Wenwen put her cotton coat and trousers on the kang table. She looked at the furniture and saw that since the carpenter had delivered it, and the tables, chairs and cabinets were in place, she felt like she was at home.
Wenwen pulled Lanlan into her room and took out a cotton coat and trousers for her to try on. Her mother was indeed a good tailor. If the clothes were a little bigger this year, they would be just right next year.
She looked at the sleeves and hem, and sure enough, they were too small and could be loosened up a little so she could wear them for another year.
Wenwen touched Lanlan's little face. She had been eating well and living in a good environment recently. Her little face had gained weight and her spirits were also good.
"Lanlan, do you like the new clothes? They're the new clothes for the New Year. Do you think your sister is doing well in this room? Is it better than where your brothers are?
They are all boys over there, and we girls can't sleep in the same room with boys, not even our brothers. Why don't you sleep with me and I'll tell you fairy tales, okay?" Wenwen slowly coaxed her.
Xiao Jiaolan looked at Wenwen, her eyes no longer dull as when they first met, now full of spirit.
She looked at Wenwen for a while. Wenwen was not in a hurry and let her think slowly. After a while, she slowly nodded.
Wenwen hugged her happily and said, "Then you can't go back on your word. Let's make a pinky promise." Wenwen took her hand and said, "This... That's right. Pinky promise, hold hands, and don't change it for a hundred years."
"Let's move the bed here first, and then give my brother a surprise when he comes back in the evening." Xiao Huimin went to help weigh and record the quantity today.
Wenwen took Xiao Jiaolan to make the bed and taught her how to do it. She spoke to her gently regardless of whether she responded or not.
After making the bed, I told her a story. When I saw that she fell asleep, I took out the medical book and read it carefully. If I didn’t understand, I would write it down in a notebook.
Last time in the Beijing Bookstore, she was reading the "Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine" recommended to her by the old gentleman for the second time. The second time, she began to understand what the book said.
People say that medical books are boring, but as long as you are interested, you will find fun in them.
Before I knew it, the whole afternoon had passed. Wenwen, who was about to take notes, found that it was getting dark. It gets dark quickly in winter.
Wenwen woke up Xiao Jiaolan, who was still asleep. She had slept for a long time during the day and would not be able to sleep at night. Leaving her alone to wake up, Wenwen hurried to the kitchen to make dinner.
When Xiao Huimin came back, he didn't see Xiao Jiaolan: "Xiao Wen, the educated youth, Lanlan and the bed are not here."
Wenwen was busy cooking: "Oh! In my room. From now on, Lanlan will sleep in the same room with me. It's not convenient for you guys to sleep over there. Lanlan agreed. She just woke up, go call her out."
Xiao Huimin didn't expect that his sister would agree to sleep with Wenwen. He had asked her many times during this period, but she just refused.
Xiao Huimin pulled his sister out, holding Lanlan's new clothes in his hand: "Xiao Wen, the educated youth, is this the new clothes you gave to Lanlan?" As soon as he went in, his sister showed it to him like a treasure, and it was obvious that she was very happy.
"This is the new clothes my mother made for Lanlan, to wear during the Chinese New Year." Wenwen said with a smile.
Xiao Huimin was so grateful that he didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only say: "Thank you! Thank you!"
Before Wenwen could say anything, a deep male voice came from the kitchen door: "Where are my clothes? Did Auntie make them for me?"
Wenwen turned her head to look at Yuxunting and scratched her face: "Haha, I guess my mom thought you went back to the army, so she didn't do it for you."
Yu Xunting didn't say anything, but just moved things into the house in a depressed mood. Xiao Huimin also hurried to help.
Wen Xiao's happy voice came: "Little sister, we bought a bicycle." We don't have to borrow a bike to go to town anymore.
Wenwen was surprised: "Where did you get the money ticket? Don't you need an industrial ticket to buy it?"
"My cousin bought this and said he wanted to give it to me."
Yu Xunting's original words were: "Now that you have a bicycle, you can take Wenwen to town whenever she wants."
Wenwen nodded: "Move everything into the house. Let's go take food to grandpa first, and I'll go get the things." Wenwen went into the house and got cotton clothes, cotton pants and malted milk.
Yu Baitian went back to live there after he finished building the cowshed, and no matter what Wenwen and the others said, it was no use.
Fortunately, the cowshed is much warmer now, and with an extra layer of blanket, it is much better than before.
After dinner, Yu Xunting took out a box and gave it to Wenwen: "I bought this for you."
"What is it?" Wenwen opened the box.
It turned out to be a watch, a silver-white women's watch.
"It's inconvenient not to know the time without a watch. This is the only model in town. Keep it for now and I can get a better one later."
Wenwen wasn't being pretentious, because it was really inconvenient not having a watch, and she had to guess the time. She put the watch on her wrist, and it fit perfectly. It looked like the bracelet had been adjusted.
A few days passed like this, and all the cassava flour in the village had been dried. The total amount was calculated to be several kilograms, which was similar to Wenwen's estimate.
The villagers gathered in the village threshing ground again, but this time they were all in high spirits, even happier than during the Chinese New Year.
This time, not only Li Jianguo, the old village chief, but also the brigade accountant Li Qinggong came.
"I believe everyone knows why we are gathered together this time," said Li Jianguo.
"I know, distribute the food." The villagers said in unison.
"Yes, we need to distribute the grain, but how should we divide it? We need to come up with a set of rules today."
The villagers murmured to themselves, "Shouldn't all the grain be divided up? What kind of rules are needed?"
“The grain must be distributed, but not all of it. Half of the grain should be distributed, and the other half should remain in the village.
"We'll see how the spring wheat harvest goes next year. If it's good, along with the cassava from the mountains, we'll set up a cassava vermicelli factory in the village. That way, it'll be our own factory, and everyone will get a share of the profits," Li Jianguo said excitedly.
The villagers were also very excited to hear this. If Lijiawan could also set up a factory, they would have an extra source of income in the future.
But there are also short-sighted people: "I just want food. Who knows if this factory can be established? Only when I get the food will it be mine."
But there are only a few like this.
"Zhang Laizi, Ergouzi, I am notifying you now, not discussing with you. If you don't agree, you won't get even a pound of cassava flour." Li Jianguo saw that they were the second-rate guys in the village and took a tough attitude.
Zhang Laizi and Ergouzi were usually afraid of Li Jianguo, who had been a soldier. Now when they heard that he would not agree, they immediately became scared.
"We are just talking, just talking."
Li Jianguo glared at them.
"Now let Accountant Li tell everyone about the output of cassava flour this time." Li Jianguo signaled Li Qinggong to start.
"We have a bumper harvest of cassava flour in Lijiawan this time. We have harvested a total of kilograms of cassava flour." As soon as Li Qinggong finished speaking, the crowd exploded like a drop of water falling into a frying pan.
"What, more than 10,000 kilograms? Did I hear that right? It's more than 1,000 kilograms, right?"
"Yes, I've never heard of harvesting so much grain."
"I must have heard it wrong."
Li Jianguo smiled proudly: "You heard right, it's multiple kilograms. This is a unique high yield."
Li Jianguo's face darkened as he finished speaking: "But if anyone spreads what happened today outside the village, they will be expelled from Lijiawan."
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