Erqi thought about his brother's words and said, "I'll do the same as my brother and just buy the comic books!"
Seeing that the two children like to buy books, the adults think that they are sensible and are very happy.
Su He bought each of the family a pair of red socks, saying they were festive for Chinese New Year! He also followed suit and bought ten pounds of hairtail fish, a few pounds of roasted nuts, sunflower seeds, and peanuts, as well as some dried red dates and dried persimmons from out of town.
In addition to all the miscellaneous things, Jin Weiguo had to go out for a while. There were too many things, so he had to move them into the car in advance.
While Jin Weiguo was moving things, Su He thought to herself, "I've finished shopping! The livestream is over! Thank you all for your support and likes!"
When the family came out of the supply and marketing cooperative, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Not only were there a lot of people inside, but it was also very crowded! Spending money is also a tiring job!
Because the eldest and second sons wanted to buy some picture books, the family went to Xinhua Bookstore again and bought several sets of picture books that they didn't have at home.
The family had lunch at a state-owned restaurant and then went home after lunch!
After entering the house, the three children were too busy to care about the joy of the new gifts. Not only were they tired from going out, but they also had too much carbohydrates for lunch, so they all went to take a nap.
Jin Weiguo went to Yuan's house to return the car. Dean Yuan looked at him and asked him to stay: "Weiguo, come, don't leave in a hurry! Take some of the tea that my students gave me back!"
Jin Weiguo smiled helplessly and said, "Teacher, aren't you reminding me that it's time to give you a New Year's gift? If other students give it to you, would I dare to take it?"
Mrs. Yuan scolded him, "Weiguo, stop being so slick with your teacher! If you could just help your teacher with some work, that would be better than anything else!"
Dean Yuan: "It's not something precious. Take it back and cook some tea eggs! They say it's the tea that's in stock at the end of the year in my hometown. My hometown is at the foot of a tea mountain, and the tea that's in stock at the end of the year is just like grain in other places. We always have a lot more than others!"
Jin Weiguo: "Then I won't be polite! Teacher, I see that you don't need anything except diesel tickets, so I don't plan to give you a New Year's gift. When my wife cooks for the New Year, if there's anything special, I'll bring it to you and your wife!"
He remembered what he had mentioned to his wife before, which was to make this base self-sufficient in meat.
The atmosphere is relaxed right now, so there's no need to take it seriously. Just start with a conversation, plant a seed in the dean's mind, and leave a shadow.
After considering his words, he began to speak, "Teacher, Madam, many of the family members in our compound are idle, and the meat supply outside is also tight. We have wasteland up front, and if we can set up a pig farm ourselves, it would be convenient for both the public and private sectors!"
Dean Yuan sighed, "Oh, I'm the head of this small piece of land, and there are so many things to worry about! It delays my work too much! These things are all trivial matters, but I don't have a husband!"
Jin Weiguo: "Then let my wife and Master's wife go together to complete the formalities!"
Mrs. Yuan: "Weiguo, are you seeing your wife getting bored sitting around at home? Find her something to do?"
Jin Weiguo quickly denied it: "Master's Wife, you're overthinking it! I just see how hard it is for us to buy meat! But this place is big, and there are idle people. If we organize these idle family members, wouldn't we be able to save supplies for the country? Think about it, just for one thing, if we don't distribute meat, how much burden can the country reduce?!"
Mrs. Yuan: "Old Yuan! I know you only want to focus on your research. But there are so many of us here, and you're the head of the family. Eating, drinking, defecating, and urinating are no small matter! I'll just hold your banner and go for a run! See, what do you think?"
Dean Yuan thought for a moment and nodded, "No! Raising pigs might be difficult, so why not start small and raise chickens, ducks, or even rabbits? Go and plan it yourselves. That large piece of land east of the town is all barren! Once you get the nod from above, we'll find someone in logistics to help, organize people to reclaim the land, and start raising pigs!"
After talking about Minsheng, Mrs. Yuan was thinking about something: "Come on, Weiguo, I'll go to your house with you. I need to talk to little Su Tutu!"
When Jin Weiguo brought his wife in, he saw Su He wearing a pair of rubber gloves and washing hairtail fish by the well in the yard.
The newly pumped-up groundwater was faintly steaming. Su He watched the teacher's wife hurriedly greet him and guessed that there was probably a follow-up to Teacher Yao's incident.
Later, Mrs. Yuan brought a small stool, sat next to Su He and said, "Teacher Wu went to rest?"
Su He nodded: "Yeah, Mom went out shopping with us this morning. There were so many people around, and she had to look after the two older kids, so she was tired!"
Mrs. Yuan: "Your age is the key! Xiao Su, let me tell you! You know what, Teacher Yao's problems really are all because of having a son!"
As he spoke, he slapped his thigh in anger: "This Guan Gong, I really didn't realize! He is so promising!"
Su He thought: With the patriarchal social tradition of more than two thousand years, even married women have been assimilated. For example, Old Lady Guan's surname is not Guan, so why must she insist that her daughter-in-law give birth to a grandson with the surname Guan?
After a person dies and goes to the underworld, will the ancestors hold a "grand trial" to judge her as the mother-in-law for not having a grandson? Not necessarily!
