mtlumby2d Chapter 414: Remarried Widow 7
Chapter 414: Remarried Widow 7
In the middle of the night, Yuan Chun’s head ached a little, she felt weak all over, and when she touched her forehead, it was a bit hot.
Yuan Chun hurriedly took out some cold medicine and swallowed two pills, followed by a fever reducer.
The fever subsided, but the cold persisted.
By morning, Yuan Chun felt dizzy and heavy-headed, with snot running, and her throat was so dry it made her want to cough.
This was a severe cold.
Yuan Chun found another box of medicine, opened it, took one pill, then swallowed two more cold pills, but by noon, the fever returned.
Lingling also caught a cold, but the girl’s body was sturdy, and her cold was mild. She went to the health clinic, got some cold medicine, and was better in three days.
After Lingling recovered, the brigade leader’s wife brought her to thank Yuan Chun.
Yuan Chun was afraid of passing the cold to them, so she didn’t let them come close. She had them stand at the door while they exchanged a few words, then they left a pile of supplements and departed.
Da Qiang, worried about his mother’s health, opened a can that the brigade leader’s wife had brought and tearfully urged Yuan Chun to eat, "Mom, please eat. If you eat something good, the cold will get better."
"Mom won’t eat it, saving it for you guys," Yuan Chun said with a smile.
In her space, pure milk was much more nutritious than canned food, and there were all kinds of chicken soup and pork bone soup...
"Mom, please eat, boo-hoo, I’m scared, I’m... I’m afraid you’ll leave us like dad did, boo-hoo..."
No matter how understanding, he was just a ten-year-old child, with a fragile heart.
If his mother dared to fall, the little boy would worry endlessly.
Yuan Chun tenderly said, "Why cry over a cold? It’ll be over soon. Alright, alright, mom will eat, mom will eat."
Yuan Chun finished a can of food, and only then did Da Qiang break into a smile.
Yuan Chun took seven days to recover from the cold. During that time, the brigade leader’s wife went to buy cold medicine and brought twenty eggs and twenty pounds of grain.
In those days, the few kids got to eat a few hearty meals thanks to Yuan Chun.
After recovering, Yuan Chun went to the brigade square to take on work. The brigade leader actually wanted to give her Lingling’s scorekeeper job.
Yuan Chun was astonished for a moment and then resolutely refused, "Brigade leader, I can’t be the scorekeeper. If I take Lingling’s job, what kind of person would I be? We are all from the same village; helping each other is the way it should be. I can’t shamelessly take advantage of a little kindness and take Lingling’s job. Besides, Lingling and her sister-in-law have already thanked me for these past sick days. I can’t overstep."
If she became the scorekeeper, she wouldn’t be able to freely roam the mountains. She still hoped to hunt more wild chickens, rabbits, and boars to stock up in her space, so once the county allowed businesses, she could buy a store and open a deli for cured game.
This small county is remote. In Beijing, people have already started setting up stalls, but here they were still cracking down on black markets. The local policies hadn’t reached here yet, and the county still didn’t allow private businesses to open shops.
But it would happen soon.
In the latter half of this year, around October, the county would issue a document allowing private stalls and shops.
The brigade leader explained, "Daqiang’s mother, you’re not taking Lingling’s job. Her mom and I have arranged a family match for her; she’ll get married in three months. So for these three months, her sister-in-law doesn’t want Lingling earning work points in the fields. She wants her to rest at home. Considering your actual circumstances, our brigade plans to give this job to you, and the brigade also allows you to go to the mountains to collect pig feed in your spare time. Our team plans to raise twenty more piglets this year, and just the pig feed collected by the kids won’t be enough."
So, Yuan Chun could earn two sets of work points?
Such a great opportunity, Yuan Chun naturally agreed wholeheartedly.