Chapter 12 Chapter 12 "Chang Zong, I might really be pregnant, you...
Aunt Liu was holding Gu Changzong's hand outside the house, her legs felt weak. Jiang Hongguo's legs also felt weak at this moment. How could the mute girl die just after having a dream?
Aunt Liu said that the mute girl died of heart palpitations and Aunt Wang died of starvation, which was the same as what Jiang Hongguo had dreamed. In Jiang Hongguo's dream, there was even a reason for revenge, but she didn't dare to say it. It was very strange that she would dream about real things.
Aunt Wang’s funeral arrangements needed to be made, and Boss Kong had contacted her and was on his way back.
Another confirmed thing is that two brothers-in-law of Kong Laoer's wife went to the mountains to look for ginseng and were bitten to death by wild wolves. Their village organized a wolf-catching team, but several of them were injured by wild boars. No one dared to go to the mountains anymore.
Many people gathered in the village office to talk about Aunt Wang's family, saying that it was the former daughter-in-law Meng Qingdai who killed her. They blamed Aunt Wang for coveting a city residence and a job, and that this was her retribution.
Now only the eldest family of the Kong family is intact. The eldest brother's wife is scared to death and refuses to come, saying that she is sick at her parents' home. The eldest brother Kong rushed back from the city, and several people from the village came out to help with the funeral.
Boss Kong was grateful, and he needed a few laborers for the job he had in the city. In order to express his gratitude to the villagers for their help, he said he could take three people to work in the city, and by the end of the year, he would probably earn one or two hundred yuan.
Boss Kong ran to Gu Changzong and said, "The last time you went to the city to look for a job, you saved a boss. I went to look for a job, and when the boss heard that I was from Dayang Village, he asked for your name. I said I knew him, and the boss gave me the job."
When Aunt Liu heard this, she thought, isn't this a coincidence? She encouraged Jiang Hongguo to agree to Gu Changzong's going, and asked Boss Kong, "Then Changzong must be able to go, right?"
Boss Kong said hurriedly: "If Changzong wants to go, it means he will lead us to make money, and the collection of debts will be more guaranteed."
Aunt Liu kept persuading Jiang Hongguo, saying that Gu Changzong was still young and at the age to venture out into the world, and that she should let Uncle Yang accompany Gu Changzong.
Aunt Liu has sincere feelings but also selfish motives. Since Gu Changzong has gone, her husband can go with her because of the relationship between the two families. Her family is really short of money. Her son will take the college entrance examination next year, which is only half a year away. The teacher said that as long as he keeps calm, he can pass the exam and go to university in the city. Everything costs money, and not having money is really not an option.
Seeing that Jiang Hongguo and Gu Changzong did not express their opinions, Aunt Liu continued to persuade them.
She knew Hongguo was the head of the family, so she advised: "Hongguo, think about it, two or three months is only one or two hundred yuan. With Changzong's relationship, he will earn no less than that."
What Aunt Liu said made sense, but Aunt Liu didn't know the other inside story. Aunt Liu's family was short of money, while Hongguo's family was not, so she didn't want Changzong to go.
"It's okay to go for a few days, but I'm scared to be alone at home for a long time."
"If you're scared, just come live at my house."
Jiang Hongguo still disagreed: "He is young and handsome, and if he is favored by a city guy, I will not get the money and he will be gone. I won't do it."
Gu Changzong was stunned, and then a huge joy surged in his heart. Hongguo liked him so much?
Aunt Liu was also stunned. What Hongguo said made sense. When Boss Kong came back to handle the funeral, he said that it was better to go to the city. Boss Kong was almost forty years old, and he was worried about his wife. Gu Changzong was only in his early twenties. It would not be good for the young couple to separate.
Boss Kong spoke up at this time: "Hongguo, Gu Zhiqing is a city dweller. If you let him farm in the countryside, and then the villagers make money and get rich, won't he blame you in the future?"
These words all make sense, but is working the only way to make money? Gu Changzong wants to make money, which is easier than Meng Qingdai's. The key is to save his life.
Jiang Hongguo was upset and suddenly felt nauseous. He ran to the side and started to dry heave.
This frightened Gu Changzong so much that he was at a loss as to what to do beside Hongguo. He reached out to help but was pushed away.
Gu Changzong turned around and stared at Boss Kong, which made him shudder.
Aunt Liu reacted quickly and shouted in surprise: "Hongguo, are you pregnant?"
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Jiang Hongguo suspected that she was pregnant, but she was not as happy as she had imagined. It was not that she did not like it, but she did not know if she was carrying a normal baby. Every month when her period came, she looked forward to it coming soon. This month, it was still two days before her due date, but she went to the hospital and the check-up did not produce any result. She could not conclude that she was pregnant just because of her dry retching, right?
Jiang Hongguo covered her head with the quilt and tossed and turned in discomfort. Seeing Gu Changzong still beside the bed, she became even more annoyed and asked him to get out.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Gu Changzong said, "Guoguo, you haven't eaten yet."
Jiang Hongguo didn't want to eat, so she pushed him through the quilt and said, "Go out and eat by yourself first. I'll tell you when I want to eat."
Gu Changzong was also feeling uncomfortable and uneasy. He hugged Jiang Hongguo through the quilt. He wanted to hold her like this as long as he was not chased away.
Jiang Hongguo was a little annoyed: "Changzong, please go out. I want to sleep for a while."
