Men are sometimes careless, and Xiao Daqiang is Xiao Yu's father. The image of a father in the child's mind is very great, so even if the child grows up and the father starts to get old, this image is still there. Therefore, Xiao Yu did not think that the image of a great father needs to be taken over by himself.

However, when he rode his bicycle over and saw his father getting closer, he suddenly realized that his father had grown old and he had grown up.

Xiao Daqiang: "Your daughter-in-law is a good one." As a father-in-law, he seldom contacts his daughter-in-law, and he will not specifically say good or bad things about her, in order to avoid suspicion.

Lin Dajun: "My sister is the best."

Xiao-Woo hummed.

When the three of them arrived at the Xiao family's yard, the dishes had just been prepared. Lin Yiyi and Qin Xiangju took some time to wash the crabs and shrimps.

Lin Yiyi just brought out the crab, then poured soy sauce into the steamed crab, and finally sprinkled a handful of green onions on it and poured the hot oil in the pot on it. The scallion oil crab was ready, and it smelled delicious.

Lin Dajun: "Sister, what are you doing? Why does it smell so good?"

Lin Yiyi: "I exchanged crabs today on the trading day. Go wash your hands and you can eat now."

Lin Dajun: “Hey.”

Xiao Yu parked his bike in the utility room and washed his hands. Lin Sanjun and several other children were already seated, staring at the tender white crab meat. They were very curious because they had never eaten it before.

Xiao Daqiang: "Second brother's wife has worked hard." He washed his hands and sat down. But speaking of this, the second brother's family is really particular. In the countryside, unless you go to work, you have to wash your hands before eating when your hands are dirty. Generally, if you don't go to work, you won't be particular about washing your hands before eating.

Lin Yiyi: "It's not hard, it's hard for you to rush here from the commune. This is scallion oil crab, and this is braised shrimp, you try it." Then, she picked up another piece of scallion oil crab for Qin Xiangju, "Mom, you worked hard to clean the crab today, you try it first."

Qin Xiangju: "Then I'm welcome."

Lin Yiyi smiled and went to get another beer: “Brother Yu.”

Xiao Yu took the beer, tapped it on the stool, and the lid opened. He filled Xiao Daqiang's bottle first: "This is beer, try it."

Xiao Daqiang had only drunk liquor and white wine in his life, and had never drunk beer. He was curious when he smelled it: "This is beer, is it a foreign thing?"

Xiao Yu: "No, it is produced in our country, but it is not common."

Lin Yiyi: "Pour some for mom to try, too."

Qin Xiangju: "No, no, no, I don't want to drink..."

Lin Yiyi said: "I drink a little occasionally to test my taste. It tastes pretty good." Nowadays, no one in their family doesn't drink. She started drinking beer when she was seven or eight years old, especially in the summer. When her father drank beer, she would also pour half a bowl. It was very cool and refreshing.

Qin Xiangju was a generous person. She didn't refuse her daughter-in-law's suggestion. Besides, she was curious. After drinking this novel thing, she could brag about it when she returned to the countryside. In the countryside, women like to show off this and that. In fact, they are not showing off, they are just too bored.

Xiao Daqiang: "This crab is delicious. I used to think it didn't have much meat and it was uncomfortable to eat. I didn't expect it to taste so good when prepared like this."

Lin Yiyi: "Eat more if you like." She made three plates with nine crabs in total, one for each person, and each person had several chopsticks.

Qin Xiangju: "If you ask me, Lao Er is still lucky. Yi Yi can do everything. She can write articles, cook, and change Lao Er's shoes. In this transaction, Yi Yi bought Lao Er two pairs of cloth shoes, and she didn't change her own."

Lin Yiyi: “…” That’s because there’s no code for her.

But Xiao Yu didn't know. When he heard his mother say that she didn't change hers, Xiao Yu asked, "Why not?" He went back to the department store to see if there was anything suitable for his wife to wear. He then calculated his own private money and found that he had saved some in the past few months. Although it was not as much as before when he bought a watch, it should be enough to buy a pair of shoes.

Lin Yiyi said hurriedly: "The shoes made by that auntie are all too big, there is no size for me, mom is worried about me, don't listen to mom."

Qin Xiangju: "I'll make you two pairs later. You have small feet and it's hard to buy shoes." Besides, everyone makes shoes bigger so that they can be worn for several more years, so it's even harder to buy shoes in my daughter-in-law's size.

