Chapter 32: What should I do if I can’t hold it in at night when it’s so hard?
After Secretary He from the commune left, Father Su looked at Jiang Li with some uncertainty.
In the past, the people who came down from the commune were usually male officials, but now they have a delicate girl.
How is he supposed to arrange this?
"Secretary Jiang, how do you plan to arrange this?"
Jiang Li blinked her bright eyes.
"Captain, how did you arrange the people from the commune before? Can you just arrange them the same way now?"
Father Su's face wrinkled into a frown.
In the past, when people from the commune came, their team would usually prepare some good food, and then he and Lao Gao would just accompany them for a drink.
But facing the little girl in front of me.
It can't be like before, where he and Lao Gao, two grown men, drink together at the bar!
Thinking about that scene, Su's father felt that it was a bit inappropriate.
So he looked at Gao Zhongwei, "Old Gao, what do you say? Is it really the same as before?"
"Since Officer Jiang said it will be the same as before, then let it be the same! The brigade is paying for it anyway."
Gao Zhongwei was quite happy about this, after all, the brigade paid for his meal.
Father Su thought about it and could only say to Su Wenchen.
"Youngest, then you take Officer Jiang to the brigade headquarters. I'll arrange for someone to see what we can do."
"How much would you like to drink, Secretary Jiang?"
Jiang Li found the situation a little strange and asked Su Wenchen in a low voice.
"Captain, what does this mean?"
Su Wenchen said to Jiang Li with a smile.
"It's just asking how much you want to drink. In the past, when people from the commune came, the brigade would usually prepare some delicious food, and then the brigade leader and the branch secretary would accompany the person to have a good drink. As long as the person drinks well, things will be much easier!"
Jiang Li was stunned. She didn't expect it to be like this before.
Jiang Li's face turned pale when she thought about two people as old as her father wanting to drink with her.
She didn't want to drink with two old men.
He waved his hand quickly and said.
"Captain, that's not what I meant. I meant that you don't have to treat me like this. Sister Wenying and I are friends. Just treat me as a junior."
"And I have brought my own rations this time. All you have to do is arrange a place for me to stay."
Father Su was relieved after hearing this. To be honest, he was not willing to drink with a girl younger than his daughter.
There's no point in drinking with someone who can't communicate, especially when the other party is representing the commune.
So he took the opportunity to say, "Okay then! Since you and Yingzi are friends, you can stay in her room for the time being!"
"Youngest, take Secretary Jiang and go to your eldest sister's room to put her things!"
"Secretary Jiang, if you have anything to say, you can tell my son! Lao Gao and I will go to work first."
"Well, Captain, you and Secretary Gao just need to take care of your own things, don't worry about me!"
Su Wenchen asked curiously while holding a big bag of Jiang Li's things.
"You've brought so many things. Are you planning to live in our brigade permanently?"
"Why, can't I?"
"Then you have to be prepared. We are not like the city. Even the conditions in the commune are much better than here."
"We don't even have electricity here at night. It's pitch black. If you go to the toilet, you might fall into the pit if you're not careful."
Jiang Li's eyes widened when she heard this.
"Is this so hard? What if I can't hold it in at night?"
She seemed to underestimate the difficulties ahead.
Su Wenchen said casually, "It's okay, there's a urinal! As for the big one! We can only use a kerosene lamp."
Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.
That's fine, except for the lack of electricity, everything else is not much different from the commune. They all use urinals, and she's used to it!
And not to mention here, even in Beijing many places use urinals!
So he said lightly, "It's not bad, it's about the same as in the commune, they are all dry toilets there, and the smell is terrible."
Su Wenchen nodded in agreement. In those days, even the public toilets in the county were dry toilets.
So I asked curiously, "I saw in the newspaper that Beijing has upgraded its public toilets to flush toilets, so the smell shouldn't be that strong!"
"I didn't expect you to read the newspaper so often. There are indeed many new flush toilets, but there are still many old toilets in the alleys!"
Su Wenchen said deliberately.
"Unfortunately, it will take many years for this technology to become popular here."
