Chapter 042.
Servant Huai Ming rode his bike and drove Zhen Zhen to her home.
Seeing Wu Dafeng in her family’s vegetable field, the two of them greeted Wu Dafeng together.
Hearing the sound, Wu Dafeng straightened up in the field.
Holding a snowberry in her hand, she looked at Zhen Zhen and Shui Huai Ming and asked, “How’s it going? Did Li Shuang give birth?”
Servant Huai Ming pushed his bicycle under the window and parked it.
Zhen Zhen smiled and replied to Wu Dafeng, “Sister-in-law, it’s already born.”
Wu Dafeng asked again, “Did you give birth to a boy or girl?”
Zhen Zhen still smiled and said, “It’s a boy.”
Wu Dafeng couldn’t help but sigh in admiration, “Li Shuang is really something, giving He Shuo another son.”
Zhen Zhen didn’t continue to talk about the birth of the child, seeing Wu Dafeng holding the snowy red in her hand, she directly changed the topic and asked Wu Dafeng, “Sister-in-law, are you preparing pickles?”
Wu Dafeng followed Zhen Zhen’s topic, she looked at the snowy red in her hand, smiled and answered, “Yes, my old Zhou loves to eat pickled snowy red, and the four children also love to eat it, so I will pickle some more.”
Zhen Zhen continued, “It’s quite tasty, I have to go home and pickle some more.”
Wu Dafeng: “If you like it, I’ll pickle it and send you some.”
Zhen Zhen: “Thank you in advance.”
With that said, Zhen Zhen and Shui Huaoming went home.
Wu Dafeng watched Zhen Zhen and Shihuaiming go into the house one after another, retracted her gaze and continued to pick her own snow red, and chanted, “Tying a man to the house all day long, a man does not have the appearance of a man, can he still do great things ……”.
Chanting picked a good snow red, she carried a basket of vegetables to go home.
She was alone in the house, humming an opera tune as she chose vegetables and washed and dried them.
Zhen Zhen’s house.
Zhen Zhen and Shi Huai Ming were also pickling.
The two of them were doing it together, talking and doing things together, cultivating the relationship between husband and wife.
As Zhen Zhen told him, he carefully handled the meat that he had just bought in the morning.
Zhen Zhen heated the pot, poured the prepared salt into the pot, then added cumin, sesame leaves, star anise, cinnamon, peppercorns and other spices, stir frying over a low heat until it changed color, stir frying a strong flavor, then spread it out to cool.
Zhen Zhen poured the stir-fried spices into the enameled pot for the pork in small batches.
Squire Huaeming mixed the spices with the pork he had processed and rubbed them together, so that the spices were evenly coated on the pork. After kneading, Zhen Zhen added soy sauce to the meat and he continued to knead.
Jen watched as he scratched and mixed the spices and meat.
It was easy for him to do a job that would have been a bit laborious for her.
After putting on the soy sauce and watching Shui Huaiming mixing for a while, Zhen Zhen asked him out loud, “You haven’t eaten salted meat and vegetables for a long time, have you?”
When he went to war, he didn’t have any, and when he came back, he didn’t have any in the school’s cafeteria or outside restaurants.
Servant Huai Ming lifted his gaze to look at her, “Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve eaten.”
Zhen Zhen looked at him and said, “Then when the meat is marinated, I’ll make it for you, Dan Ling and Xing Guo love to eat my salted meat and vegetable rice.”
Serving Huai Ming smiled gently, “Good.”
After the meat was scratched and kneaded, Zhen Zhen sealed up the enameled pot and put it away.
The radish strips cut in the morning had to dry in the sun for two days, and the salted meat had to be salted for two days first.
The dried radish is put into the sun to dry and then pickled, while the salted meat is pickled and then hung up to dry.
The day was full after all the planned things were done.
When the sun set over the roof in the evening, Zhen Zhen went outside to bring the dried radishes back to the house, just in time to see Mother He bringing He Ziran home.
