Du Xueqing stood at the edge of the threshing ground and called Ruan Tang.
"Tangtang, I'm going to give birth in two months. Can you help me get some milk powder?"
Ruan Tang frowned, "Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?"
Du Xueqing waved her hands quickly. "No, no, I was just drying beans in the corner of my house when I heard you. I know you have the ability and connections in the provincial capital. Since we are from the same courtyard and brothers, please help me."
"You overestimate me." Ruan Tang really didn't expect that Du Xueqing could actually eavesdrop.
Ruan Tang ignored Du Xueqing, brushed past her and left.
"Ruan Tang, if you don't help me, I will spread the news about your grain storage in Damaxiang. I wonder if the poor and vicious villagers will come to steal the grain."
"I want to see who will listen to you."
Du Xueqing said viciously: "Then you just wait and see."
After Du Xueqing walked away carefully, holding her big belly, Liu Weifang looked at Ruan Tang worriedly.
"It's okay. The county town is safe."
After Ruan Tang sent Liu Weifang home, she comforted her mother-in-law with a few words before leaving.
After leaving Liu Weifang's house, Ruan Tang went to the small courtyard bought by Pang Peng. Hu Tiantian was lying on the bed in confinement after giving birth. Pang Peng brought her a bowl of thick corn paste. Tiantian begged Pang Peng to help her drink half of it, saying that she was not hungry.
Pang Peng pretended that she was not paying attention to her health and fed her mouthful by mouthful with a spoon.
Ruan Tang looked at them for a while with a smile before teasing them: "It seems I came at the wrong time and disturbed you."
Seeing the two of them getting along so sweetly, her mood brightened a lot.
"Master..." Hu Tiantian begged for mercy after being teased by Ruan Tang, and even Pang Peng blushed.
Ruan Tangqi then explained their purpose, saying that they were moving away and asked Pang Peng to go to Dama Lane with Hu Jianshe tomorrow night to get food.
Pang Peng: "Master, I still need the money to buy food."
"We are master and disciple, so let's not be so polite. I'm still young, and I have plenty of time for you to be filial to me. If you want to settle things with me, I won't be happy."
Ruan Tang is not a philanthropist. She is willing to take care of Pang Peng and his wife. First, they are master and disciple. Second, Pang Peng took care of her in her previous life. Third, she wants to establish a good relationship with Pang Peng and his wife.
Ruan Tang strolled into Yang Wannian's house. He was varnishing the handle of a tractor in the yard. Seeing Ruan Tang, he happily asked her to come into the house quickly.
Ruan Tang chatted with Yang Wannian for a while and learned that his family had enough food, enough for him and his son to eat and drink, but there were many gossips in the village, so he didn't like to be too high-profile.
Next, Ruan Tang visited the homes of several young wives he was familiar with. Most of them listened to Ruan Tang's advice and bought food. Those who had money bought more, and those who didn't bought less, so they didn't starve to the point of having to abandon their children.
As for Widow Niu, because both Li Guaizi and his brother died in an accident, the villagers knew that Widow Niu had a lot of food stored at home, but they did not dare to have any bad ideas, for fear that she would follow in Li Guaizi's footsteps and have her whole family dragged into hell by Tiewa's father.
The rumor in the village was that Tiewa's father was a spirit, and even in his ghost he still cared for the widow Niu and her mother. This rumor made the widow Niu and her mother's life much easier.
Taking advantage of her free time, Ruan Tang specially asked her younger brother Ji to accompany her on a trip to Niujia Village.
When Ji Zhaodi ran away from Uncle Ji's house, Uncle Ji and his wife had made a few troubles, but they were always beaten out by the people in Zhujia Village. Uncle Ji and his wife couldn't bear her pain and had to pay for her medical expenses, so they gave up the idea of causing trouble.
According to the date, Ji Zhaodi should have given birth.
Ruan Tang had promised her that she would come to see her after she gave birth. Ji Nanfeng didn't agree, and Ji Xiaodi, as the eldest male in the Ji family, came to support Ji Zhaodi and prevent her from being bullied by the people in Zhujia Village.
When they arrived at Zhujia Village, the villagers heard that it was the Ji family who came, and they stared at them warily and did not let them enter the village.
When Zhu Jiang's parents arrived, they saw Ruan Tang and Ruan Tang and hurriedly welcomed them into their home.
As soon as Ruan Tang entered the Zhu family, the villagers of Zhujia Village began to talk about it.
"I heard this sister-in-law is my cousin from the next room. Last time, that cousin sent a lot of things. This time, there are so many bags and small bags that they are almost crushing the bicycle. I just saw that there is still half a piece of fine cotton cloth to make clothes for the baby. It's the most expensive..."
At the Zhu family, Ji Zhaodi heard that Ruan Tang and Ji Xiaodi had arrived, and she got up without caring about the fact that she was still in confinement.
Zhu's mother didn't have time to accept the things that Ruan Tang brought. When she saw Ji Zhaodi getting up from the ground, she hurriedly helped her back to the house.
"Oh my dear little ancestor, you can't go downstairs. If you get sick, you will suffer in your old age." Zhu's mother's voice came from the main house. "Your sister-in-law and brother are here, so we must keep them for dinner. We have plenty of time to talk, so don't mess around anymore..."
Ruan Tang could tell that Zhu's mother treated Ji Zhaodi as her own child, and there was a hint of intimacy in her complaints.
Zhu's father was an honest man. When he saw someone coming from his daughter-in-law's family, he boiled water and made brown sugar water.
Unable to refuse the kind offer, Ruan Tang drank a large bowl of brown sugar water before putting the bowl down and carrying the things into the main house.
Ji Zhaodi gave birth to a son who looked very much like Zhu Jiang. Because he ate well during her pregnancy, the little guy had black hair.
"I don't know whether you've given birth or not, or whether you have enough milk, so I exchanged it for two milk powder coupons. If you don't have enough milk later, you can buy baby milk powder at the state-owned store."
It is not easy to raise a child these days, let alone a posthumous child, who is the whole hope of this family.
Ruan Tang took out all the things she had brought and spread them out on the table. "It was too conspicuous during the day, so I didn't bring any rice or flour. I'll have someone bring some tomorrow night. You can meet them at the village entrance when the time comes."
Ji Zhaodi was flattered: "How, how can this be possible? Brother Nanfeng has already brought a lot of things before..."
"We are all family, we should take care of each other." Ruan Tang was relieved to see that Ji Zhaodi had become much rounder, spoke more fluently, and was no longer timid and hunched over.
When Ji Xiaodi saw Ji Zhaodi, she was so moved that she wanted to wipe away her tears. He was afraid that she would hurt her eyes from crying, so he quickly changed the subject.
"Sister-in-law, when will you give me a nephew?"
Ruan Tang: ...She wants to too.
"You ask me, who should I ask?"
"I understand. I'll ask my brother."
Far away in Yue County, Ji Nanfeng sneezed three times in a row.
He was certain: "My wife must be thinking about me."
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