Chapter 5 Wash San'er

Three after birth and three after death are major events in life, and rural areas pay special attention to it. Xu Xinger got up early in the morning to clean the house and yard to prepare for guests.

Mrs. Guo came to the door early in the morning with a basket and went into the house with a smile and said to Ye Shi, "Xing'er's mother, I washed three children for your daughter today. I have packed all my things. Look, there are still omissions."

Ye looked refreshed. When he saw someone coming, he raised some spirits and greeted him, "Aparta Guo is here. Sit down and have a sip of tea first!"

Xu Xinger took the tea can from the cabinet in the stove. It was not a good tea, but it was a little more granular than the usual tea at home. She made tea and said, "So many children in the village are given birth by Grandma Guo. How can we rest about your work? My mother hasn't rested these two days. Please forgive me if there is anything inconsiderate."

Mrs. Guo took the teacup and boasted with a smile: "People say that children have to deal with things to grow up, but that's not the case. Xing'er is becoming more and more like a big girl now."

Ye pulled the corners of his mouth and reluctantly smiled and said, "Don't praise her. If you don't praise her, you can break the sky. It's okay to exaggerate."

Sitting here and talking for a long time, Mrs. Mrs. Xu slowly entered the room with her hair. When she saw Mrs. Guo, she patted her thighs exaggeratedly and said, "Oh, look, I have been thinking about washing three yesterday. I didn't sleep well at night. I woke up before dawn. I felt that I thought about squint for a while, but I fell asleep. I'm fascinated. On the contrary, it's later than my sister-in-law."

When Xu Xinger heard the words, she turned her back and curled her lips. Fortunately, the Ye family was in the neighboring village and had not arrived yet, otherwise it would be a joke to come later than her in-laws!

"I wanted to see how Xing'er Niang's body was recovering, so I came earlier." Naturally, Mrs. Guo would not expose Mrs. Xu. She took out a thick paper bag from the bag and handed it to her and said, "You have to cook the yin and yang | water of the third child according to the rules."

"Why don't you brush the pot and add water?" Mrs. Xu took the paper bag and instructed Xu Xinger, "Such a big daughter has no eyesight to see. She knows that she is stupid."

Xu Xinger went to the stove to add firewood and water. When it was ready, Mrs. Xu paced out and threw the locust branches and wormwood leaves in the paper bag into the pot and stirred them. She looked like she was tired.

Before the water in the pot was boiled, two ox carts were parked at the gate of the courtyard. Mrs. Ye led her three sons and two daughters-in-law got out of the car and entered the door.

As soon as Mrs. Xu saw so many people coming, she immediately began to mutter in her heart. No wonder she treated Lao Si so much when she reported the good news. It turned out that she was thinking about eating back when she was washing San'er. She thought so. Although her face was not obviously brought out, it was also a little unnatural.

Mrs Ye knew the person of her in-laws and didn't know what she was thinking. Although she was a little unhappy, she still took a few steps forward with a smile on her face. She took Mrs. Xu's hand and said, "Sister, we haven't seen each other for a long time. You still look so strong!"

As the saying goes, if you reach out and don't hit a smiling person, it's not good for Mrs. Xu to give face when she saw that her family is so enthusiastic. She smiled and exchanged a few words, but she was always thinking about how to treat lunch. If she can't afford green vegetables and coarse rice, but if it's delicious and deliciously, so many people don't know how much they will eat.

"That day, your little four went to report the good news and said that Grandpa Xing'er and her father had not come back yet. I thought that the work in the field of my in-laws had not been done yet. Her women couldn't go down to the ground, and she had to ask others to take care of them. Well, I thought about it. I just brought all the kids in my family together. After washing the children, I went to the field to give them a hand. Mrs. Ye said and picked up two hens from the car and winked at her eldest daughter-in-law.

Old Ye's daughter-in-law hurriedly came over with other things and said, "Aunuch, these are my own vegetables. They have just been pulled out of the ground in the morning. You see, they are still watery!" I don't know if my aunt has milk | water. There are a few crucian carp in this basket, which is very easy to use in soup. The two hens in my mother's hand are still chicks that have just hatched last year. Now it's time to lay eggs to mend our aunt..." The words at the beginning were quite smooth, but later people still heard that they were a little reluctant, but they did not show it on their faces.

Mrs. Xu saw that there were a few bundles of fresh vegetables in the basket. She couldn't see clearly in the basket, but she also took it with a heavy pressure. She thought that she had at least six or seven catties of fish, and saw that Ye's second daughter-in-law still carried a piece of pork belly and two pig's feet in her hand, which made her heart happy and looked better. Shao said rudely, "Look, they are all relatives. They come here and bring so many things."

Xu Xinger reached out and grabbed the two hens, grabbed the wicker basket from Mrs. Xu's hand, motioned Taoer to carry the pig's feet, put all the things in her west house, turned around and locked the door, and said to Aunt Ye with a smile, "My mother has no milk these days. I heard from Grandma Guo that stewed crucian carp soup and stewed pig's feet can be milk. I'm still worried about my family. I didn't have money to buy it, so my grandma remembered to bring it.

