Gu Changzheng guessed correctly.
As expected, Xu Honglian did not report Gu Changqing's illicit affairs to the Revolutionary Committee. Her purpose was the same as Gu Changzheng's: to ruin Gu Changqing and Miao Yuan's reputation.
Having achieved her goal, she left.
It's a pity for Gu Changqing. He put in so much effort, hoping to create the image of a good man, but on his wedding day, that image was completely shattered.
For a long time, he and Miao Yuan couldn't hold their heads up in Dawan Village.
As for Miao Yuan, her reputation among the educated youth at the settlement was completely ruined. Some of the educated youth even felt that Miao Yuan had disgraced them, and they cut ties with her immediately.
They simply don't recognize educated youth like Miao Yuan.
Lu Huaijiao spent her days eating melons, listening to interesting stories happening outside, and enjoying the fresh fruits that Gu Changzheng brought back in different varieties. She lived a very comfortable life.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's already December.
Today is the 20th of the twelfth lunar month.
Lu Huaijiao's belly was so big that she needed help to walk.
In addition, the weather was cold and her belly was big, so she couldn't wear her old clothes at all, and she spent most of her time lying in bed.
Only during a few short periods of time after getting out of bed would she put on Gu Changzheng's clothes and be helped by him to pace back and forth in the room.
With her due date fast approaching, Lu Huaijiao needs to get enough exercise to ensure a smooth delivery and have the strength and resources to deliver successfully.
With this goal in mind, no matter how cold or lazy she was, she would always have Gu Changzheng help her walk around the room for half an hour every day.
The room, which originally contained a table and sofa, had all its potentially tripping items moved by Gu Changzheng to a spot against the wall. A thin layer of wooden flooring was also laid over the original cement floor.
He laid the wooden floor himself, piece by piece, using thin planks. The purpose was to prevent slipping, so that Lu Huaijiao could walk on it wearing only socks, even in winter.
No need to wear shoes anymore, which is much more convenient.
As for Gu Changzheng himself, he would take off his shoes at the door before entering the room.
The room was very clean, ensuring hygiene and preventing anything that might trip Lu Huaijiao.
During this period, Gu Changzheng spent most of his time with her, but He Meizhu spent a small portion of the time with Lu Huaijiao.
With the Chinese New Year just around the corner, the pigs that Gu Changzheng and Gu Tiezhu raised in the mountains were almost ready to be sold.
This period was his busiest time.
Although Gu Tiezhu told him to dump as much work on him as possible, Gu Changzheng wasn't being too unreasonable. After all, his wife was pregnant, and Huang, the educated youth from Tiezhu's family, was also pregnant.
It's just that the pregnancy is still early and it's a single pregnancy, so my belly isn't as big as Jiaojiao's, who is about to give birth.
The other people at the pig farm also knew about Gu Changzheng's situation. They said and did the same thing as Gu Tiezhu: try to make Gu Changzheng do as little work as possible, but when it comes to splitting the profits, they will share them together.
After all, it was Gu Changzheng's idea to raise pigs in the mountains at the beginning.
Without his idea, the other three would still be poor 'lazybones' who can't even afford to eat.
Yes, there are five people working together at their pig farm. Gu Changzheng and Gu Tiezhu are from Dawan Village, and the other three are from two other villages.
It's not that Gu Changzheng will cooperate with just anyone. The people he chooses must have their own outstanding qualities and are absolutely trustworthy.
This shows that these people are not bad people, judging from their understanding of Gu Changzheng's family situation.
Although they were very understanding, and he genuinely wanted to spend more time at home with his wife, he couldn't neglect his work at the factory. Reluctantly, he could only ask He Meizhu to take good care of his wife.
He Meizhu has moved from the neighboring courtyard and is now living in the room next to Lu Huaijiao's. Her purpose is to take care of her daughter-in-law.
She doesn't come over to see her two other pregnant daughters-in-law when her son is at home.
Her son wasn't home, so she came over.
She also told the eldest and third eldest sons' families that their younger siblings' situations were special, so it was understandable that she would keep an extra eye on things.
The eldest and third sons' families certainly had no objections to their mother-in-law's arrangements. In fact, even if they did have objections, they wouldn't voice them like Xu Honglian did, grumbling and cursing.
They will agree with great respect on the surface, but what they say behind your back is anyone's guess.
Today, Gu Changzheng, who had been away for several days, finally returned. He Meizhu went back to her neighbor's house to exchange some eggs for the eldest son's family and to send a few to the third son's family.
They are both pregnant now, and as their mother-in-law, she can't show favoritism.
He Meizhu went to do her work, so Gu Changzheng helped Lu Huaijiao continue their walk.
As soon as Lu Huaijiao lifted her foot, she smelled the pig hair odor on Gu Changzheng. She frowned. Gu Changzheng had been slaughtering pigs to sell every few days recently, so it was perfectly normal for him to have this smell.
It seems she's gradually getting used to it?
"How many more pigs are left to be slaughtered?"
Lu Huaijiao inquired.
"There are about ten more. It's almost the end of the year, and everyone wants to buy meat, so the demand for pork is huge." As he spoke, he helped the person to a stool by the wall and took out a neatly bundled bundle of money from his own space.
“The pig farm is a joint effort, so the profits should be shared. I received 2,800 yuan, here you go.”
The 2,800 yuan is the money I've earned every day since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month from slaughtering and selling pigs.
Just like he said, it was divided among five people.
All told, they got about 15,000 yuan in total.
Moreover, this is net income after deducting costs.
For people who now rely solely on earning work points to make a living, this pig farm they set up is an incredibly easy way to make money.
However, high returns also come with high risks. Fortunately, it's almost Chinese New Year, so the managers have relaxed and aren't patrolling the streets as often as they used to.
Otherwise, given Gu Changzheng's character, Lu Huaijiao suspected that he might be arrested ten times a day and forced to make self-criticisms.
Imagining that scene, she couldn't help but laugh.
"young married woman?"
Gu Changzheng stared blankly at his wife's smile. His wife looked so beautiful when she smiled; he really wanted to kiss her.
"Wife, I want to kiss you."
Gu Changzheng spoke in a daze.
Lu Huaijiao wrinkled her nose: "Did a pig eat your brain too?"
Gu Changzheng: ? ? ? ?
"You've done this kind of thing plenty of times before, why did you suddenly decide to ask me?"
Lu Huaijiao found it unbelievable. How could slaughtering pigs for a while make them so much dumber?
Gu Changzheng: !!!
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