While the Ke family members were engrossed in their studies at home, the villagers couldn't resist their gossip and were even dissatisfied with the tiny area near the village entrance.
Grandma Ke had just finished practicing the Five Animal Frolics with her group and turned off the music when she was surrounded by a group of elderly women.
They are all distant relatives, with a long-standing relationship. They often tease each other, and although they have had their share of conflicts, they always stand up for each other when something really happens.
Now their faces were full of excitement and mischief. "Sister-in-law Ke is so lucky. She's seventy years old and can still be a grandmother!"
Grandma Ke was completely bewildered and asked blankly, "What are you talking about? If I'm going to be a grandmother, why don't I know it myself?"
Then she remembered what Ke Meiyu had told her before. Could it be about her second son's wife being pregnant?
Sure enough, the group of old ladies were satisfied with their bragging rights and started chattering away, telling her, the person in question, "It's your second child... no, it's Qing Shu's child who's pregnant again!"
"She must be forty-six or forty-seven, tsk tsk, she's really shameless, she's really going all out to have a baby," everyone said with a sneer, and continued excitedly, "But she doesn't feel ashamed at all, she's like a big rooster, she's only been pregnant for a month or so, and she's already wandering around the village all day with her hands on her back."
"She's either borrowing a bottle of vinegar from the east side of the village or going to the west side to exchange the soap her eighth daughter brought back for eggs. Tsk tsk, we can't help but ask her if she's hurt her back."
"She acted like a timid young wife, covering her mouth and gagging a few times before slowly announcing that she was pregnant. Tsk, putting aside whether she'll have a boy or not, how many families in our entire Luofeng Village don't have sons?"
"And she can still show off?"
Grandma Ke listened with great excitement, nodding from time to time: "Given her unlucky appearance, it might even be a girl. Actually, girls are good too. Like the ones in our family, they're pretty, well-behaved, and sweet-talking. I wouldn't trade them for ten grandsons or great-grandsons!"
Everyone was speechless. Everyone knew that the Ke family had many sons, especially the fourth branch, which had a string of strong, tall, and very well-proportioned grandsons.
However, the second wife is a special case. No matter how many children they have, daughters keep popping out of the house.
“Sister-in-law Ke, that’s not what Qing Shu’s family said,” an old woman said mysteriously in a low voice. “I heard her telling people that their little Ba is the real lucky charm. After leaving the old house, the family’s luck turned around all at once.”
"The son-in-law has been promoted, Xiao Ba is likely to be officially employed, and even her belly, which hadn't shown any signs of pregnancy for over ten years, is now pregnant. The baby in her belly is definitely a boy!"
Everyone nodded in agreement. "We heard that too. It's true that once she has a child, she starts to stand up for herself and dare to say anything. Wasn't it Yu Bao'er's doing that she got those dozens of wild boar meats before?"
"And if you think about it, maybe she even got pregnant at the old house!"
Ke Meiyu munched on an apple, her eyes crinkling as she listened as if it were someone else's business.
"By the way, Qingshu's family also said," an aunt hesitated before whispering, "that the wild boar meat has been sent out for a long time without any news. They're afraid you've taken a cut and are going to lie and say it's been detained or something."
Grandma Ke was so angry when she heard this that she jumped up and down. "That heartless thing! It's not like it can't even bring good fortune to the baby!"
"When has our Ke family ever done anything so heartless?"
Everyone shook their heads repeatedly, "We also said it couldn't be possible. With the professors acting as intermediaries, nothing can go wrong. Even if something does happen, we'll accept it!"
"It's just that we're not destined to share in Yu Bao'er's good fortune."
Everyone in the Ke family knows that they're using Ke Lao Er's case to gather information. Half a month has passed; that's enough time to make three or five trips to Kyoto.
Qin Yuanjiu stepped forward and said with a smile, "Grandmas, aunties, and sisters-in-law, don't worry. The wild boar sausages were made at the meat processing plant in two days of overtime and sent directly to the capital."
"The sausages were all distributed in Kyoto within a day of arriving. Although wild boar sausages are more expensive, I think we should use the money to buy New Year's goods, such as nice cloth, various candies and snacks, soap and other items."
"Therefore, I boldly took the initiative to purchase inventory and defective products from major factories in Kyoto at low prices in the name of our supply and marketing cooperative."
"The quality of products produced in Kyoto is guaranteed. It's just that city dwellers are very particular. Once the styles and designs of the year are outdated, they become unsaleable inventory. Some products are also affected by water, mud, or rats, so they can't be sold either."
"There are many other things as well. You can divide them up according to your needs based on the length, how about that?"
Everyone was stunned.
They were fortunate to have received so much wild boar meat from Ke Meiyu. Even if they didn't sell it and ate it themselves, they would be happy to sleep and wake up laughing.
Later, Comrade Qin not only sold wild boar meat at a higher price, but also at 30% more than the market price!
Now these banknotes can be exchanged for various supplies at a low price. No matter how much, they are all from Kyoto, and they are very happy just thinking about it.
“Okay, we trust Comrade Qin’s choice,” they all nodded with smiles.
"I just don't know if we'll be able to use it before the Lunar New Year?"
Qin Yuanjiu nodded. "I received a telegram the day before yesterday. The goods are already on their way. If there are no special circumstances, they should arrive in the next day or the day after."
"I was trying to surprise everyone," he said with a helpless shrug.
Everyone nodded happily and began to think about what they would get. Even a pile of scraps of cloth could be skillfully pieced together into many things.
Excited, everyone wanted to stay at the Ke family's house and find out more.
Grandma Ke managed to send the person away and continued with her studies.
Ke Meiyu sidled up to Qin Yuanjiu, blinking her eyes, "Brother Jiu, you're being naughty. How could you not tell me about something like this?"
"Can there really be secrets between husband and wife?"
"And when did you do that?"
Qin Yuanjiu smiled and ruffled her hair. Before she could get angry, he quickly raised an eyebrow and said, "I told you when I went to town, but you were probably in the kitchen waiting for dinner and didn't think much of it."
Ke Meiyu chuckled awkwardly. There was nothing she could do. Having lived through an era of scarcity, her deep-seated craving for food was hard to shake off. Besides, she now had a special constitution, capable of holding a boat in her belly, and her mother and grandmother were excellent cooks.
She naturally became a slave to food, deeply immersed in it and unwilling to come out.
"What did you exchange for? Did you ask your old friends for help? Aren't they afraid of being implicated?" Ke Meiyu asked curiously.
Qin Yuanjiu nodded: "There are quite a few kinds. You'll find out in the next day or the day after."
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