"Captain Zhou came back yesterday and took care of Sister Chunling for the whole night. With Captain Zhou around, Mrs. Li didn't dare to act up. Their house was quiet all night, with only the sound of a crying child, and no other noise."
"I went to see Sister Chunling early this morning. She was awake. She knew you performed the surgery on her, so she wanted to come and thank you. But she was still very weak and couldn't get out of bed, so she couldn't come."
"But Sister Chunling asked me to tell you that Comrade Chu was her lifesaver and she will be grateful to you for the rest of her life. As long as she feels better, she will come in person."
It was rare for Xia Xiaolan to speak so many words in one breath without taking a deep breath in between.
"Oh, and here's this." Xia Xiaolan handed the bamboo basket she had been holding to Chu Yue, "Comrade Chu, this is what Captain Zhou asked me to pass on. Thank you for saving his wife and children."
There was a piece of blue gauze covering the bamboo basket. When I lifted it up, I saw about twenty eggs inside.
The eggs were big and filled the bamboo basket.
These are eggs! They were very valuable in the 1970s.
When she was at the Jiang family, Li A'mei would only secretly give the eggs she bought to Chu Yaoyao, and would not even give one to Chu Jianshe. The original owner could not even smell the fragrance of the eggs.
Chen Fengying saw the basket of eggs and smiled. "That old woman Li Jinhua raised two old hens. She saved eggs every day and was reluctant to give even one to Wang Chunling. Now she is willing to give out so many? Isn't she making a fuss?"
Xia Xiaolan smiled awkwardly.
It was obvious that Li Jinhua must have made a fuss, and the noise was quite loud and embarrassing.
[That woman killed my eldest grandson, and now you want to send her eggs? Are you crazy? No way! Make her kowtow to my Zhou family and admit her mistake!]
Of course, Xia Xiaolan didn't dare to tell Chu Yue what Li Jinhua had said.
Chu Yue understood everything very well. Zhou Zhijian insisted on thanking her and gave her a lot of eggs. It was not because she saved Wang Chunling and her daughter, but because she was Lu Zhanlin's lover, so Zhou Zhijian had to do this for face.
Chu Yue looked at these eggs and had an idea of their use.
She took out five eggs from the bamboo basket and placed them on the table. Then she covered them with blue gauze and handed the bamboo basket back to Xia Xiaolan.
"I'll take the eggs, but only five."
Xia Xiaolan was puzzled, "Comrade Chu, do you want me to return the eggs?"
Humph, return it? Even if it is returned, it can't reach Wang Chunling's mouth.
"No retreat." Chu Yue said firmly, "Xiao Lan, keep the eggs at your house. You and the Zhou family are neighbors, so you must visit Wang Chunling often. When you go there, bring a boiled egg and secretly give it to Wang Chunling. She is a new mother and needs to breastfeed after giving birth. This is the time when she needs nutrition the most. Give her the eggs to nourish her body."
Xia Xiaolan looked at the eggs and then at Chu Yue, feeling surprised and grateful.
Chen Fengying said excitedly, "This is a good idea! It can help Wang Chunling to recover, and Mrs. Li won't know about it. Sister Chu, you are really smart!"
She stared at Chu Yue and liked him more and more. There was probably no one else in the compound who was as insightful and not greedy as her.
"Ms. Chu, tomorrow is Friday. Every Friday there is a bus going down the mountain, which can take us to the city to buy things. We can go to the supply and marketing cooperative, department stores, markets... everywhere. Do you want to come with us? We can go together?"
"Okay, it's great to have Sister Chen leading me. I don't have to worry about getting lost."
Chu Yue was more than happy about this.
There are still quite a few things missing from this house. Although I can get them from the portable space, others won't notice if I take them out of thin air, but there's a chance that Lu Zhanlin will find out.
The man was careful and wise, and was afraid that he could not hide it from her.
So in daily life, Chu Yue decided to live a normal life, and try to use as little supplies as possible in the portable space unless necessary.
Even if you need to use it, only use a little.
She also didn't want to be sent to a scientific laboratory to be dissected as an unsolved mystery of the world because she was too mysterious.
That night, with Song Hongmei's reminder, Lu Zhanlin went to be responsible for training the new recruits, so it was not surprising that he could not come back at night.
Not only was Chu Yue not sad, she was quite happy instead.
