Chapter 300 The Commune is going to open a night school
After that, Wan Qinglan said mysteriously: "Let's put this matter aside, Yue Huai, you came back at the right time!"
Gu Yuehuai didn't even raise his head, looking at the press releases during this period, and asked lightly: "Why?"
She was thinking in her heart that the news about Liuzhi Brigade was quite big, if it wasn't handled by Group 3, then it must be handled by Group 1. Right now, the biggest pie in the newspaper is picture books of ancient poems, and Liu Qiang from Group 1 is her strongest competitor.
This should have been decided before the educated youth went to the countryside, but she was assigned a new task and the project was temporarily shelved.
Liu Qiang's going to Liuzhi Brigade was undoubtedly arranged by her father Liu Yizhou, who wanted her to achieve a good performance so that he could leverage it and give this piece of pie to his own daughter.
If it were before, she might have put in some effort to fight for this piece of cake, but now she doesn't have the mind to do so.
In the past, I only wanted to have a proper job, but now, I have a new development goal. I want to participate in the barefoot doctor training, learn some new skills, and become a military doctor. In this way, the intrigues in the Mass Daily will no longer be important.
Wan Qinglan couldn't hide her joy on her face: "Hey, the commune is opening a night school!"
Gu Yuehuai paused while flipping through the newspaper and looked at Wan Qinglan in surprise: "Night school?"
Night school, as the name suggests, is a form of learning in which students attend classes at school during their spare time in the evening. It has two purposes: one is to acquire cultural knowledge, commonly known as "literacy", and the other is to receive political education.
She didn't expect that the Masses Daily would also open night school. This was a good opportunity to learn.
You know, the resumption of the college entrance examination in 1977 was a major event she knew about. No matter how many goals and ideas she had in her mind, getting into college was her initial goal, and the title of college student was of extremely high value.
"Yes! Our Huangying Commune is still very responsible. Not only our Mass Daily, but also all the large units and factories such as cotton mills, oil refineries, etc. are eligible to participate in the night school organized by the commune."
"I heard that the night school teachers are all hired from Zhoulan City. The school will issue a bill for tuition and miscellaneous fees and the company will reimburse them. I heard that the school will also issue a completion certificate when the study period is over."
"This is a great opportunity, but given the bad times, not many people signed up."
"I've signed up. I was thinking it might be unsafe at night. If you join us, we can keep each other company!"
Wan Qinglan looked at Gu Yuehuai expectantly, her eyes so bright that they glowed.
After hearing her words, Huang Binbin muttered somewhat discouragedly: Even if Yue Huai is not here, I still have me.
Gu Yuehuai nodded thoughtfully: "Where should it be held?"
Wan Qinglan was happy: "Hey, you want to go, right? It's at the Library Memorial Hall at No. 208 Hangdu Road."
"When does it begin?"
Wan Qinglan said quickly, "It will officially start after the New Year. We are still registering now. When the time comes, the unit will issue us a pass and we will be able to enter and exit the library. I don't know if the classroom will be full by then."
Gu Yuehuai nodded: "Okay, I'll talk to the editor-in-chief later and sign up as well."
Wan Qinglan smiled sweetly and took the initiative to say, "Let me tell you about my work these days."
There were two pieces of news during this period. One was about the Liuzhi Brigade, which concerned the brigade cadres and naturally could not be underestimated. As expected, this work fell on the editorial team.
The third editing group belongs to a fringe faction, and the jobs they get are not very important.
The second piece of news was the food shortage incident, but the higher-ups had issued a strict order not to report it extensively.
In fact, there have been several group fights in grain stations and supply and marketing cooperatives in the past few days, all of which were caused by trouble caused by grain snatching. In order to put an end to this, the police have detained all those who created trouble and asked them to reflect on themselves.
"In the past few days, many people have submitted articles to publicize the food shortage in the newspaper. They want the commune to come out and explain clearly how to deal with the food shortage. However, the higher-ups don't allow us to intervene, so we just need to figure it out on our own."
Speaking of this matter, even though Wan Qinglan was a carefree person, he couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted.
Gu Yuehuai nodded to show his understanding.
The Dalaozi Production Brigade did not cause much trouble because of the buffer of the yam fields, but this did not mean that the matter was not serious. The troubles of other brigades had just begun, and such troubles would reach their peak during the Chinese New Year.
The people are afraid of starvation and have not yet started a complete riot because there is still enough food for the time being. When the food is almost gone, they will protest. By then, it will not be so easy for the commune to pretend to be dead.
She remembered that a few days after the Chinese New Year, each brigade organized people and carried flags to protest at the gate of the commune.
At first, the commune tried to appease the people in a gentle manner, saying that the situation would improve after the new year. However, in the end, these were all empty words without any substantial benefits, and before long, the people were moving beyond a simple protest.
At that time, several vicious robberies occurred and the supply and marketing cooperatives were completely robbed.
The Gu family stayed at home every day and did not go out. The reason why she knew about this was because Ren Tianxiang also participated in a robbery and even got back half a pig's head. However, the person who benefited from it was not her, but Tian Jing.
Thinking about the past, Gu Yuehuai looked indifferent and did not reveal any special emotions.
After listening to Wan Qinglan, she picked out the manuscripts she had left over the past few days. It was almost noon when she went to Wei Luo's office. She had to let him know when she came back to work, and she also wanted to sign up for night school.
When Gu Yuehuai came to the office, he met Pei Yi by chance.
He was a little surprised when he saw Gu Yuehuai: "Why are you back? Did the editor-in-chief ask you to come back?"
Gu Yuehuai shook his head and said casually, "The educated youth settlement was crushed by the snow, and the educated youth have all gone to live in the homes of members. It would be a waste of time to stay there, so it's better to go back to work. What about you? Why did you come back?"
Pei Yi smiled and said, "I'm going back to Zhoulan City."
Gu Yuehuai raised her eyes slightly and glanced at him. She remembered that Pei Yi was transferred here from the Masses Daily in Zhoulan City. He had not been in Huangying Commune for long, right? Why did he suddenly go back? What about Liu Qiang?
She was a little surprised, but didn't ask any questions. After all, it had nothing to do with her.
While the two were chatting, Wei Luo came back with a telegram.
She glanced at Gu Yuehuai and Pei Yi, and said with a smile, "You are all here, sit down, I just happen to have something to tell you."
Gu Yuehuai raised her eyebrows slightly, and sat down on the desk with Pei Yi on either side. She asked, "Does the editor-in-chief know about the Dalaozi Production Brigade?"
Wei Luo nodded: "Yes, I got the news from Guide Cui yesterday."
Gu Yuehuai understood, but didn't say much about it. He naturally brought up the matter of night school: "Editor-in-chief, I heard from Qinglan that the commune is going to run a night school. Can I sign up? Make sure you study hard and don't bring shame to our unit."
Hearing this, Wei Luo was silent for a moment, then handed the telegram to Gu Yuehuai: "Here, take a look at this first."
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