Chapter 126 Confirmed Pregnancy

Fang Mingche took Lin Yan to see the doctor on his bicycle.

He asked her to sit in the back seat first, and then he got in from the front. This way, they wouldn't have to bump into the car.

The old Chinese doctor felt her pulse, asked some questions, nodded and said, "Yes, she is pregnant. It's just been 40 days!" He said some precautions, and then sent them back.

Back home, Lin Yan took a calendar to calculate the due date. It turned out that the baby should be born in mid-May next year.

She frowned, it was a bit difficult to arrange. She would definitely not be able to take the final exam, and could only take the make-up exam.

However, if school starts in September, the baby will be 100 days old. That shouldn't delay anything. But someone must come to look after the child.

Fang Mingche said, "I'll call my father-in-law and mother-in-law first."

It is reasonable to inform the elders. As for his parents. My cousin no longer works for that boss, so he doesn't have a landline phone to call. He will send a telegram tomorrow.

My cousin has been thinking about it for another week, and I don't know if he has made up his mind.

Fang Mingche walked out the door and remembered that he hadn't brought his daughter back yet. Forget it, call her first and pick her up later.

Lin's mother was very happy when she received the call. She actually always felt that it was not safe for Lin Yan to give birth to only one daughter. She had been nagging Lin Yan to give birth to another son since they remarried. Now that she is finally pregnant again, she is naturally happy as a grandmother.

"Tell Ayan that we will come to see her in a while."

Lin's father and mother were not actually born and raised in the capital. They moved here because they were transferred to Beijing for work. In the past few decades, many people were transferred to Beijing for work. This is how the Tuanjiehu community was formed. It's just that their family didn't live there, but lived in a company house. So they also retained some southern habits in addressing her, and they called her 'Ayan' just like Fang Mingche.

"Okay. Then you guys come over for dinner."

"No, no, we'll come over after we eat. Don't keep Ayan and Yanyan waiting!"

"Okay."

Fang Mingche paid for the phone call and walked home.

Then he saw Yanyan coming back by herself without waiting for him to pick her up. She had seen her father and mother come back before.

When she came out, her father went out again. She said hello to Grandpa Gu and Uncle Gu, and walked back.

The father and son of the Gu family also saw them enter the courtyard through the window. And one person went out, and there was still one left at home, so they agreed.

Yanyan said, "Dad, why did you go out again?"

Fang Mingche said, "I went to call your grandpa and grandma."

The second child in the previous life was a bit tragic. He still felt a little scared when he thought about it in this life. However, the time is different, it's not that one. This time, it must be smooth.

Fang Mingche said, "Are you hungry?"

Yanyan nodded, "A little bit. But just now, Uncle Gu brought me some orange cake. I thought it would be dinner soon, so I only ate half a piece."

Fang Mingche said to Lin Yan, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law said they will come to see you after dinner. So would you like to wait for me to bring it back home, or go directly to eat? There is a lot of fumes from Lao Cui's place."

Lin Yan said, "I shouldn't be afraid of fumes. Didn't I have any reaction when I was angry with Yanyan? Let's go directly. I'm too lazy to bring it back."

Fang Mingche went to the cupboard to get tableware for the family of three.

Yanyan scratched her head, thinking that their conversation was a bit strange. But she soon put it behind her.

Lin Yan asked, "When will you tell her?"

"Have you ever mentioned topics like being a sister to her?"

"No."

"Then wait until after dinner. Do you want your mother-in-law to come and take care of you?"

Lin Yan shook her head. "If she comes, will my dad and Lin Yi have to eat in the cafeteria? Forget it, no. Let's just live our normal lives."

Fang Mingche said, "What about going to and from school?"

"It's still the same. Don't be so squeamish. If you are still in the countryside and can't teach, you can just do what you should do in this situation."

Fang Mingche nodded, "It will be inconvenient later, so let's hire a black taxi for pick-up."

"We'll see when the time comes. I'll stick to it if I can."

Fang Mingche thought for a while, "Tell the teacher and the monitor. This way, the classmates in the class will know. Otherwise, if a classmate jokes and hooks your stool open, it will be terrible if you fall down."

