Chapter 352 What is coming will come
Gu Yuehuai changed the topic so quickly that Wang Fu didn't have time to react.
Wang Peisheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "It will take some time. What's the matter? Are you worried that our team won't be able to provide food this year?" He smiled and said firmly, "This year our team must grow more food and harvest more food, and strive to make up for the food owed to the members last year. Otherwise, who will be willing to work hard? We must work together!"
Wang Fu took a puff of his pipe and nodded in agreement, "Yes, we have to work together."
Gu Yuehuai nodded and said, "Secretary, Director, it's not just the brigades around us that are short of food. This is happening all over the country. Otherwise, Qing'an County can transfer food from other places. You know that, right?"
Hearing this, Wang Fu and Wang Peisheng looked at each other, not understanding what Gu Yuehuai meant.
Wang Fu was silent for a moment, then looked at Gu Yuehuai: "What does Xiao Gu mean?"
"That's right. I think the disaster may be even worse. No one knows what the situation will be like next year. Let's plant less wheat and rice and more sweet potatoes. After all, the yield is high and it can save lives if something happens."
Gu Yuehuai didn't beat around the bush and spoke his mind directly.
When harvesting wheat this summer, locusts were rampant and almost all crops were destroyed. People's lives became even worse. If the disaster had not started during the Chinese New Year last year, everyone would have stored some food at home, and many people would have starved to death.
At that time, some families who could not make a living left the Dalaozi Production Brigade and went to seek a living elsewhere.
All in all, this year is actually the most difficult. Sweet potatoes grow underground, and the harvest is much better than that of wheat grown on the ground. Although they are not valuable, they are enough to feed the members and fill their stomachs.
"Growing sweet potatoes?" Wang Fu frowned and looked at Gu Yuehuai hesitantly.
In his opinion, this is just a little girl's talk. Now that people are in good age and everyone eats rice and noodles, who would still eat sweet potatoes every day? Besides, whether it is for tax or to be sold at the grain station, the sweet potatoes are too cheap and not worth it.
Gu Yuehuai is good at other things, but he is still a little inexperienced when it comes to farming.
Wang Peisheng also smiled and said, "Xiao Gu, what you said makes sense, but the branch secretary has already made a rule on this matter. We can't just plant whatever we want. If we don't pay taxes, our team will be left with nothing."
Gu Yuehuai was silent for a moment. She indeed thought that farming was too simple, because she had no experience in it. She only knew to give more advice because of the locust plague, but when these words fell into the ears of others, it would be like an amateur meddling in the affairs of experts, which was a mess.
She sighed softly and said without further explanation, "Secretary, Director, I am just making a suggestion. It doesn't matter if you don't adopt it. However, I still hope that you can plant more sweet potatoes within your acceptable range."
"That's what I came here to say. Just report Huang Sheng's case to the higher authorities. He will be detained for as many days as possible."
"Okay, I'll be back first. Secretary and Director, you guys are busy."
After saying that, Gu Yuehuai left the breeding place. She looked back, smiled and shook her head. It was fate that was already determined, and she could only play a role in guiding and avoiding it. If it was unavoidable, then there was nothing she could do.
I have said everything that needs to be said. Let's see what the situation is.
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After Gu Yuehuai returned home, he started cooking spare ribs and boiling canned fruit.
The Gu family's house was filled with smoke and fragrance for the entire afternoon.
As evening approached and the sky darkened, Gu Zhifeng, Gu Tinghuai and Gu Xihuai returned, exhausted.
Gu Yuehuai looked at the few people and said with pursed lips: "Are you hungry? Wash your hands and eat."
The work on the dam was very tiring. Gu Tinghuai was used to it in the past. However, Gu Zhifeng was old and Gu Xihuai had never done any heavy work. After a day's work, both of them were so tired that they could not even straighten their backs.
Gu Zhifeng sat on the kang, thought for a while, and then spoke in a heavy voice: "Nannan is leaving tomorrow? Where to? Or Zhoulan City? Let your third brother go with you. Dad is worried about you going alone."
Gu Yuehuai shook his head, but did not hide it, and said: "I am going to go to H Province."
"Province H?" Gu Zhifeng's face darkened slightly, and he looked at Gu Yuehuai with disapproval in his eyes.
Gu Tinghuai also frowned and said, "Nannan, H Province is too far away. How can you, a girl, go there? No way."
Although Gu Xihuai didn't say anything to refute, it was clear from his silence that he also disagreed.
H Province and the Dalaozi Production Brigade are far apart. It takes several days to get there by taking several trains and cars. The situation is not peaceful right now, so who knows what will happen on the way? Especially since Gu Yuehuai is a pretty girl.
Yan Shaoli was very touched when she heard that Gu Yuehuai was going to find Yan Shaoyu, but she also knew that the journey was long and arduous, and all the people she would meet on the way would be strangers. How could she, an eighteen-year-old girl, go?
Thinking of this, Yan Shaoli whispered: "Yue Huai, it's too far! You really can't go alone."
Bai Mei didn't know what to say. After all, she and Yan Shaoyu were not very familiar with each other, and she didn't know much about their relationship.
Gu Yuehuai had expected that they would not agree, but that didn't matter.
"Dad, I'm grown up, not a child anymore. Don't worry, I will be careful. I've been to Zhoulan City once, so I can't arouse suspicion. It's better to go far away. It's New Year's Day, and I also want to go see Shaoyu."
"Dad doesn't believe me? I'm no longer the Gu Yuehuai I used to be. I can protect myself."
"It's settled now. You don't need to persuade me. Go to bed early and get up early. I should leave early tomorrow morning."
After Gu Yuehuai finished speaking, he got up and went to fetch some water to wash up.
However, as soon as she walked out of the yard, she saw a group of people coming in aggressively and surrounding the outside of the Gu family's yard.
Gu Yuehuai raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Bai Shan and Xu Dongmei who were in the lead, and sighed softly. He had originally wanted to go to bed early tonight and set off early tomorrow. But now, what is coming has always come. Fortunately, she is at home, so things can be simpler.
She had known for a long time that once the certificate of severance of relationship was published in the newspaper, Bai Shan and Xu Dongmei would sooner or later come and cause trouble.
They had two purposes. One was to ask for a high betrothal gift from the Gu family to make up for their own losses. The other was to take Bai Mei back and sell her at a high price. The buyer could be Huang Sheng or some other wealthy person.
"Little bitch! Get Bai Mei out here! I've raised her for so many years, and she wants to sever ties with me just like that? Who does she think she is? She's just an abandoned little beggar. Our Bai family has raised her for so many years, are we going to sever ties with her without any clear reason? Then wouldn't the food we fed her all these years be better off being fed to dogs?"
"Bai Mei! Get out here! If I don't break your legs today, all these years of raising you will have been in vain! You ungrateful bastard, as long as I don't agree, you will always be my daughter!"
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