Chapter 150: The Second Queen's Daughter

Qiu Chen leaned over and patted Erkui's body and comforted: "Don't be afraid, we are all here, Erkui has also gone to ask for a midwife, and we will definitely be able to give birth to the child smoothly and properly......"

Erkui's family frowned, biting his lip, not letting himself make a painful sound, and nodded when he heard Qiu Chen's words.

“…… I asked Yufeng to send Shanzi and Shishi to my house, and they will take care of them, don't worry......"

While speaking, Qiu Chen leaned over to check the situation of Erkui's family. I saw that the mattress on the kang had been lifted, and the body of the Erkui family was covered with grass and wood ashes, a clean old sheet, and a ...... Qiu Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the plant ash didn't look clean, but the freshly burned plant ash was relatively free of bacteria and relatively clean. Moreover, the plant ash has strong water absorption and can absorb blood and water in the production process. The bed sheets that were laid out were also what Qiu Chen had told Erkui's family, and they were washed and cooked, and they were relatively clean...... These measures are simple, but they are the most hygienic measures that can be achieved at present.

Qiu Chen doesn't know how to admit children, because she has not been married in modern times, and she has not experienced women's childbirth, so she can't help with childbirth, and her limited knowledge of childbirth is either obtained through books, the Internet and other channels, or she has listened to her classmates who studied medicine and older friends who have given birth to children. All she can think of is to be as clean as possible to avoid infections during the production process!

Seeing that Erkui's family had gone through a wave of pain, Qiu Chen took out a bottle of ginseng powder, brewed a bowl of ginseng tea with hot water and brought it back, and asked Lan Ying on the kang to feed Erkui's family to drink. She turned back to the outhouse, took a clay pot and brushed it with hot water, and poured half a basin of hot water into the inner room.

"Sister Lan Ying, let's wash Hongmei first......" Qiu Chen greeted Lan Ying.

Without waiting for Lan Ying to speak, the Erkui family hurriedly refused: "No, how can I let you wash my ......" The female body of this era is considered unclean, especially the delivery room of production, which is said to be a bloody and vicious place, and many people will use some special things to wash away the blood and filth on their bodies after entering the delivery room. didn't mention this, he was just shy, and the Erkui family subconsciously refused.

"Hongmei, don't think so much about it now, the most important thing now is the safety of you and your children, after today, when you are out of confinement, let's take care of us......" Qiu Chen said while comforting Erkui's family, and Lan Ying lifted the sheets on Erkui's family, helped Erkui's family to get up slowly, Qiu Chen made a move, first carefully cleaned Erkui's family with warm boiling water, and rinsed it with alcohol.

After these two washes, even if the prenatal disinfection is done. Qiu Chen relieved himself a little more, and once again asked Lan Ying to feed the remaining half bowl of ginseng tea to the Erkui family.

After finishing all this, Er Kui also led the midwife back. The midwife is actually an old lady in the west of the village, who more or less knows some jishu of the midwife, and she has become a midwife in a village or even several villages.

This old lady Qiu Chen knew, and she usually looked neat and clean, but today Qiu Chen's eyes were picky, and after seeing that the mother-in-law entered the house, she didn't even wash her hands, and she was going to do a prenatal examination for Erkui's family, and her face sank.

"Aunt Jizi, this cold day has made you cold, come, let's boil hot water here, you wash your hands first, and it will be warm." While speaking, Qiu Chen gave the Qingjiang family a look, and the Qingjiang family immediately called hot water and brought a soap box.

"Hey, this is the soap you make at home, right? It's weird......" said the midwife, holding the soap.

Qiu Chen smiled and said: "Aunt Jizi, you help the Erkui family pick up this child smoothly and properly, what is a piece of soap, I will promise you now, and I will send you the same one when the time comes!" ”

The midwife smiled with a wrinkled face, and she was infinitely happy, so she asked Qiu Chen to coax her to wash her hands with soap a few times, and she didn't even let go of her wrists and nails. After that, she soaked it in alcohol again, and then she went to check on Erkui's family.

