A 1970s mom raises a cute baby, and a crazy boss spoils her

Zhong Zijun and Ji Linhai were responsible for grilling, and the others were responsible for eating.

Gu Qinghuan also had some iced watermelon to go with it, the combination of ice and fire was so addictive.

The spicy crayfish and spicy fried snails received great praise from Mr. Ji.

"I never thought that the big bug that everyone hates the most in the field could make such delicious food. It smells so good."

The pot of crayfish was soon empty.

Gu Qinghuan then added some noodles and wrapped them in the crayfish sauce. It was so delicious.

After the family had eaten their fill, Gu Qinghuan began to talk about business.

"My friend wants to buy a batch of crayfish and snails recently. He offered 1.5 cents per pound. Do you want to do it?"

"One and a half cents?" Zhong Zijun immediately became interested. She had made a lot of money from the loaches and eels last time, and she had been thinking about it all the time.

"There are these things everywhere in the fields. It's no different from picking them up for free. Shall we do it together?"

Everyone agreed.

Gu Qinghuan deliberately started the crayfish business this time because she wanted to take care of her family, so she didn't ask outsiders to join in.

Zhu Chunlin is now taking care of a pregnant woman while working, and has to earn work points when he has some free time. He has no time to earn this money.

Xu Huainian and his family of three are busy with factory affairs and have no time to deal with these things.

Gu Qinghuan, together with Zhong Zijun and Ji Linhai, worked hard and soon almost wiped out the crayfish and snails in several nearby villages.

It just so happens that the summer is too hot and there is less work to do in the fields, so I have time to do it.

The price she quoted to Zhong Zijun was 1.5 cents, but she actually sold it for 2.5 cents.

In the end, Zhong Zijun and Ji Linhai split the profits equally, with each earning around 300 yuan.

Gu Qinghuan earned four hundred.

Dabao and Beibei also joined in the fun. They were both quite capable and each earned over ten yuan, which Gu Qinghuan gave to them for safekeeping.

Of course, they all use their spare time, otherwise they could earn more.

During this period, Lin Xiaomeng was also very busy and sometimes only went home every few days. She often left Dacheng at Gu Qinghuan's house.

Gu Qinghuan simply arranged for the two little boys to sleep on another kang.

Later, I heard from Xu Huainian that Lin Xiaomeng had secretly asked him for several thousand bars of soap, also at the wholesale price of 0.15 cents.

Gu Qinghuan probably knew what she was doing.

Lin Xiaomeng had a new life and had some vision. She asked Xu Mingshan to write a note to prove that these products were collective products of the village.

Then take these soaps to larger and more places to sell them. Because the areas are relatively far away and Yujie Soap’s business has not yet covered those areas, Lin Xiaomeng can be said to have taken advantage of the loophole.

She wholesaled it to department stores or supply and marketing cooperatives at a price of 0.18 yuan.

She could earn three cents for each bar of soap. In one summer vacation, she sold 5,000 bars of soap and made a net profit of 150 yuan, which was more than her salary for several months combined.

But this is only her, no one else can do it.

First of all, she has good eloquence and vision, and can persuade others to buy.

Secondly, she had the space, so she was able to carry so many soaps by herself. If it were someone else, it would be a hassle.

Gu Qinghuan told Xu Huainian to turn a blind eye and let her do what she wants.

There is no end to making money. Although Lin Xiaomeng did this to make money for herself, it did generate income for them, increased their influence, and brought their products to more places. It can be considered a win-win cooperation.

If placed in later times, Lin Xiaomeng would be a typical gold medal salesperson with a silver tongue, but it would be a waste of her talent if placed in today's world.

One day in late July.

The weather is hot, and everyone likes to go to the shallow water of the river to soak in the evening, which is refreshing and comfortable.

Gu Qinghuan brought her four children back from the river after bathing and playing in the water and passed by Xu Meiling's house.

A group of people carried the pregnant Xu Meiling on a door panel.

Gu Qinghuan was startled when he saw the person lying on the door panel.

How did Xu Meiling become like this?

Although I was a little fat before, it didn’t affect anything.

Now he is as fat as a pig. He lies on the door panel with his belly almost as thick as the door panel.

His face was full of flesh, bigger than the large bowl that the men at home used to eat noodles, and his eyes were squeezed into a slit.

She was holding her stomach in pain and had lost her voice.

Liu Guifang cried and shouted her daughter's name, as if someone had died.

"My poor Meiling!"

"Girl, hold on!"

"Oh my God, please save her!"

It took Chen Jianghe, Xu Mingshan, Xu Huaiyu and a young man from the village for the four of them to lift her up and walk towards the commune with difficulty.

The village midwife, Mrs. Yang, came out but did not follow him and prepared to go home on her own.

"Mrs. Yang, what happened?" asked the onlookers.

Mrs. Yang shook her head helplessly.

“I’ve been delivering babies for so many years, but I’ve never seen a baby so fat. She was too delicate during her pregnancy, eating a lot and not exercising.

The baby is too big to come out, and I don't have the strength to get out, so it's stuck and there's nothing I can do.

