Qin Xiangju carried a basket of vegetables, and the team leader carried a basket of corn. They went into the city and came to the Vocational College to find Lin Yiyi.

Lin Yiyi was preparing for the first grade of high school. She would be in the first grade of high school in September. When it was almost 11 o'clock, Lin Yiyi was preparing to make lunch. The younger brothers of the Lin family were going home in the afternoon, so she not only had to make lunch, but also their dinner. Just as she was about to make it, Qin Xiangju and the team leader came.

"Mom?" Lin Yiyi was extremely surprised when she saw them, "Why are you here again?" She was surprised that Qin Xiangju just went back in the morning.

Qin Xiangju certainly understood what she meant and explained, "I arrived at the brigade and told the brigade leader about the nursery. The brigade leader said he wanted to talk to you, so I brought him here. I also brought back some vegetables. If you like them, you can eat them for several days."

The captain said, "That's right. We are all new to the nursery, and the people in the team don't know much about it, so I came here with a thick face. Niece, you have to explain it to your uncle."

Lin Yiyi looked at the time and said, "Uncle, don't worry. Since I was the one who brought this up, of course I have to tell you. But it's lunch time now. Why don't you have lunch here? I'll talk to you after lunch. I can't finish talking to you in a while. My brother Yu will be back from get off work later to have lunch."

The captain said quickly: "No, no, I'll go eat outside and come back after lunch." In fact, the time was indeed neither too early nor too late, but they had lunch and came here, so it would be late too, and it would be dinner soon, so they would always coincide with one of their meals.

Lin Yiyi said, "Since you are here, you are a guest, so how can you not eat lunch? Mom, you entertain uncle, I will make lunch."

Qin Xiangju: "Hey, there are these corns, which were picked from the brigade. Although they were deducted from our work points, it was also because the brigade leader was generous, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to pick the corns. The brigade leader said that we can't eat corns this early in the county. Since we are here today, I'll send some to you. I didn't expect that."

Qin Xiangju's words made it very clear that it was the captain's idea to send corn, but the Xiao family used their work points to offset it. Lin Yiyi understood the meaning immediately and said, "That's perfect. I'll cook some corn and we can taste it together. Dajun, you light the fire for me."

Lin Dajun: “Hey.”

There are two stoves in the kitchen. One stove is used for cooking. Lin Yiyi puts some rice on it and covers it with

I steamed some sweet potatoes and corn in a steamer. I cooked the same dishes that Qin Xiangju brought me today, plus the remaining pickled crabs.

Lin Yiyi was also quick to act. She made a dish of mashed garlic spinach, smashed cucumber, scrambled eggs with leeks, a tomato egg drop soup, and a pickled crab. The spinach, cucumber, and leek were all brought by Qin Xiangju, freshly picked and very fresh. She brought a lot, and he and Xiao Yu had two meals a day, which could not be finished in several days, so the portion she made for lunch was very sufficient.

When Xiao Yu came back and saw his mother and the captain, he immediately understood what had happened.

Xiao Yu: "Uncle is here."

The captain looked at Xiao Yu in police uniform and stood up somewhat at a loss. He had no choice. When ordinary people saw the police, they were always a little reserved. "I came to discuss the nursery with my niece. Are you off work now?"

Xiao Yu said: "I'm off work at noon. Come back for lunch and then go to the Public Security Bureau."

Captain: "That's good."

The captain talked to Xiao Yu dryly: "Xiao Yu'er, do you think this nursery can really be run? He really didn't know what to talk to Xiao Yu about."

Xiao-Woo: "Yes."

When the captain heard him say that he could, his eyes lit up: "Really?" He felt confident when Xiao Yu said that, after all, Xiao Yu's identity was different.

Xiao Yu: "President Cheng is a person who likes to fight. He likes to build the commune. As long as it is good for the commune, he will agree." The quality of a president is too important to the development of the commune. "I dare not say how much benefit the nursery will bring to the development of the commune, but our commune has a nursery, which is far ahead of other communes. It indirectly shows that President Cheng is ahead of other commune presidents in terms of his ability to do things. This is also a recognition of his ability."

As soon as the captain heard what he said, he understood that opening a nursery would be good for President Cheng's political achievements. Although this achievement was small and insignificant, it was still good. Who would refuse such an achievement that came to his doorstep?

Lin Yiyi said: "It's time to eat."

