Raising Babies in the 70s - Chapter 123

Qin Rou had given birth.

Her body had recovered very well, and she had not gained much weight. After confinement, her figure had returned to the same shape as before, only her bust had grown a bit bigger.

The two little childrens were fair and cute, but they would always stick to their mother. Whenever their father came back, they would stick to him. They neither cried nor made trouble. Qin Rou had figured out the feeding time for them. The two little ones were very cooperative with daily meals.

Maybe they were really the children of the Lu family. They were well behaved and quiet.

The two brothers were squeezed together, babbling, they hugged each other, then pushed, they were both cute, and they looked the same.

For Qin Rou, having twins was pretty good, as the brothers could play together.

Just like two little meat worms and small salted fish, the two couldn’t turn over by themselves, they could only lie there, and arch at most.

In the past, when Qin Rou watched the live broadcast of panda children, the breeder just flattened the panda children on the table.

The twins had weak limbs at the moment and couldn’t support their small bodies. When they get bigger, they shouldn’t fight, right?

Qin Rou stretched and came out of the confinement. She felt much more comfortable. She had to start her own career again, and once again manage the outside yard with her heart.

Nature was so cruel but hopeful at the same time. Although her yard was messy and barren, some places were full of vitality.

Those who didn’t survive due to the pests and diseases passed away, and those who survived, such as the yellow peppers, were still growing well, but the family really didn’t worry about eating peppers.

The career of growing flowers and vegetables was full of surprises.

Qin Rou couldn’t help but think of a game called famine. After finally setting up her home, she had to endure the ravages of spring, summer, autumn and winter. It was cold and frosty in winter, but everything recovered in spring. Then the scorching sun was high in summer, and crops would still spontaneously burn. Only in autumn could there be a peaceful harvest.

In the process of planting, various accidents would also occur.

Perhaps that was the beauty of nature.

Although she felt powerless, the planting desire in her was still high, at least that year’s start was better than the previous year.

Crop rotation was required originally. Previous year’s crops died and the soil fertility was replenished, so that year’s crops could grow vigorously.

Qin Rou and Lu Yan brought their two little nephews, and together they rebuilt the chicken coop and fence, and added a sturdy thatched umbrella. Xiao Mingxi and Jing Yi helped cut the weeds.

Not long after she gave birth, something happened in the colony, and it was almost autumn – Sister Huang and Li Qinghua from the next door got successively pregnant.

Zhang Chengbei and Political Commissar Liu, who were in the same regiment, had a happy event together, which people talked about. Chief Lu, who was next door to Regiment Zhang, gave birth to a pair of fat boys.

Therefore, many people who were secretly engaged in metaphysics were saying that because those two went to the Lu House to get lucky, they became pregnant one after another.

Many people wanted to go to the Lu House to touch Zhouzhou and Jiaozi, the pair of good brothers, and get good luck from them, while others wanted to get good luck from Qin Rou and have a pair of fat boys. Some people even thought that she may be a Bodhisattva, otherwise why were the two women who often were in contact with her got pregnant?

Qin Rou thought that their pregnancy had nothing to do with her, it must have something to do with their men.

As for coming to her house to get luck, was it the five blessings of the Chinese New Year? Should they stick papers? 

(On Chinese New Year, people would post up the “five blessings (Wu Fu Lin Men)” red papers on their house, to wish the five good fortune.)

But she didn’t mind if they wanted to touch the kids.

The two silly childrens were not afraid of strangers, instead they were happy to see a lot of people. As long as they saw their mother smiling, they would be happily hugged even by strangers, which was very lovable.

For the two brothers, Qin Rou was a little worried. She was afraid that her two little lions who were not afraid of strangers could turn into spoiled brats in the future.

She heard before about a boy in the community, and he was also a very interesting child. It was said that when he returned to his hometown, he was kidnapped by a trafficker. When chased by his dad, the trafficker carried him to the bar of the cycle and ran. After chasing him, the stupid child laughed, “Haha, dad can’t catch up!!” 

In the end, he was caught.

They had two children, so they had a lot of responsibility. Fortunately, their yard was big, and there were guards in the compound. In the future, there would be a place to run for the children.