In December, that important meeting was held, and the policies of reform and opening up to the outside world were issued.

The meeting decided that domestic reforms would begin in rural areas.

The implementation of the household contract responsibility system (the "big contract system") in Xiaogang Village, which involved "distributing land to households and assuming responsibility for their own profits and losses," opened the curtain on internal reforms.

Bonnie didn't care much about this, and she didn't intend to...

Entering the business world, with my limited experience, I might not be able to navigate it effectively.

Another point is that Bonnie really doesn't want to spend so much time working hard to earn money.

Now, they live a relatively comfortable life. If they use the money they have to buy two more properties, they can collect rent and make a good living.

She and Gu Ye have salaries, and they'll have retirement pensions in the future, that's enough for them.

Bonnie stopped paying attention to the news after reading it in the newspaper, until her father called her.

"Dad, why did you suddenly decide to call me? Are you willing to spend the phone bill?"

Bonnie had just gotten home from get off work when the phone rang; to her surprise, it was her father.

"If you have something to ask me, I can just write a letter. Why bother making a phone call? It's a waste of money."

Bonnie's dad didn't want to waste time with small talk and got straight to the point.

"We saw in the newspaper about the land being distributed to individual households, so we wanted to ask you what happened?"

Although Bonnie's father is no longer the captain, most of the members of the island's first team are surnamed Lin, and they are all from the same clan, so how could he not care?

"Produced goods are distributed to individual households, with each household responsible for its own profits and losses. This ends the era of the 'iron rice bowl,' and from now on, the distribution of profits and losses will no longer be uniform regardless of how much or how little work is done."

Once the land was distributed to individuals, aside from paying grain taxes, everything else belonged to them.

Bonnie didn't know either. In her previous life, her family wasn't from the countryside, and they didn't own any land. She didn't know the specifics.

However, after reading the newspaper, she could understand the general idea by reading the literal meaning and combining it with what she had heard in her previous life.

"Nizi, do you think things will be better after the land is divided?"

Bonnie's father went through those three years and knew the importance of being alive, so he valued food especially.

"Dad, these days with this kind of communal cooking, it doesn't make much difference how much you do or how little you do."

Putting everything else aside, just looking at each family's private plot makes it clear.

Bonnie didn't spout any grand principles; what ordinary people cared about most was whether they would go hungry.

Bao Ni's father had been farming all his life and had been the brigade leader for more than ten years. Once his daughter explained it to him, there was nothing he didn't understand.

Now that he knew what he wanted to know, Bonnie's dad felt bad about the phone bill.

"Bonnie, I understand what you said. Hang up now, phone calls are expensive."

Bonnie was amused by her father's antics. Now that he had the answer to what he wanted to know, his daughter was no longer affectionate.

"Dad, my grandpa, grandma, and mom are all doing well, right? Even if the land has been divided, you shouldn't farm anymore, you're all too old."

Next summer vacation, please bring my mother, grandparents, and other family members to stay here for a while. My grandfather wants to see the flag-raising ceremony.

Bonnie was worried that her dad would get too excited about the ground and forget everything, so she gave him a heads-up.

"I understand, I know what I'm doing. I won't say anything more, I'll write a letter about it."

Bonnie heard a dial tone coming from the receiver; her dad had hung up the phone, how decisive!

She could hear the excitement in her father's voice when the land was about to be divided.

This is just the beginning, and things will only get better from here on out. Whether in rural or urban areas, there will be tremendous changes.

After hanging up the phone, Bonnie's father walked home with his hands behind his back, followed by the current brigade leader.

"Uncle, how did it go? What did Bonnie say? Is she going to divide the land or not?"

Lin Qiang was also anxious. The policy had just been introduced, and he was completely confused and couldn't understand it.

"What's the rush? Let's talk about it when we get home. How can we explain it here?"

Bonnie's dad thinks this kid is too impatient, getting flustered over the smallest things.

"Okay, we'll talk about it when we get home."

The two returned to Bonnie's father's house together and quickly went inside, as it was a bit cold.

“Baoni said that the land redistribution was a national policy and it was bound to happen sooner or later. Let’s think about the situation of each family’s private plot and compare it with the land of the brigade, and we will understand.”

Lin Qiang had been the brigade leader for several years, so once his uncle explained it, there was nothing he didn't understand.

"That's true. Those guys in our team are always messing around with poop or pee when they're working, but they take good care of their tiny plots of land."

Uncle, I think dividing the land is a good thing. After the autumn harvest, we'll each have our own share, and everyone'll have to work hard!

Bonnie's father also thought it was a good idea; once the land was divided among the families, who wouldn't take good care of it?

"Okay, it's better to do this sooner rather than later. The sooner we do it, the more grain the team can harvest."

The two discussed it for a long time, thinking through how to operate it. Then Lin Qiang left; he still had to operate it, it was his responsibility.

"Lin Qiang went back. How's Bao Ni? Is she doing well?"

Once they finished their business, Bao Ni's mother quickly came over to ask how her daughter was doing.

"Everything is fine. They even said that next summer vacation we can bring our parents to stay for a while and go see the flag-raising ceremony."

Bonnie's father was thinking about the land division. His family consisted of four people, but the eldest son's family had already moved out and were no longer registered under the same household. The other children's household registrations had all been moved away, so they wouldn't be entitled to any land.

“I’m going. I’m going to see where our girl is staying and how she’s doing. I won’t feel at ease if I don’t take a look.”

Bonnie's mother missed her daughter. Since leaving the island, she had only come back once, and hadn't stayed for more than a few days.

She has four children, three sons. They can't be said to be unfilial, but compared to her daughter, they are nothing.

The eldest brother caused all that trouble; I still want to beat him up whenever I think about it. He's doing well with his wife now; they're both quite capable, and life's alright.

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