After Yu Xiangyan was transferred back here, he planned to build a new house in the Red Star Brigade. The conditions were very convenient. After his worker status was confirmed, he could apply for his homestead. His own brigade produced red bricks. He did not have work points to exchange for them, but he could buy them with money.
Although he had to queue, there weren't many people ahead of him. Compared to selling to people from other villages, he had priority as a local.
As for the manpower for building the house, there is no need to worry about it. The surname Yu is a common surname in the Red Star Production Brigade, so there is no need to worry about not having enough manpower.
His grandparents were very excited about this. When he mentioned that he wanted to build a house, they said that they had already prepared the wood and other things and he didn't have to worry about it.
Yu Changyou has two sons. The younger son has a bright future and works as a worker in the county town. Generally speaking, he would put down roots there, so he would not build a house in his hometown. But now it is a coincidence that his second grandson is coming here. If he works as a worker here, it is only logical for him to build a house and settle down here. Then he will have another grandson under his nose and he can see him from time to time.
He was naturally happy.
After all, it was Yu Manchang who took the lead in making these bricks, so if any family was short of bricks, it would not be their turn.
So he built the house smoothly. It was a one-story bungalow with a large space and many rooms.
This is not enough to accommodate a few people. He and Wen Ruzhen have a daughter. Wen Ruzhen is two months pregnant and the baby will be born in eight months. The child's room needs to be prepared, and Wen Yizhen also needs his own room. If his father and others come back, if he has a room here, so many people won't have to squeeze into grandpa and uncle's house.
So this time he built six rooms at once, four of which were for living.
Fortunately, as a local, he could buy bricks at a lower price, but this almost wiped out his savings.
Half of his monthly salary now goes to Yu Xiangan. In addition, they have no work points living here, so they can only use money to exchange food and various things with others, and the total expenses are not small.
Yu Qingshan and Yu Xianghai went there early in the evening to help.
Yu Xiangan and his friends, along with Zhao Qiaoniang and Ye Qijia, walked over slowly with their two older and two younger children.
With four adults and four children, each taking one, there is no need to worry about crowded places in the car.
A while ago, I heard that a kidnapper came to a nearby commune and kidnapped several children. After that, they became more strict in watching the children here.
Be more careful in unfamiliar areas.
Zhao Qiaoniang held Yu Xiangju's hand and stared out the window in a daze in the car.
It was a good day. She looked at the blurry image on the glass window, curled her lips, and felt a little worried.
Over the past two years, everyone has lived in peace. She doesn't talk about Ding Minxiu at home. They know she is in contact with her and would secretly use their own salary to subsidize her, but they never stop them, maintaining a delicate balance.
Occasionally, she would have an urge to break this balance. She hoped that they could be together peacefully and wanted her to bring her son-in-law and grandson to talk to her openly.
Especially when Yu Xiangan's life was getting better and better.
It was her daughter who made the mistake in the beginning, but now because of her mistake, her life is better. If it weren't for that incident, she wouldn't have found such a good man now. In the end, she also benefited. That's about right, so she should feel better now, right?
Especially since Min-soo is not having a good time right now.
Yu Xiangju frowned and pulled at the corner of her clothes, "Mom, you are too strong and it hurts me."
Zhao Qiaoniang came back to her senses and forced a smile, "Xiao Ju, Mom was distracted, are you still in pain? Let me take a look."
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore, Mom, what are you thinking about?"
Zhao Qiaoniang: "Nothing, just thinking about how lively it will be later."
Her grandson accidentally ate something wrong and was sent to the hospital in time and saved, but it cost a lot of money. The little pocket money she had saved was almost all used up, and it was still a drop in the bucket. The bulk of the money was paid by the Zhou family. After all, she had too little money. She was old, and her hands, feet and eyes were not as nimble as before. The textile factory did not hire her this year. If she wanted to earn some money now, she could only make matchboxes at home.
If anything happens in the future, she won't be able to take out so much. Fortunately, the situation has stabilized now, and she will be fine after getting through this period. Thinking of this, she cheered up and said, "Xiao Ju, don't run around when you get there."
Yu Xiangju didn't understand the worry in her eyes and thought she was worried about him. "Mom, there won't be any kidnappers over there. I won't run around. I'll play with my nephews and nieces."
Yu Xiangan smiled and touched Yu Mingyao in his arms: "Did you hear that? Your uncle said he would play with you."
Mingyao, who is already over one year old and not as strong as his twin brother but not much different from an ordinary child, blew a bubble and smiled happily when he heard the word "play".
That look is so cute.
When they arrived, there were already quite a few people here. Qiao Qian was having lunch there, and the more people there were, the better, as it meant the place was becoming more and more popular.
