The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

Chapter 14 Earn work points and make money [Please collect and request data]

At around 6 p.m., the streets of Licai Village became noticeably busier.

The members have all finished work and returned home.

Smoke rose from the chimneys of every household.

Wang Haoran and Xiao Lijuan were walking together on the way to the home of team leader Li Jieshi.

Along the way, I met many men, women, old people and children from the village.

Wang Haoran is a sweet-talker. No matter who he meets, he will go up to say hello, giving cigarettes to men and candies to women.

By the way, he told the other party that he and Xiao Lijuan were going to live together.

The two of them received many sincere blessings.

When they arrived at the door of Li Jieshi's house, they were surrounded by a group of grinning children covered in mud and looking like mud monkeys.

The children clapped their hands and made a noise:

The groom laughed

Want to be a dad

Bride shy

Want to be a mother.

Xiao Lijuan blushed with embarrassment.

However, she felt happy in her heart, and she also knew that this was a necessary hurdle.

When the two of them arrived at Li Jieshi's house, Li Jieshi was already standing at the door waiting for them with a smile.

He puffed on his pipe, took two puffs, knocked the pipe against the sole of his shoe to knock off the ash, took out the tobacco bag and tried to fill the pipe with ash.

Wang Haoran walked over and handed Li Jieshi a Daqianmen cigarette: "Uncle Jieshi, take this."

Li Jieshi stretched out his hand to take the cigarette, saying, "This thing is boring. If it wasn't a wedding cigarette you gave me, I wouldn't have taken it."

Wang Haoran used a match to light Li Jieshi's cigarette and said, "Uncle Jieshi, I packed some food and bought two bottles of Erguotou. How about I treat the elders in the village to dinner at your house tonight as a token of my appreciation?"

Li Jieshi smoked a cigarette and said with a smile: "You are a very perceptive boy!"

"You, you! Since we are having dinner at my house, why do I need you to prepare the food? You are embarrassing me."

"Come in quickly, I have something to tell you."

Wang Haoran and Xiao Lijuan entered Li Jieshi's home.

The banquet was held on a low square table set up in front of the door in the main hall of Li Jieshi's house.

The dishes that Wang Haoran brought were handed over to Li Jieshi’s wife to re-platate and clean up.

Wang Haoran brought a total of eight dishes, including four or five pounds of pork head, two large elbows, a few pounds of fried small crucian carp, a pair of pork livers, a string of braised large intestines, etc.

These are all solid dishes, enough for two tables.

Xiao Lijuan wanted to help, but was stopped by Li Qiaozhi, who smiled and said, "The bride cannot work today."

"Come on, let's go to my room and talk."

She took Xiao Lijuan and left.

Xiao Lijuan was a little frightened.

Wang Haoran encouraged her with his eyes, and she became calm.

The others hadn't come yet, so Li Jieshi said to Wang Haoran, "Haoran, what are your plans for the future?"

Wang Haoran said: "Uncle, I hope to make greater contributions to the country."

Li Jieshi nodded approvingly and said, "As expected of a martyr's orphan! You have a high level of awareness."

"If you stay in the countryside, you won't have much of a future. Today, Mr. Dai from the machinery factory came to me and said that you are a talent. He hopes that I can persuade you to work in their factory. What do you think?"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Director Dai also told me, but I don't have any intention of becoming a worker for the time being." Li Jieshi nodded and said, "Old Dai told me that if you want to go to college, it's not impossible. But the recommendation quota for college admission this year has not been issued yet, and I don't know if there will be any. I'm afraid you will be delayed."

Wang Haoran said: "Uncle, I heard a piece of news that there might be a college entrance examination this year. I am waiting for the opportunity to take the exam."

Li Jieshi was stunned for a moment: "Oh? I haven't heard of such a thing."

"You educated youth seem to be more informed than us rough folks."

"Since you have made your decision, do you think Mr. Dai's second plan is okay? He said he would give the village 30 yuan a month and let you work for them in their factory. The village would give you full work points as a hard worker, and the factory would give you another 30 yuan subsidy every month."

"Old Dai said that he had to apply to his supervisor for this condition and it was approved with great difficulty."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "I'll listen to Uncle Jieshi."

Li Jieshi nodded with satisfaction and said, "If it's up to me, then this thing can be done."

"You earn work points and money at the same time, the best of both worlds!"

"I also heard from Lao Dai that you helped their factory develop new equipment and products. Lao Dai praised you highly! He said that you will definitely have a great future!"

While the two were talking, Li Gang and others came over.

The house became lively.

Soon, the dishes came up and filled the table.

These days, no one has much fat in their stomachs, so when they see meat, everyone's eyes light up.

In this way, after more than two hours of eating and drinking, the meal was finally over.

Wang Haoran accepted another gift of 5 yuan.

All the candies and cigarettes he brought were also scattered around.

After eating and drinking, everyone dispersed.

Li Jieshi, who was already a little tipsy, grabbed Wang Haoran's arm and said, "Haoran, I know you don't have parents, you are a poor child! In the future, if you have any problems, tell your uncle, I will support you!"

Wang Haoran was quite touched. He thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Jieshi, can our Licai Brigade also run a sideline factory or something to increase the income of the members and improve their quality of life?"

Li Jieshi scratched his head and said, "What kind of sideline business is better? I have no idea. Also, the investment can't be too big. Our team doesn't have much capital. We are poor."

Wang Haoran thought for a moment and said, "If you want to make money with little investment, I think it's mushroom cultivation."

"Growing edible fungi basically costs nothing, and you can also use resources like wheat straw."

"The most important thing is that there is a huge demand for edible fungi. After they are produced, they can be directly supplied to the city's vegetable markets and various units."

Li Jieshi's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Hearing what you said, I think this side job is worth doing!"

"There are several unused houses in our brigade headquarters."

"But we don't have the technology and we don't have the strains..."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Let me think of a solution."

Li Jieshi nodded and said, "We are rough guys and don't know much about this. So I'll trouble you, Haoran! It's rare that you care about our village so much."

Wang Haoran said: "Uncle, I have actually regarded Licai Village as my second hometown."

"It's my duty to do something for the village!"

After bidding farewell to Li Jieshi, Wang Haoran and Xiao Lijuan walked towards the educated youth site in the dark.

Xiao Lijuan felt a little dizzy at the moment and her heart was beating very fast.

Because, after making it public, starting from tonight, in the eyes of the villagers, she and Wang Haoran are officially husband and wife.

What's going to happen next?

She was a little excited and a little scared.

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