Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the West Pearl is not as good as the East Pearl, and the East Pearl is not as good as the South Pearl". In the 1980s, South Island pearls were very popular and famous at home and abroad. In the past ten years, it was the best time for South Island pearls. And the worst of times.
In the 1980s, the South Island pearl market was bustling and bustling. Because it was profitable, a beehive of people entered the pearl breeding market. In this impetuous era, there was no market supervision, and there was scattered sand everywhere. Unscrupulous businessmen shoddy, People who cultivate pearls are also eager for quick success. In the 1990s, South Island pearls declined from their peak.
Mother-of-pearl has been inbreeding for a long time, and the variety has degenerated. The quality of pearls has deteriorated greatly, and it has lost its reputation in the past, and it will never recover after a setback.
Later, due to the backwardness of domestic pearl processing technology and various other reasons, most of the domestically cultivated pearls were exported as raw pearls, and after reprocessing in some countries, they became pearls from other countries and entered the market.
This change has to be embarrassing.
Now it is 1976, and the best time for Nandao pearls is about to usher in. It has to be said that the time and place are right. Qin Rou is thinking whether to take advantage of this moment, while waiting two or three years to support township enterprises and factories When I was a child, I set up a pearl breeding factory in a village on Qiongzhou Island and personally created a "pearl brand".
Not only for profit, but also with the ambition to revitalize the domestic pearl market. In addition, Qin Rou wants to participate in the process of cultivating a "Pearl King"...
It's exciting to think about these things.
Qin Rou thought about it, thinking that she couldn't sleep all night, and she was born in 1976, so she couldn't do anything, Qin Rou sighed regretfully.
While thinking wildly, Qin Rou thought about another thing. Before crossing, she would buy some jewelry every year, adding a few pieces a year, thinking about leaving it for her daughter in the future...
But now she only has two eldest sons and no daughter. Qin Rou thought to herself, if mother wants to raise pearls, the pearl necklace, pearl earrings and pearls I made...can I wear them for my son
The stinky cubs can't even wear beautiful red skirts, and with just those short-sleeved pants, men's clothes can't be turned out well.
There are still two years before the economy will open up, and all kinds of beautiful clothes are flooding the market. If she has a daughter, she can wear beautiful clothes and shoes for her daughter, and make her beautiful braids...
I really want to dress up my daughter.
The words that sister Qin Mian said lingered in her mind infinitely: "Don't you give Zhou Zhou and Jiaozi a younger sister?"
"I have a daughter and you don't."
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If you want to have a daughter, it's just right now, if you get pregnant, you can give birth before the college entrance examination next year, and the arrangements are properly made. If you wait until after 1977 or 2078, it will be even more busy and inappropriate...
Are you considering having a daughter
To live or not to live
When Lu Yan returned home, she found that her daughter-in-law's eyes were swollen with two dark circles. Captain Lu worried, "Daughter-in-law, what's wrong with you?"
"I didn't sleep well. I've been so worried that I couldn't sleep these two days." Qin Rou was held in Lu Yan's arms, she closed her eyes, and leaned her head against the man's chest.
"What are you worried about? Brother Lu is here."
Naturally, Qin Rou couldn't tell him about the pearl breeding factory, so she said another imminent matter, "Sister urged me to have a daughter, so I have been thinking about whether to have a daughter these two days."
If she wants to have a daughter, now is the best time, but... Is she able to have a daughter if she wants to? What if the second child is a stinky boy again? Then there will be three boys in their family, my God, not only will the daughter's wish be broken, but also three boys will have to be raised.
It turned out that he was worried about this matter, so Lu Yan kissed her on the forehead and asked her: "Then what do you think? Didn't you say you didn't want to have a baby before? What did my sister say, which shook your mind again."
"It's enough for us to raise two children, Zhouzhou and Jiaozi." After all, the two children in the family are a little older, and the parents don't need to spend too much time on discipline. The couple can live a more happy life without cubs. It's not that you worked hard for four or five years, and once you return to before liberation, you have to wash diapers for your children.
Captain Lu has no intention of having a second child.
Qin Rou: "..."
"But I want a daughter."
It was okay when I didn’t mention it before, but now I have fantasized about my daughter for a day or two, and the more I think about it, the more I look forward to having a daughter, a cute and beautiful little padded jacket daughter.
Lu Yan laughed, lowered his head and pressed his forehead against hers: "If you want it, we will."
"But what if you don't give birth to a daughter?" The probability of having a child is not within their control. In fact, having a boy is not terrible. What Qin Rou is afraid of is that if she becomes pregnant with twins again what to do? If you give birth to a pair of identical twin boys.
that day...
