Yu Yuan said jealously, "Dad, when can I earn money? I also want to buy something to honor you and Mom."
Yu Weimin stroked his son's hair and said comfortingly, "Why rush? Study with your Aunt Qin and learn knowledge well. Dad will slowly teach you breeding and research. There will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future."
Yu Yuan admires his father very much.
"Dad, I've already learned 800 Chinese characters, including addition and subtraction. Aunt Qin said she'll teach me multiplication and division in the next few days. I'll definitely study hard."
Cao Xiu looked at Old Yu, who was trying to trick his son into inheriting his business, and couldn't help but smile.
After selling vegetables and shopping, the family of four went to a state-owned restaurant to eat shredded pork noodles. Only then did they return to the village feeling very satisfied.
It was already evening when we got home. It was really cold in the north. After heating the kang and drinking hot water, the family finally felt better. By then, it was completely dark.
Boom boom boom!
Cao Xiu said, "Who's here at this hour?"
Yu Yuan stood up and walked out: "I'll go open the door."
After a while, Yu Yuan's voice was heard.
"Dad, Mom, the village chief and his friends are here!"
Li Yongde looked at Yu Weimin eagerly.
"Wei Min, you know I'll be retiring in a few years. It's better to retire early than late. No matter what I say today, you have to agree to be the village chief."
Yu Weimin saw Li Yongde, Zhao Qianjin, and Guo Min all staring at him intently. It was obvious that the three of them had discussed this matter.
"Village chief, you said you were doing a good job, why did you come up with this?"
Zhao Qianjin said, "Why not? Or do you want to be the brigade secretary or the production team leader? If you want, we will go to the village to mobilize you. You can choose any position among the three of us."
Yu Weimin patted his thigh.
"No, I don't want to be a village leader!" He just wanted to study his seeds in his spare time and earn some work points easily.
Li Yongde said: "You must think!"
"The villagers in our production team have a hard life. Look at how well-built your greenhouse is. You have a good brain and you will definitely be able to lead the villagers to a better life."
"You can't just take care of these few families and ignore the villagers, right?"
Yu Weimin assured him, "It's not that the seeds are limited. We'll wait until next year. We've saved the seeds from the vegetables we planted this year, and we'll definitely have everyone plant them next year."
"You said you were doing a good job, why would you change someone else?"
Li Yongde was hit in a sore spot.
"What's good about it? As soon as the twelfth lunar month begins, the villagers who are struggling to make ends meet come to borrow food. But I only have so little food at home, it's not enough for anyone."
Is it easy for him to be a village cadre? The villagers elected him, so he is the first person they turn to when they have problems.
Seeing that each family coming to borrow food was more pitiful than the other, with no food to borrow, how could he not feel sad?
Yu Weimin hadn't expected this.
He asked, "Why don't you borrow this from the team?"
"The team doesn't lend money to everyone, especially those who don't earn much work points. According to the team's regulations, we don't lend money to those who are always struggling."
Guo Min explained, "Uncle Wei Min, because we three hold this position, we can earn work points without having to work in the fields. But it's just that our work points are slightly higher than other families'. It's not like our lives are that good.
"But there are so many people asking for help. We can't just watch them starve to death."
"We can hardly get back the food we lent out. We eat less than those who have a little more able-bodied labor."
Yu Weimin thought that being a village cadre these days had it so hard.
"Well, next year I'll lead everyone in planting greenhouses, and things will get better. Let's forget about being the village chief!"
Li Yongde retorted, "What do you mean by that? I said I'd give it to you, so I'll give it to you."
Zhao Qianjin also followed suit to persuade Yu Weimin.
"As the old saying goes, do your job. We've already told the villagers. Everyone is willing to follow you!"
"If you don't believe me, go out and ask the villagers."
Ask the villagers, where can I ask? Yu Weimin and his family looked outside following Secretary Zhao's gaze.
Outside the dark gate, pairs of eyes sparkled in the moonlight.
Yu Yuan's voice rose.
"Dad, there are people outside!"
Outside the courtyard, people from the entire village gathered together.
"Wei Min, one more morsel of food could mean one more life. If my parents had eaten that one morsel, they might not have died so early."
"Wei Min, just agree to be the village chief. If there's good fortune, take us with you to enjoy it. If there's trouble, we'll all bear it with you."
"Uncle Weimin, we will definitely listen to you and work with you diligently. We all have plenty of strength, and we will never go west if you say east!"
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Hundreds of people stood in the cold wind, stubbornly motionless, as if this was a glimmer of hope in their miserable days.
Yu Weimin and his family were shocked.
Cao Xiu looked at Yu Weimin and said, "Old Yu, how about, how about giving it a try?"
With experience in managing a company, managing a village shouldn't be that difficult, right?
Yu Weimin felt the blood rushing up his head. He cleared his throat and said, "Since everyone trusts me so much, how about I give it a try?"
"I can't guarantee how well everyone will be doing, but at least it will be better than it is now."
Li Yongde's eyes were red: "Okay, great!"
"Wei Min, you're great!"
A child slapped his hands, and people began to applaud. In the quiet little village, the applause continued for a long time.
The next morning, Cao Xiu got up early and pushed Yu Weimin hard.
"Didn't you say that we have to hand over village affairs today? You should go to the village party committee right away. Now that you are the village chief, you can't stay in bed any longer."
"What does being the village chief have to do with me being a bed-sitter? I used to sleep less when I was older and couldn't lie down. Now that I'm ten years younger, my sleep has improved, and I like to lie down more when I have nothing to do."
Cao Xiu scoffed, "It's true that you should exercise more while you're young. You can only gain two centimeters in one day. Tsk tsk! No way!"
Yu Weimin was changing his clothes while chatting and laughing.
"Hey, don't be so unconvinced. As the village chief, I won't have to work in the fields anymore. But you still have to plant, weed, and spread farmyard manure!"
Cao Xiu glanced at Yu Weimin and said, "Old Yu, are you feeling itchy today?"
Yu Weimin stood up quickly.
"No, I'm not itchy. How could I tire my wife? A good husband is like that. After finishing my work, I quickly do my wife's work!"
The couple joked for a while, and then they heard the eldest daughter's voice.
"Dad, Mom, it's time for dinner! Xiaoyuan, go open the door!"
Cao Xiu responded and couldn't help but praise: "It's good to have a daughter. She helps me a lot at home and outside."
Yu Weimin muttered, "I don't know when our Youyou will come back. Look at this girl, she didn't even bother to send me a message through the space."
"To be honest, this space is really good. With this space, she won't be thirsty or hungry, and she has a place to hide. We can also rest assured when she goes on a long journey."
As the couple was talking, they heard their youngest son shouting in the yard.
"Dad, Mom, Big Sister, come and see!"
Outside the gate, there was a pile of neatly arranged cabbages, about a hundred of them.
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