Scholars in the courtyard

After everyone's enthusiasm subsided, Mr. Yang began to ask people to build wooden frames. There were still several wells in the village.

Wang Xuyang and Baima Village Chief Liu Yaohai greeted each other and took a set, ready to go back and tinker.

They watched the whole process and went back to try to install it. If it didn't work, they asked Yang Xiaotao to help.

Xu Yuanshan and Wang Hao returned to the brigade headquarters. Things here were over and it was time for them to go back.

Yang Xiaotao originally thought about going back tomorrow, but was told by Xu Yuanshan that the steel rolling mill would hold a meeting tomorrow, and he was the protagonist and could not be absent.

There was no other way, so Yang Xiaotao told Ran Qiuye what was going on and went back together in the car.

After Yang Xiaotao left, Mr. Yang and others convened a meeting of all village chiefs in the brigade headquarters.

"Well, we have a pressurized water well, but it saves a lot of trouble. You don't have to carry water in the future."

"But there is something I want to tell you."

Mr. Yang took out the cigarettes Yang Xiaotao brought back, one for each person.

The house was lit and filled with smoke.

"Da Zhuang, tell me!"

"Okay." Yang Dazhuang shook off the cigarette ashes, "I brought this up. We now have a pressurized water well. It is much more convenient to use water and we can plant more land. Therefore, I plan to plant more acres than the reserved acres. , raise another 10%.”

In the original land arrangement of the farm, there was no area far away from the river. After all, the land there was dry. If you want to grow corn, in addition to manually carrying water to irrigate the land, you can only rely on the little rain from God.

But the past two years have shown them that even God cannot be trusted.

There was silence among the people around.

A 10% increase means that everyone's workload has increased, and it is more than just 10%.

"I agree!"

Uncle Jiu was the first to speak, looking at the people on the left and right, "There was nothing we could do before, but now we have a water pressure well. It's a simple and convenient thing. Even a girl can do it for a day."

"This well can water more than ten acres, I think."

"I agree, isn't it just a 10% increase? The country exempts us from public surplus food, and we can contribute more to the country..."

"Yes, that's it. Earn more and let the kids go to school next year..."

"It's done. When I get home, I'll explain it to the two boys. I'll find a wife right away. Next year, I'll have two more people and two more people to work on..."

"Haha~"

Everyone said a word to me, and they were supportive both inside and outside of their words.

Yang Dazhuang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Mr. Yang. Both of them were happy.

This is the attitude their village should have.

Yang Xiaotao got off the truck, said hello to Xu Yuanshan, and returned to the courtyard.

At this time, it was already dark, and the lights at the entrance of the courtyard were on, illuminating the children setting off firecrackers at the door.

When Yang Xiaotao approached, he saw Yan Jiefang leading Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi to set off firecrackers.

Seeing the happy faces of the three little ones, Yang Xiaotao suddenly felt that there was something unusual in the third uncle's family this year.

If it were in the past, they would have calculated this and that, but this year, something is a little abnormal.

Thinking of the money lost by the Jia family, Yang Xiaotao was thoughtful.

The Jia family was quite unlucky, and in the end they took advantage of the third uncle and his family.

If you really have too many calculations, you will always get lucky.

"Brother Tao, are you taking a big car? Is it going very fast?"

"Such a big truck is like a house. Is Brother Tao sleeping in it?"

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang saw Yang Xiaotao coming back and hurriedly went up to ask.

Yang Xiaotao shook away the thoughts that popped into his mind. It was not his own money.

What's more, it was Jia Zhang who did it himself, and he deserves to be like this.

"It's a truck, that's it. It hurts your butt when you sit on it."

Yang Xiaotao said and walked towards the courtyard.

"Does your butt hurt?"

The two little ones were messy in the wind.

They want a pain in the butt too.

Back in the middle courtyard, Yang Xiaotao looked at Wangcai shaking his head and tail, looking like a single man.

