While reading a novel, Li Ruolan was surprised to find that her and her husband's names appeared in a period novel. They were educated youths sent to the countryside along with the male and fem...
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After the two left, Li Ruolan and Qin Wan also discussed giving gifts to Zheng Hongmei and Li Juhong.
"When I got married, they gave me a new towel, one of them, and a bar of soap, respectively. I plan to give them two pairs of pillowcases," Qin Wan said.
Li Ruolan thought for a moment and there seemed to be a few bars of soap in the space: "Then I'll give you two bars of soap each."
After they had a child, Zheng Hongmei and Li Juhong also came to see them and took some eggs.
Therefore, the return gifts from both of them must be more generous than before.
Qin Wan had a few pieces of bright red cloth in her hands. Although they had some flaws, they could be made into pillowcases or something.
It’s hard to find bright red cloth these days, so making two pairs of pillowcases for them is already considered something I can show off.
As for soap, although it is not a rare item, it is hard to buy here. What is generally sold here is soap without any smell.
So two bars of soap per person for 60 cents is fine.
Qin Wan nodded and prepared to make the pillowcase when she got home that night.
Ever since they had a child, Li Ruolan's family had Wang Xiaoni to help, and Guo Xiaoya would come to visit from time to time, so Li Ruolan and Qin Wan did not make clothes in private, for fear of being discovered by others.
Sometimes I have to wait until late at night when everyone is asleep to use the sewing machine.
Deng Minghao and Lu Yunxiao came back from work, and Li Ruolan and Qin Wan took their children and went home.
After dinner, Li Ruolan told Deng Minghao that Zhou Shengnan and Zheng Fanghua wanted to become teachers.
Deng Minghao said: "The school principal and math teacher have already been chosen. They are Li Baoguo, who married the daughter of an accountant.
If Zheng Hongmei and Li Juhong married people from the village, they would definitely be able to take up the two teacher positions.
In this case, I think we only need to hire one more teacher.”
Li Ruolan said: "It's not just the two of them who want the teacher's position. I think the other educated youths in the educated youth center also have ideas.
If there is a commotion, you can talk about electing teachers through an exam. If there is a commotion, the captain and the others will probably agree."
Deng Minghao did raise his eyebrows but didn't say much. Even if it was an exam, it was possible to cheat.
If the people above want to protect someone, isn't it as easy as just moving their fingers?
Unless the test is taken in front of everyone and the scores are announced on the spot, there is still some possibility.
“Shen Yi and Ji Hongjun must also know what they are thinking. I will go and ask them what they think later.
If you need cooperation, I will help you then." Deng Minghao said.
As they were talking, Ningning suddenly turned over. Deng Minghao got up and said, "Oh, Ningning can turn over now?"
Then Deng Minghao turned Ningning over again, and watched him grunt as he turned over again.
Seeing Qingqing lying on the side with her eyes open and not moving, Deng Minghao dragged Qingqing over and asked them to turn over together.
After going back and forth several times, the two children were so tired that they lay on the bed and didn't want to move, but Deng Minghao was still interested and wanted them to continue to toss and turn.
Li Ruolan knew that Deng Minghao had a plan in mind, so she didn't bother with the three of them, and instead made summer clothes for the two children.
In fact, it is very quick to use a sewing machine, and the clothes can be made in more than ten minutes, but Li Ruolan is very bored now, so she plans to make them for her child by hand.
Although it's not a master-level craft and the sewing isn't very nice, it's wearable after all.
"As for your handicraft, it's not as good as mine. The clothes you sew look like a centipede." Deng Minghao came over to take a look and immediately started to mock.
Li Ruolan kicked Deng Minghao in the face: "Say one more word, and I'll make one for you, and let you wear it out."
Deng Minghao immediately calmed down and looked at the two children with sympathy: "Let them wear it. They are still young and don't know what shame is."
Li Ruolan glanced at him again, and Deng Minghao made a gesture to shut up, then hugged the two children and closed his eyes.
Two minutes later, Deng Minghao fell asleep. Fearing that he would crush the two children, Li Ruolan moved Qingqing and Ningning to her side.
Maybe they were tired from being tormented by their unreliable father, so the two children fell asleep together.
It was almost time to start work before Li Ruolan woke up Deng Minghao.
Deng Minghao washed his face and went to work. Li Ruolan and Wang Xiaoni each held a child, and called Qin Wan and Guo Xiaoya to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms.
In fact, they didn't go too deep. They found a shady place with relatively flat terrain, spread a thick blanket, and put the child on it, leaving Wang Xiaoni to watch over him.
Li Ruolan and the other two were looking for mushrooms nearby.
They said they came here to look for mushrooms, but in fact they just came here to have fun. There was no point in basking in the sun every day, so whenever it was a sunny day, they would take their children to dig wild vegetables or pick mushrooms, which was a way to pass the time.
They walked and stopped from time to time. The mushrooms they picked were enough for one or two meals, so they stopped and took their children home.
Qin Wan was walking in front, holding her son. Suddenly she stopped and said, "Isn't that Zhang Baoer? Why is she back if she's not going to work?"
In May, Wang Mingzhu got married and moved to the next brigade. Now there are only three old educated youth left: Zheng Hongmei, Li Juhong and others.
As soon as Deng Hongmei and Li Juhong got married, Zhang Baoer, the oldest educated youth, was the only one left at the educated youth site.
Li Ruolan looked over and saw Zhang Baoer entering the educated youth site.
"Maybe he's not feeling well." No one paid much attention to it and went home.
After a few days of peace, it was time for the brigade to have a holiday. Zhou Shengnan and Zheng Fanghua got up early and took a horse carriage to the town.
Shen Yi and Ji Hongjun came over sighing to borrow a bicycle.
"Why didn't they go with you?" Li Ruolan asked curiously. Could they be angry?
Shen Yi looked at him with a look of tears and laughter: "We went there to buy things for the wedding, and the two of them said they were going to do serious work, so they didn't come with us."
What Zhou Shengnan and Zheng Fanghua called serious business was buying books and bringing them back to read.
Their house had already been built, but the weather in July was not very good, so they planned to find a good day in August to get married.
Now all the furniture for the house has been purchased, only some miscellaneous items are left to be purchased.
Originally, Zhou Shengnan and Zheng Fanghua were both thinking about this matter, but now they have other pursuits, so they have forgotten about preparing for their wedding.
Li Ruolan was quite happy for Zhou Shengnan and Zheng Fanghua. They both had their own pursuits and chose not to get married but to stay at home to take care of their husbands and children.
Seeing their enthusiasm, Li Ruolan supports them very much.