Zhen Zhen carried the flat bamboo basket and greeted Mother He.
Mother He was very courteous to Zhen Zhen, and after greeting her, she said again, “Thank you so much for today.”
Not only did she give Li Shuang boiled eggs with brown sugar, she gave He Shuo a meal and also helped bring He Ziran.
To Zhen Zhen, none of this was a big deal.
She naturally didn’t take it seriously and only smiled and said, “I don’t see outsiders between me and sister-in-law Li Shuang.”
Mother He smiled and praised Zhen Zhen, “You’re still nice.”
Li Shuang has always been a bit high and mighty, and doesn’t like to get along with others, nor does she get along with others. Zhen Zhen can get along with her so well, the human nature and other aspects, that is certainly needless to say.
After standing and exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhen Zhen asked Mother He, “Have you eaten dinner yet?”
Mother He hasn’t answered again, He Zi Ran said loudly from the side, “I ate, I ate in the cafeteria.”
Zhen Zhen looks at him and smiles, “Do you want to come to my house to eat some more?”
He Ziran would like to eat, but he touches his stomach and says, “Auntie, I can’t eat anymore.”
Mother He smiles and touches He Ziran’s head.
She saw that Zhen Zhen was still carrying something in her hand and that she hadn’t eaten dinner yet, so she didn’t say much more to Zhen Zhen and hurriedly called out to Zhen Zhen, “Go back and eat, I’ll take Zi Ran inside as well.”
Zhen Zhen responded, “Okay, if you need any help, just look for me next door.”
Mother He still smiles and says that, “Thank you so much.”
After speaking with Mother He, Zhen Zhen carried the dried radishes back.
After entering the house and putting the dried radish on the shelf, she turned around and went to the kitchen to wash her hands.
Serving Huai Ming had finished serving rice on the dining table, he came into the kitchen to get chopsticks and spoke to Zhen Zhen, “He Shuo his mother?”
Zhen Zhen nodded and gently shook the water off her hands, “She should be here to serve sister-in-law Li Shuang’s monthly period.”
The two walked outside together.
Serving Huai Ming said, “There’s quite a lot to learn here.”
Zhen Zhen turned her head to look at him and asked with a smile, “How much have you learned?”
When he sat down at the table, Servant Huai Ming handed Zhen Zhen her chopsticks and continued, “After pregnancy, there will be a variety of pregnancy reactions, and each person’s situation is different, the most common reaction is vomiting, and then the person’s mood and temperament will also be affected, such as sensitive to cry, such as irritability, so no matter whether it’s the body’s diet, or the mood and emotions, it needs to be taken extra care of. care.”
Zhen Zhen reached out and took the chopsticks, “And?”
Servant Huai Ming: “The part after giving birth is still being learned.”
Zhen Zhen looked at him and laughed out, not asking any further questions.
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The sunlight pierced through the early morning mist.
Because Li Shuang was unable to go to work due to the birth of her baby, Zhen Zhen went to the sub-food store alone today.
The manager of the food store found someone to temporarily replace Li Shuang’s work, and the store wasn’t much different than usual.
Zhen Zhen did her own counter work as usual.
At the end of the day, without Li Shuang, she carried her bag home by herself.
These are all things that she is familiar with by now, and she can be very comfortable by herself, without being apprehensive.
And carrying her bag, she walked to the gate of the family compound and saw Big White waiting for her as usual.
Seeing her return, the big white darted to her, rubbing against her wagging her tail for a while, with her into the courtyard.
Back at home or cooking or go to the cafeteria to get food, all depends on the mood of the day.
After a busy day at home on Sunday, Zhen Zhen didn’t want to cook today, so naturally she took her lunch box and food stamps and went to the cafeteria.
Because Li Shuang was in the hospital and needed to be taken care of, He Shuo took a leave of absence and didn’t come to class today.
