novice mother and a lazy mother, all preparations are based on the principle of saving time and effort.She has never raised a child, let alone two at a time. Faced with this arduous task, she tried her best to make herself more relaxed. She didn't want the child to grow up, and she eventually became mentally ill from exhaustion.

During the confinement period, children and adults sleep in the bedroom.The crib is placed next to the big bed in the bedroom, and the crib can be shaken. If the child wants to be hugged, she can just reach out and shake the crib to make it look like the real one.

After confinement, it will be cold winter, so we moved to the kang room together.At this time, the U-car comes in handy.Youche was known by He Tao after reading through the novels. It is said that it is a unique cradle of the Manchu people. It is hung on the beam of the kang house vertically three or four feet above the ground, just close to the head of the kang, and the baby is kept warm and comfortable inside. Similarly, If the child wants to be hugged, she can reach out and shake the car while sitting on the kang.

After the new year, children should be able to crawl. At that time, the weather will be warm enough, so we will empty out the main room, spread a big mat on the ground, and let them crawl freely in it.

At this time next year, the child will learn to walk. The child is the most noisy. It is too nerve-wracking for her to keep an eye on her all the time. Each person has a walker, put it in and throw it in the small yard. They can walk as they like. How to go.

Because they are twins, He Tao is worried that he does not have enough milk to starve the children.Besides breast milk, milk is naturally the best, but there are no cows here, only cattle and buffaloes.No one is willing to sell cows that can give birth, not to mention, no one is willing to sell even milk, for fear that they will starve to the point of starvation, the strategic reserve weapon of farming-cattle.In the end, she could only settle for the next best thing, ordering a dairy goat, and bringing it back as a spare food when the baby was born.

At this time, a feeding bottle is needed. You can't let the child lie on the sheep's stomach and suck it directly!
Among all the things she "Su" produced, the baby bottle is the smallest, but it is also the most labor-intensive!It needs to be able to be sealed and opened, and there must be a pacifier with moderate softness and hardness. He Tao and Lin Shugen discussed the spiral shape for an entire hour, and after many twists and turns, they finally settled on the prototype.Hollow out the wood of moderate size, carefully carve the bottle mouth and cap, and sew the pacifier with lambskin to stick it on the cap. The whole bottle is smooth inside and out.

All the objects were handed over to the old acquaintance Lin Shugen to make them.After Lin Shugen finished making the samples, he first praised He Tao's fantastic ideas, especially the baby walker, emphasizing that the baby bottle was labor-intensive, low in output, and high in cost. is not practical.In the end, he said that in order to thank He Tao for providing the good idea of ​​the baby walker, all the baby products they ordered: two cribs, two strollers, two baby walkers, and twenty feeding bottles, all for free!

Lin Shugen was so generous, so He Tao mentioned a few more words, asking him to stock up on the goods first, make hundreds of them and then sell them in batches. After all, this thing is very low-tech, if you make a few and sell a few, After selling it a few times, the market will be full of similar products, and they will even be more refined and ingenious than his.

After hearing this, Lin Shugen praised He Tao again, and then buried him in the tool room to do hard work.

He Tao didn't mention what the commission would be if he sold it. It's not that he doesn't like the income, but there is no patent protection these days. It's kind of Lin Shugen to be able to waive the bill in such a sensible way.

"Alright, I'll be right back!"

Hearing this, Fu Shi hurried out.

"Sister-in-law is so kind!" He Youliang sighed, which translates to "a brother-in-law is a strict wife".Thinking about the things that happened after the elder sister got married, there is no man in Rongshu Village who cares about his wife so much!

"Where did you get the puppy?" He Tao was still thinking about getting a dog to look after the home. If she encounters the bad luck of yesterday, she won't have to play by herself, and she will just close the door and let the dog bite. Damn it!Who knew it was a coincidence, He Youliang and He Lian sent the puppy today.

The two puppies are soft and soft to the touch, and they look downright cute. Can they achieve the effect of deterring the "enemy"?He Tao expressed doubts about this.

