Chapter 171 Pregnancy
By the end of December, the money in Lin Qi's several passbooks had reached 500,000 yuan. 500,000 yuan is not a small amount. You have to know that a family in Anliang Brigade may not have a deposit of 100 yuan, and the richest family will not have a deposit of more than 1,000 yuan. This shows how terrifying the number of 500,000 yuan is.
Every time Lin Qi went to the bank to deposit money, the bank staff looked at her strangely.
On this day, as soon as Lin Qi walked out of the bank, the people inside started talking.
"It's her again. She has a deposit of over 100,000 yuan in our bank, right?"
"Two hundred and ten thousand. I handled it."
"So much money, where did she get it?"
“It came from a formal channel.”
"How do you know it's a formal channel?"
"I reported it, and then the people from the Revolutionary Committee said that they knew the numbers. You don't know, the money she brought was neatly presented, as new as if it had just come out of a printing press."
"Even the Revolutionary Committee is like this, what is the identity of this person?"
"She's so beautiful, could she be the concubine of some big boss?"
"That's impossible. Nowadays, big bosses are very careful about their reputation. How could they allow such an attractive concubine to show off? Isn't this just handing over a handle to the opponent?"
"Then tell me what's going on?"
"have no idea."
“.......”
"I want to take a rest on the first day of the Lunar New Year next year," said Lin Qi.
"It's the first day of the Lunar New Year and we are short of meat." Brother Tan said expressionlessly, "You can't rest. I don't rest either. I haven't rested for three months!"
"Tell your leader tonight that I'm out of stock." Lin Qi said.
"As long as there are still people going to your place to dig sweet potatoes, the leader will not believe it." Brother Tan now has a pretty good understanding of Lin Qi's situation. When he learned that two to three thousand people went to Lin Qi's field to dig sweet potatoes every day, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.
Is this something a normal person can do?
Many times he wanted to ask Lin Qi, "Are you a human being?"
But he was afraid that Lin Qi would reply with a "no". If Lin Qi was not a human being, would he still dare to associate with her?
Brother Tan himself doesn't know the answer.
"The wild vegetables haven't grown yet, those people have no food, and they can't stop growing sweet potatoes." Lin Qi was also a little helpless. In comparison, the Anliang Brigade members actually had the best life. Because of her, the annual grain production was good, and the brigade members had food stored at home, while the members of other brigades had almost no food stored at home.
I'm afraid it won't be over until February.
Brother Tan wiped his face helplessly and said, "So, I have to continue working until the end of February?"
"Almost. But after that, I need to rest for a while, probably a very long time." Lin Qi revealed.
"Rest?" Brother Tan pondered over these two words, "What do you mean?"
"Literally, I've been overdrawn these past few months and need to rest for a while." Lin Qi knew that Brother Tan would relay her words to his superiors. As for how he would relay them, that was up to him.
At the end of January, Lin Qi confirmed one thing: she might be pregnant.
Her period has been delayed for more than two months!
"Go to the hospital for a check-up." A rare look of panic appeared on Xu Hexiao's face.
"No. If I go to the hospital, I will be accused of being pregnant before marriage, having affairs with both men and women, and I will be paraded through the streets and have my head shaved into a yin-yang style..." Lin Qi listed expressionlessly.
With every word Lin Qi said, Xu Hexiao's expression became darker. "Then let's go find Doctor Ma."
"No. I don't want anyone else to know." Lin Qi still refused. She looked into Xu Hexiao's eyes and said, "Trust me, I can control my physical condition."
Xu Hexiao pursed his lips, feeling restless and wavering. Under Lin Qi's firm gaze, he could only make concessions, "We can not go to the hospital, nor find Doctor Ma, but if you feel something is wrong, we will go to the hospital immediately."
"Okay." Lin Qi agreed, and reached out to hug Xu Hexiao, as if talking in a dream, "We are going to have our own child."
Xu Hexiao was stunned for a moment, his brain was slow to react. He had only been concerned about her body before, and only now did he think of the child. The child should have been born during the days of heavy rain. According to this calculation, the child should have been born in August or September. And now it is early February——
Doesn't that mean that after six or seven months, they will welcome a new life? A life that is a fusion of his and Lin Qi's blood?
That night, Xu Hexiao kept his eyes open until dawn, and when he woke up in the morning he was still full of energy.
Lin Qi soon noticed Xu Hexiao's abnormality, which was mainly manifested in several aspects. One was that he would giggle from time to time, one was that he would be distracted from time to time, and one was that he would always stare at her with affectionate eyes...
The food on the table became more abundant.
Xu Hexiao spends a lot of time cooking all kinds of delicious food for Lin Qi every day, but he also restricts Lin Qi from eating some meat, such as rat meat and rabbit meat.
"Are you still superstitious?" Lin Qi was a little surprised.
"It's better to believe it than not to believe it. There's nothing wrong with listening to the old saying." Xu Hexiao said seriously.
