Two days later, Yin Xiaoman asked the doctor to stop staying in bed. By then, all her test results had come out.
All indicators are basically normal.
Because before she was admitted to the hospital, the group held a special meeting.
The group leaders repeatedly emphasized the importance of this matter and asked the medical staff in the obstetrics and gynecology department to pay attention to it. So how seriously ill did the doctor think she was?
But now after looking at the test results, I realized that there was no big problem, so I agreed to her request at that time.
She also said that she can now walk around and do some exercise. But if you want to leave the ward, you must ask for leave.
This time, Yin Xiaoman finally regained his freedom.
She was not planning to leave the ward. She knew her own situation and if she left, the hospital would definitely send someone to follow her. She didn't have to go anywhere, so there was no need for her to cause unnecessary trouble to others.
This morning, Zhou Tiancheng delivered the meal.
In fact, in order to avoid suspicion, he seldom came to the ward during this period, and meals were delivered by Lu Li. So when they saw him, not only Yin Xiaoman, but even Qiao Mai felt very strange.
"Team Leader Zhou, why are you the one delivering food today?" Qiao Mai asked in surprise.
"Why, you really don't want to see me?" Zhou Tiancheng asked with a smile.
"No."
Qiao Mai was a little embarrassed: "It's not that, my sister-in-law has been sending it these days, we are used to it. I just asked casually when someone suddenly changed. What's the matter, sister-in-law, is there something going on today?"
Ever since he found out that Lu Li and Squad Leader Zhou were a family, Qiao Mai immediately changed his tone and started calling her sister-in-law in a very affectionate manner.
Yin Xiaoman was originally going to call her sister-in-law, but when she called her that, he just fulfilled his wish and changed his words as well.
"Your sister-in-law went shopping for you."
Zhou Tiancheng glanced at Yin Xiaoman and said, "I told you that when I go to the grain store, I can just go to the department store and bring it back for you, but she refused to do so and insisted on buying it herself. What kind of rare thing is it that you can't let me know?"
After saying this, Qiao Mai was suddenly embarrassed.
Of course she knew that Lu Li was going to buy something for her, but she couldn't say what she was buying.
She laughed dryly twice and changed the subject very stiffly: "Captain Zhou, what delicious food did you bring us this morning?"
Zhou Tiancheng didn’t really care about what a little girl wanted to buy, so after hearing what she said, he opened the lunch box.
"I really brought you some goodies today. I wonder if you have eaten them before?"
As he spoke, he took out two small bowls from the larger lunch box.
The small bowl must have been soaked in cold water and then placed in a large lunch box. It was not exposed to the sun outside, so when it was taken out, it could still feel cool.
The bowl was filled with half a bowl of something white and tender that looked like tofu.
Yin Xiaoman looked into the bowl and asked in surprise, "Cheese?"
After hearing what she said, Zhou Tiancheng was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: "Oh, you also know about yogurt? Not simple."
Yin Xiaoman immediately realized that he had let the cat out of the bag.
She was a girl who was born and raised in the countryside. The farthest place she had been to before getting married was the county town. How could she know Su Lao?
Not only should you not call out the name, you shouldn't even act as if you've seen it.
She immediately lowered her eyelids, chose to ignore Zhou Tiancheng's question, and was ready to just gloss over it.
At this time, Qiao Mai also spoke.
She smiled at Yin Xiaoman and said, "This is not sour cream, it's yogurt. Xiaoman, you are wrong. Sour cream is made with rice wine, but this is not."
Hearing her say that, Yin Xiaoman quickly took the opportunity to explain, "I have never seen this thing, how can I tell the difference? I heard about that sour cream when I was a child. She said it was white and like tofu. I just said it casually."
Hearing her say this, Zhou Tiancheng's eyes suddenly showed a hint of heartache, and the look he gave her became even gentler.
"I'll make you some yogurt if I see you selling fresh milk someday. Now try this yogurt and see how it tastes."
