The adults carried the children on their backs, and the mosquitoes in the fields bit the children's tender flesh. The weather was hot, and people were close to each other. The adults' bodies were covered in prickly heat, but the children seemed to have more of them.
In fact, it's not that children have more skin, but that adults only have one piece of their backs. Children, who are only a little bigger, are stuck entirely on the adults' backs, so they are covered in prickly heat. In addition, the face and face are exposed.
Traces of mosquito bites on hands.
It's really unbearable. There are no parents who don't feel sorry for their children, but there is no way. Life is like this.
Lin Yutong prepared a lot of medicine and smeared it on the child's body. He also made a medicine bag to prevent mosquitoes. However, after a night, he finally got better, but the next day, the adult carried it on his back for a whole day, and the prickly heat came up again.
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When Lin Yutong heard these stories from the elders in the past, she thought how could people be so stupid. Leaving the child in the company and finding two people to look after the child would save everyone's worries.
Now that I have read it, I realize how childish this idea is. Children are different from adults. They will not tolerate it. They will eat when they are hungry. The only way to express dissatisfaction is to cry hoarsely. According to the calculation that children must be fed once every two hours, mothers
It’s basically equivalent to running on the road for most of the time. How can I still work?
Not to mention the current conditions, it is considered modern, with milk powder and milk bottles. But so what, some children do not eat milk powder and cannot use milk bottles. What's more, if the temperature is slightly inappropriate, the child will have a stomachache.
Only mothers who have personally raised children know how much helplessness and helplessness there is.
What woman didn't come from a shy girl?
The pain of the children and the helplessness of the mothers made Lin Yutong feel timid.
She had not used contraception during this period, but she suddenly did not want to give birth to her child in such an environment.
But things in the world are like this, whatever you fear will come to you.
After the autumn harvest was over, Lin Yutong clearly felt that she was pregnant.
The couple sat on the kang, facing each other, looking at each other.
The fourth master suddenly realized a problem. In the past, no matter which child he was, he had a nanny. Even if Lin Yutong wanted to feed him, there were still nannies watching. Four nannies, eight big girls, ten
Six little girls, twenty-four rough nuns, and if he is a brother, there are twelve brothers and little eunuchs to serve him.
But now, they only have each other. In other words, when the child is born, they have to take care of it themselves.
Fourth Master, who has always been troubled by nothing, was now troubled by this problem.
Lin Yutong said, "Fortunately, we are much better than others." There are baby supplies in the space, which were prepared by the woman Gao Ming. By the time of the Qing Dynasty, the fourth master could provide the best things for the children. There was someone to look after them.
He was watching to see if he had peed. There was also a wet nurse waiting for him twelve hours a day. People looked down on these things at all. But now, at least, the child can feel more comfortable when he is avoiding people.
The fourth master was a little at a loss, "I haven't... never... taken care of a child..."
Yes, every one of his children, but when the children were young, he would hug them occasionally. He had never done anything like eating, drinking, and taking care of them.
Lin Yutong suddenly laughed and fell on the kang, "Cheng Hao became a father for the first time. Didn't he take care of the children? Didn't he take good care of the children now? Look at when Bai Xiaomei was cooking, didn't the children all belong to Cheng Hao?
Do you see it? Learn it! I believe it."
As I said that, I couldn't help but want to laugh. Just thinking about the fourth master changing the child's diaper, I felt inexplicably happy. In the past, he was only responsible for teasing the child, and it didn't matter if the child peed on him. He had plenty of clothes, so it was better to change them.
Yes. Now, will you try?
She was a little gloating.
"Keep an eye on it, it's pressing on your stomach." The fourth master pulled Lin Yutong to stand up, not letting her lie down on the kang.
"What's the point of this person in this world if his life is all the same?" Lin Yutong sat up, "Only those who have never experienced it should try it."
If your expression was more sincere, I would drink the bowl of chicken soup for the soul you gave me.
The Fourth Master rolled his eyes at her, "What now? What do you want to eat? How uncomfortable is it?" Give birth! There is always a way after giving birth.
Lin Yutong shook his head, "No. When have I ever had to worry about having a child?"
Fourth Master nodded, that's true. The tossing is also very limited.
Soon, Lin Yutong knew what a slap in the face meant.
When she got up this morning, she felt a little uncomfortable. It wasn't that she vomited when she ate, it was like she couldn't eat anything and had no appetite. But she still felt hungry.
"If there's anything you want to eat, I'll fetch it for you." Fourth Master handed her the water cup and gently stroked her back.
Yes! What would you like to eat?
What appeared in my mind was a basin of oily crystal elbow.
She would never touch this thing before. It was just a regular dish, no matter how well-cooked it was, it was always greasy. It was not as fragrant as stir-fried rapeseed.