Others may want to ask her, Xiao Qin, where did you go to wholesale the children? When I was pregnant, I turned on the copy mode.
"Both boys and girls are the same."
"No, we just need a daughter."
"Captain Lu, did you say you were destined to have a girl?"
"You are destined to have a girl, so I am destined to have a girl."
Now the question was thrown to Qin Rou again, whether to have children or not, Qin Rou asked Zhou Zhou and Jiaozi's two children, "Do you want a younger sister?"
"Does Little Dumpling want to be an older brother?"
Zhou Zhou said: "I want a younger sister like Nian Nian."
Little Dumpling: "I'm an older brother!"
She asked her nephew Xia Mingxi: "Where's classmate Xixi? What's your suggestion?"
Xia Mingxi was very excited: "Little aunt, I want a little cousin!!!"
Qin Rou: "..."
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The attitude of the family members is ambiguous and supportive. There are more men than women in their family, which has been out of balance for a long time. There are four men in the family, and she is the only woman. If she has a daughter, she will be a little sister with many brothers.
"Why don't you give birth to one!"
Qin Rou admitted that she was part of a gamble, and she won the last time she got married, and she hoped that this time she could also get God's favor.
After making a decision, Qin Rou no longer regretted it, and simply pulled Lu Yan to quickly carry out the creation of human beings. If you want to do it, do it quickly. Anyway, there is no need to deliberately prepare for pregnancy at this time, because living in this era, Qin Rou's daily life The diet and work and rest are very healthy, and there is no need to deliberately change for pregnancy.
Thirty-year-old Captain Lu was still a young and strong man. In May, Qin Rou, who had been pregnant once, already felt that she was pregnant, but she was not yet a month old, so she couldn't go to the hospital for a diagnosis.
Qin Rou began to pay attention to her daily diet. In June, Lu Yan accompanied her to the hospital for an examination. The result given by the doctor was that she was pregnant again.
Their family is welcoming their third child!
It is not yet possible to tell whether it is twins for the time being, and I will check again after a while.
Qin Rou doesn't want to have twins this time, one child is enough, she really doesn't want to raise two more children.
Lu Yan comforted her with a smile: "Have another pair of twin boys? How can there be such a coincidence, don't worry, the probability is very low."
Qin Rou: "Even if the probability is low, as long as it happens, its probability is 100%."
"Daughter-in-law, don't think so much, how about this, listen to your brother Lu, look in the mirror more, and tell our future daughter to grow up according to her mother..."
"Can it still be like this?" Qin Rou smiled, and she held Lu Yan's face and looked at it again and again: "It's over, I see the faces of you and Zhouzhou Dumpling every day, in case the daughter also turns to you three That long...is pretty good."
"There's a daughter who looks like you."
Lu Yan: "I still hope that my daughter looks like you, is pretty, has a voice like you, and sings well. If she wants to go to art school, let her go to art school."
Lu Yan blew a few cheerful little whistles, thinking that she might still have a little talent for music that would not hold her back.
Qin Rou: "As long as she is a daughter, it doesn't matter even if she sings like you and a child."
Comrade Xiao Qin's ambition is not great.
"Don't be so pessimistic." Lu Yan comforted her, "In the future, you will sing to your children more at home."
Lu Yan and his wife told the news of Qin Rou's pregnancy to Xia Mingxi and Zhouzhou Dumpling's three children. After hearing this, the three children were very excited.
Xia Mingxi's voice was the loudest: "I'm going to have a little cousin! Little cousin!! Little aunt, you want to have a little cousin like you!"
Zhou Zhou is a steady older brother, he hugged the little dumpling and said, "You are going to be an older brother."
Dumpling insisted: "I am my brother!!"
Zhou Zhou said helplessly, "It's our sister."
"younger sister!"
The children knew about it, and so did the sister, brother-in-law's family, and her sister, Qin Mian, laughed at her: "Did you say you wouldn't have a baby back then in April, and you got pregnant so soon? Brother-in-law persuaded you to have a baby?"
"I wanted to give birth myself."
"It's good to have a daughter, maybe you are pregnant with a pair of identical twin daughters again."
"Farewell, sister, don't scare me with nonsense. I only want to have a daughter. We sisters, you have three children, and I have three children. It's just right."
After Chen Juanjuan, Chen Jinghua, and Chen Jingyi knew that they were going to have a little cousin again, they all surrounded Qin Rou happily, "Auntie, that's great, we're going to have a little sister again."
"Sister who is as beautiful as my aunt."
