"A gift package for newlyweds?" Father Xu frowned. "That's it? It's packed in a cardboard box? Isn't that a bit too fancy?"
His daughter always talks about high-end things, so the things should be packaged beautifully, but isn’t this cardboard box a little too perfunctory?
Tang Feizhu and his mother also came out with boxes in their arms. "My mom and I both got the same gift packs," he said. "What about you?"
This is meant to be compared.
Mr. Xu happened to have the same idea, so he decided to take a look now.
Apart from the leather map, there were quite a lot of things piled in the cardboard box. They were quite ordinary and there was no packaging.
A stack of straw paper, somewhere between soft and not soft.
Two bags of formula milk powder, a bag of dehydrated vegetables, a large bag of daily mixed sanitary napkins, a pen, a bottle of ink, 100 yuan in various denominations, and a number of various bills.
A pair of cloth shoes, a belt, a lunch box, a kettle, and an enamel cup.
1 bag of 5 jin of rice and 1 bag of 5 jin of flour.
1 small packet of white sugar, 1 plate of amoxicillin, 10 tablets of aminocaproic acid, 2 boxes of matches, and 1 pack of candles.
1 glass bottle and 2 replacement nipples.
2 wooden spoons and 2 pairs of chopsticks.
That’s all.
"This... is quite complete. Is it the same as yours?"
"They're all the same. It seems this thing doesn't discriminate between people. Everyone's things should be the same."
Father Xu thought that these milk powders could probably be combined for the babies, but he didn't know whether those who were under 12 years old or over 70 years old before crossing over would have this reward.
Thinking of this, I said, "I'll go home and take a look first."
After both parties said goodbye, Xu's father quickly returned home with the cardboard box. Fortunately, it was already dark, and there were no streetlights these days, and even candles were rare at home, so no one noticed him walking around the village. The two families lived close together, so he quickly reached his home.
"Wife, I just got..." Before he could finish his words, he saw a pile of cardboard boxes on the kang in front of him. Without a doubt, these were the gift packages for newlyweds that he had received before.
I counted the number and asked, "Why is it so much?"
Xu Tiantu was sitting next to the baby and said, "The baby has it too."
"So, before the time travel, those under 12 and those over 70 also received this gift pack, right?"
"That's right!"
Father Xu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll talk to a few production team leaders later. Tomorrow, I'll go talk to the village chief about building a nursery. Then, we can supply milk powder to those families who don't need it. I'm sure everyone will agree. At least our production team should be fine."
Mother Xu said, "Do we take turns taking care of the children? Then the work points must be recorded, otherwise many people will definitely not be willing to do it."
"Yes, so we have to agree on this tomorrow. Comrade Li is probably in charge of this area, so the village chief has no objection to anything he said today. While he's still in the village, we should go talk to him tomorrow. It's best to set this rule, otherwise the natives might disagree."
Mother Xu thought for a moment and said, "This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later. If you tell them sooner, the time travelers will agree. If you tell them later, they might not be happy about it."
Xu Tiantu said, "That's easy. Why not just turn it into a free nursery? Everyone can use it anyway. The natives can send their very young children there too, and they can help look after them. That way, they can free up their hands to go out and earn work points. I'm sure they'll agree."
"Not necessarily." Xu Yuanhu said, "How can it be that simple? Maybe they don't think it's necessary and can just carry the children on their backs and go out? After all, they probably don't have as many babies as we time travelers have here."
"It's not difficult to convince the village and Comrade Li about this. After all, it's a good thing, and it'll be a proud thing for them to tell others about it." Xu Yuanhu always considered things comprehensively, so his explanation was a bit more complicated. "But is this really that simple? We have milk powder now, but what if it runs out? How will we replenish it with other things then?"
"Young children have milk powder, but what do other children eat? Do all of them eat the free milk powder, or do they have it provided at home? Should indigenous children be given milk powder?"
"What happens when the children grow up? When they no longer need care, how will the current rotation be arranged? Will everyone still think it's reasonable to care for the remaining children?"
Mr. Xu said, "But everyone will have other children in the future. Wouldn't it be nice to keep it open like a proper nursery?"
"That's a bit taken for granted. We should consider the current situation."
"No? That's impossible. Back then, everyone was busy enjoying life and the beauty of being single. But now it's different. I think everyone is still quite willing to have children."
Xu Yuanhu, with his chubby face, leaned back, putting on a serious and mature look. "Even though we're traveling through a book, traveling to the present day, I think it's still consistent with the setting of that era. So let's not worry about whether we're traveling through a book or not. Let's just pretend we're back in time and look at the current temperature and the current month. No matter what, I don't think the next few years will be easy."
Everyone in the family was a little surprised: "What does this mean?"
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