Two-in-one
"Sister-in-law." Qin Yao called her.
The sister-in-law and An looked flustered. They didn't hold the things in their hands firmly and dropped them to the ground with a popping sound, and the outer packaging broke.
Nowadays, the packaging of sugar cakes is very simple. They are usually wrapped in a layer of old newspaper on the outside, with a paper box and a kind of snow-white sugar paper inside.
After the shell cracked, a round red pill could be vaguely seen.
Qin Yao didn't know what this thing was, so she went forward to help pick it up, wondering if it was some kind of pregnancy-preserving medicine. But she felt that something was not right. Where did the pregnancy-preserving medicine come from that was made in this form? It looked too simple. She glanced at the exposed paper talisman and felt it was weird. Suddenly, she had a strange guess in her mind.
The next second, Qin Yao activated her perspective skill, scanned the box of pills, and saw a piece of "advertisement" hidden underneath. It was a miracle drug that guaranteed to give birth to a boy...
Qin Yao was extremely shocked. There had been many cases of miracle drugs in the 1970s, 1980s and even 1990s. The 1980s were the most chaotic, and in the late 1970s, demons and monsters appeared frequently.
The campaign to destroy the four olds among the people was not without reason, because these magical medicines really harmed people, and the people were ignorant and believed in those legends about gods and ghosts, and countless of them killed their own children and grandchildren.
After 1920, it became rare to see people in rural areas drinking talisman water to cure illnesses. In the 2000s, there were many people who consulted witches and drank talisman water to cure illnesses, and there were all kinds of folk remedies.
The most outrageous thing was in the late 1970s, when many people claimed to be possessed by ghosts and gods, and could tell fortunes. They coaxed the surrounding villagers into offering them tributes, eating and drinking well, and becoming the first group of millionaires - this is very ironic.
At the same time, few people paid attention to the "sex-changing pill" that has been popular for a long time. It is said to be a miracle drug that can change a female fetus into a male fetus.
It would be fine if this kind of "sex-changing pill" was completely useless, but people make this fake medicine without using sugar or beeswax, but instead mixes in some hormones and lets pregnant women take it. The babies born from it are extremely likely to be deformed.
This drug is teratogenic.
It has harmed many children. Some were born neither male nor female, becoming hermaphrodites. Some were born with female upper body and male lower body, but with pseudo-male organs, or they were barren women... Many people had to undergo surgery to restore their original gender.
Some of these deformed children grow up in pain, while others are abandoned and killed shortly after birth.
In the future, when prenatal examinations become common and people's knowledge level improves, such situations will occur less and less.
"Sister-in-law, you are pregnant, you can't take any medicine randomly!" Qin Yao said a little nervously. She found it unbelievable and didn't feel that her elder brother and sister-in-law were biased towards boys and insisted on having a boy.
How come a box of "sex-change pills" suddenly appeared here at my sister-in-law's place?
He An sighed: "I know, I didn't eat it. After all, it was out of kindness."
"Was it given by your mother's family?" Qin Yao couldn't understand. This kind of medicine, even in those bizarre stories, was mostly taken by the worst mothers-in-law who forced their daughters-in-law to take it. In the end, they suffered the consequences of their own actions. The grandson they had been dreaming of was not born, but a deformed one.
This kind of terrible mother-in-law will not blame herself, but will only scold her daughter-in-law, saying that marrying into such a devilish family is a natural propaganda for fear of marriage and childbirth.
"No." The eldest sister-in-law rubbed her eyebrows. She looked arrogant, but in fact she was soft-hearted. If someone was a little warm to her, she would not say harsh words to them. "It's a colleague in the unit."
"What is her intention when her colleague gave you this thing?" The more Qin Yao thought about it, the weirder it seemed. A colleague cares about whether you give birth to a boy or a girl? It’s so weird that they even gave me a “rebirth pill”.
The character of the sister-in-law and An is just like Chen Baozhen. They just look "not easy to mess with" on their faces, but in fact they are soft-hearted and easy to bully. They are naive and innocent.
Even now I still think they are kind-hearted.
The eldest sister-in-law asked in surprise: "Do you know what this is?"
