Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

"Caixia, did your father really say that?"

Zhou Caixia didn't say anything, she just nodded.

Liu Jia sighed and touched his forehead.

What exactly is Zhou Fengshou up to?

Why would someone weave baskets and then give their daughter away as a dowry? What kind of thinking is that?

Zhang Guilan wanted to walk forward, but Liu Yutian quickly grabbed her clothes and gently shook his head.

Yesterday, Liu Jia had already told me his attitude towards Zhou Caixia, but that wasn't done in front of Zhou Caixia.

Now that Zhou Caixia has brought this up openly and even mentioned her family's opinion, Liu Yutian suddenly wants to hear what Liu Jia will say.

What if he feels embarrassed about what he told me yesterday?

at the same time.

Zhou Caixia was also waiting for Liu Jia's reply.

Even though Zhou Caixia knew perfectly well that Liu Jia had no romantic feelings for her, she still wanted to hear him say it himself.

It seems like only this way can I give up.

Liu Jia frowned and pondered briefly, but when he looked up again, he resumed his previous demeanor.

"Caixia, now that we're all alone, tell me honestly, is your father saying this because he's worried you won't be able to get married?"

At first, Zhou Caixia didn't understand what Liu Jia meant.

After carefully considering what she had just said, Zhou Caixia's face turned red all the way to her neck.

"Liu Jia, why can't I get married? I have a whole bunch of matchmakers trying to set me up! Don't talk nonsense!"

"Then why did your dad come up with such an idea?"

Zhou Caixia tossed her braids back and said angrily, "How should I know? I don't know!"

Liu Jia could no longer hold back and burst out laughing.

He laughed several times before straightening up.

“Let’s go, I’ll go with you to find your father. I need to have a good talk with him. It seems we need to change the format of our basket plan.”

Zhou Caixia was completely confused. What exactly was Liu Jia talking about?

Although she couldn't understand it, seeing Liu Jia's confident demeanor made Zhou Caixia waver again.

"Are you really capable?"

"Okay, I've already thought of a plan, and I guarantee it will work!"

As Liu Jia spoke, she turned around, and Zhou Caixia had no choice but to quickly follow.

As soon as they arrived at the door, the two saw Liu Yutian and Zhang Guilan.

"Dad, what are you doing here? Why aren't the kids at the gate coming into the yard?"

Liu Jia raised an eyebrow and asked.

Liu Yutian nodded, pretending as if nothing had happened.

"Isn't it because your mother's hoe is loose? I was thinking of tapping it on the wall, it'll be fine."

After saying that, Liu Yutian actually pointed the hoe upwards and slammed it hard on the ground twice.

"Okay, it's good that everything is alright. I'm going to Uncle Zhou's house with Caixia, we'll be right back."

Liu Yutian was a little worried, but he still nodded.

After saying goodbye to Liu Yutian, Zhou Caixia followed Liu Jia away.

Liu Yutian breathed a long sigh of relief, pressing one finger to his chest.

Having lived this long, this is the first time I've ever eavesdropped on someone's conversations; it was truly terrifying.

What's infuriating is that they didn't hear anything at all.

Zhang Guilan also hurried into the courtyard and went straight into the south room.

Both of them were preoccupied with their own things and ignored each other, busy with their own lives.

Half an hour later, a deep voice came from the doorway.

"Mom and Dad, I'm back!"

"Jianye, are you done with work? You haven't been back for days, are you home yet?"

Upon hearing her second son's voice, Zhang Guilan hurriedly came out of the south room.

Liu Jianye stopped and grinned at Zhang Guilan.

"After finishing up, I must say, staying in the production team these past few days hasn't been as comfortable as staying at home."

"Of course, there are a lot of mosquitoes at night, right? Did you finish using the mugwort I sent you?"

Zhang Guilan came to Liu Jianye's side, reached out to straighten his clothes, and then asked about the mugwort.

There are so many mosquitoes this year, we have to burn mugwort leaves every night.

Every day after dinner, they would light mugwort leaves at the door, and when they went inside to sleep, they would always see a large swarm of dead mosquitoes.

Liu Jianye was in the production team instructing people on how to feed the livestock. He couldn't come home at night for the past few days, so Zhang Guilan specially cut some mugwort leaves and sent them to him, just in case her son suffered at night.

