Gu Changlin left home without looking back. He didn't want to but couldn't look back. He was afraid that he would be reluctant to leave as soon as he turned around.

Li Mo woke up when Gu Changlin left, but she pretended to be still asleep. She knew that Gu Changlin would not let her go because she was afraid that she would be too sad. In this case, she pretended not to know anything.

Li Mo was crying in the room alone, thinking of getting along with Gu Changlin these days.

I used to write letters to him more often. This month, I have been in close contact with him every day, day and night.

Gu Changlin is really good, completely satisfying all her illusions about her partner. Always be patient with her, speak sweet words and act.

The consistent words and deeds never let her down. She always wraps her with love. Such Gu Changlin can't help but love her.

Li Mo stayed in the room all afternoon and didn't come out. Bai Xing knocked on the door at six o'clock.

"Momo will come out for dinner soon."

Li Mo opened the door with red and swollen eyes. She looked at Bai Xing and said, "Mom, I'm sorry I forgot the time."

Bai Xing patted Li Mo and said: "It's okay, you take a good rest, Mom understands you."

Elementary school started after the Lantern Festival. Li Mo was depressed for a few days and recovered.

She thinks that it will be useless to be negative, and history will improve. She has to study hard to fight Gu Changlin in the future.

After school started, Li Mo rode the car Gu Changlin bought for Gu Qiuju to Lihua Village. Qiu Ju had nothing to do at home, and her soon-to-marry daughter Bai Xing didn't let her do much work.

Gu Qiuju would occasionally follow Li Mo to Lihua Village, go to school or play at Baili's house.

Except for rainy days, Li Mo would rush home for dinner at noon.

(The fifteenth day of the first lunar month in 1974 is the sixth day of February)

In February, Li Mo discovered that this month's period had not come, and she didn't take it seriously at first.

By March, Li Mo felt that she had become very strange, and suddenly her appetite became larger.

She ate half a bowl of rice when she was busy eating the most, but now she can actually eat two bowls.

Bai Xing also felt very puzzled, and went to Li Mo's room on Saturday night.

"Mom, you're here, sit down."

"Momo, let me see you. You have grown a lot recently. Is there anything uncomfortable?"

"It's pretty good, but it's easier to get hungry when you eat, and I always want to sleep these days."

"Momo, are you here this month?"

"That?" Li Mo thought for a while before reacting, she said: "No, it's been more than a month."

Bai Xing said happily: "Tomorrow you will have a holiday, and then I will come to see Po Liu from the village."

"Isn't Po Liu a midwife?"

"You just got married, don't know, you are probably pregnant, let Liu Po ​​come and have a look tomorrow."

Li Mo was surprised: "Isn't pregnancy nausea and vomiting acid water?"

"Everyone has a different reaction, and some people eat a lot. You rest early, and I will invite Po Liu to come tomorrow morning."

"Okay. Ma Changlin sent the letter back, and the postman happened to be in Lihua Village this morning and gave it to me."

"Talk about what you wrote, I won't read it."

"Greetings to your two elders, this month's work has been remitted to us. There are still some receipts in the envelope. Your mother, please take them."

Bai Xing waved her hand and said, "You keep it, and buy what you need."

"Mom, I don't have time to go to town, so please keep it. You can use it whenever you go, lest the ticket expire."

At this time, it was the distribution system of the chief executive. The Bai Xing people allowed the small family to have a private house, and Li Mo did not selfishly keep all these tickets.

"Then you give me the ticket. I will go to town to buy you things in a few days. I also saved some cloth tickets, which happened to buy new cloth for my grandson."

Li Mo took the note in the envelope to Bai Xing, and gave Bai Xing another seven dollars. This is two yuan per month as previously stated, plus five yuan for Bai Xing from Gu Changlin.

"In the past, Chang Lin was not at home. From now on, he only needs to give two yuan a month, so he doesn't need to pay another five yuan."

Li Mo insisted: "Mom's five yuan is a tribute to you and dad, you can keep it."

Bai Xing took the bills and money, and put another five dollars into Li Mo's phone and said, "We are also using the living expenses you gave to the family. Don't say mom, you can rest and I will leave."

After having breakfast the next day, Bai Xing took three eggs to Liu's house.

