Bai Sheng was not at all well-behaved during her confinement period.
She absolutely could not tolerate not washing her hair or bathing for a month.
So, after enduring it for six or seven days, she asked Lu Ye to help her boil a large vat of hot water in her space, and then she enjoyed a long, thorough bath.
The spiritual spring water was already beneficial for bodily recovery, and Lu Ye was not an old fuddy-duddy. He did not believe that bathing was forbidden during confinement.
Furthermore, Bai Sheng was not bedridden every day. She made herself an abdominal binder, and after getting enough sleep, she would wrap herself in it and move around as usual.
Seeing her like this, Granny Wu, A Wu, could accept it, as being more active usually contributed to good health.
However, A Zhong and A Ji were quite shocked. They immediately transformed into "old mothers," offering earnest persuasion and taking turns to urge Bai Sheng to stay in her room and rest in bed for a month, warning that she would suffer from various ailments in her old age if she didn't.
Bai Sheng thanked them for their good intentions but simply did not listen, continuing to do what she normally did.
A Zhong and A Ji were helpless and went to find A Wu, asking her to use her authority as their master to rein in this disobedient "big madam" (Sheng Yatou).
A Wu glanced at them, telling them not to bind young people with old conventions. If she did suffer from ailments in old age, it wouldn't be them who suffered, so why were they so anxious?
Alright, A Zhong and A Ji exchanged glances. They should learn from A Wu, learn to be as carefree as her, and take things as they come.
Never mind, young people, go ahead and cause trouble. We old folks are washing our hands of it!
Freed from the "motherly" supervision, Bai Sheng completely let loose.
Not only did she go out for activities every day, but she also personally breastfed.
Although there were four wet nurses, Bai Sheng still felt that her own cubs should drink her milk. Therefore, from the second day after giving birth, she began to personally feed her cubs.
Bai Sheng possessed a space, consistently drank spiritual spring water, and had the Scorpion Gu King within her. In her heart of hearts, she felt that her breast milk was more beneficial for her cubs' growth and development, and perhaps the cubs would even develop some superpowers. After all, her space had quadrupled in size while she was carrying them; how could her cubs be ordinary?
Moreover, breast milk was also a special connection between her and her cubs, and she did not want to selfishly sever this connection.
Thus, the wet nurses' milk became merely a supplement to the cubs' meals, ensuring they were not starved.
The fact proved that Bai Sheng's guess was somewhat accurate. The cubs clearly preferred her breast milk. Their reactions when drinking her milk were completely different from when they drank the wet nurses' milk.
Bai Sheng concocted several lactagogue dietary recipes and handed them over to Tian Guihua.
To produce more milk, she forced herself to eat a lot at every meal, while also ensuring ten hours of sleep daily to maintain her body's optimal functioning for the best milk production.
In any case, for the sake of her cubs' growth and development, Bai Sheng, their birth mother, was willing to transform into a high-yielding, quality dairy cow.
She was not worried about her figure being affected. Modern society had many methods for body recovery, and she could simply exercise more later. She was young, and her breasts should recover quickly.
Furthermore, with the "tightening" medicine her eccentric master had prepared for her, it would be difficult for her not to be attractive.
A Wu: Disciple, your master is truly worried sick about you.
She also believed that even if her figure was affected, Lu Ye would still love her as he always had.
If he dared to look down on her, she would divorce him and leave with the children.
Lu Ye, fearing that Bai Sheng would overexert herself, went to the county town and bought a lot of premium tonics from the pharmacy. Under the guidance of Master A Wu, he personally prepared nourishing soups for Bai Sheng in various ways every day.
He also specifically learned a set of full-body massage techniques from Master A Wu, giving Bai Sheng two to three sessions daily.
However, every day, seeing the four cubs take turns occupying spaces that originally belonged to him, Lu Ye increasingly wished for the four little cubs to grow up quickly and be weaned, so that he could reclaim his exclusive territory.
Bai Sheng watched Lu Ye's eager eyes as he gazed at the cubs eating, and she laughed heartily.
She playfully said, "Husband, do you want a mouthful?"
Yes! Why wouldn't he!
Lu Ye leaned down and went to snatch the babies' food.
San Bao, halfway through his meal, was intercepted by his own father and suddenly burst into tears.
Only then did Lu Ye reluctantly give the spot back to San Bao.
Actually, he wasn't craving the cubs' food. He would never bear to overexert Bai Sheng's body. He was just craving... the place where the food was.
Seeing his insatiable, simple-minded appearance, Bai Sheng's laughter brought tears to her eyes.
She told this simpleton that in just another month and a half, she would reward him handsomely.
"A month and a half, right?" Lu Ye confirmed again.
"En, a month and a half," Bai Sheng couldn't contain her amusement. Bai Sheng would never tell him that she actually missed him dearly too. Every day, seeing his good physique parading in front of her, she had secretly drooled many times.
"Alright, good child, I'll wait for you. Don't worry, I can endure it. I will absolutely not do anything that might harm your body," Lu Ye held Bai Sheng's hand, his eyes burning with desire. He decided to make a mark on the wall later and start counting down the days from today.
When Prince Yu heard from A Zhong that Bai Sheng was personally breastfeeding the little cubs, he inwardly cursed her as a little fool. She had four wet nurses at her beck and call, yet she insisted on breastfeeding herself? What a fool!
The women in the imperial harem in the capital, and even those from noble families, not a single one would personally breastfeed their children, fearing it would affect their figures and make them less favored by their husbands.
Only this "little black-faced" fool would be so stupid, breastfeeding four at once, likely draining herself dry.
Although Prince Yu was annoyed, he couldn't say anything. After all, this matter involved... private parts, and it wasn't something he could bring up or manage.
All he could do was to constantly shove all sorts of highly nourishing items in front of Bai Sheng, while also scornfully dismissing the tonics Lu Ye bought.
Lu Ye was not angry. In any case, this sharp-tongued drama queen was foolish, had plenty of money, and a wicked tongue. In the end, his own good child benefited, so what was he dissatisfied about?
During Bai Sheng's confinement period, a major event also occurred at Hongshu Slope.
The tree-planting team accidentally planted trees on Hongliu Village's territory, encroaching by a full five mu.
The Great Xia Dynasty, in order to encourage its people to cultivate more land, had laws stipulating that any unclaimed wasteland belonged to whoever reclaimed it. The land in Hongliu Village was all obtained through their prior reclamation, so the people of Hongshu Slope naturally would not forcibly occupy it.
Back then, Lu Ye brought his family to Hongshu Slope precisely because Hongshu Slope did not belong to any of the surrounding villages; it was unclaimed wasteland, and whoever reclaimed it would own it.
This time, due to a prolonged drought, without vegetation, the boundaries between villages became blurred. The tree-planting team, engrossed in their work, inevitably made mistakes.
The village head of Hongliu Village had long discovered that the people of Hongshu Slope had planted trees occupying their village's land. However, he had remained silent and had not allowed those in his village who were not qualified to work in Hongshu Slope to speak up.
Since the family in Hongshu Slope didn't give them opportunities to work, they would make a hefty profit off them!