As he spoke, he gave each girl one of the two bowls, and mysteriously took out a small medicine bottle from his pocket and shook it at the two of them: "Look, I have something delicious here!"
As he said this, he opened the medicine bottle and poured some into each of their yogurt bowls.
Smelling the sweet scent, Yin Xiaoman realized that the medicine bottle actually contained honey.
"Lychee honey is so fragrant. You should try it. I guarantee it's both fragrant and sweet." Zhou Tiancheng said proudly.
On a sultry summer day, eating a bowl of sour, sweet, cool yogurt will make you feel instantly cooler.
Not only that, but my appetite also increased a lot.
Today, Yin Xiaoman ate half of a steamed bun with some cold cucumber and mung bean sprouts, which was rare. Adding that to a small bowl of yogurt, his appetite was more than twice as much as usual.
Zhou Tiancheng was so happy to see this that he was not in a hurry to leave and started chatting with them excitedly.
"Well, you're lucky. Usually there are very few people selling milk in Ningcheng. It's hot, and this stuff doesn't last long. It turns sour before noon. Not to mention the vegetable shops, even the surrounding villages that deliver vegetables to our canteen don't send this over."
"Where did this come from?" Qiao Mai asked.
"How about you guys are lucky? Someone came to deliver vegetables yesterday, and brought a small can of this, saying that the cows in their village had just given birth and produced a lot of milk, and asked if we wanted some. This stuff is so rare, of course we want it! But it's too hot, and I can't keep it overnight, so I just made it into yogurt."
Yin Xiaoman had actually seen yogurt in his previous life.
But not in the palace.
She saw it at a small stall in the market when she was on vacation and went out of the palace to inspect the market. She even ate a bowl of it.
But at that time she didn't think it was delicious, and she also heard that it needed to be fermented, and might cause diarrhea if eaten improperly, so she gave up the idea of introducing it into the palace.
So many years have passed. If her cousin hadn't made it today, she would have forgotten that there was such a food and wouldn't have known that it would be so delicious when cooked.
However, this thing can be eaten once in a while to whet the appetite, and Yin Xiaoman is not prepared to follow suit.
She knew that what her cousin said was right, milk was very difficult to get now.
Let’s not talk about the storage issue for now. Aren’t the cows in every village and team treasures? If there are indeed one or two calves that give birth, the milk will be used immediately for the calves, and very few will sell it.
Although experts supply milk powder every month, it would be too luxurious to use milk powder to make this thing.
The thought only flashed through her mind for a moment before she suppressed it.
At noon, Lu Li finally came back.
She really went to the department store and brought back the underwear that Qiao Mai had been longing for.
In fact, in Yin Xiaoman's eyes, the underwear at this time did not look good at all. It is a piece of white flat cloth, which is then sewn into the shape of two covers.
In Qiao Mai's words, this cloth is made of Dacron, which is strong, resistant to scrubbing and washing, and not easy to deform. It is a good material that is hard to buy.
But in her eyes, it seemed as thick as armor.
Even though there is less fabric and less coverage, it is still very hot to wear such a thick thing.
Anyway, she didn't like it.
If she really had to compare, she still preferred the inner garment she wore in her previous life. Although a lot of fabric is used, the material is good, thin and breathable. I don’t know how many times more comfortable it is than this thing.
However, what Qiao Mai had said before about the sagging condition completely frightened her, and she couldn't say anything like she would definitely not wear it.
Although Yin Xiaoman was disgusted with the newly bought underwear, Qiao Mai seemed to like it very much.
"Sister-in-law, you have a good taste! You actually have this kind of beige in Ningcheng. I haven't seen this color in Haicheng before. It's really beautiful. It will definitely make your skin look brighter when you wear it."
Lu Li was obviously very happy that other people liked the things she bought.
Seeing Yin Xiaoman sitting aside without saying a word, she thought her sister-in-law was upset because she didn't buy anything for her, so she quickly took a cloth bag from her bag and handed it to her.
