Zhuqing was a little tired today. After being woken up by Mrs. Wang, she felt a little confused.
"Mom, what's wrong?" She was in a daze and didn't hear clearly what Wang said.
"Xiaobao next door has a stomachache, and Dr. Sun is drunk again, so your Uncle Futian came to you for help!" Mrs. Wang quickly told her again.
"Oh, I know, get up right now!" Zhu Qing quickly got up from the bed.
It was really cold outside! Zhuqing rubbed her hands and face vigorously before she finally woke up.
When she arrived next door, she saw Aunt Huaihua who looked anxious and nervous.
"Qingya, you're finally here! I don't know what happened to my little baby. He suddenly refused to eat tonight and kept complaining that he had a stomachache!" Seeing Zhuqing, Aunt Huaihua quickly called her and told her
Xiaobao’s condition.
"Oh, let me take a look at Xiaobao. Auntie, don't worry. I'll take Xiaobao's pulse, touch his belly, and check the tongue coating first." Zhu Qing quickly comforted her.
Then he walked to Xiaobao and told Aunt Huaihua: "Auntie, let Xiaobao lie flat and bend his legs. I will check him carefully!"
After hearing this, Aunt Huaihua quickly followed the instructions, but Xiaobao cried and refused to cooperate.
"Qingya, what do you think we should do? This child is in so much pain!" Aunt Huaihua looked at her little son rolling all over the bed, helpless.
Zhuqing looked at Xiaobao who was crying and excited, and had an idea in his mind.
She took Xiaobao's hand and felt his pulse. She found that his pulse was loud and strong, not like a sign of weakness. She knew that the child was usually very pampered, so he didn't feel any pain at all. It must be.
I felt a little uncomfortable and started to make a fuss.
So she whispered in Xiaobao's ear: "Xiaobao, if you keep rolling away, you will really wake up the bug in your stomach. Lie down quickly and I will help you get rid of it."
When Xiaobao heard Zhuqing say that there were worms in his stomach, Xiaobao was doubtful and turned to look at Zhuqing. He was not crying as much as before.
"Baby, dear, tell me, does your stomach hurt like this all the time, or does it hurt intermittently?" Zhu Qing saw that he was lying down obediently, so she reached out and palpated his stomach.
I found that his belly was very soft and not as hard as Aunt Huaihua said. I felt relieved knowing that acute abdominal diseases such as intussusception and perforation could be ruled out.
"Sometimes the pain is severe, and sometimes the pain is not severe!" As Zhuqing gently massaged and stroked his stomach, Xiaobao felt that his stomach was not as painful as before, and he felt much better.
He became even more cooperative with Zhu Qing.
"Okay, I understand. Xiaobao, have you eaten a lot of rice cakes in the past few days?" Zhuqing massaged his abdomen for him and already made a preliminary judgment. This child is probably greedy and difficult to digest.
The accumulated rice cakes caused spasmodic pain in the intestines.
"Well, I ate five pieces yesterday. I didn't eat much today, only half a piece." Xiaobao answered Zhuqing's question truthfully.
Zhuqing had already turned him over and performed chiropractic massage on his back. The little guy no longer had stomach pain and sighed happily.
"Next time, you can't eat five pieces of this kind of rice cake at once. You can only eat one piece at most! Remember? Otherwise, you will still have stomachache." Zhu Qing gave him a massage and then stopped.
Then I prescribed him the simplest tangerine peel and hawthorn digestion pills, and told Aunt Huaihua: "Aunt, Xiaobao has accumulated food accumulation from eating too many rice cakes. He is small now and has a weak spleen and stomach. Glutinous rice such as rice cakes
Food is not easy to digest, and his stomach will become bloated if he eats too much. He should be more active and eat more hawthorn to help digestion."
Seeing that Zhuqing stopped Xiaobao's pain as soon as he took action, Aunt Huaihua also gave up her previous doubts about seeking treatment from Zhuqing.
"Eat more hawthorn, right? OK, then I'll buy it for Xiaobao tomorrow!" As long as it's something useful to her son, Xiaobao, Aunt Huaihua will never be reluctant to part with it.
Xiaobao's stomach aches were gone, and Zhuqing was about to say goodbye and go home. She turned around to leave, but at a glance she saw Xiaobao's two older sisters, Chunxiang and Xiaxiang, still huddled in the corner of the room with them.
