Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 192 Social Practice
When Meng Xiangxiang was cooking in the kitchen, Hu Liwen appeared beside her and asked her what she could do to help.She knew Hu Liwen's thoughts, and she also came from the step of integrating into a strange family, and she wanted to show her attitude in front of her future mother-in-law.

Meng Xiangxiang smiled and said, "Auntie doesn't need your help. You are a guest at home, how can I let you do it? Go upstairs and play with Qiyu Qimeng."

Hu Liwen said sincerely: "Auntie, don't treat me as a guest. I didn't know how to cook before, and I want to learn to cook from you. My mother cooks good dishes, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to learn."

Other mothers are unwilling to let their daughters reach out to learn to cook, and they have to love them.Meng Xiangxiang said: "It stands to reason that girls should learn to cook, otherwise, how can there be a mother at home? You are still a student now, you should focus on your studies, and learn slowly after doing housework."

Hu Liwen said: "Auntie, I grew up in the military compound, not delicate. I like this family, and I want to be a member of this family."

Seeing Hu Liwen's sincere attitude, Meng Xiangxiang put an apron on her and asked her to learn from picking and cutting vegetables.Meng Xiangxiang said: "When I was studying, I didn't know how to cook. People in the countryside don't pay attention to the color and smell when they are full. They only started to learn from your uncle after they got married."

Hu Liwen asked: "Uncle's cooking skills are very good, who did he learn from?"

Meng Xiangxiang sighed and said, "Your uncle's cooking skills are so-so. My father-in-law's cooking skills are only good. Unfortunately, he passed away early. It's a long story. Your uncle had a relationship between a teacher and a student before. Art is learned from our teachers."

Hu Liwen was very surprised: "I remember it mentioned in my aunt's diary, forgive my aunt, it seems that my aunt doesn't care too much about my uncle's past."

Meng Xiangxiang said with a smile: "Your uncle has had many relationships. They raised your uncle to be an excellent man. I should thank them. What do I have to worry about?"

Hu Liwen apologized a little: "Thank you, Auntie, for telling me this. I shouldn't have inquired about the elders."

Meng Xiangxiang said: "Auntie let you read the diary. She already regards you as my own daughter. She wants you to know more about this family and every family member. You and Qiyu are first love, which is especially important in today's society. Rare is especially important, I hope you all cherish it.”

Hu Liwen feels that her future mother-in-law is pure-hearted and unguarded against others, which is an expression of open-mindedness and confidence.The mentality is also young, and there is no generation gap or sense of estrangement when talking.After a meal is done, the future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have everything to talk about.

When cooking again, Liu Qiyu and Hu Liwen appeared in the kitchen together.Meng Xiangxiang was much stricter with his son, and asked him to cook the dishes himself, while he gave instructions.Liwen has never done housework before, so she will only have to wrong her son in the future.

Seeing her dream, she encouraged Hu Liwen: "Study hard, it's very simple. I hope to eat the meals made by my future sister-in-law before the end of the winter vacation."

Hu Liwen hugged her dream with a smile: "Nowadays few people still have sister-in-law, how lucky I am, I will definitely not let my sister-in-law down."

Qi Meng said: "For what sister-in-law said, I have to reward you well."

Back upstairs, Qi Meng took out two white scarves she wove and gave them to her brother and Hu Liwen as New Year gifts.Liu Qiyu and Hu Liwen stood side by side wearing a long scarf, the young couple exuding a youthful air.

Hu Liwen liked it so much, she held Qimeng's hand and said, "Thank you, my ingenious sister-in-law, you will definitely become a good doctor and wife in the future."

Liu Qiyu seemed to say unintentionally: "Fang Shujun, that brat, didn't know where he went after the winter vacation, and he didn't know where to come to play."

Hu Liwen also said: "That's right, our family's dream is so good, we don't know how to take the initiative to chase it."

Of course, Qimeng knew Fang Shujun's whereabouts, and he covered up: "Fang Shujun and I are just ordinary friends, you two don't make wild guesses."

Fang Shujun has always been in the Longwangtang farm.After the winter vacation, he told his mother that he was going to Uncle Liu's farm to learn management experience on the spot.

Of course Gu Yu is happy, if his son can establish a good relationship with Liu Xiaonan, it will naturally remove obstacles for the future.Not only appreciated and encouraged, but also left his car to his son.

Fang Shujun drove his mother's car to Longwangtang Farm and explained to Liu Xiaonan.Liu Xiaonan said: "My place is the size of a palm, and there are only a few people in total. You don't need management, and you can't learn much management experience. If you want to participate in social practice, my place is a good place."

Before the Spring Festival, the farms are still very busy.The shellfish on the beach must be caught in large quantities, and they will be listed on the market before the festival; all the river crabs reserved in ponds and reservoirs must also be sold.Although Longwangtang does not freeze, after all, it is very cold, and it is very cold and hard to engage in fishing operations.

