CHAPTER 340: CHAPTER 332: ALMOST FORGOT AN IMPORTANT THING (2)

"Oh my, what’s going on here? How... how did so many things appear? Could this be contagious? Eldest daughter-in-law, did you eat anything unusual when you were pregnant? How did the child get these?" Old Mrs. Chen exclaimed, jumping and patting her thighs in shock.

Madam Chen was extremely aggrieved, "Everything I ate was arranged by you, mother. Even the amount of water I drank was arranged by you. I didn’t dare to eat or drink anything recklessly."

The family consulted a witch, who said she was carrying a son.

The whole family cherished this pregnancy, and she couldn’t decide what to eat or drink; it was all arranged by her mother-in-law.

Old Mrs. Chen was dumbfounded by the retort, "..."

Contrarily, Chen Danan wasn’t surprised, "Isn’t this just a heat rash?"

Li Yuzhu nodded, "It is indeed a heat rash, and there’s diaper rash under her legs. The weather is hot, she’s wearing too much, and the room is stuffy. Her skin is delicate and has developed a rash from being covered up." Li Yuzhu unwrapped the baby’s diaper as well, "The diaper is wet, it needs changing. Give her a wash, apply some of my herbal ointment, and don’t cover her up too much. She’ll recover on her own in two or three days and it’s not contagious."

This mother-in-law and daughter-in-law pair were afraid of being blamed by each other, leading to the child being cared for like this.

They both called out to Chen Danan, "Come quickly to change the baby’s diaper."

Chen Danan was taken aback by their yelling, and after realizing, she quickly walked to the bedside, removed the diaper, and placed it in a small basin.

Then, she took a clean diaper and was about to wrap it around the baby’s bottom, but was stopped by Li Yuzhu, "Bring some warm water first to wash her, and apply some ointment before wrapping."

Chen Danan exhaled and went to fetch water.

"What’s happening? What’s wrong with the second niece?" Old Chen heard the voices from the bedroom and asked loudly from outside the window.

Old Mrs. Chen, although impatient with this granddaughter, was afraid Old Chen would say she ignored matters, so she quickly replied, "It’s nothing, the second niece wet herself, we’re changing her diaper."

Old Chen laughed heartily, "Ah, my granddaughter is so smart, she even cries when she’s wet."

Li Yuzhu smiled inwardly, how delighted is Old Chen with this granddaughter?

Everything is viewed as a virtue.

With Old Chen’s warning, Old Mrs. Chen didn’t dare to be neglectful with the baby.

She personally supervised Chen Danan changing the diaper, and the baby was well taken care of.

As Old Mrs. Chen said, she does have experience in taking care of children; at least she did a thorough job with diaper changes.

She explained in detail to Chen Danan how to use warm water to clean the baby’s bottom, how to apply ointment, and how to wrap the diaper.

Following the instructions, Chen Danan did it very well.

The baby, after getting changed and having her diaper replaced, was applied with pure herbal ointment, fed, and her crying gradually reduced before she soon fell asleep.

Old Mrs. Chen rubbed her dizzy head and took a long breath, "My head finally feels a bit better."

Taking the opportunity, Li Yuzhu said, "Even though the child is young and can’t speak, she knows whether she feels comfortable. If she’s hungry, wet, in pain, hot, or cold, she will keep crying. Now she’s sleeping soundly, which means she’s very comfortable. I think the curtain shouldn’t be let down; beware that the heat rash and other rashes might get worse. In this hot weather, even adults feel miserable with heat rashes, not to mention a baby."

This time, Madam Chen didn’t listen to Old Mrs. Chen and insisted, "Right, let’s not put the curtain down. Da Nuan, lift the curtain on the other side too."

The curtain was split down the middle and was hooked up on both sides when lifted.

Just now, Li Yuzhu had only lifted one side, and when she was about to lift the other half, Old Mrs. Chen arrived.

Seeing the rash on the baby’s bottom from the heat, she didn’t dare to oppose anything, coldly saying, "Alright, take better care next time."

After saying that, she left.

Li Yuzhu lifted her sleeve to wipe her forehead, which was sweaty.

The room was still stuffy and hot.

She looked around and saw all the windows were tightly closed, then said to Chen Danan, "Open the south window, lift this curtain a bit, don’t let it hang so low; roll it up about a foot."

Families with a bit more money would pay attention to bedroom privacy.

Generally, they would block the bed with something.

Some put a screen, which is breathable and looks nice.

But it’s expensive.

Most families would just hang a wide cloth in front of the bed,

The cloth’s height would hang from the ceiling down to the floor.

The material chosen was extremely cheap coarse cloth, and a wall-sized cloth would only cost a few hundred coins.

But a screen, even a simple bamboo one with no patterns, would cost one or two thousand coins. If it’s a large one with eight panels, it would be even more expensive.

