Chapter 4: The Full Moon
Spring is getting stronger, the sun is warm, Xiao Yao can't help but sigh that it is good to be born in such a season that is not cold and not hot. My grandmother used to come to see them, hugging this and kissing that. Xiao Yao obviously felt that her grandmother preferred the fifth brother, and every time she hugged him first, she would only leave after touching him before leaving. Father, brother and second aunt pamper themselves more, one to four, maybe I should add grandfather, and the fifth brother is instantly balanced in my heart.
Every time Xiao Jingkang entered the room, he no longer drank tea and changed his official uniform first, but kissed his daughter and teased his daughter first, and did not forget to ask stupidly, "Does Xiao Ping'an miss his father" and then it was his son's turn. What will the milk doll before the moon say, what can it say, can only offer a toothless smile to repay the father's affection. Xiao Yi and Xiao Yang often tell their younger siblings about interesting things outside, and buy fun little things for them to see, and they never get tired of it.
What puzzled Xiao Yao the most was the excited little Zhengtai.
"Auntie, my mother has a lot of beautiful clothes and jewelry, all of which will be changed for you Xiaoping, okay?"
"Little five, you fell out of favor, I'm better than you, I didn't fall out of favor until I was five years old, hehe"
"Uncle, I want to sleep with Xiao Ping'an tonight, please!"
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It was inconvenient for General Xiao to come over to see the children, so he stipulated that everyone must eat together every dinner, and by the way, listen to the story of Xiao Wu and Xiao Ping'an. So the two people who were the most active at the dinner table: Xiao Rui danced and described it over and over again; General Xiao squinted his eyes and listened over and over again.
On this day, Tong Mingyu was changing her son's diaper, and Mama Zhang came in to say: "Mrs. Tong has come to see you, the young master, and the young lady, and she is going to the room to talk to the old lady, and she will come over later." ”
"Father and mother have returned to Kyoto, why didn't they get the news before, they have been gone for more than half a year, and I don't know how the two old people are in health, Qiaoyue, almost outside the gate to guard." After that, he left his son to be taken care of by the nurse and instructed the maid to prepare refreshments.
Seven months ago, Tong Mingyu's grandfather died in his ancestral hometown of Suzhou, and Tong Shangshu decided to return to his hometown to worship in person. How could the family let him go back alone, Mrs. Tong had to leave her pregnant daughter to accompany her husband, and her daughter-in-law to take care of the two elderly people all the way.
My sister and brother-in-law also returned to Anyang, the ancestral land of the Wen family, to repair their clan studies.
So when the dragon and phoenix fetus were washed for three days, Tong Mingyu's family didn't see it.
In less than half an hour, the curtain of the door was raised, and a graceful and kind lady walked in.
"Mother......" With a soft call, Tong Mingyu's eyes were red, and there were hidden tears.
"You kid, what are you doing, you're still in confinement, watch your eyes." Mrs. Tong felt sorry for her daughter and hurriedly persuaded her.
"Little sister, didn't you see the second sister-in-law coming, so sad, so I saved some face for the second sister-in-law in front of my nephew and niece, if they refused to let me hug, all blame you."
Wearing a honey-colored embroidered rose brocade shirt, a white fine-grained Luo skirt, and a graceful woman wearing a jade butterfly hairpin, Yingying smiled lightly, and came in style.
"It's been a long time since I've seen you, I'm so happy." Tong Mingyu was teased and a little embarrassed.
"Let me see my good grandson and granddaughter." Mrs. Tong didn't have time to pay attention to the two, and the two swaddling clothes on the bed attracted her even more.
The nurse put the cleaned children side by side and got out of the way, Mrs. Tong looked at her grandson and granddaughter with crooked eyebrows, unable to take her eyes off.
"Xisan didn't catch up, quick, bring me the meeting gift." Two pairs of silver bracelets, silver anklets, and two chokers set with precious stones and jade.
The second sister-in-law gave a pair of jade locks.
"The dragon and phoenix fetus are auspicious, look at the two children are blessed people, let's wait for the light!" Tong Mingyu's second sister-in-law, Zhang, is long-sleeved and good at dancing and can speak.
"I really want to take the child home and let your father see it."
