1968: Started from breeding

Chapter 264 Youngest Brother, you said you're going to attend a national conference? (Silver Alliance, 2nd update)
As dusk settled, Su Wenchen stepped onto the rammed dirt road and turned into Pingcun Brigade.

It was the winter month.

The large banyan tree standing at the entrance of the village is no longer where villagers used to gather and chat to pass the time.

However, it turned out to be a place where a large group of children would laugh and play together.

A large group of teenagers, each holding a wooden stick as a gun, circled around the tree and kept shouting "biu! biu!"

As Su Wenchen approached, he saw that his eldest nephew was also inside. He didn't know where the other man had found the urea bag, but he cut it open and draped it over his shoulders like a cape.

He also held a gun-shaped tree branch in his hand and shouted loudly.

"Brothers, follow me up the mountain to wipe out the bandits! Charge!"

Along with Shi Tou's shouts, his little brother, three-year-old Tie Tou, who was following behind him, also giggled and waved the branch in his hand.

He kept encouraging them.

"rush!"

"rush!"

Seeing this, Su Wenchen couldn't help but laugh and walked over to place his large hands on the top of the head.

"You little brat, how old are you to start rushing around like that!"

It seemed as if a pair of large hands were covering his head, and Xiao Tietou forcefully pushed Su Wenchen's large hands away.

He looked at Su Wenchen with a puzzled expression.

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's voice, Shi Tou, who had rushed forward, immediately turned around.

Upon seeing Su Wenchen, he immediately ran over happily.

"Uncle, you're back! Grandma knew you were coming back today, so she started stewing the chicken early this morning!"

He called out to his playmates in the distance.

"My uncle is back, I'm done playing, I'm going home for dinner!"

After he finished speaking, a group of children from a distance ran over.

Upon seeing Su Wenchen, he immediately called out to him.

"Uncle Achen!"

Su Wenchen nodded.

"Alright, everyone go back and eat! There was no candy to eat when you came back this time!"

Upon hearing this, a child immediately spoke up.

"Uncle Chen, we're all big kids now, we don't eat candy anymore."

"That's right, we're not eating candy anymore, and we already finished eating a long time ago. Uncle Chen, you should go back and eat! We'll go to your house to watch TV after you finish eating!"

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen immediately understood. He had been wondering why everyone was gathered in front of their house!
So all that was for waiting to watch TV!

However, the other party insisted on waiting until they finished eating before watching TV. It's unclear whether this was Ah Li's rule or something these kids were taught at home.

In this day and age, unless there is an emergency, it is generally considered impolite to visit someone's home during a meal.

Because doing this puts people in a difficult position; they're reluctant to invite you, but they feel embarrassed if they don't.

So when Su Wenchen looked at these self-disciplined kids in his brigade, he felt that they had been educated quite well.

"Okay, you guys play first! You can come and watch TV after we finish eating."

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's words, the children immediately showed expressions of joy.

"Yes, Uncle Chen, you should go back and eat!"

Then a child said to the little stone next to him.

"Stone, go back and eat. Can I wear your cloak for a while?"

"You can borrow my wooden gun to play with tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Stone remained silent for a moment before nodding.

"Then be careful, don't wear it out."

As he spoke, he untied the straw rope around his neck, and the other person immediately nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, Stone, I definitely won't wear it down!"

"Stone, can I wear this too?"

"I want one too! I want one too! I'll trade you my little bow and arrow for the stone!"

Upon hearing this, Little Stone simply waved his hand.

"I've already lent them out today. We'll talk about the rest tomorrow. You'll have to exchange them with me then before I can lend them to you."

"My uncle once said, there's no such thing as a free lunch!"

Su Wenchen couldn't help but chuckle after listening for a while, and patted the other person's head.

When did I ever say that to you?

"Uncle, you forgot? When I asked you for an egg, that's what you said to me. You insisted that I chop half a basket of pig feed for you before you would give me an egg."

Su Wenchen scratched his head.

"Really? Why don't I remember?"

"Alright, let's go back and eat!"

The two then headed towards home.

Iron Head, who was following behind, stared with his small eyes and saw that neither of them paid any attention to him.

He immediately took small, quick steps toward the back of the rock.

He was still muttering to himself.

"Brother, wait for me!"

"wait for me!"

As soon as Su Wenchen entered the courtyard, he saw his wife sitting by the stove in the main room, wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket.

The clay pot simmering on the stove was bubbling away, and the stove on the inside of the main room had also been lit. Su's mother was leading her eldest and second sisters-in-law, busy around the two large pots.

Su Wenchen sniffed, inhaling the aroma of the food in the air.

It wasn't that the smell was particularly pleasant, but it did give Su Wenchen a sense of reassurance.

So he quickly walked in.

"Wow, Mom, we're having such a big feast tonight! Is this to welcome me?"

Upon hearing the sound, the people inside immediately looked at Su Wenchen as he walked in.

The elder sister-in-law immediately said.

