Chapter 82 Guilty

Lin Shu and the children went to bed early at night. The next morning, they went to Nanlu to take a bus. Fang Dihua and Lu Laodi helped put the eggs on the bus and told the driver and the conductor that there was a lot of money for one person.

The eggs were put in a basket with a lot of bran inside to prevent them from breaking.

This is the way to transport eggs these days. It is simple, economical, and safe.

The two children said goodbye to their grandma. It was their first time in the city. They were very fresh. Thinking that they might meet their father, they were even more excited.

Lu Laodi was still reluctant to let them go. He waved his hand and said, "Buy whatever you want to eat. Don't poke around!"

He said to Panpan.

Panpan: "Grandpa, please lock the door, don't let anyone steal my money."

He has so much money, and he can't take it all with him.

The driver and the conductor in the car were stunned. How could this little kid have money?

Really!

With the addition of Tiantian and Panpan, no one in the car felt tired or boring.

The two kids are not only handsome, but also well-behaved and sensible. If you don't talk about anything else, just listening to them chattering, you will be intoxicated, and watching their every frown and smile, you will feel pleasing to the eye.

Tiantian: "Second Aunt is going to give birth to a baby."

Panpan: "We are going to give Second Aunt a baby, so are we giving birth to a baby?"

They didn't know that Second Aunt had an operation and was sick, but they heard that Grandma said that Second Aunt would be able to give birth to a baby after the operation, and asked them to take care of the baby.

They often listened to Jin Ping'er, Mrs. Qiu and other people telling stories on the street, such as Guanyin, the temple of giving birth, and praying for children.

All kinds of new and strange knowledge mixed together, even the smartest children would be confused.

The people in the car were laughing.

Finally, they got off the bus, and the driver was kind enough to help take down the egg basket.

The three of them wore cotton jackets until noon, and it was hot again. The two children were sweating, so Lin Shu unbuttoned two buttons for them.

She was pretty, and she brought two handsome sons with her. She was dressed neatly, and it was obvious that she was rich.

The tricycle drivers rushed to pull her.

She was just trying to find a familiar rickshaw driver, and one of them called out to her: "Big sister, it's me, it's me, what a coincidence, I meet you again!"

Lin Shu turned her head and saw the driver waving to her excitedly.

Just as Lin Shu was about to go over, the two sons immediately held her back.

Panpan: "Mom, grandma said there are many beggars in the city. You are so beautiful, be careful."

Lin Shu: "..."

She had recognized him. This was the tricycle driver she met last time at the steel rolling mill. His surname seemed to be Hu. He had a pair of smiling eyes, which was very recognizable.

She smiled and said, "It's okay, this is Master Hu."

She waved and called out, and Master Hu immediately rode over.

The other masters were jealous and resentful.

"Let him make money."

Two cents for an adult is enough, plus two children, it's 40 cents, and there's a basket of eggs, so at least 50 cents.

Master Hu was very happy, and he opened up a chatterbox, reminiscing with Lin Shu,

"Big sister, is this your child? He's so handsome!"

"Big sister, are you going to your sister's house again?"

...

Lin Shu thought it was good to meet acquaintances, but her ears were a little tired.

Fortunately, Panpan was a community veteran, and after chatting with Master Hu for a while, she didn't have time to look around to try to run into Lu Shaotang.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the steel rolling mill, they saw Lin Xia standing there waiting.

Seeing Lin Shu and the two children coming, Lin Xia was surprised and delighted, and smiled with joy, "I was just thinking about Tiantian and Panpan, and you brought them here, it's great! Second Auntie must have missed you." The

two children also waved excitedly, "Second Auntie! Second Auntie!"

Lin Shu came down and walked with Lin Xia, letting Master Hu take the children and the egg in.

From the gate of the steel mill to the family yard, this road attracted enough attention and the rate of turning back.

Especially the two children, who were delicate and beautiful, and looked so handsome. At a young age, they had high noses and sharp mouths. They kept calling grandpa, grandma, aunt, and uncle, and they looked so cute.

"Oh, these two kids are so cute?"

"These two kids are prettier than the dolls in the New Year paintings. Their mother is so pretty, so their father must be very handsome too, right?"

Lin Xia was proud and happy all the way.

Master Hu sent them in and took the initiative to help carry the eggs upstairs.

Lin Xia rushed to pay the money and carried her nephews in one hand each.

