Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

While the production team was still busy growing vegetables, Li Jianguo was already packing his bags as he was heading back to the army.

Zhang Xiuhua learned that a family in the village had a jujube tree, so she took out some money and bought about ten pounds of jujubes, half of which she gave to him and the other half for the children to enjoy as a snack.

That night, Li Jianguo took a special hot bath to be clean and neatly dressed before going to the army.

Zhang Xiuhua has never taken a shower since she came here, first because she is busy with the autumn harvest, and second because the temperature difference between the night and the day is too big. When it is hottest at noon, you can just wear a long-sleeved shirt, but you have to wear a coat at night.

When Baolin saw her taking a bath, he wanted to take a bath too.

Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that she would get sick, so she promised to give her a bath in two days. "Your Uncle Li is leaving tomorrow. I have to see him off. The day after tomorrow at noon, when the weather is the hottest, you won't catch a cold if you take a bath. If you take a bath now at night, you'll get sick easily."

Baolin was a little reluctant, but Jidong ran over and whispered a few words in her ear before she agreed.

After taking a bath and packing their clothes, the children went back to their rooms.

Li Jianguo moved Zhuzhu to the inside of the bed, and the two of them had a real intimate contact.

Maybe it was because they were both getting married for the second time, and they didn't have the shyness and ignorance of their first marriage. They were both comfortable with this and were pretty much equal.

Afterwards, the two became closer. She even lay on top of Li Jianguo and talked to him about some plans. "We have vermicelli making over there. I noticed there's none here. Do you think I can make some vermicelli? Then we can have the production team open a vermicelli factory. This way we can also generate income."

She really didn't want to go to the fields. She could still bear it in Jiang Province, but here there were too many fields and it was cold.

She wanted to find herself a lighter job, and opening a flour mill was the solution she had carefully chosen.

First of all, sweet potatoes and potatoes are grown in abundance here, both of which can be used to make vermicelli.

Li Jianguo didn't know much about the vermicelli production process. He just asked a very realistic question, "Winter gets cold quickly here. It's possible to snow in November. Won't the vermicelli get frozen?"

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned for a long time. Huh? It's almost October, and it's snowing in November. Isn't it too cold too quickly? So there's only one month left.

She suddenly thought, "Can the cabbages we grow still hold their cores?"

According to the climate of Jiangxi Province, cabbage can grow until January or February before being harvested. But winter comes so early here. With only one and a half months left, can it still grow?

Li Jianguo sighed, "That depends on the weather. If you're lucky, you can get the core."

Zhang Xiuhua had seen videos from the Northeast before, where a cabbage can grow to over 10 kilograms. They must have started planting in July. But the land at this time must be used to grow staple food. It is impossible to grow vegetables in both seasons.

It's not that they don't want to plant in advance, but the conditions don't allow it. At this time, it's all manual harvesting and manual planting, which is much slower than machines. It takes a lot of time to wait for everything to be harvested.

We still have to use machines. Unfortunately, there is not even a tractor in the whole Lijiatun.

However, Zhang Xiuhua took the lead in generating income for the team. With the money, the team could go to the agricultural machinery station to buy a machine.

So I still have to open the vermicelli factory. Although it is only one month now, I can continue to do it when the weather warms up in the spring next year.

The weather in Northeast China is cold, and every household has a cellar, where they can store sweet potatoes and potatoes, which will not go bad. They can then be used to make vermicelli. Although they cannot go through the freezing process, people nowadays do not care about the taste, as long as they can eat it.

Moreover, by opening a vermicelli factory, Zhang Xiuhua could secretly sell the vermicelli in her space on the black market, and no one would doubt her source of goods.

She made up her mind and decided on it.

The next day, Zhang Xiuhua went to the team to ask for leave as she wanted to send Li Jianguo to the commune.

The distance is not far, you have to ride a bicycle.

Li Jiandang naturally agreed and asked Li Jianguo if he wanted to bring some things over.

How could Zhang Xiuhua accept his things, so she declined.

