Chapter 181 Living Alone Some Minor Changes
Yu Zhile squatted down and gently scratched the puppy's chin.
He closed his eyes and hummed comfortably.
At this time, Moore lazily stood up, walked slowly towards her, and rubbed the back of her hand with his wet nose.
"Okay, go and have fun. I'll give you a snack tonight." Yu Zhile smiled and sent them away.
After getting up, she caught a glimpse of the various animal-shaped wicker baskets hanging under the eaves and found them strange.
Yang Suyun noticed her gaze lingering on him and explained, "These were sent by Xiaoju and Xiaoling. They said they bought them at the Liuzhen market, and they helped bring a whole load back to the village a few days ago."
After the last batch of canned food was delivered, Ge Xiaoju and Zhang Ling were temporarily assigned to help out at the food stall. Given their personalities, they would never go out without a delivery mission, let alone go to Liu Town, which is far away from Haidong Town.
Therefore, Yu Zhile became even more confused.
Yang Suyun didn't know what she was thinking at the moment, and continued, "The three sisters Xuemei will come over to water the vegetable garden after work, the fishing team will help to remove the dead branches, and Chunqi and Dongxi will bring you fresh flowers every time they come back from Huaxi Village."
She pointed out the subtle changes that occurred in the courtyard one by one.
"Xiaolin and I went to the beach to pick up fish to feed the puppy!" Yu Qi grabbed his brother's hand and raised it high.
His childish look made Yu Zhile couldn't help laughing.
Yang Suyun patted the back of his head again and said, "Okay, stop bothering your sister Le here, let her rest for a while."
"Second Aunt, these are given to you by my mother." Yu Zhile called her and took out two packages from his luggage. "The other package is the specialty that Third Uncle brought back from his long journey."
Yang Suyun took it generously, secretly planning to give him two jars of good wine as a gift in return for the New Year.
Seeing Yu Zhile sorting out another copy, she quickly said, "Your grandfather is not at home. He was invited by the county's ocean-going team yesterday to pass on some experience."
Yu Zhile said "oh" and went into the house to lie down for a while after they left. He fell asleep unknowingly and didn't wake up until it was dark.
She got up and was about to light the fire to cook when she suddenly heard a burst of chattering coming from outside the yard.
"Le Le, we're here to have dinner with you." Zhang Wenxin said loudly, "I won't be polite with you, let's go straight into the yard."
Yu Zhile pushed open the door and happened to see a group of people led by Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue coming in one after another.
"We are here too." The voices of Zhang Haimei and others came one after another.
Some of them were holding casseroles, some were holding vegetables, and some were holding the harvest from fishing in the evening. They looked at Yu Zhile with smiles on their faces.
The empty long table was quickly filled, and the two casserole pots in the middle of the table were emitting the aroma of bone soup on the charcoal stove.
Yu Zhile looked at them gathered around the long table with a smile, and they waved at him.
Everyone sat down and waited for the pot to boil.
"Hey, hey, you didn't wait for me." Chen Zhao hurried over holding a jar.
Zhang Wenxin rolled her eyes at him and said disdainfully, "I asked you to tell Second Aunt Yu not to ask Lele to go to dinner, why are you so slow?"
"Second Aunt heard that we were going to have a pot dinner, so she specially prepared some green plum wine." Chen Zhao explained, "It was getting a little dark, and I was afraid I would fall."
He removed the stopper from the jar, and the fresh fruity aroma of green plums slowly spread along with the aroma of wine, soon dominating the air.
At this time, the pot happened to boil, and the billowing steam wrapped around the warm yellow candlelight, and everyone started to eat.
The yard was bustling with laughter and conversation.
By the time they had eaten and drunk their fill, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. Some people had to get up early to go to work in the city, and Yu Zhile also had to go to the brigade headquarters for a meeting the next day, so no one stayed too long.
Yu Zhile sent everyone out the door and was about to lock the door when he saw Ge Xiaoju and Zhang Ling walking back. The remaining doubts from the afternoon came to his mind again.
"Some time ago, we heard Haizhu mention that he would regularly ask old customers for their opinions on new products, so we went to the supply and marketing cooperative where we had ordered canned food before on our day off." Ge Xiaoju took the initiative to talk about this, "I asked some customers near the supply and marketing cooperative for their opinions and wrote them down."
Zhang Ling carefully handed over the neatly folded paper and added, "This is our report. I hope it will be useful for the development of the supplementary food group."
Yu Zhile was very moved. He went forward to hug the two of them and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I will watch it carefully."
