Chapter 85

Everyone had gone to eat at this time, so there were not many people on the beach, just a few children.

Lu Yuanzheng was carrying Xu Wen, but in fact it was more like pushing her, accelerating and decelerating, moving forward and backward, and stopping suddenly to test the performance of the car.

But Xu Wen suffered. He got off the car halfway and refused to get back on.

It's a convertible after all!

It was a convertible electric car, and Lu Yuanzheng was almost dizzy from the shaking.

When Xu Wen came down, nothing happened. After walking for a minute or two, he came up feeling uncomfortable. He held the tree with one hand and covered his heart with the other, feeling sick.

A sister-in-law who was passing by saw her and came over to ask her, "Excuse me, sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Wen waved his hands and just said "it's okay".

Her stomach churned and she gulped. She couldn't utter the following words: "I just feel a little carsick!"

As a result, the sister-in-law misunderstood and exclaimed, "Are you pregnant? I told you that you have to stay in bed well for the first three months of pregnancy. Especially for a newly married couple like you who have little experience, you have to take good care of your child..."

After she rattled off a bunch of precautions for early pregnancy, she held her arm and pulled her back, saying enthusiastically, "Come on, come on, I'll take you home first."

Xu Wen said hurriedly, "Sister-in-law, I'm fine. I just feel carsick." She raised her hand and pointed at Lu Yuanzheng, who was still riding on the beach and not paying attention to this side. "He was spinning in circles and made me dizzy."

My sister-in-law obviously didn't believe it, and had an expression that said, "I understand! I've been through this, and I know you're embarrassed to admit it!" But she didn't insist on sending her home.

Xu Wen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he couldn't explain it. He couldn't tell his sister-in-law, "I'm not pregnant, I've been on contraception!"

After her sister-in-law repeatedly told her not to stay outside for too long, she left.

Xu Wen shook his head and found a shade under a tree to sit down.

She asked for contraception. She felt that they had just established a dependent relationship. If she got pregnant and had another child now, it would make Dongsheng feel insecure. Besides, life on the island was not stable enough yet. There were many things missing. Xu Wen selfishly did not want to have a child at this time to make him suffer.

She can, but she can't bear to leave her child.

Lu Yuanzheng didn't have any objections, but he felt that she was wronged and was not satisfied with the little umbrella at this time.

The production conditions are here. It is a bit too thick and uncomfortable. Sometimes I don’t want to wear it even when I feel like it.

Come to think of it, it seems like there were one or two times when I didn't wear it.

I can’t really win the prize, right? Xu Wen wondered uncertainly.

She had no habit of counting her periods, and for a moment she couldn't remember when her last period was.

What if you really get pregnant?

This question made Xu Wen a little panicked.

Although she already had a son named Dongsheng, he was already three and a half years old at that time.

Basically, there is no need for personal care.

But if I give birth to a child, can I be a good mother and raise the child from scratch?

What to do during confinement?

There is no confinement nanny or parents to help here.

Lu Yuanzheng's job is so busy that sometimes I can't be seen for a day or two.

No urine, no wetness, diapers need to be changed.

What if there is not enough milk? It is not convenient to buy milk powder.

…

The more Xu Wen thought about it, the more headache he got.

When Lu Yuanzheng came to ask Xu, she was leaning against the tree trunk with a confused and aggrieved look on her face. Her complexion looked very ugly and her big eyes were somewhat lifeless.

He was startled, squatted in front of Xu Wen, and patted her face, "Wife, what's wrong?"

They were still talking and laughing when they got off the car just now.

Xu Wen grabbed Lu Yuanzheng's hand and said in a panic, "Lu Yuanzheng, I might really be pregnant."

Lu Yuanzheng was petrified on the spot, and then he was overjoyed and hugged her: "Really? That's great! I'm going to be a father!"

After saying this, he realized that he was already Dongsheng's father, and added, "I'm going to be a father again!"

But after taking a sip, I still felt something was wrong.

