Surprise! The rough husband is the hidden boss of the period literature

Chapter 401 My heart aches, I wish I could help you get pregnant
Jiang Xingye turned his head and glanced at her; the couple both saw the desire in each other's eyes.

Jiang Xingye came over and hugged her, "Wait until you give birth..."

Xu Qinghuan covered his mouth, "Say less!"

She left the room.

She stood outside breathing heavily; if she weren't worried about harming her health, she would have liked to take a cold shower.

After she became pregnant, the two of them slept in the space at night, leaving Qingxiao outside to keep watch.

The baby was actually quite healthy, but Jiang Xingye was too cautious. He was even afraid that Xu Qinghuan was lying to him, so he went to the county hospital to ask the obstetrician and gynecologist. The doctor said that it could only be done after three months, but he had to be careful.

Sure enough, he felt that Xu Qinghuan had lied to him.

What a shame.

But once the thought crossed my mind, I felt better.

That evening, Yu Xiaomin came over with a piece of fine cotton cloth in her hand. "This was sent by Lin Yufei's family. They sent two pieces in total. One is for making clothes for your child. Take a look and see what kind you want to make?"

Xu Qinghuan has lost her ambition and now only makes money by translating. She translates a few hundred words every day and spends the rest of her time idly.

When she heard Yu Xiaomin talk about the clothes she made for the child, she thought of the limited styles available in the mall when she bought clothes for Qin Baifan before. "Why don't we start a children's clothing line?"

Yu Xiaomin is a workaholic. "Sure, if you have a good design, we'll do it."

"Are you sure you can handle this?" Xu Qinghuan glanced at her stomach. "You're due at the end of the year, who will take over your responsibilities then?"

"Don't worry, we still have Xingmei. Both of your aunts are quite capable. Your eldest aunt is now learning to cut some complicated clothes. Now we have a cutting table, and we've made patterns for those popular clothes, so cutting them is very efficient."

"Awesome!" Xu Qinghuan gave Yu Xiaomin a thumbs up.

"Who are you praising? Your own man?"

Jiang Xingye just came out of the house when Yu Xiaomin asked again, "So, have you thought about it? What kind of clothes do you want for your child? While I can still make them, I'll make them for you for all four seasons."

Xu Qinghuan said, "No, my child wears old clothes. You and Xiaoyu's clothes can be saved for my child when he/she is born."

Jiang Xingye paused for a moment as he stepped across the threshold.

After Yu Xiaomin left, Jiang Xingye stroked her belly and said, "Huanhuan, I'll go to the county town tomorrow to buy some fabric for the baby so that my older sister can make some clothes for the baby?"

How can his child wear another child's hand-me-downs?
Xu Qinghuan knew he had misunderstood as soon as she heard it. "What are you thinking? It's not good for children to wear new clothes. The fabrics these days aren't that soft. Children's skin is delicate, and the fabric is rough on their skin, so they won't feel comfortable wearing them."

She tapped Jiang Xingye's nose. "Hmph, now that you have a child, you only care about the child and not me."

"No, I feel sorry for you. I wish I could help you get pregnant." Jiang Xingye glanced at her belly, wanting it to grow bigger quickly, but also worried that it would be too hard if it got too big.

A few days later, the production team had almost finished collecting the slurry and had sun-dried it for a few days as Xu Qinghuan had instructed, but no one came to collect it, so people started gossiping.

Several times, Kong Lijuan made sarcastic remarks and sowed discord among the commune members. "I didn't plant many crops. Luckily, I didn't ask her for seeds back then. I only planted half a plot of land and harvested more than ten catties. Otherwise, I would have really lost a lot. If no one comes to buy this stuff, who can I sell it to? Even animals won't eat it. In the end, I'll just have to throw it away."

Zhou Guizhi was furious when she heard this.

She didn't dare say anything to Xu Qinghuan. But the matter eventually reached Xu Qinghuan's ears, and she said, "Anything you're worried about not being able to sell, sell it to me. I'll buy as much as you have."