The yards here are packed.
Yu Xiangan showed his face, greeted some elders, and then called all the little kids to play in a corner so as not to disturb the adults. As for how to make them behave, it was simple. Just put some candies in your pocket and take them out. Then they would be very obedient.
Even children who could not walk very smoothly would hold their fingers in their mouths and look at her eagerly. If she asked them to sit down, they would squat there without moving, being extremely well-behaved.
Before she came, Yu Xiangqing was responsible for taking care of these children. He was troubled by them. After she came, he quickly used the candy magic to calm them down. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You still have a way to deal with them."
"If you know what they like, you can make them obey you."
"You are patient and willing to give up. You like children. Why don't you hurry up and have one yourself?"
Xu Xiaojuan heard this and responded, "Don't worry, Xiao An. The fate of having a child comes when it should. Just like me, I didn't get pregnant the year before, but I got pregnant later. Now I'm pregnant with the second one. Xiao An, you've only been married for a short time, don't worry."
Yu Xiangqing also laughed, "I'm just asking casually. We're just getting started, there's really no need to rush."
Yu Xiangan looked up at the sky with a guilty conscience. It would be strange if she could get pregnant now. The two of them had avoided pregnancy. Neither of them wanted to get pregnant right after getting married and lose their world of two. They wanted to enjoy their time together for a while before considering having children.
Well, let's wait and see in a year?
Yu Xiangyan was a man who knew how to make friends. He made many friends when he was an educated youth in a foreign land, not to mention in his hometown.
Not long after Yu Xiangan arrived, he saw people constantly coming over during breaks in their work and handing him gifts.
Most of the people who came were young people about the same age as Yu Xiangle, including locals and educated youth.
Ruan Chenxi even ran over.
Yu Xiangan still remembers that when Yu Manchang got married, someone just picked up a small bundle of firewood from the roadside as a gift. It's almost the same now. The gifts people give are not expensive. He gives a handful of dried vegetables, he gives two kilograms of sweet potatoes, and eggs are expensive and are given by people with a good relationship.
The gift Ruan Chenxi gave was quite expensive; she gave half a pound of White Rabbit milk candy.
Yu Xiangan was a little surprised to see her, "You know my brother?"
Ruan Chenxi smiled and said, "I was also a little surprised when I found out he was your brother. You two siblings don't look very similar."
"Yes, he looks more like my dad. How did you two meet?"
"He helped me. One time I went into the mountains and encountered a snake. I was so scared that I hid in a tree and couldn't get down. The snake wouldn't leave and stayed under the tree. I shouted for a long time but no one passed by." She was okay with insects, but snakes really got to her heart and she didn't have the courage to deal with them.
"He happened to be passing by and heard it. He helped chase away the snake and helped me get down."
He also took her face into consideration and didn't say anything. The way he helped her down was to find some thick vines, make them into a rope, hang it on the tree, and let her hold the rope to come down.
If it weren't for his help, she might have to spend the night in the mountains and wait for others to find her the next day.
She didn't mention the details, but Yu Xiangan already understood what she said. It was her brother who "rescued the beauty". No wonder he gave her White Rabbit milk candy.
"I see."
"Yeah, I heard you got married."
"Yes." She came back once with Lin Chuanbai after getting married. In addition to her grandfather's family, there were other cousins who needed to be visited. However, she did not meet Ruan Chenxi at that time. This was the first time they met after getting married.
Ruan Chenxi looked around the crowd, "Which one is it?"
"You know my eldest brother, right? He's the tallest guy next to my eldest brother." Lin Chuanbai's height is quite outstanding in the South, 1.83 meters, and he may still grow taller.
As soon as she saw him, Ruan Chenxi was amazed, "He is really tall and handsome."
And he is very white and looks gentle.
Thinking of this, Ruan Chenxi sighed in her heart. People she knew were getting married one after another. Some educated youth had endured for a while, and seeing that there was no hope of returning home, they gradually found a way out for themselves. The simplest way was to find a suitable person to marry here. That way, they wouldn't have to work so hard.
Someone advised her to find one here, but she wanted to continue waiting and go back.
She hasn't been here for very long.
She is only 19 years old this year, and he can still wait.
Hearing her praise, Yu Xiangan smiled unconsciously.
Ruan Chenxi: "You two are a perfect match. I wish you two a long and happy marriage and a son soon."
"Thank you for your good words..."
After chatting for a while, she went back. She came during her break at work. Before leaving, Yu Xiangan gave her a red paper bag containing peanuts and fried beans.
Give one pack to each person who comes to give gifts.
