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

There are a total of twelve brigades in Cijiaokou Commune. The second and third brigades are not far from the first brigades. Zhu Xiaomin and a few others finished their walk in the morning. At noon, they watched the literacy class of the fourth brigades and then lived together in the fourth brigades.

The four teams were led by Song Zhian and Liu Haishan. They were extremely happy to see Zhu Xiaomin and Lu Mingzheng. While eating, they talked about the literacy class of the four teams.

The production team leader of the Fourth Brigade was a middle-aged man in his forties named Li Dashan. He was obviously very excited to see Zhu Xiaomin. "We have privately organized people to visit the fruit forest of the First Brigade. This year's application has been submitted. We would like to ask for more guidance on how to develop it in the future."

Zhu Xiaomin nodded: "Our plan is still being improved, and any decision will be issued through the commune."

Li Dashan rubbed his hands and said, "Secretary Zhu, how about we take you somewhere else? The barren slope we saw last time should also be used as a breeding base. Otherwise, we can ask an expert to take a look."

Zhu Xiaomin was helpless: "I remember that barren slope was under a cliff. There were only plantations in recent years nearby, but no mature trees. We could try raising goats, but raising chickens probably wouldn't work, and there wasn't much room for expansion."

Li Dashan said unwillingly: "But that piece of wasteland covers a large area. How about clearing it and planting sunflowers?"

Zhu Xiaomin pondered for a moment and said, "Team One chose to plant sunflowers because that was saline-alkali land. Even if they put in a lot of effort, they couldn't grow anything else. If you can tidy up your barren slope to plant sunflowers, you can also use it to plant other things."

Li Dashan nodded, but was a little frustrated: "We have tried there before, but if we want to grow crops, it would be more laborious than reclaiming wasteland in the mountains."

Zhu Xiaomin smiled and nodded: "I came here to see the literacy class. I will come again when the weather is a little warmer. We will see if we can make use of it."

Li Dashan nodded quickly: "Okay! Okay!"

Li Shuigen, the branch secretary of the Fourth Brigade nearby, said: "There was no precedent for developing side businesses in previous years, so we never tried it. We just wanted to grow more crops in addition to afforestation. The example of the First Brigade opened our minds, but we couldn't think of what we could do." He sighed softly.

They are not the only ones whose thoughts are restricted.

Zhu Xiaomin nodded and offered some empty words of comfort: "At least, we have already started planting fruit trees. When the factory is built, we won't have to worry about the sales of the fruit, and we can also make good use of the team's labor."

If you have work to do, you will have income.

The two nodded and asked about the plan of building a factory. The more they talked, the more enthusiastic they became. If Zhu Xiaomin had not had to rush to the next team, they would have held on and refused to let go.

The eleven brigades took three days to complete the journey. Zhu Xiaomin gave a few kilograms of food to the drivers as a reward for their work.

The driver followed along. It was originally a task assigned by the commune. He had been eating and drinking along for the past few days. Unexpectedly, he could get a few pounds of food. He left happily.

After sending the driver away, Zhu Xiaomin went back to the brigade headquarters to sort out the materials of the inspection. At noon, Lu Mingzheng also came and had lunch at the brigade headquarters. He deliberately sat next to the new director of the Revolutionary Committee and talked about the years they had spent at the educated youth center, and even mentioned Qian Yuanfei's death.

Nine people were shot at once, all of them with the surname Qian. This was a big news in Hengyin County at the time. The new director of the Revolutionary Committee felt his scalp tingling. Gu Mancang and others vaguely knew that it was because of the criticism of Luo Tingyuan, and they were secretly alert.

On January 15, when Chen Xudong entered the county town, he helped Xie Chengzhi and Miao Shiwen retrieve their wedding photos. On January 18, the two went to the town to get their marriage certificate.

The day before the wedding, the educated youth who were running the literacy classes temporarily stopped classes and came back. The educated youth site was bustling again, and even the new educated youth came to help.

Perhaps it was because the amount of grain distributed at the end of the year verified what Zhu Xiaomin said, or perhaps it was because there was more communication between the two during the literacy classes during this period, the new and old educated youth became much more harmonious than before.

In just half a day, the educated youth's site was decorated with red ribbons and colorful decorations inside and out, a big red "囍" character was posted on the door of the new house, festive paper-cuts were posted on the windows, and the courtyards inside and outside were cleaned, making the whole place look brand new.

At night, the big stove in the outer courtyard was firing up again, preparing for the wedding banquet the next day. However, Zhu Xiaomin was pulled by Miao Shiwen to her room to whisper: "Mingzheng has been working very hard these past few days. Is it you who doesn't want it, or is it him? It's been a year, and you still haven't gotten pregnant."

Zhu Xiaomin found it funny, so she pushed her and whispered, "Listen, you haven't even gotten married yet, and you dare to say anything."

Miao Shiwen blushed slightly and pushed back, "There's no one else here." Then she became more serious, "Xiaomin, I'm not joking. You two don't see each other all the time. It's easy to have problems if you live apart. If you have a child, you can hold him back."

is it?

Zhu Xiaomin was silent for a moment, subconsciously touched her belly, and shook her head slightly: "If only the child can hold him back, what else do I need him for?"

"What are you talking about?" Miao Shiwen pushed her again, "Let's not talk about him, there are also his family members. If you have a child, they will have to recognize it even if they don't want to."

"Tsk!" Zhu Xiaomin lost interest and shook her head. "Whether they recognize it or not, Lu Mingzheng and I are married in a legitimate way. Besides, I don't expect anything from them."

Miao Shiwen sighed: "So, it's you who doesn't want it?"

Zhu Xiaomin was silent, and her hand unconsciously rested on her stomach again.

Child, that was another nightmare of her previous life. Whenever she thought of her daughter's angry and resentful eyes, her heart would tremble for a moment.

Do you want it?

She was afraid to see the daughter who knew best how to stab her heart and cause her the most pain again.

Don't want it?

During those hopeless years in the village, she had held her in her arms, calling her "Mom" softly, giving her the strength and hope to live.

But now... she had no idea what kind of mentality she would have when facing that child if she came again.

As for Lu Mingzheng, it was Lu Mingzheng himself who walked up to her again and tried hard to make her accept it.

But what about a child?

The child doesn't understand anything, she has to convince herself.

Zhu Xiaomin was in a daze for a while, and finally shook her head: "I... haven't thought about it, Mingzheng hasn't said anything either, I think... let it be." Seeing that she was about to continue, he quickly interrupted her and said softly, "But you, take advantage of the fact that you don't have too many things to do now, and you can get married and have a child."

Calculating the time, they are now preparing to have a child, and the child will be born by the end of the year. By the time the college entrance examination is resumed next year, the child will be one year old and will be much easier to take care of.

Miao Shiwen didn't expect that she would turn defense into offense. Her face slightly blushed again. She pushed her and whispered, "I'm talking to you. Why are you dragging me down with you?"

Zhu Xiaomin smiled: "I am running back and forth between the city and the village now. How can I carry out my work if I have a child? There is no rush to wait."

It seems so!

Miao Shiwen sighed: "Have you asked Ming Zheng what he thinks?"

We haven't really talked about this topic.

Zhu Xiaomin remained silent.

At this moment, there were a few knocks on the door, and then the door opened. Cao Liqing poked her head in, looked at Zhu Xiaomin and asked, "Zhu Zhiqing, we have something to discuss with you, can you come in?"