Qiu Linghua was the first to sell, at five cents a pound. She sold nine pounds and eight ounces, and Xu Qinghuan gave her four yuan and ninety cents.

Several more came along, and Qian Datao also came to sell a bag. She sold about seven or eight jin and made three or four yuan. She was very happy. "Xingye's wife, will you still harvest next year? If so, I will plant again."

"I won't accept it," Xu Qinghuan said coldly.

After she collected over a hundred catties of *Jiangzhuxingcao*, Shao Lizhong arrived and went directly to Xu Qinghuan.

Xu Qinghuan raised the purchase price to 55 cents per jin, rounding it up, and sold 100 jin to Shao Lizhong for a total of 55 yuan.

The other members brought their own cultivated *Symplocos edulis* to sell for 55 cents, five cents more than the previously agreed-upon price. Keep in mind that a pound of grain was only 2.5 cents at the time.

Qiu Linghua was filled with deep regret.

Especially when she saw that Grandma Jiang had sold nearly two hundred catties of jujube seeds and earned more than one hundred yuan, she was so jealous that her eyes turned red.

“Xingye’s wife, you’ve taken all our Jiangzhuxing and then resold it at a high price. Isn’t that speculation and profiteering?” Qiu Linghua wished Xu Qinghuan would return the five cents to her.

Zhou Guizhi went up and scratched her, "Bullshit! You were the one who said you couldn't sell them, you were the one who said no one would buy them, and that Xiaoye's wife had tricked you. That's why Xiaoye's wife bought your Jiangzhu Star. Now who are you blaming?"

"So you're still talking about speculation and profiteering? Go ahead and sue me, go ahead and sue me!"

Xu Qinghuan said, "I made an extra five yuan in total. I will hand over these five yuan to the production team for public use. If you want to sue me for speculation, go ahead, I won't stop you."

"Oh, don't listen to this slut. I'll have my son teach her a lesson later." Qiu Linghua said shamelessly. "Xingye's wife, you're going to hand over that money to the brigade headquarters anyway. You don't care about it, so you might as well return it to us."

“Go find whoever encouraged you to sell to me,” Xu Qinghuan said.

Qiu Linghua hated Kong Lijuan so much that she wanted to fight her. When she got back, she fought with Kong Lijuan. Kong Lijuan used the child in her belly as a shield. Qiu Linghua lost the fight and her face was covered in bruises and red marks.

The educated youth settlement also planted a mu or so of *Spathiphyllum praecox*. This stuff weighs a lot, and although it didn't grow very well, it still sold for thirty or forty yuan. Huang Dahai went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two jin of meat and ten jin of flour to make dumplings.

After the Shangjiang Brigade factory opened, Jiang Xingye asked the county for a lot of receipts to distribute as welfare to the factory. The educated youth had money and receipts, and their lives were even better than those in the city.

Everyone's thoughts started to stir. Duan Qingmei realized that she was not young anymore and took a liking to Huang Dahai. She seized the opportunity to get close to him, but Huang Dahai didn't think much of her.

He had his eye on Lu Mingqiu.

While making dumplings, Duan Qingmei saw Huang Dahai approach Lu Mingqiu, the two of them talking and laughing. Filled with hatred, she threw the dough onto the cutting board, sending up a cloud of flour that splashed all over Lu Mingqiu's face.

Those nearby were not spared either.

"Did you contribute when we were planting the pearl? Now that it's time to eat dumplings, you're all running away like the wind. Do you even have the nerve to eat them?"

Huang Dahai hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe Lu Mingqiu's face. Lu Mingqiu didn't think much of Huang Dahai, but at this moment, she saw through Duan Qingmei's thoughts, took Huang Dahai's handkerchief, wiped her face, and looked at the educated youth next to her.

This year, twelve new educated youths arrived at Shangjiang Brigade, seven male educated youths led by Fang Boran and five female educated youths led by Cao Xiurong. At this moment, none of them looked well.

"We are a little late, but are you saying that even if this flour is wasted on the ground, we are not entitled to eat it?" Cao Xiurong said angrily.

Second update! One more update to come!