Yu Rujia casually asked, "Shujing, the captain once said that if there were any good things in our team, they would be distributed according to performance. Has this decision changed?"
Gao Shujing, fully aware of the situation, replied, "I'll ask the captain when I see him."
He's going to ask, and Captain Huang will definitely ask why. Those gossiping people will be under his watch for a while.
The gossips immediately changed their tune, fawning, "Officer Gao, Educated Youth Yu, we didn't mean anything by it, we just said it offhand. Please pretend you didn't hear us, we won't say anything more."
"Yes, oh dear, we usually keep our mouths shut, but we're a little loose right now, don't worry about it."
After finishing his spring plowing work, Captain Huang came to pick up the repaired items as usual. When he got to the Gao family's courtyard gate, he found it closed.
He casually turned to Yu Rujia and asked, "Yu, aren't Shujing and Guojing here?"
Yu Rujia: "It's in the bike shed, you can go this way."
Captain Huang stepped inside and indeed found the two brothers in the shed: "They're here. Why is the door closed? I thought you weren't here."
Gao Shujing: "When we're doing something, we don't really pay attention to what's outside. If someone comes in without making a sound, we won't even notice, so we just close the door. Anyway, we don't use this door much."
They closed the gate to prevent Qi Tianxin from coming and going at will.
To Captain Huang, it sounded like someone was being restless and trying to sneak in and steal things when no one was looking.
Putting aside what the Gao family has, just the repairs they made—if even one piece is missing, it would cost at least tens of yuan, equivalent to one or two months' wages for the workers.
There were some petty thieves in the team. Captain Huang knew about this and agreed, saying, "We should keep the doors closed. All the things you're repairing are our team's property, and we can't let them be stolen."
He glanced at the little figure bustling around inside and asked, "What's Duofu doing here? Aren't you going to play?"
Duofu said earnestly, "I want to learn how to repair things like my uncle."
After he said he wanted to build fast cars, Duofu's classes increased, and studying in the bicycle shed was one of his many subjects.
Captain Huang said, "Your uncle knows a lot of knowledge. If you learn even a little bit, you'll be able to walk around our town with your head held high. Study hard, your uncle has high hopes for you."
His son, Da Dan, followed Gao Shujing for two or three years, learning only the basics, but now he has become a formal employee of the power supply station.
Two of the apprentices trained by Gao Shujing in the other brigades were also selected by the power supply station and became temporary workers there. As long as there are no problems during the probation period, they will be able to become permanent employees in no time.
Duofu was intelligent and spent all his time with Gao Shujing, so it was only a matter of time before he became a worker.
Unaware of Duofu's lofty ambitions, Captain Huang assumed he was striving to become a worker.
After Qi Tianxin "told" Gao Guojing last time, she had been waiting for his movements for several months, and even after the spring planting was over, he still hadn't come.
Not wanting to wait any longer, she arrived at the gate of the Gao family's courtyard, only to find it closed.
Not wanting to pass by Yu Rujia's side lest she arouse her suspicion, Qi Tianxin left reluctantly and began her daily routine of staking out Gao Guojing.
Erdan came skipping in after school: "Aunt Yu, Grandma Gao called and asked Uncle Guojing to come over at five o'clock to answer the phone."
Yu Rujia: "I understand, thank you Erdan."
Gao Xiujuan called specifically because things must be looking up regarding her enlistment.
Gao Guojing has been working in the countryside for almost two years. He is over eighteen years old, which is the best age to join the army.
Yu Rujia called out, telling Duolu to go and inform Gao Guojing to answer the phone at five o'clock, as there were only ten minutes left until five o'clock.
As soon as Gao Guojing stepped out of his house, he was spotted by Qi Tianxin, who was lying in wait, and she immediately followed him.
As soon as she moved, Wang Sanhu, the eyeliner with the longevity of a man, also moved.
When Gao Guojing arrived at the brigade office, he checked the time and dialed the number before the other party could call back.
Gao Xiujuan on the other end of the line answered the phone immediately: "Hello."
Gao Guojing: "Mom, it's me, Guojing."
Gao Xiujuan chatted with him about everyday things for a few minutes before getting down to business.
Gao Xiujuan: "It's only been half a month, try to come back."
Gao Guojing: "I'll make arrangements here and go home as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Qi Tianxin, who was waiting outside the office, felt a pang of anxiety. Was Gao Guojing going home? If he left, would he come back? If he didn't, wouldn't she only be able to choose one of the peasants in the team?
Qi Tianxin was preoccupied with her own thoughts and didn't notice that Gao Guojing had already finished his call.
As soon as he stepped outside, Gao Guojing saw Qi Tianxin looking distracted. Not wanting to pay her any attention, he simply walked away.
Qi Tianxin realized what was happening and chased after him: "Gao Zhiqing, I just overheard your conversation with your family. Are you leaving the brigade?"
Gao Guojing said indifferently, "This has nothing to do with you."
Qi Tianxin: "Given your brother's current condition, aren't you going to rescue him first?"
Gao Guojing really didn't want to talk to this person. His brother was doing just fine, and he was always showing off his love to his family.
The gluttonous Duolu even wondered several times if there was something wrong with his stomach, otherwise how could he feel full after eating so little?
The result of sprinkling so much dog food was that Sister Jia got pregnant with her second child.
I really don't know how this person has so much nonsense in their head, insisting that their brother was persecuted to be living such a good life.
If such persecution were real, he would want to experience it himself.
Kao Kuo-Ching: "My family and I are doing very well, you don't need to worry about us."
When Gao Guojing returned home, he told Gao Shujing and Yu Rujia about his enlistment.
Gao Shujing: "Go and say hello to the brigade leader later, I'll go find someone to book train tickets."
Yu Rujia: "Guojing hasn't been back for almost two years. We'll prepare some extra soap these next few days so you can bring it to Mom when you go back."
Gao Xiujuan loves soap; she feels uneasy if she doesn't use soap for a day.
It's inconvenient for them to contact Gao Xiujuan, and they don't know if the soap Gao Guojing brought back two years ago has been used up.
Not to mention Gao Xiujuan, even a young man like Gao Guojing uses soap at least twice a day, which is how he got his fair and radiant skin.
When it comes to soap, Gao Guojing gets excited: "That's exactly what I wanted to say. Mom said that we can do without other things, but we must bring plenty of soap."
"If nothing unexpected happens, I basically won't be coming back here for the next few years. Without soap, let alone Mom, I won't be able to get used to it either."
“Starting tomorrow, I will go pick mugwort leaves every day to make soap. I’ll try to bring back a hundred bars of soap, but I don’t think that will be enough to go around.”
Yu Rujia glared at him: "If you're going to give them away, you'll never have enough."
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