There are indeed classmates who joke like this in the class, and they don't have any malicious intentions. But the consequences may be serious.

Lin Yan laughed, "You think a lot! Okay, I'll tell the head teacher. But he won't be happy. He told the married people before that we finally got into college, so we shouldn't focus on family life. But I really want to have a baby."

Fang Mingche thought to himself: I saw such an example in "Zhiyin" in my previous life. He is a celebrity, but he didn't say anything because he didn't want to be treated specially or trouble others. But the classmate in the back seat played a prank, and the child fell to the ground on the spot.

As for what Ayan's head teacher said, he was also told by the class teacher.

People of this generation can't think straight, and always think that getting married and having children will affect their studies. Little do they know that in another forty years, those who hold a graduation certificate in one hand, a marriage certificate in the other, or even a baby in one hand will be the winners in life.

Now it's not enough to have many children, but forty years later, people are desperately encouraging them to have children. It can only be said that this is a different time!

The family of three went to dinner, and Fang Mingche also told Cui's wife about the situation and asked her to make decisions and serve the dishes.

He was determined to do everything for the benefit of the pregnant woman and the fetus. He didn't intend to pay attention to the laughter and scolding of others.

"Oh, this really needs to be explained to our old Cui. No thick oil or sauce at all! You sit down, I'll go and look at the dishes and order three dishes and a soup for you."

Mrs. Cui turned around and left seriously.

Yanyan asked: "Dad, what are you talking about?"

Well, let's talk about it after dinner.

Fang Mingche said: "Yanyan, you are going to be a sister."

Yanyan frowned, vaguely remembering that being a sister was not a good thing.

Fang Mingche and Lin Yan looked at each other, and they didn't seem happy at all.

Fang Mingche said, "Yanyan, don't you want to be a sister?"

Yanyan said "um", and then said, "I don't want a brother or a brother." She didn't say she didn't want a sister or a sister.

Fang Mingche thought for a while, "Do you still remember your cousins ​​from your hometown?"

Yanyan shook her head, but she remembered that it was not good to have brothers and sisters.

Lin Yan said, "Yanyan, Dad and Mom will not favor boys over girls and only let you work and let your brothers and sisters rest."

You are grown up, you have to do things for your mother to the best of your ability.

Fang Mingche nodded in agreement, "Dad and Mom will treat everyone equally! You can supervise us."

After dinner, he returned home and found a photo with Lin Yan and relatives from his hometown, pointed to Fang Jian and Fang Kang who were grinning in the photo and said, "Whether it is a brother or a sister, they will not be like them."

Yanyan reached out and poked her cousin's head. She only had a vague memory, but she really didn't like these two.

"Do I have to have a brother and sister?"

Lin Yan touched her belly and said, "It's already here. He will look like Yanyan in the future. And he is younger than you, so he has to listen to you."

Yanyan was silent for a while, "I haven't seen uncle listen to you. He doesn't even listen to grandpa and grandma."

She always heard grandpa, grandma and parents complain that uncle had to be with Aunt Han Mei. This is disobedience!

Lin Yan and Fang Mingche looked at each other. The little girl was very opinionated! Yanyan

raised her head, "It's already here, where is it?" Fang

Mingche said, "In mom's belly. Yanyan also came out of mom's belly. In the next six months or so, mom will have a hard time. I will have to go through the experience of giving birth to Yanyan all over again."

Yanyan was a little unhappy afterwards.

Fang Mingche had previously told his brother-in-law on the phone to ask him to call a black taxi in the alley to take him there. He would pay for it! The number of bus trips and stops are still very small now.

This also saves the need to take the bus to the square and then walk a kilometer all the way here. There would be no need for him to ride a tricycle to pick her up.

