Chapter 390 Can You
"Your uncle and I have come to terms with it. The job of village chief is not easy. If your uncle didn't want to do more for the villagers, why would he have occupied the position?
At the very least, wait until your uncle has sorted out the affairs of the village, so that every household has some spare money, and the village's infrastructure is built, and everyone knows how much profit each household will receive in a year before withdrawing.
In this way, even if someone else is the village chief, it is okay to secretly take away a few dollars, but no matter how much, they dare not take away. The eyes of the masses are sharp!" Aunt Fang nodded and said with a smile.
"Then when your uncle retires, you can all come to Beijing to live permanently. I will then find some jobs for your brothers," An Zhixia has been able to feel the simplicity and kindness of the Fang family over the past year.
Fang Hongye had no bad intentions towards her. She truly treated her as her own sister and thought of her when she had any good things.
An Zhixia returned the favor by helping the Fang family become rich.
“No need,” Aunt Fang waved her hands repeatedly and smiled at her gratefully, “Zhixia, I know you mean well, but since our Ye Zi is marrying your brother, you two will be the closest family.
The two brothers are being looked after by your uncle and I. They have food and clothing, and they live better than many others. Zhixia is capable, and we all know it in the surrounding area, but they only have primary school education, and they only know how to farm and do hard labor, and their vision is not as broad as yours.
Coming out of the country may not be a good thing for them.”
Fang Hongye smiled sweetly and said to An Zhixia, "Xia Xia, your task now is to take good care of your pregnancy and health, and don't think about anything else. If my brother and sister-in-law really need your help, we will definitely not be polite to you, and won't you help?"
An Zhixia nodded and didn't say much. She just told Aunt Fang, "Aunt, I'll go to the bookstore and buy some books for my two brothers to mail to them so that they can study with me. Let's lay a solid foundation from the beginning. If possible, let them take the exam and see if they can get a junior high school diploma.
It would be even better if I could get a high school diploma. When we have a chance in Kyoto in the future, I can let my brother and sister-in-law try it. If we can settle down here, it will be of great help to the children's growth and education in the future. We are at the forefront of the country, so how can the children have no future?"
Aunt Fang was so excited when she heard this. It was about the future of her children, and no one could resist such temptation. She hesitated, "Zhixia, there are many people with junior high school and high school diplomas in Kyoto, but they don't have jobs. How can your two brothers have a chance?
Auntie knows that you have connections, but connections should be used wisely, and we don’t want you to waste them on your two brothers.”
"Aunt, don't you believe me? Anyway, the more my brothers and sisters-in-law learn, the better their lives will be in the future. Let them urge the children to study too.
Children should not only study, but also learn one or two special skills on weekends. When the family is well-off and has spare money and surplus food, we should provide for them well. If we invest one cent now, they can produce ten or one hundred yuan when they grow up! "
An Zhixia has been reading a lot of parenting books recently, and now she wants to talk to everyone she meets because she really doesn't want her children to waste their childhood too much.
The post-1980s and post-1990s are called the sacrificial generation. They lived in a period of rapid economic development. They did not have a rich life when they were young and had no conditions to learn special skills. How many people have regrets?
Aunt Fang nodded solemnly, "Yes, you are right. We cannot fall behind in our studies. Our daughter Ye Zi has been studying hard and is now in high school. After graduation, she will have no trouble finding a job."
If she had given up at that time, she would have missed the opportunity.
When Zhiqiu is off work, take your uncle to the bookstore to pick out books and mail them back together with the letter.
Comrade Mao said that even if we are poor, we cannot be poor in education. We don’t feel bad at all if all the money in our family is used to buy books for our children.
An Zhixia responded with a smile. Relatives with equal economic levels had no burden to get along with, but when the economy began to develop rapidly in the seven or eight years, they rode the spring breeze and sang all the way, while the Fang brothers were still hiding in the village. At that time, the gap between the high and low was huge, and everyone felt uncomfortable.
And she also has the ability to help them, why should she choose to turn a blind eye because of some concerns about the future? Besides, she wants to teach them how to fish, and she has a lot of money-making ideas without even thinking.
The three of them washed for more than an hour before they were too tired to carry their things home.
The next day, An Zhiqiu carried a whole sack of food to An Zhixia.
"This year's rice production is even greater than last year's. Fish are raised in almost all suitable rice fields, and watermelons are intercropped in wheat fields. Half of the public grain in summer is handed over by the organization, and the rice, corn, fat fish, and watermelons in autumn all belong to the team. Every household now has one meal of flour and two meals of rice a day!
The villagers only kept a small amount of fish and watermelons, and entrusted the rest to Brother Hong to sell. From the income from these two items alone, the average person in the village can earn more than 200 yuan!
