A chaotic house, a perfect couple

Chapter 109 Aunt Ma’s “Miracle Medicine” Business

Starting from the twelfth lunar month, residents of the compound gradually began to stock up on New Year's goods in preparation for the upcoming New Year.

It was Cheng Jiajia's first time celebrating the New Year in this world, and she took it very seriously.

Whenever she had a holiday, she and Yu Junsheng would start buying things for home like hamsters. If the weather here hadn't allowed it, Cheng Jiajia would have wanted to make some bacon. What a pity.

The other neighbors in the yard are similar. Whenever they have free time, they buy something for their homes.

Nowadays, people attach great importance to the ritual of the New Year, believing that only by celebrating the New Year well can the next year be prosperous. Even those families who are very frugal will not care so much at this time.

However, the Qin family, which was usually bustling at this time of year, was unusually quiet.

In the past, the Qin family would celebrate the New Year together, with the two elders preparing for the New Year.

This year, due to the separation of the family, and the incident where the first and second wives were beaten up by the Wu family in the hospital for no reason, the relationship between the branches was not as close as before, and there were some disagreements between them. Naturally, it was impossible for them to celebrate the New Year together. So, they each prepared their own things.

The night before, Aunt Hao mentioned in the yard that the supply and marketing cooperative would have fresh fish tomorrow, and everyone was excited.

Fresh fish is not often available in North City. It is a rare commodity and is basically sold out as soon as it arrives.

So everyone was ready to get up early in the morning to line up for the fish.

In the Qin family, in previous years, the three brothers would do this kind of work together, so they could look after each other. But this year, for various reasons, they went their separate ways. To be precise, the first and second wives left the third wife behind.

Qin Ziwen can only go alone.

Qin Ziben didn't take it seriously, but he didn't expect that when he left the compound and turned an alley, his vision went dark, as if something was covering him.

Before he could shout for help, fists rained down on him, hitting his flesh with every punch. The pain made Qin Ziwen's vision go black.

He quickly begged for mercy, "Ah! Help! Please spare my life, sir!"

"I was wrong, I was really wrong!"

No matter what, it's always right to admit your mistakes first.

The two men who beat the man looked at each other, and one of the shorter men sneered and said in a rough voice,

"Kid, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for provoking the wrong person. Do you think you can trick anyone?"

"Our boss said that today we are here to vent our anger on my sister-in-law's daughter!"

After the man finished speaking, he kicked Qin Ziwen hard again, "Brother, please don't blame me!"

Qin Ziwen's face was distorted with pain, but he couldn't help but think in his heart.

The person he had cheated, his sister-in-law's daughter... With these two factors combined, Qin Ziwen easily thought of Bai Xiaohui and her daughter.

Yes, yes!

Bai Zhenzhu must be holding a grudge against Bai Xiaohui for having betrayed her, so she asked her mistress outside to avenge her and her daughter!

It must be them!

Qin Ziwen punched the ground hard, gritting his teeth.

Bai Zhenzhu, Bai Xiaohui! Just wait!

The movement was too big, which affected the wound on his body and caused a heart-wrenching pain.

"hiss!"

Qin Ziwen's expression twisted again.

By the time he slowly lifted the sack off his body, the two figures had already run away after beating the man.

"grass!"

No one noticed this one-sided beating. After dawn, someone wondered why Qin Ziwen had injuries on his face. He just said it was from a fall, but in his heart he blamed Bai Xiaohui and Bai Zhenzhu, mother and daughter, and even hated Qin Weimin even more.

If he hadn't wanted to plot a job for Bai Xiaohui, how could all these things have happened?

……

No one knows what Qin Ziwen is thinking.

By the way, since that day, Aunt Ma has been showing off her eldest grandson's generous "godfather" in the yard. Every time Cheng Jiajia and Yu Junsheng heard it, they felt embarrassed for Ma Gaosheng, really.

It was not until Fu Jiaojiao came over and got three more prescriptions that she started to think about other things.

why?

Fu Jiaojiao bought three prescriptions and paid four dollars and fifty cents for them, and Aunt Ma made a net profit of three dollars.

Three dollars, what does that mean? It’s three or four days’ salary for a worker in the city.

The key is that this money is much easier to earn than working.

It didn't cost any money or effort, just a few words. Aunt Ma thought this was easy money.

She rolled her eyes and started to think of something else.

Since I can earn money from Fu Jiaojiao, can I also earn money from other people?

For example, the young wife of Yu Junsheng from the Second Hospital, isn’t she still not pregnant?

This woman, who doesn't want to have a baby? The young wife who married in with her is already pregnant. I don't believe that Cheng Jiajia is not anxious.

There are other wives in the yard who have given birth to daughters but not sons. I don’t believe that they don’t want to have sons.

After a quick thought, Aunt Ma felt that this miracle drug had great potential in the market.

So Cheng Jiajia discovered that Aunt Ma had been particularly fond of coming to the Second Hospital in recent days to show off her secret recipe for conceiving a child.

