Chapter 186: During the New Year, your Haiyu Village has a strong relationship
"Really?" Yu Zhile and the other two asked in surprise.
He Youan nodded and said, "We will go to the provincial capital for a trial on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and your grandfather must lead the team. After the trial, we will notify you within fifteen days, and sign the contract within ten days after receiving the reply."
They said yes in unison and walked out of the house quickly.
It was rare for He Youan to see three people being so reckless at the same time, and he couldn't help but shake his head.
Turning around and seeing Zhou Yuesheng, he patted his shoulder and said, "Be good to my daughter in the future, or I won't let you go."
"Sure." Zhou Yuesheng responded seriously.
On the other side, Yu Zhile and a few others excitedly ran into the courtyard of the sideline group.
At that time, the fishing team and others were reading books quietly in the book corner.
Faced with the panting trio, someone quickly stood up to help them catch their breath.
"Friends, our Haiyu Village Women's Ocean Going Team finally has the opportunity to go out to sea!" Zhang Wenxin announced the good news in a hoarse voice.
The group led by Yu Baiwei were stunned and couldn't believe their ears.
Yu Chuyue repeated Zhang Wenxin's words, and Yu Zhile gave additional explanations.
Getting the opportunity is the first step in the revival of the Haiyu Village Women's Ocean Going Team. In the future they will have their own boats and work for their own large food processing factories.
"Great! You are finally taking the second step!" Zhang Haimei held Yu Baiwei's shoulders and shook her, "As long as you pass the trial training, you can go out to sea."
Yu Baiwei came back to her senses, her eyes became hot, and a bright smile bloomed on her face.
"Our women's ocean-going team finally has the opportunity to go to the ocean!"
Cheers rang out one after another, and everyone hugged each other and cried and laughed.
The news quickly spread throughout the village, and others were also happy for them.
Yu Chaochuan heard the news and gathered all the members of the fishing team in his yard. He looked at these girls who were much stronger than before and smiled with satisfaction.
"You must continue your previous training during the Chinese New Year," he urged. "Starting from the third day of the Chinese New Year, I will lead you in new training, which will be five or even ten times harder than now. If anyone wants to quit, do it now."
The whole audience was silent.
Yu Chaochuan asked again in a stern voice: "Is there anyone who wants to withdraw?"
"No! No! No!" the girls answered her in a firm voice.
Yu Chaochuan waved his hand to let them leave, and asked Yu Qi, who was watching, to call Yu Haizong.
In order to ensure a smooth handover of work after the New Year, he asked Yu Haizong to select another group of people for training as soon as possible to take over the daily work of the fishing team.
"I understand." Yu Haizong agreed and left.
Time quickly arrived at New Year's Eve. Every household in the village pasted red paper on their doors, and the festive atmosphere became stronger.
The villagers paid for several firecrackers and prepared to set off one every day.
After a crackling sound, the ground was covered with red paper scraps, adding a festive touch.
The naughty children took small sticks and rummaged through the pile of paper, trying to find unexploded firecrackers inside.
Zhang Xiaoyun was lucky, and she found a few every time she turned the ball over. After picking up several in a row, she was surrounded by her friends and taken to the riverside.
She secretly took a match from home, boldly lit it, and then quickly threw it into the river.
There was a muffled explosion and water splashed onto the children. They ran away screaming and laughing, then ran back to the shore to watch the firecrackers.
Repeat this process until you have played with all the firecrackers you have picked up.
In the afternoon at the Yu family courtyard, the radio was playing cheerful songs, and everyone rolled up their sleeves to prepare their own specialties, determined to stand out at tonight's New Year's Eve dinner.
After the music channel finished playing, Chen Zhao skillfully switched to another channel.
The new channel was also playing music, but it was folk songs. The singer's voice was melodious and graceful, and Qi Er was fascinated by it and clapped his hands along.
"I didn't expect you like this style." Chen Zhao felt like he had discovered a new world.
Qi Er shook his head and explained, "I seldom listened to it before, but some time ago, my colleague was looking for an actor who could sing, and Xiaobao and I accompanied him to the cinema many times. She also always played the tapes in the office, so I got used to it."
"Have you found it?" Chen Zhao asked.
Qi Er gave a negative answer, saying: "She has high requirements. Those who meet the requirements have other jobs. He doesn't like those who come to her through connections."
