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The rooster in the yard had already begun to crow,
That was the breeding chicken of the next-door neighbor, Uncle Zhao,
Her family raised a few old hens, which her mother used to lay eggs. In the commune, members were only allowed to raise five poultry and two pigs and sheep,
More than this number was capitalism,
The tail of capitalism would be cut. Therefore, the family only dared to raise four old hens and a pig. No matter how many there were, they could not afford to raise them,
Now, every family's food rations were already tight,
Hogweed was being cut crazily,
No matter how many there were, they really could not afford to raise them.
Not long after,
The sound of her parents waking up came from next door, as well as the sound of them whispering.
Su Xiao looked at the old green tent above her head,
The buzzing sound of mosquitoes in her ears made her once again sure that this was not a dream. She was really back.
It had been a few days since she was reborn. From the initial shock to the subsequent acceptance of the truth,
Until now, she was filled with joy and ambition.
In her previous life,
She collapsed on the operating table in exhaustion,
When she opened her eyes again, she had already returned to the year when she was sixteen years old.
This year, it was the beginning of 1976. The ten-year turbulent movement had not really ended. The Red Guards and the rebels were still very rampant. This year, that incident had not happened yet. Her father had not been tortured to death because of that incident. Everything was still in time. She swore that since she was back, she would not let that incident happen again in this life.
Su Xiao's family was actually not bad at that time. Her father had joined the army before liberation. After the war against US aggression and aiding the Korean War, he retired from the army and returned to the village to become the production leader. Her mother was the director of the village women's department and had a high prestige in the village. Her eldest brother was an intellectual. He went to the provincial capital to attend university in his early years, but later, because of the ten years of turmoil, he was demoted to the farm to become an educated youth. He had not returned since. The second brother had joined the army three years ago. Now that he had been promoted, he was doing very well. The third brother had a spot as a worker, farmer, and soldier student and entered Qingda University to study. It could be said that his future was not bad.
If it had not been for the incident that happened later, Su Xiao could be said to have grown up in a honey pot.
But everything ended in the spring of that year.
Due to the Ten Years Calamity, classes had not been held in the school for a long time. Many Red Guards had gathered in the school to rebel against the teachers. Suspension of classes had become the norm.
Su Xiao hadn't gone to school for a long time. She had been helping out at home. Occasionally, she would go to the brigade to earn some work points. She didn't do much work, just cutting Hogweed or goose grass. Sometimes, she would sell the eggs or vegetables that she had saved for a long time in town.
There were workers in the town, and they needed the food. However, they didn't sell much, and they had to report it to the team. Otherwise, if they were found out, they would be treated as the tail of capitalism.
It wasn't easy to speculate and resell. Once it was confirmed, it would be criticized.
That day, the family managed to save more than a dozen eggs. They went to the county market with the grain cart in the village. A close friend of the neighbor also went with them.
As a result, they met the rebels who were investigating the tail of capitalism that day. Just like that, they were entangled. The leader of the rebels was called Hou Lai Zi, nicknamed Skinny Monkey. In his early years, he was unemployed. Later, when the Ten Years Calamity began, he gathered a group of people and became the leader of the rebels.
At that time, he had taken a fancy to Su Xiao. This kind of snatching scene, which could only be seen in dramas, actually happened to her. If she hadn't come out with the village grain team at that time, she might have really been killed by that person.
Originally, they thought that this matter would be over. Unexpectedly, a few days later, Skinny Monkey came to propose marriage and asked the Su Family to marry Su Xiao.
How could Su Xiao's father agree? What right did a rebel gangster have to marry his beautiful daughter? However, he was afraid of the power of Skinny Monkey's leader at that time, so he didn't dare to refuse directly. Instead, he secretly used his connections to send Su Xiao into the army.
This matter, they thought it would end like that.
However, they didn't expect Skinny Monkey to hold a grudge in his heart. He said that Su Xiao's father had been a traitor when he was fighting against the Japanese. Thus, he criticized Su Xiao's father. That year, when Su Xiao's father was fighting against the Japanese, he was appointed by the organization to infiltrate the Japanese puppet army. This actually became the reason why Skinny Monkey criticized Su Xiao's father.
When Su Xiao found out, Su Xiao's father had already been criticized. Because he was beaten so badly that his internal organs were injured, he died of illness the second year after the Ten Years Calamity.
It could be said that this matter caused a disaster to the Su Family. Su Xiao had been blaming herself. She studied medicine, at that time, also for Su Xiao's father. However, Su Xiao's father couldn't be saved in the end.
She should be glad that she was reborn at the right time. She was reborn before this matter happened. Otherwise, she might have continued the pain of her previous life.
Now that she was reborn, Su Xiao felt that this was a chance given to her by God, a chance for her to make up for it. If she met Skinny Monkey again, she must think of a way to get rid of this scourge. At least, she could make fewer people suffer.
She heard that the Su Family wasn't the only one who was harmed by him in her previous life.
"Lower your voice. Lanzi is still asleep." Just as she was thinking, her father's voice came from outside.
