Zhou Jiakang looked at her with his money-grubbing eyes wide open, "Really? Do you really need to be paid to go to college?"
"Yes!" Zhao Meina nodded heavily, "That's what the teacher said."
Zhou Jiakang also nodded, "I want to go to college and get a salary."
Zhou Xiaowen pulled Zhou Xiaoru and said, "We want to get paid, too."
Seeing how excited they were talking, the Zhou Jiaming brothers thought about their own achievements and just ate their food in silence.
Seeing that the children were getting along well, Zhou's mother was very happy. She put down the bowl and said to Yang Chunyan and the others, "We'll deliver the goods to Ning'an tomorrow. You can also go to Ning'an to play for a day."
Li Qiuyue said hurriedly, "Mom, tomorrow is the fifth day of the New Year. The third child and I have to go back to Baicaoping. Xiaolong and Xiaolin will need you to help watch over the place for a while."
After hearing this, Zhou's mother remembered that today was the fourth day of the Chinese New Year. "Okay, we will help you take care of the children at home tomorrow, and you can go and relax."
Yang Chunyan looked at the table where the children were sitting. "You guys can go to Ning'an together tomorrow."
Zhou Jiakang was a little sly. He pointed at Zhang Xiuxiang and said, "Aunt Yao, we can't make the decision. You have to talk to my mom."
Zhang Xiuxiang glanced at him and said, "Everyone go, Ieyasu stays at home to help grandma take care of the two younger brothers."
"Ah~" Zhou Jiakang was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and ran over to hug her arms, "Mom, I promise to listen to you in the future, just take me with you, take me with you..."
Zhou's mother smiled and patted him, "Ha'er, your mother is just trying to scare you, go eat quickly."
Zhou Jiakang saw that the person with the most weight in the family had spoken, and he immediately grinned, "Thank you, grandma. I'm going to eat now."
Yang Chunyan looked at Zhao Meina and her brother, "Meina, you guys should go with us tomorrow!"
"Aunt, we won't go tomorrow because we haven't finished our homework yet." Zhao Meina said embarrassedly.
Yang Chunyan nodded after hearing this and said, "School is about to start, and homework is important."
Zhao Huifang looked at her three children and asked, "Have you two finished your homework?"
Zhou Xiaowen stood up and responded: "Mom, I finished it at Bailing Mountain."
Just as Zhou Jiaming and Zhou Jialiang were about to speak, Zhao Huifang pointed at them and said, "Think before you speak. If you dare to fool me, the yellow broom stick is still hanging behind the door!"
"It's not finished yet." Zhou Jiaming and his brother thought that there were several spies in their home, so they dared not hide it and had to confess honestly.
"You haven't finished your homework yet and you want to go to Ning'an, you are not allowed to go. You must finish your homework at home before you can go out."
Zhao Huifang pointed at the two of them angrily, "Xiao Wen, Xiao Ru, and Xiao Kang are all younger than you, how come they finished their homework so early? And Xiu Na and Xiao Chuan, why didn't you let Mina watch them while they were doing their homework?"
Zhou's mother also chimed in, "Jia Ming, you are the eldest, how come you take the lead? It's been a few days since the holiday, and you and Jia Liang are the only ones who haven't finished their homework. I'm not going to beat you today because it's the New Year."
Zhou Jialiang felt that this year's New Year had not been smooth at all. He was supposed to go to Ning'an for fun tomorrow, but his plan was ruined because of one word from his aunt.
The ones I hate the most are Zhao Meina and her brother. If you are asked to go, you should just go, but they have to show off how obedient and sensible they are in front of their elders. They are so annoying. I won’t play with them anymore.
"What are you still sitting there for? Go back and do your homework." Zhao Huifang felt her eyes hurt when she looked at the two older ones.
"Oh!" The two brothers walked towards the gate dejectedly.
The men spent more than two hours on this meal. When Zhou Yiding and his son returned, they also sent Zhao Meina and her brother back to Guanyin Brigade.
Yang Chunyan, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law cleaned up the dishes and scrubbed the stove. Zhou Huaian held Xiao Jiuer and took Wang Zhen and Yang Dongmei for a walk around the house.
As soon as he turned to the door, Secretary Xu came. Zhou Huaian smiled and said, "Uncle Xu, I'm sending venison to your house. Third Brother Xu said you went to Ning'an. Why don't you stay for a few more days?"
"I wanted to come back in the morning, but Lao Er held me back and wouldn't let me go. I sneaked back in the evening because he had guests at his house."
Secretary Xu said as he reached out to Wang Zhen again, "I heard from the third brother that Doctor Xiao Wang was here when I came back, so I came to thank him for the Ganoderma lucidum wine. The second brother said that it had a very good effect after drinking it."
Wang Zhen shook hands with him and said with a smile, "Secretary Xu, you're welcome."
Zhou Huaian looked at the two polite people, smiled and pushed open the gate, "Uncle Xu, come in and sit for a while." He felt that at this time, Secretary Xu came home most likely to discuss the construction of the hydropower station.
Wang Zhen said that if a hydropower station was built in Funius Village, it would also help Uncle Xu's political achievements, and the Xu family would definitely do their best to make it happen.
But building a power station is not that simple. Without technical personnel to manage the power plant, if there is a power leak and a major accident occurs, even if they have ten heads, they will not be enough to chop off...
If you want to earn this money, you need to have your own technical staff.
But he thought it would be better to just do what he understood and not think too much, lest he end up like some of the monsters in Journey to the West.