After the spring ploughing, the commune expanded ten more farms according to the scale of your previous business, investing almost all the income from the previous year and borrowing some money from the organization. Now the farms have begun to produce stable profits, and Hongye's parents had just distributed a sum of money before they came, reaching 36 yuan per person.
After another settlement during the Chinese New Year, it is estimated that each person will get about 100 yuan.
It can be said that every member of the Wuqi Commune earns more from the output of the land and the dividends from the farm than ordinary workers do in a year." An Zhiqiu shared the news he heard from his father-in-law with An Zhixia bit by bit.
He now spoke with excitement, as if he had personally witnessed the bumper harvest, and could fully understand the ecstasy and disbelief of the villagers who had leapt from poverty to having enough food and clothing.
"Now Wuqi Commune has been listed as a national model commune, and every day commune leaders from all over the country visit to learn and gain experience.
As long as the commune environment is similar, they will all develop based on the Wuqi Commune as a template.”
He took out two photos from the sack: "This is what the commune director asked my father-in-law to bring to you, and there is also a letter!"
An Zhixia took it with a smile on her face. The smaller one was a photo of a row of brand new honor plaques hanging outside the gate of Wuqi Commune, and the larger one was actually a silk banner made for her by the residents of the commune, densely covering the entire wall.
The president himself was also excited, and every word on the letter seemed to be penetrating through the paper. He first thanked her for the huge economic benefits she had brought to the commune, and then reported to her in even more detail than Uncle Fang about the commune's harvest this year and the leaders' commendation to her.
The three names of An Zhixia were heard by many villagers almost along with the fish farming in rice fields. Because she was so beautiful, everyone who saw her would be amazed and remembered for a lifetime, so the villagers quietly called her "Goddess of Fish and Rice"!
The president's performance was naturally very good, and his accumulation was enough for him to rise to the top. However, his performance was too good, so the leaders asked him to vigorously promote this "ecological" model and to stay for the full two years before being promoted.
Of course, the leaders of the towns, counties, cities and provinces under the Wuqi Commune also benefited greatly. When this model is promoted, the benefits will be more obvious, and it will also add a beautiful stroke to their resumes. So they gritted their teeth and resisted the temptation of promotion, and continued to stay with the president for another year to accumulate performance. I believe that they will be able to skip levels and be promoted!
This letter and photo were like spring rain that gradually moistened her somewhat dry heart.
Her eyes were bright, and she was prepared to remain silent for a few years, thinking carefully about how she could make a big move when the spring breeze came in seven or eight years, and contribute to the prosperity of the motherland.
When the two old people from the Fang family arrived, they began to tend to the land in the yard, not only An Zhiqiu's yard, but also the vegetable garden in front of the Fang family's tube-shaped building, as well as the yard that An Zhixia got at the TV station and the yards of the four villas obtained from several station directors.
Fang Hongye's belly had grown so big that she couldn't leave someone alone, so Uncle Fang would carry a hoe and wander around by himself. Sometimes he would follow the crew's car to the courtyard to tend to the vegetable garden.
The eight vegetable plots together account for a total of nine acres of vegetable land. He planted some radishes, garlic sprouts, chives, coriander, celery and spinach.
Aunt Fang is responsible for the meals and housework at home, and An Zhiqiu delivers meals to An Zhixia and the three children whenever he is not out on location.
Fang Yuan is very busy every day, going out early and coming back late. As the weather gets colder, he has to lead his team to run a car to the northeast before it freezes.
He looked at An Zhixia, who was busy helping him pack his luggage, with some guilt, and walked forward to hug her tightly in his arms, "Xia Xia, I really want to stay with you, but Xiahua is in a period of prosperity right now, and I can't do nothing."
An Zhixia chuckled and turned around to snuggle in his arms. "It's okay. We have a whole life to accompany each other. Now that we are young, it is time to dedicate ourselves to our motherland."
Fang Yuan kissed her forehead and said, "In the transport team, I can have the opportunity to build connections and conduct investigations openly. When the organization's policies change, we can respond immediately.
So, it’s a bit busy in the early stages, and once I’ve selected the people, I’ll just have to sit in the office and give orders.”
She wrinkled her nose and made a face at him, chuckled and said, "I'm afraid you'll be even busier than you are now, and you won't even have time to eat."
Fang Yuan smiled softly, "No, I want to do something for my country, but I'm not a saint who will devote my whole life to it without reservation. You and the children will always be number one in my heart. Wait for me for two years. I will go home for three meals a day and have full weekends!"
An Zhixia was filled with joy, and she kept rubbing her head against his chest. "You must pay attention to safety on the road, and don't drive when you are tired! Also, remember that the children and I are waiting at home, so don't be stubborn."
"Okay," he was also very soft-hearted, thinking that he would leave tomorrow, and couldn't help but lean over to her ear and asked, "Can you now?"
(End of this chapter)
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