Chapter 6

"Where have you been?"

Jing Xian greeted Shang Nanchen as if nothing had happened.

Shang Nanchen walked over and took a closer look at Jing Xian.

He had never seen such a righteous woman in his life.

Jing Xian looked down at herself, then raised her head and asked him, "Is there a problem? Is it because I didn't put on the right clothes?"

"Get dressed." Shang Nanchen walked into the yard and asked curiously, "It's so cold this morning, what are you doing out here?"

Jing Xian looked at him in confusion and said, "Captain Shang, you're not home so early in the morning. I've already prepared dinner, shouldn't I go out and look for you?"

Shang Nanchen, who has been alone since he joined the army: "..."

He really didn't know that someone was looking for him when he went out for a while in the morning.

"I'm going to the army for exercise." Every morning they got up before dawn and ran five kilometers regardless of winter or summer.

Jing Xian really doesn’t know.

When we entered the house, the two children had already set the table and taken the dishes.

"Let's eat!"

Jing Xian opened the pot, scooped out the dried noodles, and placed them on the sorghum stalks. Shang Nanchen took it over with great tact. She put the dishes into the basin, and Shang Nanchen took it over.

Jing Xian cleaned the pot, put some cold water in it, and added some firewood to the stove.

"I didn't have time to clean the fish this morning, so let's eat it together first." After Jing Xian finished speaking, Shang Nanchen paused with his chopsticks in his hand, watched the two children wolfing down the food, and put a piece of fish in his mouth with his chopsticks.

Is this called eating together?

So he used to eat pig food?

"Wow, there's still meat!" Fusheng picked up a piece of meat, as if he had discovered a new continent.

He didn't eat it, and put the meat back, picking up the pickled cabbage and vermicelli inside. Jing Xian could see the boy's thoughts, he was so greedy, but he was reluctant to eat it.

She picked up the meat and put it in Fusheng's bowl, and then found a piece for Tiedan.

The two children looked at her at the same time.

Jing Xian said, "There isn't a lot of meat on the big bone we bought, but it's a little. You two are too thin and lacking in nutrition. Eat more." Jing Xian looked at a man who ate in silence and put a piece of fat meat in his bowl.

Shang Nanchen picked it up and put it in her bowl, saying, "I don't want to eat this, you eat it."

"Shang Nanchen, do you want to look at yourself in the mirror?" Although men of this era are very thin, Shang Nanchen is really thin and looks unrecognizable.

The father and his two sons looked like they had walked out of a refugee camp.

"You eat it! There is meat in the cafeteria. I can eat it every now and then." Shang Nanchen did not lie. There was meat in the cafeteria. Although he did not eat it often, he could still eat it.

"This dish is made with the bone soup I made yesterday. I'll just eat this." Jing Xian didn't like eating vermicelli, so she picked out the pickled cabbage to eat. "Besides, you have to train every day. It's useless to eat too much. You need to eat something oily so that your bones won't be so crispy."

Shang Nanchen was startled when he heard this, and asked casually, "How do you know?"

"Have you forgotten what I do?" Jing Xian felt that she needed to explain her education to Shang Nanchen. "Don't think that I didn't go to college. I just graduated from a hospital's pharmacy class. I know much more than you think. In the pharmaceutical factory, our identities need to be kept secret, so we naturally won't be paid so high at the beginning. After a year, we were allowed to enter the laboratory. The starting salary in the laboratory is 80, and it will be more later."

Shang Nanchen really didn't know, and was quite surprised to hear her say this.

"You really don't regret it? There is no pharmaceutical factory in our military region."

Jing Xian looked at him in bewilderment. Shang Nanchen realized that this touched upon his blind spot in knowledge, and humbly asked for advice: "Is there any other explanation?"

"After graduating from the pharmacy class, some students went to work in factories, while others stayed in hospitals. In factories, they were engaged in drug research and development, production, and subsequent experimental results. After the drugs were launched on the market, they were responsible for a series of tasks such as quality control. The work in the hospital was also very important, such as the constant management and supervision of the use of expensive and dangerous drugs and other common drugs. They were also responsible for

Prescribe medicines for patients and help doctors answer questions about medicines. "

Jing Xian paused, looked at Shang Nanchen and asked, "I haven't been to college, but I have been studying medicine since I could speak. I learned traditional Chinese medicine from my ancestors, and becoming a pharmacist requires real skills. For a professional like me, as long as my identity is not a problem, it should be very easy to work in a military hospital, right?"

Shang Nanchen was suddenly speechless.

After all this time, people finally understood what was going on.

How can a good job that pays 80 yuan a month be sold so easily?

It turned out that the job she was offered was not a job that paid 80 yuan, but a job for an ordinary employee in a pharmaceutical factory. When she joined the army, she relied on her own abilities to enter the military hospital, where she was paid more than 100 yuan.