Fang Shujun knew that Uncle Liu was testing himself, so he couldn't back down and insisted on participating in social practice and experiencing the hardships and joys of labor.Liu Xiaonan prepared a full set of special equipment for him, put on leather shorts, a cotton hat and rubber gloves, and asked him to go fishing for shellfish on the beach and crabs in the pond with everyone.

At the end of the day, Fang Shujun was so tired that his legs shook, his face and body were splashed with mud, and blisters appeared on his hands.Liu Xiaonan also felt distressed looking at it, but there was nothing he could do, he was the one who brought it to his door.He asked: "Shujun, how do you feel? It's not as easy as you imagined, is it? You can experience it for a day, don't come tomorrow."

Fang Shujun insisted: "I can't bear this bit of hardship, how can I take on the responsibility of a man?"

Liu Xiaonan understood that Fang Shujun was competing with him, he said: "If you can't hold on, don't hold on, why bother yourself."

Fang Shujun was really suffocating in his heart, he said that he would come to experience again.When I got home, my appetite increased greatly, and I fell asleep after taking a shower.Gu Yu looked distressed, asked about the situation, and stopped his son from going to Liu Xiaonan's farm the next day.

Fang Shujun said firmly: "Mom, I like his dream. For his dream, I am willing to do anything. No matter what price I pay, it is worth it."

Gu Yu persuaded: "Silly son, it's true that you like Qimeng, and mother likes it too. You should go to Qimeng, why bother to go to the farm to prove yourself."

Fang Shujun smiled meaningfully: "Then you have to ask your mother herself."

Reminiscent of his son taking away the book "Longitude and Latitude", Gu Yu guessed that his son already knew about his past with Liu Xiaonan.She no longer stopped her son, but called Liu Xiaonan: "Liu Xiaonan, you are too cruel, let my son go to sea to do hard work in winter, thanks to you, you are still an uncle. I owe you, my son I don't owe you anything."

Liu Xiaonan said on the phone: "You don't have to say whether you owe it or not. Is it interesting to say this now? It was voluntary by your son. He wanted to experience the life of a working people. I didn't force him."

Gu Yu said: "Come on, I don't know how cautious you are? Because of your narrow and dark psychology, you have the heart to torture my son?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "You can leave your son at home and support him like a young master. I don't want to be pestered by you mother and son."

Gu Yu's tone was very stern: "I warn you, if my son suffers from exhaustion or suffers from cold, I will never forgive you."

Fang Shujun worked for three days in a row, but he didn't retreat in the face of difficulties as Liu Xiaonan expected.The courage of the young man is commendable, Liu Xiaonan no longer let Fang Shujun go to sea, but asked him to help him receive customers and learn how to deal with people.

Fang Shujun felt that Uncle Liu's attitude towards him had changed, and he felt that he should use the knowledge he had learned to give Uncle Liu some advice so that Uncle Liu would value him.

In Liu Xiaonan's office, when it was just him and Liu Xiaonan, he said, "Uncle Liu, I think you employ too many people in your farm, and there are a few old and weak ones, so you can lay off workers and reduce the cost of employing people. "

Liu Xiaonan tapped on the table lightly and asked, "Is this what you learned in books?"

Fang Shujun said: "According to the concept of modern management, a competitive mechanism should be adopted in employing personnel, and those who are capable will be promoted and those who are incompetent will be eliminated."

Liu Xiaonan smiled and said: "Then I will teach you some knowledge other than books. These old people in the farm are all the ministers who helped me start my business. When I was in the most difficult time, they stood by me through thick and thin. .Without these old people, the farm would not be where it is today. I told you that I have no management or employment relationship here, and some of them have been together for more than ten years. Now that they are old, they are still working hard. I am also willing to give them old age. Therefore, your theory does not apply to me at all. "

Fang Shujun insisted on his point of view: "Uncle Liu's view of human relations is contrary to modern management concepts."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Think carefully about the three words I wrote on that rock, and then talk to me about your management philosophy."

A few days later, Fang Shujun suggested to Liu Xiaonan: "Uncle Liu, you see that many people have built farmhouses and fisherman's houses by the sea to attract tourists from the city and other places. You have an advantage in geographical environment, so you can build a If it is located in a large entertainment and leisure place, it will definitely be profitable.”

Liu Xiaonan said: "Your suggestion is very right and insightful. I also believe that it will be profitable, but I don't want to do it. Think about it, if I build a large-scale entertainment venue here, those farmhouses and fisherman's houses will still be there. Are there any guests? It will only create vicious competition. I don’t want to do everything to the extreme, leaving a way out for others, and also leaving a way out for myself.”

