In the end, after careful consideration,
Lu Jianguo decided to vote,
Not everyone was qualified,
Those who usually liked to be sneaky and play tricks, and those who spoke sarcastically and looked down on the top of their heads all had no chance. The eyes of the masses were snow-white. Whether it was good or bad..,
They had their own conclusions in their hearts,
Moreover, didn't some educated youth like to bribe people because their families were rich,
The entire production team was involved to see what good ways the educated youth could think of to buy people's hearts.
Lu Jianguo went door to door to inform them,
After work, they gathered outside the safekeeping room,
If they delayed for more than ten minutes, they would settle the matter as soon as possible, so that the people in the educated youth room would not be moved and worry about it.
Luo Mengying's place as a university student was an iron-clad fact,
They could vote for the other two educated youth. Under Lu Jianguo's chairmanship, the voting did not go wrong,
People's personalities were simple,
They did not form gangs to vote for him just because they were close to someone,
Lu Jianguo had said,
The university students who voted out represented the face of the production team,
For example, Zeng Zhiqing who had left the production team,
He remembered the good of the production team,
Once in a while, he would write a letter to ask about the literacy of the club members, so he specially sent two books back. They were books about house construction. In the countryside, almost all of the houses had mud walls, thatched roofs, and mud walls. They were not waterproof enough, especially in the rainy season. The thatched houses often leaked. The books that Zeng Zhiqing had sent were about house construction. He heard that many places outside were popular to build brick houses. The roofs were made of cyan tiles, so there was no need to worry about leakage. Literate club members could learn about it and benefit more people.
With the example of Zeng Zhiqing, the members were very careful in the voting process. It was not that they coveted the benefits that Zeng Zhiqing would bring them in the future, but the gratitude of outsiders would make them feel that their decision was correct. Only by choosing outstanding people to go to university would they actively devote themselves to socialism in the future. Jian She, their choice was related to whether the country had nurtured talents.
The result of the voting was passed by everyone, and there were not many surprises. Li Zhiqing, whom Lu Jianguo had high hopes for, was also among them. When her husband found out that she had been chosen, he made a scene on the spot and insisted on leaving with his wife. Lu Jianguo was too lazy to look at his twisted face and said in a deep voice, "Your wife being chosen is everyone's recognition of her. As her husband, you should be sincerely happy. Why are you making a scene? Don't you feel embarrassed in front of the entire production team? You want to go to university, right? Sure, perform well in the future. Everyone here is not blind, and everyone knows who does more work and who has a good character. Ask yourself, with your character, do you deserve to go to university? "
Lu Jianguo did not give the other party any face and scolded him. After that, he ordered everyone to disperse. After transplanting the seedlings, he still had to carry manure to irrigate the seedlings. There were many things to do, and he did not have the time to waste with them.
"The three of you who got the places to go to university, don't be complacent. Before the notice is issued, you have to work hard in the production team. The leaders of the county will come down to investigate, and if there are any mistakes, I will not be responsible." There were some things that Lu Jianguo had to make clear so that he would not be blamed in the future.
The crowd gradually dispersed, and Xue Huahua held Xixi's hand and walked beside Lu Dewen. She asked Lu Dewen: "Dewen, do you want to go to university?"
Lu Dewen was stunned for a while and turned to look at the group of educated youths standing on the hillside. Under the light red sunset, they looked dignified and imposing. Lu Dewen shook his head without hesitation. "No." His goal was to work hard after he got rid of his illiteracy. He wanted to be part of the production team in a few years. He had never thought about going to university. Furthermore, if he went to university, who would do the work at home?
Xue Huahua frowned and turned to look at Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun, who were behind them. The two brothers shook their heads. "Mum, we cannot go to university just because we want to. We should focus on farming." The High School curriculum was too much for them, and if they went to university, they might be tired of living. Lu Jianxun was thinking further. "Mum, everyone in the production team is saying that it is hard for us to find a wife. If we go to university, it will be even harder for us to find a wife."
That's right. In the Fenggu Village Commune, apart from cadres' families and educated youths, their family's education level was the highest. In the words of outsiders, the higher the education level, the better the taste. It seemed that no one was worthy of them. If they really went to college, it was estimated that they would not feel wronged only if they dated people from the city.
