Li Xinru heard their conversation clearly, and she was so angry that her nose almost twisted out of shape, and her eyes were filled with venom.
Why should I spend so much money and get no benefit at all?
Why should Li Damin reap the benefits without so much?
The two of them still dared to be all lovey-dovey here.
Li Xinru felt that Li Damin had stolen her spot and deserved to die.
Luo Xiaowei's liking for Li Damin is also a crime.
Luo Xiaowei was overjoyed. She told Li Damin how she felt, and they could continue to correspond in the future.
Seeing her light steps, Fang Wanzhi smiled and teased:
"Xiaowei, you found some money! You're so happy!"
Luo Xiaowei was too excited to notice that Li Xinru on the kang (a heated brick bed) was still awake.
She said to Fang Wanzhi, "Sister Wanzhi, I've already told Damin."
Fang Wanzhi said, "I'm so happy that we succeeded."
Luo Xiaowei said, "He said he would consider it after he graduates."
Fang Wanzhi: "He didn't reject me, which means he doesn't have anyone in his heart. Good luck!"
Luo Xiaowei nodded, then quietly asked, "Sister Wanzhi, where are you and Wang Wei?"
Fang Wanzhi: "I'm still thinking, do we really have to stay here for the rest of our lives?"
Luo Xiaowei couldn't answer that question.
The autumn harvest is approaching, and the animals adopted by the commune members last year have mostly grown up.
Uncle Bai informed everyone that each household could bring their grown animals to be weighed and registered, and then the village would hand them over to the food station.
It took several days of work to collect all the chickens, ducks, geese, sheep, and pigs.
They also brought over many baby animals to share with everyone.
The extra money was used to buy another tractor for the village.
There are only two tractors in the village now, one driven by Bai Wenyi and the other by Yan Ci.
With tractors, the autumn harvest was faster, saved more manpower, and was completed ahead of schedule.
There was no need for anyone to carry the grain on loads; two tractors and several oxcarts could easily haul it away.
When the grain was distributed, Bai Xiaoyue finally didn't have to spend extra money to buy grain this year.
This year, Ruyi has been doing housework at home, and she has earned quite a few work points.
He exchanged 900 work points for the pig raised in the village, which was equivalent to Yan Ci working for 3 months.
Bai Xiaoyue exchanged all her work points for grain; she ate the fine grains herself and fed the coarse grains to the pigs.
There was plenty of grain, so Bai Xiaoyue asked Grandpa Wang to make a trip for her, and gave him a dime.
Ruyi was delighted to see so much grain, and she asked Bai Xiaoyue:
"Auntie, how come there's so much grain!"
Bai Xiaoyue said with a smile:
"This was all earned through our work points, and you also contributed to it."
Ruyi waved her hand, embarrassed, and said, "Auntie, you're joking. I haven't worked a single day."
Bai Xiaoyue said, "Ruyi, I'm not lying to you. Our pigs have earned a lot of work points, which have all been exchanged for grain."
"It's because our Ruyi is so capable that she raises the pigs so well."
Ruyi's eyes widened: "Really? I can earn work points too!"
Bai Xiaoyue patted the little girl's head:
"That's right, Ruyi can earn work points at home, and supporting herself is no problem at all."
When Ruyi heard Bai Xiaoyue say that, her face lit up with excitement.
The village now has tractors, and after the grain was distributed, the village officials organized the villagers to repair the roads.
The roads from the village to the fields, and the main roads leading out of the village, were all leveled with stones to fill in the potholes.
Yan Ci and Bai Wenyi drove a tractor to plow the land.
With Yan Ci away from home, Bai Xiaoyue was worried because no one was available to gather firewood.
Chang Le said, "Mom, Uncle Yan doesn't have time, so let's go up the mountain to chop firewood together."
Ruyi and Xiaobai nodded in agreement.
Bai Xiaoyue thought about it and agreed. The whole family should go; there's strength in numbers.
The group went up the hillside. Bai Xiaoyue, lacking experience, wanted to cut down smaller trees.
Chang Le stopped her: "Mom, cut down the big ones so the saplings can grow taller."
She found a big tree, nimbly climbed it, and snap, snap, in no time, there was a whole bunch of branches at the bottom.
Bai Xiaoyue and Ruyi used vines to tie the branches into small bundles, with Xiaobai helping out as well.
In one afternoon, the branches were piled up into a small mountain.
Several people, each carrying a bundle, either pulled or dragged it home.
I made several trips, and they all piled up in the yard, taking up half the yard.
When Yan Ci returned home from work, he was astonished to see the firewood in the yard.
He went inside and asked, "Wife, who brought the firewood in the yard?"
Bai Xiaoyue pointed to the children: "Changle, Ruyi, Xiaobai, and me."
Yan Ci was shocked: "How many of you?"
Little White jumped three feet high: "That's right, it's us! Aren't we awesome? Sister climbs the tree to cut it down, and we tie it up below."
Yan Ci said with heartache, "Then you will have to go. I can go after I have turned the land over."
Bai Xiaoyue said with a smile:
"Aci, it's alright. The children are all grown up and very capable. They're doing a great job."
Yan Ci said, “I see there’s plenty of firewood in the yard, so you don’t need to go anymore. I’ll find some time to get some bigger pieces.”
Bai Xiaoyue nodded obediently.
The weather will soon turn cold.
Yan Ci no longer needed to till the land; he went and brought back a few large trees, saying they could withstand the fire.
That day, he was chopping firewood in the yard when Xiaobai came running back like a gust of wind.
Seeing that Yan Ci was at home, she came over and hugged his arm, saying:
"Dad, that little pillar has a gun, I want one too."
Yan Ci looked at his son and asked, "What kind of gun is it? How come a child has a gun?"
Xiao Bai said, "Xiao Zhu's dad made one out of wood for him, can you make one for me too?"
Yan Ci chuckled: "A toy gun?"
Xiao Bai nodded.
Yan Ci asked, "Son, do you like guns?"
Xiao Bai nodded frantically.
Yan Ci said happily, "Good son, Dad knows."
Before winter, Yan Ci, Wang Weiguo, Bai Wenyi, and Yan Xiaosong went up the mountain once, and each family received some pheasants and rabbits to get through the winter.
Yan Ci then said he wouldn't go up the mountain anymore, that he needed to rest.
Two days later, which happened to be the weekend, he asked Chang Le and Xiao Bai, "Do you want to go up the mountain?"
Chang Le suddenly stood up: "Uncle Yan, may I go?"
Little White jumped up and said, "I want to go, I want to go!"
Bai Xiaoyue disagreed: "Aci, isn't Xiaobai too young?"
Little Bai hugged Bai Xiaoyue's waist and said sweetly, "Mommy, I'm not little anymore, let me go!"
Yan Ci said to Bai Xiaoyue, "Xiaobai is a boy, so you can rest assured that I'm taking care of him."
Chang Le also said, "Mom, I will watch over my little brother."
Bai Xiaoyue patted her daughter's head: "You're still a child yourself, so you have to watch over her. Be careful."
The three of them dressed neatly and took food and drinks with them when they went out.
Bai Xiaoyue gave him some words of advice out of concern:
"Aci, it's getting chilly. Take a walk around and bring the kids back early."
Yan Ci nodded: "Don't worry."
The two children said in unison, "Mom, don't worry."
Yan Ci took his child and went hunting on a relatively secluded hillside.
Xiaobai was surprised when his father took out the hunting rifle.
When he saw Chang Le skillfully shoot and kill a rabbit, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Then came cheers: "Dad, I want to learn! I want to be as good as my sister!"
Yan Ci said, "I brought you two out here to practice, so learn seriously."
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