In this era, newborns are very particular about the "three baptism rituals". Relatives and friends at home gather together, and Wen Po presides over a series of ceremonies to wish good luck to the baby.
Naturally, gifts are indispensable. Silver gifts are given to Wen Po, and silver bracelets, silver locks and other items are even given to babies.
Then, the host's family held a big banquet and it was a joyous and lively affair.
But those are only wealthy families who pay attention to their behavior. Countryside people live a tight life and don't have much money, so they don't pay so much attention.
Some women don't even ask for a stable mother when they give birth. The mother-in-law at home, relying on her experience in childbirth and childbirth, goes to take care of the baby herself. She only asks for a stable mother when she really doesn't feel safe.
It would be nice for some discerning family to give her twenty cents, but for a tight family, the most they can do is give her ten eggs as a thank you to Po Wen.
There is no such thing as the three rites of baptism. Women who are in confinement may not be able to drink chicken soup. Where can they get the money to buy a banquet?
The full moon banquet and the 100-day banquet also depend on the situation and do not have to be held. It depends on how much money you have in your pocket. If you want to be decent, you must have money to spend, right?
Even if there is a celebration, the banquet is very simple. It is good to have two meaty dishes.
Of course, the relatives and friends who come to celebrate will not spend as much money on valuable items as silver bracelets and silver locks like those from wealthy families.
In the countryside, on such occasions, people close to you would make two sets of small clothes for the baby, and send a few feet of cloth to the one a little further away as a token of appreciation.
The old Wang family had received the letter early, and they had made preparations for this. Six feet of fine bean green fine cotton cloth could be made into a shirt or a coat, which was even better than the coarse cloth clothes prepared by Lao Cui, his grandmother.
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The generals and the others only saw Mrs. Lu holding a small bundle, and without thinking much about it, they took out the things and compared the two sets of small clothes that Old Cui had placed side by side on the bed.
Xiao Qian's face changed slightly. She wanted to show off in front of Lao Wang's family, but her parents didn't show any respect to her, so she was the first to lose her big hair. She immediately began to complain about her own mother.
Auntie Wang is a crooked relative. Originally, the wedding of the old Ye family had nothing to do with her old Cao family. It was just that she kept her own little thoughts. When she met the little Qian family, she was more affectionate than her own sister.
My sister-in-law calls me "Do Ti, Do Do" and I'll be affectionate.
In fact, Xiao Qian is younger than her, and Ye Laijin is also a few years younger than Cao Dezheng.
But she couldn't care less about this now, so she naturally praised Xiao Qian's family.
Of course, she came prepared. Three feet of dark blue floral cotton with a green background was enough to make a coat for her child.
"Sister-in-law, do you think this fabric still works?"
When Xiao Qian saw her calling her "sister-in-law", she felt extremely proud. She wanted to take the opportunity to ridicule a few words and show that she didn't care about it, but the clothes her mother gave her were not as good as other people's fabrics. If she said sarcastically,
Isn't it time to slap her own mother in the face?
So, she secretly complained to her mother a few words.
"My eldest sister certainly has good taste, but it's just costing you a lot of money."
What can she say if she is comparing herself to her parents' things?
It was just Xiao Qianshi's casual response, but Aunt Wang was overjoyed when she heard it, and her fat face turned into a smile. "That kid Xinlan helped pick this out, ah, there are better patterns in the cloth shop."
, I was so dazzled by it that I didn’t know which one to buy, or she just took a fancy to this piece of cloth at a glance.”
"I was worried that boys would look too flashy when they wore this, but she insisted that it looked good."
"Mom, look, my sister-in-law has also agreed. They really have the same vision. I see, this is not the kind of fate that people say..."
"Cough, cough."
Seeing that she was talking more and more nonsense, Old Mrs. Wang couldn't help coughing and covered up what Aunt Wang was saying. This chapter has been completed!