Xiao-Woo: "I'm here."

During the meal, Lin Yiyi said, "If we want the commune to think the nursery is good, then the interests of the nursery must be somewhat connected to the interests of the commune. In this way, the commune will be more supportive of the nursery."

Team leader: "As long as the commune doesn't have to pay for the nursery, they will definitely agree. I've been dealing with them for so many years, and I know very well that as long as the commune doesn't have to pay for anything, it's all negotiable.

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Lin Yiyi: "Then the nursery in our brigade does not need the commune to give anything. Even the salary of the nursery teachers can be offset by food. Food is the tuition paid by the students. Two kilograms a month, most families will agree, right?"

The team leader: "That's true. Two kilograms a month is not a problem for everyone. For them, their children at home will have someone to take care of them and teach them things. I don't know how happy they will be. But how can it be combined with the interests of the commune?"

Lin Yiyi said: "This is simple. First, we will convince the commune to open a nursery. Then, our brigade nursery will be named Datang Branch of Sunshine Commune Nursery. In this way, it will be linked to the commune. Just like the name of our brigade is Datang Production Brigade of Sunshine Commune."

Captain: “That’s fine.”

Lin Yiyi: "Does our brigade have space to open a nursery?"

Captain: "What kind of environment do you think is better in a nursery?"

Lin Yiyi: "A bungalow, preferably with two or three rooms side by side, and it would be best if there were a few plots of land in the nursery so that we could make a small playground for the children to play around."

The captain thought for a moment and said, "There is indeed such a house in the village, but this one is a bit old and needs repair. The people in the house had an accident before liberation, so the rest of the house is ownerless."

Lin Yiyi: "We can demolish some of the abandoned houses, gather some useful materials, and then build some new ones. The new nursery can be located near the village committee office so that everyone can see the children at any time. When we go to work, we can also come and take a look. Seeing the children's situation, everyone can feel at ease."

The team leader said: "That's fine. There are many houses that are about to collapse. If we demolish them, we can indeed make a lot of things. Moreover, the foundations can be freed up and given to people who need them. I am happy to think that the Shanglin Production Brigade has a primary school, and our brigade will have a nursery."

After dinner, Xiao Yu went to the Public Security Bureau, and Lin Yiyi continued the discussion with the captain.

Lin Yiyi: "As for the nursery teacher, do you have any suitable candidates?"

Captain: "What kind of person do you think is suitable?"

Lin Yiyi: "She must have been educated, at least to primary school. After that, I'll look at her character. It'd be best if her family doesn't favor boys over girls. Of course, many families favor boys over girls now, but I hope this family doesn't favor boys over girls too much and is willing to let their daughter go to school, because

Because the family environment will affect a person's personality and thoughts. There are definitely both girls and boys in the nursery. If the teacher's personality is influenced by her family and she has a strong preference for boys over girls, then the girls will also be influenced by her in the nursery. So I hope the family environment is better. "In fact, Lin Yiyi has someone in her heart who she thinks is very suitable, that is Lin Zhen, but Lin Zhen will be in the first grade of junior high school in September, so she will not drop out of school.

In fact, what Lin Yiyi didn't know was that the reason why Lin Zhen could continue to study was to be more worthy of Lin Dajun, because Lin Dajun was still studying. In the original plot, Lin Zhen only graduated from elementary school. But the food situation at that time was worse than it is now, so Lin Yiyi came up with the idea of ​​finding a pit to grow vegetables, which not only changed the people, but also changed Lin Zhen's life.

The captain said: "I will think carefully about this candidate. There are still some girls in the village who have been to school."

Lin Yiyi said: "That's fine."

The captain said: "After we return, I will report this to the commune."

Lin Yiyi: "You can write a plan and clearly state the steps one by one. Once you write it clearly, the community will see it more clearly and it will be more formal. Even if there are any problems at that time, you can modify it in the plan, which will make it easier to remember."

The captain thought it made sense: "Okay, I'll write a plan when I get back, and I'll come back tomorrow and show it to you."

When Lin Yiyi heard that he had to walk two hours to the county town, she felt that it was too tiring, so she said, "I will go back to the brigade tomorrow afternoon to see how my house is being built. You can just wait for me in the brigade." She had a bicycle, which was more convenient, so she didn't let the brigade leader, who was about the same age as her father-in-law, walk back and forth. Of course, it was also because she had a good impression of the brigade leader. If she had a bad impression, she would definitely not care.