At this moment, Lin Yi was trying to persuade his parents, "There are three of us, one dollar, and we can go directly there. It also saves my brother   -in-law from having to come to pick her up, and it can also take care of Uncle Ge's business. Why not?" Lin's

father said, "You are so generous, so why don't you pay for it!" "My brother-in-law has money. Besides, I have already told Uncle Ge, and he said he would drive out after dinner."   Lin's father said, "When your wife gets pregnant, can you afford to pay the black money to your father-in-law and two brothers-in-law?"   "They live nearby and can walk here. Besides, you guys are arguing over the betrothal gift, and I don't know when I can get married."   Lin's father said, "If you can afford the betrothal gift yourself, go ahead and get married. I have no objection to how much you give to the Han family. Tell them that there is no need to talk about it if you are not sincere."   Lin Yi said, "Then who is not preparing a betrothal gift for their son?"   "Who would leave all the gifts for their daughter at home? Not to mention the dowry and the dowry money, but not a penny of the gifts for their daughter? Well, I won't say it anymore. It's as dull as water after three times. If you have the ability, just go and get married yourself."   A horn sounded outside. Lin Yi said, "Hey, are you going or not? The car has arrived."   Lin's mother said, "Let's go, let's go. I have to go over and tell A Yan a few words. Let's go, old man, don't be reluctant to spend the money your son-in-law pays for it."   "No matter who pays, it's still money. One dollar for two pounds of meat!"   "Let's go, go early and come back early. It's good not to walk around."   Lin's mother picked up the two old hens she had prepared. She tied the bottom with a bag to avoid dirtying other people's cars.   Fang Mingche had already taken Yan Yan on a bicycle to Xinhua Bookstore to buy a book about pregnancy care. It was a bit expensive, and it also had pictures.   When the black car arrived, he was pointing at the big belly in the picture and the fat baby drawn inside to explain it to Yan Yan. Tell her how hard it was during pregnancy.   Yanyan gestured with her hand above her mother's belly, "Was I so small at that time? How could I fit in?"   Fang Mingche said, "Well, you were only this big when the nurse wrapped you up and brought you out to show me."   Seeing how small and soft you were at that time, I really felt weak and didn't dare to hold you. What a coward!   Three days later, he picked up Yanyan and Yanyan from the hospital and pulled them on a cart. Yanyan wore a hat and a scarf around her head and face, and lay on top of her with her daughter.   When they got home, Yanyan was held by her mother at first. At that time, the eldest sister-in-law was also pregnant and was about to give birth to Fang Kang. The eldest brother laughed at him for being useless.   Yanyan said, "Then I grew up this big?"   "It's so easy for you to say that."   The sound of a car arriving came from the gate of the small side courtyard, and Fang Mingche put down his book and went out to greet it.   His father-in-law and mother-in-law responded to his greeting and walked inside. Lin Yi, who was carrying two old hens, handed him the bag, "Brother-in-law, here you go."   Fang Mingche took it. How can they raise them? Ordinary people in the family don't have any. Moreover, can't the cage for covering the chickens be made on the spot? There is no ready-made bamboo.   However, even if they take turns to eat, it is better to eat freshly killed. At least they have to be raised for a while.   Mother-in-law said, "It's good to raise them for laying eggs. How can you, a countryman, not know how to raise chickens?"   Seeing Fang Mingche frown, Lin Yan smiled and said, "Take them to Sister Song and ask her to help feed them first. Tell Aunt Yuan that these two are ours."   In this way, the three chickens stipulated by the Song family will not exceed the limit. Now there is no official announcement to lift this restriction.   Fang Mingche nodded and carried the two chickens over.   Sister Song took it with a smile, "Okay, put it here with us first."   Old Song's promotion and salary increase were all thanks to Xiao Fang, so this little thing is nothing.

Song Quan was in high spirits. "You have to keep three chickens for a long time, so as not to go hungry. Do you want me to weave a chicken cover for you?"

Fang Mingche took the ready-made bamboo strips from him. "You should keep your hands to weave the twelve zodiac animals to sell to foreigners. I am a country boy, and I can still do this kind of work."

Then he told Song Quan about the 52 government-funded overseas students who were sent abroad with only 50 US dollars.

"Now you know why the handicrafts of your cooperative can be sold to foreign friends. The higher-ups value it so much, right? Nowadays, this is what can earn foreign exchange for the country." Fang Mingche gave a thumbs up.

Song Quan was stunned. "Is our foreign exchange so poor?"

There are also related propaganda now, but not as straightforward as Xiao Fang.

Mrs. Song also said: "Then the foreign exchange is taken to spend in other countries, right?"

