This was an anti-theft stamp.
Her brother's comrade had a relative who was a cadre in Fenggu Township.
She decided to report her name through the back door.
If the matter was exposed, the educated youth would cause trouble. Judging from the harvest of Ren'an Village in the past two years,
The production team would not be able to get a place.
Then her study would naturally be ruined.
The Xue Huahua was a sensible person.
She immediately thought of the twists and turns inside.
"Did the letter say how many places are there?"
"There are three."
The Xue Huahua lowered her head and pondered. There were ten production teams in Fenggu Village. Two of them had repeatedly made profits and received unanimous praise from the cadres of the commune. Two of the three places would definitely be given to those two production teams. The remaining one would have to be fought for by several production teams. Ren'an Village did not have much strength, so the chances of getting it were not high.
The other party knew that Luo Mengying had taken the place.
They would definitely not publicize it loudly. Instead, they would think of ways to squeeze her out. "This must have been done by someone from the educated youth's room.
It's useless for the Third Sister to bring it.
Luo Zhiqing.
Think about it.
Other than your family having connections in the commune.
Are there any other educated youth? "
She had lived decades longer than Luo Mengying.
She had seen too many of these kinds of substitutions.
In the information age, there were even impostors who went to university, not to mention this kind of era that relied on relationships.
Luo Mengying did not say anything. Usually, when she came back from work, everyone would sit in the courtyard dam and talk about many things in the city. Other than the new educated youth, she was not familiar with them. Other than Li Xuemei, whose family background was not good, almost all of them were good. A few of them were from other cities, so they should not be so capable.
She could not think of anyone who was watching her from behind.
Going to university was the only way to return to the city. Before Luo Mengying went to the countryside, her brother had written to her about going to university. At that time, she had a beautiful dream of Jian She's motherland and did not take it seriously. It was not until she saw the letter last month that she seriously thought about her future. If she did not go back, would she marry into the countryside like Li Xuemei and spend the rest of her life cursing at her mother-in-law? Putting aside whether she could take it or not, her parents in the city couldn't accept it either.
She went to university not only for her dream, but also to leave this place and return to her parents.
"Auntie, it was so noisy at noon. I didn't have a chance to talk to Hongying alone. Can you help me ask if she noticed someone sneaking into my room?" They were all students who had left their hometown, so the relationship between the educated youth's room had always been good. Unlike the villagers who lived separately, the educated youth's room shared a kitchen and a central room. Everyone took turns to cook for everyone else. Sometimes they would quarrel, but no matter how bad it was, they would still help if something really happened.
She could not think of anyone who would do such a thing.
"I'll ask when I get home. Actually …" Xue Huahua paused and thought, "No matter who it is, if she wants to squeeze you out, she has to find a way to get in through the back door. The busy farming season is coming soon. You can observe carefully and see who often asks for leave to go to the commune or often asks the captain to send letters. It's probably him."
Lu Jianguo did not receive the notice about the University of Workers, Peasants and Soldiers. It must be because the commune's cadres wanted to wait until the busy farming season was over so that the educated youth would not work hard. Moreover, the closer the notice was, the less time the educated youth had to think and react, and the less likely they would make trouble. On the contrary, if the notice was given earlier, the educated youth would definitely ask around about the quota. No matter which one of the three educated youth was chosen, in their opinion, they were not as good as themselves. If they compared each other, they would make a big fuss.
Therefore, if the other party wanted to get the quota, they had to do it before the commune's notice was given. In this case, they would not just stay in the village and do nothing.
Luo Mengying did not understand at the moment. Xue Huahua analyzed the situation for her bit by bit. She explained it in a simple and detailed way. Luo Mengying suddenly understood and could not help but look at Xue Huahua in a new light. In her eyes, the people from the countryside were farmers who worked hard with their backs to the sky. They could do nothing except work. She did not expect that Xue Huahua's analysis was so clear and logical, and she spoke at a moderate speed, giving her enough time to think and guiding her to use her brain instead of leading her by the nose.
"Auntie, thank you for analyzing for me. Hongying, please apologize for me. I didn't expect it to be like this." She found that she had lost her book, so she asked the others casually. They all pointed the spearhead at Lu Hongying one after another. Thinking of the scene of Lu Hongying running away with red eyes, she also felt bad.
