Wang Manyin waited for Wang Mancang to explain things at the construction site, and the two of them took a ride back to Gu Guan Village.
"Man Yin, you go back first. I will convene the village branch committee in the evening and I will take care of the matter for you while smoking a pack of cigarettes."
A few acres of wasteland is not a big deal to the village. Not to mention it is not valuable now, it will not be valuable in a few decades.
For ordinary people, Wang Mancang, the village party secretary, can make the decision, but after all, Wang Manyin and Wang Mancang have a better relationship, so they can hold a village party committee meeting to avoid being criticized.
Simple villagers are really good when they are good, but they are also really bad when they are bad.
"Then I'll go back first. We'll talk about the rest of the matter after we choose the place tomorrow. I'll have a drink with you when I'm free."
When Wang Mancang came back, of course he wanted to learn about the situation in the village and then reunite with his family.
Wang Manyin also had something to do, because he had to go to Guangzhou and be away from home for a while.
Lan Hua is at home alone and has to be busy with things inside and outside the house. Of course, she doesn't have much time to go back to her parents' house.
Wang Manyin will be busy again. He went to the county town today and came back early.
After Mao Dan Elementary School was over, the family came to Shuangshui Village again with some southern specialties brought back by Wang Manyin.
The Sun family has changed a lot recently. They finally eat white flour steamed buns and are finally out of the food and clothing line.
The reason is of course not just a good harvest of grain. Under the current conditions, a good harvest can only guarantee enough cornmeal, and not many people can eat two-faced steamed buns every day.
Northern Shaanxi is suitable for growing cereals and grains. Wheat production here is really not high.
The substantial improvement in the Sun family's living standard was, of course, due to Sun Shaoan, who made money by pulling bricks.
In the few months of autumn and winter, after paying off the loan from Wang Manyyin's family, the loan from the credit union, and selling the mule cart, Sun Shaoan earned more than 2,000 yuan from La Zhuan.
The young couple was naturally very happy after making money. Although they were reluctant to spend money lavishly and were reluctant to buy new clothes, the food of the Sun family was finally improved.
However, the young couple had differences over the use of the money.
Xiulian wanted to hoop a few holes in the cave dwelling, but was unwilling to continue living with the animals.
Xiulian's idea makes sense. The two have been married for several years, and the young couple doesn't even have a home.
When they got married, the Sun family was poor. Xiulian had already understood Sun Shaoan for a while. Now that he was rich, the requirement of having a hoop kiln was not too much.
After the household responsibility system was implemented, Shaoan, the production captain, only had one name left. He could not make much contribution to the production team. He also occupied a public cave dwelling, so he would inevitably be gossiped about.
Both emotionally and logically, the cave dwelling should be bound up.
But Sun Shaoan had a different idea. Sun Shaoan had been pulling bricks for several months and going to the city every day.
I saw construction going on everywhere in the city. As bricks and tiles are scarce building materials, you can sell them as much as you have.
I just want to use this money to build a brick factory.
Using money to make money seems to make sense.
If he were an outsider, Wang Manyin would certainly support Xiulian's idea.
A very nice woman, when she got married, because the Sun family was poor, they didn't want any gifts, and they didn't have a place to live, so she married Sun Shaoan just because she fell in love with Sun Shaoan.
Now that he has earned money and wants to have his own home, why can't Sun Shaoan be satisfied?
Why was it that after the two got married, when something happened, He Xiulian was always the one to be sacrificed, and she was hammered twice by Sun Shaoan regardless of anything, thus fulfilling Sun Shaoan's prestigious reputation as the Hammer King of the Northwest?
Even if Sun Shaoan is Wang Manyin's brother-in-law, Wang Manyin can't say that Sun Shaoan did the right thing in this matter. At best, he can remain neutral.
"You can decide how to spend the money you earn. Dad will support you."
Arriving at the gate of Sun's courtyard, Wang Manyin heard Sun Yuhou and Sun Shao'an discussing money matters.
This was not a coincidence, Wang Manyin came here at the right time. Wang Manyin knew that after finishing the work in the fields, Sun Shaoan should think about setting up a brick factory.
As long as Wang Manyin comes here during this period, the main topic in the Sun family will be how the money should be spent.
Entering the courtyard of the Sun family, Wang Manyin saw the Sun family and his father squatting in the courtyard and puffing away smoke.
"Grandpa, uncle!"
The conversation between the two was interrupted by the enthusiastic Mao Dan.
"Lan Hua, you guys are here, and Mao Dan is here to show grandpa."
"Brother-in-law, you are back from Guangzhou!"
A few people chatted for a while in the courtyard, and then came to the house together. We still need to talk about respecting the elderly and loving the young, and we still need to see Grandma Lanhua first.
The old lady is still the same as before. She has no major problems but only minor ones. She is half paralyzed on the kang and can't see people clearly. She is rarely awake and confused most of the time.
In addition to the old lady on the kang, there were also Xiulian, who was sewing and mending, and Mother Orchid, who was busy on the stove.
Of course, there was also Sun Shaoping sitting by the window reading the newspaper.
"Sister, you are here."
After Sun Shaoping said hello to Lanhua, he continued to read the newspaper with a very cold attitude.
Of course, the children follow the adults. Wang Manyin and Sun Shaoping have a normal relationship, and the three children are not so close to Sun Shaoping when they see him.
In fact, Sun Shaoping was very kind to Wang Manyin's three children. Sun Shaoping was willing to give some candies, wild fruits, etc. to Wang Manyin's three children.
However, seeing the cold relationship between the two adults, the children naturally couldn't get close to Sun Shaoping.
Although Wang Manyin would not teach his children to do this, he was happy to see it.
The nephew looks like his uncle, and what Wang Manyin fears most is that his three children look like Sun Shaoping.
Comparing the personalities of the two Sun brothers, Wang Manyin still hopes that his children will have better personalities like Sun Shaoan. At least they will be family-oriented, filial, and will not leave the whole family behind.
Of course, the kindness in Sun Shaoan's character is okay, but the Holy Mother is terrible.
Sun Shaoping can read the newspaper at home because the junior high school in Shuangshui Village has been closed.
Sun Shaoping and Tian Runsheng, the two private teachers who were created because the village had a junior high school, naturally lost their jobs.
After the household quota system is implemented, as long as farmers pay enough of the state's public grain, the rest is theirs.
Without collective public sharing, of course no one would pay wages to private teachers.
The quality of teaching in Shuangshui Village's junior high school is really poor. Students can't get into either technical secondary school or high school. For the villagers, going to school is a waste of time.
After the household responsibility system was implemented, the villagers had a lot more work. Most of these half-year-old children returned home to help, going to the fields, feeding pigs, collecting firewood, herding sheep, cattle, horses and mules, which did not need to be served, and where there was no need for manpower.
The few remaining families with good financial conditions and good studies transferred to Shigejie schools.
After losing his job, Sun Shaoping became a serious farmer. After finishing the farm work, he was actually quite free. Sun Shaoping just stayed at home, reading books and newspapers.