Chapter 72 The Honeycomb Coal Incident
Huang Ya refused without hesitation: "A midwife will handle the delivery. I'm a doctor."
"Aren't doctors responsible for delivering babies?" Jiang Weiguo asked, puzzled.
“Responsible, but…”
"But what?"
"I'm a doctor at the military hospital, I'm not responsible for your village's affairs," Huang Ya said irritably.
"My wife is Comrade Shen's younger sister, is that not allowed?"
"no."
Jiang Weiguo sneered: "Comrade Shen, Dr. Huang isn't giving you any face."
Shen Wanjun: "Zhong Chuchu and I are not biological sisters, but stepsisters, and we have already severed ties."
Just treat each other as strangers; don't try to establish a connection.
It's getting late.
After seeing Jiang Weiguo off, Shen Wanjun wrote a letter of complaint and sent it to the Xiahe Village Production Brigade.
Shen Wanjun originally only wanted Zhong Chuchu and Jiang Weiguo to be locked up together, so that she wouldn't harm others.
But Zhong Chuchu couldn't stand seeing her live a good life. She was ruthless, and Shen Wanjun wouldn't show any mercy either.
Huang Ya drank a bit too much today; the whole bottle of wine went straight to him without anyone else touching it.
Shen Wanjun thought he would act crazy while drunk, but to her surprise, he just lay on the table and fell fast asleep.
It was already dark, and Shen Wanjun had no choice but to carry him into the second bedroom.
The room was cluttered with miscellaneous items. Song Juan wanted to help change the sheets, but Huang Ya was fast asleep and she couldn't move them at all.
"Never mind, just cover him with a blanket so he doesn't catch a cold," Shen Wanjun said.
The next morning, Huang Ya woke up with his head covered.
It took him a while to realize that he had gotten drunk yesterday and ended up sleeping at Song Zhan's house.
"You're awake," Song Juan said. "Go wash your face, brush your teeth, and eat."
Huang Ya nodded somewhat embarrassedly and took his cup to brush his teeth in the yard.
Shen Wanjun noticed that he brushed his teeth very carefully, leaving no corner untouched.
They even brushed their tongues thoroughly.
She asked, somewhat puzzled, "Dr. Huang, you...you brush so diligently, why are your teeth still yellow?"
"Is it because he smokes too much?" That was the only reason she could think of.
Huang Ya spat out a mouthful of foam and smiled.
"It's fluorosis, also known as yellow teeth, caused by long-term drinking of water with high fluoride levels."
"Sister-in-law, I've almost finished the toothpaste you gave me before."
Shen Wanjun seems quite concerned about his dental issues; she gave him toothpaste on the train before, and now she's brought it up again.
"I still have some at home, I'll bring you two later."
Shen Wanjun simply felt that it was a pity that such a handsome young man's looks were ruined by his teeth.
"Okay."
Huang Ya got a small advantage and grinned, showing off his big teeth.
Song Zhan grasped the key point: his wife had actually given Huang Ya toothpaste.
How could he not know when this happened?
My wife hasn't mentioned it either.
"Battalion Commander Song, sister-in-law, I'm leaving."
After finishing his meal, Huang Ya trudged through the even thicker snow back to the hospital.
At noon, everyone gathered in the courtyard, waiting for the truck to deliver the honeycomb briquettes.
After waiting for a long time without any news, Dang Xianghong brought bad news: the blizzard had blocked the roads, the car had broken down on the road, and was still being repaired.
"Wait until tomorrow, the car will definitely be fixed by tomorrow."
Gao Xiaoman was comforting others, but even more so, she was comforting herself.
After her aunt was arrested, she had to cook for herself.
You don't realize how important honeycomb briquettes are until you start cooking.
We rely on it to boil water and cook food, and even the heating in the room depends on it.
"Our compound has never run out of honeycomb briquettes in previous years, and they will definitely be delivered in a couple of days."
No one paid much attention, since there was still some left at home, enough for the next few days.
To everyone's surprise, the coal delivery trucks didn't arrive for over a week.
This made some people uneasy. Since they had no coal at home, they could only cook with an earthen stove, but where could they find firewood in the freezing cold?
