"She woke up, but she's asleep again. When she wakes up, I'll take you in to see her." Du Wei touched Zihao's head and said softly.
Zihao nodded obediently and said nothing, but he was looking forward to seeing his younger brothers and sisters after his mother woke up. Now in his heart, brothers and sisters are a rarity.
In the past, he envied those who were about his age in the village who became big brothers, but now he doesn't envy them because he is also a big brother.
But it was Lao Du who said to Du Wei, "A'Wei, you have to work harder in the future. Zihao's mother must not be careless during the confinement period."
"Dad, I know."
Lao Du was nagging a lot, but he was just a little worried. After all, his son was a father for the first time, and he might not think of many things.
Du Wei didn't dislike his father's nagging but listened carefully. Zihao also listened to him. Although he didn't understand, it didn't prevent him from listening carefully.
Li Suniang woke up again because she was hungry. Maybe because no child was pressing on her stomach, there was space for storage, so she began to want to eat.
Just as she opened her eyes, Du Wei walked in.
"Wife, you are awake, you must be hungry! I will bring you food. Zihao also missed you, so I asked him to come in and talk to you." After he said that, he went out, and soon Zihao opened the door and came in happily.
"Mom."
"Hey, come here, let me see you, I haven't seen you for more than a day." Li Suniang smiled and waved.
"Did you miss me?" Li Suniang smiled and touched Zihao's cold little face.
"Yeah," Zihao nodded.
"You are a big brother now, you have younger brothers and sisters. Are you happy?"
"Yeah." Zihao nodded again, his eyes looking inside the bed.
"Are your younger brothers and sisters good-looking!" Li Suniang also turned to look at the two children who were still sleeping beside them.
"......Hmm" After hearing what his mother said, Zihao's little face was very tangled. He stared at his younger brother and sister for a while before answering. 'Alas! How can a brother dislike his younger brother and sister for being ugly? What if his younger brother and sister get angry after knowing it!'
Li Suniang looked at Zihao's tangled face and couldn't help laughing. Then she asked, "Zihao, do you think your younger brother and sister are not good-looking now?"
"Mom..." Zihao looked at his mother with some dissatisfaction, thinking, ‘How could his mother say that about his younger brother and sister? Although she gave birth to them, as a mother, she must never dislike her own children. The teachers in the school taught them that a son should not dislike his mother's ugliness.'
Seeing the dissatisfaction on Zihao's face, Li Suniang quickly explained, "Mom doesn't think they are ugly. I just want to tell you that your younger brother and sister will grow up to be as good-looking as Zihao. You are born by your mother, and your younger brother and sister are also born by your mother, so how can they be ugly? Don't you think so? In a few days, they will not be like this now."
Zihao thought about it and felt that what his mother said was right! Look at himself, and then look at his mother. How could his younger brother and sister not be good-looking?
"What are you talking about? You are so happy." Du Wei walked in with two basins and asked.
"We're talking about the appearance of your son and daughter." Li Suniang answered cheerfully.
Hearing this, Du Wei's face suddenly flashed a trace of embarrassment, remembering what he said, and was scolded by his father at that time.
"Why, you also think they are ugly!" Li Suniang looked at Du Wei in surprise. 'Did he think she didn't see the embarrassment that flashed across his face just now?'
"No, how could it be possible! How could my child be ugly? It's just a newborn. He will become more and more beautiful later." Du Wei borrowed the words of the midwife of the Wang Shi family.
"Zihao, your Daddy Du said so, so don't worry!"
Zihao nodded. Since his mother and Daddy Du said so, he would not pay attention to this issue. Now, he is looking forward to his younger brothers and sisters growing up quickly so that he can teach them to write, read, and take them out to play.
The child's third-day bath was also handled by the midwife of the Wang family. There were not many people, only Aunt Yang and her daughters-in-law, and Aunt Cuihua. The weather was too cold, so it was just a symbolic operation.
Li Suniang started the one-month confinement mode.
During the confinement, she can neither wash her hair nor take a bath. Fortunately, her confinement is in winter, otherwise it will stink.
But Du Wei wipes her every day. Otherwise, she will smell even in winter.
As for food, she almost cries when she talks about it. Every meal was soup, either chicken soup or fish soup, and they were all bland. She had no choice but to drink it for the sake of the children's food, even if she didn't like it.
Even her range of activities was restricted to this room, and she couldn't go out, saying that it was too cold outside, and she was afraid of freezing. So she either lay in bed or could only move around in a small area in the room. And she couldn't walk too much, saying that it would cause heel pain when she got old.