Lin Yiyi hurriedly said: "You have worked too hard, mother."

Qin Xiangju: "There is not much work to do now. I don't have to go to work. I am free."

Lin Yiyi: "Then I'll give you the fabric."

Qin Xiangju: "No, we have fabrics at home. The fabrics you bring here every year are still hidden."

Lin Yiyi and Xiao Yu received fabric for the town's residents' welfare every year, which was about 1.7 zhang (17 feet, 4 feet for women, 6 feet for men) of fabric per person. Lin Yiyi usually bought most of her clothes in the system mall, and the second was to go to the old tailor to make clothes. Some of the fabric was bought directly from the old tailor, so the fabric for the residents' welfare was given to Qin Xiangju every year. In addition, the Qin family had four elders, and Lin Yiyi felt that it was right to give them these fabrics if she had the conditions.

However, she only gave these town residents welfare items. It was not because she was stingy or calculative, but because the elderly had been frugal all their lives. If they were given too much, they would think they were good at spending money. Only if they were given welfare items would they not think too much.

It was the first time that Xiao Daqiang experienced the feeling of drinking beer and eating crabs and shrimps with his sons. He had also had a drink with his sons during the Chinese New Year, but the feeling was completely different from now. It might be because the food is better now, or because the family conditions are better, or because of the beer. In short, the mood now is particularly relaxed. Looking at his wife drinking beer, the happiness on her face was so obvious. She drank it in small sips. Xiao Daqiang suddenly felt that he had treated his wife badly in his life. She and he took care of two elderly people and raised four children, but he never gave her anything. Even if he gave her money and let her manage the household, she was reluctant to spend it. Every penny was carefully calculated and spent on the children.

Xiao Daqiang sighed. He didn't give his wife a good life, but fortunately he had a promising son. Thinking of this, Xiao Daqiang looked at Xiao Yu with eyes full of love, which made Xiao Yu look puzzled.

Qin Xiangju didn't notice Xiao Daqiang. She was chatting with Lin Yiyi, from beer to the countryside, and then to Qi Spinach: "Yiyi, your sister-in-law plans to send Xiaorui and Xiaozhu to primary school. In my opinion, it's a bit early now. Xiaorui is only five years old and Xiaozhu is only six years old. Besides, there is no primary school in our brigade, so they have to be sent to your mother's house. The children are too young, and I'm worried."

Lin Yiyi heard this and said, "This five or six-year-old child can't keep up with the elementary school curriculum, right?" Nowadays, there are gifted children, but they don't go to elementary school right from the start. They all come from kindergarten. When they are in kindergarten, their IQ is discovered and they can skip a grade and go to elementary school. Otherwise, a child who has never received education doesn't even know 12345, and no matter how gifted he is, he can't go to the first grade.

Qin Xiangju: "Isn't it? That's what I mean, but... the eldest daughter-in-law just won't listen." The eldest daughter-in-law's original words were not like this. She also said that Lin Wujun started school at the age of three, and her son is already five years old, so why can't he go to school? But Qin Xiangju would not say this to Lin Yiyi. Originally, the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law had some conflicts, and the conflicts would be even greater if she said it. Now that they have finally eased a little, she doesn't want to ruin the relationship.

Lin Yiyi smiled and comforted her, "You'd better stop worrying about it. You have to take care of grandpa and grandma, discipline your son, and take care of your grandson. It's so tiring. Children have always been the responsibility of their parents. If parents don't even care about their children, what's the point of having them? You can't let your mother-in-law take care of her son and then her grandson. Besides, if you don't agree with Xiaorui and Xiaozhu going to school, if something happens to them in the future, the children's parents will definitely put the blame on you and blame you, which is not good. So in my opinion, let your sister-in-law decide."

Xiao Daqiang said: "What the second son's wife said makes sense. Let the eldest son and his wife take care of this matter."

Qin Xiangju didn't want to care either: "Then I won't care. But...but if they send the children to the primary school in Shanglin Production Brigade, will it work when they are only five or six years old?" The eldest daughter-in-law said that she would let the brother-in-law of the Lin family help take care of them, but why should he help take care of them? Qin Xiangju couldn't say such words.

Lin Yiyi said: "Whether it is possible or not, my sister-in-law and the others will figure it out themselves."

