Chapter 183 Liujiazhuang Incident

Liu Zhiye smiled and asked, "Uncle, how many kilograms of watermelon did you sell today?"

The third uncle, Liu Yuanhai, replied with a smile: "There are not many melons that have just matured. In total, we only harvested more than 5,000 kilograms. The income is less than 300 yuan, haha!"

Old Versailles!
Liu Zhiye smiled easily, his eyes wandering in the melon field. "Don't worry." He said slowly, reaching out to pick a heavy melon, tapping it lightly with two fingers, listening to its response.

"Bang, bang!" "Listen to the sound, just right!" He nodded with satisfaction and ate it. "In a few days, this melon field will have a good harvest. The daily output can reach 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms. You will be busy then."

Liu Zhiye and the third uncle came to the melon field. They didn't care about anything and just sat casually on a moss-covered stone.

He raised his fist without hesitation and hit the ripe watermelon. With a "bang", the watermelon seemed to know its fate and obediently cracked into several pieces, revealing the juicy red soil.

Liu Zhiye took a bite of the watermelon in his hand, and the sweet juice burst on the tip of his tongue. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow! It's so sweet! The freshly picked watermelon is the most delicious." As he said that, he handed a piece of watermelon to the third uncle, "You should eat it too! Don't be reluctant to eat it!"

The third uncle gently took the fruit handed to him, took a bite, and then his eyes turned to the members who were working hard in the melon field in the distance.

"In recent years, although the situation outside is not so good, our village is booming!"

"My life is becoming more and more hopeful!" he sighed.

"These are wonderful things that we couldn't even imagine in the old society. I am content, really content..." The third uncle said with a smile, his eyes moistened.

Liu Zhiye looked at the scene in front of him and said with a smile: "Uncle, this is just the beginning! Listen to me, the good days of our village are still to come. In the future, every household will be able to live in a spacious building, upstairs and downstairs, with televisions and telephones, and they can even drive their own cars when they go out..."

"When the time comes, it won't be too late for you to be satisfied! Hahaha..."

"Wow! Every household in our country lives in a small Western-style building and has a car? This is even more luxurious than the landlords in the past! Even the rich and powerful can't live like this, right? I can't even imagine it..." The third uncle shook his head. He couldn't imagine that ordinary people would have such a good life one day.

Liu Zhiye understood that what he said at this moment was not only unimaginable to the Third Uncle, but also unimaginable to most people.

In the eyes of people these days, the greatest happiness is to have hearty meals every day, wear warm clothes, and live in a house that can shelter from the wind and rain.

Finally, Liu Zhiye gave him a few more instructions: "Uncle, our brigade's training came to an end yesterday, and only a few dozen people are still here for special training. The focus of my future work will be transferred to the city.

Fortunately, everything in our village has become normal, and basically I don’t need to pay much attention to anything.

Besides, I can rest assured with you guys here. If you have any decision-making problems in the future, just contact me in time."

"Don't worry!" The third uncle responded firmly. Then he invited: "How about going to the chicken farm to take a look? Hehe, those little hens have started laying eggs recently..."

When Liu Zhiye heard the news, he immediately showed excitement. "Oh wow, it laid eggs so soon? It seems that our breeding business is starting to pay off!"

"Let's go and take a look together!" he responded excitedly.

So, the two of them talked as they walked, and the third uncle and Liu Zhiye introduced the recent situation of the breeding farm in recent months.

The two men walked and talked at a leisurely pace, and the third uncle told Liu Zhiye about the developments of the breeding farm in recent months.

"Your uncle is now the head of the farm. He is mainly responsible for raising livestock. His role is like that of a production team leader."

Hearing this, Liu Zhiye smiled and said jokingly: "Oh! It seems that my uncle has become a leader too!"

The third uncle laughed when he heard this: "Not only that, your grandfather is also a leader. He is in charge of planting and collecting herbs, and he has more than ten people under his management. However, the most surprising thing is your sister..."

"My sister? Liu Yucui?" Liu Zhiye said in surprise.