"Liu Po, I'm here to ask you for help."

"Bai Xing, the daughter-in-law is pregnant?"

"Yes, Changlin daughter-in-law seems to be pregnant. I don't ask you to go and see her."

"Congratulations, after looking forward to so long, Lin can be considered married and having children."

"No, let's go and see."

Granny Liu asked Li Mo to stretch out her hand to probe her pulse, and then asked some more questions.

Li Mo stared at Po Liu nervously, and Bai Xing also looked at her expectantly.

Po Liu thought for a while and said: "It should be pregnant, about a month and a half. I'll have a look again in two weeks."

Although Po Liu didn't have a definite answer, Bai Xing knew that she would never leave. Liu Po ​​is not sure about things, she hasn't missed it in so many years.

Bai Xing was very happy, and gave Liu Po ​​five more eggs as a gift.

Li Mo was completely stunned, and actually became pregnant. She is pregnant with Gu Changlin's child, and there will be a baby called her mother in the future.

Bai Xing was happy. It was just a guess yesterday, but her heart finally fell after hearing the answer today.

Bai Xing rummaged at home to find something to give to her future grandson. She was not satisfied with the old clothes worn by the first few grandchildren.

Among the tickets sent back by Chang Lin this time, there is a two-foot cloth ticket, plus some saved at home, enough to make a new dress for the child.

Bai Xing decided to make an appointment with a few wives to go to town tomorrow.

Li Mo was happily at a loss, and finally she decided to return to the room to write to Gu Changlin, and then write a letter to her parents about the happy event.

Today is Li Mo's turn to cook. Bai Xing is worried that Li Mo will cook for himself, and Li Mo will help with her.

Everyone in the family came home from work at noon, and the children in the family came back for dinner on time. My sister-in-law also wondered that today's lunch seemed to be made by the mother-in-law.

Bai Xing said happily at the dinner table, "Poor Liu came here today, and she said Momo is pregnant."

The men were very happy at the table. Gu Fu couldn't say much, but he was obviously happier than before. Today, he ate one more bowl.

The sister-in-law said happily: "Yo Momo is pregnant, this is a good thing. We still have some eggs in the family, and I will make you a supplement every day."

"Aren't you happy? I'll go to your aunt's house to change some eggs."

Miao Erni wanted to say something, but her sister-in-law and mother-in-law agreed with her to say nothing.

When she was pregnant, she didn't even eat eggs every day, but Li Mo Jingui, and she still doesn't know if she is a girl.

Gu Qiuju is not at home today. She followed Li Mo to Lihua Village two days ago.

There are many girls in my aunt's house. They sew together and chat, and Gu Qiuju doesn't want to come back.

When Li Mo went to work at school on Monday, Bai Xing was not at ease. Li Mo said it took a long time to convince her.

Li Mo didn't plan to come back for dinner at noon, she had to go to Liu's house. The second brother of the Liu family is getting married, and she has to tell them about her pregnancy.

Li Mo only had two classes this morning, and she went to Liu's house immediately after the class. Wang Ailan is busy preparing things at home, and Xinghua helps at home.

"Grandma, Apricot Blossom, I'm here."

"Momo, you are here, come sit down. Your second brother gets married on the weekend, so don't go back on Saturday."

"I'll go back and talk to my mother-in-law. Grandma, I have a good thing to tell you."

Wang Ailan put down the things in her hands, wiped her hands and walked over: "What is a good thing, let's talk about it."

"Grandma, I'm pregnant, one and a half months."

When Wang Ailan heard it excitedly, he lined up her hands and said, "Good thing, good thing. This is a double happiness in our house."

Xinghua was also very happy, she said excitedly: "Momo, are you pregnant with a baby? Then will you still be a teacher in the future?"

"Teach this semester first. If you have a big belly in the next semester, you won't be able to be a teacher."

Wang Ailan said: "That's a pity, you will eat here at noon from now on, don't go back."

"Grandma Qiu Ju often stays in Lihua Village. From now on, she will help me cook lunch at home, and we will go back together in the afternoon."

Wang Ailan thought for a while and said, "That's okay, does your mother-in-law agree to let Qiu Ju take care of you?"

"I'll go back and discuss with them. It just so happens that I still have some food distributed last year for me and Qiu Ju to eat."

