Chapter 180 Serving the People
Lu Xiang asked, "Then what?"
Fu Zhi and Lu's mother were also listening attentively. Fu Sansao said, "It started at home."
After all, who would be willing to return the hen that lays golden eggs to someone else?
Her family shouldn't have said that.
Mrs. Fu said, "You got married late, so you don't know a lot of things. I heard that when you were arranging marriages for your eldest brother, his family wanted two betrothal gifts! I don't know how they resolved it in the end."
If I meet that tough guy, I will decide not to marry him and my sister-in-law will never get married in her life.
Lu Xiang didn't know the details, no wonder her sister-in-law listened so much to her mother-in-law.
It turns out that I felt a little guilty.
Now, seeing that their daughter had given birth to two sons in the Fu family and was pregnant with another, the eldest sister-in-law's family considered her a "hero" and began to negotiate terms.
Mother Lu said, "It's outrageous that an elderly person doesn't try to mediate and instead causes unrest in the family!"
Mrs. Fu said, "Do you think everyone is as sensible as you? There are too many ignorant old people in the village."
Mrs. Fu San was a little proud. She was very favored in her parents' home and didn't suffer much after marrying into her husband's family.
Among her sisters, she is the one who is good at talking and chatting on weekdays. She is the best married one and has face when she goes out.
As she spoke, Lu Xiang said, "Do you want to go over and take a look?" She heard from her third sister-in-law that they were still making a fuss over there.
Just as Lu Xiang was about to stand up, she was stopped by Mrs. Fu: "Oh, my little ancestor, you are pregnant now, you must not go out. If you get bumped or hurt, I can't bear the consequences!"
The reason she didn't help her mother-in-law was that she knew she could handle it alone.
Lu Xiang nodded and said, "Then let's go make steamed buns together!" The Fu family had a quarrel today, so they probably weren't in the mood to cook, so she planned to help out.
When Mrs. Fu San heard this, she immediately said, "I'm the best at kneading dough." She happily went to work.
Otherwise she would feel embarrassed to eat, so she would feel justified in doing some work.
They kneaded the dough, waited for it to ferment, then kneaded it again and let it rise again, but it was delicious anyway.
The third sister-in-law said, "I really don't know how you make these steamed buns. They are like clouds, soft and fragrant." Everyone in the family loves to eat the steamed buns made by Lu Xiang.
Xiao Cailian didn't let Lu Xiang meet her, for fear that everyone would eat her to death and she would suffer.
Mrs. Fu said, "It would be nice if we could eat meat whenever we want."
Lu Xiang said, "How about this? I'll tell the village chief to let every family raise one more chicken." It doesn't matter if they raise two chickens.
By then, every family would have a way to make a living. Chickens can lay eggs and be eaten as meat. They are the most popular in the village.
Mrs. Fu asked, "Is it really possible? Wouldn't that be bad?"
Some people had wanted to bring this up before, but the higher-ups wouldn't allow it, saying we all lived in a large collective and couldn't afford to think about private property. Over time, no one dared to bring it up.
Lu Xiang said, "It's different now. The country encourages everyone to start their own business. Otherwise, the village wouldn't have used its arable land to build vegetable greenhouses!"
She knew in her heart that this was just the beginning and things would get looser and looser.
Mrs. Fu said, "If you can do it, the whole village will thank you!"
The whole village is thinking about raising pigs, but most people can't raise them and can't afford to raise them. Raising chickens is different. Everyone in the village is an expert in raising chickens.
This is related to everyone's vital interests. Lu Xiang said, "I'll talk to the village chief later!"
When Mrs. Fu San heard that Lu Xiang was going to tell the village chief, a hint of joy appeared on her face.
Everyone knew that Lu Xiang was a favorite of the village chief. If she could mobilize them, the matter would most likely be accomplished. Even the women's director said that the village chief now listened to Lu Xiang.
Lu Xiang said, "I'll go someday."
Mrs. Fu urged, "Hurry up and go! Don't forget about it when you look back!"
If they could, they would definitely raise three chickens. My mother-in-law is not like she used to be, hiding every egg.
Now that I have money, I am willing to give them eggs to eat.
They don’t usually have good food to eat, and eggs are the best.
Lu Xiang thought about it and felt it was okay, so she talked to Fu Zhi and Lu's mother about it before leaving.
Mother Lu was a little nervous: "Don't take the lead." She was afraid of things and didn't like to take the lead when something happened.
Fu Zhi, however, stood on Lu Xiang's side and said, "It should be said that this is for the benefit of the entire village."
Lu Xiang also decided to go. Seeing that everyone supported her, Lu's mother felt embarrassed to say anything against it.
Then Lu Xiang went to the village chief and told him about this matter.
The village chief said, "Each family can add one more chicken! If the higher-ups come to inspect, we can kill them later."
But Lu Xiang knew that the higher-ups would never check how many chickens each household raised.
And they didn't raise more, just added one more to each household.
This has greatly improved the village. Meat and eggs have always been the most scarce things for everyone.
Lu Xiang said, "Go tell the villagers, they will definitely be happy!"
The village chief said, "You should talk about this!" He had used Lu Xiang's influence several times to become the most prestigious village chief.
One should remember the person who dug the well when drinking water. He also helped Lu Xiangti to improve her identity.
Lu Xiang could tell him whenever she had any good ideas.
Now Village Chief Bai is extremely jealous and wants to have a talent like Lu Xiang.
They also suggested that Lu Xiang take on the role of village women's cadre. For one person to be a village cadre for two villages would be a huge achievement.
But Lu Xiang declined as she was still pregnant.
The delivery is in June next year, and Lu Xiang is in poor health, so pregnancy is very tiring.
Besides, if she, a person from another village, were to take charge of someone else's village, there would be a lot of trouble.
Others would use a magnifying glass to pick out the different treatment between her two villages.
Lu Xiang rejected this.
The village chief said, "I knew you would refuse. That old man refused to give up and asked me to ask casually. I will definitely tell him about it later."
As soon as Lu Xiang left, many people asked if it was really possible to raise three chickens. They all heard it from Mrs. Fu.
Lu Xiang said: "Yes, but in private."
No one cared about that, no matter if it was private or not, they just let them raise the child. The whole village said that Lu Xiang was the best and worked for the benefit of everyone.
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