Chapter 148: Little girl, are you still showing off?
After listening to Zhou Yong's words, Zhang Guifang sighed: "Mom knows that your job is difficult, but this is the first time your eldest brother asks me for help, how can I say no..."
She did not reject her nephew's request, but she also did not promise him anything, for she was afraid that she would not be able to persuade Li Baotian ideologically, and in the end the matter would not be accomplished, and the relatives would become unhappy.
Zhou Yong was feeling conflicted. He ate his meal in silence, listening to his mother-in-law's words. He felt that his family would be in constant trouble in the future because of Huaixi Village.
In Zhou Yong's opinion, the current situation in Huaixi Village was in line with the old saying: No one cares about the poor in a downtown, but the rich have distant relatives even in the mountains.
While Zhang Guifang was chattering, everyone finished their meal. The three children were playing in the yard. Li Caiyun cleaned up, washed her hands, and went back to the west room.
Zhou Yong was lighting the stove, but he looked a little absent-minded.
Li Caiyun came to the stove and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Zhou Yong asked Li Caiyun to sit down: "What do you think about the allocation of quotas for the brick factory?"
Li Caiyun frowned slightly and spoke after thinking: "No matter how the quotas are allocated, there will always be people who are dissatisfied with the allocation results. In this case, why do you have to care so much? Just allocate it however you want!"
Zhou Yong thought about what his young wife said: "But if I do this, won't I offend a lot of people?"
Zhou Yong doesn't care at all if he offends anyone because of his own interests.
But as a village cadre, you have to take the overall situation into consideration and cannot act according to your own preferences.
Li Caiyun raised her hand to support her temples. She glanced at Zhou Yong and said, "If nothing works, we can only draw lots. I can't think of any other way..."
More than 500 households draw lots, how are the places allocated?
Li Caiyun pondered this question for a while and said, "How about this? All those who meet the requirements can write down their names, and let God decide the rest..."
Zhou Yong narrowed his eyes. He had thought of this method, but he didn't say it because he felt it wouldn't work.
Some families have seven or eight laborers, or even more than ten. If they all write down their names, and suppose one family draws seven or eight places by drawing lots, will it cause dissatisfaction among the people afterwards?
Zhou Yong's words made Li Caiyun smile: "Drawing lots depends on luck, it is not something that any of us can decide. If someone really gets so many places, we can only say that they are lucky..."
"Things are not as simple as you think. Let me ask you, what if this certain family becomes the Li family? How will the villagers view this?"
Zhou Yong's words froze the smile on Li Caiyun's face.
"The villagers will definitely think we have cheated. Otherwise, even if a family relies on luck, they won't get so many places."
Zhou Yong nodded slightly to show his agreement: "What you said is exactly what I am worried about."
Li Caiyun sighed sadly: "What should I do?"
Zhou Yong smiled and raised his hand to pinch his wife's cheek: "Don't talk about this matter, tell me about your work."
Li Caiyun perked up after hearing this and sat up straight: "This month we can sell ten pigs. Thirty more piglets, twenty more lambs, seven more calves, and six more foals..."
After Nanshan was razed to the ground, Zhou Yong integrated the breeding farms in Huaixi Village that were about to be disbanded and established a women's breeding farm to provide employment opportunities for women.
The farm was established only half a year ago, but its performance cannot be underestimated.
Currently, Li Caiyun is the head of the breeding farm, and she has more than 30 people under her.
After listening to Li Caiyun's work report, Zhou Yong looked at her and asked, "What is your work plan for this year?"
Li Caiyun blinked: "Do a good job of breeding?"
Zhou Yong frowned slightly: "On the premise of breeding, we must increase the benefits of the farm..."
Under Zhou Yong's guidance, Li Caiyun opened up her mind.
"We can raise chickens, ducks and geese this year, but that will require more manpower..."
There is no need to worry about adding more staff. As long as it is profitable, everything else will be easy.
Li Caiyun kept nodding. When Zhou Yong finished speaking, she smiled and said, "You are thoughtful. From this, I can see my own shortcomings."
Li Caiyun has done a great job by being able to manage the farm in an orderly manner.
Zhou Yong praised her generously, and Li Caiyun sat on the stool and smiled foolishly.
The two were holding hands and whispering when the three children swarmed into the house. Li Caiyun hurriedly pulled her hand back. Zhou Yong looked down at his empty hands. He was already accustomed to his wife's reaction.
The three children were playing and fighting in the west room. Zhou Yong looked at them with a smile, feeling that it was nice to be carefree.
As night fell, the three children were tired from playing and fell asleep early.
Li Caiyun covered the three children with quilts, put some wood in the stove, and left the west room with the foot washing water.
Before extinguishing the candle, Li Caiyun glanced towards the north kang and saw that the three children were not kicking the quilt, so she blew out the candle.
Zhou Yong lay flat on his back, looking at the moon in the sky through the gap in the curtains.
Li Caiyun rested her head on his arm, with one hand on his waist: "What are you thinking about?"
Zhou Yong had a lot of things on his mind, including the quota allocation, the farm, and the village’s electricity supply…
He has to worry about everything, and if he doesn't take care of everything, trouble will arise.
Zhou Yong turned over and hugged Li Caiyun in his arms, pulling the quilt over their heads.
Li Caiyun thought he wanted to do something with her, so she reached out to take off her pants, and then she heard Zhou Yong say, "Go to sleep, I'm going to the county town tomorrow..."
Li Caiyun froze for a moment and pinched Zhou Yong's waist.
Zhou Yong groaned, and Li Caiyun turned over with her back to him in frustration.
Just talk, why cover yourself with the quilt?
Li Caiyun was depressed, and Zhou Yong rubbed his waist in the quilt and laughed softly.
When he smiled, Li Caiyun blushed and actually kicked Zhou Yong.
"You need to be cleaned up again, right?"
Li Caiyun curled her lips and didn't say anything. Zhou Yong hugged her from behind.
"Little goblin, you want to drain me dry, don't you?"
"Who wants to squeeze you dry? It's obviously you who deliberately misled me, okay?"
Zhou Yong admitted that he deliberately teased Li Caiyun with the sole purpose of adding a little fun between the couple.
Because he found that as time went by, life sometimes became monotonous and lacked freshness.
In order to live a long and happy life, Zhou Yong constantly adjusted his lifestyle to make his daily life as colorful as possible.
It is precisely because of his change that Li Caiyun has not ignored Zhou Yong because of the existence of the child over the years.
The couple are obviously parents now, and they often spend time together in private.
A friendly match came to an end. Zhou Yong glanced at Li Caiyun, who was blushing and panting, with a smug look in his eyes.
"Girl, are you still showing off?"
Li Caiyun went up and bit Zhou Yong's lips, playing with his strengths. Her breathing was unstable but she didn't want to lose: "Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
Zhou Yong secretly raised his eyebrows and became more excited, then he took the initiative and crushed her unilaterally.
Finally, Li Caiyun cried and begged for mercy. Zhou Yong lowered his voice and asked, "Why did you show off to me before?"
Li Caiyun regretted it. She wrapped her legs around Zhou Yong's waist and continued to beg for mercy in a soft voice.
Zhou Yong showed a wicked smile, but he had no intention of letting her go like this...
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