GBP Chapter 473 Shipping
Chapter 473 Shipping
"It's born, congratulations, Mr. Song, it's a little boy and a little boy, double happiness." The mayor said the auspicious words, and together with another uncle, each of them carried a child out, letting the people who were waiting outside with eager anticipation to see them.
Grandpa Song and Auntie Song each took a baby, neither of them empty-handed, and their smiles deepened the frowns on their faces.
"My dear, let me see which one is the brother."
Chan Gong pointed at the one in Song Amo's arms and said, "The one wrapped in the blue quilt is the boy, the younger brother. The red one is the little man, the older brother."
It turned out that the little man was the older brother. Song Chunlin leaned over to take a look and found that the little man looked even smaller than the little brother. He couldn't help but marvel at it.
The midwife gave a few more instructions and then took the child back. The servants inside had already helped to clean up the house. Zhou Ning also changed into dry clothes. Perhaps because he had just drunk the spiritual spring water, he looked energetic and did not look like someone who had been in labor for a long time.
Song Chunsheng squeezed next to him with a smile and praised him for being so capable.
"Our Ning brother is really amazing. Now he really can't have any more children. I'm afraid the people in the village will be jealous of us."
Zhou Ning laughed. If possible, he actually wanted to try for a daughter, but the probability of a boy giving birth to a daughter was too low, even lower than that of a boy giving birth to a daughter. He already had five children, four boys and one boy, and he was content.
"When I was little, I envied other families who had brothers and sisters. The family was lively and cheerful. Unlike me, I was alone and couldn't find anyone to argue with."
Song Chunsheng didn't quite understand Zhou Ning's loneliness because it was something he had never experienced before. However, he didn't say much, but just called his other three sons and asked them to take a good look at their younger brothers.
The eldest son was feeling lost because Zhou Ning didn't give birth to a sister. But when he saw his newborn brothers, his face fell. Looking at the wrinkled little babies, two of them, he burst into tears.
"Wow, what an ugly brother! I don't want such an ugly brother! Wuuuuuuuu~"
Zhou Ning's head was buzzing from his howling, and he quickly asked Song Chunsheng to throw the man out.
As soon as the eldest son left, the two remaining children became noticeably quieter. Although they looked disdainful of their younger brother just like their eldest brother, they were young and easy to coax. Zhou Ning asked them to come back to see their younger brother in a few days, as he would surely have become more handsome by then.
The little kid didn't quite believe it and kept asking his little daddy. After getting his daddy's assurance, he would visit his brother several times a day and every time he would ask why his brother hadn't become more handsome yet.
Fortunately, the baby changed every day. Under the supervision of the two brothers, the baby became fair and tender on the third day after birth. Even the eldest brother who disliked them the most stopped talking and automatically classified the youngest one as "sister". Well, the brother can barely be considered half a sister.
Zhou Ning has to stay in the Marquis' Mansion to recuperate after giving birth, but the work in the fields cannot wait, so the brothers Song Dahe and Song Dazhuang go back first. Song Chunsheng definitely cannot leave, as they have to go back to arrange the work for the soldiers.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed, and the two little babies had grown into cute glutinous rice balls with jade-like skin. What was unexpected was that the elder brother had caught up with the younger brother within this month. The two little babies were indistinguishable to the naked eye, not to mention that they looked exactly the same. If the younger brother had not had a pregnancy mole, even Zhou Ning himself would not have been able to tell who was the older brother and who was the younger brother.
The Song family did not plan to hold a big celebration on the full moon day, but Song Chunlin had just been conferred the title of Prince of the State not long ago. Last time, because Zhou Ning gave birth, no banquet was held, which made many people who wanted to send gifts to build relationships return home empty-handed. Before the full moon day even arrived, many wives of officials had already sent many expensive gifts in the name of their two children.
These people thought that Song Chunlin was a member of the Song family and a brother, so it seemed inappropriate to ask a group of men to curry favor with him. But now, his brother had a son, twins at that. This was a symbol of good luck in the folk, so wasn't it worth giving him a big gift to share in the joy?
So it was the first time in Zhou Ning's life that he received so many gifts from dignitaries. He was a little nervous at first and discussed with Song Chunsheng whether to return them. However, Song Chunlin waved his hand and told him to accept them with peace of mind.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. These people are here for me. It would be bad if you really don't let them send me gifts. I've asked the butler and others to help watch over the gifts. I asked them to return any overly expensive or presumptuous items. Those people are smart and will adapt themselves."
With Song Chunlin's assurance, Zhou Ning and Song Chunsheng both breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was only because they were in the Marquis' Mansion. If they were in the village, there probably wouldn't be so many people to see them off.
Since the gift has been given, the full moon banquet must be held, and it must be a grand one. For this purpose, they specially redecorated the Sima Mansion, which had been vacant for a long time, and prepared to hold the full moon banquet there.
Because Song Chunlin and Gu Fengyue were often away from home, they would stay in the Marquis' Mansion whenever they returned to the capital. After the Sima Mansion was renovated, they had not lived in it many times, and there were few servants in it. For this full moon banquet, they had to dispatch many people from the Marquis' Mansion to help.
Because of the Song family's affairs, Xingchengfang and Shengji closed for three days to prepare the cakes and souvenirs needed for the full moon banquet.
Zhou Ning moved to Sima Mansion the day before the full moon banquet. On the day of the full moon banquet, she only went out for a walk with Song Chunsheng and took the child with her. After receiving countless congratulations and blessings, she returned to her room and left the rest of the banquet to others.
This full moon banquet was even more grand than the last one held in the Marquis' Mansion. Not only did many dignitaries come, but even the heads of several aristocratic families came with gifts. Among them were not only the Zhao family, but also the Cui family, the Lu family, and even the Wang family sent a young man. Song Chunlin learned from Mrs. An Huaibo beside him that he was the next head of the Wang family.
"The Wang family is in the shipping business. In the early days, bandits were rampant in Dajing. The Wang family member fought against those bandits many times. Although he is only at the age of 50, his health has long been failing. Therefore, they chose an heir from within the family early on. This person is probably a sure thing."
The Wang family was actually in the shipping business. After a little thought, Song Chunlin understood why they came here to give gifts. They must have come for the market in the north. The coastline in the north had always been controlled by the Jin Kingdom. Now that the Jin Kingdom was conquered by them, the water routes were naturally vacant. The Wang family came here this time, probably to open up a route to the north.
Thinking of the seafood in the north, Song Chunlin quickly picked up a big shrimp and ate it. If the Wang family could get through this route, wouldn’t it be easier for him to eat seafood in the future?