It was already noon when he came out of the laboratory. Zhou Yang did not go back to the brigade headquarters, but walked towards his home.
Back home, Li Youwei was cooking.
However, you can guess from her unhappy face that the little guy in her belly is making trouble again.
Li Youwei is now almost three months pregnant, which is when morning sickness is most severe.
You will definitely react when you smell the smell of cooking fumes.
After Zhou Yang entered the door, he immediately said: "You come in and wait for a while, leave this place to me!"
"Well, this is really weird for me. I don't have any reaction when I eat, but I vomit when I cook!" Li Youwei said helplessly.
"Haha, it means that the baby in your belly feels sorry for you and doesn't want you to be too tired!"
"You know how to talk. He's not as big as a hand, so how can you understand this?" Li Youwei said with a smile.
"Don't say that, be careful if the baby hears it and kicks you!"
"Haha, by the way, I went to the old house in the morning and met my second brother and second sister-in-law!"
"Second brother and second sister-in-law are back?"
"Well, they came back to see the baby and bought a pair of little cotton shoes for Bao'er!"
Then Li Youwei continued: "It's true that you brought your second brother and second sister-in-law to Baofeng Reservoir, and you didn't even tell me about it!"
"Didn't you say?"
"Absolutely not. I just found out about this from my second brother and second sister-in-law!"
"Haha, it's not a big deal!"
"Work is a lifelong matter, why shouldn't it be called a big deal?"
Then Li Youwei sighed again and said: "Thinking about the past few months, I feel that my old house owes you more and more!"
"What do you owe me?"
"Why don't you owe it? First it's the matter of the fourth sister-in-law and little An'an, and then there's the matter of the eldest brother. These old houses alone owe you three lives!"
Then Li Youwei said again: "Furthermore, you gave precious job opportunities to the second brother and second sister-in-law, and transferred them to Baofeng Reservoir. With your help, the third brother and the fourth brother were each responsible for a stall in the village. Son, you have given too much, and it makes me feel a little..."
Zhou Yang smiled and said: "I don't feel that the old house owes me anything, but I feel that I owe them a lot, and I owe you even more!"
"Why?"
Zhou Yang collected his thoughts, and then said: "It has been six years since I joined the team in the village, and it has been five years since I married you. Before, my attitude towards life and mental state were not very good. If it weren't for my parents, brother and sister-in-law, I don’t even know if I can support you and Bao’er with your help!”
"And you, you gave birth to my children, and gave me the opportunity to be a teacher in exchange for the scorekeeper, but I have been thinking about leaving you mother and daughter and running away from here. Every time I think about this, I feel ashamed. !”
In fact, Zhou Yang knew in his heart that his greatest guilt for the Li family and his wife was in his previous life. In a time and space they had not experienced, the things they did were really unspeakable.
But as long as he knows these things in his own mind, there is no need to tell others.
"There is nothing to feel guilty about. You are originally from the city, so it's understandable that you can't stand the hardship and poverty here!"
Zhou Yang couldn't help but smile when he heard his wife defending himself.
This silly daughter-in-law of my own is really a love brain. As long as she is involved in everything, she can come up with reasons for whatever she thinks.
If this kind of woman belonged to someone else, Zhou Yang would definitely not be able to help complaining about her.
But as for his wife, he can only say - it smells so good!
In this way, Zhou Yang was cooking next to the stove, and Li Youwei was leaning on the door frame of the back room to talk to him. The atmosphere was very warm.
Soon, a pot of steamed buns with potatoes and cabbage was ready.
Then the two of them took out the food and started eating!
After eating, Zhou Yang washed all the pots and pans and put the leftovers in the cupboard in the main room.
Then he put Li Youwei on the kang to take a nap. After she fell asleep, he quietly went out and rushed to the brigade headquarters!
...
When Zhou Yang came to the brigade headquarters, he saw his father-in-law Li Fengnian, Zhang Genwang, and Wang Ping all there.
Three big smokers sat around the fire, smoking and drinking tea, chatting from time to time, which was quite pleasant.
On the side, Liang Feng, Tan Shiqing, Zhang Zhenhua and others were pulling at the abacus beads, seeming to be calculating something.
Seeing Zhou Yang push open the door and come in, my father-in-law immediately waved and said, "Come here and take away the money you advanced to the team!"
"OK!"
After Zhou Yang came over, Liang Feng stopped what he was doing.
Then he pushed the account book on the desk in front of Zhou Yang and said: "Zhou Zhiqing, this is the money you paid in advance to buy a motor or something some time ago. A total of 537 yuan, take a look!"
Zhou Yang picked up the account book and took a brief look at it, and then said: "No problem!"
Then he saw Liang Feng open the drawer of his desk, count a stack of money from inside, and then hand it to Zhou Yang.
"Zhou Zhiqing, count!"
Zhou Yang smiled and said, "Okay!"
At this time, the father-in-law said again: "We did some calculations this morning. After excluding your money, our team still has 19,032 yuan. We plan to hold a member meeting in the evening and divide it among everyone. !”
"Full points?"
"No, let's pay a dividend at the rate of 3 cents per work point like last year, and then we'll talk about the rest at the end of the year!" Li Fengnian said.
Zhang Genwang on the side said: "The team also has a lot of money to spend during this period, so we have to keep some money to look after the house!"
"Okay, I have no objection!" Zhou Yang said.
At this time, Wang Ping suddenly asked: "Zhou Zhiqing, what do you think our village members should do with the money they owe to the county hospital?"
"It is natural to pay back debts. What can I do?"
"Some members are unwilling to settle, especially those old accounts. Some of the parties involved have even disappeared..."
Zhou Yang thought for a moment and said, "It only costs more than a thousand yuan. I think our production team can advance this amount to the members first, and then deduct it from their next batch of dividends."
"Is this okay?"
"There's nothing wrong with it. In fact, it's not that the members don't want to pay back the money, it's just that they really don't have any money on hand. If they really had money, no one would want to owe this kind of life-saving money!"
Then Zhou Yang continued: "This year, the income of the members is much higher than in previous years. If we don't let them clear their accounts at this time, it will be even more difficult in the future."
But Zhou Yang knows that being a deadbeat is also a habit. If you develop the habit of defaulting on your debts, it will be difficult to get rid of it in the future!
"What if the members who owe money are not willing to pay back?"
"It's not up to them. Our Babaoliang Village will definitely be a model village for the entire Yunshan County in the future. We can't let the members be used to being old people!" Zhou Yang said.
"Lao Lai?"
"That's the kind of person who doesn't pay back money he owes!"
Li Fengnian thought for a while and said, "I think this is okay. Taking advantage of the high income this year, I might as well settle the accounts!"
"In addition, the team will advance the money first, so there won't be any resistance from the members who owe money, and they will be deducted from their share when the next dividend is distributed."
"Okay, let's do it!" Zhang Genwang said.
Zhou Yang thought for a while and said again: "As for those who have passed away, if they have spouses and children, then deduct it from their dividends. If they are alone, let the hospital forgive their debts!"
"Well, I'll discuss this with Lao Bai later. There should be no problem!"
After saying this, Zhou Yang suddenly said to Li Fengnian: "Dad, there is something I want everyone to tell you!"
"What's going on?"
"Mr. Qin, do you know their laboratory?"
"I know, what's wrong?"
"I went to their laboratory in the morning to have a look and understand the situation. I think it is necessary for our village to allocate part of the money every year for Teacher Qin and his research!" Zhou Yang said.
"How much does it cost?"
"About ten thousand yuan a year!"
Hearing Zhou Yang's words, everyone in the office was stunned, and everyone's eyes were fixed on him.
