◎First update◎

Wei Jinrong felt dry in the mouth. He took a big gulp and felt a bitter taste in his mouth. It was different from the taste of strong tea. Maybe it was some herbal medicine brewed by Cheng Caili.

But how did these two people escape so quickly?

Ever since Master Wei drank the bowl of medicine for curing infertility, Cheng Caili has felt uneasy. This man, who is a master at that, will there be any problems after taking this medicine?

She secretly observed Master Wei for a few days, and gradually felt relieved when she saw that he still spoke with full energy, as if there was no problem.

But Master Wei, who had drunk the drug without knowing it, was very busy. He was dealing with the cabbage theft incident in the compound. He originally wanted to handle it impartially, but Luo Hongmei begged him for several days and almost knelt down in front of him.

This saved Yao Haoyu and kept the matter under wraps without reporting it to the street office or the police station.

However, Master Wei still gave a severe criticism and education to the cabbage stealing criminal gang headed by Yao Haoyu, and asked the three of them to submit an 800-word ideological awareness report and reflect on it in public during a meeting in the compound.

Everyone is actively participating in the meeting this time. It's rare that they are in such high spirits. Wouldn't it be stupid not to read the gossip?

Wu Changlong's family was the happiest. Luo Hongmei had previously mistakenly thought that they were the ones who stole the cabbages and was scolded for a long time when she was caught. This time, she was vindicated and naturally started to eat melon seeds and watch the fun.

"Read louder, Master Wei said that we must apologize to everyone in the hospital!"

Luo Hongmei's face turned pale and blue as she looked at her son who was not doing well and was holding her back. She never expected that such a disaster would happen.

"Dear leaders... No, it's my neighbors, I was wrong..." Yao Haoyu held a piece of paper with several red and swollen spots on his face. It was all because his own mother was too cruel to him. He started reading a self-reflection report that he copied from somewhere, changed some words, and then started talking.

Zhang Rong also grabbed a handful of pumpkin seeds, which were fried by Liu Nianhua. After receiving his salary, Liu Nianhua bought a cake for the Zhang family to express his gratitude. He also saved the pumpkin seeds and fried them himself and added salt. They were fun and refreshing to crack, so he gave some to a few neighbors who were on good terms with him.

"This child still needs to be taught well." Zhang Rong was filled with emotion. Yao Haoyu was only a few years younger than her son Zhou Qingdang, but he was too much of a worry.

"Yes." Liu Nianhua was worried that the children would learn bad things. Xiaolong and Xiaohu were still quite obedient, but now she was raising them alone, so she had to be more careful. Every day when she got home from get off work, she would ask the two children what they did during the day and who they played with, for fear that they would meet bad people. "Baozhen, Caili, you guys eat too."

Liang Baozhen was asking Cheng Caili why the couple had sat in the corner in the middle of the night, sharing Liu Nianhua's pumpkin seeds, listening to Yao Haoyu's listless self-reflection report in front of her, and applauding with everyone else.

"Comrades, stealing is not allowed, and stealing cabbage is even more shameful!" Wei Jinrong really didn't expect that such a "bastard" could appear in his own compound! He was really sad. If it weren't for the fact that he and Luo Hongmei's family had lived together for many years, he would have reported the matter to the street office and asked the police station to take the man away.

But his mother was crying and shouting with tears and snot, and he couldn't do anything because he was still soft-hearted.

"Yeah, I don't know how I was taught, I didn't learn anything at all!"

"This kind of behavior should be taken to the police, it's too despicable!"

Someone was scolding loudly, and Luo Hongmei, who usually had a loud voice, could only comfort them in a low voice and swallow her anger for the sake of her son.

There were also people whispering. Li Zhengxia and the eldest and second daughters-in-law were also very knowledgeable when they commented on Yao Haoyu's family. "This family is also troublesome. Luo Hongmei is too arrogant, Yao Guangrong is too cowardly, and Yao Haoyu is like a second-rate person. There is really no good one among them."

"Mom, I think Yao Haoyun is pretty good." The eldest daughter-in-law Dong Xiufen had met Yao Haoyun before he went to the countryside.

"What's the point? They've gone to the countryside, and we don't know if they can come back." Li Zhengxia felt sorry for the girl. "Their family is biased, letting their daughter go to the countryside. I don't think they would be as willing as Zhang Rong's family to spend 900 yuan to buy a job for their child to return to the city."

The second daughter-in-law, Li Yujiao, glanced at Luo Hongmei's family and agreed, "Definitely not! She is a thief. I don't think it would be easy for Master Yao to get money from her. Only Yao Haoyu can."

"Okay, all of you, shut up." Wei Jinrong listened to the constant chatter below him. There were really few people who listened to him, especially his wife and daughter-in-law. Why did they take the lead in gossiping and not support his work at all?

Clearing his throat, Master Wei continued, "This time the cabbage theft incident ends here. Yao Haoyu's family must compensate the victim's family for all their losses. When the time comes, we will calculate the price of the stolen cabbage and ask Luo Hongmei and Yao Guangrong to pay the money."

Seeing the meeting was over, everyone immediately touched the wooden stools under their buttocks and prepared to leave. As soon as they lifted their buttocks, they heard Wei Jinrong continue to speak, "I haven't finished yet! Sit down. I must emphasize again that stealing is not allowed! If this happens again next time, I will never tolerate it. I will report it to the street office and the police station, and you will have to accept labor reform!"

"Got it, Master Wei!"

“We will definitely remember it!”

