Raising Babies in the 70s - Chapter 110

    Since ancient times, there has been a saying that “the West Pearl is not as good as the East Pearl, and the East Pearl is not as good as the South Pearl”. South Island pearls are at their best and at their worst.

    In the 1980s, the South Island pearl market was prosperous and lively. Because of its profitability, a honeycomb of people got into the pearl cultivation market. In this impetuous era, there is no market supervision, and there is scattered sand everywhere , Black-hearted businessmen are shoddy, and people who cultivate pearls are also eager for quick success. In the 1990s, South Island pearls declined from the peak.

    Mother-of-pearl has been inbreeding for a long time, the variety is degraded, the quality of pearls is not as good as before, and it loses its previous reputation, and it is even worse in the back.

    Later, due to the backward processing technology of domestic pearls and various other reasons, most of the pearls cultivated in China are exported as pearl raw materials, and when they are reprocessed in some countries, they become pearls from other countries into the market.

    This change has to make people sigh with emotion.

    It is now 1976, and the best moment for South Island pearls is coming soon. When I supported the township enterprises and factories for two or three years, I set up a pearl cultivation factory in a village on Qiongzhou Island and created a “pearl brand” myself.

    It is not only for profit, but also with the ambition to revitalize the domestic pearl market. In addition, Qin Rou wants to participate in the process of cultivating a “Pearl King”…

    Those things are exciting.

    Qin Rou thought about it, thinking that she couldn’t sleep all night, it was 1976, and she couldn’t do anything, Qin Rou sighed regretfully.

    While thinking wildly, Qin Rou was thinking about another thing. Before crossing the road, she would buy some jewelry every year, add a few pieces a year, thinking about leaving it to her daughter in the future…

    But she only has two eldest sons and no daughters. Qin Rou thinks that if my mother wants to raise pearls, I will make pearl necklaces, pearl earrings, pearls… Can I wear them for my son?

    There are still two years before the economy opens up, and all kinds of beautiful clothes are flooding the market. If she has a daughter, she can wear beautiful clothes and shoes for her daughter, and comb her beautiful braids…

    I really want to dress up my daughter.

    The words that her sister Qin Mian said were endlessly revolving in her mind: “Aren’t you going to give birth to a younger sister for Zhouzhou and Dumpling?”

    “I have a daughter and you don’t.”

    …

    If you want to give birth to a daughter, now is the right time, and you will be pregnant before the college entrance examination next year. The arrangement is appropriate. If we wait until seventy-seven years, seventy-eight years later, it will be even more busy and inappropriate…

    Would you consider having a daughter?

    To be born or not to be born?

    Lu Yan returned home and found that his daughter-in-law’s eyes were swollen with two dark circles. Captain Lu worried: “Daughter-in-law, what’s wrong with you?”

    “I haven’t slept well, I can’t sleep for the past two days.” Qin Rou was hugged by Lu Yan, she closed her eyes, and put her head on the man’s chest.

    “What are you worried about? Brother Lu is here.”

    Qin Rou naturally couldn’t tell him about the pearl cultivation factory, so she said another urgent matter, “My sister urged me to give birth to a daughter, so I’ve been thinking about it these two days. , do you want to have a daughter?”

    If you want to have a daughter, now is the best time, but…is she able to have a daughter if she wants to? What if the second child is a stinky brat again? Then there are three boys in their family. God, not only will the daughter’s wish be broken, but three boys will have to be raised.

    It turned out to be worried about this, Lu Yan kissed her forehead and asked her: “Then what do you think? Didn’t you say you don’t want to have a baby? What did my sister say, and she was shaken again. your thoughts.”

      , If you add another child, it will not be four or five years of hard work, and once you return to liberation, you will have to wash the diapers for the child.

     Captain Lu has no idea of ​​having a second child.

    Qin Rou: “…”

    “But I want a daughter.”

    It was fine when I didn’t mention it before, but now I imagine my daughter for a day or two in my mind, and the more I think about it, the more I look forward to having a daughter, a cute and beautiful little girl in a cotton jacket.

    Lu Yan laughed, lowered her head and pressed her forehead against her forehead: “If you want, we will.”

    “But what if you are not born with a daughter?” They are not able to control the birth of a child. What if I am pregnant with twins again? If you give birth to identical twin boys again.

    That day…

    Someone might want to ask her, Xiao Qin, where did you go to wholesale the child? I was in copy mode when I was pregnant.