"Third Sister knows that you do not have bad intentions. I will make it clear to her. You must be tired after a day of work. You can go back first." It was good to make things clear. Lu Hongying was wronged, and she must be sad. From Luo Mengying's point of view, she did not do anything wrong. On the contrary, with her age, she handled this matter very well.
If it was someone else, they would have fallen out with Lu Hongying a long time ago. It was hard for her to still maintain a trace of rationality. If the two of them could really be friends, Lu Hongying would definitely learn many good qualities from Luo Mengying.
The smell of the pigsty was a little strong. Luo Mengying was not used to it. She pinched her nose and turned to go back. "Auntie, I'll go back first." She had to go back and write a letter to her brother to tell him about this. She also wanted to ask him if the connections he found were strong and if anything would happen. These few years, there was a trend of criticism. If she was not careful, she could drag her whole family into trouble. The city was already full of smoke and death. She did not want to drag others into it.
Xue Huahua cleaned the pigsty and washed it with water before leaving. The sun was setting, and the tired birds were returning to their nests. The bamboo forest was quiet. She walked out of the yard and saw someone hiding in the bamboo forest. She stuck her head out to look at her. The straw sandals on her feet were stained with mud, and her trousers were rolled up high. It was hard for her to miss her so much. Xue Huahua screamed, "Comrade Sun Guixian, why are you hiding? What are you trying to do?"
The first thing she thought of was the pigs in the pigsty. Lu Jianguo handed the pigsty to her. If something happened to the pigs, he would definitely look for her. The pigsty did not have a door. If Sun Guixian did something secretly, she would be the one who took the blame. No, she had to talk to Lu Jianguo about this.
Seeing that she was discovered, Sun Guixian had to come out from behind the trees. She wanted to say something to Xue Huahua, but the other ignored her and went straight to the yard of the storage room. She shook the mud on her legs and shouted, "You are the one who did something shameful." The news that Lu Hongying stole the book of the female educated youth had spread. Xue Huahua called the female educated youth to the pigsty alone to talk to her. She must be threatening her.
The strong dragon could not defeat the local snake. The female educated youth suffered a loss and could only accept it. Xue Huahua was the one who would spoil the atmosphere.
The storage room was manned all year round. At this time, Lu Jianguo was discussing with the vice-captain about arranging the people to transplant rice tomorrow. After hearing Xue Huahua's words, Lu Jianguo immediately frowned, "How dare she? Personal matters are trivial. The production team's matters are important. If she really dares to do it, I will teach her a lesson."
Xue Huahua did not know if she was thinking too much, but it was better to nip it in the bud. "Captain, I am afraid. I know many people are unhappy that I got this job. The pigsty does not have a door. If something really happens, the production team will suffer a big loss. If it is really impossible, let's take turns to raise the pigs. It is fair for everyone. "
The more she thought about it, the more frightened Xue Huahua was. If something happened to the four pigs, how could she afford it? She had to give Lu Jianguo a warning.
"Don't worry about it. I will go and find her later." When Sun Guixian was mentioned, Lu Jianguo's face darkened. He heard from the members that Sun Guixian did not cut the pigweed seriously. She put all the old and tender pigweed into the basket. Fortunately, one of the pigs was sick and was discovered in time. Otherwise, according to Sun Guixian's method, the four pigs would not get fat.
Then, he discussed with the vice-captain and went to Sun Guixian's house. They warned Sun Guixian not to mess around. Then, they went door to door to inform the members that they will start to throw rice seedlings, transplant rice seedlings, and carry manure tomorrow.
Lu Dewen straightened his back when he got the job of transplanting rice seedlings. He held Xixi in his arms and tossed her into the air. He happily taught Xixi, "Learn how to farm from me. When you grow up, I'll ask the captain to arrange a job for you to transplant rice seedlings."
Like father, like son. He was determined not to let Xixi drag him down and embarrass him.
Xixi stretched his arms and giggled. From time to time, he said, "Work, work." Lu Dewen felt that his son was born to work. Just listen to how he said the word "work". His pronunciation was perfect and sonorous.
