Chapter 59 Chapter 59...

The woman turned around and walked towards the toilet next to the venue. Just then, several female comrades came out, including Teacher Dong from Dongfanghong Primary School and Teacher Hu from Xinxiang Commune.

Teacher Dong had a listless look on her face and was wiping her hands with a handkerchief. Teacher Hu glanced at her and thought to himself that although the Dongfanghong Primary School had a well-known name, it ended up being the same as their Xinxiang Commune Primary School and could only get an excellent award for equal treatment. He didn't say so out loud.

"I don't know what the judges did this time. I think they don't have good taste. It's not surprising that some of the good schools in the province and the city are outstanding, but two children from the brigade primary school both won second prizes. This is too outrageous. And Liuqiao Commune Primary School, don't we know what level they are at? How can their level be higher than yours after cramming at the last minute?"

Teacher Dong: "I asked someone and they said the three people from Liuqiao Commune had very innovative paintings. The judges said they lacked basic skills but had good talent."

She was actually very unconvinced. It was not surprising that their county-level primary school did not get a good ranking in the provincial competition. It was also a face-saving thing to win an excellent award. But this year, Liuqiao Commune had two second prizes and one third prize. In comparison, their Dongfanghong Primary School seemed too bad.

Ever since the news came out, the school leaders have looked unhappy.

As an instructor, Teacher Dong is naturally under a lot of pressure. She also feels a little resentful towards the judges. Something like aura is illusory, and shouldn't painting skills be the most important consideration when judging awards? The children she teaches all have solid skills.

And Liuqiao Commune, by sticking its head out like that, isn’t it trying to embarrass the Dongfanghong Primary School?

But she is a shrewd person and would not be as outspoken as Teacher Hu.

Teacher Dong didn't want to say more, so he just made an excuse to leave. The other people didn't want to get involved in such a sensitive topic, so they also left quickly.

The woman then walked over from the corner: "Sister, about the regularization..."

Teacher Hu glared at her and said, "Go back and tell her!"

She didn't pay much attention to what she said, but that was a normal thing. She was not a fool. Could she talk about such things outside?

This teacher Hu is called Hu Qiaodan, and the woman is her biological sister, named Hu Qiaoqin.

Hu Qiaoqin said anxiously, "What are you going to say? I just heard that the people of Liuqiao Commune said that their commune secretary asked the county magistrate for an extra regularization quota to give to Shen Moer! Didn't Ke Hongwen say that there is only one flexible regularization quota in the whole county this year? She took it away. What should I do?!"

Hu Qiaoqin was a private teacher in Xinxiang Commune. She was actually arranged to work as a private teacher by Hu Qiaodan's husband. Hu Qiaoqin's academic performance was not good, so she was not good at teaching students. Fortunately, people did not value academic performance in those days, so she managed to get by in school.

But it's a bit difficult to get a regular job by doing this.

However, since Hu Qiaodan's man was able to arrange for her to work as a private teacher, he could naturally find a way to make her a regular teacher.

Hu Qiaodan's husband is Ying Yongfei. He has a good relationship with Ke Hongwen, who is in charge of the regularization of private teachers. For Ke Hongwen, as long as there are enough regularization quotas, it is not difficult to help. But the problem is that there are more and more private teachers in recent years, but fewer and fewer regularization quotas. With limited resources, Ke Hongwen can't help easily.

After much difficulty, they got an extra flexible quota this year. The Hu sisters had already used so many connections and saw that the duck was about to fall into their pockets, but who knew that Shen Moer would show up halfway and get in the way?

Hu Qiaodan's face suddenly turned ugly.

She had spent countless efforts, time, money, and favors on Hu Qiaoqin's permanent employment. Otherwise, how could she have been so supportive of Ke Hongwen when she went to the provincial capital to participate in the competition? She was just thinking of taking the opportunity to build relationships.

But who knew that he would be intercepted again.

