When Qian Shulan heard that Chen Xuanxuan had been admitted to the hospital, she thought for a long time and decided to take Deng Yunping to the county town to live for a while.
The reason is that there is no holiday today for the Chinese New Year, and it is already March, and his sons have not had even one holiday.
"I'm thinking of going to the county town for a while and bringing them some food. Haven't you met your brothers yet?"
Deng Yunping hesitated, "Where do we live?"
"Your third brother has a house in the county town. I have the key and I can go and live there."
You definitely can’t live in public housing because all the houses have been rented out.
But Wang Shouyi's house is habitable. Although the house was allocated to the third child, he didn't want to travel so far, so he lived in the dormitory at the bus station.
She also has the key so she doesn't worry about having no place to live.
Deng Yunping had no choice but to agree.
Seeing that she still had some reluctance on her face, Qian Shulan hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I'll let Daqin and Xuemei help you feed the chickens you're responsible for. They will definitely not die."
The chickens that Deng Yunping is in charge of have already laid eggs, and the number of eggs has increased significantly, especially as the weather has been warmer recently.
Deng Yunping was a little embarrassed, "It's just that I'm a little too much trouble for my eldest and fourth sisters-in-law."
Qian Shulan waved her hand. "What's the trouble? Don't you often help your eldest sister-in-law look after the account books and help your fourth sister-in-law pick up and drop off the twins?"
In the second half of 1966, Zhou Xuemei sent the twins to school.
The greenhouse vegetables that Zhou Xuemei is in charge of sell particularly well every winter.
Although it was a bit wasteful of coal and charcoal, it still provided a lot of food for people when it was sent to the city.
But once winter was over, Zhou Xuemei had nothing to do. Especially now that the weather was getting warmer, the vegetables in the greenhouse were almost sold out.
It would be just right to let her help Deng Yunping raise chickens.
After Qian Shulan dispelled Deng Yunping's doubts, she asked her to change into new clothes.
This dress was sent by Xiang Hongjun, and the quality is very good. The only downside is that the color is a bit dull. But Xiang Hongjun must have thought carefully before sending this color.
"You put on a smock on the outside, and if no one finds fault with it, you can take it off."
Deng Yunping responded quickly.
She wore a snow-white sweater inside her clothes, and the dark green tweed coat looked quite nice with her. Combined with her petite and beautiful looks, she looked particularly elegant.
But when Deng put on the floral dress, the elegant little beauty turned into a country girl.
Qian Shulan just felt it was an eyesore, but what else could she do? Well, she just had to wear it like that.
Qian Shulan asked Deng Yunping to hold Xiao Min and sit in the back while she rode the bicycle.
Deng Yunping was worried that her mother would fall off the bike again at such an old age. "Mom, how about I ride it? It should be far from the county town, right?"
Qian Shulan waved her hand and said, "With your physique, I'll do it!"
Qian Shulan put the collected things into the basket at the front desk, cut the sack in the middle and put it on the horizontal bar in front. She was worried that it might fall, so she tied the sack tightly with a rope.
After riding bicycles for more than two hours, they finally reached the county town.
Qian Shulan arrived at Wang Shouyi's house. She opened the door with the key and saw spider webs everywhere.
Deng Yunping, who had been walking around the yard, also came over and was stunned. "How long has it been since anyone lived here?"
Qian Shulan glanced at the sky and said, "The sun is shining brightly today. Let's take out the quilts to dry in the sun first, otherwise we won't be able to sleep at night."
Deng Yunping quickly agreed.
She followed Qian Shulan to the bedroom and picked up the quilt from the wicker basket. She opened the sheet tied on top and then carried the quilt outside to dry in the sun.
They took brooms and started cleaning the room.
Qian Shulan was worried that it would be bad for the child to inhale too much dust, so she asked Xiao Min to help fetch water in the yard.
One good thing about this small courtyard is that it can be used to dig a well, so there is no need to rely on the Water Conservancy Bureau to deliver water like other people do.
