Should I go or not?
The regiment commanders, battalion commanders, etc. were unsure and could not make up their minds for a while.
They looked at each other without saying anything, and everyone planned to go home and ask for help from their good wives.
The women in the family compound had a lot of mixed feelings in their minds. Seeing their men worried about this matter, they took it upon themselves to take on the responsibility.
Deputy Regiment Commander Zhang Desheng and his wife were whispering in each other's ears under the quilt.
"It's not appropriate for you men to be involved in this kind of thing. If rumors get out, it will affect you and Commander Shen.
We women are different. When we go to visit with our belongings, no one can find fault with us. And we can also leave a good impression in front of Master Shen."
Zhang Desheng was moved: "Wife, let's do as you say. Tomorrow morning, you will take a bus to the county. Bring some extra money with you so you can spend it. Especially at this critical moment, you should not be stingy."
"You don't even need to tell me that. I know what's going on. I promise to handle this properly for you and won't hold you back."
"Wife, I know that I, Zhang Desheng, have not married the wrong person in this life."
The two of them were playing around, and the bed beneath them was creaking. Zhang Erniu, who was sleeping on the edge of the bed, was awakened by the sound. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and muttered:
"Mom, there's a big rat under the bed. It's keeping me awake."
Zhang Desheng and his wife Wang Mengjiao were in high spirits when they were suddenly interrupted. They were so scared that they instantly became dejected.
"Erniu, go to sleep quickly, mom has chased the rat away." Wang Mengjiao felt as panicked as if she was caught cheating in the act. Her body was stiff and she dared not move.
After Zhang Erniu muttered a few words softly, she lay down and fell asleep, her snoring echoing through the roof.
Zhang Desheng and Wang Mengjiao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Erniu has fallen asleep, should we continue?" Zhang Desheng coaxed.
Wang Mengjiao nodded shyly, then put her arms around Zhang Desheng's waist. The two of them didn't dare to move too much because they were concerned about the child sleeping on the bed.
The next day, Wang Mengjiao, who had been making love with her man all night, got up early with sore waist and legs. She didn't even have time to eat, and hurried to the door with a basket to catch the bus.
When she arrived at the place, she found that Captain Liu's wife Ma Dongxia, Captain Peng's wife Li Qiuyue... were all there.
In an instant, sparks flew in his eyes.
Everyone turned their heads away tacitly and did not mention why they came to the county town today. When the car arrived, everyone got off quickly and headed straight for the supply and marketing cooperative.
Wang Mengjiao went against the crowd and risked her life by going to the black market, which has been under strict control recently.
She is well versed in the ways of the world and knows that gifts should touch people's hearts. She knows what the Gu family lacks recently.
What is lacking is the children's rations, milk powder, malted milk and other nutritional products.
However, nutritional supplements require a prescription from the hospital, and she doesn't have the ability to get that prescription, so she can only hope on the black market.
Don’t mention it, Wang Mengjiao was really lucky today. As soon as she arrived at the black market, she ran into a seller selling milk powder and malted milk.
The prices on the black market are already much higher than those in the supply and marketing cooperatives, not to mention rare items like milk powder and malted milk.
A bucket of milk powder costs six yuan, and a bucket of malted milk costs four yuan.
After weighing the pros and cons, Wang Mengjiao gritted her teeth and bought two cans of milk powder for her man's future.
The two cans of milk powder cost her twelve yuan, and the bulging purse around her waist deflated instantly. She also bought ten eggs and a bag of fruit.
At the Gu family's side, Shen Yunshu started feeding the child as soon as she opened her eyes. This process lasted for two hours. She was almost starving, but she could eat a whole cow right now.
Grandma Gu used the goose eggs bought by Gu Jiuyan to make an egg custard and sprinkled a few drops of sesame oil on it. It smelled very fragrant.
"Shushu, you don't eat eggs. Grandma steamed goose egg soup for you. Eat it while it's hot. It will smell fishy if it gets cold."
This was Shen Yunshu’s first time eating goose egg soup.
She excitedly scooped a spoonful of it into her mouth, but the next second she tilted her head and spat out the goose egg soup before she could swallow it.
In one word, fishy, even fishier than eating loach raw.
The other people in the room were terrified and swarmed to Shen Yunshu, asking about her well-being.
Shen Yunshu waved at them: "I'm fine, it's just that this goose egg custard is too fishy, I can't eat it."
"If you can't eat it, don't eat it. Let grandma make you something delicious at noon." Mother Gu felt a little distressed. She brought a cup of warm water and asked Shen Yunshu to rinse his mouth.
"Thank you, Mom." The fishy smell in Shen Yunshu's mouth still did not disappear, and he didn't eat much of his breakfast.
Grandma Gu felt sorry for her granddaughter-in-law, so she ran to the kitchen and steamed an apple. The apple was sour and sweet and very appetizing. Only then did Shen Yunshu feel the burning nausea in her stomach go away.
From now on, she will put goose eggs on the blacklist, and will not eat them whether they are steamed, fried or boiled.
In the end, the bowl of goose egg custard was shared by Grandpa Gu and Grandpa Shen, and they didn't mind the fishy smell at all.
Because in the early years, they had gnawed on tree bark, eaten mice, and eaten Guanyin soil. They had survived hard times, and goose eggs with a fishy smell were as delicious to them as meat.
When Gu Jiuyan got home from get off work at noon, he heard that his wife had vomited after eating goose eggs, and guilt filled his eyes.
"Wife, I'm sorry."
Shen Yunshu's heart skipped a beat: "I'm at home recuperating after my childbirth, and you're going out to find a wild woman behind my back?"
Mother Gu looked at Haodaer beside the bed with fiery eyes. If he dared to do anything to let down his daughter-in-law, she would personally clean up the mess for the Gu family today.
Gu Jiuyan's face was full of black lines, and he shook his head sharply.
"You are my only woman, no wild women. You are wronging me."
"Then why are you saying sorry to me for no reason..." Shen Yunshu became less and less confident as he spoke.
"Grandma said you vomited after eating goose eggs this morning..."
"So, you apologize for this?"
"Well, I didn't think it through."
The first-level danger alert was lifted, and Shen Yunshu and Gu's mother breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
At noon, carrot, yam and pork ribs soup, stir-fried meat with beans, and rice.
For a snack at three o'clock in the afternoon, Grandma Gu made a hibiscus osmanthus yam cake herself, which was garnished with rose petals and honey. It was a dessert that was both beautiful and delicious.
Shen Yunshu and everyone else in the family love to eat it.
In the afternoon, red date millet porridge, stir-fried vegetables, stir-fried carrots with meat, and white flour buns.
Shen Yunshu's confinement meals were light and nutritious, and she always finished the food in her bowl.
The Gu family had just finished their meal when Wang Mengjiao came to their door carrying some things as it was getting dark.
"The two kids at home have been a bit rambunctious lately, and I haven't had time to visit my sister and the kids. I don't know how they're doing. I heard from people in the compound that Captain Gu's sons are all very handsome."
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