Chapter 79: Feeling Great

Soon, the family of three came out, all together, laughing and talking.

Chen Lifang, who was cooking in the kitchen, saw the happy faces of the family and felt a fire burning in her heart.

But she dared not speak.

Chen Mingchuan ignored her. After fetching water to wash his wife and child’s faces and brushing their teeth, he started to wash his face and brush his teeth.

Li Xinyue saw the hatred in Chen Lifang’s eyes and immediately rolled her eyes: “Chen Mingchuan, do you have to fetch water yourself in your army?”

“No, there’s running water.”

Li Xinyue asked again: “Then do you have to chop firewood over there?”

“You don’t have to, if you don’t want to chop, you can just burn a coal stove, the coal stove has hot water all day and night, it’s convenient in winter!”

Heh, angry?

Get angry to death!

Li Xinyue continued to ask: “Then how many times a month can you eat meat over there?”

“I have meat tickets, you and Yi’er also have meat tickets, we get six pounds of meat a month.”

What?

Six pounds of meat a month?

Chen Lifang’s teeth itched with anger: Why, why, why! She can’t even eat meat once a month!

Li Xinyue’s voice became louder: “No wonder the fortune teller told me when I was a child that I would have a life of hardship followed by sweetness.”

“Will the army arrange a formal job for me later?”

Chen Mingchuan nodded: “Yes, it’s a formal position, you’ll have a salary every month, and there are benefits at the end of the year!”

“Bang!” Chen Lifang’s water dipper fell to the ground and broke into three pieces…

As if she didn’t see it, Li Xinyue hummed a song: “Tomorrow is a good day, everything you wish for will come true… Today and tomorrow are good days, we’ve caught up with the prosperous times and enjoy peace!”

Chen Mingchuan: “…”

This song is so good, the lyrics are so well-written!

Tomorrow is indeed a good day!

In the kitchen, Chen Lifang was furious like a firecracker… You useless Zhang Caiyun, you are a waste!

At this time, Zhang Caiyun was sent to her uncle’s house in the county.

“Uncle, you must help me.”

“I hate her!”

Zhang’s cousin was called Lu Guangquan. As the director of the Revolutionary Committee, he was a ruthless character, and he was the one who helped find those people.

But…

“It’s not possible now, Chen Mingchuan’s background is very strong, don’t touch him easily.”

“A gentleman’s revenge is ten years late, you have to be patient for now, I’ll arrange for you to work in the county revolutionary committee canteen.”

“Although you don’t have a formal position, you should work hard for two years, and then I’ll help you find a way to solve it.”

Zhang Caiyun was very depressed, if her uncle didn’t help, she would never be able to get revenge!

What to do?

Just watch that stupid Li Xinyue go with the army and enjoy herself?

Zhang Caiyun didn’t know that it was because of her unwillingness that she would later suffer a tragic fate.

After breakfast, Chen Mingchuan went to the county to deliver the hair dye.

Before delivering the hair dye, he went to see a comrade-in-arms.

“Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on her for you!”

“Well, don’t do anything for now, after all, it just happened, and you should also investigate her uncle carefully.”

“Understood!”

After parting ways with his comrade-in-arms, he went to the supply and marketing cooperative to find Aunt Zhang.

Hearing that he only sent twenty cans this time, she immediately felt it was too little.

“Tell Xinyue to make more, this kind of shampoo usually doesn’t expire.”

“Tell Xinyue to make as much as she can before you leave.”

Aunt Zhang was a leader in the office of the county supply and marketing cooperative, and people saw her black hair and didn’t even need to introduce the product.

Now, whose family members in the county are not in their forties or fifties?

How many people in their forties and fifties don’t have white hair?

The shampoo, which originally cost six yuan a can, she sold for ten yuan a can, and she also added one yuan for each can for Li Xinyue.

Business was so good, she couldn’t let the money go to waste.

Li Xinyue’s military registration was still being processed in the city, so that afternoon, accompanied by Chen Mingchuan, she went back to the mountain.

The herbs for the shampoo were common, found in abundance on the mountainside and in the fields. Within two to three hours, they had filled two large baskets.

Without any danger, they returned to the riverbank with their baskets of herbs in the evening.

Suddenly, a wave of dizziness hit her again.

“Be careful! Are you feeling unwell again?”

Chen Mingchuan quickly stepped forward and held her, his face full of worry.

Li Xinyue knew that her body hadn’t fully recovered.

That day, her resentment had run deep, and the excessive use of her mental energy had taken a toll on her.

It was normal to feel dizzy.

Besides, this body did have a history of low blood sugar.

“I’m fine, just a bit of low blood sugar.”

Chen Mingchuan’s medical knowledge had grown significantly in recent days. He knew that low blood sugar was caused by nutritional deficiencies.

She had lived like that for so many years, it was no wonder she was lacking in nutrients.

He wanted to say it wasn’t his fault, he hadn’t made her live that way.

But he also knew that a woman, a woman without a man to rely on, how could she live any other way?

The Chen family, they were clearly bullying her, an outsider!

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

Li Xinyue shook her head: “I’m fine, just low blood sugar, I’ll have some sugar water later…”

As she mentioned sugar, Li Xinyue remembered that they didn’t have any at home…

Sugar coupons were scarce, even more so for the military personnel.

They were a group of men, and their sugar was allocated to the company.

Li Xinyue hadn’t joined the army yet, sugar coupons were out of the question.

And Chen Mingchuan, a man, had never even thought about such things before!

Chen Mingchuan’s eyes flickered, his fingers clenched in his palm, his mood a mix of emotions.

“Any kind of sugar will do?”

Li Xinyue had no idea what Chen Mingchuan was thinking. She nodded: “Any kind will do, but brown sugar is best, honey is good too.”

As long as it was in moderation, any sugar would do.

“Okay.”

As soon as the words left his lips, Chen Mingchuan set down the basket.

He crouched in front of Li Xinyue: “Get on, I’ll take you back first, I’ll wash these later.”

Was he… going to carry her back again?

In both her lives, since she grew up, she had never been carried by anyone…

Not even by a woman, let alone a man…

Li Xinyue shook her head: “It’s not that bad, I have a few sugar cubes in my pocket, I’ll just have one to stabilize myself.”

As she spoke, she immediately took out a sugar cube and popped it into her mouth. She sat down on a large rock nearby.

Chen Mingchuan didn’t say anything after that. He sat on the other side.

His eyes gazed blankly at the thin figure, silently, doing nothing, only his eyes deepening gradually.

Fifteen minutes later, although Li Xinyue still wasn’t feeling great, she was much better.

She stood up: “We can go now.”

Chen Mingchuan looked at her: “Are you sure you’re okay?”

What else could I do? You really want me to carry you?

You’re willing, I’m not!

“It’s nothing serious, I’ll just get something to eat when we get back, it’s hunger-induced.”

If that’s the case, let’s go back quickly.

“Okay, tell me if you can’t handle it later.”

I won’t!

“Okay.”

Finally back home, they put down their things. Chen Mingchuan went out, and soon returned with a bowl.

The bowl contained brown sugar, not much, maybe two taels at most.

In this era, brown sugar was a rare commodity.

Li Xinyue was curious: “Where did you get this?”