"The medicine that witch has is not easy to get. If I weren't a distant relative of hers, she wouldn't have paid any attention to me. I heard that people with real skills are like this."

"You all know my daughter-in-law. She's been married for years, and there's been no sign of pregnancy. Then she took some magic medicine, and now she's pregnant. Tell me, does it work?"

Hu Mei, the daughter-in-law, is Ma's living signboard and is very useful.

Just then, an elderly woman whose daughter-in-law only gave birth to a granddaughter immediately began to believe it. "Oh, so it's true. Is this medicine really that effective?"

Aunt Yan was also very tempted, because her second daughter-in-law only gave birth to two money-losing babies, and there had been no news for so many years. She really wanted to buy a few pairs to take home for her to eat, so that she could give birth to a son for the second child as soon as possible. How could she do without a son?

But she had just offended the whole family because of the fertility medicine issue, and the third child had been gloomy recently and no one knew what he was thinking, so she was a little afraid to do anything about it.

So he stood back, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

Aunt Ma leaned closer, acting mysterious but speaking in a voice everyone could hear, "I'm telling you something in secret. My neighbor Jiaojiao has been asking me for that magic medicine. You all know her family's situation. She really needs to have a child soon."

As if to confirm what Aunt Ma said, at this moment, a familiar and indescribable smell came from the front yard.

Oh my god, no need to ask, it must be Fu Jiaojiao making the medicine.

This is the third time recently. They said, Hu Mei is already pregnant, why is she still taking this medicine?

It turned out that Fu Jiaojiao had eaten it.

The faces of the aunties all looked unhappy. It was really this smell, this smell... it was too recognizable, ugh!

Aunt Ma had a look on her face that said, "I wasn't kidding, was I?" "Right? I wasn't bragging! Just wait and see, it won't be long before she's pregnant!"

Cheng Jiajia: “…”

She didn't know whether Fu Jiaojiao could get pregnant, she only knew that if this smell filled the whole hospital, someone would definitely rebel.

This taste is really, yue! yue! yue!

Cheng Jiajia suppressed the churning in her stomach and her expression twisted for a moment.

Seriously, this medicine won't cause any harm to my body, right?

Why is Fu Jiaojiao so stubborn that she wants to eat this? I have clearly reminded her to go to the hospital for a physical examination.

Oh, I can’t carry it with me. I really can’t carry it with me.

Cheng Jiajia didn't think about stopping Fu Jiaojiao from taking the medicine.

First, she had already warned him, but he wouldn't listen. What could she do? He hadn't asked her to take the medicine, so she had nothing to feel guilty about. Second, the relationship wasn't that serious. He was clearly desperate to have a child. If she suddenly ran over to stop him from taking the medicine, he might think that since he couldn't have children himself, he didn't want others to have them either.

Not to mention it's impossible. Cheng Jiajia had seen enough species diversity in her previous life and didn't want to test human nature again.

So after listening to the commotion, Cheng Jiajia prepared to go back to the house. She really couldn't stand the smell and planned to go back and close all the doors and windows in the house.

Although many people were skeptical about this medicine due to its taste, two aunties couldn't resist her sales pitch and bought a dose, intending to go home and make it for their daughter-in-law to try, hoping to have another grandson soon.

Aunt Ma suddenly earned +2 yuan.

She couldn't stop smiling, and became even more determined to sell the miracle medicine in the compound.

Seeing Cheng Jiajia passing by and preparing to slip away, Aunt Ma quickly grabbed her and said, "Xiao Cheng, let me tell you, this magic medicine really works. You and the Yu family kid have been married for so long and there's still no news. Why don't you buy a few and try? I'll ask the fortune teller for a few for you and give you a discount."

Cheng Jiajia shuddered and declined politely, "Thank you, but Yu Junsheng and I are both in good health and don't need to take any medicine."

Ma Da Niang persisted in persuading her for a few more words, but when Cheng Jiajia remained unmoved, she angrily said, "The Yu family kid is now a regular employee in the technical department of the machinery factory. He's very popular. If you don't have a baby soon, you're not afraid that he'll divorce you!"

My God, where did this old Qing Dynasty feudal antique come from? This person must have a lot to talk about with Aunt Yan, right?

Cheng Jiajia had just thought this when she heard Aunt Yan's serious response, "That's right, Xiao Cheng, if a woman doesn't give birth to a child, is she still a woman? It's better to give birth to a boy, so that you can win the heart of Junsheng."

These two people really have similar tastes.

Cheng Jiajia looked at the two of them with a forced smile. "Don't worry about that. By the way, I heard that the neighborhood office is promoting something about breaking feudal superstitions. Aunt Ma, it's not good for you to openly promote such things like this. If you get caught, you'll be paraded through the streets as an example. Aunt Yan, your thinking is still not good. I heard that the neighborhood office has some ideological education class. How about I go and tell them to come and give you a class?"

