dtnovels Chapter 217 Small talk
Chapter 217 Small talk
After laying out the cotton, Lan Qiuhua said, "Wen He, where is the quilt cover?"
"At this."
She pulled the basket out from under the bed and took out the blue fabric.
The quilt cover should be five to six inches smaller than the quilt lining, and she chose the same color.
Wang Erfeng looked at the cloth in her hand and said, "Why don't you change the color and make a different quilt cover?"
"It's fine to make the inside of the quilt the same color, but make the top and bottom of the quilt different."
"That's fine." Lan Qiuhua took a corner of the cloth and asked, "Do you want to make both quilts the same color?"
Ji Wenhe carefully pressed the cloth onto the cotton: "The other bed is light blue, this bed is for Wenshan and the others."
The colors of the quilt covers were also different. She liked light colors, and she chose the dark colors that the twins liked according to their wishes.
As for Shen Rongshan, he listened to her and chose whatever color he wanted.
Wang Erfeng took out the pins she had brought with her and said, "Qiuhua, where's the thread?"
"What about that?" Lan Qiuhua pointed to the basket at the corner, "Erfeng, Sanniang is pregnant, have you heard?"
She was about to bend down to pick up the thread, but after hearing this, she straightened up in shock: "When did this happen? Why haven't I heard about it?"
Ji Wenhe took over the conversation: "Just yesterday, I saw Aunt Zhao at the entrance of the village. She went to see the doctor."
"Oh, then Shen Ping must be so happy to have a son in his old age."
"Uncle Ping is thirty-five years old this year, so he is not too old. He is in the prime of his life."
But here, if nineteen is considered old, then thirty-five is also considered old... It's also reasonable.
Wang Erfeng sat on a small stool: "If he has a child at 35, he will be almost 50 by the time his child grows up and gets married. Others will have grandchildren running around by the time they are 50."
"Look at the scholar. He is 48 years old this year and his grandson is already nine years old."
"The village head is fifty-one this year, and his grandson is eleven years old."
"There are also your Aunt Xie's family and Aunt Huang's family. The youngest is the grandson of the scholar."
Hearing her say that, in this era, having a child at the age of 35 is indeed very late.
Zhao Sanniang is thirty years old this year. According to what was said in her previous life, women over thirty are considered older for mothers to give birth, and they need to be carefully cared for during pregnancy.
"I think we should call Uncle Ping back. Although Aunt Zhao has had experience in giving birth to two babies, she is 30 years old this year and must be careful."
Lan Qiuhua brought a stool from the kitchen: "We farmers are not that delicate. There are even women who are eight or nine months pregnant and work in the fields planting rice."
Okay, Ji Wenhe didn't continue this topic. Some things were hard to say, and they wouldn't understand even if he said them.
Suddenly another question popped up in my mind: "The age difference between children in our village is not big, and there is only one year difference between brothers and sisters."
She thought about it carefully and it seemed that only Tao Xing'er and Jiang Hongxi's families were not like that.
Shen Liuyun was fifteen years old and Shen Tianshi was thirteen years old.
No, Jiang Hongxi’s eldest daughter and second daughter are only one year apart in age. The youngest daughter is thirteen years old, and the youngest son is eleven years old.
There are also Shen Rongshan and his two twin brothers.
"After having a son, no one has any more children. There is no big age gap between brothers and sisters in the village."
As far as she knew, fish soaking was used for contraception in ancient times. Could it be that it is also used here?
But even if there are, fish bubbles are not always available.
She was curious about how contraception was achieved.
Lan Qiuhua and Wang Erfeng looked at each other and smiled mysteriously.
"You can't just say that. Aren't you ashamed?"
"Don't be ashamed. I'm thick-skinned." Ji Wenhe asked with a smile, "Aunt Wang, I'm just curious, after everyone has a boy, why don't they have more children?"
In fact, she wanted to ask directly how to prevent pregnancy, but she was afraid of scaring them, so she was more tactful.
"You will understand it later. With so many children at home, I have to work during the day and take care of them at night. How can I have the time to think about that?"
My family was already very poor, and we didn’t want to have another child to add burden, so we were always careful.
If you are pregnant, you can keep the baby if you want it, but if you don't want it, go find a doctor to prescribe some medicine.
Ji Wenhe nodded in understanding, walked to her side and watched how she sewed the quilt.
"Wen He, when do you and Rong Shan plan to have a child?"
"In two years, there's no rush."
Lan Qiuhua took over the conversation: "Let's wait until we buy the residential land and build the house. It's so cold in the cave, and the child is weak, how can he withstand it?"
"That's true." Wang Erfeng did not continue the topic. "Do you think Zhao Sanniang will give birth to a boy or a girl?"
The two shook their heads.
"It would be great if she had a boy this time. If she had a girl, I guess she would have another baby."
"It depends on whether Uncle Ping feels sorry for her. If he does, he won't let her have another child, no matter if it's a boy or a girl."
Every family wants to have a son to take care of them in their old age. If the baby is a girl, there is a high chance that they will continue to have children.
Two quilts are sewn in one day, and I will make a cotton-padded jacket tomorrow. After the jacket is finished, the remaining cotton will be used to make a thin quilt and a thin cotton-padded jacket.
Ji Wenhe held a quilt and went out of the yard with Wang Erfeng.
"Aunt Wang, I'm sorry to bother you today."
"No trouble, Auntie will go back first."
"Hey."
After watching her walk away, he turned to the people in the yard and said, "Aunt Lan, I'll come back later to get the quilt."
"to make."
Passing by the shed, he greeted Shen Wenshan and walked slowly up the mountain.
The quilt cover was also sewn and put on the quilt, and the two old cotton quilts in the house were spread underneath.
I'll find someone to play it again next year.
In the morning, Shen Rongshan went for a walk in the mountains and brought back a pheasant. In the evening, he cooked it with beans and a plate of spicy and sour cabbage.
She had just kneaded the dough when Shen Wenshan came up.
"Sister-in-law, I'll light the fire."
"Okay, I've put the quilt on the box. Find some clothes to cover yourself with at night to avoid dust."
The box contained their clothes and she couldn't rummage through them.
"Okay." He walked behind the stove and said, "Sister-in-law, tomorrow is Chinese Valentine's Day, aren't you going to town to play with your brother?"
Ji Wenhe washed his hands and lifted the lid of the pot: "No, the town is lively at night, and it will be late at night when I get back."
"Next year or the year after, when you get married, take your wife with you. It will be more lively with more people, and you won't be scared walking on the road at night."
First, I can’t spend the money indiscriminately, and second, I really don’t want to run away.
Shen Wenshan replied: "Not next year, we have to wait until the year after."
"That's not certain. What if the house is built next year? Then we can arrange a marriage for you guys after it's built."
"It's easier to find a wife if you have a house. Otherwise, if a girl grows up and marries into our family, she will suffer."
"When you marry a wife in the future, you must treat her well. A wife is meant to be loved. Buy her something to surprise her from time to time, and don't be stingy."
"Sister-in-law, will your brother buy it for you?"
"Yes, I bought it twice, but later the money was in my hand and he had no money, so he didn't buy it."
"I will treat my wife as well as my elder brother in the future."
Make good money and buy her beautiful clothes and pretty hairpins.