Chen Miao heard the noise and came out, smiling and saying hello, "Uncle Wu is here?"

"You are back. I was wondering when you would be back yesterday."

Chen Dou also came out and called him Uncle Wu.

"The fourth brother is back?" He looked the girl up and down, and felt relieved when he saw that she was fine.

To be honest, I am afraid that the children will lose their lives when they are outside, and I am also worried that they will be missing limbs when they come back.

He sat outside and didn't go into the house. It was windy in spring and he had been in the fields for half a day and was covered in dirt.

Chen Miao brought over a bowl of sugar water.

"Why would I drink this? It's a waste."

"How can it be wasted? Fifth uncle, you should learn from my parents. You are already this old, you should enjoy your life."

"Okay, I'll eat well too. How long will you stay at home this time?"

"It will probably take a while. A steel mill is being built here."

Shen Wufu's face was full of smiles. "Building a steel plant is a great thing. I heard they are going to recruit workers. All the young men aged fifteen or sixteen in our village have signed up. I took them there. Xiao Luo and Qiangzi were also there. They told me not to worry and that they would try their best to arrange a job for them.

In the future, everyone in our village will be workers, and everyone in the surrounding villages will envy us."

Looking at the smug old man, Chen Miao also smiled and nodded. "That's great, who will farm the land?"

"Machinery, don't you see them tilling the land? Everyone has already agreed to give everyone the land to till, and then everyone will have to pay for the gas."

"That's fine too, Uncle Wu. You have to watch over it at home and make sure the land doesn't go to waste."

"No, no, I still remember what it felt like to be hungry. I can't give up farming no matter what."

"That's fine. It's okay here. At least the villagers can have enough to eat. There are still too many places out there that are short of food."

"Don't worry, Xiaofeng. I will take good care of the land at home and will never leave it idle. With this big guy, there is nothing to worry about.

We have already discussed and decided to plant wheat and corn. Sorghum and sweet potatoes can be planted in the corners. The elderly, women and children in the family can do it. "

"Okay, let them send over a harvester and a rotary tiller later."

Shen Wufu smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. "That's great. If we have more rotary tillers, we can save more energy.

The farm machinery station, the township, and other villages all come to me. We haven’t even fixed ours yet, so how can we have time to fix it for them? They come almost every day. I’m getting fed up.”

Although he said these words of disdain, it would have been more like that if he had less of a smile on his face.

"Yes. I want another seed drill." Chen Miao likes to see the old man's satisfied and happy smile. It makes her feel satisfied too.

"Okay, everyone has prepared all the money we owe you last time. There isn't much left in the village, and we still owe you."

"It's okay. It's good to do something for the guys. No rush. Take your time. Uncle Wu, please ask for more diesel in the future."

"Haha, the rewards given to our village are now all diesel tickets. The head of the agricultural machinery station especially found a way to exchange a lot of diesel tickets. I was afraid of the US oil in the future, so I discussed with everyone to exchange them for oil and store them in the brigade headquarters."

"Uncle Wu is wise. This is also good. I just want everyone to be careful and not use open flames."

"Don't worry, I've given you instructions."

Chen Dongsheng came back carrying a big carp weighing more than three kilograms. Its belly was bulging, probably full of fish eggs.

"Old Five is having dinner at home today."

"Brother, I don't have the time. I feel uneasy if you don't stay in the fields to watch over me."

"There are still people around. What do you have to worry about?"

"Those guys are not good enough. I told you to be careful with the rocks, but you can't damage the blades of the rotary tiller."

"It's okay. You've been telling them all day, so they'll definitely pay attention. Go tell Aunt Wu not to cook anymore and come to eat at home." Liang Caixia also said with a smile. Liu Yongfu called out from outside and came in after a while.

"Dad and Mom, are the third and fourth sisters back?"

After that, he greeted Shen Wufu. "Mom, give me a basin. I saw a car in front of my house from a distance, and there are a few pieces of tofu left."

Liang Caixia happily went into the house to get the basin.

Liu Yongfu said a few words and left. He had to go back and wash the equipment because he would need it again in the afternoon.

"My elder sister and brother-in-law are living a happy life in the village with my father."

"Isn't it? Fortunately, your eldest sister and her husband are in the village." Liang Caixia also felt that she was helped. The eldest sister and her husband would send her tofu pudding and tofu slices every now and then.

"Xiao Feng's. I'm going to the fields first."

"My fifth uncle is coming to our house for dinner. I'll go tell my fifth aunt later."

"Yes, we'll have dinner at your house today, and come to my house tomorrow. Your fifth aunt said you love to eat lazy tofu, and she said she'd make it for you when you come back."

Shen Wufu drove away happily. Chen Dou didn't want to go out because she had a lot to say to her mother.

"I'll send the car home and tell my fifth aunt."

Liang Caixia pulled her old daughter into the house and let her lie down on the kang.

"Why did you agree to this marriage when your son-in-law is so much older than you?" I called to ask, but my daughter didn't explain clearly and she was still concerned about this matter.

"Mom, he's very good to me. He's older now."

"You silly girl, didn't he force you to do this?"

"How could that be? Who can force me with my third brother-in-law around? I think he's a good guy."

"In the future, when he is old and you are still young, you will have to serve him all day long."

"It's okay. He's in good health."

Liang Caixia sighed. What's the point of saying this now? We're already married and have a child.

"When will he be back?"

"I don't know yet. It's not peaceful over there, even though there hasn't been a real fight. But we can't leave."

"Okay, you guys are all busy. Why don't you take the baby with you after you give birth?"

"Leave the child to my third sister. I will go there by myself."

"You are such a cruel mother. You are leaving the child to your third sister?"

Chen Dou burst into tears. The couple couldn't bear to let their child go. Who wouldn't want to be with their child? But the conditions there were really bad, and they were afraid that the child would suffer with them.

"You've won. Don't cry. It's good to give it to your third sister. Look at how well Yunshan and the others have educated her. It's better than following a mother like you who has a soft temper."

Chen Dou was still sad. She was already reluctant to let the child go even before he was born. Would she be even more reluctant if they really met?

"Since you want to compensate the man, then don't cry. With your third sister here, the child will definitely be raised well."

"I just can't bear to do it."

"Since your third sister asked you to come back to give birth, she said it's not good over there. Why are you crying? If you can't bear to leave, come back as soon as possible."

The couple also wanted to come back, but it would take several years for them to do so.

I can wait for a few years, and then I can be with my children and the family can be reunited.

(End of this chapter)

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