Lu Jianxun looked at him enviously. He stacked the firewood on the ground. When he saw Xue Huahua coming back from outside, he was a little excited. "Mom, the captain wants Big Brother to transplant rice seedlings tomorrow." When his leg recovered, he also begged the captain to let him go to the fields.
Xue Huahua went for a walk. On the way back, she met Lu Jianguo. She already knew about it. She encouraged Lu Dewen. "Work hard. If you don't understand, ask more. You'll get used to it."
Lu Dewen nodded like a chick pecking rice. He glanced at Lu Hongying, who came out with a bowl of rice. He immediately put down Xixi and walked to Xue Huahua. He lowered his voice and said, "Mom, Third Sister is in a bad mood. Go in and talk to her. She ignored me when I came back."
Lu Hongying was quarreling with someone when he arrived at the educated youth's residence. Her face was red. He thought of what Xue Huahua had told them and persuaded Lu Hongying to go home. Lu Hongying glared at him and ran away in tears.
He had no idea what he did wrong. There were so many people in the educated youth's residence who suspected Lu Hongying of stealing. She couldn't explain herself. Instead of wasting time explaining, she should go home and work.
He told Xue Huahua everything. Unexpectedly, Xue Huahua slapped him. "Third Sister is your sister. Someone bullied her. Can't you speak up for her?"
Lu Dewen felt wronged. "They have so many mouths, and they are all educated. How can I win against them?"
Xue Huahua raised her hand and pretended to slap him again. Lu Dewen closed his eyes in fear. Unexpectedly, the slap didn't fall. He squinted and saw Xue Huahua storming away angrily. "Let's go back to the central room for dinner. We'll talk while eating."
Lu Hongying cooked sweet potato porridge. Except for Lu Mingwen, everyone had a bowl. Lu Mingwen was drooling. "Mom, the wicker basket at home is broken. Why don't I weave a wicker basket at home?" If he didn't find something to do, he wouldn't feel at ease.
It was getting dark. The people working in the fields had finished their work. They called their children and walked home. The quiet village suddenly became lively.
On the country road, a blurry silhouette swayed as it ran …
A woman carrying a big basket was walking slowly on the road with a bamboo pole. From time to time, she would stop to catch her breath. The basket was slightly raised. There was grass inside, and a child was sleeping on the grass.
The man who caught up from behind saw that she was struggling. He casually put the straw hat on his head and reached out to pull the rope of the basket. "Your leg hasn't recovered yet. I'll send you back."
The woman raised her head, revealing a haggard and tired face. She looked at the man for a long time and continued to walk forward. "It's almost healed. I can still carry this." After saying that, she stubbornly straightened her back like a tortoise. Slowly, but persistently, she walked forward.
Ma Shuigen looked at her in a daze. He was a little sad. They were fine a few months ago. How did it suddenly turn out like this? They were about to get married, but now they became enemies.
When the figure in his field of vision completely disappeared into the night, Ma Shuigen came back to his senses. He sighed and turned around to walk to the hill next to him. He used to be in the same production team as Xue Huahua. A few years ago, his wife and son didn't survive the famine. After they died, he moved to the production team next door.
In the past two years, the conditions were slightly better. The people in the production team were busy introducing him to a partner. He didn't know how they talked about Xue Huahua. Xue Huahua's lover also died during the famine. She left behind four children, three sons and a daughter. If he got married, he would be a man with children.
At his age, he was most afraid of loneliness.
So when the team leader's wife talked to him, he immediately agreed. Xue Huahua and her children objected at first, but after the team leader's wife talked to them a few times, they relented. They didn't expect that they would be ruined by a shrew.
Speaking of shrews, Xue Huahua had to admit that she had to thank her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have the chance to live.
She got married at the age of 16 and gave birth to a son. Her husband fooled around all day and died in a motorcycle accident when he was drunk. She didn't go to school. Other than earning money, she didn't know how to teach her son. Her son didn't graduate from primary school and went to the underworld. He was in prison after a few years. Before the accident, she was withdrawing money from the bank to buy food for her son at the supermarket.
