When the pears are green

Chapter 232 Confinement

After Jiang Qingzhou went to the town, Zhang carried the sleeping Jiang Huan into the west room. The tablets of Jiang Wan and Jiang Rong, which were originally placed on the wooden table against the wall, were placed by Jiang Qingzhou in the room where Song Xing had lived before.

Zhang looked at Jiang Huan lying in the thin blanket, and the scene when Song Li was just born emerged involuntarily in her mind.

Song Changhe's mother was very disgusted with the fact that Song Li was a girl. Not only did she curse at Zhang who had just given birth, she also wanted to force the weak Zhang to do the laundry and cooking.

Fortunately, Song Changhe loved Zhang, so Zhang was able to escape the disaster temporarily.

Just as Zhang was lost in her memories, Jiang Huan burst into tears.

"Little Jiang Huan, stop crying and don't disturb your mother's sleep. You just finished feeding not long ago, so you shouldn't be hungry. Come, let grandma see what's wrong with our little baby?"

As Zhang spoke, she pulled the blanket over the thin quilt, fumbled under it with her hands to open it, and found the diaper was wet.

"Don't cry, baby. Grandma will change your diaper."

Zhang coaxed Jiang Huan softly and quickly changed his diaper in a few words.

Jiang Huan stretched out his hand and grabbed at the air. Zhang smiled and put her index finger into Jiang Huan's small hand.

Zhang tied the thin quilt again, and sat on the bed holding Jiang Huan, looking at the early autumn sunshine shining into the room and a few sycamore leaves falling from the window.

Jiang Huan still held Zhang's index finger, and after yawning a few times, he slowly fell asleep again.

Zhang first put Jiang Huan on the bed, gently pulled her fingers out of Jiang Huan's hand, and then went to the east room to see if Song Li had woken up.

Song Li heard footsteps in her daze, opened her eyes and asked Zhang who was standing at the door: "Mom, is little Jiang Huan making trouble?"

Zhang looked back at the open door of the west room and told Song Li with a smile: "They were noisy just now, but now they are asleep again. Xiaoli, are you hungry?"

"Mom, I'm not hungry. I just had breakfast." Song Li stretched and wanted to sit up.

Zhang quickly stuffed the quilt on the bedside behind Song Li's waist and told her not to sit for too long to avoid back pain in the future.

Song Li leaned comfortably on the soft quilt, and smiled as she asked Zhang to bring Jiang Huan over.

Zhang asked Song Li again: "Are you really not going to sleep for a while?"

"Mom, I really don't want to sleep anymore. Please bring him over here. I want to see him." Song Li said as she pulled Zhang's sleeve.

Zhang smiled and tapped Song Li's forehead, then turned around and went to the west room to hug Jiang Huan.

Zhang put Jiang Huan next to Song Li, and repeatedly told Song Li not to touch Jiang Huan out of concern. She also placed the diapers, spare clothes, and thin blankets she brought with her beside the bed.

Song Li quickly assured Zhang that she would not do anything wrong, and only then did Zhang feel relieved to leave the room and go to the yard to wash the diapers.

Not long after, Jiang Qingzhou returned home, with a brand new wooden bed on the donkey cart behind him.

Zhang helped Jiang Qingzhou carry the wooden bed into the room, and then went to the village entrance to dig some Chinese cabbage for Song Li to stir-fry.

Jiang Qingzhou put the two wooden beds together, took out a mattress and spread it on top. He then lay on the bed, pointed at the sleeping Jiang Huan and asked Song Li, "Xiao Li, why is he sleeping again?"

Song Li leaned over to Jiang Qingzhou's ear and explained, "Newborn babies sleep for a long time. Only after they eat well and sleep well can their brains and bodies develop."

Jiang Qingzhou nodded in understanding, and then said to Song Li: "Xiao Li, I have discussed with my mother and will go to tell my father the good news tomorrow."

"Okay, I feel a little bored. If you have nothing else to do, read some books to me." Song Li begged, shaking Jiang Qingzhou's arm.

Jiang Qingzhou smiled and asked Song Li what she wanted to hear.

Song Li played with the braid Zhang had tied yesterday and answered, "Zheng Bo defeated Duan Yu Yan."

"How can you not listen to such a quarrel between brothers?" Jiang Qingzhou asked, pulling Song Li's hand.

