Daily Life of Jiang Liuniang

  Chapter 564 Lung tubes and heart sockets

The   birth ceremony is a custom for a woman to give gifts and food to her son-in-law's family after she is pregnant, hoping that pregnant women will give birth naturally, have more children, and have many good wishes such as male and female. According to the customs of Kang'an, the birth-giving ceremony can be given when the pregnant woman is eight months pregnant, or it can be given after the woman enters the month of giving birth, and it is said sooner or later. If a pregnant woman is in the first half of the month of giving birth, it will be delivered when the pregnancy reaches the eighth month;

  Yazheng's birth date was in the first ten days of the first month, so the birth ceremony of the Su family was already delivered to Jiang's house. Wang Youying's birth date was in the second half of the twelfth lunar month, so the Wang family should send the birth-inducing gift in the early twelfth lunar month. Even if the uncle and the Kong family were not at home, the grandmother could not be taken care of when she was ill, and there were dozens of daughters-in-law next to the Wang family, how could it not be my sister's turn to prepare the birth ceremony!

  Jiang Liu put down his chopsticks and asked, pretending to be ignorant, "Grandma, when will the eldest cousin give birth, is it time for a birth-inducing gift?"

   Mrs. Wang sighed, "Your cousin should give birth on the 25th or 6th of this month. It is said that the birth ceremony should be given in October, but the Zhang family said that it should be given again in the twelfth lunar month, and it has been delayed until now."

   In October, the uncle was still in prison and he had not released Wensu. The Zhang family refused to give birth-promoting gifts, probably because he was afraid of getting bad luck. Wang Youying's father-in-law served in the Hanlin Academy, and Wang Fangyu's crime was the most shameless and most insulting in the eyes of scholars. Jiang Liu once heard the Zhang family's gossip at the banquet, saying that if Wang Youying hadn't become pregnant, the Zhang family would have divorced her.

  If it was something else, my grandmother told Jiang Muyan to do it, but she didn't want to do it. Jiang Muyan couldn't say anything to refuse, she just lowered her head and responded with silence.

   Mrs. Wang continued, "Your aunt went to Wensu to take care of your uncle, and your grandmother is not very energetic. After thinking about it, this matter has to..."

   Before grandmother named her sister again, Jiang Liu interrupted her, pretending to be innocent and curious, and asked, "Grandma, what is the birth ceremony?"

   Mrs. Wang asked with a smile, "Did Liu'er see the birth-inducing gift that the Su family sent in the past?"

   Jiang Liu replied confidently, "Liu'er went out to play, I didn't see it."

"Cough-cough-" Mrs. Wang couldn't help coughing a few times, and after rinsing her mouth, she spoke in detail, "For the birth ceremony, a bunch of millet straws should be placed in a pot, covered with a raw color handkerchief, and then inserted with flowers and grasses. , Five men and two women, sleeping sheep and lying deer, this is the officiating ceremony. In addition, there are six boxes of steamed buns, 120 duck eggs, raw sheep, dates, chestnuts, rice, Tooth embroidered stretch, colorful clothes..."

  The grandmother talked endlessly, and curiously the baby Jiang Liu continued to ask, "What kind of pot should I use for the millet straw?"

"Grandma needs to talk less to keep her spirit alive, I know that." Wang Youhan took over the words and replied, "The pots for the birth ceremony can be gold pots, silver pots, gold-plated pots, or wooden pots with colored paintings. If you send them to Zhang's family, The gold-plated silver basin is the most appropriate. The silver basin is not good, the gold basin is too precious, and the wooden basin will make the Zhang family think that our royal family does not value the married daughter, grandmother, what do you think?”

   Before Mrs. Wang spoke, Jiang Liu said, "Didn't my cousin tell my grandmother to talk less to keep her spirits alive?"

  The girl's family should be gentle and courteous, Wang Youhan did not argue with Jiang Liu, and followed her words, "Liu'er is right, just nod or shake your head, grandmother."

   Mrs. Wang nodded lightly.

"A gold-plated silver basin." Jiang Liu repeated, and then asked, "Since the birth ceremony to be prepared is already clear, why did my grandmother ask my sister to prepare it. No one in the Wang family went to buy it, and I didn't know where to buy it. Still not enough money to buy it?"