"Oh, you don't know yet? She is now a big shot. She is now a farm machinery operator in our village, specializing in driving tractors! Hahahaha" The third uncle smiled with pride and praise in his voice. Liu Zhiye also widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief, "This, a female tractor driver, can she do it?"

The third uncle's words were full of unquestionable confidence, as if he was challenging some traditional concepts. "Why not? She drives this tractor just as well as the other two grown men." His eyes flashed with a gleam of approval, as if he saw extraordinary strength in her energy.

Liu Yucui's recent performance has been truly remarkable. She is full of energy and enthusiasm, like a gust of wind sweeping through, bringing vitality and competence wherever she goes.

Her figure became a beautiful scenery in the fields, which surprised those people who were used to looking at her in the old way.

After hearing these words, Liu Zhiye suddenly came to his senses and realized that the times he lived in were different from the past. The women today were not comparable to the weak and delicate women of later generations.

Women these days can hold up half the sky. In a large collective, women can do what men can do. They learn skills and contribute physical strength, and as a result, the status of women has become higher. There is even a saying that "Women hold up half the sky and should take the lead in everything."

The point is that the teacher comrade once said: "Times have changed, men and women are the same, and women can do the same things that men can do."

For example, it is a very common phenomenon for women to drive tractors. Haven’t you seen the "female tractor driver" printed on the 1 yuan banknote in the third set of RM coins issued this year? One of her prototypes is Jin Maofang, a female soldier from Dongshan who went to the border to settle and guard the border?

Liu Zhiye asked curiously: "What kind of treatment will the village give to those who work as agricultural machinery operators?"

The third uncle gestured with his fingers and said proudly, "Hey! They will be given ten work points for one day's work, and they don't have to work hard. At noon, they can even have a full meal."

"Haha, that's great. Your treatment is almost as good as that of a production team leader." Liu Zhiye said with a smile.

As a result, several close relatives in my hometown have also made good arrangements. My grandfather is in charge of growing Chinese herbal medicine, my uncle is in charge of the breeding farm, my brother-in-law is the captain of the militia, my sister is a farm machinery operator, and my younger brother works with him as a public security officer.

With this kind of family income, they will be able to live well even without his regular help.

In the dim light of morning, my uncle's figure was reflected beside the animal pen. He was wearing thick gloves and was working hard with several other members.

They are dealing with the excrement of livestock on the farm, which is a dirty and tiring job.

Every morning, they must clear the accumulated feces in the animal pens to ensure that the livestock have a clean living environment, which is also a way to maintain environmental hygiene.

Just as they were waving shovels to clean up the piles of feces with a pungent smell, Uncle San and Liu Zhiye came to his side.

The uncle raised his head, frowning, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, as if he didn't expect the two to come to the farm at this time. "Third brother, Zhiye, why are you two here at this time?" The uncle asked with a hint of doubt in his words.

The third uncle Liu Yuanhai said: "Zhiye is going back to the city. Before he leaves, he came to see the situation of our farm."

Liu Zhiye smiled and said, "Uncle, you are busy. Let's go and take a rest."

"You guys just do it first, I'll be back soon." After hearing this, the uncle gave a few instructions to the others, and then said to Liu Zhiye, "Come on, let's go inside and talk, it smells too bad here."

After entering the house and the three of them sat down at the same time, the uncle turned his attention to Liu Zhiye: "I heard that your team's training is over, right?"

Then he added, "Why didn't that little bastard Tielin come back with you?" he said with disappointment.

"Yes, uncle, it's over. Tielin can only come back once every few days. He can't go home directly now and has to continue training at the training base." Liu Zhiye replied.

Hearing this, the uncle asked hurriedly: "What's going on? Is it because Tielin's training results are not up to standard, so he needs to stay and continue training?"

Liu Zhiye smiled and explained: "That's not the case, uncle, don't worry, this is a good thing. Tielin has been selected to join the special police team of our brigade, and they now need more advanced professional training."

The third uncle turned his head, frowned slightly, and asked in confusion: "SWAT team? What kind of team is this?"

(End of this chapter)