Tong Ailian heard the commotion and came out to see, "Oh, my sister is here? Hey, where is such a pretty baby? Come and show your affection to your aunt!"

Lin Xia: "The children are tired from the long ride. Let's talk later."

Lin Xia did not give Tong Ailian a chance to come in. Recently, because Qian Lisheng and Tong Guoqiang were competing for the position of deputy director, Tong Ailian started to be weird again.

Usually she doesn't care, but now that her two nephews are here, she won't give Tong Ailian a chance to show off.

Lin Xia looked at the basket of eggs, "Come, eat quickly, and then we'll go to the neighbor's house to sell the eggs."

Lin Shu: "Second sister, this is for you to eat, what are you selling?"

Lin Xia was shocked: "For me to eat? Are you blowing up the nest? You're giving me so many eggs to eat?" She

was really spoiled.

The two children laughed and said, "Yes, for Second Aunt to eat. Second Aunt is going to have surgery to give birth to a baby, so she'll eat eggs during the confinement period."

They know a lot, but they only know a little bit.

Lin Xia laughed so hard that she fell backwards. She touched their heads and said, "We can't finish so much. Don't let it go bad. Sell half of it."

Tiantian: "Mom said to make tea leaf eggs for us."

Panpan: "I've never eaten tea leaf eggs. I want to eat them."

Lin Xia: "I haven't eaten them either. What are tea leaf eggs?"

Lin Shu had to make up a story, "I heard about it from Wei Ling before. She saw it when she went out for an interview."

Lin Xia: "You know what, we actually have two kilograms of tea leaves at home. My father-in-law gave them to me during the Chinese New Year."

At that time, she and Qian Lisheng had made some new tea, and the mother-in-law wanted to give it to her younger son and daughter-in-law, because the younger daughter-in-law had given birth to a grandson for the Qian family and had to bring gifts back to her parents' home.

Lin Xia was a country girl and had never drunk tea, so she let them do as they pleased.

Lin Shu: "That's perfect. Boil some tea eggs and eat two a day. You have to eat something nutritious after surgery."

The beehive coal was still on, and several people got busy on the spot, washing and boiling eggs, and after boiling, they took them out and put them in cold water, and the two boys used shovels to crack the eggshells one by one.

Lin Shu asked Lin Xia to find cinnamon, ginger, garlic, pepper, and star anise, and crush them as much as possible and put them in the pot to soak. Then she found some orange peels that she dried last year and tore them into pieces and threw them in.

When it was almost soaked, she added some rock sugar. It was her first time eating it, so adding rock sugar could satisfy her appetite .

If there was not enough rock sugar, she could add white sugar.

After boiling, the rock sugar melted, and then the tea leaves were added.

The fragrance of tea filled the corridor, and the neighbors came over to ask what delicious food was made. Tong Ailian even came over to try some.

Lin Xia blocked her: "I'm making delicious food for my nephew. You, an adult, can't steal the sweet taste of a child."

Tong Ailian pouted and went back to the house.

Lin Shu put all the cracked eggs in, waited for the water to boil, added soy sauce for color and flavor, and then added a little salt, and simmered it slowly over low heat when the water boiled.

Lin Shu: "It will take an hour or so to simmer, don't worry."

The two children stared at the pot at the door to prevent anyone from coming to steal food.

They had already seen several children sucking their fingers and looking around, and they were so greedy that they were about to cry.

Lin Xia was going to take them to the supply and marketing cooperative and the state-owned vegetable market, so she carried the pot of tea leaf eggs in first.

Lin Shu brought Sanhuang ointment, Lithospermum officinale ointment and other medicines to Old Lady Jiang, all of which were brought back by her father-in-law.

After going downstairs, she went to give them to Old Lady Jiang first.

Old Lady Jiang was waiting downstairs eagerly!

Hearing that Master Lin's fairy-like sister was coming, Old Lady Jiang came downstairs in a flash to wait.

She thought they were going to have lunch, so she didn't go upstairs to disturb them, and waited downstairs.

Then she smelled the aroma of tea eggs coming from Lin Xia's house. It was so fragrant that she drooled.

Many people downstairs stretched their necks to smell the aroma, and ran to the yard to ask who made the delicious food and why it smelled so good.

Some children were crying and making noises at home.

When she saw Lin Shu's shadow, Mrs. Jiang immediately ran over, "My lady, my lady!"

Lin Shu smiled and said, "Aunt Jiang, I was just about to look for you."

