On Monday morning, Feng Juan sent Yun Qiao to work, and then went to the grocery store to buy vegetables. She ran into a military wife she knew and stopped to chat for a while. As a result of this delay, it was already around ten o'clock.
She was carrying a basket of vegetables on her way home when she happened to meet Xiao Hai, the guard and driver of Commander Liang, who was driving Commander Liang's special car to pick up Cui Xuezhi from the hospital.
Perhaps because they were afraid that the mother would catch a cold, the windows on all four sides of the jeep were closed tightly. Looking inside through the window glass, one could only see the vague outline of a human figure.
The jeep whizzed past Feng Juan. Feng Juan looked away indifferently, turned and entered Alley No. 6, where she ran into Wang Yue who was coming out of Alley No. 6.
Wang Yue looked haggard, probably because she didn't sleep well last night, and her eyelids looked a little swollen.
She took the initiative to greet Feng Juan: "Sister Feng, are you going to buy groceries?"
Feng Juan nodded and asked casually, "Sister Wang, are you going out?"
Wang Yue nodded and said, "I heard Xuezhi was discharged from the hospital today. I'm going to her aunt's house to see if she's here yet. If there's anything she can help with, I can lend a hand."
"Is that so?" Feng Juan looked calm, but she couldn't help thinking in her heart: The two families have already quarreled to such an extent that the woman's family even took away the furniture that was given as a dowry during the wedding. It is obvious that they want to break up. If I show up at this time, are I sure I won't be kicked out?
I have to say that Wang Yue is really thick-skinned.
If it were someone else, they would probably be so ashamed that they would not have the nerve to move forward as if nothing had happened.
Feng Juan said, "Then go quickly. I just saw Commander Liang's car. I think he has already picked up the person."
"Thank you for the reminder. I'll go first." Wang Yue nodded.
After passing by Wang Yue, Feng Juan went home, put down the vegetable basket, put the dirty clothes she took off yesterday into the washing machine to wash, and then began to clean.
After the house was clean and the washing machine had finished washing the clothes, Feng Juan changed the water and washed them again, then hung the clothes on the clothesline to dry.
After finishing the housework, it’s almost time to make lunch.
Feng Juan couldn't sit still. When she was sitting on the bench to rest, she did not forget to take a bunch of leeks and picked them while resting.
Wang Yue came over at this time.
She passed by the door of her house and saw that it was not closed. She knocked on the door symbolically and walked straight into the yard without waiting for Feng Juan to speak.
"Sister Feng, you are busy at home." Wang Yue greeted Feng Juan.
Feng Juan looked up at her and said, "Hmm," without stopping to pick vegetables. She asked, "Sister Wang, did you just go to Commander Liang's house and see Comrade Cui? Is she okay?"
"I saw her. Although Cui Xuezhi's words were unpleasant to the ears, my in-laws are polite and at least let me in to see their granddaughter. Xuezhi took good care of her. The child was fed with milk powder and there was a nanny to look after her day and night. She neither fed the baby nor took care of the child. She just lay in bed all day long. She looked fatter, how could she not be healthy?" Although Wang Yue was silent, her tone still concealed her dissatisfaction with Cui Xuezhi.
Feng Juan paused while picking vegetables, and she became more aware of Wang Yue's coldness.
Cui Xuezhi fell and gave birth prematurely because of her negligence. She suffered heavy bleeding and had to have her uterus removed. She was deeply hurt. Whenever she mentioned Cui Xuezhi, her tone did not contain a trace of guilt, and she even sounded dissatisfied.
Such a person...
Feng Juan sighed and couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law Wang, Comrade Cui barely escaped death this time. He must have suffered greatly, so he'll definitely need to stay in bed for a while. And the fact that he's gained weight is a good thing; it means he's recovering."
Wang Yue's expression changed, and she managed a forced smile. "Yes, it wasn't easy for Xuezhi to give birth to this child. It was like going through hell. I'm happy for her that she made it through and is slowly recovering."
Feng Juan didn't want to say anything more to Wang Yue. She just smiled and continued to pick vegetables.
Wang Yue originally wanted to complain to Feng Juan about what Cui Xuezhi's family had done, but before she started talking, she realized that Feng Juan was on Cui Xuezhi's side.
On second thought, Feng Juan is marrying a daughter, and she is the mother-in-law. The positions of those who marry a daughter and those who are the mother-in-law are completely clashing.
Therefore, it was difficult for her to convince Feng Juan to share the same hatred with her towards her "daughter-in-law". If she complained too much, it might even have the opposite effect.
She has to find someone who is also a mother-in-law.
All kinds of thoughts flashed through Wang Yue's mind. She finally gave up the idea of playing the victim to Feng Juan. She exchanged a few words with Feng Juan, then said that it was getting late and she had to go home to cook, and then left.
Feng Juan glanced at her back and chuckled sarcastically.
Out of eighty thousand people's minds, seventy-nine out of ninety are up to evil.
Feng Juan doesn't like dealing with such people.
*
Tuesday morning was the day Yun Qiao and Yuan Jiahui had agreed to visit Cui Xuezhi at Commander Liang's house.
Yun Qiao finished his meal early and went to Yuan Jiahui's house next door with money and tickets to find her.