"Then you should bring her to Hai County. The folk songs in Xishan Village are very beautiful, and they seem to be able to sing as soon as they are born." Chen Zhao smiled, "I heard that three-year-old children can sing, right, Second Aunt?"
He asked Yang Suyun loudly.
"Yeah, I grew up listening to it. Everyone in the village can sing it." Yang Suyun answered him, and there was some flavor in her tone of voice.
Chen Zhao continued, "Our Second Aunt is also a good singer. When she opened her mouth during the Autumn Harvest Gala, she shocked everyone in the audience."
He spoke in an exaggerated manner, and Qi Er's eyes were filled with distrust.
Xiao Bao, who was struggling with salted peanuts, listened and raised his head to agree: "It sounds good. Second Aunt sings better than the people in the movie."
Qi Er's trust level soared to 100%, and he asked politely: "Second Aunt, I have never heard of the folk songs here, can you sing them for me?"
Yang Suyun agreed and started singing directly.
The performance of just one minute shocked Qi Er several times, and his eyes sparkled.
Zhou Daite did not make a move, but cheered loudly, while Qu Rong and her two sisters just clapped their hands.
"It's not a great skill. I've just been used to singing since I was a child," Yang Suyun said modestly.
Yu Zhile glanced at Qi Er, saw his expression, and jokingly asked, "What's the matter? You kidnapped my brother to make a movie before, and now you're targeting my second aunt?"
"Sister-in-law, you understand me so well." Qi Er nodded vigorously. "I want to find an opportunity to take Second Aunt to the post office and call to ask my colleagues for their opinions."
People who are familiar with him are used to his sudden surprise when it comes to movie topics and did not react much. However, Yang Suyun, who saw it for the first time, was filled with surprise.
"Me? Making a movie?" She pointed at herself with her dripping fingers.
Qi Er nodded again. He felt that Yang Suyun perfectly met the colleague's stringent requirements and was definitely the perfect choice for his colleague.
"Director Xiao Qi, don't joke around." Yang Suyun waved her hands. "The people in the movie are all good-looking and have done great things. Who would watch a movie about me?"
She thinks she has an ordinary appearance and would be hard to find if thrown into a crowd. She really can't understand what's so good about herself.
Qi Er refuted her point, saying: "The existence of movies is to tell shining stories. No matter what they look like, everyone has the right to be projected on the screen. We want to tell the stories of the people."
His serious tone made Yang Suyun hesitate.
Yu Peilan smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, don't worry about it. Just give it a try. If you pass, you can go out and see the world. If you fail, it will also be a special experience."
"That's right, opportunities are rare. If you don't grab them, they will slip away." Yu Wanqin encouraged her.
Yang Suyun looked at Yu Haizong and the children, still a little undecided.
"Go ahead. You like singing. Now you have the opportunity to sing in front of the whole country. How wonderful." Yu Haizong knew her concerns and persuaded her, "The eldest and second child are the older children. They can take care of themselves. I will take good care of the third child."
Yu Yang nodded silently in agreement.
Yu Qi's eyes lit up: "Mom, go ahead. When you go to Beijing, I will take good care of Xiao Lin."
"Okay, then I'll go with Director Xiao Qi." Yang Suyun made the final decision.
Qi Er was so anxious that he wanted to drive into the city right away, but he was reminded that the post office would be closed until the third day of the New Year, so he gave up the thought and soon he was listening to the radio seriously with Chen Zhao and Xiao Bao.
"Ah, like a child who never grows up." Qi Ying glanced at him and sighed.
Qu Xin smiled and said, "Sister Ying, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Just wait and see. Maybe one day, he will bring his girlfriend home to get married."
"Yes, yes." Qi Ying responded, shifting her eyes to look at Zhou Yuesheng and Yu Zhile, "A year ago, who would have believed that Xiao Zhou would be the first one to get married in the family compound? When fate comes, it really can't be stopped."
As the two were talking, Ye Chengyu appeared on the path outside the Yu family's courtyard.
The door was wide open. She knocked on it and said, "I made some more home-cooked dishes, pickled pork with preserved vegetables and scallion pancakes, and brought them over for you to try."
Although they seldom interacted with each other, she was always grateful to Zhile and the other two. She felt that it was they who changed her life in the countryside and helped her find the meaning of life amidst the boring ups and downs.
She had been working in the countryside for three years. In the first two years, her work points were barely enough to feed herself. But this year, she not only received money, but also pork, so she immediately thought about repaying her gratitude.
Yu Zhile took it, thanked him repeatedly, and asked Zhou Yuesheng to pack some food for her as a return gift.