Fang Shujun said: "It seems that I have to learn a lot of things from Uncle Liu other than books."

More than ten days later, the end of the new year is approaching, and the crabs in the farm are sold out. After a busy year, it is time to go on vacation and prepare for the new year.

Liu Xiaonan distributed bonuses to everyone, each prepared a New Year's goods, and still left Sha Wanli's family to take care of the farm.He also prepared a new year's goods for Fang Shujun, most of which were freshly caught seafood, and gave Fang Shujun another 2000 yuan as a reward for this stage of social practice.

Fang Shujun accepted the money unceremoniously, with great interest: "I will come to Uncle Liu's farm during the winter and summer vacations. Not only can I learn a lot of useful knowledge, but I can also earn a small amount of extra money."

Liu Xiaonan said: "As long as you are not afraid of hardship, uncle welcomes you to come to the farm anytime and anywhere to participate in social practice activities."

Not long after Fang Shujun returned home, Liu Xiaonan received a call from Gu Yu.Gu Yu said, "You are too stingy. My son has suffered so much from you and only gave you 2000 yuan. You are ashamed to give it."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Distribution according to work, this is already the highest salary. If you think it's too little, don't let your son come to me in the future."

Gu Yu said: "I really want to know how much you can pay me if I go to work with you."

Liu Xiaonan said: "It's almost Chinese New Year, don't say such meaningless things. I wish you and your family a happy New Year in advance, and your wishes come true."

Gu Yu said, "Of course I want my wishes to come true."

Liu Xiaonan didn't like to hear this, so she hung up the phone decisively.He arranged all the affairs of the farm properly, drove back home, and prepared to take his family back to Liuzi Street for the New Year.

That night, Meng Xiangxiang came upstairs and gave Hu Liwen an orange sweater she knitted by herself as a New Year's gift.

Hu Liwen tried it on, and it fits very well, and she likes the color and pattern very much.She didn't know when her future mother-in-law knitted this sweater for her, but she could feel the warmth and warmth of that kindness.

She hugged Meng Xiangxiang: "Thank you, Auntie. I know that knitting a sweater is time-consuming and labor-intensive. This is a precious gift."

Meng Xiangxiang said: "It's just a sweater, nothing precious. Auntie only knows how to do this. Just as long as you like it."

Qimeng measured Hu Liwen and said, "My sister-in-law looks even more beautiful in this sweater. Brother, don't you think so?"

Liu Qiyu praised: "Exquisite craftsmanship, elegant temperament, it can be called a perfect combination."

Early the next morning, the family headed to Liuzi Street with two cars.Liu Qiyu was still in the car with Hu Liwen. Hu Liwen was wearing that orange sweater, sitting in the passenger seat, talking and laughing along the way.It was the first time in her life that she went to the countryside to celebrate the New Year, and she was with the one she loved, and her heart was full of happiness, freshness, and unknown.

Liu Qiyu drove into Liuzi Street first, and the two of them found that the national flags were hung high in the courtyards of every household, fluttering in the wind, and the whole village was blazing red, adding a festive atmosphere virtually.

After careful observation, rows of solar street lights have been erected at the street intersections in the village.Rectangular solar panels, like a flat hat, are worn on the lampshade of the street lamp.

Hu Liwen asked Liu Qiyu to drive slowly. She took a picture of the scene with her mobile phone and sent it to her parents in real time.It is rare for rural people to have such a high level of awareness and realm.Liu Qiyu was also deeply surprised. Such a big change in Liuzi Street made him quite proud.

Hu Liwen sighed while filming: "The beautiful and magnificent village adds beautiful colors to this cold winter day. I will definitely live an unforgettable and meaningful year."

Liu Qiyu reminded: "Many traditional customs are only preserved in rural areas, and they are very trivial. I'm afraid you will get bored by then."

Hu Liwen said confidently: "How can I get bored? I will be interested in everything here."

Liu Xiaonan drove behind. Even though he knew it in advance, he still felt pleasing to see this scene.He told Meng Xiangxiang and Qimeng that it was proposed by Uncle Guan Deyu. The village committee used the income from the vegetable and fruit distribution center in recent years to collectively make flagpoles for the villagers, buy national flags, and install solar street lights for the village.

Meng Xiangxiang said: "This shows that the village collective has also become rich."

Liu Xiaonan said: "As far as I can remember, this is the first time that the village has made a big deal. They finally know how to do some practical things for the villagers."

There is also a street lamp erected at the gate of the courtyard, and the national flag is flying in the sky above the courtyard.The night in the village is no longer dark, and the villagers are proud of flying the national flag.

The granaries know the etiquette from the facts, and the spiritual outlook of the villagers is also changing. Liu Xiaonan was relieved and sighed: This change came too late, but unfortunately, my father did not see it.

(End of this chapter)