Uncle Bai told the commune members that the main task now is to find ways to increase grain production.
To increase grain production, fertilizer is needed.
Since fertilizer is unavailable, the village has to find its own solution.
Each family was required to raise a designated pig, and the pig manure was the best fertilizer. At the end of the year, each family had to hand over a pig.
After the autumn harvest, we will need to plow the land deeply to ensure a higher grain yield next year.
The villagers were delighted, as raising pigs would increase their income.
Bai Xiaoyue was somewhat worried. She said to Yan Ci:
"There are a lot of mosquitoes when raising pigs, and the main problem is that I don't know how to raise pigs."
Yan Ci noticed that his wife's eyebrows were furrowed, and quickly said:
"Honey, don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Bai Xiaoyue looked at Yan Ci: "You can do it? Really, or just pretending?"
Yan Ci nodded and said, "You really know how."
Bai Xiaoyue was immediately delighted:
“Aci, then let’s raise two, give one to the trade, and kill the other to eat ourselves.”
Yan Ci smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Bai Xiaoyue asked Yan Ci to build the pigsty in a corner of the backyard, far away from the house, so that there would be no smell at home and fewer mosquitoes.
Yan Ci brought back two piglets, and the two of them were still figuring out how to feed them.
Bai Wenli then called Yan Ci away, and Bai Xiaoyue, seeing the two little ones howling, had no choice but to go herself.
She cooked some vegetable leaf porridge and poured it into the pig trough.
Hearing the noise, the two little pigs came over and tentatively licked the food, then happily wagged their tails and started eating.
When Yan Ci returned, he saw his wife standing by the pigpen, beaming as she watched the piglets eat.
Bai Xiaoyue said to him with a happy smile:
"Aci, I cooked some vegetable porridge for the piglets, and they loved it."
Yan Ci found it amusing; he had initially been extremely disgusted, but now he was so delighted.
The couple watched the piglets eat by the pigpen, chatting idly.
After entering the courtyard, Bai's mother said to her daughter and son-in-law:
“Daughter, you don’t know how to raise pigs, so I’ll raise them with you from now on. Anyway, I’ll raise the mission pig at Wen’an’s house.”
Bai Xiaoyue was finding it amusing that the little pig liked to eat the porridge she cooked.
She quickly refused, saying, "Mother, no need, no need, I can take care of it."
Yan Ci also said, "Mother, we will learn to raise them slowly. You can help Wen Tong raise them."
After Bai's mother left, Yan Ci remembered to say to Bai Xiaoyue:
“Daughter-in-law, my uncle said that Wenyi and I should go to the agricultural machinery station to learn how to drive a tractor.”
Bai Xiaoyue asked in surprise, "Is the brigade going to buy a tractor?"
Yan Ci said, "The village has this idea, and they want us to learn it first, saying they'll buy it next year."
Bai Xiaoyue jumped up and hugged Yan Ci:
“If the brigade had a tractor, you wouldn’t have to dig the ground one hoe at a time, and you could relax a bit.”
Yan Ci quickly caught his wife:
"The brigade doesn't have much money; they can probably only afford one vehicle."
Bai Xiaoyue: "The brigade has no money? Relying solely on the grain from the fields doesn't bring in much income."
We need to think of a way to increase the brigade's income and buy a few more tractors so that everyone can have an easier time.
Yan Ci asked, "Wife, do you have any ideas?"
Bai Xiaoyue shook her head:
"Not yet, I'll think about it slowly. I'll find some time to talk to Wen'an and see if he has any good ideas."
Yan Ci said, "Wife, I'm going to the agricultural machinery station to study, and I won't be back tonight."
Bai Xiaoyue hugged Yan Ci tightly, her voice filled with reluctance: "You can't come back!"
Yan Ci gently coaxed his wife, "It'll only be a few days, it'll be over soon."
Yan Ci and Bai Wenyi went to the agricultural machinery station to learn. There were many people there, and the experienced masters couldn't teach them one by one.
