Not long after returning to Qiu Village, Huang Duoer left the children at home and went to the farm to find her husband.
People at that time were also very amazing. They rode a bicycle for such a long distance and found the place just by asking for directions.
When Qiu Dashan heard the call, he dropped his trouser legs and trotted over. "Duo'er, why are you here? Where are the kids?"
"What? You don't welcome me? Then I'll just drink some water and go back." It was in vain that she rode more than a hundred kilometers without stopping to see him.
"Of course not. I'm so happy to have you here, how can I let you go back just to have a sip of water? You must be starving, right? Come on, I'll take you to the cafeteria to eat first."
It's not mealtime now, but under special circumstances, he can still order food. The chef is from his grandmother's team, so he is an acquaintance. He may not be able to get the best food, but he can still make a bowl of noodles.
He took the bicycle from his wife and pushed it, asking about things at home as they walked.
"My third brother and little sister are back. Mother asked me to come out and see you, and to wean those three off while I'm here.
My mother sold the pig again and asked me to bring you twenty dollars. She thought that since you were an apprentice and couldn't earn much money, she was worried that you wouldn't have enough to eat.
I also discussed with my father that I would transfer the goats to the team at the end of the year, saying that they were my dowry, and no matter how much money was given, we could keep it ourselves...”
"Dashan, your wife is here? She's so pretty." When passing by the convenience store, Qiu Dashan insisted on going in to buy a bottle of soda for his wife to try, and Huang Duoer couldn't stop him.
"Well, Captain Zhou, this is my wife, Huang Duoer. Duoer, this is Captain Zhou from the Women's Federation Team One."
After Qiu Dashan finished introducing himself, Huang Duoer greeted him generously, "Hello, Captain Zhou, I am Qiu Dashan's wife."
"What a pretty young wife, please stay for a few more days and let Dashan take you around the headquarters. It's not easy for us to come here.
Oh, by the way, Dashan is in the dormitory. The ranger's cabin to the north is empty. Comrade Qiu Dashan will take his wife over there and tidy it up a bit so it can be lived in."
Qiu Dashan was just wondering where to place his wife, and now he was given a pillow just as he was feeling sleepy. He immediately expressed his gratitude profusely.
After saying goodbye, Huang Duoer asked Qiu Dashan in confusion, "Are all the farm cadres so easy to talk to?"
Qiu Dashan glanced around, came close to his wife, and whispered, "Captain Zhou is Fourth Aunt's elder sister-in-law."
Huang Duoer opened her mouth and asked curiously, "What are you talking about?"
The two of them didn't chat for long before they arrived at the cafeteria of a branch factory.
"Uncle Li, please give me a bowl of vegetarian noodles. My wife just arrived and missed the meal." Normally, he should call him cousin, even though they were six thousand miles apart.
However, in order to avoid suspicion, Qiu Dashan would call his coworkers "uncle" or "master" in front of outsiders.
Li Changgui had no objection to calling his cousin uncle only in private, as this way, when he served his nephew food, the spoon would not shake.
When people leave their hometown, they feel close to any relatives they have. What's more, Li Changgui and Li Qingmei are descendants of the same great-grandfather, so they are not too distant relatives.
Seeing that my nephew's wife had been traveling all day, there was no reason for her to order some vegetarian noodles.
"Just sit there and wait. I'll cover you with the freshly cleaned pig offal. It'll be done in two strokes."
When Huang Duoer came, she came down from Gaoshawo. The trees became denser as she walked. Only then did she realize that that was a branch of Yaojie Farm, also called a forest farm.
Qiu Dashan works in the agricultural machinery team of the second factory. Although he is an apprentice, he has no fixed job because of his skills. He was only told that after this month's trial, he would be paid according to the standard of a first-class agricultural worker, 32 yuan a month.
There are also 48 kilograms of food coupons, labor insurance, logistics subsidies, canteen, medical care, and travel expenses for visiting relatives. Once the level is determined, all of these will be available.
"So, take the money back and return it to Mom. I'll wait for the grade to be determined and the salary to be paid, and then I'll go to the farm office to remit it to you. After the new year, when our children are older, I'll apply for you to be a family member accompanying the work, and then we can put it together..."
Huang Duoer felt as if her heart was filled with honey, so sweet that it choked her throat.
Everyone in the family thought that Qiu Dashan was here to work as an apprentice for three years, and they were prepared to support him for three years. She was anxious to wean the baby, but the five members of their family all depended on his parents-in-law, and she felt uneasy, so she was so anxious.
But her husband not only learned a skill, but also received a graded salary, which was a good thing she had never dared to think about before.
"What about food relations and household registration?"
"They all landed at the field office." Qiu Dashan was also happy from the bottom of his heart. He heard that they were farmers and workers. There were differences between farmers and workers.
Farm workers are paid and have a guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood.
If it weren't for the mechanics book his sister got for him, which he read thoroughly, and if he hadn't been fortunate enough to receive guidance from the commune's master craftsman, he wouldn't be able to master it even if he had this opportunity now.
He hadn't even settled down yet when the rush to harvest came. With twelve branches and tens of thousands of acres of farmland, the agricultural machinery teams were working day and night.
Both humans and machines frequently failed to perform, which gave him the opportunity to perform.
"The noodles are here, eat them quickly, be careful not to clump them up. If you have anything to say, talk slowly after you finish eating." The young couple chatted enthusiastically, and Li Changgui brought the noodles to them personally.
"Thank you, cousin." There was no one in the cafeteria at that moment, so Qiu Dashan changed his address to cousin. Huang Duoer also stood at attention and said thank you to her cousin.
"Don't be so polite, hurry up and eat. Do you have a place to stay? If not, ask your nephew's wife to come to my house and live with your aunt. I'll go to someone else's house to make do."
"No, cousin, there's a place to stay. I ran into Captain Zhou. She pointed to the forest ranger's hut to the north. It's hot right now, so it's cool there."
"That's fine, eat quickly, otherwise it will get clumsy." Seeing that he had a place to stay, Li Changgui didn't stay long and went into the inner room to prepare another set of sewage.
"Dashan, they are really nice people."
First, she met the captain of the Women's Federation who pointed out her residence, and then her cousin. Now she even found an egg under the noodles. Huang Duoer felt that this place was really a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery, and everything was good.
"Eat quickly, and then we'll go clean up our place."
"Um."
If Qiu Dashan didn't get his wife to talk, Huang Duoer would be really hungry and finish all the food in the bowl in a few minutes.
Qiu Dashan brought a bowl of soup over and handed it to Huang Duoer, "Are you full? If not, I'll go get you another cake."
Huang Duoer hurriedly called out to Qiu Dashan who was about to turn around. She said that even with a large bowl of noodles, she was still not full. She really became a sow in the mouths of the gossipy old women in the team.
"I'm really full. If it weren't for the original soup and the original food, I would have finished this bowl of noodle soup without a gap." I didn't realize it because I ate quickly at first, but now I drank the soup slowly. The longer I sat, the fuller I felt.
"Then let's go pack up our place and go to the store to buy you a toothbrush."
"Why is this place called a canteen?"
"That's what the farm calls it. Many things don't require a ticket. Tomorrow during the day, bring some money and come by yourself to look around. Buy whatever you like and bring something back for mom and little sister."
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