"Why don't you go check with Ji Huangquan? He can provide these workers with rations for their farewell, and he should still have quite a bit left." Upon hearing this, Guan Changjin sighed and shook his head.
“I went there at the beginning. Although he had some food, the problem is... everyone else only had enough for themselves.” Upon hearing this, Madam Guan looked at Guan Changjin, who was suffering from drought. Guan Changjin sighed and said, “Go to sleep. We’ll talk about tomorrow’s problems tomorrow.”
The drought was a major concern for everyone. Thanks to the hybrid rice, the people of Qishan'ao still had a considerable amount of food stored up in each household, unlike in other places.
The worst place is actually in the city. People in the city basically live off the food from the countryside. When there are people working, the company provides food. But with the nationwide famine, the factory can barely feed them.
Under these circumstances, everyone's face had become extremely thin and pale. Many of them could barely stand, and the factory had many places where they couldn't support them.
That year, people began to starve to death in the city. When the government learned of this, the rural outreach program, which already had some support, was immediately approved by a show of hands.
There are too many idle people in the towns, and many college graduates can't get jobs, so they just stay at home doing nothing. This is a waste of resources, so the rural outreach program absolutely must begin, and the college entrance examination should be canceled.
In 1966, the college entrance examination was cancelled, and the rural service program was launched. At this moment, upon hearing that the college entrance examination was cancelled and that all high school students and even college students might have to go to the countryside, everyone's face showed confusion and hesitation. Of course, there were also many people who wanted to respond to the national call.
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