"Come on, let's clean up tonight. It's a year-round cleaning."

Yang Xiaotao said to Wangcai that if Xiaowei was still here, it would be most appropriate to leave this job to her.

I just don’t know when this guy will wake up.

Go back home and start cooking.

After eating, Yang Xiaotao started cleaning, cleaning the house inside and outside.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and the Ran Qiu Ye posters that need to be posted at home are all ready. As for the couplets, there is still time to write them.

Just put it up in advance when you leave tomorrow.

After cleaning the house, go to the yard and clean up the garbage.

Especially Wangcai’s nest is the focus of cleaning.

Ahem

Just as Yang Xiaotao was cleaning up the kennel, there was a coughing sound in the yard.

Then he saw Qin Huairu walking quickly towards Shazhu's house with her head lowered.

Qin Huairu covered her mouth and tried to lower her voice as much as possible, but she couldn't bear the itchiness in her throat and coughed out anyway.

She also found Yang Xiaotao who was busy at work. She just glanced at him and didn't look any further. When she came to Shazhu's house, she didn't knock on the door and just pushed in.

"Zhuzi, you're busy."

Ahem

Qin Huairu coughed, pushed the door open, and saw Shazhu busy, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find things.

"Here you go, sit down, I'll be busy for a while."

Silly Zhu said, taking out a black coat from the kitchen, patting it twice, and placed it on the bedside.

"Yu Yu will be getting married tomorrow. I'm looking for an outfit. I can't lose face."

Qin Huairu sat on the bed and looked at the clothes. Although they were very straight, they smelled musty.

"How long have you kept these clothes? Can you still wear them?"

Ahem

"What you said is really interesting."

Silly Zhu leaned over and asked, "I have bought this dress for several years and I have been reluctant to wear it. I just waited for the wedding. Who would have thought it would be like this."

Qin Huairu picked it up and looked at it, "It's okay. I'll lend it to you to wash tonight and dry it for a day tomorrow. No delay the day after tomorrow."

"Really? Hey, thank you so much, sister."

Silly Zhu was happy, having someone wash his clothes was much better than Silly Mao.

"Zhuzi, I have a favor to ask of you."

Cough cough cough cough

"Sister Qin, you keep coughing. You need to take a look. If you have a cold, you need to be cured immediately."

"It's okay. Ahem, I might have caught a cold. I'll just take some big pills and I'll be fine."

After hearing this, Silly Zhu quickly found a pack of metamizole from the drawer. This stuff is relatively common. You can take it if you have a cold or fever, or if you have a headache or a sore foot.

The effect is not bad.

Hearing what Qin Huairu said, Shazhu didn't care, "Sister, you say it."

Ahem

Qin Huairu collected her voice and lowered her voice.

"Isn't the steel rolling mill going to pay wages tomorrow?" Qin Huairu came closer and whispered, "I will take your brother Dongxu's position and you will be rich. Only you and the first uncle know about this."

"It's not convenient for me to go, sister. You can bring it back along the way."

Qin Huairu came close to Si Zhu, and the smell of soap on his body made Si Zhu couldn't help but look over, his bulging body made him miss him very much.

"Sister Qin, I know this matter and I promise to handle it properly for you."

Qin Huairu saw Shazhu glance over from time to time, but did not look away. Instead, his back was straightened, making him look even more majestic.

This is her pride.

Silly Zhu looked away, thinking about preparing a bottle of wine at home in the future, taking the time to take a sip, and do it again.

If you do this often enough, it will become natural.

"By the way, this is what I got when I went out to make banquets today. It's a pig tail. You can take it back and patch it up for Brother Dongxu."

"Thank you Zhu Zhu." Qin Huairu quickly took the lunch box and picked up the clothes on the bed. "I'm going back first. You can rest early."

"Oh, okay."

Qin Huairu returned home coughing.

Cough cough cough

In the room, there was constant coughing.

