nycdaug Chapter 376: 3rd Morning Ceremony
Chapter 376: 3rd Morning Ceremony
When Lin Jiaojiao pushed the crib out, everyone in the main room held their breath and watched.
Because of the mosquito net, everyone could only vaguely see two babies lying in the bed. It was not until Lin Jiaojiao pulled open the mosquito net and hung it up that everyone could see clearly.
Lin Jiaojiao introduced softly, "The one on the left is my elder sister Lin Xiayou, and the one on the right is my younger brother Lin Dongyi."
Mother Su stared at the two children who were sleeping soundly, her eyes slightly reddened. These were her grandchildren.
Liu Ying said enviously: "Sister Lin, you have two beautiful children, both of them are fair and clean."
"so cute……"
At this time, Zhao Bo also brought a copper basin and placed it on the table. The water in it was light yellow, which was bath water made from boiled locust branches and mugwort leaves.
Zhang Wengong, who presided over the three-day ceremony, shouted.
"You can add more pots now."
Then everyone threw the prepared copper coins, peanuts and red-skinned eggs into the basin one by one.
Zhang Wengong waited until they had finished throwing the food, then he picked up the pestle he had prepared in advance and started stirring the food in the basin, muttering something to himself.
"One stir, two stirs, three stirs, and the elder sister takes the younger sister and runs away."
It means giving birth to many noble daughters.
After stirring, Zhang Wengong came to the crib. Li Yudie had already helped take off the children's bellybands and diapers. He picked up Lin Xiayou and carried her to the basin, washing her while reciting to him.
"Wash your hair first, and you will not be sad; wash your face second, and you will be a high official; wash your waist third, and you will rise higher and higher in every generation."
Maybe it was because she felt uncomfortable after getting wet, but Lin Xiayou’s little hands started waving and her mouth was slightly open, ready to cry at any time.
Zhang Wengong calmly picked up the ginger slices and wiped the baby's forehead and joints. Finally, he picked up a soft handkerchief, dipped it in tea and wiped the baby's gums.
As soon as Lin Xiayou happened to cry, she could no longer hold back. Everyone laughed and praised the child for his great future.
Lin Jiaojiao didn't understand these customs. She was heartbroken when she heard the baby crying. Her crying even made Lin Dongyi, who was still in the crib, start crying too.
But she could do nothing but watch.
When it was Lin Dongyi's turn, because the child had woken up and was crying, Zhang Wengong simply cleaned him, wiped his forehead and joints with ginger slices, and wiped his gums with a handkerchief before finishing.
The two children were crying loudly in the cribs, so they didn't stay outside for long. Under everyone's reluctant gazes, Lin Jiaojiao pushed the cribs back into the house.
Lin Yiyan was half lying on the bed. He waited for Lin Jiaojiao to push the crib to the side of the bed and then asked gently.
"Is it over so soon?"
"Well, the kids were crying so hard that I pushed them in. They must be hungry, big brother."
Lin Yiyan met her pleading eyes, smiled helplessly, and nodded to signal Li Yu's father beside him to bring the child over.
Li Yudie picked up Lin Xiayou and put her in Lin Yiyan's arms, explaining with a smile.
"The head of the family is called a ringing basin. The louder the cry, the better the omen."
"Ok."
Lin Jiaojiao didn't care about all that. Seeing Lin Xiayou calm down while feeding, she felt relieved. Then she sat beside the crib and coaxed Lin Dongyi who was still crying.
"Don't cry, don't cry, wait until your sister finishes eating, then it will be your turn, be good..."
outside.
Song Jiajia pulled Lin Yizhi and whispered, "Xiaozhi, give me two of the red-skinned eggs in the basin. I also want to have twins at once."
His face turned red as he finished speaking and he looked around to see if anyone had heard him. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he continued speaking.
"There are six in the basin, two for me, two for you, and two left for Xiaoran, just right."
Lin Yizhi nodded to indicate that it was okay. After all, among the three men in this marriage, they were the only ones who didn't have children yet.
He went to talk to Lin's father, and Lin's father smiled and told Zhang Wengong to distribute the six red-skinned eggs to the three of them.