Not only was he intercepted, but he was intercepted by the little girl Shen Moer.

Hu Qiaoqin was so angry that she almost vomited blood.

Although there were only some quarrels during work, Hu Qiaoqin had always been very self-important because her husband worked in the County Education Bureau. She was arrogant in everything she said and did, especially in their Xinxiang Commune Primary School, where even the principal had to give her some face. So she was very resentful that Shen Moer had humiliated her in public several times.

She didn't think that she was the one who provoked others without reason every time. Others were just refuting her unreasonable demands. To her, if Shen Moer refuted her, it meant she was not giving her face and was deliberately picking on her.

However, Hu Qiaodan thought about it and said, "We still don't know what happened. Let's ask Ke Hongwen first. The money we spent was not wasted. How can we just say that a regularization quota is gone? Maybe it's an extra quota. We asked the county magistrate for it. Maybe the leader approved it specially?"

The two sisters rushed to inquire about the news.

They didn't just look for connections with Ke Hongwen, they also looked for some higher-level leaders, who gave a definite promise after receiving the gifts, saying that they would be converted to regular employees along with the others at the end of the year.

So they still hold out some hope.

However, this time when I went to find that person again, the other party was not as confident as before. He only said that he would try his best to help and then go to find Ke Hongwen.

Ke Hongwen did give a definite answer. After all, he was the one in charge of this job. He made it very clear that the county could not have any extra vacancies except for this one. He also said that the people from the county compound did come to their unit to inform them of the matter, but the unit was still discussing it.

In fact, Hu Qiaodan's connections were still useful. People had agreed to give her a quota for regularization, but the county suddenly took away this quota. Naturally, this caused differences of opinion within their unit.

The top leader wants to implement the county's decision, but the second-in-command in charge disagrees and swears that there are no extra ones. The two sides are still arguing.

The county was not aware of the situation. It was something that was discussed at the county office meeting. Besides, the county earned two provincial second prizes at once, and this achievement is indeed worthy of a regularization quota, improved treatment and keeping outstanding talents in the teaching team. There is nothing wrong with that.

Therefore, this controversial matter is still hidden within the Education Bureau. The county is unaware of it. Ke Hongwen knows about it only because he is in charge of this matter.

Hu Qiaodan gritted her teeth in hatred. If it was someone else, she might not be so angry, but because the quota fell into Shen Moer's hands, she was even more angry: "No, we can't just give up like this, let's find another connection."

On the other hand, Shen Moer was unaware of these episodes. A group of them happily took the large truck arranged by the commune back to Yangliu Brigade, and were envied and praised by the members who were unable to go to the city.

The meeting in the county was so intense that it was not even midnight when they returned home after receiving their prizes.

"You and Xiao Fu cook, and I'll clean up."

As soon as he entered the house, Shen Shaoyuan gave orders. Although it was not even twelve o'clock yet, it would be too late to wait until they lit the fire and cooked. Among all the big things in the world, eating was the most important thing. Eating was the most important thing.

Fortunately, they were well prepared and got up early to cut vegetables in their private plots. Shen Moer washed and cut the vegetables, while Fu Mingze fetched water and made a fire. The couple cooperated well.

Shen Shaoyuan took apart the two blankets and hung them directly in the yard. These things were difficult to wash, so he could only dry them in the sun.

Their family actually secretly bought a lot of things while Chen Moer and Fu Mingze were getting married. In order to avoid being too conspicuous, Chen Shaoyuan also borrowed some things from a few good colleagues, such as Xu Weiguo, from whom he borrowed 50 yuan and some tickets. Other colleagues also borrowed some money of five or ten yuan each, and in one go they managed to buy all the daily necessities for the family.

But cotton is really hard to get, and even Brother Bao didn't have any, so they only bought two quilts and two mattress pads. They were originally worried that there wouldn't be enough quilts when the weather got cold, but now, with two blankets, it will definitely be warm enough.