    “It is the same for both boys and girls.”

    “It’s different, we’re missing a daughter.”

     “Captain Lu, do you think you have a girl?”

    “If you have a girl, I will have a girl.”

    Now the question is thrown to Qin Rou, whether to give birth or not, Qin Rou asked Zhouzhou and Jiaozi, “Do you want a sister?”

    “Do you want Xiao Dumpling to be your brother?”

    Zhou Zhou said: “I want a sister like Nian Nian.”

    Little Dumpling: “I’m my brother!”

    She asked her nephew, Xia Mingxi: “What about classmate Xixi? What advice?”

    Xia Mingxi was very excited: “Little aunt, I want a little cousin!!”

    Qin Rou: “…”

    …

      Many, many brothers and little sisters.

    “Let’s have one!”

    Qin Rou admits that she has a gambling element. She won the last marriage bet, and she hopes to be blessed by God this time.

    Having made the decision, Qin Rou no longer regrets it, she simply pulls Lu Yan to make a man quickly. In this era, Qin Rou’s daily diet and routine are very healthy and do not need to be deliberately changed for pregnancy.

    The 30-year-old Captain Lu is still a young and strong man. In May, Qin Rou, who had a pregnancy experience once, already felt that she was pregnant, but it was less than a month, so she could not go Hospital decision.

    Qin Rou began to pay attention to her daily diet. In June, Lu Yan accompanied her to the hospital for examination. The doctor gave the result that she was pregnant again.

    They are welcoming their third child at home!

    I can’t tell if they are twins for the time being. I’ll check again after a while.

    Qin Rou doesn’t want to have twins this time, one child is enough, she really doesn’t want to raise two more children.

    Lu Yan smiled and comforted her: “Another pair of twin boys? How can there be such a coincidence, don’t worry, the probability is very low.”

    Qin Rou: “Even if the probability is low, as long as it happens, its probability is 100%.”

    “Daughter-in-law, don’t think too much, let’s do it, listen to your brother Lu, look in the mirror and tell our future daughters to grow up according to their mothers…”

    “Is this still possible?” Qin Rou smiled, she held Lu Yan’s face and looked at it again and again: “It’s over, all I see every day are the faces of you and Zhouzhou Dumplings and their three sons. , in case your daughter grows as long as the three of you… that’s not bad.”

    “There is a daughter who looks like you.”

    Lu Yan: “I still want my daughter to look like you, be pretty, have a voice like you, and sing well. If she wants to go to art school, let her go to art school.”

    Lu Yan blew a few pleasant whistles, and felt that he might still have a little musical talent that would not hold him back.

    Qin Rou: “She only needs to be a daughter, even if she sings like you, it doesn’t matter to the child.”

    Comrade Xiao Qin’s ambition is not great.

    “Don’t be so pessimistic.” Lu Yan comforted her, “In the future, you should sing to your children more at home.”

    Lu Yan and his wife told Xia Mingxi and Zhouzhou Dumplings the news of Qin Rou’s pregnancy, and the three children were very excited after hearing it.

    Xia Mingxi’s voice was the loudest: “I want a little cousin! Little cousin! Little aunt, you want to have a little cousin like you!”

    Zhou Zhou is a steady brother, he hugs the little dumpling: “You are going to be a brother.”

    Dumpling insisted: “I’m brother!”

    Zhou Zhou said helplessly: “It’s our sister.”

    “Sister!”

    Several children knew about it, and so did my sister-in-law and her husband’s family. My sister Qin Mian laughed at her: “I didn’t say that I would have a baby back in April, so I’m pregnant so soon? My brother-in-law advises you. raw?”

    “I want it myself.”

    “It’s good to have a daughter, maybe you’re pregnant with identical twin daughters.”

    “Farewell, sister, don’t scare me by talking nonsense, I only want to have a daughter, we two sisters, your three children, and my three children, just right.”

    Chen Juanjuan, Chen Jinghua, and Chen Jingyi knew that they would have a little cousin again, and they all surrounded Qin Rou with joy, “Auntie, it’s great, we have another sister. .”

    “A beautiful sister like an aunt.”

    Lu Yan and his wife were not in a hurry to tell Lu Yan’s parents, Qin Rou was pregnant again, but Xiao Ming’s classmate was loud and told his mother Lu Sanjie about it Third sister, the third sister called Lu Zongyi and his wife, and the two grandparents were immediately overjoyed.