The captain smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you at the brigade." He was not a fool and accepted Lin Yiyi's kindness. To be honest, if he came here, walking would not be a problem. When he got here, he asked Lin Yiyi to review the plan together. It might be lunch time again. He would feel embarrassed to have a meal here, and there would be no place for a second meal.

When the captain and Qin Xiangju left, Lin Dajun and his four brothers followed them. The four Lin brothers carried the cold noodles prepared by their sister for them as dinner. Of course, they gave it to them, and Qin Xiangju naturally got some too. In the end, the captain also got one, which made him even more embarrassed.

In the evening, Xiao Yu came back from get off work and Lin Yiyi told him about going to the countryside tomorrow.

Yu had to go to work, so naturally he couldn't accompany me.

When it was time to go to bed, his brothers-in-law and parents finally left, and Xiao Yu could finally be the protagonist. He let Lin Yiyi serve him for an hour, and finally he fell asleep comfortably. Lin Yiyi's hands were so tired that she wanted to hit him.

After lunch the next day, Lin Yiyi went to the countryside.

Xiao Family

"Second sister-in-law is back." Liang was sewing clothes at the door and saw Lin Yiyi.

Lin Yiyi: "I'm back. Is Xiao Jixiang asleep?"

Liang: "That's right. He fell asleep right after eating. Second sister-in-law, come and take a look?"

Lin Yiyi parked her bike and said, "Okay, aren't mom and the others here?"

Liang: "They all went to the foundation of the new house. They started laying the foundation yesterday. My eldest brother and Xiao Bin also went there."

Lin Yiyi was stunned: "It started yesterday?" Didn't my mother-in-law just come back and tell her about it yesterday?

Liang smiled and explained, "My second brother wanted to build a house, and grandma was very happy. She asked someone about the date and found out that yesterday was an auspicious day, so she broke ground yesterday."

Lin Yiyi knew that some people were very particular about the day of groundbreaking, but in this era, feudalism was not practiced, so many people did not pay attention to this when building a house. However, in later generations, the day of groundbreaking became very particular, and even the Bodhisattva was worshipped, and all kinds of procedures were very complete. When Lin Dajun and his men built the house, Lin Yiyi did not choose a special day. She was not a businessman, so she was not particular about this. However, Grandma Xiao believed in this matter more than others, mainly because her marriage with Xiao Yu was calculated by the blind man Zhang, so because of this, she believed in this superstition more.

However, this also shows that the elderly care about them.

Lin Yiyi looked at Little Jixiang in the third room. The 10-month-old baby was chubby and had fair and tender skin, which made him very cute. The skin of a baby was enviable. It was as smooth as flour without pores. Lin Yiyi wanted to kiss him, especially because the baby had a comfortable milky scent.

Seeing that she liked it, Liang was also happy. Besides being happy, she asked a few more questions out of curiosity: "When do second sister-in-law and second brother plan to have a baby?" Lin Yiyi is only 17 years old this year, so no one doubts that she will not be able to have a baby. In addition, her menstruation only comes during the Chinese New Year, so several women in the Xiao family know it.

Lin Yiyi said: "Wait until you are 20 years old."

Liang was stunned. When her second sister-in-law turned 20, wouldn’t her second brother be 27 years old?

Lin Yiyi smiled and said: "When a girl is growing up, it is not suitable for giving birth to a child. A woman's body can grow

The skeleton only opens up when you are in your twenties. Also, for men, the best physical condition is in the twenties, and it is the best time for their women to have children. "Lin Yiyi was 28 years old and still had no boyfriend. Her mother urged her to have a baby every day. When she was curious, she also looked up some information on the Internet. It seemed that it said that the best age for men to have children was around 28 and women around 25. But she only glanced at it a few times. After all... she was already over 25 years old.

Liang: "There is such a saying." She did not doubt Lin Yiyi's words. In her eyes, this second sister-in-law was a scholar, and her words were credible.

Lin Yiyi said: "If my third sister-in-law has a daughter in the future, don't let her get married too early. Around 20 years old is best. Although in everyone's eyes, 20 years old is already an old girl, but good health is the most important thing."

Liang agreed with a smile, but she was worried and didn't dare to let her daughter get married at the age of 20, for fear that no one would want her.