When I came back, I met educated youth working.

Zhang Xiuhua asked Zhou Pandi and Li Xiaoying if they wanted her to bring some things from the commune.

Zhou Pandi and Li Xiaoying already knew last night that Li Jianguo had returned to the army, and were just about to ask her for help buying some paper and pens.

Zhang Xiuhua also remembered after they reminded her. She had been busy these days and had been using Li Youcai's notebook and pen to study.

It’s not good to keep using Li Youcai’s products. Zhang Xiuhua smiled at them and said, “Okay, I’ll go to the commune and buy some.”

Thinking that she didn't have an industrial ticket, she asked again, "Do you know any place that doesn't use industrial tickets?"

She had just arrived here and was completely clueless about the place.

Li Xiaoying was stunned for a moment, and answered subconsciously, "Where can you find a place that doesn't need an industrial ticket?"

Zhou Pandi pulled Li Xiaoying aside and answered in a low voice, "I know a place. Go right after leaving the commune. There is a residential area with many alleys. There are people selling things inside. No tickets are required."

Zhang Xiuhua's eyes lit up. Isn't this the black market? But Zhou Pandi actually knew about the black market. It seems that she has been there many times.

After answering the question, Zhou Pandi took Li Xiaoying away.

When he got home, Li Jianguo had already packed all the things he wanted to take away.

In addition to red dates, I also brought peanuts, pecans and mountain reds.

The hickory nuts and mountain red nuts were picked by Li Youcai and his children in the mountains. This little guy couldn't bear to eat them himself and insisted that his father take them with him.

Li Jianguo couldn't persuade his son, so he had to pack up and take the food away.

After putting the luggage on the front bar, Li Jianguo rode the bicycle while Zhang Xiuhua sat behind him with a small bag in her hands.

Several children were standing at the door waving. Jidong and the others naturally had less affection for Li Jianguo, but Youcai and Yaoyao kept waving their hands, looking reluctant to leave.

Zhang Xiuhua turned around and saw Youcai secretly wiping away tears. She sighed and thought that the child couldn't bear to leave his father.

"Why are you sighing?" Li Jianguo asked from the front.

Zhang Xiuhua told Youcai about his situation and told him, "Youcai admires you very much. When you write back from now on, remember to write him a letter to encourage him to study."

Li Jianguo nodded, "Okay!"

After arriving at the commune, Li Jianguo had to wait for a bus to the county town and then take the train.

Li Jianguo repeatedly reminded them to take good care of their children, "If they don't listen, you should beat them. If you don't beat them, they won't become useful."

Parents these days all believe that "a good child is born from a strong stick", but Zhang Xiuhua disagrees and just says, "Youcai and Yaoyao are still very well behaved. Don't be prejudiced against them."

Li Jianguo thought: He is not biased, he is talented but too playful. If he doesn't do his homework well, he thinks it will be hard for him to go to junior high school, let alone college. But seeing Zhang Xiuhua's unbelieving expression, he, as a father, couldn't say that his child was bad, so he could only agree.

The bus arrived, and Li Jianguo waved to Zhang Xiuhua, "I'll remit the salary to you when I get it back."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded and told him to just rest assured.

As she watched the bus go farther and farther away, she actually felt a little reluctant to leave.

She no longer remembers how she and Gao Lixuan got along when they were young. She only remembers that he was a hands-off boss who ignored her when she spoke to him. She was not stupid, and she could see that he despised her because she was from the countryside. But she was young at that time, and she just thought that she would definitely be able to impress him one day. But she didn't expect that they were not suitable to be together from the beginning.

Li Jianguo was different. He was from the countryside like her. And their education level was similar. No one looked down on the other. They could discuss things at home. They would not quarrel, and they would not be sarcastic. This kind of family atmosphere was suitable for her.

It's just a pity that he has to go back to the army. Zhang Xiuhua felt a little regretful, but her regret didn't last long. She found the black market according to what Zhou Pandi said, and she immediately became excited.