There was rice, flour, grain and oil at home, and there were only three people eating. Xu Manman didn't make it too complicated. She just stir-fried the stewed rice with diced bacon and vegetables. This vegetable rice is also what people in Haishi have been eating since childhood.
Cook a pot of shrimp, seaweed and egg soup and then we can start eating.
Chen Ming was used to eating the food cooked by Xu Manman, but Xu Jianguo was shocked by the food cooked by his sister.
"Sister! The food you cook is so delicious."
"If it's delicious, eat more. There's still plenty in the pot."
"I swear, this is the best vegetable rice I've ever had! Yeah, and the soup is the best too!"
Chen Ming nodded in agreement. Whatever his cousin cooked was always the most delicious.
After eating, Xu Manman was not responsible for the rest of the meal. Because she had to wait for her parents to get off work and go to her uncle's house, Xu Manman did not go out in the afternoon.
Anyway, I am used to staying at home during the winter in the north, so there is nothing I cannot stay here for.
The two boys, one big and one small, were not so good. They disappeared after dinner. Xu Manman was very suspicious. If it weren't for the lunch, it would be difficult to see them during the day.
My uncle's house is in the city, more than half an hour's bike ride away from Xu Manman and the others.
After work, they borrowed a bicycle from their uncle's house. My parents each took a bicycle with their two children, and took the local specialties that Xu Manman brought back from the countryside. The four of them went to my uncle's house.
My uncle and aunt both work at the city supply and marketing cooperative. My uncle is now the director of the cooperative, and my aunt is a salesperson. In the past, some rare items such as malted milk, canned food, milk powder, etc. that were sent from home were all obtained with the help of my uncle's family.
My uncle's family also has two boys. The third cousin works in a machinery factory. He and his second cousin were recruited and passed the exam to get in. The fourth cousin is in high school.
When she arrived at her uncle's house, Xu Manman was treated very kindly by her aunt again. She hugged her and kissed her for a long time.
"We never agreed to let you go to the countryside! We can arrange for you to work in the supply and marketing cooperative, or let your uncle arrange for you to join the art troupe, so that you won't have to suffer so much in the countryside." Auntie gently poked Xu Manman's head, and said with regret,
This is also the truth. With their family's financial resources, it is not difficult to arrange a job for them. In fact, their family had already started preparing long before Xu Manman graduated.
But Xu Manman was inspired by her classmates at the time, and the policy was strict at that time, so she took the initiative to sign up to go to the countryside. By the time her family found out, her name had already been registered, so in the end she had to use her connections to move her to another place.
"Manman, uncle will arrange a temporary job for you at the supply and marketing cooperative first. Can we go back to the city first? You've been in the countryside for more than a year. Now that you're seconded back to the city for work, it doesn't count as a violation of policy."
"Uncle, aunt, there's really no need. My eldest cousin is also in the countryside. With him around, I can't endure any hardship. Although working in the fields is a bit tiring, it's still work. Just like my third cousin, they don't have it any easier than me in the workshop.
Besides, in the north, people hibernate during the winter and rest for three or four months at a time. Isn’t that much more comfortable than going to work?”
In fact, you can go back to the city, and you don’t have to wait until the college entrance examination. It is also a good choice to come back and prepare for the exam while working.
But leaving her cousin alone in the countryside, thinking of the first time she saw him in the village, Xu Manman felt a little bit reluctant.
It will take at most two years. Excluding the hibernation time, the working time will be about one and a half years. It will be over if you just persevere.
"You always have some twisted ideas. How can working in a factory be compared to working in the fields?" said the aunt.
"We all have to earn our living through our own labor. The working people are the most glorious."
"If you don't want to go to work, you can go to the military recruitment or the art troupe. Your uncle has almost arranged everything for you. It's not too late to go now."
Xu Manman shook her head. "I can work well, but I can't sing or dance on stage."
"You were so good at singing and dancing when you were little, why can't you do it anymore?"
"Oh, my aunt, I really can't do it. I think it's good to exercise in the countryside now. Besides, our village has selected two workers, peasants and soldiers to study at university this year."
"Ah? Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University?" Not only my aunt, but also my parents and cousin were surprised.
Since the cancellation of the college entrance examination, this is the only way to go to university. Machinery factories and textile factories have also had recommendation quotas. Going to a local university not only does not cost money, but you can also get subsidies. After graduation, you can basically be promoted one or two levels, so everyone knows the value of this.
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