"Xiao Man, this is made for you. Can you try it and see if you can wear it?"
Although Lu Li had said before that she would do it for her, no one thought that she would finish it so quickly.
Yin Xiaoman was extremely surprised.
She thanked him, took the cloth bag and opened it casually.
But when I saw what was inside, I couldn't help but be shocked.
This underwear was completely different from the one Qiao Mai had shown her before and the one she had just bought for her.
The fabric used for this one is not the kind of Dacron cloth, but a material similar to autumn clothing cloth.
Although it is not beige, this light gray is also very pleasing to the eye.
Compared with the one in Qiao Mai's hand, this underwear is not as stiff and thick, but light, thin, soft and a little elastic.
As soon as he touched it, Yin Xiaoman fell in love with it immediately.
"That's great, sister-in-law, you did a great job." She put the thing in her hand and touched it again and again, and the more she touched it, the more she liked it.
"Let me see. Hey, sister-in-law, why is the one you made for Xiaoman different from ours?"
Qiao Mai was also attracted by the underwear in her hand and came over to take a look. Then I could tell the difference between the two at a glance.
She took it from Yin Xiaoman, pointed at the row of buttons on the bra and asked, "Sister-in-law, why did you put the buttons on the back to the front? And you put on snaps. What if they break by accident?"
Lü Li smiled and glanced at her, explaining, "What do little girls like you know? Won't Xiaoman need to breastfeed her child in the future? If you put this button at the back, she will have to take it off every time she feeds. How troublesome is that? If you put it at the front, she will just have to lift up her clothes and unbutton them. Wouldn't that save a lot of trouble?"
"As for buttons," she looked at Yin Xiaoman, "you'll understand when you become a mother. When your child starts crying, you'll be annoyed even by buttoning. If you're asked to hold the child with one hand and unbutton with the other, you probably won't wear them in a day."
…
Lu Li's words opened up a new world for the two girls.
Not to mention Qiao Mai, even Yin Xiaoman has never had this experience!
Even though her face turned red from Lu Li's constant calling her "milk-child", she was still extremely happy.
He snatched the underwear directly from Qiao Mai's hand and held it tightly in his own hand.
Qiao Mai smacked his lips in anger when her underwear was snatched away by her.
After touching the thin and soft one, and then looking at the thick and solid one in my hand, it suddenly didn’t smell good no matter how good-looking it was.
It's so hot on Zhongshan Island. Who would be stupid enough to want to wear thick clothes when there are thin clothes available?
She hesitated for a long time, and finally asked, "Sister-in-law, where did you get the cloth you made for Xiaoman? I've never seen this kind of cloth for sale before."
"My sister-in-law works in a textile factory, so I asked her to help me find it. Their factory also makes autumn clothes and vests, so such small things can be made with just some scraps of cloth."
Hearing her say this, Qiao Mai's eyes lit up. Without even having time to think, he grabbed Lu Li's arm and looked at her eagerly.
She might be a little embarrassed to say it, but she is reluctant to give up. He just kept clinging to Lu Li, staring at her with his wet little eyes and smiling without opening his mouth.
It looks almost like a puppy.
Lu Li laughed at once.
She laughed so hard that she couldn't even close her mouth. She patted Qiao Mai's hand and said, "You are such a funny kid. But please let go. It's so hot in this summer. Don't you think it's too hot?"
Okay, okay, I'll talk to my sister-in-law in the next couple of days and ask her to help you find some scraps of cloth. ”
"I don't want scraps of cloth." Qiao Mai refused decisively, shaking his head like a drum.
"Then what are you going to do?" Lu Li was stunned.
Qiao Mai's face gradually turned red, and after a while, he said shyly: "Sister-in-law, can you make me two pairs of underwear like Xiaoman's? But you have to ask for it in advance."
"Why do you want that? You're not breastfeeding?" Lu Li asked without thinking.
"Puchi!" Yin Xiaoman, who had been sitting nearby watching the fun, was caught off guard and burst out laughing at what she said.
