Once again, Liu Fang sent away the villagers who came to ask questions. She pulled Chu Xiang into the house and asked quietly, "Xiang Xiang, tell me the truth. Do you really like Huo Wenkai? You have to think carefully. He's the descendant of a landlord. His family is still working on the farm. If you get together with him, people will look down on you in the future. "
Chu Xiang held her hand and smiled. "Mom, we all live in the same brigade and rely on the farm to make a living. Whoever can do the work will have a good life. Who will look down on who? Li Hongjun is a third-generation poor farmer, but what about his character? He's more disgusting than swill. "
Liu Fang hesitated. "There are also people with good character and good family background."
"I know." Chu Xiang leaned on the table and held her chin. "But I don't like any of them. I only like Huo Wenkai. Mom, think about it. Huo Wenkai is the son of a landlord. There's something good about him. He grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth. He's well-educated, well-educated, knowledgeable, opinionated, and responsible. He's been in our brigade for more than a year. Mom, look at him. Isn't he better than all the other men? "
Liu Fang thought about it again and again. She really couldn't think of anyone better than Huo Wenkai. Although she doted on her son, even her son couldn't compare to Huo Wenkai. After all, her son couldn't experience the growth brought about by his experience, culture, and environment. Huo Wenkai won in this aspect alone. It was no wonder Chu Xiang liked him.
Liu Fang nodded and patted her leg. She stood up and said, "Okay, if you've thought it through, I'll go talk to someone else and leak the news. Since the two of you are dating, don't let anyone else get involved. You have to be prepared. If anyone says anything bad about you in the future, don't feel bad. "
"Don't worry, your daughter is strong!"
Chu Xiang's smiling face made Liu Fang laugh. She thought about it carefully. If the family background was bad, so be it. They weren't going to be officials, so it wouldn't affect them much. For example, Chu Dongsheng often slacked off and went to town to steal good things. Didn't outsiders think that he wasn't good? In fact, they didn't know how good their lives were, but that was enough. In this era, eating well and wearing well was the most important thing.
After getting past Liu Fang, Huo Wenkai was considered to have passed the open road. The villagers were all surprised. Although they had seen it before, Liu Fang and Chu Dongsheng doted on Chu Xiang so much. They thought that Chu Xiang's boyfriend should be from a big family and rich family. Huo Wenkai's family members were all in the labor camp, and all the work points Huo Wenkai earned were sent to his family. Liu Fang and the others were dumbfounded.
Many girls came to ask Chu Xiang what she thought. In their opinion, Huo Wenkai was not a good choice at all.
Chu Xiang casually said to them, "There used to be a saying, 'When you marry another man, you have to wear clothes and eat meals'. It means that when a woman marries, she must choose a good husband in order to eat her fill and wear warm clothes. But look at the aunties, aunts, and even grannies in our brigade. Which one of them is idle at home? They work in the fields, wash clothes, cook rice, plant vegetables, feed the chickens, and take care of the children. They can do everything. They can eat their fill and wear warm clothes on their own. "
The girls didn't understand. "What about Huo Wenkai? What are you doing? Do you mean that she doesn't have to marry another man? "
Chu Xiang smiled. "What I mean is, since I can eat my fill and wear warm clothes on my own, I don't have to consider the conditions when I find a partner. I only need to consider whether I like him or not. If I like Huo Wenkai, I'll be with him. What does it have to do with other conditions? It won't affect my good life. Don't worry. "
She said in a way that they could accept. "Our big shots have all said that women can take up half of the work. Men and women are equal. Don't you think it's wrong? When a man marries a wife, he usually considers whether he likes her or not. When a woman marries a man, it's the same, right? "
The girls were a little confused. They thought about it and felt that it seemed to be right. If this method was wrong, wouldn't it mean that the big shot was wrong?
Chu Xiang called out to them. "Don't think about it. Come with me to dig herbs. I won't let you work for nothing. Let's go."
The girls were happy. They threw the things that they couldn't figure out to the back of their minds. They took the tools and went to the mountain with Chu Xiang. It wasn't the first time that they helped Chu Xiang dig herbs. Every time, Chu Xiang would give them some money or some delicious food that she made herself. These were things that they couldn't get anywhere else. Now, they had learned what to pay attention to when digging herbs. They were very skilled.
Chu Xiang completely showed the true colors of a delicate girl. Even when digging herbs, she commanded others with her mouth. However, because most of the time, she gave some delicious food or a piece of cloth. It wasn't considered employment, so no one said anything. These girls and their families who received benefits all said good things about Chu Xiang.
Therefore, Chu Xiang didn't suffer much and did a lot of things. When Yao Xue found out, she scolded Chu Xiang behind her back because she didn't have such a good life. She wanted to be like Chu Dongsheng in her previous life and secretly go into the mountains to pick up wood ears and mushrooms to sell. But now, she couldn't do it freely. She didn't do it well. Sometimes, she couldn't sell all of them and didn't make much money.
She couldn't tell others that she was selling things to make money. Otherwise, her sister-in-law and second sister-in-law would definitely target her. The result of her concealment was that the entire family despised her for slacking off and idling around. The title of "gluttonous and lazy" that she had given Chu Xiang back then was firmly pinned on her head.