"I've heard of it before when I listened to the horror stories told by the old ladies in the slums. It's the 'rebirth pill', right?"
He An was shocked: "Horror story?!"
"Yes, it is used to scare children. If they take this medicine, they will give birth to a deformed child that is neither male nor female. After the child dies, it will come to seek revenge on the family." Qin Yao made up a story. In the early 2000s, when ghost stories had not yet been censored, there were many such ghost stories about dead babies taking revenge.
He An's face turned pale after hearing this, but she also felt it was very fresh and exciting. Her heart was pounding, and she wished Qin Yao could tell her more. What other ghost stories did your grandma tell you when you were a child?
Sister-in-law and An were born in a well-behaved and orthodox family. She was also brought up in an orderly manner and protected by her family. She had neither seen nor heard of the dark side of society. Her family never allowed her to come into contact with these things, so she grew up in an orderly manner. After graduation, she found a decent job. Through the introduction of the organization, she went on a blind date with Gu Xing, got married and had a daughter. She had never suffered any grievances, and has not experienced any twists and turns since her growth, even though she is not young anymore.
He An is a well-protected flower in a greenhouse. Sometimes she feels that life in the greenhouse is boring and yearns for the excitement of the wind and rain outside.
"Sister-in-law, did you really not eat it? Do you want to go to the hospital for a check-up?" Qin Yao was afraid that He An had eaten it but was embarrassed to tell him. It was still unclear whether this thing would have an impact on the child, but if a pregnant woman ate something indiscriminately, it would be very serious for the fetus. Many things can easily cause malformations, and giving birth to a deformed child would also cause pain to the family.
He An shook his head: "Don't worry, I didn't eat it."
She told her friends that she had eaten it, but actually she had no plans to eat it. For her, it didn't matter whether the baby was a boy or a girl, she didn't care what the gender was. This pregnancy was an accident. She and Gu Xing had not had a child in all these years, and they only had a daughter, Miaomiao. They had not originally planned to have more children. The couple also thought it was due to physical reasons. After all, they were both old, and Gu Xing was busy with work, so it was highly likely that she would not get pregnant, so they did not pay much attention.
The couple's relationship has improved a lot in the past two years, and they have spent more time together. Unexpectedly, she is pregnant again... Alas, He An doesn't care about the boy or girl, but she is sad that Gu Xing has changed a lot in the past two years.
He used to be a mighty and strong man, but now when he takes off his clothes, his belly is bigger than hers when she was pregnant. When a man gets fat, his belly tends to get fat, and the fat on his face grows all over the place.
Perhaps it was because she loved the man so much that her husband Gu Xing became her lover. He An felt that it was strange that she didn't find him disgusting even though he was like this. If Gu Xing had the nerve to show up like this during the blind date, she probably wouldn't have agreed to the marriage.
The child's father is like this, will the child be affected by the father? If it is a boy, it's okay, but if it is a daughter like this, He An is a little worried.
"His older brother has become too fat in the past two years. If my younger daughter looks like him, I'm afraid I'd be sorry for her." He An was distracted and worried. For now, he could only pray that his daughter would look like her mother.
Qin Yao thought of the scene in the snow just now, and couldn't help but twitch her lips: "What happened to my brother in the past three years?"
"He got fat." He An bit her lip. She was primarily responsible for Big Brother Gu's weight gain. "His big brother and I love to cook, so he became like this. When he was young, he ate like this, and it didn't seem like a big deal..."
Qin Yao smiled and said, "It's like this when you get older. You can't eat like a grown-up anymore. If you get fat, you'll get high blood pressure and fatty liver."
It’s time for sister-in-law to urge brother to lose weight!
"Yeah, that's what the doctor said." He An found a bag to put the pills in his hand. For a moment, he didn't know what to do with them. If someone gave him the medicine with good intentions, he could just throw it away. If he couldn't bear it, he could just keep it at home... This was not a good thing either. Thinking of the deformed baby, He An felt upset.
"Throw it away, sister-in-law. Don't have any more contact with the colleague who gave you this thing. I feel like she has bad intentions."
You should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others.
Qin Yao felt that her sister-in-law's behavior, or the naivety that she occasionally revealed, was quite hateful.
