Yu Shunwen was at home. When Yu Xiangan told him about this incident, his expression immediately became serious. If this was just a false alarm, it would be fine. But if it was true and he didn't take it seriously, the consequences would be unpredictable.
If anything happened to the female educated youth here, he, as the team leader, would be held responsible.
"Three of the female educated youth did not go home for the New Year this year. I will go find them first to find out what happened."
Yu Shunwen didn't hesitate and went to find someone immediately.
Yu Xiangan also followed.
Yu Shunwen did not say whether there were any bad guys, but just asked them: "Are you used to celebrating the New Year here? If there is anything wrong, please tell me immediately and I will do my best to solve it. What do you think of the New Year atmosphere here?"
After asking them in a roundabout way, they didn't notice anything wrong.
However, among the three female educated youth who stayed behind, Ruan Chenxi had the best family conditions and was also the most beautiful, so it was not surprising that she was targeted. So even though there was no evidence so far and she was the only one making empty claims, Yu Shunwen still decided to find a reliable family for her to live with for a while to see how things went.
It’s naturally different when the captain comes forward.
What he told others was that Ruan Chenxi got along well with a certain family, and that family happened to have a vacant room, so she went over to live there for a while. Openly, she couldn't tell anyone about the rent, and she couldn't tell anyone that she was being followed.
The captain secretly raised his vigilance. If that kind of person really appeared here, he would have to send more people to move around. The New Year period is a time when there are many people and a lot of noise, and it is easier to make mistakes in a busy and chaotic manner.
Let people walk around a few more times, pay attention to safety, and pay extra attention to those who are not well behaved.
Ruan Chenxi got a satisfactory result. She didn't want to wait any longer and wanted to move in immediately.
The family she was going to move into was an old grandfather and grandmother with several grandchildren. There was no need to avoid suspicion and they seemed weak, but all the people living around them were his sons. The grandchildren they were bringing up were his youngest son's. He was gone, and they didn't want people to say that his children were raised by their uncle, so they brought them up themselves and let them live nearby so they could take care of them. This would put less pressure on the children's future and they wouldn't have to worry about their safety. He had four sons living nearby and if anything happened, they would come over immediately if they were shouted.
Ruan Chenxi had a lot of things, and Yu Xiangan also helped to get some things. When she left, Ruan Chenxi gave her two chocolates.
Chocolate was a rare thing at that time. It was so rare that the supply and marketing cooperative in the county did not have it.
Yu Xiangan looked at the packaging and guessed that the price was not cheap.
Yu Xiangan accepted it.
She planned to give it to Yu Xiangju and Yu Mingjie.
They have never eaten it since they were little.
By the time they resolved the matter, it was already late, so they packed up and went back. This was the last day of her annual leave, and she would go back to work tomorrow. Yu Xiangyan and Wen Ruzhen also had to pack their luggage and prepare to take a bus back to the countryside.
Before leaving, Yu Xiangyan had a talk with Yu Qingshan.
Yu Xiangyan: "I've learned about it. It's quite chaotic. It's relatively quiet during the Chinese New Year. If it's still like this in the future, I will bring them back less often."
After all, people's gossip is scary. It will not only affect her younger brothers and sisters at home, but also Wen Ruzhen who hears it. If they don't come back, both sides don't have to worry so much. For example, this time when they came back, she didn't go out except to visit her grandmother. When guests came to visit her, she mostly avoided them.
In other words, Wen Ruzhen’s social circle was quite different from this before, and there was no intersection between the two sides, so no one guessed her origins.
Yu Qingshan nodded in understanding.
The two siblings are good-looking, but their hands don't have much strength. Before her brother grows up, her son probably wouldn't dare to leave them alone and come back, just like this time. He would be back for ten days or half a month, and if something really happened, it would be too late.
However, after hearing what he said, Yu Qingshan was silent for a while. He had just gotten married and didn't have any children yet. Once he had children, they would be small and it would be difficult for him to get away.
Thinking of this, he let out a long sigh.
Yu Xiangyan's face was filled with guilt. "My son is unfilial, but I believe that this situation will not continue forever."
Speaking of this, we have to consider a question. Yu Qingshan looked at him and said, "If one day this situation disappears, can you still be husband and wife?"