She thought that she didn't care. After all, Chu Dongsheng secretly sold things and was not diligent. But when it was her turn, she realized that everyone's attitude towards men and women was completely different. At most, Chu Dongsheng was scolded a little, but she was despised. The most difficult thing was that she had to go into the mountains to pick up the goods. She had to carry the long dirt road to town. She was so tired that her skin was rough. She also had to endure Li Hongjun's harassment from time to time and had an affair with him. She didn't have a good life. Why did Chu Xiang have such a good life?
The resentment of two lifetimes added together made Yao Xue especially concerned about Chu Xiang. Now, she just wanted to see Chu Xiang make a fool of herself. Whether it was Chu Xiang's improvement of the crops or the herbs that she grew at home, as long as there was a problem, Chu Xiang would be criticized by everyone. And Chu Xiang's wine, if it failed, it would be a waste of food. Even Chu Xiang's boyfriend, Huo Wenkai, was a person with no future. Yao Xue felt that it was easy to see Chu Xiang make a fool of herself. She was especially looking forward to it. Her motivation seemed to come from Chu Xiang.
In the end, she heard that the crops improved according to Chu Xiang's suggestions were growing better and better. They were more productive than others and attracted the attention of many farming experts. Finally, it was the autumn harvest. A large field that had been improved by Chu Xiang had a great harvest. The grain yield was twice as high as that of ordinary fields!
This result was too scary. At least, it was too scary for the people in the commune. Double the grain output, how great of a benefit would this bring to the people!
This result was immediately reported to the higher-ups. Soon, it gained the attention of the higher-ups. Especially since Mr. Yuan had already made great achievements in rice research, Chu Xiang's improvement of the crops was naturally highly valued.
Not long after, a special team from Beijing came to understand the situation. The villagers were proud and excited. This was Chu Xiang's glory. It was also the glory of the entire Dawn Brigade!
In fact, the main reason why Chu Xiang could increase the grain yield was that she had grown the grain like spiritual plants. She had cultivated for ten thousand years in the Cultivation World and had grown countless spiritual plants. She also had countless cultivation methods. After observing the various plants in the field, she improved them according to their characteristics. She relied on her experience and knowledge accumulated over the years. It just so happened that the grain yield in this era was still very low. She was able to easily double the yield. It would be impossible to make such a significant improvement in the future.
However, others did not know this. They only knew that she was a girl who was about to turn nineteen. She was the top student in school, doubled the yield of the crops, and knew how to concoct medicine after reading medical books. She was definitely a talent, a talent that the country needed!
Chu Xiang did not hide anything and taught the special research team her research methods. She let them observe and record in the fields and even gave them a few bags of the things she had grown.
The research team also specially took a look at her medicine field. The villagers enthusiastically praised her, and they learned a lot about Chu Xiang. For example, the medicinal herbs that Chu Xiang grew were very effective. When the villagers suffered from common colds, fevers, diarrhea, and external injuries, they would be cured after taking Chu Xiang's medicine.
The leader of the research team wanted to take Chu Xiang to Beijing, but Chu Xiang refused. She was very comfortable at home. She did not have to do anything. She only had to study and study farming that interested her. How comfortable was that? She was not willing to go to the research institute.
The research team had no choice but to take Chu Xiang's research results back. In order to thank Chu Xiang for her selfless sharing, the higher-ups specially published Chu Xiang's photo in the newspaper and praised her.
The villagers felt that it was foolish for Chu Xiang to stay in the village. However, this did not affect them from being proud of Chu Xiang. Now, the people of the Dawn Brigade walked outside with their heads held high and their chests puffed out. They were especially proud. When they mentioned Chu Xiang, they had endless praises. They could not suppress the smiles on their faces and were in the limelight.
Yao Xue was dumbfounded. What was going on? After her rebirth, she was only doing slightly better than in her previous life. How did Chu Xiang become so powerful? She was filled with regret. Why did she plot against Chu Xiang? If it wasn't for her ruining Chu Xiang's chance to become a teacher, why would Chu Xiang learn farm work and farm? She wanted to harm Chu Xiang, but in the end, she had praised her. She was so angry that she could not sleep!
After that, when it came to farming, the villagers were very willing to listen to Chu Xiang's suggestions. Even the team leader let Chu Xiang make the decision. When the team had a meeting, they would call Chu Xiang for her opinion. Of course, Chu Xiang did not stand on ceremony. She directly suggested that they open up a large piece of land that she had her eyes on and concentrate on planting medicinal herbs.
The reason she gave was very good. The land and climate here were very suitable for planting medicinal herbs. If they were planted and provided to the country, they would be doing something beneficial for the country. This was a contribution.
When the report reached the mayor, of course, it was approved. This would be his political achievement. Chu Xiang had already put her name on the list. She was not afraid of failing the experiment. If she succeeded, it would be an honor.
Therefore, the villagers had a lot to do after the autumn harvest. The men opened up the land while the women learned from Chu Xiang how to dig and plant medicinal herbs. The few girls who used to follow Chu Xiang were appointed as teachers to be in charge of teaching everyone.
When they were teaching, they suddenly understood Chu Xiang's words. They really seemed to be able to live well on their own.
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