Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

Li Youcai put down the enamel basin and hurriedly chased after him.

Chu Xinyan squatted on the ground with one hand covering her chest. After dry heaving a few times, she felt much better.

"Is it better?"

"I feel better. I don't know what's wrong these days, but I feel nauseous when I see anything greasy. I also feel sleepy all the time and feel very weak." Chu Xinyan slowly stood up, took two deep breaths, and felt much better.

Nausea, drowsiness, and fatigue are all signs of pregnancy.

Although Chu Xinyan had already given birth to a child, she was still young at that time and didn't remember it.

However, Li Youcai still knows this basic common sense.

"Wife, you are not pregnant, are you?"

Chu Xinyan was stunned, and then she remembered that she hadn't had her period for quite a long time.

"Isn't she really pregnant?"

Li Youcai was a little excited: "Let's go to the clinic and have the doctor check us out."

Li Youcai moved the pork into the house, Chu Xinyan put on a thick cotton coat, and the family of three went to the health center in the brigade.

The clinic in Dongsheng Brigade is rather simple. The former village doctor has now retired, and the current doctor, Xiao Wang, was newly assigned here three years ago.

Because of his young age, many people in the team thought that Doctor Wang’s medical skills must not be very good. Besides, seeing a doctor requires taking medicine and spending money.

Many people who have a headache or fever are reluctant to go to the clinic. Most of them just take two painkillers at home and the pain will go away.

"Is Doctor Wang here?"

When he arrived at the door of the clinic, Li Youcai shouted inside through the door.

"I'm here, come in." A clear female voice came from inside the room.

Li Youcai opened the door and led Chu Xinyan in.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Youcai smelled a pungent smell of disinfectant, similar to the one in the hospital. Doctor Xiao Wang was wearing a white coat and a white hat on his head, with his hands in his pockets, also looking at them.

"You guys really know how to pick a time. If it were any later, I would have gone home."

"Who's feeling unwell?"

Doctor Xiao Wang was twenty-three or twenty-four years old. He was assigned to the Dongsheng Brigade Health Center right after graduating from medical school and became a village doctor.

Don't underestimate her because she is just a medical school graduate with low academic qualifications. There are many village doctors like her in many brigades.

"Doctor Wang, could you please take a look at my wife? She gets sick at the sight of meat or anything."

Wang Meiqi glanced at Chu Xinyan, picked up the stethoscope from the table, and hung it around her neck: "Sit there."

Li Youcai held Duoduo in his arms, and Chu Xinyan sat on the chair.

Wang Meiqi used a stethoscope to listen to Chu Xinyan's chest and abdomen: "Take a deep breath, then exhale slowly."

Chu Xinyan did as she was told, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

"Nothing's wrong." Wang Meiqi put away her stethoscope and asked, "When was your last period?"

"Two months ago."

"Doctor Wang, am I pregnant?" Chu Xinyan asked.

"I feel sick when I see anything greasy or meaty. I feel weak and sleepy all the time?"

Chu Xinyan nodded: "Yes, both."

"Then you must be pregnant. If you want to confirm it, you still have to go to a big hospital. The conditions in the clinic are limited and they can't do any tests. Or you can go to the clinic in the commune. There is an old Chinese doctor named Cui there who can tell by taking your pulse." Wang Meiqi said after putting away her stethoscope.

"Doctor Wang, don't we have a pregnancy test stick or something?" Li Youcai asked.

Pregnancy test sticks are available in any pharmacy. It is very convenient to use them to test.

Wang Meiqi's lips curled up slightly. "You know about pregnancy test strips? They're not on the list of commonly used medicines in the village, and I don't have any. If you want to use them, you have to go to the county hospital to buy them yourself. They're quite expensive."

"If you go to the county hospital, you might as well just do a urine test; that's the most accurate."

No, then there is nothing we can do.

Li Youcai said lightly: "Okay, thank you."

"Thank you, Dr. Xiao Wang." Chu Xinyan stood up and also thanked him.

"It's okay. Be careful when you go back. Don't do heavy work or strenuous exercise. Even if you feel nauseous and have no appetite, you must eat. Eat small meals frequently. Also, don't eat raw or cold food. Pay more attention to rest. Most importantly, don't take medicine indiscriminately." Wang Meiqi reminded.

"Okay, I've written it all down."

"I'm sorry for delaying your return home. Doctor Wang wishes you a happy new year."

After going to the clinic, Li Youcai was a little upset that he still couldn't get an accurate answer.

However, as Doctor Xiao Wang said, the brigade clinic is in such a poor condition and has no testing equipment, so it is impossible to give a definite answer.

"Let's go home." Chu Xinyan called out to Li Youcai.

"No, I won't feel at ease until this matter is clarified. Let's go to the county hospital for a check-up now."

Li Youcai refused to give up and pulled Chu Xinyan to go to the county town.

Chu Xinyan couldn't resist, so she followed Li Youcai out of the village and took the bus to the county town.

He went to the hospital for a urine test. It was not until he got the test report and saw the small plus sign on it that Li Youcai burst into laughter with joy.

"It's confirmed this time, wife, you are pregnant, and we are going to have our second child."

Seeing Li Youcai jumping for joy, Chu Xinyan was also extremely happy.

"I hope it will be a son this time. That way, I will be worthy of your Li family."

Although they already have a daughter, if they could have another son, it would be a perfect match and the family would be complete.

Family planning had already begun at this time, but the people in the family planning office were not yet crazy enough to force people to get sterilized. It was still in the early stages of family planning, and having more children than allowed was mainly punished by fines.

Speaking of the Family Planning Office, it was first established in 1964, but was abolished in 1968.

It was not until 1981 that the National Population and Family Planning Commission was re-established, and a vigorous struggle against excessive births began across the country. I don’t know how many excessive births guerrillas were forced out!

"Boys and girls are the same, I like them all."

Li Youcai felt as if he had eaten honey, and the sweetness spread from his mouth to his heart.

Although Duoduo is small, she can understand some words.

"Dad, Mom, are you going to have another child? Just like Dafeng's mother gave birth to Erfeng?"

Li Youcai squatted down and looked at his precious daughter: "Duoduo, mom and dad love you very much. Even if we have other children, we will still love you the same as before."

Children are very sensitive, but in this day and age they are rarely noticed by adults. Li Youcai doesn't want his precious daughter to feel neglected because of Erbao's matter.

"Really?" Xiao Duoduo stared at Li Youcai with her big watery eyes.

"Of course it's true, Mom and Dad promise you." Li Youcai said.

Chu Xinyan also squatted down, hugged Duoduo and said, "Mom promises you too."

"Mom and Dad, you are so nice!" Duoduo happily hugged Li Youcai and Chu Xinyan.