Qi Niang and Ban Niang saw that Wu was really busy enough, Qi Niang put down the embroidery work in her hand to help Wu, and Ba Niang took care of taking Xiao Shi Niang and three meals a day.

In a blink of an eye, at the end of July, Wu invited Wen Po to the house, because Zhu had given birth to four daughters and a son, but not too worried, when there was a reaction, he was very calm, because the east room in the main house is the bedroom of the old couple, and the west room is a small study that was not doubtful, so Wu cleaned up the compartment behind the east room and used it as a delivery room.

Outside the east room is a verandah, so the compartment has a large window facing east, and the morning light spills in, but it is not dark.

Zhu was in labor on the night of July 27, Wen Po arranged to enter the delivery room, instructed Wu to prepare hot water, dry cloth towels and chicken soup and other things, then accompanied Zhu in the delivery room, because she was her own mother, Ba Niang was worried, I wanted to accompany Zhu to talk, you know, although Zhu has successfully given birth to four children, but production in ancient and modern times, is the threshold of life and death for women, not to mention in ancient times when medical conditions are very backward. Zhu said that it was impossible to be nervous.

But Banniang is a little girl's family, of course she can't enter the delivery room, and when she arrived at the door, she was kicked out by Mrs. Cui, and Zhu also pretended to laugh and scold easily: "Ba Girl, you are more and more spoiled, and you can come in this delivery room?" Learn everything from your seventh sister. ”

Banniang had to wait outside.

Zeng Budo slept peacefully, Zeng Ziye and Zeng Zigu and a few small ones were also driven to sleep by the Wu family, and only the three sisters-in-law were guarding outside.

Fortunately, the gods from all walks of life are very face-saving, Zhu's from labor pains to production, but only three or four hours, in the early hours of the morning, the birds began the first round of singing, Zhu successfully gave birth to a daughter, there were a lot of sons, daughters are intimate, and the old man got a thousand gold, and the situation at home has improved, since there is no need to worry about the dowry as someone else's family gave birth to a daughter, besides, there are a few brothers, and in the future, I am afraid that this old woman will not be able to prepare a good dowry? Zeng Bu undoubtedly was very happy.

Zhu's safe production, a large family of relieved, Wu rewarded Wen Po two money, that Wen Po knew that Zeng's family was poor, this time to be able to generously reward two times, but also unexpected, although it has not yet reached the golden autumn, but the face of the Cui Po Zi, the smile is like a blooming cosmos.

Cleaned up the messy delivery room, put on a clean thin mattress for the Zhu family, and was tired all night, Cui Pozi ate a bowl of fried noodles brought by Banniang, and smiled with her eyebrows and eyes, because she was hungry again, she couldn't wait to swallow her tongue, eat and drink enough, with a second reward, and carefully instructed the Wu family how to take care of it, thinking that the Wu family had also given birth to two sons, and it was considered to be skilled, so she went with confidence, and only waited for the third day to wash at three o'clock and then come to the door.

Because Eleven Niang was born at the beginning of the morning, Father Zeng entered the study happily, waved his pen, wrote the word Yunchu, and called Jue'er to bong, and took it out to show the children, everyone praised the name of Yunchu is really good, but Father Zeng thought about his daughter's name, and he always had to be a mother to think that it was good to decide, so he smiled: "Wait for your mother to wake up and ask, if you are also satisfied, little eleven sister, it will be called Yunchu." ”

The name is set, Zhu is very tired and sleeping, although he is a daughter, it is also a happy event to be able to give birth safely, Wu said with a smile: "I have been hanging all night, my father also went to the house to rest, there are big men in the family, and a few of you are small, you will also go to make up for a while, leave the seventh sister to take care of her mother, and the daughter-in-law and the eighth sister will prepare some food for the mother, and wake up delicious." ”

Everyone laughed and dispersed, Wu went to the money jar to take out a penny of five hundred Wen, and went to the vegetable market with Banniang to buy vegetables and wine, planning to let the family celebrate at noon, and the mother-in-law is a pregnant woman in her thirties after all, and stew some tonic soup, because she also prepared some in advance, but now the weather is very hot, and things can't be saved, so fresh food has to be bought now.

The two sisters-in-law carried a bamboo basket on the street, Banniang remembered the previous life, the mother in their hometown Xing used steamed dumplings to give birth to milk 1 water, after all, the mother is older, and I don't know that milk 1 water is insufficient, and I know that this steamed bun is not called a steamed bun, because it is the food of the cold food festival, so it is called cold equipment, Banniang said: "Sister-in-law, do you know where there is cold equipment for sale?" ”

"What are you doing buying cold gear now?"

Banniang thought for a while before saying: "When I was flipping through the medical book, I remember seeing that it was said that the cold ware thin ring cake has the effect of promoting milk, so it is better to buy some back, cook the soup, and give it to my mother, maybe it will be useful." It's just useless, and it's a novelty to eat it at this time. ”

The cold utensils were originally because of the cold food can not make a fire to make substitute food, usually rarely eat this, steamed dumplings are a kind of cold utensils, also called thin ring cakes, the Tang Dynasty is Liu Yuxi once wrote a poem to praise: the fine hand to the jade number of search, the green oil fried out of tender yellow deep. There is no light dream when the night comes, and the beauty is wrapped in arms.

