Thunderous applause broke out in the workers' club.
Zhang Hongcheng, Jian Yong, Du Gang, Chen Beilei, Lu Yan and Zhao Ganmei, with one hand in a sling, stood on the stage with their faces flushed.
The big red flower on the chest is bigger than the face.
The rostrum was filled with banners sent from the city, county, factory, city and county youth offices, Chengxi Commune, Maqiao Brigade and Yinjia Brigade.
Pei Shujing sat in the first row as a family member, clapping and wiping away tears.
She was really afraid that something might happen to her stepson.
That's what happened to her husband in 1962. He had already completed the demobilization procedures and the factory had accepted him, but when a border conflict broke out, her husband, without a word, grabbed his rifle and led his company down the Himalayas.
It was supposed to be a resounding victory, but who could have expected that Zhang Qianyi, who rushed too fast, ran out of supplies and took five people to seize an enemy kitchen.
However, after returning to the top of the mountain, several people began to suffer from diarrhea, and four of them died before they were even sent down from the plateau, including Zhang Qianyi.
Zhang Hongcheng was the only one injured among the six young people. Although his bones were fine, he suffered multiple soft tissue contusions.
Zhang Yumin raised her head slightly, her palms turned red from clapping.
She was quite proud.
My father is a martyr, my brother is a hero, and if I tell others about being sent to the countryside, a lot of people will envy me to death.
The commendation meeting lasted for most of the day. The main reason was that the top two leaders of the factory wanted to load these young ladies onto a big truck and tour around the county several times.
Let everyone see what the consciousness of children of workers is like!
In addition to the banners and commendations, each person also received a bonus of 100 yuan, 50 kilograms of national grain coupons, and 10 feet of cloth coupons.
The injured Zhang Hongcheng received an additional 30 yuan in nutrition expenses.
I have to say that this time both the county and the factory were not stingy.
You have to know that in those days, the annual subsidy for model workers in the county was only 30 yuan.
Almost all the families in Yinjia Brigade and Maqiao Brigade were flooded and now had to rely on subsidies from above, so instead of sending them money, they gave each of the six families 80 kilograms of rice in addition to the banners.
It has to be said that this gift touched the hearts of Zhang Hongcheng and his family.
After the commendation, the six people were called over by the county's Youth League Office.
This time they were received by Director Lu from the Youth League Office.
"In view of your outstanding performance this time, the Provincial Youth League Office has awarded our county office five corps quotas."
"A Heilongjiang Province agricultural reclamation engineer, the kind that gets a monthly salary."
Chen Beilei and the others almost screamed.
Educated youth from the Corps!
This was not the first few years when the educated youth were sent down to the countryside, when it was easier to get the Corps quota.
But by the second half of 1970, the educated youth companies in each military corps were basically full, and the subsequent educated youth all settled in natural villages and relied on nature and their own hands to make a living.
The biggest difference between the two is that the educated youth in the Corps are employees!
Salary and benefits every month!
We eat in the cafeteria and live in standard dormitories.
The cotton coats and bedding were all distributed by the Corps.
The place where I work is a state-owned farm, and almost all operations are mechanized.
For example, the educated youth from the military corps in Heilongjiang Province earned only 32 yuan a month!
Almost equivalent to a formal worker in Shanghai.
However, as more and more educated youth went to the countryside, the state-owned farms and agricultural reclamation divisions became more and more strict in accepting them, and their numbers became smaller and smaller.
The political review alone can eliminate countless people.
Originally, the Youth League Office had some difficulty in handling the settlement of Chen Beilei and four others in Jilin Province in Northeast China, but with such a contribution, the province directly helped to resolve the problem.
Jilin Province is not cold enough, so our outstanding young representatives want to continue heading north to Heilongjiang Province, but only to work as agricultural reclamation engineers.
Zhang Hongcheng also got a position as an agricultural reclamation engineer, and he was told that he could give this position to his sister.
"Isn't it a little strange that there are only five spots for the six of you?"
Director Lu smiled and took out a form.
"Of course, we can't send all the outstanding young people to support frontier construction. The county post office has a quota for postmen. Can you discuss which ones will go to the Northeast and which ones will stay?"
The five people except Zhang Hongcheng looked at each other, and they were obviously tempted.
Although being a reclamation engineer is good, it is the northernmost part after all...
The five people pulled the thoughtful Zhang Hongcheng to a corner of the Youth League Office. They looked at each other and said nothing.
Except for Zhang Hongcheng who was sure that there was a spot to stay in the city, the other five people were very conflicted.
On one side are classmates and friends, and on the other side is the opportunity to stay and be with family.
In fact, before this incident, Zhang Hongcheng had never expected to have such a gain.
Seeing that no one said anything for a long time, it seemed that only he, who did not have much interest in the matter, could make the proposal.
"Stop looking at each other, just draw lots and see how lucky you are."
As Zhang Hongcheng finished speaking, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Then let’s draw lots.
The lots were six paper balls made by Director Lu himself, five of which were blank and one had words on it.
Before drawing lots, Zhang Hongcheng joked with the five people.
"If I really caught him, I wouldn't give him up. It's just as well that my sister and I don't have to go."
The five classmates all laughed and scolded him for being greedy.
Before drawing lots, Zhang Hongcheng took another look at Du Gang.
The boy seemed extremely nervous.
That’s right, Du Gang’s father passed away early, his mother’s health has always been poor, and he has two younger sisters who are still in school.
The other few people's family conditions were much better than his.
Zhang Hongcheng was the last one to grab it, but he frowned slightly after opening the paper ball.
Because there was a note on the paper ball in his hand.
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