After resting for an hour, they were hungry and set off again. By the time they entered the village, it was already past midnight.
I sent Chen Miao to the door of her house and watched her go in. Then the three of them drove to the village chief's house.
Li Wen never expected that it would go so smoothly. In fact, he still feels a little unreal that he led three fellow villagers with no combat experience to accomplish such a big thing?
The village chief was startled when he heard the knock on the door. He breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Daqiang's voice. He was filled with surprise. Did he come back successfully?
After opening the door, I saw two small donkey carts outside and quickly opened the door to let them in.
"Uncle Wu, we are going home."
"Go ahead, my family is worried about you too."
After taking a shower, Li Wenquan ate and talked to the village chief about what he had gained from this trip.
"That's great, Comrade Li, thank you, thank you for saving so many people."
"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly. In fact, I think the biggest credit should go to Chen Miao."
"I didn't expect this girl to be so courageous." Shen Wufu also sighed.
The first thing Chen Miao did after arriving home was to take a shower. With Chen Jiang at home these days, there was nothing to worry about.
If you eat after taking a shower, you no longer have to worry about gaining weight if you eat at night.
She didn't get up the next day. She was too lazy to get up when she heard the noise outside.
Chen Jiang was happy to see that the door was open at home. He knew that the third sister was back, but he was actually quite worried about her. The third sister was still pregnant.
"Third sister, when did you get home?"
"Midnight. You feed the animals, and I have to go lie down for a while."
"You go, you go."
Chen Miao was lying on the kang still unable to sleep, feeling sore all over.
Suddenly it occurred to me that I should take some calcium tablets.
Chen Jiang worked very quickly. In fact, he wanted to know quickly whether the third sister and the others succeeded in going out this time.
Chen Miao got up and let's cook.
Chen Jiang sat down to light the fire. "Third sister, how are you? Have you been rescued?"
"They were rescued and let them go home on their own last night."
"Are you all okay?"
"It's okay, it went pretty smoothly."
"Third Sister, can I go for something like this next time?"
"It doesn't matter what I say. As long as you practice hard and be on target, I think Comrade Li will take you with him when he sees it."
After breakfast, Chen Jiang went back to work. Chen Miao also went to the fields carrying a hoe.
There is no need to weed the corn fields, and the grass in the vegetable fields has also been removed. I thought it was Chen Jiang who did it.
Looking at the big ears of corn, Chen Miao swallowed her saliva, went into the field and peeled off the skin and took a look. It was just right for cooking and eating. Break off two to satisfy her craving.
When I got home, I took a look at the cotton field, and it looked pretty good. This year’s harvest is enough to make a cotton coat and a quilt for myself. I can also save cotton for children to make cotton-padded clothes.
After the yard was tidied up, Chen Miao thought about it and decided to go up the mountain.
Before she could go out, Li Wenquan came over.
Chen Miao was quite puzzled. What was going on?
"Comrade Chen. I came here today to say goodbye. What do you want?"
Chen Miao smiled and said, "No, Comrade Li has a good trip."
Li Wenquan felt that this was because he didn't understand what he meant. Forget it, there was no need to explain anything.
Li Wenquan left with Daqiang and the four of them, and this time Dashan and Xiaosuo also followed.
It was only when Chen Jiang came back in the evening that Chen Miao learned that Li Wenquan had come over in the morning to tell him that they should go there again to fight the Japanese, rather than Li Wenquan leaving on his own.
"Third sister, I want to go too. But my mother told me that if I dare to run after her, she will come back and break my legs."
"You're still young." It's better to comfort him.
Chen Jiang was a little frustrated, but he really wanted to go.
Chen Miao would not encourage him. On the battlefield, swords and guns are blind. Otherwise, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
"Third sister, Comrade Li left today, but he left behind a mission."
"Then finish it seriously."
"I know."
Chen Miao left Chen Jiang to eat and watched the third sister eating boiled corn. She still couldn't help but asked, "Third sister, why do you eat corn like this?"
Chen Miao was stunned for a moment, "Why don't you eat?"
"Third sister, you are too wasteful. If it grows up, two corn cobs can make a pot of pancakes, and now you are eating it like this."
Chen Miao was said to be in a bad mood. "I just suddenly wanted to eat boiled corn."
In the next few days, Chen Miao stayed at home because the weather was too hot. She felt very tired due to her big belly and didn't want to do anything. She would sweat profusely as long as she moved.
Go to the ground early in the morning and plant the cabbage and radish seedlings so that the ones left in the ground can still grow well.
"Third Aunt, what are you doing?"
"Going to the market. Chen Miao, are you going?"
She knew about going to the market, but Chen Miao had never been there even once.
"Third Aunt, I can't walk fast with my big belly, so I'm going to delay you."
"That's right, Chen Miao, your belly is too big, right? It can't be two, right?"
Chen Miao was stunned for a moment, and she really hadn't thought about this problem.
"Third Aunt, I really don't know. It's been more than five months now. Is my belly big?"
"Big, I look like I'm about to give birth. You'd better go and see your fifth aunt."
Wu Auntie is the only midwife in the village. It can be said that Wu Auntie midwifed all their births. Last time the little devil came over and was frightened, it was also Wu Auntie who took care of them.
Chen Miao heard what Liu Qingshi's family said made sense. "Third Aunt, I'm going to go check on Fifth Aunt."
"How about you wait at home? I'll pass by your fifth aunt's house and tell her."
Chen Miao went home with the basket on her back and stopped going to the fields. She lay on the kang and felt her belly. Could it be that there were really two of them?
It's a mixed blessing. She likes children. She is lonely, so of course she is willing to have children with her.
However, this era is turbulent, and there are definitely too many dangers. It is difficult to raise a child by yourself, not just in terms of material things, but in terms of taking care of it.
She was so anxious that she couldn't lie down any longer, so she got up to cut leeks, blanch the vegetables that came back soon, and eat vegetable buns for lunch.
Just thinking about the food makes me drool. With a smile on my face, I am really getting more and more promising.
While she was picking leeks, Fifth Auntie came in.
"It's safe to do this in this yard. You girl also have your heart."
Chen Miao stood up and came over to greet her, "Fifth Aunt, there's nothing we can do about it. Shen Jianfeng isn't at home, and I'm alone. I'm scared."
"I heard from Qingshi's wife that there might be two children in your belly. You lie down on the kang and I feel them."
Having been doing this for half my life, of course I know.
"Chen Miao, there are two."
Chen Miao put down her clothes and sat up, "Fifth Auntie." There was a worried expression on her face.
Zhao Fengrong patted Chen Miao's shoulder and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's the same for both of them. Once it hurts, there are two children." He also comforted the girl.
