Chapter 291 Buying Milk Powder
Shen Chunling went home to get two sets of clothes and some things she would need in the hospital. She packed everything and asked her eldest nephew to take her to the hospital.
Fortunately, Shen Shuyu has a bicycle, so it is convenient for her to go back and forth.
Liu Pandi stayed in the hospital for one night. When he woke up the next day, he said he wanted to see his child. Shen Chunling brought the child over. When Liu Pandi saw his thin son, he burst into tears and carefully held the child in his arms.
She and the child almost...almost...
Liu Pandi trembled all over whenever he thought of the despair of having been to the gates of hell.
She could only hold the child for a short while before the nurse had to take him back for further recuperation, as the child was too weak.
Liu Pandi reluctantly handed the baby back to the nurse, feeling a little worried. She had heard that there were kidnappers who specialized in stealing baby boys in the hospital. "Xiangxi, go and look after the baby. Don't let the baby out of your sight."
Her son is her life. If anything happens to him, she really won't be able to live.
Shen Shuyu came out early today because she had to go to the hospital to deliver food to Liu Pan and see them.
"My second aunt and third uncle are having breakfast. Where is my third uncle?"
Liu Pandi was indeed hungry. She was just about to ask her elder sister-in-law to go to the hospital cafeteria to buy some food when her eldest niece came with food. "Shu Yu is here. Your third uncle is looking after the children next door. It's all because of your third uncle's mother's poor health. I have to trouble you to bring food over."
"Third Aunt, this is just for the trip. Grandma cooked millet porridge for you."
Let her eat first. Shen Chunling took her eldest niece to look after the child next door. The child seemed to be better yesterday. At least he could cry, but the sound was very small, like the buzzing of a mosquito.
Shen Shuyu had to go to work and couldn't stay in the hospital for long. She left after seeing the child for a while.
Shen Chunling is very considerate in taking care of people. With her around, Uncle Shen San can't get involved. Liu Pandi was moved by this second aunt. She used to complain about her second aunt in her heart, but now she wants to slap herself when she thinks about it.
She and her child stayed in the hospital, and the Shen family took turns bringing them meals. Although the hospital had a cafeteria, they required food coupons and meat coupons. It was okay for just one meal, but if they ate in the hospital cafeteria every day, they would not be able to afford it at all.
It’s still more cost-effective to have family members send food over.
Not only them, but other patients who come to the hospital for hospitalization are basically the same. If there is no one at home to send food, they will prepare dry food in advance. In short, they rarely eat in the hospital cafeteria.
Liu Pandi and his child stayed in the hospital for more than a week. On the eighth day, Liu Pandi asked the hospital again, "Doctor, my child and I should be fine now. We can eat and sleep well. Can we be discharged from the hospital?"
The hospital examined her and her child and said, "You can be discharged, but you and your child must be well taken care of and not overworked. Especially the child, you must feed him well, and it's best not to let him go out before he is ten years old."
The children in the village become independent early. They can cut grass for pigs at the age of five or six, and have to work in the fields to earn their own food at the age of seven or eight. The doctors know this.
"Yes, yes, I'll listen to you." If hospitalization was not necessary, Liu Pandi would have wanted to take the child home long ago. It was comfortable to lie in the hospital, but it was expensive. One more day of staying meant one more day of spending, which was more painful than cutting her off.
"Xiangxi, hurry home and pull the cart over. My son and I want to go home."
Shen Xiangxi nodded. The hospital was not far from the commune. Shen Xiangxi went to borrow a bicycle from his eldest niece to ride home. He then let his younger niece ride the bicycle out while he pulled the cart out.
Uncle Shen and second uncle knew that the third brother wanted to bring his wife and nephew back, so they came to the hospital with their younger brother. The three brothers took turns pulling the cart so they didn't feel tired.
Although it is not cold now, there is an occasional cool breeze. Liu Pandi and his child are in no physical condition to tolerate the cool breeze.
Shen Chunling asked Liu Pandi to wear long sleeves and a headscarf. Shen Chunling wrapped the child tightly and held him in her arms.
The cart stopped at the hospital gate. Uncle Shen got on to pick up the things, and the three of them left the hospital.
There were two quilts on the cart, which were very soft. Uncle Shen pushed it slowly, so Liu Pan didn't feel the bumps at all. When he came back, he didn't feel any pain at all.
Old Lady Shen had been waiting for them at home. When they got home, she asked, "Old Third, how are you feeling?"
"I still feel a little uncomfortable, but it's nothing serious, don't worry, mother."
Liu Pandi stayed in the hospital for a few days and his complexion and spirit seemed to be better. Old Mrs. Shen nodded, "That's good. If you feel uncomfortable, you must tell Xiangxi, don't bear it."
"I understand, mother."
Old Mrs. Shen then looked at the child. The child had fallen asleep, but he didn't look very restful and hummed from time to time. Old Mrs. Shen felt distressed. The child was too weak.
If you don't take good care of it, it may not survive.
Liu Pandi was in very poor health and didn't have much milk, so she couldn't feed her child enough. Fortunately, there was Yang Fangfang at home. After feeding her daughter, Yang Fangfang still had milk left to feed Liu Pandi's child.
But he can't always drink Yang Fangfang's milk. She has her own child to feed. It's okay for one or two meals, but she will feel uncomfortable if she drinks it for a long time.
There should be a limit to how family members interact with each other.
Uncle Shen and his eldest niece spoke up, "Shu Yu, Uncle Shen knows you are capable. Can you help Uncle Shen find out who has milk powder tickets? Uncle Shen wants to buy some milk powder."
If all else fails, letting the child drink rice soup or rice porridge will be fine. Compared to milk powder, rice soup and rice porridge are not that expensive, but Uncle Shen, as a father, wants his child to eat better.
If you have a choice, milk powder is of course the best.
"Uncle San, I can buy you some milk powder directly, but the price is...very expensive."
Uncle Shen was silent for a while and said, "Please ask how much it is for Uncle San."
The next day after work, Shen Shuyu went to the black market. Where there is demand, there is a market. In the black market, as long as you have money, they can get you anything. Shen Shuyu asked Scar, who immediately took out a bag of milk powder and asked Shen Shuyu with a wink,
"Brother Su, you are now a father. Congratulations. Congratulations."
It's impossible for her to be a father, but she didn't deny it. Shen Shuyu smiled professionally, "How much?"
Scar made the gesture of three, "We are not brothers, but our relationship is no different from that of brothers. I won't ask for more from you. If you don't have a ticket, you have to pay this price.
This stuff is precious. If you don't have connections, you can't buy it even if you have money. I got this bag because I have some connections. Brother Su, you are lucky. If you were there one day, I would sell this milk powder to the cadres of the steel plant."
My goodness, a bag of milk powder is equivalent to her monthly salary. If you don’t have some financial resources, you really can’t afford milk powder.
What's more, you can't buy it whenever you want. If you don't have some connections, you don't know where to go if you want to buy it. Even if you have connections, sometimes people may not sell it to you.