Chapter 97 Huang Ying apologized and made up for Ma Siqing with cucumber and corn vines
When they arrived at Commander Ma's place, Hong Haitao explained his purpose. Commander Ma acted as a mediator and persuaded Huang Ying.
Huang Ying was not convinced at first and always thought it was Ma Siqing's fault.
Commander Ma shook his head helplessly.
He asked Huang Ying several questions in a row, leaving her speechless, and then she realized her problem.
"Hong Haitao's family, have you talked to Ma Siqing?"
Huang Ying shook her head.
"Then have you worked with her?"
Huang Ying shook her head again.
"Have you been to her house?"
"Has she taken advantage of you?"
"Has she scolded you? Beat you?"
Huang Ying shook her head again.
"You two can be said to be strangers now. Why would you be jealous of a stranger? Because she is pretty? Because her husband is the head of the group?"
Huang Ying nodded, then shook her head.
"Her good looks were given by her parents, no one has a choice in this. Her husband was able to become the regiment commander because he risked his life patrolling the border every year. If your husband had this ability, I believe his position today would be equal to Tong Shiyu's."
"You can let Hai Tao go on patrol, and Hai Tao can complete the task."
"Haitao, this winter's patrol is now in your hands, can you complete the task?"
"Reporting to the commander, Hai Tao is incompetent and cannot complete the task successfully, and cannot let the team return to the army unscathed."
"You... are like rotten mud that can't be helped!"
"Stupid donkey, if anyone can go to the border, everyone will be a regiment commander. When I was a new recruit, I went there once with the former regiment commander. Being hungry and frozen was commonplace. That time, my legs were frozen, and I have never been there again since then."
"Have you ever injured your leg?"
"I hadn't married you at that time, so of course you didn't know."
"Comrade Huang Ying, there is a job at the forest farm. I have already contacted them for you. Go back today and find a way to replant Ma Siqing's vegetable field so that
you can keep out of each other's way in the future." "They have already given you a lot of face and didn't come in person to make trouble. They discussed it with you in advance. If there is a disturbance, your family will definitely be punished."
"You don't want to see Squad Leader Hai Tao being dismissed, do you? After the squad leader is dismissed, he will have to go back to his hometown. Think it over!"
"Home is the rear of a soldier. You should learn from Xiao Ma. When Captain Tong went on a mission, she didn't bother the troops even though she was pregnant. She just went to the logistics department to take a ride, and you still gossiped about her."
Huang Ying lowered her head in shame.
She has been in the army for eight years and has caused countless troubles for the army.
Huang Ying promised Commander Ma that she would never do such a thing again.
Commander Ma specially approved Hong Haitao's leave and asked him to accompany Huang Ying to Fuyuan Town to buy vegetable seeds and come back to replant.
The matter ended with Huang Ying replanting cucumbers and corn seedlings for Ma Siqing.
From then on, no one in the military compound gossiped about Ma Siqing anymore, but the only person who kept close contact with Ma Siqing was still Aunt Feng.
Ma Siqing felt that it was enough.
The summer in Anling was still quite pleasant.
In June, the forest area is green everywhere. At a glance, the towering trees and the tall Anling Mountains are magnificent, colorful and pleasant.
The forest is vast, the peaks are majestic, the mountains are overlapping, the ancient trees are towering, and the precious tree species are scattered all over the mountains.
The primitive forest is ancient and solemn, with pines and cypresses swaying in the wind, and the wild flowers all over the mountains are colorful and refreshing.
In the vast forest, musk deer, roe deer, deer, bears and dozens of other animals rest and breed. When riding the forest train, you can see the rare animals and birds appearing and disappearing through the forest.
Ginseng, Schisandra chinensis, Hericium erinaceus, wild grapes and hundreds of natural medicinal materials, wild vegetables, wild fruits and fungi are scattered throughout the forest.
Next year, after giving birth to the baby, Ma Siqing can go to Anling in the summer to pick mushrooms and wild fruits, and maybe even dig ginseng.