Ye Chengyu couldn't refuse, so he had to wait.
Glancing at Qi Er under the eaves, she remembered something important and asked, "Director Qi, we will resume the study session on the third night of the New Year. Do you have time? Can you share with everyone on the third or fourth night of the New Year?"
"Sure, what time does it start tonight?" Qi Er asked back.
The two of them had a brief conversation, confirmed the details, and then Ye Chengyu left.
Qi Ying looked at the people walking away with a thoughtful expression. He turned his head and saw Qi Er and Chen Zhao playing childish games. He sighed and shook his head.
Chen Zhao was quickly defeated and called out Xiaobao's name seriously.
Yu Chi looked up, a little confused.
"Xiaobao, do you like Brother Chen Zhao or Brother Qi Er?" Chen Zhao asked.
Yu Chi stared at him for a few seconds and said, "I like my sister."
"Xiaobao, you chose Qi Er to avoid the problem." Chen Zhao made a face and screamed, "I will soon fall out of favor in the study meeting, and you don't even want to comfort me."
On the other side, Yu Qi was teasing Yu Lin and laughing loudly.
There was a lot of noise in the courtyard, but the atmosphere was unexpectedly harmonious.
Yu Haiguang found two long tables and put them together to form a large table. More than a dozen pots of vegetables were piled up neatly in the middle. Steam kept rising, which looked quite spectacular.
"Dinner is ready!" Yu Haiguang called out loudly.
Everyone took their seats.
The men drank white wine, the women drank fruit wine or sweet rice wine brought by Yang Suyun, and the children drank sweet green plum juice.
Everyone raised their glasses to celebrate the coming of the new year, and the atmosphere gradually became more lively.
As the sky gradually darkened, they lit candles and continued to clink glasses.
In the heated atmosphere, two university professors who usually teetotaled also had a few drinks and were the first to fall down.
Yu Zhile and Zhou Yuesheng sent them back to the courtyard of the sideline group. As soon as they entered the house, the latter was forced to drink by Yu Haiguang and He Youan.
In the end, except for the children who left early because they were sleepy, Qi Er, who didn't like drinking, was the only one who was completely sober. Zhou Yuesheng, who had a good alcohol tolerance, felt a little dizzy.
"Can you do it?" Zhou Yuesheng asked.
Qi Er nodded, and resigned himself to carrying Qin Yunbai, Chen Zhao and Ning Tan back to the house one by one.
Zhou Yuesheng carried Yu Zhile into the house, covered her with a quilt, and gently closed the door.
Afterwards, the two brothers helped the others back into the house or carried them back to their residence.
After all the hard work, Zhou Yuesheng sobered up. Qi Er, who hadn't exercised so much in a long time, was almost exhausted and collapsed directly on the kang.
Zhou Yuesheng cleaned up the leftovers on the table, boiled water to wash all the dishes, and then filled a basin with warm water and brought it into Yu Zhile's room.
Yu Zhile's face turned red from drinking, and he occasionally made a humming sound.
"You look so beautiful." Zhou Yuesheng tidied up the loose hair on her temples, then wrung out the towel and wiped her face.
Yu Zhile suddenly opened his eyes, held his fingers, and said, "I caught you, the bad guy who didn't let me sleep."
"So what if I get caught?" Zhou Yuesheng couldn't help teasing her, "Are you going to punish me?"
Yu Zhile squinted his eyes and stared at him intently, as if trying to identify him carefully, and said, "You look like my puppy."
Hearing this, Zhou Yuesheng's ears turned red. He covered her eyes with his hands and said in a hoarse voice, "Go to sleep. I won't disturb you anymore."
"Climb? Moore? Or..." Yu Zhile scratched the back of his hand weakly and muttered, "Dogs are the best in the world and cannot be punished, but..."
As she spoke, her voice became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared completely.
Zhou Yuesheng chuckled, quickly wiped her body, changed her into a new set of clothes, and prepared to leave.
At this moment, the two dogs in the corner whined, noticed his gaze, and began to scratch the bottom drawer of the cabinet.
Zhou Yuesheng walked over and opened the drawer, revealing some beautifully packaged canned goods.
"Ouch." Papa stood up suddenly.
Zhou Yuesheng took out two cans, pried them open with a can opener, placed them in front of them, and then scratched their chins like Yu Zhile usually did, and then left the room.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, what wakes everyone up is the crackling sound of firecrackers.
