Ah Hao brought back three lambs, Ning Ge'er and Ah Niu liked it very much, and Ning Ge'er also had one more job every day, that is, herding sheep, and there were some weeds nearby, because it was close to home, enough for these three sheep to eat. The family was also relieved to let him come out to herd sheep.

Looking at these three little lambs, Geng Qiu was also thinking about how to increase the family's income. Basically, every family in the village will raise some chickens, and some will also raise pigs, of course, they are not left for their own family to eat, they are all used to exchange money for money to supplement the family. No, Sister-in-law A Qing came to ask: "If you want to catch chickens, do you want to catch a few chickens?" ”

"Did you catch ducklings? I don't want to raise chickens, we are close to the water, so it is more cost-effective to raise ducks. Geng Qiu said. Raising chickens is troublesome, and if you don't feed food, you have to dig up bugs. But the ducks don't have so much to do, go directly to the swamp area, there are a lot of small fish, shrimp and snails, and no one in the village raises ducks at all, which is really cheap for his family.

"Yes. If you want a few, we'll bring them back to you. ”

"Twenty. Ask for more mothers so that they may lay eggs. ”

Then, Geng Qiu spent fifty dollars to buy back twenty ducks. If you raise eggs, you won't have to worry about the eggs you eat, and you can pickle them into salted eggs if you can't finish them. Duck meat tastes no worse than chicken, and most importantly, he doesn't want to do the same thing as the people in the village. If you don't find another way, how can you increase your income.

As soon as these ducklings were caught, they attracted the attention of Ah Niu, he walked on fat little short legs, staggered and followed the tender yellow ducklings to and fro, the ducklings were driven around, he finally grabbed one, screamed excitedly, and almost pinched one to death.

"Little Ancestor, this can't be killed." Geng Qiu was startled, and hurriedly grabbed it, if it goes on like this, can twenty ducks still grow up? You don't have to think about salted duck eggs.

Where is Ah Niu, screaming in his mouth, twisting his body and trying to catch the duck, Geng Qiu had to carry him to the kitchen and take an egg, coaxing: "Ah Niu, the duck can lay a lot of eggs when it grows up, give it to Ah Niu to eat, and if it dies, there will be no eggs to eat in the future." ”

Ah Niu likes to eat eggs, and the family basically has to cook a white water egg for him every two days, Geng Qiu doesn't know if he understands this, anyway, this attention has been snatched away by the egg. Drooling and saying, "Eat." Egg. "This little guy can now speak a single word slowly.

The third uncle took the opportunity to get all the ducks away and threw them directly in the mule shed to raise them. The two mules in the family are really amazing, and they can still watch the house, and the three little sheep are fine to stay inside. The shed where they live is usually very clean, and there are no small animals such as small insects and mice to come to the door. So the third uncle plans to keep the ducks in it, and if they are a little older, they can be taken out to be raised.

Because Ah Hao wants to study, he almost doesn't care about the affairs of the family, and he is tossed by Geng Qiu. Ah Hao is locked in the small study every day, racing against time to read. During this period, Geng Qiu went to Zhou's mansion again, mainly because the master of Yi was about to give birth, so he went to visit. By the way, I also brought a few clothes that Ah Niu wore when he was a child, there is a local custom, and it will be better for newborn babies to wear other people's children's clothes. Therefore, some families will deliberately ask for some old clothes when they are about to give birth, or relatives and friends will also deliberately send a few old clothes to the person who is about to give birth. Especially Ah Niu is a boy and grows healthy. So the clothes he brought, the master of the ceremony still likes it quite a lot. However, Ah Niu's clothes are not worn by ordinary rural peasant children, they are all sewn with good fine cotton, and the texture is very good.

"Ouch, that's great. I'm wondering where to get some old clothes. Mother Ju said loudly with joy. She took the clothes and checked them carefully, the clothes were very clean, although they were old, but because the fabric was good, they were soft and washed, and they were suitable for children.

It's really because although the master of Yi said that he grew up in this place, he has no relatives and friends. Not to mention relatives and friends, even in the world, I can't find a child who has a child, and a child as big as A Niu. So I couldn't find suitable old clothes for a while. Geng Qiu: This is completely sent to the knife edge. Because Master Yi and Mother Ju both believe very much that children need to wear old clothes in order to raise them.

