Chapter 71: Educated Youth Going to the Countryside



Zhang Weiguo sent the two people away and saw that there was still a small half of the roasted suckling pig left.

Send it to Grandma Wang. The weather is too cold and Grandma Wang seldom goes out.

Zhang Weiguo took the pork and came to the front yard. As soon as he went out, he saw Xu Damao with a bruised face and nose.

"Did he get beaten again?"

Seeing this, Zhang Weiguo knew that it was Sha Zhu who took action.

Zhang Weiguo almost laughed out loud. This kid Shazhu was really amazing. He was so quick to take revenge.

He had just been beaten up two days ago, and now he was looking for trouble with Xu Damao.

Since he was a child, Xu Damao has no idea how many times he has been beaten by Sha Zhu.

He always provokes Sha Zhu. He is so inexperienced and loves to play. Xu Damao always suffers.

When Xu Damao saw Zhang Weiguo, he felt a little embarrassed. He had just been beaten up, which was not a glorious thing.

He just glared at Zhang Weiguo, said nothing, and turned around to go home.

Zhang Weiguo took the pork to Grandma Wang to see if she needed anything else.

There is still a lot of food, but there is not much coal left.

Zhang Weiguo came to the third uncle's house, found Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang, gave them one dollar each, and asked them to bring some coal to Grandma Wang tomorrow.

The two were very happy about the one dollar, and continued chatting while taking Zhang Weiguo's money.

Zhang Weiguo listened for a while and found out that Yan Jiefang was going to the countryside.

Every year there are quotas to send some high school and middle school students to the countryside to experience life.

Most city dwellers were unwilling to go, but Yan Jiefang was different. He was very willing to go.

Although the conditions in the countryside are difficult, as long as you have hands, you won’t starve to death if you work hard.

You can spend your own money without giving it to others.

The third uncle’s family would charge for food, and although we wouldn’t starve, we couldn’t eat anything good either.

If you go out by yourself, it means that the emperor is far away and you can do whatever you want.

There are two people in the courtyard today, one is Yan Jiefang and the other is Liu Guangtian.

Liu Guangtian had the same idea as Yan Jiefang. The whole family was not nice to him. The second uncle either beat or scolded him. He had had enough and wanted to leave a long time ago.

The two are full of expectations for their future life.

The third uncle and aunt were very unhappy. After all, they were their own children, and life in the countryside was too hard.

The second uncle didn't feel anything, as all his love was given to his eldest son, but the eldest son left after getting married and never came back.

As for the second son, he didn't care at all. It was better if he left because there was one less person to feed.

Liu Guangfu envied Liu Guangtian very much for being able to escape from this home, and he didn't want to stay in this home anymore.

But he was still too young, so he was not allowed to go. After his second brother left, he was the only one left at home. The second uncle was angry and had no choice but to beat him.

Thinking about the upcoming life, Liu Guangfu became even more depressed.

The two brothers discussed how to escape from this home.

They didn't want to stay in this home for a moment.

There are still three days left before the two of them set off.

There were only two of them in the courtyard.

There are still many people in the whole alley.

The process of sending educated youth to the countryside began in 1960 and ended in 1970, a total of ten years.

It was the intellectuals who responded to the call of the country and resolutely went to the countryside to support rural construction.

As intellectuals, the two were very happy because they finally had a place to display their talents.

Ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. Rural construction is not easy to do.

Especially those who support the Northwest, they will be gone for a lifetime and may never come back.

Seeing that everyone else was working, the two of them had no chance to work and could only do odd jobs from time to time. That’s how much money they could earn.

It's not enough for them to spend, so of course they want to work.

But now a temporary worker costs 200 yuan, and they have no money at all.

The second uncle would definitely not spend money on Liu Guangtian.

The third uncle had just spent money on Yan Jiecheng, so it was impossible for him to spend money on Yan Jiefang.

The two of them could only find a solution on their own, and going to the countryside was their solution.

No matter how hard life is in the countryside, it is better than being beaten to death by an uncle here.

Liu Guangtian continued to comfort Liu Guangfu, saying that he would come to pick him up once he was settled.

Seeing that his second brother was still thinking about him, Liu Guangfu was deeply moved.

He took out the two dollars he had saved and took Liu Guangtian out to buy something delicious.

Regarding the issue of educated youth going to the countryside, some were happy while others were sad. Boys were better off, but girls suffered more.

In just three days, some people were happy and some were sad.

Many people knew that Zhang Weiguo was the head of purchasing department, so they asked Zhang Weiguo to help them buy pork.

Poor parents in the world, they eat dumplings before their children leave.

As the saying goes, eat dumplings when you get on the bus and noodles when you get off.

Have a good meal before the kids leave.

This day is more important than the Chinese New Year. I don’t know how many years it will take for me to leave.

Zhang Weiguo was also not afraid of anyone who came, and he sold it for one dollar per pound without a ticket.

There are still three hundred and sixty pigs in the space, which is enough.

Zhang Weiguo counted all the people and found a time to get the pork back.

If you buy one pound, I will give you one pound and one ounce. Anyway, I will give you a little more.

One pound of meat is more than enough for one meal of dumplings.

Time passed in the lively atmosphere of each family, and the three days were soon up.

On this day, there was a unified car to pick us up, and each person was assigned to a different place.

After saying goodbye to their parents, they set off for the countryside.

After this trip to the countryside, I won’t be able to come back in the short term.

There are many people who will never come back in their entire lives. They marry, have children in the countryside, and settle down there without ever coming back.

Some people even gave up their wives and children in order to come back.

There are all kinds of people.

Poor wives and children, I was looking forward to bringing them to the city.

There was no difference at all even though there were two fewer people in the courtyard. Everything was still the same as before, and everyone was doing what they were supposed to do.

But the third aunt looked unhappy. Her son was gone and she didn’t know when she would see him again.

Fortunately, there are many children in the family, including several.

The eldest son in the third uncle's family works and can bring back some leftovers.

It's much better than my previous life.

Zhang Weiguo gave Yan Jiefanghao and Liu Guangtian ten yuan each.

Ask them to write to Zhang Weiguo to tell him about their life in the countryside, what the countryside needs and what special products it has.

Tell Zhang Weiguo about the information from all over the place.

When they saw the ten dollars, they immediately assured that there was no problem.

There are not many places to spend money in rural areas. With these ten yuan, they can buy a lot of things.

Their family didn't give them any money, and they didn't save any money.

The ten dollars solved their urgent problem. As for writing letters, it was a very easy task for them.

We were all junior high school students, so writing letters was very simple for us. Besides, we were just writing about our experiences in the rural areas, which was not difficult at all.

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