Yu Manwu saw Ruan Chenxi leaving and walked over reluctantly, "Sister Xiaoan, you were just talking to Ruan Zhiqing. You two seem to have a good relationship."
Yu Xiangan: “Not bad.”
"What kind of person do you think Ruan Zhiqing is?"
Seeing his shy look, Yu Xiangan understood that he was in love. However, judging from the girl's attitude, was this unrequited love?
She pretended not to notice, "What? I don't understand what you mean."
"Just what kind of person do you think she is, her personality and so on."
Seeing that he was a little anxious, Yu Xiangan smiled and said, "Well, although I have known her for a while, I haven't spent a long time with her. As you know, I don't come back very often, so I can only roughly tell you my impression of her. She is a resilient person who will try hard to adapt to life. She is strong and brave, has her own ideas and opinions, which cannot be easily changed by others."
The two of them first met because she took the initiative to strike up a conversation and mustered up the courage.
Later, she suspected that she was being followed, so she immediately sought help and moved in with a reputable local family, thus solving her own safety problem.
Apart from the fact that she was still not good at farm work and did not earn many work points in the fields, she had not heard anyone say that she had any other shortcomings.
She earned few work points, but her family would give her subsidies, so she could still make ends meet.
Yu Manwu smiled and said, "I also think she is an independent and strong girl."
"Also, her family should be well off and they should love her."
It's okay for a while, but if you go to the countryside for a long time and are willing to subsidize your children, these two conditions are indispensable.
Yu Manyu had anticipated this, but now that he was helping to make bricks, he earned a lot of work points and a lot of money each year.
In their village, he was in the same group as the previous one.
Thinking of this, he felt happy.
If she wants to settle down here, I should have hope, right?
"Then do you know if she wants to stay here? I've seen other female educated youth marry people from our village."
He asked in what he thought was a tactful way, but Yu Xiangan remained calm, "I haven't heard her mention it, and she's not that old."
Yu Xiangan silently calculated their ages in her heart. If she remembered correctly, Ruan Chenxi seemed to be one year older than him.
Thinking of this, she shook her head. She couldn't help with this matter. As far as she was concerned, she still wanted to go back to the city.
She was a little thirsty, so she went into the kitchen to get a bowl of water, and then Zhang Chahua stopped her: "Xiao An, don't leave. I saw you talking to Ruan Zhiqing. What were you talking about?"
As the saying goes, people become more intelligent as they grow older. Zhang Chahua lived a long life, and although she did not become an intelligent person, she was able to see through many things. As for her grandson, the young Mu Ai, he just thought he concealed his ignorance very well and others could not see through it.
"We didn't say much, just chatted for a while, she asked me about my marriage, gave me her blessing, and then she went back."
Zhang Chahua was a little disappointed. "Is that so? Xiao An, what do you know about this female educated youth? Talk to grandma. Grandma wants to know more."
What else did Yu Xiangan not understand now? She had never heard her say that she wanted to know someone before. "Grandma, if you ask, I will tell you everything I know."
"Does she want to settle down here and marry someone from our village?"
"She didn't say it, but I think she wants to go back to the city."
"Which educated youth doesn't want to go back to the city? But you have to be able to go back. Look at your second brother. How much effort he put in to get back here."
"So what do you think of her as a person, in terms of character?"
Zhang Chahua felt that this educated youth was not bad. Needless to say, he was good-looking, so it was no wonder that her grandson fell in love with him. He was also educated, and his grandchildren would look more or less like him. They would definitely be educated people, so their family conditions were not bad.
Now the new house is under construction and will be completed next year. The three brand new and bright rooms are not far from their home. The eldest son in the family is a worker, and the eldest grandson is not a worker, but the dividends from making bricks at the end of the year are no less than those of a worker.
Now it seems that we may have to wait. If she really insists on going back to the city, it means that they are not destined to be together and her heart is not here. It will be useless. She sees this clearly.
I heard before that there was a young intellectual in a commune whose family suddenly found a way to let her go back. She immediately left her husband and children behind and left without looking back.
If her heart is not there, you can keep her for a while, but you can't keep her for a long time. If she is sincere, then the two of them can live in harmony.
"Grandma, why are you asking me about this? I've only been with her for a short time."
"Hey, this guy, many people look different in front of different people."
That's true.
"I have a good impression of him. He is quite rational and organized..."
When it was time for dinner, fewer people came, and when the meal started, only relatives were left, sitting at three tables with people.
Yu Shunwen also told a piece of good news at the dinner table. It was indeed good news. Wen Yizheng had developed a new kind of paper that could be used for writing. The paper they were producing now was just straw paper.
Now you can make your own book.
