The next morning, Ye Zhi got up early, planning to take her mother to familiarize herself with the environment.
Who knew that before I even got out of bed, Lu Wei said, "Mom has gone to the supply and marketing cooperative with Sister He. You should rest for a while."
Ye Zhi was a little confused. She reached out and scratched her messy hair, muttering, "Haven't they met before? Why did they go to the supply and marketing cooperative together?"
Because the ship from Yangcheng arrived in the evening, her mother was seasick and carsick last night, so she felt tired and weak when she got home.
She took a shower and rested directly after dinner.
Ye Zhi remembered that after dinner last night, her mother only looked around the yard for a few times and did not go out for a walk in the family compound.
When did she meet Sister He?
Could it be that as soon as we met this morning, we went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy vegetables together?
People of this generation should not have social phobia.
Lu Wei was changing clothes. Seeing Ye Zhi's cute confused look, he walked over, kissed her, and said, "Mom woke up early this morning and said she wanted to make noodles for you. She was in a hurry to buy ingredients, so she followed Sister He."
Ye Zhi frowned and murmured, "I haven't had time to give the money and food and oil to my mother yet..."
Wouldn't that mean she has to pay both money and effort?
Ye Zhi felt a little sorry, even though it might just be a matter of one or two meals.
But it is somewhat unreasonable that her mother came all the way here and not only had to take care of her but also had to pay for it.
"Don't worry. When she went out, I took out the ticket and money from the drawer and gave it to her. But I don't know where you put the grain and oil book. You can give it to her yourself when the time comes." Lu Wei said.
Ye Zhi smiled and said, "Luckily, you are here."
Otherwise, if she had just woken up, her mother would probably have already arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative.
Ye Zhi really wanted to wake up, but she and Lu Wei had a long fight last night and couldn't wake up this morning.
Lu Wei fixed her hair and said, "It's not even six o'clock yet, you should rest for a while."
She groaned, and now lay back down on the bed, really unable to get up.
Then he added, "When you come back from practice, call me later." As he said that, he yawned lightly.
Lu Wei smiled and said, "Okay, I'll call you when I come back. You lie down for a while."
With Lu Wei's words, Ye Zhi adjusted her posture and fell asleep again.
Lu Wei quietly closed the door for her, then went to the next room to take a look at Ye Xiaoding.
I saw Ye Xiaoding drooling all over his face while sleeping, but he was still snoring.
Forget it, let him have a day off today.
On the other side, Zhang Xiaomei and He Jinfeng were walking in the family compound, looking left and right, and were extremely curious about it.
She got up at dawn today and originally planned to get up early to make some noodles for Ye Zhi. Her favorite noodle in the past was Pianerchuan noodles.
This time, she brought a lot of dried snow vegetables from her hometown, planning to use them to make noodles. The rest will be saved and can be chopped into half fat and half lean and steamed to eat later, which will also be delicious.
However, after she got up, she went to the kitchen and found that there was enough flour and radishes, but no bamboo shoots and meat.
Thinking that Ye Zhi was pregnant now and needed to eat better, she thought of going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some meat, which would be added to the noodles to make them more flavorful.
Who knew that as soon as I walked out of the yard, I ran into He Jinfeng.
The two recognized each other with almost no obstacles and hit it off right away.
Because Ye Zhi often mentioned He Jinfeng from the next yard in the letters she wrote to her family, and Ye Zhi's yard happened to be the last household, so the person coming from next door must be He Jinfeng.
The reason why He Jinfeng recognized her was that Ye Zhi looked somewhat like her.
The two of them got to know each other briefly, and He Jinfeng knew that she wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative, so she enthusiastically offered to take her there.
At this moment, the two of them were walking together, and He Jinfeng introduced it to her enthusiastically: "The beach is on the right side of the road, just pass through this coconut grove. And the coconuts on the trees can be picked and eaten. Be careful when it is windy and rainy, and be careful of the coconuts falling..." As she spoke, she gestured towards a coconut tree that was more than ten meters high.
He Jinfeng continued, "In addition to coconut trees, there are also mangoes, yellow-skinned loquats, plums and peaches in the wasteland behind the family compound. As long as they are not planted in someone else's yard, you can pick them and no one will mind."
