Chapter 161

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He opened his hands and gently rubbed Xu Wen's head. "You! Can you take care of yourself first?"

Always thinking about work.

In fact, work is for others, but for Xu Wen, she is just playing.

She will do something if she thinks it is fun, even if what she does seems difficult or meaningless to others.

For example, the array of seaside toys she invented, including but not limited to houseboats.

But his daughter-in-law also has shortcomings. She is not very persistent, like a bear trying to break a stick.

I just do what I want to do, and usually only care about the beginning and not the end.

She was the first one to work on wind power generation. After the scientific research team arrived on the island, it has now become the responsibility of the power department.

She was also the one who built the electric car. Now if her car breaks down, she sends it to the battalion headquarters for repair and won't do it herself.

She wanted to do business. After she provided the capital and ideas, her brother, uncle, and sisters-in-law did the work.

She invented the 3D printer, and now Luo Zemin is in charge of its research and development and improvement.

The computer was what she wanted. After completing the mission of bombing the Kaya, it was placed in the battalion office, gathering dust, and someone had to be sent to clean it every day.

Even those sea and beach games like surfing were taught by Xu Wen, but she was probably the one who participated the least on the entire island.

She also started the literacy class. Although the children now have a school, the literacy class for the warriors is now attended by female students who come to the island to study with her.

There is no need to ask about this matter.

Because at the beginning there were cultural classes in their army, but everyone thought they were boring and couldn't concentrate on learning. They were willing to learn only because they thought Xu Wen's lectures were interesting. After they got a little understanding, they switched to Wang Ying, who liked to learn from her.

Although Wang Ying’s lecture was not as good as Xu Wen’s, it was still somewhat interesting. Besides, everyone knew a few words and some basic knowledge, so it was not that difficult to learn and everyone was willing to follow him.

Later, when schools were built, it was difficult for the soldiers to go to school, so they could only attend cultural classes in the camp headquarters.

As a result, Xu Wen recruited some single lesbians to the island, so there was another blindness-elimination class.

Most of the fighters who are taking the blindness-clearing class are single young fighters.

Even if they hatched some chicks on a whim, Xu Qie and Dongsheng would be the ones responsible for raising them.

The difference between Xu Wen and the bear breaking sticks is that the bear is more wasteful and will throw away the sticks it doesn't want, but Xu Wen doesn't throw away the sticks, she usually gives them away.

Among all the things Xu Wen has done, if she had taken the time to delve into just one of them, her name would have appeared frequently on the front pages of newspapers.

Of course, Lu Yuanzheng didn't dislike her. He liked her character, which, to put it nicely, meant she was easily contented, but to put it bluntly, she had no ambition.

What's more, she even broke the sticks for him.

However, I have been very busy with my journey recently and I am afraid I don’t have time to catch the stick thrown by Xu Wen.

Besides, now I just want her to have a good rest.

Xu Wen pouted and said unhappily, "Lu Yuanzheng, do you not love me anymore? Do you think I am ugly now? My figure is out of shape?"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

"How is that possible? Don't think too much. I'm just worried that you'll get tired."

"Then why are you unwilling to listen to me now? You denied me before I even said anything?"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

What else can Lu Yuanzheng say?

Just listen.

You still have to listen very carefully.

Although he knew that Xu Wen was teasing him on purpose, Lu Yuanzheng still didn't want to make her unhappy at all.

After all, she is still in confinement.

"There is a special residential area in Pengcheng. The buildings in this residential area are not allocated by work units, but commercial housing. If you want this house, you have to pay to buy it."

Lu Yuanzheng listened quietly. He knew about commercial housing. When Xu Wen talked to him about the future, the topic he talked about most was housing.

The only thing he was wondering was: "You mean, there are commercial houses now?"

Xu Wen nodded and shook his head, "Yes and no. This community is quite special. The houses are sold to the people as commercial houses, but the land on which the houses are built is not the property right of the household owners. The land still belongs to the state."