"How?" Seeing Aunt Zizi turn around, Qiu Chen and Lan Ying asked in unison.

"Oh, it's good, it's still early, I guess, why don't you have to have another meal before the child can come to ......" Aunt Jizi looked relaxed. Such a look made Qiu Chen and Lan Ying more or less relieved.

The labor pains, wave after wave, became more and more intense, and the interval was getting shorter and shorter, and finally after the midwife drank a bowl of ginseng tea, she checked again and said that it was almost there. Qiu Chen and the others became nervous.

When a loud cry sounded in the house, the sky was already light, Qiu Chen looked at the Erkui family who was just tired, but there was no major problem, and finally let out a long breath.

"Hehe, did you hear the cry? It's the girl you both are looking forward to! Qiu Chen walked out of the back room, and saw Erkui squatting on the floor of the hall, and immediately smiled to report the good news, and then hurriedly said, "Don't worry, adults and children are fine, mother and daughter are safe!" ”

After speaking, Qiu Chen retreated to the house, helped the midwife clean up Erkui's family, Lan Ying and a few of Qingjiang's family, laid a mattress on the kangtou, and laid a clean and disinfected cotton cloth, moved Erkui's family over, covered it, and the child was also cleaned with warm water, Qiu Chen helped clean up the mucus in the child's mouth according to his own memory, and then bandaged the umbilical cord for the child with the medicine she brought, wrapped it in a small quilt, and put it into Erkui's family.

After doing this, the work of the midwife is done. Qiu Chen asked the Qingjiang family to go back and take five pieces of soap back, and handed it to the midwife together with the money.

Qiu Chen took out a few portions of the haode decoction and handed them to Er Kui, "These are to help Hongmei recover her body, you boil it for her to drink, boil it twice, the first time three bowls of water boil to one bowl, the second time one bowl and a half boil to half a bowl, put together, divide it into two parts, drink one later, and then give her a hot second part to drink after dinner." In the past few days, you don't have to go to work, and you can serve the red plum well at home. When she is out of confinement, it's not too late for you to go to work. ”

The decoction that Qiu Chen gave to Erkui is to invigorate blood and remove blood stasis, which can help the mother discharge lochia as soon as possible and let the body recover as soon as possible.

Puerperium, puerperium, refers to the two stages of production and postpartum recovery. Of course, there are various possible risks such as dystocia and heavy bleeding during childbirth. After childbirth, because of the injuries caused during childbirth, coupled with the unclean utensils, it can cause maternal or newborn infections, which is called puerperal fever and confinement disease in ancient times, and can also be life-threatening.

Qiu Chen tried his best to clean the production process, all kinds of utensils, the hands of the midwife, and the body of Erkui's family were cleaned and disinfected, and the umbilical cord of the newborn was also cleaned and bandaged...... It can be said that after doing their best, the next thing is to pray that the mother and daughter are healthy and safe.

In Erkui's thanks, Qiu Chen went home with the farewell of the Daxing family, the Qingjiang family and the Shunzi family. Lan Ying also packed up and went back to her house.

I didn't sleep in the middle of the night, Qiu Chen and the four of them were very sleepy and tired, seeing that it was still early, when they got home, Qiu Chen drove the three of them home to make up for sleep. And told the Daxing family that they don't need to get up early to cook. Then I went back to the backyard and the main house. Qingxing and Yufeng fell asleep at the end of the kang in the inner room, and when they heard Qiu Chen enter the door, they hurriedly got up to serve.

The two quickly brought hot water to Qiu Chen to wash, and Qiu Chen didn't rush them back, the master and servant took a nap on the kang, and it was dawn.

Qiu Chen got up, Qingxing and Yufeng also got up, waiting for Qiu Chen and the children who got up afterwards to wash.

Shanzi and Shi slept in a daze, and when they opened their eyes and saw Qiu Chen's first glance, Shanzi asked, "Aunt Begonia, how is my mother?" ”

Looking at the undisguised worry and fear on Shanzi's face, Qiu Chen touched the child's head with a smile and said with a smile: "Don't worry, your mother is very good, and she gave birth to a little sister for you......"