He Jinfeng looked at the mango tree beside the road and said, "However, the trees that are not taken care of don't bear many fruits. Before they are ripe, they are eaten by the children in the family compound. If you want to eat them, you can ask your captain Lu to plant them in your own yard."
Zhang Xiaomei widened her eyes in disbelief and asked, "All for nothing?"
Ye Zhi had sent a lot of dried fruits and dried seafood to her home before. Zhang Xiaomei thought that Ye Zhi had bought them all. Although they tasted delicious, she also felt sorry for her daughter's wallet.
He Jinfeng laughed out loud: "That's right, not only are the fruits free, but all the seafood in the sea is free! These few days happen to be around the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the tide should be low by then. I'll take you to the sea, and you can pick up anything in the sea, for free."
He Jinfeng has been on Qiongzhou Island for many years and has collected almost all the fish, shrimp, crab and shellfish on the beach.
Zhang Xiaomei was really speechless this time, "Is this... all true?"
No one cares?
No money required?
He Jinfeng smiled and said, "Of course it's true. We live by the mountains and eat by the sea. We don't go fishing every day. We just pick up some fish, shrimps, seashells and the like. After all, pork is very rare on the island."
If He Jinfeng had not been an employee of the supply and marketing cooperative, she felt that she might not have been able to eat meat often.
Also, due to the scarcity of seasonings, many indigenous residents on the island do not like to eat seafood, especially crabs and shrimps, which are troublesome to eat and contain little meat.
Seafood has a short lifespan and cannot be sustained by fresh water. These seafoods are fishy in nature and smell very bad after they die, so they often don't like to pick them up even when they see them.
However, many comrades from Guangdong Province came to the countryside as educated youth and brought a lot of condiments from Guangzhou, but there were still only a few people who could afford it.
Therefore, even though these outsiders have no experience in fishing, they can always pick up a lot of seafood every time.
Zhang Xiaomei was stunned when she heard this. If it wasn't for her daughter's breakfast, she would have wanted to go fishing immediately!
As Zhang Xiaomei walked, she looked at the houses along the road and found that the houses here were not quite what she had imagined.
The houses in the family compound are all red brick houses. He Jinfeng said that because their military camp is close to the sea, the houses have to be built more solidly. Otherwise, if a typhoon passes by and the houses collapse, it will be very troublesome and the cost will also be higher.
However, the houses of the indigenous people of Qiongzhou Island are short, like an overturned boat standing on the ground.
The roof is covered with thick thatch and the house is overall low.
Under the guidance of He Jinfeng, they soon arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative.
He Jinfeng knew that Zhang Xiaomei was planning to make something delicious for Ye Zhi and needed to buy some pork.
She pointed to the longest line in front of the supply and marketing cooperative and said, "This line is for pork. Next time you come to ask for pork, tell me in advance and I'll ask Zhu Rourong to save some for you. When the time comes, just go to him and tell him your name."
Zhang Xiaomei looked at the long queue and muttered to herself: Sure enough, no matter where you are, that's where the most people are buying pork.
Because He Jinfeng called the supply and marketing cooperative in advance, Zhang Xiaomei was able to buy pork quickly.
Zhang Xiaomei didn't bring many meat coupons, but Lu Wei gave her some coupons and grain and oil books this morning. Thinking that Ye Zhi was pregnant with twins, he gritted his teeth and asked for a pound.
He Jinfeng also said: "Xiaoye doesn't seem to sleep well this month, you can buy some more and stew some soup for her at night."
Zhang Xiaomei nodded after hearing this and said, "Then save some for making soup in the evening."
After Zhang Xiaomei bought the pork, He Jinfeng took her to buy bamboo shoots.
Because it was spring, there were a lot of bamboo shoots on the island, such as moso bamboo shoots, thunder god bamboo shoots, and pointed bamboo shoots.
What’s more, the bamboo shoots here are particularly large, especially the moso bamboo shoots, which are so thick and long that the bottom is as thick as a thigh.
Zhang Xiaomei thought that there were plenty of bamboos in the bamboo forest, so she decided to go cut some herself in the afternoon. But when she asked about the price, she was shocked by how cheap it was. It was only five cents for a large bamboo weighing several pounds, and no ticket was required.