New thermoses, lunch boxes and the like also need to be boiled in water and washed, and other things should be put away or unpacked.

Some families might put these good things away first, like a thermos, which they would show off at weddings. But their family is different. They use the things they get immediately.

Chen Moer cut some bacon and vegetables and cooked a pot of noodles.

The bacon was actually the ham she had found in the treasure house before. She cut it into pieces and put it away. The noodles were bought while preparing for the wedding. Anyway, countless things were bought during the wedding days, and many gifts were given by those who came to the wedding. These things were all placed in Shen Shaoyuan's room, and Fu Mingze was not aware of it.

Besides, Fu Mingze knew that his father-in-law was suffering from famine outside, and he thought that the father and daughter were afraid of hunger before, so they would rather borrow money to buy things now.

The noodles were ready quickly, and the family of three sat down to eat the noodles. The noodle soup had the aroma of bacon, which was very tempting.

"Xiao Fu, have you replied to your family?" Shen Shaoyuan asked while eating noodles.

It is impossible not to tell the family about such a big thing as marriage. Fu Mingze's file was changed when he went to the countryside. His parents are ordinary workers in the capital, his mother is in poor health, his father's salary is not high, and he has grandparents who are often sick. In addition, he seems to have a younger brother who is not too old. In short, you can tell from the file that the family's little money should have been sent to the hospital.

The brigade knew some of these situations. When Fu Mingze and Shen Moli were preparing to get married, Zhou Mancang also told Shen Shaoyuan quietly.

Although the brigade said that they would treat members and educated youth equally, they were definitely more biased towards members behind the scenes, so Zhou Mancang took the initiative to tell Shen Shaoyuan about Fu Mingze's family situation.

Shen Shaoyuan knew that his family was poor, but he didn't care and didn't expect his family to give any dowry. Didn't they say that he gave 80 yuan as capital for his wife when he went to the countryside?

However, a few days ago, Fu Mingze said that his family heard that he was getting married and sent him some money. He used the money to buy a watch for Shen Moer.

Shen Shaoyuan asked Fu Mingze to write back to thank his family and ask if his parents had any difficulties.

Now that two people in their family have jobs and live in the countryside, their daily expenses are actually not bad. What's more, they actually have a treasure trove, and if things really don't work out, they can get some gold and exchange it for money.

Now that Fu Mingze and Shen Moli are married, if their in-laws have any difficulties, they are willing to help to the best of their ability.

Especially since their family was in such a difficult situation, they didn't even bother to care about their child's marriage. Instead, they even sent money and receipts. It can be seen that the family members are still very nice.

When people get along with each other, there is give and take. If others are reasonable and well-behaved, Shen Shaoyuan will naturally be willing to have a good relationship with them.

Fu Mingze paused while holding his chopsticks, shook his head, and said, "Not yet."

Shen Shaoyuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After dinner, the family of three went back to work in the afternoon to report for leave.

After get off work in the evening, Shen Moer hurried home to cook, while Fu Mingze carried a hoe to his private plot.

Fu Mingze is now in charge of the family's private plot. Originally, their private plot had the worst growth among the nearby plots of land. But since Fu Mingze took over, it has surpassed other people's plots and is growing better than them.

Everyone in the village was amazed. When Fu Zhiqing first went to the countryside, he didn't know how to farm. But in just over a year, the vegetable fields he cultivated were better than those taken care of by the old masters in the village. Isn't that amazing?

Zhou Mancang said that the educated youth's site had built a compost pond and was also working on an experimental field. At first, the villagers didn't take it seriously. Every time the commune's agricultural technicians came to the countryside, they would always tell them to learn scientific farming. But none of the old farmers who had done farm work all their lives would listen. They thought those kids were just talking big but knew nothing. How many acres of land had they cultivated?

But seeing that Shen Laoqi's private plot was growing better day by day, some people really couldn't sit still.