   Jiang Liu's words slapped the faces of the Wang family's grandparents and grandsons like a slap in the face. All three of them changed their expressions. Mrs. Wang seemed to have had her lungs pierced, and coughed piercingly.

   Wang Youhan and Jiang Muyan on the left and right immediately stood up and slapped her back. The maidservant held the spittoon by the spittoon and the mouthwash by the mouthwash. They were busy all the time. Wang Tunan, the most absent concubine of the Wang family, stepped aside in fright and was at a loss.

  Nanny Zhao, who was standing behind Jiang Liu, straightened her back, not to mention how happy she was.

   When Mrs. Wang ran out of medicine and was lying on the bed breathing heavily, Wang Youxin kept her face calm and couldn't help scolding Jiang Liu, "Sister Liu'er, look at your grandmother!"

   Jiang Liu is the youngest here, but her face is heavier than Wang Youxin, and her eyes are colder than Wang Youhan. This is the first time that Jiang Liu Wang's sisters saw her, and they didn't dare to look at her, and turned their heads one after another. Jiang Liu's eyes finally fell on his grandmother, who closed his eyes and rested, and asked quietly, "My words are out of order, and my grandmother is angry, please tell my cousin."

The Wang family sisters were speechless, Jiang Muyan said, "There is not a single word of Liu'er that is against the rules, my grandmother recuperates in peace, and the birth ceremony is for the people in the house to buy according to the rules, and it is most appropriate to send it to the Zhang family. If you are short of money for the birth ceremony , Yan'er can send someone back to the manor to fetch it."

  If Jiang Liu's words stabbed her lung tube, Yan'er's words stabbed her in the heart, Mrs. Wang slowly raised her trembling hand, "Yan'er stay, you all go out."

   "Yes." Wang Youhan took his sister out, and Wang Tunan also withdrew. Jiang Liu looked at her sister, Jiang Muyan nodded slightly to her, and Jiang Liu took the wet nurse and maid to retreat.

Madam Wang's old and cold hand took her granddaughter's hand and said with a heavy heart, "Liu'er doesn't understand... that's all, Yan'er is serious, ahem, I don't understand grandmother's mind? Something happened to our family... Indecent thing, your eldest cousin. In Zhangjiadu, ahem, it's difficult. Now, the only one who can help her face is... Yan'er."

My grandmother's hands were cold, as cold as when my mother was holding her to talk before she died. Jiang Muyan was panicked and scared, tears falling down drop by drop, "Yan'er understands what you mean. Don't worry, after the eldest cousin gives birth, wash her hands. For the ceremony of Sanhe Sanla, everything from the Jiang family will be delivered to the Zhang family according to the rules."

"Cough...cough..." Her words were all for the sake of it, but Yan'er still refused to agree to go to Zhang's house to give birth-inducing gifts on her behalf. Madam Wang gasped and asked, "Yan'er is still blaming your cousin for breaking it. What about your mother's wedding dress?"

   Jiang Muyan's phoenix eyes drooped, and after a moment of silence, she said while weeping, "Yan'er preparing a birth ceremony for her cousin is unethical, and Yan'er doesn't want Jiang's family to be pointed at because of this."

  I asked Yan'er to prepare the birth ceremony, I really didn't think about what would happen to the Jiang family. Mrs. Wang gasped heavily, and said after a long while, "Grandma was negligent. I asked your cousin Youhan to prepare the birth ceremony. When the Zhang family's wedding invitation is delivered to the Jiang family, Yan'er will visit your cousin again."

Jiang Muyan replied softly, "Grandma, my mother's delivery date is similar to that of my cousin. If my mother hadn't given birth by the time Zhang's family was washed for three days, Yan'er would definitely go there; if my mother gave birth, Yan'er should stay at home. Serve your mother and take care of your younger siblings.”

   Mrs. Wang frowned slightly, "Wang Youying is your first cousin, Yazheng is just your stepmother."

   Thanks to the book friends 30°C and Qiu Yu for their slow rewards, and the second one will be sent today.

   (end of this chapter)