Smiling, Li Youwei's eyes turned red, but she just held back the tears.
This time Zhou Yang was seconded to the city. This was the longest time Zhou Yang had been away from home since their marriage.
Although Li Youwei also knew that Zhou Yang was going to do serious things, one and a half months was really too long.
During this period of time, Li Youwei was thinking about Zhou Yang every day, looking forward to his early return.
Fortunately, this time her parents-in-law were with her, so she didn't think too much.
But the longing in my heart is growing day by day!
Zhou Yang knew how deep Li Youwei's feelings were for him. Seeing her red eyes, Zhou Yang felt deeply moved.
In order to prevent his family from being flooded with water, Zhou Yang suddenly said to Li Youwei: "Here, let me show you something!"
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Li Youwei's attention was successfully diverted!
"what's that?"
Zhou Yang didn't say anything, but took a military green satchel with a portrait of "Lei Feng" printed on it.
Opening his satchel, Zhou Yang took out a kraft paper bag wrapped in a thin hemp rope and handed it to Li Youwei.
"Is it something to eat?"
Li Youwei asked while taking the things.
Zhou Yang smiled and said, "Open it and see for yourself!"
With a trace of curiosity, Li Youwei gently untied the fine hemp rope on it, and then peeled off the kraft paper wrapped on it.
However, when she saw clearly what was wrapped inside, she was stunned.
"This...why is all this money...where did it come from?"
That's right, inside this kraft paper bag, there are all large gray and pink pieces.
There are several thick piles, estimated to be worth thousands of dollars.
Li Youwei has never seen so much money in her whole life. She couldn't help but feel her heart beat faster and her throat became dry!
Zhou Yang smiled and said, "Part of the money is bonuses from the province and city, and the other part is my remuneration for translating the manuscript."
"Oh...how much is this in total?"
"The province gave me a bonus of 300 yuan, and the city gave me 200 yuan. In addition, I worked as a translator for the staff and cadres of the sugar factory. The city gave me a reward of 10 yuan a day, which is 440 yuan for 44 days."
Then Zhou Yang said again: "In addition, I have translated more than 200,000 words of manuscripts for them these days, and I have earned more than 1,300 yuan, which adds up to 2,260 yuan!"
"Oh my god, so many?"
Seeing Li Youwei's frightened look, Zhou Yang couldn't help but want to laugh.
You must know that the province originally provided more than this, considering that this time he saved the province a total of tens of millions of yuan, and at the same time increased the production capacity of the fertilizer plant by 1.5 times.
In addition, he also obtained a very advanced technology in the world from those foreigners and made great achievements.
So when the province allocated bonuses of US$10,000 each to Iverson and others, they also applied for a quota for him.
In other words, the province originally prepared a bonus of US$10,000 for him.
But after learning the news, Zhou Yang refused.
Ten thousand US dollars is equivalent to fifteen thousand yuan, which is really too much.
Zhou Yang admitted that he had indeed made great contributions to the province this time. He had actually saved tens of millions of yuan for the provincial and municipal governments, and at the same time, he had saved many people's jobs.
Normally, even if he really wants the $10,000, it is not impossible.
But Zhou Yang knew that he couldn't ask for this money. There were two reasons. One was that he couldn't, and the other was that he still couldn't!
First of all, this era itself is not an era where rewards must be equal. The current era is about dedication from top to bottom, rather than being rewarded for merit.
There are so many cases where credit and rewards are not equal, they are simply too numerous to mention.
You know, even for those with two bombs, the bonus for each person after the project is successful is only ten yuan.
Can you believe that each of those national pillars who developed the atomic bomb and the hydrogen bomb only received such a small bonus?
Comparatively speaking, does my meager function compare with the merits of two bombs, and is it worthy of receiving a bonus of ten thousand US dollars?
Secondly, although I have meritorious service, the province and the city have not treated me badly.
Simply agreeing to transfer his parents from Dongquan Farm to the Fertilizer Factory is the greatest reward for him, even if he has greater achievements, it will be offset.
Therefore, Zhou Yang resolutely turned down the reward of 10,000 US dollars.
But even so, his miscellaneous income from this trip to the city still reached more than 2,000 yuan.