"Huh? Do I have a sister too? Hehe......" The stone let out a surprised sound next to it, and then laughed happily. The worry and fear on Shanzi's little face also dissipated, and turned into pure and sincere joy.

Shanzi also said to Ah Fu next to him: "I also have a sister...... implication that Ah Fu can't use his sister to covet him in the future!

The innocent and unadulterated joy of several children made Qiu Chen's tired and heavy mood better. Qiu Chen smiled and slapped a few children, urging: "Hurry up, wash your hands and faces, you have to go to the school after eating." ”

After a pause, Qiu Chen touched the stone's head again and said: "The stone will follow Aunt Begonia today, your father and your mother didn't sleep last night, they are tired, let them rest and rest, and wait until the evening, I will take you back to see my sister!" ”

Shanzi originally planned to ask to go back to see his mother and sister, but when he heard Haitang say this, he endured the impatience in his heart, nodded, and obediently led the stone to wash his hands and face.

After packing up a few children, the Daxing family came in with red eyes and asked if they were setting the meal.

Seeing her like this, Qiu Chen knew that she hadn't rested for long, glared at her with disgust, and asked her to bring breakfast in: "You bring in the meal, don't worry about cleaning up, you go to sleep quickly!" Wake up before cooking at noon! ”

Daxingjia agreed with a smile, but couldn't help wiping her eyes, she didn't regret being sent out by the Liao family at this time, and even felt deeply glad every time.

After breakfast, sent Afu Aman and Shanzi to follow Junwen Junshu to the school, Qiu Chen did not go to the east courtyard as usual, but first took a chicken stewed and let Qingxing look at it, and then led the small stone to the east courtyard, and looked at it from workshop to workshop, zuihou walked to the place where the schisandra was packed.

After September, everything was slaughtered, and the thriving Luobu hemp tea also stopped because of the withering of the plant. Fortunately, there are sour dates and schisandra on the mountain, so the Lin family began to buy a variety of fruits and kernel medicinal materials such as schisandra, sour jujube kernels and Yu Li kernels. The price of these medicinal herbs is higher than that of Luobuma, and the texture is heavier, although it is difficult to pick, but it does not affect the income of the villagers.

As soon as the Aoyama family saw her, they stood up with a smile: "We didn't hear any movement last night......"

Qiu Chen smiled and waved his hand: "There are a lot of people, even if I go, I can't help much...... Fortunately, both of them ...... smoothly."

The Qingshan family also laughed and said, "Oh, why don't you say it's not." This time, the two members of the Erkui family want something, and the two of them are looking forward to picking up a girl...... I went to see it just now, that little girl looks really watery, and her eyebrows and eyes look handsome enough, she must be handsome in the future...... Isn't it, little rock? Your mother gave birth to a sister for you, are you happy? ……”

As he spoke, the Qingshan family began to touch the little stone and ask, making the stone boy blush, and hid behind Qiu Chen again and again. Provoke a group of women to hahadaxiao.

Yuxiang also spoke, raising her hand to stroke her slightly bulging lower abdomen as she spoke. She is four months pregnant, and because the work in the Lin family is not heavy, she has not stopped working. Qiu Chen saw that she didn't react seriously, Lan Ying and Xiu'er took good care of her, and told her a few times, so they didn't force it.

Speaking of such a short parent, Qiu Chen couldn't interject, smiled and listened for a while, and then left with a stone that was at a loss to be molested by a group of women, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground.

After going back, the chicken soup had already been stewed, and Qiu Chen asked Qingxing to put a straw mat and send it to Erkui's family with the crockpot.

As soon as he turned around, Lao He stood at the second door, Qiu Chen was slightly surprised, and said with a smile: "Master He, are you looking for me?" ”

"Yes," Lao He agreed with a smile, and then explained, "Although the owner is busy, I am not in a hurry, not in a hurry." ”

Qiu Chen walked over with a smile: "Master He, if you have something, just say it, I'm done!" ”

"Oh, the owner, it's time for our lotus root to step on, well, no matter how late it is, there will be no way to freeze in the pond." It can be seen that Lao He is a little anxious.