"That's for sure. Buying and selling land is illegal now." Lu Yuanzheng knew this.

"Yes. So this community is quite special. It was created through 'compensatory trade'. As you know, Pengcheng was only established as an independent city last year. It was a small fishing village before. The village doesn't care about housing distribution, but the city officials and employees who eat public food need it.

The city needs to build several hundred welfare houses, which would cost three million yuan, but the government only approved five hundred thousand yuan. It is obviously impossible to use five hundred thousand yuan to accomplish a task worth three million yuan.”

The gap is not ordinary big.

The leader in charge of this matter was extremely worried and finally was forced to come up with a solution that was not a solution, which was to cooperate in building houses.

When Pengcheng Port was built, the majority of investors attracted were Hong Kong businessmen, and the prices of houses there were already very high at that time.

This courageous and resolute leader discussed cooperation with a Hong Kong businessman.

Pengcheng provided the land and Hong Kong businessmen provided the money.

"If I remember correctly, the first phase of that house has been sold out now."

Lu Yuanzheng raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Pengcheng City is not very large. There are many houses under construction, but I haven't seen any new residential areas."

“Because it was sold out before it was even finished.”

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

"This is called pre-sale. The house price is about 800 per square meter, half the price of local houses. The area of ​​a house is about 50 to 60 square meters. Generally, a house costs about 50,000. For the people on the other side of Pengcheng, it is too cheap. In addition, Pengcheng also provides many additional benefits. For example, if you buy a house, you will be given a residence permit and priority in job allocation. So the first phase was sold out directly in Xiangjiang."

Lu Yuanzheng hissed, "A house costs 50,000 yuan, do we still need to rob it?"

"If converted into Hong Kong dollars, it would be about 150,000."

Lu Yuanzheng sighed, was silent for a while, and asked Xu Wen, "What does this have to do with us? Recruiting Hong Kong businessmen to open up wasteland and build buildings for us?"

Even if Lu Yuanzheng has no objection, he can still successfully apply for the so-called "compensatory trade", but that requires the developer's willingness.

They built a house in Pengcheng, which is close to home and has a job.

What are you doing in Rainbow Island? Buying a house and fishing?

It seems a little unreal.

"I haven't finished yet! Don't interrupt me." Xu Wen glared at Lu Yuanzheng coquettishly and continued, "As far as I can remember, this community started to be occupied in 1981 and was completed in 1984. It was agreed when we started the cooperation that the developer would only take 15% of the profit and the rest would go to Pengcheng. After the project was completed, Pengcheng received 5 million yuan in revenue, which perfectly solved the problem of funding for the welfare housing."

Lu Yuanzheng raised his eyebrows. This was a very tempting number and he couldn't help but be moved.

But, as he said, Rainbow Island does not have the capital to attract developers, so how can they cooperate?

However, since Xu Wen had asked...

Lu Yuanzheng corrected his attitude this time, sat behind Xu Wen, and massaged her shoulders, "Wife, what do you think?"

Xu asked: "..."

In the face of enough temptation, the upright will deceive everyone.

"I don't have any ideas, I just want to tell you a story."

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

"Good wife, can you please give your husband some guidance?"

It's not that the journey is long and the money is too much, but as Xu Wen said, this year is a little special.

The country's exploration of its economic path also involves them.

In April, a finance-related document was issued from above, requiring all military industry departments to "pay a fixed amount and retain any excess."

What does it mean?

That is, the profit created by the unit must be paid according to regulations, and any surplus can be kept by oneself.

It is somewhat similar to the household contract responsibility system.

The Ministry of Industry is fine, but most of the large and small units under their army are spenders, and they still have to spend a lot of money, so where can they make a profit?

Although the pressure has not yet reached the islands, after all, the islands are still in the construction stage, and they only spend money but do not make money. But as Xu Wen said, we must always prepare for a rainy day.

