Jiang Xingye turned his head to glance at her, both of them seeing the desire in each other’s eyes.
Jiang Xingye ca over, holding her in his arms, "Once the baby is born..."
Xu Qinghuan covered his mouth, "You better not say another word!"
She left the room.
Standing outside, she took deep breaths; if she weren’t worried about harming her body, she’d also think about taking a cold shower.
Since getting pregnant, the two of them have been sleeping in the space at night, with Qing Xiao guarding outside.
The child is actually very strong, but Jiang Xingye is too cautious. He was even afraid Xu Qinghuan was deceiving him, so he went to the county hospital to ask the obstetrician, who said they could do it after three months, but must be cautious.
Indeed, he felt Xu Qinghuan tricked him.
It’s really embarrassing.
But after the thought passed, he felt a bit better.
In the evening, Yu Xiaomin ca over, holding a piece of fine cotton cloth, "This was sent from Lin Yufei’s family. They sent two pieces in total, one for your child’s clothes. Take a look, what do you want to make with it?"
Xu Qinghuan no longer had much ambition, just relying on translation work to earn money, translating a few hundred words a day, and idling the rest of the ti.
When she heard Yu Xiaomin talking about making clothes for the child, she thought of the limited designs when buying clothes for Qin Baifan at the mall before, "Why don’t we start a children’s clothing line?"
Yu Xiaomin, being a workaholic, said, "Sure, that’s good. If you have good designs, we can do it."
"Can you handle it?" Xu Qinghuan glanced at her belly, "You’re due by the end of the year, who’ll take over then?"
"Don’t worry, there’s also Xingi. Both of your sisters-in-law are quite capable. Your elder sister-in-law is also learning to sew so complex clothes now. With the new cutting table, it’s very efficient to cut the popular items."
"Impressive!" Xu Qinghuan gave Yu Xiaomin a thumbs up.
"Who are you complinting, yourself or your husband?"
Jiang Xingye happened to co out from inside and heard Yu Xiaomin ask again, "So, have you decided? What style do you want for your child’s clothes? While I’m still capable, I can make all the seasons for you."
Xu Qinghuan said, "No need, my child’s going to wear hand--downs. By then, you and Xiaoyu can keep your children’s clothes for mine to wear."
Jiang Xingye’s step over the threshold halted.
After Yu Xiaomin left, Jiang Xingye stroked her belly, "Huanhuan, I’m going to the town tomorrow to buy so fabric for the child so my sister can make so clothes for them?"
His child, how could he let them wear other kids’ old clothes?
Xu Qinghuan imdiately knew he misunderstood, "What are you thinking? New clothes aren’t necessarily good for babies; the fabric isn’t that soft now, and the child’s skin is delicate. Rough fabric is uncomfortable."
She tapped Jiang Xingye’s nose, "Humph, you care more for the child than now."
"No, I care for you too; I wish I could carry the baby for you." Jiang Xingye glanced at her belly, wishing it would grow faster but fearing its size might bring hardship.
A few days later, most of the crops of Jiangzhu Star from the production team had been harvested and dried under the sun as Xu Qinghuan advised, but nobody ca to purchase them, leading to gossip.
A few tis, Kong Lijuan made snide remarks, stirring up trouble among the mbers, "Luckily, I didn’t plant much. I only planted half a field and yielded over ten pounds. If no one cos to buy them, who can we sell to? Not even animals eat this stuff; we would have to throw it away."
Zhou Guizhi was fuming when she heard this.
She didn’t dare to ntion this to Xu Qinghuan.
But eventually, the matter reached Xu Qinghuan’s ears, and she stated, "Anyone worried about not selling, sell to . I’ll take as much as you have."
Qiu Linghua was the first to sell, at five cents a pound, selling nine pounds eight ounces, and Xu Qinghuan paid her four dollars and ninety cents.
Several others ca subsequently. Qian Datao also brought a bag to sell. She sold about seven or eight pounds, earning three to four dollars, quite pleased, "Xingye’s wife, will you buy next year? If so, I’ll plant more."
"No." Xu Qinghuan replied coldly.
After collecting over a hundred pounds of Jiangzhu Star grass, Shao Lizhong approached Xu Qinghuan directly.
Xu Qinghuan raised the purchase price to fifty-five cents a pound and rounded it to fifty-five dollars for a hundred pounds sold to Shao Lizhong.
Other mbers brought their Jiangzhu Star grass to sell, with the price at fifty-five cents, five cents higher than initially promised. Bear in mind, a pound of grain is only two and a half cents.
Qiu Linghua regretted it imnsely.
Especially upon seeing the elderly Mrs. Jiang selling nearly two hundred pounds of Jiangzhu Star, earning over a hundred dollars, she was even more envious with red eyes.
"Xingye’s wife, you bought our Jiangzhu Star and resold it at a higher price. Isn’t this just speculation?" Qiu Linghua was hoping Xu Qinghuan would return those five cents to her.
Zhou Guizhi scratched her, "You talk nonsense! It was you who said it couldn’t be sold, that no one would co to buy, claid Little Wild’s wife cheated you. That’s why she bought your Jiangzhu Star. Now you’re blaming who?
Speculation, indeed, go ahead and report it, go report."
Xu Qinghuan said, "The extra five dollars will be handed to the production team as public funds. If you want to report for speculation, go ahead, I won’t stop you."
"Oh, don’t listen to this scoundrel. I’ll have my son teach her a lesson." Qiu Linghua said, ingratiatingly, "Xingye’s wife, you’re handing that money to the brigade, you don’t want it anyway, why not return it to us."
"Not my problem who urged you to sell it to , go find them." Xu Qinghuan remarked.
Qiu Linghua hated Kong Lijuan to the core, went back and fought with Kong Lijuan, who used her unborn child as a shield. Qiu Linghua lost, her face a colorful ss with complex streaks and bruises.
The educated youth point also planted about an acre of Jiangzhu Star, which was quite heavy. Despite not growing particularly well, it sold for thirty or forty dollars. Huang Dahai went to the supply and marketing cooperative, bought two pounds of at, and ten pounds of flour to make dumplings.
After Shangjiang Team’s factory started, Jiang Xingye demanded many tickets from the county and distributed them as welfare in the factory, making life better than in the city for the educated youths, who had both money and tickets.
Everyone’s appetite grew. Duan Qingi, knowing she wasn’t getting any younger, took a fancy to Huang Dahai and seized the opportunity to approach him, but Huang Dahai wasn’t interested in her.
His eyes were set on Lu Mingqiu.
While making dumplings, seeing Huang Dahai approach Lu Mingqiu, the two chatting and laughing, Duan Qingi was filled with resentnt. She slamd the dough on the board, sending a cloud of flour onto Lu Mingqiu’s face.
Those nearby weren’t spared either.
"Did you contribute when planting Jiangzhu Star? Now you’re quick to eat dumplings. Have you no sha?"
Huang Dahai quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe Lu Mingqiu, but Lu Mingqiu didn’t think much of Huang Dahai. Yet she saw through Duan Qingi’s plan, took Huang Dahai’s handkerchief, wiped her face, and looked at the nearby educated youths.
This year, Shangjiang Team received twelve new educated youths, seven males led by Fang Boran and five females led by Cao Xiurong, who didn’t look pleased.
"We ca a bit late, and your point is that even if the flour gets wasted on the floor, we aren’t worthy of eating it?" Cao Xiurong said angrily.
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