Chapter 99 Director Xu is here to recruit people
Old Lady Shen's words made the old ladies feel a little nervous. They didn't feel sorry for their granddaughters, but they felt sorry for their grandsons. Eight generations of poor peasants sounds good, but they have no money...
With insufficient food to eat and insufficient clothes to wear, one can keep his back straight in the mountains. But if he goes outside, he will be a drifter and will not be able to tell the directions once he leaves this land.
"What Old Lady Shen said makes some sense. Our son Tiegen went to live with his third uncle's cousin. His cousin works in a food factory. There is a night school over there, and he still needs to go to school even though he is in his twenties." The toothless old lady Wang agreed with this.
Among the old ladies in the brigade, Mrs. Wang's words carry a lot of weight.
No one would have thought that workers who now receive wages would have to learn to read and write.
People are most afraid of comparison. No one wants to take root in the loess for the rest of his life. The four children of the Shen family, including a girl, all have to go to school. If there are no benefits, would people send their three girls there?
Old Mrs. Shen sat among this group of old ladies for a while. The next day, many boys were sent to Ge Hongling to study.
After asking, Ge Hongling found out that it was all thanks to Old Lady Shen.
The days passed quickly, and spring was cut out bit by bit in the swallow's tail.
The school started and the team started working. As soon as the iron bell rang, Jiang Wanwan carried a hoe and went to the field to turn the soil.
The soil needs to be loosened before planting. Jiang Wanwan wore a straw hat and bent over to work. She worked hard and steadily, motivating the team members around her to learn from her.
Jiang Wanwan worked very hard because she didn't want to be idle and think about Shen Xingjiang.
It's mid-April now, and Jiang Wanwan hasn't seen him for almost two months. She suffers from insomnia every night.
How painful is lovesickness?
Wan said: It is more bitter than Coptis chinensis, so bitter that she suffered from insomnia.
Jiang Wanwan was concentrating on working in the fields and had no idea that Zhang Hongri and Ge Hongling were introducing a woman wearing a grey top and pants, with her hair tied up in a black hairnet.
"Director Xu, Jiang Zhiqing is over there." Zhang Hongri pointed in the direction of Jiang Wanwan.
Under the enamel-blue sky and on the black land, a woman in a white shirt and black trousers was working diligently. She did not have the pampered nature of an educated youth at all. Apart from her fair complexion and extremely good looks, she was no different from the other people working in the fields.
Ge Hongling looked at Jiang Wanwan with a soft look in her eyes: "All the extracurricular books in our elementary school were sponsored by Jiang Zhiqing. She also used her own money to buy a hundred pencils and grids for the children to use. More than a dozen children in our team can read, thanks to Jiang Zhiqing."
Zhang Hongri nodded: "That's right, not only that, our Jiang Zhiqing is also a well-known filial daughter-in-law, and the Shen family praises her."
Xu Yufeng nodded with satisfaction: "I am not here to inspect her this time. I am here to ask you for her. I saw her during the Chinese New Year. I am here this time to bring her to work in our military farm. You must not be reluctant to let her go."
Zhang Hongri and Ge Hongling, who were praising Jiang Wanwan just now, suddenly stopped talking.
Xu Yufeng is the wife of the division commander and the director of Wuhuashan Farm. They thought Xu Yufeng was investigating Shen Xingjiang's family on behalf of the military district. Who would have thought that she discovered Jiang Wanwan, the pearl, and wanted to take her away.
"We don't need tickets to eat or buy meat on our farm, and we pay her 40 yuan a month. What? Are you still reluctant to give her money?"
Xu Yufeng knew that Jiang Wanwan’s presence in the brigade would bring a lot of convenience to the brigade.
But this is the person she likes, and she must take him away.
"She went to the military farm, and I allocated a yard for her, so they no longer had to live apart."
Zhang Hongri held it in for a long time and could only sigh: "It's Jiang Zhiqing's blessing."
But he really didn't want Jiang Zhiqing to leave!
At the beginning of the year, when the grain was to be handed in, he was unable to calculate the amount, so Jiang Wanwan came to help and calculated the accounts clearly. He just wanted to find a position for Jiang Wanwan in the brigade, but before he could say anything, Wuhuashan Farm snatched her away.
He had no choice but to ask Ge Hongling to call Jiang Wanwan over. When Jiang Wanwan saw Xu Fengyu, she wiped the sweat from her head. There was some black dirt on the tip of her nose and chin, but it did not affect her beauty at all.
"Director Xu, why are you here?"
Xu Fengyu is old enough to be her mother. She likes Jiang Wanwan as soon as she sees her: "I'm here to pick you up and go to Wuhuashan Farm to work. Are you willing?"
"I'll give you a salary every month, as well as subsidies for rice, flour, grain and oil. Most importantly, there's a family compound available. I've applied for it for you and Shen Xingjiang, so you can live together in the future."
Jiang Wanwan's eyes lit up instantly.
The lights of Zhang Hongri and Ge Hongling went out.
"Thank you, Director. I'm willing to go!" How could she refuse such a good thing?
Xu Fengyu smiled with satisfaction: "Go back and pack your things, and come directly to the farm with me. When your man comes back from his mission at night, we can give him a surprise."
"Uh-huh!"
Jiang Wanwan wanted to go out over the mountains and over the ridges as far as she could think of Chen Xingjiang. God knows how happy she is now. Just now she thought she was going to be unable to sleep again, and Director Xu suddenly appeared from the sky and wanted to take her to the military area!
She was going to give Shen Xingjiang a big surprise at night.
Xu Fengyu: "Come on, take me to your home."
When Director Xu came to old Mrs. Shen's house, she was very humble and held old Mrs. Shen's hand, praising her for marrying a good granddaughter-in-law. She also saw the Shen family's awareness. It was not easy for them to have three girls studying.
"Our country advocates gender equality. I've seen it in your family. If you raise a girl well, she's no worse than a boy."
Old Mrs. Shen agreed: "It is difficult for my family to support the children. Thanks to Wanwan, the children here are all from my sisters-in-law. She uses money to support their education. My children are proud of her."
Xu Lan testified: "That's right. A few days ago, I asked Guoguo what she wanted to do when she grew up, and she said she wanted to be the fourth aunt."
There are not a few members of the Shen family, but the men are diligent and the women are virtuous, and they live in harmony. Xu Fengyu sees the root of the harmony at a glance. The basis of the harmony is that Jiang Wanwan brings in the ideas of intellectuals, letting everyone know what is truth and what is life, so they can work together.
"It seems that Platoon Leader Shen is lucky to have married such a good wife."
Jiang Wanwan packed her luggage and came over. She only took one suitcase. The farm had holidays every month, so she could come back and get whatever she needed.
Xu Lan saw her carrying her luggage and immediately couldn't help but tear up: "What's the matter? I can't bear to see you leave."
Jiang Wanwan wiped her tears: "You cry more than Guoguo."
They are not sisters-in-law at all; they are clearly closer than real sisters.
Xu Fengyu was busy at the farm, so she didn't say much: "Big sister, we'll leave first."
It is an honor for the daughter-in-law of the Shen family to earn wages. Old Mrs. Shen did not cry so much. She put on shoes and sent them off: "Director, if my daughter-in-law does anything wrong, you can come to the old lady to ask for punishment at any time. This child is pitiful, don't say anything about her."
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