"It's not hard. It's hard for you to do the work of three people alone." Ge Xiaoju touched the back of her head and smiled innocently, "We'll leave first. You should rest early."
After saying that, the two of them left, with a look of joy on their backs.
After washing up, Yu Zhile read the follow-up report under the oil lamp.
The font is a bit crooked, but the content is very organized. It not only contains feedback from consumers, but also local food preferences are specially marked in blue pen.
The special note gave her some inspiration, and she immediately grabbed it and recorded it in the blank space.
Then she opened her notebook and wrote down a simple plan for the New Year.
In this way, in the company of friends and fulfilling work, her first night of living alone passed quietly. The next morning, Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue came to her house on time with breakfast.
After breakfast, the three of them walked towards the brigade headquarters together and noticed the small changes that had taken place in the village.
"After being selected for the electrification plan, the roads in the village are much cleaner," Yu Chuyue said with a smile.
"That's right. My grandfather said that after being the Party branch secretary for more than ten years, this was the first time he saw villagers so active in the winter." Zhang Wenxin smiled secretly with her hands covering her mouth. "Chunqi and Dongxi also made great contributions. Every time they came back from Huaxi Village, they said it was beautiful."
There are newly erected electric poles on both sides of the village road, as well as small canals prepared for planting flowers in the spring.
However, the biggest change in the village was in the brigade headquarters, where a new glass bulletin board was erected outside the headquarters.
The three of them stopped in front of the bulletin board and saw Yu Baiwei's articles published in the newspaper and a few childlike poems posted on it.
"This was a suggestion made by Ye Chengyu from the educated youth camp," Zhang Wenxin told them. "She also organized a study class to teach everyone how to read in the old warehouse at night. My brother said that their teaching methods are very diverse and the seats are full every night."
What she is doing is an important part of Yu Zhile's future development plan.
If the food processing factory enters Beijing, it will inevitably need a large number of workers. She will give priority to people from Haiyu Village. It is a good thing that they are taking the initiative to improve their competitiveness now.
Yu Zhile thought for a moment and said, "Give them some of the materials in the book corner so they can prepare for class better."
Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue agreed to her proposal.
As they were talking, other village cadres walked into the brigade office one after another, and they followed them in.
When everyone was present, the meeting began, and the first part was for each cadre to summarize and report on their work that year.
The two breeding groups are independent of the sideline group, and their situations are reported separately by their leaders.
The coarse linen clothes on Qu Xin could not conceal her capable temperament. She briefly summarized the development of the shrimp pond in the past few months.
Then, she added the final work results: "After a group discussion last month, we adjusted the feed formula of one of the shrimp ponds. The shrimp are growing very well and this batch can be released before the end of the year."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone else showed joy on their faces.
The growth of kelp is also very good. Mr. Chen and Mr. Luo Ping agree that there will be a bumper harvest in the middle of the year.
However, the highlight of this meeting was the sideline group.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Chu Yue, and they listened to her with bated breath.
Open the account book at the beginning of the month, list the monthly expenses and income after the establishment of the sideline group, then state the surplus amount, and finally the total dividends.
"How much?" someone asked in surprise.
Yu Chuyue opened the bag of money, revealing bundles of colorful bills, and repeated, "Seventeen thousand six hundred and fifty-two."
The whole room fell into silence and everyone looked at each other.
In the year with the best harvest in the village, the total income was only more than 30,000 yuan, and each family could get 200 to 300 yuan. They didn't expect that the dividends from their side business would be more than 100 yuan in the first year.
"Every household can have a prosperous new year this year," the team leader sighed.
The old Party secretary hummed, showing a rare joy on his face, and said, "Keep the change, and the public fund will give us some more money, so we can slaughter five big fat pigs this year."
Yu Chuyue nodded and wrote down another amount in the account book.
Afterwards, the atmosphere in the room continued to be high. Even when there were inadequate criticisms, everyone listened carefully with a smile on their faces and expressed their willingness to actively correct them.
At the same time, the courtyard of the sideline group is also quite lively.
Chen Zhao boasted about his glorious record of scolding ten people at once, and reenacted the scene with great emotion.
The people present were so amused that they stopped what they were doing.
"Where else did you go to visit during your visit to Beijing?" Ge Xiaoju tried to recall the attractions she had read about in the newspaper. "Did you go to the Great Wall? Or the Forbidden City?"
"I went to see a movie." Chen Zhaoying said.
As he was talking, he remembered that he had some good news to tell everyone, so he announced loudly: "Xiaobao has been selected to act in a movie!"
