Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 207 - 203 Where Did This Taxi Come From?【-42 More】

Chapter 207: Chapter 203 Where Did This Taxi Come From?【-42 More】

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Zhang Shan Ni, a pregnant woman, wasn’t able to go everywhere in the hospital, especially places like where X-rays were taken. Generally, she instructed the little aunt and her dad to accompany her mother-in-law there, while she herself took care of the two children in the hospital ward.

During these ten days of hospitalization, the person she was most grateful to was the couple, Xie Zhongsheng and Mrs. Qiao.

Since they are relatives, Mrs. Qiao, Xie Zhongsheng’s wife, was already well-acquainted with Xie Tiesheng and his wife. Hearing that Zhou Xiuhua was ill, Mrs. Qiao had initially taken care of all her meals.

After all, it was a heart-related illness. The food intake had to be carefully considered with less salt and less oil, healthier combinations, which would be beneficial for the illness.

Otherwise, relying solely on the effects of the Spirit Core Water could only ensure the mother-in-law’s vitality, but it certainly couldn’t cure her.

It was mentioned before, the fundamental role of Spirit Core Water is to enhance cell vitality and promote life force. However, it does not differentiate what type of cells are beneficial for the body and which cell proliferation would ruin the body.

Only when combined with the right medication, can the treatment reach the illness’s root.

Therefore, the diet of Zhou Xiuhua during this period was very important. Another point, Mrs. Qiao was about the same age as the mother-in-law. Zhang Shan Ni, seeing an outsider [still an old lady], personally bustling about for her own mother-in-law, was embarrassed enough to blush.

Zhang Shan Ni felt very remorseful inside. After getting used to the hospital routine, she often bought meat and vegetables and visited, bringing the two children along. Zhang Shan Ni had grown familiar with visiting Xie Zhongsheng’s residence at the hospital.

Gradually, Old Mrs. Qiao also enjoyed Zhang Shan Ni bringing the two children to accompany her for a chat, then cook meals. The friendship between the two families became even more friendly and profound.

Hearing directly from Xie Zhongsheng that Zhou Xiuhua’s condition had fully stabilized, Zhang Shan Ni secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and decided that before leaving, she would cook a good meal for the elderly couple as a gesture of gratitude.

Zhou Xiuhua listened and nodded in agreement.

As they were kin, it was not appropriate to offer gifts or money, so they decided to just enjoy a feast together.

Amidst the bustle, it would soon be the Lantern Festival. Zhang Shan Ni thought of taking the opportunity during the festival to take her parents-in-law to her husband’s military location for some relaxation, akin to a trip.

Most importantly, only by accompanying her could she properly take care of her parents-in-law’s health! The well water she adjusted at home was working far too slowly!

Upon hearing from his daughter-in-law about returning to her son’s military location, Xie Tiesheng’s first instinct was to object, but Zhang Shan Ni’s reasoning was also valid—aside from two thin clothes, she had nothing else at home.

Her warm clothes were all at the military location; it wasn’t possible to return to the old home empty-handed, right?

Moreover, could the elderly couple really let her go back to the military location alone?

In the end, the elderly couple were persuaded by Zhang Shan Ni, Xie Jingzi, along with the two cute kids Xiao Si and Xiaoqi, to spend some time in the county town.

This spared them from having to face the unpleasant Wang Xiaocui or Wang Guicai back home, and conveniently, the little aunt could also avoid this mess.

Xie Tiesheng thought about it, and it really was the case.

Thereupon, after having a good meal with Xie Zhongsheng and his wife, Zhang Shan Ni, who received praises for her filial piety and dexterity, led her relatives’ group back to the military location.

Among them, Xiaoqi was the happiest.

Xiaoqi now always slept with Zhang Shan Ni, and wherever they went, the moment she saw the Second Aunt stand up, she would immediately reflexively stand by her side, following her every step.