"If it's Xiao Wu, I still dare to call the shots, Ping An estimates that you can't take it away, my guild will block the door with a military stick." Thinking about that scene, Tong Mingyu couldn't help but be happy.
"Forget it, I don't want to lose that person, wait for the full moon for your father to come and see it himself, and I don't care what they fight for at that time."
Mrs. Tong instructed again and kissed the two children separately before reluctantly going back.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the full moon of the dragon and phoenix fetus.
If you want to say that the biggest change in the past month is none other than the two children. Xiao Jun has grown tall and fat, with crow hair, black eyes, and a round face, strong and energetic. Except for sleeping, he keeps moving around, no matter how tightly the small quilt is wrapped, it won't take more than a while to be tossed and scattered, and the bed board of the little foot planer "dang, dang" sounds.
Xiao Yao has also grown up a lot, her hair is not as black as her brother, her eyes are big and bright, like a brilliant black gem, her eyelashes are long and curved, like two small fans, a small face like white jade, and a sharp chin, she has grown up to be a beauty.
Dozens of tables of banquets were set up in the front yard and garden of Xiao's Mansion, and the male guests were staggered and chatted happily; The female guest is happy and happy. As soon as the dragon and phoenix fetus appeared, they immediately became the focus of the audience and received countless praises.
When he arrived at the male guest, Tong Shangshu saw the two grandsons for the first time, and in the envious eyes of everyone, he took one of the swaddling clothes, slightly drunk, very proud, and looked, this is my grandson's "old in-laws, is there a little like me." ”
General Xiao glared at him with great disgust, dare to say that my granddaughter is like you, look at your face with dense ravines, and then look at Ping'an's face that is more tender than a shelled hard-boiled egg, where is it like! Where is it like! If it weren't for the fact that you are your in-laws, the military stick would have been taken out to greet you.
"I said Lao Tong, my family is still young, whether you will hug it, be careful."
General Xiao wanted to say that he used his grandson in his arms to exchange for his granddaughter held by his in-laws, but his in-laws drank a little high today, and his grandson fell, and he was distressed, his palms and backs were full of meat, and his heart was entangled. Lao Tong is also quite good at reading people's eyes on weekdays, why is his reaction so late today, General Xiao is slandered, is he stupid?
At this moment, Tong Shangshu was attracted by Xiao Yao's big black grape-like eyes and thick curved long eyelashes, and he didn't react at all. Why did the eyes grow so big, how could the eyelashes be so long, as she blinked in a flickering manner, Tong Shangshu's heart melted.
"I haven't held my granddaughter in a month." General Xiao deliberately complained in the ear of his in-laws. Lao Tong returned his granddaughter to me, why didn't you react at all when you heard my words.
"It's the first time I've hugged it, and when I get home, I can hold it for as long as you want." Tong Shangshu didn't mean to let go at all.
Seeing this, Li Yuan couldn't help but worry about his daughter. The Xiao family likes little girls so much, what if their daughter gives birth to a son? So far, there is only one child in the second room, Xiao Lang, which is embarrassing.
Xiao Jingkang got married less than a month ago, received a military order to return to the north to defend the enemy, and did not come back until two years later, when Xiao Jingtai had been married for half a year, so Xiao Lang was four months older than Xiao Yi. Not long after, the son-in-law was ordered to be released, and the daughter gave birth to Xiao Lang and insisted on looking for a husband, so he left the child and only went on the road. Maybe it's because my body is not well, maybe I caught a cold on the road, and I haven't been pregnant since then, until I returned to Beijing three years ago and sought medical treatment and recuperation, so I was able to spread the good news again.
gave birth to a granddaughter, the in-laws are happy, but only Xiao Lang and a son in the second room are too lonely; Let's give birth to grandchildren, the two children in the big house are very different in terms of treatment, so let it be fate! It would be nice to have a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses again, it's hard! It's too hard! It's very hard!
After the full moon banquet, Tong Mingyu began to take care of the director, no matter how busy she was, she tried to find time to spend with her children, eleven-year-old Xiao Yi studied in Songshan Academy, eight-year-old Xiao Yang was enlightened in the Wen family, and only a pair of children stayed by her side on weekdays.
During the day, everyone is busy, and they must take the children to the room for dinner, tease the children, and chat about family life, the life of the Xiao family is quiet and warm.