When Mrs. Xu saw so many things, she went to more than half of them in a blink of an eye. Suddenly, she didn't care that there were still relatives and neighbors. She asked, "Xinger, what are you doing by locking everything up? Who are you guarding against?"

"Milk, today's little sister washes the third child. If she is either a relative or a friend, who else can she guard against?" Xu Xinger looked at Mrs. Xu with a surprised face, "I'm afraid that things will be in the way, so I put them in the west room. I don't have a chicken nest in my house. Naturally, locking the door will run out to prevent the chickens from being frightened."

Old Mrs. Xu was speechless by Xing'er, and the atmosphere became more and more rigid.

Mr. Ye didn't want to clash with her in-laws on the day of her granddaughter Xi San, so she said, "The water in the pot is boiling. It's time to wash the child."

Mrs. Guo was also very knowledgeable. She put the magic codes of the thirteen women on the incense table, set up the incense burner, and poured the millet and inserted three incense sticks. Then he went into the house with a copper basin, scooped half a basin of water from the pot, mixed with half a basin of cold water, touched the right temperature, and put it in front of the incense case. Then he took the child from Xu Xinger's hand, and then washed the child according to the custom of the countryside.

Mrs Xu came forward to add a basin first. She had prepared ten copper coins, but she was unhappy just now. Now she thought about it for a long time and only lost six of them.

Ladies Ye stepped forward for the second time, threw down 20 copper plates strung with red rope, hit the bottom of the copper basin, and jingled.

Mrs. Xu's face almost sank out of the water, but Mrs. Guo smiled and said auspicious words a little louder than just now.

Then the rest of the family also came forward with their own meanings. Most of them lost two or three copper coins, and their peers threw some peanuts and chestnuts in to please them.

After washing San'er, Mrs. Guo hugged the child and asked, "The child's grandfather and father are not at home. Her grandmother gave her a name!"

Mrs Xu felt that she had lost face just now, and now she didn't bother to think about it carefully. She turned her head and saw a chestnut floating in the washing water, so she casually said casually, "Just call it chestnuts. Chestnuts and Lizi, maybe the next one will be my son."

Xu Xinger's mouth twitched, and her name was already very rustic, but at least it was like a little girl's name, but now even chestnuts came out. When the little sister grew up, the watery little girl called such a name was really speechless.

"Okay, it's also a good name." Mrs. Guo thought it was good. The villagers were not so particular about naming their children. They just want to feed them. They said that they would give the child to Aunt Ye. They burned the mother's code under the tree in the yard and went into the house to serve the mother of Ye's kang. All the procedures were done step by step, and then they cleaned up the things in the copper basin and complained. Say goodbye.

The rest of the relatives and friends who came to join in the fun went into the room to see Ye and the children. They sat down and talked for a while. Near noon, they also left one after another. In the end, only Mrs. Xu and the people of the Ye family were left.

Seeing that there were no outsiders, Mrs. Ye immediately began to assign errands and said, "Big brother and second, you two should go to the field to work quickly. Third, you go to the mountain and cut more firewood. The eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law, you go to clean up the house, and then set up the fire to wash the vegetables and prepare to cook. I'll go into the house to see the apricot mother. After ordering, he turned around and saw that Mrs. Xu was still standing in the yard. He said as if he had just remembered her, "Sister, let's stay and eat together at noon. Let's go into the room to talk and let them work."

Mrs. Xu was hung up for a long time, and her face was embarrassed. She raised her hand and fluttered her apron and said, "You women talk about your own words. There is still a lot of work at home, so I won't be here to say hello." After saying that, he said to Xu Xinger, "You have a little insight. When you see the work you can do, you can help. Don't stare straight and just stand stupidly."

After seeing Mrs. Xu leave, Mr. Ye's daughter-in-law spat hard and said, "What a snobbish old man who didn't eat her. Look at that old face."

Ye's second daughter-in-law is sweet-mouthed and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, we are lucky to be a good mother-in-law, otherwise we will not be angry." Then she stretched out her hand and pushed Xu Xinger and said, "Good boy, go into the house and rest. The old lady misses you so much. Hurry up and give her how rare it is."

"You two should give me less soup. It's serious to make some fish soup for your sister." Mrs. Ye was quite satisfied with her two daughters-in-law. Although there was usually friction and conflict, she always knew how to enter and retreat outside, so she only smiled and pulled Xu Xinger into the room to see the Ye family.

Although he has rested for two days, there is nothing nutritious to nourish him. Ye's face is still very pale, with two obvious blue marks under his eyes. At first glance, he doesn't have a good rest. His eyebrows frowned, as if there were many unresolved troubles. At this time, I saw my mother entering the room, and my lips squirmed a few times. Before I could open my mouth, my tears fell down one by one.