Compared with the fat and white baby on the bed, the two little girls are sallow, skinny, and have withered hair. They simply don’t look like children from the same family!
Zhuqing couldn't help feeling sorry for them, and deeply hated Aunt Huaihua's patriarchal behavior.
She endured it for a while, but finally couldn't help but speak for their sisters: "Aunt Huaihua, in fact, Chunxiang and Xiaxiang should give them better food. Otherwise, they are growing up and their food is too poor, which may affect their health.
It will also be affected."
"Why do girls want to eat so well? People become lazy after eating too much! Besides, they will all belong to other people's families from now on, so what does it matter whether they are in good health or not?" Aunt Huaihua's answer was simply outrageous!
Zhuqing felt a surge of anger rushing from the soles of her feet to her forehead. She used a lot of strength to suppress the anger: "Aunt Huaihua, no matter what, they are always your biological daughters, right? They eat
When you are full, won't you have the strength to help you do more things? If you are healthy and look good, you can find a good family in the future, and it will be more convenient to help Xiaobao in the future!"
"That's true! Why didn't I think of it? Qingya, you are still smart! Thank you for reminding me!" Aunt Huaihua heard what Zhu Qing said, and she felt that it made some sense.
When Zhuqing said this, he deliberately said it from her standpoint. Although it was not in line with her original intention, at least for now, the situation of the two little girls can be improved! To change Huaihua
The thoughts and ideas of people like Auntie are definitely frozen three feet and never become cold in a day.
Moreover, the current environment in Cuizhu Village was like this, so she could only take her time.
Back home, even though it was getting late, Zhu Qing still felt chest tight when thinking about the two little girls in Aunt Huaihua's house, and couldn't sleep no matter what.
"Qingya, are you too cold to sleep? Can I give you another soup?" Unlike Aunt Huaihua who was ruthless towards her daughter, Mrs. Wang was extremely caring towards her daughter.
"It's okay, Mom, I'm not cold. Don't get up, you'll catch a cold again!" Zhu Qing quickly stopped Wang who was about to get up.
"Is their little baby okay? Why does his stomach hurt in the middle of the night?" Wang couldn't help but ask.
"It's okay. He just ate too many rice cakes and accumulated food. I gave him a massage and he got better. In addition, I also prescribed some medicine for him. He took some hawthorn pills to eliminate the food."
Zhuqing replied.
"Mom, tell me, Chunxiang, Xiaxiang, and Xiaobao are all Aunt Huaihua's own children. Why does Aunt Huaihua only care about Xiaobao, but treats Chunxiang and the others like grass? This is a big year for Xiaobao.
After eating rice cakes, Chunxiang and the others couldn't even get enough to eat! Hey, I just saw this situation and felt uncomfortable." Zhu Qing turned over in bed and complained to Mrs. Wang.
"Hey, Qingya, this world is unfair to women. This unfairness has not happened for a day or two! It is generally recognized by everyone to favor boys over girls. Don't be too sad. Huaihua has always had this kind of mentality.
, she is referring to her son taking care of him until he is old! In fact, she has never thought that it is her daughter who will really care about her when she is old! There is a layer of separation between her daughter-in-law and herself!" When Wang mentioned this topic, she also said:
sigh.
"Actually, in our family, your grandparents also value sons over daughters. But your father is fine and doesn't pay much attention to these things. Because I am in my natal family and your grandfather doesn't pay much attention to these things. In fact, daughters and sons are the same.
If you teach them well, you can be filial to your parents. The key is to see how adults teach you." Wang's words made Zhuqing look at her with admiration.
Mrs. Wang then said to Zhuqing: "Qingya, mother is telling you that although she always favors Zhushan a little bit, it's not that she favors him. It's because he has never been in good health, so she can't."
Don't worry too much about him.
Don't ever think that Mom doesn't love you, but only loves him! Mom knows that you were wronged in the past, and since we have delicious food at home, we always stay close to Zhushan.
That’s why you lost your temper like that that time. That time you lost your temper, Mom was really scared. It was also from that time that Mom realized that Mom really ignored you. From now on, Mom will try her best to keep a bowl of water flat.
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In the future, you must never think about that narrow place."
This was probably the first time that Wang had formally mentioned to Zhuqing that before she traveled through time, the original owner was provoked by others and committed suicide because she felt that her mother favored boys over girls and treated her harshly.
