Chapter 478 Chapter 479: Li Qiuyue's plan
After Yang Chunyan and her friends brought the truffles sent by Uncle Chen and his friends into the baking room, they sat in the yard with Li Qiuyue, taking off their cotton gloves and knitting sweaters.
These cotton gloves were bought by Li Qiuyue to knit for the baby in her belly. With Yang Chunyan as an excuse, she dared to take them outside and take them apart.
Yang Chunyan found the thread end on the glove, pulled it out to a certain length, wrapped it around Li Qiuyue's outstretched arms, and then kept pulling it down.
The thread pulled out from cotton gloves is like instant noodles, too crooked to be used to weave sweaters.
After taking apart the two pairs, soak them in warm water for an hour or so, then put them on the bamboo pole and pour hot water over them. The weight of the hot water will straighten the bent wire.
Jiang Yu came out with a bamboo basket, "Chunyan, how many clothes are you going to knit for the baby? Children grow fast and we are not allowed to have a second child. It would be a pity if no one picked up old clothes to wear!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "We used to pick up old clothes to wear, but now we only have one child, so we can make a few more sets for him to wear."
Jia Chunhong said: "I heard that Xiang Qunying, that bitch, is not going to run for the Women's Director next year after she was beaten by the Lai family. Why don't you sisters-in-law pick one person to run, and we will vote for you."
Jiang Yu sneered, "She deserves to be beaten to death. She should learn from the women's director of the Guanyin Brigade to turn a blind eye and do good deeds for her family. Who would beat her?"
Li Qiuyue's eyes lit up after hearing this, "Chunyan, how about you come up, we will choose you."
Yang Chunyan understood what she meant and smiled and shook her head, "I can't do that! Aunt Jiang is better!"
Jiang Yu laughed after hearing this. "How can I be a director of women's affairs when I can't even read a single word?"
"That's right, we are uneducated, it's just right for you to go!"
"Chunyan..." Li Qiuyue looked at her anxiously. Yang Chunyan kicked her and said, "If Xiang Qunying really doesn't want to do it, the village will make arrangements after the spring election."
Of course it would be nice to have someone in the family be the women's director, but she is not due to give birth next year and there are so many things to do at home, so she doesn't want to join in the fun.
Jiang Yu lowered his voice and said with a gossipy look on his face: "I heard that there is an income of ten yuan a month, and there are subsidies and so on. Xiang Qunying is just talking about it. She is reluctant to give it up!"
Jia Chunhong curled her lips and said, "Xiang is too ruthless. No matter what, few people in the team would choose her!"
"Look at the way she walks with her head held high and her chest puffed out. She looks even more stylish than Secretary Xu!"
"So what if she's so impressive? Who in the village doesn't curse her?" Jiang Yu said, pulling down his sleeves. "Chun Yan, the truffles in the oven have just been turned over. It will take another hour or so. Let's go back first and come back in the afternoon."
Yang Chunyan thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't have to be too early. You can come over around 2 or 3 in the afternoon."
"Great!" Jiang Yu and others tidied up the yard and left together.
Yang Chunyan and Li Qiuyue soaked the untied cotton thread in warm water and walked towards the front yard together.
"Chunyan, why don't you run for the Women's Director election? If you run, then later..."
"Third sister-in-law!" Yang Chunyan interrupted her, "It's not convenient for me to go. If you want to go, wait for Huai'an to come back and ask him to ask Secretary Xu. If Xiang Qunying really doesn't want to do it, will you run for election?"
Li Qiuyue shook her head after hearing this. "You and I are almost the same!" She thought for a moment and said, "I think it would be most appropriate for my second sister-in-law to go."
After listening to this, Yang Chunyan felt that Zhang Xiuxiang was indeed suitable, but it was hard to say whether she would agree or not. She didn't like to persuade others to do things that she herself didn't want to do!
