They were married not far away, in the next brigade, and the candidates were carefully selected by Yang Huili.

Yang Huili picked the one she thought was the best among the range. He should be hardworking and able to support himself and his children. The future parents-in-law would not be overbearing and unreasonable and would not bully their daughter-in-law. The sisters-in-law should not be too difficult to deal with and the family should not be too poor. If the house was leaking money from all sides, wouldn't that harm her daughter?

Both of her sons-in-law meet her requirements and there seems to be no problem with them in general. Now the two sisters are already mothers of two children respectively.

They are not much older than Yu Xiangan and Yu Xiangqing, but they look much older.

Working in the fields every day and being exposed to the sun will naturally cause you to age quickly.

The two brothers-in-law were silent. They gathered together and listened to Yu Manchang talking about the brick factory.

He will work for another two months after the New Year and then come back to make bricks for the brigade and build a big house.

Yu Manyu and Yu Mansheng in their family are not married yet. They need to have their own house when they get married, otherwise it will be difficult for them to find a partner.

The reason we didn't do it together before was that we didn't have enough money. Now, if we can build a brick house in one go, basically any girl in the team can meet the requirements.

Moreover, it is not difficult to obtain residential land in the countryside. Once approved, you can build it according to your own wishes. Yu Manchang wanted to build a house like Yu Xiangan's, with a special kitchen and bathroom. He knows how to make bricks himself, so he doesn't have to pay for the materials, just the manpower. Country men don't have much of anything, but they have a lot of strength.

There is timber on the mountain. You can go and cut it with a note approved by the captain. The only things you need to pay for are the tiles on the roof and hiring people to help cook delicious meals.

This saves a lot of money.

If they can get a house made of bricks by working hard, they are willing to work hard with all their might.

Yu Xiangyan was also very interested in this, and if possible, he also wanted to do something for the place where he went to the countryside, so that they could live better there and have good relationships with the locals, which would be beneficial to their future.

The men were talking animatedly over there, while the women were chatting together on the other side.

Wen Ruzhen is the center of attention.

She was the new daughter-in-law, and no one knew her before, so they were naturally curious.

Only her grandparents, uncle and aunt know about her family affairs here. No one else knows.

Yu Manrong and Yu Manhong said a lot of compliments.

This brother and sister look really good.

She is much better looking than the educated youth here.

The praise was very straightforward, making the person blush.

Yu Mingjie was held by Ye Qijia's side. He listened to what everyone said, raised his head, and said seriously, "I think not only Second Aunt is pretty, but also Mom and Auntie, you are all pretty."

These words of praise make people feel very happy.

"Mingjie, you are really good at talking."

There is no woman who doesn't like to be praised for her beauty.

Yu Mingjie's pockets were stuffed with more delicious food.

After laughing, Yu Xiangan went to the toilet. Yu Manrong and Yu Manhong looked at each other, and Yu Manrong followed in: "Xiaoan, you introduced the temporary workers in Manchang, are there any other temporary workers?"

Yu Manrong said embarrassedly: "Your brother-in-law and I are still living in the same room with our children. We want to save some money. It doesn't matter if you don't have one. I know it's difficult." Everyone in the city wants one, let alone people in the country.

Yu Xiangan was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Sister, I understand what you mean."

Even if Yu Manchang built a brick-making workshop in the brigade, the people who benefited were the people of the Red Star Brigade. People living nearby could only buy bricks because they were closer and cheaper, but they still had the same amount in their pockets as before.

Yu Xiangan thought for a moment and said, "It's not that easy to find a temporary worker. Is there anything that my brother-in-law is good at?"

For example, Zhao Qiaoniang is more dexterous, so she can go to the textile factory, and Yu Manchang is strong, so he can go to the brick factory.

Yu Manrong smiled bitterly: "Your brother-in-law is an honest man who doesn't talk much. The only thing he does is hardworking and willing to work. He works from day till night without saying a word. He hasn't been to school much either. He just learned some common characters from the literacy class and can write his own name."

So, it will be more difficult to find. Yu Xiangan: "I can't promise you, I will help pay more attention."

That's great. Yu Manrong smiled and nodded. "Then thank you for your help. There's no rush. Take your time to look for it. If you have it, that's the best. If not, just do it like now. Slowly save up. Sooner or later, you'll have enough."

The two of them talked for a while, and when they came back, there was someone else at home, a relative that Yu Xiangan had only a vague impression of.

This man is not very distantly related to them. He is the son of Yu Changyou's cousin. His cousin died early, leaving behind this son, who is now in his thirties. However, he is lazy. As the only child, he was spoiled by his mother. He would rather stand than sit than sit, and would rather lie down than sit. In addition, the difference in work points between working and not working is not much, so he does everything he can to be lazy. He does not earn many work points every year, just enough for himself to eat. If he had not been more diligent when he was young, he would probably not have been able to find a wife.

