The Sweetness of the Seventies

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Sure enough, as Grandma Qi San said, He Tiantian met Village Chief Qi and Aunt Liang the next day. Their emotions had been adjusted, they were beaming and full of energy.

Qijia Village has returned to its former peace and bustle, working hard to have a good harvest.

Village Chief Qi is the only person in the village who can talk to anyone who knows what's true. If you have something in your heart, you have to find someone to talk to, otherwise you will keep it in your heart and feel uncomfortable.

Seeing He Jingyu at home, Village Chief Qi brought some melon seeds and came over to chat with He Jingyu.

However, from his house, I met several waves of children who reached out and asked him for melon seeds.

Before we arrived at Grandma Qi San’s house, the children took away all the more than a pound of melon seeds she had brought.

Secretary Qi was both happy and worried, especially when he saw the eldest girl, the young daughter-in-law and others taking a basin to take a bath in the back mountain.

Hey, I guess after the Chinese New Year, there will be many more pregnant women, and next year at this time, there will be many more twins.

Seeing this, Secretary Qi arrived at Grandma Qi San's house, and her good mood was gone.

"What's wrong?" He Jingyu poured tea for Secretary Qi, "I'm a little reluctant to marry my daughter, but your son-in-law is a good person, so what else do you have to worry about. My daughter is already married, so you can't bring her back!"

Secretary Qi took a sip of hot tea and said: "Hey, I don't miss my daughter! Xiaoyan is marrying well, what do I have to worry about? Listen, the little kid outside is chirping and can't rest for a moment. He's still like that It’s so frustrating!”

He Jingyu couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said: "Haha, yes, in the past two or three years, there have indeed been many more newborns in the village."

"It will take many years for this little melon peel to grow up!" Secretary Qi said melancholy. "It's okay that there aren't many jobs in the village now. But when spring comes next year, there will be not only more children, but also more pregnant women. Our village's labor force will... Less again.”

He Jingyu looked up at his wife who was reading a book, feeling happy that he would also have two children in the future.

It would be better to have a son, so that he can support his sister in the future; it would be even better to have a little cotton-padded jacket like Tiantian, so that the two sisters can be companions in the future.

"Haha, this is a good thing. There will be more labor in the future!" He Jingyu said, having more children means blessing, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

It’s now 1975. In a few years, we will have family planning, and we won’t be able to have children even if we want to.

Village Chief Qi smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "Fortunately, our village has had good harvests in the past few years, otherwise how could we feed so many children! There is only so much land in the village, and there is a certain amount of food. When these children grow up, After that, you have to marry a wife, divide the land, and divide the homestead, and then the land in the village will become even more tense. "

"That's right." He Jingyu said, there are only so many resources, and if there are more people, there will be a lot less if they are allocated to each person.

"So I plan to open several other wild mountains and plant more peach trees." Village Chief Qi said, "This may lower the price of peaches, but if the quantity is large, the profit will be more."

"Okay!" He Jingyu said, "As long as you pay attention during development, it shouldn't have a big impact on the environment of Qijia Village."

"Well, I will trouble you again next spring." Village Chief Qi said, "By the way, I was in a meeting in the county a few days ago, and I heard that many middle schools and primary schools in Huai City have started classes. It's just that we don't have a school in Qijia Village. You have to go to the county town to go to school.”

He Jingyu smiled and thought about it, and said: "Look at how many children there are in the village. In three or two years, they will be old enough to go to school. Now, there are quite a few school-age children in the village. In that case, why don't you Run your own school?”

"Run your own school?" Secretary Qi was stunned. He had never thought of running a school before.

Running a school is a big deal.

Firstly, it is because of the shadow left by the past; secondly, it is because running a school requires manpower and material resources.

"Yes, you see, right now, there are more than 300 children under the age of ten in the village, and they all go to the county to go to school. How much manpower and material resources will be wasted." He Jingyu said, "Besides, the road is long, so go out early It’s not safe to come home late!”

Secretary Qi thought for a while and felt that what He Jingyu said made sense and said: "What he said is that running a school is a big deal. If it is successful, it will be of great benefit to our Qijia Village and even several surrounding villages."

"Yes!" He Jingyu said, "It is impossible for the country not to pay attention to education all the time, so schools are opening now. I don't know the details. You can go to the county seat and ask your in-laws when you have time."

Village Chief Qi thought deeply and said: "That's right. If nothing else, I just went to the literacy class in the village and made the young people in the village recognize a few words. They will no longer be blind."

"Yes!" He Jingyu said, "As you said, there are many children, and the resources in the village are only so few. In order for the children to have a good future, it is better to let them study more. Let's take Ergou, who went to the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers University. He said that he went to school for a few years, and after returning, he was directly assigned to the tractor factory in Huai City. "

"Yes, yes." Secretary Qi nodded repeatedly. His daughter still had so many connections, and this work matter has not yet been implemented.

Qi Ergou, after graduating from university, studied mechanical design and was directly assigned to the Huaishi Tractor Factory.

After all, these days, there are too few college students, but there is a lot of land, and it is even harder to allocate it to literary and art workers.

"There are young people from the city in the village, and these literate young people can be teachers." He Jingyu said, "In fact, it is a formal literacy class with space and manpower. If there is policy support, it will be even better. ”

"Yes!" Village Chief Qi came out of He Jingyu's house and went back home. He asked people to find Qi Shugen, Qi Shuming, Qi Shuli and others to go to the village branch for a meeting.

Every time there is a meeting, there are people who agree and people who oppose. However, this time, even Qi Shuli, who has always been against Secretary Qi, is very supportive.

Because Qi Shuli's daughter Qi Fenfen and Li Mingkai gave birth to a pair of twins, finally his family has an heir.

Qi Shuli knows the importance of reading, and naturally hopes that his grandson and granddaughter can get a good education.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Village Chief Qi waited for his daughter to return home, and he would go to the county town to ask about various situations.

On the third day of the return home, Niu Dajun brought Qi Xiaoyan and four return home gifts to Qijia Village.

From a big girl to a new daughter-in-law, Qi Xiaoyan's eyebrows and eyes are more shy, while Niu Dajun is full of smiles and high spirits!

When the son-in-law came to the door, Village Chief Qi asked people familiar with the village to come to accompany him, and He Jingyu was also at the table.

The first time the new son-in-law officially came to the house, the father-in-law and the brother-in-law had to set rules for the new son-in-law.

No beating or scolding, just drink.

Niu Dajun was drunk and was carried directly to Qi Xiaoyan's room.