Living in a greenhouse but being curious and envious of other people's wind and rain is tantamount to making others uncomfortable. Some narrow-minded people may smile on the surface but hold grudges in their hearts and wish to tear apart her comfortable life.
Among women of the same age as my eldest sister-in-law, there are few who live as comfortably as she does. She is in love with her husband, and Gu Xing listens to her. Although they got married through a blind date, they have a deep relationship. They only had one daughter after marriage, who is smart and well-liked by her parents-in-law.
As for herself, she is currently working in the youth league organization, which is decent and easy, and can be said to be going smoothly.
The eldest daughter Miaomiao is so old now, but she and An, a married woman, are still naive and romantic. To outsiders, it is too hateful.
When other women get together, they complain about their parents-in-law, their disobedient children, their husbands being distant or violent... She doesn't have any of these problems, and she's married well to a husband who is much better than most.
Brother Gu has been especially good to his wife over the past three years. He always brings gifts for his wife whenever he goes on a business trip, takes the whole family out to play when he is on vacation, and spends time with his family whenever he has time. He can be considered a model husband.
He and An lived the married life they had always wanted.
Maybe it's because the happiness on her face is too strong, ordinary people stay away from her. There is no chance to get in through the back door even if you try to please her. Is it possible to listen to the happy life of couples by her side?
Those at the same level found the loving relationship between the couple offensive and reduced their interactions with He An.
"She, she should be doing this for my own good?" He An said hesitantly, her tone not quite sure. In fact, she was also a little suspicious of Zhong Xiaoxiao's intentions.
Zhong Xiaoxiao was a new transferee to their unit last year. She was a smart woman who was transferred from a township. She was very eloquent and said as soon as she arrived that she got along very well with He An. Every time she saw her, she greeted her warmly and her words were extremely sincere, which made He An feel very comfortable.
Zhong Xiaoxiao is a smart and straightforward woman. Whenever An and she go shopping in a department store, they always praise Zhong Xiaoxiao for her ability. She is very good at selecting goods and will never let outsiders take advantage of her. In fact, she always gets the advantage herself.
It’s different when buying things with An. She never finds faults. If there is a little problem, she will just endure it. She won’t quarrel with others over the little things, and she will not argue with the salesperson because of her attitude.
Zhong Xiaoxiao would not let the salesperson bully her. If she felt uncomfortable, she would definitely find the salesperson's leader to question him. People are afraid of her.
...It is precisely because of this that even though He An does not agree with Zhong Xiaoxiao's way of dealing with people, for a flower like her who lives in a greenhouse and does not care about the world, she thinks Zhong Xiaoxiao is too amazing!
After An and her husband confirmed their pregnancy, Zhong Xiaoxiao also whispered in her ear, "Weigh the pros and cons."
"Your husband has two brothers, and your sister-in-law has given birth to two sons. You must give birth to a boy this time. Otherwise, people will laugh at you behind your back. Your mother-in-law will also favor the younger daughter-in-law, and your life will be difficult."
After hearing what Zhong Xiaoxiao said, He Anxin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "No, my husband is in a position like this, who would laugh at me behind my back? Some of his colleagues also have only one daughter. If it weren't for this accident, we would have planned to have only Miaomiao as our child."
It doesn’t matter if there is one more daughter or one more son. Besides, my mother-in-law has a grandson now. If it were in the past, He An might have felt a little embarrassed for not giving birth to a grandson for the Gu family. Now with Ruirui and Mingming, it’s already good enough.
He An feels that everything in her life is going well. In fact, this is also related to her attitude of not being petty. She doesn't care about things that others have to compete with.
"Sister He An, you are too naive. Wouldn't it be good to have a boy and a girl? You have to work hard for it. This time, try your best and make sure you give birth to a boy. Then everyone will envy you."
"You are living a good life now, but you are missing a son. Really, don't take this lightly. Don't think that only men care about this. In fact, women care the most."
"Have you not seen that women with sons stand taller than others?"
…
As the saying goes, sour food makes a boy, spicy food makes a girl. He An didn't really believe it, but her taste changed after she became pregnant. She suddenly liked spicy food, and she looked like she was going to give birth to a daughter. There were some rumors at work, and some said she was pitiful for giving birth to another daughter.
