Chapter 121 Progress Book Corner
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.
Yu Chaochuan stood in a daze at the gate of the courtyard, with broken clay pots and red spicy crab sauce at his feet.
"Grandpa." Yu Zhile shouted.
Yu Chaochuan's eyes never left Fang Zhuo, and the father and son looked at each other from a distance.
After a while, the sound of laughter was heard on the path. Yu Haizong and Yang Suyun were walking towards the courtyard with their three children.
The family came to celebrate Yu Zhile's birthday and brought seafood and vegetables.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Yang Suyun asked. "Oh, how come all the spicy crab sauce fell to the ground?"
Yu Haizong patted Yu Chaochuan on the shoulder and called out, "Dad."
"Hai Zong, your third brother." Yu Chaochuan turned around, his eyes were red, and he choked up as he spoke, "Le Le found your third brother."
Yu Haizong looked into the yard through the gap at his side, and for a moment he seemed to be struck by lightning.
Blood relationship is so magical that even though they hadn't seen each other for nearly thirty years, he could confirm that Fang Zhuo was his biological brother at a glance.
"Dad, second brother." Fang Zhuo's anxious heart calmed down.
Afterwards, the father and his two sons looked at each other in silence.
Yu Zhile pushed Fang Zhuo in front of Yu Haizong and said, "Second Uncle, you and Grandpa take Third Uncle out for a walk while we clean up the room."
"Okay." Yu Haizong's voice trembled slightly and he walked behind him.
Cleaning the house was just an excuse to let the three of them understand each other's current situation.
The three brothers Yu and Yang were still confused, and only after being reminded by Yang Suyun did they start calling him Uncle San.
Soon, the three figures disappeared on the path.
"Le Le, this is amazing, how did you find Uncle Yu just by going out?" Zhang Wenxin asked curiously.
Yu Zhile burst out laughing. So many things happened in the three days in the provincial capital that she didn't know where to start.
"Tell me everything, tell me everything." Zhang Wenxin helped her move things into the house and pestered her to tell stories.
In the yard, Yu Wanqin was also telling Yang Suyun and her three children how she recognized Fang Zhuo.
"Wow, you've had a really wonderful few days." After hearing everything, Zhang Wenxin shook his head and sighed.
Yu Zhile carefully placed the birthday gift from Zhou Yuesheng on the table, then turned around and put away the various odds and ends he had bought at the department store.
"That's right." She took out a lipstick and handed it to Zhang Wenxin, "I thought it was especially suitable for you when I saw it."
There are very few cosmetics on the counters of department stores, and the few lipsticks available are mostly bright red.
The first time she saw the pink and orange lipstick, she thought it had Zhang Wenxin's name on it, so she bought it immediately.
Zhang Wenxin suddenly became embarrassed: "Why are you giving me this? I can't use it."
"No, then give it back to me." Yu Zhile reached out to grab it, but she dodged sideways.
"Give it to me, and it's mine." Zhang Wenxin grinned, "Help me apply it."
Yu Zhile smiled, carefully traced the outer contour according to her lip shape, and then slowly applied makeup to fill in the lipstick.
The orange-toned lipstick really suits Zhang Wenxin, making her look a little better.
"Not bad." Zhang Wenxin looked left and right in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction.
At that time, Yu Chaochuan and the other two walked to the edge of the field, and everyone in the village knew that the real Yu San had returned.
The people in the sideline business group also learned the news of Yu Zhile's return home, and went to Yu's courtyard one after another to report their work progress.
The first person to arrive at the courtyard was Ge Tai, who was stunned when he saw Zhang Wenxin for the first time.
"Strange?" Zhang Wenxin touched his lips.
Ge Tai shook his head and replied, "No, it looks very good."
Then, he looked away and said, "The team has been formed. I contacted Mr. Chen a few days ago to estimate the cost of materials and paid a deposit. Everything will be delivered to the village tomorrow."
"Well, have the people that Mr. Chen mentioned arrived?" Yu Zhile lowered his head to take notes and asked casually.
Ge Tai replied: "The formalities have been completed and the people have boarded the train. They are expected to arrive at noon the day after tomorrow. I will drive the ox cart to pick them up then."
"Okay, I'll go to the city to find Mr. Chen tomorrow, and we'll build the breeding raft as soon as possible." Yu Zhile responded, "Also, you may need to take a car to the neighboring province at the end of October."
Ge Tai nodded and looked at Zhang Wenxin again before leaving.
Immediately afterwards, the two sisters Yu Chuyue and Zhang Haimei walked into the courtyard one after another.
The yard of the sideline group has been built and put into use yesterday. In the next few days, some minor adjustments will be made based on actual usage.
Zhang Haimei also selected the team members and the vegetable plot within a few days. A new batch of vegetables has been planted, and the pickled peppers and pickled radishes to be provided to the state-owned restaurants have also been put into the jar.
Yesterday was a big market day, and the new spicy fish noodles were well received. Fortunately, the sideline team that moved to a new location brought two more tables so that they could entertain everyone in time.
The pickled pepper base was equally popular and was sold out in a short time after the stall was opened, making several people in Taohua Village so angry that their faces turned green.
All in all, all aspects of the sideline group are progressing smoothly.
"Thank you for your hard work." Yu Zhile said with a smile.
The three of them waved their hands and continued to tell her about the next plan. Zhang Haizhu also suggested adding new products.