But it didn’t matter. It didn’t matter if he was happy. He held Xu Wen and walked back. “Let’s go home and rest! You can’t get tired.”

"Car! The electric car is still on the beach!" The two of them worked together for a long time!

"It's okay, it won't be lost! I'll come back and drive it later." Lu Yuanzheng kept walking. All the people on this island were his, so how could anything be lost?

"Don't be so exaggerated!" Xu Wen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I'm just saying it's possible. And I'm not feeling uncomfortable anymore. Maybe I'm just carsick because of you."

"Then it's always good to go back and take a rest."

Having said that, Lu Yuanzheng still carefully put Xu Wen on the bed, turned on the fan, placed some fruit on the bedside for her, and took away the paper and pen.

Xu Wen was a little thirsty, and the fruit he touched was warm. He protested, "I want to eat something cold."

"No. Eating something cold now is not good for you and the baby. Just bear with it for now."

Xu asked: "..."

Looking at the whole excited Lu Yuanzheng, I didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Xu Wen had insomnia at night, and Lu Yuanzheng wasn't feeling much better either. He told her again and again to get a good night's sleep and stay alert for the check-up tomorrow, but he himself tossed and turned like a pancake.

They both went to the health company, but the people there were good at saving the dying and the wounded, but they didn't know much about pregnancy. They didn't have any equipment to check it, and they didn't know how to take the pulse as a traditional Chinese doctor.

We can only wait until tomorrow morning to reach the central island.

There is a small public hospital there.

After finally making it to dawn, Lu Yuanzheng got up and made breakfast.

Prepare meal and wait for Xu Wen to wake up.

She was really well served and didn't even have to put on her own clothes.

"It's a long journey."

"Yeah." He squatted beside the bed and put on her shoes.

"If the test shows that you are not pregnant, I will feel like a sinner."

Lu Yuanzheng stood up and rubbed her head. "I should treat you well whether you are pregnant or not. But if you are pregnant, I should treat you better. After all, you are suffering for your child. You should let me do something, right? Don't think too much."

Xu Wen slapped his hand away, "Are you touching my head with the same hand that just lifted my shoes?!"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

It seems so!

"Forgot!" He thought about it and glanced at Xu Wen, "You also dislike your own feet?!"

After dinner, Lu Yuanzheng said hello to Shi Lei and followed the boat to the hospital on the central island.

Fortunately, the hospital is not big and has all five departments, and I really need an obstetrics and gynecology department.

Xu Wen followed the doctor in for a check-up. Lu Yuanzheng stayed outside the door, pacing back and forth in the corridor. He was visibly anxious, completely different from his usual calm self.

As soon as Xu Wen came out, he went to meet him and asked, "How's it going?"

Xu Wen shook his head and asked him, "Would you be disappointed if I wasn't pregnant?"

Lu Yuanzheng didn't reply in a hurry. She just looked at Xu Wen, as if she was afraid that he was just teasing her.

Xu Wen handed him the test report in her hand and said, "You are really not pregnant."

She was probably just suffering from motion sickness, but the doctor said Xu Wen had uterine coldness and it would be difficult for her to conceive.

If you really want to have a child, you really need to adjust it.

When Lu Yuanzheng was looking at the checklist, Xu Wen was looking at him.

Lu Yuanzheng spent five minutes reading a checklist with only a few words on it. He only said to her, "Let's go! Pick up the kid and go shopping!"

If it wasn't an illusion, Xu Wen faintly heard him breathe a sigh of relief.

The woman's unreasonable temper got a little out of control, so Xu Wen pulled him aside, "What do you mean? Don't you want a child?"

Lu Yuanzheng sighed and explained in a good-tempered manner: "How could you not want a child?"

"Don't think I didn't hear you breathe a sigh of relief!" Xu Wen exaggerated.

Lu Yuanzheng did not deny it, "Well, if you are really pregnant, I will be the happiest person in the world. I will try my best to learn how to take care of you during your pregnancy, and take care of you and your child after the baby is born.

