Rebirth in a Book: The Road to Breakthrough

The captain thought about it and it seemed to be true.

"Well, you just need to know the importance of it, and don't cause any more trouble for Dazhuang. By the way, has Yuanbao's father-in-law agreed?" The captain remembered the important matter, and wanted to repair the road between the two villages with the neighboring Xiawan Village. Every year, their village provides soybeans and jars to Lihua Village. Xiawan Village has a tile kiln, and the jars and pots of Lihua Village have been ordered from Xiawan Village in recent years. It's just that this road is too roundabout, and the captain wants to build a straighter road to make it more convenient to go back and forth.

"He hasn't come back yet! His father-in-law is good in every way, except that he is too stingy. But building the road will be good for both villages, so he should agree." Widow Wang said softly.

"Well, Captain Wang is a bit frugal, but he is still quite reliable when it comes to big things. Let me know when Yuanbao comes back. If he agrees, I will discuss the specific plan with Fu Yu tomorrow and try to start work before the soybeans come down." The captain said solemnly.

"I understand. I'll go back first." After saying this, Widow Wang turned around and left in a hurry.

"Aunt Six, what's the matter? Why are you so anxious?" He Miao asked hurriedly when he saw this.

"What else could it be? It's just a matter of soy sauce." The captain sighed helplessly.

"What's wrong with the soy sauce?" He Miao became anxious when he heard it. You know, soy sauce is an important income for every household, and there must be no problem with it.

"Don't worry, it's all because of those educated youth. I mentioned it today, saying that if the educated youth want to learn how to make soy sauce, that's fine. His father-in-law may have heard about it from the educated youth living in his house, so he came to ask me why I agreed to let the educated youth get involved."

"Yes, why should we let the educated youth participate? What if they learn the technology and then pass it back?"

"Do you think they won't learn the technology if you don't let them participate? Every household in our village makes soy sauce, and they don't hide it, so how could they not learn the technology? Besides, their homes are far away, so even if they pass on the information, it won't affect us. What I'm worried about is not the technical issues, but that not letting them participate will cause dissatisfaction among them and cause trouble for us. It's better to make our attitude clear from the beginning and let them have some sense of participation." The team leader patiently explained his concerns to his wife.

"Is that so? That's good. Otherwise, you have to guard both the town and the village, which is very tiring."

"Well, I always feel that this soy sauce business won't last long. I just hope I can gain more benefits for the village."

"Why do you feel this way?"

"Many factories outside have been nationalized, and some of the original manufacturers have been labeled capitalists. Now there are Red Guards, catching capitalists everywhere. Every time I go to the town, I feel nervous, always feeling that something is going to happen." The team leader told his wife about the situation outside with a worried look on his face.

"Our village shouldn't be considered a capitalist! Haven't we already established a cooperative?"

"That's not certain. Who knows if something unexpected will happen? What if we get caught?" the captain sighed.

"How is Xixi now? Is she still vomiting? You should visit her more often when you have time. They have been married for three or four years, and it took a lot of effort for them to get pregnant. You have to pay attention to her." The captain said to his wife with a worried look on his face.

"I know. It's my own grandson, so how can I not care about him?" He Miao was somewhat dissatisfied with the captain's words and responded with a mutter.

Early that morning, Yu Congcong came to visit Xixi with some freshly made pickles.

"Congcong, you're here. I feel much better than a few days ago. Why didn't you go to work today?" Xixi asked with concern when she saw Yu Congcong.

Xixi and Fu Wen got married three years ago, and their life after marriage was going smoothly. The only problem was the issue of having children. Xixi could never hold her head up in front of her mother-in-law He Miao, and was always bullied by her. Even the relatives nearby couldn't stand it anymore.

As for He Miao, no one could tell that she favored boys over girls. No wonder Third Grandma always looked down on her. Third Grandma was quite accurate in judging people. She said that she was confused, but she didn't expect it to be true.

Last year, she heard from somewhere that an official in the town wanted to give a large sum of money for a bride, and without asking for details, she thought of marrying Fu Qin to him. The team leader was discussing with Fu Yan about marrying Fu Qin to Fu Qian, and they had already confirmed their relationship. He Miao's actions made Fu Qin so angry that she almost committed suicide. The villagers realized that He Miao was an invisible man who favored boys over girls.

"I took leave for the busy farming season, and all my colleagues at work did the same," said Yu Congcong.

"Oh, then have lunch at my house today. I've improved the recipe of mushroom sauce and it seems to taste even better."

"Well, okay! Let me try it. Has your mother-in-law not been finding fault with me recently?" Yu Congcong asked in a low voice.

"It's been fine lately. Your brother Wenzi will protect me, don't worry."

"Well, you need to change your temper and don't confront her head-on. After all, she is your elder. If you talk back to her, even if it is her fault, the villagers will blame you. If it weren't for Fu Qin's incident, who would believe that you were wronged?" Yu Congcong patiently analyzed to Xixi.

"Well, I didn't realize that the villagers were blaming me behind my back. It turns out it was because of her. She hid it so deeply, and I didn't realize that she was a person who favored boys over girls. Then why do you think she was so nice to Honghua, who was not related to her by blood?" Xixi was very puzzled.

"I don't know about that either. Honghua has been dead for so many years, and no one cares about it anymore."

"Yeah, that's true. I've learned my lesson now. I won't take the lead and let Wenzi handle everything. Haha!" Xixi said.

"Well, that's right. Have you been back to Aunt Wu's place? Three female educated youth went to her house." Yu Congcong said.

"I haven't been back yet. I didn't go to see the educated youth when they came yesterday. I vomited a lot and didn't go out. Are those three educated youth easy to get along with?" Xixi asked curiously.

"I think it's quite difficult." Yu Congcong thought about the personalities of the three people and replied.

"By the way, there is a weird guy who was sent to Fu Qin's house by your father-in-law. I just came from there, and when I was on the way to your place, I heard something coming from that room. That person was arguing with Fu Qian!" Yu Congcong said with some relief.

"Oh, what's so strange?" Xixi asked.

"It's not that strange! He may have severe mysophobia." Yu Congcong felt that what he had just said was not quite accurate, so he corrected himself.

"Mysophobia means love of cleanliness, right?"

"Well, it might be more serious than just being clean."

"Well, this kind of person is not suitable to live with others. He should live alone." Xixi thought about it and expressed her suggestion.