Old Master Qin was a little surprised and said in disbelief, "Really? The pace of industrialization in Bing County is indeed faster than other places..."
"Grandpa, it's not just faster, it's much faster!" Qin Wanxue was proud of her best friend. "Grandpa, have you ever seen tons of steel rolling off the production line side by side? Have you ever seen cars rolling endlessly on the assembly line? Have you ever seen mechanized production? I have!"
At the end, Qin Wanxue's eyes were filled with tears, and her voice was trembling, "Grandpa, I've seen all of this!"
Old Master Qin could naturally hear that his granddaughter's emotions were fluctuating greatly. He found it a little hard to imagine that people of his age had participated in wars and witnessed countless lives and deaths, but he had never seen such a scene as his granddaughter described.
What a sight that would be!
At home, Qin Xiao was ordered to sit on the kang to rest. Shen Congying was chopping meat, and the sound of "dong dong dong" seemed a bit earth-shaking. Ji Xia was sitting aside picking vegetables. She wanted to eat day lily, so she sneaked out a little from the space and used a pair of small scissors to cut off the hard joints remaining on the stem.
"Xia Xia, how about letting Wanxue go and ask your parents to invite them over for a New Year's Eve dinner?" Chen Congying suggested again.
Two days ago, when they went to pick up Qin Xiao from the hospital, Ji Xia asked Ji Jianguo and his wife to pick them up to celebrate the New Year.
However, Ji Jianguo declined this proposal. The factories were extremely busy this year and basically no factory had holidays. Ji Jianguo was in charge of the equipment and he had to stay at the forefront of production.
Since the factory didn't have a holiday, Xie Sufen, the canteen worker, naturally wouldn't have a holiday either. Therefore, the plan to have a reunion dinner together had to be canceled.
Ji Xia refused. "Mom, my mom and dad are both very dedicated to their work. With the current situation in Bing County, it's normal for them to be unable to leave. It's not just my parents; the factories in Bing County are all very busy this year. Next year's deliveries are overwhelming them. Everything will be fine after this year is over. We can have the reunion dinner next year, too."
Chen Congying was filled with both admiration and guilt. "Xia Xia, to be honest, I had originally planned to hold a wedding for you and Ah Xiao on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Now they don't allow for a grand ceremony, but how can you be so casual about things like marriage? No matter what, I can't let you down."
Ji Xia waved her hands and said, "Mom, Xiao and I have been married for so long, there is no point in holding another wedding."
Chen Congying said, "How can it be meaningless? This is the only chance for a woman in her life. Let's make it a deal. I'll talk to Division Commander Liang later and ask him to lend me their cafeteria. I'll also treat your parents and Ah Xiao's leaders in the army."
Ji Xia couldn't refuse either.
The Qin family's New Year's Eve dinner was quite sumptuous. Shen Congying had prepared for this meal a long time in advance. There were six dishes in total, one of which was the "Six Great Fortunes": a bowl of steamed pork with rice flour, a bowl of chicken stewed with mushrooms, a bowl of braised pork, a bowl of pork belly with potatoes, a bowl of stir-fried cabbage, and a bowl of cold-mixed black fungus.
This was considered exceptionally sumptuous. During the New Year's Eve dinner, Chen Congying brought up the idea of holding a wedding for Qin Xiao and his partner. Qin Wanxue agreed with both hands and said to Qin Xiao, "Honestly, it's really too shabby to just hold a wedding like this and invite everyone to dinner."
Chen Congying said to Ji Xia with guilt, "Wanxue is right, but now, firstly, the policy doesn't allow it, and secondly, the conditions don't allow it, so I can only let Xia Xia down."
Ji Xia didn't care about these things. "Mom, the policy is right not to allow extravagant celebrations. So many people don't have enough to eat. It's inappropriate for us to do something special."
Qin Xiao didn't want to let Ji Xia down, so he originally planned to return to Beijing to hold the wedding. However, Ji Xia was pregnant and not suitable for long-distance travel. Holding the wedding in the army would really be unfair to Ji Xia.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Qin Xiao led a few people up the mountain, found a wild boar den on the mountain, captured six wild boars, killed more than ten wild roe deer, and also caught a lot of pheasants and rabbits. He asked people to go up and carry them down.
Ji Xia also bought a lot of food from Team 7, and she added more than 2,000 kilograms of rice and flour for herself.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Chen Congying arranged a meal and invited relatives and friends, specifically Commander Liang and his wife, Ji Jianguo and his wife, and several factory directors from Bing County who had a good relationship with Ji Xia. They all had a meal together.
During the meal, Liang Zihua hinted that Ji Xia would soon receive a reward from his superiors, but Ji Xia didn't care too much.
Chen Congying was very happy, and Qin Xiao was also a little excited. His wife was so outstanding and should be rewarded.
In a blink of an eye, the Spring Festival was over and it snowed again, but overall, the weather was warming up. After the Dragon Raising Day on February 2, although snow could still be seen in the hills and gullies, there was no snow on the road or in the sunny places.
For Team Seven, the new year brings good days.
Jijia Village is now connected to the road!
After a busy winter and spring, the school was built. There were three rows of red brick and green tile houses, a flat playground, and a basketball court. Outside was a red brick wall, which looked very impressive.
The classroom is a formal teaching building with two floors, cement floors, cement steps, and glass windows, so the classroom is very bright.
The tables, chairs and benches are all new and neatly arranged.
The second row is the faculty and staff offices, and the third row is divided into two areas. Half is a two-story building, which is the faculty and staff dormitory, and the other half is the school cafeteria and a row of student dormitories.
The school covers a large area and has very complete functions. There is no such grand school in the entire Bing County.
On the day the school was completed, Ji Changgeng came to invite Ji Xia to visit, and the commune leaders were also present. When Wei Zhenguo heard that the school was built with donations from Ji Xia, he also came in person.
At this point in time, even the car production line has been wired up, and his busy schedule has finally come to an end.
Commune secretary Luo Mantang was sentenced to 25 years in prison and sent to labor reform for various crimes including undermining socialism and accepting bribes. Luo Guangsheng from the fifth production team was sent with him.
The work of Tuanjie Commune is now led by Deputy Secretary Yu Jianmin. The higher-ups have been slow to promote him, and Yu Jianmin is very anxious. He has also heard rumors that the higher-ups want to directly promote Ji Changgeng to the position of secretary, but they are worried that Ji Changgeng is not competent for the job, so he is still hesitating.
Of course, Yu Jianmin wanted to take the next step. When he heard that Wei Zhenguo was coming, he went to the county town, intending to welcome Wei Zhenguo and show his face in front of Wei Zhenguo first, so as to fight for the position of director for himself.
The only one to blame is Ji Xia, a little girl who relies on her husband's family to run around in the county town all day long and is restless.
Now, he even has to take care of the appointment of the commune secretary. If he had never had the chance to meet her, he would definitely have a good talk with her.
After the Chinese New Year, Qin Wanxue went back. Chen Congying wanted to stay to take care of Ji Xia, but she already had a job and it would definitely not be good for her to take a long leave. Besides, Ji Xia didn't like living with the elderly, so she persuaded Shen Congying to go back first.
Anyway, when she gives birth and is in confinement, her mother will be there.
No matter how much the mother-in-law loves you, there is still a difference between her and your own mother. Therefore, when Ji Xia came to the seventh team, Qin Xiao drove her there.
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