1942, I lived on hunting

After returning to the capital, Li Hao did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he asked someone to buy a yard next to the Forbidden City and then brought Zhang Xiaojuan to live there.

She stayed there for more than two months, and only after the doctor confirmed that the fetus in Zhang Xiaojuan's belly was firmly seated did she set out on her journey home.

In the sleeper car of the train, Li Hao asked Zhang Xiaojuan for the Nth time how she felt, always worried that she was uncomfortable. Fortunately, Zhang Xiaojuan was in good physical condition and had enough nutrition. Not only was she not affected by the long journey, but she had a good appetite and kept eating the delicacies and fruits that Li Hao fed her.

A lesbian in the same carriage was so envious that she kept poking her husband with her elbow, signaling him to look at others. As a result, her husband directly said: "You don't have to feel sorry for him! He is not your husband..." The straight man occasionally has emotional intelligence, and his words almost broke his wife's defense.

The train traveled northwards, and once we passed Shanhaiguan, the world outside the train window changed. The whole world turned silvery white, as if we had arrived in a world of ice and snow.

Zhang Xiaojuan was very excited to see the snow scene outside the window. This was what she thought the northern winter should look like, not like in Beijing, where the north wind was howling with sand and the sky was always gray.

Zhang Xiaojuan always wanted to go down and take a look. When Li Hao and the other trains stopped at Shenyang Station, he took Zhang Xiaojuan, who was wrapped up like a ball, to the platform for a walk. Zhang Xiaojuan suddenly made a few snowballs and threw them at Li Hao.

Li Hao ran but didn't dare to run, for fear that Zhang Xiaojuan would chase him in the excitement. If he slipped and got hurt, it would be a tragedy. He could only dodge on the spot. In the end, he was hit by Zhang Xiaojuan twice, and then he returned to the car with his satisfied wife.

When they arrived at the city station, Li Hao was in a dilemma. He didn't want to take his wife on a coal or wood cart, so he ran to ask an acquaintance if there were any other cars passing by.

Unexpectedly, there really was a train that was taking the newly assigned educated youth to the forest farm. However, the train would not arrive at the station until the evening. By the time it arrived at the small station in the village, it would probably be completely dark.

It doesn’t matter. Once we arrive in the village, we will be in Li Hao’s territory. There are plenty of ways to deal with it.

Seeing that it was still early, Li Hao took his wife to a specialty restaurant. Their grass carp slices in tomato sauce were truly amazing.

Grass carp slices in ketchup sauce are made by slicing fresh grass carp, coating them with a thin layer of flour, deep-frying them until golden and crispy, and then pouring special ketchup sauce on them. The ketchup sauce is made with tomatoes as the main ingredient, and has a moderate sweet and sour taste, which is perfectly combined with the crispy fish slices and is extremely delicious. This dish is not only attractive in color, but also rich in flavor. It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour and delicious, which made Li Hao and his wife praise it again and again.

After eating, they waited in the waiting hall for a while. An acquaintance came over to greet Li Hao and said that the train had arrived. Fortunately, the waiting hall was close to the platform, so they didn't have to run to get on the train. The station staff helped to greet them, and the conductor let Li Hao and his wife get on the train.

Hearing that Zhang Xiaojuan was pregnant, the conductor quickly helped her find a seat for her to sit down. As if they had not expected that other people would also take the train, the educated youth in the carriage all looked at the two of them curiously.

Several female educated youth saw that Zhang Xiaojuan's clothes were of novel style and made of thin but dense fabric, which they had never seen before, so they gathered around her and asked where she bought the clothes.

Zhang Xiaojuan's clothes were all exchanged by Li Hao in the system mall. She didn't know where she bought them, so she quickly turned around and asked Li Hao, "Where did you buy these clothes? It seems like you never told me?"

Li Hao touched his nose, "Oh! It was brought back from abroad by my friend who works in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It seems to be produced by a member of our socialist family, but I don't know where exactly. Anyway, he gave it to us, so we just wear it! Why bother about it so much?"

This fabricated reason immediately convinced everyone, and they all cast envious glances at them. In this day and age, it takes a lot of people to deal with diplomatic staff, and the educated youth would not be stupid enough to come and provoke the two. Even some young people did not dare to cast a passionate gaze on the unbelievably beautiful Zhang Xiaojuan, and could only look at her secretly, and admire in their hearts: How can there be such a beautiful person in the world?

The train arrived at the small station in the village. In the past few years, the station has not changed at all. There are still the same wooden buildings and the painted station sign. Li Hao took his wife to say goodbye to the conductor and the educated youth and got off the train. He let his wife warm herself by the fire in the duty room while he went to the village to borrow a sled.

When Li Hao borrowed a sled and a horse from the Corps headquarters, harnessed the sled and returned to the station, as soon as he entered the door he saw Zhang Xiaojuan showing off a roasted sweet potato, as if Li Hao had not let her eat.

Zhang Xiaojuan was in a hurry to get back to the village and didn't want to stay in the village, so she kept clamoring to go home overnight. Li Hao had no choice but to give the station attendant two boxes of cigarettes to thank him for his help, and then drove the sled back to the village.

The clear sound of copper bells rang out in the quiet forest. The light of a strong flashlight cut through the darkness. A sled was moving along the path in the woods, just like a world in a fairy tale.

Li Hao didn't dare let the horse run too fast, and kept controlling the speed. He ran from around nine o'clock until around three o'clock in the morning before he finally rushed back to the village.

If the guard dogs in the village kept barking at night, it usually meant something was wrong. The secretary and the accountant were awakened by the sudden noise and got up quickly to check. The lights in Li Zhengming's house and the militia's house were also on, and people came out one after another with guns in hand.

When they could faintly hear the sound of bells, everyone was relieved. They thought it might be Li Hao and his wife who had returned. No one except Li Hao liked to travel at night. Li Zhengming and a group of militia members hurriedly went to greet them, and stopped the barking guard dog.

The closer the sled got to the village, the more nervous Li Hao became. Although this horse was also used to pull sleds and was a very honest and docile horse, Li Hao could not guarantee that this guy would not be scared by the dogs. What if he got scared and ran around? His pregnant wife was sitting on the sled!

But when Li Hao asked Zhang Xiaojuan to come down, she refused. Not only did she not come down, she also put on a strange look as if she had returned victorious and was very proud of herself. Li Hao even felt that she was showing off!

The news of Zhang Xiaojuan's pregnancy had already spread, and everyone was happy for Li Hao and relieved for Zhang Xiaojuan. It must have been a lot of pressure to not have a child for so many years!

So Zhang Xiaojuan was warmly welcomed and taken care of by everyone as soon as she entered the village. The village secretary, Lao Peng, personally helped lead the horse, Li Zhengming led a group of militiamen with guns to escort her, Shuzhen, Xiuli and a few aunts shouted for her, and walked around the village in the middle of the night before returning to her own yard.