On the gravel road leading to Babaoliang Village from Yunshan County, several jeeps were speeding along.
Zhou Yang, who was in the car, looked at the scenery on both sides of the road intently.
Under the setting sun, the beautiful scenery of the country road is unobstructed and intoxicating.
Although the afternoon heat wave still lingers in the air, there is a hint of cool breeze.
Under the breeze, the farmyards, private plots on both sides of the road, and the wilting flowers and plants under the scorching sun are so beautiful and longing for people.
Originally, they arrived in Qingcheng at ten o'clock in the morning. According to Zhou Yang's plan, they left immediately after reporting the situation to Director You and others, so that they could return to Babaoliang Village at four or five in the afternoon.
But unexpectedly, after he reported the situation, Director You insisted on keeping him for lunch.
The big leaders had spoken, so Zhou Yang naturally couldn't refuse.
So, we stayed and had a Qingcheng unique Mongolian meal.
And when he left Qingcheng, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon!
Since we were delayed for more than four hours in the provincial capital, even though the soldier who was driving stepped on the accelerator when he returned, it was still a little late.
When they returned to Yunshan County, it was already half past seven.
It was a little late, but Zhou Yang was in a good mood at this time.
It can be said that he has gained a lot today. Not only did he request an additional engineering corps for the construction project at the No. 8 Electronics Factory, but he also reported the promotional video to the province.
Now he only needs to go back and report this matter to Mr. Jiang, and he can conduct research with peace of mind.
While he was deep in thought, Chen Beixuan's voice suddenly came to his ears: "We are about to enter the village. Do you want to go back to your work or go home first?"
Zhou Yang did not hesitate and said directly: "I will go home, and the other comrades will go back to the unit!"
"yes!"
Soon the car drove into the village and then split into two. One car went straight to Zhou's house, while the remaining two cars went to the research institute...
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On the big kang in Zhou's house, Li Haiyan was sitting astride the edge of the kang, reading storybooks to several children.
Li Haiyan's voice is very nice, and the story he tells is also very exciting, so both Wen Hui and Bao'er, as well as the two younger ones, all listened attentively.
Next to the stove in the main room, Li Youwei was kneading dough and preparing to steam steamed buns.
Huang Rufeng squatted on the fire-burning bench and helped pull the bellows to light the fire.
The soup in the big iron pot was boiling and steaming, filling the room with the aroma of the stew.
Soon, a basket of steamed buns was kneaded, and then Li Youwei skillfully put them into the large iron pot where vegetables were being cooked.
Li Youwei, who was slightly relieved, put away the chopping board for kneading dough and said, "Sister Rufeng, you don't have to go to the health center tomorrow. Will you accompany me to the county seat?"
"Okay, then I'll go to work later and borrow a car!" Huang Rufeng said while pulling the bellows.
"No, we can just take the village tractor, don't cause any trouble to the institute!" Li Youwei said with a smile.
"OK..."
Just as he was talking, the sound of a car engine suddenly sounded outside the door.
Li Youwei was stunned for a moment, then put down what she was doing and walked out the door.
Huang Rufeng saw this and immediately stood up and followed.
As soon as Li Youwei came to the door, she saw Zhou Yang getting out of the car and ran over excitedly.
When Zhou Yang saw this, he immediately said: "Slow down, be careful of falling!"
"I thought you would be away for a few more days, but I didn't expect you would be back today!" Li Youwei said happily.
"Haha, things went smoothly. If I hadn't wasted some time in the provincial capital at noon, I should have been back at four or five o'clock!"
Then, he said to Chen Beixuan in the car: "You also go home and take a look, come back in an hour and go out with me!"
"yes!"
After watching the car leave, Zhou Yang opened the big iron gate in the yard and walked in!
"Is everything done?"
"It's done. It went much smoother than expected. I thought it would take at least ten days, but I didn't expect it to be completed in less than a week!" Zhou Yang said as he walked.
"As long as things go well, there should be no need to go out now!" Li Youwei said.
"It shouldn't be necessary!"
At this time, Li Youwei asked again: "Have you had dinner?"
"Not yet, but I ate a lot at lunch, and it was all meat and vegetables, so I'm not too hungry now!" Zhou Yang said.
"Okay, the steamed buns are steaming in the pot, they will be ready soon..."
While several people were talking, a few kids in the main room also heard the noise and saw through the window that it was Zhou Yang who was back. They stopped listening to the story and ran out of the back room...
"Dad...Dad..."
Listening to the happy voices of Bao'er and his two sons, Zhou Yang felt very happy.
He hugged several children who came over one by one, and then took out the dried meat and milk tofu he brought back from Qingcheng from his backpack and distributed them to the children!
The children who got delicious food were very happy.
For a time, the Zhou family's yard was filled with laughter and laughter...
Not long after dinner, Chen Beixuan came over, with Tan Shiqing beside him.
Seeing the two people coming, Zhou Yang immediately said to Li Youwei: "Xiaowei, I'm going to visit the old house later, will you go?"
"I just went there in the afternoon, and I have to give Dabao and Xiaobao a bath later, so I won't go!" Li Youwei said while cleaning up the dining area.
"Okay, then I'll go there with Beixuan!"
Chen Beixuan also said a few words to Tan Shiqing, and then the two of them left the Zhou family!
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It was almost nine o'clock at this time, the sky was completely dark, and a crescent moon was hanging high in the starry sky, emitting a soft light.
However, Babaoliang Village was very lively at this time. Because the work time had been changed, it was the time for the members to leave work. Therefore, Zhou Yang met several waves of educated youth members along the way.
Everyone was very happy after seeing Zhou Yang and greeted him enthusiastically.
When the two came to the Li family's old house, the entire Li family was having dinner under the eaves.
Although it was already nine o'clock in the evening, the room was still hot and muggy, so most people would choose to eat under the eaves or in the shade of a tree.
In addition to father-in-law Li Fengnian and mother-in-law Zhang Guiying, several uncles and sisters-in-law and a large group of children from Lao Li's family were all there. With so many people eating together, it seemed particularly lively.
Although several uncles had separated their families last year, especially after each family built a brick house, they usually didn't come to the old house to eat.
But if there is busy farming or special days, the whole family will still come to the old house.
I think it's because the working hours have been adjusted recently. The sisters-in-law left work late, so they left the cooking to their mother-in-law.
Seeing Zhou Yang coming, several brothers and sisters-in-law greeted him one after another and asked him if he had eaten.
After a while of greetings, Zhou Yang said to his father-in-law: "Dad, I have something I want to talk to you about!"
"OK!"
As he said this, Li Fengnian put down the drinking bowl in his hand, stood up from the pony, and walked into the house with his tobacco bag.
Seeing this, Zhou Yang also followed in.
Knowing that the father-in-law and son-in-law wanted to talk about serious business, the others were also very sensible and did not come in to join in the fun.
When he came to the back room, Li Fengnian first filled a pot of dry tobacco, lit it and took two puffs, and then said: "What's the matter!"
Zhou Yang took a deep breath, and then expressed a decision in his heart: "Dad, I want to resign from the position of village chief!"
Hearing this, Li Fengnian stopped smoking immediately, and the look on his face was also stunned...
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PS: The first chapter has been delivered!
