Gu Shen would certainly not refuse her request, but there were some things he couldn't quite understand.
“Honey, in previous years, the women would stock up on vegetables at this time because their children were older and ate more, so they needed to stock up more. Some of them would also send vegetables back to their hometowns, so they would stock up more. But we probably don’t need to stock up that much, right?”
His monthly allowance is definitely enough to support Xia Anyan.
Moreover, he could give some of his allowances, subsidies, and receipts to Grandpa Xia and Zhang Jun'an so they could use them to buy grain.
Military ration coupons, when used to purchase grain in the county town, can buy slightly more grain than regular ration coupons.
Even though it's only a little bit more, it's better than nothing.
Even if the two of them have huge appetites, they still can't finish all that food.
He gets receipts every month, and he gives them all to the two of them without any problem.
Hearing him say that, Xia Anyan knew that Gu Shen always cared about his family and kept them in his heart.
However, he may have spent too much time in the military and neglected many things.
Xia Anyan was also willing to sit down and talk to him properly.
"Ah Shen, if we only have grain but no vegetables, how are we going to get through this winter? Are we just going to have to eat dry rice or steamed buns every day?"
“It’s not like where we are. The temperature is very low in winter, and fresh vegetables can’t be grown at all. Dried vegetables and pickled vegetables are the only things you can see in winter.”
"The things stored in the military are actually stockpiled, and some were transported from other places. But these things can only supply the people in the military; they can't supply people outside the military."
“Grandpa and Dad are unlikely to live here with us permanently. Besides, even if they live here, they need money and tickets to buy things, so it’s not much different from living outside.”
"In fact, if they eat too much here, some people might be envious and jealous, thinking that what they are doing is wrong, and it might even cause some unnecessary trouble."
Grandpa Xia and Zhang Jun'an, if they were Gu Shen's biological grandfather or father, none of those people would dare to cause trouble.
But ironically, those two people were Xia Anyan's biological grandfather and godfather.
It's fine on ordinary days, but in winter, when everyone's survival is at stake, who wouldn't want to eat more? So who else would people be eyeing if not you?
Gu Shen frowned, somewhat unable to understand.
Since Xia Anyan has already said that, he will naturally listen.
"Okay, I got it, honey. I'll go to the quartermaster department and get a car in a bit."
"By the way, Sister-in-law Sun just said she wanted you to go over there. Do you want to go now?"
Xia Anyan thought for a moment, then took out the glass beads she had just put back from the drawer.
After Li Cuihua and Wang Chunlan finished selecting, she casually put them here.
Fortunately, I didn't post it on my social media, otherwise it would have been quite troublesome.
Gu Shen stared at the glass beads in her hand for a while, his eyes shining: "Wife, what is this?"
"This is a bracelet. These beads are all glass beads. I brought them from Shanghai."
"When Sister Cuihua and Sister Chunlan came over just now, I remembered this and then I dug the things out from the bottom of the bag."
"Didn't you say that Sister-in-law Sun wanted me to visit her? I think young girls would really like these, so I was thinking of giving Qingyan and Zhixia each a string of them. What do you think?"
Although the two children's household registrations have not yet been completed, they have already tacitly changed their names.
Anyway, the child likes it, so what difference does it make what they call it?
“They are indeed quite beautiful,” Gu Shen stared at the bracelets for a while, then reached out and took one, putting it on Xia Anyan’s wrist. “Wife, you look beautiful wearing them too. Wear them all the time.”
Xia Anyan frowned.
She doesn't really like wearing these things on her hands; they're easy to break from bumps and knocks.
Furthermore, so many eyes are now on their family. As a capitalist's daughter, she's already a target of unwanted attention. Now she's still involved in these things, isn't that just telling people that she wants to continue enjoying her bourgeois lifestyle?
"No, that's not appropriate." Xia Anyan said, taking the bag off her hand and putting it back in the drawer.
She chose two pretty, vibrant colors to give to Sun Xiuzhi's two children.
Seeing her take the thing off her hand, Gu Shen pursed his lips and remained silent.
He actually understood very well in his heart, but he just wanted his wife to be beautiful and happy.
Can……
"Honey, don't worry, I'm here. I won't let anyone bully you." He pulled Xia Anyan into his arms, trying to make his tone sound gentle so as not to scare her.
Xia Anyan reached out and hugged Gu Shen back: "A Shen, I'm really fine. And I believe in you, you will definitely be able to protect us."
"But I don't want you to be so tired. I don't want to be a naive little woman in your arms; I want to be a revolutionary comrade standing beside you, working hard together. I want to be someone others admire, not someone who is admired."
Gu Shen was deeply shocked by her words.
He never imagined that Xia Anyan would have such thoughts and ideas.
However, he now knows and understands what he should do from now on.
The two lingered for a while longer before heading to Sun Xiuzhi's house.
Sun Xiuzhi was very happy to see the two of them arrive.
"Girls, Commander Gu, you're here! I was just about to go home and call you. Come and try this. It's steamed sugar cake that I just made. It's best when it's hot. Eat it while it's hot."
Sun Xiuzhi smiled and stuffed a red date bun with a blooming pattern into each of their hands.
The food wasn't big; it was finished in just a few bites.
But this is not easy to make; it requires flour, sugar, and time.
Sun Xiuzhi must have been busy with all this for who knows how long. She must have done all this to appease the two children, since they are both adults and shouldn't be fighting over food.
"Sister-in-law, you don't need to give it to us. Keep it for Qingyan and Zhixia."
The two put their things on the table, but Sun Xiuzhi frowned and looked very unhappy.
"Hey girls, Commander Gu, do you think my cooking isn't good?"
Xia Anyan quickly waved her hand: "No, sister-in-law, you misunderstood. We didn't have such thoughts."
Sun Xiuzhi didn't give them a chance to continue speaking: "If you don't dislike what I made, then hurry up and eat what I gave you. I still have things for the children here. This is for you. If you don't eat it, then you're disrespecting me!"
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