He thought he was kind-hearted and was trying to save her from suffering, but he didn't know that this was a conspiracy.

She had always done it on purpose for herself to see.

Jing Xian also knew that he would misunderstand her words. Since she married him, they were a family. If there was a knot in the hearts of a family, their future life would not be smooth.

She doesn't want to live like that.

So Jing Xian looked at him calmly and said, "I did leave everything behind to come here with you, but I won't fight a battle without preparation. I have to think about myself and this family. Besides, it's not 100% certain that I can go. What if the military hospital doesn't need me?"

Shang Nanchen thought so too.

"If you want to go, I'll ask for you." Shang Nanchen said a little uncomfortably, "It's just a greeting. As for whether you can go to work in the hospital, they will definitely have to assess you. From what you said, your job is very important, and not just anyone can do it."

"Well, medicine can save lives if used properly, but can harm people if used improperly. The same is true for poison, if used improperly it can harm people, but if used properly it can save people." The faint curve at the corners of Jing Xian's lips looked much more genuine.

Shang Nanchen looked at her deeply, and for the first time he realized that this delicate, delicate and lovely young wife was actually a woman with hidden talents.

"Eat your meal. Aren't you going to the army soon?"

Jing Xian drank a bowl of porridge and ate a bowl of dry noodles. She was full now. The two children ate more than Jing Xian and finished their meals now. There was still a lot of food left. Jing Xian pushed it in front of him and said, "Don't leave it. Make something else for lunch. This won't taste good if you leave it."

Shang Nanchen paused and continued to eat.

A big pot of food was eaten up cleanly, without any left.

Jing Xian's eyes passed over someone's abdomen and found that his stomach was still very flat, as if he had not eaten. Jing Xian suspected that he was not full.

Shang Nanchen noticed her gaze, and hesitated to speak, but finally couldn't help but said: "I'm full."

"If you're not full, remember to tell me and I'll make more next time."

Jing Xian asked this, and she really had no burden. Her special ability was still there, so she could secretly produce some food. If she produced a little every day, over time, there would be enough food for the family.

No matter what, Shang Nanchen is her man.

As long as Shang Nanchen gave her all the money he earned, didn't beat her, and treated her well, she would naturally be good to him.

"I am really full."

"That's good."

Jing Xian cleaned up the dishes and prepared to take them down. Shang Nanchen had already taken them up, and then he heard the sound of washing dishes coming from the outer room. When people eat and drink enough, they will feel sleepy and even don't want to move.

It's still cold outside and there's not much to do in this season.

Jing Xian simply didn't move.

Fusheng came over little by little, tilted his head, and came in front of Jingxian, and asked mysteriously: "Mom, can I eat more?"

Jing Xian thought the kid was going to say something to her, but what she heard was both sad and funny.

What kind of life did these two little guys live in the past?

"Eat as much as you want. If you're not full, tell mom and she'll make more for you two." Jing Xian said, looking at Tiedan. "Tell me if you're not full, but don't eat too much. If you eat too much, you'll get sick and need to see a doctor. You kids get hungry quickly. If you're hungry, just tell me. Don't eat too much."

Just stay hungry, understand?"

Tiedan gritted his teeth, nodded stiffly, turned around and raised his hand to wipe his tears.

Fusheng nodded obediently, with a reluctant look in his eyes, which looked particularly endearing.

I don’t know what kind of scum their biological mother and grandmother are, to treat their own children like this.

In short, from the moment she and Shang Nanchen got their marriage certificate, the two children were under her protection.

After Shang Nanchen washed the dishes, he went to the troops.

Jing Xian waited until the sun came out, then called the two boys, "Let's go, today is the market day, let's go buy some clothes for you two. If we don't have anything suitable, we'll buy some cloth and make them for you. Tiedan and Fusheng, we'll all wear clean clothes like this from now on."

"Can we go and gather together too?" Tiedan got excited when he heard about gathering together.

Fusheng also watched eagerly.

Jing Xian felt distressed again.

She said to the two kids in a particularly serious tone, "Do you know what home is?"

The two little kids shook their heads at the same time, confusion and sadness flashing in their eyes.

"Home is a place where you can do whatever you want. You can eat whatever you want. No one will look at you coldly, scold you, or even beat you for eating one more mouthful of rice. Although they will beat you, it is only when you make a mistake. But they will not dislike you because of this. Your parents will also let you work, and they will only let you do what you can. You can cry, make noise, laugh, and even shout loudly."

"If you are bullied outside, don't be afraid. Your father and I will support you. Because this is your home, we are a family."

What Jing Xian said was a very simple truth, and she was afraid that the two little guys wouldn't understand.

Tiedan clenched his fist and asked uncertainly, "You really won't abandon us?"