This saves the time of going up the mountain to cut bamboo shoots. It is better to go fishing a few more times with this time.
After listening to what He Jinfeng said just now, she really wants to go fishing. Even if not for eating seafood, she also wants to experience the joy of picking up treasures on the beach!
Zhang Xiaomei bought some pork, bamboo shoots and shrimps and went back.
As soon as she left, the employees of the supply and marketing cooperative surrounded He Jinfeng and asked, "Sister He, who is that aunt? Why does she look familiar?"
"Is he a relative of yours? How come I've never seen him before?"
He Jinfeng was sitting at the counter, calculating on her abacus, and said, "Oh, that's Captain Lu's mother-in-law. Captain Lu specifically asked her to come and look after Xiao Ye."
"Ah? Captain Lu actually called his mother-in-law to take care of his wife?"
"Captain Lu's mother is busy, isn't Comrade Ye pregnant with twins? There must be no one to help, so call her mother."
"Oh my god, I'm so envious. I remember how many babies I gave birth to, but my parents-in-law didn't even look at them. I wanted my mother to help me, but they didn't allow me to. It really pissed me off."
"I used to think that Captain Lu had no patience with his wife, but I didn't expect him to care so much about her now."
He Jinfeng clacked her abacus and agreed, "That's right. Whenever Captain Lu is at home, he's the one who washes the dishes and clothes. There's really only one man like him in our family compound."
A group of people "tsk tsk" a few times, expressing their envy.
If I had known that Captain Lu was a person who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, I would have taken the initiative to pursue him no matter what!
Lu Wei had just returned from training when he ran into Zhang Xiaomei who was carrying a large bamboo shoot.
Lu Wei didn't care that he was still with his subordinates, so he ran over, took the bamboo shoots from her shoulders, and said, "Mom, I'll do this."
He didn't know that Ye Zhi's mother would actually buy such a big bamboo shoot. If he had known, he would have gone to buy it this morning.
However, Zhang Xiaomei obviously prefers to be with He Jinfeng from the next yard.
I guess it’s because they are of similar age, so they have more topics to talk about.
Zhang Xiaomei didn't expect to meet Lu Wei on the road, and hurriedly said, "It's not heavy. Mom is used to doing work. What's a little bit of bamboo shoots?"
Although they live in the town, they are still farmers. They can carry not only a piece of bamboo shoots but also a bag of rice.
Lu Wei held the top of the bamboo shoot with one hand and said, "The hair on the bamboo shoot can easily make people's skin itchy. Next time, you can ask someone to peel the outer bamboo shell for you."
Zhang Xiaomei looked at Lu Wei's straight back and said with a smile, "It's okay. The bamboo shells can be used as firewood after drying."
Zhang Xiaomei just looked around the surroundings along the way and found that the most common area was bamboo forest.
Last night I heard Ye Xiaoding say that sometimes he would go to the bamboo forest to pick up some bamboo shells to burn. The bamboo shells that have been dried are easy to ignite and are best used to make fire.
The two returned home and found that Ye Zhi had not gotten up yet.
Zhang Xiaomei had never intended to let Ye Zhi do any housework, but she still didn't want her to be labeled a "lazy wife" in front of Lu Wei.
But just as she was about to go into the room and call for help, Lu Wei took the lead and said, "Mom, Ye Zhi woke up twice last night and was woken up by the wake-up call early in the morning. She should be asleep now, so let her rest for a while."
Zhang Xiaomei breathed a sigh of relief, but she said, "Who would sleep so late? It would be bad if others saw it."
It's still necessary to pretend.
Otherwise, Lu Wei would think that Ye Zhi was lazy and gluttonous at home.
Lu Wei took a kitchen knife, cut the bamboo shoots a few times neatly, and said: "It's seen, it won't have any bad impact. It's not easy for Ye Zhi to be pregnant with twins." As he said that, he peeled off the bamboo shells on the bamboo shoots.
The bigger Ye Zhi's belly got, the worse her sleep became at night. She often had to get up to go to the bathroom and sleep on her side. Sometimes she felt numb after waking up.
Zhang Xiaomei was touched when she heard what Lu Wei said. This kid really cared about Ye Zhi.