This was an unprecedented event in Haiyu Village, and it aroused everyone's strong curiosity. Everyone talked about it and asked questions one after another.
"You are so handsome and have a nice voice, why weren't you selected?" said a team member.
Chen Zhao joked: "The director didn't like my face and said I would be more suitable to be a broadcaster."
The team members seriously refuted the first half of the sentence.
Chen Zhao laughed and briefly talked about the work process on the set, mentioning that most of the actors he met on the set had starred in well-known works.
Gossip is human nature, and everyone enjoys hearing stories about the differences between actors on and off screen.
Chen Zhao's stories always make people feel like they are there. Even those who have finished work are reluctant to leave. People who originally wanted to go to the book corner also sit down and listen, and it even attracts some passing villagers.
"Huh? Why are there so many people?" Zhang Wenxin, who had just finished a meeting, saw the crowded scene from afar and asked in confusion, "When did our sideline group quietly expand its scale?"
Glancing at Chen Zhao talking in the crowd, she immediately found it nothing surprising.
Chen Zhao also noticed them, paused, and said, "That's all for today. If you still want to listen, remember to be at the old warehouse on time tomorrow night."
Everyone dispersed reluctantly, and the courtyard suddenly became empty.
"Ye Chengyu is indeed very thoughtful. You are very suitable to be a lecturer." Yu Zhile said with a smile, "If you give more lectures in the future, everyone will be more motivated."
Chen Zhao felt embarrassed and scratched his head.
Zhang Wenxin laughed at him, and the two were about to start bickering again, but were stopped in advance by Yu Chuyue.
The two snorted at each other and sat opposite each other. The others were used to such scenes and were no longer surprised. They just found a seat and sat down.
Yu Chuyue first announced last year's earnings, and everyone present was stunned.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Zhile announced the pre-New Year arrangements for each group.
"The food processing team is going to make a batch of dried shrimp and canned tiger prawns. Xiaoju and Zhang Ling will take some to taste at the supply and marketing cooperative in the next two days. They can also go to the slaughtering team to ask about the purchase price of raw shrimps."
"The fish paste team will try making fish noodles. If the state-owned restaurant gives us good feedback, we will add more staff after the New Year."
"Haimei selected a few more people, and the village approved two more plots of land to plant more vegetables with high demand in the spring."
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Everyone was full of energy and listened attentively.
While they were having the meeting, the news that Yu Chi was chosen to act in the movie spread throughout the village.
Everyone was very emotional. At the beginning of the year, the Yu family almost fell apart because of the news of Yu Haiguang's death, but a few months later, the situation changed drastically.
The people in the temporary clothing-making team also heard about this and discussed it while they were working.
"So, people should not do things that are against their conscience. God sees everything." Aunt Zhang glanced in the direction of Wu Lan's house seriously, "Otherwise, you will suffer retribution like that person when you are old."
Hearing this, Zhang Haiyan smiled and lowered his head to continue cutting the clothes.
Aunt Zhang's older sisters felt the same way and whispered the prayers they had used to pray to the gods.
This scene was happening simultaneously in many families, but Yu Zhile knew nothing about it. She was teaming up with Yu Chuyue to tease Zhang Wenxin.
"Things have changed, and now it's my turn to have my partner by my side." Zhang Wenxin made a face at them and then trotted over to Ge Tai.
Ge Tai naturally took her notebook and handed her a bottle filled with hot water.
The young couple left side by side. Yu Zhile and Zhang Wenxin smiled at each other and also walked out of the courtyard together.
Coincidentally, Li Ran, whom I hadn't seen for more than a month, came towards me.
The two men smiled and nodded in greeting, and Li Ran's steps were slightly hesitant.
As they passed by each other, he still called out to them, and Yu Zhile and the other two turned around in response.
"I was selected as the second batch of workers, peasants and soldiers. I will report to the Guangdong Ocean University after the new year and will leave Jiangsu Province tomorrow." Li Ran said.
Yu Zhile and the other person said in unison: "Congratulations."
Li Ran bowed deeply to them and continued, "I am very sorry for causing you so much trouble before. I hope you can forgive my mistake."
Yu Zhile never cared about his thoughts, but Yu Chuyue's mood was no longer the same as before.
The two of them just smiled, told him not to take it to heart, and then turned and left.
Li Ran stayed where he was for a while, smiled with relief, and started moving forward again.
After having lunch at Yu Haizong's house, Yu Zhile took his new plan and rode his bike to town to find Lan Yuanyuan.
After they met up, Lan Yuanyuan left her bicycle at home and took her through the intricate alleys until they arrived at an ordinary courtyard.
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