He deliberately stuck out his belly and said loudly, "I can eat a lot! I'm super capable!"

"Oh, that's amazing." Jing Xian clapped her hands perfunctorily, "Then you should eat more, try to eat more than your dad, that way I might be happier."

Tiedan thought about how his father had eaten more than a dozen dried meats in the morning, finished most of the hot pot by himself, and drank several bowls of millet porridge. He looked at Jingxian in shock: "So you like gluttons!"

What a poor kid! Is there anyone who would say that about his own father?

Fusheng smiled foolishly, his small eyes were like crescent moons, his shoulders shook, and he leaned on Jingxian's legs as if he had Parkinson's disease.

"Are you still going to catch up?"

Jingxian deliberately frowned, but the two kids were not afraid. Fusheng stuck to her like a little rice cake.

Tiedan said with a bitter and resentful look on his face: "Go!"

Jing Xian took the money, took out the cloth bag she made, and took the two children to the market. She didn't know where the market was, so she planned to ask someone later. As a result, when she went out, there were many people on the road, all going in one direction. Some people were carrying things and coming back from another direction.

You can find the place without asking anyone.

Jing Xian locked the door, and her head instantly shrank back when she saw a person standing at the door of Captain Wu's house next door.

She raised her eyebrows and pretended not to see it.

Jingxian led the two children out for a short distance when she heard someone calling her from behind, "Jingxian, where are you going? Are you going to catch up?"

Jing Xian turned around and saw Ma Shufen, smiling and greeting her: "We are going to the gathering! Sister-in-law, are you going to the gathering too?"

"Yeah. I don't have anything to do at home anyway."

Ma Shufen doesn't have a job. She has four children, three boys and one girl, all of whom go to school. She gets up every morning to cook, and does housework and laundry during the day. In winter, they only eat two meals a day. The children don't come home to eat, but they will have one meal together in the school cafeteria. The adults don't eat, but wait until around 4 p.m. to cook, and the children eat together after school.

When the weather gets cold, you don’t have to wash clothes every day. When you have nothing to do, you can look forward to the market every five days so that you can go out and get some fresh air.

"Then let's go together."

Jingxian and Ma Shufen went to meet them and chatted a lot on the way, which gave Jingxian a certain understanding of this place.

"Your two children

It will take several years before he can go to school, right?" Ma Shufen really didn't know how old Shang Nanchen's child was.

Jing Xian felt uncomfortable, but she knew that the other person didn't mean it.

"They are both five years old."

Ma Shufen was shocked. These two children didn't look like five years old at all. People would believe they were two years old.

"So they can both go to school next year?"

Jing Xian said: "I originally planned to send it there in the early spring, but I don't know if it will work. If it doesn't work, I can just stay at home for half a year and go there in the second half of the year."

Learning is important.

In her last life, in the last days, she heard the old man who taught her cooking say that he started learning cooking skills from his father when he was a child, and later he had the opportunity to study, so he went to college. However, he studied management, and after returning, he managed the family hotel, and he didn't cook.

The old man said that he took the college entrance examination when it was reinstated and was admitted to a good university right away.

I can still vividly remember the old man's smug look on his face.

This incident also left a deep impression on me.

Although she didn't know when the college entrance examination would be resumed, she knew that she had to let her children study.

"They can play at home for a few more years, and it will be the same if they wait until they are eight years old to go to primary school." Ma Shufen thinks that children can help with some work at home, but sending them to school will not only cost money but will not help at all.

She can't even wash all the clothes for these little brats every day.

"I just want them to go earlier, but I don't know if the teacher will let them go." Jing Xian didn't want to discuss this matter any further. Anyway, if the children didn't go to school, it would be the same if she taught them at home.

Most of the things taught in schools today are related to ideology, but not much knowledge is learned from actual textbooks.

Ma Shufen said: "You can ask Zhao Xiuzhi, the one on your left. She is a primary school teacher."

Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.

Zhao Xiuzhi didn't know when she ran in front of Jingxian. She was standing with several other wives. When she saw Jingxian, she greeted her loudly, "Sister Jingxian, what are you going to buy now?"

Jing Xian had good eyesight, and even if she only saw a head when she went out, she could still recognize that person as Zhao Xiuzhi. Looking at Zhao Xiuzhi and the people around her, she wondered in her heart, could it be that Zhao Xiuzhi deliberately took a detour and came here to wait for her?

"I don't know yet. Let's go to the market first and see."

Someone asked curiously: "Who is this? I don't think I've seen him before."

"You may have heard about her yesterday. This is Captain Shang's lover Jing Xian! Look at her little face. She is prettier than the pillars of our art troupe. She is a delight to the eyes."

After Zhao Xiuzhi finished speaking meaningfully, the looks of the women looking at Jing Xian suddenly changed.

It's joking and condescending, as if you're watching a joke.