Starting from noon today, Jia Dongxu's cough first started, and then it started to get sick, and now the whole family is not spared.

Mrs. Jia Zhang held the stick and said, "Drink more water. Drinking water will make you feel better faster. Ahem."

Bangge shook his head, "Nai, I want to eat meat, cough cough."

Mrs. Jia Zhang licked her lips, her throat hurt from coughing.

"Let your mother, ahem, do it for you."

Qin Huairu walked into the room, put down the lunch box, and touched Xiaodang's forehead, which was still hot.

"Mom, have you taken the medicine?"

Mrs. Jia Zhang nodded, looked at Qin Huairu's lunch box, and licked her dry mouth, "Si Zhu, ahem, what did you bring? It's delicious."

"Pig tail. Ahem, let's make some soup."

"Then, hurry up, Bangge needs to eat meat, and Dongxu also has a bad cough. He needs to supplement his nutrition."

Qin Huairu nodded, coughed twice, found the medicine, drank it with a glass of water, then stood up and soaked Silly Zhu's clothes in the basin before starting to cook.

"Banggan, come on, drink some more water."

Jia Zhang felt very uncomfortable looking at the clothes in the basin, and her chest hurt even more.

In the backyard, Xu Damao rested his arms and stared at the roof in confusion.

The surroundings were empty, and the room was even more deserted.

"After the New Year, you have to find someone who can give birth to a child. You can't be left behind."

Thinking of this, Xu Damao began to think about what kind of wife he should find.

There were a few casual marriages in the steel rolling mill, but these people were all widows. If he married a widow and had the possibility of bringing an oil bottle with him, he would not raise children for others.

If the widow can't take it, then she can only find a little girl.

Moreover, it cannot be worse than Lou Xiao'e.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it mean that the more you mess around, the worse you get? Let Silly Zhu find it difficult to laugh?

But there are really few people he knows who are better than Lou Xiao'e.

Maybe Qin Huairu before getting married counts as one, but now that she is about to give birth to three children, and she is about to become a widow, she might as well forget it.

As for the other people in the courtyard, whether it is Ran Qiuye or Yu Li.

Not as good as Lou Xiao'e.

After thinking about it, a person suddenly came to mind.

Yu Haitang!

This girl is very good, not only young, but also beautiful.

Compared with Lou Xiao'e, she is more youthful and energetic.

Moreover, he is also the announcer of the steel rolling mill, a cultural person, which is a perfect match for him as a projectionist.

In the past, when we were in the office, we got along well with each other.

But even so, you may not like him.

Especially as a helper in the canteen.

A lot of wages have been deducted this month. It would be nice to receive half of the salary at the end of the year.

If you want to chase Yu Haitang, you must first earn your job back.

And if you want to get back to work, you have to vacate your seat.

"Projectionist."

Xu Damao turned around and looked out the window, "If you are not a poisonous person, you will not be a husband."

Ahem

In the next room, the second aunt suddenly coughed, which made Xu Damao upset.

I coughed a lot this night.

Cough cough cough cough

In Yi Zhonghai's house, the eldest mother's chest hurt from coughing, and her head was so hot that she felt dizzy.

Just after eating Anagin, I lay on the bed. Beside me, Yi Zhonghai was holding a bowl with millet porridge in it.

"Drink it quickly. You'll be fine when you lie down and sweat."

Yi Zhonghai said, helping Auntie to drink porridge.

After finishing the bowl of porridge, Yi Zhonghai put down Aunt Ma.

"Lao Yi, look at how much is left in the food book. You have to go to the food store tomorrow to get some."

"I haven't delivered the coarse grains you asked for to the Jia family yesterday."

Ahem

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Please take the time to send it to them."

"I understand, you have a good rest."

"Hey, this disease comes just after the Chinese New Year. It's really not the right time."

Yi Zhonghai comforted himself and looked at the bags outside the grain tank with thoughtful eyes.