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

"What is it?" Ding Wanru stopped and turned around.

"You said before that we could have sex once the baby's position was stable. Is that okay now?" Lin Xiulian asked the question she had been wanting to ask. She and Chen Yongqiang hadn't had sex much lately.

When Ding Wanru heard this question, she felt a little unsure how to answer it.

If the answer is yes, then Chen Yongqiang will naturally spend more time in bed with Lin Xiulian, and the number of times he goes to her place will probably decrease accordingly.

However, in order not to damage Chen Yongqiang and Lin Xiulian's relationship, she answered truthfully: "Yes, the pregnancy is very stable now. As long as we are careful and gentle, it is fine."

The two women then discussed the precautions in hushed tones for a while. Lin Xiulian listened attentively and nodded from time to time.

After listening, Lin Xiulian sincerely praised, "Dr. Ding, you know so much, you know everything. With you saying that, I feel much more at ease."

Ding Wanru gave a faint smile. Some of her knowledge came from Chen Yongqiang through practical experience.

However, it was naturally inappropriate to say these words in front of Lin Xiulian.

After giving a few more instructions, Ding Wanru picked up her medicine box and went out.

Just as she was walking by, she ran into Chen Yongqiang driving his tractor back with a load of sand. Chen Yongqiang waved to her from afar.

After parking the tractor next to the sand pile, Chen Yongqiang jumped off and walked over to Ding Wanru, who was standing at the intersection: "It's almost lunchtime, why don't you stay and eat with us?"

"I didn't help you with any work, so I can't possibly stay for dinner," Ding Wanru declined.

"How did Xiulian's examination go?" Chen Yongqiang walked closer.

"Everything is fine, the pregnancy is stable, don't worry." Ding Wanru had always been envious.

"Just... when we're in bed, remember to be gentle and careful." As soon as she said it, her ears started to burn.

Because of the constant flow of people at the construction site, Chen Yongqiang didn't say much to Ding Wanru, watching her carry her medicine box and gradually disappear at the other end of the village road.

The construction of the house is progressing quickly; the red brick walls have already reached waist height.

While Zhao Fugen was busy leading his men, Chen Yongqiang was not idle either. He started the tractor again and drove towards the river to continue his task of hauling sand.

On the way, he glanced at a densely vegetated ravine in Qinglong Mountain and wondered to himself, "I wonder if there's any more gold to be found there." Chen Yongqiang had been thinking about gold panning all along.

When they arrived at the riverbank, Chen Yongqiang offered cigarettes to the young men who had come with him: "You guys keep fishing around here, I'll go over there and see if there's any finer, better sand."

A young man took the cigarette and replied with a grin, "Alright, Brother Qiang! Don't worry, we've got this place covered!"

Chen Yongqiang then took a shovel and headed along the riverbank towards the source of the stream.

His real purpose for this trip was to see if he could find more traces of gold.

We arrived near the river bend where Qin Liping had discovered the golden beans last time.

Observing the direction of the water flow and the topography on both banks, I tried to wash a few more shovelfuls of water in several places where heavy sand might have accumulated.

But apart from fine sand, there were no new discoveries. Chen Yongqiang looked up at the valley upstream and decided to continue walking upwards to see what was going on.

"I refuse to believe there's only one golden bean," Chen Yongqiang thought to himself.

Logically, if scattered gold is found in the riverbed, there is likely a gold mine upstream.

He walked upstream for about a kilometer, where the river narrowed, the current became rapid, and the banks were steep cliffs.

Chen Yongqiang chose a relatively calm backwater and started shoveling again.

As the water flowed, a layer of fine sand gradually remained at the bottom of the shovel.

Chen Yongqiang was very patient and continued to wash the sand, letting the water flow away the lighter coarse sand and gravel little by little.

The sand and gravel were dwindling, leaving only a thin layer of fine particles clinging to the bottom of the shovel.

Chen Yongqiang looked closely and saw that among the dark area, there were more than a dozen tiny golden grains of sand, each the size of a pinhead!

"There really is gold in this stream!" Chen Yongqiang was overjoyed.

Although the amount of gold recovered was pitifully small, it was enough to prove its worth.

There are indeed gold veins in the mountains upstream! This secret must not be leaked at the moment.

Chen Yongqiang didn't continue panning. He collected the gold dust, put it in a matchbox, and then turned and walked away.

Today's main objective has been achieved: confirming the existence of a gold vein.

To truly strike gold, you need to invest a lot of time and manpower; now is not the time.

Back at the tractor on the riverbank, several young men had already scooped up a truckload of sand and were squatting by the truck, smoking and taking a break.

"Brother Qiang, is there any good sand upstream? We've almost dredged up all the shallows here."

Chen Yongqiang shook his head without changing his expression, "There's none upstream, we'll have to look downstream."

"Let's go back and eat first, we'll look for it again this afternoon," he said, starting the tractor and jumping into the driver's seat.

When they returned, the Qin sisters had already prepared the meal and were serving it on the table.

"Brother Yongqiang, you guys eat first," Qin Liping said.

Chen Yongqiang then invited the young men and about a dozen workers from the construction site to sit down and eat together.

Currently, he has more than a dozen people helping to build the house, including himself.

Zhao Fugen took a bite of rice, chewing as he calculated, "At the current pace, these five brick houses, including construction and painting, will probably not be completely finished until late summer or early autumn."

"Is there any way to speed things up?" Chen Yongqiang wanted to finish building the house as soon as possible.

"Increasing manpower is easy, but some key materials are still incomplete."

At present, the village's earthen brick kiln can only produce a maximum of 5,000 bricks per kiln, and they still need to be dried. It takes a week to fire one kiln at most, which is not enough to meet the demand.

As they were talking, village chief Yang Dahai strolled over along the dirt road with his hands behind his back:

"Yongqiang, I have good news for you. The village's second brick kiln is finished. With both kilns together, we should be able to make 15,000 bricks!"

"That's great! I was just talking about this with Uncle Zhao, we were worried about not having enough bricks." Chen Yongqiang put down his chopsticks and called to Yang Dahai.

"Village chief, would you like some food too?"

"No, no," Yang Dahai waved his hand.

"I just came to tell you something. We can't supply you with all the bricks we produce now. The Jin family in the next village is also in a hurry to build a house and ordered 50,000 bricks from us."

Chen Yongqiang handed Yang Dahai a cigarette: "I'm about 20,000 bricks short. Let the kiln keep firing at my place until I've fired two batches. The rest can go to the Jin family. What do you think, Village Chief?"

Yang Dahai looked somewhat troubled: "This matter... I need to discuss it with Zhu Zi and the others first."

It was Chen Yongqiang who initially proposed and even paid for the initial investment to get the brick kiln up and running.

To be honest, without Chen Yongqiang, the brick kiln in Shimen Village would never have been built.