Chapter 25 "Send Away"
Under the guidance of Yang Junzhi, Lin Zhao completed the examination easily and successfully transferred the grain and oil relationship.
In this way, she became a city resident.
"Thank you, thank you for your trouble." Lin Zhao's face was full of smiles, and she sincerely thanked Yang Junzhi.
Yang Junzhi felt that his sister-in-law was too polite, and said with a smile: "Cheng Huai and I are comrades who can back each other up, so you don't have to take this little thing to heart."
Lin Zhao was not ignorant of the ways of the world. She handed the big cloth bag in her hand to him and took a few steps back.
"These are the thank you gifts I prepared. Please accept them. I have something else to do at home, so I'll be leaving now."
After she finished speaking, without waiting for Yang Junzhi's reaction, she ran away.
Soldiers are particular about not taking even a single needle or thread from the masses, and even retired soldiers are just as stubborn. Lin Zhao is most afraid of making excuses, so she could only take her responsibility and run.
After all, the other person helped her a lot, and if she didn't give him a gift of thanks, it would seem like she was a bad person.
Yang Junzhi looked helpless.
It’s not that he couldn’t catch up with her, but... his sister-in-law wished she had four legs so she could disappear from his sight immediately. He chased after her, fearing that Lin Zhao would panic and get into trouble.
With no other options, Yang Junzhi could only take his things and go home.
His wife worked the night shift and rested during the day. She had just woken up and saw him holding a strange bag. She asked curiously, "What's in your hand?"
"Comrade Lin gave it to me." Yang Junzhi replied.
He would never hide anything from his wife, and his wife even knew that he had found jobs for his comrades' wives.
"Are you so polite?" Jiang Huiqiao was stunned. She obviously didn't expect Lin Zhao to give her a thank-you gift.
She was also a military dependent and knew how difficult it was to be one. When Yang Junzhi said that the job was for military wives, she agreed without thinking twice and did not think about the benefits, but she was happy that the other person was thoughtful.
Jiang Huiqiao sat on the sofa, opened the cloth bag and took a look.
"Wow! So many good things!" She suddenly looked up at her husband with a moved expression, "She wouldn't have sent all the good things at home to me, right? This person is too honest."
In an instant, a simple and sincere face of a country woman appeared before her.
It's really touching.
Yang Junzhi looked over.
A chicken, a fish, a can of malted milk, a box of cigarettes, and a bag of candy.
It is a valuable gift no matter where it is placed.
"It's not necessary to send it all over. Cheng Huai's allowance is not low, it's more than enough to support the family."
Jiang Huiqiao hesitated, "Then... accept it?"
"Collect it." Yang Junzhi said.
Based on his impression of Lin Zhao, he would feel at ease only if he accepted her as his wife.
"Okay, since she's here to work in the county now, there will be plenty of opportunities for us to meet in the future." Jiang Huiqiao accepted the favor.
Yang Junzhi saw that the chicken and fish were quite big, so he immediately said, "Take the chicken and fish to my parents' place and we can eat together."
They don't have any children yet, and they are the type of people who can feed the whole family with just two of them. Sometimes they are too busy to cook, so they go to their father-in-law's house to eat. It's not uncommon for him to bring meat over to eat together.
"good."
Jiang Huiqiao brought chicken and fish back to her parents' home, and everyone in the Jiang family was stunned.
Because of this, Brother Jiang, who was the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, had a very good impression of Lin Zhao. He went from being a hard-working and meritorious military relative to a hard-working and meritorious military relative who understood the ways of the world.
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When Lin Zhao returned to the village, all the villagers came to her.
"Mother, I heard that you found a job in the county, and it's a job in the supply and marketing cooperative?" Wang Chunhua asked.
"Yes, the grain and oil relationship was just transferred this morning." Lin Zhao said with a smile.
"Oh, that's good, congratulations." Wang Chunhua was happy for her. What made her even happier was that she would have a way to buy defective products in the future.
"Mother, if the supply and marketing cooperative has any defective products, please keep them for us." She had a good relationship with Lin Zhao, so she didn't hesitate.
Lin Zhao nodded, "Of course."
Just as she finished speaking, Mother Gu rushed over quickly, her eyes shining brightly, her tone unable to conceal her excitement, "Third son's wife, have you found a job?"
"It's settled. We'll start work in two days." The new counter of the supply and marketing cooperative has not been completed yet.
Mother Gu was extremely happy and said "yes" three times in a row, "Good, good, good! This is a good thing. Let's go to the old house for dinner today to celebrate?"
"Okay." The old lady was so happy that Lin Zhao would give her this little face.
Soon, the news that Lin Zhao had indeed become a salesperson in the county supply and marketing cooperative spread throughout the brigade.
The eldest and second cubs also heard the news. The two little brothers were no longer in the mood to play. They dusted themselves off and rushed home like two little firecrackers.
As soon as my hand touched the wooden door, a loud voice rang out.
"Mother! Mother!"
Hearing the urgency in her second son's words, Lin Zhao thought something had happened and walked out quickly.
Before she could ask any questions, Erzai rushed over, leaned forward, and then stopped.