"We put Haiyu Village labels on the pottery jars, and the guests were very interested. I think launching a new product at each market can make people have a deeper impression of us." She expressed her thoughts, "The fishing team has become more skilled and the harvest is bigger. Sometimes the state-owned restaurants cannot finish it all."
The idea of putting labels was a spur of the moment. After a small meeting to discuss, several people in the sideline group bought a stack of red paper, cut it into palm-sized strips, and asked an old man in the village who could write calligraphy to write the three big characters "Shanghai Yucun" on it.
Yu Zhile fell into deep thought upon hearing this, which made Zhang Haizhu feel quite uneasy.
"The proposal and method are both very good. You can tell us any ideas in the future and we can discuss them together." She first affirmed everyone's approach, "but we need to design a simple and fixed pattern to represent Haiyu Village, and I also need to spend some time to decide on the type of new products."
Zhang Haizhu straightened his back and became more confident after being affirmed.
"Then I'll go to the printing factory and ask about printing patterns when I have time." Yu Chuyue wrote down the to-do list.
Yu Zhile nodded, and suddenly remembered the newspapers and books he brought back from the provincial capital, and asked: "Is the bookshelf ready? Bring back all the newspapers and books."
Before going to the provincial capital, she invited Zhang Haiyan to teach her friends to read, and proposed to build a new room to create a reading corner. She also gave Yu Chuyue a blueprint of a bookshelf.
"Everything is ready." Yu Chuyue replied, "I'll take the newspapers and books back later."
Zhang Wenxin interrupted: "My aunt has also agreed to be your teacher."
"Okay, there are a lot of things, let's move them together." Yu Zhile breathed a sigh of relief and closed the notebook.
Even though she had been prepared, everyone was still surprised when they saw the actual goods. They really didn't expect there would be two large boxes.
When visiting Teacher Qiao and his wife, Teacher Qiao asked about her current situation, and she mentioned that she wanted to build a reading corner in the village.
That night, Editor-in-Chief Qiao delivered the two boxes to the cannery’s staff quarters, saying they were gifts from Teacher Qiao to everyone.
One box contains old newspapers, including those published by various provincial newspapers, as well as those from many other provinces; the other box contains books, including textbooks, popular science books, novels, etc.
"Teacher Qiao is still so gentle." Zhang Wenxin sighed, "She is so nice."
The others nodded in agreement. This was a very precious gift to them.
Yu Zhile smiled and said, "When Teacher Qiao has a baby, we can make a quilt for her."
"Good!" Everyone's eyes lit up and they cheered in unison.
Afterwards, everyone divided the two boxes into five piles and went out with the books.
On the other side, Yu Wanqin and Yang Suyun had already packed up the things that Yu Peilan had sent to the two families and were drinking tea and chatting.
"Le Le has grown up." Yang Suyun looked at the backs of the people with a smile on her face, "She is more impressive than the officials in the city."
Yu Wanqin smiled faintly: "How can it be so exaggerated? She is still a child."
As they spoke, they turned their gaze towards the other children in the yard.
Yu Yue and Yu Yang were chatting, Yu Chi was showing Yu Qi and Yu Lin the flowers carved by Fang Zhuo, and the atmosphere in the courtyard was peaceful.
The two sisters-in-law smiled at each other and continued chatting about family matters.
Ten minutes later, Yu Zhile and his group walked into the courtyard of the sideline group and went straight to the study room.
At the front of the room hung a small blackboard made of several wooden boards, in the middle were several sets of tables and chairs, and against the wall near the door stood two large bookshelves.
"How is it? I bought the blackboard at a scrap yard. The tables and chairs were originally missing parts, and the bookshelf was also modified from broken tables and chairs in an old warehouse." Yu Chuyue said proudly, "Including the chalk, it only cost ten cents."
"You are amazing." Several people put down the books in their arms and praised.
Yu Chuyue cleared her throat: "Of course."
"It seems like you've been spending a lot of time with Wenxin these days." Yu Zhile joked as he looked at her proud little expression.
Zhang Wenxin put her hands on her hips and raised her eyebrows, asking, "Lele, what do you mean?"
Her gesture made everyone laugh.
After playing for a while, everyone chatted and laughed as they sorted the newspapers and books and put them on the shelves one by one.
Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue were sorting and reading newspapers at the same time. Whenever they saw other places severely punishing human traffickers or other criminal groups, they would cheer for their comrades fighting on the front line.
The Zhang sisters, who are not very literate, read the illustrations with great interest and their enthusiasm for learning grew.
It was not until the morning glow cast its shadow into the house that they put all the books and newspapers on the shelves.
Everyone felt a sense of accomplishment when looking at the full bookshelves.
Yu Zhile turned his head slightly, looked at his friends' faces illuminated by the sunset glow, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
The five people stood in front of the bookshelf for a long time before going home.
"All the apprentices have been selected. When are you going to train them?" Zhang Wenxin followed Yu Zhile. "They come to ask me every day, fearing that this will fail."
Yu Zhile went over the ingredients needed in his mind and gave a clear answer: "I will stop by the state-owned restaurant tomorrow to get the ingredients. I will teach them how to make the soup base tomorrow evening and let them all go to the courtyard."
"Okay, I'll go inform them later." Zhang Wenxin breathed a sigh of relief.
After finishing their business, the two started chatting about other things and turned into a small path.
Suddenly, an unusually impatient-sounding bicycle bell rang behind them.
The two men made way and watched Chen Zhao ride away angrily.
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