"Sister-in-law, look at what you are saying. How can you be so mean to others?!" Qiao Mai was both embarrassed and angry.
She didn't care about being shy anymore and kept retorting, "Who says you have to be breastfeeding to wear that kind of underwear? I would feel hot too!
Sister-in-law, we all work in the kitchen. It's like a steamer every day. Don't you know how it feels? I would definitely like to wear something thinner so I can sweat less. ”
"Besides," she glanced at the underwear in Yin Xiaoman's hand again, "It's so convenient to put the buttons in the front! Putting them in the back, especially for new underwear, will make the buttonholes small. It will make you angry when you put them on in the morning."
Hearing her say this, Lu Li suddenly laughed.
"Oh, I forgot. You don't have a man to help you button it. You must be very angry. I think you need more than just a front-opening bra. You also need a man to button it for you.
Qiao Mai, why don’t you tell me your requirements and I’ll help you find one? Apart from anything else, I know every guy in our group. ”
Lu Li came every day these days and became familiar with the two of them.
When she heard that Qiao Mai was the same age as Yin Xiaoman, or even a few months older than her, and was almost 22 years old, but didn't even have a partner, she suddenly cared more about him than Qiao Mai herself.
She had discussed this with Yin Xiaoman before, saying that such a good girl like Qiao Mai should not let her life be delayed by staying on the island.
After all, the island is not like Ningcheng, and the options are too limited.
Lu Li had never been to the island and didn't know the situation there. Even if I knew a little bit, it was just from what I heard from people in the group, so I only had a vague understanding.
She didn't know that once she was on the island, it would be impossible for her to leave without approval from her superiors. Even if it comes down, there must be a declassification period.
The declassification period may be a year and a half, or it may be two to three years. During this period, she will not be allowed to marry someone she does not know the situation with.
Therefore, if Qiao Mai finds someone from outside the island, it would really delay her. Even if she succeeded in the matchmaking now, she would immediately report to leave the island, and then be approved, and then start declassifying...
I estimate that it will take at least one or two years to complete the entire process. Maybe the process wasn't completed yet and the man couldn't stand it anymore and ran away first.
That would really screw her.
In fact, Mr. Hua and others had discussed this matter a long time ago.
You have to know that the young men on the island are generally of marriageable age. It has taken many years to get past this level, and it’s not just one or two people who have been screwed, but a large group of people.
As for what conclusion they reached after their discussion, Yin Xiaoman didn't know. But she could clearly feel that the last few groups of people who came to the island were mainly female workers of appropriate age.
If it wasn't for the sake of the many young men on the island and wanting them to be able to settle down directly on the island, Yin Xiaoman wouldn't have believed it.
But these words cannot be explained in just a few words, and Yin Xiaoman cannot explain too much to Lu Li.
So when Lu Li talked about it before, she just hummed and hawed in response.
I originally thought that my sister-in-law would just sigh a few words and that would be it. After all, they wouldn't be staying for long and would have to go back, and by then all their thoughts would be forgotten.
But Yin Xiaoman didn't expect that his sister-in-law would ask this question at this time.
Lu Li's words immediately made Qiao Mai blush.
She was not a girl like Li Fang, who was a little carefree by nature.
The reason why she can show her lively side in front of Yin Xiaoman and the others is because she is familiar with them.
It was fine if it was just a joke at other times, but when someone suddenly asked her in the face and asked her to introduce someone to someone, Qiao Mai couldn't handle it.
"I'm not going to be with you anymore!"
She stamped her feet in anxiety: "I call you sister-in-law every day, and you laugh at me like this? You two are married, and you only make fun of me? You let a man button you up!"
She said, and was about to walk towards the door.
"Oh, you're so impatient." Lu Li hurried over to hold her, apologizing repeatedly.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I was not careful with what I said, it's my fault."
She pulled Qiao Mai back and pressed her down on the stool.