Lin Yiyi also knew what she was thinking. People of this era all thought like that, so she just mentioned it and didn't want to change anything. After chatting with Liang for a while, Lin Yiyi went to the foundation.

"Mom..." Lin Yiyi saw Qin Xiangju talking to Lu Xiaochun, "Auntie."

Lu Xiaochun: "Hey, Yi Yi is back."

Lin Yiyi said, "Come back and take a look." Then, she saw that many of the workers who were building their house were relatives of the Xiao family. She recognized them because she had seen them when she got married. For example, Lu Xiaochun's husband and Lu Xiaochun's son were all there. But it was normal for Grandpa Xiao to do this. He had to pay others for their work, so it would be better to let his own people earn the money. Moreover, the people that Grandpa Xiao could call were naturally reliable. But what surprised her was that Li Lanhua's wife Xiao Dazhuang was also there. Xiao Dazhuang was Xiao Daqiang's cousin, and Xiao Dazhuang's father and Grandpa Xiao were also cousins.

Lu Xiaochun: "You guys chat, I'll go look around."

Lin Yiyi: “Hey.”

After Lu Xiaochun left, Qin Xiangju said, "Your grandfather called all these people here. Although they are all relatives of our family, they are all strong."

Lin Yiyi said, "Grandpa is the boss. I don't understand anything. But it's so hot, it's too tiring for Grandpa to watch over us here."

Qin Xiangju smiled and shook her head: "I am a little tired, but he is happy. You are still young, you don't know that the separation of the family and building a house are different. If we separate the family, we still live together, but if we build a house and move out, it means that we are two real families, and it also means that the old man is happy.

The second child has made progress. The grandfather is the happiest. In the past, as soon as the second child came home from school, his grandfather would let him read. Although the grandfather could not understand, he was happy to hear his grandson reading.

Lin Yiyi said: "Brother Yu said that when he was studying, his father always took him to school."

Qin Xiangju: "Yes, he was young at that time, so he was short. Among his classmates, he was the youngest and the shortest. Because of his height, when he first started school, he was secretly sulking. His classmates called him short and dwarf. They didn't bully him, they just called him a wrong name. Later, he grew taller and was taller than others, so he made fun of them."

Lin Yiyi found it unbelievable that her brother Yu would do such a thing? It was too subversive of his image.

Qin Xiangju: "Don't be fooled by his seriousness now. That's because he went to military school and joined the army. His personality has become more stable. He was also a naughty boy when he was young. Take your name for example. I gave you Yiyi because you are greedy. When he was young, he was very playboy. No one could compare to him. By the way, before liberation, the eldest brother was shining shoes for others. Occasionally, he got a dollar. He turned around and let his brother trick him into buying candy. The two brothers came back after eating all the candy. When they came back, the two brothers cheated together and said that they didn't have the dollars. They knew that I would confiscate the dollars if they had them. Do you think this boy is bad?"

Lin Yiyi was stunned. Her brother Yu said that at that time, his eldest brother saved money from polishing shoes and bought food for him. But her mother-in-law said that it was her brother Yu who cheated her eldest brother out of his money and used it to buy candy. So who was telling the truth?

Lin Yiyi thought about it carefully and felt that what her mother-in-law said was more reliable, because her mother-in-law loved her son so much and would definitely not discredit him, so Brother Yu was lying.

Lin Yiyi decided to have a good talk with him after returning.

At this time, Xiao Yu sneezed in the office.

Zhang Ming: "Deputy Director, do you have a cold?"

Xiao Yu: "Maybe the fan was on for too long when I was sleeping yesterday." He didn't know that his mother, who loved him the most, was skinning him.

Lin Yiyi chatted with Qin Xiangju for a while and then went to find the team leader. When the team leader saw her, he hurriedly took out the plan he had been writing all night.

Lin Yiyi: "Uncle's handwriting is pretty good." The captain's handwriting is indeed pretty good.

The captain was very happy to be praised: "This is the only handwriting I can show off. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I was chosen as the captain because of this.

The relationship between handwriting and writing. When I was competing with another candidate, the president chose me after seeing my handwriting. He said that as a leader, handwriting is very important, so in the past few years, I have been practicing calligraphy. I have a thick stack of newspapers at home, which are densely packed with my practiced words. "The team leader practiced the words on the newspapers. There were many words on the newspapers, and he practiced to recognize one by one.

