Acai's Sky

Chapter 790 50 Continue Life 73

In Tianshui Village, not far from the Li family, an ultra-large farm is under construction in full swing.

The farm covers a vast area and is equipped with all the facilities of a farm from the 1950s, which is quite eye-catching.

Because of his rich agricultural experience and professional knowledge, Li Huaishan was hired by the farmer as a consultant at a high salary, responsible for guiding the farm's feed processing, etc.

An advanced feed processing plant was also established on the farm, which brought new opportunities to Tianshui Village.

This provides villagers with additional employment opportunities during the slack season, allowing them to work in factories and increase their family income.

This move has significantly improved the economic situation in Tianshui Village and gradually improved the living standards of the villagers.

In just two years, Tianshui Village has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The originally muddy and narrow country roads have now been replaced by wide and flat concrete roads. This road directly connects to Huxian County, Xi'an and other places, greatly shortening the travel time for villagers.

Whether transporting agricultural products or going out to do business, it has become more convenient and efficient.

At the same time, Acai is also experiencing her own growth and changes.

Due to special reasons, she was forced to follow her two brothers and the new students from Xiaodongbeiguan sent by the army to learn [Elementary Body Refining Technique].

What is even more surprising is that after a period of training, Acai was able to speak some simple words and began to communicate with others.

Although her accent had a slight Northeastern twang, no one paid much attention to it and just thought it was the result of learning from Xiaoguan.

Today is another important day for Acai - she is going to junior high school to take the graduation exam.

Early in the morning, just as the sky was getting light, Acai and her two brothers boarded the truck that was delivering goods from the farm to Xi'an.

The three Li brothers and sisters sat happily in the truck bed, laughing and chatting all the way.

Especially the second brother Li Jinghong, he always stared at the cute little sister with a smile, and teased her from time to time, which made Acai sometimes pout and sometimes laugh.

He gently extended his finger and carefully poked Ah Cai's peach-like cheek, and said with a doting smile:

"Mianmian, today is a big day! You're about to graduate from junior high school, the youngest and cutest graduate in our class! After the exams, I'll take you out for some delicious noodles, okay?"

Ah Cai dodged slightly to the side, blinking her big watery eyes, and responded in a delicate voice, "No spicy food!"

When Li Jingqi heard his sister say such a complete sentence, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Then he turned around, looked at his little sister expectantly, and encouraged her, "Hey, our little Mianmian can even say four words in one breath now! You should chat with your brothers more often in the future, and practice speaking more when you have nothing to do. Don't be lazy! If you keep doing this, your ability to express yourself will definitely get stronger and stronger!"

Li Jinghong, who was standing by, also came over and gently tugged at the two cute braids on the little sister's head. He pretended to be serious and said with a serious face:

"You've been aphasic for so long that you've become a bit too lazy to speak. How can this be? If you keep going on like this, after a while, even normal speech will become stammering and halting!"

Li Jingqi nodded, expressing his agreement with his brother's words. He added with a smile, "That's right! Ever since my little sister was able to speak again, our parents couldn't be happier! Besides, even your big brother gets beaten less every day!"

Li Jinghong was not happy when he heard this. He immediately grinned, revealing a row of white and neat teeth, and protested:

"Hey! What's the matter, big brother? It's obviously you who's to blame for every time I get beaten up, and you still dare to say it has nothing to do with you? That's so unfair!"

When they arrived in Huxian County, they got off the truck, waved goodbye to the driver, and the three of them trotted into the school.

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After one day, they finally finished the exams for all subjects and walked out of the examination room feeling relieved.

Li Jinghong held his little sister's hand tightly, muttering non-stop: "Oh, it's just an exam. I'm not some know-it-all pawnshop owner. Who can know what year the stele forest in the Taoist temple was built?" He complained and shook his head helplessly.

As for Ah Cai, she always turned around and left after repairing something, and she knew nothing about the historical age of the stele forest.

When she saw the question about the age of the Forest of Steles on the test paper, she was completely stunned.

"I really admire those archaeology professors! In just three or four years, they were able to complete the registration, photography and preservation work of hundreds of ancient monuments so well..." Li Jingqi also shook his head and sighed.

As they were talking, they had already arrived in front of a noodle shop.

They greeted the shop owner warmly, then walked to the innermost table and sat down as if they were familiar with the place.

Li Jingqi called out to the oncoming waiter, "Brother Waiter, give us three bowls of ???? noodles, and don't add any chili to one of them."

At this time, Ah Cai pricked up her ears curiously, listening carefully to the conversations of all kinds of diners coming from all directions in the noodle shop, as if she wanted to catch some interesting stories or novel insights from these words.

The diner slammed his hands on the table and said, "Hey! Hey guys, have you heard? The higher-ups are saying they want to have some kind of 'public-private partnership'. What the hell is that all about?"

The diner smacked his lips and sipped his tea. "How come you're only just waking up? The provincial capital was already moving last year, how could we be so far behind due to our geographical location? They say they're going to 'converge into a socialist economic system,' and gradually merge the capitalists' businesses into public hands."

The diner gestured with three hands, "That's right! I heard the profit distribution is 'four-way split,' just like how we wheat pickers divide the accounts - the first trough goes to the government as tax, the second trough goes to the factory's provident fund, the third trough goes to the workers for benefits, and finally it's the boss's turn to distribute the profits. All told, the boss only gets 25%; the bulk of the profits go between the government and us who work hard!"

The diner craned his neck and tapped the rim of his bowl with his chopsticks. "Hey, guys, have you heard? The higher-ups have set a seven-year dividend distribution period for the shopkeeper."

The second diner curled his lips and put down his chopsticks. "Really? You've been getting a fixed interest for seven years and you're still not satisfied? You've been eating noodles with oil every day, and you still want to stuff your sack with pot cakes?"

The diner wiped his mouth three times, waved his hand and made an airplane gesture, saying, "The New Year has just begun, and many employers are wrestling with the government! Look at the Li family in Nanmen. They sold their factory and looms to someone else in an instant!"