Her mother's voice lowered again. It was as if she was afraid that if she was too loud, she would really wake her daughter up.
Su Xiao was thinking about this matter. She couldn't lie down anymore. She got up and got dressed.
When she opened the door and went out, Su Xiao's father was wringing Hogweed in the yard. Su Xiao's mother, on the other hand, was busy in the kitchen.
Su Xiao's father looked up. "Lanzi, why are you up? You didn't sleep for long. "
Lanzi was her nickname. Before she joined the army, she had always used this name. Later, she joined the army and became a soldier. Then, she gave herself a name: Su Xiao.
"Dad, I'll go to the fields with you guys today."
Working in the fields to earn work points was a common practice in the countryside. If an adult was paid ten points, then a minor would be paid five to nine points. It depended on the work they did and how proficient they were. If an adult could earn thirty cents for doing ten points, then a child could earn fifteen cents for helping out in the army. Therefore, many families with many children would let their children work in the army.
There were also many tasks that children could do in the army. For example, Hogweed harvesting in the wild. They could also do some light work in the army, such as picking beans, or other light work.
Only the Su Family had never thought of letting Su Xiao work in the fields to earn work points. Other than being reluctant to let her do heavy work, there was another direct reason. They wanted Su Xiao to continue going to school.
After all, Su Xiao's father had been in the army before. He had analyzed the country's situation. In their opinion, their daughter would have a bright future. Although the school had stopped classes now, they believed that the country would not continue to be in chaos forever. It was impossible for intellectuals to not be able to make a name for themselves. Therefore, they were also waiting, waiting for the right time. Moreover, their eldest son, Su Wenbin, had sent a letter a few days ago, telling them not to delay his sister's schooling.
However, Su Xiao's thoughts were different from theirs.
Naturally, she knew that the ten-year catastrophe would end in a few months. The country would resume the college entrance examination next year. As long as the college entrance examination was resumed, it would be the future of these students. However, she still wanted to enter the army.
She had deep feelings for the army. When she had nothing back then, it was the director who taught her medical skills and sent her to the military school to further her studies. He even took Su Xiao's father to their hospital. However, Su Xiao's father was too sick at the time and could not be saved in the end.
However, she was grateful.
The army had given her a new lease of life and taught her. Until the moment she was reborn, she was still the director of the surgery department in the hospital.
For decades, she had been repeating the same profession. She had already injected her blood and flesh into this profession.
Now that she was starting over, she could naturally choose a new profession. For example, she could take the college entrance examination and get into a good university. However, what major could she choose? In the end, she was afraid that she would still choose a medical university. Since that was the case, she might as well return to the army. She had a special and inseparable feeling for that green military uniform.
More importantly, she wanted to meet him. Her husband in her previous life was Tong Gang. In this life, she could not let him sacrifice himself heroically in the winter of that year.
Therefore, she had to go to the army to prevent that from happening again.
"Lanzi, there's porridge in the kitchen. Eat it while it's hot. As for working in the fields, we'll talk about it later. Remember to feed the pigs at home. "As Su Xiao's mother spoke, she picked up two empty baskets and followed Su Xiao's father.
Su Xiao opened her mouth but did not say anything in the end. She went to the kitchen and saw that there was indeed a bowl of porridge and a boiled egg. This was obviously an extra meal for her.
As she bit the egg, she made up her mind to change the situation in her previous life. She could not repeat the same mistakes.
While she was eating, a shout came from outside the door. "Lanzi, are you there?"
Su Xiao responded and ran out to take a look. It was her close friend, Uncle Zhao's granddaughter, Zhao Xueer.
Zhao Xueer was carrying a bamboo basket covered with a layer of cloth. When she saw Su Xiao eating, she looked at her and was surprised. "Lanzi, your parents are really good to you. Where's the egg?"
Su Xiao casually replied, "My mother said that I'm still growing and need to nourish my body."
Zhao Xueer said, "Your parents are the best. Not only do they study for you, but they also find ways to nourish your body. They're not like me. I'm lucky to have food at home."
Su Xiao looked at her and did not say anything.
Although Zhao Xueer did not become a soldier in her previous life and was not fed by the government, she was later married to a family in town and led a good life.
Although Zhao Xue did not go to school, she was smart. Later on, she started her own business and became a big entrepreneur. She remembered seeing her before her rebirth. At that time, she was cutting the ribbon for a company and led a better life than her.
The current Zhao Xue was not as smart and capable as the future Zhao Xue. She still followed behind her timidly and called her "Lanzi, Lanzi".
"Lanzi, eat faster. We still have to go to the market to sell eggs. We can set off together with the grain transport team."
The word "market" exploded in her mind.
Su Xiao was stunned and said her thoughts, "I'm not going to the market."
Chapter 9
A Good Future as a Soldier
The recruitment of female soldiers was as strict as that of male soldiers.
There were many male soldiers. As long as their families had connections, they would be let go even if there were some flaws in their physical examination. However, the background check was very strict. Even if you had good connections, if you did not pass the background check, you would be sent home.
It was different for female soldiers. Not only was the physical examination strict, the background check was even more so.
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