Chapter 114 Two

He Caiwei was somewhat surprised; there were actually two, but her mother's belly was nothing like the belly of someone who was pregnant with twins.

It wasn't that big, so they didn't think of it as twins, which was quite a pleasant surprise.

After the first one, the second one came much faster, only five or six minutes apart. Then came another cry, this time a little weaker than the first one.

He Caiwei took a look and realized it was a young girl; no wonder her voice was a little weaker than the young man's.

"Mom, this is a little sister, she's prettier than the brother who came out first." He Caiwei actually thought the little one was ugly, but no matter what, she was much prettier than her newborn brother. At least her face wasn't as wrinkled.

"Hey, congratulations to the He family's daughter on having both a son and a daughter." The midwife quickly wrapped up the baby girl and handed her to her older sister.

The old lady helped clean up the soiled things. "Girl, go and call your dad to come in and help. Pick up your mom, and I'll change the bedding. It's still too cold outside, so don't take these two little ones out in the wind."

"Okay, Grandma." He Caiwei covered the two little ones' faces. She had to take them out to let Grandpa and Dad see them, but she would be careful not to let them catch a cold.

"Grandpa, they're twins, a boy and a girl. Grandma said they shouldn't be exposed to the wind, so I covered their faces. Dad, Grandma wants you to come in and help. Hurry up. Big brother, could you please bring me another basin of hot water and put it by the door? I'll come and get it right away." He Caiwei gently opened the door, finished saying everything she needed to say in one breath, showed the two children to the old man, and then carried them back inside.

It's really cold outside, and these two newborns can't stand the cold.

After Lu Zhiheng came in, he looked at his wife and immediately picked her up. The midwife helped change the bedding before carefully putting his wife back down and quickly pulling the large quilt up.

He Caiwei handed the two little ones to her father, then went outside to fetch a basin of hot water. Grandma Lan used the hot water to wipe them down before helping them tidy their clothes and cover them with blankets.

The old lady was very meticulous in everything she did. He Caiwei finally understood why so many people were willing to spend a little more to have her deliver their babies.

"Grandma, can my mother eat now?" He Caiwei was worried that her mother was hungry, so she had to ask about these things, as she still didn't understand anything about them.

"No need, she's tired right now. Let her rest. We'll prepare food for her after she wakes up. If she wakes up later, give her a glass of warm water first. After she drinks it, she can eat something. Rice porridge, brown sugar eggs, or red dates are all fine. Since there are two babies, it would be best to prepare some pig's feet with ginger to help with milk production."

Pig's feet and ginger confinement meal is a local custom in Shenzhen. Various kinds of pig's feet are used, which are nourishing and promote lactation.

"Okay, thank you, Grandma." He Caiwei took out a red envelope from her pocket. It was prepared by her mother beforehand. She didn't know how much money was in it, but now that there were two little babies, giving her a food allowance would be enough. Food was hard to come by these days, and the old lady would probably need it more.

"It's all better now, this old woman will be going now." Granny Lan said as she started to walk out. It was already daylight now, and it had stopped raining, so it wasn't as difficult to walk as it had been last night. The old woman could manage on her own, but He Caiwei was still worried.

"Brother, could you please take Grandma home? She's been busy all night and hasn't eaten much this morning. Here's some cornmeal for her to cook some corn porridge when she gets home." He Caiwei ran to the kitchen and brought back a bag of cornmeal weighing about 5 pounds and two eggs.

It wasn't pure cornmeal, but rather coarse cornmeal mixed with some sorghum flour, which was the most common and widespread grain of that era.

Grandma Lan's eyes lit up when she heard there was grain. Grain is really hard to buy these days, and these 5 jin of grain can feed her for several days.

"Then this old woman will shamelessly accept it, thank you young lady Lu." The old woman had bound feet, so she walked with a slight sway. Lu Qingfeng noticed this when they went out and supported her the whole way.

Not long after he saw the people off, the old man came over again. He hadn't gotten a good look at the two little ones' faces last night, and now that it was daylight, he wanted to see them again.

"Grandpa, they're not awake yet. I'll bring them out for you to see when they wake up." He Caiwei looked at her grandfather, who was inexplicably excited, with amusement. She had been busy all night and needed to take a nap, otherwise she was afraid she wouldn't be able to stay awake.

"Alright, eat something first, then go rest. Grandpa will take care of the food. Oh, and make sure to prepare your mother's food and keep it warm in the pot. I'll have your dad take it to her later. I don't really have much experience making regular postpartum meals, so I'm worried about making something that won't be suitable for her." The old man looked at his granddaughter's dark circles and quickly told her to rest.

No, he had to make a call and urge Aunt Liu to come back sooner so that his granddaughter wouldn't have to work so hard.

"Qingfeng, go with Grandpa to make a phone call to your dad to share the good news, and then go to the transport team to ask your uncle for leave. He worked all night without rest last night, so let him get some rest today." The old man wanted to share his joy with Lu Dabao.

Uncle Lu isn't here; he lives here. If he were, they would still have to give him red eggs and glutinous rice balls.

"Okay, Grandpa, I've cooked some noodles. Why don't you have a bowl of noodles before you go out? It's freezing cold outside. If you don't eat something to warm yourself up, you might freeze to death." This Grandpa He is so impulsive. It's so early in the morning, and people haven't even gone to work yet. Where am I supposed to call them now? I'd better stay home and wait until it's almost time before going over, so I don't have to stand in the cold wind at the door.

"Is the noodle soup ready? Okay, let's eat noodles first. Do you want steamed buns or dumplings? We can buy them from the couple next to the courtyard where I used to live. They're both very clean and their cooking is delicious." The old man was worried that they wouldn't be used to the rice and porridge here, so since they arrived, at least one of their three meals a day has been noodles, and the other two meals have steamed buns or dumplings.

Of course, the steamed buns weren't plain white steamed buns; they were the kind made with a mixture of several kinds of flour. When they were freshly steamed, they felt very soft and delicious, but once they cooled down, they became hard. If you left them overnight, they were so hard that you could smash someone's head with them.

"Grandpa, we can eat anything, we're very adaptable, so don't worry about us." Lu Qingfeng and his family have eaten all sorts of things since they were little, they don't necessarily only eat noodles or rice.

The combination of dishes we're eating now is fine, and they don't seem to feel uncomfortable at all.

"Brother, little brother, where is little sister?" Little Lu Qingyue ran over excitedly from the neighboring yard.

Lu Qingfeng quickly took two steps forward and covered her mouth. This girl's voice was too loud. If she accidentally woke up the two little ones, they would start crying and that would be the end of it.