"Mom, do you see what I said is right? I said that if we do it in front, the youngest one will come back just in time. I went to the farm office to ask when I came back from the farm, and they said that the director went to the pig farm. I figured he would be back soon after he finished looking around."

Upon hearing this, Su's mother immediately replied.

"You're just lucky, what if something happens at the pig farm and it gets delayed!"

The elder sister-in-law immediately retorted indignantly upon hearing this.

"What do you mean by blind cat catching a dead mouse? We're very careful with the pigsties at our farm. Everyone has to disinfect and change clothes before going in. They're cleaner than our homes. What could possibly happen?"

Upon hearing this, Su's mother didn't say anything more, but turned to Su Wenchen and said.

"Youngest brother, sit with Xiaoli by the stove for a while and warm up by the fire."

"Your father and your eldest and second eldest brothers went to the earthworm farm. They said a lot of earthworms froze to death. They'll probably be back soon."

"We'll eat as soon as you get back!"

Su Wenchen responded and walked to the stove. Looking at his wife's slightly protruding belly, a soft smile immediately appeared on his lips.

"Ah Li!"

Jiang Li looked at her husband, who was covered in stubble and looked travel-worn, and her eyes were filled with tenderness.

He touched Su Wenchen's cheek.

"You've lost weight. Is the food bad over there?"

Hearing his wife's concern, Su Wenchen shook his head.

"The conditions are just passable, enough to fill our stomachs!"

"They really can't compare to what we have here!"

Then he looked at the other person's little face, which was red from being roasted by the stove.

He unconsciously wanted to lean over and kiss his wife.

As soon as he stuck his head out halfway, he saw two pairs of very interested little eyes next to him.

Seeing Su Wenchen looking over, Shi Tou immediately spoke.

"Uncle, do you want to kiss?"

"But isn't Auntie already pregnant with a little brother? Will kissing like this result in twins?"

uh~
Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen immediately covered it with his large hands in annoyance!

"Go away. Who told you that kissing can make you have a younger brother? You have to sleep first. Do you think having two is like riding in a car where you can add more people halfway through the journey?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li smiled and patted Su Wenchen lightly.

"What are you saying? Why are you talking about his child?"

Su Wenchen pursed his lips.

"It's only children who need safety education in advance, and whoever teaches them that kissing can result in having a baby?"

“Stone, let me tell you, kissing is a way of expressing love.” “Generally, this kind of intimacy is used between couples, or between parents and their children to express love.”

The stone seemed to be deep in thought.

"Is it like what Second Aunt and Little Iron Head did?"

Su Wenchen nodded.

"Yes, but generally as children grow older, they will not use this method to express their love."

"So you went out and randomly asked people to express their feelings, huh?"

"If you express your love to others indiscriminately before you're married, you'll be arrested and sent for rehabilitation as a pervert."

"No one will be able to save you then!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Su's father's voice rang out in the courtyard.

"What reform, youngest brother? Has anyone in your area been arrested and sent for reform for molesting women?"

Looking at Su's father walking in.

Su Wenchen smiled and waved his hand.

"This isn't our place. I'm giving Shitou a warning. Our family isn't large, and this kid is the eldest of the third generation. He has to set a good example for the younger brothers!"

To be honest, Su Wenchen was genuinely afraid that his family would produce some kind of troublesome troublemaker, because, frankly, his family had already become somewhat of a local tyrant in Lanshui County.

Moreover, he could tell from the time they played at the entrance that the children all seemed to be led by Stone.

If a child grows up in an environment where everyone around them dotes on them and their parents always have a "I'll cover for you if anything happens" attitude, it's extremely easy for them to develop a personality that doesn't respect anyone.

Su Wenchen certainly doesn't want his family members to become like that.

Upon hearing this, Su's father nodded.

"You're right, Stone should set an example! What do you think about him joining the army?"

This is clearly true for Su's father, who had fought in wars for half his life.

Naturally, I was somewhat disappointed that none of my children had joined the army.

However, none of the three Su brothers were suited to hardship, so he didn't force them. Now, this eldest grandson had grown up under his care since childhood, and he would take him for morning exercises every day. Naturally, he had high hopes for him.

Upon hearing Su's father's words, the eldest sister-in-law immediately retorted.

"Dad, all you ever think about is sending Shitou to join the army. I don't agree!"

"His father and I only have this one child. We've wanted a second child for so long, but we haven't been able to. If something happens to him on the battlefield, you'll be killing me!"

“I think when he grows up, he can take over my job as an apprentice in the farm canteen. I’ve already talked to Chef Sun in our canteen. He’ll take him on as an apprentice and he can learn to be a great chef. He’ll never have to worry about food or clothing in the future.”

"Dad, let me tell you, this Chef Sun used to be the head chef of a state-run restaurant. If it weren't for the youngest son's sake, he wouldn't have passed on his skills!"

Upon hearing his sister-in-law's words, Su's father opened his mouth.

He also knew that going to the farm canteen to become an apprentice under the head chef was indeed a good option.

After all, it's rare for cooks to go hungry in any era. If cooks were starving to death, the others would probably have already given up.

