Without Zhao Shihai on Songbai Mountain, half of the fun will be missing.

At this moment, Zhao Shihai is walking in and out of the 620 Hospital with a smile on his face. The best hospital in Gangcheng County is not Gangcheng County People's Hospital, but 620 Hospital.

620 Hospital is the name of the older generation in Gangcheng County, and by 2003, everyone has become accustomed to calling this hospital Lugang Hospital.

This was originally an affiliated hospital of factories and mines, and later became independent after the restructuring, and it is one of the two tertiary hospitals in Luzhong City.

By 2003, most of the people in Gangcheng County had children, and most of them went to Lugang Hospital, and some went to Tainan People's Hospital, Chengguan Hospital, and Luzhong Maternal and Child Health Hospital.

Originally, Zhao Shihai knew a doctor in the People's Hospital of Southern Tainan, and planned to invite the other party to give birth to a child and go directly to the People's Hospital of Southern Tainan City. But I didn't expect that there was still more than a week before the due date, and Zhao Shihai's wife gave birth.

At nine o'clock that night, after Zhao Shihai's wife saw the popularity, Zhao Shihai said hello to his eldest brother, and hurriedly pulled her to the hospital with his tricycle. Then followed by Zhao Shihai's sister-in-law and mother who also rented a van and rushed over that night.

His wife gave birth to a big fat boy that night, seven pounds and two taels, and his face looked like Zhao Shihai.

Early the next morning, Zhao Shiling, who received the letter, arrived.

Because it was a smooth delivery, it took about three days to be discharged from the hospital. If you have a caesarean section, you will have to stay in the hospital for at least a week.

As soon as a child is born, a set of customs is next. As soon as the child is born, the first thing to do is to determine the day of the "Mochizukiko". The custom of "Mochizuki" in Luzhong is the same thing as "eating happy noodles" in many places, and it is not the same thing as "full moon wine". The day of "looking at the moon" can not be arbitrarily determined, to see the old yellow calendar, this is a technical job, each village will see, look at the day in 2003 is generally five yuan or two boxes of chicken smoke. However, by 2017, the market price had risen to 100 yuan.

According to custom, Zhao Shihai's wife gave birth to a child, and then got the good news from his mother-in-law's house the next day. The Annunciation is also particular, and the things taken by giving birth to a boy are different from those given birth to a girl. If you give birth to a boy, you should take eggs to give good news, and if you give birth to a girl, you must take liquor. In terms of the number of things, there are also particulars, eggs should be taken in odd numbers, and liquor should be taken in even numbers.

When the son-in-law arrived at his mother-in-law's house, the mother-in-law didn't need to ask what she was giving birth to. The original custom was that the son-in-law came to report the good news, and the father-in-law's family had to find four escorts for a banquet.

Of course, these are old customs, and now the customs are all simple, after giving birth to a child, everyone is busy, and then basically just make a phone call and report a letter.

Of course, there are also those who are exquisite, and they have to be done according to the old tradition.

Zhao Shihai's mother-in-law is from Taocheng, more than 200 miles away from Gangcheng County, it is not easy to go there, and it is not easy to say whether there is this custom of reporting the good news over there, so it is impossible for Zhao Shihai to go so far to report the good news.

There is no need for Zhao Shi to be happy, and then his wife Ma Cuicui called her parents' house.

Although Zhao Shihai said that he didn't do anything to make a living, he made a lot of money, and the consumption concept of the two of them was relatively high, two people and one mobile phone.

When it comes to new things, young people are always quicker to accept them than old ones. At that time in 2003, mobile phones were much more popular among college students than among other people.

The smile on Zhao Shiling's face is much more than Zhao Shihai's face, that kind of heartfelt happiness, so that others can feel it when they see it.

Zhao Shiling's mother sat on the side and looked at the baby in the stroller with a smile, and happiness was on her face.

This Zhao Shihai, when he was young, was also a troublemaker, he didn't have the ability to go to heaven, if he had the ability to go to heaven, he would have to poke a hole in the sky. Then since the age of eighteen or nineteen, the family, especially Zhao Shiling, has been busy introducing his daughter-in-law to him. But it wasn't until Zhao Shihai was almost thirty that he got a daughter-in-law from Taocheng, and his daughter-in-law was beautiful and tall, more than eight years younger than Zhao Shihai.

Zhao Shiling often said that Ma Cuicui was abducted by Zhao Shihai, but since she got married, the original lawless Zhao Shihai has restrained a lot, but she didn't expect that now she has to do it honestly in the farm opened by her nephew.

Of course, a hundred wages a day, a fool will not do it.

became a father all of a sudden, and Zhao Shihai felt happiness at the same time, but also felt pressure. Now that I've become a father, I'll have to work harder in the future. When his son grows up, he has to build a house for his son and find a daughter-in-law.

The custom here in Luzhong City, having children, although it is said that the decision on marriage matters lies with the children, but you must get this money. The money for the son's marriage and the daughter's dowry have to be paid for by the parents.

Ma Cuicui was in a hurry to give birth at night, so she did not arrange to come out of the hospital bed at that time, so she could only be arranged in the hall, and then Zhao Shihai was asked by the nurse station. By the afternoon of the next day, Zhao Shihai heard that the patient had been discharged from the hospital in a single room, and asked Zhao Shihai if he would like to move in.

In 2003, the price of a single room was 60 yuan a day. Later, in 2016, it rose to 360 yuan.

In 2003, the daily wage of construction workers in Luzhong City was about 20, and in 2016, the daily wage of construction workers was about 120.

Zhao Shihai was happy to have a son, so he immediately signed and moved his wife and son to a single ward.

There are many advantages to a single room, there is a companion bed, a folding chair that can be pulled out as a bed, and there is also a separate toilet, and the balcony is also independent, and it is more convenient to dry diapers.

Sixty yuan a day, Zhao Shihai thinks it's worth it.

In this way, at night, Zhao Shiling, Zhao Shihai and their mother took turns to sleep, leaving one responsible for watching the children on duty. In 2003, family planning was already very strict, and newborn children were stolen everywhere, and everyone dared not take it lightly.

The newborn baby's grandmother, that is, Wang Shaodong's grandmother, although she said that she had three sons and one daughter, was obviously not as bold and careful as Zhao Shiling when it came to taking care of her little grandchildren. Even said that the old man didn't even dare to hug him, and many times the old lady's actions also made Ma Cuicui more dissatisfied.

Fortunately, in two more days, Ma Cuicui's mother and son can be discharged from the hospital and go home.