Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 304: Even Taking Care of You During Confinement

Chapter 304: Chapter 304: Even Taking Care of You During Confinement

It turns out that Mr. He and the old village chief of Luo Family Village have real skills.

The typhoon prediction was extremely accurate, except for a deviation in timing.

Old He said the typhoon would hit in the next few days, and the old village chief said it would happen in two days, but the weather changed at around three in the morning.

The wind howled and rain poured, with the branches and leaves of trees outside rustling loudly.

Heavy rain fell from the sky, bringing down the hot and humid temperature, making it cooler.

Yi Chichi, who was in the middle of a pleasant dream, was startled awake, noticing a shadow moving by the bed, "Why don’t you turn on the light?"

Wen Shi, who was also awakened and realized the typhoon came earlier than expected, was dressing and, hearing the voice from behind, turned on the light. He then came to the bedside and kissed her, "Sorry, wife, the typhoon arrived earlier. I have to return to the troop."

Yi Chichi glanced at the spray of water hitting the window, "Going now?"

"Yes, Old Qi and the others are already up."

She listened intently, but the sound of wind and rain was too loud to hear anything meaningful.

So she lifted the quilt, grabbed her clothes, and put them on, "I’ll send you off."

Wen Shi opened his mouth to refuse, but Yi Chichi didn’t give him the chance, "Hurry up. I’ll go back to sleep after you leave."

Speaking of which, she went out to get him a rain cape.

There were no raincoats, only rain capes and bamboo hats. Raincoats required plastic and rubber, which, given our current industrial level and the production of rubber and plastics, could not be mass produced.

Nowadays, many households can’t even afford umbrellas, let alone raincoats and boots, which are limited items; having money and coupons doesn’t necessarily mean having access to them.

So, Wen Shi left wearing a rain cape and a bamboo hat.

The rain was really heavy, making vision blurry with the continuous rain mist. The scenery in the yard was unclear, and there was no point in trying to see further.

With a creak, the gate of the neighboring yard opened.

Right after, a flashlight beam shone over. Lin Qiu Ping asked, "Wen Shi, are you ready?"

"Ready."

Wen Shi replied, spreading his arms to hug Yi Chichi, "Wife, I won’t have time for you today. Can you go to the canteen for food yourself, is that okay?"

Speaking in a negotiating tone.

"It’s fine."

Yi Chichi reassured him with a pat, "Focus on your work. Remember to take care of yourself and stay safe."

"Alright, wife, I’ll be obedient."

Before he finished speaking, the urging voices of Old Qi and the others called out.

"Coming."

Wen Shi let go, gave Yi Chichi a long look, then turned and stepped on the puddles in the yard, leaving.

The doors of every house were open, with women standing at the door watching their men leave, only returning inside when the flashlight lights completely disappeared from view.

But no one rested well, as the weather was too severe, and the men were busy due to their jobs. Until they returned home safely, it was hard to fully relax their held breath.

"Haven’t been home for two days, no idea of Old Lin’s current situation."

Ji Jian said fussily, poking at his insole.

Yi Chichi was sitting at her embroidery rack, quickly stitching, and without turning her head, she said, "No news is good news."

That’s true. However, seeing her remain calm and continuing her embroidery with such ease, Ji Jian wondered, "Aren’t you worried about your Mr. Wen?"

"Who said I’m not worried?"

Yi Chichi turned to look at her, pointing to her own eyes, "Look, from the time he left until now, I haven’t slept well for three nights."

Her white complexion showed faint blue beneath her eyes from not sleeping well for three nights, making her look a bit haggard.

Ji Jian sighed, "Luckily Mr. Wen isn’t home, otherwise he’d be heartbroken seeing you like this."

Yi Chichi just laughed, "As if your Lin wouldn’t feel pained for you either."

As she spoke, she remembered something, "Did you cramp last night?"

"How did you know?"

Ji Jian didn’t answer the question but asked back, very surprised.

"I heard the noise."

Looking at her belly, Yi Chichi said with some concern, "Why don’t you sleep with me tonight?"

With such a big belly, it’s really worrisome to leave her unattended at night.

Ji Jian opened her mouth to refuse, but then remembered the embarrassing pain and misery of having to get up urgently to go to the toilet last night, only to cramp painfully. She shuddered at the thought.

What she ended up saying instead—

"Would it be too much trouble for you?"

"What’s troublesome? Your safety is most important right now."

If Ji Jian weren’t a big-bellied pregnant woman, she wouldn’t be so enthusiastic.

But she is a pregnant woman, and also a pregnant woman who needs to care for herself alone while her husband is out providing disaster relief.

"If you feel guilty, come take care of me one night when I’m pregnant."

"Sure."

Ji Jian agreed immediately, "I can even take care of you during confinement."

"I have a mother-in-law for that."

The mother-in-law is an excellent woman and wouldn’t neglect her during confinement.

Ji Jian just laughed, "Confinement is very troublesome. Your mother-in-law might not be able to handle it all, I’ll help when the time comes."

"Then it’s settled."

Just after five in the afternoon, Sister-in-law Qi and the others returned home from work.

Yi Chichi checked the time, "I’ll go get the food. What do you want to eat?"

Due to physical inconvenience, Ji Jian hadn’t cooked for the past few days and was eating at the canteen with Yi Chichi.

And because her belly was too big and the land was muddy from the rain, Yi Chichi, fearing that she might fall, took on the duty of getting the food.

Hearing her comment, Ji Jian smacked her lips, "I want something spicy, the spicier the better."

This request was a bit difficult; given the climate on the island, eating too spicy could easily cause inflammation.

The meals in the canteen weren’t all that bland, but they weren’t that outstanding either.

If something was braised, it was considered flavorful enough; as for greasy and salty food...

The island wasn’t short on salt but was short on oil, so greasy wasn’t possible either.

As for the spicy...

There was yellow lantern chili sauce, but that was used by the canteen as a condiment.

Plus, it was very spicy.

"Do you have to eat something spicy?"

"...No, but I just want to."

Yi Chichi’s mouth twitched slightly, "How about I get you a scoop of the yellow lantern chili sauce?"

"That works."

Ji Jian only cared that there was something spicy, she didn’t care what made it spicy.

Handing money and meal tickets to Yi Chichi, she said, "If there’s meat, get more meat."

"What if there’s no meat?"

"Then fish from the sea."

"Okay."

Pocketing the money and meal tickets, Yi Chichi grabbed a lunchbox and stepped out under an umbrella.

Because of the typhoon, compared to the overcrowded canteen at usual mealtimes, the cafeteria was a lot quieter now.

The soldiers eating there finished their meals and left quickly, each eating faster than the last.

Yi Chichi’s arrival broke the quietness of the canteen.

No matter if they were taking food, eating, or ready to leave, everyone greeted her.

"Sister-in-law, come over here; there’s no one."

The young soldier who had eaten her candy waved to her with a tray in hand.

Yi Chichi answered with a "Hey", walked briskly to him, and glanced at his food, "Xiao Ding, go eat quickly. I’ll leave once I get the food. Your Madam Lin is still waiting for a meal."

"Okay, sister-in-law, be careful on your way back."