Geng Ailing had not yet realized the change in Fan Hua's attitude, and simply thought that Fan Hua was shy because it was her first time going out.
She continued enthusiastically, "I was planning to go to the south, but I arrived late yesterday and missed the bus, so I stayed here for one night. What a coincidence that I happened to meet you, my fellow countryman, today."
"What about you? Why did you come to the city alone?"
After thinking for a moment, Fan Hua replied, "I want to come out and earn some money, but I don't have a letter of introduction, and I can't find a job..."
She really wanted to confirm what stage the plot had reached, so she deliberately followed Geng Ailing's words.
Of course, this is indeed what worries Fan Hua the most at the moment. Although the stupid original owner brought the household registration page out, the household registration was not moved out, and she did not have a letter of introduction. Now she is a blind migrant and it is not easy to go anywhere!
Geng Ailing's eyes lit up after hearing this. She looked at Fan Hua's pure and beautiful face, her eyes full of joy.
My cousin told her in the letter that if she had any pretty girls with her, she could bring them along, and she would give her an extra fifty dollars for each additional girl she brought!
She originally wanted to bring her neighbor's daughter with her, and even asked her father-in-law, the team leader, to issue her two copies of the letter of introduction.
Her father-in-law already felt that the Li family owed her, and he agreed to most of her requests, so he wrote the letters of introduction without hesitation. One of the letters was left blank because he didn't know the exact name of the neighbor's girl, but he still stamped it.
Later I found out that the neighbor's girl had just gotten engaged and was unwilling to travel far with a widow like me. In the end, she had to give up. Unexpectedly, she met Fan Hua here.
"What a coincidence! My sister-in-law is going to work in the south. I have an introduction letter with no name on it. I can write your name on it. Although it can't solve our household registration problem, it can at least be used as a temporary settlement. In addition, my cousin said that she can arrange a place to live and a job for us, so we are not considered blind migrants. We can transfer our household registration there when we have a stable job in the future!"
Geng Ailing saw that Fan Hua was listening attentively and continued, "My cousin opened a barber shop in the south. Business is very good, so she asked me to go over and help. Lihua, I think this job is very suitable for you. It's just helping people wash their hair, giving massages, etc. It's not tiring at all. You can earn at least this much money every month! You can just go with your sister-in-law!"
After saying that, Geng Ailing stretched out a palm and gestured in front of Fan Hua.
"Five hundred?" Fan Hua asked.
Geng Ailing slapped Fan Hua lightly and said, "You are such a joker, how high an official do you have to be to earn 500 yuan a month?
"My cousin pays me fifty a month! Regular workers in a weaving factory only make thirty a month now, so don't look down on this fifty-a-month job!"
Fan Hua thought to herself, "Thank you so much, my ancestors. With the original owner's figure and looks, she could earn more than fifty yuan per customer! Who are you looking down on?"
Fan Hua suppressed her disgust and said sternly, "Sister Geng, the country doesn't allow individual business yet, so this job is probably illegal!"
Geng Ailing was also a little panicked when she heard this. She quickly covered Fan Hua's mouth and said in a low voice with uncertainty: "My cousin has opened this store for two years. She said that the supervision in the south is not strict, and many people who opened such stores have never had any problems. Moreover, the policy is getting more and more relaxed now, and there will be no problems in the future. She wrote to ask me to go because she thinks it can make money."
Fan Hua believed what Geng Ailing said. Not to mention that reform and opening up are just around the corner, even in the most stringent years, there were people who secretly traded on the black market in order to survive.
But Fan Hua was too lazy to meddle in other people's business, thinking that if Geng Ailing wanted to go, then she could go! So she replied: "I don't know how to wash hair or give massages, and I can't even afford the trip to the south, so I won't go with you. You should do your best! I wish you make a lot of money and return home soon!"
Geng Ailing didn't hear the sarcasm in Fan Hua's words at all, and continued enthusiastically:
"Hey, it's nothing. Hair washing and massage are easy to learn. My cousin said you can learn it after a while. She even sent me the travel expenses to the south in advance. She also said that if you bring other girls with you, she will reimburse you for the tickets. So I will pay for your travel expenses first, and then let my cousin reimburse you. We are all from the same hometown. Sister-in-law also knows that it is not easy for you to just get here. I will help you as much as I can!"
Fan Hua couldn't help but want to complain, you're just going to take advantage of as many chances as possible!