Yuan Jiahui had already finished her meal. Seeing Yun Qiao, she hurriedly said, "Yun Qiao, wait for me for a moment. I'll be ready soon and can leave in two hours."
After she finished speaking, she urged her son Qi Weiguo, who was still at the table, "Weiguo, hurry up and eat. It's just half a bowl of noodles, you can finish it in two bites. Don't keep shoving it here and there, it's a waste of time."
Qi Weiguo ate with a face full of pain: "Mom, I really can't eat anymore. These mixed noodles look black, taste bitter, and irritate my throat."
"How is it bitter? If you don't want to drink it, just say so. Don't make excuses." Yuan Jiahui was in a hurry to leave, and her temper was a little bad. She said, "We cooked the noodles from the same pot. Your father and I finished them and didn't find them bitter or irritating. You're just a pampered person. If you were born in 1958, you'd be the first one to starve to death."
"Stop talking, stop talking. Can't I eat it?!" Qi Weiguo picked up a noodle with a fearless attitude and stuffed it into his mouth with pickles. After swallowing it for a few seconds, a mask of pain appeared.
If he ate like this, he might not be able to finish this half bowl of noodles in half an hour.
Yuan Jiahui couldn't bear to watch it anymore, and she couldn't wait for him to eat slowly.
"If you can't finish it, put it down. I'll bring it to your dad at noon. Mom left early because she had something to do. Wash the dishes and pots left by your dad before you go to school, okay? Don't be lazy. If I find out you didn't clean them properly, I'll deduct a day's pocket money from you."
Qi Weiguo nodded obediently: "I know, Mom, I will clean it."
Yuan Jiahui's expression brightened a little. She hurriedly took her keys, put on her bag, and walked towards Yun Qiao: "You must be waiting impatiently. Let's go."
Yun Qiao smiled: "It's okay."
Yuan Jiahui said a little embarrassedly: "Raising a child is like this, there are endless trivial matters to deal with every day."
“It’s quite good and fresh.”
When we arrived at the grocery store, Gao Qian was already waiting outside. In addition, there were three familiar military wives, all of whom were neighbors living in the alleys in front and behind.
There were six of them in total, and they bought six gifts: a can of malted milk, a can of canned yellow peaches, a pound of eggs, a pound of brown sugar and two kinds of sweet potatoes.
In early June, apricots and peaches have just come off the harvest and are just as delicious.
Among these things, only malted milk is the most expensive. They bought small cans of one pound each, which cost two yuan each.
The eggs, brown sugar and canned yellow peaches only cost two yuan in total. Apricots and peaches are even less valuable, less than two cents per pound. You can buy more than ten pounds for twenty cents, and you can't even carry them in a large net bag.
When paying, Yun Qiao exchanged half a pound of sugar tickets and 60 cents, Gao Qian exchanged half a pound of egg tickets and 50 cents, Yuan Jiahui and the other three military wives exchanged the remaining sugar tickets, egg tickets, malted milk tickets, canning bottles, and the remaining money. The money was calculated according to the value of the tickets, and everyone agreed.
When they brought the gifts to Commander Liang's house, everyone asked Yun Qiao to carry the lightest brown sugar to take care of the pregnant woman.
Everyone chatted as they walked, and didn't feel tired, and soon they arrived at Teacher Liang's house.
I knocked on the door and it was Cui Xuezhi's mother who opened it.
Cui Xuezhi's mother looks very similar to Cui Xuezhi, and their facial features are similar, so Yun Qiao recognized her identity without any effort.
"Auntie, are you Comrade Cui Xuezhi's relative? We are Comrade Cui's neighbors. We learned that she was discharged from the hospital, so we came to visit her."
"Yes, I am Xuezhi's mother. My last name is Xiang. Please come in." Xiang Ling took a step back, made room, and invited them in.
After entering the house, Xiang Ling led them to the living room, saying as they walked, "Xuezhi and the child live in the west room on the first floor. The child is awake now, so you can go in and see them."
Yun Qiao asked, "How is Comrade Cui's recovery?"
Xiang Ling said: "On the surface, he looks fine, but it is a heavy hemorrhage after all. His body has lost a lot of energy and his qi and blood are deficient. He needs to be healed."
"You have to take good care of yourself. If you develop a chronic illness, it'll be a lifelong problem." Yuan Jiahui continued, "Postpartum recovery is the hardest part. I also had a caesarean section when I gave birth to my son. I took full precautions during the two months of confinement, but even after all these years, I still suffer from periodic Qi and blood deficiency. Comrade Cui also had a caesarean section and suffered heavy bleeding, so you have to pay close attention."
"So we brought some food here to nourish Comrade Cui."
As they spoke, Yun Qiao and the others placed the things they brought on the table in the living room.
Xiang Ling said: "Thank you, thank you, you are so thoughtful."
As they were talking, Xiang Ling brought everyone to the room where Cui Xuezhi lived.
When the door opened, Cui Xuezhi was half lying on the bed with a small baby lying beside her.
Seeing the child, everyone unconsciously lowered their movements and voices.
Cui Xuezhi was helped up by Xiang Ling and smiled at everyone: "Thank you for coming to see me."
After going through the gates of hell, Cui Xuezhi became calmer than before.
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