After class, Servant Huai Ming and Old Zhou came to the house in pairs.
Old Zhou was puzzled and said, “He Shuo’s wife is having a baby, why is it like a war, she didn’t even come to class. It’s the first time I’ve seen such a big battle over the birth of a child.”
Shi Huaiming answered, “Having a baby is a big deal in the family, it’s the right thing to do.”
Old Zhou looked at Shui Huaiming, smiled and said, “How big of a deal can having a baby be? What woman doesn’t have children? Even if it’s a big deal, it’s not our men’s business.”
Servant Huai Ming said, “A child belongs to two people, so having a child is naturally a matter for two people.”
Old Zhou’s eyes widened as he argued with Mr. Huaiming, “That’s not what you said, although the child is two people’s, but the pregnancy and the birth of the child has nothing to do with the man, these are women’s affairs. The main thing we men have to do is to earn money to support the family, to support the family, so that the wife and children can live in peace. My wife has given birth to four children, and I haven’t worried at all about the children growing up, but can you say I’m not a good man?”
Servant Huai Ming laughed out, nodded and said, “Well, it’s an unrivaled good man.”
Old Zhou was confident, “That is to say, a man like me is not that easy to find these days. If it wasn’t for me, she would have to eat wild vegetables in the ravine for the rest of her life, and she would be able to live such a good life as she does now?”
Servant Huai Ming didn’t make any more comments.
When Lao Zhou had finished talking, he asked him again, “It’s not that I’m nosy, it’s just that your wife has been here for so long, and He Shuo and Li Shuang have given birth to their children, so how come your wife hasn’t made a move yet?”
This question did make many people curious.
Servant Huai Ming thought about it and said in a very calm tone, “It’s because I didn’t want it.”
Old Zhou was even more unable to understand, “Why are you doing this? I thought it was your wife …….”
Serving Huai Ming said, “I went out to war shortly after we were married, I have never been a husband at all, and I don’t know how to be a father, so I plan to take my time, and be a good husband before being a father.”
Old Zhou heard the question marks all over his head.
Then he shook his head with a smile and said, “I really don’t understand what you cultured people are thinking.”
Marrying a wife and giving birth to a child, this matter couldn’t be simpler, where is all the mess.
Two people on this topic can not say a piece, well also arrived home.
They greeted each other and went back to their own homes, each looking for their own wives.
Zhen Zhen and Serving Huai Ming washed their hands and sat down to eat.
When they finished eating, Zhen Zhen stood up and prepared to clean up the dishes, but Zhen Zhen suddenly saw the jeep coming back through the window.
Her eyes lit up and she said to Shui Huaiming, “Li Shuang’s sister-in-law is back.”
Shi Huai Ming turned his head and looked out, only to see He Shuo getting out of the car, opening the door and picking up the child in Li Shuang’s arms and giving it to his mother, then helping Li Shuang out of the car. Closing the car door, the family headed next door.
Li Shuang had just returned from the hospital, so naturally Zhen Zhen didn’t bother her.
She waited until she came back from work in the evening and had dinner before she and Squire Huai Ming went next door to see Li Shuang.
She talked with Li Shuang in her room, while Shi Huai Ming talked with He Shuo outside, each chatting with the other.
After accompanying Li Shuang to talk for a while, Zhen Zhen looked at the baby, then itched to ask Li Shuang, “Sister-in-law, can I hold it? I washed my hands before I came.”
Li Shuang looked at her and smiled, “You hold it.”
Zhen Zhen carefully picked up the child with her swaddling clothes.
The baby doll was white and tender, Zhen Zhen looked at him with love in her eyes and said, “It’s so cute.”
Li Shuang smiled and asked her, “Don’t you like it a lot?”
Zhen Zhen nodded, “Well, especially like it.”
Li Shuang still smiled and said, “The one you gave birth to is even more favorite.”
Zhen Zhen looks at the child and smiles gently, “I want to give birth to one this cute too.”