Dalizhuang in spring
The newly appointed brigade leader, Li Fujun, invited Zhang, a staff member who was a livestock researcher.
She was also their old friend, Zhang Cuicao.
Today is Sunday, and Li Cuicao's only daughter, Shen Xiaomi, has also come along.
She grew up with her parents in the county, and later frequently traveled to the city, especially to the two rural areas where her parents worked.
I came with my mom today.
This Dalizhuang village now has fishponds, chicken and duck farms, and cowsheds.
Now they're all privately contracted out; this is just a routine visit.
"Is this your daughter? She's grown so much, how many years has she been in school?"
"Captain, I'm in my final year of junior high, and I'll be starting high school this summer."
"Wow, that's amazing."
Zhang Xiaomi chuckled as she accepted the adults' praise.
Zhang Xiaomi is lively and plays happily in the village, making many friends.
She prefers this kind of atmosphere.
What bothered her the most was her aunt from her grandmother's family.
Tsk, her dad married someone from another town, and during the years she was in school, he left her with her grandma.
She didn't have much money, and her parents gave her grandmother very little, so her second aunt had a lot of complaints about her.
Those years were spent living very cautiously.
Later, her parents graduated, got jobs, and brought her back home.
After being assigned to a rural township, my second aunt looked down on me even more.
Every time I go back home for Chinese New Year, I hear all sorts of sarcastic and unpleasant things.
However, she had good grades, and every time she went back, she would intentionally or unintentionally mention her grades in front of everyone, just to annoy her.
Shen Xiaomi ran up to her mother, hugged her waist, and said in a coquettish tone, "Mom, are we still leaving at noon today?"
"We're not leaving. Your Grandma Chrysanthemum wants us to stay for dinner."
"Okay, then I'm going to play at the foot of the mountain with my friends from the village."
"Go ahead, but don't go too far."
After giving instructions to the village's breeding farm, Zhang Cuicao went to Aunt Juhua's house.
Logically, since she helped several farms, everyone was eager to treat her to a meal.
However, I was familiar with Aunt Chrysanthemum, so I liked to go to her house.
"Aunt Chrysanthemum, I'm here. This is a chicken that Ershuanzi gave me. Shall we cook it today?"
Aunt Juhua was washing vegetables in the yard when she saw her coming over. She quickly got up and brought her a stool. "Er Shuanzi's chickens are doing a great job. Now everyone in our village buys eggs from him. But when it comes to raising chickens, Liang Zhiqing and his wife are really good. They haven't had a single sick chicken in two years. By the way, where are Liang Zhiqing and Chen Zhiqing working now? I didn't see them at your last gathering."
As Aunt Chrysanthemum spoke, she handed the chicken to her son, asking him to take care of it.
He kept talking to Zhang Cuicao.
After Zhang Cuicao sat down, she smiled and said, "I heard that Liang and Chen, the educated youth, were not assigned to the same city, but I don't know the specifics."
Aunt Juhua naturally knew that the group didn't get along with Liang Zhiqing and his wife, so she didn't say much. She then asked the others, "To be honest, I really miss Xiaohe Zhiqing. I heard she's in Haicheng now?"
"Yes, her husband works there."
“That’s good. Before, when it came to buying medicine in our village, only Xiaohe, the educated youth, had connections. She has relatives there, so it’s like bringing medicine to her own family.”
Do you still keep in touch often?
While helping Aunt Juhua pick vegetables, Zhang Cuicao nodded and said, "Yes, it was inconvenient to contact each other before, but now we all have telephones, so we can call each other from time to time."
Aunt Juhua suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my, if we're talking about it, the educated youth in our village are the most outstanding. Not only did they strive to be advanced individuals in the village, but they also helped the village so much."
Look, there are fish ponds, chicken farms, duck farms, and now many people are raising pigs too. Since the opening up, our village was one of the first in the entire commune to get rich.
"Look at Weidong, that kid. He took over the feed mill, and now it's getting bigger and bigger, providing several jobs for our village."
Speaking of Li Weidong, he used to be a good-for-nothing in the village. Zhang Cuicao sighed to herself, thinking that Li Weidong's current success was all thanks to He Wan.
Looking back now, it wasn't just Li Weidong, but also them. If it weren't for He Wan, who knows what their situation would be now.
Speak of the devil, and he appears; Li Weidong had somehow heard that she had come to Dali Village.
He came over in a flurry, carrying two fish.
Zhang Cuicao was curiously peering out at the car that had stopped outside when she saw the person getting out. She exclaimed, "Comrade Li, it's been years! You've really changed! Dressed in a suit and tie, you must be a big boss!"
Li Weidong chuckled: "Zhang Zhiqing, don't tease me. I heard you were here, so I specially brought over two fish to give you a treat. I also wanted to ask you about my sister He."
Li Weidong gave the fish directly to Aunt Juhua, and without any airs, squatted down next to Zhang Cuicao.
Zhang Cuicao said, "I have her phone number. Do you need to talk to her about something?"
"What could be wrong? It's just that we haven't seen each other for several years, and I miss her a bit. Sigh, you guys, the educated youth, you've lived in our village for so many years, and we got along well with you guys. Now that you're gone, we're really worried about you."
Zhang Cuicao smiled and said, "As long as everyone is doing well, there's nothing to worry about. I heard your feed mill is doing quite well, congratulations, Mr. Li."
"Don't tease me, this was all given to me by Sister He."
Zhang Cuicao took out paper and pen from her briefcase and wrote down He Wan's phone number for Li Weidong. She also left her own number for him. He was a very busy man, so he only said a few words and then left.
When Zhang Cuicao saw him off, she happened to run into Chen Lemin and Zhang Aiying.
The couple walked one after the other, each carrying a hoe on their shoulder; they looked like they had just come back from the fields.
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