"But you don't eat rat and rabbit meat, but you eat venison. I will roast venison for you tonight." Xu Hexiao said.
In Lin Qi's planting area, the deer have no natural enemies and reproduce at a gratifying rate. However, Lin Qi doesn't eat much of them, nor does he sell them. But he has released quite a few of them in the past two years.
"Just do whatever you want." Lin Qi yawned lazily, "Let's take a nap first, and then go to the planting area to pick up the goods for Brother Tan later."
"Should this transaction be stopped?" Xu Hexiao was worried about Lin Qi's health.
"Stop at the end of February. Tell those people who come to dig sweet potatoes not to come in March." Lin Qi said.
"Can you hold on until the end of the month?" In his opinion, it was time to stop now. Even without sweet potatoes, those people would not starve to death.
Lin Qi felt it carefully, "Except that I feel a little sleepy, it's no different from before. I told Brother Tan that it will be the end of February, so let's do it at the end of February, it's okay."
Lin Qi said she was fine, but Xu Hexiao was still worried. He tried every means to prepare food for Lin Qi to ensure that she ate well and would not lack nutrition.
He never left Lin Qi during the day. Wherever Lin Qi went, he went there, almost inseparable from her.
The people who came to dig sweet potatoes found that the person who received them had changed from Xu Hexiao to Lao Yi and his two companions.
"Where is the tall young man from before?" someone asked curiously.
"Lin Qi is not in good health, he is worried and is looking after Lin Qi." Lao Yi replied. This was what Xu Hexiao told him to say.
"Ah, Lin Qi is not feeling well. What happened to her? Is she sick?" The man looked concerned.
The others also stopped what they were doing and looked at Lao Yi.
"She must be tired." Lao Yi said uncertainly, "She looks a little weak recently."
After hearing what Lao Yi said, everyone became even more worried.
"Is she okay? Should we go to the hospital?"
"Yes, go to the hospital and ask the captain to issue a certificate."
"She doesn't have any disease, she's just weak. She has been too tired recently, so she is weak--" Old Yi said meaningfully.
Everyone seemed to understand but not quite.
In February, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao hardly appeared in public.
At the end of February and the first day of March, there were no sweet potatoes in Lin Qi's sweet potato field. Some people didn't believe it and secretly ran into the sweet potato field. As a result, they turned over most of the field but found nothing.
In mid-March, the captain and deputy captain came to visit Lin Qi and announced that Lin Qi was ill and needed to rest for a few months.
The day after the team leader and deputy team leader arrived, the commune leaders also came and brought several doctors.
These doctors performed various tests on Lin Qi and drew several tubes of blood.
The results of the examination would not be available until the next day, and the next day, the commune leaders came to the hospital.
"What's the result?" The leader's tone was urgent, with a hint of impatience.
"It's normal, no different from ordinary people." The doctor said calmly.
"Nothing unusual at all?" The leader refused to give up.
"No." The doctor shook his head. "Even though you don't believe it, it's true. With our current hospital methods, we can't find any abnormalities."
"Then what's the matter with her weakness?" the leader asked.
"I don't know." The doctor still shook his head.
"That day I saw her face was pale, without a trace of blood, and it didn't look like she was pretending." The leader was very puzzled, "Is it really that mysterious?"
"Ahem, please be careful with your words to get rid of feudal superstitions." The doctor reminded that they were very interested in Lin Qi and wanted to do more tests and research, but the current situation and policies did not allow it. What a pity!
In this way, Lin Qi evaded the initial examination and was openly "sick." She began to become a recluse, and rarely showed up in public except when she went to the planting area.
Xu Hexiao goes to work when he should, and stays with Lin Qi when he is not working.
The hill behind Lin Qi was planted with fruit seedlings in March this year. As soon as the seedlings were planted, the team leader came to find Lin Qi.
"These fruit seedlings were hard to come by. They should be able to survive, right?" The captain stared at Lin Qi.
Lin Qi's mouth twitched, "I'm sick, can't you feel sorry for me?"
"Didn't I approve a one-year vacation for you?" said the captain.
Lin Qi had nothing to say, so she could only respond, "The fruit seedlings will survive."
"What about the rice production this year?" the team leader asked again.
Lin Qi had a blank expression on her face. "The production volume is fine."
After getting the answer they wanted, the team leader smiled with satisfaction, "That's good, that's good. Then what about the grain seeds for next year——"
"I'm responsible. Okay, you can go now. I'm tired and want to sleep." Lin Qi ordered him to leave.
The captain was not angry, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll leave now, you have a good rest."
Lin Qi hummed and narrowed her eyes.
"You are really sick, right?" The captain who was walking to the door suddenly turned back.
Lin Qi opened her eyes and asked, "What do you think?"
The captain hesitated for two seconds, "Of course I hope it's fake. I'm also concerned about your health, Lin Qi, I hope you're well."
Lin Qi didn't say whether she believed the captain's words or not. She said, "Thank you. But I do need to rest for a while."
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