It's not just for show.
Lu Wei cut the peeled bamboo shoots at a point on the joint, cutting them into cup shapes.
After a pause, he continued, "Mom, if I'm not at home, you'll have to work hard. Ye Zhi gets up late in the morning, so you might have to make breakfast for me."
Zhang Xiaomei waved her hand and said with a smile: "Why are you saying these polite words? I came here to take care of her. It's not hard at all. It's much more relaxing than doing farm work at home. It's just cooking a meal. People in the town say I'm here to enjoy myself."
Lu Wei listened to this, pursed his lips, and said: "Mom, although it is very polite, I still want to say thank you to you."
If Ye Zhi's parents didn't love their daughter, no one would want to go to such a far place.
Especially for the elderly who have lived in a town for most of their lives and are all together with their family, but when they come to an island where they are unfamiliar with the place, who would be willing to make this trip if not for relatives?
Zhang Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll accept it. But you only need to say these words once. If you say them more, it will be really awkward."
"Okay, I understand mom."
The two chatted for a while, and Zhang Xiaomei went to roll noodles while Ye Zhi was still asleep, intending to cook a bowl of hometown noodles for Ye Zhi and Ye Xiaoding.
Lu Wei watched Zhang Xiaomei busy in the kitchen, so he went to the room to see if Ye Zhi was awake.
As soon as he entered the room, Lu Wei saw Ye Zhi slowly opening her eyes.
Ye Zhi asked: "What time is it now?"
"It's half past seven. Get up, wash up, and then you can eat noodles." Lu Wei took a skirt from the closet for Ye Zhi and handed it to her.
Ye Zhi, who had just woken up, looked a little dazed. Her eyes seemed not fully open yet, and her fair cheeks were pink.
Ye Zhi met Lu Wei's gaze, and then she remembered last night's nonsense. She felt awkward again and said, "Then you go out first. I'll change my clothes."
Lu Wei smiled and said, "Okay, got it."
I've seen everything, yet I'm still shy.
If I come once during the day...
Lu Wei cleared his throat, retracted his gaze, and walked out of the room.
Not long after, Ye Zhi heard Ye Xiaoding's wailing from the next room.
After Ye Zhi washed up, she went to the kitchen to help serve the noodles, but Lu Wei and Zhang Xiaomei didn't let her rush to do it.
Ye Zhi followed them and sat down next to Ye Xiaoding who was waiting to eat.
Ye Xiaoding yelled, "Grandma, I haven't eaten the noodles you made for a long time."
Then, Lu Wei placed the noodles in front of him, and Ye Xiaoding shouted again: "There are also slices of meat!"
Ye Zhi lowered her head and sniffed the steaming noodles, smiling, "It smells so good! I love eating bamboo shoots the most!"
Especially the ones that are refreshing and crispy, it will be even better if you add some chili!
Zhang Xiaomei followed suit and said, "I heard from Sister He that bamboo shoots are quite moist. You're pregnant, so don't eat so much."
Hearing this, Ye Zhi smiled, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fresh bamboo shoots and put it into her mouth, muttering: "Just eat two meals."
Lu Wei stretched out his chopsticks, took a piece of bamboo shoot from her bowl, and said, "Listen to your mother and eat less."
Ye Zhi glared at him and said, "Got it!"
Zhang Xiaomei watched the two people's little actions and couldn't help but smile.
It’s better to be young.
After breakfast, Ye Zhi and Zhang Xiaomei sat in the pavilion and drank coconut milk.
Zhang Xiaomei looked at the yard full of blooming flowers and the lush vegetables, fruits and melons growing nearby, and she felt extremely reassured.
It turned out that her daughter's life was not as bad as others said.
And it seems that over the past six months, Ye Zhi has also learned how to grow vegetables and cook.
At first, she was worried that Ye Zhi, who had never done any housework since childhood, would not be able to adapt to the life of being the head of the household.
Even if you are married and can't even cook two meals for your husband, it might lead to all kinds of rumors.
Fortunately, her daughter was already familiar with it.
Ye Zhi chatted with Zhang Xiaomei for a while, then went back to the room and gave Zhang Xiaomei the grain and oil book and various sorted bills and passbooks.