"We don't steal things at home~"

After listening to the nagging for a whole morning, everyone finally regained their freedom. Liang Baozhen took a stool and walked away with Cheng Caili. She had just asked a question when Cheng Caili scolded her and told her to talk in the house after the meeting.

It was so mysterious that she became even more curious.

"Sister Caili, what's going on?"

Cheng Caili's house is more than 20 square meters. There are three families living in the back house. He and Lu Yuan live in the middle. Unlike other families where the whole house is occupied by people of all ages, it is quite spacious for the two of them.

The room was fully furnished with tables, chairs and cabinets. As soon as she entered the room, Cheng Caili poured two cups of water, handed one to Liang Baozhen, and took a sip from the enamel cup herself. "It's all for the children."

Liang Baozhen had heard that Cheng Caili and Lu Yuan had been married for several years but had no children, and she thought they were not in a hurry.

"What does this have to do with you guys squatting in the corner in the middle of the night?"

"My mother made a talisman for me to have a child. She said it's very effective!" Cheng Caili felt guilty when she talked about these feudal superstitions. She looked outside and closed the door tightly. "Don't tell anyone. I'm telling you this because I trust you."

"Well, don't worry." Liang Baozhen sipped the water and nodded. "Then what talisman is really useful?"

She didn't really believe it, but there were indeed people who did.

"I don't know. Let's try our best." Cheng Caili knew Liang Baozhen didn't understand her hardship. "You guys just got married and don't understand the pressure Lu Yuan and I are under. Both my parents and my husband's families are urging us to get married. We are also anxious. Alas!"

Sighing heavily, Cheng Caili showed a rare sign of fatigue. "We burned the talisman twice, but it didn't work. Later, I found a packet of medicine in the hospital, which said it was for curing infertility..."

Medicine package? Infertility? Liang Baozhen suddenly had a bad feeling, "Could it be wrapped in yellow paper? Where did you pick it up?"

"It was wrapped in yellow paper and found near the screen wall. I think someone has discarded it."

"Did you drink it?" Liang Baozhen didn't know if the medicine was really a cure for infertility. She knew the character of her uncle's family. "My uncle brought it. You didn't really drink it, did you?"

"Ah? Your uncle?"

After Cheng Caili heard Liang Baozhen's story about her uncle's family coming to her house, she finally understood what was going on. "Is there anything wrong with the medicine? They won't harm you, will they?"

"It shouldn't be that serious. They still want me to do something for them. They asked my cousin to find a job in the city." Liang Baozhen pondered for a while and felt that the medicine was probably well selected, but it was not certain whether it would work. "At least it's good that he didn't drink it."

"I didn't drink it, but Master Wei did."

Liang Baozhen: "...Will there be any problems if a man takes medicine to treat infertility?"

Cheng Caili shook her head and blinked a few times, "...I don't know either."

"Master Wei is in good health, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?" Cheng Caili felt guilty in front of Master Wei because of this matter. When he said there was going to be a meeting today, she responded actively and even applauded louder after the meeting to show her apology!

"Sister Caili, next time don't just drink anything you pick up. What if something goes wrong?"

"I know, I know. This is just desperate measures." Cheng Caili touched her stomach and felt uncomfortable. She liked children very much. She felt itchy when she saw so many children in the hospital. Why didn't her own child come after all these years? "Maybe there is a problem. I may never get pregnant again in my lifetime."

Liang Baozhen recalled the dream. More than ten years later, in the compound, there was a child of Cheng Caili and Lu Yuan. How old was she at that time? She couldn't remember clearly, and she didn't know when Cheng Caili gave birth to the child, but there must have been a child.

Cheng Caili looked like a frosted eggplant, listless. She and Lu Yuan were almost worried about the fact that she had not conceived a child.

Liang Baozhen comforted her vaguely, "Sister Caili, relax a little and don't think about it all the time. Maybe the baby will come tomorrow. Really, you will definitely be able to have a baby. Don't worry."

Cheng Caili knew that Baozhen was trying to comfort herself, so she gave her a wry smile and said, "I know, there's no other way, eh."

Liang Baozhen just said it casually, but she never expected that her words would come true.

The next day, Aunt Li notified every household to collect special coupons for the Spring Festival. The monthly quota of grain, meat and sugar coupons per person was not enough to eat, so everyone saved them for the Spring Festival. There were also special supplies during every holiday so that the citizens could have a good year.

"Auntie Li, what do you have this year?"

"It must be melon seeds, peanuts, candies, cigarettes and alcohol." Qian Jingjing knew, the same old things.

"They must have all of that. I saw that they also specially provided fish and chicken, more than 20 kinds. You can go and see it when it is published in the newspaper. Hurry and buy them. There will only be a few days." Li Zhengxia had just finished speaking when she saw Cheng Caili from the back room standing at the door, holding her chest, as if she was not feeling well.

"Cai Li, what's wrong with you?"

As soon as Cheng Caili heard Aunt Li say the word "fish", she thought of the taste and suddenly felt stuffy in her chest and wanted to vomit. She leaned against the door frame and vomited a few times, "It's okay, it's okay."

Aunt Li had experience. She had given birth to three children. Seeing Cheng Caili like this, she thought she was pregnant. "Cai Li, are you pregnant?"

"Ah?" Cheng Caili touched her belly. It couldn't be so sudden, right?

There were many women who had given birth in the hospital, and seeing her vomiting, they all thought it was her fault and asked her to go for a check-up. Cheng Caili was very nervous, so she simply took a leave and went to the hospital to check it out.

But when I got the test report, I was shocked. She was really pregnant!

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Prophet Liang Baozhen: ^O^