"Hongdou, you are still joking with your second uncle." Andelai laughed, "If he really has nothing to do with us, can you remind me to apply to the county to build roads and bridges for our village?"
The key is that the application was successful.
Andelai's face was wrinkled from laughing so hard, but he didn't care because he was so happy.
"Remind my second uncle to apply for road and bridge construction. When?" An Hongdou asked in surprise.
"It was before the New Year. The roads were not easy to travel then, so the matter was put on hold. I went after the New Year, but I didn't expect it to be approved!" An De came to see An Hongdou, but he didn't seem to know anything. He said, "Hongdou, did he say that his family has no connections, or did you ask yourself? You've been married for a while, and you've never asked what their family does? Who else is there?"
An Hongdou has never asked about this.
Mrs. An did ask about it, and was told that her parents were divorced.
An Hongdou also thought that this might be the reason, so after he knew that she was pregnant, he gave up the idea of parting ways in the future.
After all, he himself had never enjoyed the love of his parents, so he certainly wouldn't want his children to be the same as him.
It’s not like she hadn’t thought about Shen Xiangzhi’s identity.
She just felt that no matter what his family did, it wouldn't have any impact on her as long as she didn't rely on him for a living.
But when I think carefully about his care and thoughtfulness towards me during this period, I feel really embarrassed.
She not only relied on him, but also relied on him a lot.
She is now wondering if she would feel uncomfortable if she suddenly resumes her life alone.
"Uncle, I really don't know about this. If you want to know, I'll ask for you later?" An Hongdou said.
Andelai sighed, "It's OK if you don't know. I don't have to ask anything. But, no matter whether he knew about this in advance or not, I have to thank him on behalf of our village. If he hadn't reminded me, my second uncle really wouldn't have dared to rashly ask the county to build bridges and roads."
"I heard from my second uncle that they want to build a bridge. Do they want to build a bridge across the big river at the entrance of our village?" An Hongdou suddenly thought that if they built a bridge over there, they could open up a new road ahead to get directly to the main road. In the future, they wouldn't have to climb over mountains and cross rivers to leave the village, and they wouldn't have to go around in circles for nothing.
"Isn't it right there?" Ande nodded and said expectantly, "Once the bridge is repaired, it will be convenient for us to go to town. If we can get electricity someday, it will be like living in heaven."
An Hongdou burst out laughing when she heard this.
Once the bridge is built and electricity is available, we will be living like gods. My second uncle’s request is not too high.
But it is also true that who can imagine today that in a few years, we will enter a period of rapid development, and by then, people’s lives will change dramatically.
"That day will definitely come. Just wait and see, Second Uncle." An Hongdou said with great confidence.
"Well, I don't have anything to do anyway, so I'll go back first. You should also take more rest. Your belly is so big now. I heard from your mother that it's your third baby. We haven't had such a good thing before, so you have to be careful."
Andelao walked out and spoke a few more words to Shen Xiangzhi in the yard before leaving.
An Hongdou walked out and asked Shen Xiangzhi, "I heard from my second uncle that it was you who reminded him to go to the county to apply for bridge repair. Could this really be something you did?"
If Shen Xiangzhi really has such great ability, that would be too extraordinary, right?
"You're overthinking it. I don't have that much ability. I just thought we needed to build a bridge here, so I reminded my second uncle to try to apply for it."
Chen Xiangzhi didn't say anything. He just knew in advance that a poverty alleviation policy had just been issued from above, but the specific implementation location had not yet been determined, so he asked Andelai to apply for it. Qingshan Village was almost isolated from the outside world, and the roads were difficult to travel. Only when the policy was implemented here could it be fully utilized.
An Hongdou didn't believe that it could be such a coincidence.
However, he was unwilling to say forget it, it was not important.
It was a sunny spring day. An Hongdou was sitting in the yard when she suddenly thought of something. She said to Chen Xiangzhi who was turning the soil in the corner, "I want to build a grape trellis in the yard. If you have time, go to the mountain and find a grape tree. Oh, and if you come across a persimmon tree or a cherry tree, you can get two. Anyway, our yard is big and we can plant enough."
In this way, when the fruit is ripe, she can eat it without covering it.
Unlike now, I can only eat secretly, or when Shen Xiangzhi is not at home, which is not satisfying or comfortable at all.
"Okay, let's go to the mountain to look for it tomorrow. I'll turn the soil in the yard today and then plant some vegetables." Chen Xiangzhi looked up and said, "Don't just sit there all the time. Didn't I find you a book of 300 ancient poems? If you're not tired, read more to increase your literacy. Let your children listen to it too, so that they can be exposed to some knowledge early, so that they won't be as stupid as their mother after they are born, and can't recognize a single big word."
Chen Xiangzhi was quite foresighted, as he already understood the principles of prenatal education at this time.
However, his mouth is still foul and what he says is not pleasant.
How could An Hongdou not know how to read?
It's just that she didn't dare to read in front of him.
Moreover, in the past few months, she has been reading books when she has nothing to do, and she often pretends to ask Shen Xiangzhi. So far, Shen Xiangzhi has believed that she can recognize all the words that appear in these books.
So, she can't be considered illiterate at all now.
"I won't read it. If you want the child to hear it, read it to him yourself if you have the ability!" An Hongdou snorted coldly, stood up and walked around in the yard.
I heard that if you walk more in the later stages of pregnancy, the delivery will be smoother.
Her belly was too big, and it was inconvenient for her to walk, not to mention that Shen Xiangzhi was worried, even she herself didn't dare to go out easily without anyone accompanying her.
However, I do walk around in the yard often. Otherwise, I'll be lying or sitting every day, which is not good for my health.
An Changzheng and An Changyue came over, each carrying two pheasants. As soon as they entered the door, they saw An Hongdou walking in the yard.
"Aunt, the pheasants we raised have grown up, and grandma asked us to send a few to you." These pheasants were the chicks that An Hongdou caught in the mountains in the fall. After a few months, they were able to lay eggs.
However, this pheasant did not lay eggs frequently, and the eggs were small. They were not as easy to sell as ordinary eggs in the town. Old Mrs. An thought it was a waste of food to keep it, so she just wanted to kill it and eat it.
An Hongdou didn't go to pick them up herself, but directly told them, "Give them to your uncle to deal with. Be careful not to let them fly away."
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