Zhang Xiaomei frowned and refused, "I can take the grain and oil book and the banknotes, but you can keep the passbook yourself."
She had already made up her mind that as long as she was alive, she would never let Ye Zhi travel all the way to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy vegetables.
Even if we go together, she won't be allowed to squeeze with others, so the grain and oil book and various tickets are still needed.
But the passbook is not enough, because it contains Lu Wei’s salary, which is their money.
Ye Zhi said, "Lu Wei and I have discussed this. Now that you are the head of the family, it is natural that you should take these things." Ye Zhi took the coconut and took a sip. She then said, "Also, I have already deposited the money given by his parents and grandparents. We have not touched the money. Now there is only Lu Wei's salary in this passbook."
Every family has some loose change, but not much, only about ten or twenty yuan, but it is enough to live for most of half a month. Now there are more people to feed, and based on Lu Wei and her mother's personalities, Ye Zhi thinks that in the next few months, the two of them might discuss making the food at home even better than before.
So this amount of money may not be enough, and I will have to take more when the time comes.
Ye Zhi felt at ease handing the money to her mother. Her parents had already given her all the gift money that Lu Wei had given them before. Would they still care about this little money?
After several persuasions, Zhang Xiaomei was finally convinced by Ye Zhi's persistence.
"Okay, then I'll accept it first. I'll give it back to you after you finish your confinement." Zhang Xiaomei hid these things carefully.
When Ye Zhi went out for a walk, she found Ye Xiaoding and whispered, "Xiaoding, grandma can't read. You have to remember everything she buys."
Although Ye Xiaoding was a little confused, he still agreed obediently.
In just a few days, Zhang Xiaomei adapted to life on the island. Every morning she would ride her bicycle with He Jinfeng to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy the freshest vegetables.
She also learned a lot of light-flavored Cantonese dishes from He Jinfeng, saying that they are suitable for pregnant women.
Later, Ye Zhi felt that her appetite had become bland, so He Jinfeng asked Huang Qiuchan to teach her how to cook Sichuan and Shandong cuisine, and her life became very fulfilling every day.
However, what Zhang Xiaomei loves most when she comes to this island is going to the beach.
After Zhang Xiaomei went fishing with He Jinfeng once, she completely fell in love with it. Whenever Ye Xiaoding came home from school, she loved to take him to the beach.
If the tide is high, I will pick up some seashells and clams on the beach. If the tide is low, I will look for all kinds of treasures on the beach.
Ye Zhi's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she could only watch when they went to the beach. Zhang Xiaomei wouldn't let her go to the wet beach at all, for fear that she would slip and fall.
Ye Zhi sat under the shade of the coconut tree, watching her mother running all over the beach. Every time she saw her, she wanted to unload the goods quickly.
She also wants to have fun on the beach! !
Moreover, every time Zhang Xiaomei came back from fishing, she would ask Ye Zhi to help her write letters, telling her family where she had found what treasures she had picked up, and she also loved to gossip about what was happening in the family compound.
Seeing her so happy, Ye Zhi felt relieved.
Fortunately, her mother was not in a bad mood because she was unfamiliar with the place.
In addition, Lu Wei's mother sent some fabrics from Yangcheng, including diapers and other fabrics suitable for making clothes.
Although Zhang Xiaomei and Ye Zhi's elder and second sisters-in-law had made some clothes for the children in advance, when she touched the cloth sent by Lu Wei's mother, she said, "The cloth sent by my in-laws is more comfortable and soft, and it will be more suitable for making baby clothes."
Ye Zhi touched it a few times and thought it was good: "Then let's do it twice more."
Looking at the sewing machine at home, Zhang Xiaomei started pedaling again and said, "Your mother-in-law is so nice to you that she even sent you a sewing machine."
Zhang Xiaomei thought that Ye Zhi bought the sewing machine herself, but later she found out that it was sent by Lu Wei's mother from Yangcheng.
I heard that Ye Zhi and Lu Wei's mother had not met at that time.
Intellectuals are indeed different. They are completely different from those mothers-in-law in the housing estates who complain all day long about their wives being lazy and pretentious.
Zhang Xiaomei was busy on the side, and Ye Zhi would sometimes hand her a spool of thread, a pair of scissors, etc.