Fang Mingche said: "Yes. The main reason is that we can't produce many things now, and we have to rely on foreign exchange to buy them. For example, advanced weapons and fighter jets. If they are willing to sell, we have to be able to afford them."

Since 1980, China has been buying weapons and fighter jets from the United States. This is very beneficial to reducing our own research and development time and rapid iteration. At one point, we even bought so much that we owed the United States billions of dollars. So those who can earn dollars in the next few years are heroes!

And without sufficient foreign exchange (US dollar) reserves, what did the central government use to support Hong Kong, which had just returned during the 1998 Asian financial crisis? It was difficult to protect itself!

Therefore, what the country needs most in the next 20 years is a business that can earn foreign exchange. As long as craftsmen like Lao Song can operate well, they will be very popular.

Song Quan listened to Fang Mingche's analysis, "According to what you said, there is a lot of room for our business?"

"Yes. I'll go back first, my father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law are here."

Fang Mingche took away the ready-made bamboo strips that were enough for him to weave a chicken coop. Indeed, the family has to raise chickens for a long time in the future. Whether it's laying eggs or killing them for stewing soup.

After returning, he sat at the door, talking to his father-in-law while weaving.

Old Song made these bamboo strips quite round so as not to cut his fingers. It's pretty good! He mainly did it for the convenience of foreign tourists who wanted to DIY, and all of them were polished with sandpaper.

Now it's a bargain for him!

Yanyan lifted a small stool and watched from the side. She always liked to watch her father do handicrafts.

Lin's father also sat next to him and watched, smoking the Zhonghua cigarettes given to him by his son-in-law. Anyway, the more he looked at his son-in-law, the more he felt that Lin Yi had no future. He can't do anything, and he can't eat enough!

Lin's mother came out and said, "I'll buy you some after you finish eating. You young people are busy with school."

Fang Mingche said, "Mom, no need. You can buy it directly in the village at the scrapyard."

Lin's mother nodded, "Oh, yes, yes, I forgot where it is."

Lin Yi waited inside for a long time before his mother left. So he whispered to his sister, "Sister, lend me a few hundred yuan."

Lin Yan looked at him, "Mom and Dad won't give you two turns and one ring, thirty-two legs. Are you planning to let me pay?"

"I'm borrowing from you."

Lin Yan sneered, "If I lend money to someone, I have to be able to see the hope of getting the money back. Do you have the ability to pay it back? You get 35 yuan a month, and Han Mei doesn't have a job and wants to take at least 5 yuan back to her parents' home every month. Tell me, how are you going to pay me back? You shouldn't want to borrow three or four hundred, at least seven or eight hundred to barely meet the Han family's requirements."

Counting the least, the watch is a few dozen yuan, the radio is a hundred yuan, and the sewing machine is more than a hundred yuan. This is all under the condition that there are receipts. Thirty-two legs, made of inferior wood, can be made for a few hundred yuan. But the problem is, when can Lin Yi pay it back? After

Lin Yan finished speaking, she saw that Lin Yi was a little embarrassed, and smiled: "You didn't just think about borrowing and didn't think about paying it back?"

"I will pay it back, I am going to pay it back."

"Okay, then tell me how much you are going to pay back a month? You are paying for your living expenses by yourself now, and you don't have a penny left in your pocket. If you really marry her, the salary of one person will have to pay for the living expenses of two people. Will you still have any money left? Do you think that you have satisfied the Han family this time and it's over? They will push their daughter to the limit and make demands on you from time to time."

"Han Mei said that she won't listen to them in the future."

Lin Yan nodded, "Okay, then tell me how you plan to pay back the money this time. Dad will never retire early and let Han Mei take over. Don't count that."

Lin Yi said, "Han Mei said she wanted to learn how to set up a stall. I'll go to work and she'll set up the stall."

Lin Yan shook her head, "Setting up a stall is not a sure win. My family is in need of such a large sum of money, so I can't lend it to you. When your nephew needs milk powder, I'll have to buy expensive milk powder on the black market. Will you two just throw up your hands and say you didn't make any money or save any money? You can't just pay the money back and let your nephew starve?"