Mrs. Jiang looked at Tiantian and Panpan again, and her old eyes lit up as if she saw a treasure. Oh, such good children, if this lady marries her eldest son, won't she also give birth to two such good children?

"What good children!" Old Lady Jiang caressed the heads of the two children lovingly.

The old lady's palms were rough, similar to Fang Dihua's, and the two children did not dodge out of courtesy.

Old Lady Jiang stopped at the right time and invited, "Let's go home and talk for a while."

Lin Xia: "Auntie, we have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things."

Old Lady Jiang pretended to be mysterious and said, "Let's go home first, I have a few tickets."

She gave Lin Shu a look, and Lin Shu understood, so she told Lin Xia to go over and sit down and exchange ointments.

Lin Xia led Tiantian and Panpan to follow.

Tiantian whispered to Panpan, "This is not a wolf grandmother, but a good mother-in-law."

Panpan: "Yes."

When they arrived at the Jiang family, Old Lady Jiang shouted, "Boss, guests are coming!"

Jiang Weidong was not there, but there were a lot of tickets and money on the table.

Old Mrs. Jiang knew that Lin Shu was coming, and prepared to invite her home to meet her son. She also threatened her son that she would use the family's tickets to exchange ointment with others, so he should be more sensible and not say anything to spoil the fun.

Jiang Weidong knew that she wanted to introduce him to someone, so he quickly hid.

This female comrade was too beautiful, and she was also a family member of a martyr. He subconsciously resisted.

He respected her, but he couldn't marry her.

The main reason was that he had a psychological shadow. His first wife died of dystocia, which made him feel a fear. He was afraid that his wife would get pregnant, afraid that his wife would give birth, and what if she died of dystocia again.

This fear was too great, so he didn't want to remarry.

But he couldn't tell anyone. Except for Doctor Sui, no one else could understand him.

His mother especially couldn't understand him. She would only scold him for being hypocritical and saying that the three unfilial acts were not having a son and the worst.

Old Lady Jiang was furious when she saw her son was not at home. If he dared to show up, she would beat his head.

She gave Lin Shu food coupons, cloth coupons, non-staple food coupons, snack coupons, etc., and exchanged them for ointment.

Seeing so many coupons, Lin Shu refused to take money.

She was not short of money, but of coupons.

In this era, coupons were more difficult to get than money.

Old Lady Jiang saw that she was sincere, so she gave her a few more coupons, since she couldn't use them anyway.

Her son wore old military uniforms and work clothes all day long, so why did she give her so much cloth?

It would be better to give them to such a pretty daughter-in-law and children.

Panpan: "Grandma Jiang, my mother is making tea eggs. They will be ready tomorrow morning. I will give them to you to try."

Grandma Jiang was instantly happy again, "That's great, I have to try it."

She grabbed the candy and stuffed it into the pockets of the two children, and also gave them peach cakes, one in each hand.

At that time, Fang Dihua and Old Man Lu wanted to show off their grandchildren's handsomeness and cuteness, and they said, "When my children go out, even if they don't bring food, they will eat wherever they go and won't be hungry." After saying

goodbye to Grandma Jiang, they went to the supply and marketing cooperative and the state-owned vegetable market.

Lin Xia took almost all the tickets that could be used at home.

Buy a pound of calcium milk biscuits and peach cakes to treat the two nephews, and buy a pound of brown sugar.

Lin Shu brought the milk powder coupons that Wei Ling had sent to her, but unfortunately the supply and marketing cooperative didn't have them. The salesperson said that even if the milk powder arrived, it wouldn't be on the counter, and she had to go to a department store to find someone to buy it.

Lin Shu had no choice but to give up and let her second sister buy malted milk.

"Sister, you can eat the nutritional supplements you bought this time. Since you are going to have a baby, you have to take care of your body first, otherwise the baby will feel uncomfortable and mom will suffer."

"Okay, I will listen to you."

Lin Shu also bought some black fungus, shiitake mushrooms, dried shrimps, white fungus, etc. There are red dates at home, so we will make a white fungus and red dates drink later.

Go home and sort it out.

At dinner time, Panpan wants to try a tea leaf egg.

Tiantian taught him seriously, "Mom said it will taste best tomorrow morning. This is our first time eating tea leaf eggs, so of course we have to eat the best taste. This is called good food is never too late."