With Zhang Xiaomei's help and company, Ye Zhi felt that time passed quickly.
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It was June all of a sudden, and Ye Zhi went to the hospital for checkups more frequently.
Lu Wei accompanied Ye Zhi to the last prenatal checkup. The doctor calculated the time and found that it was already 37 weeks.
The twins were born at 37 weeks, full term.
Ye Zhi, who had been worried about giving birth, finally relaxed a little.
June is the rainy season in Qiongzhou Island. A typhoon hit earlier. Although it was not a heavy rain, the rainfall increased a lot.
Fortunately, the baby's clothes and diapers had been washed. Because Lu Wei was afraid that Ye Zhi might give birth at any time, he stopped going out on missions since late May and focused on taking care of the child at home.
While I still had time, I made two beds.
But because He Jinfeng said there was a pregnant woman at home and she shouldn't do the nail hammering, Lu Wei did it in the quartermaster's office.
As a result, the entire family compound knew that Lu Wei had personally made the crib for the child.
The day Lu Wei moved the crib back, the weather was extremely hot; I heard that it was the typhoon season.
Ye Zhi watched Lu Wei and Li Guoliang move the bed into the room, and said, "Put it on the windowsill, where I sleep."
If the child cries at night, it will be convenient to take care of him.
Lu Wei frowned, as if he understood what Ye Zhi meant, and said, "I can help take care of it at night, or you can leave it here."
Lu Weicai called his mother yesterday and told her that she must take good care of Ye Zhi during her confinement period, otherwise she would be too tired and suffer from confinement diseases, otherwise she would suffer when she is old.
Lu Wei asked his mother some questions about confinement.
So Lu Wei didn't want Ye Zhi to be too tired at night.
Ye Zhi glanced at him, and when Li Guoliang wasn't paying attention, she muttered, "Can you breastfeed at night?"
Hearing this, the tips of Lu Wei's ears suddenly felt hot. They hadn't done anything intimate since Ye Zhi left seven months ago. When he heard Ye Zhi's words, even though there was clearly no ambiguity, he had inappropriate thoughts in his mind.
Lu Wei touched his nose, bent down and said, "Well, let's put it on your side."
The baby supplies are ready, the crib is also available, now we just have to wait for the baby to be born.
But after waiting for another week, Ye Zhi still didn't see any signs. She complained to Lu Wei, "I wonder if they've become lazy because they didn't work during pregnancy."
However, the fetal movements were obviously very frequent, and sometimes even seemed like a fight inside. Ye Zhi often looked at her big round belly with a bulge here and a bulge there. The two unborn children were already having a great time inside her belly.
It will probably be even more noisy after it comes out.
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That day, after dinner, Ye Zhi met Li Shufen while taking a walk. Li Shufen felt a little scary when she saw Ye Zhi's big belly.
At this moment her belly is only six months old, more than half the size of hers.
Li Shufen asked, "No movement yet?"
Ye Zhi shook her head and said, "Not yet. Sister Chan is almost out of confinement, right?"
Huang Qiuchan gave birth to a daughter half a month ago and is now in confinement.
Upon hearing this, Li Shufen said, "Let's wait a little longer. There's no rush for the first child. I didn't give birth until 40 weeks into the pregnancy."
After hearing this, Ye Zhi nodded: "Well, there is no rush for this matter, let's wait a little longer."
She is now afraid that the baby is too big and difficult to give birth to, so she wants to deliver the baby quickly.
Li Shufen looked at Ye Zhi and felt a little sorry for her, but when she came to her senses, she wanted to slap herself twice again.
She completed the goal of having two children with one pregnancy, and she is now pregnant with her third child. Who will feel sorry for her?
Just as she was thinking this, Li Shufen heard Ye Zhi softly say, "Comrade Li, have you not been sleeping well recently? Why have you lost weight and have dark circles under your eyes?"
Li Shufen was stunned. Her husband who slept next to her every night didn’t notice this, but Ye Zhi actually saw through it?
Ye Zhi added: "You can soak your feet before going to bed, or stew some lotus seed, lily and lean meat soup, which should help."
She was like this for a while before, and it's even worse now. It would be good if she could improve it.
If it can't be improved, just take it as a psychological comfort.
