Xue Tao was a little stunned by the sight of the people who had come. The commune's secretary and deputy secretary were both there, along with another person who, if she remembered correctly, she had seen several times in their office. She wondered who this person was.
Before he could ask, the Party Secretary said, "Old Xue, this is Comrade Zhang Wei, the newly appointed Minister of Education. He came to our commune to inspect the work, and someone complained to him that you raised the enrollment threshold without authorization!"
Xue Tao's face turned green and then red, and he rolled his eyes as he argued, "Minister Zhang, when schools recruit teachers, they naturally need to have a clean background. Otherwise, what if some people from bad families are mixed in and they corrupt the children?"
After hearing his explanation, the Party Secretary immediately glared at him. "Raising the standards without authorization and you still have the nerve to argue! In the countryside, graduating from high school is incredibly difficult. Getting into high school already puts you through a political vetting process. You're just adding unnecessary complications!"
Upon entering, Zhang Wei, who had remained silent until now, smiled and said, "Secretary, this is an internal matter of your commune, so I shouldn't interfere too much. However, education is a very serious issue, and we must investigate it thoroughly and deal with those who should be dealt with. Finally, I want to emphasize that there is only one requirement for registration: a high school diploma, and selection will be based on a written test and an interview."
"Yes, yes, we will definitely do as you say," the secretary replied with a fawning smile.
As soon as Zhang Wei entered, he saw Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye, knowing that they had come to register. He had also heard Xue Tao tell them to leave.
However, the person who came to him to complain was someone else. Unexpectedly, he was able to help Lin Ye this time.
To avoid suspicion, Zhang Wei did not strike up a conversation with Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye, but left after stating his request.
After they left, Lin Ye offered to sign up, and Xue Tao had no reason to refuse.
Zhou Tianbao and Zhou Ling left in a huff. When Zhou Tianbao left, everyone laughed at his swollen buttocks for a long time.
"Come on, Qingqing, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some meat. I'll make you meat buns tonight." Lin Ye patted Lu Wanqing's head.
Lu Wanqing finally snapped out of her daze. It turned out that Zhang Wei was the minister, and she had been calling him "teacher" all along!
Whether intentional or unintentional, he helped Lin Ye, and next time I must bring him some hairy crabs to thank him.
Speaking of hairy crabs, Lu Wanqing has had an idea recently that she hasn't mentioned to Lin Ye.
That evening, after eating delicious steamed buns, Lu Wanqing took Zhao Xiaolan and Lin Ye for a walk by the river, where she brought up her idea.
“Ah Ye, look at our rice paddy. Because it’s close to the river, it’s always damp. I want to raise hairy crabs in it.”
At this time, the rice ears in the fields are already heavy, bending the rice stalks, especially in the fields near the woods, where the rice ears are larger and fuller than elsewhere.
In his opinion, it was all thanks to his wife.
So when Lu Wanqing said she wanted to raise hairy crabs, he only expressed one concern: "The autumn harvest is not far away now, can the hairy crabs still be raised to a large size?"
Lu Wanqing took his arm, looked up and smiled: "If you can get the crab seedlings, I'm confident I can raise them to adulthood."
Lin Ye thought for a moment, then playfully flicked her nose. "I'll give it a try. There's a crab farm nearby; maybe we can find some."
Taking advantage of Zhao Xiaolan's inattention, Lu Wanqing happily tiptoed and pecked him on the cheek.
Lin Ye's heart immediately softened like spring water.
The two walked around the riverbank and looked at the thriving sweet potatoes and rice, feeling a sense of satisfaction.
In this wonderful world, they were able to make a difference, and all of this was created through their joint efforts.
Just as the group was taking a walk in the sunset, the postman rang his bicycle bell in front of the Lin family's house.
"A letter has arrived!" Zhao Xiaolan exclaimed happily, and then walked towards home.
Snowball followed behind her, ran, and soon overtook her, reaching the mailman's truck.
The postman often delivered letters and parcel slips to Lu Wanqing and had already gotten to know Snowball. When Lu Wanqing wasn't around, he simply started playing with it.
A few minutes later, the postman handed her the letter: "Lu Wanqing, your letter."
Lu Wanqing smiled and replied, "Thank you."
But the letter ended up in Lin Ye's hands. "Brother, thanks."
The postman scratched his head, got on his vehicle, and drove away, clearly feeling a murderous aura emanating from behind.
Lu Wanqing gave a coquettish pout and snatched the letter, saying, "He's just a child."
"That's a male too."
To him, anything male is a threat.
Lu Wanqing ignored him, walked to the chair under the big locust tree, sat down, and began to read the letter.
The letter was sent by Lu Jiajia. She was going to hold a wedding with Qi Wei during the National Day holiday and invited her to attend. Her words were full of showing off her love and her sense of superiority.
There's even a wedding photo of them, with Lu Jiajia wearing a Western-style wedding dress and smiling sweetly.
In Lu Jiajia's eyes, the countryside was a dark and hopeless place, unlike her. Qi Wei's father recovered his health, kept his position, and even arranged a job for her at the hospital.
The wedding, held on National Day, will be a grand affair at the largest state-run restaurant in Beijing. Qi Wei will dote on her even more, and in addition to the three turns and one ring, he will also give the Lu family a dowry of 388 yuan.
After reading the letter, Lu Wanqing felt a surge of contempt. This was like someone who had snatched a pile of shit and was now thinking it smelled good!
Hatred is also a form of internal drain on her. Originally, she thought that if she kept them locked together, she wouldn't bother them anymore.
I can't believe he didn't realize he'd stolen a pile of shit and insisted on showing off in front of her. Well, he shouldn't blame her for resorting to tricks.
Lu Wanqing only took a few seconds to figure out what to do.
Lin Ye was sorting through the meat he had bought at the supply and marketing cooperative. Lu Wanqing didn't like to eat the bits of fat on the lean meat, so Lin Ye carefully removed them one by one.
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