He An just laughed it off after hearing this, but Zhong Xiaoxiao was indignant.
One day, Zhong Xiaoxiao suddenly brought her a box of pills, saying they were "sex-changing pills" and that after taking them, she would be guaranteed to give birth to a boy.
"Eat this before you get married. Give birth to a boy and make them envious. If you have both a son and a daughter and your husband treats you well, they will be so jealous that they will bleed!"
"See if they dare to gossip about you behind your back."
…
He An refused, but couldn't resist Zhong Xiaoxiao's persuasion, so she accepted it and pretended that she had eaten it to avoid an argument.
They said they had finished the last box, so Zhong Xiaoxiao sent some more.
He An didn't know what to do with these things. When it came to the second box, He An began to doubt Zhong Xiaoxiao's intentions.
"That's weird. It's none of her business whether you give birth to a boy or not."
He An sighed, unwilling to think the worst of her: "Maybe she is doing this for my own good, hoping that I will have a son or a daughter."
Qin Yao: “…”
It's also quite unbearable for a sister-in-law to be such an orthodox naive person.
He An didn't care about it, but Qin Yao felt very uncomfortable. Where did this "sex-change pill" come from? Even if He An was not harmed this time, there are probably other pregnant women who were forced to take the abortion pills. This thing is too harmful and must be stopped at the source. Who is making this harmful thing?
The market has not been liberalized yet. Even selling rat poison privately can be considered speculation and profiteering. Those who sell the sex-changing drug deserve to go to jail.
"Then Zhong Xiaoxiao hasn't gone far. I'll try to follow her." Qin Yao decided to get to the bottom of the matter. Although this matter had nothing to do with her, when she thought of the "deformed child", she felt it was too cruel and she couldn't just ignore it.
It is simply a sin to let pregnant women eat these messy things.
"Xiao Qin!" He An exclaimed, "Be careful and let the orderly follow you."
Qin Yao went out and ran into Gu Cheng who was returning home. Without saying anything more, she asked him to follow her. Gu Cheng helped her contact a car, and they caught up with Zhong Xiaoxiao.
Zhong Xiaoxiao didn't know them and had no idea that Qin Yao and his wife were following her.
Finally, he followed her into an alley. She entered the yard and talked to a middle-aged man. Gu Cheng climbed over the wall and eavesdropped.
Qin Yao was also outside, watching with her X-ray machine on, but she could hardly hear any sound. After a while, Gu Cheng came out with a cold face. He didn't say a word, but called the police to arrest the father and daughter.
It turns out that Zhong Xiaoxiao and this middle-aged man are father and daughter. The middle-aged man, Zhong Tuanjian, is a second-rate guy who always did some weird things. His family is poor and the team cadres can't do anything about him.
Later, he learned that his daughter was transferred to the city, so he wrote a letter of introduction and came to the city to seek refuge with Zhong Xiaoxiao. Zhong Xiaoxiao hated herself for being entangled by this scoundrel. She knew that Zhong Tuanjian was not a good person, but he was also good at some crooked ways. Knowing that He An was pregnant, she had an evil idea one day and asked Zhong Tuanjian to make a "sex-changing pill".
Zhong Tuanjian is really good at making this kind of thing. I've heard from the master craftsman before that the sex-changing pills he made can really "guarantee the birth of a son." However, this guarantee is only for the period immediately after birth. This kind of "boy t" looks like a boy on the surface when it is born, but after reaching puberty, it will develop breasts... and become a veritable monster.
Zhong Xiaoxiao gave this thing to He An, on the one hand, she wanted to deal with her and make He An remember her kindness; on the other hand, she also hated He An and secretly hoped that she would suffer bad luck. This kind of stupid woman who has everything going her way is really disgusting. After a few years, she will find out that she has given birth to a monster. Let's see if she still feels that she is "blessed".
What happened a few years later can no longer be traced back to Zhong Xiaoxiao. Besides, she had good intentions.
Zhong Xiaoxiao's plan went as planned, but something unexpected happened after she returned home. Zhong Tuanjian, a lazy and gluttonous second-rate guy, tasted the sweetness of making "sex-changing pills" in the city.
