Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

The women in the courtyard hadn't seen Qin Huairu all day and were very curious. You know, ever since Qin Huairu married into the Jia family, Jia Zhang had been keeping a close eye on her and rarely let her leave the courtyard.

This time he had been out for a whole day, so everyone was naturally curious and asked Jia Zhangshi, but she refused to tell them. Now that Qin Huairu was back, they naturally asked her.

Qin Huairu briefly explained where she was going today and then entered the Jia family.

Banggeng and Xiaodang, who hadn't seen their mother for a day, came over immediately. Xiaodang started to crawl at this time, but when he couldn't reach his mother, he cried anxiously on the kang. Banggeng hugged Qin Huairu's waist and shouted "Mom" loudly.

Jia Zhang, who was standing next to her, felt sour in her heart and muttered to herself, "What an ungrateful person!" The room was not big to begin with, so Qin Huairu naturally heard Jia Zhang's mutterings and looked at her mother-in-law with amusement, "Mom, thank you for taking care of the children today. I'll go cook now."

Jia Zhang was very pleased. Although she often scolded Qin Huairu, she still enjoyed Qin Huairu's service in her heart.

Qin Huairu sent Banggeng out to play, and she picked up her crying daughter and went to the kitchen. At this time, Yi Zhonghai came back with Jia Dongxu. Seeing his son, Jia Dongxu stepped forward and touched his head, then asked, "Banggeng, is your mother back?"

Bang Geng nodded, "Mom just came back and is cooking now."

Jia Dongxu nodded and let Banggeng play by himself, then said to Yi Zhonghai, "Master, thank you for helping me, otherwise I really don't know what to do."

Yi Zhonghai was very happy that Jia Dongxu was grateful. Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything, just patted Jia Dongxu on the shoulder, then went home with his hands behind his back.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was in a good mood today, the aunt asked, "Old Yi, what happened that makes you so happy?"

Yi Zhonghai drank a glass of water comfortably, and then said: "When I came back today, Dongxu thanked me for the money. This child is grateful, which is very good."

The old lady curled her lips and stopped talking. Of course it's good. One hundred yuan in exchange for a word of thanks, anyone would say that.

At this time, Li's mother had already prepared the meal. As soon as everyone sat down at the table, Xiaoxue covered her mouth and ran away to retch. Li's mother put down her bowl and chopsticks and went to pat Xiaoxue on the back.

"Xiaoxue, what's wrong with you?"

Xiaoxue shook her head. "Mom, I don't know. I felt sick when I smelled the food just now, but I couldn't vomit."

Mother Li was worried at first, then happy, "Xiaoxue, are you pregnant?"

Xiaoxue was also stunned, and then she realized that her period this month had passed and had not come yet. "Mom, I might really be pregnant. My period didn't come this month."

Mother Li was full of joy, while Father Li, who was sitting next to the table, saw the mother and daughter squatting there and whispering to each other, so he asked worriedly, "Is Xiaoxue okay? What are you whispering about?"

Mother Li helped Xiaoxue up, and then happily told Father Li: "Xiaoxue might be pregnant."

"Ah? Really?" Father Li stood up excitedly, "Come on, Xiaoxue, sit down, don't stand anymore."

Mother Li first helped Xiaoxue sit on the chair, then took the food aside and asked Huzi and Xiaomei to eat nearby.

But who would still be in the mood to eat at this time? The family surrounded Xiaoxue, making her feel embarrassed. "Mom and Dad, please go eat. I'm not sick anymore. I'll go get checked when I go to work tomorrow."

"It's okay, Xiaoxue, what do you want to eat? I'll ask your mother to make it for you."

"Yes, Xiaoxue, what do you want to eat?"

"No, just eat first, I'm fine now."

Seeing that Xiaoxue was really fine, everyone brought the food back. This time Xiaoxue really wasn't feeling sick.

After dinner, Xiaoxue went back to the room and wrote a letter to Li Tianyi. He would wait for the test results to come out tomorrow. If she was really pregnant, he would send the letter.

Ever since Li Tianyi went to the border, the Li family has received a letter basically every month. Now they have received two letters. Xiaoxue secretly calculated the date and thought that this child should have been conceived the night before Li Tianyi left.

Xiaoxue touched her belly happily. She and her husband finally had their own child. She was so happy.

The next morning, Xiaoxue took a short leave and went to the obstetrics and gynecology department for a check-up. The results came out soon, and it turned out that she was indeed pregnant and was already 8 weeks pregnant.

Xiaoxue happily took the test report back to the nurses' station and finished the unfinished letter. Seeing how happy Xiaoxue was after going out, her colleague came over and teased her, "Xiaoxue, you are so happy, is your husband here?"

Xiaoxue shook her head. "I'm pregnant. I'm going to write a letter to tell Brother Tianyi."

"Really? Then you better pay attention. Go report this to the head nurse and let her know what's going on."

Xiaoxue nodded, and after finishing the letter, she went to report the situation to the head nurse. The head nurse was happy for Xiaoxue and also said that she would not assign Xiaoxue too heavy work in the future.

At this time, Li Tianyi was still busy in a frontier steel plant. The conditions here were very poor, but the workers went to work in high spirits every day and contributed to the construction of the motherland.

Although it was very hard, Li Tianyi had no complaints. He felt that this trip to the border was a baptism for himself. Now he was becoming more and more mature in his thinking. At the same time, he also changed his previous idea of ​​just getting by and being content with a small fortune.

Since he came to this time and space with countless knowledge from later generations, he must make good use of the knowledge in his mind.

In the frontier steel mill, apart from work, he reads books. Because it is on the border, it is basically under militarized management, with a large number of troops building the frontier, so some of the books will involve weapons.

Li Tianyi tried his best to absorb the knowledge here, while also comparing it with the books in his mind.

He wanted to develop a weapon to help the country better deter neighboring countries, but his knowledge reserves were insufficient and he did not dare to act rashly.

Time passed slowly, and soon several months had gone by. Late autumn had passed and the cold winter had arrived. This autumn, the disaster situation across the country was even more serious. Not only in the countryside, but also in the city, famine occurred. Most of the workers in the steel mill were pale and thin.

The supplies distributed from above were reduced again and again, and enterprises were encouraged to be self-reliant and contact for unplanned supplies on their own.

The workers in the factory were reluctant to finish their lunch every day, so they took it home in the evening and mixed it with other food to eat together with their family.

In recent months, Deputy Director Li has been overwhelmed. His main jurisdiction is the logistics department, and it is his responsibility to ensure the living security of the workers in the factory. However, there is a shortage of supplies everywhere, and as soon as the unplanned supplies come out, there are several factories waiting there.

Because of this, Deputy Director Li, who was originally very popular in the factory, has a hard time. Director Yang will be transferred to the department next year because of Li Tianyi's new steelmaking method. As for who will take over, this issue has caused several deputy directors to fight openly and secretly.