"That's good, you go back and ask your mother-in-law, if she doesn't agree with you, come to eat with us. When you go back, bring some eggs back, and make up for it when you are pregnant."

Li Mo knows that Grandma Wang is good to her, but no one can bear to eat the eggs, she can't ask for them.

"My grandma and my mother-in-law stewed me an egg every day, and some of them were eaten. Keep your sister-in-law's eggs to eat. Your sister-in-law is about to give birth. Give her a supplement."

"There is still enough food for your sister-in-law. Yesterday your sister-in-law went back to her natal house and will be back tomorrow."

Since Wang Ailan said that Li Mo didn't refuse, she already had an opinion about eating an egg at home every day.

This time, I took some back home to eat a few fewer eggs. If it were not for the children, she would not have eaten the eggs. The family would have conflicts if they were not careful.

When Li Mo left, Wang Ailan gave her a small basket filled with eggs. Li Mo first went to Baili's house to find Qiuju.

"aunt."

"Momo is here, come in and sit down. Why didn't you go to class today."

"I have a class late. I'm here to find Qiu Ju and ask her if she will be home today."

"Qiu Ju shouted in the room."

She yelled Qiu Ju and she came out immediately, and when she saw Li Mo coming, Gu Qiuju thought something was wrong.

"Sister-in-law, you are here, what's the matter?"

"It's not a big deal. I'm just here to ask you if you can go back today. I'll have one class later. Come with me when you go back."

Gu Qiuju thought she had lived here for a few days, so she should go back, so she said: "I will go back with you, and you will come here to find me later."

"Okay, hold the basket for me, and take it home later. I'm going to school now, and I will come after class."

There was only one class. After the class, Li Mo went to his aunt's house and went home with Qiu Ju.

On the way back, Gu Qiuju asked, "Sister-in-law, did my mother ask you to find me back? You used to go back by yourself."

"No, I just thought about your staying for a few days and asked if you want to go back. I have a companion."

Gu Qiuju curled her lips and asked, "Sister-in-law, what are you holding."

"The egg, Grandma Wang gave it."

"Why did Grandma Wang suddenly bring you eggs?"

Li Mo smiled mysteriously at Gu Qiuju without speaking. Gu Qiuju was aroused and pestered Li Mo and asked: "Sister-in-law, why are you laughing? Say it quickly."

Li Mo cleared his throat and said, "You have a nephew again."

Gu Qiuju said in a puzzled way: "I have a nephew again? Don't I have a nephew?"

Li Mo kept walking forward without speaking. Suddenly Gu Qiuju called out, "Sister-in-law, are you pregnant?"

"Qiu Ju, keep your voice down. Possibly Liu said yesterday that I was pregnant with a child."

Gu Qiuju hurriedly took the basket from Li Mo's hand, and then helped Li Mo and said, "I will hold my sister-in-law's things, and I will hold you. You go slowly and be careful of my nephew."

Li Mo smiled and said, "Not as exaggerated as you, but pregnant with a child. Both the elder sister and the second sister have given birth to several children."

"This is different, it's the first time you got pregnant. By the way, did you write to my brother, sister-in-law."

"That's it. Mom went to town today and just took it and sent it."

"That's good, my brother must be so happy to know that he has a baby."

Speaking of Qiu Ju, he touched Li Mo's belly and said: "Be good, baby, grow up quickly, and my aunt will buy you sweets in the future."

When they got home, Li Mo and Gu Qiuju were sitting on the kang and chatting without getting off work. Li Mo sat on the sole of the shoe, which was for Gu Changlin.

Last time Gu Changlin wrote to say that the cloth shoes he brought with him were particularly comfortable to wear. Li Mo wanted to make more pairs for him to change clothes.

The village got off work at half past five. When my sister-in-law came back, he saw Li Mo and Gu Qiuju chatting on the kang.

"Qiu Ju is back today. How does Momo feel today?"

Gu Qiuju smiled and said, "Of course I have to come back when something great happens at home. The third sister-in-law is fine today, and I will accompany my sister-in-law to Lihua Village tomorrow."

"Then the relationship is good, you take good care of your third sister-in-law, and Changlin thank you very much for coming back."

My sister-in-law looked at the basket on the table and asked, "Where did the eggs come from?"

