Cuihong's fetal movements are now quite noticeable, and given the nature of Niu Feng's work, the couple discussed the issue of childbirth and postpartum care after their meal.
“I have already reported this to the organization. It’s more appropriate for the organization to act as a bridge for our family’s problem than for us to find a solution on our own.”
Cuihong didn't really care about these things; they didn't have the concept of postpartum confinement in their area.
But after all these years of integrating into this society, she should at least follow local customs. Besides, she doesn't know how to take care of children.
"Then you'll have to urge me after the New Year, I'm already six or seven months along."
"Don't worry, I'm more anxious than you," he guessed, guessing that the most likely scenario was to find a relatively reliable military dependent in a nearby village.
Perhaps feeling the baby move, Cuihong has recently started thinking about replying to Tang Cuihua.
She wasn't highly educated, and writing letters was too difficult for her, so she avoided it whenever possible. But since it concerned her child, she couldn't be lazy.
Logically speaking, communicating with military spouses would be the most appropriate course of action in this situation, but unfortunately, my hearing is poor, so writing a letter is a better option.
With Cuihua's instructions, I can take a look at them more often when I don't have time.
Although the military has medics, they treat more sprains and bruises. There are few female soldiers, and even fewer female doctors.
Therefore, Cuihua needs to be admitted to the township health center or county hospital in advance before giving birth.
Niu Feng took out a notebook and handed it to Cui Hong. She looked down at it and turned her head in surprise.
Niu Feng gestured as he explained, word by word.
"These are the precautions and things to prepare that I asked my sisters-in-law. I'll check them one by one while I'm home these few days."
Cuihong looked at each one one by one, occasionally picking up a pencil to make a checkmark.
"Don't be afraid, it's not like there aren't military wives who give birth here in our family compound."
The military has vehicles, and in an emergency, everyone helps each other out.
Despite saying that, Cuihong was still somewhat unsure, especially since she didn't get along well with everyone.
She was an oddity in the entire residential compound. It was impossible to get through to her, and she had never helped anyone.
The only good thing about coming here is that there are so many good things in the forest that she stocked up on a lot of dried vegetables and dried mushrooms throughout the summer and autumn.
This was something she had never experienced in her hometown, so she quite liked it here.
As Niu Feng had said before, it was common for him to be away for a month or even several months at a time.
Although he didn't stay by her side, he gave her a great deal of freedom, making it easier for her to eat and drink.
Fortunately, she was pregnant and often went out shopping with the supply truck, so compared to other military wives, her figure was considered plump.
The military wives saw this and praised Niu Feng for loving his wife. They said that with no elderly parents or young children to care for, the couple was living a good life.
Look, all of his salary is spent on food and drink; it's truly enviable.
These days, you can tell if someone is doing well by looking at their figure and complexion.
Cuihong didn't experience much morning sickness during her early pregnancy, and she didn't suffer much during her pregnancy. This child is very loving towards his mother.
She didn't skimp on herself either, providing a variety of meats including chicken, duck, fish, and pork, ensuring adequate nutrition for the growing fetus.
She was six or seven months pregnant, and her belly had already swelled up quite a bit. She went to the health center for a checkup, and the pregnancy looked good; there were no major problems.
"I heard everyone's going to town tomorrow, are you going?"
Upon hearing this, Cuihong nodded hurriedly, "Didn't you get milk powder coupons at the end of this year? We should buy some milk powder to keep on hand, right?"
“Milk powder has an expiration date. We can wait until you give birth before we buy it.”
Xiaojiu gave her soy milk powder, which is something that children over one year old can only drink.
They only gave her one can of military-supplied milk powder, and Xiao Jiu told her not to touch it yet.
Once you buy the formula, if you don't have enough breast milk and need a larger quantity, you can mix it into the formula.
Normally, breast milk will come in within two days. After that, the baby can breastfeed and does not need formula.
The same things were prepared for Cuihua as well. The amount of military-supplied milk powder was not large, only a few boxes. With so many sisters, they had to be careful with it.
Since she wasn't buying baby formula, Cuihong said she didn't want to go out. She also didn't like crowds, and besides, it was crowded at the beginning of the year, which wasn't very friendly to pregnant women. Staying at home was safer.
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An Air Force hospital in Hubei Province
On New Year's Eve, Zhou Yue received a call from a comrade-in-arms, asking him to call his brother Zhou Xing back.
Zhou Xing's call was naturally directed to their military region.
Unfortunately, Zhou Yue was shot in the chest while covering his comrades during an airborne ambush mission before the Lunar New Year and was hospitalized.
Although he was a greenhorn, he participated in this relatively easy mission thanks to his excellent military skills, outstanding memory, and the fact that his superiors were willing to train him.
Even the simplest missions carry a certain degree of danger, especially when you're parachuted onto a deserted island and engaged in a fierce battle with a gang of thugs.
After the mission was successful, a comrade was shot at by a sniper. Zhou Yue, who had good night vision, saw the bullet and the trajectory deviated, resulting in him being shot in the chest.
Fortunately, no vital organs were damaged, so when Zhou Xing called back, he didn't recognize the voice at all.
There were five brothers in one ward, and two medical staff took care of them.
"Comrade Zhou, these are dumplings my mother just brought me. She brought a lot so I could share them with my comrades."
The sudden sound pulled Zhou Yue, who was staring out the window in a daze, back to reality.
Looking up, I saw their ward nurse smiling as she carried over two lunchboxes.
However, it skipped over the other beds and went straight to Zhou Yue, who was sitting by the window.
Looking at the other comrades, they had already sat up straight, but when they saw that the other party didn't even give them a glance, they sat back down.
She even gave Zhou Yue a suggestive nod with her chin.
Zhou Yue didn't even know the name of the nurse in front of him who spoke with a local accent.
He immediately expressed his gratitude tactfully: "Thank you, but we've already had dumplings for dinner."
Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and the canteen made dumplings. Each patient gets a pound, which is enough to fill them up. They even have pork and radish filling!
"The ones in our cafeteria are radish-filled, but this one is celery and pork-filled, specially made by my mom. It's more delicious than the radish ones. Want to try it?"
As she spoke, she placed the lunchbox on the small table beside Zhou Yue's bed.
Before he could speak again, the nurse turned around and delivered another box to several other patients.
"Come on, you should all try some too,"
The other four shared one box, but Zhou Yue got a separate box. This blatant favoritism was obvious to the other comrades, who started teasing him about it.
"Zhou Yue, try it. This celery filling tastes better than the radish filling, and there's a good amount of meat in it too."
This is a token of Nurse Wu Yue's kindness; it's the New Year, so don't be polite.
Wu Yue has regular features, two dimples when she smiles, and her eyes look like crescent moons when she laughs. She is clearly a lively and cheerful girl.
During her week in the hospital, she would frequently visit their ward whenever she was on duty.
Every now and then I'd bring something over to share with them.
At first, they didn't realize it and thought it was just that the girl was kind-hearted.
It wasn't until her favoritism towards Zhou Yue became apparent, while Zhou Yue remained indifferent to her and never even ate anything she gave him, that they gradually realized that all this time, they had been able to eat so much delicious food thanks to Zhou Yue.
"Thank you, comrade, but I don't eat celery, and I am indeed full. You should take it back!"
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