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

Everyone looked up again.

Nine out of ten people looked at Liu Jia with suspicion.

Some people had already quietly frowned.

What's going on? Isn't this the end of the matter?

Zhang Dalaba did go a bit too far, but he had already knelt down, so why did Liu Jia still have something to say?

"I hope Liu Jia won't hold a grudge. If that happens, this megaphone will be in big trouble."

Some people started whispering.

Some people quietly shook their heads.

Liu Yutian frowned, and at this moment he really wanted to drag Liu Jia home.

The deed is done, and I know it; my son must be seething with anger.

We should be forgiving when we can, and we can't keep harping on this matter.

If that's the case, then he's being rather petty as a man.

Zhang Guilan squeezed next to Liu Yutian and asked in a low voice, "Dad, will Sanzi be alright?"

Liu Yutian didn't say anything, but his brows furrowed even more.

Liu Jia arrived in the middle, and Lao Zhang hurriedly pulled Zhang Da Ban La to move back.

Looking at the person in front of him, Liu Jia spoke solemnly.

"Since everyone is here, I'd like to say a few words. I've already leased the bamboo grove north of the village, and weaving baskets is a real thing, so I won't hide it from you."

“We weave baskets to sell, and we don’t have many people weaving baskets right now, so we’re not openly recruiting.”

"The reason I did this was to test the progress. Zhang Cuihua just said that we secretly made money, but that's not true."

"Once the business stabilizes, everyone can come to me to weave baskets if they have time. The wages will be equal for everyone, and there will definitely be no delays in payment."

At first, there was no movement in the crowd, but after a while, someone suddenly started clapping.

Wang Liqiu led the shouting: "See that? Liu Jia is not a petty person!"

"That's right, Liu Jia is an honest kid!"

"You can earn extra money by weaving baskets and supplement your household income?"

"That's great, Sanzi. You'd better develop the business quickly and stabilize it soon!"

"This is a great thing, we should do this more often!"

As everyone discussed, excitement appeared on their faces.

Among the crowd, Liu Yutian also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, Liu Yutian was genuinely worried for Liu Jia.

Looking at Liu Jia now, Liu Yutian suddenly feels that his son has grown up and can really stand on his own!

Seeing this scene, Zhou Fengshou turned to look at Zhou Caixia.

"Bring me the jar, I need a drink of water."

Zhou Caixia smiled and handed over the porcelain sugar bowl, and Zhou Fengshou drank more than half of it in one gulp.

Today's events were a bit convoluted, but they were really satisfying!

I never expected Liu Jia to be able to handle things so well; he's really capable!

Seeing that people had finished discussing it, Zhou Fengshou finally spoke.

"Alright, everyone's tired after all this fuss. Go back and rest. I'll announce it over the loudspeaker when Liu Jia sends word. Everyone, stay tuned for the news."

Zhou Fengshou's words calmed the commune members down.

Then, people talked and discussed among themselves, and left in twos and threes.

Liu Jia turned to look at Zhang Dalaba again, but there was no one there.

"Third Brother, that loudspeaker must have slipped away when there were so many people. Look at her shameless behavior, it's really embarrassing!"

Zhou Caixia pouted, then rolled her eyes.

Liu Jia shook his head.

Let them go, there's nothing more to say.

Right now, I don't have the energy to argue with Zhang Dalaba. It's time to hand in the baskets again in three days, and I have a lot of things to do!

"People's lives are slower nowadays, but time is money, and that saying is true everywhere!"

Liu Jia said with emotion.

These words sounded like he was talking to himself, yet also like he was speaking to Zhou Caixia.

Zhou Caixia was completely stunned. She stared at Liu Jia for a long time before finally stammering out a sentence.

"Third brother, how much academic knowledge did you study for the college entrance exam? How come you speak with such eloquence?"

Liu Jia snapped out of his daze and grinned.

"Want to hear it?"

"Ah."

"Stop talking!"

After saying this, Liu Jia turned and left.

Zhou Caixia was completely mesmerized, unable to recover for a long time...

When Liu Jia got home, he found his whole family waiting for him.

There was already a clump of cigarette ash in front of Liu Yutian, and Liu Jianye was sitting upright on the stool.

Even Zhang Guilan, who is always busy, can look at herself at this time.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you coming inside to rest?"

No sooner had Liu Jia finished speaking than Liu Jianye chimed in.

"I've been waiting for you for ages, Sanzi. Come here for a second, let's have a chat."