Seeing how serious they were, Lin Xia couldn't help laughing, "We have black fungus fried eggs tonight." She said to Lin Shu who was serving the dishes, "You are blessed for your whole life with these two babies."

Lin Shu sat down and divided the chopsticks for the two children, "Yes, I am content."

Panpan already knew that the second aunt knew about his father's return, so he whispered, "We exist because of my father. My father is the greatest blessing!"

Lin Xia: "That's right. It's right."

Panpan kissed Lin Shu, "Kiss mom for my father."

Lin Shu's face turned red all of a sudden. This little thing is getting better and better.

Otherwise, he would be charming to thousands of people. His mouth can charm people all day long. Lin Xia also wanted to be kissed, Panpan kissed everyone one by one, and also

wanted to kiss Tiantian.

Tiantian complained that his mouth was full of scrambled egg oil. At night, Lin Shu and Lin Xia slept in the big bed with the two children. At first, the two children were still mumbling, but suddenly one of them was silent, and then they all fell asleep. Lin Shu: "Second sister, don't worry, the operation is very simple." Lin Xia: "Well, I'm not worried, I asked the doctor, and he said there is no problem." In order not to spoil the fun, Lin Xia did not mention her husband and mother-in-law. Lin Xia was not very comfortable with Qian Lisheng not accompanying her for the operation and insisting on going to training. Factory Director Jiang had clearly said that the training was just a formality, like gold plating, and it was not very useful, but Qian Lisheng insisted on going in order to argue with Tong Guoqiang, and also told her not to have the surgery first, maybe taking some medicine would be fine, after all, laparotomy is a major surgery, and he was afraid it was not safe. He had always taken the initiative to accompany her to the hospital for minor ailments such as headaches and fevers before, but now that it was such a big deal, he didn't accompany her. Also, her mother-in-law had urged her to take folk remedies to cure her illness and have a child, but now that she could have the surgery and be cured, her mother-in-law was no longer in a hurry. Lin Xia didn't understand them a little bit, so she simply didn't think too much about it, and didn't tell her sister to avoid her sister making a fuss. The tea leaf eggs were cooked and soaked in the soup overnight, and they were still warm the next morning, so they were taken out and eaten two each. It was mellow and sweet, and the taste was long-lasting. Panpan and Tiantian were eating so much that they kept saying it was delicious. Lin Xia was stunned, "I've never eaten such delicious eggs in my life." Lin Shu smiled and said, "It's my first time eating them, and they are all fresh." Panpan: "Second Aunt, how much is an egg in the city?" Lin Xia: "In the supply and marketing cooperative, it's about 60 cents per pound. Ten mediocre eggs and eight large eggs can make a pound. It's not necessarily the case outside. There are many farmers who come to sell eggs secretly. They sell them for 70 or 80 cents each, and the least is 80 or 90 cents each. Sometimes they even sell them for 10 cents. One year, eggs were in short supply, and some people sold them for 15 cents each to supplement their nutrition." Panpan began to calculate, is 15 cents a pound for such delicious tea leaf eggs of hers expensive? Fifteen cents is definitely not expensive for rich people, but poor people won't even buy one cent. So it's better to be a little more expensive. They were going to the hospital and took their luggage. Lin Xia gave the money and food coupons to Lin Shu for safekeeping, and Lin Shu also took her own. Lin Shu took an enamel basin to hold some tea eggs, and took a teacup to hold a few for Aunt Jiang. Panpan took a lunch box and a teacup and filled them with tea eggs, more than ten in total. Lin Shu: "I already brought them, don't take them, they are too heavy." Panpan: "Mom, I want to eat." Lin Shu didn't care. Although eating too many eggs is not good, that is a nutritional surplus in modern times. At this time, people are lacking in nutrition, so it's okay to eat a few. When leaving the house, Lin Shu said to Lin Xia, "Sister, take the lock from your cabinet and lock the door." Lin Xia: "Ah? Why?" Lin Shu: "It's okay, just lock it, it's safer." Lin Xia didn't ask any more questions, and went to get the lock and gave the key to Lin Shu. The women in the family compound saw it and asked Lin Xia where she was going. Lin Xia didn't shy away, "I'm going to the hospital for a small operation, and I'll be fine after it's done." "After the operation and recuperation, you can have a baby, right?" someone asked. Lin Xia admitted it openly, there was nothing shameful. Old Mrs. Jiang was also waiting, and she bought meat buns for the two children. Lin Shu gave her a teacup of tea eggs with five eggs in it. Old lady Jiang gave six steamed buns, and Lin Shu knew her temper so she didn't refuse. The steamed buns were just right for lunch. Old lady Jiang immediately took the tea leaf eggs to find her eldest son, but Jiang Weidong said that there was nothing special about eggs and he didn't want to eat them, so she could eat them by herself. The old lady was so angry that she rode her bicycle and took the eggs to her youngest son's house. Lin Shu and her three companions took two tricycles to the hospital. Lin Xia had already made an appointment with Dr. Zhao from the obstetrics and gynecology department, and when she arrived, she was directly hospitalized and had surgery in the afternoon. Lin Shu first went to give Dr. Zhao some tea leaf eggs and asked about her second sister. She was relieved to know that everything was fine. She asked about Dr. Sui, whom her second brother-in-law had seen, and wanted to give him two tea leaf eggs to try, but Dr. Sui was very busy so she didn't bother him. Panpan and Tiantian remembered the doctor Shen that the adults had talked about, and without waiting for Lin Shu to say anything, they took the initiative to bring tea eggs to Doctor Shen. Lin Xia smiled and said, "These two children are more capable than adults." Many adults can't move their legs or open their mouths when they go to the city for the first time. Lin Shu smiled and said, "Tiantian has a lot of rules, you have to follow her." She asked her second sister to rest and pack up first, and she took the two children to visit Doctor Shen. When there were no more patients at Doctor Shen's place, Lin Shu knocked on the door and said hello.