"Wouldn't it be better for the child to drink adult milk."

"Where does the adult's milk come from? She needs to take nutritional supplements. You don't really think that you can squeeze out milk from the grass you eat, do you? Will you tell Han Mei the same thing when she wants to breastfeed her child in the future? Lin Yi, if you don't have the ability, don't promise anything. Your parents and sister can't support you for the rest of your life. You satisfy them this time, but there will be a second and third time in the future."

Lin Yi said, "Just this once, Han Mei will break up with them."

"Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected! A family like that will treat their daughter like this, and there will be no end. Han Mei can be filial or whatever, she will only tell you that she has no choice. I think you should listen to your mother and find a paid job in the factory. Even if it's a temporary worker who just passed the exam to get into the factory, you can still make 15 yuan a month! People won't ask for 5 yuan a month to go back to her parents' home. They won't ask for much as a betrothal gift, and they can bring it back as the economic foundation of the small family."

He was refused to borrow money, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he really didn't have the ability to repay the money. Lin Yi was drooping all the way back.

It was Lao Ge's black car that came to pick him up. When he was sent back, Fang Mingche made an appointment with him to pick him up in an hour.

When Fang Mingche heard Lin Yan's story about Lin Yi borrowing money, he laughed.

"They are acting like a pair of poor couples who want to fight against feudalism? If we want to fight against feudalism, the first thing we should do is to resist unreasonable gifts."

Lin Yan said, "Let's not talk about them. Anyway, we can't afford it."

The next day was Sunday. Fang Mingche went to the post office to send a telegram and brought Yan Yan with him. What a coincidence, he met his cousin.

"Brother Mingfeng, you..."

Fang Mingfeng said, "I have an appointment with your sister-in-law to call back at 10 o'clock on the morning of the 10th. She is waiting to pick up at the post office over there."

He didn't know where else there was a public telephone. Fang Mingche couldn't go outside the courtyard, so he came directly to the post office. Well, he took an old tractor from the next village. People heard that he was a relative of the family who picked vegetables, so they gave him a ride.

"That's perfect. Ask your sister-in-law to tell my parents that Yan is pregnant again."

Fang Mingfeng had heard from sister-in-law Wei two days ago, and

nodded immediately, "Okay!" Fang Mingche didn't even bother to send a telegram, and waited outside with Yanyan. Fang Mingfeng called, and it was his wife who answered the phone.

He talked about the pros and cons of the two businesses, and his wife said, "Who says you have to choose one? Why don't you learn from Mingche and open a scrap yard in the capital? In the county, we will pay the majority of the money, and it is clearly written in black and white. Let my brother take care of the business."

"There are so many people in our Fang family, and it's not enough to just call your brother."

If he wasn't there, he was really worried that his brother-in-law would cheat him of his money. It's better to ask two reliable brothers from the Fang family to go.

However, his wife's words did make him suddenly enlightened. Yes, who said you can only do one business? As long as you have enough capital, you can do both businesses at the same time.

The capital is good for the children's future education. But the money in the hometown must be easier to make because of the connections.

Fang Mingche also thought it was a good idea after hearing what he said.

"Then I'll go to the west of Tiananmen Square, and Brother Mingfeng, you can go to the east."

"Okay, I'll go and look for some land."

It takes less capital to open a scrap yard, so he'll do this first. He's already asked his wife to remit the money, and just remit it to Fang Mingche's name.

It's just one thousand yuan. When Mingche went to Beijing, he dared to entrust him with his entire fortune of two thousand yuan. Why doesn't he dare to remit one thousand yuan to him and then take it?

The cousin's wife hung up the phone and rode her bicycle home, secretly cursing her husband for not trusting her brother. However, keeping a hand has its benefits. This way, it can also prevent her brother from asking for money.

When she was driving home, she turned a corner and went to Fang Mingche's field.

The autumn harvest has just ended these two days. Everyone is exhausted and is resting.

At this moment, Fang Mingche's field is still drying millet. This is not distributed to their family, but it is distributed to each family who is responsible for drying it. How much should be handed in is known. The whole village will have to hand in the public grain later, and then we can talk about distributing grain according to work points.