Then he took the initiative to change the subject: "Xiao Qiao, don't be angry. It was my sister-in-law who was not careful with her words. I will apologize to you.
Your sister-in-law gave you this underwear, and you wanted it in this style, right? Any other requests? How about I replace the front buttons for you with normal ones? To prevent it from breaking again if you're not careful. ”
After hearing what she said, Qiao Mai's expression finally relaxed and he stopped being tense. He began to discuss with her the style of underwear they wanted to make.
In the end, no matter how Lu Li refused, she still managed to get a few feet of cloth coupons and a few dollars into her hands.
"Sister-in-law, please don't push it. You are such a great favor to help me. I can't thank you enough, so how can I ask you to pay for it? That doesn't make sense. Put it away quickly. If you keep pushing it, I will be embarrassed to ask you to help me."
"But this is too much!" Lu Li looked at the money she had squeezed into her hands, looking embarrassed.
"Not much, how can it be more? When you went to the textile factory to get the cloth, didn't you have to take a car? It's such a long way back and forth, didn't you have to drink some water? Put it away and leave quickly. You've been out for so long, Squad Leader Zhou must be worried."
Qiao Mai was afraid that Lu Li would return the money to her, so he pushed her out of the ward.
Perhaps because he was afraid that it would be awkward for the two of them to face each other again, Qiao Mai said a few words and left without looking back.
Yin Xiaoman was the only one left in the room again.
After making sure that the nurses would not come to check on her for a while, she simply entered the space.
Yin Xiaoman wanted to talk to Lichun and ask him to stop giving Doctor Wang the medicine.
Today's examination results have proved that there is nothing wrong with her body, so she doesn't want to take those medicines anymore.
All medicines are poisonous. Even the best tonic will not be good if you take too much of it.
Moreover, after taking the bitter medicine soup for almost twenty days in a row, Yin Xiaoman couldn't help but feel his stomach cramping whenever he saw the jar of medicine.
She really didn't want to drink anymore for the whole day.
Because it was noon and not yet time to boil medicine, the cupboard was empty of bottles and jars for the first time. Yin Xiaoman felt indescribably relieved when she saw them.
She sat at the desk in the small room and wrote down her thoughts on pieces of paper. Because she knew that her apprentice was a worrying person and would definitely not agree if she didn't explain it clearly, she wrote it in more detail.
This took a bit of time to write.
Just as she put the note into the cabinet and had no time to leave, she heard the sound of a key opening the door outside.
Yin Xiaoman quickly hid in the shadow behind the cabinet.
Now she knew that even if she stood face to face with her apprentice, the other party would not be able to see her.
But she still wanted to hide out of habit.
After all, it is really strange to stand next to someone and have them act as if you don't exist at all, or even walk face to face with you without blinking an eye.
This made Yin Xiaoman always feel like a ghost.
Such thoughts are really uncomfortable.
So she was more accustomed to coming here when she got off work at the beginning of spring and was not in the imperial kitchen.
Try not to run into her.
But at this moment, it was clearly just past lunch time, and the smell of previous meals still lingered in the big kitchen outside. How could the apprentice come back again?
Could it be that - something happened again?
Yin Xiaoman stood in the corner, various thoughts running through his mind quickly, and there was a bit of worry in his eyes.
Just then, the door was opened from the outside and Lichun pushed it open and walked in.
Speaking of which, Yin Xiaoman hasn't seen his apprentice for a long time.
When they met again, she suddenly found that the girl looked much more mature.
There was no longer the timidity between her eyebrows and eyes that she had when she first came here. Instead, there was a confidence and courage that naturally revealed itself from the inside out.
She looks a bit like she did back then.
At this time, Lichun's brows were relaxed and there seemed to be a smile at the corners of his lips. From the outside, it didn't look like he had encountered any difficulties, but rather like he had encountered something happy.
Yin Xiaoman finally let go of the worry in his heart.
Then she watched as her apprentice walked quickly towards her.
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