Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

The old courtyard of the Lin family.

"Are you back? Xiaofu, what car did you take? Was it cold on the road?"

Seeing her son and daughter-in-law coming back, Zhang Shuqin's face was full of joy. She welcomed them into the house, made them some brown sugar ginger tea, and asked about their health.

"Mom, we came back in the department store's big truck. We were wrapped in military coats, so we weren't cold!" Tang Xiaofu said with a smile.

"Have you eaten?" Lin Sanhuai asked.

"I didn't eat!" Lin Zhengjun said.

Lin Sanhuai smoked a cigarette and said, "There are leftovers in the pot, Hongying, go heat them up!"

Zhang Shuqin complained, "You old man, you are really going backwards. You let my precious daughter-in-law eat leftovers and bury the gu tai. I'll do it!"

Zhang Shuqin likes her daughter-in-law from the bottom of her heart. She is beautiful, talented and sensible. She loves her like her own daughter.

Tang Xiaofu said, "Mom, don't bother. Cooking in such a cold weather will freeze your hands. It doesn't matter if we eat leftovers. We can just have a few bites!"

"No trouble, just take a rest and drink the sugar water! I'll do it, it's quick!"

Zhang Shuqin tied on an apron and walked into the kitchen. Lin Sanhuai scratched his head and silently went to the kitchen stove to light the fire.

After a while, the dishes were ready, a plate of fried smoked fish, a plate of fried pork slices with celery, a pot of millet porridge, and a few large white steamed buns.

Lin Zhengjun and Tang Xiaofu immediately sat around the table and started eating. Lin Sanhuai then asked, "Is everything okay at your grandparents' house?"

"Dad, everything is fine!"

Tang Xiaofu smiled sweetly and said, "My grandpa asked me to say hello to you on their behalf. I hope you can visit Yanjing when you are free! They have moved to a new house, and it has one more room than before!"

"Great!" Lin Sanhuai was very happy and said with a smile: "Professor Zhou is a knowledgeable and cultured person, so he should be treated well!"

Tang Xiaofu smiled and said, "My aunt has found a boyfriend!"

"Who are you looking for?" Lin Sanhuai and his wife were very concerned about the Zhou family.

"A public security officer and criminal policeman. He's a nice guy, but a little old, 36 years old. He's Zhengjun's friend!" Tang Xiaofu smiled and told about He Sheng's situation.

"36 years old? A little old, but as long as he is a good person, he knows how to care for others!" Zhang Shuqin said with a smile.

Tang Xiaofu said: "My grandparents are very happy and they approve of this person!"

"Your grandparents have experienced so many things and are knowledgeable, they won't be wrong! Age and appearance are secondary, character is the most important!" Lin Sanhuai always has a positive outlook on life.

Tang Xiaofu smiled and said, "It was Zhengjun who introduced me to this!"

"Ah? My brother can also be a matchmaker!" Lin Hongying said with a smile.

"When it comes to matchmaking, I don't accept anyone's advice! I can tell who has good character, who has bad character, and who is suitable or not at a glance!" Lin Zhengjun said proudly.

After dinner, Lin Hongying cleared the table, washed the dishes, and the family sat together to continue chatting, gossiping about the Dong family and the Li family.

Lin Zhengjun was not impatient at all and really enjoyed the lively feeling of being with his family.

They were having a pleasant chat when Lin Bingde, Wei Mingxuan, Wei Shuangxi, Zou Chunfang, Zhao Zhongkai and several other brigade cadres came strolling over. Zhang Shuqin hurriedly served them tea and water.

Lin Bingde said happily: "Zhengjun, did you see it on your way back? Our village primary school has been built!"

"When I came back, I took a special look and it is indeed well built! It went up from the ground in less than a month! Shuangxi, you are amazing!" Lin Zhengjun said with a smile.

The Great Wall Primary School can be said to be a beautiful landscape of the Hewan Brigade and even the entire Qingshan Commune.

There are large classrooms and offices made of brick and tile, transparent glass windows, cement roads, and flower beds on both sides of the road.

The key is that there is a playground, a basketball court and a table tennis table. Street lights are installed on both sides of the playground and the road, so you can play ball at night...

Now, it’s winter vacation, but all the children in the team are looking forward to the start of school!

Because after two or three months of school, we may be able to move into the new classroom to attend classes!

The villagers were even more jubilant.

Maybe they will have to stay in the countryside all their lives, but they all hope that their children and grandchildren can receive education, go to college, and escape from farming!

Wei Shuangxi scratched his head and said with a smile: "It's nothing. As long as the money is in place and the materials and labor are sufficient, it will be done quickly!"

Lin Zhengjun said: "The hardware of our brigade school has been improved, but the teaching staff is still not good enough!"

When this matter was mentioned, everyone couldn't help but sigh and feel helpless.

Nowadays, most rural teachers are private teachers and have not attended professional normal colleges - those who have attended normal colleges generally stay to work in the city.

Most private teachers have only attended junior high school, very few have attended high school, and some have even only attended elementary school.

The teaching quality can be imagined.

"So what do you want to do? Do you want to transfer teachers from the commune's primary school here?"

Lin Bingde said: "They may not be willing to come. Besides, the primary school and even the commune are unwilling to let them go!"

The reason is very simple. The children of the commune leaders basically go to school in the commune primary school. If you support your Great Wall Primary School and lower the teaching quality of the commune primary school, wouldn't that be harming yourself and benefiting others?

"Next year, let the educated youth teach the children, hold a recruitment exam, and select the best candidates for admission."

Lin Zhengjun said: "Most of them have attended high school, and they are high schools in the city, and their level is quite good. Moreover, they have to prepare for the college entrance examination next year, and they can't engage in canned fish production anymore, which takes up too much energy."

"That's a good idea!"

Lin Bingde nodded, then sighed: "After all, they have to go back to the city. When they leave for summer vacation next year, the children will..."

Lin Zhengjun said: "Let's take it one step at a time. I'll think of a solution when the time comes!"

"Well! This is the only way!" Lin Bingde nodded.

"By the way, how is the production of canned fish going?" Lin Zhengjun asked.

"We're working at full capacity! In less than a month since you left, we've produced more than 100,000 bottles. The demand is simply not enough to meet the supply!" Wei Mingxuan said happily.

"Good!" Lin Zhengjun felt that production was on the right track.

Wei Shuangxi said: "In fact, those educated youth were a little reluctant to go back to the city for the holiday! I was the one who drove them away according to your instructions!"

After a while of chatting, Lin Zhengjun basically had a grasp of the situation of the cooperative and the brigade.

All links have been basically opened up, various systems have been established and improved, and the workers have become skilled. He has a feeling that he can be a hands-off boss again!

"The filming of Under the Hawthorn Tree has already started, and canned spicy fish has appeared many times in the film. I believe that once the film is released next year, canned spicy fish will become even more popular!" said Lin Zhengjun.

"That must be it!"

“It will definitely sell better than it does now!”

Everyone looked excited and expectant.

They don’t understand product placement, but they know the huge appeal of movies!

Just like on New Year's Day, when the Hewan Brigade showed a movie, even people from the neighboring Linhe Brigade came, more than a thousand people in total. The scene was really crowded.

After watching a movie, people can discuss it for three or four days and savor every detail in the movie.

There is no concept of "attention economy" or "traffic" yet.

If there is, it is that movies in this era occupy the most audience attention and have the largest traffic.