"The midwife and the nanny are both in the room, since you all are here, we'd like to ask, what kind of customs do we have locally for childbirth? Besides sending red eggs, is there anything else we should do?" Mrs. Li brought everyone to a side parlor, just as Mrs. Xiao He came in carrying tea, and Mrs. Da He came in with pastries, placing them on the table.
Tian Cuifen had never received such hospitality before and felt uneasy, "For a boy, you catch a rooster, for a girl, you catch a hen, then send news to the maternal family. The rest is usually based on the family's own practices.
And then there's the third-day wash, otherwise, we in the countryside don't have many formal customs."
After saying this, she felt it was inappropriate; after all, Madam Gu had given birth, how could she compare to these mud-legged peasants, "You folks from affluent families have more traditions, naturally you should follow your own customs."
