When Lei Ming and his group came back, he immediately ordered 6,000 cotton-padded jackets, 1,000 pajamas, and 100 scarves.
Yu Xiangan knew whether their business was doing well or not without asking.
This time, Lei Ming tentatively bought some canned food, almost half of which were canned fish, which were relatively cheap.
This can is just for testing the waters, so the quantity is not large.
After running back and forth several times, the quantity became larger and larger, and their cooperation became more and more tacit. Yu Xiangan sent the goods directly to the train station, and they sent someone to meet them, set off with the car, and deliver them directly to the destination, and they would transfer to another car when the time came.
Lin Chuanbai felt that he was witnessing history and was also experiencing history. In addition to international trade, there was also the compulsory education implemented this year. Before the implementation of compulsory education, children had to pay tuition to go to school, and the tuition was not cheap, especially for children in rural areas.
A few dollars a year may not seem like much, but if you do the math, apart from tuition, book fees, and miscellaneous fees, you also have to factor in the housework that a child of this age will no longer be able to do when he goes to school, the need to look after younger siblings, and the light work in the fields... When all these are taken into account, people at home in financial difficulty really cannot afford to send their children to school.
After tuition was waived, many people knew the benefits of going to college, so they were willing to send their children to school. If their children could make a name for themselves, it would mean a change of status. As for book fees and tuition fees... there were still old books available, so they could buy a set and use them forever. As for tuition fees, if they could be overcome by themselves, they would; it didn’t cost much.
Some people send their children there with the mentality that if they don't take advantage of a good deal, they'd be a bastard. Some children in the family were originally unwilling to spend the money to send them to school, but now that tuition is free, if they don't go, they won't be able to take advantage of this good deal. No matter what their mentality is for sending their children to school, it will undoubtedly have a far-reaching impact on the children's future.
Suddenly, the number of children sent to school increased dramatically. Most of them were boys. There were also quite a few girls, but still fewer than boys.
But it's already a big improvement.
Chen Xiaoyang was very happy about this and supported her nieces to go to school when they were old enough. It was so great to go to school. She wanted to go to school before but couldn't because her family was too poor. She didn't blame them because her brother didn't go to school all the time either. He had to attend literacy classes later and learn to write his own name and read numbers.
She has no problem reading and writing now, which she achieved after entering the factory by asking others for advice and learning on her own. It is very hard work, and she has to rack her brains after being tired from work. If she had gone to school when she was a child, she would have seized more opportunities, and she might have been promoted now.
Liu Sanbao was also happy, and she took advantage of her day off to go back to her hometown.
She was lucky. She left her hometown with all her might to make a living. Not long after, she was recruited by Yu Xiangan to be her assistant. She followed her from the beginning. She was not very capable, but she was very careful. She remembered everything that needed to be done. She also prepared in advance for any needs of her boss to avoid being caught off guard.
Because of her good work performance, her salary naturally increased.
She went back to tell her brothers from her mother's family the good news.
It's different from her time. There were not many children in her generation, so she was sent to school even though she was a girl. However, her brothers had too many children in the next generation, and if they all sent them to school, the family would be in financial difficulty. Now that there is compulsory education, if they all send them to school, they can't rely on these half-grown boys and girls to support the family.
Where there are those who support compulsory education, there are also those who oppose it. The strongest opponents are girls, such as girls aged eight or nine.
There are many things she can do at this age. She can take care of her younger brothers and sisters who cannot take care of themselves, feed chickens, wash clothes, cook, feed pigs, dry clothes, and take care of the vegetable garden, weed, pick peanuts. She can act like a half-adult. If she goes to school, although it is free, there will be no one to do these jobs, and no one will cook for the family.
However, compulsory education is a requirement for everyone to attend. If they are unwilling to do so, the village party secretary and village team leader will be mobilized to persuade them to agree.
Most people would be sent to school after these people showed up, but there were some who, no matter what was said, would not want to go, saying that their families couldn't leave without them.
It's useless for girls to read so many books, they will still get married when they get older.
If they are sent to school, there will be no one to do the housework and no one to take care of their younger brothers and sisters. If the adults stay at home to work, they will have no food to eat.
Then there is a compromise, which is to take the younger siblings to the classroom for classes. As long as they can keep the children from being too noisy, the teacher will not care. Going to school is not easy, but you have to overcome it if you can. If you can go far on the path of studying, it can change your life.
The twins witnessed this sort of thing a few times, and felt happy by contrast, thinking that their family was really nice.