His little face flushed, and he said in a brisk tone, "Mom, did you pass the exam?"
The eldest cub also looked at his mother expectantly.
There is no child who grew up in the countryside who doesn't want to be a worker.
They had just learned to talk, and people at home and in the village would tease them.
"My dear, when you grow up do you want to work in the fields like your grandfather, or do you want to live in the city?"
The babbling children didn't understand anything. City people were extremely unfamiliar words to them, so of course they replied, "Just like me, digging for food in the fields."
At this time, the villagers would laugh. Although there was no malice in that laughter, it always left a deep impression on the children, and they would feel bad when they thought about it when they grew up.
"Yes, I passed the exam and will start working in two days." Lin Zhao answered her eldest son gently and forcefully.
The eldest boy was overjoyed.
"Mom is a salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative!" he said happily.
Erzai's eyes widened, "Mom, are you a city dweller now?"
Lin Zhao nodded: "You can say that."
She will eat commercial grain from now on.
"Mom, what about me and my brother?" Erzai raised his little face and looked eagerly.
The eldest cub filled in the gaps in his younger brother's words, "There are also the third and fourth cubs..."
"Yes, yes, there are also the third and fourth cubs. Mother, what about us? Are we city people?" the second cub continued to ask.
"Of course, I became a city dweller, and you are also city dwellers," Lin Zhao replied.
The household registration system is quite strict nowadays. Here, the child's household registration follows the mother.
Erzai jumped up and shouted loudly, "We are city dwellers too!"
The eldest child still remembered what his mother had said about not showing off, so he hugged the second child's neck and covered his mouth, "Second child, keep your voice down."
Lin Zhao touched the eldest boy's bald head. Children's hair grew fast, and in just a few days, a layer of black hair had grown on it.
"It's okay." Everyone knows about the household registration policy.
In fact, everyone in the village was discussing what the eldest and second sons were talking about.
"Hey, you say, if Cheng Huai's wife becomes a city dweller, will her children also become city dwellers?"
"It seems so. I seem to have heard before that the child's household registration follows the mother's."
"Oh, now the older cubs will be able to eat commercial grains. The third branch of the Gu family is really..." What good luck.
I dare not say the second half of the sentence explicitly for fear of being accused of feudal superstition, so I can only express it with an envious sigh.
Just then, Gu Xing'er passed by with a gloomy face and without saying a word.
The person who was talking shut up and stared at her, but Gu Xing'er ignored him and walked home angrily.
As soon as the people left, everyone winked at each other.
"Xing'er looks like she's angry?" Yuanbao's mother said.
"Just wait and see, there will be more trouble in the Gu family." The village chief's wife took out a few melon seeds from her pocket and cracked them slowly, with an expression that showed she was enjoying watching the fun.
"Everyone knows that Gu Xing'er is crazy about becoming a city dweller. She loves to go against the third wife the most. But the third wife became a city dweller, and she is so respectable. How can she not be angry? She must be furious."
An elderly lady thought that Gu Xing'er was a bit out of shape, so she said, "It's true that the eldest lady is a little lazy, but it doesn't affect Xing'er. Why is she so hard on the eldest lady? This girl's temper is really unpleasant. What should we do in the future..."
The village chief's wife curled her lips and said, "Before the third son of the Gu family got married, Gu Xing'er was the only daughter of the Gu family and was quite favored. She could always get what she wanted by trying hard.
After Cheng Huai got married, he paid a large sum of money as a betrothal gift. Lin Zhao did not ask for three turns and one ring, but Cheng Huai gave her a discount in cash, which was another large sum of money...
Not to mention that Lin Zhao wanted to separate the family less than half a year after her marriage. After the separation, Cheng Huai's allowance was in her hands. If Gu Xing'er wanted to take advantage of her, she had to look at Lin Zhao's face. How could the spoiled girl stand this? "
The lady sighed, "You shouldn't spoil a girl too much, otherwise it will be troublesome when she gets married."
Everyone agreed with this.
You can spoil your child, but you can’t spoil him or her to the point of causing trouble for the family.
Thinking that there would be something exciting to see at the Gu family's old house, they walked towards the Gu family tacitly.
Lin Zhao didn't know this.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw two bundles of firewood piled at the door.
"Your aunt sent it?"
The eldest child replied, "No, my second uncle sent it to me."
"My aunt picked up the firewood early in the morning." said Erzai.
As they were talking, the two children dragged the firewood to the shed against the wall.
"Mom, my brother and I caught a cicada monkey. Can you make it for us?" Erzai asked loudly.
Lin Zhao was washing her face. Upon hearing this, she turned her head to look.
I saw Erzai holding a bamboo jar as big as his head, which was full of cicada monkeys.
"So many were caught." Lin Zhao was surprised.
"Hey, the other kids helped catch them." Erzai replied.
"Then after I'm done, you can share some with the kids who helped you catch them," Lin Zhao said.
"Okay." Erzai agreed.
"Let's go to the old house for dinner later. I need to bring some things with me. You two can have fun by yourselves." Lin Zhao sent the two boys away and went about her business.