Yu Xiangyan's face was blank for a moment. He was silent for a long time, and said in a sad voice, "Dad, I don't know either."
In fact... he didn't have confidence. All he could do was to treat her as well as possible. If there really came a day when she became a young lady again and she wanted to leave him, then he... could only let go and give her freedom.
If Yu Xiangan knew what he was thinking, he could only sigh that he was a romantic man.
Give her freedom?
These four words are light and heavy.
His love for her was so obvious, and he was willing to give her freedom. She didn't know how to comment on it except to say that he was a romantic.
There are too few people like this.
Yu Qingshan sighed again: "It's good that you can think it through." He was afraid that he would not be able to think it through. His son seemed reassuring, but he was stubborn. He almost went astray at the beginning, and after that he lowered his expectations of him. Let him be. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. As long as he didn't do those messy things and didn't break the law, he could do whatever he wanted. He had hands and feet, and he could always find a way to earn food for himself. His father was still young and able to work, so he didn't need to be filial to him.
"Thank you, Dad." Yu Xiangyan knew that if it were an ordinary family, his son would come home less often because of his daughter-in-law, and the family would definitely scold him for being ungrateful, saying that he had forgotten his mother after getting a wife, or they would oppose him marrying Wen Ruzhen from the beginning. But his father was very open-minded, really very open-minded. With such a father, he felt that he must have saved many people and done a lot of good things in his previous life, so he could be reborn as his son in this life.
The night before they set off, the family had a good meal together around a table, talking about the future, about their experiences in the countryside, the new friends they met, the new skills they learned...
That night, everyone talked until very late.
Yu Xiangan didn't know that they had secretly run away again. After they got on the train, she heard that someone was beaten again. The person who was beaten was named Zhou and worked in a meat processing factory.
Why does that person sound so familiar?
After asking again, it was confirmed that the person was Zhou Boyang.
Yu Xiangan couldn't help laughing when he heard the news, but this was the last time. If there was a next time, he might really be suspected. Now they have some guesses about the candidates, but they can't be sure.
This matter could only be left unresolved. Even though they all felt that the Yu family was the most suspicious candidate, they had no evidence. Moreover, they would feel guilty when facing the Yu family, just like Liang Yong who was shouting about finding the murderer, but after being reminded by others, he guessed who did it and never said it again.
He knew that if it was really them, and he told the reason, he would be implicated. In that case, he might as well swallow his anger and find a chance for revenge later.
Yu Xiangqing took the train two days later than Yu Xiangyan and the others. Unlike the three of them, Yu Xiangqing wanted to go back alone. Yu Qingshan was really worried, but there was nothing he could do.
Yu Xiangqing comforted him: "Dad, it's okay, don't worry. There are so many people here, and look at me, who would be so depressed." She made herself sloppy and looked like someone's wife. If she really met a kidnapper by accident, she would not be attractive with her appearance.
"I'll be there in half a day. It's okay. I'll send you a telegram as soon as I get back. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
No matter how worried I am, I can only watch my child's figure getting farther and farther away.
I was so nervous even though we were so close, I couldn’t imagine how reluctant those people who were halfway across the country would feel.
The New Year atmosphere gradually faded away, everything returned to normal, and Yu Xiangan became busy again.
Her Xixi Farm has been upgraded.
The upgrade was sudden.
As usual, she went in at night to take care of the crops and poultry inside. She counted the ducks and found that two were missing. The first time she counted, she thought she had counted wrong. She counted again and there were still two missing.
Could it be that the ducks had escaped from her fence and run into the soybean field? When she looked up to see if it was true, she noticed that the open space behind the warehouse had gotten bigger.
When I got closer, I saw it was a grassland, about three acres in size.
When the wind blows the grass low, you can see cattle and sheep, just like the apples, pears, grapes, and chestnuts that were initially distributed on the farm, and the pair of dairy cows and goats that were initially distributed on the ranch.
Yu Xiangan: "..."
She was overwhelmed by the great surprise.
After so long, Xixi Farm is still the same, with no experience points. She thought there were no other changes, but now there is an extra ranch!
Is it true that, by accumulating, she can slowly unlock other functions?
For example, a shopping mall, a processing workshop, or a fish pond.
Even if this ranch can only raise cattle and sheep now, she can still make a lot of money.
Beef, mutton, milk, goat milk.