Every household has only a small amount of private land. With the same area of ​​land and the same cabbage planting, your family can harvest 500 kilograms, while mine can only harvest 350 kilograms. So my family is losing 150 kilograms!

This is a matter related to food rations, which is no small matter for old farmers.

Someone pulled Fu Mingze aside and asked him what was going on. Fu Mingze answered honestly that when he came from the capital, he brought some books on agricultural technology and he learned everything according to the books.

Some people also asked why you hadn't done any experimental farming before since you brought the book. Fu Mingze said calmly: "I didn't finish reading the book, so I didn't know how to farm."

The fact is that he had never taken out these books before.

These books were prepared by his elders when he went to the countryside. The elders thought that since he was going to the countryside to work as a farmer, he should study agricultural technology. The books were very complete, and there were some materials that were difficult for ordinary people to collect, all of which were some of the most cutting-edge theories in China.

However, as soon as Fu Mingze arrived at Yangliu Brigade, he realized that the elders were still too idealistic and intellectual. There was still a huge gap between actual farming and the theories in books. Besides, how could the old farmers who had been farming for decades listen to him, a kid who had never farmed before?

Besides, the personnel in the educated youth point are complicated. For example, Shi Wei, Fu Mingze could see from the beginning that this person was not simple. As for Yang Qingqing, for some reason she always stared at him. Fu Mingze wanted to keep a low profile, so naturally he couldn't show up in such matters.

If he showed from the beginning that he was eager to lead the villagers to increase grain production, not to mention others, Zhang Zhiqiang might even regard him as a thorn in his side.

Besides, Fu Mingze really has no ideals or ambitions in this regard.

He has good academic performance and is somewhat interested in physics and chemistry, but when it comes to agriculture, he actually doesn't have much interest in it.

After all, I have had very little contact with it since I was a child.

So at the beginning, Fu Mingze directly placed a large bag of books and materials at the brigade headquarters.

Zhou Mancang heard that Fu Mingze brought a large bag of books and materials on farming with him when he went to the countryside, and he had a good impression of him. Zhou Mancang could only recognize a few words, so he was definitely not good at reading books, but he still admired educated people and cherished these books and materials. He specially found a box to pack them in and put them in a utility room in the brigade headquarters that was not often used.

The building of the brigade headquarters was originally the home of a landlord. It was spacious with many small rooms of various kinds. This utility room was one of them. It was used to store some things that were not usually used but were somewhat important, such as hair brushes, notebooks, etc. There was no secret about it, so Zhou Mancang gave the key to the utility room to Fu Mingze.

But Fu Mingze had rarely used this key before. He took a copy of the "Complete Book of Agricultural Administration" and placed it on the bedside without even flipping through a few pages.

Fu Mingze actually used the key more to take money and bills, but not frequently.

He placed some banknotes in this storage room, some at Bao Ge's place, some in the bank, and some on his body. After all, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, so occasionally he would go to the storage room to get banknotes in the name of taking books.

As for why he suddenly started to build compost ponds and experimental fields, there are many reasons.

On the one hand, I have some understanding of farming, and I can consider connecting theory with practice. On the other hand, I have a full grasp of the situation in the village and the educated youth site, so I can handle any unexpected problems. But the most important reason is that I have a girl I like and I am planning to settle down in Yangliu Brigade. So I certainly can't keep a low profile. I can't always rely on my wife and father-in-law for a living, right?

So later on, he took time to read through those books and materials carefully, and then extracted some useful ones, and tried them out in the vegetable garden while thinking about them.

With more than a year of experience in farming, he would be able to integrate theory with practice and naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort. At least, he had some ideas about how to compost fertilizer so that it could be more easily absorbed by crops, how to use fertilizer and crop rotation to improve the soil, how to irrigate to save water while ensuring that crops absorb enough water, and how to adjust the planting density of crops so that more crops can be planted on the same area of ​​land... Fu Mingze had some ideas about these issues.

