"Don't even mention it. Tell me, how long has it been since you went home?"
Work is important, but you also need to eat and rest.
"It's nothing. I was planning to go home this afternoon anyway."
"Okay. Let's go together later."
"Okay. But next time, don't go out unless it's absolutely necessary. You're pregnant now. There are many refugees in the area, so don't let them bother you."
"It's alright. Didn't Xiao Chen come along?"
"Um."
Gu Zhou lovingly stroked his wife's belly. She'd be born in a little over a month. But being born in this apocalyptic world, he didn't know if it was a blessing or a curse.
"By the way, did you ask if there are midwives here? We just arrived and don't know. Mom asked about it yesterday."
"There's a medical room and a doctor. Everything should be fine. It's just that there's no anesthesia... It would be best for Ah Ying to have a natural birth."
"Okay. That's alright, don't worry. I'm in good health, a natural birth shouldn't be a problem. I'm just worried about not having enough milk... Could you think of a way to get some milk?"
"I just can't find one! Otherwise, I wouldn't be having such a headache. I've also checked the residential area. There aren't any pregnant women. Even if there were, they'd probably been taken advantage of secretly. I can't even find a wet nurse."
But don't worry.
"Take good care of yourself first. It's still a long way from giving birth. I'll think of something else."
"Yes. I know." Wang Lanying lovingly touched her belly. They didn't want me in the first place. But the couple has been married for twenty years. Now they are both over forty.
We finally made it here, but it's still in the apocalypse.
What can they do?
We definitely need it!
Fortunately, her husband is the mayor. If she really wanted to raise the child, there would be a way.
As soon as the couple arrived home, the mother-in-law came to greet them and poured them hot water.
She kept muttering things like, "How is it going? How am I going to have a baby?"
"Mom, Gu Zhou said there are doctors available, so don't worry. Please stop asking."
"I'm just worried! Alright, alright, I won't say anymore. But, Da Zhou, could you see if you could get some meat? Yingzi is pregnant, she can't just eat cabbage and radishes every day!"
Otherwise I'm worried..."
Wang Lanying interrupted her mother-in-law before she could finish speaking.
"It's okay, Mom. You know the situation. We can still share a fish every now and then. Others only get one or two a month. I'm already very content."
"Sigh...who can argue with that?"
How come you're getting more and more regressive as you get older... I was just thinking about how to get you some brown sugar...
Now I have nothing. What am I going to do about having a baby?!
"Mom, don't worry. We haven't had children for so many years. Since they've come, it must be fate that they're with us."
I believe in Gu Zhou.
Look, under Gu Zhou's leadership, people here are living better and better lives.
He was single-mindedly devoted to everyone.
"How could I not know? I've seen how good Da Zhou is all these years. Mom is just worried."
"Mom, I know everything. Don't worry."
Giving birth here is no problem.
I'll try to think of a way to get something more nutritious.
"Okay! Don't be in such a hurry!"
"Okay, Mom."
"Alright, everyone, let's eat."
...
Half a month has passed. The temperature hasn't risen any further, remaining in the thirties.
Feng Ran couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.
Moreover, the Wang family members have been diligently cultivating vegetable gardens in the mountains.
Fengran went to check on it yesterday. The bok choy she planted earlier has already grown into seedlings. It won't be long before they're ready to eat.
Feng Ran and the others were not in a hurry to go down the mountain.
A mere two weeks cannot guarantee complete stability.
It's better to take another look.
Feng Ran asked Wang San San why they didn't go home. They were still in the cave.
They said they're used to living there, and it's safer up in the mountains. My thoughts are basically the same as theirs; I want to wait a bit longer.
When social order becomes more stable.
Unbeknownst to many, the barren trees on the mountain began to slowly turn green, as if spring had come back to life.
New shoots have actually started to sprout from the roots of many dead trees.
Several dozen meters behind Feng Ran's house, a number of bamboo shoots had sprouted up...
It's the kind of bamboo that's really big.
Xi Fengran quickly gathered everyone to find hoes and dig bamboo shoots.
The group dug up several sacks of burlap sacks in a single day.
We didn't want the rest. Let them grow into bamboo.
The next day, when everyone was peeling bamboo shoots...
Wang San San came over. He was extremely surprised to see the bamboo shoots in Feng Ran and the others' hands.
"It's right over there." Following the direction Feng Ran was pointing, Wang San San nodded excitedly.
"Okay. Let's look in other places."
"I'll have my sister pickle them into sour bamboo shoots. They'll definitely taste delicious."
"Your sister knows how to pickle bamboo shoots?"
"Yes, we used to have a lot of good food. Every year we would pickle a lot of vegetables, like salted vegetables and sauerkraut. My sister figured it out herself."
"Can you marinate it for me?"
"OK."
"Okay, okay. You all go ahead with your work. Once you're done, have your sister come over and help me with this."
"good."
Feng Ran knew that fresh bamboo shoots were difficult for them to preserve. So she told them to take care of themselves first, and then she would help her pickle them.
"Other pickled vegetables will too?"
"Anyway, I've eaten a lot. And the white radish you gave me before has also been pickled into sour radish. It's very delicious."
"Okay! After you finish your work, have your sister come over and help me for a few days. Same as before, ten catties of grain a day."
"good."
After Wang San San left, Feng Ran suddenly flashed into the space.
There are plenty of white radishes. There are also cabbages, carrots, long green peppers... all kinds of vegetables she used to love to eat.
After taking inventory of everything, Feng Ran happily left the space.
It would be nice if we had a jar.
"well……"
"Why are you sighing?" Feng Nangui asked, peeling bamboo shoots beside him. Hearing Feng Ran sigh, he asked.
"I want lots of big jars for pickled vegetables and sauerkraut."
"this……"
"Does anyone here know how to do this?" Feng Ran looked at the group expectantly.
"without."
Bai Lian shook his head.
"Won't."
"Won't."
She just knew it.
These guys...
"Does the space have sealed glass jars or food-grade plastic jars?" Bai Lian asked.
"Yes, I have."
"That's fine then."
Wasn't she thinking the jar should be of better quality...?
Two days later, Wang Nana and her sister arrived.
Fengran took out all the ingredients and told them what to marinate.
The two sisters spent three days pickling dozens of jars of various flavors of sauerkraut and salted vegetables for them.
In her delight, Feng Ran gave the two sisters an extra few packs of sanitary napkins.
Another half month passed.
The seeds I sowed in the space before, and the Chinese medicinal herbs I planted are all growing lush and green. Even dandelions are blooming.
Feng Ran decided to let them grow longer. Would the older they were, the better their medicinal properties would be?
However, fennel and shepherd's purse are perfectly safe to eat.
Fengran and Jixiang each took a shovel and started shoveling shepherd's purse, then let the others pick and wash it clean.
Fresh fennel stalks are cut from the root and will continue to grow. There aren't many fennel stalks planted, so I don't plan to pull them up.
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