Song Li turned her head to look at Jiang Qingzhou, chuckled and said, "Qingzhou, don't be too taboo. Learn from others and you will know your gains and losses. Wu Jiang didn't like the difficult birth of Zheng Zhuanggong, and preferred Gong Shuduan, who gave birth smoothly. When Zheng Wugong was alive, Wu Jiang asked him to abolish the birth and establish Duan, but was rejected. After Zheng Zhuanggong ascended the throne, he violated the rules and asked for a title for Duan. Although Gong Shuduan's fate was deliberately indulged by Zheng Zhuanggong, it was also caused by Wu Jiang. As a parent, you should be impartial to your children to avoid the tragedy of brothers fighting. You have just become a father and I have just become a mother. Shouldn't you read more?"

Jiang Qingzhou nodded after hearing this, took out "Zuo Zhuan" from the wooden box and read it to Song Li.

In the afternoon, Jiang Qingzhou drove a donkey cart to Chen Yuan's house. Chen Yuan went to the martial arts school to teach martial arts, and only Ruyi was at home.

Jiang Qingzhou first asked about the situation at the martial arts gym, and then told Ruyi about Song Li's birth yesterday.

Ruyi didn't bother to answer questions about the martial arts school and walked back and forth in the yard excitedly.

Jiang Qingzhou smiled and asked Ruyi to stop, saying that he came here today specifically to get Jiang Qingye and Song Xing's bedding and clothes.

Although Ruyi was reluctant, she knew that she couldn't force the two children to continue living here, so she helped Jiang Qingzhou move Jiang Qingye and Song Xing's things onto the donkey cart.

Ruyi then asked about Song Li and the child.

After Jiang Qingzhou answered patiently, he drove the donkey cart away from Chen Yuan's house, and then went to the study to pick up Jiang Qingye and Song Xing after school.

After the three of them returned home, Jiang Qingye and Song Xing tiptoed into the west room, lay down beside the bed and looked at Jiang Huan who was lying under the thin quilt and playing with his fingers.

"Mom, can I touch him?" Song Xing asked Zhang, who was teasing Jiang Huan, expectantly.

Zhang smiled and told Song Xing and Jiang Qingye to wash their hands first, and then come and play with Jiang Huan after they were clean.

Song Xing and Jiang Qingye quickly returned to the west room, and they held Jiang Huan's left and right hands respectively.

"Little baby, I'm your uncle." Jiang Qingye said while stroking Jiang Huan's little fingers.

Song Xing also hurriedly introduced himself to Jiang Huan, who was only two days old: "Little baby, I'm your uncle."

Zhang looked at the scene in front of her tenderly. Song Xing's dimples and the birthmark on Jiang Qingye's right hand all appeared on Jiang Huan's body. Perhaps this was the bond of blood.

The next day, after Jiang Qingzhou delivered the goods to the restaurant, he bought some pork and pastries and took them to Wuzhuang Village.

Song Changhe was so excited that he was speechless. Song Yue went straight back to her room to pack her clothes, preparing to follow Jiang Qingzhou to Jiang's house to take care of Song Li.

"Don't go and make trouble. Your mother is here. I'll take you to see Xiaoli and the child in a few days." Song Changhe pulled the package from Song Yue's arms and asked Song Yue to go to the kitchen to cook.

After Jiang Qingzhou left, Song Yue secretly went to the Wu family's new house to find Wu Mingde who was on vacation at home.

Song Yue poured all the copper coins from the two money bags onto Wu Mingde's desk and asked nervously, "Is that enough?"

Wu Mingde looked at the copper coins piled up like a small mountain, rubbed Song Yue's head and replied: "It should be enough. I'll take you to the city tomorrow to have a look."

"My father probably won't let me go. There is a silver shop in the town. Let's go there tomorrow to have a look." Song Yue lowered her head and said softly under Wu Mingde's burning gaze.

Wu Mingde agreed with a smile, and made an appointment with Song Yue to wait for Song Changhe to go out selling tofu tomorrow before going to town.

"I'll be going to the county school in October. Would you mind staying a little longer?" Wu Mingdra asked Song Yue who was about to leave.

Song Yue looked at Wu Mingde's pleading eyes, stretched out her finger and said that she would only stay for a while before going back.

"Okay, I'll let you go back later." Wu Mingde said as he asked Song Yue to sit on the chair behind the desk, then picked up a brush from the desk and taught Song Yue how to write.

As it was getting close to evening, Song Changhe glared at Song Yue who ran into the yard, sighed, and told Song Yue to go wash his hands and eat.