"Sister, sister, eldest brother and second brother are back, and second brother is injured." Ruirui shouted in the yard.
"What, really?"
"Really, sister, brother and the others have gone home. I'm going to the old house first." Ruirui ran away after saying that.
When Xuemei and Liu's mother arrived at the old house, they found no one there. They went to the blue brick house and found that Liu's father, aunt, grandparents and others were all there. Second aunt was hugging second brother Mingwen and crying, and grandmother was checking if eldest brother Mingzheng was okay.
The blue brick house of my second uncle was built three years ago. It has only one and a half floors. The upper half floor is also made of wood. There are two rooms of 30 square meters in total. The floor was paved with wooden boards this year. Now Liu Guanghui and Wang Shuihua live in one room. Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu think the blue brick house is too cold in winter, so they don’t come to live here. Liu Guanghui divided the other room into two rooms. Juhua lives in the inner room and Mingwu lives in the outer room. Mingzheng and Mingwen have been studying outside for the past two years and have less time to go home. The two of them each have a room in the old house.
Mingwen had several layers of white gauze wrapped around his head and his face was pale.
Mingwen patted Wang Shuihua on the back and comforted her, "Mom, it's okay. It just looked scary. I went to the hospital and got treated before I came back."
"Second son's wife, don't cry. As long as the child is fine, that's enough. Mingzheng, tell us what happened? Why are you and Mingwen back now?" Grandpa Liu asked.
"Grandpa, the school has been getting increasingly chaotic since last month. Many students have skipped classes to join the revolution. Many teachers have been dragged into struggle sessions, or reported and demoted. School was suspended at the beginning of this month, and when we returned, our principal had already been suspended. Mingwen's school is in a similar situation as well."
Mingzheng went to Nanhu University after the college entrance examination, and Mingwu was admitted to Nanhu Provincial Normal Technical School after graduating from junior high school.
Mingzheng looked at the wound on Mingwen's head and continued, "Mingwen's head was accidentally injured by some radical students. He went to the hospital for stitches and stayed in the hospital for five or six days. The doctor said he was fine, so I brought him back."
"Will you go back to school in the future?"
"Grandpa, now that the college entrance exam has been cancelled and the school is in this situation, the university may not open in the next few years."
"Then what about you and Mingwen's diplomas? What about jobs?"
"Grandpa, I've almost completed all my credits. My teacher sent me my diploma early and also wrote me a letter of recommendation. I've been assigned to work as an accountant at the county machinery factory. I reported for work yesterday and will be starting work in the county town the day after tomorrow."
"Mingwen, what about you?"
"Grandpa, we've only been in school for a little over a year, so we don't have a diploma yet. But the school issued us a certificate, and I submitted it to the county government yesterday. They said even elementary schools are closed now, so we'll have to wait until classes resume before we can assign a place."
"Oh, Mom, Mingwu's hospitalization and treatment cost a hundred yuan, and I borrowed fifty yuan from my teacher."
"Okay, Mingzheng, remember to ask your mother for money on the day you go to the county town, and then go to the post office to transfer the money to your teacher. You can't owe your teacher money." Liu Guanghui said.
"What are these damn brats doing? They caused my Mingwen to be injured and cost me a hundred yuan." Wang Shuihua couldn't help cursing.
"Okay, it's a good thing that Mingzheng and Mingwen are back safely, and it's even better that Mingzheng has been assigned a job. Second brother's wife, go catch a chicken and kill it. We should celebrate tonight and give Mingwen some nourishment. Xiu'er's family and the eldest brother's family should all stay for dinner. Mingwen, don't worry too much now. Just heal your injury. There will be a job, and the children will go to school eventually. Mingwu, help your second brother to bed to rest."
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Bang bang bang…
Boom boom boom…
"Come in." A gentle and refreshing young man's voice came from inside the room.
"Brother, it's me."
"Xuemei, what do you want from me?"
"Brother, are you unhappy?"
"How do you know?"
"Every time you come back, you always ask Mingwu, Qingya and others how their studies are going recently? Today, you came back and just went into your room and stayed alone without asking? Big brother, have a candy! It will make you happier." Xuemei stretched out her hand, and in her palm lay a White Rabbit candy.
Mingzheng took the candy, peeled off the candy wrapper and put it in his mouth.
"You still treat my elder brother like a child."
"Brother, are you happier now? Brother, tell me if you have anything that makes you unhappy. You will feel much better if you tell me. I promise not to tell anyone."
"Okay, I'll tell you."
"Xuemei, do you know? If these things hadn't happened suddenly, I would have been assigned to work in the provincial government if I had graduated normally. But now I can only work as an accountant in the county machinery factory. Do you understand the gap?"
"Brother, I think many of your classmates haven't been assigned jobs, but you got a job because you excelled academically and completed your courses ahead of time and got your diploma. This job was earned through your hard work, and I'm proud of you."
"But I think you should cherish this opportunity and make good achievements. You think that talented people are always in big places, so who will drive the development of small places? Assigning you to a small place means that we need you, and the higher-ups hope that you can drive our development."
"One more thing. With all the chaos going on out there, if you were assigned to work in the provincial government, could you guarantee you wouldn't be affected? As the saying goes, 'A blessing in disguise.'"
Mingzheng thought for a while.
"Xuemei, you're right. I was obsessed with appearances and ended up in a dead end. My current job is good enough. I'll accumulate experience and take steady steps. I came from here, and I want to use my strength to help our place develop well."
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