Every household is drying the grain in the fields, and the village is also drying the grain in the fields, and the main laborers are arranged to watch over it. If it is not dried thoroughly, it will sprout on rainy days.

Fang's father was originally planning to go to BJ. He planned to go to BJ to celebrate the National Day, and then go to pay homage to Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall.

One of his biggest regrets in this life is that he has never seen Chairman Mao in person. He is a person who has lived from the old society to the new society. No matter what others say, he remembers how hard the lives of farmers were before liberation. Thanks to Chairman Mao for liberating everyone, they can have enough food.

But the secretary told him privately not to leave yet, because there might be something big in the near future!

Ever since the second brother invited the village cadres to the wedding banquet on the night of his remarriage, and later his admission letter was delivered, the village cadres are now very polite to the Fang family. They will also inform us if there is anything.

As for Fang Kang, he will definitely not get a double 100%. Moreover, there is not even the monthly exam yet.

Fang Fang has studied very hard since she started school. Girls in the village usually study very hard in school, and the opportunity to read and learn to read is hard-won. Especially for those who have older brothers.

However, Fang's father said that she can't just study for two years and then stop. The family is not so poor now. As long as the child can pass the exam, let her continue to study. It would be great if she can pass the exam to a normal school. A girl who teaches in a normal school will have a stable job for life.

It can be said that the 500 yuan in the passbook gave Fang's father a lot of confidence. He is not so biased towards boys as to favor girls.

Fang Minghua thought to herself: If you are willing to pay the money, of course there is no problem! The problem now is that there is not enough money.

The whole family is gossiping about this now.

Fang's father said, "The secretary said something big might happen. I wonder if it's the household contract responsibility system that the second son mentioned that night."

Fang Minghua turned the grain with a shovel and said, "That's impossible!"

"What's impossible? The policy has changed, and everything is possible. But these are all guesses, so don't tell anyone else about it."

If this is true, he will definitely not go to Beijing this year. If he goes, knowing that it is a big event like land distribution, he will have to rush back immediately. This is a lifelong event for farmers. If he doesn't rush back, and the land picked by the eldest son is not good, it will be too late for him to come back.

Don't think there is no trick here. At that time, a very small number of people will definitely suffer a little, and then the vast majority of people will feel that it is fair, and then the matter will be settled. Do you think it's all about luck? He doesn't believe it.

Fang Minghua said, "How many heads do I have to dare to say anything about such an important matter? We don't even know whether the autumn harvest has started in Xiaogang Village, Anhui Province."

Fang's father thought for a while, "It seems that the autumn harvest there is a little later than ours. Wait a minute..."

It was at this time that the cousin's wife arrived on a bicycle. Seeing the millet drying, she stopped the bike outside the fence, "Seventh Uncle, Aunt, Mingche asked me to bring a message."

Fang's mother was making shoes. She was also a little tired from the autumn harvest a few days ago, but she couldn't just sit there and do nothing. People in the countryside are not that precious. So she and Yuan Shufen made cloth shoes for their children. It's quite hard to wear shoes for two boys!

When she heard that her youngest son had brought back a message, she came out with a shoe sole and a needle, "Come in and sit down and talk."

"No need to sit down. Mingche said that Lin Yan is pregnant again! She's just been pregnant for more than a month."

Fang's mother said, "Oh my god, this is so great! God bless you-"

Fang Minghua said, "That's because they got pregnant, what does it have to do with God?"

He threatened, "You are the mother of a college student, but you believe in feudal superstition. If you spread it out, the second son will be embarrassed."

The four olds could not break the root of superstition of rural elderly women.

Fang's father thought for a while, "Old woman, don't keep talking about this. The second son and Lin Yan will definitely have a bigger iron rice bowl in the future. Don't hold them back!"

Now praying to gods and Buddhas is not allowed, and the small temple is also very dilapidated. The nuns in it were driven out by the township government to marry.

After he spoke, Fang's mother reluctantly said, "Okay then!"

The cousin's wife said, "Seventh Uncle, Aunt, I'll go back first."

Fang's father nodded, "Hey, Mingfeng is not coming back?"