Xiao Si has grown up a bit; although he still craves motherly love, as a boy, he tends to be more reserved and only subtly stays close to Zhang Shan Ni when it doesn’t cause any inconvenience.

Most of the time, he stays beside grandma, chatting with her or imitating Zhang Shan Ni by moving grandma’s fingers and legs. Sometimes he even learns a few characters from his little aunt, and the day just passes like that.

The two lovely kids, even if they are stuck in the hospital all day, remain well-behaved. They don’t complain of boredom or clamor for toys or food. They stay quietly and don’t bother anyone, which only makes the adults feel more sympathetic towards them.

When Zhang Shan Ni came, she brought two large travel bags, filled not just with her clothes but also with lots of food and supplements. To avoid questions, she had sorted all possibly needed pills and nutritional products, so they wouldn’t be seen by others.

Even if the packaging was opened, she wouldn’t worry; she could just throw it back into her Space to keep, and it would not spoil even after a hundred or a thousand years.

During the train trip, since all the travelers were either elderly, frail, pregnant, or young, Zhang Shan Ni got a compartment through Xie Zhongsheng’s connections.

For this, Zhang Shan Ni even specially sent Xie Zhongsheng a valuable medicinal ingredient, which was actually a wild, solid Gastrodia tuber - an extremely good and precious item.

Compared to traveling nearly a whole day by car from her hometown to Xie Jingchen’s military base, it only took half a day from the provincial city to the military base.

However, for Zhou Xiuhua, who had just recovered from an illness, this trip was still too exhausting. She felt quite weak after getting off the train.

Fortunately, the blankets, water bottles, and bundles that Xie Jingzi had once packed into the rear carriage were decisively sent by Zhang Shan Ni to Xie Jinghong’s house in the county town.

After all, these were just old blankets and items, and Zhang Shan Ni wasn’t too concerned about these things; she even found them a bit smelly! She really didn’t want to bring them back to the military base, but how could she directly tell the old lady to just discard them?

If you dared say that, the old lady might get so angry she’d come at you with a stick, accusing you of ’damaging’ things!

It was a time of real poverty, where items were used until they could no longer be used, and nothing was discarded casually! Unlike future times, when would there ever be worn-out clothes? More often, things were thrown away simply because people ’didn’t like them’ anymore!

To take care of Zhou Xiuhua, once they had left the train, Zhang Shan Ni immediately took Zhou Xiuhua’s arm to support her. Standing next to the relatively tall old lady, Zhang Shan Ni, who was medium-sized and just noticeably pregnant, still looked short.

But Zhang Shan Ni was strong; even if the old lady leaned almost eighty percent of her weight on her, Zhang Shan Ni could handle it effortlessly. Her belly, big like a basketball, might have let her move quicker if she wasn’t concerned about her little aunt and grandpa behind her!

After finally exiting the platform, there were no buses available, not even a motorcycle to be found!

My goodness! Zhang Shan Ni thought tragically—In these times, most travel was on foot, or slightly better off, on bicycles... where would you find a taxi?

No rickshaw was in sight either! How could there be no rickshaws available at a train station?

Could it be that people were still watching from the sidelines, afraid to be the first to try something new?

Zhang Shan Ni tried hard to think, but the problem was that the original host didn’t have knowledge of the current affairs of this era!

Her few experiences of going out had all indirectly revealed that those daring to do business outside were merely trifling; selling seeds or cigarettes, all hidden quietly in corners!

Whether she went to the county town or the town, she really hadn’t seen any rickshaws pulling business! More common were fleeting glimpses of small snack stalls, and the rare rickshaws that appeared were busy transporting goods, with none available for passenger service!

County town X might look like a big city, but clearly, due to the especially harsh struggles of the period, the regulations here were stricter than in remote rural areas!

Just as Zhang Shan Ni was cluelessly figuring out what to do with the elderly and children, feeling helpless, she felt someone tugging at her hem—

"Big sister!"