Xu Wen blinked, "Isn't this a hint to you? It's about attracting investment!"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

Lu Yuanzheng snorted briefly, "Comrade Xu Wen, you should be thankful that you are in confinement now, otherwise you will see how I will deal with you."

Isn't this just teasing him?

Xu Wen chuckled, very proudly, "Who told you not to chat with me just now?"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

Shaking his head: "Woman!"

He put the pillow in place and motioned Xu Wen to lie down, "Go to sleep! Xiao Xiachu will wake up again soon."

Since giving birth to a child, Xu Wen has had no time for herself at all.

He even wanted to change his daughter's name to Little Alarm Clock.

Waking up almost every two hours, day and night.

When you wake up, you start eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.

Xu Wen never had a good night's sleep again.

To be exact, I have not been able to sleep through the night since the late stages of pregnancy.

Xu Wen was indeed a little sleepy. He yawned and lay down obediently. "I'm not teasing you, but you really can consider compensatory trade. At worst, you can stop doing real estate for now. There is a large shallow sea around Rainbow Island where you can fish. There is also land on the island that can be cultivated. Others attract developers to invest, so let's attract fishermen! Fishermen who come here to fish can be given some preferential policies, such as settling down and allocating land. After fishing, they only need to hand over a percentage of the profit. Or, simply consider it an employment relationship. You pay the wages, and they do the work..."

Xu Wen's voice got lower and lower as he spoke, "I didn't lie to you. This really kills two birds with one stone."

One is to increase the revenue for Rainbow Island. One is to increase the population for Rainbow Island. Three is to increase the labor force for Rainbow Island.

The focus is to lay the foundation for the future development and construction of Rainbow Island.

Lu Yuanzheng wanted to ask more questions, but Xu Wen had already fallen asleep.

He pulled the sheet over her and covered her. He touched Xia Chu's diaper, which was still dry, and then got out of bed and went back to work.

Xu Wen's suggestion kept turning over in his mind.

After thinking about it, Lu Yuanzheng put down the work in his hands, took two sheets of blank writing paper and started writing the letter.

On the day of the summer solstice, Xu Wen had just finished her confinement.

The first thing she did was to take a nice bath.

The full moon party in early summer is scheduled for the weekend.

Originally, according to Xu Wen's personality, he was not willing to make a big fuss, not for any other reason, but because it was too troublesome.

Welcoming and seeing off guests.

However, during her confinement period, most of the sisters-in-law on the island came to her house to see her and Xia Chu. None of them came empty-handed, and no matter how expensive or cheap the gifts were, they were all thoughtful gestures.

Not only the sisters-in-law, but also the warriors on Rainbow Island asked the sisters-in-law to send their gifts.

After all, it’s a long journey to get here.

Everyone gave small gifts to show their appreciation. They were far from being bribes, but it was hard to refuse them.

Because some of them are made by hand.

Of course you have to thank someone for a gift.

Xu Wen's family certainly didn't have such a large place to entertain guests, so they still wanted to cause trouble on the beach.

On Saturday night, the Xu family followed the Rainbow to the island and brought a lot of food, including chicken, duck, fish, meat, fruits and vegetables, in preparation for the full moon banquet in early summer tomorrow.

This time it's a family dinner, a private matter, so we shouldn't bother the kitchen staff anymore.

Early on Sunday morning, the three women of the Xu family began to busy themselves with picking and washing vegetables, while the men were in charge of slaughtering pigs, sheep and plucking chickens.

After breakfast, the sisters-in-law who had nothing to do and the female students brought by Xu Wen also came to help.

If it weren't for this day, these female students would have left the island long ago.

The college entrance examination is coming soon and they need to go home.

Just to wait for Xu Wen to finish her confinement.

The squad leaders of the kitchen squad, after preparing meals for the soldiers, came over with kitchen utensils to help.

This time Xu Wen didn’t do any buffet or barbecue.

It’s time to change the style and make it according to the eight major bowls in the village.