They had thought of ways before, but they were unsuccessful. However, Wen Yizheng discovered the trick.
I can't say much about his contribution, but he has no problem getting a regular job.
And Yu Shunwen has even bigger goals.
They now rely on manpower, or at most animal power, and some small tools that can be more convenient, but they have no equipment.
He wants to introduce a set of equipment.
It doesn't matter how old it is, as long as it works.
By then, they will really rise up.
Upon hearing the news, Wen Ruzhen was stunned, then immediately stood up, her voice trembling with excitement, "Thank you so much for this."
"Hahaha, don't thank me. This is because he has the ability. If he doesn't have the ability, there's nothing I can do. I just found out about this today. It's a great chance for you to have a double happiness."
Wen Ruzhen was extremely happy and looked at Wen Yizhen happily.
Her younger brother was in poor health. He was weak since birth. In the past, as long as nothing happened in their family, they would take good care of him. When she went to the countryside, she was fine with everything else, but she was afraid that something might happen to him and he wouldn't be able to hold on. But he was stubborn and insisted on going to the fields. She felt very sad when she saw him. Now he is better, and she can finally rest assured.
Wen Yizheng was also laughing.
He poured a glass of wine for Yu Shunwen: "If it weren't for you, the captain, giving me this opportunity, I wouldn't be here now."
Yu Qingshan took a careful look at Wen Yizheng. He was very thin, tall, and good-looking, but too thin. He looked as if a gust of wind could blow him away. He did not look very strong. No wonder his sister was so worried. It was said that the Wen family had only one son.
Now we have finally made it through.
Yang Huili was thinking about another thing, "In this case, will the factory be hiring again?"
Yu Shunwen: "Yes, we are hiring again, but we are still hiring temporary workers."
There is a huge difference between regular workers and temporary workers.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to, but there are only so many places available.
"It's fine to be a temporary worker. It's good to be a temporary worker. You can get paid every month. Do you think it's okay for our family to have a full-time job? He has the strength too."
Yu Mansheng is also sixteen years old this year and can do the job of a temporary worker.
Making paper is hard work, but is it as hard as working in the fields?
Manwu is now working with Manchang in the brick kiln. Since she is not strong enough, she might as well go to the paper mill. If she can get a formal job, she won't have to worry about him anymore.
After dinner, Yu Manchang and his colleagues went to work or to the fields, leaving Yu Xiangan and the others to relax.
Yu Xiangan took Lin Chuanbai to see the chrysanthemums: "Come on, I'll take you to see the natural sea of flowers."
That hilltop is covered with wild chrysanthemums, which looks extremely touching in this season.
The locals are used to it and don’t feel anything about it, but if the new educated youth see it, they will definitely praise it.
Lin Chuanbai also came to see it last time, but it was not as vast as it is now. He opened his arms and breathed the air here, "It's so beautiful!"
Yu Xiangan looked at the sea of flowers and said, "Yes, this is the charm of nature."
Lin Chuanbai held her hand and said, "Does it look like we have come to a scenic spot on purpose? Let's go in and take a look..."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Time passed quickly, and it was the autumn of 1975 in a blink of an eye.
At this time, five years had passed since she came into this world.
Three years have passed since she married Lin Chuanbai.
A year and a half had passed since she gave birth to her two big cuties.
Now, she and Lin Chuanbai's twin children are over one year old, just learning to speak and are the cutest.
When they are at work, they put their children in the daycare center of the food factory, and take them home after get off work.
There are always some people who have no elderly people at home to help, so they have to take care of their children by themselves. However, they have to go to work and are too busy, so who will take care of their children?
Nursery classes came into being.
Employees can leave their children here and pay a little money every month without having to worry about them.
For the people in the factory, there is no loss, as the money collected every month can cover the expenses.
When Yu Xiangan gave birth to these two children, there was no one to help take care of them. Grandpa Lin Chuanbai was not a good parent and he was also old. On Yu Xiangan's side, Yu Qingshan had to go to work, and Zhao Qiaoniang...it was a bit tricky. Yu Xiangan would not ask her for help, so after the confinement, the children were sent to Yao Cuifen. However, Yao Cuifen and Qin Qiang were also old, and it was very torturous to take care of children, so she asked a clean person to help take care of them. She left the children with her grandmother purely because she was afraid that she would bully the children where they could not see.
When the child is older and can speak, he will go to the nursery and play with his friends.
When Yu Xiangan finished the work at hand, it was already past the time to get off work. She hurriedly packed up her things and went to the nursery. Lin Chuanbai was already there, holding one of the children's hands and talking to him.