Lao He is a person from the south, unfamiliar with the weather in the north, in their hometown, they all began to step on the lotus root in October, Lao He's hometown has a large area of water, and the work of stepping on the lotus root will continue from the beginning of October to February of the following year, for nearly half a year. Therefore, when the weather changed at first, it did not attract his attention. When he realized this problem, Qiu Chen went out again. Yang Shuyong and Yang Shumeng brothers were also too busy to see anyone, Lao He was so anxious that he couldn't do it, I heard that the lady of the owner was back last night, and I was not embarrassed to come over at night, but came over early in the morning to wait.

Qiu Chen was stunned, and then said: "Master He, we have less lotus root planted this year, can we not step on the lotus root this year, and we don't need to plant it next year?" ”

Lao He was stunned and said with a smile: "If that's the case, you really don't need to rush to step on the lotus root." However, if you want to increase the harvest, it is better to transplant the seeds again next spring, otherwise you will be crowded together and the harvest will be less. ”

Qiu Chen smiled and said, "Then it's good to invite Master He over next year?" I have a small pond here, and there is a water surface of hundreds of acres on my mother's side, if we can, let's buy it over there, and grow lotus root and raise fish. ”

As he spoke, Qiu Chen led Lao He into the gatehouse. Because there are people on duty in the gatehouse day and night, they also set up a small kang and light the kang stove, as soon as people enter the house, they feel warm, and the cold that they just stood outside the house also dissipated.

As soon as Shunzi saw Qiu Chen and Lao He coming in, she hurriedly jumped down from the kang, smiled and let the two get on the kang, and poured hot tea for the two.

Qiu Chen took a sip of hot tea, held the teacup and said with a smile: "It's late tonight, Ming'er, I'll call my eldest brother, let's go together to see if that water surface is suitable, what does Master He think?" If Master He also thinks that the water surface can be used, I will build a yard for Master He there, and Master He will directly take his family over, okay? ”

Hearing Qiu Chen talk about hundreds of acres of water surface, Lao He also showed a happy face, but when it came to moving over, he hesitated, and said after a while: "Ming'er can go and see the water surface...... As for the move, I ask the lady of the proprietor to forgive me, I have to go home to discuss it. ”

The homeland is difficult to leave, this mood Qiu Chen understood, so he smiled and said: "My eldest brother and second brother and I both hope that Master He can move here and live for a long time." But Master He doesn't have to be reluctant, after discussing with his family, if it doesn't work, Master He will have to work hard for a few more years, hehe, I can trust Master He's ability, so I won't look for others. ”

Lao He was able to agree to this, so he immediately responded with a smile. Although he left his family and business, he came here for a year to take care of food, shelter and clothes, and the owner also paid a salary of 100 taels of silver...... Compared to his hard work in his hometown, he may not have saved more than ten taels of silver a year. However, when the family moved over, he only worked like this for two years, and the three sons of the family got up to marry each other, and the dowry of the daughter was all there.

At lunchtime, Qiu Chen told Yang Shuyong about buying water surface, and the Yang brothers naturally agreed. Early the next morning, Yang Shuyong drove the car and took Lao He and Qiu Chen to Yang's shop to see the water.

More than 20 miles south of Yangjiapuzi, there is a large lake and marsh called Nanmarsh Lake, with a relatively deep water surface of more than 50 acres, as well as a large area of reeds and swamp wetlands.

More than 50 acres of water surface has been very large, the edge of the lake in October has some slight ice, because there is wind, the water surface is slightly lined with thin water waves, looking at the distance like layers of fish scales, close to see that the lake is not big water waves rushing to the shore layer by layer, not the sea like the turbulent waves, but there is a kind of inherent momentum, rushing ashore, or just rushing to the shore of the thin ice, and then retreating, wave by wave, it seems to be unwilling to be willing to be frozen by the cold weather.

