Ye Beiping suddenly felt a surge of satisfaction, realizing that his broad knowledge had unexpectedly piqued Su Xinyi's curiosity.
"GDP is the gross domestic product of a country. Imagine if our country's GDP declined, what would happen? That would mean that factories would regress and need fresh blood, not just the latest equipment, but also the workers."
“Fully automated production equipment already exists abroad. If we want to import this equipment, wouldn’t we need knowledgeable people to operate it? Training these people is not something that can be done overnight. But the knowledgeable people are all among the educated youth sent to the countryside. Does that mean we have to call you back to the city, send you to university, and then arrange jobs for you?”
Su Xinyi nodded as if she understood, then looked at Ye Beiping with a puzzled expression.
"Ye Beiping, how do you know so much? And is it true that you've been to the city?"
Ye Beiping smiled mysteriously, keeping the answer a secret.
"Xinyi, it's late, go back to sleep. Everything will be revealed in the future. Actions speak louder than words."
These words immediately piqued Su Xinyi's curiosity.
However, she wasn't the type to pester people for answers; if they didn't want to talk about it, then so be it.
Under Ye Beiping's watchful eye, Su Xinyi walked back to the female educated youth dormitory.
"Hehe, mysterious things always arouse people's curiosity. Once you have curiosity, you will want to explore. Isn't that where the opportunity comes from?"
Ye Beiping was very pleased with himself and happily walked back towards his home.
The next morning, it was another busy day for farmers.
At Ye Beiping's call, Hou Baolin and Wu Di were pulled out of bed in a daze.
"You two go sell wild boar meat today. Remember, it's seven cents a pound. If the place is good, you can sell it for eight cents or something. No meat coupons or grain coupons, just money. Got it?"
Wu Di, who was a bit grumpy when he woke up, responded irritably, "Ugh, I know, you keep nagging."
Wu Di's family had a donkey cart, so Ye Beiping and Hou Baolin loaded the 150 jin of meat directly onto the cart.
"Alright, let's go," Ye Beiping said, patting the pork on the truck.
Hou Baolin had regained his senses while moving the pork, and turned back to greet Ye Beiping, saying, "We're leaving."
"Yes, be careful on your journey, and don't get caught by the militia."
Although Hou Baolin was the son of a militia company commander, in that era, who didn't have a few people they didn't like?
After seeing the two off, Ye Beiping hurriedly ran to the fields.
When the villagers and educated youth saw Ye Beiping arrive, they all pointed and whispered among themselves.
Aunt Pang was the most enthusiastic. She put down her hoe and said to Ye Xiaoxin, "Xiaoxin, your brother is here to help again, haha."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaoxin looked up at Ye Beiping and frowned.
Although she felt uncomfortable, he was still her brother, so she rolled her eyes at the fat aunt and said, "Our whole family is happy to help. Fat aunt, you'd better get to work quickly, or you might lose work points and your family won't have enough food next year."
“You…” This has always been Aunt Pang’s sore spot.
Having no children, they could only rely on earning work points to get food. Once their work points were deducted, they would basically not have enough food to eat for a year.
In addition, since she is a woman, she is definitely not as good at working as the men, so every year there is not enough food to eat, and they are all key impoverished households in the village, just like Ye Beiping's family.
After mocking Aunt Pang, Ye Xiaoxin called out to Ye Beiping, "You brat, come here."
"Oh dear, my sister is about to lose her temper."
"This kid helps the female educated youth with chores every day, but he deserves a beating if he doesn't help his sister with chores."
...
Amid the villagers' discussions, Ye Beiping had almost reached the area under the responsibility of the educated youth, but he still turned around and walked back to Ye Xiaoxin.
"Sis, what's wrong?"
Ye Xiaoxin pursed her lips and handed the water bottle she had brought to Ye Beiping: "Go ahead."
Ye Beiping's eyes lit up instantly. How could he have forgotten something so important?
Water is essential for working, and Su Xinyi must be extremely thirsty right now.
"Thank you, sister." Ye Beiping happily picked up the water bottle and ran to the area where the educated youth were responsible.
Aunt Pang was dumbfounded. Pointing at Ye Beiping, she said, "Xiao Xin, are you having your brother deliver water to that female educated youth?"
"Is it not okay?" Ye Xiaoxin raised her head and puffed out her chest, showing off her good figure, and said, "I've decided on this sister-in-law, so what do you say?"
These words instantly silenced the entire field. Everyone pursed their lips and could only lower their heads to continue working.
We can only guess what the siblings are thinking.
Ye Beiping jogged over to Su Xinyi with a water bottle, his smile brighter than the sun in the sky: "Xinyi, my sister asked me to bring you some water. Look, your lips are dry, have some."
Upon hearing this, Su Xinyi glanced at the other educated youth beside her, pursed her lips, and realized she was indeed a little thirsty. She picked up the water bottle and took two sips, saying, "Please thank Sister Xiaoxin for me."
"Thank me if you want, I'm here to help you with the work." Ye Beiping snatched the hoe from Su Xinyi's hand and pushed her aside. "Go and rest for a while, I'll be able to plow this land soon."
Seeing this, Su Xinyi awkwardly gripped the kettle tightly.
However, she still took the water bottle and made a special trip to thank Ye Xiaoxin.
Peng Tian noticed everything she did. He stared intently at Su Xinyi's back for a moment, then looked at Ye Beiping and said, "Ye Beiping, you're making it very difficult for us educated youth to carry out our work here."
"Is there?"
Ye Beiping acted as if nothing had happened, looking left and right: "You educated youth did a pretty good job, there wasn't anything difficult to do."
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