This is from Wanghai County.

Yang Yongjin returned to the tavern, arranged matters, and brought along what he needed. He had three dishes and one soup with Xiaojie's father, ate and drank their fill, and was about to set off that night.

Xiaojie's father said, "I suggest we rest for a while. Even if we have the energy to travel, my horse can't keep up. We should at least let it graze and drink some water for two hours."

Yang Yongjin said, "The wine shop has horses. Let's go back and use two horses to pull a cart. We can rest for an hour before setting off again?"

Since it was two horse-drawn carriages, it was much easier. Xiao Jie's father nodded in agreement.

An hour later, the two set off back to Changping Village.

The morning in Changping Village was as peaceful as usual.

In winter, there's no work in the fields and nothing to harvest from the vegetable gardens. Farmers' households become idle and begin to spend their time indoors during the cold months.

But Mrs. Sun came out of the courtyard, carrying a food box in her hand.

The lunch box contained noodles in chicken broth, ready to be sent to Cao Baimei across the street.

Yǒngjìn is not at home. Xiùxiù, although she can cook and do laundry, is incapable of making confinement meals.

Therefore, Sun's family and Da Sun's family discussed and agreed to take turns caring for Cao Bamei during her confinement period.

As soon as Mrs. Sun stepped out of her courtyard, she saw a carriage speeding towards them from the direction of town. The driver was Yang Yongxian.

Sun suddenly became startled, and quickly beckoned Yang Yongjin forward while hurrying to meet him.

Yang Yongjin also saw Mrs. Sun, he stopped the carriage at the entrance of the courtyard, jumped down and greeted Mrs. Sun.

"You're back so quickly! We thought you wouldn't be home for another two days," said Mrs. Sun.

Yang Yongjin hadn't spoken yet, when Xia Jie's father, who had jumped out of the car behind him, smiled and said: "If it weren't for me stopping him, we would have arrived home over an hour ago. This boy is so impatient, he drove the carriage so fast it almost took flight. The child is probably like him, also impatient, and landed in just a short incense stick of time."

Yang Yongjin touched his head and smiled.

Sun Shi also laughed and said, “Don't just stand there, go in quickly and have a look at your son.”

"Okay!" Yang Yongjin was about to enter the hospital gate, but thought of something and turned back to chase his car, only to be stopped by Xiaojie's father.

“I’ll come right away, you go and take a look at the mother and child first!” Xia Jie’s father said.

Yang Yongjin smiled gratefully, then turned and ran into the courtyard.

In the kitchen, Xiuxiu poked her head out and saw Yang Yongjin come back. She cried out in surprise.

Yang Yongjin came to the eldest daughter's side and touched her head, "Dad is not at home, I've worked hard for you."

Xiuxi's little head shook, "Not hard at all! Little brother is so much fun, Father, you should come see him quickly. Mother is feeding him now!"

Yang Yongjin nodded, then turned and entered Cao Bamei's room.

The house smelled of milk and the unique scent of a puppy.

All the windows were closed. Caobaimei sat on the bed, holding a child in her arms. The child was wrapped in a blanket.

From Yang Yongjin's perspective, all he could see was a dark, tiny little head.

"You're back?" Cao Baimei turned her head and saw Yang Yongjin, surprise in her eyes.

Yang Yongjin hurried to the bedside and looked at the child, his excitement making him grin from ear to ear.

"This child has a lot of hair, it's so black and thick, just like a monkey." he praised.

Cao Baimei glared at him: "Is there anyone who boasts about their own son like that?"

Yang Yongjin grinned, wasn't this great!

“Monkeys aren't bad either, they are clever and strong, just like monkeys should be!” Mrs. Sun also immediately went into the house.

Cao Baimei smiled and greeted Sun Shi.

"Sun said, 'How's the breastfeeding going? I made you some chicken soup. Have a few bites first. You haven't eaten all night, you must be starving.'"

Cao Baimei had just said, "No rush..."

　　Then Yang Yongjin snatched the words away: “You feed yourself first before feeding him. San Shumen is a woman who knows what she's talking about, listen to her, eat first then feed.”

He said, reaching out to take the child and hold him in his arms.

He already had two daughters before, so this time he's a father for the third time. He's a veteran when it comes to holding babies and knows exactly what to do.

In that moment, I scooped up the child and instinctively pulled a small blanket to wrap them in.

Tao SiXi had no choice but to obediently take the chicken noodle soup that Mrs. Sun handed him and slurped it all up.

The chicken noodle soup was delicious, and this new mother had a big appetite. She originally planned to just have a few bites before continuing to feed her child, but she lost track of time and ended up eating the whole bowl of noodles and broth, savoring every last drop.

“If I had known you liked to eat chicken, I should have brought back a few more. When I came back last night, I only brought back two chickens and two ducks.” Yang Yongxian said with some regret.

"I'll go back to the village and see which family has more chickens and ducks, then I'll buy some to bring over."

Cao Baimei said: "That's enough, I can't eat that much either. It's mainly because I haven't eaten all night and I'm a bit hungry, besides, Third Aunt's cooking is good..."

Mrs. Sun smiled and said, "A postpartum woman should drink more chicken soup so that the child can eat well and grow strong."

Speaking of sturdy, Yang Yongxian weighed the child in his arms and said, "Last night I heard Xiao Jie's father say that the child weighs seven or eight pounds, but I didn't believe it. I thought, you are so thin, how could you have such a big baby? Now that I weigh it, wow, this kid is really heavy! A solid eight pounds!"

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Sun said, "Don't say these things in front of children."

"He's like that, doesn't mind anything," Cao Baimei said with a smile.

Yang Yongjin said: "There are no restrictions, great luck and fortune. We should pay attention to what we should pay attention to, and not worry about what we shouldn't. Son, isn't that right?"

Both the adult and the child had eaten and drunk their fill, and after a diaper change, the child fell fast asleep feeling comfortable.

... Xiu Xiu and her sister also came in, bringing breakfast. Yang Yongjin sat next to Shun'er and was affectionate with his two daughters.

He wasn't the kind of man who forgot his daughters once he had sons. After finishing his meal, he held his youngest daughter on his lap and chatted with Mrs. Sun and Cao Baimei.

All that is said refers to Yang Yongxian's situation at the county town clinic.

“Speaking of impertinence, my grandfather enjoys causing trouble. If it weren't for Uncle Three going there, I really couldn't control the situation. Uncle Three went and gave him a good scolding, and now he's behaving himself. The doctor said how to treat him, so we'll do that, and he won't complain anymore.”

Cao Baimei said, "You really don't know how to speak properly. Even if our grandfather were truly like that, you shouldn't say it out loud!"

Yang Yongjin said, “There are no outsiders here. I’ve really been holding back my anger. In the few days before Uncle San arrived, I delivered two meals a day to the medical clinic. They were nutritious and nourishing meals. To be honest, they were almost as good as the meals you had when you were recovering after giving birth, Eight Sister, but he was still unsatisfied! Picking three out of four!”

Mrs. Sun and Cao Baimei listened patiently as Yang Yongjin severely denounced Old Yang's "misdeeds." After inquiring about Yang Yongxian's situation, Mrs. Sun said, "Yongjin, since you've returned, you naturally need to go back to the old house and see your grandmother. It wouldn't be right not to."

Cao Baimei said, "By the way, your sister-in-law also just gave birth to a son before me. You might as well bring some red sugar and donkey-hide gelatin for her too." Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate! ?

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