Thinking of this, Banniang thought of the dish, this is the time when the loofah knot is in full bloom, just at noon to make a loofah tea soup, maybe the family likes it, and this dish is good for the mother's postpartum body.

Wu thought for a while and said, "I don't know if it's sold at this time, but it's not far from here, but there is a dim sum shop, why don't you ask?" ”

Left and right are not in a hurry, Banniang pulled Wu to go together, and there were just some in the dustpan where the dim sum was put in the shop, but it was a pity that the group plate was too big and the strips were very thick, which was too different from the Huai'an tea dumplings she was familiar with in her previous life. The steamed dumplings are almost regarded as the traditional food of all ethnic groups, almost every ethnic group has this dim sum, but Huai'an tea dumplings are different from the steamed dumplings in other places, its shape is as thin as a line, yellow as gold, the rings are buckled, the silk is connected, there is no broken head, there are lotus shapes, fan shapes, pagoda shapes, comb shapes, pagoda shapes, etc., far more exquisite than the steamed dumplings in other places.

Li Shizhen, a native of the Ming Dynasty, said in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": Sweet and salty, wet, non-toxic, and has the function of "facilitating urination, moistening the intestines, and replenishing qi in overflow". There is also an interesting saying that "confinement does not eat dumplings - a loss".

Not to mention this, the steamed dumplings are also convenient to eat, can be made into soup, stir-fried, and can also be eaten dry or directly soaked in water.

Banniang asked the price, fifty wen per catty, which is also cheap, so she asked the store to weigh and buy two catties, and then went to the vegetable market with Wu.

Pick and pick in the vegetable market, listen to all kinds of delicious and very intentional shouting and shouting, that kind of strong and mellow life atmosphere, make people linger very much, unconsciously, the bamboo basket has been filled with things, a good black chicken, two crucian carp, a pound of fine meat, and also bought some pig's head meat for the father to drink, and a few seasonal vegetables, Banniang also carried two catties of so-called thin ring cakes wrapped in dried lotus leaves, passing through the winery, and sold two catties of good wine, and the two sisters-in-law happily returned home.

Because I was afraid that there was a little Shi Niang, I quarreled with Zhu to sleep, as soon as I went home, I washed my hands and face, Ban Niang went to the delivery room and took Xiao Shi Niang Yunzhen to the kitchen from Qi Niang's side, and took some dumplings for Xiao Shi Niang to eat and play. After cleaning up the fish, he cut the pig's head meat, pounded the garlic paste and added a few drops of balsamic vinegar to adjust it, and then cut the vegetarian vegetables, and then went to sit under the stove, just waiting for Banniang to do it, and she was ordered to start a fire.

But in an hour, a few soups and vegetables have been prepared, except for the black chicken soup is still stewed on the stove, the other dishes have been prepared, a plate of pork head meat with garlic, a loofah tea, a plate of meat and celery, a bowl of crucian carp soup, and a few seasonal stir-fried vegetables.

Zeng Budo looked at the plate of loofah thin ring cake that he had never seen and smiled: "This tender green and light gold is beautiful, Shan'er, this is the new food you came up with?" ”

Banniang smiled and handed over the chopsticks: "Daddy taste?" This was originally prepared for my mother, because the loofah in the back garden of the family is a lot stronger, and the thin ring cake is also bought more, so I made more, the taste is very delicious, and this dish is also cheap, if my father and brothers eat well, I will often make it. ”

Zeng Budo stroked his beard, tasted it, and said with a smile: "It's very fragrant, and if you eat too much of this thin ring biscuit, it's also a little greasy. ”

Banniang took the empty bowl and filled it with some for everyone, and said with a smile: "It's good if Dad likes it, I see that Daddy has gained a little weight recently." ”

Everyone sat down according to the dignity and humility, and said with a smile: "This is all thanks to the credit of the eighth sister, not only Dad, but we are all fatter, just look at the spring, this kid is getting fatter and fatter." ”

The family laughed and ate, Wu was not at ease, and sent food to Qi Niang, who was guarding Zhu's in the delivery room, and Zhu tossed all night until dusk before waking up. During this time, Xiao Shiyi was probably hungry and cried twice, so Wu boiled some goat milk prepared by Banniang in advance and fed it.

Early the next morning, Wu thought that the old lady in Linchuan was probably also worried about the birth of her mother-in-law Zhu, and originally planned to discuss with Zeng Ziye and go to the dental store to ask a broker to send a letter to Linchuan, but Zeng Ziye said that it would be the Mid-Autumn Festival in half a month, so it was better for him to go in person and pick up the old grandmother and the sixth sister to come back for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Wu thought that he would have to pick it up in a few days, so he agreed.

Zeng Ziye went to talk to Zeng Budo.