The educated youth was reborn and wanted to disappear, but he was locked into a military marriage.

"Why?" Zhu Xiaomin didn't understand.

Xie Chengzhi's face was a little red, and he didn't know whether it was because of the cold or because of shyness. He said awkwardly: "Three turns and one ring, Shiwen doesn't want anything, but I know she has always coveted a sewing machine, so I thought, if she doesn't buy anything else, she must buy a sewing machine back."

Sewing machines are a hot commodity. Not only are they expensive, they are also hard to buy.

Zhu Xiaomin asked: "Do you have a coupon?"

Xie Chengzhi nodded: "I wrote to Ming Zheng, and he asked Comrade Zhao to help. A few days ago, Comrade Zhao wrote to me and said that he had it, so I hurried over."

So, he had to carry the sewing machine back and couldn't take anything else.

Zhu Xiaomin was speechless for a long time before asking: "How... are you going to take it back?"

Xie Chengzhi said: "I stayed at a guesthouse next to the station and brought what I bought with me. I could always find someone to help me get on the bus. When I got off the bus in the county, Xudong came to pick me up with a tractor."

The day after tomorrow is the fifth day, and he calculated the time to come, but he didn't expect there would be such a heavy snow.

Zhu Xiaomin had no choice but to nod: "In this kind of weather, Xudong knows you can't go back, so you should stay at the guesthouse first. When the snow stops tomorrow, I'll go find Zhao Zheng with you and buy the sewing machine."

Zhu Xiaomin lit the stove in the dormitory, and then went to the guesthouse with Xie Chengzhi. When they went downstairs, they met He Lanfang and greeted her. Then, thinking about the studies of the educated youth, she asked, "Are those boys still studying hard?"

What a parent.

Xie Chengzhi couldn't help but chuckle and nodded: "When you left, you told Teacher Luo that we should give him a set of questions every two weeks. Even those who go to literacy classes have to be sent by us. We have to study hard, or we'll be embarrassed if our scores are too low."

Zhu Xiaomin couldn't help but laugh and nodded: "The literacy class only lasts for a short time, and they don't have anything else to do, so they're just sitting there doing nothing."

Xie Chengzhi laughed: "I'm used to it. It's a bit boring if I don't read a book one day."

As they were talking, they went to a guesthouse to check in. It was windy and snowy, so Zhu Xiaomin didn't take him far away. Instead, they went to a convenient hotel in the compound.

The two of them ordered two dishes. Zhu Xiaomin knew that although the educated youth were no longer starving, it was still not easy to eat white flour, so she directly asked for a plate of big meat buns.

Xie Chengzhi smiled at her: "The team said that on New Year's Day, we will distribute food and money, and there will also be work points for the three of you."

The three people are Wang Xiaoya, Zhang Qiaomei and her, who returned to the city around this year.

Zhu Xiaomin thought about it and said, "We have food supplies when we return to the city, so it won't be a big problem. Besides, it's inconvenient to send them. I might as well convert Xiaoya and Qiaomei's food into money or food coupons, and leave mine there. Then I won't have to bring food when I go to the countryside."

"How much can you eat in the countryside?" Xie Chengzhi shook his head slightly.

Zhu Xiaomin smiled: "And Lu Mingzheng, when he comes back from vacation, he will always go back to the village to stay for a few days."

Xie Chengzhi knew that she just wanted to supplement everyone's food supply, so Xiaoxiao stopped insisting and continued, "Before your entire unit went to the countryside, Uncle Mancang said he would give everyone some sunflower oil to try, but it had just been squeezed out at that time and there were no suitable utensils. A while ago, he ordered some bottles from the glass factory and said they would send them here before the New Year."

"The oil bottle?" Zhu Xiaomin asked. "How big is it?"

"You can probably put five kilograms in it. There aren't many things, but it's a token of my appreciation." Xie Chengzhi replied.

Zhu Xiaomin bit her chopsticks and thought for a while, then asked, "Have you estimated the yield of sunflower seeds next year?"

Xie Chengzhi said: "Based on this year's planting density, it can actually be increased. It is expected to be 1.5 times this year."

Zhu Xiaomin asked: "How did Secretary Yan arrange the grain and oil this year?"

"We kept enough for our county, allocated some to other counties, and sent the rest to the city," said Xie Chengzhi.

Zhu Xiaomin asked: "Has it been delivered?"

Xie Chengzhi shook his head: "I'm not sure about this. When there was a shortage of grain and oil in the fall, they should have sent a batch. Later, when the shortage of grain and oil eased, it shouldn't be so urgent."

Zhu Xiaomin whispered, "If the counties are allocated by themselves, it can only be delivered to nearby counties, and other counties cannot be delivered."

Xie Chengzhi nodded: "Yes!" Then he raised his eyebrows, "You mean..."

Zhu Xiaomin smiled and said, "Wait for you to deliver the oil. We do so many things, and we can't be without a reputation."

Xie Chengzhi looked at her for a while and couldn't help laughing.

As the two were talking, the two glass doors of the hotel were pushed open again, and several people came in with the wind and snow. Someone saw Zhu Xiaomin and immediately shouted, "Xiaomin, you are here too."

Zhu Xiaomin turned around and saw Fan Yanqing, Zhang Yujie, Li Changping and Xu Xilin, and hurriedly greeted them.

Fan Yanqing laughed: "Why are you having dinner here when you have distinguished guests?"

Xie Chengzhi also stood up, and felt awkward when he said that, so he interrupted, "We are all family members, not honored guests, so don't be polite."

Zhu Xiaomin also laughed: "With such a heavy snowstorm, no distinguished guest would dare to go too far."

Fan Yanqing looked at the food on the table and smiled again: "Although this restaurant is small, the buns are really well made. Xiaomin is very good at ordering."

Zhu Xiaomin just smiled and said, "It's cold, eat some meat to keep warm." She said a few polite words and had no intention of sharing the table with the four people.

The other three people had already chosen a table not far away and sat down. Fan Yanqing also went over, took off his coat, hung it on the back of a chair and sat down. He turned to Xie Chengzhi and asked, "How many sheep did your base slaughter this year?"

Xie Chengzhi didn't know why he suddenly asked this question, so he answered truthfully: "There are more than 300."

A few days ago, when we were talking about the sheepskin incident in the office, Zhang Yujie and Li Changping both saw it with their own eyes and couldn't help but look at each other.

More than three hundred heads?

Xu Xilin didn't know what was said before, and said in surprise: "I remember there were only more than 50 last year."

Xie Chengzhi nodded: "Last year was the first year, and the sheep in the base were supported by the city, with a total of more than 200 sheep. This year, after two expansions and breeding, the total number of sheep has exceeded 1,200."

When Zhang Yujie heard Fan Yanqing ask about slaughtering sheep, he knew he wanted to talk about sheepskin. He looked at him and changed the subject: "Your base covers such a large area, and there is still a lot of room for expansion. I wonder what your plans are for next year?"

Xie Chengzhi said: "The construction of the base is one thing, and we also need to consider the issue of silage in winter. The current plan is to develop in an orderly manner and not rush into anything."

Zhu Xiaomin nodded: "There is also the issue of labor. The entire brigade has only so many strong laborers. We also have the task of planting trees and growing food and medicinal herbs. If the base is expanded blindly, the labor force will not be able to keep up, which is not a good thing."

Others were leaders of higher-level units, but Zhu Xiaomin was a direct manager. When she spoke, Xie Chengzhi nodded directly: "I know. There is a detailed plan in the materials I brought just now."