After seeing off Zhou Bin, Chen Lishu went to the department store to buy some fabric for a 'fake collar'. After leaving a note for Gu Xingping, she took the fabric with her on her bicycle and went back to the village that afternoon.
When they got home, Li Xiulan and the others had not yet finished work. Chen Lishu put down the cloth and went to cook. As soon as the meal was ready, Li Xiulan and the others opened the courtyard door and came in.
"Why are you back at this time?" Li Xiulan asked in passing as she went to get water from the basin for everyone to wash up.
"I took another order, and the other party needed it urgently, so I thought about sending the fabric back early so that I could make more." Chen Lishu said, picking up the bowl and starting to serve everyone rice.
After dinner, Chen Lishu first gave Zhang Qin and Li Xiulan the share of the last batch of work clothes, and then went into detail about the fifty pieces of 'fake collars'.
"Third brother and sister, since you are in such a hurry, why don't you think of me as one of them?" Liu Yuemin spoke cautiously while listening to the conversation between several people.
The family made a lot of money during the last harvest, and she finally saw clearly that only by following Chen Lishu could she make a lot of money, so she became anxious when she heard the request and thought this was a good time to propose it.
Chen Lishu hesitated and nodded in agreement, but did not forget to emphasize: "Second sister-in-law, we are the first to talk ugly. If you make any trouble for me again this time, I will never let you off as easily as last time."
When Liu Yuemin heard that she agreed, she immediately nodded and assured: "No, no, don't worry, third brother and sister, I promise that I won't have other thoughts again. If I do it again, needless to say, I will definitely have no shame in staying in this family anymore."
After the matter was settled, Chen Lishu took the money and went back to Chen's house.
As a result, as soon as he opened the door and walked in, he saw Wu Chunmei half-lying on the kang. Beside her, Chen Mandun was holding a teapot in his hand and feeding her food one by one with a spoon.
"Mom, are you sick?"
Chen Lishu was about to approach in a hurry when someone suddenly hugged her legs. When she lowered her head, she saw the chubby little Chen Lizi who had just learned to walk. She was smiling at her with only a few grains of teeth. She was immediately happy.
He bent down and picked her up from the ground.
"Sister, mom is not sick, but she has a little brother in her belly. Dad said everyone should not make noise and be obedient." Chen Lijuan also ran over and looked up at her with her black grape eyes blinking.
"Mom is pregnant?" Chen Lishu was shocked. She quickly turned her head to look at Chen Mandun and Wu Chunmei. When she saw both of them looking over with smiles, the shock in her heart could no longer be described in words.
She was very sure that Wu Chunmei had never been pregnant again after giving birth to her seventh sister Chen Lizi in her previous life. Why was she suddenly pregnant now? "It's all thanks to..." Chen Mandun was about to tell Chen Lishu about Widow Liu, when his sleeves were touched.
Wu Chunmei pulled her, and the latter shook her head at him to signal him not to say anything.
My eldest daughter has always had ideas. If she knew that the two of them had spent all the family money on getting medicine, there would be a quarrel. Instead of doing that, it would be better to wait for her to take the medicine and give birth to a son.
, then she won’t be able to say anything.
"Dad, what did you just say you were thankful for?" Chen Lishu put Chen Lizi down, patted her little butt and let her play by herself, then walked to the kang and sat down and asked.
"I didn't expect that I could still get pregnant. Your father and I thought it might be all thanks to you. The family conditions are better, and the child is smart. He knew he would enjoy the blessing and came here."
After hearing Wu Chunmei's words, Chen Lishu thought about it and thought it was possible. In her previous life, her family's conditions were not good and there were many children. They had to eat one meal but not another. If the adults were not in good health, they would definitely not be able to conceive.
"Mom, you must pay more attention to rest now that you are pregnant at this age. I think it is better to stop doing the work on the team first." Chen Lishu saw that her face was not looking good, so she couldn't help but worriedly advised her.
Thinking that she was still fifty yuan short of buying medicine, Wu Chunmei sighed deliberately: "I think so too, but you also know the situation at home. When I come down, your dad will be the only one left to work. How will life be like at home?"
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Chen Lishu hurriedly divided the thirty-two yuan that Wu Chunmei got this time: "It just so happens that I came here to give money to my mother. Don't we still have some savings at home? You don't have to rush to work. After all, your health is the most important thing."
There are no big expenses in rural areas, and the money currently saved by the family is definitely enough.
Wu Chunmei's eyes flashed when she heard what she said. She looked at Chen Mantun and said, "I didn't know I could get pregnant. A few days ago, your uncle's family said they wanted to build a house. I lent him all the money."
Chen Lishu didn't think much about it. Except for the thirty-two yuan, she then took out the remaining twenty yuan in her pocket: "I didn't bring much money with me when I came out this time. Mom, you take it first."
Hua, wait until I come back from town next time and I’ll buy you some malted milk supplements or something.”
After all, she was already forty, and even if she were to have children in the future, there would be risks. Chen Lishu was worried, and until she left, she specially called a few children to her side and told her not to make Wu Chunmei angry.
Seeing Chen Lishu leave, Wu Chunmei couldn't wait to urge Chen Mandun to go to Liu's house to give the money and get the medicine back.
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Chen Lishu stayed at home for one night and left early the next morning to go back to town.
A week passed quickly. Chen Lishu rushed back to the village before Zhou Bin picked up the goods. Before returning to the village, she went to the department store and bought two cans of malted milk for Wu Chunmei. Thinking that she needed to replenish her body, she lost another two pounds.
Meat.
Not long after Chen Lishu returned home, she went to Chen's house with her things. As expected, Wu Chunmei listened to her words and did not go to the fields. Instead, she was sitting half-lying on the kang.
It had only been a few days since I last saw Chen Lishu, and her face seemed even worse than before. She couldn't help but worry and said, "Mom, are you still feeling unwell? How about I take you to the town hospital for a checkup?"
Although the hospital does not yet have equipment such as B-ultrasound, she can feel more at ease if the doctor can check her.
When Wu Chunmei heard that she was going to take her to the hospital, she waved her hands: "I just didn't have a good rest yesterday."
Seeing that she was still worried, Wu Chunmei frowned and said anxiously: "I still don't know about my own body? It's really nothing serious."
She had just taken the medicine, and she estimated that her stomach discomfort must be because the child was transfecting. If she went to the hospital and shocked the child, her son would be dead.
Besides, going to the hospital costs a lot of money. She might as well save the money she wasted and save it for her unborn son.
Seeing her insistence, Chen Lishu had no choice but to give up. She gave a few more warnings before leaving. Then she went home and packed up the "fake collar" that Zhang Qin and the others had made and took it back to town.
The next day, after delivering the goods to Zhou Bin as promised, Chen Lishu began to concentrate on making the windbreaker.
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In the Chen family, as soon as Chen Manyun went to work this morning, Wu Chunmei felt a cramp in her stomach. She had been feeling uncomfortable in her stomach after taking the medicine given by Widow Liu, but now she thought it was normal if the pain continued.
The phenomenon persisted until noon. She was sweating profusely and couldn't stand up. Then she completely panicked and hurriedly called Chen Liru to go to the fields to call Chen Mandun.