Xue Huahua laughed. "Why can't we find a wife in university? Are you saying that university students are not married?"
"Of course university students have to get married. The situation is different. All the university students I've heard of are city people. They just have to find someone to eat and eat. We are farmers. After we get our university degrees, the city people will look down on us for being farmers, and we will look down on the production team for not being cultured. How are we going to find a partner if we are stuck between a high position and a low position? It was not that Lu Jianxun was spouting nonsense, but he had this tendency when he looked at people. For example, the girls around Lu Mingwen were from poor families, and they were not educated. Such people were not good enough for Lu Mingwen. However, if he wanted to find a wife who was good enough for Lu Mingwen, he could not find anyone in the production team. The educated youths were arrogant and had bad tempers, and they would give Lu Mingwen a hard time in the future. The farmers were illiterate, and they would not be able to have a good conversation with Lu Mingwen.
Needless to say, it was really hard for Lu Mingwen to find a wife who was good enough for him.
So, don't go to university. That was a trap.
Xue Huahua's cheeks twitched, and she looked away. She could not be bothered to communicate with such a short-sighted person.
Thinking that his mother was unhappy, Lu Jianxun put it in a different way. "Mom, university is not something we can go to whenever we want. We have to be from a working or farming family. We are just ordinary farmers, and we have nothing to do with working …"
Xue Huahua did not say anything. When she got home, she urged them to study, and she went to the kitchen to heat up the food. Counting the years, the National College Entrance Examination would be resumed in another four years, so there was still time.
The siblings did not know what Xue Huahua was planning. They worked and studied. Xue Huahua asked Lu Jianguo to buy some vegetable seeds. There were loofah seeds, cowpea seeds, winter gourd seeds, and cabbage seeds. When the corn sprouts grew, she scattered the loofah seeds and cowpea seeds into the field. When the sprouts grew, they were evenly distributed into nests. In addition to the private plot, Xue Huahua also took the time to dig up the land outside the courtyard dam. She planted vegetables in front and behind the house, and scattered peanut seeds.
Peanuts were easy to attract thieves. For four to five years, no one in the production team had peanuts. Xue Huahua asked Lu Jianguo for a dozen peanuts and scattered them behind the house. There were not many families living at the end of the village. Behind the house was a small hill. The hillside was bare. Not to mention planting crops, there were very few weeds. It was almost all gravel and sand. During the holidays, many children liked to slide here. They put straw under their butts and slide down from the hillside to see who was faster. Every weekend, when the children were on holiday, it was the most lively time. Xue Huahua planted a row of peanuts along the hillside.
Xue Huahua planted a row of peanuts at the foot of the slope. Beside the peanuts, she planted a lot of vegetables. The harvest for the past two years was pretty good. Many families planted vegetables on their private plots. Liu Yunfang planted the most vegetables. She had five filial sons, so even if they did not work, they would not starve to death. However, not only did she not slack off, she also raised pigs on the pig farm. She earned more work points than many other women. So after harvesting the wheat, she planted two rows of corn, and planted the rest of the empty space with vegetables. There were eggplants, loofah, cucumbers, and cowpeas.
Especially Sun Guixian. According to her intention, she also wanted to plant vegetables, but the old man did not agree. After the Spring Festival, Sun Yongchang and his wife shamelessly came to borrow some food. For the sake of his relatives, Old Man Liu had to lend some food. According to the words of Old Man Liu, Sun Yongchang was a person who only took in but did not give out. Most of the food he lent out could not be returned. Dabao And Erbao needed money to study, so they should save where they could. As for vegetables, they could talk about it in two years.
Speaking of this, Sun Guixian was full of anger. She had no contact with the Sun family, but Sun Yongchang still refused to let her go. He only recognized her as his sister when he was in trouble. Did he really think that she was easy to bully?
"My elder brother and sister-in-law came again yesterday. They said that it was raining heavily a few days ago, and all the wheat in the private plot had sprouted seedlings. They asked me if I could borrow some food. They really treat me as a landlord and give me whatever I want …" Sun Guixian used to treat Sun Yongchang very well, but now she despised him as much as she said, "Even if we are siblings, I have helped them. What's the point of pestering me? It's not me who caused his family to fail to harvest the wheat."