Gu Changzong kissed her through the quilt before going out. Jiang Hongguo pulled down the quilt covering her head and heard the sound of Changzong opening and closing the courtyard door. He went out. Could he be going to tell Boss Kong that he was going out to make money?
With the precedent of Qingdai, you must have a way to make money, otherwise you will be suspected like Meng Qingdai.
Before, it was just her and Changzong, so Jiang Hongguo was not too anxious. If she was really pregnant, she would be like Aunt Liu and would not easily let go of any opportunity to make money. Otherwise, why not let Changzong go?
After waiting for a while, Chang Zong still hadn't come back, so Jiang Hongguo got out of bed and went out to look for Chang Zong. She felt a little stuffy, and after breathing the fresh air outside, she felt better.
There was no moon tonight and there was a power outage. The kerosene lamps in every household she passed by were not very bright, but she was able to walk steadily and did not meet anyone along the way.
At first I thought Gu Changzong was talking to Uncle Yang at Aunt Liu's house. When I walked to the door, I heard Aunt Liu talking to Uncle Yang under the kerosene lamp: "Boss Kong said that the boss Changzong helped gave him a lot of money that time, as much as two or three hundred. No wonder he didn't want to go this time. Could it be that Changzong didn't want to use his connections to make money with the villagers? It's a pity that we were so good to them."
Uncle Yang told Aunt Liu not to speculate: "Hongguo is pregnant, and there is no one at home to take care of her. How could Changzong abandon her?"
"It's because I'm pregnant that I have to go out to earn money, unless their family is rich. I've been pregnant twice, which time did my mother-in-law take care of me? What did I miss doing at home and outside?"
"Hongguo is different. She is weak. Before she got pregnant, Changzong didn't even let her wash clothes. Now that she is pregnant, he will definitely not leave Hongguo alone at home. Don't say anything more."
Aunt Liu seemed to feel as if she had lost a hundred or two hundred yuan. "I remember that Gu Zhiqing was not so kind to Hongguo before. Didn't Gu Zhiqing want to go home before? Why didn't he mention it now?"
Besides, it's really dangerous. Jiang Hongguo was so angry that she coughed a few times outside the house, but Aunt Liu seemed not to hear it. Uncle Yang seemed not to like listening to family gossip, so he stopped talking after a few words.
Jiang Hongguo did not enter the house and continued to look for Gu Changzong, but she was thinking about what Aunt Liu had just said. She just did not follow Aunt Liu's wishes and did not let Changzong go to work with Boss Kong, but Aunt Liu was angry and talked about her behind her back. It was true that people's hearts were hidden. Although it was a good thing, she had to be on guard in the future.
She guessed that Changzong had gone to the Kong family's main house. The old and new houses of the Kong family were next to each other, and the new house was dark because the third and second Kongs, as well as Aunt Wang and her husband, had all died, so the darkness was scary.
In the flickering kerosene lamplight from the west window of the old house, there were two shadows, one of them was Chang Zong, he was really here.
The shadow of Chang Zong in front of the window pinched the shadow of Boss Kong, and the cold voice also belonged to Chang Zong: "Hong Guo helped you, how dare you make her unhappy? You lied to me and tricked me out, what do you want to do?"
Jiang Hongguo was shocked. Chang Zong was not talking to Boss Kong, but to whom? Meng Qingdai?
If it was really Meng Qingdai, Jiang Hongguo had helped her and even gave her a hug, fulfilling her wish. But she came to lie. How could she be so mean?
Boss Kong's voice said, "Your blood is only enough to sustain me for a few months. I want to trick you out and then exchange some blood with Jiang Hongguo. Otherwise, give me some now and I won't bother you. Hongguo is my lifesaver, I won't hurt her, don't worry."
Gu Changzong didn't bargain with her. I don't know what he did, but Boss Kong's screams were suppressed in his throat and turned into whimpers, and then there was no movement.
Then came Changjong's voice: "I can give you blood, and I can also take it back. It's a waste to save you this time."
Jiang Hongguo was so scared that she ran back home and got back into bed, but she heard Gu Changzong's uneasy voice.
His big hand shook gently: "Guoguo, wake up quickly, are you having a nightmare again?"
Jiang Hongguo quickly opened her eyes. Under the natural light, she could see that Gu Changzong's handsome face was full of worry. The sky was actually getting slightly brighter. Had she slept all night?
"Guoguo, would you like to have breakfast?" Gu Changzong squatted beside the bed, cautiously.
Jiang Hongguo was more cautious than Gu Changzong and asked him uncertainly, "Last night, you didn't wake me up for dinner?"
"I called you, but you were sleeping so soundly that I couldn't wake you up."
So what she heard last night when she got out of bed and went to Aunt Liu's house and to Mr. Kong's house, was it all a dream?
No, it was a dream, but it should have really happened, just like when the mute girl and Aunt Wang died, she also dreamed, but the things in the dream were real.
At first, she thought that she had the dream because the mute girl hugged her, but she was wrong. Now she thought that she must be pregnant because she had the dream.
Jiang Hongguo touched her completely flat belly and thin waist. She wondered whether Gu Changzong liked the child. Even among people, some liked children and some didn't. What about Changzong? If he didn't like it, she and the child would be very uncomfortable.
"Chang Zong, I might really be pregnant, do you like it?"
Gu Changzong only likes Jiang Hongguo, so he asked, "Guoguo, do you like him?"
How could she not like her own child? After having two dreams that actually happened, Jiang Hongguo was full of curiosity about the baby and nodded: "I like it."
Gu Changzong smiled: "Okay, I like it with you."
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