As a man, Zhao Wensong couldn't possibly snatch the watch from Luo Jingyan in the street, and of course, he wasn't sure if he could win against her.
“Hongying, the watch is gone, but your brother Wensong is still with you.”
That's definitely the mouth of a scumbag; a lying devil.
Luo Jingyan ignored their babbling and left after taking the watch.
When she arrived at the educated youth office, she saw that the person handling the educated youth going to the countryside was a man in his thirties wearing a gray Zhongshan suit.
This is Liu Zheng, one of Luo's father's former subordinates. Luo's father had been kind to him when they were in the army. He had visited her home a few times before and was very respectful to her father. Luo's father said that Liu Zheng was a very trustworthy person.
Luo Jingyan said, "Hello Uncle Liu, I'm here to sign up for the rural service program."
Liu Zheng knew a little about the Luo family's affairs. He asked Luo Jingyan, "I already know about your family's situation. Are you really going to the countryside to work as an educated youth? Farming is very hard work."
Luo Jingyan said, "Uncle Liu, my brother and I are both planning to go. My parents are no longer home, and our lives will definitely be difficult. If we go there, at least we can earn a living by our own labor. Please help us, Uncle Liu. I've heard that the Northeast is sparsely populated and has vast land, where only one crop is grown each year, and the harvest is almost always bountiful. I want to go there with my brother. Fortunately, we have a distant relative in a place called Shengli Brigade of Hongxing Commune in H City, Jilin Province. We'll go to that Shengli Brigade. Uncle Liu, what do you think?"
“Okay.” Liu Zheng readily agreed: “Then I’ll fill in your names and register you there. You’ll have someone to take care of you, so your parents don’t need to worry too much. If I have the chance to see them, I’ll pass on a message to them.”
"Thank you so much, Uncle Liu." Luo Jingyan stood up and bowed deeply to Liu Zheng. "By the way, Uncle Liu, when can we set off now that we've registered?"
"Ten days later."
"OK."
Ten days was enough time for her to deal with her aunt's family and prepare supplies for the trip to the countryside.
After Liu Zheng filled in their names on the registration form, he also gave her their rural allowance, which totaled two hundred yuan, plus some ration coupons.
"Now that your name has been written down and the subsidy has been issued, there is absolutely no room for regret or change."
"Uncle Liu, don't worry. Since we've made our decision, we've made ample preparations and we absolutely won't go back on our word."
"You're young, but you speak with such conviction. Alright, take good care of yourself when you get to the countryside."
Yes, it will.
Luo Jingyan thanked Liu Zheng again before leaving the educated youth settlement.
She keeps a savings book in her space. After withdrawing money, she can put it directly in her space, making it more convenient to take it out when she needs to spend it.
So she went to the bank again, withdrew all three thousand yuan from her savings account, and put it into her virtual space.
Having already been assigned to the countryside, she needs to go to the school to explain things to her homeroom teacher and complete the withdrawal procedures.
She knew that when the college entrance examination was reinstated in 1977, there were no restrictions on the applicants' educational background, so graduation certificates and the like were completely unimportant.
When the college entrance examination resumes, the issues concerning the two elders will be resolved, and it won't affect the political review for the college entrance examination.
When the homeroom teacher heard that she wanted to drop out of school, he immediately agreed. He figured a student like her would never get into the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, and she would only cause trouble for him in the future. It was better to let her go.
So, the withdrawal procedures for her were completed very quickly.
After working for most of the morning, Luo Jingyan decided not to go anywhere else and prepared to go home.
Beijing has many crisscrossing alleys of all sizes. When she reached the entrance of one alley, she heard arguing coming from inside.
"I've already told you I don't like you, please stop following me."
"Brother Yanchen, we can get to know each other slowly. Once you understand me, you'll definitely fall in love with me."
"Sorry, I'm not interested."
Luo Jingyan thought she was going to get some gossip, so she craned her neck to look into the alley.
She saw a tall, handsome young man walking towards her.
The man was about 1.8 meters tall, with wheat-colored skin, neither fat nor thin. He was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, and his two exposed arms were full of bulging, muscular muscles.
Luo Jingyan thought to herself, "His muscles must be very well-developed in other parts of his body too."
With his incredibly handsome face, he's definitely a top-tier good-looking man.
The man probably noticed her gaze, so he turned to look at her and nodded slightly. Luo Jingyan returned the gesture. The man lowered his eyes, his expression unreadable, and without saying a word, he turned and left.
The girl behind her wanted to catch up, but was stopped by a middle-aged woman.
"Xiaoyue, are you stupid? Why do you have to like him of all people, and even follow him around like a shadow? Let me tell you, that Xue boy has a hidden illness. He was injured when he was a child. If you marry him, you'll be a widow for life, and your life will be ruined. Do you understand?"
"Mom, are you telling the truth?"
"Mom wouldn't lie to you. Your aunt works at a hospital, and that's where the child was taken. Of course your aunt knows."
Reminded by her mother, Chen Xiaoyue stopped chasing the man and stood there lost in thought.
After a while, her mother pulled her away, still in a daze.
After finishing her melon, Luo Jingyan smacked her lips and sighed inwardly that the man was handsome and had a great physique, but unfortunately he was impotent, what a waste of such a good-looking face.
Luo Jingyan went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought three catties of pork. She cut half of it into braised pork and put the other half into her space to eat next time.
Black Tiger had been meowing greedily by the stove for a while. Luo Jingyan cut off a small piece of raw meat and threw it to Black Tiger. Black Tiger ate it but thought it wasn't as good as the egg noodles made by its owner.
"Master, I'd better wait until it's cooked before I eat it."
Luo Jingyan smiled and said, "Don't cats all like to eat raw meat?"
Black Tiger shook its fluffy little head: "I'm not your average cat."
"You're a particularly greedy cat."
Black Tiger: Master is absolutely right.
After the braised pork was cooked, Luo Jingyan first served Black Tiger a small half bowl. After it cooled down a bit, she put it in her spatial dimension for Black Tiger to eat. The rest would be reheated by Luo Changtian when he returned.
She took out the organic rice she had grown herself from her space and cooked it.
After the rice is cooked, it is very fragrant and tastes much better than ordinary rice.
Besides being insulated from heat and cold, the flow of time inside her space is the same as outside, so the growth rate of crops inside should also be the same as outside.
During the meal, Luo Changtian asked Luo Jingyan about signing up to go to the countryside.
"Sis, have you found out where Mom and Dad will be sent to?"
"I've found out, but you absolutely mustn't tell anyone about this. You must keep your mouth shut and not tell anyone, understand?"
"Sis, I promise I won't tell anyone, only you and I know, but where exactly is that place?"
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