"Your elder brother was doing well a few years ago, but since your niece and son-in-law married into the family, his life has become worse and worse. People should not do things that are against their conscience." Liu Yunfang held Xiao Ming and fed him the plucked thorny steamed bun. It was sweet and sour. Xiao Ming tasted it and was reluctant to put it down. He despised Liu Yunfang for being slow, so he simply grabbed the thorny steamed bun in the basket and stuffed it into his mouth. Liu Yunfang hurriedly stopped him, "If you eat too much, it might get stuck. Look at how Brother Xixi and Brother Dong Dong eat it."
Sun Guixian was envious, so she also grabbed one and put it into her mouth. She sighed, "My elder brother said he regretted it. What's the use of regretting? Zhao Wubin went to the farm, and no one knows when he will come back. Bao Qin has to take care of the child and works slowly. There's not enough food to eat. In comparison, you are luckier. Did you buy meat a few days ago?"
The production team was not big, but no one could hide anything from others. Moreover, buying meat was a big deal, and it was impossible to hide it. The meat Liu Yunfang asked Lu Jianguo to buy was a whole catty and a half of meat. It was impossible for the two of them to finish it.
"Yes." Liu Yunfang stared at Xiao Ming and replied to Sun Guixian, "If I don't spend the money I have, I won't be able to spend it even if I want to when I'm old. The old man and I are very tired from the farm work, so we need to make up for it. The old man said that he doesn't want to be rich and powerful. For people of our age, it's enough to live a few more years."
Sun Guixian was envious, "Yes. In the past, many people said that you would have a hard time in the future. Now, it seems that you are more relaxed after separating from the family. Didn't your daughters-in-law say anything about you buying meat?"
As far as Sun Guixian knew, Liu Yunfang's eldest daughter-in-law didn't seem to be very satisfied.
"I'm using my own money. What has it got to do with them? Before we separated from the family, they were always egging me to separate from the family. Now that we're separated, they still want me to serve them well. Just you wait …" Liu Yunfang was used to being domineering and didn't care about her daughters-in-law's faces. She bought meat and only asked her son and grandson to eat. She didn't care about her daughters-in-law's share. Of course, Li Xuemei ate it because she knew that Li Xuemei didn't get involved in the separation. It was the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law's idea.
If it wasn't for the fact that the old man was drunk, she wouldn't have been able to get the information out of him. At the time of the separation, she was puzzled why he suddenly had such an idea. The old man insisted that it was his idea and the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law just went along with it. During the New Year, the old man had a few more drinks and told the truth, "We're old. The eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law don't want to eat from the same pot. They said that it would be better if we split from the family. Think about it, it's good that we split from the family. At least the burden on our shoulders is lighter now …"
When Liu Yunfang heard this, she almost confronted them. She worked hard to cook and wash clothes for them. She was also busy during her confinement period. Now that they had grown up and wanted to separate from the family, if they were really ingrates, they wouldn't even have a share of anything, let alone meat.
"Your eldest daughter-in-law probably thinks that you're biased towards Lu Ming. They always say that a bowl of water should be fair, but how can you be fair?" Everyone had their own feelings. Even if they were all sons, there were still feelings of closeness and distance. The old people in the production team were all like this. Some liked their eldest sons, some liked their youngest sons, and some liked their daughters and son-in-law.
The feelings of people were very complicated. Liu Yunfang snorted. "It's my business who I'm biased towards. Lu Ming's daughter-in-law sometimes isn't likable. At least she doesn't do things in private like the others. Besides, Xiao Ming is smart and quick-witted. If I'm not biased towards him, who else would I be biased towards?" Liu Yunfang wasn't spouting nonsense. Li Xuemei was an educated youth. As expected, her son had to be smarter. Everything else aside, when it came to food, no matter when Xiao Ming had something to eat, he would take the initiative to offer it to her and the old man without asking. He was nothing like Xiao Rui and the others, who would hide anything in their pockets whenever they had something to eat, thinking that she was really lacking in food.
"That's true. In the entire production team, aside from Dong Dong, no one is smarter than your Xiao Ming." "That's right.
Why don't you think about who gave birth to Xiao Ming? "Educated youth, the educated youth of the cultured.