Thinking of the series of dishes that can be made, beef brisket, fried steak, beef offal, mutton skewers, lamb chops, lamb casserole, roasted whole lamb...
There are many foods that can be derived from cow's milk and goat's milk. Apart from anything else, she is still in the developmental period, and drinking milk helps her body development!
Also, my eldest sister-in-law is going to give birth to twins soon, so she can help with the milk powder.
Yu Xiangan ran over immediately. When the cattle and sheep saw the man coming, they were not afraid at all. They mooed slowly and ate the grass intermittently.
There are only four of them in such a large grassland, so they are naturally very leisurely.
Yu Xiangan looked at the cow and thought for a moment. She had never milked a cow before, so what position should she use to avoid being kicked?
Waiting online, pretty urgent.
Maybe she could find out if there was a one-click harvest and then one-click milking?
Yu Xiangan nodded tentatively, his eyes wide open, watching them deflate.
She ran to the warehouse and sure enough, she saw the milk classification there, with some milky white liquid in it.
Ha ha ha ha!
Milk powder, milk candy, yogurt, cheese, milk jelly, and milk tofu are here!
It was not until she took out some of the milk and heated it in the pot that she remembered the two little ducks that were missing.
She returned to the ranch and saw the two "runaway" ducklings at the edge of the pasture.
Yu Xiangan caught them and continued to process milk diligently.
She likes to eat double skin milk, but she hasn't eaten it for a long time. Now she makes a portion to satisfy her craving...
When Yu Xiangan was excited at Xixi Farm, Ding Minxiu took action.
She was in labor in her sleep, and half asleep she felt a cramp in her stomach, which woke her up. She then woke up Zhou Boyang next to her and shouted nervously, "I'm giving birth!"
Zhou Boyang was frightened awake. He just put on some thick clothes and went to knock on his parents' door.
"Mom and Dad! She's giving birth!"
Fang Rong hurriedly called the midwife over. It was not appropriate to go to the hospital in this situation. If they went to the hospital, they would know how many months pregnant she was. So they asked a midwife to deliver the baby. They asked her to come when the labor had not started, and they specially asked someone from another place.
This way, even if she finds out something later, it won't spread here.
Yang Xizhi was boiling water in the kitchen, Zhou Changshou and Zhou Duosun were sitting on the stools absent-mindedly. Zhou Boyang listened to the cries of pain from inside and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
She went into labor in the middle of the night and was still not born until dawn the next day.
Zhou Changshou and Yang Xizhi continued to guard the place as they didn't have to go to work. Zhou Boyang took a leave of absence, and Fang Rong went in to help. Finally, Zhou Duosun went to work as usual.
Zhou Boyang was a little restless, walking around the room and asked Yang Xizhi: "Grandma, do you think this baby is a boy or a girl?"
Yang Xizhi said with certainty: "A son!" Their family has been a single-son family for three generations, and they want a son.
My daughter still has to get married.
At this critical juncture of giving birth, it must be a son. If it is a daughter, what if the son is scared away?
Zhou Changshou narrowed his eyes and said nothing. Of course, he also hoped that the baby would be a son, so that their Zhou family would have a successor.
Zhou Boyang licked the corners of his dry lips, feeling scared. Giving birth was such a terrifying thing. He looked at his grandfather anxiously, "Should we go to the hospital? It's been so long."
If something happened...
Yang Xizhi rejected it outright, "What could possibly happen? When I gave birth to your dad, I also gave birth at home. Everyone goes through this. Only a few people give birth in hospitals. Besides, it has only been a short time since the birth. What could possibly go wrong? Don't talk nonsense."
Zhou Boyang could only remain silent.
The sun rose slowly from morning to noon. They ate something quickly and continued to wait. Zhou Changshou was already tired by this time.
I haven't slept a wink since it started in the middle of the night.
It was only because he wanted to find out the gender of the child he would have as soon as possible that he insisted on staying here and not taking a rest.
As they waited anxiously, they heard the baby's tender cry followed by a sharp howl.
Then Fang Rong shouted joyfully: "It's born! It's born!"
Zhou Changshou stood up immediately: "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Fang Rong immediately packed up and came out: "It's my son, I have a grandson, Dad, you have a great-grandson!"
"I have a great-grandson! That's great, that's great!" Zhou Changshou looked at the ugly old man and felt that he could never see enough of him.