So he said, somewhat displeased.

"Then you have to let him choose for himself. I won't force him."

Upon hearing Su's father's words, Shi Tou immediately shouted.

"Grandpa, I want to join the army in the future to protect our country and fight the Japanese invaders!"

As he spoke, he took out a branch that was stuck in his waistband and compared it with the others.

"biu! biu! biu!"

"And I don't want to be a cook and cook for others!"

Upon hearing this, the eldest sister-in-law, Li Xiaohe, immediately grabbed the other person's ear.

"You want to kill your mother? And you want to go to war!"

"If I say you can't go, then you can't go!"

"No, I'm going! I'm going!"

Seeing this, Su Wenchen quickly stepped in to stop them.

"Alright, alright, he's only thirteen! He still has several years to go!"

"Moreover, my sister-in-law doesn't necessarily have to go to the front line when she joins the army. There are also many technical branches. As our country develops in the future, the demand for highly educated and qualified soldiers will definitely increase."

"Shi Tou and his classmates have just returned to junior high school. If they study hard, they might be able to take the college entrance exam again sometime."

"Try to get into military academy then, and you'll be able to enjoy the good life with me."

Then Su Wenchen said to Shi Tou.

“Study hard, and when you get into military academy, all these arguments between your mom and grandpa will naturally disappear.”

Upon hearing Su Wenchen's words, the sister-in-law's eyes immediately lit up with a smile.

"Youngest son, then I'll take your good wishes. If you can really get into university, then I'll be very grateful."

"But I heard that only worker-peasant-soldier universities remain now. Will the others be able to be restored?"

Su Wenchen said vaguely.

"They should reply that the talent provided by the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Universities is far from sufficient."

"Our farm is in dire need of people with a wide range of knowledge right now."

Hearing this, Li Xiaohe was immediately relieved, because in her eyes, Su Wenchen was someone who could talk to even the higher-ups.

There must be information they don't know.

Following behind, the eldest and second eldest brothers washed their hands in the courtyard.

Su Wenchen said directly.

"Now that my eldest and second brothers have finished washing up, let's eat and talk!"

Upon hearing this, the group of people began to get busy.

As the last pot of stewed old hen was served, it was brought to the table.

Su Wenchen looked at the table full of dishes and said with a smile.

"This is just as good as any other New Year's Eve dinner! It's like having an early New Year's Eve dinner today!"

Upon hearing this, the eldest brother immediately laughed.

"This is nothing! I still have a leg of lamb frozen under my eaves! I'm just waiting to eat it during the New Year!"

"This year, I drove my tractor to Lipu Brigade to help them with the autumn harvest. When I was passing through Pukou, a villager's wife, who was heavily pregnant, almost had an accident while working. Luckily, I was driving by and took them to the county hospital."

"The doctor said that if it had been ten minutes later, the baby might not have survived. The family insisted on giving me a leg of lamb to express their gratitude."

Seeing this, Su Wenchen also smiled.

"Brother, this is a case of good deeds being rewarded!"

"But I don't think I'll make it into this lamb leg. I'm going to Beijing for a meeting tomorrow, and I'm not even sure if I'll be back for the New Year!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent. Su's father hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"What kind of meeting is this? We have to attend it at the end of the year!"

Su Wenchen thought for a moment and then shook his head.

"This is a pretty important meeting, the kind of important national state farm meetings that you usually see on TV."

He then said, half-jokingly.

"You might actually see me on TV someday!"

"Although I may not be able to speak up there."

Upon hearing this, everyone at the table stared at Su Wenchen in shock.

Even Su's father was surprised.

"Youngest brother, you said you're going to attend one of those national conferences?"

Su Wenchen nodded.

"Yes, it's called the National Conference on the Promotion of State Farms, which is usually broadcast on television."

"And I'm not even thinking about how I haven't even gone to my father-in-law's house to serve tea after we got married!"

"Since this meeting is a good opportunity, I might as well take Ali to Beijing for the Chinese New Year this year."

Upon hearing this, Su Wenchen felt his arm being grabbed, and he turned to look at Jiang Li's surprised expression.

He immediately patted the other person's hand.

"Now that I've married someone else's daughter, I should at least visit her at least once."

"If they don't welcome us, then we just won't have any more contact with them."

Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Jiang Li was slightly moved. To be honest, she still missed her father a little.

Before meeting Su Wenchen, she could only rely on her father.

Those complaints stemmed mostly from the fact that he didn't hold the same importance in his father's heart as the other two people.

Now that I'm married and have my own family, I don't feel as lacking in love as before.

So compared to before, Jiang Li no longer had many complaints. Of course, she still hated her stepmother to the extreme, since the other party was thinking of sending her to the frontier.

If her father had been a little more easily swayed, he might have actually sent her there.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li nodded slightly.

"Alright, let's go to Beijing for the Spring Festival this year. Didn't we ask my friend to help us collect a lot of materials? This is a good opportunity to thank her in person!"

(End of this chapter)