Doctor Shen came out and was very happy to see her. He asked how Father Lu, Fang Dihua and Mother Lin were.

He lowered his head and looked at the two children. He couldn't help but reach out to touch them, but he was afraid that he would have too many bacteria, so he held back. "Oh, these two lovely children, come live in my house?"

Tiantian and Panpan greeted Doctor Shen. They saw that Doctor Shen was older than their uncle, but younger than their grandfather. He looked young, so they didn't know whether to call him grandfather or uncle, so they just called him Doctor Shen.

His babyish voice was particularly lovable.

"Doctor Shen, here are the tea eggs made by my mother. Try them."

Tiantian originally wanted to give a lunch box, but Panpan picked out a few and gave Doctor Shen four.

Mother said that we can't eat too many eggs. Eating too many eggs will cause excess nutrition, which is not good for us.

Doctor Shen was surprised and said, "Tea leaf eggs? Then I must try them. The last time I had tea leaf eggs was several years ago."

Panpan immediately became interested and asked him to try them quickly.

Doctor Shen did not refuse. Since he was not busy at the moment, he washed his hands and ate the tea leaf eggs.

Panpan stared at him, trying to judge from his reaction whether the tea leaf eggs made him feel amazing.

Anyway, he, Tiantian and the second aunt were all stunned.

Doctor Shen took a bite and tasted the rich tea fragrance, with a sweet taste, and even the aroma of stewed meat. He nodded and praised, "This tea leaf egg is authentic and delicious!"

Panpan was finally satisfied, and her big eyes narrowed with a smile. One and a half cents each, it was settled.

Doctor Shen ate one and refused to eat any more. Eggs are precious, so let's save them for the child.

Tiantian: "Doctor Shen, this is for you, please eat it."

Lin Shu said that her second sister needed surgery, and Doctor Zhao was the surgeon, so he went back first.

Doctor Shen went to talk to Doctor Zhao. After all, the family of an acquaintance was going to have surgery, so he wanted to know more about her and show concern, and also to reassure his friend.

Doctor Zhao talked about the second sister's condition, "It's not a big problem. Our hospital's B-ultrasound was timely, and they checked in time, so she can be cured."

It's hard to say if it's delayed for a few more years.

Doctor Shen was relieved, saying that Lin Xia was a relative of his friend, so he was very concerned.

Doctor Zhao smiled and said, "Of course, if it wasn't for you, Old Shen, would I not serve the patient wholeheartedly?"

Doctor Sui happened to come over, and when he heard what they said, he was so scared that he hid away immediately.

He felt a little guilty, thinking that he had helped Qian Lisheng hide another person, and at one point he wanted to send Qian Lisheng's first test result to the Qian family.

He also felt that he was exposing the patient's scars, and if something happened, it would be troublesome if the patient came to the hospital to make trouble.

There were too many cases of patients' families making trouble in the hospital, and he was afraid.