Lin Yiyi said: "You are really perseverant. I seem to have heard a great man say that the prerequisite for success is persistence. I really admire your perseverance in practicing calligraphy."

The captain liked Lin Yiyi more and more. Why? She was nice to talk to. He talked to his family about calligraphy, but they didn't understand. He talked to the village cadres about calligraphy, but it was just nonsense. So now he found it interesting to talk to Lin Yiyi: "Niece Yiyi, why don't you write a few words? Let me see the handwriting of you scholars."

Lin Yiyi said, "I'll show it to you when I'm free some other day. We still have to discuss the nursery plan today."

The captain said, "Yes, yes, yes, we can't forget the important matter."

The two of them discussed the details of the nursery plan for more than two hours. After the discussion, the captain reorganized the plan and Lin Yiyi returned to the county town.

The next day, the team leader went to the commune.

Although the team leader was the leader of a production team, he was just a small fry in the commune. To put it bluntly, anyone could give him a cold shoulder. The team leader said hello to Xiao Daqiang and went to find Director Yang. With his status, he could not see the president.

Walking into the commune, he sighed and said that Xiao Daqiang still had a comfortable life, as he could get paid just by sitting outside and watching the door.

When the team leader left, Director Yang was writing a report. Seeing the team leader coming, Director Yang said, "Oh, Lao Zhang is here." The team leader of Datang Production Brigade was named Zhang.

Captain Zhang said, "Director Yang, I have a plan here for a nursery in the commune. Would you like to take a look at it some time?"

Director Yang was stunned: "What did you say?" He suspected that he had misheard. What's going on now? Can everyone talk about plans? This is great, anyone can come up with a plan, this is high awareness.

Captain Zhang said, "It's about nurseries. I was thinking, don't county towns have nurseries? There's an old saying that goes, education starts at a young age. People in county towns open nurseries, which means they start educating children when they are young. Why should we in the countryside lag behind them? So I was thinking, can our commune open a nursery?"

Director Yang pointed at Captain Zhang.

Suddenly he said loudly: "Lao Zhang, you you you you..."

Captain Zhang was shocked. What happened to him?

Director Yang suddenly changed the subject: "Lao Zhang, I really didn't expect that you are such a conscious person. You are more conscious than Lao Lin from the Shanglin Production Brigade. You said that education should start from an early age. Well said, well said... I find that all of you team leaders are more conscious than the other. Okay, based on your awareness, I will take a look at your plan." Coincidentally, the pig farm business had come to an end, and he wanted to find something to do. Having something to do could demonstrate his enthusiasm at work.

Captain Zhang handed the plan to Director Yang, who was standing aside. While standing, he saw a report on the table. Of course, he did not read the content, but at first glance, he thought the handwriting on the report was really good.

Director Yang noticed that his eyes were fixed on the report and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Captain Zhang: "This is really well written."

Director Yang said, "This is the pig breeding plan report written by Comrade Lin Yiyi. Her handwriting is indeed very good."

Captain Zhang was stunned: "Is this the handwriting of Lin Yiyi's niece?"

Director Yang: “Isn’t it?”

Captain Zhang suddenly felt a little pain in his face. Yesterday he wanted someone to write a few words for him, but Lin Yiyi refused. He thought Lin Yiyi was in a hurry to discuss the nursery matter and seemed to be trying to save face for him. When people praised his good handwriting, he became very proud. However, his handwriting could not compare with that of his niece Lin Yiyi.

In fact, Captain Zhang's handwriting is really good. He studied it himself, and he didn't receive much education. He didn't even finish elementary school, and only went to the third grade. After all, Lin Yiyi's handwriting is good because she learned calligraphy, so Lin Yiyi's praise of Captain Zhang's handwriting is sincere. For people of this era and level, Captain Zhang's handwriting is good.

Captain Zhang's face turned slightly red. It seemed that he should not be so cocky anymore in the future.

Director Yang read Captain Zhang's proposal and was stunned by the detailed plan in the proposal. He had to say that this plan... had potential.

Director Yang: "Lao Zhang, let's go and meet the president."

Captain Zhang heard this and said, "Oh." Let's go see the president and explain...there's hope.

President's Office

After reading the nursery plan, the president knocked on the table and said, "Mr. Zhang, we have worked together for several years. You are a relatively stable person and a practical person. This nursery plan must not be something you came up with. Please tell me who came up with this plan."