Chapter 40 A Slap in the Face
In the hospital ward, Luo Caixia and Su Jianguo had an argument.
"I already said, get something else, get some sweet potatoes and corn."
"She'll vomit if she smells something too sweet."
"Then it'll be sour, or something else with a bit of flavor."
"She likes pickled cabbage, but she can't eat it every day. She's already not getting enough nutrition, and continuing to eat it will only make her more malnourished."
The doctor said that Xia Yutong was already anemic, and because of insufficient nutrition, she fainted.
Su Yuanzheng lay on the bed, watching over Xia Yutong and waiting for him to wake up. "Don't make a sound."
Luo Caixia looked anxious. "What are we going to do? The doctor said that if this continues, I'll faint again."
"Let me think of a way..."
Su Yuanzheng searched everywhere and asked around. Finally, he went to the farmers' market and bought two pounds of apricots. He decided to make dried apricots for her to eat. He thought that the additives and preservatives in the dried fruit sold outside were too strong and would be bad for her if she ate them.
Xia Yutong spent a day in the hospital, still vomiting as usual, with no improvement. She especially craved spicy food.
Originally, Luo Caixia and Su Jianguo advised her not to eat spicy food, because it would make the baby prone to acne after birth, that's what everyone in the village said.
But we can't just watch her suffer like this, so Su Jianguo bought a big pot of spicy goose feet. Sure enough, the spiciness made her happy... and she ate several goose feet in a row.
Su Qinglian was sharp-tongued, but she knew about her situation. In the late afternoon, she picked some pea shoots from the field and made a soup. The pea shoots were very fresh and hard to find; she only picked the tender green tips from the very top and discarded any that were a little older.
As soon as she reached the ward door, she smelled a spicy aroma. Su Qinglian's eyes widened. "Mom and Dad..."
She went inside and asked, "What are you doing? Is this edible?"
Su Qinglian became furious, "This is your grandson! He's from the expedition! How can he eat just anything?"
Xia Yutong was holding a goose foot in her hand. "You're here, sister..."
"How could you eat this? Are you crazy? Don't you know that eating chili peppers like this will cause your baby to have acne!"
Luo Caixia and Su Jianguo naturally understood this principle. Luo Caixia pulled her aside and said, "Keep your voice down. It's okay to eat it once in a while. People are going to die from overwork and become anemic."
"Then let's have some light soup!"
Su Qinglian frowned. "Xia Yutong, stop eating. How can you eat these things? If you want to eat something, eat something sweet or light. These spicy things make me feel sick just looking at them, let alone the baby in your belly."
Luo Caixia glanced at her unhappily, then turned back to look at Xia Yutong with gentle eyes, "Yutong, you can eat, it's fine."
After eating a few duck feet, Xia Yutong's spirits were noticeably lifted.
Su Jianguo also said, "So what if you have pimples? You can apply medicine to pimples. Would you be happy if people starved to death? They've all come to the hospital."
"Exactly, sour foods are for boys and spicy foods are for girls, so I'm definitely having a girl."
Su Qinglian was speechless. Seeing her parents' double standards, she snorted coldly, "You didn't even mention giving me any chili peppers when I was pregnant. You're definitely closer to your daughter-in-law."
"Don't you dislike spicy food?" Luo Caixia asked, posing a probing question.
“If you don’t like it, we’ll force you to eat it. Then you’ll complain that we don’t care about you and forced you to eat things you don’t like.”
Su Qinglian was speechless and had no choice but to compromise. She glanced at Xia Yutong and said, "You just said you don't have any 'rich man's diseases,' and you're acting all delicate. It's only been two months, what are you going to do next?"
Luo Caixia looked distressed, and Su Jianguo sighed as well, "Yutong, if you feel unwell, be sure to tell us immediately."
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After staying in the hospital until mid-afternoon, Xia Yutong took the initiative to ask to be discharged. She said that pregnancy symptoms were a problem that doctors couldn't solve, and there was no point in staying in the hospital. It would be better to go home and rest properly.
But she really felt that her body was getting weaker and weaker, and she had no appetite at all, preferring to eat things that had little nutritional value.
Su Yuanzheng came to pick him up, running back and forth under the blazing sun until he got several shades darker.
The sun had already set when they returned to the village. Su Yuanzheng laid out the dried apricots to dry outside and asked Luo Caixia to help watch them. The sweet and sour apricots were so delicious that just the smell was enough to whet one's appetite.
The sun had set, but the dried apricots were still warm. Xia Yutong took a piece to eat, but Luo Caixia stopped her.
"Food that has been dried in the sun should be eaten after it has cooled down."
"Why?"
Seeing Su Jianguo standing to the side, Luo Caixia didn't explain it so clearly, "It's always better to eat later."
In the rose garden, several men had been working all day and were on the verge of heatstroke. Finally, as the sun set, they were able to rest for a while, lit a cigarette, and sat on the ground.
Xu Lei asked Liu Yaozong, "Aren't you going home for dinner?"
"I won't reply."
Liu Yaozong frowned, while Xu Lei smiled slightly, "You got kicked out by your wife again?"
It was common knowledge in the village that Liu Yaozong was afraid of Su Qinglian. Liu Yaozong felt ashamed. "I'm just being lenient with her and don't want to argue with her. Otherwise, I would have slapped her across the face. Why should I be polite to her?"
"Brother-in-law, what are you saying?"
Liu Yaozong suddenly stood up from the ground. "Yuanzheng, what brings you here?"
"Let me take a look."
Xu Lei coughed as he laughed. Su Yuanzheng walked up to Liu Yaozong and asked, "You want to lay a hand on my sister?"
"No, it was your sister. She kicked me out that night and told me to get out."
After explaining, Liu Yaozong felt utterly humiliated. "A campaign? How can you do this? Staying at your mother's house every day."
"What's wrong with living at your parents' house?"
Liu Yaozong lowered his head meekly and said, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything, I won't say anything."
Now he also has to work under Su Yuanzheng to earn money, so he can't say anything that would be detrimental to unity.
Xu Lei glanced at Liu Yaozong, who had been arrogant just moments before but was now behaving like a grandson. He then looked at Su Yuanzheng and said, "We still don't have enough manpower. When it comes to the initial investment, no matter how you calculate it, you can't cut back."
Su Yuanzheng nodded, "Let's recruit people. First, talk to the village chief and ask him to ask the young people who have left the village if they want to come back. We should start with the young people from our village, and if that doesn't work, we can look for people from other villages."
"It's confirmed. That means it'll cost another sum of money. Do you want to tell President Shang?"
"Need not."
Shang Xingchuan had already said that he trusted him and let him make the arrangements. It was just that Su Yuanzheng was hesitant to invest too much at once, fearing that he might disappoint Shang Xingchuan.
But recently, for some reason, I've become more and more confident, feeling that I can do it and have that confidence.
The recent torrential rain incident made him realize even more that human resources cannot be wasted...
Upon hearing this, Liu Yaozong asked, "How about I let my cousin come and work too? He also went to a vocational school. If he comes, can you pay him more?"
"Why?" Su Yuanzheng asked him.
"Has attended a vocational school, is an educated person, and a college student."
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"Everyone puts in the same amount of hard work, farming, so why should he get more than others?"
Xu Lei nodded, "Yeah, I'd like my salary to be higher too. If there's a raise, let's all get a raise together!"
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