Bringing space back to the 1970s to develop rural areas

Whether Tang Danbai is happy or not is not important at all to Yang Qingdai and her brother.

He obediently took out two thousand yuan and returned it to Yang Qingdai. He received two IOUs and tore them up in front of her.

"Domineering!"

Tang Danbai smiled, thinking he looked handsome. "Of course! We have the ability, so why would we be afraid of not being able to earn a few thousand yuan?"

After saying that, he signed and stamped the agreement drafted by Yang Qingdai in a casual manner, and also put his thumbprint on it.

We must let little brother Yang Ziling see that we are good people who are honest and trustworthy.

When the Chen brothers came back from work in the evening, they were a little confused when they saw two more people in Yang Qingdai's house.

After hearing the introduction, I was even more confused.

Well, he is a completely different person from what Qu Dongdong described!

Tang Danbai's enthusiastic look made them think that he was some big leader who came to inspect his work.

Until Tang Danbai told him his plan, Chen Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes like Yang Qingdai did. It was like she was making a big deal just to let him stay for one night.

"In fact, there's something more important. I would like to ask you to keep an eye on my sister and not let her do anything too outrageous in Qingshan Brigade." This was his main purpose.

"I owe you." Chen Yu said in an unhappy tone.

Tang Danbai nodded seriously, "I helped you pay back the money."

It was at the dinner table that night when Chen Yu mentioned that Liu Aiguo had taken away the medicine on credit at noon and that he would pay for it. Yang Qingdai told Chen Yu that she had helped to pay it off.

Only then did Tang Danbai realize that he had inadvertently been made a fool of himself.

Chen Yu just said "Oh" and nothing else.

That was why he had the nerve to stay at his house for a night and ask him to help look after his sister.

After all, what bad intentions could there be in someone who is willing to pay for a comrade-in-arms, known or unknown?

I just want to make some money, and I hope my brothers on the front line can have an easier time.

The two of them sat leaning against each other on the steps of Chen Yu's house, smoking quietly.

It was Tang Danbai who broke the silence, "I don't know when this fucked-up situation will end?"

On the surface, he seemed to be in a great position, but only he knew that he was at risk of being shot or capsized at any time, and he was in the wind and waves. If he hadn't been a third-generation red, had Zhou Lao's handwritten letter in his hand, and had the support of the southern troops, his fate would have been much worse than that of Chen Yu and his men who were forced to go to the countryside.

Chen Yu took a deep puff of his cigarette and exhaled circles of white smoke: "Soon, right? Those people have been rehabilitated one after another. I believe that day won't be too far away."

"Are you so hopeful? Do you still want to go back?" Tang Danbai saw his own shadow in Chen Yu.

Chen Yu smiled bitterly, "Go back? If I hadn't met the educated youth Xiao Yang, a few years later, I might have ended up in a sanatorium or a pile of dirt. It's too much trouble. It's more comfortable to make money with the educated youth Xiao Yang."

Working from sunrise to sunset and resting from sunset to sunrise gave him the illusion that life was peaceful.

"Chen Yu, the world will change, do you believe it? Maybe on that day, everyone will no longer eat from the same pot, and can trade freely with Hong Kong. You won't need a ticket to buy things in a department store. As long as you have money, you can buy whatever you want."

Chen Yu shook his head. "I'm really not as optimistic as you. Maybe I haven't seen the outside world and I'm complacent."

Tang Danbai punched him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be pessimistic. If I have a chance, I will put you under the cabin and let you see what's outside. Walk, walk, walk. You're tired. Go to sleep."

This guy really does say that wind is rain.

Chen Yu put out his cigarette, got up, washed up and went to bed.

He didn't dare to do what the educated youth Xiao Yang did, asking a child to help her cut grass for the pigs, so that he could go to the town to buy a lot tomorrow.

The team leader and Secretary Yang turned a blind eye to her actions. The villagers had all received favors from her to some extent, so no one would say a word.

No one dares to offend anyone, let alone a doctor who has medicine in his hand.

The next morning, when I saw Tang Danbai's license plate, I understood why he was so arrogant and no one stopped his car.

It's a car with a special license plate. Who would dare to stop it?

Then I thought about what Yang Ziling said, that he doesn't look like a good person.

An organization that is “not a good guy” suddenly flashed through my mind—the ninth inning with black hands and white gloves.

Coincidentally, when they arrived in the town on a ox cart, they met Zhang Guochang who was on duty.

Zhang Guochang still greeted them cheerfully: "Hello, Uncle Ma. Comrade Xiao Yang, Xiao Ziling, long time no see. You guys go shopping first, I'll go on patrol, and I'll meet you for lunch at noon."

Without waiting for their answer, he led the team away in a hurry.

"Master, my sister and I are going to go shopping first. If we come back too late and can't catch your ox cart, we will take Brother Tang's car back. You and Master's wife don't have to worry."

Yang Qingdai was relieved that her child had grown up.

Uncle Ma took out a cigarette and smoked it. "Go ahead, go ahead. Master still has money and tickets. Don't be stingy and save them."

Yang Qingdai agreed: "Master is right!"

People who don't spend money and are stingy with themselves are seriously ill.

And the tickets all have an expiration date. If you don’t spend them quickly, they will expire, and you will cry and feel upset.

It was still the same old routine. All the expired tickets were taken out, and Yang Ziling was taken to the supply and marketing cooperative to compete with the aunts and grandmothers. We pushed each other, and it felt like we were going to kill everyone.

I was thinking, should I trick Tang Danbai into staying one more day so that I can take them to the department store in the city for a stroll?

There is no need to squeeze and scramble to buy things.

In the end, Yang Qingdai was a little disappointed that she didn't buy the fabric she wanted.

He could only tear off a dozen feet of cotton cloth as a token of his disinterest, then took out similar cloth from the space halfway and went back to make a few new clothes for the children.

I bought a few pounds of pork, and under the salesperson's surprised look, I also bought the pork bones and some pork offal on the chopping board.

After all, at this time, those who have some money and meat coupons will want to buy the fat meat, and it is rare to see all the pork bones on the chopping board.

Ignoring the salesperson's gaze, Yang Qingdai gave the ticket and money and threw the things into the bamboo basket behind Yang Ziling, then continued to buy other things.

The child is still growing, so we stew pork bones in soup to supplement his calcium.

In this season, lotus root, bitter melon and winter melon are perfect for making soup.

If conditions permit, she would like to try the simplified version of Eight Treasure Winter Melon Soup.

When the two of them came out of the supply and marketing cooperative with their bags full of things, they met Tang Danbai who was taking Tang Danni shopping, and Zhang Guochang who came to have dinner with them.

Yang Qingdai introduced them to each of them, and the hospitable local wealthy family in Heilongjiang Province generously treated them to a big meal at a state-owned restaurant.

Standing in front of the ordering counter, he ordered meat dishes one after another: braised pork belly, sweet and sour pork, pork vermicelli, pickled cabbage and pork ribs...

Finally, under Yang Qingdai's stunned gaze, he stopped ordering food with satisfaction and paid the food coupons and money.