Several major factories in the town were recruiting workers, and in addition to Shangfen Brigade, many people from other brigades also went in. The few people who went in from Shangfen Brigade were not special.
If Gao Guojing knew that Gao Shujing wanted to get his younger brother a job at the factory, he would definitely get a job, provided that Gao Guojing was of good character.
Gao Shujing: "My parents think that as long as Guojing can support himself, that's enough. They don't care about anything else."
"As for work, Guojing's academic performance is excellent, so there's no problem for him to take the factory's recruitment exam."
"If it really comes to that, just give him a job posting. I'll call home later and ask when Guojing is coming over."
Gao Shujing confirmed the time Gao Guojing would arrive, and on his way home, he happened to run into Captain Huang leading a group of new educated youths back.
The arrival of Gao Shujing, with his tall stature, handsome features, and a faint smile on his face, was like a clear spring flowing into the eyes of the educated youth who had been working hard for a day or two. A hint of shyness flashed in the eyes of several female educated youth.
Captain Huang shouted, "Shujing, you're back from the team, right? Were you looking for me?"
Gao Shujing's lips curled up slightly: "Well, I made a phone call to the team. I need your help with something."
After considering the time, Captain Huang made a prediction and jumped off the tractor.
Captain Huang said to the team member driving the car, "Desheng, you take the new educated youth to the educated youth compound and explain to them the things that need to be done. I won't go."
Wu Desheng said, "Alright, Officer Gao, see you later."
Gao Shujing: "See you later."
After the tractor left, Captain Huang said, "Is Guo Jing coming over?"
Gao Shujing: "Nothing can be hidden from the brigade leader."
Captain Huang laughed and said, "Everyone in the team knows that Guo Jing comes here every winter and summer vacation. Now it's summer vacation, if he doesn't come here, where else can he go?"
Gao Shujing: "This time he didn't come here to visit relatives as usual; he came from the countryside."
Captain Huang: "Does your family need another job? Even if Jiangcheng can't arrange one, it's just a matter of a word for you to get a job. Why would you need to go to the countryside?"
Gao Shujing: "It's not as easy as you make it out to be. But he didn't come to the countryside for work. He's always wanted to join the army, but they're not recruiting right now, so we thought we'd let him come here and stay for a year or two."
Captain Huang: "This is easy to handle. Let him apply to come to our commune. Once he arrives, it's just a matter of a word to get him to come to our brigade. He can also come with you to repair things."
"You're putting half your energy into the town now, so you're repairing less and less stuff."
Gao Guojing spent several winter and summer vacations at the Shangfen Brigade. When he had time, he would also help Gao Shujing with some tasks in the vehicle shed. He had already learned some repair work, which Captain Huang knew.
Gao Shujing: "What, are you saying I haven't made enough contributions?"
Captain Huang: "We can't possibly look down on you. Our brigade's watermelon patch is counting on you."
Gao Shujing: "You've been growing watermelons for two years now, and this year's watermelons are growing even better. Even without me, our brigade can still easily outperform the Fen brigade."
After being reminded by Yu Rujia, the production brigade began planting watermelons under the orange trees in 1968.
Gao Shujing provided guidance at the brigade level, and last year, during the first trial production, they harvested 10,000 to 20,000 jin of watermelons.
Thanks to this newly harvested fruit, the Shangfen Brigade once again firmly held its ground over the Xiafen Brigade.
Unlike the previous two years when they slightly outmaneuvered Xiafen Brigade through clever tricks, this time they genuinely surpassed Xiafen Brigade in income, and Brigade Leader Huang's face was practically contorted with a grin.
Mentioning this, Captain Huang's mouth almost stretched to his ears again: "That's true, but we still can't be careless. Old Xu is going all out to compete with us. If we slow down even a little, he'll catch up with us."
"I plan to clear some more land to plant watermelons. If I encounter any problems, I'll definitely need your guidance. We can't slack off on repairs either. We can't waste any potential for generating revenue. That's settled then."
Gao Shujing: "It still has to be the brigade leader, because he has a long-term vision. I'll talk to him when Guojing comes."
On the other side of the tractor, a pretty woman asked Wu Desheng, "Comrade, what does that Officer Gao do?"
Wu Desheng: "He was a technician in the commune, a big shot in all the major units in the town, a capable person in our brigade, and a man who could do great things."
The new educated youth wanted to learn more about Gao Shujing, but once they entered the brigade, they soon arrived at the educated youth compound. Wu Desheng lost interest in telling them about Gao Shujing, gave them some instructions, and then left.
Back home, Gao Shujing told Rujia about Captain Huang's arrangements for Gao Guojing.
If Gao Guojing can really stay home to do repairs, then when Gao Shujing goes to town, the housework can be left to Gao Guojing.
Although Duofu could take on more responsibilities, he was still too young, and Yu Rujia couldn't bear to exploit child labor too much. Gao Guojing, on the other hand, was tall and strong, and could be ordered around without any problem.
Thinking of this, Yu Rujia wished Gao Guojing would come over immediately: "When is he coming?"
Gao Shujing: "It will take about ten days."
Yu Rujia: "If Duolu knew that Guojing was coming, he'd probably be ecstatic."
Duolu has boundless energy. Duofu and Duoshou often keep an eye on him, and he's not satisfied with playing with Duoxi. Only Gao Guojing doesn't keep an eye on him much, and he can play with him to his heart's content. Gao Guojing can also teach him martial arts, making him his favorite playmate.
Gao Shujing: "When Guojing comes, Duolu will be handed over to him. That kid has so much energy every day. Let Guojing train with him properly so that he won't be too weak and dare to rush in when he encounters a wild boar."
The things Duolu did made not only Yu Rujia shudder with fear, but even he himself was terrified. If they didn't keep an eye on him, this kid would become completely lawless.
So when Yu Rujia deliberately turned the pills into liquid and made Duolu drink them after Duolu was injured, he did not stop him and forced Duolu to drink the bitter liquid for half a month.
The two had barely exchanged a few words when they heard Zhang Zhaodi's voice from outside.
Yu Rujia quickly went outside and saw Zhang Zhaodi, who was heavily pregnant, supporting a haggard and emaciated middle-aged woman as they swayed and stood at his door.
Yu Rujia stepped forward and helped the person into the infirmary.
After taking her pulse, according to her bone age, this woman was not yet thirty years old, but judging from her appearance, she was already in her forties. She had suffered from violence and hunger for a long time, and her insides were severely empty.
Zhang Zhaodi asked anxiously from the side, "Rujia, how is my sister?"
Some time ago, Zhang Zhaodi learned from her younger sister Zhang Qiudi that her older sister, who had taken care of them since childhood, was dying. Zhang Zhaodi immediately took leave and went home despite being heavily pregnant, where she met Zhang Pandi, who was on the verge of death.
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