Except for the trouble-making Gu Xing'er, everyone else in the old house is nice to the eldest and second oldest sons. The two younger brothers have no objection to going to the old house for dinner.
Seeing that their mother didn't need their help, the two children went to the old house hand in hand to show off.
When I arrived at the old house, before I went in, I saw a group of people gathered at the gate, looking around and watching the fun.
The eldest boy pulled his younger brother over and squeezed into the crowd.
Gu Xing'er jumped up and down in the yard, roaring at the top of her voice, and people next door could hear her clearly.
"…That's my third brother's relationship. Why should Lin Zhao take all the benefits? I'm a junior high school student, and I can see the work at the supply and marketing cooperative. Why don't you give it to me? Is it important for my wife to have a biological sister?"
She was not afraid of a bad reputation. She believed that work was more important than reputation. As long as she could snatch Lin Zhao's job, she would be a city dweller. Then she could even marry the factory director's son. When she became the factory director's daughter-in-law, who would dare to laugh at her?
Veins bulged on Gu's mother's face and her lips trembled, and she was obviously very angry.
At this time, Father Gu came out of the main house, glanced at Gu Xing'er calmly, and said to Gu Yuanshan and Gu Yucheng, "Send Gu Xing'er to your grandmother."
The two brothers of the Gu family were stunned.
Are you serious?
Are you serious!
"Do it!" Father Gu said coldly.
Gu Yuanshan and Gu Yucheng looked at each other, walked forward tacitly, grabbed Gu Xing'er's arm, and pulled her out.
In the past, no matter how badly Gu Xing'er did things, her father never made such a fuss. Seeing that her father was serious, Gu Xing'er panicked and shouted in disbelief, "Dad, do you want to chase me away?"
Father Gu ignored her and looked at Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang, "You two help Gu Xing'er pack her things."
"Don't keep anything," he emphasized.
Gu Xing'er struggled hard, her facial features flying in excitement, and she shouted, "Dad, I am your daughter, you can't chase me away!"
Father Gu's eyes were full of disappointment, and he asked back: "Do you still know that I am your father? Have you listened to what I and your mother said?"
He shook his head helplessly, "I can't control you, go and live with your grandma."
Seeing their father waving at them, Gu Yuanshan and Gu Yucheng dragged Gu Xing'er out of the Gu family. Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang followed with two large bags, walking very fast, fearing that if they were a little slower, their sister-in-law would be left behind.
As soon as the actors left, the audience dispersed and the villagers who had gathered in a circle left tactfully.
Father Gu poured a glass of water for the old woman and advised her, "If you are unhappy, send the person over. Don't get angry and hurt your health."
Gu's mother really didn't want to take care of Gu Xing'er anymore. She had taught her everything she should have taught her in the past few years, and had used both soft and hard methods, but the girl wouldn't listen. Instead, she became more and more willful and reckless. She really had no choice and was very tired.
"Will your brother and sister-in-law be happy for her to go back?" she asked.
"What's there to be unhappy about when you give me rations?" Father Gu knew what was going on.
"You're right. I would rather export rations than have that girl making trouble at home. I'm really scared when she's at home." Mother Gu sighed deeply.
"What are you afraid of?" Father Gu wondered, "You are her biological mother, what else can she do to you?"
Mother Gu rolled her eyes at him and said, "She can't do anything to me, but she is much older than the older kids. I'm afraid she will have bad intentions again and harm my grandchildren."
She has been personally taking care of the twins when doing things these days, for fear that something might go wrong.
Father Gu thought so too, "Let Xing Er live in the second room before she gets married, so as not to make you angry."
Hearing him say this, the anger in Mother Gu's chest was mostly relieved, but she was still unforgiving, "You also have a way, why didn't you tell me before, and made me angry for so long in vain."
Father Gu smiled bitterly and explained aggrievedly, "Didn't you say you must make Xing'er right? I saw how confident you were, so how could I dare to say anything?"
Mother Gu choked and changed the subject, "The third daughter-in-law has become a salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative. This is a great thing. I asked her to bring a few children to the old house for dinner, and we can celebrate together."
"Are there enough eggs at home? If not, I'll go out and get some." Father Gu felt that it was a wise decision to send his trouble-making daughter away, otherwise he would not be able to enjoy the meal later.
Fortunately, fortunately.
The whole scene of Gu Xing'er being sent away was seen by the eldest and second cubs.
The two children's eyes were shining. They had no time to look for their younger siblings. They just held hands and ran home.
At that time, Lin Zhao was sorting out the supplies at home.
You always have to bring something when you go to the old house for dinner.
The gift I gave to Yang Junzhi today was the prize she won from the lottery wheel last night.
All the points were also used up.
Fortunately, I passed the exam today, transferred my grain and oil relationship, and got another 50 points.
Lin Zhao was not in a hurry to smoke. She planned to save up and buy a big one.
There are so many good things at home that the cabinets are almost full. I lack a mustard seed space like the ones used by immortals. Even if it is not so high-end, it is not impossible to replace it with a cheap one.
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