Yang Xizhi also stood up happily, looked for a long time, then went into her room and opened the locked cabinet. She had just given birth to a child and her body was weak, so she had to be well nourished, otherwise she would not have the nutrition to feed her great-grandson.
His mother must eat enough so that she can have enough milk to feed him and make him plump and white.
Zhou Boyang wanted to stand up and look at the child, but his legs were weak.
He felt a little embarrassed and couldn't say it out loud, so he calmed down silently for a long time before he stood up and walked over to his grandfather, who was his son.
He became a father.
Zhou Boyang didn't know how to describe his feelings at this time.
I feel proud of being a father, but I also feel overwhelmed at not knowing how to take care of my child.
He is too small. It will take a long time for him to grow up.
Ding Minxiu fainted after giving birth. Not long after, she woke up feeling uneasy. She didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl, and she felt uneasy in her sleep. When she woke up, there was no one in the room.
It hurt so much that she had no strength at all. She moved her hands slightly and grabbed the quilt tightly. She wanted to call for help, but her voice was as quiet as a mosquito.
"Is anyone there?" The voice was so soft that only she could hear it.
Where have all the people gone?
Where are her children?
He is not with her either. Where did he go?
Ding Minxiu was extremely anxious but had no idea what to do. She couldn't help but wonder if no one would take care of her because she gave birth to a daughter?
She knew that they still cared about that job and what her father did.
There's nothing she can do.
I didn't think about it for too long, someone came in.
It was Fang Rong who was holding the egg and sugar water. Seeing her open her eyes, he quickened his pace happily: "You are awake, you must be hungry, come, eat something, you have to eat well, then you will have enough milk to feed the baby."
"Where is the child?" She didn't care about the food. What she wanted to know most was the child. Judging from her mother-in-law's attitude and the bowl of egg soup, she should have given birth to a son, right?
"The child is with his grandmother. Don't worry, he's fine. He's just a little over five pounds, so he's not strong enough. He needs to drink more milk to grow stronger."
"Yes, son?" Her voice was a little louder.
"Yes, it's a son!" Fang Rong smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.
Ding Minxiu breathed a sigh of relief and forced a relieved smile on her face. Now she was finally able to let herself lose consciousness without any worries.
Very good.
She gave birth to a son, so she no longer had to worry about the Zhou family. With this son, she was a hero to the Zhou family.
She gave birth, and the people nearby all knew about it through the happy publicity of Yang Xizhi. She also asked someone to deliver a message to Zhao Qiaoniang, officially informing relatives and friends that they had given birth to a boy.
Now that Ding Minxiu has given birth to a son for their family, she wants him to have a good relationship with her mother's family. There is no need to think about the situation with the Yu family, but her biological mother is still alive. No matter what, this is a piece of flesh and blood that fell from her body. She will try her best to subsidize her within her ability. If she does subsidize him, it will not be her great-grandson who will benefit in the end.
Knowing that Ding Minxiu had given birth to a son, Zhao Qiaoniang's face immediately showed joy. It's good to have a son, it's good to have a son. Having a son will make you feel strong.
She must have suffered a lot giving birth to this child, so she wanted to send her food.
Generally speaking, if a married daughter becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child, her parents' family must come forward, otherwise they will be looked down upon by her husband's family. If they have the conditions, they will send a chicken; if they don't, they will send eggs; if they have no conditions at all, they will send some fine grains.
She had already prepared clothes for the child, and now she was worried about what she should bring to nourish her body.
There was no need to think about the chicken at home, as they only had one and they relied on it to lay eggs to supplement the family's nutrition. They didn't have any eggs in stock and they couldn't store any eggs at all. If they wanted more, they could only go to the grocery store or exchange them with others privately.
She hadn't thought of this before, so she could only go look for it, but she might not be able to buy enough.
Fortunately, she borrowed some from others, about 20 in total, and was able to give them away. She was happy, and when she got home and saw her expression, Yu Xiangju was curious, "Mom, why are you so happy? What did you bring back?"
Zhao Qiaoniang's hands froze. "It's eggs. Minxiu gave birth. I prepared these for her. Xiaoju, can you please not tell anyone else about this, including dad, sister and brother?"
Yu Qingshan was working and Yu Manchang was working as a temporary worker in a brick factory, so they were the only two at home.
