"What's wrong?" Zhao Qinglan asked as soon as she regained consciousness.
"There are people on the road ahead," Li Huai said, still shaken. If he hadn't had good eyesight and slammed on the brakes in time, he would have almost hit them.
"Are you all alright?" After asking, Zhao Qinglan turned around to check on the children.
Li Huai got out of the carriage to check the situation ahead.
Xiao Duo was sitting in the middle. The moment the car stopped, she landed right between the two front seats, then bounced back. Her legs were a little red, but she was fine otherwise.
Both the eldest and second children bumped their heads. The eldest child covered his face and spat out a tooth still covered in blood and foam, and immediately started to wail.
"My tooth fell out." Looking at the still-bloody tooth, he felt a little scared.
Zhao Qinglan quickly pried open his mouth to take a look.
Was this tooth of yours loose before?
The older child nodded.
Zhao Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief. "This tooth of yours was just about to fall out, it's okay. It's just a few days early."
Looking at Erwa next to him, he was rubbing his forehead repeatedly. It turned out that his forehead had been swollen from being hit.
After a careful inspection, Zhao Qinglan found nothing seriously wrong and was completely relieved. "I'll apply some medicine for you when we get back."
She had just finished checking on the children when Li Huai returned.
"What exactly happened?" Zhao Qinglan looked out the car window.
Li Huai's expression was somewhat strange.
"I clearly saw people, but when I went outside, I didn't see a single person."
Zhao Qinglan naturally didn't doubt that Li Huai was lying, because his answer even gave her a chill.
She was originally an atheist, but now that she's been reborn, who knows if demons and monsters really exist in reality?
The thought sent chills down her spine. "Since no one's around, let's hurry home."
Li Huai nodded, checked on the three children again, and then quickly started the car and drove away.
As soon as they left, a figure limped out from the shadows.
The man standing there had an inscrutable expression as he watched the jeep drive away.
Once the car arrived home safely, Zhao Qinglan quickly looked for things to take care of the children.
They also threw the tooth that the eldest child had fallen out onto their roof, according to custom.
The eldest child lost a front tooth, and now he speaks with a lisp, which means he will absolutely not speak unless he has to.
There was nothing he could do; whenever he spoke, not only his younger siblings couldn't help but laugh, but even the two adults in the family couldn't help but chuckle, making him almost feel embarrassed and withdrawn.
The snack shop's discount ends tomorrow, but Zhao Qinglan doesn't plan to go tomorrow. She'll go to the city again in a few days.
Since she didn't intend to interfere too much, she wanted to let her mother and sister get used to her absence so that they could become independent sooner.
After washing up and lying down, Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai discussed the unexpected incident that had occurred on the way.
"Did you get a good look at that person?"
"No, it's too dark. You can only tell it's a person."
"That's really strange. It's already nighttime. If the villagers around here were on their way, they wouldn't hide when they see our car stop." After all, these are military jeeps, and the people generally trust the army.
Could it be that he deliberately hid because he was afraid of taking responsibility for causing their car to brake suddenly? Zhao Qinglan could only think of it that way.
"Who knows what that person was thinking? Luckily, you and the children are alright." Otherwise, he would have really regretted it to death.
"From now on, we should drive less at night, it's too unsafe." After all, this isn't like later generations where there are smooth cement roads everywhere and streetlights.
She did feel great about being reborn, but the infrastructure conditions at this time were indeed much worse than they would be decades later.
She really looks forward to seeing society develop rapidly.
Li Huai simply nodded, then silenced her with a kiss and began to act recklessly.
Since his wife won't be going to the city tomorrow, it's not unreasonable for him to collect more benefits, right?
Okay, Zhao Qinglan overslept again.
Now, the three children seem to have gotten used to their mother occasionally sleeping in, and they calmly stop asking about it.
The smooth opening of the snack shop also relieved some of the pressure on Zhao Qinglan.
Now that her mother and sister are able to stand on their own two feet, she dares to use the money in her hands to continue to improve the family's conditions.
The snack shop's profits will only be distributed after a full month, and things like buying a watch will have to wait. For now, she can only make sure her family eats well.
After getting up and eating something quickly, she picked up her basket and went to the grocery store to buy some things, and of course, she didn't forget to ask Wu Mei about it.
It just so happened that Wu Mei's family was out of ingredients, so they left with Zhao Qinglan.
They were the wives of a regimental commander and a deputy regimental commander, respectively, and their families lived together. They were always seen walking together, so no one found it strange.
Seeing Zhao Qinglan spending lavishly again, Wu Mei couldn't help but remind her, "Qinglan, the allowance won't be issued for another few days."
"Sister-in-law, it's alright, I'm taking care of it."
Seeing that she knew what was going on, Wu Mei didn't say anything.
As soon as they left, the people at the grocery store started gossiping.
"This Comrade Zhao Qinglan really knows how to spend money on food and drink."
"Who says it isn't?"
These days, if you have good meals at home every day, you're the envy of others.
After discovering that her eldest son was doing well at home, Zhao Qinglan felt relieved and decided to let him stay at home before the Lunar New Year, and then send him back to school after the new semester.
Thinking about her eldest child's schooling, she also thought of Wei Hong.
"Sister-in-law, was Sister Wei Hong alright while I was away yesterday?"
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