Although Chen Ming was not married, he had a cousin whom he cared about, so he could understand Li Mao's painstaking efforts and naturally agreed.
No matter how reluctant we are, the time of parting is always coming.
Before leaving, Li Mao specially invited the educated youth to have a meal.
For this meal, Li Mao went to the commune early in the morning and bought a pound of meat. The dishes were naturally not as good as what the educated youth ate during the Chinese New Year, but for him, it was still a big deal.
The food was served and everyone gathered together. As the protagonists of today, the couple did not look happy because they were about to leave.
Li Maoqiang smiled and said, "Thanks to everyone's support, I, Li Mao, have this opportunity. After I leave, the educated youth point will rely on you all.
Wan Fang...I'd also like to ask everyone to take good care of me while I'm away."
Wan Fang lowered her head and said nothing, her eyes slightly red.
After knowing each other for such a long time, everyone can see the couple's character and temperament. People like Wang Wei are a minority after all. In addition, Li Mao had already said it in advance, and everyone at the table responded and expressed their wishes to him.
"Brother Mao, go to school with peace of mind. Sister Fang is at the educated youth camp, so you can rest assured."
"Yes, yes, don't worry, Brother Mao."
Everyone expressed their opinions at once.
Li Mao seemed relieved at this time, and he and Wan Fang invited everyone to eat and drink. Seeing that the couple was relaxed, everyone began to happily pick up their bowls and chopsticks to eat, and there was harmony at the table.
After the meal, everyone didn’t waste any time. They quickly cleaned up the dishes and went their separate ways, leaving the last bit of time for the young couple.
Taking the train nowadays is not as convenient as it is in later generations. You have to first go to the commune to transfer to the county town, then take a bus from the county town to Taipei City, and then buy a train ticket in Taipei City to board the train.
So in the early morning of the next day, Li Mao set off with his luggage and did not ask Wan Fang to see him off.
He set out with Liu Xindong. Although the other party had no experience in traveling long distances, at least there was someone to take care of them.
Speaking of these two people, the village chief was really proud. Not long after this incident, Hongsheng Village was rated as an advanced brigade, which made the village chief even happier.
At that time, the commune issued quotas for the selection of workers and peasants for university students, but many brigades had the quotas taken up by the village party secretaries themselves, without even announcing the news.
Even in Chen Ming's village, although the news was announced, the villagers themselves were very xenophobic, and the person they elected was also the result of internal manipulation. As for exams, those did not exist at all.
This resulted in the candidates selected from each village being of varying quality, but the two people from Hongsheng Village were at least selected through examinations. Li Mao graduated from high school, and Liu Xindong was also a recent high school graduate, so their knowledge was still fresh.
The gap in the examination room was immediately apparent. The two of them took the lead based on their strength, and the only two places in the commune were both in Hongsheng Village.
The village chief became very famous and was even singled out for praise by the commune secretary.
Not to mention that they have now been rated as an advanced brigade. This is not just a simple title, it means that their village has a greater advantage in the competition for fertilizers and tractors.
No, whatever you say will come true.
After the meeting, the village chief came back and took everyone to the grain drying factory for another meeting. He said, "The commune has allocated the tractor quota to our village this year."
The crowd was suddenly in an uproar. This was a tractor. There were only two in the entire commune, and now their village was going to have one too.
The village chief was also very happy, but he still had to get down to business. He shouted twice, and then waited for the crowd to quiet down before continuing, "Now there is something to worry about. We need someone to drive the tractor back, so...
Two boys are selected from the village and sent to the county town for training for one month. After the training, they have to take an exam. Only those who pass the exam can get a certificate and become official tractor drivers.
Therefore, there are educational requirements for this candidate, at least a junior high school diploma."
Looking at the crowd discussing things underground, he finally said, "Those who meet the requirements should submit the registration form to the village committee in the next two days. The process is the same as last time." Then he announced the adjournment of the meeting.
Xu Manman passed the driving test in her previous life, but she was never brave enough to drive on the road, let alone a tractor.
However, there were some in the village when I was a child. They looked easy to operate, but steering depended entirely on arm strength, and if you were not careful, it would tip over, so there was still a certain risk.
So boys do have an advantage when it comes to driving this thing.
It’s a pity that my cousin is not in the village, otherwise he could learn to drive a tractor, which would be a skill to make a living.
Because the boys in the educated youth center all have sufficient academic qualifications, even though they were not selected last time, this time is still a chance. They can drive tractors and work in the fields without having to choose.
Therefore, all the boys at the educated youth center also signed up.
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