He was not a hardworking person, so naturally his family was not well off. He could not afford the bride price when his son got married. However, he was thick-skinned and felt that Yu Qingshan's family was so "rich" that if he was in trouble, they could naturally help each other as they were relatives.

Yu Qingshan himself has been a worker for many years. His eldest son and daughter-in-law are also formal employees, and his youngest daughter is also a formal employee now. Only his daughter and son have gone to the countryside. They don't need any help from him because they have rural household registration and can grow their own food with their hands and feet. There is no point in just leaving the money there, so he just lends him some.

Yu Qingshan didn't want to borrow, as he had previously lent five dollars as a betrothal gift to his eldest son.

He didn't want to lend it before, knowing his character, he just felt embarrassed to see his mother working so hard for this son. At that time, she didn't have much time left, and she wanted to see her eldest grandson get married and start a family. For her sake, Yu Qingshan took out the five dollars. He just regarded it as lost. Now this is the second time?

When Yu Shijian heard him mention the five dollars, he laughed and said, "This matter, and this matter... I forgot about them all. Sorry, but I remember them now. I will pay you back together next time."

Yu Qingshan, "If you borrow, you must return. It will not be difficult to borrow again."

Yu Shijian, "We are relatives, are you afraid that I won't pay you back?"

Yu Qingshan nodded, without caring about his face at all. He himself didn't care about his face, so why should others do so for him?

"Yes, I'm afraid you won't return it."

With so many people and so many eyes watching, he got a little angry and said, "Why are you so stingy? Your family is so rich. Lending me 10 yuan is not much for you. It's just a few days' salary. If you don't lend it to me, your nephew's marriage will be ruined. I don't know when it will take to find a partner in the future. Do you have the heart to ruin this marriage?"

Yu Changyou said in a deep voice, "This is the path you chose. You don't want to work to earn money, so who can you blame? You are their father and they are your sons. You should have thought about today when you were lazy before." His family often borrowed fire from others, and his family might only buy two or three boxes of matches throughout the year.

Not to mention other things.

Yu Changyou sighed, "That's enough. Go back now and don't say anything more. I didn't agree to lend you the money when you came here before. If you want to blame someone, blame me for not helping you change your temper when you were little. If you keep talking, you will immediately return the money you borrowed."

His second son and his children who went to the countryside need him to take care of them. How could he have so much spare money to lend to others? Moreover, he had spent so much on medical treatment before. Was he really going to empty his family's assets?

He won't allow it.

Yu Shijian thought that he would be able to talk more easily after choosing this time, but he ended up being slapped in the face.

He walked away dejected.

It is not uncommon for someone to borrow money, but what was he thinking that he chose the day when the family was reunited to borrow money?

He was not the first one to borrow money from Yu Qingshan. Working in the countryside, the whole family worked hard all year round, and the money they got in the end might only be his one month's salary. Yu Qingshan also came from here, and he would lend money within his ability to help in an emergency but not to help people get out of poverty. But for people like Yu Shijian, forget it.

He will be poor all his life. He is unwilling to work hard, which is a pity for his children.

Besides, Yu Qingshan doesn’t have much money now.

The savings were emptied when Yu Changyou was seriously ill, and then Yu Xiangyan got married. The betrothal gifts of the two brothers could not be too different, otherwise there would be dissatisfaction between the brothers, which would easily cause problems in their relationship. Xiao An had a salary every month, and she wanted to give it to the family, but he refused. She had to set aside part of it every month to pay off the house, and she also had to buy things for herself. She worked for the factory director, so her clothes could not be too poor. In addition, she would cook for the family every month to subsidize the family's food. After all the calculations, she could save very little in a month.

He saved the rest of his salary, except for household expenses, to be used as dowries for his two daughters.

The two daughters are old enough, maybe fate will suddenly come. When the man pays the betrothal gift, will the woman just marry him?

Dowry is a woman’s confidence in her husband’s family.

Yu Xiangan and the others came back to watch the second half. Yang Huili saw that her original joy had been affected. She felt something was wrong and stood up to liven up the atmosphere. "We have a new dish for lunch today. You may not know, but a few days ago, a wild boar came down the mountain. The captain took people to catch the family of three. Every household got a lot of meat. We were lucky and got a pig's stomach. Today, we'll make a pig's stomach chicken. I guarantee you'll be smacking your lips with its delicious taste."

Wild boar?!

The atmosphere suddenly became heated.