Xue Huahua was amused by the conversation. She remembered that when Li Xuemei and Lu Ming got married, Liu Yunfang was very unhappy about it. She often sat on the stone block and scolded people. After Xiao Ming was born, her attitude changed drastically. She thought that Liu Yunfang had thought things through, but she didn't expect this to be the reason. An educated daughter-in-law gave birth to a smart grandson. Did that mean that Li Xuemei's status as a mother depended on her son?
Recently, Li Xuemei took a break from teaching to let Luo Mengying's Mathematics and Geography classes go. Luo Mengying will be returning home in mid-August and will be reporting to the university in September. After that, there will be no more opportunities for her to teach. She took advantage of her time in the production team to teach as much as she could. Harvesting wheat and transplanting seedlings was delayed for more than half a month. However, in the exams at the end of June, the siblings' results improved. Other than Chao Caizhi who failed 4 subjects, the rest of them scored 80 marks. Lu Mingwen's Mathematics scored 98 marks, which was close to full marks. Lu Mingwen was overjoyed and asked Luo Mengying if the questions were set by her. The farm's questions were very difficult, and 85 marks was the highest score.
It was unbelievable that he scored 98 marks. Lu Mingwen's suspicion made Luo Mengying laugh. "It was the farm's questions. Comrade Li Xuemei had specially written a letter to them asking them to set more questions. There were more than 20 pages of papers. It should be enough for you all."
"We can take it. No matter how many questions there are, we like them all."
Lu Mingwen knew that the old people in the farm were knowledgeable scholars. It was their honor to have the opportunity to do the questions set by them.
In July, the primary schools had their summer holidays. The production team suddenly became lively. The leaders from the county had come down to investigate the university students' quota. After knowing that all the villagers had voted for the students, they left with a peace of mind. Before leaving, they purposely went to the pig farm to take a look at the pigs. They asked Xue Huahua if the pigs were fed any special food and why the pigs' heads looked bigger than other production teams. There were a few production teams from the county who wanted to come over to learn how to raise pigs.
"There are no skills in raising pigs. We just feed them five meals a day and clean the pigsty in the morning and evening. The pigs will only be happy when they eat well. When they are happy, their appetite will be better and they will look better." Lu Jianguo smiled apologetically and explained to the leader, "If we're talking about skills, it's probably related to our production team's illiteracy eradication. Pigs are similar to dogs, they both have souls. Ever since Comrade Xue Huahua's entire family started doing illiteracy eradication, the pigs have been gaining in strength. In my opinion, the pigs are gaining in strength because they are in awe of the sound of everyone reading."
This rumor was spreading everywhere. Lu Jianguo thought about it seriously. This rumor was not groundless. The pigs in the production team started gaining weight when Xue Huahua's family started their literacy campaign. Pigs probably like cultured people who have goals and pursuits.
Lu Jianguo was not bragging, but there was no one else in Fenggu Township who had the spirit of Xue Huahua. Pigs were infected with the unique spirit of Xue Huahua. That was why they had the desire to eat.
If it were not for Xue Huahua, the pigs in the farm would not be able to grow well. If the pigs did not grow well, there would be no manure, and the crops would not grow well. If the crops did not grow well, the workers would not get enough food. They would have to starve or borrow food to survive. It was Xue Huahua who changed the production team's tragic situation. She was the one who brought vitality to the production team.
The County leader was surprised. This was the first time he heard such a story. "Pigs have become spirits?"
Lu Jianguo wanted to nod, but he thought of something and held back. "I am not sure if they have become spirits, but the pigs in our farm can understand us."
The County leader raised his eyelids and looked at Lu Jianguo suspiciously. What he meant was: Keep bragging. Let's see how long you can keep bragging.
Lu Jianguo straightened his back and said. "Leader, if you don't believe me, you can take a look." Lu Jianguo picked up the bamboo pole on the ground and tapped the hind leg of the pig. "Go to the hole at the corner to poop. Hurry up, go go go …"
The pig slowly got up, shook its body, sniffed its nose and walked towards the small hole in the corner of the wall. Then, it was time to witness a miracle. The pig held its breath and really did poop out. It fell right into the small hole, and below the small hole was a manure pit ….
The County leader was dumbfounded. "Is there really such a strange thing?"