Although mom and dad are not together all day long, they both work to earn money and provide a better life.
They have enough to eat, enough clothes to wear, can go to school, and have many interest classes to attend.
Although sometimes their parents are so loving that the brother and sister seem a little redundant. For example, when they live together, they often think that the two of them are an eyesore when they are together. They either go into the room or go out together, and no one knows where they are going.
The disliked Lin Yihong and Lin Yining: "..."
These eyes have seen so much.
They are in the sixth grade now, which is not too young. Those who are smart enough already know what love is.
The twins are both good-looking and have received several love confession letters.
But they were all rejected.
Lin Yihong: "I want to go to college and fall in love."
Lin Yining: "You are not my type, I'm sorry." Her partner must be good-looking!
They all had the same idea and kept the matter secret.
Didn’t tell mom and dad.
This year Yu Qingshan built a house with his own money.
With the salary and bonus he received from Yu Xiangan, he built a three-story house.
The house is not completely finished yet, but it has one advantage: it is large and has plenty of rooms.
If the whole family gets together, they can all stay here.
There is a difference between living in his house and living in his daughter's house. For Yu Xianghai and his family, living in his father's place is legitimate, but if they live in Yu Xiangan's place, they have to be more careful.
The house was built in the special zone, which is not a particularly prosperous place, but is not far from the factory.
After it was built, Yu Qingshan would not live there on a daily basis, and would still live in the house in the factory with Yu Xiangan.
Yu Xiangan went to see it after it was completed and found that there were really a lot of rooms.
It can't be too little. Let's do the math. Yu Xianghai's family of five, Yu Xiangyan's family of five, Yu Xiangqing's family of three, her family of four, and Yu Xiangju is still single, but at least he is a family of three. That means there must be at least sixteen rooms, a total of three floors, with an average of six rooms on each floor.
If the place is too small, it will be difficult to maneuver.
After it is completed, things will be filled in next year. Yu Qingshan plans to find an opportunity next year to call all the children over for a good gathering.
Even if his son and daughter don't have time to come back, what about his grandchildren? They are all students and have winter and summer vacations.
These children in my family grew up together, so there is no need to talk about the close relationship between them. However, if the next generation does not get along with each other for a long time, they will just be strangers with blood relationship.
Yu Xiangan agreed with his words. It was indeed the right thing to do. "How about this. During the winter vacation next year, let them all come here and live there. By then, the house will be renovated. Then I will enroll them in a class and let them take classes together. This way, they can increase their knowledge and cultivate feelings."
Yu Qingshan nodded: "This is good."
That’s how it’s settled.
During the Chinese New Year, Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai returned to the village and Baishi County together to reunite with their grandmother Zhang Chahua, grandparents Qin Qiang and Yao Cuifen.
Seeing this lively scene and thinking about the ages of these elderly people, many passers-by sighed that they are blessed.
But just a few days after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhang Chahua stopped breathing during her nap at noon.
At her age, and having died without any illness, it was a happy funeral, but, she is gone just like that.
Yu Qingshan was mentally prepared, but sadness was inevitable. He lost several kilograms after the funeral. Yu Qingbao even fell ill after the funeral. His health was not as good as that of his younger brother Yu Qingshan. The funeral was held in their hometown and he was the eldest son, so he had to take care of many things. After the funeral, the breath he had been holding on to was gone and he fell ill.
Many people talked about this funeral with great relish. Things are different now than in the past. People now pay more attention to pomp and circumstance. Birth, aging, sickness and death, life and death are the most important. This funeral was very decent. It's not that it was luxurious, but it was particular and everything that should be done was done to the extreme. Coupled with these promising filial sons and grandsons, many elderly people nag to their children.
They dare not think about having so many promising descendants when they die, even just one would be great.
Misfortunes never come alone, and blessings never come in pairs. Not long after the funeral, Qin Qiang fell at home. Not long after that, he died. His organs had aged too rapidly.
Yao Cuifen was a little dazed when he passed away. She was the one in poor health and she was also the one who had been hospitalized for such a long time. How could he die before her?
She couldn't figure it out.
He ate less and less, and was sent to the hospital, but the doctors were powerless to help him. Birth, aging, sickness and death, this is the law of nature.
This year, three elderly people passed away one after another. Yu Xiangan felt a little depressed. Watching the children grow up year by year, he felt a sense of accomplishment, but for the elderly, their lifespan was getting shorter and shorter, and this year marked the end of their lifespan.
