In the evening, Han Yixian drove a truck back to Beili Village, and He Yuhan quickly came out to greet him when she heard the noise.
Her eyes lit up when she saw the truck at the door, and she asked Han Yixian in the driver's seat, "Brother Yi, did you bring back the extracurricular reading materials I asked you to get?"
Han Yixian immediately understood what his wife meant and readily agreed, saying, "We brought it back; it's in the back of the truck."
Upon hearing this, He Yuhan immediately climbed into the back of the truck and, using the truck bed as cover, took out some extracurricular reading materials she had prepared in advance, as well as some grains, pork, eggs, and other food. She wanted to take this opportunity to replenish the food supplies for her family.
After Han Yi got out of the car, he winked at He Yuhan and whispered, "Is it done?"
He Yuhan nodded and gave an OK sign.
Han Yixian chuckled as he looked at his wife's playful expression and said, "Then hand me the things, and we'll unload them together."
Then he took the things He Yuhan handed him from the side of the truck bed; the couple worked together seamlessly.
Han Xiao and the others came out of the yard when they heard the noise. When they saw He Yuhan moving things in the car, they said, "Yi Xian, you go up and move the things. I'll take care of it down here."
Han Yixian agreed and nimbly climbed into the back of the truck. He saw that his wife had put a lot of things in the back, including several bags of grain. He knew immediately that his wife was taking advantage of his return to replenish the family's food supplies.
Han Yixian and He Yuhan handed things out of the car together. Wen Jinyu and Yu Huiru also came to help carry things.
He Yuhan brought out quite a lot of things, enough to fill half the truck bed. Several adults in the family came to help, and it took several trips to move everything. All the things were first placed in the living room, forming a huge pile.
Wen Jinyu said, "How did you bring back so much stuff? We still have plenty of food at home."
Yu Huiru added, "That's right, with supplies so tight right now, Yixian, you shouldn't risk your life. It's fine for us to eat less, but you shouldn't take the risk for us."
Wen Jinyu and Yu Huiru believed that it was impossible to buy so many things through legitimate channels, and they thought that these things must have been bought from the black market.
Han Yixian knew what his mother and mother-in-law were worried about, and said, "Don't worry about that. I have special channels. I don't buy things from the black market, so there's no danger."
Wen Jinyu and Yu Huiru felt much relieved after hearing this, and then began to pack their things. They had no idea what was in those bags and baskets.
Although He Yuhan knew what they were, she still helped organize them.
This time, He Yuhan brought out several bags of grains, including rice, wheat flour, and cornmeal, a basket of eggs, a large piece of pork belly, a ten-pound iron bucket of soybean oil, various seasonings such as soy sauce, sesame oil, and salt, dried goods such as mushrooms, wood ear fungus, kelp, seaweed, and dried shrimp, as well as white sugar, brown sugar, candy, and pastries wrapped in yellow paper, and milk powder and malted milk powder for the children and the elderly.
He Yuhan first gave each of the three curious children a piece of cake and told them to go and eat it on their own.
He Yuhan asked Han Yi to move all the grain into the storage room, put the meat, eggs, oil, salt, soy sauce and other seasonings into the kitchen, and put the pastries, candies and other items into the cabinets.
After finishing tidying up, He Yuhan said, "I'll add another dish when Brother Yi comes back, and we can eat soon."
Han Yixian hadn't had his wife's cooking for some time and missed it terribly. His eyes, fixed on his beautiful and gentle wife, kept following He Yuhan's figure.
He Yuhan pushed Han Yixian and said, "Go to the bathroom and wash up, dinner will be ready soon."
Han Yixian was in a good mood at the moment. With a smile on his lips, he went to the bathroom to quickly wash his face and hands and then went to the kitchen to find He Yuhan.
He Yuhan was cooking, while Wen Jinyu and Yu Huiru were also bringing food to the table.
Han Yixian smelled a spicy aroma and said, "It smells so good. I haven't had any meat for a while now, and I'm really craving it. I miss home-cooked meals so much.
Han Yixian originally meant to tell He Yuhan, hoping that his wife would feel sorry for him and go to live with him in the county as soon as possible.
Wen Jinyu, who happened to be in the kitchen, heard her son's words and said with heartache, "You should let Yuhan go to the county with you as soon as possible, otherwise you won't have anyone to take care of you and you won't even be able to eat properly."
Han Yixian said, "Mom, I came back this time to pick up Yuhan and take her to the county. The house has already been bought, and we need Yuhan to decorate it. We're afraid that Yuhan won't like it after we've done it."
Upon hearing this, Wen Jinyu exclaimed happily, "Oh, you've bought the house? That's wonderful!"
He Yuhan served the last dish, and everyone sat down to eat.
Han Yixian looked at the sumptuous meal on the table, took the rice that He Yuhan served him, and started eating. He Yuhan and Wen Jinyu kept putting food into Han Yixian's bowl.
As Yu Huiru ate, she watched her son-in-law devour his food and knew he must have been starving lately, as he looked quite thin. She said, "Yixian looks like he's lost a lot of weight. You can't keep up with work and not eating well. Yuhan, why don't you go to the county with Yixian this time? At least you can make sure he gets proper meals. Leave the child here for now, and we can take the child to the county later when things are more stable."
He Yuhan put some more food on Han Yixian's plate and said, "Mom, Yi-ge and the others have already bought the house. This time, I'll go with Yi-ge to the county to set up the house."
Han Yi ate several bowls of rice before rubbing his stomach and exclaiming, "Finally, I'm full."
He thought to himself that without his wife by his side, he felt uncomfortable in everything, not even eating. Without her, he felt like a blade of grass, and compared to now, with his wife beside him, he suddenly felt so pathetic. He had to bring his wife to his side as soon as possible.
Han Xiao looked at his son, who had lost a lot of weight, and asked, "What's wrong? Are you still not getting enough to eat?"
Han Yixian smiled wryly, "I've gotten used to the food cooked by Yuhan, so I can only force myself to eat other people's boiled dishes. Qianyuan County is a tough place. Although the government has allocated funds, we don't dare to spend them casually, and even if we want to buy something, we can't buy everything. I've been eating with the workers on the construction site lately. I'm so busy every day that I don't even have time to eat."
He Yuhan felt heartbroken when she heard this, "Really, don't you know how many times you eat out?"
Han Yixian said, "Where would I find the time? Besides, everyone else can eat communal meals, so I can't be special. It's different from eating at home. If I always go to restaurants, people will surely say I'm too fond of luxury and can't endure hardship."
He Chenglin nodded and said, "Indeed, it's not like being at home when you're away from home. You have to be careful about how you behave. The house has already been bought, right? You two should get it ready as soon as possible so that Yuhan can move to the county and you can take care of her. It's not good for the two of you to live separately all the time."
Han Xiao and his wife naturally hoped their daughter-in-law would move to the county to live with their son as soon as possible; otherwise, when would they ever have their second grandson? They were really looking forward to it.
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