As the Lunar New Year drew to a close, Cao An's greenhouse vegetables were ready for harvest. The supply and marketing cooperative, knowing he had fresh vegetables, immediately bought them all. This caused a burst of cheers from the villagers, and those who had previously cheered loudly finally shut up. Officials also learned of the situation and rushed to distribute materials, ensuring another wave of plantings before spring. Cao An's rice project also ran more smoothly thanks to his greenhouse vegetables, and his superiors directly assigned him responsibility for all the surrounding brigades, including the Red Star Brigade.
When Xia Youyou learned about this, she decided to call the captain first to inform him. This was an opportunity to repay him, and she couldn't let Liu Laiwang's family interfere.
Wang Cheng was also very surprised when he received Xia Youyou's call. He knew that the higher-ups were going to try growing greenhouse vegetables and rice in the surrounding brigades, and that the vegetable trials had been successful. Now the Red Star Brigade was also included in the plan. He was so happy that he didn't know how to thank her.
Xia Youyou felt a little embarrassed, as if she was taking credit for something. She quickly explained, "Uncle, I didn't initiate this. Do you remember the police officer who called you last time? I was taken in by his family, and he's my brother now."
Wang Cheng was really happy for her. "They're all good people. Just stay at his house and be good, okay? Be obedient."
"Yes, I'm very obedient." In fact, she wanted to ask the aunt who helped her, but thinking that she would go to the Red Star Brigade with Cao An after the New Year, she didn't mention it.
Wang Cheng felt a surge of emotion, and when he heard Xia Youyou mention Liu Laiwang and Zhang Yun, he became extremely angry.
"Don't mention those two. Zhang Yun must have run into you the last time she went to the city, right? She had someone at the Public Security Bureau call the brigade and ask them to pick someone up. She hit the branch secretary in the hospital last time, and she didn't care about the past and went to Baoshi to pick someone up as a guarantee."
"Hospital?"
"It's a long story. On the day you left, Liu Laiwang suddenly developed a high fever that night and was sent to the clinic. Zhang Yun didn't know what was going on and started going crazy in the hospital. The three of them were screaming and howling in the hospital. It really gave us a hard time." Wang Cheng felt a heart attack when he talked about this. "I'll go and warn them later. This opportunity is rare, and we can't let them mess it up."
"Okay, that's why I called. I also hope that the Red Star Brigade will be okay, so I mentioned them to you."
"You are a good boy, and I know it."
After the call ended, Xia Youyou was a little dazed. Cao An had been watching her from the side. Seeing that she was depressed, he touched her head and whispered to her comfortingly. "Don't worry, after the New Year, I will take you to the Red Star Brigade to see him."
Xia Youyou took his sturdy arm and leaned on his shoulder. "When I first woke up, I didn't know anything. The team leader thought I was still Liu Daya. When he saw me walk in, he stuffed a steamed bun in my hand. It shows that he often helps Liu Daya. He also has another sister-in-law, and they are both kind to me."
"I know, I will help you repay them!"
The New Year in Baoshi was so different from the one at the base that Xia Youyou was a little uncomfortable. Normally, it was quite lively, but these past few days, my mom and brother took turns taking us out for walks, either to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy clothes or to the state-owned stores to buy New Year goods and various meats.
Cao An had sold all his vegetables and submitted all his application documents, so he was just waiting to start work again after the Lunar New Year. He had spent the past few days with his mother and daughter, and on New Year's Eve, the three of them sat in the main room making dumplings.
Every household in Baoshi was bustling with activity, but suddenly, a sobbing sound was heard outside Cao An's house. The three of them vaguely heard it, but then it suddenly stopped, and they all thought it was an auditory hallucination. Cao An, more cautious, walked to the yard and stood there. After waiting for a moment, he was sure that the noise was coming from the door, so he went forward and opened it.
Xia Youyou followed behind him and stuck her head out.
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