Chapter 306: Drive away from Huaixi Village?
Zhou Yong greeted him with a smile, and Li Jingen took out a ginseng as thick as his little finger as if he was presenting a treasure.
The ginseng was dug very completely, but it was a little small and only a few years old.
If a ginseng digger encounters this kind of ginseng, he will definitely not dig it. The child doesn't know anything and just digs it out when he sees the ginseng.
"You can do this? Where did you dig the ginseng?"
Several children did not answer Zhou Yong's question, so Zhou Kexin asked: "Dad, can this ginseng be sold for fifty yuan?"
Zhou Yong's mouth twitched, and he thought: Girl, are you planning to rob?
Such a small ginseng has no medicinal value and can be sold for three or five yuan at most.
Zhou Yong patiently explained: "The value of ginseng mainly depends on its age and medicinal properties. Not all ginseng can be sold at a high price..."
As he spoke, the five children's originally high enthusiasm gradually subsided.
Zhou Yong looked at the expressions on the children's faces and said, "It's not easy to dig up such a complete ginseng for the first time, so Dad decided to recycle your ginseng."
The five children were overjoyed when they heard this. Zhou Kerou smiled and said, "Dad, how much money can you give us?"
Zhou Yong thought for a while and said, "Since this is your first time digging ginseng, I'll pay you according to the price your eldest sister asked!"
Fifty yuan is exactly ten yuan pocket money for a child.
The five siblings looked at each other and excitedly hung on Zhou Yong.
Li Baotian, who was in the courtyard, saw the whole scene. He smiled and said, "Zhou Yong must have promised them something again, otherwise they wouldn't be so happy..."
Zhou Yong brought the children into the yard. Zhang Guifang looked at their dirty little faces, which were red from the heat, and said, "Come over quickly and wash your faces to cool down."
The five children responded one by one, and Li Hongjun came forward to take a look at their spoils.
"Yes, we have everything."
The mountain products that the children were stepping on were quite varied, including mushrooms, wild vegetables, unripe wild fruits, and unpeeled hazelnuts…
Zhao Min smiled and said, "That's good. After all, they don't go up the mountain often."
Li Hongjun nodded, and Zhou Yong showed his daughter's trophies to Li Baotian.
Accountant Sun took a look and said, "Not bad. These are enough for the whole family to have a full meal."
Li Baotian agreed, and Zhang Guifang was combing Zhou Kerou's hair with a wooden comb.
"Look at what you have done, all gun hair and gun thorns, your mother will definitely scold you if she sees it."
Zhou Kerou smiled while Zhou Kexin combed her hair.
While the children were washing up, lunch was ready. As the weather was hot, they moved the table to a shady place in the yard for lunch.
Because there was still work to do in the afternoon, no one drank any alcohol, and halfway through the meal, a few children prepared to go up the mountain.
Zhou Yong looked at the five siblings and said, "Don't go up the mountain. We'll have our wheat back this afternoon. Go to the yard and watch over the wheat to prevent it from being eaten by chickens, ducks, and geese..."
The five children agreed immediately. After dinner, Zhou Yong, Li Hongjun, Zhao Min and Sun Qing went to the brigade to harness the horse carriage. Accountant Li Baotian and the five children took a broom and shovel to the yard to clean up a place to dry the wheat.
Because Zhang Wei had strained his shoulder, Zhou Yong let him go home directly after dinner.
Truckloads of wheat were unloaded to a designated location in the yard for drying. The five children were not interrupted from playing while watching the wheat.
Wow, the five siblings jumping rope attracted a lot of children, and the yard became very lively in a short while.
At around five o'clock, all the wheat was transported and the horse-drawn carriage was returned. Zhou Yong and his companions were chatting and laughing and preparing to go home, when Zhou Ling stopped them, breathlessly.
"Brother, Mayor Xu and the new Director Yin from the Family Planning Office are here..."
Zhou Yong checked the time: "I see."
Li Hongjun muttered: "Why are Township Chief Xu and the Director of the Family Planning Office here at this time?"
Zhou Yong felt that something bad was going on, but he didn't say it.
Zhou Yong and Zhou Ling went to the brigade, and the others returned to Li's house.
"Village Chief Xu, what brings you here?"
The two brothers made a few jokes and Xu Jianmin introduced Director Yin to Zhou Yong.
Due to the repeated occurrence of over-birth in Huaixi Village, Director Yin, who had just taken office for a few days, was severely criticized by his superiors one after another, so he had to come in person to understand the situation.
Zhou Yong sighed inwardly and thought: I had just dealt with He Xiulan, and now Director Yin comes on the scene again.
He Xiulan sat aside without saying a word. Zhou Ling glanced at Director Yin who was talking eloquently, secretly curled her lips, and turned her face away.
After Director Yin finished speaking, Xu Jianmin thought for a moment and said, "The problem of over-birth in Huaixi Village is very serious now. The higher-ups are paying close attention to this matter. I hope the village chief can give a reasonable explanation..."
Zhou Yong frowned, "Village Chief Xu, I am also very troubled by the issue of excessive births. Secretary He and Zhou Ling go from house to house every day to persuade people, but people still have children secretly. What should I do?"
Director Yin said in a serious tone: "We must resolutely take strict measures against families with more than one child. Since fines are no longer an effective solution to the problem, we have decided after a meeting that any more families with more than one child will be expelled from Huaixi Village..."
Drive away from Huaixi Village?
Zhou Yong raised his eyebrows and said with dissatisfaction: "Director Yin, where do you want the villagers to go if the over-birth households are driven out of Huaixi Village? Are you going to find a place for them to live? Or are you going to let them all become vagrants?"
Director Yin frowned slightly and pointed out in a serious tone: "As long as they do not violate the birth policy, they will not be expelled. If they dare to violate the policy, they will suffer the consequences."
Zhou Yong narrowed his eyes and said, "Director Yin, did you make this decision after discussing it with the county leaders?"
"That's not the case. It's just a birth control plan that our unit has formulated for Huaixi Village."
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "Director Yin, this matter needs to be reported to the county leaders. If the county leaders agree with your family planning office's plan, then I will implement it to the end..."
Director Yin said: "There is no need to alert the county leaders about this matter. Our Family Planning Office can make the decision."
Zhou Yong looked at Xu Jianmin and said, "Village Chief Xu, is this appropriate?"
Huaixi Village is a benchmark village in Qingmu County. If Director Yin’s differentiated treatment plan is implemented, the villagers will definitely make trouble.
Xu Jianmin glanced at Director Yin and said, "We need to consult our superiors on this matter. We can't let the villagers who have been driven out beg for a living..."
Director Yin didn't know what to say, and He Xiulan smiled and teased, "Director Yin, you are a new official, and you are really hot-tempered. You actually made such a decision without caring about the lives of the people. If someone dies, I wonder how the Family Planning Office will end up."
"Comrade He Xiulan, stop exaggerating here. Even if someone died, it was the result of their violation of policy..."
He Xiulan looked at the domineering Director Yin and said calmly, "Director Yin, do the leaders of the Family Planning Commission know about this decision made by the Family Planning Office?"
Director Yin frowned, and seeing this, Zhou Yong signaled to Xu Jianmin with his eyes to ask what happened.
Xu Jianmin shook his head slightly, indicating that he was not sure what the conflict was between He Xiulan and the newly appointed Director Yin.
"I will report this matter to the Family Planning Commission. What you need to do now is to implement the family planning policy plan I gave you as soon as possible..."
He Xiulan said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I can't obey your order. Let's wait for the Family Planning Commission to issue a document before we can talk about the new regulations!"
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