Sun Guixian, who was standing not far away, was speechless. Huahua had said that pigs, dogs, chickens, and ducks will remember as long as you teach them a few times. Xue Huahua's chickens and ducks will be released in the afternoon and come back in the evening. What's so strange about that? Why did Lu Jianguo brag about it?
"How did you do it?" The County leader had not recovered from the shock.
Lu Jianguo smiled embarrassedly and scratched the back of his head. "Isn't Xue Huahua's whole family studying at the farm? The pigs must be infected."
The two County leaders who had eaten the pork from Yan 'an Village Production Team kept nodding. "No wonder the pork tastes so good. It turns out that the pigs are cultured. Captain Lu, work hard. There will be a commendation ceremony in the County in two years. You will definitely be part of it." During the Lunar New Year, they had used their connections to buy the pigs sent to the County by Yan 'an Village Production Team. They were afraid that the slaughterhouse would mix up the pork. It turned out that there was a reason why they liked the pork from Yan' an Village.
Good. This is really good.
When they returned to the County, they had to talk to the County leaders about this. This year, the pigs sent by Ren 'an Village had to be separated from the other pigs.
Lu Jianguo smacked his lips. He wanted to say that people who ate the pigs from the pig farm would become smarter. Last year, many people were at the bottom of the class, but this year, they suddenly became the top. When he asked the children why, they said it was because they ate pork during the Lunar New Year and were motivated to study. It was not hard to imagine how smart the pigs in the pig farm were.
Lu Jianguo's lips moved, but he was afraid that the County leaders would think that he was bragging too much. He hesitated and did not say it out loud.
But no matter what, the pigs from Yan 'an Village Production Team had become popular in the County. When the two County leaders returned to the County, they told their comrades about the new experience. First, it was about the pigs from Yan' an Village Production Team. They were learning from the pig farm. After the pigs heard the content, they were enlightened, and their meat tasted better than the other pigs.
This matter was mysterious, but it was traceable. It was recorded in a book that the ancient people raised chickens with wine, so the chicken meat had a faint wine fragrance. The same was true for parrots. Parrots could not speak, but they learned to speak when people taught them to speak. The pigs from Yan 'an Village Production Team had knowledge in their meat, so it was normal for them to taste different.
Since then, several production teams around the County have followed Xue Huahua's method of raising pigs. They arranged for the people in the pig farm to do literacy. The literacy place had to be outside the pigsty, and the reading had to be loud and clear so that the pigs could hear them. However, it seemed that there was no effect in two months. The situation was similar to the situation of other production teams in Fenggu Village. The pigs were still the same, not fat or thin, which made people panic.
A team leader purposely went to Fenggu Township to ask the cadres of the commune. The cadres' answers were the same: It was not enough to just read books. The whole family of Xue Huahua, from primary school to high school functions, history and geography were all learned. Just reading Chinese textbooks was a phenomenon that was not good.
The team leaders thought about it and felt that it made sense. When they returned to the production team, they purposely spent money to buy two primary school language and mathematics books. They imitated the books and asked the educated youth to teach the pig farm workers, but it still didn't work. They went to the Fenggu Village Commune to ask the cadres. The cadres patiently asked, "Do you pig farmers know how to read Pinyin? Do you know how to count? Do you know how to calculate?
They nodded. In order to give them more time to learn, they asked others to do the work of cutting the pigweed. What else do they want?
The cadres shook their heads: "How can we let others do the work of cutting the pigweed? The pigweed cut by educated people has a fragrance. People can't smell it, but the pig's nose is sensitive. They have to cut the pigweed themselves. When they are too busy, they can ask the people in the team to help."
"There is such a thing?"
"Of course. Otherwise, do you think it's easy to raise pigs to be fat and strong? Raising pigs is much more difficult than planting crops. I've heard of a lot of experienced farmers, but there are people who have raised pigs for decades in our county. Have you ever seen anyone raise a pig to be so fat?" Speaking of this, the cadres of the commune were proud. He was only 35 years old this year. According to his age, there was still room for improvement. If the Yan 'an Village Production Team was good, it was possible for him to be promoted to the county level in the future.
It could be said that his future political achievements were all due to the pig farm of the Yan 'an Village Production Team … No, it was all due to the pig raising skills of Xue Huahua.
