Wu Juan lay on Jiang Baige's bed, listened to the two of them talking, and sighed.
"Do you think Zhang Yan is too stupid to marry into this mountain village?"
"Maybe she has her own difficulties! We educated youth here don't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes, and with so many people living together, it takes time to build relationships."
"That Chen Erlaizi, after all, has his own house and yard, so it's up to her to decide what's good for her."
Wu Lili asked suspiciously, "Cousin, you don't have any ideas, do you? Tell me honestly, who do you like?"
Wu Juan didn't dare to answer her. If she told her family, her relationship would definitely fail.
She doesn’t know how many years she will have to stay here. If she doesn’t find a good man to marry, she will become an old maid.
He argued, "I don't have any, you're overthinking it."
I couldn't help feeling a little anxious. Given Chen Wang's family conditions, it's not like he can't find a wife, and there are many girls who have come to this village to look for partners recently.
I don’t know where Chen Wang is and whether he has anyone to go on a blind date. He hasn’t been at home these two days. What if Aunt Sun has arranged a date for him?
Jiang Baige looked at her expression and guessed that Sun Zhaodi didn't know that her son was dating an educated youth.
If they knew, they would have made a move long ago.
Chen Wang didn't know what he was doing outside. Every time he went out, he would not come back for several days. He would leave the village after just a few days.
The three girls chatted on the bed for the whole afternoon, and the two Wu sisters left only after dinner.
The sugar factory in the village was gradually established and the wheat had begun to grow.
Currently, the only people working there are Zhou Xiuying, Zhou Guihua and Sun Zhaodi, three elderly people who know how to make candies.
Sugar had not yet been mass-produced, so not many people wanted it, and even Jiang Baige did not participate.
There is still some malt sugar made last time in the sugar factory. Zhou Xiuying and the others plan to make the sugar first and wait and see how much malt they need to make later.
It takes a lot of firewood to make malt sugar, so the children in the village were sent out to collect firewood. Five hundred kilograms of firewood could be exchanged for half a kilogram of malt sugar from the sugar factory.
Despite such stringent requirements, the children were extremely happy.
If they were diligent, they could collect 500 kilograms of firewood in four or five days.
This is half a pound of malt sugar. If you buy it in town, it will cost you 70 or 80 cents per pound, and you also need sugar coupons.
Their parents would not buy them candies, but now they can earn candies with their own strength, and each child is working very hard.
This idea was proposed by Jiang Baige to the village chief.
If we add more firewood now, winter work can proceed normally.
Otherwise, if the mountains are blocked by heavy snow and there is no firewood, their sugar factory will have to stop operating.
Also, there is sugar for the villagers to eat, and the sugar factory is also safer.
The sugar factory is right there. If you can smell it but can't taste it, after a long time, it's hard to guarantee that others won't have bad intentions.
When she expressed this idea, she received unanimous agreement from the village chief and the accountant.
When the first batch of peanut candy was made today, Chen Defu happily delivered it to the commune by bicycle.
After the candy is made, the price is set to be sold by the piece. Their wholesale price is three cents per piece. Peanut candy and sesame candy have the same price.
The basket that Chen Defu dragged away today had a total of 1,500 yuan, which comes out to be 450 yuan.
Their principal is more than two hundred yuan, which means they can earn half of the money.
Chen Defu was naturally very happy, as the mayor was about to name them an advanced village.
Chenjia Village has set up a sugar factory, and many relatives have come to visit recently.
A rare guest came to Chen Defu's house today.
When people from Liu Yuhua's village heard that a sugar factory had been set up in Chenjia Village, some girls wanted to ask matchmakers to find a partner for them.
Liu Yuhua's niece is eighteen years old this year. Her sister-in-law has mentioned it to her several times, saying that her cousin from her uncle's family is still single and asked her to help introduce him to someone, so she agreed to make this trip.
When Zhou Xiuying saw her niece coming, she quickly invited her to sit inside.
This niece only comes once a year, and I don’t know why she came today, but I still warmly invited her in to sit down.
A lot of people have come to their village recently, some wanting to inquire about setting up a factory, and some wanting to act as matchmakers, but she guessed that this niece was not after the sugar factory.
Liu Yuhua happily took Zhou Xiuying's arm and laughed.
"Aunt, I'm here today to act as a matchmaker for my cousin. I want to ask when he can come back."
"My niece works at the supply and marketing cooperative. She and my cousins are a good match."
As she spoke, she laughed to herself.
"I heard that my cousin was transferred back to town to work. So their workplaces are pretty close to each other."
Liu Yuhua has always been a cheerful person, and she always smiles before she speaks.
Zhou Xiuying didn't expect that she came here today to propose marriage for her son. If this were to get out, it would be bad for both her son and Bai Ge.
Before she could say anything else, Zhou Xiuying interrupted her.
"Yuhua! To tell you the truth, Jianguo already has a partner."
"I don't ask if you're matchmaking for that niece, but you should still respond!"
Liu Yuhua swallowed, "Ah! I have a partner."
Then he smiled awkwardly.
"Oh, I didn't expect that my cousin already has a partner. Just pretend I didn't say anything."
He sighed inwardly. If the matchmaking didn't work out, his uncle would be fine, but his sister-in-law and niece would probably be unhappy.
Her niece works in the supply and marketing cooperative. She is very arrogant because of her job. If they hadn't asked her to come, she would not have made this trip.
At first, she thought that since both of them had jobs, if they got married, they would definitely be the envy of others in the future.
But this bad character is also what worries her. If she marries a troublemaker, she will not end up well.
Since she already has a partner, she thought it would be better to do it now so that she can have an explanation when she returns.
Zhou Xiuying asked suspiciously, "How did you know Jianguo was back to work? He had only been working for a short time."
Liu Yuhua smiled dryly, "Doesn't my niece work at the supply and marketing cooperative? They should have met before."
When Zhou Xiuying heard that they had met, she felt a little uncomfortable. She didn't know whether it was her son who went to meet the girl, or the girl who went to meet him.
His son already has Bai Ge, how can he still see other girls? Wouldn’t that be unfair to Bai Ge?
Thinking of this, her heart began to beat fast.
But the man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, so his son wouldn’t be doing something outside that they don’t know about!
As she thought about it, she became more and more angry.
But seeing that her niece was still there, she couldn't get angry and could only endure it temporarily.
He patted Liu Yuhua's hand and pulled her with a smile.
"Come on, auntie will give you some peanut candy to try."
When they were making candy, there were some leftovers, and each of them got a few pieces and took them home.
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