But now, when people eat stir-fried or boiled vegetables, their faces turn green. They still open small stoves secretly and eat small stoves. Now they are all so greedy. You can imagine how others feel.
She swallowed, rolled her tongue, and whispered, "I didn't want to eat anything. I took out an elbow and cut everything into cold dishes."
These are all stored bagged foods.
The Fourth Master paused his hand slightly and said "Hello".
After dinner, Fourth Master went out. Before winter, everyone was stocking up on firewood. Many people on my side had already helped, and they had packed up the firewood two days ago.
She thought that Fourth Master had gone to someone's house to help, but it turned out that he had been away for a day, and it was already late and no one came back. When she opened the door, a layer of snow had fallen outside. She felt inexplicably panicked.
Walking to the door, looking at the road leading here, hoping that he would appear quickly.
It wasn't until he waited for half an hour that he saw a black shadow moving forward from a distance. Lin Yutong breathed a sigh of relief. You don't need to see clearly. People who are really familiar can recognize it by looking at their backs and walking postures.
come out.
Lin Yutong felt that the fourth master had also seen her. His steps were much faster, and after a while they could see each other clearly.
She wanted to go over, but Fourth Master hurriedly said: "Don't move, your feet are slipping."
He walked up to her in a few steps and said, "Why are you out? It's so cold." As he said this, he held her hand and covered it. In fact, no one was warmer than the other.
Lin Yutong was supported by Fourth Master and walked inside, "Where have you been today?"
The fourth master didn't say anything. He placed her on the kang first, and then took out a large oil paper bag from his backpack, "Don't you want to eat elbow? After a while, everyone will go to sleep. I'll stew it for you."
Lin Yutong was stunned. He had been struggling all day just for an elbow. "I don't have to eat it..."
"I know." The fourth master took off all his outer clothes and got under the covers before saying, "The slaughterhouse kills one pig a day, one pig, two back elbows. Anyone who wants to go through the back door to get some meat will be crushed.
, this is so exciting."
As he said that, he put his hand on Lin Yutong's belly, "I have wronged him and I have wronged you. No matter how bad I am, I will not let my wife and children suffer because of their stuttering."
Lin Yutong put her hand on the fourth master's hand, and their hands protected their stomachs. No matter how difficult it was, she had to give birth.
The task this winter is to repair the roads. We need to open up all the roads from the villages and corps to the county seat and repair them. The company took advantage this time and can only repair the section from the company to the county seat. It is only twenty miles.
You can fix it even if you just play around with it.
There wasn't much work, and women didn't have to do the heavy work. Instead, they were assigned the task of weaving straw curtains. It was said that the supply and marketing cooperative wanted to buy it.
Lin Yutong feels that he is really lucky. He can do this at home.
Weaving straw curtains is also one of the skills Lin Yutong learned in Kaoshantun. As long as she is careful, she can weave five or six curtains in a day. Of course, she cannot compare with others. Some ladies with fast hands can weave more than ten curtains in a day.
, it’s not difficult either.
Many things used in people's homes are made of straw. Baskets, baskets, mats, door curtains, and curtains.
It's true that people are forced to a certain level, where they know everything and can think of any frugal way.
When he came back in the evening, Fourth Master saw Lin Yutong on the kang in another room, with one leg bent and the other straightened. When she was about to bend over, her pregnant belly was sticking out, making her look very labored.
He frowned, "How many months has it been...?" Why was he a little confused?
Lin Yutong looked up and saw that he was back, and smiled: "It's been more than three months. What's wrong? You've asked me several times."
"Then there's something wrong with your belly." Fourth Master walked over and pulled her cotton-padded jacket open, "No matter how much you wear, your belly can't be so obvious."
Lin Yutong was taken aback by what she said. Recently, she felt that it was hard to bend down and she was in a panic. But if you are pregnant and wearing thick clothes, you are definitely bloated.
Now that the fourth master said it, Lin Yutong also lowered his head. There is something wrong with this belly. In fact, it takes four months to show pregnancy. If it is more than three months, it is not easy to see. But this belly, why is it so obvious to show pregnancy?
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The two looked at each other, thinking of Jiu Fujin's belly full of magic.
This thing is really bad.
Lin Yutong quickly put his left hand on the wrist of his right hand, then switched them and used his right hand to take the pulse of the left one.
Fourth Master stared nervously, "How is it?"
Lin Yutong felt like crying. The strong pulse meant that he was well developed. But the weak pulse could feel chaotic. This was definitely not the pulse condition that a child should have.
She looked at the Fourth Master for a long time, and then under his anxious and worried eyes, she said, "Not the same one."