Yu Xiangju didn't understand, "Dad and the others are not others, why can't they say it?"
Zhao Qiaoniang was speechless for a while before she said, "This is a secret between the two of us. No one else knows about it except us two. Xiaoju, your dad and the others will be unhappy if they know about it. Mom doesn't want him to be unhappy, so just pretend you didn't see it, okay?"
Yu Xiangju nodded in confusion.
After entering the room and putting the eggs away, Zhao Qiaoniang's original happiness disappeared and she wiped away her tears.
She has to hide such a big happy event. Why does Minxiu have to do this?
Yu Xiangan came to the finance department to ask Yan Yuzhen about temporary workers. On the way, he met Song Shujing, who came to advance half a month's salary for the contractor. They came at the right time when the people inside were gossiping together. She was the protagonist of the gossip, and her tone was not controlled at all. She was outside the house, so she didn't need to eavesdrop, she could hear it clearly just by standing.
She simply stopped and pulled Song Shujing next to her to listen together.
Song Shujing was a little embarrassed. She didn't expect to encounter such an embarrassing situation. You know, she wouldn't have come to collect the money today, but her mother-in-law urged her so much that she had to come.
She was transferred from accountant to assistant to Deputy Director Wang. The new accountant was called Zheng Yingying. She was very young, in her early twenties, and had connections. She had heard Yan Yuzhen say more than once that the other party was a bit arrogant.
At the beginning, she was talking to Sun Qingchun, "I said, why don't you care at all? If you want a house, you can't fight for it yourself. How can you expect pie to fall from the sky? If there is one, there will be two. Don't you want to live in a new house?" She has a dormitory, but it is so old. She wants to live in a new house. She has no problem with the subscription money, but there are too few people coming forward now, and the factory is not interested in it.
Everyone just talks about it, but becomes quiet when it comes to taking action.
This is the case with Sun Qingchun.
If someone asked him if he wanted to subscribe to a new house, he would answer yes, but if he was asked to express this request to his superiors, he would not dare to do so.
"I don't expect pie in the sky, but everyone does."
He didn't want to stand out either.
Maybe everyone is just talking about it, but it is not easy to pay for it yourself, especially such a large sum of money.
Zheng Yingying didn't give up so easily. Among the three accountants, Yan Yuzhen had already moved into the new house, but Sun Qingchun and she had not.
There were three people at the teller's side, and none of them were there, so she pulled them along as well, "Don't you want to? Let's write the application together."
Li Jianguo was the first to refuse, "I can't do that. I have enough to live on." He had no money and didn't even dare to think about it.
Wang Yunlai was tempted, but he didn't want to stand out.
Deng Xiahong sneered, "Don't you think about it? The leaders above have basically moved into new houses. Wouldn't it require manpower and resources to organize it again?" The newcomer was related to the leaders above, but that relationship was not very strong. She asked directly what was wrong.
"If you want to live here, just do what the guy named Yu did and get close to the boss above you."
It was at this time that Yu Xiangan and the others walked out the door.
"If you hold on to the thigh and please the boss, you will get a promotion and salary increase, not to mention a new house!"
Song Shujing: “…”
She really shouldn't have come today.
Yan Yuzhen slammed the table immediately, "What's wrong with you? Don't talk nonsense here and mislead the newcomers. What's wrong with her living in a new house? She paid for it. You don't want to pay but still want to live in a new house. Don't you look at your qualifications? Have you made contributions to the factory? Have you earned honor for the factory? She deserves a promotion and a raise. She is capable! It was her idea to buy this house. I thank her, and we all thank her. Her ability is also seen by the leaders above. You also want to be promoted, so why don't you put forward your ideas? Why don't you write an article to report it? You only say these nonsense behind people's backs. Why don't you go and say it in front of Director Wang?"
Yu Xiangan pushed the door open and walked in. "Well said. Come, let's go to Director Wang and seek justice. Someone has an unfair misunderstanding about my promotion. In your mouth, Director Wang has become a person who is partial and corrupt. I think he should also want to clarify." She grabbed her arm and walked out.
Deng Xiahong's face turned pale in an instant. She grabbed the table with one hand and didn't want to leave. If she made trouble and reported it to Director Wang, how would she be able to stay here in the future?
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