Lin Xiaocui came in and overheard Chen Xiangxiu's worries, so she said, "Sister Wang, don't worry, I'll ask my sister-in-law later to see if there's any milk powder."
Chen Xiangxiu felt a little embarrassed. "No need, I'll just make her some rice porridge. I won't trouble your sister-in-law."
Lin Xiaocui didn't say anything more, but put down her things and ran away.
She ran to the riverbank to find Lu Wanqing and told her what had happened. Lin Ye quickly said, "Wife, you and Xiao Cui should go back first. See if there is any milk powder left at home. If so, take some to Captain Wang and the others."
Lu Wanqing had the same idea. She dusted herself off and hurriedly returned home with Lin Xiaocui.
She has several cans of malted milk powder at home, but she has never bought milk powder before; she used to take it from her space.
She had no choice but to send Lin Xiaocui away and retrieve a can of milk powder from her spatial storage. The milk powder was the one she had prepared for her baby when she was pregnant; it was imported, and the can was covered in foreign words, which would help her cover it up.
In this era, milk powder is not instant and needs to be boiled before drinking. Imported milk powder can eliminate this process.
"Xiao Cui, could you take this over for me? It's imported, so it doesn't need to be boiled," Lu Wanqing said, handing the milk powder to Lin Xiao Cui.
Lin Xiaocui happily set off with the milk powder in her arms, imagining her baby gulping down the milk powder, looking adorable with her pink and chubby cheeks.
Lu Wanqing went to the kitchen and boiled a pot of brown sugar and ginger water with spiritual spring water.
After cooking it, she packed it in an earthenware pot and handed it to Chen Xiangxiu.
Yao Yao had just finished drinking her milk and let out a burp. When she saw Lu Wanqing, she waved her little hands and smiled.
"Yaoyao knows it's her auntie who gave her the milk!" Chen Xiangxiu looked at Lu Wanqing gratefully and used the baby's mouth to express her thanks.
Lu Wanqing smiled, pointed to the earthenware pot and said, "Sister Xiangxiu, come and drink some of this. Your stomach is upset, this is the best remedy."
Lin Xiaocui glanced at it and saw that it was brown sugar and ginger water. She chimed in, "Sister Wang, this really works. I used to have stomach cramps every time I had my period, but after drinking the water you made for me a few times, I haven't had any cramps since."
Chen Xiangxiu happily picked up a bowl and drank it down. The hot sugar water instantly warmed her internal organs, relieved her stomach pain, and made her feel relaxed all over.
After she finished her bowl, seeing that there was still some left in the earthenware pot, she offered some to Lu Wanqing and Lin Xiaocui as well.
"Sister Wang, you should drink it all. Your sister-in-law often cooks it for me," Lin Xiaocui refused.
She wouldn't dare steal the patient's brown sugar water.
Chen Xiangxiu didn't know how to thank Lu Wanqing. She definitely wouldn't accept money, and as for a meal, since Lu Wanqing was new and unfamiliar with the kitchen, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to cook anything delicious. After thinking for a moment, she took out a handkerchief from her bag and handed it to Lu Wanqing, telling her that she had to accept it no matter what: "I embroidered this myself, please don't mind it."
Lu Wanqing picked up the handkerchief and examined it closely. The phoenix embroidered on it, though made with ordinary thread, was so lifelike that it seemed as if it were about to take flight.
Lin Xiaocui also came over to take a look and couldn't help but exclaim, "This handkerchief is so beautiful. The phoenix embroidered on it is so lifelike."
"Yes, Sister Xiangxiu, I didn't expect your embroidery skills to be so good." Lu Wanqing happily put the handkerchief into her pocket.
It was almost noon, so the two of them didn't stay long and went home to cook.
In the short time it took to cook, Li Fang came over and asked Lu Wanqing mysteriously if Wang Guangming's wife had morning sickness earlier.
"Where did you hear that from? It's not true, I'm not making this up. She just had an upset stomach." Lu Wanqing was speechless.
Li Fang was quite disappointed; her excited face fell. "I just passed by the brigade headquarters and heard her vomiting. I thought she was pregnant again, and I was even thinking of going to her to learn from her experience sometime!"
Lu Wanqing chuckled: "Don't tell me you want to have another child?"
Li Fang nodded helplessly.
She's had Kunkun all these years ago and hasn't used contraception, but her womb just won't cooperate; she just can't conceive. The whole Luo family of men is waiting for her to give birth to a daughter; they've been hoping for years, but it hasn't happened.
"Wanqing, do you think I should go to the hospital to get checked out?" Li Fang asked with a distressed expression.
Before Lu Wanqing could speak, Lin Ye returned with Zhao Xiaolan.
When Li Fang saw him, she felt embarrassed to talk about these things anymore and walked away with her head down.
Lin Ye didn't pay any attention and went into the kitchen to ask about Wang Guangming's family.
"I gave the milk powder to Yao Yao, and I also made some brown sugar water for Xiang Xiu. She should be fine by the afternoon," Lu Wanqing said while chopping vegetables.
Lin Ye washed his hands, naturally took the kitchen knife, and didn't forget to praise her a few times.
Lu Wanqing proudly presented the handkerchief, waving it in front of him and saying with a smile, "I didn't work for nothing. Look how exquisite this handkerchief is; it's even prettier than the ones sold at the supply and marketing cooperative."
"It's pretty good. If this were embroidered on clothes, I'm sure someone would like it," Lin Ye said casually.
Lu Wanqing's eyes lit up, and a big smile spread across her face: "How come I didn't think of that? Aye, you're a genius."
After saying that, she snuggled up to Lin Ye's chest, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the cheek.
Lin Ye's face immediately broke into a wide smile, as if he had even more energy to work.
Lin Xiaocui, who was tending the fire, quickly lowered her head upon seeing this scene. She was torn between watching them or not.
Lu Wanqing, on the other hand, had already run off to plan her future career development.
These days, Lin Xiaocui has been learning to make clothes with her and Zhao Xiaolan. She learned cutting very quickly, but like her, she only learned the basics of pattern making. As for using a sewing machine, she was even more clumsy.
However, she believed that given time, she would improve in all aspects. This also gave her the idea of taking on a few more apprentices.
Zhao Xiaolan is skilled, but her energy is limited. She can only make a few pieces of clothing each day and cannot take on more orders. If she had a few helpers, she could turn her business into a small workshop and be more competitive in taking on orders in the future.
Who should we take as our apprentice? That's another question.
Lin Xiaocui still needs to learn for another six months, and can only learn on weekends. As for the others, there are only a few people in the whole brigade with basic sewing machine skills. This matter needs to be considered in the long term.
In the afternoon, Lin Ye borrowed a tractor and transported all the cabbages he had harvested from the field to the agricultural product purchasing station.
He invited Luo Hao along, so he could go and see Mu Xiaodeting.
Lu Wanqing then sorted out the remaining fabric from last year, keeping the intact pieces and collecting the strips together so that Lin Ye could use them as mops.
There's still a lot of cotton left, piled up under the bed, to be used next winter.
However, she didn't think she would really need it, since she had already made up her mind that she would definitely take the college entrance exam, even though she hadn't decided where to go yet.
The idea that Lin Ye just mentioned—to embroider clothes—can be tried today.
She had just finished tidying up when she heard someone calling her from outside the yard. She peeked out and saw Yu Guanghui, with a woman who looked to be in her thirties following behind him.
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