After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 142 A Gift for the Midwife
Cao's family lived not far from the entrance of Shenjiazhuang Village. She was widowed at an early age and worked hard to raise her three sons. Life was very difficult, but fortunately, all three sons got married, and the burden on her shoulders was much lighter.

However, with so many sons, there are also many grandchildren. Right now, she already has six grandchildren, all of whom are still very young and need to be fed. Apart from adding to the burden of the family, they can't help with any chores.

She'll inevitably have to worry about it.

When Cao returned home, it was already slightly dawn.

The winter rain was drizzling and the cold wind was howling. Her three daughters-in-law were all up and busy, while the others were still fast asleep inside.

The eldest daughter-in-law, Madam Qian, was the first to hear the commotion and rushed out to help. "Mother, how was it last night? Did Shen Yi's wife give birth to a boy or a girl?"

"Girl!" Cao said, placing the package on the table, the rich aroma of pastries filling the room.

Madam Qian looked surprised, "If she's a girl, why are you giving her so many things?"

Cao sat down and sighed, "That's why I say Su is really lucky. Shen Yi should be hoping his wife will have more sons. I thought he would be unhappy, but he was overjoyed. He not only doted on his wife, but he was also completely smitten with the little girl. It's clear he really likes her."

That girl was so lucky to be born into the Su family. Look at all the gifts Shen Yi prepared for me as a token of his gratitude. I refused them, and he got upset. I wonder what's inside them.

Qian carefully opened the package and took out a large bag of guokui (a type of flatbread) from the top. "Mom, it's guokui! Shen Yi's guokui is so delicious! Many people in the village have eaten it. Before, when the children passed by their house, they kept asking to buy some, but I thought it was too expensive and couldn't bear to let them go that way. I didn't expect them to give you so much."

Qian counted them; there were twenty in total, and they all seemed to contain something.

The children inside came running out one after another, drawn by the aroma. Their eyes were glued to the guokui (a type of flatbread), and their mouths watered.

Qian laughed and cursed.

Cao's second daughter-in-law, Li, and third daughter-in-law, Wu, also came in and asked the same question again.

Mr. Qian explained the situation.

The two couldn't help but sigh.

As they spoke, Madam Qian took out the money bag from under the flatbread and respectfully handed it to Madam Cao, saying, "Mother, please see how much is inside."

Cao hesitated for a moment before opening the box, pouring out the money inside. Her pupils contracted instantly, and she carefully counted the money for a while before saying, "There's actually two taels of silver! Even families having sons don't give this much!"

"Mother, there's another set of warm clothes and pants here!" Li took out the remaining items and held one piece each with Wu, gesturing to them.

Madam Qian looked at the items, considered them briefly, and was so shocked she almost lost her balance. "Mother, all of this adds up to more than two and a half ounces! Could it be that Shen Yi has really struck it rich?"

Cao hesitated for a moment and then shook her head. "If he really became rich, he wouldn't give me small change. He could have just given me two taels of silver. I reckon he's just too happy! Alright, this is his business. Let's not gossip about it, lest people get jealous."

It hasn't been easy for her, a widow, to get to where she is today. No one understands the ways of survival in the village better than her.

The three daughters-in-law were most afraid of Cao Shi, and immediately nodded in agreement.

With this two taels of silver, their family will have a much better winter.

Overjoyed, Cao asked Qian to bring out ten guokui (a type of flatbread). The children each took half, the adults shared the remaining half, and the other ten were kept, knowing they wouldn't spoil in two or three days in this weather.

After seeing Cao off, Shen Yi immediately went inside to see Su Tai and the child, looking very reluctant to part with them.

Su Tai was speechless. "Weren't you supposed to be delivering guokui? Are you canceling your business?" "No, no, I'm canceling. There's a happy occasion at home, so I'm closing for a few days," Shen Yi replied shamelessly.

Su Tai couldn't help but make fun of him again.

Even Madam Han couldn't stand it anymore and pushed Shen Yi out, saying, "Go do what you're supposed to do, don't cause trouble here. The child won't run away, you can still see him when he comes back."

After Shen Yi went out to deliver goods, Madam Han focused on taking care of Su Tai during her postpartum period.

I wanted to get her something to eat, but I didn't know where to start. "Girl, where's the meat in your house?"

Su Tai looked at the sheep pen and said lazily, "Shen Yi said he would kill a sheep for me. We'll talk about it when he gets back. Mom, first make me some noodles with lots of eggs. There's brown sugar in the kitchen for making guokui (a type of flatbread), so make me some brown sugar water too."

Han was delighted when brown sugar was mentioned. "When Mother goes back, give me some brown sugar. I've heard it's good for you, so let's get some to try."

Su Tai laughed, "You're my mother, how could I forget you? It's perfect timing to take some extra with me, for my aunt, cousin, and cousin Yunyun."

Seeing that Su Tai agreed so readily, Han was even happier.

For some reason, Shen Yi came home earlier than usual today and even called his two cousins ​​over.

Several men sharpened their knives and headed toward the sheepfold, while Su Tai was already enjoying fresh mutton soup by evening.

In the following days, Han spent her time either cooking for Su Tai or holding the baby.

The little girl was well cared for in the womb and was born neither too fat nor too thin, but very well-proportioned. In addition, Su Tai had plenty of good milk, so the little girl ate well and slept well. During her postpartum period, she grew rapidly, changing every day.

Han was extremely fond of it, holding it in her arms every day and reluctant to put it down, praising it at every turn.

In the blink of an eye, Su Tai had been lying in bed for a month. Fortunately, the weather was cold, and she didn't sleep with Shen Yi, otherwise she would definitely go crazy.

The first thing to do after the postpartum period is to take a hot bath to remove all the dirt and grime from your body.

Han couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she kept running to the kitchen to boil water.

While she was away, Su Tai filled a large pot with water during the flood season, heated it with an automatic water heater, and then secretly ran to the bathhouse to fill the bathtub with hot water when Han was not paying attention.

When Han brought in the hot water, he saw the bathtub full of hot water and his forehead was full of question marks.

Before she could ask any further questions, Su Tai led her outside, quickly took off her sticky clothes, scooped up several ladles of hot water and poured it over her from head to toe, then washed her from head to toe with scented soap, repeating this process three times.

She breathed a sigh of relief only after making sure all the mud and grime was gone. She then poured a lot of hot water over herself before wrapping herself in a clean towel and sitting by the bathtub to carefully dry her hair.

She would not leave the room until her hair was dry.

After she finished getting herself ready, the child was hungry again, so she had to keep busy.

Hearing her mutterings, Shen Yi smiled indulgently, "Wife, our daughter is already a month old, can you think of a nice name for her?"

"Why shouldn't you be the one to think of it?" Su Tai looked up in surprise.

Shen Yi chuckled sheepishly, "You know so much, the name you choose will definitely sound good."