The old ladies were moved by what An Jingzhi said. Grandma Li San asked,
"The people at the farm in town are so busy. If we buy a few of those, will they be willing to teach us?"
An Jingzhi looked very confident. "Have you forgotten where I studied? Many of my classmates in that town are from the same town. They just come here to learn pig farming skills. Besides, we are just a farm in a large brigade. How can we compete with them for business? If I ask my classmates to find some connections, they will definitely help me."
He then sighed, "If our brigade hadn't been willing to help, I wouldn't have been able to attend this high school. I was just thinking about whether I could use these connections to help the brigade get some benefits. The elders in the brigade have watched me grow up, and seeing everyone having a hard time, I feel bad too."
Like his family, because the original owner asked for help from his family every few days, they were considered one of the poorer families in the village. They were lucky to have meat twice a year, and that was during the busy farming season. On weekdays, the food was specially prepared for the original owner. However, after An Jingzhi came, the family's life was much better.
That was also because An Jingzhi was good at making connections. After getting along well with his classmates, he was willing to help them bring some things from the countryside and earn a little money, but it was a drop in the bucket for his family, and he couldn't make it big, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain the source of his money.
Like other families in the village, they are actually similar to his family. Those families with better conditions have a little more strong laborers in their families, so they are said to have good conditions, but in fact they are not much better than his family. At most, his family could eat meat twice a year, while other people could only eat it three or four times a year.
Although not every old lady had helped An Jingzhi's family, everyone felt relieved to see An Jingzhi's grateful look.
"Jingzhi, you are a good boy."
"You are so thoughtful. Our team will all remember your kindness."
"It's worth choosing you as the accountant, but don't feel too pressured. Our brigade has been like this for decades, poor. If there was a way to change, everyone would definitely be willing to do it. But the risks you mentioned are too great. Even if we old ladies are willing to believe you, there's nothing we can do if others disagree."
After all, it's still a matter of money. Because they earn too little, they dare not take the risk of investing, for fear of squandering the little money they have, and then it will be a waste of money. If things remain the same, they are used to being poor, and it will not be a big loss for them, so many people tend not to take risks.
An Jingzhi smiled and didn't think about convincing them all at once. Although these old ladies refused on the surface, they must have had some ideas in their minds, and all they needed was an opportunity.
After chatting with a few old ladies about some village gossip, An Jingzhi patted his butt, said goodbye and went home.
"Jingzhi is the best kid. He's willing to chat with a bunch of us who are half buried in the earth. The other young kids can't do that. They're all impatient."
"Yes, Jingzhi is a good student and filial, and now he is wholeheartedly working for the development of our team."
Everyone was praising An Jingzhi.
I never thought that An Jingzhi was the only one in the village who was so idle at his age. Everyone else was busy working in the fields.
Li Sannai chatted with everyone for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, she got up and rushed home. When she reached the gate of the yard, she found that there was no one in the yard. She frowned and looked at the pile of clothes in the yard.
He walked while shouting at the top of his voice, "Where are the people? Where have they all gone? Don't you want to hang the clothes out to dry? Don't you want to sweep the floor? The yard is a mess! Are you waiting for an old man like me to clean it up? Are you disgusted that I've lived too long?"
She cursed a few more times, and a young voice came hurriedly.
Li Sannai's third daughter-in-law ran and panted, "Mom, I'm back. I went to the back mountain to pick some wild vegetables. I thought we might not have enough food tonight, so I picked some wild vegetables to add to the meal. I'll hang the clothes out to dry. Don't move. I'll do it after I finish cooking."
As he spoke, he hurriedly walked towards the kitchen with the basket slung over his waist.
Li Sannai muttered, "Whoever's job is theirs to do."
Li Sannai walked into the kitchen and said dissatisfiedly, "Didn't I tell the second son's wife to hang these clothes? Why are you picking them up? I remember those clothes belonged to her family, right?"
The third daughter-in-law was busy with the kitchen work in an orderly manner, and she did not forget to answer Li Sannai, "Isn't her belly big? I thought it would be inconvenient for her to squat with such a big belly, so I helped her if I could."
Li Sannai was helpless. "You are so kind. What do you mean she's going to give birth? She's only been pregnant for six months. How can she not work?"
Li Sannai's third daughter-in-law just smiled and didn't say anything back.
Li Sannai was helpless. Since both parties were willing to be beaten, she, as a mother-in-law, couldn't say much. She just had to give the beating.
Ni narrowed her eyes at her second daughter-in-law who had just quietly entered the yard. Li Sannai stood in the yard and said in a gloomy tone, "What's wrong? You're like a thief when you come home. Is that what your parents taught you?"
Knowing that the other party was feeling guilty because she hadn't done any work, Li Sannai deliberately stabbed her.
Li Sannai's second daughter-in-law stood there holding her belly, not saying a word, and looked innocently at her husband who was standing behind her.
Li Sannai's second son was a little embarrassed. He looked at his wife and then at his mother, "Mom..."
Li Sannai interrupted immediately, "You wanted this daughter-in-law yourself, so you must take good care of her. The work I assign to each person is calculated carefully, and she must complete it on her own. Don't treat others as fools just because they are easy to talk to. There are many women in the brigade who gave birth directly in the fields during the busy farming season with bulging bellies. You want to control someone who is only six months old? I tell you, don't even think about it."
As she spoke, she looked at her second daughter-in-law who liked to cheat and play tricks with a bad look on her face, and she looked displeased.
Every time she was caught, she would look innocent and ask her son to take the lead. Li Sannai was also young once, and she saw through the other party's tricks clearly. It was precisely because she saw them clearly that she was even more annoyed. If her son still couldn't figure it out, she would just split up the family.
"Mom, I didn't mean it. I didn't ask my third sister-in-law to help me wash clothes. She was the one who said she wanted to help me." Li Sannai's second daughter-in-law looked apologetic.
Third Aunt Li's second son looked at the clothes on the floor and said, "Mom, this isn't Xiaofen's fault. I was thinking of taking Xiaofen to visit Aunt Liu from the next village today, so I delayed my housework." He continued with a happy face, "Aunt Liu said Xiaofen is definitely pregnant with a boy! I'm going to have an heir soon!"
Li Sannai drooped her eyelids. "It's just a son, what's so strange about that? Don't even mention that he's not a son. Even if he is, so what? He still has to finish the work he's supposed to do!"
There are many sons and grandchildren in the family, so Aunt Li San is not interested in having another grandson.
Zhang Fen originally thought that her mother-in-law might be nicer to her after she found out that she was pregnant with a boy, but she didn't expect her mother-in-law to have this attitude.
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