Chapter 152: Three-wheeled Rickshaw
Xia Juanjuan quickly stood up by holding onto the wall, protecting her stomach with one hand while trying hard to regulate her breathing, beads of sweat oozing from her forehead.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't panicking.
Calculating the time, she is now almost eight months pregnant. If she has a premature birth, even if it is a single baby, the fetus will not develop well at seven or eight months old, not to mention that she is carrying multiple babies? Under the current medical conditions, it is very likely to be dangerous.
These past few days, she was worried about Xia Shuangshan's affairs, and she was nervous, so she didn't pay much attention to her body. Now she relaxed all of a sudden. What if she had a premature birth...
Fortunately, she stood for a while and there was no sign of her amniotic fluid breaking. It should have been just a more intense fetal movement.
Recently, the little ones in my belly have become much stronger and more active. Although the number of fetal movements has not increased significantly, each movement is much more painful than before.
Xia Juanjuan waited until the pain of the fetal movement subsided before she took a deep breath, lowered her head to her belly and whispered with a smile: "You little bastards, you just want to torment your mother, right? Wait until your father comes back, and I'll tell him and let him deal with you..."
As he spoke, he slowly walked towards his residence.
At this moment, in a corner, Yan Haotian looked at Xia Juanjuan's back, wondering whether he should go out and say hello to her.
After he met Xia Shuangshan that night, he hesitated for a moment and did not recognize Xia Shuangshan. However, he felt that he had finally found his relative whom he had searched for for several years, and he was unwilling to leave like this.
More importantly, he was really worried about the girl who was about to give birth.
Although Xia Shuangshan was released, he was just an honest farmer. He might have hardly been to the county town many times. If something unexpected happened when Xia Juanjuan gave birth, Xia Shuangshan would be as panic-stricken as an ant on a hot pot.
After much consideration, Yan Haotian decided to stay in Mo County for a while longer, so he came to send a telegram to the south to apply for an extended vacation.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I reached the street corner, I saw Xia Juanjuan leaning against the wall with a painful expression on her face.
Just as he was about to help her, Xia Juanjuan's expression softened and she walked away slowly.
Yan Haotian couldn't help but hesitate. When they met in the black market before, and the last time they met in the dark alley of the county town, Xia Juanjuan was obviously very wary of him.
If I go out on my own, I must explain my identity, otherwise I will scare her.
However, he is not mentally prepared yet...
After this delay, Xia Juanjuan left.
Just then, a three-wheeled rickshaw passed by him. Yan Haotian called the driver and asked, "Master, how much does it cost for a trip?"
The driver said, "It depends on the distance. If it's closer, it's 20 or 30 cents. If it's farther, it's 50 or 70 cents. We have everything."
Yan Haotian thought for a moment and asked, "How about from here to Tonghua Lane?"
Tonghua Lane is the courtyard that Xia Juanjuan "rented" in the county town.
The driver laughed and said, "It's not close to Tonghua Lane. It will cost fifty cents."
Yan Haotian nodded, took out fifty cents from his pocket, thought for a moment, took out another thirty cents, handed two cents to the driver, and said:
"Did you see the pregnant lesbian in front? Go over and ask her if she wants a ride. She should be going to Tonghua Lane. If she takes the ride, charge her 20 cents less. But don't let her know that someone else paid for it. That's my sister, and she's mad at me. If she knew, she would definitely guess that I paid for it, and she would probably not take the ride out of spite."
The driver was stunned for a moment. It was the first time he saw someone paying to ride in a car.
"Comrade, what if the female comrade doesn't want to ride? I can't force her to ride, right?"
Yan Haotian smiled and said, "If she doesn't want to sit, then these two cents will be considered as a gift to you."
When the driver heard this, he immediately agreed and rode his three-wheeled rickshaw towards Xia Juanjuan.
"Comrade, would you like a ride?"
After walking for a while, Xia Juanjuan felt a little tired, so she asked, "How much does it cost to get to Tonghua Lane?"
The driver did not tell the truth because of Yan Haotian's instructions. He smiled and said, "Originally it would cost 50 cents, but since you are a lesbian and pregnant, I will give you 20 cents off. Just give me 30 cents."
Xia Juanjuan was stunned for a moment. Is there such a good thing in the world? Although she can afford 50 cents, who can afford to pay more? Then she smiled and said, "Okay. Master, you should be more stable on the road. I can't stand the bumps..."
