Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

"I could never be like her!"

"I'm not telling you to imitate her, but to figure out your own unique characteristics. I think you have a carefree personality and aren't very obedient."

Then you might as well take this feeling to its extreme, the extreme of this feeling... um! Yes, it's wild, an untamed wildness...

"Sister, that's fine, it'll scare Dazhuang away."

"Hehe... No, this isn't the beginning. The wilder and more defiant you are, the more he wants to conquer you. He feels a greater sense of accomplishment when he conquers a wild horse like you."

"Then I'll try it next time? Sis, how do you know so much?"

"Unlike you, you never take anything seriously. I figured it out myself!"

"I'll try it next time!"

After Niu Dazhuang took Xue Ru, Ning Ru, and the two children back to the courtyard house...

I wanted to ride my bicycle to Xu Huizhen's house.

Just as I stepped out of the gate, I ran into an old man carrying a wooden bucket, painting slogans in the alley.

Niu Dazhuang then stayed to look at the slogans along the way.

"Strive to surpass Britain and the US, and aim for the top!"

"The bolder the people, the greater the harvest!"

"The Iron Marshal has taken command; all production must give way..."

In Niu Dazhuang's view, these slogans seemed to have suddenly appeared overnight. Just think about it, these inspiring slogans are everywhere, on every street corner.

Three or five people chatting were also discussing this matter, as if the whole society had been injected with adrenaline.

The surrounding environment can affect a person's mood and thoughts.

The domestic situation was that the First Five-Year Plan was completed ahead of schedule, and people's living standards had indeed improved significantly compared to before liberation. Regardless of the quality of food, at least the phenomenon of selling children was no longer prevalent.

Furthermore, the weather has been favorable for the past few years, with no large-scale natural disasters.

The people's communes were set up with great enthusiasm. In the early days of the people's communes, the people's enthusiasm for labor was very high, and the communes organized members to score each other's performance.

If you're not proactive in your work, others can earn 10 points a day, but you'll only earn 7 or 8.

If a grown man can only earn 8 cents a day, he will be looked down upon. If he is a young man, no one will even try to find him a wife.

This positive and uplifting spirit is good, but when it's implemented at lower levels, the requirements get escalated.

Does this situation feel familiar?

What followed was an extravagant style.

The key point is that if you overreport the yield, you will have to pay grain taxes based on the proportion of the overreported yield.

Farmers already had a heavy burden; if they handed over more grain to the state, the production team would have less left and no surplus grain.

To make matters worse, 59 was hit by a widespread drought, which only compounded the problem. People started going hungry…

Niu Dazhuang went through the whole story, from beginning to end, and could only sigh.

Don't worry about anything else, just take care of your wife and children.

With ample space, Niu Dazhuang remained calm.

"Damn it, Huizhen, what are you doing? Don't you want to live a normal life?" Niu Dazhuang entered the yard and saw Xu Huizhen bending over, dismantling the stove in the yard. There were already some scrap metal piled up in the yard.

When Xu Huizhen heard Dazhuang's voice, she stopped what she was doing and straightened up: "You've come at the right time. Take this big iron pot off the ground."

Later, we'll dismantle all the junk and scrap metal we can see in this yard.

Niu Dazhuang recalled a scene from the original drama; it seemed he was once again competing with Chen Xueru.

"Aren't you two best friends now? Why are you still competing?"

"Who's arguing with her? I'm just responding to the call from the neighborhood leaders to support national development. How can your awareness be so low? Didn't you donate over there?"

Niu Dazhuang turned around and closed the door.

Xu Huizhen quickly called out into the house, "Yongmei, hurry up and call Xueru over!"

Xu Huizhen no longer even has the courage to face Niu Dazhuang alone. That donkey is too much of a troublemaker.

Xu Huizhen took Xiao Jingli, and Lin Yongmei ran out.

"How's this woman? Did she cause any trouble?"

"What's wrong with everything being fine?"

"That's good. After a few more years of reformation, I'll release her. Do you think she'll still be obedient after we release her?" Although Lin Yongmei is working hard without complaint now, people's hearts are the hardest thing to grasp.

"Your starting point is wrong. Why should people have to listen to you, especially when they are far away from you?"

Niu Dazhuang pulled up a small stool and sat down next to Xu Huizhen: "Then let's not let her out. Let her stay at home for the rest of her life."

"I roughly understand your thinking. You just want her to go to Hong Kong Island so she can do things for you, right?"

"Yes, this person must be reliable and execute every order I give unconditionally!"

"That's a bit difficult. Your ultimate goal is to make money, right?" Xu Huizhen slowly helped Niu Dazhuang clarify his thoughts.

"Yeah, what do you think I can do, overthrow the Governor of Hong Kong?"

"You're such a chatterbox. I'm carefully sorting things out for you, so pay attention."

"Alright, go ahead and tell me!" When it comes to using his brain and understanding people's hearts, Niu Dazhuang really needs to listen to Xu Huizhen's opinions more.

"Everyone is busy with their own interests. You have to give a donkey a carrot to pull the millstone, let alone a person."

"Hehe, my donkey doesn't need it!"

"Here we go again, are you going to listen or not?"

"Listen, listen. I get it, it's about using binding!"

"Insightful, that's the idea. People all yearn for a better life. If they can live a better life by following your advice, why wouldn't they listen to you? However, when someone is out in the world, things can easily go wrong."

Ideally, there should be three. Three people usually can't form a cohesive group.

"Three people? I'm lucky to have found even one. Where am I supposed to steal two more?"

"Isn't that narrow-minded? Does that mean people with respectable family backgrounds can't go?"

Niu Dazhuang slapped his forehead: "My brain, that's right, I need to think carefully about this candidate."

"Don't look at me, I'm not going. I finally found a donkey like you, and now I can't stand the loneliness of not seeing you for years."

"I wouldn't feel comfortable letting you go. With your restless nature, you'd probably be cuckolding me within six months."

"Hehe, perfect timing, I think Xue Ru is a good fit!"

"Of course I can do it. Huizhen, how much are you planning to donate this time?" Her voice arrived before she even got close.

Lin Yongxue then took Xiao Jingli from her and, knowing the situation, carried the little one out the door.

"Yongxue, don't go out yet, you'll have to go later too." Xu Huizhen called her back.

"Oh, then I'll close the door."

"What's going on with you two? Why are you competing to see who can donate more? You're even donating your big iron pot! Are you trying to starve yourselves?"

Chen Xueru sighed and said, "We don't have your privileged background; we're small business owners. How can we manage if we don't show some initiative?"

These two women are shrewd and resourceful; it seems that in the original drama, the major upheaval didn't cause them too much harm.

Therefore, Niu Dazhuang never thought much about this aspect. He didn't know whether the Ye sisters would be affected, which is why he let them convert all their money into calligraphy, paintings, and gold.

The gold is all stored in their own storage space. Even if it gets sold off, they won't find anything valuable.