Anyway, being in a good mood is more important than anything else.
Li Shufen nodded and smiled: "Okay, I'll go back and try it tonight."
After chatting with Li Shufen for a few minutes, a strong wind suddenly blew up. I guess it was a typhoon coming.
Ye Zhi hurried back and planned to soak her feet and rest early.
But as soon as she put her feet down, Ye Zhi suddenly felt a warm current flowing out from below. When she touched it, she found that her panties were all wet.
Ye Zhi hurriedly shouted: "Lu Wei, mother, I think my water broke."
Lu Wei was collecting dried bananas outside the yard. The wind was a bit strong outside, so he couldn't hear clearly what Ye Zhi was saying.
But Ye Zhi's voice was very loud, and he heard Ye Zhi calling his name.
Lu Wei quickly picked up a basket of dried bananas and rushed back into the house, looking at Ye Zhi sitting on the wooden sofa in a panic.
Ye Zhi met Lu Wei's gaze and said to him, "Lu Wei, my water broke, take me to the hospital."
At this moment, Zhang Xiaomei, who had just washed half of her body, hurriedly put on her clothes, and two of the buttons were buttoned crookedly.
She rushed forward and asked, "What's wrong? Did your water break? Come on, lie down first, don't let the amniotic fluid run out." As she spoke, she pulled a pillow that Ye Zhi usually used to soak her feet behind her buttocks and asked her to use it as a pillow to prevent the amniotic fluid from continuing to flow.
Ye Zhi obediently lay down flat on her back. At this moment, she felt a slight pain in her stomach, so she said, "My stomach seems to hurt a little too."
Lu Wei wiped his face, forced himself to calm down, and said, "Wife, stay calm, I'll call someone to come over."
After saying that, he immediately made a phone call and asked his subordinates to drive the jeep over.
After making this call, he called his mother's comrade-in-arms and told him that Ye Zhi was about to give birth.
Zhang Xiaomei looked at Ye Zhi and said, "It's just the beginning now, don't be anxious, keep your breathing steady."
Ye Zhi was obviously very scared, but she still said, "Well... I'm... not in a hurry."
Ye Zhi tried her best to keep her legs higher to prevent too much amniotic fluid from flowing out.
But the more he tried to calm down, the more he couldn't calm down, and he subconsciously looked towards Lu Wei.
The next second, Lu Wei held her hand and said, "The car will be here soon, wife, lie down and don't move."
Ye Xiaoding also ran out of the room and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, aunt, I'm here, don't be afraid, I will protect you." He spoke haltingly and was obviously nervous.
Zhang Xiaomei saw this and said, "Girl, it's okay. Everything will go smoothly. Relax. I'm going to get the things now, and when the car comes, you can take them directly to the car."
Those things had been prepared long ago, just waiting for Ye Zhi to take action and just carry them over.
In just a few minutes, the car arrived outside their yard.
When Li Guoliang entered the room, he saw Lu Wei holding Ye Zhi and hurriedly walking out. Li Guoliang said, "Lu Tuan, the car door is already open. Just carry my sister-in-law up, and I'll take the rest."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Lu Wei held Ye Zhi in his arms and walked out of the yard with steady steps. There was a strong wind at the moment and the sky was as dark as ink. It looked like it was going to rain soon.
Ye Zhi buried her head in Lu Wei's arms, wrapped her arms around his neck, and let the whistling wind pass by her ears.
Li Guoliang didn't care about saying anything at this moment. He quickly took the two large bags from Zhang Xiaomei and the small bag from Ye Xiaoding, and said, "Auntie, I'll take it. Do you want to go to the hospital together?"
Zhang Xiaomei said, "Yes, of course. I'll go with you."
Ye Xiaoding shouted, "Grandma, I want to go too. I want to watch the baby being born."
Zhang Xiaomei didn't care about so many things. She just pulled Ye Xiaoding and walked forward. Unexpectedly, they ran into He Jinfeng and Guo Jianli who came from next door.
He Jinfeng then said, "You're about to give birth, right?"
Zhang Xiaomei: "Yes, my water just broke."
"Okay, okay, let's go to the hospital." He Jinfeng looked at Ye Xiaoding who was being led by Zhang Xiaomei, and said hurriedly, "Xiaoding, come over to your aunt's side and sleep with Anzi tonight. No one will take care of you if you go to the hospital tonight."
