Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

After finishing his conversation with Yang Dahai, Chen Yongqiang headed home, thinking to himself, "Finally, we've started testing the brick-making process."

The technology involved in brick firing isn't particularly advanced, but since we're just starting out, the yield rate is bound to be low, and there will be a lot of waste bricks.

"I've already supported you this much. If you still can't make decent bricks, then there's nothing I can do."

Chen Yongqiang paid the deposit before he had even seen a single brick.

After dinner, Chen Yongqiang turned on the lights in the yard and reconnected the tractor cab to the trailer.

"Uncle Qin Shan, I'm going to the county town tomorrow. You've been working the fields for several days, so you can take a break."

Qin Shan squatted down beside him and handed him a wrench: "I'm not tired. The main thing is that I'm thinking about helping the villagers plow their fields on time, so that they don't miss the planting season and every household can have a good harvest. That makes all the effort worthwhile!"

Upon hearing that Chen Yongqiang was going to the county town again, Qin Liping immediately came over: "Brother Yongqiang, are you going to the county town again tomorrow? Take me with you! I promise I won't cause any trouble!"

Hearing this from the side, Qin Shan immediately straightened his face and scolded, "Where are you going! Don't cause trouble for Yongqiang! He's going to the county town on official business, not to play! Stay home obediently!"

After being scolded by her father, Qin Liping dared not talk back. She could only pout and run into the kitchen to watch TV.

But she couldn't calm down; she was plotting how to get Chen Yongqiang to secretly take her along tomorrow.

Lying on the kang (heated brick bed) that night, Lin Xiulian turned to her side and said, "Yongqiang, why don't you take Liping with you tomorrow? She can help you on the way, watch the goods and stuff. It's better than you going alone."

Chen Yongqiang didn't really want to bring her along. With an outsider following him, it would be inconvenient for him to use his spatial abilities, and he would be restricted in many ways.

"She's just a young woman, she can't be of much help," Chen Yongqiang replied casually.

The next morning, Chen Yongqiang transported some wild game that he had prepared to sell in the county.

First, take it out of the storage space, put it on the back of the tractor, and then cover it with a cloth so that no one knows what's inside.

Lin Xiulian, heavily pregnant, walked to the courtyard gate and softly instructed Chen Yongqiang, who was starting the tractor, "Drive slowly on the road, be careful."

"Don't worry!" Chen Yongqiang replied, then cranked the handle and started the tractor.

When the tractor arrived at the village entrance, Chen Yongqiang saw a large group of villagers gathered around the brick kiln.

Yang Dahai was standing in front of a makeshift earthen kiln, talking to several villagers in charge of firing it, as if he was doing a final check before lighting the fire.

A wisp of smoke was already rising above the kiln opening.

"Hopefully, we'll hear good news in a few days." Chen Yongqiang glanced at the tractor and continued driving forward.

If the village's brick kiln can successfully produce qualified red bricks, then the progress of his house construction can be greatly accelerated.

Chen Yongqiang had just driven the tractor out of the village, behind a bend in the earthen slope.

A figure suddenly jumped out from the roadside and blocked the middle of the road!

Chen Yongqiang slammed on the brakes, stopping the tractor, and yelled angrily, "Are you crazy?! Are you out of your mind?!"

The person blocking the way was none other than Qin Liping.

She ran to the driver's side, her face pleading, "Brother Yongqiang, please take me with you! I promise I'll be good and won't cause you any trouble! Please!"

Looking at her stubborn yet pitiful appearance, Chen Yongqiang asked her, "Can you do accounts?"

"I went to elementary school and I can do math!" Qin Liping nodded quickly.

"Get in," Chen Yongqiang said, reassuringly.

Selling this wild boar meat requires someone to help collect the money.

Liang Meie was originally a more suitable candidate, but taking a widow to the county town would inevitably cause gossip in the village.

The explanation for bringing along Qin Liping, an unmarried girl, is that her younger sister would have a better situation.

Qin Liping's face immediately lit up with a delighted smile as she climbed onto the tractor: "Thank you, Brother Yongqiang! I promise I'll be obedient! I'll do whatever you tell me to do."

Chen Yongqiang drove the tractor and continued towards the county town.

"You can come along, it's not hard work. You can help me collect the money when I sell wild boar meat."

He had already decided that he wouldn't wholesale the wild boar meat to the state-run restaurant in town.

They can sell it directly in the county town and get several cents more per kilogram at retail.

"I'm an expert at collecting money! I guarantee I won't make a single mistake! Brother Yongqiang, you can rest assured!" Qin Liping assured him confidently.

When driving into the town, there was a particularly winding dirt road, and Chen Yongqiang needed to turn the tractor handlebars sharply to adjust the direction.

As he swung his arms back and forth, he inevitably bumped into Qin Liping, who was sitting right next to him.

Chen Yongqiang felt his arm touch Qin Liping's soft body and glanced at her.

Qin Liping's cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head without saying a word.

One hand gripped the tractor's metal pillar even tighter.

He subconsciously shifted his body to the other side, but didn't move completely away; they remained very close.

This wasn't the first time Chen Yongqiang had accidentally touched Qin Liping's body.

The mountain roads are bumpy, and the tractor cab is narrow, so this kind of thing is unavoidable.

Qin Liping took it as an accident and didn't think much of it, nor did she think that Chen Yongqiang did it on purpose.

She blushed because of girlish shyness and her vague feelings of affection for Chen Yongqiang.

Once the tractor entered the town's smooth asphalt road, the bumps were greatly reduced.

Chen Yongqiang still felt he should say, "I didn't mean to just now."

The blush on Qin Liping's face hadn't completely faded when she softly replied, "...I know."

Sometimes, the defensiveness and distance between men and women arise from these unintentional touches.

Each seemingly casual explanation gradually diminishes.

Unbeknownst to them, their originally simple relationship gradually became tinged with an inexplicable ambiguity.

Upon arriving in the county town, the tractor drove into the bustling streets. Qin Liping was overwhelmed by the sight of the shops and vendors on both sides.

Having completely forgotten the minor incident on the road earlier, he excitedly pointed to a stall surrounded by a crowd and asked:

"Brother Yongqiang, look over there! What are they selling? Why are there so many people?"

Chen Yongqiang glanced to the side, but because there were too many people blocking his view, he couldn't see clearly: "Let's take care of our business first, and we'll look at it when we get back."

After a while, the tractor stopped in front of a restaurant with four red signs hanging on it.

It was the Zhenhua Restaurant where Chen Yongqiang had eaten last time.

"Keep an eye on the tractor from the truck and don't let anyone touch it." Chen Yongqiang turned off the engine, gave Qin Liping these instructions, then jumped out of the truck and walked towards the restaurant entrance.

It was still early, and there weren't many customers. The waiter saw him and immediately greeted him with a professional smile: "Comrade, how many of you? Would you like to eat?"

"I'm looking for your Manager Niu to discuss some business," Chen Yongqiang explained his purpose.

The waiter glanced at him, vaguely remembering that he had been here before: "Please wait a moment, I'll go to the back and see if the manager is here."

Not long after, Niu Huadong strode out from the kitchen: "Brother Chen! You've finally arrived! I've been thinking about you! What good stuff did you bring today?"