First, we distributed a booklet for everyone to see, and also provided an old tractor for everyone to study.
Yan Ci and Bai Wenyi, holding booklets, pondered the old tractor, spending all their time, except for meals, around it.
The principle of the tractor is relatively simple, and Yan Ci and Bai Wenyi figured it out in just two or three days.
The experienced driver demonstrated how to drive it a few times before letting everyone try it out.
Yan Ci missed his wife and was eager to go home. Seeing that no one else was moving, he was the first to try.
I was a little nervous at first, but I got the hang of it after a couple of laps. After a few more laps, the experienced driver said I was good enough.
Seeing that Yan Ci was alright, Bai Wenyi then jumped up and drove around a few times.
The master craftsman said that Yan Ci and Bai Wenyi had learned it and could go back.
Yan Ci didn't want to wait a moment longer and immediately packed his things to go home.
When he got home, it was quiet all around; everyone was asleep.
He climbed over the wall into the yard and knocked on the door.
Bai Xiaoyue had just fallen asleep when she heard a noise. She got up and asked, "Who is it?"
Yan Ci called out, "Wife."
Upon hearing Yan Ci's voice, Bai Xiaoyue quickly opened the door and hugged him.
Bai Xiaoyue asked, "Aci, why did you come back in the dark? You're not coming back tomorrow, are you?"
Yan Ci hugged his wife and said, "I missed you."
Bai Xiaoyue felt a sweet warmth in her heart:
"I miss you too. I feel so unaccustomed to you not being home."
The two embraced quietly for a while before Bai Xiaoyue remembered:
"I'll go get you some food."
Yan Ci was indeed hungry: "Let's go together, I'll start the fire."
It's summer now, and things don't keep well, so we didn't keep any steamed buns at home.
Bai Xiaoyue cut a cucumber and cooked a bowl of egg noodles.
Yan Ci ate with great relish, finishing in a few bites. After washing up, he went to bed and embraced his wife.
Summer is hot, and Bai Xiaoyue is afraid of the heat, so she sleeps in light clothing, leaving her smooth, fair legs exposed.
Yan Ci hadn't seen his wife for several days and couldn't wait any longer.
He cupped his wife's head in his hands, gave her a passionate kiss, and then asked, "Honey, did you miss me?"
Bai Xiaoyue blushed and whispered, "I've thought about it."
Hearing his wife say she missed him, Yan Ci was thrilled and rolled over to pin her down.
Starting from her lips, she walked down, saying she wanted to make up for the past few days.
...
Yan Ci is back, so Bai Xiaoyue doesn't have to do many chores around the house.
Chang Le was on holiday, and Xiao Bai followed her around all day, so she didn't need to take care of him.
She often strolled under the big locust tree, listening to the aunties gossip.
In summer, many people come out to cool off, and there's a lot of news about it.
That day, Bai Xiaoyue heard some big news here.
An older grandmother said to everyone:
“I saw that Li, the educated youth, and his wife strolling along the river yesterday.”
Aunt Li asked, "Aunt Qiu, what's so strange about those two always strolling along the riverbank?"
Everyone nodded in agreement, saying they often saw the couple.
Grandma Qiu said with a mysterious look:
"It's not strange that he's strolling around, what's strange is Li Zhiqing's back."
Not long after the couple got married, the way they walked made it look like she was pregnant.
Her waist was round, and her belly looked like she was three or four months pregnant.
The aunties marveled.
Bai Xiaoyue seemed to be deep in thought. Mingyue had said that Li Xinru had been distracted when she saw everyone buying menstrual pads at the supply and marketing cooperative last time.
Not long after she returned, she married Liu Aiguo. It seems that the two of them got married first and then got the ticket!
In this day and age, it takes quite a bit of courage for the couple to get pregnant before marriage.
After hearing Li Xinru's gossip, Bai Xiaoyue leisurely went home.
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