If Lu Zhanlin really comes back, they will have to sleep in the same bed. He is quite good-looking, but the longer it can be delayed, the better.
…
The next morning.
After Lu Yuanbao knew that Chu Yue was going down the mountain alone to buy things, he became dejected. He couldn't even raise his head while eating breakfast and kept circling around Chu Yue.
Chu Yue had already taught him that if he felt sad, he should speak out; the same was true if he had something on his mind, he had to learn to express it.
Lu Yuanbao looked up at Chu Yue several times, and finally took the initiative to ask.
"Can't I go with you?"
"Not this time. This is my first time there and I have a lot to buy. It's not convenient to bring you along. Next time, I'll be able to take you there once I'm familiar with the place."
Chu Yue walked over and touched Lu Yuanbao's furry little head, which felt very nice.
"Lu Yuanbao, what are you worried about? Are you afraid that I'll run away? My home is right here, and I'll be back in the afternoon. I heard there's a Xinhua Bookstore in the city that sells storybooks. Do you want to read a storybook? I'll buy one and read it to you."
Lu Yuanbao widened his eyes and asked, "Can you read?"
"You look down on me, little brat."
Chu Yue reached out and flicked Lu Yuanbao's head. Not to mention that Chu Yue herself was once a student of a 211 key university, the original owner of this body was the top scorer in the college entrance examination and was admitted to a prestigious university in Shanghai.
How could a small storybook stump her?
"Storybook, do you want one?"
Lu Yuanbao nodded heavily, "Yes!"
"That's fine, just stay at home. I know you're very capable, but you can't go into the kitchen or touch the fire. I've put eggs, steamed buns, and biscuits on the coffee table. Eat them when you're hungry. If you want to work, go to the yard to turn the soil. If you don't want to work, take a rest. You can also go out to play, but you can't leave the yard, understand?"
Lu Yuanbao has been alone since he was a child, so Chu Yue has nothing to worry about leaving him at home. Moreover, the compound is closed and there are sentries standing guard at the entrances and exits, so there is no need to worry about the child getting lost.
Lu Yuanbao listened carefully to Chu Yue's instructions.
Chu Yue touched her pocket, which contained the money and various bills that Lu Zhanlin had given her. Today would be the day when they would be of great use.
Walk out of the compound.
"Sister Chu, here, here!"
Chen Fengying saw Chu Yue from a distance and immediately waved her hand to call for help.
Chu Yue walked up quickly and greeted with a bright smile, "Sister Chen, good morning."
There were quite a few people around Chen Fengying, some of whom Chu Yue had met on the first day she came here, and some of whom were strangers. Each of them was either carrying a bamboo basket or a bamboo backpack, and they were all going down the mountain to buy things.
They gathered in groups of three or four, and from time to time one could hear people saying, "That's her," "She is Captain Lu's lover," "She's so young, is she already twenty years old?"
There were too many discussions, but Chu Yue pretended not to hear and kept smiling.
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Chu Yue has a fresh face and looks harmless, so most people don't have the heart to cause trouble to her.
Even though... they had seen her knock Li Jinhua's sisters-in-law unconscious with one knife.
After a while, someone shouted first.
"Here it comes! The car is coming!"
When Chen Fengying heard the car coming, she immediately reached out and grabbed Chu Yue, "Chu sister, hurry up! Follow me! Squeeze up! Squeeze up!"
Because the car was small, there were many people, few seats, and the journey down the mountain was long, the sisters-in-law all wanted to have a seat and didn't want to stand.
So a group of people swarmed into the small car door like a tide, trying their best to squeeze to the front.
This scene was just like squeezing into the subway at work; Chu Yue was quite familiar with it.
She seemed to be following behind Chen Fengying, but in fact she secretly used some strength to push the taller Chen Fengying forward, and they were the first to get on the car.
Chen Fengying was quick to choose a seat in the second row and pulled Chu Yue to sit down with her.
"Sister Chu, please sit down! The road down the mountain is winding and shaky. Most people can't stand there. You must have a place to sit."
As we were talking, all the seats in the car were filled. There were even six or seven people squeezed into the last row, and even the aisle was full of people standing.
Chu Yue smiled and gave Chen Fengying a thumbs up, "Sister Chen, you are really amazing. Thanks to you for leading me."
Chen Fengying's face was filled with smiles when she was praised like this.
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