The case of discovering the strange man was taken over by the military. After Bonnie told them everything she knew, the matter was no longer her concern.
The weather was perfect; several days of sunshine followed, and it was time to weed the fields. Bonnie didn't have time to worry about these things anymore. Her main business was seaweed cultivation and crops on the island, which was related to whether she would go hungry.
All members of the seaweed team were present, and they began their weeding operation.
"Sister Bonnie, I think these weeds are growing better than the corn seedlings now. The corn seedlings are a bit malnourished, while these weeds are a bit overnourished." Li Gang had a bad experience carrying water to irrigate the fields, and now, looking at the weeds covering the ground, he felt his hands hurt even before he started working.
"There's no other way. Wild grasses are very resilient; they're more capable than corn seedlings and steal more nutrients. So, we have to intervene and get rid of these weeds."
Everyone be careful, don't mistake the corn seedlings for weeds and pull them up; the seedlings are already few and far between. Put the pulled weeds in your basket, don't throw them directly on the ground, they'll easily revive. Put them in the basket, we'll carry them to the pigsty to feed the pigs, let them give their last bit of life.”
After giving instructions, Bonnie started working.
Li Gang muttered incessantly, "These grasses also have the right to live. Why do we have to pull them down? They're growing just fine on their own. Don't they have any human rights? No, don't they have any rights to grass?"
Zhang Yuanchao is truly impressed by Li Gang; even something as simple as weeding can be turned into a huge drama. How is he so capable?
Whether they liked it or not, the weeds had to be pulled. After pulling for several days, just as everyone was about to celebrate their victory, Bonnie poured cold water on their hopes.
"What are you thinking? Didn't you see that another layer of weeds has grown back in the field after weeding on the first day? Keep going, we still need to apply fertilizer after weeding, there's never enough work to be done!"
Li Gang didn't believe in superstitions, so he went to the field where he had weeded on the first day. Unfortunately, just as Sister Bao Ni had said, another layer of weeds had grown on the field.
"God, are you trying to kill us all?!"
No one paid any attention to Li Gang's grievances; they'd rather work than go hungry. What did weeding matter? What did applying fertilizer matter? As long as they could have enough to eat, when had these islanders ever been afraid of working?
Bonnie and her friends are going through round after round of weeding battles, and something new is happening at the Gu family's place in Beijing.
After the New Year, Gu Bei's wife gave birth to a boy, enduring labor for a whole day and night.
Now that Qian Lanlan had someone to rely on, she really made things difficult for Xu Fang, demanding food and drink, until she gained forty or fifty pounds. The baby was too big, making childbirth very difficult. In the end, however, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy weighing seven pounds and nine ounces without any major complications.
Xu Fang didn't have much affection for this child. She had been tormented by Qian Lanlan so much that she harbored a bit of resentment towards her because of her.
Gu Xiangdong was quite pleased with it. At his age, he should be surrounded by his children and grandchildren, enjoying their company. However, Gu Ze's two children weren't close to him, and he had hardly ever seen Gu Ye's. This grandson was the one he was closest to.
Gu Bei was conflicted about the child. On one hand, he was still a child himself, but now he was forced to become a father. On the other hand, he was quite excited, after all, this was his son with his own blood, and he was somewhat happy.
Gu Xi, who was watching all this with a cold eye, had her own plan. They were about to graduate from high school, and neither of them had a job. According to the rules, one of them, Gu Bei, had to go to the countryside. But how could her mother let Gu Bei go to the countryside? So she would have to go herself.
Her older sister has been sent to the countryside for several years and hasn't been transferred back yet; she's still struggling in that remote place in Yunnan Province. She can't go to the countryside; the family's situation is getting worse and worse. If she goes, she won't receive the same treatment as her sister, with money and ration coupons sent to her every month. She won't be as pampered.
Gu Xi had also thought about marrying someone, even a divorced man, to avoid being sent to the countryside, just like her cousin on her aunt's side. However, she was unwilling to accept that she was only eighteen years old and had to get married and live a life of serving others; she couldn't accept that.
After much thought, she could only think of going to Gu Ze. Although her older brother didn't like them, he hadn't done anything bad to them. His main targets were her parents; he was just an insignificant person.
After preparing herself mentally, Gu Xi took advantage of the chaos at home and quietly went to Gu Ze's house.
"Gu Xi? What brings you here?" Gu Ze came home early today. Hearing the knock on the door, he opened it and saw Gu Xi. He was quite puzzled.
"Big brother, can I come in?" Gu Xi asked, brazenly enduring Gu Ze's unfriendly gaze.
Gu Ze looked at the bustling hallway outside, stepped aside to let Gu Xi in, not wanting to give others a chance to gossip.
"Speak, what is the purpose of your visit?" Gu Ze looked at Gu Xi, who had grown into a young woman. Fortunately, she didn't look like Xu Fang.
"Big brother, um, I have something to ask you. I'm about to graduate from high school, and if I don't have a job, I'll have to go to the countryside. My family won't let Gu Bei go to the countryside, and besides, he's married and has a child, so they definitely can't let him leave the city."
But I'm not confident I can stick it out in the countryside, and I don't want to live there. I'd like to ask my older brother for help so I can find a job and stay."
Gu Xi spoke more and more fluently, and finally spoke very smoothly.
Gu Ze hadn't expected Gu Xi to be so resourceful, much better than Gu Bei. But what right did he have to help her?
"You explained it very clearly, and I understood it perfectly, but why should I help you?"
Gu Xi didn't expect Gu Ze to be so blunt. Yes, why was he helping her? Because they shared the same bloodline. But she felt that her older brothers wished they could change their bloodline and have no relation to her father.
Gu Xi didn't know how to answer. She couldn't actually figure out why her older brother was helping her.
"I can't think of anything, and I don't know what reason I could give to get my brother to help me. I'm desperate, and I'm just thinking of 'what if'. I'm sorry!" Gu Xi felt her face burning; she felt she was being too shameless.
“I can’t help you, but it’s not like there’s no way. You can take over your mother’s job and have her hand it over to you.”
Gu Ze wanted to cause Xu Fang some trouble. Why should someone with such bad character go to work? It would be so much better for her to stay home and take care of the children. That's what she's supposed to be doing anyway.
"How could that be? My mom would never give me a job. If she were to give one, it would be to Gu Bei." Gu Xi thought her older brother was being delusional; her mom valued her job very much.
"It's all up to you. If you really don't want to go to the countryside, then prepare to take over your mother's job and let her retire to stay home and take care of the children. Wouldn't that be perfect?" Gu Ze was like an old witch with an apple, constantly tempting Gu Xi.
"What should I do? What should I do?"
Gu Xi finally overcame her greed. She didn't want to go to the countryside and insisted on staying in the city. She believed that she would treat her mother better in the future.
"Alright, go back and wait for news. I'll let you know when the time comes. You can choose what to do then."
Gu Ze gave Gu Xi the right to choose, but he wouldn't interfere with her final decision.
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