She was absent-minded and fainted while crossing the road. She died before she was sent to the hospital … She was 60 years old … She died before her son was born …
When she opened her eyes again, she returned to a familiar yet strange environment. The familiar thing was that she had experienced this era. There was a lack of resources and food. The strange thing was that she didn't know the people and things around her.
Her name was still Xue Huahua. She had four children and two grandchildren. The youngest grandson was still in the belly of her daughter-in-law. Hearing them call her mother, Xue Huahua couldn't tell if it was reality or a dream.
"Mom, you're back."
When Xue Huahua was about to arrive at a dilapidated adobe house, a man walked out of the yard of her house with a big belly and walked over with swift footsteps.
It was her eldest daughter-in-law, Chao Caizhi. She was already nine months pregnant. Their family was poor and their son was injured. As a result, Chao Caizhi had to work in the fields with a big belly. Her belly was so thin that it didn't look like she was going to give birth soon.
"I've talked to the captain. You don't have to work from tomorrow onwards. We'll talk about it after you give birth." Xue Huahua threw away the bamboo pole in her hand. She slowly squatted down and put down the basket on her back. She picked up the baby inside and asked Chao Caizhi to go back to sleep.
"Mom, I'll take care of Xixi. It's too tiring for you to carry him all the time." A two-year-old child was the hardest to take care of. Chao Caizhi felt bad for her mother-in-law.
"It's nothing. He's almost recovered. Where's the Third Sister? "
"She said she's sleeping in the educated youth's room."
The educated youth went to the countryside to support Jian She. The team built a lot of rooms next to the storage room for them to live in. If they couldn't live in their relatives' house, they would go there. After the second brother got married, there was not enough room, so the fourth brother had been living there. The people in the team knew that her family was in a difficult situation, so they didn't say anything. The Third Sister had a good time with one of the educated youth and often didn't come home at night.
Xue Huahua nodded and carried her grandson into the house. She helped him take off his clothes and socks, covered him with a blanket, and then went out to clean up the basket in the yard.
Before she reached the door, Chao Caizhi's voice came from outside. "Mom, I've put the basket in the kitchen. You must be tired all day. Go to bed early."
Soon, there was a soft sound of the door closing. Then, there was no sound.
Xue Huahua's nose turned sour. She went back to the bed and lay down. She was so tired that she couldn't open her eyes, but she seemed to have endless energy in her heart. She wanted to work. She wanted to work.
The next day, Xue Huahua was awakened by a sharp voice. She was in a daze. She lifted the blanket and rushed out. Outside the yard, a sarcastic woman stepped on the steps of the yard and stared at Chao Caizhi arrogantly.
"Dewen's family. Someone saw your mother-in-law working in the field yesterday. What does she mean? She didn't say anything when she earned her own work. The team leader still counts the family's work as your family's. What's the matter? Does she want to take both sides' work?"
"Come with me to see your team leader. Let him see how you exploit us poor peasants." She said as she reached out to pull Chao Caizhi.
Xue Huahua clenched her fists and ran forward barefooted. She pushed Liu Huaxian away. "Are you crazy?"
Chao Caizhi was about to give birth. How could she withstand her push?
If it wasn't for Liu Huaxian, the family wouldn't be so lifeless. Three sons were injured and lying on the bed. All the work at home fell on the head of the eldest daughter-in-law and daughter. There were more mouths to eat and fewer people to work. The family's food supply was running low.
Thinking of this, Xue Huahua couldn't suppress the anger in her heart. Two months ago, Liu Huaxian said that the original owner of the body had snatched her man. She brought a group of people and came to control the situation. The team leader heard the news and brought people to control the situation.
But it was too late. The three sons of the original owner of the body were bruised and swollen. Their heads and legs were injured. The commune doctor told them to rest at home or they would become crippled.
The original owner of the body and her children were weak and easily bullied. Xue Huahua was not. When she woke up, she cried to the team leader. In this era, if a family in the village was bullied, it meant that the whole team was bullied. People would say that there was something wrong with the team leader. So, even if the team leader Lu Jianguo didn't want to go against Liu Huaxian, he was willing to help her.
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