Then, various blessings echoed in every corner of the village, with the children shouting especially loudly.
This year, every household in the village became wealthy, and everyone used red paper to wrap a one-cent red envelope for their children. The children who received the red envelope ran out of the house excitedly and showed off to their friends.
"Here, this is Lele's red envelope." Yu Wanqin cut the red paper very neatly, and the folded red envelope was more beautiful than that of ordinary people.
She gave some to all the children in the family, and the packets were quite big.
After sobering up, Qu Rong and others came in one after another, each holding a thick red envelope to distribute to the younger generation.
After a few rounds, Xiaobao couldn't hold it with both hands.
"Today, Xiaobao is the little boy beside the God of Wealth." Yu Wanqin smiled and helped him stuff the red envelope into the sachet and hung it around his neck.
Yu Chi was wearing a red cotton-padded jacket, which made his little face look even whiter, and he really looked like a little doll in a New Year picture.
"Well, then everyone in our sideline group has to take turns to touch Xiaobao's face." Zhang Wenxin laughed heartily, "Xiaobao, please bless our sideline group to develop better and better this year, so that we can buy our own boat soon."
As she said this, she put down the rice cake she was holding and walked forward to touch it.
Everyone was amused by her money-grubbing appearance, and the elders laughed at her marriage to Ge Tai.
Ge Tai blushed, Zhang Wenxin changed the subject with a few words, and finally sat down to chat with them.
Ge Tai listened for a while, then sat down next to Fang Zhuo, and the two chatted casually about work.
As he spoke, he remembered the refrigerated trucks that Yu Zhile had asked about, so he threw the question to Fang Zhuo without any change.
Fang Zhuo's master had been in the transport team longer, had seen more of the world, and indeed understood things better than he did.
"My master said this type of vehicle is very expensive, and currently no domestic manufacturer can produce it." Fang Zhuo replied, "Generally, it is only available in transport teams in big cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, and it is basically used to transport precious food ingredients and hospital medicines."
Yu Yue, who was standing nearby, overheard what was happening and asked them about the situation.
Ge Tai was well aware of Yu Zhile's intelligence and did not treat him as a child, but he did not want to directly announce Yu Zhile's shocking idea to the public, so he only vaguely mentioned the refrigerated truck transportation plan.
"Refrigerated truck, transportation." Combining all the previous things, Yu Yue easily understood his sister's plan.
He pondered for a few seconds, thought this aspect of the content was quite interesting, and looked at his teachers.
"I have a friend who majors in related fields. I'll introduce him to you when I return to Beijing." His teacher understood immediately.
The couple had only been with Yu Yue for less than a month, but they were very clear about how quickly he absorbed knowledge. They wanted to know how far he could grow and to use the resources at hand to support him as much as possible.
"Thank you, teacher." Yu Yue said.
On the other side of the eaves, Chen Zhao squatted down to carry Xiao Bao on his back and said, "Little boy, let's go out and visit some friends and ask the ladies for some peanuts and melon seeds."
Xiaobao glanced at him and chose Qi Er.
Chen Zhao is a well-deserved friend of the women in Haiyu Village. Together with the lovely Xiaobao and Qi Er, who has the title of celebrity director, the ladies are very generous and fill Xiaobao's pockets.
When the three returned with a full load, Yu Zhile and the others had already started talking about going to appreciate the plum blossoms tomorrow.
After the chat, Zhou Dai and his friends had enough of chatting at home, so they went for a stroll in the village.
That evening, Lan Yuanyuan came to Haiyu Village in Du Sheng's car. As soon as they met, she apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I have other plans tomorrow."
"It's okay, it will be the same next time." Yu Zhile comforted her and handed her a red envelope.
She knew that this was the first New Year that Du Sheng spent with Lan Yuanyuan, and she also knew that Lan Yuanyuan had been waiting for a long time.
"The New Year gift he gave me was a camera. I will take a picture of you next time." Lan Yuanyuan smiled again.
At this time, Du Sheng got out of the car and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.
Seeing that he looked tired, Yu Zhile guessed that he might have rushed back overnight, so he hurriedly welcomed the father and daughter into the house and asked Zhou Yuesheng to make some refreshing tea.
"Just now I was listening to my people reporting on the work in Beijing. The progress is quite smooth." Du Sheng said with a smile, "I didn't expect that your Haiyu Village has such strong connections in Beijing. It seems that I am the one who has taken advantage of it."
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