There were so many fools in this city who came to him to buy pills to give birth to a boy. In just half a month, Zhong Tuanjian made a fortune and started to live a luxurious life. Countless people gave him food and meat coupons in order to give birth to a boy. Zhong Tuanjian became arrogant.
Zhong Xiaoxiao was horrified when she knew all this. It would be fine if it was just a little bit of trouble, but Zhong Tuanjian made such a big fuss and didn't know how to restrain himself. He was simply courting death.
So after delivering the box of "sex-changing pills", she came to warn Zhong Tuanjian to stop. However, Zhong Tuanjian was not willing to stop, and the father and daughter had an argument, which was overheard by Gu Cheng.
This father and daughter are fighting each other, and neither of them is innocent.
When the police came in, the two hadn't reacted yet. Zhong Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat: "Comrade police, what are you doing here?"
"You are maliciously selling fake medicines and those fetal-changing pills that are harmful to people!" The policeman surnamed Zheng found it unbelievable. In fact, in the past two years, many patrol teams have turned a blind eye to some vendors selling items privately. As long as they don't go too far, they will pretend not to see anything.
It was not a big deal for nearby farmers to carry chickens to the city and sell them to the city residents, but selling industrial products was more serious.
The father and daughter in front of us are even more outrageous. They are actually "selling medicine" in the city, and they are selling "fetal sex-changing medicine" to pregnant women. If any disease occurs after taking it, it will be a sin against God.
Zhong Tuanjian said nonchalantly: "What kind of harmful medicine is this? The medicine I sell guarantees the birth of a boy! Don't talk nonsense. If you want to have a boy, you still have to ask me to sell you medicine."
Zhong Tuanjian is being flattered and has been on his toes these days, thinking that no one can do anything to him. He is a "god-like man" who can make pills for reincarnation, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the modern-day Guanyin of fertility.
Zhong Xiaoxiao: “!” This fool!
"Then you admit that you sold drugs."
“I did sell it!”
"Then you have to come with us."
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As soon as he entered the police station and was interrogated, Zhong Tuanjian, who had been so proud just now, was immediately frightened and confessed everything like pouring beans, "My daughter instructed me to make the fetal rebirth pills. I didn't know she wanted to harm anyone. It was she who wanted to harm people, not me."
"They forced me to sell the medicine. They knew I had the fetal rebirth pills, and they all knelt down to beg me. You can't blame me, because they begged me to buy it. I didn't force them..."
"You know this thing is harmful to people, but you still sell it?"
"They insisted on buying it. I couldn't help but sell it. Look, there were a few who heard the news and begged me to buy it."
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The police confiscated the sex-changing pills made by Zhong Tuanjian, and Zhong Xiaoxiao was also controlled. What was even more ridiculous was that several mothers-in-law actually came here to make trouble, clamoring for the "sex-changing pills".
"Why did they arrest me? I haven't even bought the product yet."
"I just ate one box, and I dreamed yesterday that I would have a grandson..."
"I paid first, you have to give me the medicine!"
Seeing this scene, Qin Yao was filled with emotion. Not all of them were like this. A young woman from the alley came out and said, "Comrade, were you two the ones who reported it?"
The woman lived next door to the Zhong family. When she knew that Zhong Tuanjian was selling this harmful thing, she had wanted to report it a long time ago, but her family told her to stop "meddling in other people's business."
Qin Yao nodded and said, "It was the public security comrades my husband found."
"You did a great job, you are heroes!" The young girl seemed to be a little jealous of evil. She had two pigtails and heroic eyebrows. She said she was in high school and didn't know whether she would be assigned a job in the future or even go to the countryside to join the production team.
In fact, starting this year, the educated youth who went to the countryside have returned one after another.
After chatting with the young girl for a few sentences and knowing that her last name was Wang, Qin Yao did not ask much. After the chat, Qin Yao felt much more relieved. Fortunately, not too much of the medicine had been leaked out. According to Zhong Tuanjian's instructions, this pill to change the fetus could indeed cause hermaphroditism.
Fortunately he was caught, otherwise so many children would have been harmed.
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