Qi Ning's belly was so big that he couldn't walk.

The housekeeper came back from the capital and brought the famous Zhang Qiaoshou and his daughter-in-law back and placed them in the east wing. Zhang Qiaoshou looked at Qi Ning's belly and touched her pulse again: "Madame's fetus is really too big, I'm afraid it will be born prematurely." ”

Han Dong and the housekeeper were frightened when they heard it, and they asked hard if there was any way.

Qi Ning was also scared when she was pregnant for the first time, and she knew that she would eat less in this way. These days, the housekeeper is not there, and Han Dong secretly cooks food for her when he sees Qi Ning shouting that she is hungry and sometimes distressed, causing Qi Ning, who is only more than one meter and six points, to get fatter and fatter, and looks like she has one hundred and forty or fifty pounds.

"Now Mrs. needs to recuperate, moderate activity, eat less fish and meat every day, mainly light, and don't give her any more stewed and tonic things."

Zhang Qiaoshou has delivered countless children in his life, and he is considered to be well-informed, but there are really not many people with such a big belly as Qi Ning's pregnancy.

In the days to come, Zhang Qiaoshou served Qi Ning closely, and what she ate every day was calculated by her, Qi Ning's days were even more miserable, and she resented Jing Sulai in her heart, waiting for him for so many years, and he was not around when she was pregnant. complains to Handong every day.

On August 18, Wu's son got married in Zhujia Village, because pregnant women could not go, so they ordered a table from the restaurant in the city to send it to Qi Ning, and Qi Ning had already sent the housekeeper to send a congratulatory gift. They left the butler to eat the banquet before returning.

On the third day of the ninth lunar month, Qi Ning felt a pain in her stomach before dawn, Handong had been sleeping with her recently, and when she heard Qi Ning's movements, she hurriedly got up and asked, "Girl, are you going to the toilet or are you hungry?" ”

"Handong, go and call Mrs. Zhang, I'm afraid I'm going to give birth to ....." Qi Ning, who was in severe pain, was almost out of breath.

Han Dong didn't care about putting on his coat and ran out and called Zhang Qiaoshou over, Zhang Qiaoshou touched the pulse and said: "It's starting to have a seizure, but Mrs. is the first child, and the child is older, I'm afraid that I won't be able to give birth for a while, Handong quickly cut some ginseng slices and soak them in water, and give them to Mrs. to drink for a while, and then ask someone to prepare hot water." ”

Han Dong ran out in a panic and called the whole family up, the Zhao family was busy boiling water, the housekeeper was inconvenient to come in, so he stood in the yard and circled, the iron ox and the stone did not let them in, they waited outside the moon gate.

Qi Ning couldn't help it anymore and shouted hoarsely.

"Madam, ninja, save some effort, and after a while I say force, you can use force." Zhang Qiaoshou and his daughter-in-law washed their hands and changed into clean clothes, before taking out a pack of silver needles from the maternity bag and putting it aside for later use.

After tossing for more than an hour, Qi Ning was already about to collapse, and the labor pain was getting stronger and stronger, Zhang Qiaoshou looked at it: "Okay, feed Mrs. to drink some ginseng soup, and start exerting yourself." ”

Zhao helped Qi Ning from behind and fed her the ginseng soup.

"Hard, ma'am!" The midwife shouted as she threw the towel into the basin filled with hot water. Beads of sweat the size of beans slipped down Qi Ning's head, and Zhao was busy wiping her.

"Ahh No, it hurts too much. Qi Ning grabbed the quilt on her body tightly with both hands: "It's still ...... Still...... How long does it take to give birth? ”

This is her first child, she has no experience, and this baby is a little bigger, today is about half a month earlier than the expected date of delivery, which makes her feel more worried, and now the excitement and fear of unloading are intertwined, mixed with the sharp pain in her lower abdomen, she is tormented to tears, sweat.

Tossed until noon, Qi Ning already felt collapsed, sweating profusely and leaning on Zhao's arms.

"Come on, ma'am! Do your best! The head has been seen! While comforting her, the midwife scolded the daughter-in-law beside her: "How can such a little water be enough, bring another basin, go quickly!" ”

Crying and shouting continued to be heard in the room, the iron bull outside, the housekeeper kept looking around, and even Zhu Xiuwen, who was in the hall, felt that his mother-in-law had never been so nervous about giving birth.

The midwife took out a silver needle and found an acupuncture point and pricked Qi Ning with a few needles.

"Ahh With Qi Ning's scream, a baby was born from its mother's womb.

The midwife lifted the baby upside down and patted the baby's little buttocks, and the little man grinned and cried loudly.

The midwife smiled at Qi Ning and said, "It's a big fat son." At least eight pounds. Zhao then remembered, forgot to bring the scale, a few people scrubbed Qi Ning, carried her to the kang in the study, and Zhao went to find the scale.

Qi Ning, who was a little relieved, looked at the little guy in the swaddling clothes beside him, this baby was born with pink makeup, her eyes were closed, and her body was very clean, without those greasy vernix, but with a fragrance. Some unwillingly asked: "Is it really a stinky boy?" ”

The midwife smiled and said, "Everyone likes their sons, but Mrs. is looking forward to her daughter, it doesn't matter if you have a good body, you can still give birth to seven or eight." ”

Zhao put the child in the basket, weighed it, and carefully put it back on the bed, before he said to Qi Ning with a smile: "Go to the basket, eight catties high." ”

Qi Ning looked at the child in the swaddling clothes gently, and gently rubbed the little face with her fingers. The little guy seemed to hate disturbing his sleep, and frowned and snorted twice.

When washing the three, Qi Ning didn't let it go, and only invited the Wu family, the little Wu family, and Mrs. Zhou.

According to Zhang Qiaoshou's instructions, the housekeeper took the iron ox to set up an incense table in the front of the outer hall of the delivery room, and placed wine and flowers and fruits to worship the son Niangniang.

The incense burner contains millet, a pair of red candles are inserted on the wax skewers, and yellow coins, ingots, thousands of pieces and other godly money and food are pressed below. On the kang head of the mother's bedroom, there are statues of "Kang Gong and Kang Mother", all of which use three bowls of dim sum as offerings.

Zhang Qiaoshou took the lead in prostrating incense, and her daughter-in-law and Han Dong followed behind three bows.

Then a copper basin containing a soup made of acacia sticks and mugwort leaves, as well as all the ceremonial items, are placed on the kang.

At this time, Zhang Qiaoshou carried the child to the basin, and Mrs. Zhou took the lead in adding a small spoonful of water to the basin, and threw in ten silver trees and a team of silver bracelets to add to the basin.

Wu and Xiao Wu each added a silver collar, and then put the prepared longan, lychee, red dates, peanuts, chestnuts and other happy fruits into it.

There is a set of fixed greetings for washing, what do you add, what does the midwife say. If you add water, she will say, "Long water, smart and smart." You add some jujubes, guiyuan, chestnuts and other happy fruits, and she says: "Raise a son early, give birth to a noble son, and even have three yuan." ”

The little one, who had not yet been named, woke up and watched the people in the room babble and make noises.

"Hey, my obedient woke up and knew that everyone was here to wash him and give him three gifts." Mrs. Zhou hugged the little baby and loved it endlessly.