It took the three of them more than two hours to clean the yard.
This house had been renovated before, and the pot on the stove was taken out by Qian Shulan from the space.
"I think we need to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some seasoning."
They brought some fresh vegetables, so there was no need to worry about having nothing to eat.
Qian Shulan thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to the department store to buy some things. You can take Xiao Min to the hospital to see your sister-in-law."
She wanted to find an opportunity to make the thing appear, so naturally she couldn't bring Xiao Min with her.
Deng Yunping nodded and agreed.
The two acted separately.
Qian Shulan went to the department store, gave some of the things she brought to Fang Yonglin, and then told him that she was going to live in the county town for a while.
Fang Yonglin invited her warmly, "Mom, you can stay at my house. Dana misses you too."
Qian Shulan waved her hand, "No need! I have things to do here." She sighed, "The factory seems to be very busy recently. I haven't seen the eldest, the third and the fourth brother for several months."
Fang Yonglin knew, "There is nothing we can do about it according to the policy above. Mom, I will definitely come back to see you after my brothers have a rest."
Qian Shulan was just making up an excuse and nodded with a smile.
"Mom, you must be short of something when you live in my third brother's house. I'll take you to buy some."
Qian Shulan had just arrived at the alley ahead when she discovered that the scalpers had disappeared. Thinking of what she had said before about the county cracking down on speculation, she thought that the scalpers would not dare to show up. She couldn't help but hesitate, "I don't have any tickets with me."
Hearing her say this, Fang Yonglin waved his hands and said, "Mom, you are insulting me, I have the ticket. My old man has an allowance, and he has more than enough food coupons to eat. If I hadn't had a holiday recently, I would have sent it to you a long time ago."
This was a very heartwarming statement, so Qian Shulan did not refuse and walked with him to the seasoning area.
Fang Yonglin turned his head to look at Qian Shulan, "Mom, give me one portion each of salt, oil, soy sauce, vinegar and MSG."
Qian Shulan nodded, "Okay!"
After buying the seasonings, Qian Shulan didn't want to delay him from work, so she went straight home.
When I got home, I found that they had not returned yet.
Qian Shulan went straight to the kitchen and started cooking.
When the dish was halfway cooked, Deng Yunping came back with Xiao Min.
Deng Yunping's face was a little puffy. She sat in front of the stove and kept scolding Chen Xuanxuan for being ignorant. "The doctor said that the baby will be in danger if it is more than ten days after the due date. If there is no movement in a few days, the doctor suggested that they give them an injection to induce labor, but Chen Xuanxuan disagreed. She also didn't allow my brother to sign. The two quarreled in the hospital. Mom, don't you think it's infuriating?"
Qian Shulan paused while cooking and frowned, "Chen Xuanxuan doesn't agree?"
Deng Yunping was so angry that her teeth itched, "Yes. If the child stays in the pregnant woman's belly for too long, it will be deprived of oxygen and will suffocate to death, but she just won't agree and won't listen. She is still a mother, how can she be so cruel."
Haha, Qian Shulan now understands that the child is most likely not Deng Xingming's, and may not even be ten months old.
The date of pregnancy is calculated from the last menstrual period of the pregnant woman. As long as Chen Xuanxuan deliberately moved the date back, it is possible to give Xu Wenhou's child to Deng Xingming. Even doctors cannot find out such a time difference.
It is easy to understand why Chen Xuanxuan refused to take the oxytocin injection, because the baby was not yet full-term.
Thinking of this, Qian Shulan breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at Deng Yunping, sighed and asked, "Do you know why I came to the county town?"
Deng Yunping, who had been angry, was stunned for a moment and said stupidly, "Didn't you say you wanted to see some brothers?"
Qian Shulan shook her head and decided to speak out, "Because your fourth sister-in-law said before that she saw Chen Xuanxuan and Xu Wenhou kissing."