It seems that this incident has a great impact on the Wang family.
In the past, Wang had always kept secrets and was very cautious in getting along with Zhu Qing, fearing that she would suddenly lose her temper again if she thought about it again.
Today, Mrs. Wang took this opportunity to express her feelings to her.
It can also be considered as pity for the parents in the world.
Regarding Wang's cautiousness, Zhu Qing suddenly felt a pang in her heart. She didn't know if this body was also affected by the original owner. She suddenly felt that she seemed to be relieved and relaxed a lot.
"Mom, don't say that, I already know it. There was something wrong with me about what happened before. Zhushan was not in good health, so I should learn to be considerate of him. Besides, you didn't do it on purpose. At that time, the family was just
This is the only condition. Let’s put aside the past things! From now on, I will love Zhushan with you. Besides, Zhushan is indeed sensible and caring."
This is Zhu Qing's true thoughts now. After she woke up, Wang and Sun Fucheng treated her and Zhushan equally. Such an attitude was originally rare in this world. Moreover, Zhushan also
She is indeed a sensible and considerate child. She feels that as a sister, it is a very natural thing for her to take care of Zhushan.
"Hey, Qingya, you can think like this, that's really great! My child, I know that you are a sensible person! Fortunately, God bless you, you woke up well that time! If it were you, you would really be wrong
What happened, I, I don’t know how I’m going to live my life anymore!” Wang said with a cry in her voice.
"Mom, what are you talking about? Aren't I fine? It's okay. Our family's life will definitely get better and better in the future! Shan'er is in the county today. He also said that he will take the Jinshi exam in the future. If he passes the exam, he will take our whole family to the capital.
We're having fun!" Zhuqing said, telling Wang everything Zhushan, Zhuzi, Dani, and Erni said when they came back from the county town today.
Hearing that her son had such a high ambition, Mrs. Wang was very happy: "Shan'er is really sensible! It's great that he can think like this! After all, his body is weak and studying is too hard. If he can take the exam, he will be a good person."
I’m already satisfied!”
After she finished speaking, she talked about Guihua's sister-in-law again: "Guihua's life now is indeed much more comfortable than at home! Her eldest daughter and her second daughter are also good children. Although they are young,
They are already very good at doing housework. Now they are not at home, next door
Grandma Qiao is exhausted. She used to cook, cook, wash and clean, but now she has to do it all by herself. She doesn’t have time to curse or find fault with others. Otherwise, before, it was all done by
He scolded the three of them out of temper and found fault."
Zhu Qing did not want to comment on the living gap of Granny Qiao next door. After all, she, an old lady, was really born into blessings and did not know the blessings. In the past, Sister-in-law Guihua and the others treated her politely and respectfully, and took advantage of everything.
She respects her as an elder. But she doesn't take it seriously. She takes money from her mother-in-law all day long and stares at the fact that Sister-in-law Guihua doesn't have a son all day long. She tries to find fault at every turn, which leads to a poor daughter-in-law's body.
Depression becomes a disease.
Now, her daughter-in-law and her grandchildren have left, far away from her, but she has to do housework alone and taste the feeling of loneliness.
Moreover, she thought she had a handle on her eldest daughter-in-law, but she didn't want her behavior to be seen by others and deeply criticized by others. People who have some affection for their daughters often don't
I am willing to remarry my daughter to their family.
This also led to the fact that she wanted to get married for her youngest son, but the person she was interested in didn't like her, and she didn't like the person who liked her son.
Of course, those who can take a fancy to Hei Niu are usually families with many daughters. The family itself does not value girls and only wants to find a family for their daughter with decent conditions and enough food.
And such a family is definitely not what Granny Qiao wants. What she thinks is that the eldest daughter-in-law is already having a hard time giving birth to a son, so she wants to find a daughter from a family with many sons, and maybe it will be easier for her to have a son.
My son is coming.
But for such families, except for a few who are as thoughtful as Aunt Huaihua, most families will value the scarcity of things. If they have fewer daughters, they will prefer their daughters and be reluctant to let the girl go out and suffer anymore.
Mother-in-law Qiao treated her eldest daughter-in-law harshly, so naturally it was impossible for them to marry their daughter to her again.
Therefore, even if Granny Qiao says now that her Hei Niu is willing to pay a dowry gift of five taels of silver to get a wife, there is still no one she is satisfied with who is willing to agree to her marriage.