The team leaders expressed their admiration again. From the tone of the cadres, it seemed that they were very concerned about the situation of Ren 'an Village. It seemed that they had put in a lot of effort to raise pigs well. They returned to the production team and once again redistributed the work in the pig farm. The pigweed cutting was done by the workers in the pig farm.
In this way, they had to work and raise pigs at the same time. Even their bodies made of iron could not stand the torment. In the beginning, they were squeezed into the pig farm because the work in the pig farm was easy and easy to earn. Suddenly, they had to cut the pigweed, so they were not willing to stay in the pig farm. Many of them went to the team leaders and asked to change jobs.
This angered the team leaders. No wonder the pigs did not grow well. Based on their characters of retreating in the face of difficulties, it would be a miracle if the pigs could be reformed. They went to the production team to look for people. The other members heard that they had to work and study, so no one was willing to work in the pig farm no matter how the team leaders threatened or tempted them. In the end, they had no choice but to arrange for their own family members to work in the pig farm. They thought that there would not be any problems with him, but the problem was even bigger. After the quarrel at the pig farm, they went home and quarreled with him. They complained that he did not know how to be considerate. Why did he have to cut the pigweed? Not everyone was good at studying. Studying depended on talent.
Without talent, no matter how hard they worked, it would be useless. At this point, the team leaders did not have much hope. Just like in the past, they raised the pigs as fat as they could.
When the news reached Ren 'an Village, it was almost winter. Luo Mengying was on summer vacation. Lu Dewen and the others had finished their Mathematics and Geography courses in the second year of high school. As for the third year of high school, Luo Mengying said that she would wait until she returned to the production team during the next summer vacation. Lu Dewen and the others had fallen behind a lot in their language and history studies, so Li Xuemei taught them every day.
Xue Huahua had to go to the pig farm to work. She left early when it was snowing. Xixi and Dong Dong wanted to follow her. Xue Huahua had no choice but to bring them along. Lu Dewen and the others read books at home for a while and went to the pig farm when it was time. Without Luo Mengying, two more female educated youths joined the pig farm. They were voted by the members to join the pig farm. They were Liu Qunying and Zhang Wenwen. Both of them were quite diligent in their work. Occasionally, when they were confused, Sun Guixian would remind them. Since they entered the pig farm, they had not made any mistakes.
Snowflakes were falling from the sky, falling on Xue Huahua's face. Xixi carried a small basket and walked in front. Dong Dong was rubbing his sleepy eyes and licking the snow in the air. Xue Huahua wiped the snow off his face. "Are you cold?"
"No, it's delicious. Grandma will eat it too."
"Grandma doesn't want to eat it." Xue Huahua carried Xixi to the pig farm. When they arrived, Lu Jianguo was standing outside the pigsty, looking at the few plump pigs and laughing. When he heard footsteps, he turned his head and smiled. His two rows of teeth shone in the dim light of the pig farm. "Huahua, I went to the county town yesterday and came back late. I bought the notebook and pen you wanted. Oh, Luo Zhiqing wrote me a letter. I brought it to you."
Luo Mengying left the production team in August. Before she left, she gave all the books and pens she brought to Xue Huahua. Her work credits were also transferred to Xue Huahua. When she sent Luo Mengying and the rest out of the production team, Sun Guixian even wiped her tears and persuaded Xue Huahua to accept Luo Mengying as her daughter-in-law. Such a good girl was hard to find.
Lu Jianguo also wanted to matchmake Lu Mingwen and Luo Mengying. He had asked Luo Mengying privately, but she did not seem to be interested in Lu Mingwen. Lu Jianguo felt that Lu Mingwen's divorce had a bigger impact. If Lu Mingwen was not divorced, many people would be fighting for him with his character. Of course, many people were fighting for him now, but they were nothing compared to Luo Mengying.
If his sons were not married, he would have shamelessly matchmade them with Luo Mengying.
Xue Huahua put down Dong Dong. "Alright. I have troubled you every time. I don't know what to say to thank you."
Lu Jianguo waved his hand. "What's there to thank you for? Everyone in the city is talking about you. When I entered the city yesterday, I met the leaders from the County, and they asked me about the situation at the pig farm. From what they said, they will be giving us more pigs next year. If that's the case, the pig farm will need to be expanded."