The group had no choice but to reduce the frequency of cooking.
Gao Xiaoman suddenly remembered that there was still a lot of coal in Shen Wanjun's yard, so she went to the door with a smug look on her face.
"Comrade Shen, everyone in the compound is out of honeycomb briquettes. I see you have plenty in your yard. Could you give me some?"
Gao Xiaoman is indeed Gao Xiaoman; she makes it sound perfectly natural for her to get things for free.
It even carried the feeling that she was giving Shen Wanjun a chance to curry favor with her.
Shen Wanjun chuckled and said, "But everyone else pays for it, you can't be the only one who gets special treatment."
The people in the courtyard who were buying honeycomb briquettes turned to look at Gao Xiaoman.
"She has no right to ask someone to give it to her for free."
"Yeah, she has the nerve to say it, but I'm embarrassed to even hear it."
Everyone thought they wouldn't get a hot meal, but Shen Wanjun generously donated money.
They offered to sell some to everyone, and didn't even raise the price.
Everyone was very grateful to Shen Wanjun, except for Gao Xiaoman.
"I'm pregnant," Gao Xiaoman said, clutching her stomach.
These people are really going too far. Not only do they show no mercy to a woman, but they also criticize her.
All she wanted was a few honeycomb briquettes; she didn't want the stars in the sky. What's wrong with that?
That thing isn't worth much money, why is Shen Wanjun being so stingy?
Shen Wanjun ignored her and said directly, "You're not carrying my child."
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this, and Dang Xianghong laughed so hard that she fell to the ground.
She was still grinning after being helped up by the crowd.
Gao Xiaoman felt that she was being targeted by everyone, and stamped her foot, saying, "I'm going to find Political Commissar Hao."
“Shen Wanjun, you’re going to stand by and watch someone die. You’ll regret it.”
Commissar Hao is a soft-hearted person, and Gao Xiaoman felt that as long as she cried, Hao would side with her.
"What do you want from me?" Hao Mei brought over a small cart.
Gao Xiaoman stepped forward and tearfully recounted what had just happened, emphasizing that Shen Wanjun had refused to help her and had tried to kill her.
Hao Mei listened quietly to her finish speaking, then spread her hands and said, "Comrade Shen paid for this coal, you can't just not give him a penny, can you?"
Gao Xiaoman simply didn't want to pay, otherwise she wouldn't have made such a fuss.
It wasn't that she didn't have money, but she felt inexplicably cheated if she had to give it to Shen Wanjun.
Seeing that she still wanted to cause trouble, Song Juan went directly to find Zhang Guoqing.
Zhang Guoqing took out money and bought more than a dozen pieces of coal, then dragged Gao Xiaoman home, saying, "Don't embarrass yourself here."
Gao Xiaoman retorted, "How have I made a fool of myself? I think you're only looking down on me because you're seeing someone else."
"No wonder you've been coming home so late every day lately, and sometimes you don't even come home at all. It turns out you've found another family."
She was just making things up at first, but as she talked, she started to think it made perfect sense.
Zhang Guoqing said with a dark face, "Are you leaving or not? I'm busy, I don't have time to deal with you."
"You don't have time to care about me, but you have time to sleep with vixens, don't you?"
"What are you saying?" Zhang Guoqing clenched his fists, trying hard to control himself.
Gao Xiaoman felt very embarrassed after being scolded by Zhang Guoqing in front of so many people.
She pounded her stomach violently and said, "I'm not giving birth anymore, I'm not giving birth anymore, I'll make sure your Zhang family line ends."
"Those who keep fox spirits will not have a good death."
Everyone was terrified. Good heavens, Gao Xiaoman actually tried to kill herself.
The punches were so realistic that even Shen Wanjun felt a pain in her stomach.
Zhang Guoqing quickly stopped her and said gently, "Let's go home. Let's talk about it at home, okay?"
Seeing that her husband had finally swallowed his pride and begged her, Gao Xiaoman snorted coldly, "That's more like it."
Just when everyone thought the farce was finally over, Gao Xiaoman took only two steps before clutching her stomach and screaming in pain.
Zhang Guoqing was terrified. He dropped the honeycomb briquettes and hurriedly carried the person to the hospital.
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