After she finished speaking, she thought of something and covered her mouth in feigned surprise, "Oh, I hope you two won't become classmates by then, hahahaha!"

Aunt Ma: “…”

Aunt Yan: “…”

Damn, who is this little bitch cursing? !

She doesn't want to go to the street office to attend classes and be classmates with others!

The two looked at each other, saw disgust in each other's eyes, and looked away at the same time.

Bah! She doesn't want to be classmates with such a snobby and cowardly person!

Cheng Jiajia threw that sentence aside and went back home, not paying attention to what was happening behind her. Little did she know that the two people she thought were like birds of a feather flock together and had a lot to talk about actually disliked each other.

But even if I knew, I wouldn't care.

……

On the other side, Fu Jiaojiao boiled the medicine and poured the black juice in the medicine pot into the porcelain bowl. An unpleasant smell floated in the air, and Fu Jiaojiao pinched her nose.

Zhu's mother squinted her eyes and said, "What kind of mess is this that we cook at home every day? It stinks! In my entire life, I've never heard of any medicine that can help people have children, or any effective folk remedies. They're all scams!"

Even so, Zhu Lao Niang was a little nervous. In fact, she had heard of some folk remedies to help with pregnancy in her hometown. She just said this on purpose because she didn't want Fu Jiaojiao to give birth to her child.

She heard that Hu Mei's hen, which didn't lay eggs, became pregnant after drinking this medicine, which shows that this medicine really has some miraculous effects.

Could it be that this little bitch is really pregnant?

If Fu Jiaojiao had her own children, would there be room for her two big grandchildren in this family?

Her eyes flickered a few times, and she deliberately taunted him, "I think you're really crazy about having a baby. You dare to stuff anything into your mouth, and you're not afraid of ruining your body. Then your family won't have money to pay for your medical treatment!"

Unfortunately, no matter how she mocked her, Fu Jiaojiao just pretended she didn't exist, as if this person didn't exist.

I wish I had brought trouble upon myself and could only watch Fu Jiaojiao pinch her nose and drink a bowl of 'magic medicine' with a painful look on her face.

Fu Jiaojiao's expression twisted for a moment and she almost vomited.

But she still insisted on swallowing the 'potion'.

She must have a child of her own!

Her money can only be spent on her own children!

This kind of persistence makes me feel a little uneasy.

So she took advantage of the lunch break to go find Zhu Ziqiang.

"Daqiang, it's not that I don't want her to have a baby. I'm just afraid that if she has her own child, she'll be even meaner to Dadan and Erdan. You know her temper. She can't even tolerate these two kids right now. If she has her own child, what will Dadan and Erdan do?"

Zhu Ziqiang was silent for a moment, and just told his mother not to worry.

rest assured?

Zhu Lao Niang's eyes flickered a few times, and she had an idea in mind. Her son probably didn't want Fu Jiaojiao to have a child, and he probably already had a solution.

So from now on, I will no longer care about Fu Jiaojiao taking folk remedies.

It would be a waste of effort for that little bitch to drink more medicine. She even thought darkly that it would be best if she could really ruin her body by drinking so that she could be done with it once and for all.

In the evening, Fu Jiaojiao went to Zhu Ziqiang to do that as usual.

Zhu Ziqiang paused, then thought of something and covered it without hesitation.

……

Although she said she didn't care about Fu Jiaojiao, the next day when she passed by the street office on her way to work, Cheng Jiajia still wrapped a letter of complaint in a stone and threw it in. If the street office didn't care, she would have no choice.

Do your best and leave the rest to fate.

Oh, I am just so kind.

On the other hand, Aunt Ma was still running her "miracle medicine" business in full swing in the compound.

Although I let the big fish Cheng Jiajia get away yesterday, I just fooled two aunties who favor boys over girls and want to have grandchildren, and earned +2 yuan.

Aunt Ma was very happy and felt that this business made money too quickly.

She is so smart!

She, Ma Daya, is the smartest old lady in this courtyard!

Just as this thought flashed through Ma Danniang's mind, she heard a scream from the front yard, "Ah! Dad, Dad, the evil stepmother has fainted!"

"Fu Jiaojiao, Fu Jiaojiao, are you okay? Why did you faint?"

"I told you, I told you not to drink this medicine, right? This little bitch is absolutely crazy about having a baby. She's shoving anything into her mouth, not even afraid of drinking herself to death. Look, look, something's wrong, right?!"

"Okay, Mom, you watch over her. I'll go borrow a car to take her to the hospital."

Aunt Ma's heart skipped a beat. It was over. Her miracle medicine business was over!

Sure enough, the two aunts came back immediately, snatched their money from Aunt Ma, and threw the medicine into her arms.

He rolled his eyes and spat fiercely, "Bah, we dare not let anyone eat this!"

Aunt Ma shuffled her legs and ran after them, "No, don't listen to their nonsense. How could there be anything wrong with this medicine?!"

"Nonsense, they are all nonsense!"