The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 872 - 188: Time Bomb_4

Chapter 872: Chapter 188: Time Bomb_4

"I’m fine, elder sister! A good rest during my confinement will help me recuperate," Pei Yuan called to her.

Up to now, she still hadn’t any breast milk, and the child was crying from hunger; the milk he was fed came from Pei Qin.

"Your body has been severely damaged. If you don’t take good care of yourself, you’ll end up with lifelong ailments!" Pei Qin frowned.

Seeing her like this, Pei Yuan didn’t insist further and chuckled, "If I continue to be without milk, the little boy will have to follow his elder sister for nourishment!"

"Dream on! After I finish raising you, you still owe me a son to raise!" Pei Qin glared at her.

Pei Yuan laughed softly and patted her son, "Hurry up, call me Auntie Mother!"

"Even calling mama won’t do!" Pei Qin shouted back.

Madam Zhao was discussing with Grandma Fang, and they decided to give the little boy a nickname: Happy. Having a grandson made them happy, so they named him that. Calling him by this name would bring joy, and it would also help Pei Yuan recover happily during her confinement.

"Happy! Happy! What a wonderful name!" Grandma Fang too smiled with pleasure when she heard it.

The doctor and Zhao Xiaochen, who had rushed home, encountered each other and were brought back in haste by Zhao Xiaochen on horseback. As they entered the door, he called, "Where is Yuanyuan!?"

Madam Zhao hurriedly came to greet him, "Xiao Chen! Hurry and see how Yuanyuan and Happy are doing!"

Zhao Xiaochen complied and strode into the room.

Pei Qin and Grandma Fang then came out of the room.

The doctor was still perched on the horse when Old Master Zhao approached and helped him down, leaving him so shaken that he vomited a good deal. After washing up and drinking two large bowls of hot tea, he was ready.

Zhao Xiaochen came out again and brought him in to examine Pei Yuan.

Indignant, the doctor glared at him a few times. It was not a matter of life and death; they had nearly shaken him to death! After catching his breath, and hearing that Pei Yuan had previously lost a great deal of blood, he carefully checked her pulse. Upon finishing, he said, "She needs medicinal care, which will speed up her recovery, but she won’t be able to breastfeed. If you nourish her with food, she will also recover, but it will be slower."

"Hire a wet nurse!" Zhao Xiaochen immediately said.

At first, Pei Yuan refused to hire one, insisting on breastfeeding herself, and with the maids at home, there weren’t so many chores to handle; surely they could manage without one.

When Madam Zhao heard this, she thought for a moment and then agreed to hire a wet nurse. She still hoped to nurse Pei Yuan back to health so she could have more children. Madam Zhao herself, due to frail health, only had one child, and always felt envious seeing other families with many children.

Pei Qin had the doctor check the tonic medicines they had brought, advised using any that were suitable, and instructed Zhao Xiaochen to buy a wet nurse, "I’ll leave after the baby’s first month’s washing ceremony." For the next few days, she could feed Happy herself, and Xixi could eat a little less.

"Thanks a lot, elder sister!" Zhao Xiaochen didn’t stay long and soon hurriedly rode out again.

Zhang Gengshan, who had received the doctor, finally returned in a carriage, "Shall your servant go with you to fetch her?!" On second thought, he decided to go along too. If the doctor could be so jolted, a wet nurse bounced too harshly would be caring for the young master.

Pei Qin held Happy and breastfed him; Xixi saw this and became unwilling, as she had not eaten enough these past two days.

Happy just closed his eyes and ate away.

Xixi, nearing one hundred days old, saw her mother nursing another child and started to flap her little hands, reaching out to grab and babbling at him.

Watching this, Pei Yuan laughed deeply, "Auntie Mother will feed our Xixi! Come here, Xixi!"

Grandma Fang picked her up and lightly tapped her nose with a smile, "So young and already fighting for affection! You little imp!"

Once Pei Qin had fed Happy enough, she then fed her. Seeing there was nothing left, she pouted and cried, a face full of aggrieved innocence.

Each time she ate, she fought for it.

Zhao Xiaochen brought back a wet nurse, but Happy, already accustomed to Pei Qin’s milk, refused the wet nurse’s feed.

Seeing his son not eating, Zhao Xiaochen, irritated, purchased two more, "You little thing! Causing your mother loss, and still being picky!"

After crying twice, Happy finally resigned himself and chose a wet nurse to feed from.

Xixi quickly commandeered Pei Qin’s embrace, her dark eyes flickering stealthily at Happy. Everyone laughed at the amusing sight.

People from the household arrived, calling for Pei Qin to come home.

Seeing that the visitors did not specify the matter, Pei Qin came out and asked, "Who has come?"

"Prince He Qing," was the reply.

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