Liu Jia smiled.

Without even asking, I knew they were going to talk about what had just happened.

Liu Jia casually picked up a stool and sat down in front of Liu Yutian.

In this way, Liu Yutian sat in the middle, with his two sons sitting on either side of him.

Liu Yutian turned around and looked at Liu Jia.

"Sanzi, tell me, what exactly happened? When did you sign that certificate?"

"Yeah, why didn't you tell your family anything? We were all so worried about you just now. You know what kind of person Zhang Dalou is, I was so worried about him."

Recalling what had just happened, Liu Jianye frowned once again.

Normally, several people can't out-argue Zhang Dalaba with just his mouth. Moreover, with so many people watching today, it was truly unexpected that Liu Jia could roast Zhang Dalaba so badly.

Hearing them say that, Zhang Guilan also craned her neck to look in their direction.

“What big deal did I have back then? Turns out it was just this? I’ve been thinking about contracting the bamboo forest in the north of the village for a long time. Now that the cooperative’s business is stable, I just need to get the necessary procedures done.”

Liu Jia spoke with perfect naturalness, just like he was chatting casually.

"Is it really that simple?" Liu Jianye was somewhat skeptical.

"How complicated could it be? The bamboo forest north of the village belongs to the public, not our family. If we want to get raw materials from there, we have to contract it out, otherwise how can it be justified?"

When Liu Jia asked this question, Liu Jianye didn't know what to say.

That's the logic, but hearing it from Liu Jia's mouth still felt somewhat unbelievable to Liu Jianye.

When did my younger brother become so farsighted?

Normally, it's just about getting some bamboo and weaving a few baskets, right? Even older people wouldn't think that far ahead.

Unexpectedly, Liu Jia handled the matter flawlessly!

Even he, as the older brother, didn't know what to say.

After waiting for most of the day, Liu Yutian also wanted Liu Jia to explain what had happened.

But when Liu Jia finally spoke, Liu Yutian could only smile.

Extinguishing his cigarette, Liu Yutian slowly stood up. "You can't deny getting old, you've all grown up and become successful!"

After saying that, Liu Yutian went into the north room.

Liu Jia was stunned.

"Brother, what does Dad mean by that? Is he angry?"

Liu Jianye scratched his head. "Really? I just saw Dad smiling, and I was quite happy."

"Then why does he sound so sad when he speaks?"

"What's with the sadness? He's happy!" At this point, Liu Jianye seemed to remember something and quickly grabbed Liu Jia's arm. "Sanzi, did you really give that much money to the production team? Where did your money come from?"

Thinking of the six hundred yuan, Liu Jianye's expression became serious.

These days, let alone six hundred yuan, even sixty yuan is a large sum of money!

Liu Jia bought a bicycle, which has already made many people in the village envious. Now the old accountant is saying in front of everyone that he has settled the payment. So where did this money come from?

"Brother, do you remember Li Zhenhe? He's the driver from the Red Star Supply and Marketing Cooperative. He came to our house twice."

"I remember, so what?"

“We are working together. I don’t have that much money on my own, so we jointly contracted the land in the north of the village. He works at the supply and marketing cooperative, and our business is also with the supply and marketing cooperative, which makes things much more convenient.”

After hearing Liu Jia's explanation, Liu Jianye breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Oh, I see. I was worried about this just now. You have no idea that everyone was talking about you on the way back."

"What did you say about me?"

Liu Jia immediately became interested.

Liu Jianye cleared his throat, but before he could speak, Zhang Guilan's voice suddenly came over.

"People say that the youngest son of the Liu family is quite successful. He ran around for two days and made a lot of money. I wonder if it was obtained legitimately."

"Mom, don't listen to their nonsense. The business isn't just mine alone. I'm partnering with someone, and they have to invest too!"

Liu Jianye stepped forward, nodding his head like a chick pecking at rice.

"That's right, those people are just jealous. Aren't they afraid of getting contempt for their own eyes? They're just bored and have nothing better to do!"

As the saying goes, it's all about the three-way relationship, and that's absolutely true.

When Liu Jianye heard someone say something bad about Liu Jia, he felt even worse than if they were talking about him himself.

As the three people were talking, suddenly, the sound of firecrackers came from the northwest.

"Den!"

"Crack!"

One sound had barely faded when another followed!

Zhang Guilan's expression changed drastically.

"Oh no, has something happened to someone's house?"