After three consecutive funerals, it took the Yu family a long time to recover.
During the funeral, Yu Mingjie also brought his girlfriend with him. They were originally discussing marriage. If it weren't for the series of funerals this year, they would have had a wedding.
Now the wedding has been postponed to next year.
Yu Xianghai and Ye Qijiajia were very concerned about their future daughter-in-law. This girl was good, of medium height and somewhat plump, which they thought was a very blessed appearance. Moreover, they were classmates from the same school. They were in different classes and did not know each other before, but after they were both assigned to the power plant, the two young people slowly came together.
Her parents are also outstanding, her father is an engineer and her mother is a nurse.
Yu Xiangan had mixed feelings about this. However, if they had a child, she would be promoted to an aunt and suddenly become a grandmother.
I feel a little depressed.
This semester is also a critical time for the sixth grade of elementary school. The twins have to take exams and then go to junior high school.
The affiliated middle school they attend has a strong faculty, is popular with parents, and also has academic requirements. Judging from the twins' top grades in the past, there is no need to worry too much.
However, Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan still spent more time and energy tutoring them.
The two of them studied hard. Although they felt a sense of urgency in their studies because they were under great scrutiny, their parents stayed at home more often, which made them happy.
When they finished their exams, Yu Mansheng welcomed his and Lu Anran's second child.
It's a boy.
It just happens to form a good word.
Yu Mansheng and his daughter Cailan looked at the ugly baby with a silly smile and greeted him, "Hello, I'm your father."
Cai Lan looked at the baby, then at the father, "Is it really born by the mother?"
Yu Mansheng: "That's the one the doctor just carried out."
Cai Lan wrinkled her nose and said one word, "Ugly!"
Yu Mansheng laughed, "You were like this when you were born."
Cai Lan's eyes widened in disbelief, and she shook her head rapidly, denying repeatedly, "No, I'm not."
Yu Mansheng: "It's true. I still have the photos. Go home and look through the album. Don't despise your brother's current appearance. You look so handsome now. Your brother will be as handsome as he is when he grows up."
Cai Lan was a little skeptical, "Really?"
Yu Mansheng: “Of course it’s true.”
Cai Lan looked at Yu Xiangan: "Aunt, is what my father said true?" She still didn't want to believe it. She used to be so ugly.
Yu Xiangan suppressed his laughter and nodded: "Newborn babies are all like this. As long as you take good care of your brother, he will look more and more like you."
After hearing this, she nodded very seriously, "Okay, I'll take care of him and make him grow up quickly. He's too ugly now..."
Yu Mansheng was overjoyed: "You are still young, let your parents take care of your brother, you should take care of yourself first, okay?"
…
Just like last time, it was Yang Huili who took care of Lu Anran after she gave birth.
Yang Huili can't get away from them at all now. The older one is only three years old, and the younger one has just been born. There is no place for her to rest assured for either of them.
There is a nanny at home, but the child is too young and won’t say anything if he is bullied. He still needs someone to look after him.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are getting along pretty well now. Lu Anran tries her best to avoid things that Yang Huili doesn't like and not let her see her extravagant behavior. Yang Huili will also turn a blind eye to the family expenses. Since the child can earn money, then spend more.
The two people understand each other, so there are fewer disputes. With Yu Mansheng and the children acting as glue in the middle, their relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is now relatively harmonious.
The twins finished their exams, and their aunt gave birth to a little brother. She also came to see them. Looking at this tiny human, she was amazed, saying it was magical. It looks ugly now, but will become handsome after some time.
It's like magic.
Lin Yining was very desperate when she first found out that she was that ugly, because she thought at that time that she was that ugly before and would be that ugly in the future. Now that she has grown up, she looks back at her thoughts at that time and feels both amused and helpless. She doesn't know what she was thinking at that time.
This is the second child, and Lu Anran didn't have such a hard time giving birth. She looked at the twins with a smile on her face. Now that she has both a son and a daughter, she is very satisfied: "How are you going to plan this summer vacation?"
Lin Yihong replied, "Go to my grandfather." Her eyes sparkled.
Their grandfather is no longer in Qincheng, but in a city closer to the sea. They will spend some time with their great-grandfather and grandfather during this summer vacation, and then they will go to the navy, where they may have the opportunity to go on and take a look at the huge warship.
It's not confirmed yet, so she didn't say it.
Lu Anran smiled again: "It's a rare holiday, you must have fun, but don't put down your studies when you are having fun, otherwise it will be hard for you to pick it up again."