Four main dishes and four cold dishes.

In June on Rainbow Island, the air felt scorching during the day, so we had to wait until the sun went down before we could start our meal.

This time, since it is not a pre-prepared cold buffet or freshly-made barbecue, the kitchen is a bit like a buffet.

Since the people cooking today were mainly women from the Xu family, they naturally had to follow the customs of Wei Zhuang Commune.

The first course was red eggs.

In fact, this is not really a dish. It is a bit like candy at a wedding banquet.

Because there were nearly a thousand people, Zhu Meizhen borrowed a few large iron pots from the kitchen last night. After cooking and drying the food, she soaked it in red ink overnight and took it out at noon today.

Each one is red with a hint of pink, which looks particularly festive.

As for why marriage is wedding candy and childbirth is eggs, Xu Wen didn't know.

All I know is that she now feels sick at the sight of eggs.

During the first period of the month, Xu Wen ate eggs as the staple food for every meal.

After taking it for about three days, Xu Wen couldn't stand it anymore and asked Zhu Meizhen to change to a different one.

At first, Zhu Meizhen disagreed, "In the commune, which woman who is in confinement after childbirth doesn't eat eggs?"

"Mom, you have to know that in the commune, our living conditions are generally not good. There are very few rich people. Eating white flour steamed bread is considered an improvement in life. Of course, being able to eat eggs every day is the best." Xu Wen blinked, "Now that our family has the conditions, can we change it?"

I am not trying to fool Zhu Meizhen.

When Xu Wen was in high school, many students brought salted vegetables to school like her, and many of her classmates brought steamed buns mixed with flour.

A few decades later, it would be a green and healthy mixed-grain steamed bun, but now it would just be a cornmeal steamed bun that no one wants to eat.

Zhu Meizhen thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true, so she slowly agreed to Xu Wen's request, but she was only allowed to eat easily digestible food and drink more soup.

Xu Wen had no objection to drinking soup, but he had an objection to meat soup, such as pig trotter soup, pork rib soup, bone soup, and none of them had salt in them. Xu Wen felt like vomiting when he smelled the smell, even if at least half of it went into Lu Yuanzheng's stomach.

Regarding the soup, Xu Wen's protest was futile. Zhu Meizhen refused to cancel it, arguing that the child would have milk only if he drank more soup.

Later, Zhu Meizhen compromised.

Because children can’t digest it either.

Xia Chu had no way of digesting the meat that Xu Wen had eaten and the pork rib soup that he had drunk, and he excreted it almost unchanged.

Only then did Zhu Meizhen realize that "good things" like fish and meat were particularly unfriendly to children.

From now on, I will no longer force myself to ask.

Then Zhu Meizhen would do whatever Xu asked.

Xu Wen knows nothing about parenting and relies entirely on the magic mirror for support.

Summon the Mirror countless times every day.

Mirror, mirror, how to feed babies in a beneficial way?

Mirror, mirror, what should I do if my baby’s neck is submerged?

Mirror, mirror, why does my baby have eczema?

…

And so on.

Naturally, this also includes what is suitable for mothers to eat during the confinement period.

With the help of the magic mirror, Xu Wen also wrote a few lists of medicinal foods for Zhu Meizhen to help prepare.

Sometimes Xu Wen wondered if this was what is called raising a child according to the book?

It turns out that raising children according to the book is not for the purpose of raising children delicately, but more because of lack of experience and understanding.

Other mothers gained weight as they continued to stay in confinement, but Xu Wen gradually regained her slim figure and her lochia was almost completely eliminated.

But the milk supply was enough, Xiao Xiachu became plump and white, and Xu Wen's complexion was also very good.

Many sisters-in-law have given birth to children and find it incredible.

Some pregnant sisters-in-law came to Xu for advice.

No matter when, loving beauty is a woman's nature.

For the sisters-in-law on the island, Xu Wen's confinement subverted their cognition.

It turns out that this is how you can sit during confinement.