Chen Danan exclaimed in surprise, "Ah? Should we open the window and roll up the curtain, won’t this make the second niece catch a cold?"

"The south window is opened, so no wind will come in. This is just for ventilation, to freshen the room’s air. When you go out and come back in, don’t you notice the strange smell in the room?" Li Yuzhu asked her.

Chen Danan blinked. Indeed, the smell in the room was quite unpleasant.

She nodded, "Mm, a little bit."

Li Yuzhu said, "That’s right. If someone your age can’t handle it, how can a three-day-old baby like Er Nuan?"

Madam Chen had long been unable to bear the strange smell in the house. Seeing her daughter had developed a rash, she said, "Let’s do as Miss Li said. It’s better to be a bit cooler so that Er Nuan’s rash will go away."

As her foster mother had spoken, Chen Danan dared not disobey and did as instructed.

After settling the newborn, Li Yuzhu came to check on Madam Chen’s health.

Although there were no complications, after all, she wasn’t young, and her body wasn’t recovering very quickly.

Li Yuzhu rewrote the prescription, adding some nourishing herbs.

Seeing her frown while writing the prescription, Madam Chen couldn’t help worrying, "Is there something wrong with my health, Miss Li? Why do you look troubled?"

The cesarean didn’t hurt at all during the operation, but afterwards, the dull pain in her abdomen was truly unpleasant.

Even turning over hurt.

She remembered how her sisters-in-law who had given birth naturally could run to the bathroom by themselves the very next day, eat at the table by the second day, and by the third day, carry the baby and stroll around the house.

But three days after giving birth, she still couldn’t move at all.

She had sneaked a look at her abdomen, and the sight of a large scar across it had drained the color from her face.

"Oh, not at all." Li Yuzhu smiled slightly at her, "I just thought of something from my family. A friend is helping me send something to the county, and I don’t know if they’ve returned yet. It’s not because of you." She made up an excuse offhandedly. She was indeed worried about Madam Chen.

"I see." Madam Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s good that it’s not about her.

She had her daughter at thirty-five, so she didn’t want her health to be an issue; she needed to recover quickly to take care of her daughter.

The other daughters-in-law of the Chen Family came one by one to visit Madam Chen.

They all noticed that Madam Chen’s room had its windows open, the curtains slightly lifted, the canopy on the bed was open, and the newborn was only wearing a thin little garment, not wrapped in a quilt but covered with a thin floral cloth.

They were all taken aback.

"This, this, Sister-in-law, this won’t do; letting in the wind will cause headwind illness," exclaimed the most talkative woman present during Madam Chen’s delivery.

Another woman also said, "What if Er Nuan catches a cold? Da Nuan, why did you open the window? Aren’t you concerned about your mother!"

Chen Danan looked innocent, "It’s not my doing."

Madam Chen looked at them, "I asked Da Nuan to open the window. Don’t blame her."

Although she is a foster daughter, she has diligently helped these days, taking care of the newborn without complaints.

Madam Chen was grateful.

"What? Sister-in-law? You asked her to do it? Oh, Sister-in-law, you haven’t had many children and lack experience. Let me tell you..."

"I’ll deal with the headache if I must, but I don’t want anything to happen to Er Nuan." Madam Chen said calmly, "If she stays wrapped up any longer, Er Nuan will seriously fall ill."

"Nonsense, how could that be?" The talkative woman said again.

Madam Chen gave her a glance, then lifted the little floral cloth covering the newborn, revealing her short little legs, which were only covered by a diaper, not wearing any pants.

"Look, she’s got a rash, and there’s a rash on the back of her thighs too," said Madam Chen, "If she stays wrapped up any longer, how could Er Nuan bear it?"

The talkative woman said again, "Oh, sister-in-law, this is the fetal toxin from the womb; it will clear up after the month is over."

Madam Chen said, "It wasn’t present the day before yesterday or yesterday, but it showed up today, so it’s clearly not a fetal toxin. Miss Li has already seen it."

"It’s just fetal toxin, sister-in-law. You’ve had fewer children; I’ve had four, so I have more experience," said the talkative woman.

Madam Chen disliked people boasting about their children in front of her. She said impatiently, "I’ll handle matters concerning my child."

"Well, alright, sister-in-law, but if anything happens to Er Nuan, don’t regret it later." The woman glanced at Li Yuzhu, "Listening to a young girl like her, you’ll regret it."

The women gave the newborn a casual glance and then dispersed one by one.

Madam Chen lay on the bed sulking.

Li Yuzhu found out that the women who had come were not only ones with many children but also those who had given birth to sons.

Their frequent visits to the main house had an obvious motive.

No wonder Madam Chen showed them a cold face upon arrival.

Li Yuzhu said, "Madam, don’t be upset. During this month, it’s important to stay calm and harmonious for good milk production."

Madam Chen snapped back to her senses; how could she forget such an important thing?