She even doubted what the difference was between sitting in confinement and raising pigs, it was all about eating and sleeping, and she didn't know if she would be as fat as a pig after she was out of confinement. She had no choice but to count her fingers day and night, hoping to be out of confinement as soon as possible.
The two little babies were changing every day. Looking at their chubby little faces, Li Suniang instantly felt that all the hard work was worth it.
The grown-up babies were no longer wrinkled like when they were just born, and their skin was no longer red, but gradually became white.
Zihao likes them very much now. He comes to see them every day. Even Du Wei, the father, is very fond of them. Sometimes when the weather is good, he will take the children out to let his father take care of them.
The old man has been looking forward to a grandson for so many years. Now he finally has it. He has grandchildren at once. He is so happy all day long. If not for the fact that he could not enter his son's room, he would have to run to his son's room several times a day like Zihao.
Fortunately, his son can understand his father and can take him out from time to time. Now that he goes out, who in the village does not envy him for having a pair of twins?
Whenever he sees the children being taken out by Du Wei, Li Suniang's envious eyes make Zihao feel that his mother is really pitiful.
Alas, how can she not be pitiful? The children can go out to get some fresh air, but she can only be locked in this room, and at most, she can only look outside through the window.
It is not an easy task to take care of a child, especially for a little kid who only knows how to eat and sleep. They don’t care whether you are sleeping or not, and don’t care what time it is outside. As long as they are hungry, they will open their mouths to eat. You cannot be slow, otherwise they will cry for you to see. And it is not just one baby crying, but a duet and the volume is so loud that it can make your head buzz.
It is probably because they eat more and their strength is gradually increasing, so the crying is getting louder and louder. Fortunately, they will be well-behaved after eating, otherwise Li Suniang would really have a headache.
Babies who are not even a month old rarely open their eyes to look at people. If Li Suniang hadn’t seen them open their eyes, she would have suspected that the two babies had eye problems.
Because the child was born just before the Chinese New Year, some things could only be done by Du Wei, such as taking Zihao to worship his father.
In addition, there were two more children in the family, so some things were also bought. For example, bowls and chopsticks, saying that this way the children could stay in this family with peace of mind.
However, in her previous life, she also saw her grandmother buy some new bowls and chopsticks for the family after her mother gave birth to her younger brother. She was quite strange at the time. There were already a lot of bowls and chopsticks at home, so why buy more?
She remembered that her grandmother said so at the time, saying that there was a new population in the family, so she had to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks for him, which meant that he was new and would live here from now on. As for those in the house, they were all old.
Although the family could not sit together during the Chinese New Year this year, it was still very lively. This year's firecrackers were set off more than last year. After all, there were two new children in the family, which was a big happy event!
To prevent the two children from being scared by the sound of firecrackers, Li Suniang held them in her arms the whole time, and even Zihao did not go out and stayed with them all the time.
It is estimated that these two children will be brave when they grow up. When they first heard the sound of firecrackers, they frowned and twisted their heads a few times in anxiety. After Li Suniang's whispered comfort, they did not cry but opened their eyes and looked at Li Suniang at the same time.
"Mom, my siblings have opened their eyes to look at you," Zihao said excitedly.
"Hi, Cheng Ge'er, Ruo Jie'er, mom's good baby." Li Suniang greeted the two children with a smile.
"Cheng Ge'er, Ruo Jie'er, look at me, look at me, I am your Dage," Zihao called out excitedly in a low voice.
It is unknown if the two children really heard Zihao's call, and they looked in his direction at the same time, which made Zihao so happy that he danced with joy.
It was as if they knew that they would be one year older after the Chinese New Year, the two little ones were quite respectful that night, and they rolled around with their eyes open for a long time before closing their eyes and going to sleep.
After the Chinese New Year, Li Suniang continued to count her fingers and finally waited for the day when she was out of confinement. Li Suniang couldn't help but feel depressed when she said this. It was originally agreed to be a month, but later Du Wei didn't know what he heard from somewhere, and he actually asked her to do it for more than ten days. So she stayed in the room for more than forty days. Now that she has finally waited for it, she is so happy! Finally, she can take a bath, wash her hair, and get out of the cage.
When Li Suniang scrubbed and washed, she took a deep breath when she stepped out of the door. 'Oh, my God! The air outside is still fresh!'
After seeing her actions, Du Wei couldn't help but laugh and said, "What's the big deal? It's just that you haven't left the house for more than a month, not several years."
Li Suniang rolled her eyes at him and wanted to tell him that he would take over the confinement next time.