But I am not pregnant, and I am not disappointed. When I couldn't sleep last night, I kept thinking, how can I be a good father?

Neither of us has any experience and no elders to teach us.

The main reason is that I had never thought about having a child before. I always said I would wait until you graduated from college.

When you suddenly told me that you were pregnant, I was very surprised and nervous at the same time.

Pregnant, of course good!

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have one, just wait until you are ready.”

Xu Wen walked ahead humming, "You've got the final say."

Although she was slightly relieved, she was willing to give birth to a child for Lu Yuanzheng, but like Lu Yuanzheng, she preferred to have a child when she was prepared.

She was not pregnant, and like Lu Yuanzheng, she felt a little disappointed and a little relieved.

Lu Yuanzheng held her hand and squeezed it, "Don't think about it! I really like children. I will try my best to get you pregnant as soon as possible when I go back tonight!"

Xu asked: "..."

She pulled her hand away, "Who wants to give birth to your child? You wish!"

"Not only is it beautiful in my imagination, it's also beautiful in my actions!"

Xu Wen reached his hand upwards and pinched his palm with his fingernails.

I don't believe he still has muscles in his palms.

Although Lu Yuanzheng has no muscles on his palms, long-term labor has left him with a layer of old skin on his palms, and thick scabies on the base of his fingers and the palms.

Still didn't hurt him.

Lu Yuanzheng felt that she was itching and he led her forward with a smile.

Xu Wen pinched for a while and then let go. He touched the coccyx with his fingertips and felt only pain.

A family of three, wearing the parent-child outfits they bought last time, strolled around the island.

This is the largest island in the archipelago. Soldiers from all the islands come here on vacation. In addition, due to the new policy, many sisters-in-law also come to the island with their children. It is obviously much more lively than the last time.

Even in the supply and marketing cooperatives, the goods are much richer than last time.

This is where ethnic minorities gather. It doesn't look like a production team, but more like family farming and the management style is similar.

Xu Wen actually saw someone leading a cow to sell milk on the street, but business was not good.

The current consumption concept is that for non-essential goods, one should not buy them if possible.

Lu Yuanzheng noticed that Xu Wen kept glancing at the cow and asked her, "Do you want to try it?"

"That has to be cooked before you can drink it. It can supplement protein. Drinking it regularly is good for the body and can also help children grow taller." Xu Wen really wanted to buy it.

I don’t know if it’s because he eats a lot of different kinds of food, but Dongsheng is not that tall compared to other kids his age.

Even though he has grown a lot taller in the year that Xu Wen has taken care of him, he is still not that far behind.

Lu Yuanzheng got the point: "Drink it often?"

"Yeah. Drinking it once or twice won't do any good."

"How about I buy you a cow?"

Xu Wen immediately let go of his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

His allowance was in her hands. He bought one for her to see.

Lu Yuanzheng glanced at her sideways.

Dongsheng didn't understand what was going on, and he started to make a scene: "Dad, go ahead! Once you buy it, I'll go herd cattle every day!"

Lu Yuanzheng finally found the stairs and tapped Dongsheng on the head, "Get yourself out of trouble first!"

Dongsheng touched his head and muttered, "You said you wanted to buy it."

Xu Wen chimed in: "That's right! You have to do what you promised. It's a bad habit to lie to children."

Lu Yuanzheng chuckled lightly, recalling the first time they met officially, when she protected Dongsheng and accused him of beating the child violently.

"Okay!" He nodded and walked up to the old farmer. "Old man, how much do you sell this cow for?"

The old man didn't understand and thought that Lu Yuanzheng wanted to buy milk. He happily took out a milk bottle and filled it with milk and handed it to Lu Yuanzheng, and pointed to the wooden sign next to it.

The sign stated the price of the milk and how much you could get back if you returned the bottles.

Lu Yuanzheng waved his hands to indicate that he didn't want milk and pointed at the cow.

When the old man saw that he didn't want the milk, he became anxious and started to talk a lot.