In addition to the bonus, the city also gave him a lot of food stamps, cloth stamps and industrial coupons. Zhou Yang did not refuse and took them all back.
It is precisely because of this that Zhou Yang was so arrogant when he came back and dared to buy a whole sheep.
After getting excited, Li Youwei took out all the money and tickets from the brown paper and separated the money and tickets.
Looking at the colorful money bills in front of her, Li Youwei couldn't help but exclaimed: "How can we spend so much money!"
Zhou Yang smiled and said: "This is not much, it is not enough for us to buy a yard in the capital!"
"Are courtyards in Beijing so expensive?" Li Youwei said in surprise.
"Well, even if it's worse, it'll cost more than 4,000 yuan. If it's in a better location and has a larger area, it might cost 7,000 to 8,000 yuan!"
Li Youwei secretly calculated that all her family's savings totaled only about 4,000 yuan, so she could only buy a modest yard.
"Why do we have to go to the capital to buy a yard?" Li Youwei asked puzzledly.
Zhou Yang thought for a while and said: "Beijing is where I grew up. My home is in Beijing, but now my house has been taken back. I hope to have a yard of my own there in the future."
In fact, what Zhou Yang wants to say is that his roots are in the capital, and his parents' roots are also there.
No matter where he works in the future, he wants to have a foothold in the capital, so that he will not let his parents become rootless duckweeds.
This is just like many people in later generations who want to build big houses in remote hometowns. They may not go back for three or two years, and the houses they spend a lot of money to build are mostly left there to gather dust.
Why do they do this?
The reason is to give yourself a root!
Although Li Youwei didn't quite understand what Zhou Yang said, she knew what happened to her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and she also knew that her man wanted to return to the capital.
Then he smiled and said, "Well, let's save the money and buy a yard when we really return to the capital!"
"Um!"
Zhou Yang was deeply moved when he heard his wife's considerate words.
He stretched out his hand, touched Li Youwei's pretty face that was slightly red due to excitement, and said softly: "Thank you for your hard work during this time!"
A warm current flashed through Li Youwei's heart, and she said softly: "I don't have to do anything at home, it's not hard!"
Seeing Li Youwei's slightly swollen face, Zhou Yang couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This era is really not very friendly to women, especially when it comes to childbirth.
Young people today all know that if you are pregnant, just keep it!
She should eat well, drink well, and be nutritious. She should be pampered by her parents, in-laws, and husband, and then have regular pregnancy check-ups. A few days before delivery, she should go to the hospital to wait for delivery. After safe delivery, she should go home and continue to raise her.
Except for the few months before childbirth, which may be a bit harder, most of the rest of the time is blissful.
But this is not the case in this era, or the vast majority of women are not so lucky.
It is generally impossible for them to recuperate at home after pregnancy. They still have to participate in collective labor. They will not "confinement" until they give birth to a baby.
Many women are still working hours before giving birth, and there are even extreme cases where they only know they are about to give birth when they notice something is wrong during labor.
In addition, the medical conditions in this era are really unspeakable. Because of poverty, many women give birth at home instead of going to the hospital.
And even if you go to the hospital, there may not be a professional obstetrician.
After many women give birth, their mother-in-law is the one who helps with the rest of the process. Those who are attentive can handle it better.
If you encounter a careless person, take a pair of rusty scissors and cut the umbilical cord with a click.
The disinfection process was poorly completed, resulting in many women suffering from complications after giving birth.
What's more, it is not uncommon in this era for one or even both the mother and the baby to die due to difficult childbirth.
Zhou Yang didn't want Li Youwei to get pregnant before, but he actually had such considerations.
But he underestimated a woman's determination to have a child. Now that Li Youwei is pregnant, all Zhou Yang can do is take good care of her and let her give birth to the child safely.
At this time, Zhou Yang couldn't help but think of his eldest brother who was far away in the northwest. He wanted to go to his eldest brother as soon as possible to settle his matter, and then stay quietly in the village, waiting for his wife to give birth to a baby.
However, just as Zhou Yang was deep in thought, Li Youwei suddenly exclaimed: "Ah, there is something I forgot to tell you..."
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PS: I have something going on at home today, sorry for the late update!