They have summer homework. Speaking of doing summer homework, Lin Yining sighed, "In order to have fun when we have fun, we have already started doing it. We will go out after finishing it. This way, when we have fun, we don't have to worry about counting the days and calculating that we don't have enough time to finish our homework."
Lu Anran: "My dear children, when your brothers and sisters go to school, I will be satisfied if they are half as sensible as you are."
Yang Huili didn't like to hear this, even if it was said by her grandchildren's mother. "They are brothers and sisters. They will go to school the same way. They will be good children, good grades, polite, and considerate, just like their older brothers and sisters."
Yang Huili didn't understand those interest classes and training courses, but she had eyes and could see that Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan had educated the twins very well. Not to mention that their academic performance was among the best, but also her eyes lit up when they talked to them or asked them to demonstrate their specialties. Such little ladies and young masters, her youngest son's grandchildren should be similar in the future.
They spent a lot of money to raise such a child, and her youngest son was not short of money, so naturally he would pay attention to his child's education.
Even if I can't be sent to a military unit to experience life like the twins, that experience is not necessary.
Lin Chuanbai had something to do and couldn't leave, so Yu Xiangan and Yu Qingshan sent them to the north together.
It would be no problem for Yu Xiangan to send two children over by himself, but Yu Qingshan was worried. His little daughter was well-maintained. If she changed into casual clothes and wore more daily clothes, without looking at her aura, she would look like a girl in her twenties.
It was fine when he went there, but when he came back he was alone. Yu Qingshan couldn't let him go, so he went with him.
When Li Yujiao saw Yu Xiangan's appearance, she touched her face unconsciously. She was also the type who took good care of herself, but now she was not good enough. The traces of time were becoming more and more obvious. She also used the beauty products produced by Yu Xiangan's factory, but the effect was not so good. Is she naturally beautiful, or did she use other products?
She asked, and Yu Xiangan shook his head: "No, I don't use other products."
Li Yujiao was not discouraged: "Then is there anything special about your food?"
Yu Xiangan, "I eat a lot of different things, is that special?"
She eats everything that is delicious and occasionally tries foreign cuisine.
If we really have to say that she used something special, it would be the spiritual spring water. The effect of this spiritual spring water cannot be seen at first glance, but after taking it for a long time, it has silently transformed her body and made her healthier. The skin on her face represents her physical condition.
Traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses symptoms by looking, smelling, asking and palpating. "Looking" means examining the patient's face to determine the symptoms.
Lin Duzhong greeted them, and Yu Xiangan took out the two jars of wine he had brought with him. In addition, there were two ginsengs, one over 30 years old and the other over 50 years old. Their ages were not too outstanding and could be bought with some effort. They were not as rare as those that were over a hundred years old.
This is what Lin Duzhong said he wanted.
"Grandpa, what do you want this ginseng for? Don't you still have ginseng wine?"
Lin Duzhong: "Yes, there is some, but I was entrusted by someone to do this. I didn't ask for it myself. I will give you the money back no matter how much it cost."
If Lin Duzhong wants it, I won’t charge you. If he buys it for someone else, I’ll sell it at the market price.
"Grandpa, this ginseng is becoming increasingly rare."
Lin Duzhong nodded: "Yes, this one is of good quality. I also saw one on the market. That one is OK, but the medicinal properties have almost evaporated and cannot be used."
Yu Qingshan looked around the house. His in-laws used to live in the staff quarters of the machinery factory and were allocated a house with three bedrooms and two living rooms. Now that their status has been raised, the house allocated to them is a two-story building with a small courtyard.
The treatment and level can be seen from the house.
Seeing him looking around, Yu Xiangan also turned his gaze around: "Where's Dad?"
I didn’t see Lin Houpu, but that’s not surprising, as Lin Houpu is a very busy man.
Lin Duzhong: “At work.”
Yu Xiangan: "Where's Tiandong? He's not here either. Isn't he coming back during the summer vacation?"
"He's not coming back, and I don't know what he's going to do." Li Yujiao continued.
Lin Duzhong: "Didn't he say he was going to visit a friend's house? He's not young anymore, so he can do whatever he wants. Making friends is necessary for communication."
Li Yujiao understood this logic, but she was a mother and she missed her son. She had thought that they could spend a good time together during the long summer vacation, but he didn't come back.
Lin Duzhong looked at Yu Qingshan and said, "When your child went to school, you shouldn't have been so worried."
