Zhu Ting had been pregnant for three months and didn't vomit much. One day, she suddenly wanted to eat sea fish and crabs, so she dragged Lu Jin to the seafood market and bought a hairtail, two kilograms of crabs, and one kilogram of shrimp.

When they got back, one crab died, but they didn't care and cooked them all at noon.

Zhu Ting enjoyed the meal very much and was no longer picky about food. She also praised Lu Jin for his good cooking. However, that afternoon, both of them felt dizzy, vomited, and had diarrhea.

At first, the two thought they had heatstroke due to the hot weather, until Zhu Ting started to bleed. Lu Jin took her to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor said they had food poisoning and asked them what they had eaten for lunch.

They told the doctor that they had pan-fried hairtail, stir-fried flower crab with ginger and scallions, and a dish of blanched prawns for lunch.

The doctor asked Lu Jin whether the seafood was dead or alive. Lu Jin said that a crab was dead and fried.

The doctor suspected that they were poisoned by eating dead crabs. Lu Jin was very worried about Zhu Ting's health. He also told the doctor that his wife was pregnant and was now having symptoms of spotting.

The doctor told him that pregnant women should not eat cold crabs, as eating them can easily lead to miscarriage. Fortunately, they saw a doctor in time today and the baby in her belly was finally saved.

Because of eating dead crabs, the couple spent twenty or thirty yuan on treatment in the hospital. If they were not lucky, they might have died long ago.

Zhu Ting was also very upset. Why was she so unlucky? She finally had the chance to be in charge and bought some seafood to celebrate. How could she get sick just by eating a dead crab?

"Lu Jin, next time we must not buy crabs to eat."

"Tingting, as long as you don't eat crabs that have been dead for a long time or crabs that have been left overnight, generally there will be no problem.

You're pregnant now, so we shouldn't buy crabs this year. The doctor told you to eat more fish and eggs, which are good for your health."

Zhu Ting nodded. "Okay, I understand. The doctor also said that some foods are incompatible with each other and can't be eaten randomly. I think we should go to the bookstore one day and buy a few books to see what else we can't eat."

"Okay, we'll buy it when we have time."

Lu Jin was a little hesitant about whether to tell this to his parents. Thinking that they were separated now, it would be no big deal in the end, so there was no need to go back again.

I wonder what my dad would think if he knew that my wife got food poisoning because of her greed. Forget it, it’s better not to tell them. They can’t do anything even if I tell them.

The couple had been dependent on their parents since childhood and lacked common sense. After this big loss, Zhu Ting finally understood that there are many things that pregnant women really cannot eat.

After she recovered, she went to the bookstore and bought a few books on recipe taboos, guides for pregnant women, and so on.

The doctor said that she had a miscarriage and needed to rest well, preferably lying in bed for a month. Zhu Ting then began to live a life of having clothes to wear and food to eat provided for her.

It was a hot day and there was no fan at home, so Zhu Ting was sweating as soon as she lay down on the bed. The longer she lay down, the more irritable she became, so she asked Lu Jin to fan her with a fan.

At first, Lu Jin took the initiative to help fan her, but she didn't fall asleep after fanning for an hour. Both of his wrists were tired, and he naturally felt a little impatient.

"Tingting, I plan to start writing the manuscript today. If you can't sleep, sit up and read! I'll get you a bucket of cold water to wipe your face."

"Lu Jin, why is this courtyard even hotter than the military compound?"

"That's because there's a tree behind my parents' yard. Opening the alley at the back to divide the house makes it cooler."

"Lu Jin, I want to eat strawberries and watermelon."

"If you want watermelon, I'll buy it for you tomorrow. I don't think they sell strawberries in the nearby market."

"Your sister-in-law gave Lu Chen and Lu Yu two potted strawberry plants before. She wouldn't know where your brother bought them. Why don't we buy some strawberry seedlings and plant them in the yard?"

"It's easier to dry out the seedlings in the summer, so spring is the best time to plant them. We'll try to get some seedlings back next year."

"Looks like we'll have to wait until next year to eat strawberries. Lu Jin, when school starts and your brother and his friends come back, should we eat some with them?"

"If they like it, they can eat it together!"

"Your parents should bring them food and vegetables. If you eat together, there will be someone to help you."

Lu Jin understood that Tingting was not planning to learn how to do housework. Before they got married, she had clearly said that she would slowly learn how to cook and do housework. What would he do if all these tasks fell on him in the future?

In fact, apart from being good at cutting vegetables and being able to cook a few home-cooked dishes, his cooking skills are really average. He is not as talented as Xiaoyu in cooking.

Lu Jin didn't continue chatting with Zhu Ting, but went back to his room to try to start writing.

He will become a father in half a year. If he really can't earn a penny, not only will his father look down on him, but he will also look down on himself.

Zhu Ting became even more depressed when she saw that Lu Jin no longer fanned her. If she had known this, she would not have made a fuss with his parents. At least there was someone to take care of her in the compound. The child was not due until the end of the year, so it would not be too late to bring up the matter of a nanny during the winter vacation. What a mistake!

Since nothing serious happened at home, they naturally wouldn't go back casually. As for the fact that she got food poisoning from eating crabs and was sent to the hospital, she naturally wouldn't go back and tell them.

It's already like this, the family has been divided, and she can't have the nerve to go back and ask them to take care of her even if there is nothing wrong.

Seeing that Lu Ting was going on a business trip to study in another place tomorrow, Su Yan took a day off, put down her pen and stopped writing, packed his luggage at home today, and made some delicious food for him.

Lu Ting heard in advance that a village not far from their military area would slaughter cattle at seven in the morning, so he asked the soldiers to exchange money for meat tickets, half a pound at a time, and in total he exchanged dozens of pounds of meat tickets.

Fortunately, beef is cheaper than pork in this era. Su Yan knows that beef is cheap now because it does not contain oil or water.

They got up at six in the morning. Without having breakfast, Lu Ting took Su Yan on a bicycle to the village where the cattle were slaughtered.

A cow weighing more than 600 kilograms would only have more than 300 kilograms of pure meat after being slaughtered. Lu Ting directly asked for 30 kilograms.

He planned to take five pounds of beef back to eat, and let Su Yan take the remaining twenty-five pounds back to the space and eat them slowly. Su Yan actually had other plans. She planned to take some time in the afternoon to make some beef jerky and beef sauce for Lu Ting with the remaining twenty pounds of fresh beef and bring it to Hai City to eat.

After weighing the beef, Lu Ting didn't leave. He actually asked the villagers which family had one-month-old piglets for sale.

Su Yan had originally thought they were just out to buy beef, but she hadn't expected them to actually be picking out piglets. There was plenty of room for chickens, ducks, rabbits, and even sheep. But there were no pigs left, so she really needed to raise a few more.

Lu Ting knew that two families in the village wanted to sell piglets, so he went to their homes to discuss the sale of the piglets. After agreeing on a price and paying a deposit, he took Su Yan away and would come back to pick up the ordered piglets in the evening.