Qin Xiangju: "That's right, I don't care."

Lin Yiyi: "It seems that there are no primary schools in the brigades near Shanglin Production Brigade."

Qin Xiangju: "That's right. These brigades are relatively close. When the primary school was built, it was because there was a doctor in the brigade where your mother's family lived, so the primary school was built there." In rural areas, it is normal for several villages to have one primary school.

Lin Yiyi said, "Mom, I have an idea. Maybe we don't need to send Xiaorui and Xiaozhu to school there. Besides, they definitely can't keep up with the elementary school curriculum."

Xiao Yu was curious: "What idea?"

Lin Yiyi: "Now there is only a primary school in the brigade, and only one junior high school in a commune, and that is the commune junior high school. For high school, you have to go to the county town. However, I think the biggest difference between the commune and the county town is the nursery. Many children in the county town receive education earlier, starting from the nursery. So, I think our Datang Production Brigade can open a nursery. Let's not discuss the salary for the time being. If you give 20 or 30 kilograms of food a month, there will definitely be people willing to come. The income of the nursery can be money or food. For example, if each child pays 2 kilograms of food a month, then a dozen children can pay for a month's food for a nursery teacher. What do you think?"

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Qin Xiangju and Xiao Daqiang were stunned. They didn't dare to express their opinions at all. They never thought that their daughter-in-law would be so bold that she even dared to think about a nursery.

Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "This is a good idea. There are more than a dozen children in a brigade. If we give them 2 kilograms of food a month, it means that there is someone to take care of the children at home. Many parents are willing to do so."

Lin Yiyi: "Is it? Moreover, it is not just the children in the brigade, but also those from other brigades. The village can guarantee with the parents that the nursery can send the children to their respective brigades after school every day, so that more families are willing to send their children here." Two kilograms of grain a month, this fee is indeed very low. Even if two kilograms of coarse grains are given, it is only 8 cents.

Xiao Yu said, "Dad, when you go back, tell the captain about this."

Since his son said so, Xiao Daqiang agreed. Besides, the second son is the smartest in their family, and the second daughter-in-law is the second smartest. If they think there is no problem, then there is definitely no problem.

Of course, if it was just Lin Yiyi's suggestion, Xiao Daqiang would definitely not take it seriously. But since Xiao Yu said it was feasible, it meant something different to Xiao Daqiang. Also, because Xiao Yu said it was feasible, Xiao Daqiang thought that Lin Yiyi was smart and could come up with this idea.

Qin Xiangju said: "If the brigade really opens a nursery, then Xiaorui and Xiaozhu can go to school in the brigade's nursery, and they don't have to go to the forest production brigade."

Lin Yiyi said, "That's right. After two or three years of studying in the nursery, you will have a more solid grasp of the knowledge. It will be just right for you to go to the first grade when you are seven or eight years old."

Qin Xiangju: "Okay, it's settled. When we go back tomorrow, the old man will go to work at the commune. I'll go talk to the team leader."

Xiao Daqiang: "Why not tell the commune directly?"

Lin Yiyi: "It's not appropriate. If we tell the commune, if we open a nursery in the commune, our families will send their children to the commune nursery. It's too far. Who would go there?"

Qin Xiangju: "That's right."

Dinner time ended with everyone's discussion. After dinner, Qin Xiangju helped clean up, and Lin Yiyi did not refuse. Qin Xiangju was always busy, and she was used to working. Moreover, she was visiting her son's home. If Lin Yiyi was too polite, Qin Xiangju would feel like a guest. In the hearts of many mothers, their son's home is their home. On the contrary, she would feel happy if Lin Yiyi was not polite to her.

After packing up, it was still early, so Lin Yiyi took Qin Xiangju for a walk outside. Even when Qin Xiangju had the opportunity to come to the county town, she was always in a hurry. This was the first time for her to stroll around like this. Seeing other old ladies strolling on the road and in the park, Qin Xiangju felt that she was a little different.

After returning, Lin Yiyi took out two sets of clothes: "Dad, Mom, these are for you to change into after taking a bath. This set is for Mom, and this set is for Dad."

Qin Xiangju: "This...when did you prepare this?"

Lin Yiyi: "I prepared this when I was pulling the cart. Mom, you guys take a shower first. I'll go look after the kids."