Several village officials were very excited as they looked at the grain piled up in the warehouse. With this grain, they could replace the old grain seeds and distribute them to the villagers, which would at least sustain their village for several months.
Two months later, when the wild vegetables sprout, the villagers can dig some up and mix them with grains to eat, which will last for a longer period of time.
There are even more things to eat in the summer, so we just need to eat until the harvest is ready.
The fact that Laohewan Village was able to buy such good grain at such a low price this time is something everyone thinks is due to the influence of their village Party secretary. Therefore, everyone greatly admires Liang Shouzhen.
Liang Shouzhen's image has become more impressive in the minds of several village officials.
Everyone was very excited after working late into the night and didn't feel tired at all.
After discussing how to handle the original grain, everyone decided that the grain would not be distributed all at once, but rather little by little, to prevent others from borrowing too much grain if too much was distributed to everyone.
Everyone has relatives. If the news of this grain distribution gets out, it will be troublesome if people from other villages come to borrow grain.
This small amount of food, enough to last for ten days or so, was so small that no one would lend it out, and even if they did, they wouldn't be able to lend out much.
The village officials were just trying to ensure that all the villagers in their village could have food to eat and survive.
After working almost all night, everyone finally went home to sleep just before dawn.
The next day, the villagers went to work on digging irrigation ditches as usual. Liang Shouzhen told everyone that he would distribute some grain to them that day so that they would have the strength to work.
Because of last year's poor harvest, the villagers received very few public points and a small amount of grain.
The distribution of grain now is based on the work points each household earned this year. The village keeps records every time grain is distributed, and the accounts are settled at the end of the year.
Those who didn't have enough work points could only owe the brigade for now. Anyway, the brigade couldn't just stand by and watch a villager starve to death.
Almost everyone in Laohewan Village is from the Liang family, and almost every family is related by blood or marriage. No one can stand by and watch someone die.
When everyone heard that the Party Secretary hadn't been lying to them yesterday and that there really was grain, they were all extremely excited.
After a long day of hard work, everyone went home and took their grain bags to the brigade headquarters after finishing work in the evening.
Liang Shouzhen, along with several village officials, distributed some grain to the villagers.
Liang Shouzhen encouraged everyone again, which inspired them to work hard.
Du Yuhan and her younger brother chiseled holes in the ice to catch fish twice more. However, they caught very few fish each time, which made everyone realize that catching fish wasn't easy and depended on luck.
This is also why Du Yuhan deliberately caught fewer fish.
Du Yuhan wanted to build a house in Laohewan Village, and together with Liang Shouzheng and Du Lianqiao, they chose a location.
Not far from their two houses, and not far from the river, there was also a water storage canal.
Du Yuhan plans to become a village doctor in the future, and at least needs her own place to live.
Nowadays, land in rural areas is not worth much, and management is not strict. As long as you have money, there is absolutely no problem building more houses.
After selecting the site, construction can only begin when the weather is warmer.
Liang Shouzhen took on the task of preparing the building materials. Du Lianqiao took on the task of making the furniture. The timber could be purchased from the production brigade.
Since a lot of money was spent on grain this time, Du Yuhan can also make some money in the brigade's accounts by buying timber from the brigade.
Du Yuhan didn't stand on ceremony with the two elders, giving them each some money as payment for materials. Du Yuhan also drew up some furniture designs for her adoptive father, so they could start making the furniture gradually.
After arranging everything, Du Yuhan realized that she wasn't needed for the time being, and since her second brother was coming to pick her up, she went home with him.
Du Yuhan had been away from home for less than a week, and He Chenglin and his wife were already missing her terribly. They were used to living with their daughter, and the sudden separation was really hard to adjust to.
They wanted their two sons to leave them, but not as strongly.
It's often said that daughters are their parents' little cotton-padded jackets, and that's so true. Whenever Yuhan is home, everything is arranged perfectly, and she takes meticulous care of her elderly parents, filling the house with laughter and joy.
They must have accumulated a lot of good karma over many lifetimes to have such a daughter.
After Du Yuhan went home, Gu Huayang stopped leaving her side.
During the few days that Du Yuhan was away from home, Gu Huayang was very quiet. He missed his aunt Han very much.
Du Yuhan felt a pang of sadness seeing Gu Huayang's dependence on her. She knew that Gu Huayang had grown up without a mother and lacked maternal love.
She hopes to do her part to make this child's childhood happier, as if it were a chance for her to relive the happy times she and her son shared in their past life.
Gu Huayang is already three years old, and Du Yuhan has begun to teach him the Three Character Classic and some nursery rhymes.
The little guy really enjoys being with Du Yuhan, and he especially loves it when Du Yuhan tells him stories and sings nursery rhymes to him.
Every night before bed, Du Yuhan would tell him a story or sing him a nursery rhyme. Gu Huayang had gotten used to it and looked forward to this moment every night before going to sleep.
Du Yuhan started attending classes at the medical college a few days after returning from Laohewan Village.
She stunned the medical school teachers in less than a month. Du Yuhan's solid medical knowledge made them feel that her time at the medical school was a waste of national resources; she should graduate and serve the people.
Therefore, a student graduated after only one month of study in the history of the medical college.
Medical colleges weren't originally designed to train doctors for large hospitals; their students were only qualified to be village doctors or nurses.
Du Yuhan has already far exceeded their standards, and they have nothing more to teach her. What are they waiting for if they don't let her graduate?
From then on, Du Yuhan had a more formal diploma and could practice medicine openly and legitimately.
She didn't have many ambitions; she just wanted to be a village doctor in the countryside. It was a respectable profession, giving her a respectable job. In any case, she didn't plan to leave the countryside for the next ten years or so.
Yes, Du Yuhan planned to settle down in the countryside from the beginning, and she would return to the city later when the situation of reform and opening up stabilized.
She also needs to establish a solid foundation in the countryside to support her parents.
Moreover, Laohewan Village has a nice environment, with mountains and water, making it very suitable for her to live in. Once the house is built, she can decorate her home properly.
She decided that after her father retired, she would let her parents live with her in the countryside and enjoy a leisurely rural life.
Once the weather warms up, she can go hunting in the mountains. With plenty of meat to eat from the mountains behind the village, she won't have to worry about food.
She also hopes that with her advice and help, Laohewan Village can become prosperous and everyone can have enough to eat. And she can also live and work in peace and contentment in Laohewan Village.
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