It was a good thing to be valued by the leader, but raising pigs required food. Seven pigs were not a burden to the production team, but if there were a few more, it would be troublesome during the busy farming season. He couldn't make up his mind. "Huahua, do you think we can handle raising a few more pigs?" If they didn't raise the pigs well, it would be a loss.
"It depends on the weather. If the weather is good, we can raise more than 10 pigs. If the weather is bad, it will be hard to raise a few pigs." Xue Huahua looked at the basket on the porch and asked Lu Jianguo. "Are all my things in there?"
"Yes. Luo Zhiqing had sent you something. It's heavy, and I think it's a book. Open it and take a look." Lu Jianguo walked to the porch and saw Sun Guixian yawning as she walked in. He greeted her. "What's wrong? Your brother and sister-in-law are still staying at your house?" Not sure if it's because of the heavy rain, but many of the production teams' paddy had worms, and the roots are starting to rot. But luckily, their paddy had turned yellow early, and Lu Jianguo had asked a few experienced workers to guard the paddy every day. If there are worms, they will ask someone to cut the paddy, and the paddy was not affected.
Other production teams' paddy that ripened late were in trouble, and a few production teams' public grains were reduced by half compared to last year.
Lu Jianguo forgot to mention that he was the leader of this year's advanced production team, and the commune's cadres rewarded him with two enamel jars. With so many enamel jars, he was no longer as excited as he was when he first received the jars. It's just two drinking cups, nothing to show off.
Sigh. Let's continue talking about Sun Yongchang's family matters. Sunjiacun Production Team's crops were not doing well, and their rations were not as much as last year's. Sun Yongchang's family did not earn much, and their rations were even lesser. He tried to borrow rations from Sun Guixian, and brought his wife over to borrow rations. Once they came, they did not leave. His wife was also shameless, and did not regard him as an outsider at all. She was very comfortable in her own house, and this angered Sun Guixian to quarrel with her. No matter how much they quarreled, they just refused to leave. Sun Guixian did not dare to fight, and her brother and sister-in-law wanted to use this opportunity to stay at home. If she were to fight, wouldn't the couple blame them?
Sun Guixian's head was about to explode. "Captain, you're the captain, you can't just ignore this matter. How can there be such a thick-skinned person in this world? I'm not his son or daughter, and I have a big family to support. Previously, when he came to borrow rations, the old man took pity on him and lent it to him. He even said that he would not let them return it.
How can they be like this? "The brother-sister relationship was completely destroyed by the actions of Sun Yongchang and his wife. What made Sun Guixian angry was that the Sun family still had rations, so why did Sun Yongchang and his wife want to stay at her house?
Lu Jianguo frowned. "I'm afraid it's not good for me to step in. They're visiting relatives, and if I interfere, I'll be the subject of ridicule. What did your old man say?"
"What else can he say? Let's fight …" The old man did not like Sun Yongchang and his wife to begin with, and after hearing Sun Yongchang's antics, he hated them even more. If she did not stop him, the old man would have already made his move. He would not have waited until now.
"You can't fight them, and if you hurt them, they'll blame it on you. If you really want to drive them away, there's a way." An idea came to Lu Jianguo's mind. He glanced at Xue Huahua, who was unpacking the packaging. "Huahua, come and listen to me. Listen to my idea, okay?"
The idea was very simple. When the couple fell asleep, they would lift their limbs and throw them out of the village. After that, the Liu family would lock themselves in the house and not go out. For a few days, Sun Yongchang did not see anyone, so he was at his wit's end.
Sun Guixian clapped her hands. "This idea works. But I'm here to work. How can I come out if the door is closed?"
"You can bring your rations and cook them in the pig farm. You can stay with the night guards for a few nights." Lu Jianguo asked Xue Huahua, who had stopped to listen to him. "Huahua, what do you think?"
Xue Huahua muttered. "We can give it a try. But if you ask me, Sun Guixian, if you don't want to interact with them, you should cut off all ties with them. As the saying goes, help the needy, not the needy. He doesn't even care about his son and daughter. How can your sister, who has been married for decades, help him? If a person is hardworking, he will not starve to death. " Sun Yongchang was not lazy. It was his character. After Zhao Wubin went to the farm, Sun Yongchang did not know how to reflect on himself. He still hoped that he could go to the city with Zhao Wubin in the future. He would send food to the farm from time to time. If not, why would his family be so poor? It was all because of his son-in-law.