Lu Yan and his wife were not in a hurry to tell Lu Yan's parents that Qin Rou was pregnant again, but classmate Xiao Ming talked loudly. When he was talking to his mother Lu Sanjie, he told the matter to the third sister, and the third sister called to tell After meeting Lu Zongyi and his wife, the two grandparents were immediately overjoyed.
Lu Zongyi said: "Granddaughter, she must be a great granddaughter!!"
Old Comrade Lu only felt that he had been hit by a big pie. He had long since given up the idea of having a granddaughter, but he did not expect that his youngest daughter-in-law was pregnant again.
"I have to tell the old Wang next door."
Lu Zongyi's complexion was ruddy, his waist was straighter than usual, and he walked towards the next door with his head held high. Jiang Ping smiled helplessly from behind: "Don't be too happy."
What if it's not a granddaughter, but a grandson
Even if it is the eldest grandson, it is always pleasing to have a prosperous family.
"Old Wang, it's just right. I want to tell you good news. My youngest daughter-in-law is pregnant again. I'm going to have a granddaughter. I'm definitely going to have a granddaughter!!"
"Have you met my little daughter-in-law? She looks beautiful. My little granddaughter must be beautiful..."
"Are there any Dacron fabrics on the market now? There are also beautiful floral skirts. You said, as a grandfather, should I learn how to braid my granddaughter's hair in advance?"
"Old Wang, Old Wang..."
Old Wang was going to be pissed off by him. After getting rid of this old man surnamed Lu, he wanted to throw a glass as soon as he got home. Old Wang's wife came to persuade him: "What do you have to worry about? People are happy. Don't worry about it." Mind you, the youngest daughter-in-law is pregnant again, how can you be unhappy."
"Huh." Old Wang snorted several times, "He's so happy, the child hasn't been born yet, and I don't know if it's a boy or a girl, but this stinky old Lu is talking nonsense in front of me, saying that he is going to have a granddaughter. Is he in the mood? Does he have the life of his granddaughter?"
"There are a lot of boys from the third generation of their old Lu family, but they haven't seen a single girl."
"I think his old Lu just doesn't have the life of his granddaughter."
Old Wang's daughter-in-law smiled: "Take care of yourself, and you will make him happy. Lao Lu wants his granddaughter crazy, and now he is not happy in front of you. If he is not born as a granddaughter, then he-"
"Then he won't be able to dance in front of me." Lao Wang crossed his hips: "Why should I be so angry? His eldest grandson was not born yet, so he was made to shy in front of me every day?"
"If it's really a granddaughter, he won't step on my head."
"Old Lu has so many sons and daughters, he should have a granddaughter, don't we have granddaughters too?"
Old Wang: "..."
When he mentioned his granddaughter, Lao Wang wanted to be happy but couldn't be happy.
"Grandpa, I want to be admitted to the military academy, and I want to be a spicy female soldier!!"
Lao Wang was silent for a moment: "When Lao Lu's granddaughter is born, let Lao Lu train a spicy female soldier, just like his daughter."
Old Wang's wife: "...why are you doing this?"
After Li Qinghua knew that Qin Rou was pregnant, she took her little daughter Tiaotiao to Lu's house to discuss with Qin Rou about her experience in conceiving a daughter.
Hua Hua's mother blessed: "If you give birth to a daughter, then you will have both sons and daughters."
Qin Rou nodded: "My old Lu and I both hope to be a daughter."
Qin Rou poured a cup of passion fruit juice for herself and Li Qinghua. After she became pregnant, she couldn't drink tea anymore. Fortunately, she grew it at home... These passion fruits are too overbearing, and they grow amazingly. They can produce many fruits all year round.
Although passion fruit juice is good, it is too sugary, but passion fruit is rich in nutrition, and it is especially good to supplement vitamin C.
Qin Rou and Li Qinghua sat and chatted under the thatched shed in the yard. Now the thatched umbrella in the Lu family's yard has become a rectangular holiday thatched shed. After all, there are more and more people in the family, and a thatched umbrella can no longer hold it.
There are tables, chairs and benches under the holiday thatched shed, and passion fruit vines are climbing beside it. At this time, a batch of passion fruit is blooming, and the flowers are also blooming strangely and overbearingly.
Huahua's mother took a few sips of passion fruit juice and praised: "This juice is really delicious, sweet and sour."
On this island, what they drink most is coconut juice. Coconut juice tastes a little lighter, sweet and sweet, and can be drunk as water, but passion fruit juice is different. The aroma and taste of passion fruit are obviously overbearing. , People can't forget the smell after drinking it.
"You take a few fruits back to give the children bubble water. It's just right for the sweet and sour at the moment."
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Qin Rou was chatting with Huahua Ma, while Zhouzhou, Jiaozi and Tiaotiao were playing on the slide on the small lawn. Tiaotiao looked at the pair of identical brothers in front of him. It's like a double image, it's almost dazzling.
