Drama Couple in the 80s

Chapter 47

The financial impact was immediate.

Xiaoling Village reaped significant profits from growing watermelons, leaving those who hadn't participated regretful and beating their thighs until they turned swollen.

Comrade He Dacheng became highly esteemed within the village for a time.

Those already cultivating sought to maintain good relations with him, while those who hadn't jumped on board rushed to approach him, eagerly signing up for next year's planting season.

Amidst the buzz about watermelons, Jiang Fengchan did his own calculations. Surprisingly, the income from his pepper crop wasn't much less than that of the watermelons. However, there was one key difference, watermelon harvests were seasonal, but the peppers in his field continued to bear fruit, allowing further sales.

With proper care, peppers should continue producing throughout the summer. Early harvested peppers fetched good prices, and even as market rates dropped with the abundance of open-field peppers, they still generated steady income.

Jiang Fengchan realized the benefits of growing vegetables and decided to plant more acres of peppers next year. He planned to utilize all their contracted fields for this purpose, willing to purchase grain if needed. After all, food scarcity was not yet a concern in rural areas.

The days of raising a child seemed to fly by quickly. At six months, little Yanyan learned to sit up, and by eight months, she mastered crawling.

During the summer vacation of 1983, Jiang Fengshou graduated from middle school. Conveniently, the watermelon season had just ended, and wheat harvesting was also over. Lucky kid, his graduation coincided with the lazy days of summer when field maintenance required minimal farm work, leaving him idle. He spent most of his time carrying Yanyan around everywhere, becoming her personal little nanny.

This playful uncle knew how to entertain, captivating Yanyan's affection so much that sometimes she preferred him over Jiang Ya herself.

Jiang Ya welcomed the break, gladly handing Yanyan off to her brother, appreciating some rest.

At fourteen months, Little Yanyan finally took her first steps, wobbling but steadily learning to walk.

At one and a half years old, the little goofball still struggled with speaking. Apart from "Mama," she couldn't even say "Papa." Jiang Fengshou would repeatedly teach her to call him "Uncle" while holding her, but Little Yanyan just happily gnawed on her fingers, gazing at him. For a moment, it was hard to tell who was the nephew and who the uncle.

In the autumn of 1984, Jiang Fengshou enlisted in the military. By then, Little Yanyan was eighteen months old and still hadn't learned to call him "Uncle," leaving Jiang Fengchan feeling quite disappointed as he prepared to depart.

After bidding farewell to Jiang Fengshou, another farming off season arrived. Jiang Ya and He Cheng packed their belongings, took their daughter, and traveled to Yongcha City. They announced publicly that Mr. Jia had some work for He Cheng there, requiring them to stay in Yongcha City for a while.

The real reason behind this move, however, was another unexpected pregnancy.

Despite precautions, they had let their guard down. Initially planning to wait until Yanyan was around six or seven—more self-sufficient and already in elementary school—for their second child, certain moments proved uncontrollable, resulting in an accidental pregnancy.

Family planning campaigns were fervently underway in rural areas, constantly blaring through loudspeakers. The couple hastily sought an excuse to escape these restrictions by moving to Yong City.