Chapter 192 Family Planning
Zhou Yong felt a headache. He thought for a while and said, "I'll take you to see Secretary Xu to see if he can help you solve the problem..."
Since they couldn't rely on the Education Bureau, they could only shamelessly ask Xu Jianmin for help.
Otherwise, the newly built school will be left idle, which is obviously a waste of educational resources.
Li Baotian agreed with Zhou Yong's idea. After the matter was settled, Zhou Yong took Ma San to the commune.
On the way to the commune, Zhou Yong rode a bicycle with Ma San.
"Brother Zhou, when are you going to the provincial capital?"
Zhou Yong looked forward: "What's wrong?"
Ma San held a crutch in one hand: "I want to get a prosthesis."
With a creaking sound——
Zhou Yong pressed the handbrake and the bicycle stopped.
He stood on one foot, couldn't help but look back at Ma San, and asked in confusion: "I tried so hard to persuade you not to get a prosthesis before, why do you suddenly want to get one?"
The reason why Ma San wanted to install a prosthetic limb was because of his son.
In private, many people called Ma San "Ma Quezi". The child got angry every time he heard such words and often quarreled with other children about these things.
Although it is true that he is missing a leg, in the child's heart, no matter what his father is like, he will not allow others to say anything about him.
Zhou Yong pursed his lips after hearing what Ma San said. He turned his head and said, "Wait until your sister-in-law gives birth to a child!"
Li Caiyun is about to give birth in the next few days, and at this critical moment, Zhou Yong doesn't want to leave home.
Although he couldn't help with childbirth, as a husband, he should take his wife's feelings into consideration.
Ma San nodded: "Brother Zhou, there is no rush. Whenever you go to the provincial capital to do business, just call me..."
Zhou Yong responded, and the two of them walked towards Hongqi Commune while talking.
Over the years, Ma San's personality has not changed and he is still very cheerful and optimistic.
Zhou Yong admired this about him. No matter what happened to Ma San, he could always face life with a positive and optimistic attitude.
As they were talking, they arrived at the commune. Unfortunately, Xu Jianmin had taken the earliest bus to the county town for a meeting.
The two of them couldn't wait for Xu Jianmin to come back in the commune, so they had no choice but to turn back.
On the way back, Zhou Yong met the drunk Wu Jun.
"Brother-in-law, come to my house for a drink."
It was just past eight in the morning and Wu Jun was already drunk.
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, I have something else to do."
Wu Jun was staggering, his collar reflecting light, and his sloppy appearance made Ma San sigh.
Wu Jun used to be well-dressed and attracted attention wherever he went.
After separating from Wu Jun, Ma San said with emotion: "Brother Zhou, how did Wu Jun become like this?"
Zhou Yong curled his lips: "He deserves it."
You're living a good life, but you treat yourself as if you don't care.
Ma San smiled and said, "If Wu Jun continues like this, it will be over..."
Wu Jun's eyes were cloudy and his legs were weak when he walked, which was obviously the result of long-term alcoholism. If he continues like this, he will soon be reported to the King of Hell.
After hearing what Ma San said, Zhou Yong just smiled. What happened to Wu Jun had nothing to do with him.
On the way back, they passed by the newly built Huaixi Village. Zhou Yong stopped his bicycle and took Ma San for a walk.
The newly built houses in Huaixi Village are arranged in an orderly manner, with eighty households in one row of houses, and a total of ten rows of houses.
There is a wide road between each row of houses to facilitate the entry and exit of carriages.
"Brother Zhou, why does every household leave a trough in front of their garden?"
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "Keep it to plant flowers. When the flowers bloom, just imagine how beautiful they will be..."
The blooming flowers in front of the door will inject infinite vitality into the village.
As soon as Zhou Yong said this, Ma San had a picture in his mind.
"Brother Zhou, it will be very interesting then."
Zhou Yong nodded, talked to Ma San, and the two of them took a walk and went home.
After entering the village, Zhou Yong sent Ma San home and rode his bicycle to the brigade.
In the afternoon, Zhou Yong and Li Baotian received a notice to go to the commune for a meeting the next day, and the meeting time was set at nine o'clock in the morning.
The next day, Zhou Yong and Li Baotian went to Hongqi Commune early. The father-in-law and son-in-law first went to the vegetable market and bought a few pounds of meat and ribs...
After leaving their belongings with an acquaintance, Zhou Yong and Li Baotian strolled to the commune.
When they came over, there were already quite a few people in the commune courtyard. When they saw the father-in-law and son-in-law, everyone exchanged a few words of greeting.
Soon everyone entered the conference room one after another, and the meeting officially began at nine o'clock.
Xu Jianmin took out a red document concerning family planning.
In fact, family planning was launched in 1971, but people still have as many children as they want.
After this red document was issued, families with more than one child would face fines, and public officials would lose their jobs if they had more than one child.
After listening to the contents of the document, everyone laughed and talked about it.
Xu Jianmin looked at their attitude of not taking family planning seriously, frowned and coughed lightly.
He emphasized the seriousness of the matter once again, saying that if any village did not cooperate, the village chief would be dismissed.
As it involved their own positions, everyone took it seriously, except Zhou Yong, who was still distracted.
After a while, everyone left one after another, and Xu Jianmin called Zhou Yong.
"As a village cadre, you have to take the lead..."
Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun are both young. If they continue to have children, it will be difficult to carry out family planning work in Huaixi Village.
"Brother, you shouldn't say this to me, but to my wife..."
According to Zhou Yong, Zhou Kexin and her three siblings would be enough, but Li Caiyun disagreed.
Xu Jianmin froze and glared at Zhou Yong who was not serious.
"Stop talking nonsense to me."
Zhou Yong shrugged his shoulders. After chatting with his fellow apprentices for a few minutes, Xu Jianmin let them go back.
Li Baotian did not take the family planning issue seriously. He thought it was just a scary slogan and he could smooth out the relationship and have as many children as he wanted when the time came.
Zhou Yong glanced at his father-in-law and thought: You are thinking too simply this time.
Because he knew that it wouldn't be long before people from the Family Planning Office would go from village to village to conduct investigations.
Every family will have a record of how many children they have, especially newly married couples, who are their targets of surveillance.
Gradually, family planning will become more and more strict, and every village will be in turmoil.
However, Zhou Yong did not say these things. Even if he did, no one would probably believe him.
After returning to the village, Li Baotian used the radio to inform everyone about family planning in the afternoon. After listening, the villagers gathered in groups of three or five to discuss it.
Most people didn't care about this matter. They laughed it off and put it behind them.
"Zhou Yong, I don't understand why the country doesn't allow people to have children..."
She spent an entire afternoon thinking about it at home, but still couldn't figure out the real purpose of family planning.
Zhou Yong put one arm on the back of his head and looked at the night sky through the gap in the curtains.
He said bluntly: "There is a certain difference in the quality of life between a family of three and a family of four..."
Li Caiyun gradually frowned as she listened to Zhou Yong's words: "Having more children just means having more dishes and chopsticks, right? How can it affect the quality of life?"
There was a hint of helplessness in Zhou Yong's smile, and he patiently explained the pros and cons to Li Caiyun.
He was talking excitedly when Li Caiyun grabbed his arm and interrupted him with a trembling voice: "My stomach hurts."
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