Chapter 31 Pregnant
Jiang Xinbai touched the hot, newly issued household relocation certificate and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
Captain Jiang opened his mouth, wanting to say something but seemed a little conflicted.
Jiang Xinbai happened to see it when she looked up. She smiled and said, "Uncle Ziqiang, do you have anything to say to me?"
Captain Jiang touched his head and smiled awkwardly, "Well, Xinbai, do you have any brown sugar? I'll give you something to exchange for soybeans. I have two kilograms of dried soybeans. Just give me two or three taels of brown sugar."
Jiang Xinbai was tempted. This really existed. "Uncle Ziqiang, you know that brown sugar is hard to come by. Only women who have just given birth can get one pound of brown sugar every month for the first three months. I really don't have any, but I think my sister-in-law has a few ounces. How about I ask for you?"
"Okay, okay, then please ask for me. If there is a lot, see if you can give me half a pound. I also have a pound of rice here, and I can exchange it with you." In order to prepare brown sugar before his daughter gave birth, Jiang Ziqiang was willing to do anything.
Jiang Xinbai smiled and nodded, "Okay, then wait for my news. If there is any, I will ask someone to pass the message to you."
In order to make Jiang Xinbai pay more attention, Jiang Ziqiang directly took out a cloth bag from the cabinet next to him and said, "Take the things first. I'll wait for your news."
"Hey, Uncle Ziqiang, this won't do. Whether there is brown sugar or not is another matter. How can I take your things in advance? This won't do. You should take it back."
Although Jiang Xinbai was really envious of the soybeans and rice, he was a little embarrassed to take them.
"It's okay. How can I not trust you? Besides, aren't your parents still in the village? Am I afraid that you will run away?"
Jiang Youtian, who had been silent the whole time, took the cloth bag from Jiang Ziqiang and said in a deep voice, "Take it. Just help your uncle Ziqiang get things done."
Jiang Xinbai glanced at his father, then nodded and said, "Okay then, give the cloth bag back to you, uncle, and I'll put the things directly into the bag!"
After finishing the work, Jiang Xinbai went back without even having lunch. In the Jiang family yard, Wu Hehua was still standing on tiptoe waiting for her sister-in-law to come back, but she only saw her father-in-law.
"Dad, where's Xiaobai?"
"Let's go home." Jiang Youtian walked into the house with his hands behind his back.
When Wu Hehua heard that her sister-in-law had left, she couldn't help wondering why she left. She still had something to say.
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Jiang Xinbai, who had just returned to the city, had no idea what her sister-in-law was thinking. She worked hard to finally get everything done and was sitting down on a chair to take a rest.
Sun Erni looked at the newly added names on the shopping book and smiled, "That's great. There will be another 28 kilograms of food next month." It's good to have a job. I have three kilograms more supply than them.
"Oh, by the way, Mom, an uncle in my village wants to exchange some brown sugar. Do you have any?"
Jiang Xinbai originally wanted to exchange the two taels of brown sugar she had saved for Uncle Ziqiang, but Uncle Ziqiang took out two jins of soybeans and one jin of rice, so two taels of brown sugar was really too much of a bargain. After thinking about it, she decided to ask her mother-in-law if she had any brown sugar.
Upon hearing this, Sun Erni paused while touching the purchase book and asked, "How do I exchange it? I can ask somewhere else."
Jiang Xinbai glanced at her mother-in-law and replied, "Two kilograms of soybeans and one kilogram of rice, I think I can at least get one kilogram of brown sugar, right?"
"You can exchange it, but you have to wait. I'll go and collect the money." Sun Erni naturally knew that her family was getting a good deal by exchanging it this way, but brown sugar was rare, and she was willing to exchange it out of consideration for her daughter-in-law. Otherwise, she would have been thinking of saving up some money for when her daughter-in-law gave birth.
"Okay, I've brought everything, you can put it away first." Jiang Xinbai brought out the soybeans and rice from the room. After thinking for a while, he reminded her worriedly, "Mom, my uncle wants to buy brown sugar for her daughter. Her daughter is about to give birth, so you have to hurry." In fact, Jiang Xinbai was more afraid that the food would be eaten and she would not be able to get the brown sugar out.
"I know, I know. You can rest assured." Sun Erni grabbed a handful of soybeans happily. Hmm, each one was round and smooth, so good.
At night, Jiang Xinbai held down Yang Jinsheng who was about to make trouble and whispered, "Don't mess around, I might be pregnant."
"What's the matter?" Yang Jinsheng looked confused.
Jiang Xinbai couldn't help but roll her eyes at him when she heard what he said, "What did you mean by pregnant? I'm five days late this month. I'm usually pretty accurate."
"Xiaobai, what do you mean?" Yang Jinsheng reached out and touched his wife's belly, his face full of disbelief. Oh my God, he was going to be a father?
Jiang Xinbai slapped her husband's hand away and said, "Be careful, don't damage it."
Yang Jinsheng held his breath and wanted to say that it was not necessary, but seeing his wife's serious look, he had to change the subject and asked, "Should we go to the hospital to see a doctor?"
Jiang Xinbai thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait another week. It would be bad if it turns out to be a mistake."
"Then you have to be careful. It's hard to even cook at home. But it doesn't matter. If we are sure that you are pregnant, we can cook openly."
Yang Jinsheng worked in a meat processing factory. Although he couldn't get good meat that didn't require a ticket, he could still get some scraps, so he urgently needed an excuse to cook for himself.
Over the next few days, Jiang Xinbai went to work as usual, but he walked more carefully.
Sun Chaoying narrowed her eyes and asked in a low voice: "Xinbai, are you pregnant?"
"Sister Ying, did you figure it out?" Jiang Xinbai was extremely surprised. Was her performance so obvious?
"Hey, you're so cautious, anyone who's given birth can tell, how many months has it been?"
Jiang Xinbai shook her head. "I haven't been to the hospital yet. I don't know if she's pregnant."
Li Xiangcao, who was just coming out of the kitchen, had sharp ears. When she heard about being pregnant, her eyes lit up and she looked straight at Jiang Xinbai's belly.
Jiang Xinbai felt the strong gaze and subconsciously covered his stomach. He asked Li Xiangcao, "Aunt Li, why are you staring at me? It's scary."
Li Xiangcao walked forward with a smile, took a look at Jiang Xinbai's figure, and was even more certain that she was pregnant.
"Xinbai, are you pregnant? I'm an experienced person and have experience. It's best for you to rest at home since you just got pregnant. Don't get too tired." Li Xiangcao looked worried.
Jiang Xinbai was confused and said, "What's the logic? I feel I'm in good health, so there's no need to rest at home. Besides, there are people in our village who are still working in the fields the day before they give birth. I'm considered relaxed now."
"Oh, you don't understand. The first three months are the most important. Listen to your aunt and rest at home. I will find someone to take over your job." Li Xiangcao said to herself.
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