"No, he said he wanted to do business with Mingche. He gave me Mingche's address and asked me to remit a thousand yuan."

After the cousin's wife left, Yuan Shufen said, "How come these thousands and hundreds of yuan are just numbers in their mouths?"

Here, 30 yuan is a tight fare to Beijing.

Nowadays, the tuition and miscellaneous fees for a semester of elementary school are only a few yuan, and 30 yuan is enough for three children to study for a school year.

The good intentions of the second uncle of the children are actually to sponsor them to support several children to study in the name of lucky money every year.

But it is still hard to just dig for food in the soil. Especially when someone in the family is sick or something. You really have to study to have a future.

In the evening, Fang Minghua told her that maybe the household contract responsibility system mentioned by the second son will be implemented. The second son also said that the more you work, the more you get, and I hope it will be fulfilled.

Yuan Shufen was very convinced by what her brother-in-law said, and couldn't help asking, "Really?"

"I heard him say it clearly that day, not just nonsense! I hope it's true."

The one thousand yuan sent by my cousin's wife soon arrived at Fang Mingche's house. He took some time to take the remittance slip to his cousin.

"Mingche, I have already found a village in the village where I want to collect waste. Several families in the village have married into that village, and they said there is a garbage dump nearby. Now that the money is in place, I will go and take a look. I will lend you a tricycle today and let the villagers take me there. Later, lend me Gengshan to use and take care of the people there."

"Okay! Let my cousin's wife know so she doesn't worry."

"Okay."

Fang Mingche didn't care about the rest. Brother Mingfeng wouldn't have any problems copying others. As for when his cousin's video hall in the county would be opened, he didn't ask much. His studies were a bit tight.

Besides, there is a little girl who is over three years old and doesn't want to be a big sister, and a pregnant woman who just got into college. These are all his responsibilities and he has to take good care of them.

The calendar turned day by day, and it was National Day in a blink of an eye. The scrap yard at my cousin's place was also opened. The three of them sent gifts to celebrate.

Nowadays, National Day is only one day off, and there is no Golden Week. The Golden Week was introduced by Premier Zhu to stimulate domestic demand after the Asian financial crisis in 1998. It's still early. Even the two-day weekend is still early, let alone the Golden Week.

After the National Day, Fang Mingche continued to study. English materials have arrived one

after another, and he did take them all back home. Materials are something that you don't know who you lent them to. Whoever wants to borrow them can come to his house to read or copy them. These materials are not available at Xinhua Bookstore.

In October, he earned 1,200 yuan. He bought an imported radio. This time he can search for shortwave radio stations and receive BBC directly. The big one became Yanyan's exclusive use.

Yan's body began to feel a little uncomfortable, but she said that she could overcome it. Her catchphrase is "How can someone who has been an educated youth be so delicate?"

However, she is not so poor now. There is basically no purchase limit in the black market and Friendship Store. She can still satisfy her hunger as much as possible.

Yanyan has started to wear autumn clothes and finally slowly accepted the fact that she will be a big sister.

"Then he will be younger than me, more than four years old."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Right. Let him follow his sister's lead at that time."

"Huh?"

"Just listen to his sister in everything."

Yanyan nodded, "That's fine. Dad, what are you looking for in the newspaper?"

Fang Mingche wanted to see if there was any news about the autumn harvest in Xiaogang Village, Fengyang, Anhui. But he couldn't find it after searching for a long time.

He thought about it, and realized that the policy of contracting output to households was not officially established until 1982. Maybe there won't be a big debate now. Only those places in his hometown that will conduct the next pilot will talk about it. Now everything is still safe.

So after school, he went to ask his schoolmate from Fengyang County, Anhui Province about the situation.

The other party looked at him in surprise, and then said, "Why are you asking this?"

"My hometown Sichuan may also start to pilot it."

The other party smiled and said, "A big harvest! The total output is four times that of last year. For the first time, it contributed 30,000 kilograms of grain and 24,000 kilograms of oil to the country, and the average income of farmers was 311 yuan. Xiaogang Village, which "relies on resale for food, relies on relief for money, and relies on loans for production" every year, has paid public grain to the country for the first time. Since you are also going to do it, you will soon live a good life."

