Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 208 - 204 Worse Than a Pregnant Woman [-41 More]

Chapter 208: Chapter 204 Worse Than a Pregnant Woman [-41 More]

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"Miss!" the clear voice of a child rang out, filled with joy.

"Xiao... Lei?" Zhang Shan Ni lowered her head, looking at the little boy with whom she had once acquainted.

Compared with their first meeting, the boy was still skinny, merely a layer of skin over his bones, but his complexion looked better, with a hint of healthy glow, yet the dark red blotches from frostbite were even more evident on his cheeks!

"Yeah, Miss, you remember me!" Xiao Lei, hearing Zhang Shan Ni actually calling his name, wore a face pale with delight, "Sister, do you need a tricycle?"

"I do." Zhang Shan Ni did not hesitate to respond, seeing Xiao Lei asking her, clearly knowing how to get one, regardless of how he managed it, she indeed needed a tricycle now!

"Then Miss, you wait over there, and I’ll go call my big brother!" Xiao Lei nodded happily upon hearing her and scurried off.

Zhang Shan Ni was not afraid that the child would deceive her or bear ill will towards her. Besides, she had helped him before. A little boy, regardless of how cunning he could be, couldn’t possibly deceive someone with such brightness and liveliness in his eyes.

"Dad, let’s wait a bit longer, the kid just now, I know him, he probably won’t trick us."

Zhang Shan Ni helped the old lady to a corner away from the wind. Nowadays, with people coming and going at the train station, it was hard to even find a place to stand, let alone sit.

Despite there being five or six exits in the train station, they are indeed few. Because in this era, trains are the only normal mode of long-distance transportation.

With the Lantern Festival approaching, many people were returning to the city or heading to the countryside, and the crowds were beyond description.

How Xiao Lei, the kid, managed to spot Zhang Shan Ni in such a crowd was a mystery.

"Yeah, life isn’t easy. He must be taking on a private job. Let’s keep it down," Xie Tiesheng understood the situation better than Zhang Shan Ni – such circumstances existed everywhere.

But due to unclear policies in recent years, though people dared to secretly sell trinkets, openly soliciting business was still too risky.

In other words, there are those who dare to ’eat the first crab,’ but they are few and far between; most are still ’waiting and watching.’

"Great, there’s a tricycle..." Xie Jingzi breathed a sigh of relief the moment she heard about the tricycle! She had been carrying Xiaoqi all the way and was already weak in the legs and aching all over.

Xiaoqi may seem small, but he’s nearing five years old and will turn four in half a year. Recently, he’s been fed all sorts of good things by Zhang Shan Ni, his cheeks visibly growing plumper by the day. How could his weight not increase?

He weighed almost twenty-three pounds, which was up to par.

Xie Jingzi, still a young girl, had never experienced carrying a child for six or seven hours in a row. The weight was either on her legs or straining her shoulders and arms, leaving her feeling sore and uncomfortable all over.

Moreover, although most items had been packaged and shipped back to Xie Jinghong’s hometown, they still needed clothes to change into, right?

Winter clothing for four adults and two children, along with daily necessities, also filled four or five bags.

Xie Jingzi was only holding a child and a small bag, while Zhang Shan Ni carried one on her back, and in addition to that, was leading her mother-in-law and holding another large bag. The remaining two were handled by Xie Tiesheng. The burden was equally heavy, making the little aunt the most relieved.

At least, as a young girl, the child in her hands weighed just over twenty pounds.

Xiao Si is already seven years old, and he is in the midst of growing, weighing more than thirty pounds. Add on the weight of a large and small bag on his back.

Xie Tiesheng’s burden wasn’t a bit lighter than Zhang Shan Ni’s by three tenths!

Hmph, why not let the children walk by themselves? The two older children are just over one meter tall, and the younger one is only a little taller. Expecting them to walk on their own? They’d be scattered and lost in no time!

Even so, Xie Tiesheng and Xie Jingzi were still very worried.

They were concerned about Zhou Xiuhua’s health on one hand, and on the other, they worried that Zhang Shan Ni exerting too much might endanger her pregnancy. But neither of them had a free hand to help!

Besides, even if they took over the task of helping the elderly lady, the children and the luggage still needed to be carried by someone. After all the struggle, the situation remained the same.

Now, hearing that it was a familiar person riding a tricycle, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mom, are you okay?" While others were worried for themselves, Zhang Shan Ni was even more worried about the elderly lady.

"It’s okay, just a bit cold, but bearable," Zhou Xiuhua said, wrapped up like a zongzi, but still feeling the cold due to her frail health which could not be quickly remedied.

Hearing this, Zhang Shan Ni could only nod helplessly, hoping to get home quickly.

Xiao Lei indeed was quick. After running off for only four or five minutes, he brought back a tall, chubby man riding a small tricycle, whose deft swerving from one side to another could qualify as acrobatics in later generations!

Similarly, Zhang Shan Ni had a past connection with him, the fierce-looking chubby man.

The chubby man didn’t say much, just nodded to Xie Tiesheng and said "hello" in a soft voice, then he got to work familiarly, moving the bags on the ground onto the tricycle to act as cushions.

Then, Xie Tiesheng and Zhang Shan Ni together helped the weak elder onto the tricycle, and Xie Tiesheng took the two grandkids aboard. With that, the little tricycle was fully loaded.

"Comrade, please take us to the bus station first!" Zhang Shan Ni whispered to the chubby man.

"No problem," the chubby man nodded and started working. Despite his truly obese appearance, his movements were agile and skillful, clearly the result of special training.

Moreover, the man appeared rough but spoke little, and he was genuine. He got to work without asking any unnecessary questions.

Especially his build, like a mountain when he approached, made many in the crowded corner glance over and quietly move several meters away, seemingly quite afraid of him.

This eased their departure from the train station significantly. A ferocious appearance sometimes comes in quite handy, saving a lot of trouble.

The train station was located in the county town, but the military belonged in Xishan Town. Though the distance wasn’t far, X County had just had a heavy snowfall, leaving the ground covered in melting snow, slippery and wet. If they truly had to walk, both elderly and youths would suffer!

It turned out okay, Zhang Shan Ni thought with a sigh of relief.

She walked slowly on the wet and slippery snow, along with Xie Jinghong, the two of them supporting each other with effort, trying to maintain relative balance on the snowy ground.

As for below her knees, Xie Jinghong had long lost any sensation to the cold, just biting her lip and walking on. There was no reason that Third Sister-in-law, with her big belly, could walk, but she, a little aunt, couldn’t match the physical agility of a pregnant woman?

Stay strong, young girl!