"Mom!" Her daughter Lin Yining was sharp-eyed and saw her first. She immediately broke free from her father's hand, rushed up like a little cannonball, hugged her thighs, and shouted crisply.
With his younger sister as an example, Lin Yihong also rushed over, hugged his mother's thighs, and looked at her eagerly: "Mom, I'm hungry!"
"Okay, I'm hungry, let's go back and eat something first."
Lin Chuanbai came over, squatted helplessly, and sighed softly with some resentment: "Okay, you two, one by one, abandoned Dad when you saw Mom, Dad is so sad."
Seeing him like this, her little cotton-padded jacket patted his face comfortingly, "Daddy, don't be sad."
"Okay, don't be sad, let's go home."
Dad was easily comforted by his little girl's words. He hugged her and stood up.
Yu Xiangan held Lin Yihong's hand, and the two of them walked towards the bicycle shed near the door.
Their bicycles were all parked there, and there was a special seat for children on the back of their bicycles. They had someone make a rattan chair for the children to sit on.
Then the couple each took one child and rode back on their bicycles.
This is a moment of the day that the two children love very much. Sitting on the bicycles, feeling the wind blowing past them, they shout and yell with joy on the back and they never get tired of it no matter how many times they do it.
After returning home, the little girl went to the refrigerator first, patted the door, pulled it hard, opened it, and then looked at Lin Chuanbai with expectant eyes.
"Eat ice."
Lin Chuanbai tapped her little nose and said, "No, this is too cold. Have you forgotten that you have diarrhea?"
Lin Yihong also wanted to eat, and hurriedly said, "I don't have any, I'll eat it!"
Yu Xiangan puts a lot of delicious food in the refrigerator, including the mung bean popsicles and milk ice she made. In summer and the season like this when the autumn heat is exerting its power, the refrigerator is a magic weapon.
The two little guys started thinking about it as soon as they saw it.
Lin Chuanbai patted his head, "How can you feel embarrassed to eat alone when your sister can't eat? And you just ate yesterday, so you can't eat today."
Yu Xiangan heard it and said, "There is some green bean paste made of well water at the bottom of the cupboard. Take it out and give each of them a small bowl. They are both hungry, so take out the biscuits on top of the refrigerator. But they can't eat too much. Just two slices each." If they eat too much, they won't be able to finish the main meal.
When she heard about the mung bean paste, Lin Yining cheered and looked at her father in her cute little voice, impatiently saying, "I want to eat mung bean paste, I want to eat cookies."
"Okay, Dad will get it for you. Wash your hands first. Don't forget to wash your hands before eating."
He helped them wash their hands, took out biscuits and mung bean paste and fed them.
They are still young, and if they are allowed to do it themselves, it will be easy for them to get their clothes dirty if they eat such soupy food.
Yu Xiangan opened the cabinet in the kitchen, looked at the noodles and rice noodles inside, and asked them, "Do you want to eat noodles or rice noodles?"
Lin Yihong: “Noodles!”
The brother answered, and Lin Yining followed suit, "Noodles!"
"Then let's eat noodles." The two younger ones made the decision. Lin Chuanbai could eat anything.
Yu Xiangan took out a handful of noodles and made some cold noodles. In this weather, he really didn't want to eat hot food.
After feeding them both mung bean paste, Lin Chuanbai came in to help, but it didn't take much effort now, and there was nothing he could do, so he ran out again and took the two little ones with building blocks and started playing with them in the corner.
Lin Yihong likes to build blocks, especially houses. "Dad, look, a big house."
Lin Yining, "Brother, house!" She clapped her hands happily and showed her support.
Seeing her like this, Lin Yihong pushed it back and started over, "Sister, watch the car!"
It’s good to have company. They don’t need adults to accompany them all the time. The two of them can play together.
Lin Chuanbai took out the newspaper and looked at what was written in the newspaper today.
When Yu Xiangan brought out a pot of noodles, the two of them immediately put down the building blocks in their hands, because the delicious food was coming!
After taking a bite, he said, "Mom, it's delicious!"
The little cotton-padded jacket praises me every day.
What could make a chef happier than hearing a genuine compliment?
Yu Xiangan bent down and kissed her.
"Thank you, Mom will continue to work hard to make it more delicious."
The family was happily having dinner when Lin Duzhong suddenly ran over with red eyes. He grabbed Lin Chuanbai's hand and said in a choked voice, "Chuanbai, someone from your dad's side just called and said there was an accident. Your dad was seriously injured, and the doctor said he might not be able to be saved. You should pack your things quickly and call your sister, let's go together! Your dad hasn't even seen these grandchildren in person yet." At the end of his words, he burst into tears. Could it be that he was going to see his young ones off?
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