Su He said, "Master's wife, what about this man? Why do they have to have a son with their own surname? They have to plan for several days to even have a meal of meat. There is nothing left in the family to inherit! Why are they so stubborn?"
Mrs. Yuan whispered, "Xiao Su, let me tell you something. Teacher Yao is really a nice person! She said she didn't want to make a big deal out of it for the sake of her man's reputation!"
After Mrs. Yuan finished speaking, she coughed uncontrollably and refused to say any more, leaving Xiao Su to figure out what she was going to say next!
Su He thought about it and said, "Master's wife, this isn't what I thought it was! Could it really be a matter of shutting down the workers?!"
"Shh, keep your voice down, there are people living in your west yard!"
"I went out to buy something! No one is home!"
"Anyway, Teacher Yao didn't say anything! She said that when they first got married, they were as sweet as honey! Then it was a few years later that Guan Ling was born, and then there was no news for a few more years. It's not that she didn't want to have another child. It didn't matter whether it was a boy or a girl, she wanted to have another one to keep Guan Ling company. When she got old, she would have a brother or sister from the same family to help her in this world!"
Su He nodded: "Then this Guan Gong is even more wrong! He has a dark mind! He has his own problems, but he still hits women!"
Mrs. Yuan: "Who says it's not true? That's even more abominable!"
"When will Teacher Yao's hard times end?"
Su He cleaned the hairtail fish and took it to the kitchen to prepare the marinade. She would fry the hairtail fish pieces later.
After Mrs. Yuan finished telling her about Teacher Yao, she started talking about business: "Xiao Su, let me tell you, my husband Yuan asked me to come with you to help apply for a breeding farm for our base. We can raise pigs, chickens, ducks, whatever we want. We just need to go through the procedures first. Please help me think about it, and we will try to get this done!"
When Su He heard this, he realized that this was exactly what Jin Weiguo was talking about. How come it happened to him again?
She first agreed to Mrs. Yuan, but she needed to think about how to do it specifically and then discuss it with her husband. Her husband was on vacation at home and had ready labor. Anyone who didn't use it would be a fool!
So Su He said to Mrs. Yuan, "Mrs. Yuan, let me think about this first. Isn't it better to have an application report? If we prepare more thoroughly before we go to the leadership, it will be easier, right?"
Mrs. Yuan nodded, then shook her head again: "Xiao Su, you are still too young. Our unit here is of a high level. These things are basically just formalities to let the higher-ups know that we have the ability to be self-sufficient!"
Su He: "If I go with you, Master's wife, to handle this matter, wouldn't that make me a scapegoat?"
Mrs. Yuan: "What do you mean by 'pick up some labor'? Then, can you help me write a draft of the application? Don't you want to do it?"
"Master's wife, I understand. Let me think about it first!"
After Mrs. Yuan left, she couldn't wait to call Jin Weiguo to talk and ask him to help write the application report.
Su He: "The matter you mentioned, Master Jie finally came to me for help! No, you have to write it. Besides, you are more experienced than me, so your petition will definitely be more convincing!"
Jin Weiguo: "No! It doesn't matter who writes it, as long as the job is done in the end!"
Su He: "Then you go and write. Marinate the hairtail fish for enough time. I'm going to prepare it for frying!"
She was worried about being burned by the oil. If the oil splashed on her face, it would be a big trouble. Although she had a scar removal cream in her hand, which was a traditional product, it was still uncomfortable.
So while she was talking about preparing to fry fish, she actually put on a full set of equipment, wearing a mask on her face and a headscarf on her head. The headscarf was pulled down so low that only her two eyes were exposed!
Seeing her like this made Jin Weiguo want to laugh, and he actually laughed: "Big Mom! Are you afraid of the oil splashing when you fry the fish? You... I don't know what to say to you!"
Su He thought to herself: If you lived in the future, you'd definitely know, "Versailles"! These days, every household can't afford enough oil for food. And she, on the other hand, not only does she have to fry food for the New Year, but she's also worried about getting splashed with oil and disfigured! How much oil would that take?
Su He: "Then don't say anything! I don't care about your feelings! Other people's oil is so tight, I'm afraid of oil splashing on my face! Damn! You and I are one husband and wife! Thank you for reminding my partner! But it's okay, no one is coming to our house now, everyone is busy preparing New Year's goods at home!"
After she finished speaking, she went to the kitchen and put a lot of oil in a large iron pot. When the oil was hot, she dipped the marinated hairtail in a little batter and fried it in the pot.
After all the hairtail fish were fried, there was still some batter left, so she went to the vegetable garden to pick some shepherd's purse, cleaned it, cut off the roots, dipped it in batter and fried a small pot of it. There were sweet potatoes at home, so she simply fried a small pot of sweet potatoes.
Before she finished blasting, she heard Zhou Linfang calling her, "Xiao Su! Come out and help!"
Su He heard her voice sounding anxious, so he quickly threw down the spatula and walked out of the kitchen: "Lin Fang, what's wrong?"
Zhou Linfang: "What's with that look? Oh... yeah, I was out taking out the trash when I ran into Master's wife. She asked me to call you and a few more people to go to Guan Gong's house! She said something happened to Master Yao!"
Su He nodded quickly: "You go first, I'll be there soon!"
She had to ask the man to put out the fire and put on her coat before going!
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