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Li Qiuyue said, "Let's persuade the second sister-in-law. If she wants to go, it will be convenient for you to have the second child in the future!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and shook her head, "Look, I'm still thinking about this! I'll think about the second child later."
Li Qiuyue continued to mutter, "I think one child is really too few. We are not unable to raise children now. No matter what, we need at least two. Two sons would be the best, but one son and one daughter would be perfect too!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said nothing more. The two of them had different ideas and concepts, so there was no point in talking more.
"Auntie, Auntie!" Zhou Jiakang and the others ran in, shouting, "The popcorn maker is here."
"Where?" Before Yang Chunyan finished speaking, a faint "bang" sound was heard from outside.
Zhou Jiakang pointed behind him and said, "There are so many people drying the sun at the brigade!"
Yang Chunyan and Li Qiuyue walked to the ditch and saw that there were already quite a few people waiting at the brigade's drying dam. The people who made popcorn in her previous life had disappeared, and she couldn't remember how long it had been since she last saw someone making popcorn.
"How is the wages calculated? Rice or money?"
Zhou Xiaoru held up one hand and said, "If you give me money, I'll give you 5 cents for a pot. If you give me rice, I'll give you a small bowl!"
"Auntie will scoop rice and corn seeds for you, and fry a bag for you." Yang Chunyan said as she went back to the house to get a urea bag to scoop rice and corn seeds for them.
After hearing this, the kids danced with joy, "Oh! Popcorn!"
Zhou Xiaolin also joined in the fun, pulling Li Qiuyue, and opening her arms to draw a big circle, "Mom, Xiaolin wants so much!"
"You little greedy cat!" Li Qiuyue pinched her nose, "How can you eat all this!"
Zhou Xiaolin patted her belly and smiled, "I can finish it. Grandma said my belly is the best at holding delicious food."
Li Qiuyue took out two dimes from her pocket and said, "Okay! Mom, take the money, and we'll both have two pots."
Yang Chunyan came out with a urea bag and handed it to Zhou Jiakang and Zhou Xiaowen, "Stay away, don't get close."
"Got it!" Several children turned around and ran with the urea bags.
"Xiao Dede, sister, wait for me." Zhou Xiaolin took short steps and chased after him.
Li Qiuyue hurriedly shouted: "Xiao Wen, come back and bring your sister with you!"
"Oh!" Zhou Xiaowen ran back and said angrily, "You little tail-chaser, can't you just wait for us at home?"
Zhou Xiaolin grabbed her sister's hand and burst into laughter, "Xiaolin, be good. Xiaolin wants to go see the cannon!"
The two of them followed a few children and walked slowly forward.
Of the three families who were building new houses in Xiaoshulin, Xu Erchun's house was already finished, with only the courtyard wall, doors and windows left to be completed. The courtyard walls of the other two families had already been built, and they had started to tame the floor.
Li Qiuyue turned around and said, "I heard that the Wang family took a tractor to the county town to look for Cai Ermei. Do you think they can find that bastard?"
Yang Chunyan shook her head. "It's difficult! The county is so big. If they want to hide from us, where can we find them?"
"It's really unlucky to be with a man like that!" Li Qiuyue said, nudging her, "Look at that devil Li Chuntao, when did she perm her hair like the female spies in the movies?"
Yang Chunyan glanced at Li Chuntao who was standing on the roadside in front of her, and saw that her hair was indeed curled into small curls.
She is good at keeping up with the fashion but doesn't know how to put on makeup. The powder on her face is too thick and too white, and her lips are too red. She looks a bit like a female ghost in a horror movie.
In the previous life, he had an affair with Xiong Laoya for decades. It is impossible for that bastard to become the brigade secretary in this life. Will he be able to live a peaceful life with Ye Laoya now?
Li Chuntao saw the two people coming over and stepped forward with a smile, "Sister Yang, I want to take the well digger to see how your well is dug? Let's dig one the same way!"
"My grandfather is in the mountains, you can go and see him."