Let’s send him to the commune to see if it works. If that doesn’t work, we can only try to save him first.”

Everyone sighed.

"If you ask me, this woman shouldn't be spoiled. When I gave birth to my eldest son, the village was rushing to harvest corn, so I gave birth to the child directly in the cornfield, as fast as laying an egg.

Look at my daughter-in-law now, she is still working even with a big belly.

This Xu Meiling is as lazy as a pig, she is too lazy to do anything but eat too much. She has gained so much weight for nothing and can’t even give birth to a baby.”

"That's right, she is the laziest in the whole village. All the other daughters-in-law don't work.

This is what it means to marry Chen Zhiqing. If she were another man, he would slap her to death."

"Chen Zhiqing is so unlucky to have found such a woman."

"Do you think Xu Meiling can give birth to the baby?"

"It doesn't look good!"

"What do you think? If the Xu family's daughter died, would Chen Jianghe be able to find her?"

"It's not your turn to find it..."

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The group of mothers-in-law in Xu Jiatun, from top to bottom, criticized Xu Meiling harshly, and even seemed to be looking forward to the show.

Of course, this was only because Xu Mingshan and Liu Guifang were not there, otherwise they would not dare to be so presumptuous.

Gu Qinghuan felt sad as she listened to their criticism.

No matter how bad Xu Meiling is, as women, they should not say such nonsense when others are going through a life-and-death situation.

She coughed twice and said, "Some people should be more careful with their words. Karma will always come true.

I heard that those who always sow discord and slander others behind their backs will go to the hell of tongue-pulling after they die.

Everything will dissipate, only karma will remain. If the karma you have spoken is serious, it will bring disaster to your descendants, and if it is serious, it will backfire and cut off your descendants."

Gu Qinghuan's expression was very serious, and what he said sounded like the truth, which frightened these gossips. Thinking of their own daily words and deeds, they couldn't help but shudder with fear.

Although people now say not to believe in supernatural powers, most people still believe in them.

For a moment, everyone dispersed quickly.

"Mom, what are verbal karmas? Is there really a hell of tongue-pulling?" Dabao asked curiously on the way home.

“Talk that pleases people is the most auspicious.

There are several types of verbal karma.

One is to confuse right and wrong, make false and untrue remarks, say things that are inconsistent with the facts, slander, ridicule, attack, and curse, and invisibly hurt others' self-esteem.

The second is to use foul language and insult people regardless of whether it is true or not.

The third is to sow discord, spread rumors, and destroy the relationships between others. They spread rumors about others and gossip about others, leading to mutual suspicion and slander.

Fourth, say some embellished words, which seem to be nice to hear on the surface, but actually contain deception and inflammatory words.

Anything related to these is considered verbal karma.

As for the tongue-pulling hell, mom doesn’t know either, but as long as we don’t hurt others, we don’t have to be afraid of that.”

"Mom, I get it. Those grandmas were just gossiping, and that's not right." Dabao said thoughtfully.

Beibei put her hand over her mouth and said, "Mom, will the tongue-pulling hell pull out people's tongues? It should be painful, right?"

Gu Qinghuan was amused by her cute appearance and gently scratched her nose.

"Mom, is my aunt really going to die?" Dabao nervously tugged at Gu Qinghuan's clothes.

"She seems to be in a lot of pain. Is giving birth so scary?"

Gu Qinghuan didn't know how to answer the child for a moment. Intellectually, she didn't like Xu Meiling very much, but as a woman, she didn't want to belittle her at this time.

When a woman gives birth, she is literally walking through the gates of hell.

"Your aunt will get through this, because there's a saying that goes, a mother is strong.

Giving birth is a scary thing, but every mother is willing to do it.”

Is that so? Dabao suddenly felt relieved.

As he got older, he naturally became more thoughtful. Sometimes he would wonder who his biological mother was and why his father never mentioned her.

Is she still alive? Does she love herself and her sister?

At this moment, he suddenly felt relieved. No matter who she was or where she was, he should be grateful. After all, she had tried her best to give him life.

It was not until the next morning that the news came that Xu Meiling had given birth to a big fat girl, weighing a full ten kilograms, and both mother and daughter were safe.

Last night they sent Xu Meiling to the commune, but the doctors there were helpless and had no choice but to send her to the county hospital overnight.

A female doctor at the county hospital had just encountered this situation before. She tried various methods to help, and finally squeezed Xu Meiling's belly with her hands to help with delivery, eventually helping her give birth to a daughter.

The child was still breathing, but he had been holding his breath for too long, so he was a little short of breath and his face was blue and purple.

Mother and daughter are safe, this is already the best result, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

On the way here, Xu Meiling was completely exhausted and didn't even make a groan. Everyone thought that she and her child were going to die.

Liu Guifang held her granddaughter in her arms and said with some regret: "It's a pity that it's a girl. I thought Meiling was pregnant with a son."

If it was a son, her daughter would be justified.

Chen Jianghe has never told his family until now, isn't it just that he doesn't like Meiling!