Everyone was talking at once: "How big is this wild boar?"

"How many came down?"

“Does it really have long fangs?”

Because there were so many people, we had to share three tables for lunch today before we could barely sit down.

There are not many dishes, but they are all very substantial, and each dish is served on a large plate.

Everyone ate a lot.

Yu Xiangan thought the soup was delicious and accidentally drank too much. He couldn't sit still and ran to the side of the house to walk around to digest the food.

After turning around twice, someone called her name. Yu Xiangan looked up and saw it was Ruan Chenxi.

Seeing her, Yu Xiangan was a little surprised, "You didn't go back?"

They had chatted a few times, and although they couldn't be considered friends, he had some understanding of her family situation, so she shouldn't be unable to afford the travel expenses.

Ruan Chenxi forced a smile and said, "Happy New Year. Shanghai is too far away. I plan to go back next year."

Yu Xiangan hummed, "Okay, it's indeed too far away."

Yu Shunwen is very open-minded in this regard. If the family lives far away, he will write a letter of introduction with sufficient time and will never deliberately block it. There must be other circumstances in her case.

And it's impossible that I came here today just on my way, did I come here specifically to see her?

Ruan Chenxi praised Yu Xiangan's new clothes and asked about her vacation. Then she hesitantly got to the point, "I have something I want to ask you for help with. I know it's sudden, but I have my reasons."

Yu Xiangan listened carefully.

Ruan Chenxi looked at her expectantly, "It seems like there's an empty room at your uncle's house. Can you help me ask if I can live here?"

Yu Xiangan didn't expect her to say this, but refused, "There are no extra rooms at home. The rooms that are not occupied now belong to our family. We will live there when we come back."

Even if there is an empty room, it wouldn't be suitable. Yu Manwu is about the same size as her. If they live together, even though there are other people around, it will be easier for gossip to spread.

If both parties do not have this intention, try to avoid it.

Ruan Chenxi was a little disappointed, but not too disappointed. She expected it, so after hearing her say this, she continued to ask, "Your family is a local here and you have many relatives. Do you have any other relatives you know who are suitable for your home? I will clean the house, pay the rent every month, and cook for myself. I won't take advantage of you."

"Would it be convenient for me to ask why? Isn't it good to be in the Youth Hostel?"

As both of them are educated youth, they should have more common language.

She didn't know what to say and hesitated for a while, "You know, we female educated youth live together, and the male educated youth live on the other side." The educated youth courtyard was a renovated old house. It could not accommodate all the educated youth at once, so the men were on one side and the women on the other, and there was a distance of about 500 meters between them.

"In the past half month, I found someone secretly following me. I didn't dare to go anywhere in the past half month. In those remote places, I felt that he was getting closer and closer to me. It was not until I saw someone else and was with someone else that the person behind me would hide. There were only girls in our place, and I was scared, so I wanted to live where there were more people at home."

This is no small problem. Yu Xiangan's expression became serious. "Did anyone else notice anything?"

This is the problem. Ruan Chenxi smiled bitterly, "No, they all said they didn't notice it. I thought too much, but I really did notice it. I was a little scared, but I had no evidence. I felt that he followed me on purpose."

Yu Xiangan was silent. Female educated youth have always been an easier target. One reason is that they came from far away and have no relatives or friends here. Another reason is that female educated youth are generally wealthier and better looking. If there are those with bad intentions who try to take advantage of them, the female educated youth will have to suffer the loss in silence.

This matter cannot be ignored. Yu Shunwen is the team leader and her cousin. He should be informed of this matter.

"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

Ruan Chenxi nodded vigorously, "Really, look at my dark circles, I haven't slept well for several nights."

"Come with me to the team leader." Seeing that she was relieved after she said this, Ruan Chenxi hurriedly explained, "I also wanted to go to the team leader before, but I didn't have any evidence, and I was worried that he wouldn't believe me." Even the female educated youth living with her didn't think there was anything wrong, so she really didn't have much confidence. Later, she heard that their family would be back today, so she thought about coming here to try her luck, to see if she could meet them, and whether they would believe her and go with her to explain the situation.

If she hadn't met him, she wouldn't have put it off any further and would have gone to find the captain.

Her body couldn't take it anymore.

Yu Xiangan saw it, but he didn't feel uncomfortable. The adult world is often not that simple. When they say I want to be friends with you, they simply want to be friends with you.

Moreover, she also had some compassion, because she was unfamiliar with this place, just like Yu Xiangqing's situation in Niujiao Brigade.

She is not stingy in helping out now, and she also hopes that when Yu Xiangqing needs help in the Niujiao Brigade in the future, someone will stand up and give her a hand.