The villagers are now grateful to Su Xia and look up to her.
When someone stands at a high position, things you wouldn't even dare to imagine, let alone speak to their face, they wouldn't even dare to grumble behind their back!
However, there was one person here, Zhao Yulin, who was returning to her parents' home once again.
She started crying in front of her parents.
"Dad, I'm about to give birth, you can't expect me to teach while I'm pregnant, can you?"
The former captain, smoking his pipe, remained unmoved by his daughter's cries, and had to start comforting her earlier.
At this moment, Zhao Dalin and Erlin heard the noise and came over.
Zhao Yulin began to switch targets.
"Big brother, you're the captain, please help me, okay?"
Zhao Dalin frowned and remained silent; Zhao Erlin was truly disappointed in his younger sister.
"Little sister, if Father or Big Brother doesn't step in, how will we survive in the village?"
Seeing his guilty sister, he made a ruthless decision: "If the eldest brother lets his brother-in-law become a teacher, will the villagers still accept him as the team leader?"
Neither the former captain nor his wife spoke at this moment; their attitude was clear: it was impossible.
"But I'm going into labor, what will happen then?"
Zhao Erlin sighed, "Then find someone to cover for you first, and you can resume teaching after you've finished your postpartum confinement!"
Zhao Yulin was taken aback, then grumbled in dissatisfaction, "That's so tiring!"
The former captain and his wife couldn't bear to look; this was their daughter.
Zhao Dalin chuckled, "Zhao Yulin, how old are you? Do you even have a brain?"
"Brother, what do you mean? Why are you swearing at me for no reason?" Teacher Zhao said, unconvinced.
"You know how to use this word as an insult? Then why don't you think about what you'll eat if you don't become a teacher or work to earn work points? What will your children eat?"
Zhao Yulin dared not look at his family upon hearing this, and Xu Guicai said, "Isn't that reasonable? A teacher only gets 5 yuan a month and 8 work points a day!"
"That's enough! We can even buy more food!"
Gu Zhili was outside the courtyard at the moment, not going in directly, wanting to hear what the Zhao family had to say.
Actually, he wasn't very enthusiastic about being a teacher; he just thought that if he became a teacher, his younger siblings' situation would be better.
In the courtyard, Zhao Dalin asked with disdain, "So what about the two people living in your house now? Aren't they eating or drinking?"
"They don't have centimeters!"
Zhao Yulin frowned, then remembered what her husband had said about having some money, and instantly felt more confident.
“Su Xia buys grain every year, isn’t she living a good life!” Zhao Yulin always felt that if Su Xia could live a good life, she must be living a better life than her.
snort.....
Zhao Erlin didn't even want to talk. How could he possibly compare to Jianguo's wife?
The former team leader and his wife, expressionless, deeply regretted not being ruthless enough to marry someone else back then, thus avoiding the trouble of finding a fellow educated youth!
Captain Zhao was speechless. His sister-in-law, well, she earns more in a year than Jianguo, and she even bought the house in the county town.
Their younger sister, who was so fat that her neck was invisible, he didn't want to put his sister and sister-in-law together.
Gu Zhili, standing outside the door, sighed as she thought of Su Xia's family. She also learned from a relative that Old Man Yi in the cowshed had suddenly started to live a good life, not only having cotton-padded clothes and trousers, but also food, drink, and meat.
The old man said he traded it with the villagers, but he saw someone enter the old man's room at night more than once.
The family also took the opportunity to change their clothes and bedding, and to be honest, he was very grateful.
Because if he were to die, one of his younger siblings might freeze to death.
In the courtyard, Zhao Dalin directly refused, saying, "You don't need to even think about the teacher's position. If you want to finish your postpartum confinement, I can find someone to replace you. If you don't want to do it, there are other people in the village!"
Zhao Yulin couldn't believe it and shouted, "Big brother, Zhili is a villager now, okay?"
"Zhao Dalin is from the village, but what about his younger siblings? Now, not only the villagers, but also the educated youth know that his mother, younger brother, and younger sister were all sent down to the village. Otherwise, if the villagers weren't honest, what would have happened to you after being sent down?"
"He wants to be a teacher, believe it or not, the whole village will go to the cowshed and cause a scene!"
Zhao Dalin was speechless. How could his sister not see something so obvious?
Outside the courtyard, Gu Zhili's pupils contracted. Although she knew her brother-in-law was right, she still felt a surge of resentment and angrily left.
Whether I listen to the rest or not doesn't matter; it seems the teacher's approach won't work.
Zhao Erlin walked to his elder brother's side and whispered, "Let's go!"
Zhao Dalin gave a disdainful smile, "Such a damn scholar! When it comes to trouble, he's nothing but a coward!"
Zhao Yulin didn't hear the brothers' whispered conversation; all he could do was cry to express his dissatisfaction.
Su Xia only rested for a while during mealtimes when she came back this time.
On the morning I returned, I mixed pig feed to make salted pork, prepared meat filling, and fermented dough.
After lunch, after seeing Captain Chen off, she started making steamed buns.
Chen's mother also helped, because all of this was done by her husband.
The fillings were sauerkraut and cabbage, and a total of 80 large steamed buns were made, each about the size of a palm.
"These steamed buns are so delicious!" After finishing the first batch, Chen's mother couldn't wait to eat one.
Su Xia didn't say anything, but she was thinking about how to send a message to the cowshed and also get steamed buns.
You can't just take things from others for free.
Xie Chengbo and Zhao Yazhen, a married couple living in the cowshed, were also discussing the letters.
"Chengbo, there's no way Comrade Su could have a letter in his pocket, is there?" Zhao Yazhen asked suspiciously.
Xie Chengbo was taken aback; how come he hadn't thought of that?
The two men mentioned this matter to Old Man Yi while they were eating.
Old Man Yi was also dumbfounded. He really hadn't thought of this. After all, Chen Jianguo was jumping over the wall, and he had really forgotten about this!
Zhao Yazhen recalled that he had spoken boldly in the car, and she always felt that he was unusually bold. Moreover, she had a gut feeling that there must be a letter in the car.
Seeing her husband, Mr. Yi, guessing back and forth, she decided to take a gamble.
"Uncle Yi, do you think we should go to the well? That way, when Comrade Su returns to the county town, he'll definitely see us, and then..."
Seeing that both of them were looking at her, she continued, "If they really had faith, wouldn't that be convenient..."
Old Man Yi thought about it and said, "That works! Okay, then I'll take turns with Cheng Bai!"
"Great!..." Zhao Yazhen was delighted. Ever since she started corresponding with her children, her health had been improving!
Su Xia had no idea about it, but she just went with the flow and came up with the same idea.
When you really go back, if you meet someone outside the village, just give it to them. If not, take it back with you and give it to Chen Jianguo next time he comes back!
Su Xia made a lot of steamed buns in the afternoon and started braising pig's head meat because she didn't know when she would be back next time.
The aroma of braised pig's head filled the courtyard and even the old house when the pig's head was halfway through braising.
Su Xia looked at the children in front of her, Gou Dan Ya, who was a year younger than Da Bao, and Gou Wa, who was a year younger than Er Bao, and drooled over them.
Staring expectantly at the kitchen.
The three children stood at the doorway of the backyard kitchen, too embarrassed to come in.
Su Xia beckoned to the three of them, and their eyes lit up. They walked in together, one after the other.
"Aunt..."
"Auntie, are you still leaving?"
"Auntie, it smells so good!" Gouwa exclaimed.
"Will the puppy eat later?"
Gouwa nodded vigorously, "Okay!..."
*Pfft...*
Just like a little pug!
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