Seeing how pretty this young pregnant woman was, the driver couldn't help but feel happy. He even thought that he would accept it even if he was asked to give her a ride for free. He smiled and said, "Comrade, what do you say? I'm the most stable rider!"
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Okay! I'll trouble you, Master."
Having said that, he got into the car tremblingly.
When Yan Haotian saw Xia Juanjuan got into the car, he did not continue to follow her. Instead, he went into the military contact point to send a telegram according to his plan.
When they arrived at the door of their residence in Tonghua Lane, Xia Juanjuan paid the money and got off the car.
Lin Yuru heard the noise and came out from the yard, and hurried over to help her: "Are you back? Have you sent a telegram to your aunt?"
Xia Juanjuan nodded and said with a smile, "It's done. I just don't know if he can catch it smoothly."
The unit that Lizhan belongs to belongs to the military district of Jing City, but unlike other units with permanent bases, it is an independent regiment with high mobility. There are not many people, but each of them is an elite. Any one of them can be a company commander or battalion commander in a regular unit.
Most of the missions they carry out are classified as confidential or urgent, so their whereabouts are often unknown. Sometimes they even have to cut off all contact with the outside world in order to carry out their missions.
For example, more than a month ago, she sent him a telegram to tell him that her family had started building a house. Li Zhan only received the message half a month ago and sent her a reply telegram.
This time, she didn't hold out much hope.
Despite this, Xia Juanjuan couldn't help but hope that Li Zhan could come back before the child was born.
The master said that triplets were more likely. If he missed this, he would miss the birth of three children at once!
Besides, it is also a headache to decide what names to give to the children.
She had been thinking about it for several months, but she had no luck in coming up with a name, and she couldn't come up with anything satisfactory...
However, thinking back, Liezhan should be able to read, but he joined the army when he was only 15 or 16 years old, how high can his education level be? Don't start with the words "the eldest brother built the country, the second brother built the army"... or something like that, it's better than her name!
Lin Yuru thought about it, but couldn't help but sighed with a smile, and said: "Alas, my aunt is really good in every way, except that she is not at home all year round..."
Xia Juanjuan came back to her senses and reminded him gently, "Mom, you are not allowed to say such things in front of Li Zhan. If he doesn't go out and risk his life, I, the three kids, and the one in my belly will all be left starving, right?"
Lin Yuru also knew that she had said something wrong, and she quickly smiled regretfully, "Alas... I was wrong! This person is just greedy. He feels satisfied as soon as he gets a little bit of goodness, and then he immediately feels inadequate... I will definitely be careful before I speak in the future!"
She couldn't help but smile at Xia Juanjuan and said, "Look at you... Didn't mom just say something bad about him? Look how distressed you are..."
Xia Juanjuan couldn't help blushing.
Lin Yuru sighed and said seriously: "However, a couple should think about each other like this so that they can stay together forever."
Xia Juanjuan's face was still a little hot, and she smiled and said, "Mom, don't say these things, it's so corny. By the way, where is my dad? Why don't you see him?"
Lin Yuru then remembered and said with a smile: "Oh, I was so busy telling you that I forgot. Your father went back to the village after lunch. He said that the commune is busy with the autumn harvest and winter planting, and he has missed several days of work. If he doesn't go back and work harder, he may not get much grain when the autumnal harvest is over, and this winter will be difficult..."
Xia Shuangshan had another meaning that he did not reveal to Lin Yuru.
He planned to go south to find his son after the autumn harvest when the winter was less busy.
In the past, he was fine at home in winter, because winter was the time when people were rebuilding houses or repairing pig pens and cow sheds, so he could go out to do some work and earn a few dollars a day, so even if the food he was given was not enough, he had money to buy food. Or he could go hunting in the mountains and eat meat from time to time.
If he went to the south this year, the travel expenses alone would probably cost a lot. If there was not enough food in the winter, there would be only Lin Yuru and her daughter at home with five or six children. Wouldn't they starve?
Therefore, I can only work hard to earn work points in the next few days in order to get more food.
Lin Yuru didn't know that her son might still be alive. She was happy that Xia Shuangshan was fine. "Alas! Your father is a hard-working man. He can't sit still. But it's good for him to go back. We live in this county town. Every moment we open our eyes costs money. If he stays idle at home, it will cost us one more person's food and money. I don't know if his injuries are serious. How will he eat when he is alone at home..."