Sun Guixian sighed. "I want to do that too. The two of them are like dead pigs that are not afraid of boiling water. They won't listen to me no matter what I say. If I cut off all ties with them, they might not accept it." Sun Yongchang was sure that she had food and wanted to get more food from her. Why would he cut off all ties with her? Now that she thought about it, it was a wise choice for his two nephews to cut off all ties with Sun Yongchang. If not, it would be Sun Chenggong and his nephews who would be troubled.
Xue Huahua wanted to say that if there was no other way, they could just pick up a knife and fight. At most, they would just compensate them with some food, and they would not dare to come to their house again. But she was afraid that Xue Huahua would listen to her and not control her strength. She thought for a while and decided to talk about it in the future.
She continued to open Luo Mengying's parcel. To her surprise, it was not a book, but three bags of candy and jerky. She said that she bought them with her hostage, and she specifically named them for Xixi, Dong Dong, and Xiao Ming. Sun Guixian's eyes lit up. "Aiyaya, Luo Zhiqing is really a good person. Even after leaving for so long, she is still thinking about the three children. Xixi and the others' tears were not in vain."
On the day that Luo Mengying left, the sky was clear. Xixi and the others were sending Luo Mengying out of the village. The three children were crying their eyes out, especially Dong Dong. He hugged Luo Mengying's leg and refused to let go, saying that he wanted to go with Luo Mengying. No matter how hard Xue Huahua tried, she could not pull him away. In the end, she had no choice but to let Lu Dewen and his two brothers carry him and send Luo Mengying to the county.
She was fine in the production team, but when she arrived at the station in the county, she started crying again. People who did not know her thought that Luo Mengying was her biological mother, so the staff at the station came out to ask what happened. They were worried that it was a man who kidnapped the children, so Lu Dewen had to explain himself. Luo Mengying boarded the car reluctantly. She sat on the seat and waved at Dong Dong. She cried even harder than Dong Dong.
"Sigh, Dabao and the others do not have such a good relationship with Luo Zhiqing." Sun Guixian was slightly disappointed, especially when she saw that Luo Mengying had prepared two sets of clothes for Xixi and Dong Dong. She was even more envious. "Luo Zhiqing is such a good girl. Why doesn't our production team have any young men chasing after her?"
At the end of the day, the people in the production team felt inferior. They could not match up to Luo Mengying. No matter how much they said that they despised the people in the city, they still hoped to enter the city.
"Huahua …"
Xue Huahua knew that she was going to say something cliché again, so she interrupted her in time. "Alright, alright. I know what you want to say. Don't mention Mingwen's girlfriend. No matter who it is, don't think about it for now." Lu Mingwen's indecisive personality was not suitable for dating. Moreover, marriage would distract him and affect his studies. Let's talk about it later.
When Lu Mingwen was mentioned, the two female students who were cooking in the kitchen blushed uncontrollably. Luckily, no one noticed their strange behavior.
"Speaking of which, it's good to deal with Mingwen's matter as soon as possible. Don't you see the girls who come to the pig farm every day? It's so cold, but they are not afraid of catching a cold. Young people nowadays are getting bolder. They are not like us back then. When I was young, I would blush when I walked on the road with a basket on my shoulder. I would lower my head and not dare to look at a girl, afraid that the workers in the field would laugh at me." Lu Jianguo recalled that when he was young, he would blush and his heart would race when he looked at a girl. How would he dare to speak? Unlike the young people nowadays, they would chase up to someone's door and snatch them away. It was terrifying …
Xue Huahua took the clothes and gestured to Xixi. When she saw Dong Dong tearing the candy packaging, she stopped him in time. "Wait for little brother Xiao Ming to come and eat together. Dong Dong will go study with big brother."
Xixi had a good attitude towards studying. Xue Huahua gave him a task and he would complete it every day. On the other hand, Dong Dong was sloppy when studying. When he calmed down to study, he was more obedient than anyone else. He would jump up and down, making people want to beat him up.
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