It must be said that Lin Dongfang's plan was very good; given the prevailing male chauvinism of this era, it was quite impressive.
Simple nodded secretly.
"It should be fine. You can talk to the village chief about it when you start work. I think it's okay."
Liujiatun is mainly a farming village. A few years ago, some families raised pigs, but life became difficult, and then there were natural disasters. As a result, not many people in the entire commune raised pigs anymore, otherwise there would still be a job raising pigs.
Liu Weimin's policy towards these educated youth was simply to avoid trouble and support themselves.
So this matter is probably not a big problem.
In particular, the villagers originally believed that the educated youth were there to share their work points, so if one less person earned work points, the villagers would earn more, and therefore they had no objections.
"Um."
Jian Dan arrived early and had a closer relationship with the village chief than the others, so Lin Dongfang believed that Jian Dan could also understand the village chief's personality.
After hearing what Jian said, Lin Dongfang felt more at ease.
"How's it going? What does it feel like to be pregnant?"
During these months of pregnancy, which coincided with the Lunar New Year and the following year, we were essentially hibernating during the winter, so we didn't see each other often, and Jian Dan didn't notice anything unusual.
Mingzhu softened completely.
"There was no reaction, except during the month of the Lunar New Year, I felt nauseous every morning. I vomited for half a month before the Lunar New Year, and then I got better in the second half of the month. I also stopped being picky about food."
"I just love to sleep now, and I'm always hungry."
He even sounded embarrassed in the last sentence.
It's the lean season, and the couple's food supply is also limited. It's only thanks to Lin Dongfang's frequent trips to the mountains to gather small items, along with support from their family, that they're able to feed her bottomless stomach.
Lin Dongfang never let her do any work, which made her feel quite embarrassed.
Jian Dan has no experience in pregnancy, raising, or childcare, but she does know some general common sense.
"Isn't it normal to sleep more and have increased libido during pregnancy?"
Besides, if he can't even feed you properly when you're pregnant, what hope is there for this man?
It's better to just kick them out sooner rather than later and save yourself the trouble.
Mingzhu covered her mouth and laughed. Lin Dongfang was quite helpless. What was going on? He was just talking, and now he was being dragged into it. He wasn't that kind of person.
"You don't need to point me out. They're all right under your nose anyway, so just watch."
Knowing that these words were for his wife's good, Lin Dongfang wasn't angry at all. His wife was already very fragile after what she had gone through, so he was naturally happy that she had made a good friend.
Jian Xin obediently held her bowl and ate. Her little tummy was round and full. She burped as she sat to the side listening to the adults talk. Her little eyes looked around at this person and that person.
Lin Dongfang teased him.
"Xinxin, when Chinese New Year comes this year, Zhuzhu's family will also have a little brother or sister. Will you be able to play with him/her then?"
The child's curious gaze suddenly fell upon her, and Mingzhu blushed bright red again.
"Little brother/little sister? Really?"
"Of course it's true. Do you want a little brother or a little sister?"
Jian Xin scratched her head; she really couldn't tell the difference, so she simply explained it to her in a soft, gentle voice.
"The little brother is a boy, just like Tiger."
The little girl, just like Xin Xin and Xiao Hua, is a little girl.
There were a few children younger than Jian Xin in the village. She had seen them when she ran around the village with Hu Zi. Just thinking about some of the children with snotty noses, and the little girl working outside in the dead of winter, Jian Xin couldn't help but shiver.
"I don't want a little brother or sister,"
Jian Dan didn't even dare to lift her leg, afraid of seeing the expressions on the faces of the two expectant parents opposite her.
"Why? Because little brothers and sisters are so cute,"
Jian Xin shook her head like a rattle-drum.
"No, no, snotty nose!"
That disgusted expression, that wrinkled little nose—the three adults paused for a moment, then immediately understood what Jian Xin meant.
"I want an older sister, like Sister Xiaohua, so that Xinxin can tell her stories and lend her books."
There was silence for a few seconds.
Lin Dongfang spoke with a dry voice.
"Well, Xin Xin, this... I guess it's not going to work. We really can't do it."
However, we can give you a clean and healthy younger brother or sister, okay?
Mingzhu lowered her head and desperately covered her mouth.
Jian Dan also turned her head to the other side, wondering whose child this was.
Did my OCD kick in at this moment?
Lin Dongfang actually gave a very serious answer?
Jian Xin clearly didn't believe it. There weren't many clean children in the village. Even Tiger, after running around all day, was always covered in mud and dirt.
Xiaohua was probably the cleanest child in the village.
"Really? Clean?"
"right!"
Jian Xin seemed helpless.
"Alright then, but if it's not clean, I don't want it."
Lin Dongfang didn't know what to say. Mingzhu was already leaning on his shoulder and couldn't get up. She was laughing through her tears.
Simple suppressed a laugh and coughed a few times.
"That's right, our Xin Xin is a very clean child, so you must be careful."
Jian Xin turned around and went to play with her toys on the kang (a heated brick bed). Only then did Jian Dan remember...
"In this generation, she calls you brothers and sisters, and your children will call her sister. Have you thought about how you're going to explain that?"
They say spring is short.
Two days after the light rain, Liu Weimin called a meeting and announced that the land would be turned over the next day.
And he emphasized the guiding principles of the meeting.
"Secretary Lin said at the meeting that many schools outside have closed down, and those teenagers are running around everywhere. If they see anything that is not in compliance with regulations, they may be reported and criticized. When you go home, take a good look at your homes. Do you have anything that could be used as a pretext for criticism? If you do, I don't need to say anything more, right?"
Let me make this clear from the start. I've relayed this message to everyone. If you get taken away because of this, because of a book, a piece of paper, or anything like that, don't say I don't care; I can't control who does it.”
The villagers, who had been discussing it a moment ago, fell silent.
"And those who usually like to gossip about this family and that family, and who like to talk about their wives, are the same."
How many times have I said that loose lips sink ships?
As you all know, feudal superstition and capitalist ideology are taboo nowadays. I didn't care if you said a few words before, but I'm telling you this time, don't come looking for me again and say, "Oh, I was just saying, I didn't do anything, why are you arresting me?"
Let me emphasize again, this matter is very serious.
Ah, right, and those who like to act like domineering old women and look down on young girls—I've told you before, some of you have feudalistic ideas. Don't think others can't see it; even the leaders have said that men and women are equal.
We live in a peaceful and law-abiding society, and the relationship between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law is the same—an equal one.
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