Chapter 98: One Person Reaches the Delivery Requirement

"My Lao Xie sent some milk powder the day before yesterday; I'll bring it over to you in a bit." Xie Yuanyuan made the final decision. If Nan Nan didn't cherish her body, then she would just have to supplement it for her; let's see if she consumes it faster or if she supplements it faster.

Li Xiue also frowned and looked at An Yinan in disapproval, but being the gentle person she was, she didn't say anything, only silently going to the village to trade for an old hen that no longer laid eggs.

There are currently restrictions on raising chickens; a household of two can raise one chicken, a household of four can raise two, and so on.

An old hen that doesn't lay eggs naturally cannot be kept to eat more grain, but since it is currently freezing cold and snowing, there is no way to go to the Black Market to sell it, which is why it was kept until now, making it convenient for Li Xiue to trade for it.

When An Yinan went to eat in the evening, she discovered that in front of her, there was an extra bowl of milk powder and an extra bowl of old chicken soup.

Floating on top of the old chicken soup were two wolfberries.

"Is it really okay to be this nourishing?" An Yinan was used to staying up late and hadn't taken it to heart herself, but she hadn't expected her companions to all take it as a serious matter and pay so much for her; her heart was very moved.

Yet she was also a bit worried: what if she got internal heat?

"Drink." Zhao Qiuhua looked at An Yinan, and everyone else looked at her too, as if she would be the greatest villain if she didn't drink it.

"I'll drink..." An Yinan, with a look of resignation as if facing death, drank the milk powder first, then picked up the chicken soup and, under the disapproving gazes of several people, drank it silently.

The hen soup had likely been simmered over low heat for a long time; the chicken meat inside wasn't stringy at all, but very soft and tender, melting in the mouth, without too many seasoning flavors, only the freshness of the hen.

Delicious.

"Alright, let's eat." Seeing An Yinan finish the chicken soup, Li Xiue then brought the rest of the food to the table.

Just at this moment, "Hiccup," An Yinan let out a hiccup; she already felt full...

"Eat a little more." Li Xiue handed her a steamed bun, along with some particularly crunchy pickles, and also picked up a few pieces of chicken for her.

This is "a little"? Is there some misunderstanding about the word "little"?

But who told her she was in the wrong?

After finishing the meal, An Yinan felt like she had survived a disaster, which made Zhang Qian's expression a bit twisted from holding back laughter.

"Stop holding it in, you'll make yourself sick." An Yinan rolled her eyes at him; she was just that kind of person who gathered thousands of favors in one body.

Hmph, you can't be jealous of that!!!!

Zhang Qian straightened his expression, then leaned closer to An Yinan, "Do you still have those little hemostatic pills?"

Last time he was injured, he had a gash on his arm; he had wrapped it with cotton cloth, but it was still seeping blood.

An Yinan gave him a little pill, "Crush it and apply it to the wound."

It was just one little pill, yet the bleeding miraculously stopped.

If this little pill were put into the army, how much would it increase the survival rate? Most of the time when they go on missions, they can't be saved due to excessive blood loss.

"I'm out." An Yinan glanced at him sideways; she hadn't figured out how to handle this matter yet.

She wasn't prepared to promote it on a large scale for the time being; her status and position were what they were, and without a strong and powerful backer, she couldn't guarantee her own safety.

Besides, Beibei was still so young.

Only when she was capable of ensuring her own safety could the hemostatic pills appear on a large scale.

"Is there really no way?" Zhang Qian was silent for a moment before asking.

An Yinan looked at Zhang Qian, "If there were a way, could you guarantee my safety?"

"I..." Zhang Qian stopped speaking; he was only a Deputy Battalion Commander, he couldn't make that call.

This matter, I'm afraid, even Chen Xun couldn't handle.

"So, Zhang Qian, without the premise of guaranteeing my safety, let this matter rot in your heart." An Yinan's tone was very cold; she had always been very calm. Impulsive? She could be, but she wasn't alone.

She had Beibei, she had her godmother and godfather, she had the Chen Family and Chen Xun; she could no longer disregard them.

Zhang Qian was silent, "I understand."

No one knew the depressed mood in his heart at this moment; it could clearly save lives, but he really didn't dare to act. He couldn't guarantee An Yinan's safety. If this matter were exposed, not only would the Military District be in an uproar, but I'm afraid both domestic and foreign forces would be in an uproar.

He did not hold a high position internally and could not protect An Yinan and An Xiangbei.

Externally, he was even less able to protect her from assassination.

They were friends; since he had no way to protect her, he could only keep the secret for her.

An Yinan had just returned to her room when she heard a knock on the door, "Eh? A rare guest."

The one knocking was Qian Zhao.

"Hurry to the Educated Youth Courtyard, there's a package for you." Qian Zhao was between laughter and tears.

"Got it, let's go." An Yinan and Qian Zhao walked over together.

Starting a month ago, the village also began delivering letters and packages, but they could only be signed for by the recipient in person.

Their village used to be too remote, and when coming to the village, one could only push a cart, and there were too few letters and packages, so the County wouldn't even deliver them.

Ever since An Yinan and Xie Yuanyuan arrived, the letters had increased, reaching the quantity for delivery, which was why they started delivering letters and packages to Quanshui Village.

"An Yinan?" The postman wasn't old, looking to be about twenty-something, a young lad, confirming An Yinan's name.

An Yinan nodded, picked up the signature book the postman handed over, and signed behind her own package.

There were quite a few packages this time, actually six of them, and several of them were quite large.

"Wait a moment, there are also a few letters for you." It was the postman's first time seeing such mail: six packages at once, plus five letters.

One person reaching the delivery standard for an entire village; thinking of that steep mountain road, sigh, he also felt like crying a little.

"Thank you. I didn't bring anything with me, so take these few candies to sweeten your mouth." An Yinan took four White Rabbit creamy candies out of her pocket.

She had come out in a hurry just now and didn't have a bag, and there was nothing else she could give away.

If it were a girl, she would have more things to give, but she had to be cautious with male Comrades, so she could only give some candy.

"No, no, this is my job." The young lad was a bit embarrassed.

He had just been thinking that coming to Quanshui Village was too hard, and then she gave him White Rabbit creamy candies; these creamy candies were very expensive, and he hadn't even been willing to eat them himself.

"Take them. You walked an extra half hour or more for my letters; just consider it my thanks." An Yinan didn't let him decline and handed them over directly.

Then she put the letters in her pocket, carried three packages in each hand, and under the stunned gaze of the postman, returned directly to her home.

She placed the packages on the ground and then took out the five letters.

She first picked out the three letters from her godmother, the Chen Family, and Chen Xun, leaving only two letters with unfamiliar handwriting; she opened one first, and inside was a piece of white paper containing money and coupons, with a detailed record on the white paper of the translated books, the number of words translated, and the corresponding wages.

So this was a wage confirmation slip!

An Yinan counted the money, and it matched the record on the white paper perfectly, only then did she put the money into her space.