Yu Qingshan smiled, "My situation was different. When they were admitted to university, their children were already so old. It was different."
Being old enough to have children, he doesn't have to worry too much. This is different from Lin Tiandong. He is not yet twenty years old, and he has always been a student and has never worked. So even if he is an adult, he will still be treated as a child. Of course, he will be more careful if the child does not come home and goes out with friends.
…
Yu Xiangan didn't stay here for too long. He went back after two days. The twins stayed here. They were going to wait for Lin Yuejing from their uncle's family. Then they would go to a certain army on the seaside for training together.
When school is about to start, Yu Xiangan will come to pick them up.
When the summer vacation was over, when Yu Xiangan came to pick them up, he saw that the twins had become several shades darker, and Lin Yihong's skin color was two shades darker than Lin Yining's.
He didn't pay much attention to sun protection, but Lin Yining was different. She would sunbathe as little as possible, but if she had to sunbathe, then sunscreen was a must. She brought a lot, enough for her.
The difference between with and without makeup is still quite obvious. Although she is darker now, at least she is not as dark as her brother. Lin Yining is already satisfied.
When she goes back to school, she will cover herself up for a few months and her skin will become white again. This is what she is most satisfied with. Too much sun exposure will make you darker, but it is also easy for you to become white again.
This is the first time that Lin Yuejing has trained with them. Although they are cousins, they are not very familiar with each other. They rarely met before, but they just knew that there was such a person. However, after more than a month of "sharing hardships", she and Lin Yining are now chattering and almost talking about everything. When they are about to separate, Lin Yuejing is reluctant to leave Lin Yining. She has no other sisters of this age, and Lin Yining is the only one. "It would be great if we all went to the same school, so that we can see each other every day and talk every day."
Lin Yining was reluctant to leave: "We agreed to spend the summer together, and when you go back, write to me and call me, and I will call you too."
Lin Yuejing: "Okay, we'll be together during the summer vacation from now on. I'll call you when I get back to let you know I'm safe, but you'd better write to me on a daily basis. Phone calls are expensive and may hinder adults from doing things."
Lin Yining: "Yeah, except for urgent matters, we can just write letters when we chat..."
The two sisters said goodbye to each other reluctantly.
Lin Duzhong and Lin Houpu both watched this scene with a smile.
This is the harmonious scene they want to see.
Yu Xiangan went to pick them up and they were about to start junior high school in two days. When school started, Wang Lipan's skin color became several shades darker, just like theirs.
Lin Yining: "...Do you want me to recommend a recipe to you? I specifically asked my mom, and eating these foods has a whitening effect."
She knew he could be dark-skinned, but he looked better with fair skin.
Wang Lipan decisively refused: "Thank you, but no thanks."
They were classmates, and coincidentally, the head teacher was an acquaintance, none other than Chen Yi's father.
He still remembered the twins. They were very friendly and gave very specific advice when there was anything they needed.
He felt that he treated them better than the little fat boy. And once he mentioned the blue and white porcelain bowl, Lin Yining asked Lin Chuanbai after returning home: "Dad, did you send the bowls for appraisal? Are they fake?"
Lin Chuanbai: "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
Lin Yining explained the reason: "I think he is so good to both of us, so I was wondering if Chen Yi's father thinks that you deliberately found a legitimate reason to help their family, so you..." Otherwise, she couldn't think of any other reason, but this one was good, and to be honest, she felt a little uncomfortable.
Lin Chuanbai put the bowl in the cabinet and never took it out or sent it for appraisal.
"Your birthday is coming soon, so this pair of bowls will be your birthday present this year."
Lin Yining: “???”
Their birthdays are still quite a while away, right?
"Dad, I don't understand."
Lin Chuanbai stood up and said, "I don't understand. Then go back and think about it slowly. I will give you your birthday presents in advance."
Lin Yining went to find Lin Yihong: "Brother, what do you mean by dad?"
Lin Yihong: "...Do you want us to identify it ourselves? I think with Dad's personality, he would have put it aside after the incident. Dad doesn't know whether it's true or not."
Lin Yining: "Then let's go for the appraisal, then what?"
Lin Yihong: "Let's get it authenticated first. If it's real, this is a normal transaction. If it's fake, then it's actually real. Teacher Chen doesn't have to feel burdened."
Lin Yining understood: "We should be able to afford the appraisal fee." Their pocket money has become more abundant since they entered junior high school, plus there are still some red envelopes from the Chinese New Year that have not been opened, so it should be... enough.
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