Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 125 - 124: Retreat to Advance

Li Jian Country arrived early at Zhao Gang’s house the next day, and was shocked by the large chicken coop in the yard as soon as he entered, "Why raise so many chickens?"

"It’s because my wife is about to give birth, so I need to prepare a bit, and since I can’t go hunting in the spring, I have to get ready myself," Zhao Gang knew that having so many chickens was a bit eye-catching.

After all, raising so many chickens was not only to lay more eggs to exchange for money but also to allow his daughter-in-law to have more nourishment. freewēbnoveℓ.com

Childbirth is a dangerous thing for women, let alone giving birth to twins. Although Zhao Gang seemed carefree and cheerful, he was very worried.

For example, his mother-in-law hadn’t arrived yet, which made Zhao Gang anxious. Although Cai Meina said she could help, there was so much work at home, and the fields to tend to, he couldn’t rely on just a few kids at home.

Li Jian Country shook his head listening to the noise inside, "Are you planning to eat one chicken a day? That’s too extravagant," Li Jian Country considered himself well-off, and his daughter-in-law only ate a few chickens when she gave birth, which was still considered generous.

But Zhao Gang was even more exaggerated. If there were elders around, they would surely call it wasteful.

"That’s the plan, can’t do otherwise since it’s twins, have to take care of them well," Zhao Gang expressed that he had no choice.

Ah, twins? Li Jian Country was startled. He knew Zhan Jing was pregnant, but since it was winter and everyone wore layers, they didn’t visit during the winter break, so he didn’t know about Zhan Jing’s condition.

He never expected it to be twins, now Li Jian Country understood why Zhao Gang was so nervous, "If there’s no one to take care of her, let Little Cai help out."

A woman giving birth without adults to help, and having two kids, Zhan Jing couldn’t take care of herself properly, and Li Jian Country figured Cai Meina wasn’t fit for farm work either, so it was better for her to look after Zhan Jing.

Zhao Gang was delighted. If his mother-in-law didn’t come, having Cai Meina to help would also be good, "Thank you, Village Chief, I’ll talk to them about the work points."

With the Village Chief agreeing not to deduct her labor points, Zhao Gang wouldn’t make things difficult for Li Jian Country. After all, a few points wouldn’t be worth much, it’d be better to go hunting more in the mountains later or grow more things, that way he could make up the money.

A reasonable person who doesn’t make things difficult, Li Jian Country also wondered about the work points. If they were for Zhan Jing, no one would object, considering how often Zhan Jing helped the village with issues.

Now, with Cai Meina not needing to work and looking after Zhan Jing, some people might complain. If no work points were counted, then no one would have anything to say.

But Li Jian Country couldn’t bring it up himself, as it would seem too heartless. Now that Zhao Gang voluntarily mentioned it, the issue was easy to resolve.

Seeing the Village Chief breathe a sigh of relief, Zhao Gang felt a bit unhappy because he and Zhan Jing worked for the village without any work points.

Even if the village agreed to give Cai Meina some work points, so what.

Not to mention, Gong Tao had already started working hard with various obligations.

Although Zhao Gang felt a bit discontented, he showed no emotions on his face, as he still needed to live here.

Li Jian Country, eager to see the books Zhao Gang collected from the recycling station yesterday, entered and was surprised by the number of books, "So many books?"

"Yes, Uncle Li said they’re all new books discarded by the education bureau, and he said they’re good, I couldn’t refuse," Zhao Gang originally intended to say that he didn’t plan to have the village pay for these books.

But now Zhao Gang indicated that they weren’t books he needed, so why stand out, especially since these people wouldn’t appreciate it.

Zhao Gang efficiently retrieved the invoice from the side and handed it to Li Jian Country, "It’s issued by Uncle Li"

Upon hearing that it was his uncle Li Jianjun’s words, how could he be dissatisfied, actually, he did this under his uncle’s instructions, otherwise, he thought the more educated people were, the more trouble they’d get into amid the turmoil outside. As long as the village children could read, it was fine, but since his uncle said so, Li Jian Country had no choice.

He initially thought of purchasing some books, but never expected to need so many, greatly exceeding the village budget, how to deal with this.

Zhao Gang saw Li Jian Country’s troubled expression and didn’t want to intervene, as he paid the money himself, without any tricks, but considering his future plans.

Zhao Gang could only act as the good guy, "Village Chief, you know Gong Tao just arrived here, with nothing much, thin foundation, owes the village grain, so they’re planning to make some things and want to check if there are cheap wood options nearby."

Some things are best not left unsaid, so using this pretext to wander around outside.

Cheap wood? "Chop some from the mountain," Li Jian Country knew previous actions were a bit unethical, but had no choice, so hearing about making furniture, he generously suggested there was wood on the mountain.

"No need, it takes too long to air dry, and when we visited the recycling station this time, we found second-hand furniture and wood, prices were good, practically a bargain, so we thought of getting some back." Zhao Gang had no interest in mountain wood, was it even good wood?

Furthermore, drying it, would lead to jealousy if too many trees were cut down, better to just spend money to solve the problem.

Zhao Gang’s blunt words startled Li Jian Country, did Zhao Gang feel uncomfortable?

"If it were me, I’d just chop it, but for Gong Tao, arriving as a newcomer, can’t take advantage of the village," Zhao Gang, taking advantage of Gong Tao being a newcomer, not taking public resources, also praised their noble character.

"That is, we need to use the village’s ox cart to go out, we want to borrow it, and as for the book money, we’ll discuss when the village can afford it." Can’t forgo necessary funds, just delay the timeline.

In the cold winter, oxen are kept in the barn, so this even pleased Zhao Gang a bit, wouldn’t he agree, especially since Li Jian Country remembered Gong Tao also had skills.

Li Jian Country was shocked, how could he just forget about Cai Meina, thinking she couldn’t do anything, but failed to recall her husband was impressive as well.

Though regret won’t change past words, he grumbled about it, "Fine, use it anytime; the village doesn’t need it."

In this way, Zhao Gang got permission to use the ox cart clearly, played the strategy of retreating to advance well, and Gong Ruini at the side gave a thumbs up.

Originally, aside from the proof, the transport was a sticking point, and now everything was resolved, thanks to Zhao Gang.

More importantly, Gong Ruini noticed that Li Jian Country seemed a bit embarrassed, truly a talent in every way.

Gong Ruini didn’t even know why Zhao Gang was unhappy; in her view, if her mother needed to take care of Zhan Jing and couldn’t work, then not getting work points was normal.

It’s not that Gong Ruini was overly generous, but the money wasn’t worth creating various displeasures with the village.

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