Jiang Huai sat next to his father, looked at this scene and lowered his eyes, with loss in his eyes.
Fu Qi beside him murmured to himself with some curiosity.
"Can I really get pregnant with twins if I eat two of these?"
Father Jiang listened to his words and said slowly: "This is just for luck and to share in the good fortune."
"That's great. I also want to have twins."
"Xiaoqiu, you're already thinking about having a second child before you even give birth."
Fu Qi blushed when she heard Jiang's father's joking words.
There were guests outside, so Lin Jiaojiao couldn't stay in the house for too long. She only came out after Lin Dongyi had drunk his milk.
There is still more than an hour before lunch, and Lin Jiaojiao suggested going to the entertainment room to play mahjong, and everyone is very interested.
There were only two mahjong tables in the entertainment room, so Xiaowu and Xiaoliu quickly added another one.
The adults played mahjong at the table, while the children sat in the rest area nearby and ate fruit plates and snacks.
Liu Xiuxiu was eating a bag of potato chips, looking at the two people chatting with her brother nearby, feeling indignant.
Sure enough, everything has changed.
Their friendship would never be the same again.
She turned around and looked at her sister who was reading a book and eating potato chips with a crunching sound. Finally, she couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore, so she grabbed another bag of potato chips and ran out.
She sat at the gate, and her heart was warmed when she saw Xiaobai sitting in front of her waiting for her to feed him potato chips.
"Xiaobai, you are still the best. You are the only one who can play with me."
"Wang Wang."
Just when she was about to hug the little white dog and cry, three carriages stopped at the gate.
Yu Wanru jumped off the carriage and saw a man and a dog sitting on the doorstep. She walked over and asked.
"Who are you? Why have I never seen you before? Why are you sitting at the door of my elder sister Lin's house?"
Liu Xiuxiu became unhappy when she heard her arrogant tone and stood up with her hands on her hips.
"Who are you? This is my sister Jiaojiao's house. I can sit however I want. What's it to you?"
Yu Wanru looked at her in surprise. She actually dared to challenge her. She immediately put her hands on her hips and looked aggressive. Before she could open her mouth, she heard a voice behind her.
"Wanru, don't be unreasonable. Hurry up and apologize to the little girl."
Yu Wanru turned to look at her father unhappily, pouted slightly and refused to apologize.
However, when Liu Xiuxiu saw the noble man behind her, she immediately gave in and put down her hands from her waist.
"It's okay. Are you here to look for Sister Jiaojiao? I'll help you call her."
After saying that, he turned around and ran inside without waiting for anyone to answer, leaving Xiaobai alone to guard the door.
She ran to the hanging flower gate and bumped into Lin Jiaojiao who was coming towards her. Lin Jiaojiao hurriedly grabbed her to avoid a broken butt.
"Be careful Xiuxiu."
"Sister Jiaojiao, someone is looking for you outside."
"Okay, I see. Thank you, Xiuxiu."
After Lin Jiaojiao finished speaking, she let go of her hand and walked towards the door. Lan Yi came to her and told her that three carriages had arrived at the Yu family. Logically, there wouldn't be so many carriages for Yu Wanru to return to school today. So she got down from the mahjong table and hurried out.
When she arrived at the door, she saw three carriages parked there and people standing at the door.
"Student Yu is back so soon. Is this Mr. Yu?"
Before Yu's father answered, Yu Wanru next to him immediately answered.
"Yes, this is my father. He bought me a courtyard house when he came to send me to school."
Lin Jiaojiao's eyes lit up and she smiled, "Of course, but my children can't accompany you for the three-day ceremony today. I'll let Lan Yi take you to the village head's house, and I'll leave this matter to the village head."
This time, Yu's father replied before Yu Wanru: "Okay, Lord Lin, this is the gift that Mu Qing asked me to bring. I wish your young lady and young master a healthy growth."
Lin Jiaojiao personally took the gift box and made some polite remarks, asking the two of them to stay for dinner, but he declined on the grounds that he had to clean up the yard. Then he left with Yu Wanru reluctantly.
She watched them leave and then opened the gift box, revealing two silver bracelets.