Seeing the beautiful and fertile Anling, Ma Siqing feels that life is promising. The baby in her belly can move and is so naughty.
Every day, Ma Siqing talks to the baby in her belly for a long time, and asks Tong Shiyu to talk to her belly as well.
Tong Shiyu was puzzled. Ma Siqing said that this is called "fetal education". After the baby is born, it will be familiar with the voices of its own father and mother, and the baby will be easier to teach. It
seems to make sense, and Tong Shiyu obeys Ma Siqing's instructions unconditionally.
His reputation outside is the iron-blooded leader and a rough man.
But at home, he is a henpecked man and a soft man.
Ma Siqing was more than six months pregnant, and her belly was much bigger than others. Tong Shiyu felt that she was tired just looking at it.
Ma Siqing was no longer allowed to do housework.
Every day, Tong Shiyu prepared breakfast before going out, and would come back at noon to make hot meals and hot dishes for Ma Siqing.
The vegetables were growing very well, and the cabbage had
been eaten for a crop. Due to the climate, it was estimated that the potatoes could not be dug out until August. Wash the cucumber and eat it directly as a fruit.
Although the conditions were difficult, Ma Siqing was able to plan and took good care of herself during her pregnancy.
During the day, when Tong Shiyu was at work, Ma Siqing drank milk for pregnant women.
It seemed that the Space Supermarket knew that Ma Siqing was pregnant. Now it has another function. As long as Ma Siqing enters the Space Supermarket, the calcium and iron needed for pregnancy will appear on the shelves.
When she was eight months pregnant, there was a bumper potato harvest. Ma Siqing sent a lot of potatoes to Zhong Guofan. Chen Xiaowei often came to her house for dinner, so she didn't send any for him alone.
Ma Siqing asked Tong Shiyu to pack a lot of corn cobs and potatoes for Aunt Feng.
Aunt Feng gave her beans and pickled vegetables as a return gift.
Mao Xiaowang was promoted and his salary increased a lot. The living conditions at home improved a lot, but Aunt Feng was still very frugal in order to find a marriage for Mao Xiaowang.
Originally, they planned to return home to get married, but a female employee at the forest farm met Mao Xiaowang by chance. The two fell in love with each other, and after the organization's assessment, they agreed to their marriage.
The wedding was scheduled for November.
After harvesting all the vegetables from the vegetable garden, Ma Siqing felt that she needed to go to the hospital because her belly had grown too big.
Tong Shiyu took a day off that day, and Chen Xiaowei was responsible for driving Ma Siqing to the Wulin Banner People's Hospital.
The doctor at the People's Hospital used a stethoscope to listen to Ma Siqing's belly and said that her belly was too big and pregnant women needed to pay attention at all times.
He also said something that made Tong Shiyu happy and worried:
"Your wife's belly is conservatively estimated to have two babies, and there may be three or four more. Family members must be prepared."
Tong Shiyu was stunned. He was originally very happy with one child, but later he saw that Ma Siqing's belly was much bigger than that of a single baby. Aunt Feng mentioned that she might be pregnant with two.
He had already prepared for two babies, but now the doctor told him that there might be three or four. He was confused and didn't know what to do.
"Comrade, your wife's due date is next month. You'd better send her to the hospital for delivery. It's too dangerous to give birth to multiple babies at home."
"Doctor, I will send her to your hospital to stay and wait for delivery at the beginning of next month, okay?"
"Yes, that's the safest way."
Tong Shiyu has not used up his family leave this year, and he plans to use it to accompany Ma Siqing to give birth.
Chen Xiaowei will be returning to Danjiang in a few days. This time he will be back for about 20 days, so he should be able to catch up with Ma Siqing to give birth.
After leaving the hospital, the three of them strolled around Wulin Banner for a while and bought some things the children needed.
Chen Xiaowei bought Sulan some fashionable hair flowers, and Ma Siqing bought her a skirt for reference.
The three of them rushed back to the army overnight.