    Lu Zongyi said: “The granddaughter, must be the eldest granddaughter!”

    Comrade Lu only felt that he was hit by a big pie. He had long given up the idea of ​​having a granddaughter and granddaughter, but he did not expect his little daughter-in-law to become pregnant again.

    “I have to tell the old king next door.”

    Lu Zongyi’s complexion was ruddy, and his waist was taller than usual. He strode to the next house with his head held high. Jiang Ping smiled helplessly from behind: “Don’t be too happy too early.”

    What if it is not a granddaughter, but a grandson?

    Even if it is the eldest grandson, the prosperity of the family is always happy.

    “Old Wang, it’s just right, I want to tell you good news, my little daughter-in-law is pregnant again, I have a granddaughter, I will definitely have a granddaughter!”

    “Have you seen my little daughter-in-law, she looks beautiful, my little granddaughter must be beautiful…”

    “Are there really good fabrics on the market now? There are also beautiful floral skirts. You said that I am a grandfather, do you want to learn how to braid my little granddaughter in advance?”

    “Pharaoh Pharaoh…”

    Pharaoh was going to be **** off by him. After getting rid of this old man surnamed Lu, he wanted to throw the cup as soon as he got home, and the old king’s wife came to persuade him: “What are you so worried about? Yes, people are happy, don’t mind, their little daughter-in-law is pregnant again, how can you be unhappy.”

    “Humph.” Old Wang snorted several times, “He’s so happy, this child hasn’t been born yet, I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, this stinky old Lu is talking nonsense in front of me , said he has a granddaughter, is he embarrassed? Does he have the life of a granddaughter?”

    “The third generation of their old Lu family has a lot of boys, but they haven’t seen a single girl.”

    “I think his granddaughter is dead.”

    The old king’s daughter-in-law smiled and said: “If you take more care, you will make him happy. Lao Lu wants to be crazy about his granddaughter. Now he is not happy in front of you. Granddaughter, then he-“

    “Then he won’t be able to jump up in front of me.” Lao Wang put his hands on his hips: “Why should I be so angry, his eldest grandson has not been born, so let him be there every day. Sitting in front of me?”

    “If it’s really a granddaughter, he won’t step on my head.”

    “Old Lu has so many sons and daughters, it’s also right to have a granddaughter, don’t we also have a granddaughter?”

    Pharaoh: “…”

    When he mentioned his granddaughter, Lao Wang wanted to be happy but couldn’t.

     “Grandpa, I want to go to the military academy, I want to be a spicy female soldier!”

    Pharaoh was silent for a moment: “When the granddaughter of the old Lu family is here, let’s also let Lao Lu train a spicy female soldier, just like his daughter.”

    Lao Wang’s wife: “…Why are you so troublesome?”

    After Li Qinghua knew that Qin Rou was pregnant, she took her little daughter to Lu’s house and discussed with Qin Rou the experience of having a daughter.

    Hua Hua mother blessed: “If you have a daughter, then you will have both children.”

    Qin Rou nodded: “My old Lu and I both hope to be a daughter.”

    Qin Rou poured a glass of passion fruit juice for herself and Li Qinghua. After she became pregnant, she couldn’t drink tea anymore. Fortunately, they were grown at home… These passion fruits are so overbearing, their growth is really amazing, they can grow all year round. Hang a lot of fruit.

    Passion fruit juice is good, but it costs too much sugar, but passion fruit is rich in nutrients and is very good for supplementing vitamin c.

    Qin Rou chats with Li Qinghua sitting under the thatched shed in the yard. Now the thatched umbrella in Lu’s yard has become a rectangular holiday shed. After all, there are more and more people at home. A thatched umbrella can’t hold it anymore.

    There are tables, chairs and benches under the holiday thatched shed, and passion fruit vines are crawling beside it. At this time, a batch of passion fruit is blooming, and the flowers are also strange and overbearing.

    Hua Hua Ma took a few sips of passion fruit juice and praised: “This juice is really delicious, sweet and sour.”

      The aroma and taste of the fruit are obviously domineering, and people can’t forget the smell after drinking it.

    “You bring some fruits back to make water for the children, the sweet and sour is just right now.”

    …

    Qin Rouhua and Huahua’s mother chatted, Zhouzhou, Dumpling and Jumping were playing slides on the small lawn, jumping looked at the pair of identical brothers in front of them, they walked around Going around, it was like a double image appeared in front of him, and he was going to be confused.