Qiu Chen and the three of them drove the carriage around, because the climate was cold, although the earth was not frozen, but the river beach and wetland were no longer slippery and muddy, and there was a small hill in the northwest of Nanmar Lake, which was not high, but the blue-gray stones were extremely solid, and there were many miscellaneous trees scattered on it, such as acacia willows, but people could easily avoid a large area of wetland reeds, approach Nanmarsh Lake, and walk to the lake.

Looking at the large areas of wetlands before, Qiu Chen still felt a little pity. The wetlands are full of reeds, aquatic weeds, muddy and slippery, and the perennial wetlands are generally made up of mud pools, and people or animals are very likely to step on them and get out of the mud, or even be swallowed by deeper mud pools. If Nannuma Lake is surrounded by wetlands, Jihua who bought Nannuma Lake will have to give up, and now when you see this mountain bag, you can completely go through some trimming, level the mountain bag, build a house, build a road, build a duck house and goose pen, etc., you don't have to worry.

Qiu Chen went to the water's edge again to check, if you want to raise fish on such a large lake, you must use boats for feeding and fishing, the shore of this place is stony and solid, and with a little cleaning, you can build a small wharf for boats to moor.

After taking a look at the reeds and wetlands around Nanmar Lake, Lao He was optimistic that a large area of water could be used to grow lotus roots and raise fish, while Qiu Chen was optimistic about a large area of wetland reeds, which could breed chickens, ducks and geese. In this era, there was no concept of breeding at all, although every household raised chickens and pigs, but the scale was too small, and after careful calculation, the man-hours and food consumed were not profitable at all. If there is such a large area of grassland for aquaculture, as long as the feed nutrition is improved and the disease prevention and control is done well, it will definitely be a very profitable project.

In addition, such a large area of reeds, the use of use, is not only used to make firewood and grass and simple grass toma, fresh reeds can be used to raise cattle and sheep, grown reeds can be used to make paper, after processing, can also be prepared a variety of reed supplies, has a very broad development value.

The three of them checked Nanmar Lake and lived in Yang's house. Begonia Niang Liu took the lungs-nourishing pills sent by Qiu Chen early this year, ate well, used well, and after the house was renovated, a fire wall was added, and the warmth was not choking. The weather was cold, and Liu Shi did not cough and wheezing as in previous years, and his complexion was much better. This relieved Qiu Chen a lot. He also sent some medicinal pills to Liu's family, and also sent some medicinal wine and pills to Haitang's father to treat old injuries, and then returned with Yang Shuyong and Lao He.

Leaving Yang's shop, when Qiu Chen took Yang Shuyong and Lao He back to Liujiaao, he stopped at the Huichun Hall in Anping County and left a letter for Liao Wenqing, asking him to help buy Nannuma Lake.

Back in Liujiaao, it was night again, after a simple meal and a hot bath, Qiu Chen took the children to sleep.

After breakfast the next day, I went to the workshop to see it, Qiu Chen stewed two crucian carp into a can of milky white soup, let Yufeng carry it, and went to Erkui's house together.

The little girl of Erkui's family has been five days, Qiu Chen went in, and Erkui was sitting in the hall washing clothes. Seeing Qiu Chen come in, he rubbed his hands very embarrassedly, and blushed and let Qiu Chen go to the inner room.

"I'm cold, I'll be warmer and come in!" Qiu Chen said, took off the cloak on his body and handed it to Yufeng behind him, rubbed his hands, went to the cupboard and took a bowl and a spoon, and then carried the fish soup into the back room.

Erkui's family has recovered a lot, and his complexion is very good, with his head wrapped and covered with a quilt sitting on the kang, he is holding the little girl to breastfeed.

"You look good, and your body must be recovering, okay? By the way, enough milk, right? Qiu Chen said as he put the fish soup and bowls and spoons on the kang table, and then leaned over to look at the child in the arms of the Erkui family.