"Secretary Jiang, if you want to do something, why not start by promoting flush toilets!"
Jiang Li was a little hesitant. "Is this okay? And it will cost a lot of money. The commune will not pay for your brigade!"
"Don't worry, after the chicken farm makes money, our brigade will pay for it ourselves. We are afraid that when the chicken farm makes a little money, someone will get jealous and take away all the money from the chicken farm in the name of the country."
"Well, how come? Isn't the chicken farm also collective?"
"Yes, but the brigade is a collective, the commune is a collective, the county is a collective, and the city is a collective. But no matter which collective the money belongs to, there will definitely be people who are dissatisfied."
Jiang Li also reacted after hearing this and glanced at Su Wenchen.
"So this is what you're afraid of! This is probably why you're trying to win me over. Don't worry, the county won't intervene. As for the city, they probably won't care about this little bit of money!"
Su Wenchen smiled and said, "That's good. This way I can let go and do my best!"
After bringing Jiang Li to his home.
Su Wenchen opened a room next to the main house.
"Hey, this is my eldest sister's room."
After Jiang Li walked in, she found that it was much cleaner and tidier than she had imagined. It was obvious that the room was cleaned regularly!
There are many various award certificates on the wall, and there is also a large photo frame hanging with a number of small black-and-white photos inside, most of which are of eldest sister Su Wenying herself.
There is only one family photo, in which Su Wenchen is still relatively young, probably only about seven or eight years old.
Su Wenchen looked at the family photo and spoke slowly.
"That family photo was taken in 1956. At that time, my eldest sister had just graduated from medical school and was assigned to the county hospital. After receiving her first month's salary, she insisted on taking the whole family to the county town to take a family photo."
"That was the peak period of public-private partnership, so many people went to the city with their families to take pictures in order to support the state-owned photo studios!"
Jiang Li looked at the family photo with a little envy.
"Just from the photos, I can tell that your family is not the kind that favors boys over girls."
Su Wenchen said with emotion, "You don't know, when my father sent my eldest sister to school, many people in the team thought he was crazy!"
"But since my eldest sister has become successful, there are now many more families in our brigade sending their girls to school."
Jiang Li sighed.
She knew that girls in rural areas did have a very hard life.
"Okay, pack your things! I have to take care of my own things!"
"Ah, you have to go to work too."
"Nonsense, I have a lot of things to do at my chicken farm!"
"Then wait a minute, I don't have anything to pack, I'll go help you."
Riverside.
The waves sparkled under the sunlight. Su Wenchen and Jiang Li each carried a backpack and crawled on the mudflats by the river, picking up clams that were everywhere.
After a while, Jiang Li stood up and said, "My old waist is so tired. I have picked up half a basket. Isn't it enough? How much do we plan to pick up?"
Su Wenchen didn't even raise his head.
"How can a kid have a waist? Pick up some more. When I'm done, I'll go catch a fish and treat you when I get back!"
Jiang Li showed her little fangs and said viciously.
"Humph, who are you calling small? I'm not small. Besides, whoever said that a child has no waist!"
"Besides, you think the fish in the river are your own. You can catch them whenever you want."
Su Wenchen looked at the large panel that was constantly patrolling on the river.
Sorry, it’s still my family’s pet now.
Since Su Wenchen accidentally discovered this ability, he often cut some grass and threw it into the river to feed the fish.
After so many days of accumulation.
Almost most of the fish in the river have eaten his food.
Now it has become his fish.
Although these fish would not listen to him and jump onto the shore on their own initiative, it became much easier for Su Wenchen to catch them after they were equipped with locators.
Picked up for a while.
Su Wenchen stood up and looked at his backpack.
There were about 30 kilograms in it. He glanced at Jiang Li's backpack. Although it was less than his own, it should still be around 20 kilograms.
Fifty kilograms of river clams.
The shell powder and clam meat powder together can produce about 30 kilograms.
It should be enough to feed fifty chickens for a few days. After all, this thing is just a supplementary ingredient; the main ingredients are corn and bran.
So he said directly, "That's enough, send the things back and I'll take you fishing."
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