"The dog from Grandma Rong's house in the village just came out," He Youliang replied, "Eldest sister, do you still remember that big wild dog? That big white dog that used to wander around the village. It even chased my little sister." , I was so scared that the little girl ran away with a shoe, and was scolded by grandma for several days! Grandma Rong saw it pitifully, and would feed it from time to time, and then it ran to Grandma Rong's house and never left. It gave birth to two paparazzi, and there were five paparazzi in one litter. Grandma Rong said she couldn’t raise that many, so she asked people around if they wanted them, and I asked for two, which happened to be one for each of my little nieces.”

He Tao dug out the image of a big white dog. Compared with ordinary dogs, it is a bit fierce like a wolf. When it is straightened up, it is almost as tall as an adult man. It is definitely a good seedling for the housekeeper!He Tao looked at the two little milk dogs with eager eyes, and said silently in his heart: "I will definitely feed you to be tall and strong, even more mighty and majestic than your mother!"

"I think of our Saihu," He Youliang said in a muffled voice, a little sad, "Saihu is such a wonderful dog, I don't know which grandson stole it!"

Saihu is a little wild dog that He Youliang picked up when he was eight years old.

The He family was already living a tight life, and everyone couldn't eat enough to feed a dog. He happily hugged him back and was scolded bloody by Da Zhou before he entered the door.He Youliang had no choice but to be reluctant to throw it away, so he secretly built a nest outside the backyard and placed Saihu there.

At that time, the brothers and sisters of the generation of the He family still had a good relationship. Now the selfish and shameless He Youdong and the insidious He Youtian were both half-grown children at that time. Decided to raise them together, even the five-year-old He Lian would secretly leave a mouthful when eating, and then everyone gathered together to feed Saihu, and raised Saihu secretly in this way.

He Youliang and He Lian would often lead Saihu to run around in the fields, shouting excitedly.

Who knows that the good times will not last long, there was a severe drought that year, that is, the year when Da Zhou's attempt to sell He Tao and He Lian failed.The crops in the field are not to say that there are no crops, but they are better than nothing, and many people can't eat.In the beginning, the whole family went out to dig wild vegetables, or the men went into the mountains to hunt. In winter, the wild vegetables were gone, and the prey could not be hunted very much. Some people set their eyes on other people's livestock.

He Youliang can still clearly remember that it was only a few days before New Year's Eve, but the village was deserted.He was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, and he didn't fall asleep in the middle of the night. He could only lie in bed and think about the taste of eating meat during the New Year's Eve dinner last year.Suddenly he heard a dog barking, and he knew it was Saihu's voice. As soon as he got up, he rushed out of the house without putting on his clothes. When he got to Saihu's kennel, he only saw a pool of blood.

He Youliang still remembers vaguely hearing someone say "there is meat to eat". He followed the sound but found nothing. He returned home and cried all night covered with a quilt.The next day when I told everyone that Saihu was gone, the eldest brother, the second brother and the eldest sister all cried, and the younger sister kept asking "Will Saihu come back?" Guaranteed, "Little brother, don't be sad, let's raise another dog after the eldest brother earns money!" The second brother said, "When the second brother has passed the exam, you can raise as many dogs as you want."

But a Saihu is a Saihu, and the dog he raises is no longer a Saihu, and the current eldest brother and second brother are not the original eldest brother and second brother.

He Tao, who has never had a pet, can't understand He Youliang's sadness. In addition, after she and Fu Shi were together, she saw various animals die in Fu Shi's hands more than once, not to mention one more recently. People, well, this is going to rot in your stomach, so don't even think about it.

She shook her head to get the big dead face out of her mind, reached out and picked up a little milk dog, and lifted it into the air.The little milk dog stared at her with rounded eyes, pawing its little paws and whimpering softly. She suddenly understood why everyone loves dogs so much, it's so cute!

"This paparazzi is just like a child," He Tao said, looking at the daughters who were sleeping peacefully on the inside of the bed, imagining the appearance of children, puppies and four cubs rolling around together, and immediately Happy.

"En!" He Youliang nodded: "The little nieces each have one, and when they can walk, they can take the puppies to play everywhere!"

Just like him and his little sister back then, leading big flowers and running around the fields, how happy!

He Tao stuffed the little milk dog into He Youliang's arms and said with a smile: "Help me make a kennel quickly, your brother-in-law will only kill but not raise, and I will leave these things to you!"

He Youliang was stunned by the phrase "can only be slaughtered but not raised", and his face was full of black lines, wondering if it would be okay for the little milk dog to be raised by them?

(End of this chapter)