roccoschili Chapter 181 Openness, Fairness and Justice
Chapter 181 Openness, Fairness and Justice
Qiao Manman raised her hand and rubbed Da Huang's head, saying casually, "Your daughter has money now. Now that we have money, let's live a better life. Don't force yourself to suffer when there's no hardship."
One sentence was enough to break the emotional defenses of the elderly father.
He glared at Qiao Manman: "What are you showing off for? Don't you know what the social climate is like these days? Watch out, or the little Red Guards will arrest you!"
Qiao Manman rubbed her nose, made a face at Qiao Runming, and took out four oranges, two apples, and three bananas from her bag, which was actually her spatial storage.
"Dad, do we have any persimmons at home?"
"Yes, it's on the kang (heated brick bed) in Dad's room."
Qiao Manman said "Oh," and instead of taking the persimmon, she took a pomegranate.
"I brought you some fruit, Dad, please try some," Qiao Manman said, peeling an orange and handing it to Qiao Runming.
Qiao Runming looked at the juicy orange segments in his hand, which resembled fish roe, and couldn't resist taking a bite. The sweet and sour taste brightened his eyes.
"My dear girl, these oranges are so delicious!"
"It's probably a new variety!"
Qiao Manman didn't say much, thinking to herself that this was a jelly orange cultivated in later generations, and its taste was naturally slightly better than the original variety.
It was an unexpected bonus; she hadn't anticipated that the fruit trees surrounding the villa were all the most popular varieties on the market. She'd gotten a great deal.
Qiao Manman fed the enthusiastic Big Yellow a handful of jerky, and then fed Little Flower, who was giggling and had laid a double-yolk egg, a few mutated wheat grains.
A chicken and a dog enthusiastically surrounded her. Qiao Manman said, "Go play by yourself," and went to the kitchen to get busy.
Knowing that her parents had already eaten, she still cooked sweet potato noodles for them as a snack.
The sweet potato starch was made by hand-drying mutated sweet potatoes from the space, and it is both chewy and smooth when cooked.
Paired with its unique sauce, it has an irresistible aroma that can be smelled from afar.
He Nian had only fed half of the pigs when she heard that her daughter had gone to the village. She quickly sped up and ran home.
As soon as I got back, I smelled the sour and spicy aroma in the air and couldn't help but swallow.
Knocking on the door, I saw Qiao Manman busy in the kitchen. While washing her hands, she asked, "Did your business trip go well? Are you tired?"
"Fortunately, I arrived in the county yesterday and have already rested for a day."
Qiao Manman took the bowl back into the house, and the three of them sat cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed), eating and chatting: "Dad, Mom, I saw Lu Yuan in the provincial capital this time."
"Oh, what's he going to the provincial capital for?"
"We're doing a mission," Qiao Manman said with a smile. "Lu Yuan said that after he returns to his team to hand in his mission, he'll come to our house to propose marriage!"
"Really?" He Nian's eyes lit up, and she was quite excited. "Oh my, then I'd better prepare in advance."
I wonder what the Lu family's situation is like, and whether they'll look down on our humble family.
"No way!" Qiao Manman said confidently. "He knew about our family situation before he talked to me. If he wanted to complain, he would have complained long ago."
Besides, I'm not a bad person. If his family isn't happy, I'll just kick them out.
"Hmph, it's Lu Yuan's loss that he missed out on me!"
Qiao Manman's haughty expression amused Qiao Runming.
The bitterness in her heart vanished in an instant. She thought to herself, "Lu Yuan is stuck with his daughter, hahaha, he's met his nemesis."
After the three finished eating the hot and sour noodles, they went for a stroll in the fields together.
Now, Qiao Runming can walk a few steps in front of strangers. Everyone says that the doctors at the city hospital are very skilled; they were able to cure Qiao Laosan and make him as normal as a normal person.
Qiao Runming was happy to share his harrowing experiences with everyone. He was eloquent and told the story in a dramatic and engaging way, making everyone feel as if they were there. They patted their chests and congratulated him on his good fortune.
As soon as the family appeared, villagers surrounded them: "Third brother, your leg is completely healed! Oh, you're so lucky, much luckier than your mother, ha, Aunt Qiao."
Qiao Runming remained silent, and the man, finding it pointless, stopped gossiping.
Qiao Manman raised an eyebrow and glanced at Qiao Laosi not far away. Seeing that he looked much older than he had a few months ago, she couldn't help but sigh.
People really shouldn't do anything against their conscience. Otherwise, not only will they suffer a bad end, but they will also bring trouble to their descendants.
“Girl, the other day Old Man Tan came to town looking for you, but you weren’t there, so he brought the firewood back.”
After Wang Defa finished speaking, he asked, "Why did it take you so long?"
"I had a lot of things to do in the provincial capital, and something came up unexpectedly, so I came back late. I'm really sorry to have made Grandpa Tan's trip for nothing."
"It's alright, it's alright. He's just driving a carriage, how could he be tired? When are you going back? I'll have someone prepare in advance."
"Let's go early tomorrow morning. We'll stay tonight and keep my parents company."
"Alright, I'll go talk to Old Man Tan."
Remembering her neighbor's request, Qiao Manman lowered her voice and said to Wang Defa, "Uncle Team Leader, my neighbor wants to exchange some firewood with the team. Do you think it's possible?"
Wang Defa thought for a moment: "What kind of person is your neighbor?"
"Thankfully, he wasn't a troublemaker!"
"Then let's switch. Let those widows and orphans go. Even if they get caught, it won't matter. If they succeed, it can even improve their lives."
"Okay, I'll leave you the house number. If all else fails, we'll head over before nightfall or dawn."
Wang Defa nodded, asked about the prosperity of the provincial capital, and then talked about the primary school that the team was running.
"Everyone says that studying is useless, but I see that when the county is recruiting workers, they require at least a junior high school education."
There are many illiterate people in our team, spending all their time tending to their small plot of land. I don't think that will work; we need to educate our children so they can amount to something."
Qiao Manman gave a thumbs up: "Captain Uncle is farsighted."
"What do you suggest we do? The commune does have a primary school, but it's far away. It takes adults more than half an hour to walk there, let alone the kids."
I was thinking of applying to the higher-ups to set up a school within the team, so that the children wouldn't have to travel back and forth.
What do you think of these teacher candidates?
Wang Defa thought Qiao Manman would recommend Qiao Haoyang and Qiao Chengping, but to his surprise, she said without hesitation, "An exam! A written test plus an interview, open, fair and just!"
Wang De asked Qiao Manman a question, partly to test her; if she wanted to use a relative as a stepping stone, he would do her a favor.
On the other hand, they did indeed want to emulate the county's recruitment efforts.
However, he was unsure of the specific procedures and was afraid that someone might take shortcuts and do something shameful. So he thought he would ask Qiao Manman for her opinion.
Qiao Manman was very familiar with recruitment practices in later generations: "Uncle Captain, we can do it like this..."
Wang Defa nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "That's a good idea. This way, no one will cause any trouble, and everyone will be convinced."
After saying that, he jokingly added, "Your mother's cooking is pretty good; she's raised the pigs in our team to be fat and strong. By the way, do you have any secret recipe?"
There is a secret recipe, of course, but Qiao Manman will not admit it.
"No, it's probably because the piglets we bought are quite strong, plus the pig feed grew well this year, and the grain harvest was also good. The pigs ate a lot, so naturally they grew bigger."
Wang Defa thought this made sense. Seeing that Qiao Runming had twisted his ankle, he quickly pushed Qiao Manman: "Go and see if your dad's leg is okay!"