Yu Yin left the matter to Wang Wenye and went home to make fish soup without any burden.
They call it giving them a chance to grow, but the truth is they're just lazy. She's already planned out her future for the next few decades; all she can do now is wait.
Waiting for the resumption of the college entrance examination, waiting for that old man to draw a circle in the south, waiting for the winds of openness to blow towards her.
Meanwhile, Wang Wen was also in a difficult position at the Revolutionary Committee. He was deeply moved by Yu Yin's words.
After listening to Uncle Chu's words and figuring things out for himself, he genuinely wanted to do something meaningful. But what should he do?
After joining the Revolutionary Committee, he helped Uncle Chu establish himself and maintain local order, but he made no other contributions.
Wang Wen was genuinely anxious, eager to achieve something and not wanting to waste his life. Yu Yin's suggestion was incredibly feasible. Both publicly and privately, if done well, it would benefit the country and its people. Wang Wen mentally drafted a report, intending to give it a thorough presentation when Uncle Chu returned.
When Uncle Chu returned, Wang Wen was drawing and writing, trying to make a plan.
"What are you busy with, looking so serious?"
"The director is back. I have something to report to you."
Wow, so serious, this must be something important. Chu Jianguo also straightened his posture and went into his office.
Wang Wen also took his draft and followed them inside.
"Director, Sister Lu came to see you today and talked about some things that I think are quite feasible. This is my first draft; it's not fully organized yet, but the main ideas are there."
Chu Jianguo took the draft paper from Wang Wenye and carefully read the items he had listed. The items outlined his vision for promoting local specialties nationwide, improving the living standards of the local people, and consequently, improving the local living environment.
Chu Jianguo became more and more satisfied as he looked at it. If this matter was done well, it would definitely benefit the country and the people.
The local area is rich in species, but many things cannot be used due to transportation problems and rot in the mountains and fields, going to waste.
The biggest challenge in the area is the road infrastructure; the mountain roads are rugged and uneven, making it difficult to transport goods out. If they can find a way to get started and have working capital, they can build roads. Once the roads are built, goods can be transported out in large quantities, generating more funds, and the whole operation can be revitalized.
Chu Jianguo was tempted. He couldn't go back anytime soon, so why not take the opportunity to do something meaningful and make it a shining example in his life?
Coming from families like theirs, they tend to think long-term, unlike Yu Yin, who has never been exposed to such high-level situations. Regarding this matter, she simply wanted to help improve the living conditions of the local people. Wang Wenye and his ilk, having grown up surrounded by politics, are more politically astute and always think three steps ahead before acting.
Chu Jianguo and Wang Wen also revised the draft extensively, adding and subtracting from it, deciding which parts they could control and which required coordination. The two didn't leave their chairs for the entire afternoon, until they absolutely had to rush to the toilet, finally stopping.
"I can't take it anymore, Uncle. Let's call it a day. I'm starving."
“I have to go back too. Your aunt is about to give birth, so I need to get back as soon as possible. This matter can’t be resolved in a day or two. Tomorrow, you should contact the production team you’re familiar with and find out what kind of things they can make that are easy to preserve. Take Qian Weiguo and the other man with you. Only when we have a clear understanding of the situation can we talk to the county party secretary and the others.”
"Understood. We'll refine the division of labor again tomorrow. It's springtime now, the perfect time."
The two didn't say anything more. Chu Jianguo packed his things and went home. Wang Wen also stayed in the dormitory. He wasn't in a hurry to leave. He wanted to stretch his muscles and wait for Qian Weiguo and the other man.
On his way home, Chu Jianguo passed by Yu Yin's house. He heard children shouting and yelling in the yard, including the sounds of his two sons.
Chu Jianguo felt that Yu Yin was a contradictory person. Sometimes she was very low-key, and sometimes her ideas were very advanced. Sometimes she gave people a conflicted feeling, as if she was struggling with herself and with the times.
Chu Jianguo pushed open the door to his home, and Su Yixian was lying on a bamboo recliner, resting with her eyes closed.
Since arriving here, Yixian has become much more relaxed. Although she still doesn't like going out, she gets along well with Yuyin. She has learned a lot of life skills, entertains herself every day, and keeps herself busy. The slight worry between her brows has lessened.
"They're back. The child went next door and is lying down asleep."
Did our daughter give you any trouble today?
Since becoming pregnant with his third child, Chu Jianguo has been strangely confident, firmly believing that this baby will definitely be a girl, a sweet and soft little girl, so comforting to hold in his arms.
"Yeah, she wasn't messing with me. By the way, Yu Yin next door is making fish soup and invited us to go there to eat. She prepared a lot of food so we could try the delicious spring food of Yunnan Province."
Spring is the best season to eat wild vegetables.
Spring returns to the earth, a season of renewal for all things. Many seasonal wild vegetables allow you to experience the taste of spring!
Yu Yin picked a lot of seasonal vegetables such as stinky mustard greens, water chestnuts, sour cabbage, and white flowers. No feast is complete without bamboo shoots, and Yu Yin also picked a considerable amount of bitter bamboo shoots, a local favorite.
These seemingly ordinary wild vegetables are now abundant and worthless. Decades later, when the supply is scarce and the price goes up, they will fetch ten or twenty yuan per kilogram, and be snapped up as soon as they hit the market. Many wild vegetables are seasonal; if you can't find them, you have to wait a year.
When Chu Jianguo and his companion arrived, Yu Yin had already prepared all the dishes. The table was laden with the flavors of spring.
Stir-fried bitter bamboo shoots, deep-fried white flowers, sausage stewed with sauerkraut, stinky vegetable omelet, crucian carp and tofu soup... Yu Yin brought spring to the dining table, and the group of people who watched kept praising it. It looked good and tasted good. They could smell the aroma.
The little ones, having washed their hands clean, ate happily on their own without needing adult supervision. Before long, having eaten and drunk their fill, they got up from the table and ran off.
Yu Yin and the others could finally have a quiet meal and a good chat.
“Yu Yin, we discussed what you and Wen Ye talked about this afternoon, and it’s highly feasible. I’ll have the three of them start investigating tomorrow what local ingredients can be made into easily preserved food. Only when we are confident in our own abilities can we negotiate with others.”
“I don’t understand these things either, you can discuss it and decide. My initial intention was just to help them and make their lives a little easier. If there’s anything you need me to do, just let me know. I’m quite familiar with some of the ethnic minorities. They are the native locals, and they have the most say in the gifts of nature.”
Yu Yin was also worried that some laymen might mislead people and damage the ecological environment, which would be a loss.
"That would be even better. We're all laymen, and there are many things we really don't understand. Things can't be rushed. Let's learn slowly, plan slowly, and take it one step at a time."
The four of them raised their glasses, downed a glass of juice, and felt that life was beautiful and they were content.
The sky is dotted with stars, and two figures stand on the ground!
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