In 1977, as soon as the snow melted, the village chief arranged for spring planting. Xu Ning did not go to work, but stayed at home to take care of the children.
Niupitang was running very fast and speaking very fluently. Niu Niu and Pipi never stopped talking all day long.
Except when they are eating, they can keep their mouths shut. The rest of the time they just chatter away and are very good at talking back.
Tangtang is very quiet. When Niu Niu and Pippi are playing outside, she sits on a small stool and watches her two brothers.
Xu Ning was afraid that she would be bored, so he turned on the radio for her to listen.
She plans to dig up her private plot so that she can plant vegetables in a few days.
Niu Niu and Pippi were playing in the yard wearing the smocks their mother made for them.
The two boys don't like cleanliness at all. If they don't wear overalls, their clothes will become dirty in no time and become unusable.
After digging for a while, Xu Ning felt a little tired. He thought, I haven't worked for a whole winter and my bones are soft. He decided to drink some water and take a rest before continuing.
I saw Niu Niu and Pippi each holding a piece of mud and playing there. These little brats could play with mud at such a young age.
When she was about to wash her hands, she remembered that there was no water in the yard. So what did they use to make the mud?
"Niuniu, Pipi, where did the water for you two to play with the mud get?" Xu Ning walked over and asked the two brothers.
The two boys didn't say anything. Tangtang, who was sitting there, said, "Mom, brother should pee and make mud."
After hearing this, Xu Ning felt like she was struck by lightning. She looked at the two boys in disbelief. Using urine and mud?
The two boys didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Seeing their mother always staring at the mud, they thought she wanted to play too.
Niu Niu broke half of it and gave it to her with a bit of heartache, "Mom, this is for you to play with."
She looked at the piece of mud that Niu Niu handed over, and she was so angry that her head hurt and she wanted to beat them up.
Seeing the two boys looking at her innocently, she couldn't bear to be cruel, and she said to herself, they are my own children, my own children.
When Xu Ning was talking about the cycle of grains with Niupitang at home, a car drove to the village committee.
The accountant of the village committee was the only one doing the accounting, while the village chief and several team leaders were arranging work in the fields.
Accountant Chen saw a car parked at the door and a young man in his twenties got out of the car. He should be the driver.
There were also two middle-aged men, one wearing a Zhongshan suit and the other wearing a military uniform.
Accountant Chen was very surprised and hurried over to ask, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"
The man in military uniform said, "We are looking for the head of Yushu Village."
Then introduce the man wearing a Zhongshan suit.
"This is Liu Hongjian, the county magistrate of Chengnan County, and I am Zhou Tianquan from the Armed Forces Department."
Accountant Chen was shocked. Why would the county magistrate come to their village in person?
He hurriedly invited the two of them to sit in the village committee.
"Our village chief is arranging people to work in the fields. Please sit here for a while. I will go and call him now."
County Magistrate Liu said in a casual manner: "We will go with you. Where are Comrades Lu Zhenbo and Shen Wanqing working?"
Accountant Chen couldn't remember who he was talking about for a moment, but he felt that the two names were very familiar.
Oh, they're not talking about the couple in the bullpen, are they?
Then I suddenly remembered that a few years ago, people from the cowshed in the neighboring brigade returned to the city. Could it be that the county magistrate came just for these two people?
"County Magistrate Liu, are you talking about the two people living in the cowshed?"
Liu Hongjian smiled and said, "It's them. A document came from above asking them to return to the city and resume their duties."
Accountant Chen was very surprised when he heard what he said. It seemed that the couple in the bullpen had held high positions before.
As soon as he said he was reinstated, the county magistrate came over in person to receive him. And the man next to him in military uniform, judging from his aura, he is obviously not a small official either.
Accountant Chen led a few people to the field. When they saw the village chief, they shouted, "Baoguo, Baoguo, the county chief is here."
The village chief was also surprised when he heard this and hurried over to say hello.
County Magistrate Liu asked with a smile: "You are Village Chief Chen, right?" and then explained the purpose of their visit.
"They are digging in the east, not far from here. I will go and call them."
"Don't bother, we'll go with you!"
County Magistrate Liu is a very friendly person and speaks in a gentle manner.
The village chief and the accountant looked at each other and hurriedly led people to the fields in the east.
County Magistrate Liu said to Zhou Tianquan, "Tianquan, Dean Lu and Director Shen have been here for seven or eight years, right?"
Zhou Tianquan took a look at this smiling tiger. Although he was very good at scheming, he still had principles. During his tenure, he did a lot of practical things for the people.
"It should be several years, right? There are many people like Dean Lu and Director Shen in Chengnan County. I can't remember them all."
County Magistrate Liu thought to himself, others may not remember it, but how could you not remember it? It was you who personally arranged for these two people to come here.
But he had pretended not to know before, and it was even more impossible for him to offend him now. He might need this old guy in the future.
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