All of this is because of men. Some men are impatient to have sex with their wives before the wives have even finished their postpartum confinement period, completely disregarding the women's health.
Now that this contraceptive pill is available, women will be able to make their own decisions about whether or not to have children, and how many children to have, instead of being forced to have them.
"Liangliang, thank you so much. I'll go to the health department to discuss this matter right now." Qin's father couldn't wait to pick up his wicker trunk and leave.
That evening, Wenxi returned to the orphanage carrying large and small bags of things. Xu Yinmei and Fang Zhiruo rushed over to greet her, "Liangliang, you're back?"
"Sister Yinmei, Sister Zhiruo, thank you." The three of them carried the bags and packages into the house together.
Wenxi took out some candied winter melon and gave two pieces to each of the children who were old enough to eat and the older children. Xu Yinmei said from the side, "Everyone, quickly thank Aunt Liangliang. Aunt Liangliang bought these candies for you."
"Thank you, Aunt Liangliang!" the children called out cheerfully, their faces no longer blank and expressionless, but full of life.
After a full meal today, their condition was completely different from yesterday, which made Wenxi very gratified.
Wen Xi reached out and touched the hair of the little girl closest to her, smiling as she said, "How about you help Auntie take care of your younger siblings from now on?"
"Okay," everyone responded in unison.
Wen Xi took out two more cans of malted milk powder and handed them to Xu Yinmei, saying, "Sister Yinmei, give this malted milk powder to the babies."
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Xu Yinmei's eyes welled up with tears of gratitude. "Liangliang, thank you so much! The food you brought is life-saving!"
Seeing that Xu Yinmei had no greed whatsoever, Wenxi knew that Xu Yinmei was genuinely thinking about these children. She was truly afraid of encountering greedy people who would steal the children's life-saving food.
Xu Yinmei is so conscientious and responsible, so before she leaves, she can leave an extra batch of supplies to help the orphanage stay afloat.
The next morning, before Xu Yinmei and Fang Zhiruo woke up, Wen Xi woke up first, came to the courtyard, set out the children's bowls and chopsticks, and gave each child a full bowl of sweet potato porridge and a bowl of egg drop soup.
When Xu Yinmei and Fang Zhiruo got up and were about to go to the kitchen to cook breakfast for the children, they saw that breakfast had already been set on the children's small dining table in the yard. They seemed to smell the faint sweet aroma of sweet potatoes in the air.
I used to look down on sweet potatoes, but now I realize how rare and wonderful they are.
Wenxi said, "Sister Yinmei, I've already boiled water. You should quickly wash the children. I'll make some malted milk powder for the babies later. I'm planning to go to the beach today to see if I can exchange some dried seafood. These older children can eat dried seafood without any problem, which will also ease the pressure on food supplies."
Xu Yinmei nodded. Wen Xi wasn't an employee here and didn't receive a salary, so Xu Yinmei had no right to refuse her whatever she did. Besides, she was doing good deeds, so Xu Yinmei wouldn't refuse her either.
"Liangliang, be careful!" Xu Yinmei reminded her.
Wenxi nodded.
The group helped the children wash up, let the older children come out to eat breakfast, and then took turns feeding the younger children malted milk powder. Wenxi was also holding a baby a few months old and feeding her malted milk powder with a bottle. Milk powder was too scarce and could not be bought outside, so they could only drink malted milk powder.
Once there was nothing left to do at the orphanage, Wenxi left. She first went to the post office to call Qin Mi's friend in the transportation team to ask to rent his car for two days, asking him to drive it over in the afternoon. After that, she also called an acquaintance in the small fishing village by the sea to ask him to help collect seafood, both dried and fresh.
When the post office staff heard Wenxi talking about seafood, they quietly asked her if she could exchange some with her. Wenxi nodded and agreed.
After all, they heard it, so it wouldn't be good to just refuse. What if they make things difficult for her next time she calls?
What if someone reports her?
'Hao Liangliang' and Qin Mi are not divorced yet. What if it affects the Qin family?
Wenxi wanted to buy more fresh seafood at the port, but she didn't have enough money in this mission world. So after making the call, Wenxi found a public toilet, took the 'Rejuvenation Pill', and then went door to door selling her goods with a basket on her back.
At this time, every household tightened their belts to make ends meet. Some families had many children and could only eat until they were three or five tenths full. So when someone came to sell grain, no one would refuse.
However, the price of food on the black market was too high, and people really couldn't bear to spend the money unless someone in their family was sick or had a baby and really needed nutrition, in which case they would go to the black market to splurge.
Prices are much more affordable in Wenxi. Refined grains, meat, eggs, sugar, biscuits, and pastries are all two yuan per jin (500g), coarse grains are one yuan per jin, common vegetables like radishes and cabbage are fifty cents per jin, other uncommon vegetables are one yuan per jin, and fruits are also one yuan per jin.
After Wenxi arrived, she first gave the employer a list so that he could choose what he wanted. Then she went out to get the items, giving the employer time to prepare the money.
Wenxi's price was one-third of the black market price, so some wealthy families immediately asked for items worth several hundred yuan, while others who didn't have the money traded old items for them, and Wenxi agreed to all of them.
She went door-to-door to count the number of items, and then delivered them to each household. When the 'Rejuvenation Pill' was about to wear off, she quickly took a second one to maintain her original appearance.
The cooperation between the two parties went very smoothly and they were both very satisfied. Wenxi spent the whole morning running around and earned tens of thousands of yuan, enough for her to buy goods at the port.
In the afternoon, Wenxi went to the agreed place to pick up the car. Qin Mi's acquaintance was waiting for Wenxi in front of the car. Wenxi walked over and handed him a bag of grain.
The man beamed with joy upon seeing the grain and told Wenxi to contact him whenever she needed a vehicle.
Of all things under heaven, food is the most important. At this time, nothing is more precious than food. It can be said that Wenxi's bag of food touched his heart.
Wenxi drove alone, following the route she remembered, towards the small fishing village. When she was almost there, she loaded a batch of supplies into the car. At this time, the price of grain was high, so the exchange rate for seafood was different. One pound of grain could be exchanged for several pounds of seafood, and some worthless seafood could be exchanged for more than ten pounds.
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