1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 996 This girl is too bold!

Chu Xue figured that there wouldn't be much rice left after hulling, so she packed it into a small cloth bag, weighing about eight pounds. Naturally, the rice produced by her space would have a higher yield than ordinary rice from outside, producing about 70% refined rice, as she had already tested before.

With this rice, plus the millet they prepared, she certainly won't lack food during this postpartum period.

She took out about three pounds of flour from the things she had looted before. Anyway, she wouldn't give these things directly to the Qiu family. She would just put them in her sister's room, right under her sister's nose. Just call her petty.

They took these to the house in the courtyard to keep them, and also packed a basket of eggs, which was not big and contained about sixty eggs.

After preparing all that, they tied up two hens. Regardless of whether the brother-in-law could catch pheasants on the mountain or whether Qiu's mother was prepared, the maternal family naturally couldn't be left out. This was the maternal family's concern for the sister, the sister's confidence in her husband's family, and also a way of supporting the sister.

I haven't made any other preparations. I'm just waiting to take two fish out of my space when I go out tomorrow morning. By the time I come back after a stroll, they should be frozen solid.

After preparing everything, I boiled water, took a bath, and then went to bed outside the space.

She got up early enough the next day, but to her surprise, the lights were already on in Mr. and Mrs. Xiao's room.

She grabbed a set of old clothes, put them on, and then went out, opened the front door, and left home.

As soon as she left, Xiao's mother, who was still inside, spoke up: "Dad, I heard the sound of the front door opening."

Mr. Xiao had just slipped on his shoes when he said, "I think I heard that too. Lie down a bit more, I'll go check on you."

With that, he put on his coat and went out of the house.

The person returned shortly after, frowning slightly: "The front door is open; Chu Xue must have gone out."

Upon hearing this, Xiao's mother couldn't stay still any longer: "How do you know she went out?" After coughing a few times, Xiao's father said: "Her door was open, and there was no one in the room."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao's mother knew everything: "This girl is too bold."

Mr. Xiao rolled a cigarette with the torn newspaper and lit it: "If we parents weren't so useless, she wouldn't have to think about these things."

An awkward expression flashed across Xiao's mother's face: "I'm just worried about her safety."

When Mr. Xiao turned around, he saw his wife sitting up, touching her belly. She didn't say anything. He knew that his wife was worried about their daughter, but she was more afraid that if something happened to their daughter again, it would implicate the family. After all, their current life was something she never dared to dream of before, and she was even more afraid of losing it.

Xiao's mother naturally couldn't sleep, so she simply got dressed and got out of bed: "There's still some flour at home. I'll share some with Chuxue to take to Xiaqiu so she can have a good meal during her postpartum period."

Mr. Xiao nodded slightly and said, "You take care of the tidying up."

When Xiao's mother came out of the house, Xiao's father followed behind her, saying, "Let me do the work that requires climbing, stepping, and bending over."

Xiao's mother knew he meant well: "There's still some beef jerky we brought back before the first snow. Why don't we share some with Xia Qiu? She can chew on it if she gets hungry."

Mr. Xiao then retorted, "Isn't it said that you can't eat anything too hard during postpartum confinement, or it will damage your teeth?"

While packing, Xiao's mother said, "That's the old saying, but if you don't eat well during your postpartum period, you won't have enough breast milk, and you might even develop health problems later. The beef jerky that Chu Xue brought back isn't the really dry kind. If it doesn't work, let her soak it in a bowl for a while."

Upon hearing this, Xiao's father said, "Keep some for yourself too, since you're eating for two people now."

(End of this chapter)