Everyone stared at the fleeing woman, almost staring them in the face. Their gossipy hearts were boiling with anxiety, unable to hide.
That's how it is in the countryside: gossip about the neighbors, whispering about how disobedient this daughter is, gossiping about that daughter-in-law, and lightly covering their mouths to whisper about the neighbor's daughter-in-law's family. With little entertainment, these are the only things that enrich the monotonous life. If you meet someone who's not doing as well as you, the discussion gets even more intense.
After reading the notice, the commune staff rode their bicycles back to the commune.
The real members of the Lao Guan family in the crowd seemed to have their bones and muscles pulled out, with drooping shoulders and heads, not daring to look up. They followed the other members to the fields.
Everyone agreed that Jiang Huashu was exceptionally capable. This Jiang Huashu had always been suppressed by Old Guan, and even just looking at his performance over the past six months since leaving the Guan family after the split, he was definitely not an ordinary person! Everyone chatted as they headed towards the edge of the field.
Today, we were harvesting the early-ripening beans. Production Teams One and Two were quite far apart. Fortunately, the distance prevented some journalists from getting their work done. Furthermore, the subject of our gossip was working nearby, so we couldn't discuss this in front of them. Otherwise, if gossip delayed work on the first day of the autumn harvest, Jiang Huashu, the production team leader, would have a lot of tears.
After arranging the work in the fields, Jiang Huashu headed to Dongfeng Commune to handle the paperwork. After perfunctorily telling Shui Shui to take care of the family, Jiang Huashu left the village, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and took out the bicycle he had bought from a gangster in the county town from his space, and rode towards the commune.
As Jiang Huashu rode toward the commune, she thought about Shui Shui. For a girl her age, playing the role of a thirteen-year-old in the village all day was quite tiring. Being an actor wasn't exactly easy. And then there was the child, like the other thirteen- or fourteen-year-olds in the village, who had to work in the fields every day to earn work points. What else did her family need? The point was, each work point was only worth a few cents, a stark disparity for the hard work and sweat. Since she'd been transferred to the commune, she might as well bring Shui Shui with her, so she wouldn't have to work in the fields like a little mud dog every day in the village. Then she could take the entrance exam and go straight to junior high school, hoping to get her high school diploma before all schools closed.
And Xingxing, it doesn't matter if I take one, or two mud dogs, so why not take them all? This child has a very high IQ, and if she doesn't study, it will be delayed. She will be given special treatment every day even if she stays at home, so why not take her to school and take the exam, and go to whatever grade she can, regardless of whether she is old enough.
Then I thought of my fifth grandfather. He said he would take care of him in his old age and take him with him wherever he went. No one in the family can be left behind. Oh, I can't think about it. Taking him with me means a trailer.
Thinking about the family's relocation plan, we arrived at the township in a short while. We entered the commune compound, locked our bicycles, took the documents to the office on the second floor, and completed the procedures smoothly.
In this era, the people's commune is the core of the village. It is a symbol of collectivism, carrying the respect for the working people and the recognition of their work.
In addition to the normal staff of the commune, there is also a group of clerks known as the "Eight Majors," which can be regarded as the most popular profession in contemporary society. At this time, those who can become one of the Eight Majors are no ordinary people.
Accountant, cashier, hygienist, land number clerk, canteen manager, warehouse keeper, livestock technician, and grain keeper.
Jiang Huashu thought he might be transferred to be one of the eight major members, but he never expected that he would be transferred to the position of commune director.
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