Gu Qiuju hurriedly said, "Sansao's grandma gave it to Sansao."

"Oh, that's great. I'm still worried that there are not enough eggs in the house. As you talk, I will take the eggs to the kitchen for your second wife to put them away."

Everyone knows that the biggest worry is not not enough eggs, but the second sister-in-law feeling uncomfortable.

When the elder sister-in-law took the eggs to the kitchen, the second sister-in-law's mood really improved a lot. As long as she did not harm the interests of her little family, the second sister-in-law was still quite good.

At six o'clock, Bai Xing went home happily, and the second sister-in-law had already prepared the meal. After the meal, Gu Qiuju followed Li Mo back to the room, and the second sister-in-law cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks.

Bai Xing picked up the things and carried the basket to Li Mo's room. When Gu Qiuju opened the door, they sat on the wooden cave outside.

Li Mo asked Gu Changlin to do this wooden collapse. Li Mo was a little unaccustomed to sitting on the kang every time he entered the room, especially when others came in to sit on the kang, Li Mo didn't like it.

A wooden collapse was made in the outside room, and the old quilt she used in Lihua Village was taken over and laid on it. Stay here during the day, and you can sit here and talk when someone comes.

"Mom, you are here, come up and sit down soon."

Bai Xing sat down and took it out of the basket. The cloth bought today and some non-staple foods were handed to Li Mo.

"Momo, I went to town today to buy eight-foot cloth. You took the time to make a baby doll's clothes. You put these non-staple foods in your room. Get up and eat if you are hungry at night."

"Mom, I have never made children's clothes. How big are they."

Bai Xing thought for a while and said: "Ask me when you do it. I'll cut it out for you. You can use the sewing machine to get it out."

Li Mo said gratefully: "Thank you mom."

To say that Bai Xing is really good to Li Mo, she has also seen a young daughter-in-law who was smashed by her mother-in-law after she came here, and her life was very difficult.

Gu Qiuju said to Bai Xing: "Mom, I will accompany my sister-in-law to Lihua Village."

"Anyway, you're fine at home, so go if you like."

Li Mo heard Qiu Ju mention it by herself and said, "Mom Qiuju will follow me in class. If it's not convenient for me, I can let her take my place."

Bai Xing is also very excited, which is a good thing. Maybe Momo didn't have the energy to go to class after giving birth, maybe this position could be given to Qiu Ju.

"Then let her follow you, and help you a little too."

"Mom, I still have some food distributed in the village last year at my house. I wonder if Qiuju and I will eat there at noon."

Bai Xing thought for a while and said: "So you guys will have lunch there. You will get tired when you are pregnant with your child. You can have a good rest after eating and sleeping there."

From then on, Li Mo and Gu Qiuju had dinner in Lihua Village at noon every day.

On the day when it was Li Mo's turn to cook, the elder sister and the second sister did not say anything, and the two of them helped to do it.

The second sister-in-law doesn't mind, mainly because two people can save a lot of food if they don't eat at home, and she is happy that her family can split more without the public school.

Li Mo and Gu Qiuju ate in Lihua Village, and there is still some meat left at home.

The vegetables were brought by Gu Qiuju from home, and occasionally went to Baili or Wang Ailan's home to pick some vegetables.

A week later, Gu Changlin received the letter. He was training when he received the letter. The old squad leader of the cooking class brought him a letter.

"Look at your letter."

Gu Changlin said to his subordinates: "You continue to train."

Gu Changlin strode over and took the letter from the old squad leader.

"My younger brother and sister are writing again, I said, Changlin, you and your younger brother and sister write quite well on the channel, you have to write a few letters a month."

Gu Changlin didn't speak, his hands kept moving. He opened the envelope and took out the letter to read, and read the letter at a glance.

Gu Changlin couldn't help laughing anymore, and the old squad leader was startled.

He pulled through the letter paper and read it. After reading it, he congratulated him immediately: "Changlin is still good at you, and now you have a cub."

Gu Changlin said: "Old squad leader, let's wait for the canteen to gather."

"Okay, you go to train first, and I will save you some good things later."

After the training, everyone surrounded Gu Changlin and said, "What is good about the deputy battalion commander, we brothers will have a good time when you say it."