Chapter 169 Wanting a Child
Lin Qi had a lot of sheep in her planting area. That night, she caught twenty of them for Brother Tan, and personally went to the town with the car to deliver one of the sheep to Yu Mingbo's house.
"Alive!" Yu Mingbo was a little confused. Did he have to kill the sheep himself?
"We didn't have time to kill them, so we sent them here alive." Lin Qi said, putting a few bags aside, "Please send these back to my house for me."
"No problem. Do you still have the oranges from last time?" Yu Mingbo asked. The oranges from last time were fragrant, sweet and refreshing, and his wife and daughter-in-law liked them very much.
"Yes. I'll bring you a bag next time." Lin Qi said.
"Then uncle would like to thank you in advance. These are the receipts for the recent settlement of items. I have listed them all down. Please take a look." Yu Mingbo handed a notebook to Lin Qi.
Lin Qi took a quick look and said, "No problem. I've checked them. Uncle Yu should burn them as soon as possible."
"Okay, I know." Yu Mingbo handed the prepared money to Lin Qi, "You count it."
"No need to count, I trust you." Lin Qi put the money in her pocket, then stood up and said goodbye, "I'll come back in a few days."
What Lin Qi didn't expect was that not only Yu Mingbo's family wanted oranges, but Brother Tan also wanted oranges.
"Last time you put two bags in the car, one bag stayed in the county, and one bag went to the city. Last night they reported that the oranges were very delicious, and they hoped to give them a carload each." Brother Tan counted on his fingers, "There are a total of more than a dozen nearby counties and cities. Give as much as you can, and let them fight for it. Don't worry about it."
Lin Qi fell into deep thought. There were five orange trees in the planting area, all five of which were mutant blood oranges. The trees were very tall and lush, and each tree produced thousands of kilograms of fruit. The five trees together weighed about seven or eight thousand kilograms.
"Picking fruits takes time. I can only supply about 7,000 to 8,000 kilograms each time, and put some food on the car." Lin Qi said.
"Okay. Do you have any more rice?" Among all the grains, the quality of each one is extremely high, but rice is still the most popular.
"It will be available in two days. Don't you want the other food?"
"Of course I don't want it! The more the better."
On one side, there were members of various communes who flocked to Lin Qi in an endless stream, and on the other side, there was Brother Tan who came to transport goods every night. Within a few days, the people above noticed Lin Qi.
But the strange thing is that no one came to look for Lin Qi. To be exact, there were people who wanted to look for her, but they were stopped.
The original words above are, "If she gets frightened and stops providing food, who among you can afford to save so many lives?"
After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.
Only they themselves knew how much pressure Lin Qi had relieved them. Not to mention that her sweet potatoes helped most people in Yao County, the 30,000 to 40,000 kilograms of supplies shipped out every night benefited almost the entire province.
So, Lin Qi temporarily avoided a series of troubles, going out early and coming back late every day, and except for sleeping at home, she spent most of her time in the planting area.
Throughout October, most of Yao County knew Lin Qi's name. People from other communes also took the trouble to come here, and some of them stayed overnight in Anliang Brigade.
Those who stayed overnight were fortunate enough to see Lin Qi’s true face. Just one glance at her made them feel astonished by her beauty. They even had the same strange thoughts as the members of the Anliang team before: Could this Lin Qi be a mountain spirit or a ghost?
However, they dared not say it out loud and could only keep the idea in their hearts.
If they say anything about ghosts and gods, they will be the ones taking to the streets tomorrow.
October passed and it was November in a blink of an eye. The weather was getting colder and the drought was getting more severe. The water in the river dried up. The people from Anliang Brigade could only come to Lin Qi's house to fetch water, or go to the mountains to fetch water.
More and more people gathered near Lin Qi's house, but they were all very quiet and obeyed the order. Xu Hexiao, who was 1.9 meters tall and had a stern face, stood forward and no one made trouble.
"That black five categories member named Xu Hexiao, although he looks fierce, he is actually a cold-faced but warm-hearted person. Once, someone fainted from hunger, and he gave the fainted person a bowl of sugar water and a boiled potato."
"Since Lin Qi chose him as her partner, there must be no problem with his character."
"Lin Qi is not at home, so he stays here every day to maintain order and makes warm ginger sugar water for us to drink. He is very considerate."
"Two to three thousand people come every day, and just making ginger sugar water is a lot of work."
"Not only do we drink here, but members of the Anliang Brigade also come here often to drink. I once peeked into Lin Qi's yard and saw three large pots inside. They were said to be borrowed from the brigade's cafeteria."
“I don’t know how long this drought will last, but I have a feeling that even if there is a repeat of the famine a few years ago, we will be able to survive it.”
"Yeah, I feel hopeful, too."
“.......”
In mid-November, dark clouds suddenly appeared in the sky.
Lin Qi, who had been avoiding people, suddenly appeared in front of everyone and said, "Who hasn't dug up any sweet potatoes today? Stand up."
Everyone looked at Lin Qi in confusion and stood up one after another. Today's sweet potatoes were gone, and it would be their turn tomorrow.
"Those who have dug up sweet potatoes should go home quickly as it's going to rain. Those who haven't dug up any, come and line up here with Xu Hexiao and get one from him, then go home as soon as possible." Lin Qi said.
Is it going to rain?
Everyone stared up at the sky with wide eyes. There were indeed dark clouds in the sky, but there had been similar situations before: there were dark clouds but it didn't rain.