A pair of ghosts play around her.
Jump: "..."
She slid down the slide, Zhou Zhou and Jiaozi didn't know who slid down the slide, and then another one slid down, the two children were stacking, and the little dumpling hugged her brother and laughed, "Yeah Boo..."
Zhou Zhou turned around to tickle his younger brother, and the two brothers jumped to play together.
After playing on the slide for a while, the three children were getting bored, so Zhou Zhou suggested, "How about we play hide and seek?"
Little Jiaozi agreed with her brother's words: "Okay."
"No." Although Xiao Tiaotiao is young, she is not stupid. Why does she want to play hide-and-seek with a pair of identical twins? The ghost knows whether it will be the elder brother or the younger brother who will be found later.
"Play hopscotch."
"Don't play, don't play." Zhouzhou and Jiaozi brothers don't like rope skipping or hopscotch.
Just at this moment, Teacher Huang came over with Dundun, and the four children got together to play hide-and-seek, rock-paper-scissors to decide who would be the ghost.
"Just play in the two yards, don't run around."
"rock-paper-scissors!!"
"rock-paper-scissors!"
"Dundun lost."
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The children played together, Teacher Huang also sat under the thatched hut, and Qin Rou poured her a glass of passion fruit juice.
Huang Xinying's mood is very complicated now, the little chajing next door is pregnant again, judging by her posture, she must have gone there to give birth to a daughter.
What if Xiao Chajing gave birth to a daughter? Then they all have daughters, but she has no daughter.
Teacher Huang took a sip of passion fruit juice. The juice was sour and sweet. It was really sour to the tip of her heart. If Xiao Chajing gave birth to a daughter, all the good things would happen to her. There was a pair of twin sons who didn't say anything. After giving birth to a daughter again, can there be such a great thing
"Xiao Qin, how do you feel about your pregnancy this time?"
"It seems to be the same as last time." The child in her stomach is still a month old, and Qin Rou has no other feelings.
"Will you be pregnant with twins again? If you give birth to two identical sons again, then you are really the most blessed person in this family courtyard."
Qin Rou smiled: "I should not have such a blessing."
She doesn't want this kind of blessing at all, she just wants a daughter.
"Everyone says sour and spicy, do you want to eat spicy? How about I go back and send you a jar of sour peppers?"
Qin Rou shook her head: "My throat is not suitable for eating chili, thank you, Teacher Huang, for your kindness."
"I see that the juice you drink is so sour. This time, you may be a kid again. Then the three boys in the family, the three brothers in the family will make a fuss."
"I look forward to being a daughter."
Hua Hua's mother concluded: "I think Xiao Qin is definitely pregnant with a daughter!!"
"Why?" Teacher Huang has been obsessed with fortune-telling at home every day these days, and after calculations, the probability of having a boy or a girl is mixed.
"I said it's a daughter, it's a daughter, and I'll be with our family when the time comes."
Teacher Huang: "..."
"Really! Xiaoqin, I had a dream. I dreamed that you brought your daughter to my house to play, and we even made beautiful dresses for them."
Qin Rou was very happy when she heard this: "Really, that would be great. I will take my daughter to your house to play in the future."
Huang Xinying thought aloud, thinking that you, Li Qinghua, can dream every time, right? How can this be.
It might as well be her fortune-telling.
Ever since Qin Rou from the neighbor's family became pregnant, Zhang Chengbei and his wife fell into an inexplicable anxiety, as if their family didn't have something that other people had. This feeling was really uncomfortable.
The family next door has two sons, and their family has two sons. If the family next door has a daughter, a sweet and soft little daughter, look at the appearance of the couple next door, and you will know that the daughters born by them will definitely be the same .
The beautiful little daughter, the little girl in a skirt, the little girl who softly calls mom and dad...
In Zhang Chengbei's mind, Liu Tiaotiao's image sometimes appears, and Wang Niannian's image appears at other times. He is very greedy, it would be great to have a daughter, even if it is a daughter like Tiaotiao's, it doesn't matter.
He often teases Tiaotiao and has a good relationship with Tiaotiao, but this is someone else's daughter after all.
When did you have a daughter of your own
Although the couple had made up their minds that they would not have another child after Dundun was born last time, but when the birth came, the desire to have a daughter floated up again.
Zhang Chengbei couldn't sleep at night, and Huang Xinying couldn't sleep either, the two of them thought about it together.
Zhang Chengbei said cautiously: "Tell me, should we have another daughter?"
Huang Xinying: "..."
pregnancy? Still not born? This is a major problem.