Chapter 996: This Girl's Audacity Is Too Great

Liu Chuxue thought that since the husk was removed, there wouldn't be much rice left, so she filled a small cloth bag with about eight jin; the rice from the Space naturally had a higher milling rate than ordinary rice outside, yielding over seventy percent of polished rice, which she had already tested before.

With this rice, plus the millet they had prepared, there would certainly be no shortage of food during the confinement month.

She took out about three jin of white flour from the things she had scavenged earlier; anyway, she wouldn't give these directly to the Qiu family, but would put them in her sister's room, right under her sister's nose, so let them think she was petty.

After putting these away in the room of the small courtyard, she packed a basket of eggs; the basket wasn't big, holding about sixty eggs.

After preparing all this, she went to tie up two hens; regardless of whether her brother-in-law could catch a pheasant on the mountain, and regardless of whether Qiu Mu had prepared anything, as her natal family, it was naturally essential to provide something; this was the natal family's concern for their sister, their sister's backbone in her husband's home, and an indirect way to support her.

She didn't prepare anything else, just waiting to take out two fish from the Space when she went out tomorrow morning; after walking around for a while, they should be frozen by then.

After preparing everything, she boiled water for herself to take a bath, and only then left the Space to sleep.

The next day, she had already gotten up early enough, but unexpectedly, the lights in Xiao Fu and Xiao Mu's room were also on.

She put on a set of old clothes before going out, opening the main gate and leaving the house.

As soon as she left, Xiao Mu, who hadn't gotten up yet in the room, spoke: "Husband, I thought I heard the sound of the main gate opening."

Xiao Fu was just slipping on his shoes: "I think I heard it too; you lie down a bit longer, I'll go check."

Saying this, he put on his coat and went out of the room.

In a short while, he returned, frowning slightly: "The main gate was opened; it must be Liu Chuxue who went out."

Hearing this, Xiao Mu couldn't stay in bed anymore: "How do you know it was her who went out?"

After coughing a few times, Xiao Fu said: "Her room door was open, and no one was inside."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Mu knew everything: "This girl's audacity is too great."

Xiao Fu rolled a cigarette for himself with torn newspaper and lit it: "If it weren't for us parents being useless, why would she have to consider these things."

An unnatural expression flashed across Xiao Mu's face: "I'm not just worried about her safety."

Xiao Fu turned and saw his wife, who was rubbing her belly, already sitting up; he said nothing more, but he knew clearly in his heart that while his wife's worry for her daughter was true, what worried her more was that if something happened to her daughter again, it might bring trouble to the family; after all, the current life was something she hadn't dared to dream of before, and she feared losing it even more.

Xiao Mu naturally couldn't sleep anymore, so she simply put on her clothes and got out of bed: "There's still some white flour at home; I'll set aside some for Liu Chuxue to take to Xia Qiu, so she can eat something good during her confinement month."

Xiao Fu nodded lightly: "You arrange it as you see fit."

As Xiao Mu went out of the room, Xiao Fu followed closely behind her: "For any work that requires climbing high, stepping low, or bending down, let me do it."

Xiao Mu knew he meant well: "There's still some beef jerky that Liu Chuxue brought back earlier; why not share some with Xia Qiu? In case she gets hungry, she can chew on it to fill her stomach."

Xiao Fu, however, said: "Didn't they say that during the confinement month, one shouldn't eat things that are too hard, as it might hurt the teeth?"

While packing things, Xiao Mu said: "That's what the old saying goes, but if one doesn't eat something good during the confinement month, let alone having milk, one might even leave a lasting illness; the beef jerky Liu Chuxue brought back isn't the kind that's completely dry; if necessary, just let her soak it in a bowl for a while."

Hearing this, Xiao Fu said: "You keep some for yourself too; after all, you're now nourishing two people with one body."