She came to the county town to catch a cheating couple. It would be inconvenient for the two of them to meet secretly in the production team where there were so many people coming and going. But it was different in the county town, where there were almost no acquaintances.
Deng Yunping felt a buzzing sound in her ears and a buzzing sound on her head as if she was hit by a stick. Colorful stars flashed in front of her eyes, making her dizzy and dazed.
Seeing her shaky appearance, Qian Shulan no longer cared about cooking. She threw away the spatula and immediately went forward to support her. "Are you okay?"
Deng Yunping took a long time to steady herself, and then she was completely stunned. Her eyes were blazing with anger, and she clenched her fists until they creaked, biting out a few words from between her teeth, "Mom, are you serious?"
Qian Shulan had expected her to be so angry. She reached out and patted her back gently. "I have never dared to tell you. But now I hear that there is something wrong with this child. Could it be that this child is not your brother's?"
Deng Yunping absolutely believed her mother. With Chen Xuanxuan's personality, she would definitely not be willing to live such a hard life in the countryside with her brother. But she didn't expect Chen Xuanxuan to be so shameless that she actually wanted to give the child to her brother, making him cuckold and raising a bastard.
Deng Yunping jumped up, anger hit her head, her teeth were chattering, and her eyes were full of rage. "I'll go find her!" She said and was about to rush out of the kitchen.
Qian Shulan quickly held her back, "Yun Ping, don't get excited!"
Deng Yunping was now full of anger and was eager to find someone to vent her anger. She was eager to settle accounts with Chen Xuanxuan. When she saw her mother trying to stop her, she immediately became anxious and wanted to push her mother away, but she was worried about hurting her mother. She begged with tears in her eyes, "Mom, please let me go. I want to settle accounts with that bitch."
Although Deng Xingming was an incompetent brother, she had called him brother for so many years. How could she bear to see him being bullied by that bitch
"Yun Ping! Don't be so impulsive!" Qian Shulan hugged Deng Yun Ping's body as she rushed out, and said hurriedly, "Don't you think about it? If you ask Chen Xuan Xuan now, will she admit it? When the two of you quarrel, will your brother believe you or her?"
This... Deng Yunping hesitated and stopped struggling. Her brother cared so much about Chen Xuanxuan that he might not believe her words. He might even think that she was deliberately slandering Chen Xuanxuan.
Seeing her frown, Qian Shulan continued to reason with her, "Since the child is Xu Wenhou's, do you think he won't go to see it?"
Deng Yunping's eyes lit up, "Mom, are you saying we want to catch them in the act?"
Qian Shulan nodded, "Of course we have to! Your brother's eyesight is not very good, you know that. Let's catch the adulterer in the act, your brother can't pretend to be blind, right?"
Deng Yunping thought so too. The facts were before her eyes, and her brother had no choice but to admit it.
Qian Shulan patted her on the back and said, "Don't worry. As long as we take turns to monitor the two of them, we will definitely catch them having a secret meeting. By then, as long as we start to make a fuss, your brother will have no choice but to believe it."
There are people everywhere in the hospital, and so many pairs of eyes watching. Deng Xingming can't possibly think that everyone is slandering Chen Xuanxuan, right
Qian Shulan continued, "Even if Xu Wenhou doesn't dare to see the child for the sake of his reputation. But think about it, the due date has been more than seven days, and Chen Xuanxuan hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy. Maybe she's not born yet. If she's not born after fifteen days, can the child still be your brother's?"
Deng Yunping immediately realized, "Mom, you are right!"
Qian Shulan had read a novel before, which said that in this era, blood type tests should be possible, and there is a certain probability that the father of the child can be found out. But she would have to wait until the child was born before reading it.
"Mom, I'll listen to you!" Deng Yunping slowly loosened her clenched fists and sighed in her heart. Her mother had good intentions so that her brother could recognize Chen Xuanxuan as soon as possible.