After observing the experimental field at the educated youth site, Zhou Mancang built a compost pond in the village and marked out a small piece of land as an experimental field. So far, the experimental field has grown well, and it is estimated that by next spring, some of the effective experiences they have summed up through the experimental field can be applied to other farmland.

Fu Mingze now feels a sense of urgency because his wife is about to be converted to a regular employee, and his father-in-law also has a salary, but he is the only one who earns work points to make a living.

If this goes on, he and Moer will have a child, and he won't be able to find an excuse to buy some nutritional supplements for his wife and child, right?

Moreover, he has been in the village for more than a year and has settled down here. He also hopes that the village can develop better and everyone can live a better life.

Fu Mingze quickly tidied up his private plot and walked back with his hoe. When he was almost at the door of his house, he ran into Zhang Junliang who was riding a bicycle back from the commune.

Zhang Junliang turned the brake, tapped the ground with one foot, looked at Fu Mingze and said, "It's not good for a grown man to rely on his wife and father-in-law. We are brothers-in-law after all. I'll let you know when the textile factory recruits temporary workers."

Without Fu Mingze saying anything, Shen Shaoyuan, who was riding back closely behind him, heard this man talking nonsense in front of his house for no reason. As soon as he stopped his bike, he asked in confusion: "Why are you acting so arrogant at my door? If the textile factory is recruiting workers, I can't help but wonder, as a father-in-law, don't I think about my son-in-law? Do you need to interfere? Besides, doesn't my son-in-law work every day? In your eyes, working every day means relying on his wife and father-in-law? Your idea is not acceptable. It seems that the ideological and political education work in your factory has not been fully implemented!"

Look, he is now able to integrate into this world and can flexibly use the "native" vocabulary of this world when talking to others.

Back on topic, Shen Shaoyuan really thought that there was nothing wrong with his son-in-law working in the village. They, father and daughter, earned wages, and his son-in-law earned work points, which happened to allow them to get some food in the village. At the end of the year, whether the brigade distributed pork or something else, they would have a share.

As long as every family member contributes to the family, it is pointless to quibble over who contributes more and who contributes less.

Some gossipy women in the village did talk about Fu Mingze behind his back, but no one dared to actually speak up against them.

This Zhang Junliang was so good that he danced directly to his doorstep. This was clearly an attempt to provoke their harmonious family relationship. Naturally, Shen Shaoyuan would not be polite to him.

Zhang Junliang's expression froze slightly: "Uncle Qi, I meant well, but you are going too far."

Shen Shaoyuan was too lazy to say more to him, and waved his hand: “Go back quickly, or else you will say that I bullied the younger generation.”

Zhang Junliang opened his mouth, stepped on the pedal, and rode away.

Shen Shaoyuan was quite popular in the commune. Even the people in the Propaganda Department of their textile factory had a good relationship with him. Zhang Junliang didn't want to offend him easily.

Shen Shaoyuan glanced at Fu Mingze, and asked as he pushed his bicycle: "Do you want to go to the commune to be a worker?"

Through observation during this period, Shen Shaoyuan felt that his son-in-law was actually a very smart person. If he really wanted to be a worker, as long as there was a recruitment opportunity, he would most likely pass the exam. He didn't know whether he had taken the worker exam before going to the countryside. Shen Shaoyuan guessed that maybe he was unlucky and didn't get a good opportunity.

Fu Mingze lowered his eyes slightly, shook his head and said, "Farming is good."

If you apply to be a worker in a state-owned factory, you will definitely have to undergo a political review, and your file will not be able to withstand close scrutiny.

Shen Shaoyuan nodded and said nothing more.

He knew that Fu Mingze was working on an experimental field, and it seemed to have achieved some results. If Fu Mingze stayed in the village and helped increase production and income for the village, it would actually be more meaningful than being an ordinary worker.

The father-in-law and son-in-law didn't take the matter to heart. They went home one after another to eat.

