"Big sister, I'm not selling this salt. But you can trade it for that white egg." As soon as Xiao Lingfeng finished speaking, her eyes lit up.
Although she said she was going to buy it, she didn't actually have anything of value in her hands. If she could exchange it for eggs, that would be great. She quickly ran home, grabbed a cloth bag, and handed it to Xiao Lingfeng.
"Brother, I have twenty-three eggs here. Do you think I can exchange them for two bags of salt?" She wasn't greedy, so she didn't dare to say more.
Xiao Lingfeng turned and glanced at Jian Ning, who handed him two unopened bags of salt.
"Thank you, sister. You two are beautiful inside and out. You will surely be rewarded in the future."
The older sister kept praising it with joy, and kept pouring the eggs from the bag onto the ground. Because it was very sturdy, there was no need to worry about it breaking.
“We’re not a couple,” Jian Ning quickly explained.
But the woman didn't hear her at all. As she walked away with the salt and the bag, she kept remarking how good-looking the couple were, like celebrities on TV.
Jian Ning was speechless for a while. What kind of look is that? Can't men and women have a purely platonic friendship?
Do they have to be husband and wife or boyfriend and girlfriend? Although I do admire Xiao Lingfeng's appearance, it's just my appreciation for an idol, like the star-chasing of this era.
Although I like him, I don't want to make him my possession.
The onlookers had all gone home by now. People were going to die that day, and although the death was rather gruesome, there was nothing they could do to help.
"Brother, I think you're pretty capable. You even recognize this bug. Old Liu is dead. Can you help me carry him downstairs and bury him?"
"It's so hot outside, the corpse will rot and attract maggots if left here." The tall, thin middle-aged man was quite compassionate.
"Burying it won't do any good, and don't touch it. We don't even know if that bug is completely dead."
"You can go back now. I'll cremate him in a bit. You can come back to collect the ashes in half an hour if you want them to be laid to rest."
"Okay, thanks bro."
The tall, thin man thanked him repeatedly, went upstairs to his own home, and didn't insist on watching Xiao Lingfeng burn the body. He was quite perceptive.
Xiao Lingfeng threw out three huge fireballs, and the corpses instantly burst into flames. The smell was extremely foul.
Jian Ning shut off her sense of smell and watched as these black slugs crawled out from the bodies of the two corpses in the room.
However, once it encounters fire, it gets ignited, wriggles incessantly, and even makes a squeaking sound that is particularly irritating.
"Tell Aunt Wang to try not to leave the house these next few days."
We also need to spray some insecticide in the stairwell. I'll thoroughly disinfect the 16th floor in a bit. These bugs are small and hard to spot. It's better to be extra careful.
"I know. How much salt do you have left? If you have a lot, could you spare some?"
I didn't store much.
Xiao Lingfeng didn't have enough storage space at the time; even if the house was big, it couldn't all be used to store salt. So, the family only bought about one ton.
“There’s plenty. Here are two tons. Find a place later and I’ll just put them there.”
Jian Ning had a lot of salt, enough to feed the entire Jiang City for over a hundred years. So taking some out to eliminate this bug wasn't a big deal for her at all.
"Thank you, but I won't take it for nothing. I'll talk to the commander and ask for the corresponding exchange items."
"Okay, you decide what to do."
"Let's go, it's all burned to ashes now. Let's go back." Jian Ning looked at the three corpses, reduced to ashes. The slugs were also completely dead. She turned and went upstairs.
He bumped right into Jian Anping, who was running down the street.
"Brother, where are you going? Didn't I tell you not to come out?"
"Xiao Ning, hurry upstairs, your sister-in-law's stomach hurts. Is she about to give birth?" Jian Anping was so anxious that sweat poured down his face, and his voice trembled.
"I'll go first. Go to the fifteenth floor and call Cao Xue up." Jian Ning didn't even take the stairs; she disappeared in a flash.
"Oh, Cao Xue, yes, she can deliver babies." Jian Anping didn't even bother to greet Xiao Lingfeng before running up to the fifteenth floor and banging on the door.
"Brother Jian, what's the matter?" Cao Xue opened the door and asked after seeing Jian Anping through the peephole.
"My wife is about to give birth, and Xiao Ning said you should go upstairs." Jian Anping's face was pale, showing how nervous he was.
"Okay, do you have a first-aid kit at home?" Cao Xue asked.
"Yes, we have them all, hurry up."
Cao Xue didn't even bother to change her slippers. She closed the door and followed Jian Anping to the sixteenth floor. They could hear Li Mengyao crying out in pain from the stairwell.
I ran over there quickly.
The door to room 1601 wasn't closed. When Cao Xue went inside, she saw the old man and woman pacing anxiously on the floor. The bedroom door was closed, and Li Mengyao's cries of pain could be heard from inside.
"Auntie, go boil some water. The baby's clothes and blankets are all ready."
Go and prepare some food for the new mother to replenish her strength. Although Cao Xue hadn't experienced many births, she still had some basic knowledge.
"Okay, okay. I'll go right away."
Aunt Li had never been this panicked even when she gave birth herself. Hearing her daughter crying out in pain inside, her legs went weak outside, and she was worried that something might happen. Perhaps this is the bond between mother and daughter.
After giving instructions on what needed to be prepared, Cao Xue went to the bathroom to wash her hands, then opened the door and went into the bedroom. Jian Ning heard the door open, turned around, and saw it was Cao Xue, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're less than three centimeters dilated, and the baby is in the correct position; you can have a vaginal delivery. They have maternity kits and a first-aid kit over there. Is there anything else you need?"
"The fetal heartbeat is normal?"
Cao Xue glanced at the things Jian Ning had prepared; they were incredibly complete. She had almost everything the hospital had, except for a delivery bed.
"That's normal. I reckon she won't be giving birth anytime soon."
"Sister-in-law, hang in there a little longer, conserve your strength. Bear the pain a little longer. Would you like some chocolate?" Jian Ning said, taking two pieces of chocolate from her pocket and placing them in Li Mengyao's hand.
"Where's your brother? Let him in. I'm a little scared." Li Mengyao took the chocolate but didn't eat it; instead, she asked Jian Anping.
"Coming right away,"
Jian Ning went out and called Jian Anping in. These days, there's no such thing as a man not being allowed in the delivery room. The mother's mood is the most important thing; as long as the baby is born safely, there aren't many other rules.
"Mengyao, you've suffered so much. How can you stop the pain? Tell me. Or you can bite me a couple of times?" Jian Anping grabbed Li Mengyao's hand as soon as he came in, his face full of concern.
"Seeing you makes me feel much better. I can still bear the pain now, but my heart is racing." Li Mengyao's voice was weak as the contractions had just passed.
"Mengyao, I made you some chicken noodle soup. Have a bite."
Aunt Li called from outside the door, and Cao Xue went over to take the noodles and handed them to Jian Anping. He carefully picked up the noodles one by one, blew on them to cool them down, and then fed them to Li Mengyao.
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