"Thank you, Sister Yang!" Li Chuntao smiled and went over to hold her hand. "Can you ask your youngest son Zhou to help buy some iron pipes and the drain switch?"
Yang Chunyan dodged and glanced at her calmly, "My family also found someone to buy it, so I can't help you."
Li Chuntao didn't expect that she would reject her directly. She was stunned for a moment before she said, "Then I'll go back and ask my father-in-law to find someone to think of a solution."
"Chunyan is gone!" Li Qiuyue pulled her, and the two walked towards the brigade's drying dam.
As soon as they reached the intersection of Tiankan Road leading to the old house, Zhou's mother came over with a basket and said, "I picked some round radishes. You can take them back to eat."
Yang Chunyan saw that the basket was filled with flat round white and tender radishes, and she smiled and reached out to take some and put them on the ground, "We originally wanted to watch the sun drying dam to make popcorn."
Zhou's mother said angrily: "You are already so old, but you still want to see things that dolls like!"
"We won't go with the carrots. Ieyasu and the others are going to make some popcorn. We'll bring some back for Qiaoling later."
"Mom, wait a minute, I want to tell you something!" Li Qiuyue called her and stepped forward, telling her what Jiang Yu and the others had said and about letting Zhang Xiuxiang go to choose.
After hearing this, Zhou's mother looked at her belly and knew what she was planning. She whispered, "Even if your second sister-in-law agrees to run for election, will people vote for her?
Besides, even if I get selected, there's nothing good about it. There are many people in the village who want to have more children! If I don't help them, it will be too bad for my virtue. If I help them, I will be criticized by my superiors!
Being a women's director is not a good job these days. Look at Xiang Qunying, people threw manure at her house. Some people even lit incense and candles outside her house to curse her family!"
Li Qiuyue also wilted after hearing this, "Then forget it!"
"I'll talk to Xiuxiang when she comes back!" Mother Zhou turned around and took two steps, then looked back at Li Qiuyue, "The third child hasn't come back yet?"
"Hey!" Li Qiuyue pointed at Zhou Laosan who was riding his bicycle over, "Speak of the devil and he will appear."
Zhou's mother didn't plan to leave either. When he arrived, she asked, "Did Wang Chunhua find Cai Ermei?"
Zhou Huaishan looked at her and Li Qiuyue speechlessly, "Really? You ask this to everyone you meet when you enter the village!"
Zhou's mother glared at him angrily, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just look for it or not."
"Where can we find such a big county town?" Zhou Huaishan said, then he got on his bike and left.
Yang Chunyan hurriedly said, "Third brother, take the radish back."
Li Qiuyue picked up the basket and walked towards him, "You're getting more irritable!"
"I don't want to bother with you!" Zhou Huaishan took the basket of vegetables and put it in the bamboo basket, then rode away on his bicycle.
Mother Zhou waved to her two daughters-in-law and said, "If you want to watch the popcorn fry, go ahead. I'm going back first."
"Forget it, we don't know how many people are queuing! We won't go either." Yang Chunyan pulled Li Qiuyue back.
Before I even reached the grove, I heard someone behind me shouting at the top of his lungs, "Zhou Laoyao's family, Zhou Laoyao's family..."
Yang Chunyan and the other girl turned around and saw Xu Shan running towards them with the child in his arms. "Uncle Xu, what's wrong?"
His little grandson cried “wa…wa…wa…” heart-wrenchingly.
Xu Shan breathlessly lifted up the child's hand, only to see that the little palm was covered with light pink blisters of varying sizes.
"Look, you put your hand into the pig feed bucket without even noticing it. You just scooped up the pig feed. Do you have badger lard at home?"
"Yes, let's go!" Yang Chunyan hurried home clumsily.
Seeing this, Li Qiuyue hurriedly said, "Yan'er, where did you put it? I'll take Uncle Xu back to get it."
(End of this chapter)
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