The solution Shen Xiao thought of for Lao Zuo was just one word - delay!
It was delayed until the day when the Corps’ policy was issued, until Bai Hongmei could not wait any longer, and until Wei Dong had to come forward to negotiate.
Lao Zuo gritted his teeth, listened to Shen Xiao's words, and refused to give in no matter how much Bai Hongmei quarreled and made a fuss. Tired of the noise, Lao Zuo would retreat back to the barracks to drink and play cards with his comrades.
A few days later, it was February 25th, and the most majestic and tragic chapter in the history of the development of the Great Northern Wilderness, the eight-year-long Construction Corps, officially came to an end.
The active troops at the Corps, division and regiment levels have gradually returned to their original units.
All cadres below the regimental level were gathered in the guesthouse for a final study session to allow each active cadre to make the final decision.
Anyone who requests to return to his original unit can make preparations immediately. If the person agrees to stay, the transfer of employment can be processed immediately.
Ordinary Corps soldiers were transferred to local jobs, and most of those who were willing to stay found local wives and started a family locally.
Some people's hometowns are too poor, and the conditions are even worse than those in the Beidahuang Farm, so they simply stay.
In addition, the farm had expressed its welcome for them to stay and that there were ready-made jobs available, so most people happily transferred to the farm office.
During this period, the State Farm Administration established an armed forces department with the approval of the military region. Shen Xiao was appointed as the Minister of the Armed Forces, at the regimental level.
Shen Xiao personally selected more than a dozen active-duty soldiers and transferred them to the armed forces department.
Bai Hongmei lives in the staff housing compound and hears all kinds of news every day. I saw some people moving away and some changing jobs. No matter which path they took, everyone would be happy in the end.
Only Lao Zuo remained silent and could do nothing even if he was beaten with three sticks.
Seeing that the comrades who had retired from the army had found lucrative jobs on the farm, those who had returned to their old units also safely got into work. Lao Zuo is still drinking, sleeping and doing nothing all day.
Bai Hongmei couldn't hold it in any longer, and Wei Fang also became anxious.
"Mom, why don't you ask him what he wants. Hao Hongmei's father has already started working. Hao Hongmei said that the farm's workstations have been full. From now on, those who stay on the farm can only go to the villages."
Wei Fang was so anxious that she was jumping up and down, and Bai Hongmei was annoyed to the point of losing her temper.
He screamed in frustration: "Why are you forcing me to do this? Do you think my words will work? You ask me, who else can I ask?"
"Didn't you say that my brother is the pillar of our family? If you don't say it, why don't you let my brother say it?"
Bai Hongmei's eyes were red as she glared at her daughter angrily: "Your brother? Humph! Your brother ran away before dawn."
As she spoke, Bai Hongmei threw a letter to Wei Fang. Wei Fang picked up the letter, read it quickly, and burst into tears in anger.
"Mom, my brother abandoned us. He ran away, what should we do?!"
Wei Dong said in the letter that he had already stayed at home for half a month and could not delay any longer.
He is now alone, living in a dormitory, and can only barely make ends meet and cannot take care of the lives of his family.
He also told Bai Hongmei to stop doing that. In the current situation, it would be better for her to continue living with Lao Zuo.
The letter ended by saying that Wei Fang was not young anymore and would be able to earn work points soon. He also asked Bai Hongmei to cheer up, find a class to attend, and stop being a blood-sucking leech.
Lao Zuo, Wei Fang and Bai Hongmei are a family of three. If they earn money to support their lives, they will definitely live a prosperous life.
The whole letter was filled with words, drawing one big picture after another, but he never mentioned his responsibilities as the eldest son.
Wei Fang burst into tears in anger, "Mom, my brother is crazy, he doesn't want us anymore. I don't want to stay in the countryside, I don't want to work in the fields. I am a city person, I was born in the city, I want to go back to the city. I don't want to work in the fields!"
Bai Hongmei bit her back teeth again and again, wiped away her tears, and said bitterly: "Do you think I am willing to stay in the countryside? If it weren't for you guys, would I, a cultured person from the city, be so shameless as to run to the countryside to live?"
"Wei Dong is an ungrateful person. I have been taking care of him for so many years in vain."
"I'm still young, I'm not even 40 yet, and I don't want to spend the rest of my life in this place."
"Divorce, I want a divorce. Zuo Dazhuang, what do you want from me in order to divorce me?"
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