Seeing that Fan Hua still refused, Geng Ailing immediately took out a ten-yuan note from her pocket, which was given to her by her cousin in advance for her to spend on the road. She thought that if she could earn fifty yuan by bringing Fan Hua there, then it would be reasonable for her to lend Fan Hua some money first, so that Fan Hua would be willing to go with her after being treated well by her, even if she had to give Fan Hua half of the extra fifty yuan. So Geng Ailing stuffed the money into Fan Hua's hand.
"Lihua, take this money first, and think of it as a loan from your sister-in-law. Pay me back when you make money in the future. This job that your sister-in-law told you about is really good. You won't be able to get it again if you miss it!"
At this time, Fan Hua has already determined that the plot has progressed to the part where Fan Lihua has escaped from Fanjia Village and is about to go to the south with Mrs. Geng. She is looking at the money in her hand, wondering whether to take it or not.
Geng Ailing saw her dilemma and was afraid that she would not accept it, so she immediately said, "Don't be polite to your sister-in-law. We are from the same village and we should take care of each other when we go out. It is inevitable that your sister-in-law will need your help in the future!"
Fan Hua looked at the money stuffed into her hands and suddenly realized that there was no need to be polite to her. After all, in the original book, if it weren't for Mrs. Geng taking Fan Lihua to the south to do that kind of thing, Fan Lihua wouldn't have ended up dying of illness at the age of 26!
etc……
How could she almost forget that she was going to the South? Then...she should have slept with He Siyan and was pregnant with twins!
Fan Hua immediately took the money and put it in her pocket, saying, "Sister Geng, I have something urgent to do so I have to go out first. I will pay you back later."
After saying that, she hurried out of the hotel without waiting for Geng Ailing to reply. She wanted to go to the hospital!
In this unfamiliar place, she didn't think of asking for the location of the hospital herself, but simply spent a huge sum of fifty cents to find a cyclist to take her to the nearest hospital.
She now had to confirm whether she really had twins in her belly.
Hospital……
Sitting opposite Fan Hua was an old Chinese doctor in his fifties or sixties.
In this era, whether a woman is pregnant is mainly determined by Chinese medicine's pulse diagnosis method.
"How old are you?" the old Chinese doctor asked while taking the patient's pulse.
"Eighteen years old!"
"When did you get married?" the old Chinese doctor asked again.
"...uh...half a year ago..." Fan Hua made up a story.
“When was your last menstrual period?”
"I, I don't remember clearly..."
"When was the last time you had sex?"
“Uh, I don’t remember that either…”
The old Chinese doctor looked at her, stopped talking, frowned and continued to take her pulse.
"Put your other hand up here so I can see it!"
Fan Hua obediently changed her hand to allow the old Chinese doctor to continue taking her pulse.
The old Chinese doctor held her hand for a while before withdrawing his hand. He looked up at Fan Hua and said, "You are pregnant, and you are carrying twins. According to the pulse, you are about two months pregnant."
Fan Hua took note of it silently and thanked the old Chinese doctor before leaving.
She really couldn't tell how she felt right now. She was pregnant, and she was pregnant with two babies! This made the good girl who had been single for 26 years and had never touched a man feel a little bit unable to accept it!
The point is that she doesn't have the original owner's memory, and she doesn't even know what it feels like to have sex, but she got pregnant. Does this count as asexual reproduction?
Fan Hua paid 80 cents for the consultation and sat quietly on a chair outside the hospital. She needed to calm down and think about what to do next.
Fan Hua was a little scared at the thought of having a baby. It was the 1970s, and not only was there no epidural available, but medical conditions were also underdeveloped. Pregnancy and childbirth would inevitably involve great suffering.
The most important thing is that getting pregnant before marriage is not accepted by society in this era. If outsiders knew about it, they would spit at her to death. What about the child’s household registration? A birth permit is required to have a child. She is homeless now. Can she let them be treated as little black children?
She gently stroked her belly with her hands, and a magical feeling slowly came over her. There were actually two little babies living in her belly! She had no relatives or friends in this world, and only the children in her belly were connected to her by blood.
Suddenly, her eyes changed from tangled worry to firmness and courage...
Fan Hua took a deep breath and made up her mind to give birth to the child! She didn't care about other people's eyes and fingers. As for the household registration, she would slowly figure it out later!
After all, there are two lives in the belly, and in the book, the twins are very outstanding when they grow up.
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