Over there, Zhang Junliang rode his bicycle back to his mother-in-law's house with a gloomy face. As soon as he stopped his bicycle, Shen Lingling came out of the house: "It's time for dinner, come in quickly."

Zhang Junliang glanced at the main hall. The eight-immortal table was crowded with people. He frowned and said, "I'm a little tired and don't want to eat for the time being. You guys eat."

Shen Lingling looked at him worriedly, and seeing that he did not look very good, she said hurriedly, "Then go back and rest first, I'll cook you a bowl of noodles later."

Zhang Junliang nodded, turned around and went into their own room.

"Why, Junliang doesn't want to eat?"

As soon as Shen Lingling entered the main room, Tian Fang asked, Shen Lingling nodded and said, "He is too tired from work and wants to rest for a while."

Tian Fang's expression froze for a moment, then she smiled and said softly, "He's a skilled worker, so his work must be much more tiring than others. In that case, let's eat by ourselves, and you can make some for him later."

Jianshe's wife rolled her eyes and muttered, "We have to cook for ourselves every day. No matter how much food money we have, we can't afford it!"

This is not the first time that Zhang Junliang has said that he wants to take a break and not eat. He has been doing this almost every day recently. Although he and Shen Lingling have paid for the family's meals, how can that amount of money be enough to feed them if they cook delicious food every day?

Shen Lingling's eyebrows immediately raised: "Second sister-in-law, what do you mean? Junliang has been busy with work recently and there is nothing we can do about it. Besides, we pay so much for food, so what's wrong with eating a few meals of noodles and drinking a few bowls of porridge?"

Tian Fang glanced at Shen Yongjun. In fact, she felt sorry for him. Every day he either cooked noodles or egg porridge, and all they ate were fine grains. She wanted to earn a little from the food expenses. If she continued like this, not only would she not make any money, she might even have to pay out of pocket.

Shen Yongjun frowned, "Okay, everyone, stop talking. It's not easy for Junliang to be tired at work, but Lingling, you should talk to him too. We should eat together when it's time to eat. We can still have time to rest after eating."

Shen Lingling could only respond with a dark face.

Later, Shen Lingling cooked another bowl of noodles and brought it to their room. When Zhang Junliang was eating the noodles, she mentioned that they should try to eat together in the future. Zhang Junliang didn't say anything. After he finished the bowl of noodles, he said, "I'm not used to eating with a large family. If not, we can cook by ourselves."

Shen Lingling got angry when she heard him say that, and couldn't help but ask back: "Don't you also have a big family eating together?"

Zhang Junliang didn't feel guilty at all. Instead, he snorted coldly: "Then go back to the commune and rent a house. I have money, so why should I be afraid of not being able to rent a house? If I didn't want you to live at home more comfortably and be closer to work, why would I have to live in this rural area and get up early and ride a bike to get off work every day?"

Shen Lingling immediately softened again. She felt that Zhang Junliang was right and living in the village did make things more convenient for her. So she coaxed him in a soft voice. After a long time of coaxing, Zhang Junliang reluctantly agreed.

Over there, Shen Lingling was coaxing her man with soft words, and at the entrance of the village, Fu Mingze was helping Shen Moli get hot water to prepare for a bath.

All four thermos were filled slowly, and then taken to the bathroom with cold water, and Shen Moer took a comfortable hot bath. While she was taking a bath, Fu Mingze boiled two more pots of water, took a quick bath, and cleaned the bathroom before returning to the room.

"The weather is really a bit cold."

Shen Moer had already snuggled into the quilt, revealing a fair face from under the dark red quilt. She looked pretty and cute, and Fu Mingze couldn't help but smile. He turned off the lights, and as soon as he got into the bed, he kissed her lips with incredible precision.

Soon, rustling sounds were heard in the darkness, interspersed with Shen Moer's angry voice: "Be gentle, we have to go to the commune tomorrow!"

Fu Mingze smiled softly and coaxed, "Well, I'll listen to you."

It sounds good, but in reality, huh.