Ye Xiaoding wanted to say something, but Zhang Xiaomei took his hand and gave it to He Jinfeng, saying, "Thank you, Jinfeng."
"Xiao Ding, listen to your aunt and go to the hospital to see your aunt tomorrow." As she said that, Zhang Xiaomei walked towards the car.
Ye Xiaoding followed behind and said, "Grandma, I know. I will be good. Hurry up and get in the car..."
"Stop talking and get in the car. Lao Guo, you can also go and see if there is anything you can do to help." He Jinfeng took Ye Xiaoding by the hand and walked over to the car. She said to Ye Zhi, "Xiao Ye, everything will go well. Relax and don't be nervous."
Ye Zhi was in pain and didn't even want to talk. She grabbed Lu Wei's clothes and her fingertips turned white.
Soon, the car drove forward and arrived at the military hospital in a short time. There were already people waiting at the hospital gate.
There was also a medical bed next to it, which seemed to be waiting for them.
After the car stopped, Lu Wei carried Ye Zhi out of the car. Seeing this, the doctor pushed a medical bed over and Lu Wei put the person directly on it.
As soon as he let go, Lu Wei realized that his hands were shaking quite badly.
Then it started raining heavily outside.
Lu Wei watched the nurse push the person away and hurriedly followed.
The doctor smiled and looked at Ye Zhi, then touched her belly and asked, "Comrade Ye, did your water just break? Have you started having labor pains?"
Ye Zhi nodded, "Yeah."
This doctor is Lu Wei’s mother’s comrade-in-arms, and she is the one who usually performs prenatal checkups.
Zhang Xiaomei, who was following behind, answered Ye Zhi's questions about the time when her water broke and when her labor pains started.
After hearing this, the doctor nodded, then pulled up a curtain to block everyone's view. Soon after, Ye Zhi's scream was heard.
Lu Wei was waiting outside, feeling as if his heart was being pulled in knots.
Zhang Xiaomei comforted her, "It's okay, don't worry, we're just checking to see if we can go into the delivery room."
Having said that, Zhang Xiaomei couldn't help but stretch her neck to look towards the source of Ye Zhi's shouting.
Soon, the curtain was drawn back, and the doctor spoke to the nurse for a few words, then said to Lu Wei and Zhang Xiaomei, "Let's go to the delivery room first."
Lu Wei licked his dry lips, nodded, and followed. When he saw Li Guoliang carrying two large bags, Lu Wei took one of the luggage from him.
Li Guoliang said, "Tuan Lu is fine. I can do it."
Guo Jicheng was also following behind with a bag of things in his hand, and he quickly followed.
Lu Wei took the luggage and said nothing.
The group followed them to the delivery room. The facilities at that time were simple, and bursts of screams could be heard coming from the delivery room from outside.
Hearing this, Lu Wei's face turned even paler.
He put down his things, held Ye Zhi's hand, and said, "Wife, don't be nervous. I'm here. I will wait for you here every step of the way."
Ye Zhi didn't seem as pale as before, and said, "I'm not in pain now, and you don't have to be nervous. Doctor Li is also my mother's friend, so don't worry."
It was the first time that Ye Zhi saw Lu Wei like this. His lips were a little pale and his face was ashen.
Li Guoliang and Guo Jianli stood beside him, not daring to say a word.
Zhang Xiaomei folded her hands and walked back and forth in front of the delivery room, muttering some words of peace.
Not long after, a nurse wearing a white nurse uniform and a white hat walked towards Lu Wei with a notice in her hand.
She asked, "Are you the relative of Comrade Ye Zhi?"
"yes."
"Sign here."
Lu Wei quickly scanned the black words on the white paper, and then wrote his name on the family member's signature column.
The nurse glanced at the handsome Lu Wei and said, "Your wife is in a stable condition, but she is not fully dilated yet. You may have to wait a little longer."
Lu Wei nodded woodenly and said, "Thank you."
Later, Lu Wei reacted and asked, "Can I come in and accompany her during the birth?"
The nurse was stunned for a moment, "Our hospital regulations prohibit this. Please
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