"This was originally washed, but it was found a few days ago and washed and dried. However, you can put it in boiling water and boil it for a while. Geng Qiu said.

"Sanitization? What's poisonous? Master Yi asked curiously. He obviously saw that the clothes were very clean, obviously freshly washed and dried, and they still smelled of sunshine. And he was sure that Geng Qiu would not poison this clothes.

"It's not poisonous, it's best to cook the things that babies wear first, so that they can boil some dirty things that we can't see, especially some dirty things will make people sick and make good people sick." For example, the cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks we usually use for dinner should also be cooked and disinfected regularly. Geng Qiu said again.

"Oh. I learned that clothes used by children with acne will be infected if they are used by children who have not had acne. There are also some epidemics like this, some not to mention clothing, food, and water, can be infected. Can this boiling be avoided? Master Yi asked. Acne is a very strict disease, and generally people who have acne at home have to be isolated. This is something that everyone knows.

"Most of them are okay. But some of the strict zhòng ones are estimated to be boiled with medicine. Even the house where you have lived has to be boiled and smoked before you can live in it again. ”

The two of them said a few more words on this issue, Master Yi is a person who is very receptive to new knowledge, no one has told him about this before, but he also knows some common sense, he has also seen some private interests in large families, and knows that many inconspicuous things can harm people's lives. So it doesn't hurt to know more. He doesn't want to hurt people, but he doesn't want to be framed by others, not to mention that he has suffered a loss.

Because the master of Yi was about to give birth, Ah Hao did not come this time, and concentrated on studying hard at home. Master Yi asked Ah Hao a few more words, and it was not too early, so Geng Qiu also said goodbye and returned home. But it wasn't until the day that Ah Hao set off for the exam. The master of the ceremony is still not alive. Ah Hao also went to see him and said a few words to him before leaving.

Geng Qiu was a little worried, but Doctor Li smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, he has raised this baby very well." It's normal to have a baby sooner or later. ”

While a few people were talking, a subordinate in the courtyard of the master of Yi ran over panting and said, "The master has a seizure." Ask Dr. Li to come over and sit down. ”

When Steward Zhou heard this, he immediately went to the main courtyard with Dr. Li, Geng Qiu couldn't leave for a while, and he couldn't go if he didn't go, so he was pulled by Dr. Li, and he had to follow him to the upper courtyard. However, neither Geng Qiu nor Steward Zhou went in, and the courtyard where the master gave birth to a child. Instead, he waited outside the courtyard. It's still not easy for the two of them to get in.

Speaking of which, the birth of Master Yi's son was really dangerous, Geng Qiu and Steward Zhou sat for almost half the night, and the child had not yet been born. The adults are already tossing and weak. The courtyard was brightly lit, and everyone was nervous. Steward Zhou is an old person, and he can't sit still anymore, his face is getting whiter and whiter, and he keeps saying something in his mouth.

Geng Qiu was also very worried, only to see people coming and going in the yard, calling hot water from time to time, and calling for ginseng soup, so that he couldn't sit down, suddenly Ju's mother ran out as if she was dead, and pulled Geng Qiu to run to the yard, Steward Zhou asked anxiously: "What's wrong, what's wrong?" ”

"Quick, quick, the doctor asked you how you delivered Hao Gongzi at that time?"

Geng Qiuxili was pulled into the courtyard in a daze, and Steward Zhou followed in a hurry. At this time, no one cares about these etiquettes, anyway, there is no master in this house, and no one pays attention to them. Now the common goal is to have a child born safely.

Geng Qiu and Steward Zhou entered the delivery room, but through the curtain, they couldn't see the situation inside. It's just that the moaning of the master of Yi is almost inaudible, Geng Qiu was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "But don't let the master fall asleep, wake him up quickly." Doctor Li decisively went down, the voice of the master of the instrument became louder, and Geng Qiu said again: "Master, you have to hold on, the child is about to come out." ”

I don't know if Geng Qiu's words played a role, or what, in Geng Qiu's encouragement and the white and cute words of Ah Niu he described, Master Yi drank the ginseng soup, praised the last strength, and under the flip of the action, the child was finally born.