"Just enough, Mother, you were right."

Zhang Guilan smiled again, "It's good that you're done using it. Hurry up and tidy up, wash your face, and we'll eat when Sanzi comes back."

Liu Jianye was taken aback.

"Where did Sanzi go? He's not home."

"No, I went to your Uncle Zhou's house and said I'd be back in a bit."

After Zhang Guilan finished speaking, she went into the south room to add firewood, and Liu Jianye quickly followed her.

"Mother, right now, the affair between Sanzi and Caixia is causing quite a stir. The two of them..."

Before Liu Jianye could finish speaking, Zhang Guilan quickly interrupted him.

"That's not true, don't listen to their nonsense."

"I don't think it's possible. If they were going to get together, they would have done it long ago. Guo Xiaoyan wouldn't have a chance."

Hearing Liu Jianye mention Guo Xiaoyan, Zhang Guilan's heart sank again.

"Judging by the time, Guo Xiaoyan has been gone for several days now. I wonder how that child is doing?"

"What else can we do? They're city people, their lives will definitely be better than ours when they go back, Mom, don't worry."

Zhang Guilan hummed in agreement and then fell silent.

Not long after, Liu Jia returned, humming a song that was out of tune.

Upon seeing Liu Jianye, Liu Jia affectionately called him "Second Brother" and then asked about the livestock in the production team.

"Actually, I don't know much either. Everyone learns as they go, and experience accumulates as they see more."

"However, we really owe a lot to the book that Zhao Zhiqing left behind; it was a great help."

"I heard that Zhao, the educated youth, is also going back to the city. There are more and more people going back to the city now."

A few years ago, young people in the city responded to the national call to support rural development, and a large number of educated youth went to the countryside. Now that the policy has changed, people naturally want to go back.

This phenomenon is not unique to Xili Village; it is also prevalent in surrounding villages.

After hearing what Liu Jia said, Liu Jianye felt much better.

As the two were talking, Liu Yutian lifted the curtain and came out of the north room.

Upon seeing Liu Jia, he looked up and asked, "Sanzi, what did you say to your Uncle Zhou? Did you get through to him?"

Upon hearing his question, Liu Jia immediately understood everything.

In front of Liu Jianye, Liu Jia did not make fun of Liu Yutian, but directly stated the result.

"Now that I've explained it, Uncle Zhou is actually a very wise man. But the most important thing is that I used my strategy well."

"What strategy? You've taken down your Uncle Zhou?"

Liu Jia grinned.

"You can't say that. Actually, from the very beginning, I wanted Uncle Zhou to be involved in this matter, but since we hadn't made any progress yet, I was too embarrassed to tell him."

"Taking advantage of the fact that he didn't want Zhou Caixia involved, I might as well make things clear. From now on, for any significant matters, I'll have Uncle Zhou handle them."

"With a sense of participation comes a sense of responsibility, and many things become much easier to handle."

Liu Jia spoke one point after another, explaining what was going on and analyzing the situation.

Liu Yutian and Liu Jianye across the table stared wide-eyed.

Liu Yutian, in particular, had disbelief in his eyes.

"You mean, you involved Zhou Fengshou in your plan?"

"Yes, he's the production team leader. His words carry much more weight than those of us younger ones. His word is always law, and he sets a good example."

Liu Jia grinned mischievously.

Liu Jianye stood up abruptly.

"Wow, Sanzi, when did you become so smart? I used to think... never mind, you've really gotten amazing!"

Liu Jia knew what Liu Jianye wanted to say, so he simply said what Liu Jianye hadn't said.

"You still think Guo Xiaoyan is all I think about? That's all in the past. We're going to make a lot of money in the future!"

"Yes, that's right!"

Liu Jia's words also ignited Liu Jianye's fighting spirit.

As darkness fell, another day passed.

Liu Jia used a tree fork to scratch under the locust tree.

These past two days, I've been quietly working in the production team. Once the contract is signed, things will get busy.

To everyone's surprise, Li Zhenhe arrived from the city the next morning and rode his bicycle directly to the edge of the field.

As soon as he propped up the bicycle, Li Zhenhe started shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Liu Jia, come quick, something's happened!"