Chapter 31: Nourish the body, secretly give her food
"Company Commander Zhou came back yesterday and took care of Sister Chunling all night. With Company Commander Zhou around, Mrs. Li didn't dare to act up. Their house was quiet all night, with only the sound of a crying child, nothing else."
"I went to see Sister Chunling early this morning. She was already awake. She knew you performed the surgery on her and 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 soon 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 this." Xia Xiaolan handed the bamboo basket she had been carrying to Chu Yue. "Comrade Chu, this is what Captain Zhou asked me to pass on. Thank you for saving his wife and child."
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, has two old hens. She saves eggs every day and doesn't even want to give any to Wang Chunling. Now she's 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 it was quite noisy and embarrassing.
"That woman killed my eldest grandson, and now you're sending her eggs? Are you crazy? No way! She should 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 at that time.
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, and 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 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 returns, it won't reach Wang Chunling's mouth.
"No retreat." Chu Yue said firmly, "Xiaolan, 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 slip it to Wang Chunling. She is a new mother and needs nutrition the most after giving birth. Give her the egg 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 great idea! It can replenish Wang Chunling's body without being discovered by Mrs. Li. Sister Chu, you are really smart!"
She stared at Chu Yue and liked her 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's a bus down the mountain that can take us to the city to buy things. We can go to the supply and marketing cooperative, the department store, the market... anywhere. 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 to do so.
There are still quite a few things missing from this house. Although I can take 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 them.
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 the supplies in her personal space as little as possible unless necessary.
Even if you need to use it, only use a little bit.
She also didn't want to be sent to a scientific laboratory for dissection as an unsolved mystery of the world because she was too fantastical.
That night, with Song Hongmei's reminder, Lu Zhanlin went to train the new recruits, so it was not surprising that he could not come back at night.
Chu Yue was not sad, but was quite happy.
If Lu Zhanlin really came back, they would have to sleep in the same bed. He was quite a sight to behold, but the longer it could be delayed, the better.
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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 uncomfortable, he should speak out; the same was true if he had something on his mind, he should learn to express it.
Lu Yuanbao looked up at Chu Yue several times, and finally took the initiative to ask.
"Can't I come with you?"
"I can't this time. This is my first time there, and I have so much to buy that it's inconvenient to bring you along. Next time, I'll be able to take you when I'm more 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's eyes widened as he asked, "Can you read?"
"You little brat, you underestimate me."
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 famous 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 home. I know you're 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 and dig the soil. If you don't want to work, just rest. You can go out and play, but you can't leave the compound, okay?"
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 given to her by Lu Zhanlin. Today was the day when they would be of great use.
Walk out of the compound.
"Sister Chu, here, here!"
From a distance, Chen Fengying saw Chu Yue's figure 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 were unfamiliar faces. 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 someone say, "That's her," "She is Captain Lu's lover," "She's so young, is she already twenty years old?"
There was too much discussion, 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 if... they had seen her knock Li Jinhua unconscious with a 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 closely! Squeeze up! Squeeze up!"
Because the car was small, crowded, and had 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 is just like squeezing into the subway at work, Chu Yue is 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 few 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. You must have a place to sit."
As we were talking, all the seats in the car were full. There were even six or seven people squeezed into the last row, and even the aisles were full of people standing.
Chu Yue smiled and gave Chen Fengying a thumbs up, "Sister-in-law Chen, you are really amazing. Thanks to you for leading me."
Chen Fengying's face was as bright as a flower when she was praised like this.
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