Li Guifen observed for a long time and saw that Jiang Manyue's face was indeed rosy and she did not feel uncomfortable, so she felt relieved.
The distance between Jing City and his hometown is about the same as that between Yunzhou and his hometown. Lu Lin sent them to the car in the morning and would not arrive home until the evening of the next day.
After sending them to the car, Lu Lin telegraphed home, and the fourth and fifth sons of the Jiang family were waiting at the train station the next afternoon.
Li Guifen and Jiang Manyue got out of the car holding their children and carrying their luggage. Jiang Jianbin and Jiang Jiantao saw them at a glance and hurried over to help carry the luggage.
"Fourth and fifth brothers! Didn't you wait too long? Are you cold?"
Jiang Jianbin quickly shook his head. "We just arrived a short while ago. How can we two grown men be cold? We are warm as hell. But you guys, hurry back. The child can't stand being outside in the wind."
When several people walked out of the train station, Jiang Manyue found that there were already cars soliciting passengers at the station entrance.
However, this vehicle was not that advanced. It was a cart pulled by livestock. Because it was winter, there was a small shed and a curtain hung on it to block the wind.
"Let's just take the bus back and not expose the child to the wind."
Jiang Jianbin took the lead and directly called a cart over and put all the luggage on it.
Jiang Manyue and Li Guifen got into the car first with their children, then Jiang Jiantao carried Lu Junan in, and the two of them got in the car last.
"Can you solicit customers right at the entrance of this station? Can we start doing business in this county town?"
When Jiang Manyue asked about business, Jiang Jiantao nodded and said, "Yes, we can set up stalls in the fall. There was also a big market before the New Year, but now they don't do that."
Jiang Jianbin asked again, "Man Yue, you wrote to me before about doing business. Have you thought about it? Can our family do it?"
Jiang Manyue nodded without hesitation, "Of course I can do it. I've thought about it. You said mom and my sisters-in-law are all good at cooking. Let's open a breakfast shop and make lunch at the same time. It's tiring, but it's not as tiring as farming, and we can make a lot of money!"
"There's also a tailor shop. There are so many different styles of clothes these days, and young girls all love beauty, so a tailor shop is bound to make money. If you have the guts, you can expand the tailor shop into a clothing store, selling trendy and fashionable clothes. That's a lot of money!"
Jiang Jianbin and Jiang Jiantao were very excited after hearing this and couldn't wait to start the business.
"Don't worry, Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother, I'm back early. I'll go around the county town and see if there's a suitable shop. If there is, I'll buy it. The sooner you buy it, the cheaper it will be."
Jiang Jianbin and Jiang Jiantao nodded quickly. They didn't know much about these things, so they hoped that their younger sister, who had seen the world in the big city, could give them some guidance.
The cart went all the way back to the brigade and stopped in front of the Lu family's door.
"Mom has packed everything for you. You can move in right away. Put your luggage down first."
Jiang Jianbin and Jiang Jiantao helped move the luggage into the house. Li Guifen looked at the clean house and expressed her special gratitude to her in-laws.
"Jianbin Jiantao, thank you so much for helping us clean the house. I felt really embarrassed."
Jiang Jiantao smiled innocently, "Auntie, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. My little sister is pregnant and it's inconvenient for her. You're old too, and you've been sitting in the car for such a long time. It must be tiring to come down and clean the room. We'll just clean up what we have on hand."
"By the way, Man Yue, after you put your luggage down, come home with us. Mom is waiting at home."
Jiang Manyue responded quickly, stuffed the luggage bag containing gifts for her mother's family into her fourth brother's hands, and stuffed both sons into her fifth brother's hands, then took Lu Jun'an's hand and went to the Jiang family.
Miao Xianghua was extremely happy to see Jiang Manyue. She had been waiting for half a day and was so anxious that she wanted to go to the train station to pick her up in person.
"Look at your big belly. Is it uncomfortable to ride on the train?"
Jiang Manyue smiled and sat down. "It's not uncomfortable. It was morning sickness before. It's fine now."
Miao Xianghua happily touched Jiang Manyue's belly and asked, "Have you checked? Is it a boy or a girl?"
Jiang Manyue sighed, "It's still a boy. I wanted a girl, but it didn't work out."
Fourth sister-in-law Chen Li was holding the child beside her and laughing, "I've always said that we're not destined to have daughters. Look, Mom gave birth to five sons before she gave birth to you, and your mother-in-law also has two sons. If you want a daughter, you have to work harder."
Jiang Manyue shook her head. "I can't work hard anymore. What's the point of having so many children? They're all boys. I'm going crazy and want them all."
Miao Xianghua patted her in a scornful manner, "Isn't it good to have many children? The house will be so lively!"
Jiang Manyue quickly begged for mercy, "I can't stand that bustle, plus this one in my belly, there are already four boys in the family. Enough, really enough."
Miao Xianghua thought about it and realized that their family already had enough children. Four sons would be more than enough for any family.
"I heard from the director of women's affairs that the higher-ups are planning some kind of childbirth plan, but I don't know what that means."
Third sister-in-law Zhang Chunhong was eating melon seeds while talking about the news she heard from the director of the women's department.
"Planning to have a baby? What does it mean to plan to have a baby? Is there such a thing as planning to have a baby? Isn't it just about having a baby once you get pregnant?"
Miao Xianghua didn't understand. Who has a child? It's God's will. It's God's will that makes you have a child. It's not like you can have one right away just because you say so.
"Oh, Mom, what that means is that we can't just keep having children like this. We need to have a plan for how many children a couple should have. I think I forgot how many children they should have."
In the minds of people of Miao Xianghua's generation, there was no such thing as whether to use contraception or not. She couldn't understand why they were not allowed to have children. What if they got pregnant? Should they just not have the baby?
"Mom, that's called family planning, and it's a good thing. Otherwise, if the population keeps growing, resources will become increasingly scarce, with supply falling short of demand, which will have a negative impact on the social economy."
Miao Xianghua couldn't understand Jiang Manyue's words even more. "People who come back from big cities are different. I can't understand a single word they say."
Jiang Manyue put it another way, "They're just worried that if there are too many people in the future, there won't be enough jobs and not enough land to farm. Then we can't all become homeless, right?"
This time Miao Xianghua understood, and she began to worry about her grandchildren. "Can't we wait until these kids grow up and then not have any good jobs or even land to farm?"
Jiang Manyue was amused by her. "No, when they grow up, if they study hard, they will definitely have good jobs. I even met an educated youth from our team in Beijing. He is a university teacher. They say that the college entrance examination will be resumed soon. If our children can get into university in the future, they will have a bright future."
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