Several people entered the yard. Sister Yang Chunyan got some hot water for Xiao Jiuer to wash, and the three of them went to the main room to sit down and talk.
After a few polite words, Secretary Xu really brought up the matter of building a hydroelectric power station. "The youngest one told me last time that you were also interested in a hydroelectric power station. I wonder what you think about it?
If you are really interested, the county water and electricity bureau is willing to send water conservancy survey technicians to help with the survey and provide technical support. "
Wang Zhen said frankly: "I was indeed very interested in building a hydropower station at that time, and I felt that this project would benefit both others and myself, so when I returned this time, I went to ask friends who knew about this industry in detail.
He said that the site selection for building a hydroelectric power station is very particular, and the dry season, flood season and normal water season must be taken into consideration. As long as the location is chosen well and the funds are in place, it is easy to build a power plant, but it will be difficult to operate it later.
The power plant must be managed by technicians with knowledge of electricity, otherwise, if there is an electrical leak, many people will die. We all know nothing about the power industry, and human lives are at stake. If something goes wrong, no one can take the responsibility.”
Secretary Xu thought of Xu Laoer and said that now everyone wants to have their own power plant, power generation equipment is in short supply, and only with strong connections can you buy advanced equipment. "They said that the hydropower station will send people to help us."
Wang Zhen: "Even if the hydropower station provides technical support, it is just support. Even if we build the power plant, without our own technical personnel, we will be strangled by others in the future."
Secretary Xu thought about it and felt that his concerns were not wrong. "You are right. Even if the county sends people to set up the factory for us, if something goes wrong and offends them, they will quit.
We are guarding those machines, but no one knows how to operate them. If something goes wrong, no one can take the responsibility. You also have to go to Ning'an tomorrow. I will go with you and tell them about the matter, and then tell you."
Zhou Huaian hurriedly said, "Uncle Xu, I have already returned my knowledge to my teacher. From now on, you can just talk to Wang Zhen about the hydropower station. When you have agreed to invest the money, come back to me."
"Slippery!" Secretary Xu nodded at him. "You have a good memory and are good at handling things. In fact, you are the most suitable person to go to the power plant to learn technology."
Wang Zhen smiled and nodded, "I also think that my brother-in-law is smart enough, and he will definitely be able to learn technology."
"Forget it, just spare my life!" Zhou Huaian begged for mercy from the two men, "It would be better to go into the mountains to dig herbs instead of locking me up in the machine room every day."
Secretary Xu said happily: "Yes, who has such good luck as you? You get good stuff every time you go into the mountains." When he came, there were many people in the brigade's drying dam talking about their killing of sika deer.
Everyone was envious to death. It was said that wealth brought good fortune to the family. Among the children in the second branch of the Zhou family, the youngest Zhou was the luckiest. He was also one of the best in the three nearby villages.
These people are still ignorant! Zhou Laoyao is not only the first in the three villages, but also the first in the whole Baima Town.
The most commendable thing is that Zhou Laoyao used to be such a flamboyant person, but now that he has more money in his pocket than he can spend for a lifetime, he is not so arrogant anymore, and his whole family is very low-key.
Also, it was only when he went to the city this time that he found out that the Zhou brothers had followed Wang Zhen to buy several plots of land in the city, and the family had not revealed a single word about it.
Even the second oldest brother said that Zhou Laoyao was lucky in having a wife. Ever since Yang Chunyan came into their family, their lives have been getting better and better, and their luck has been getting better and better.
Zhou Huaian knew that the red deer had aroused people's jealousy today, and he complained with a bitter face, "They only saw the thieves eating meat, but didn't see the thieves being beaten. We came down the mountain with empty backpacks, and they pretended not to see it."
Secretary Xu smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Ha! There's an old saying that goes, it's better to say a thousand times that something is true than to say it's not true. If everyone says you're lucky, then naturally things will get better and better!"
"I'll listen to you, old man." Zhou Huaian diligently escorted him out of the yard, and after watching him walk away, he returned to the main room with Wang Zhen.
Yang Chunyan brought a pot of boiling water to the two of them, picked up a pair of scissors and cut a section of the candle wick, and said to them, "Uncle Xu, are you here for the hydropower station?"
"Yeah!" Zhou Huaian repeated what happened just now.
"I think money is something that should be spent more if you have more, and less if you have less. It's better for the family to live in peace and stability." Yang Chunyan felt that her family was just an old farmer who got the upper hand and made a small fortune. The reason why the Xu family insisted on holding them together was probably because of Wang Zhen.
Wang Zhen smiled and said: "The hydropower station is indeed a good project, but there is a shortage of technicians everywhere now. We have to master the technology in our own hands."
Zhou Huaian spread his hands and said, "Even if they are willing to teach, no one in our family will go to learn, unless we choose someone in the village to learn."
Wang Zhen thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back to Ning'an tomorrow and wait for Secretary Xu's reply. If it doesn't work, forget it."
"Youngest, what time are you going to Ning'an tomorrow?" The old man held a flashlight and put the tobacco in his hand on the tea table.
"Let's go after breakfast tomorrow." Zhou Huaian stepped forward to unwrap the tobacco leaves, and sat on a straw stool to help wrap them. "Grandpa, you should come with us tomorrow. Wang Zhen has a camera. Let's go to the city to take pictures."
The old man smiled and waved his hand, "I won't go. You young people should have a good time for the day. You have to go back to work on the eighth day of the new year." (End of this chapter)
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