Will it really rain this time?
"Don't waste time, move quickly. It will definitely rain by twelve o'clock tonight at the latest. Take the sweet potatoes and go home as soon as possible, otherwise you will get wet on the way and might get sick." Lin Qi said.
"If Lin Qi says it will rain, it must rain. We should listen to her."
"Yes, those who need to go home should go home, and those who need to queue should queue up."
"My home is quite far away, so I won't delay any longer and will go first."
"You have several children with you, so hurry up and leave."
“........”
An hour later, everyone near Lin Qi's house had left.
Before night fell, at seven o'clock in the evening, heavy rain fell from the sky. The drought that lasted for more than half a year from late May to mid-November finally ended.
"It's raining so hard, Brother Tan probably won't come. Let's just stay at home tonight." Xu Hexiao said. It's been so noisy lately, with people everywhere, but now it's finally quiet. He suddenly felt that such time alone is so rare.
Lin Qi hummed, and the two of them lay in the rocking chair, she leaned on Xu Hexiao's chest, "I received a letter from home today, my sister-in-law is pregnant again."
"Your little nephew is over two years old. It's normal for your sister-in-law to be pregnant again." Xu Hexiao said.
Lin Qi turned to look at Yu Mu, "My sister is also pregnant."
Lin Miaomiao failed to pursue Zou Fan, and later married a divorced man who was six years older than her. This man had been married before, and his last wife died in childbirth due to complications. Two years after his wife died, he started looking for someone to introduce him to a date, and he fell in love with the young and beautiful Lin Miaomiao at first sight.
Although he had no stepson or stepdaughter, this man could provide Lin Miaomiao with a formal job. Lin Miaomiao only thought about it for one day before agreeing.
Lin Miaomiao became pregnant just a few months ago after being married for more than a year.
This year's drought made Lin Miaomiao's life difficult. She couldn't buy much food even with money. Her husband was very surprised to learn that she was pregnant. In order to find food for her, he ran several times in the dark and was almost caught by the Revolutionary Committee.
Finally, Lin Miaomiao heard that Lin Qi had mailed something back, so without saying a word, she took her husband back to her parents' home to eat and take away a lot of things.
Mother Lin apologized to Lin Qi in the letter, but she was unable to stop Lin Miaomiao from coming back to get her things.
Lin Qi's mood remained unchanged after reading the letter. She did not blame Lin's mother. How could she just watch her own daughter starve when she was pregnant?
These days, miscarriage can result in death.
After Lin Qi received the letter, she mailed a lot of food to her home the next day.
"I also want to have a baby." Lin Qi said suddenly.
The cold but soft voice entered Xu Hexiao's ears. Xu Hexiao froze and looked down at her. When their eyes met, he saw the seriousness in Lin Qi's eyes.
Xu Hexiao's heart seemed to be suddenly tightened by a big hand, and his mind was full of mixed thoughts. What did she mean by this? Didn't she want to wait for him anymore?
When Xu Hexiao thought about Lin Qi going to have a child with someone else, he felt as if a thousand arrows were piercing his heart, and he was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.
"Qiqi, please wait a little longer, please wait a little longer, I beg you~" Xu Hexiao begged in a low voice, his eyes red.
Lin Qi realized something was wrong. She looked at the extremely sad Xu Hexiao, got up, and pecked his lips. "Silly boy, what are you thinking about? I want to have a baby with you. After winter, everything will come back to life in spring, and we can survive by relying on vegetables and wild vegetables. I plan to get sick at that time. I will tell others that I was too tired in the winter and fell ill. I will be sick for a year or so, just in time to give birth to a baby."
She kept producing sweet potatoes, so it was reasonable to say that she had run out of energy and was sick. Her illness was actually a good thing.
The unknown and the lack of control are always scary.
But if she wasn't as powerful as everyone imagined, they wouldn't be afraid.
She is just a little girl who can grow some crops without following common sense or natural laws. What kind of threat can she pose?
Xu Hexiao understood Lin Qi's plan almost immediately.
"You can get sick, but you can have children--" Xu Hexiao shook his head. He didn't know if everyone had reached the level of tolerance towards her, to the point where they would just pretend not to know even if she married a member of the "five black categories".
"I just want to have a baby." Lin Qi said seriously, "I'm not getting married."
Xu Hexiao still didn't understand, "Why do you want to have a baby?" Why now? It's obviously not the best time.
Lin Qi thought about it seriously, but she couldn't explain it herself. Maybe it was because when Xu Hexiao went to clean the river, she felt endless emptiness and wanted a child to accompany her. It might also be because she had no relatives in her previous life, and in this life she inherited the original owner's identity, but couldn't treat the original owner's relatives as her own. She always felt that she was missing something. Or maybe, she loved Xu Hexiao too much and wanted a child that belonged to both of them.
"Because I want it." Lin Qi murmured.
Xu Hexiao looked into her eyes and said calmly and seriously, "Have you thought it through? It's not just a whim? Aren't you afraid of the consequences that will follow?"
Lin Qi nodded, "I've thought about it."
The next second, Xu Hexiao picked up Lin Qi, strode towards the room, kicked the door open with one foot, and then closed it with another foot.
That night, Xu Hexiao was like a vicious wolf, eating Lin Qi from head to toe. Lin Qi cried and begged him several times, but he acted as if he didn't hear anything, cold and crazy.
It rained outside all night, and it rained inside the house all night as well. It was not until dawn that the two fell asleep in each other's arms.
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