Hu Wenwen then learned that Qin Hanshu had transferred her job at the textile factory to someone else.
...That bitch!
Hu Wenwen cried and made a scene at home, demanding that Hu Dayong find her a new job.
But how could Hu Dayong possibly solve Hu Wenwen's job problem in such a short time?
Adding to his frustration was the fact that his house had just been burgled and he had lost so much property. Hu Dayong was already in a bad mood, and Hu Wenwen's noisy behavior only fueled his anger.
"It's just going to the countryside? You've been to the countryside before!"
The twins, a boy and a girl, were not raised by him from a young age, and Hu Dayong never really loved them much. He only cares about Hu Bingbing, his son who will carry on the family line, now.
However, Hu Bingbing is not very bright and will definitely need his older sister Hu Wenwen's help in the future, so Hu Dayong also treated Hu Wenwen better.
When it comes to the crucial moment, Hu Dayong doesn't care about Hu Wenwen's feelings at all.
They went to the countryside, but now they have no money left at home, and Hu Wenwen's job is gone. How can they afford to support her if she stays at home?
Going to the countryside can also ease some of the burden on the family.
However, Hu Wenwen's assignment to the countryside was not important; what followed was another unexpected event that made the Hu family feel as if the sky had fallen.
Hu Bingbing was criticized and reprimanded for harassing female workers at a meat processing plant.
Now, Hu Bingbing's reputation and future are ruined.
Although he didn't go to jail because the crime was relatively minor and Hu Bingbing himself had mental problems, he lost his job at the meat processing plant, and no other company would hire him.
From now on, we'll have to rely on Hu Dayong to support us for free.
Hu Dayong led his mother to the factory to make a scene, but it was no use. The female workers themselves identified Hu Bingbing.
Which woman would risk her reputation by lying like that? The factory wouldn't doubt the female worker's words at all.
The meat processing plant made it clear that if Hu Dayong continued to cause trouble, he would lose his own job.
Hu Dayong had no choice but to accept reality.
In the blink of an eye, the house was turned upside down.
The textile factory job was probably Qin Hanshu's doing, but she's gone far away now, and Hu Dayong can't do anything about it.
However, the other series of changes were too bizarre.
Hu Dayong only found out about Hu Bingbing harassing the female worker not long before he spent some money to settle things with her family. Logically, the female worker shouldn't have exposed it.
Adding to the story of the burglary at his home, the police station couldn't find anything out. After hearing Hu Dayong's account, the police even suspected that Hu Dayong was deliberately teasing him.
How can things in your home just disappear into thin air?
More importantly, Yang Aizhen had nightmares for two nights in a row...
Even though Hu Dayong had killed his way through life, he was still feeling a bit uneasy. Could it really be the spirit of the dead man who had been with Yang Aizhen?
***
The train kept stopping and starting, and it took three days and three nights to finally reach the provincial capital of the province where I was sent to work in the countryside.
After transferring in the provincial capital, it took another half-day by train to reach the county train station.
All seats were hard seats, so hard that you couldn't even straighten your back.
All the educated youth in the carriage who had been listless by the second day seemed to have come back to life, carrying their luggage and rushing off the train.
Seeing that Qin Hanshu and Zhao Ru had a lot of luggage, Ma Chaoyang enthusiastically helped them and even ordered Lin Zhiheng around.
Zhao Ru thanked him hesitantly.
Qin Hanshu declined Ma Chaoyang's offer and dragged her luggage downstairs by herself.
After resting in the space for a few days, not only did the cuts on her wrists fade, but she also felt less weak and could still carry this amount of luggage.
Lin Zhiheng also got off the train with a cold face and did not help Zhao Ru with her luggage.
Ma Chaoyang had no choice but to carry the luggage of two people by himself and squeeze off the train with difficulty. Zhao Ru followed behind empty-handed, taking it for granted.
Having escaped the train, everyone breathed in the fresh air.
After registering at the county's educated youth office, people from the commune came to take the educated youth away.
The person who came to pick them up from Chenguan Commune was a young man of about twenty years old. He wore a white sheepskin towel on his head and only a white shirt on his upper body. The exposed flesh was as dark and shiny as his face.
It was a skin tone that had been exposed to the scorching sun for a long time.
"No, my name is Niu Erdan. The brigade sent me to pick you up."
Ma Chaoyang put down his luggage and, on behalf of the educated youth, warmly shook hands with Comrade Niu Erdan.
Niu Erdan seemed a little uncomfortable, his face showing embarrassment. He rubbed his palms on his pants before taking Ma Chaoyang's hand.
However, he was very enthusiastic, helping them carry their luggage while patiently answering all sorts of questions from the educated youth.
"...You educated youth, come directly to the team with me. From now on, you'll be part of our team... Two groups of educated youth have already arrived before you. Uncle Zhou wasn't really keen on taking any more, but there was nothing he could do. It was the commune's allocation, and we had to obey."
Before even arriving at their destination, they were met with disdain, and the group of educated youth looked at each other awkwardly.
Niu Erdan was completely oblivious to the emotions of the educated youth and continued to explain to himself, "Uncle Zhou is our team's Party Secretary. He's waiting for you in the team."
The tractor that Niu Erdan drove was carrying seven people, and with each person's luggage, the tractor's trailer was somewhat overloaded.
Just as Qin Hanshu began to doubt whether it could run, a "putt-putt-putt" sound rang out, and the scenery started to slowly recede into the distance.
Of the seven people on the tractor, besides Qin Hanshu and three others, there were two men and one woman.
After settling in, Ma Chaoyang was the first to strike up a conversation with the three men.
One of the three, a round-faced man wearing glasses, was the first to respond to Ma Chaoyang, saying, "My name is Jin Bo, and I hope we can get along well in the future."
The other, thinner man was more shy and whispered, "My name is Gao Ming."
Seeing that the woman remained silent, Ma Chaoyang took the initiative to ask, "Comrade, what's your name?"
The woman had short, ear-length hair, bright, piercing eyes, and spoke with a strong, resonant voice.
"Zhang Kangmei, the Kangmei of the Resist America and Aid Korea!"
Ma Chaoyang laughed and said, "I almost named myself Yuanchao back then, but my mother changed it because there were too many people with the same name."
Zhang Kangmei scoffed, "There are quite a few people named Chaoyang. I know at least three."
Ma Chaoyang choked for a moment, then laughed and said, "You're right."
The train journey was exhausting, and the tractor ride was bumpy and the engine was loud, so no one had the energy to shout anymore.
After getting to know each other, we calmed down.
Once the tractor left the county town, it drove onto a dirt road, and the dust that suddenly billowed up caught the educated youth off guard.
Qin Hanshu took out a handkerchief, covered her mouth and nose, but her eyes looked around curiously.
In this season, there are some greens to be seen, but as you look further into the distance, most of the landscape is still barren, desolate yellow earth with its many gullies, like the face of a farmer who has toiled for thousands of years.
Those deep, unfathomable furrows are like wrinkles etched on a face, recording both the ancient prosperity of Zhouyuan culture and the indomitable spirit of countless living beings.
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