    A pair of ghosts played around her.

    Jump: “…”

    She slid down the slide, Zhouzhou and Dumpling did not know who slid down the slide, and then another slid down, the two children folded each other, and the little dumpling hugged His brother laughed, “Hey…”

    Zhou Zhou turned around to scratch his brother’s itch, and the two brothers rushed to play together.

    After playing the slide for a while, the three children were a little bored, and Zhouzhou suggested: “How about we play hide and seek?”

    Little Dumpling agreed with her brother: “Okay.”

    “I don’t play.” Although Xiao Tiaotiao is young, she is not stupid. Why does she play hide-and-seek with a pair of identical twins? The ghost knows whether the brother or the younger brother will be found later.

    “Play hopscotch.”

    “Don’t play, don’t play.” Zhouzhou and Diaozi don’t like skipping rope or hopscotch.

    Just at this moment, Mr. Huang came with Dundun. The four children gathered together to play hide-and-seek, and rock-paper-scissors decided who would be the ghost.

    “Just play in the two yards, don’t run around.”

    “Rock Paper Scissors!”

    “Rock Paper Scissors!”

    “Double lost.”

    …

    The children played together, Teacher Huang also sat under the thatched shed, and Rou Qin poured her a glass of passion fruit juice.

    Huang Xinying’s mood is very complicated now, the little tea essence next door is pregnant again, looking at this posture, it must be to give birth to a daughter.

    What if Xiaochajing gave birth to a daughter? Then they all have daughters, but she has no daughters.

    Mr. Huang took a sip of passion fruit juice, the juice was sour and sweet, it was really sour to the apex of her heart, if Xiaochajing gave birth to a daughter, how could all the good things spread to her , Not to mention a pair of twin sons, and a daughter will be born in the future, how can such a great thing still happen?

    “Xiao Qin, how is your pregnancy feeling?”

    “It seems to be the same as last time.” The child in her womb is still young, and Qin Rou feels nothing else.

    “Will you be pregnant with twins again? If you have two identical sons, then you are really the luckiest person in this family home.”

    Qin Rou smiled: “I shouldn’t have such a blessing.”

    She doesn’t want this kind of blessing at all, she just wants a daughter.

    “They say sour and spicy girls, do you want to eat spicy food? Should I go back and send you a jar of sour peppers?”

    Qin Rou shook her head: “My throat is not suitable for eating chili peppers. Thank you Mr. Huang for your kindness.”

    “I see that the juice you drink is so sour, maybe it’s a kid again this time. There will be three boys and three brothers in the family.”

    “I’m looking forward to being a daughter.”

    Hua Hua Ma concluded: “I think Xiao Qin must be pregnant with a daughter!”

    “Why?” Mr. Huang is obsessed with fortune telling at home every day these days.

    “I say it’s a daughter, it’s a daughter. I’ll dance with our family when the time comes.”

    Mr. Huang: “…”

    “Really! Xiao Qin, I had a dream. I dreamed that you brought your daughter to my house to play with dance. Let’s make beautiful dresses for them.”

    Qin Rou was very happy when she heard it: “really, that would be great. I will take my daughter to your house to play in the future.”

    Huang Xinying thought to herself, thinking that Li Qinghua can dream every time, right? how can that be.

    It’s not as good as her fortune telling.

    Since the next door’s Qin Rou was pregnant, Zhang Chengbei and his wife fell into an inexplicable anxiety, as if other people have something, their family does not have it, this feeling is too uncomfortable.

    There are two sons in the house next door, they have two sons in the house, in case the house next door has a daughter, the sweet and soft little daughter, just look at the appearance of the husband and wife next door, you will know The daughters they both gave birth to are definitely not the same.

    In Zhang Chengbei’s mind, Liu Tiaotiao looks like for a while, and Wang Niannian looks like for a while. He is very envious. It would be great to have a daughter, even if it is a daughter like Tiaotiao.

    He often teases and plays with dance, and his relationship with dance is not bad, but this is someone else’s daughter after all.

    When will I have a daughter of my own?

    Zhang Chengbei couldn’t sleep at night, and Huang Xinying couldn’t sleep either. The two of them thought about it.

    Zhang Chengbei said carefully: “You said, do we want to have another daughter?”

    Huang Xinying: “…”

    Born? Still not born? This is a major problem.