Chapter 1481: The Year 1974
"Alright, let’s prepare the materials first."
The next day, before dawn, Lv Beiguang set off as he wanted to go back home. His daughter had no issues, and his wife at home was about to finish her confinement period. He sincerely felt sorry for her.
Jing Chu had already asked Chaoyang to buy many things yesterday afternoon, all items not available back home.
After sending off Dad, she was feeling low.
"Jing Chu, how about we go home after autumn?"
Lv Jingchu’s eyes lit up; she still longed for home. However, when she remembered she would be four months pregnant by then, she feared not being able to adapt, so she hesitated.
She knew there was nothing more for them to do here, and Aunt Jiang definitely wouldn’t be coming over.
"Let’s talk about it later."
Han Xiangjun left in the morning. Although he doesn’t take sides, he still needs to resolve this. The people Wei Kaiyun found are from his side, meaning they already know, but he’s not getting involved.
By the time Lv Beiguang got home, it was already mid-August. He looked at his adorable little son and held him, unwilling to let go.
Yang Xiuqin now also pays attention to her figure. Although she still wears ordinary clothes, her figure is remarkably good.
That night, Lv Beiguang felt blissful. He had never experienced anything like this before, and now he genuinely did not want to leave this woman by his side.
This year’s autumn harvest was a plentiful one, unseen in recent years. Everyone participated in the harvest.
Children aged one were looked after, while the younger ones stayed at home.
After the busy autumn harvest ended, Lv Beiguang and his family of five took a ride to leave.
On Jing Chu’s side, it was decided they would return, considering what happened, and the family was frightened. It’s better to let them see, so they can feel relieved.
This year, Li Family Village distributed dividends based on the number of people, with each person receiving two hundred yuan.
Previously, even with a dozen family members working all year, they couldn’t share this much money. At the end of the year, over ten families in the village were getting married.
Now, beautiful girls from ten miles around have come to Li Family Village as brides.
This time, Li Yungui brought back ten more educated youth. The educated youth point was already overcrowded, so new houses were built nearby, of course not in blue brick tile houses.
Now, the educated youth wanting to enter Li Family Village have higher connections. Even city leaders can’t easily place people in.
The one who regrets the most is Pan Xiaoying. She thought if she had waited until now to keep selling her job, she wouldn’t have let Yang Xiuqin settle down and could have made much more money.
But no matter how she regrets, Li Family Village has nothing to do with her anymore.
During these years of living in the village, she has completely blended with the village women, no longer an educated youth with little pride.
Her life is quite ordinary, having given birth to two daughters, but her husband prefers sons over daughters and also doesn’t value her.
Her days are akin to those of the old educated youth. Everyone has lost hope in being able to return.
Now life in each village is far better, at least there are no worries about food and drink. The few villages with good relations with Li Yungui have established farms too, but they haven’t followed Li Family Village farms completely; hygiene is lacking significantly, causing considerable regular loss.
The end of the year is everyone’s favorite time, when grain, money is distributed.
In the twelfth lunar month, Tao Family’s three members arrived at Li Family Village. Seeing this village, Mr. Tao was grateful to Jin Erlin.
Finally witnessing the Tao Family brothers and sisters’ living conditions, they confirmed the children weren’t just reporting good news without worries. Their lives are indeed good, even better than at home.
Seeing the five juniors below, Mr. Tao was smiling from ear to ear.
All five children are well-cared for, totally different from the weak image they were worried about.
The three were relieved, staying only ten days due to work before they returned.
"You all can stay assuredly. It won’t be long before you can come back. In just a few years, our family can reunite."
The grasshoppers after the autumn won’t hop for many days.
Tao Chunhe went and found Wei Kaiyun, purchasing good wine for grandpa and dad. When leaving, he took plenty back.
After sending off the three elders, Tao YanZhen welcomed the Yang Family once more. This time, they brought plenty of supplies, food, money.
The Yang Family never treated them unfairly in this aspect. Actually, Yang Jiu Long wanted to come over personally. But Yang Run Tai persuaded him, as now is the darkest hour before dawn.
Since Yang Zhongyi left, there’s been no news, but both Tao and Yang families knew he was safe. Tao YanZhen was relieved, despite never loving her husband, she also didn’t want her two children without a father.
In 1974, Jiang Xinyu sighed; the departure was getting closer.
Looking at Shi Jing, who was already taller than herself, she sighed at how fast time flew.
Now Jing Chu comes over every day. At the end of the month, the couple was to leave with the truck.
"Aunt Jiang, there’s no need for Aunt Zhang to go back with me. I’ll go to the hospital for childbirth, and Chaoyang will serve during confinement."
"We can’t be at ease with just the two of you."
"It’s okay, my mother-in-law wants to join us too, but I didn’t agree.
Actually, I want to stay, but Chaoyang doesn’t agree."
It’s so nice here, all family, but Chaoyang keeps pleading pitifully every day; so I have to return to the Capital.
"Alright, but you two make sure not to abandon your studies."
"I know. I’ll give Chaoyang lessons every day."
"That’s good. You two must study hard."
"Aunt Jiang, I didn’t expect us to get so much money." Jing Chu smiled.
At home, her mother-in-law gave them a thousand yuan, which startled them.
"Of course, you two represent the village to work in the Capital. Naturally, you have deserved public points and will share money at the end of the year."
"Our village’s dividends are now much higher than worker’s wages outside."
"Indeed, now entering Li Family Village isn’t easy."
"I think so too. I saw half of the village with unfamiliar faces."
"Hmm, Li Family Village will become a big village in the future."
This Li Yungui is quite imaginative, with more houses in the village, but his planning is good, and rows of houses look quite pleasing, almost like rural areas planned in later times.
"I didn’t get to see little brother." Jing Chu sighed, really wanting to see that little brother.
"That child isn’t as good-looking as Yiqing, about the same as your brother," Jiang Xinyu commented sincerely.
"Haha, my sister-in-law certainly wouldn’t like hearing that. She believes my brother is the most good-looking."