Raising a child in the village is both difficult and easy.
The difficulty is that every household has no surplus food.
The simple reason is that after the babies are born, the older one takes care of the younger one, and as long as the one who stutters doesn’t starve to death, that’s fine.
Especially families with many children.
The eldest looks at the second, and the second looks at the third.
In the blink of an eye, the child grew up.
Besides, the adults don’t have time to take care of it. They are busy with work. All they care about is that the children are alive.
"Wife, three children are just right for our family."
"It's really strange. Why has my stomach been quiet for all these years?"
"Nothing unexpected will happen while I'm here."
After hearing this, Sun Jiaxue smiled and said, "The aunties in the village are urging me to have more children, saying that we should have more children if we can support them."
"Don't listen to them."
"I also think three children is just right. It would be wonderful to have both a son and a daughter."
The two men and the two brothers quickly prepared the peanuts and put them in their backpacks.
On the way back.
Met the village chief and the team leader.
"What a coincidence! We were just about to look for you. Are you digging peanuts?"
"Uncle, what's wrong?"
"It's not a big deal. We're just going to come down and let Mingfu and Xiangjun take charge of the autumn harvest. We're going to hold a meeting in the village this afternoon to discuss it."
"Okay, I'll definitely be there this afternoon."
"I have to trouble you with one more thing. Can you host the show this afternoon?"
"Of course. What time?"
"Four o'clock in the afternoon will be fine. The meeting will be over in half an hour."
"Okay, I'll be there on time."
After saying this, the two of them went door to door to inform the villagers.
Such a major event as leaving office does require a general meeting.
But the villagers should have known about this a long time ago.
When Li Mingqing returned home, he saw Old Lady Li killing a rooster.
"Mom, how can you bear to kill this big rooster?"
"I'll be busy in the next two days, so I'll need to replenish my body first. I'll kill some meat and drink some soup. I'll have to eat a lot just for food."
"Grandma, this big rooster was chasing us just now."
"You weren't caught up?"
"No, we run fast."
"Your brothers and sisters have all been chased by this big rooster. It can chase people even better than a goose."
Old man Li said with a smile.
"That's right. He chases after the children in the village every day. Last time, someone hit his wings and made them bleed. He had to stay at home for two days before he recovered."
Li Mingqing said, "From what I hear, this big rooster is even more ferocious than Wangcai, and is a good gatekeeper."
"Don't even mention guarding the door. He'll just follow anyone he sees."
"I figured the chicken would be lost sooner or later, so I might as well kill it."
Yang Daya came back from outside.
As soon as he came over, he said excitedly, "I just came back and ran into the village chief. He said there's a village meeting this afternoon. I heard it's about the village chief and the team leader. It's going to be quite lively. Dazhu's mother also said that Wang Dazhu can go up and vote."
"What to choose?"
"Of course I want to be the village chief. That's what Dazhu's mother said herself."
"Mother Dazhu has always had this idea, and I think Mrs. Xu also wants her son to be the heir. But Wang Dazhu and Xu Dagou don't have the mind or the ability to do so."
This was the first time Li Mingqing knew about this.
From this perspective, there might be a fight in the afternoon meeting.
I didn't expect these two old ladies to have such thoughts.
There is definitely no one in the village who agrees with their ideas. It would be a disaster if Wang Dazhu and Xu Dagou really became village cadres.
These two old women have to act arrogantly in the village.
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afternoon.
After lunch, all the villagers came out early to wait.
The streets are extremely busy, just like the New Year.
"Why are you all out so early? Didn't the meeting start at four o'clock?"
"Isn't this coming out early?"
"I think Mingfu and Xiangjun are both good people. Look at what they have done in the past six months."
"The two kids are really capable."
"Think about it, the village chief and the team leader have been running back and forth to town a lot for our village over the years, dealing with big and small matters constantly. It's really not easy."
"What's so difficult about it? I don't know how much profit they have made by doing it secretly."
Zhang Cuihua had just finished speaking when Li Dahua slapped her in the face the next second.
"You old woman, you're full of shit. You're really heartless when you say that. My old man works so hard for the village, and the villagers can see it all."
It looked like a fight was about to break out.
Wu Li quickly pulled Zhang Cuihua aside.
It would be fine to say this at home, but why say it in front of so many people, let alone in front of Li Dahua.
Isn't it asking for trouble to say bad things about her family in front of her?
Wu Li said: "It was a slip of the tongue, not intentional."
Li Dahua put her hands on her hips and shouted, "I didn't mean it! You can say such things in front of so many fellow villagers, and I don't know how to curse behind closed doors."
"Why are you still accusing me? I didn't scold you."
Zhang Cuihua clarified.
"Bullshit, I don't believe you. Wasn't that what you just said?"
"I believe I'm not the only one who has this doubt. My fellow villagers must have the same doubt. Are you feeling guilty? Otherwise, why would you react so strongly to my mere suggestion?"
"Nonsense! You've already cursed me right in front of me. Should I pretend not to hear you?"
Wang Mazi said, "Today is a good day, let's all make some concessions."
If there weren't so many people around, Li Dahua wouldn't have let it go like this.
What a heartless thing.
Her old man worked so hard and this is what he got?
What a heartless person.
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