Chapter 92 Blessed
Liu Aihua shouted happily to the crowd, "The 17 people were the previous number. My youngest daughter-in-law just gave birth to a big, healthy grandson yesterday, so now there are 18!"
Then everyone remembered that Liu Aihua's youngest daughter-in-law was indeed pregnant, but because she hadn't been working for a while, they didn't know she had already given birth.
"She was just born yesterday. I went to the brigade leader's door early this morning and asked him to add my grandson to the list as well," Liu Aihua continued to share her joy.
Everyone congratulated Liu Aihua, saying, "Congratulations, Aunt Aihua, your family has welcomed another new member!"
"This kid is lucky; he got an extra egg for his family right from birth."
"Of course! We've really caught a lucky break!"
Everyone was discussing it. Ning Xuan opened the list and saw a +1 after 17. She congratulated Liu Aihua and continued with the process.
While registering according to the instructions, Liu Aihua kept talking, "I, Ning Zhiqing, am very grateful to you for setting up this chicken farm. With so many eggs distributed at once, my daughter-in-law won't have to worry about eggs during her postpartum period."
Then he turned to everyone and said, "Logically, I should also give everyone red eggs to share the good news, but the doctor said that my daughter-in-law needs to eat better after giving birth, so I'll prioritize giving the eggs to her first. When my grandson turns one month old, I'll give out eggs a couple more times and make up for it for everyone!"
Everyone laughed good-naturedly, "It's okay, everyone has been through this, we didn't even get eggs before."
"Aunt Aihua, you can borrow the eggs I have here first."
"Mine too."
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Someone suggested lending Liu Aihua eggs, and everyone enthusiastically offered to lend their own.
Liu Aihua's family is one of the few in the brigade that does not separate into different households. The whole family lives together in harmony. As the mother-in-law, Liu Aihua treats her daughters-in-law very well. In the past, when the harvest was not good, her eldest daughter-in-law had just entered the family and had a child. She also tried to find ways to make sure her daughter-in-law got more nutrition.
The brigade knew all about these things. Judging from the way her daughters-in-law looked after their postpartum period, it was clear that Liu Aihua's kindness towards them was genuine.
Liu Aihua was touched by everyone's enthusiasm. "Thank you all first, but I don't need it for now. My family only took a dozen or so, which is enough for my daughter-in-law. If it's not enough, I'll shamelessly come to your door and borrow some from you."
Looking at the cheerful and generous villagers, Ning Xuan suddenly felt her eyes getting hot.
Admittedly, some of these team members are a bit extreme, and some have minor flaws such as being gossipy or greedy, but it is undeniable that most of them are very simple and kind.
When one family is in trouble, the others will offer their help.
When it's time to shovel snow in winter, if a family doesn't have able-bodied men, the team will spontaneously organize a snow-shoveling team to go to their homes and help them shovel snow.
This is also one of the reasons why Ning Xuan is willing to step forward and lead the team to engage in side businesses to improve everyone's lives.
Looking at the lively scene of distributing eggs, Zhou Jianguo felt not only warm but also very excited. During his time as the team leader, he was able to ensure that each team member received two eggs every month, and this was only after the chicken farm had been open for half a year. If it continued to operate...
I'm so excited just thinking about it!
After distributing eggs to the last household, Zhou Jianguo excitedly said to Ning Xuan and the others, "You've worked hard. If there's anything the chicken farm needs our cooperation in the future, just let us know, and we'll do our best to cooperate!"
"Captain, you flatter us. The chicken farm is where it is today because of everyone's cooperation. It is also thanks to your leadership that we have been able to work so hard." Ning Xuan praised Zhou Jianguo highly.
The group chatted for a while, then dispersed.
Ning Xuan and the others also received an egg each; it was collected by Liang Qingqing's group and then given to them.
"I told you to just leave it and bring it back yourself, but I have to make another trip to get it." Liang Qingqing didn't find it troublesome, she just felt that Ning Xuan and the others had to make things so complicated.
Ning Xuan said seriously, "It's not that I'm deliberately making things difficult for you. Think about it, Jiajia and I work over there, and we handled the eggs the most today. We just took the eggs directly from there. People who know us will think we took the ones we were assigned, but those who don't will think we took extra from the chicken farm."
Therefore, to avoid such unfounded speculation and trouble, it would be better if you collected them all and then redistributed them to us.
Liang Qingqing patted her head. "Oh right, you guys are so thoughtful. This just happened a few days ago, and I didn't even think of it. I'm not blaming you for making me come all this way; I was just curious."
"Alright, alright, we know. You guys should go back now, or it'll get dark soon." Xu Jiajia knew that Liang Qingqing and the others wouldn't blame them for such a small matter, but she still smoothed things over.
"Yes, you've all been busy until now and haven't eaten yet. Go and eat, Yulian and I will head back first." Liang Qingqing and Ning Xuan waved their hands, quickly declining when they saw Lu Xun was going to see them off.
"It's just a short walk, no need to see me off, you've been busy all day."
"It's just a few steps, let's escort her. That way we'll feel more at ease. Anyway, it's not urgent, just a few minutes." Ning Xuan agreed to escort her.
So Lu Xun and Zhou Zhipeng, as before, escorted the two female educated youths back to the educated youth compound together, and then returned.
Ning Xuan and the others hadn't cooked the dishes yet, but they had put the rice in the pot to simmer before leaving.
"Let's have something simple. We got so many eggs today, let's have some eggs too. Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, loofah and egg drop soup, and then stir-fried bitter melon with sliced pork," Ning Xuan suggested, and the others had no objections.
These dishes are all very simple and can be prepared in just half an hour. The colors of today's dishes are very appealing, and Ningxuan has a great appetite.
Unlike the harmonious dining atmosphere at Ning Xuan's house, the atmosphere at Liang Yinhua's house was very tense.
Zhou Tiechui felt ashamed looking at the eggs his second sister-in-law had brought back. He and his brother were both embarrassed and didn't want to take the eggs; it was his second sister-in-law who went to collect them.
Zhou Tiechui complained to Liang Yinhua, "Mom, how could you do such a thing? Don't you know how few words you can read? You want to manage such a big chicken farm? Why don't you just fly to the sky?"
Liang Yinhua moved her lips, wanting to defend herself, but she felt ashamed that her son had said that in front of his daughters-in-law, and felt wronged so she couldn't speak.
She used to sweep chicken manure at the chicken farm, and no one in her family ever said she smelled bad. But recently, whenever she comes home, everyone avoids her like she's hiding from manure, complaining that she smells bad.
Sun Zhaodi received similar treatment. After talking about his mother, Zhou Tiechui turned around and started cursing Sun Zhaodi, which was much fiercer and more direct than when he talked about Liang Yinhua.
"I think you're just bored out of your mind, a troublemaker. You can listen to what others say, but do you really think you're capable of managing a chicken farm?"
Now things are really messed up. Mom's easy job earning work points is gone, and the occasional bonus of a broken egg is gone too!
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