Fang Mingche smiled when he heard that it was the same as in his previous life. He and the other party talked about the poor scenes in their respective hometowns and villages, and they had a lot to talk about.

"Student Fang, it will be fine! Those eighteen uncles risked their lives to do this last year. Fortunately, the land did not let them down!"

"That's good, that's good."

The process of reform and opening up will remain the same as in the previous life! You know, after the reform and opening up, China can be said to have ushered in a 40-year period of prosperity!

Fang Mingche asked his cousin's wife to help him and his family make an appointment for a phone call.

At about ten o'clock on Sunday morning, the line was still busy when he called back the first time. It should be that the person in front of him was talking on the phone and didn't finish.

He called again after two minutes, and this time it was connected. His father answered.

"Mingche, can you understand it in college?"

"Well, it was a bit difficult at the beginning, but it's better now."

He still maintained his previous habit of learning English, memorizing words, reading widely, and listening to the radio. He just had the monthly exam a few days ago, and I feel that I should do well.

"Oh, that's good, that's good! What about your daughter-in-law? Is her study and health okay? You have to take good care of her. And Yanyan, take good care of her as well. It's hard enough for you to study and take care of them both."

Fang Mingche said, "Dad, I know. Dad, did the village tell you about the land division?"

Fang's father said, "No clear statement. But I feel like they are spreading rumors, and now everyone is talking about it in private. But there is no definite news, so it's hard to say."

"I have an alumnus from Fengyang County, Anhui Province. I specifically found out his dormitory and went to ask. He told me."

Fang Mingche repeated what the classmate had said.

"Really? How could Xiaogang Village in Fengyang have such a harvest? He is not flattering his hometown, right? We all know that Fengyang, Fengyang, has had famine for two out of three years since Emperor Zhu came into being."

Fang Mingche said, "What does it have to do with Emperor Hongwu? Anyway, my schoolmate was very proud when he talked about it, as if he had washed away many years of shame."

"That would be great. Farmers are not afraid of hardship as long as they can have a good harvest. Nowadays, when it comes to collective labor, the production team leader is like shouting a ferry. Everyone is slacking off to get work points!"

"Dad, don't be too honest with me and my brother about how they are trying to get work points. Save some energy and use it in your own fields when you get your share of the work."

"Oh, okay, okay. By the way, you only told me about the situation in Anhui. There's nothing happening in the capital?"

"Unless the capital has a policy, or there are facts that force the policy. Otherwise, it must be tried out in other places before the capital's affairs are discussed. The Ministry of Agriculture should have news, but we ordinary people don't know anything until the news is in the newspaper. Anyway, the farmers in the suburbs of Beijing have not heard that the household contract responsibility system will be implemented this year."

"Then it is probably really a trial outside, and then it will be reported back to the center. Mingche, do you have enough money? Don't let them mother and daughter suffer, especially since Lin Yan is still pregnant with your baby."

"Enough, enough. I collect waste now and work as a vegetable vendor. The money I earn is enough to spend."

Fang's father also felt that collecting waste was a bit unpresentable. "Who knew that you two brothers would do this. But now it is indeed the one that makes the most money! I can't let my daughter-in-law suffer anymore. By the way, your cousin also bought a big color TV and a VCR."

"He wants to open a video hall, not for his own use. It should be opened in the county town. As long as you have connections in both the black and white sectors, the business will be very good."

Fang Mingche also felt that it was a good idea for his cousin to have two flowers blooming and take advantage of each other.

When he went to school again, Zheng Xing, the only one in the dormitory, told him something: "Something happened in the dormitory diagonally opposite!"

Fang Mingche raised his eyebrows, "What happened?" More than a month after the start of school, due to personal reasons, he was more familiar with the people in his dormitory.

Zheng Xing said: "Someone only scored a dozen points in the monthly exam. And they all did multiple-choice questions."

"That's impossible. They were all transferred here with high English scores." Before he finished speaking, Fang Mingche reacted, "Could they be impersonating to go to college?"

Zheng Xing said: "We also analyzed that this is the case. Everyone said that they can't sit idly by, so they reported it to the higher authorities and requested an investigation."

(End of this chapter)