Chapter 337
"I'm fine for now, but I'm still a little weak."
Tang Wan replied without thinking much, but it was Xiaohu's mother who said:
"My cousin has been like this since she was little, and won't listen to advice.
I told her to eat better when she was pregnant, but she wouldn't listen, so I occasionally stuffed an egg into her mouth.
She always saved it for the men to eat, and now she is as thin as a ghost."
"Yes, she really didn't get enough nutrition, and the baby was born skinny and hard to raise."
Tang Wan thought about the skinny baby and thought it might be a blessing to give the baby to a childless family.
After all, they had no children, so they would definitely find a way to feed her.
If he stayed in Hu Shan's house, I'm afraid he wouldn't survive.
Although Xiaohu's mother wanted to chat more with Tang Wan, Tang Wan was busy, so she left after they chatted for a while.
After going back to collect the herbs, Xiaodong and Shitou came back carrying the backpacks.
Compared to the morning, the quality of the herbs collected by Shitou was much better, but the quantity was not as much as before.
He was a little shy and said, "Aunt Tang, I only have half a basket of eggs, so I'll give you half an egg.
Let me pick more tomorrow and give them to me."
He was too embarrassed to ask Tang Wan for an egg, and Tang Wan nodded with a smile.
"Okay, I'll remember it for you."
She couldn't let the people in the group think she was rich, nor could she exploit the children.
So the price Tang Wan gave was very fair. She wrote down half a basket of Shitou's eggs and gave Xiaodong an egg for a whole basket of eggs as usual.
After putting away the herbs, Tang Wan had just locked the gate and was about to go back when Zhang Xiaoju, with her big belly, said to her shyly:
"Dr. Xiao Tang, thank you for helping me before."
She handed Tang Wan an oil-paper bag containing snacks her man bought for her.
Because she was pregnant, the whole family spoiled her more, so Zhang Xiaoju could have a good meal from time to time.
Considering that Tang Wan had helped her, she reluctantly took out her own things to express her gratitude to Tang Wan.
Tang Wan didn't answer, "No, I'm not helping you. Treating illnesses and saving lives is my job."
"I mean you saved Deng Xiaomei."
Zhang Xiaoju pursed her lips in embarrassment. She knew that if it weren't for Tang Wan, Hu Shan would never let their family go if anything happened to Deng Xiaomei.
Everyone in her family told her that Hu Shan was a rogue.
"That has nothing to do with you. I saved her."
Tang Wan smiled and shook her head, "Do you also think that her premature birth was your fault?"
"No!"
Zhang Xiaoju flatly denied it, "If she hadn't said that before in the brigade, I wouldn't have blamed you.
I just want to ask her why she did that. She went into premature labor out of guilt and excitement, so how can I be blamed?"
As a result, she even spoke nonsense in front of Doctor Xiao Tang. Zhang Xiaoju hated Deng Xiaomei very much.
"Since it's not your fault, there's no need to thank me."
Tang Wan looked at her bulging belly and said, "You are a pregnant woman now, and you are about to give birth.
You don't usually go to work, so you better be careful, especially watch out for Hu Shan."
What she said was not very nice, after all, she was an outsider and was trying to sow discord between them.
But Tang Wan thought of the way Hu Shan looked at Zhang Xiaoju, and kindly gave him a reminder.
"I know. Thank you, Doctor Xiao Tang. Please keep it."
Zhang Xiaoju tried to stuff the oil paper bag in her hand into Tang Wan's hand, so Tang Wan took a few steps back.
"You really don't have to give it to me, just eat it yourself. It's getting dark, and my family is still waiting for me, so I'll go back first."
Tang Wan missed Xiaoheng and Yaoer terribly after not seeing them for another night.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoju had no choice but to watch Tang Wan's figure getting farther and farther away.
"I told you she wouldn't accept it, but you didn't believe me."
Aunt Hu came in from the house. She had been with Tang Wan for some time and she knew her personality well.
She doesn't like to receive favors from others at all.
"Mom, she's a pretty good person."
Zhang Xiaoju sighed, "It's just that I'm still a little scared and don't want to be in the big group."
She knew that the man's previous wife had lost her child.
So I have more fear about having children.
"Don't be afraid. Look, Deng Xiaomei was fine even though she had a premature birth. I saw her sew up Deng Xiaomei with my own eyes. She is very capable."
Aunt Hu was filled with admiration when she thought of the way Tang Wan looked while she was working that day.
Zhang Xiaoju pinched her fingers nervously, "She just told me to be careful of Hu Shan. Did she hear anything?"
"Whether you heard anything or not, be careful of Hu Shan."
Aunt Hu agreed with this point. After all, Hu Shan always believed that it was because of their son that he became a lady.
I hate them in my heart, so I have to be on guard.
Tang Wan didn't know what they were thinking. She walked slowly back to the compound under the moonlight.
The day was getting colder and she almost walked into the house feeling cold.
Tang Wan was afraid that the children would be frozen, so she warmed her hands by the stove before going to see the children.
Wang Dani was holding a bowl filled with rice porridge, which Yao'er and Xiaoheng were eating one bite at a time.
"Wanwan, you're back. Look at these two kids. They're eating happily."
Wang Dani's mood improved when she saw that her grandchildren had such a good appetite.
"Mom, you can put an egg yolk in the soup tomorrow so that the two brothers and sisters can share it."
Tang Wan was very reluctant to leave her children. She went forward and hugged Yao'er, but Yao'er didn't want her to hug her.
I guess it was Tang Wan who delayed her from eating complementary food.
Sure enough, when Wang Dani was feeding Xiaoheng, Yao'er was sobbing with her mouth pouted and tears welling up in her eyes.
"You're indispensable, little glutton."
Wang Dani fed Yao'er another big mouthful of food. Seeing this, Tang Wan went to the kitchen and made some food.
It's winter now, and there are very few varieties of vegetables in the private plot in the courtyard, only radishes and cabbages.
Wang Dani is very skillful. She not only made pickled radish, but also made a lot of pickled vegetables.
Tang Wan stir-fried some chicken offal (space) with pickled radish and some Chinese cabbage, and that was dinner for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
I don’t know how long Lu Huaijing’s mission will take this time.
Tang Wan sighed. Wang Dani had already fed the children. "Where did you get the chicken offal?"
"Ah, I saved a life, but they didn't give me any medical fees, they just gave me some snacks.
I thought it looked fresh, so I took it back. "
Tang Wan made up an excuse casually and Wang Dani didn't think much about it. Last night was so dangerous, her daughter-in-law must have put in a lot of effort.
As soon as the two sat down and the children were placed in a cradle on the side, there was a knock on the door.
"Who?"
Wang Dani went to open the door, and soon Tang Wan saw Lu Lin following her in.
"Linlin, why are you here?"
Tang Wan raised her eyes and looked at Lu Lin. This girl just got married and had not been to the team for the past two days.
"Wan Wan."
Lu Lin scratched her head awkwardly and said, "Huang Ye and I just got married and we didn't buy any groceries.
I thought you might have some vegetables planted in your private plots, so I wanted to buy some cabbages."
She felt a little upset. It was all Huang Ye's fault. From the wedding yesterday until this morning, he had never let her go.
As a result, the two of them had no chance to go out to buy vegetables, and there was no one to buy vegetables in the compound, so there was no vegetables to cook.