"Born, born, a boy." The midwife shouted, and then Dr. Li and the obstetrician both breathed a sigh of relief. The master of the ceremony was too tired, and as soon as the child landed, he fainted. The child soon began to cry. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Master Yi finally gave birth to Lin'er safely.

At this moment, Geng Qiu and Steward Zhou knew that it was okay and hurriedly withdrew from the delivery room. After waiting for a while, Dr. Li and the gynecologist came out, and they were both almost tired and half dead, but fortunately, the mother and son were safe. Steward Zhou and Geng Qiu were in a cold sweat this time.

Hearing that the mother and son were safe, Steward Zhou sent someone to deliver a letter to Master Zhou. Because the exam is approaching, Governor Zhou doesn't have time to go home to visit Master Yi, this birth is a big deal, and there is no elder in the family, so Steward Zhou is actually very worried, otherwise he wouldn't rudely pull Geng Qiudu to the main courtyard. However, don't say it, this Geng Qiu just talked for a while, and the master of Yi really gave birth to a child. For a while, everyone in the house felt that Geng Qiu had merit, and knew that he had given birth to his father-in-law, but they thought that he would have delivered the baby. Geng Qiu didn't know that he would have a reputation for delivering babies in the future.

"Congratulations." Geng Qiu hurriedly said.

Steward Zhou was so happy at this time that his eyebrows were dancing, and he was happier than adding his son. The family gave an extra two months' monthly money, and took the red eggs that people had prepared a long time ago, and they will go around tomorrow to distribute them. Then, he ordered people to go to the ancestral house of Yu Mingyi's family to make incense, and there were many things anyway. By the time he had finished everything, it was almost midnight. Geng Qiu had to borrow it for one night in the Zhou Mansion.

The next day, Geng Qiu did not see the newborn baby, because it is not appropriate for a newborn baby to be seen by outsiders. In order to fear of infection, some babies will not be brought out until the full moon to see someone.

However, Ju's mother still came to see him and said, "Thank you so much yesterday." Our master can be safe and sound, and the little master must come to drink two glasses of full moon wine another day. ”

Geng Qiu didn't expect that his few words would have such a great effect. At this time, I was a little embarrassed, and secretly asked Dr. Li if it would be bad for me to appear in the delivery room where the master of the ceremony gave birth. Dr. Li said, "What's the matter?" How dangerous it was yesterday, this master is old, and he is not like those who have given birth to many children. If it weren't for those few words of yours, I really wouldn't dare to think about it. Even if Governor Zhou comes back, he can only thank you. Besides, there are no elders in the Zhou Mansion this week, what are you afraid of. No one is going to say anything. ”

Dr. Li despised those pedantic people the most in his life, for example, some women had gynecological diseases, and it was taboo to let the doctor know, even if she was willing to find a doctor to treat her, her husband or mother-in-law would not agree at all. Of course, there are also some women who are not allowed to have a man present at home when they give birth, not even a doctor, and would rather watch this woman die, for fear of being seen by a foreign man and losing face in the family.

"Yes. The people in the house didn't dare to talk much. Besides, the master doesn't care, and others won't talk nonsense. Thanks to you last night. Steward Zhou continued.

Originally, when giving birth, it was not appropriate for foreign men to come in, but Master Zhou arranged for Dr. Li, and because there were no female dependents in the house, it was a Zhou housekeeper who was in charge, so it was obvious that he didn't care about this kind of thing. Now adults and children are safe, only happy, where will they still talk nonsense.

Geng Qiu was relieved. He is very afraid, like some scripts, when a woman gives birth to a child and is seen by a foreign man, she will feel that she has lost her virginity and will be executed, and even with him, a foreign man, will be implicated. However, in this era, it is still relatively tolerant of Xianggong having children. After all, most of the fathers will be raised like men, and even make contributions. It is still much different for women to have children. Those so-called big families who talk about the rules, when a woman gives birth, not to mention that a foreign man enters, even the husband can't enter the delivery room, saying that a woman gives birth to a child is the dirtiest, and will collide or something, there are a bunch of nonsense.