Although I don't understand it, I can roughly guess that he is probably exaggerating how good milk is.

Seeing the two men staring at each other, and obviously having difficulty communicating, Xu Wen also went forward and thought about buying a bottle first to deal with the situation.

Before she could say anything, the young man squatting beside her and in charge of milking spoke up in unstandard Mandarin: "The tribe asked my dad to buy this cow. We can't go to land on our island. The village only allows us to buy cows for plowing. My dad didn't know there were so many breeds of cows, so he was cheated and bought a dairy cow, but it can't do any work. Our tribe leader asked our family to pay the money to buy the cow, saying that the tribe didn't want it. This cow cost a full hundred yuan!"

What do we need a cow for? I sell milk every day but no one buys it. I can't even go to school because of this. My family has no money to support me.

Could you please buy some milk? It's delicious."

Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen looked at each other. Buying the cow was just a joke at first, but this time they really wanted to buy it.

They did not doubt the young man's words because this cow was indeed not the common black and white cow but a yellow cow that looked particularly similar to a yellow cow, except for some white on its head and belly.

Xu Wen pointed at the cow and asked, "Do you want to sell this cow? How much do you want?"

The young man's eyes lit up and he stood up suddenly: "Do you really want to buy it?"

Lu Yuanzheng nodded.

The young man chattered and conveyed Xu Wen's words to the old farmer. The old farmer bowed to Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen repeatedly, saying something they could not understand.

The boy said, "My dad said this cow costs ninety bucks."

Xu asked curiously, "Didn't you say you bought it for 100 yuan?"

"We have been selling milk here. Recently, many strangers have come to the island. We made ten dollars from it. So we still need ninety dollars."

Xu Wen looked at Lu Yuanzheng, "Can we buy it back?"

Lu Yuanzheng asked her, "Do I have the final say on this matter?"

Xu asked with a smile.

"Okay! My suggestion is to buy it."

Now that the allowance for the long journey is quite a lot, there is not much pressure to buy this cow. However, Xu Wen sighed and said helplessly: "I want to buy it too. But I don't have that much money."

She only had fifty dollars on her.

"I'm going to borrow it from Uncle Song. You wait here for me."

Not long after, Lu Yuanzheng came back with ten big reunions.

"Why so many?"

"After buying the cow, do you still need to go shopping?"

"Leading the cow for a walk?" Xu Wen gave the money to the old farmer.

The old farmer and his son bowed repeatedly.

After buying the cow, Xu Wen was in a dilemma again, "Do I take the cow with me when I go shopping?"

The young man heard this and said that he could stay here and watch the cows until Xu Wen and the others came back.

Xu Wen thanked Lu Yuanzheng and left with Dong Shengzhen at ease.

The young man stopped them and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will take the cow away?"

They didn't know each other, and Xu Wen had paid the money. He led the cows back home and they couldn't find him.

Xu Wen said, "I believe you are not such people."

Lu Yuanzheng said nothing, just smiled.

Now that the archipelago is under military jurisdiction, if the area under his jurisdiction is deceived and the deceiver cannot be found, he can retire.

There's actually nothing good to buy.

Xu Wen is now only interested in some industrial products, but the island is obviously backward and there are not many things she wants.

After walking around for half a day, I just bought some snacks for Dongsheng, some eggs and flour.

Lu Yuanzheng asked her, "The kitchen staff already has flour and eggs, why do you want to buy this?"

"Because I'm probably going to waste a lot of eggs and flour over time."

"Um?"

"Dongsheng's birthday is coming up next month, and I want to make him a birthday cake. But I don't have all the tools right now, so I have to do some research, so it might be a waste."

Wasting the kitchen staff's resources is equivalent to wasting the soldiers' rations. Xu Wen would never do such a thing.

Dongsheng is born on the winter solstice.

Lu Yuanzheng nodded and looked at Dongsheng who was picking out toys in front of him: "How fast! Dongsheng will be five years old soon!"