In January, the temperature in Heilongjiang Province has reached more than 20 degrees below zero.
Wen Sihe and Wu Yu had never experienced such weather before, so they stayed in the house early in the morning and didn't want to go out.
"He He, I went to the village lady a few days ago to exchange a lot of dry goods, and I plan to take them back home for the New Year. Are you coming home?"
The wintering period in Heilongjiang Province is relatively long, so the commune did not restrict the educated youth from going home.
There is a month to go back before and after the Chinese New Year.
Wen Sihe felt a little sad when she thought of her father and mother who were nowhere to be found. She shook her head gently and said, "I'm not going back for the time being."
Wu Yu was peeling chestnuts and throwing them into the trash basket, chattering: "I wonder how the New Year celebrations in the countryside are different from ours?"
However, Lu Zhiye and his team did not go up the mountain in the end. As soon as they got their tools, they were stopped by the team leader.
"You guys, come with me."
The men looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion.
When they arrived at the brigade headquarters, Captain Lu took out a piece of paper from his bosom, which showed that the commune had requisitioned temporary militia to escort a batch of military rations to the Northwest Military Region.
"You guys are all good fighters in the village. This mission is quite big. Each commune needs to send out a dozen temporary militiamen."
Heilongjiang Province is vast and rich in resources, and the grain produced every year has to be transported to various military regions.
Lu Zhiye's eyes lit up, the opportunity had come.
He stood at the end calmly.
Several men pushed each other and were unwilling to go.
The conscription of temporary militia happens every year, but they are unwilling to go after going once.
The commune pays high wages. You can earn more than 60 yuan for a month or so.
But if you are not careful, your head will be hanging on your belt.
In the past, one militiaman and two drivers were requisitioned to drive a vehicle.
A commune provided five large trucks to transport grain.
This actually requires more manpower than before, so you can imagine how dangerous it is.
"Captain, my sister is getting married in half a month, and as her brother, I have to carry her on my back. I can't go."
"My brother is getting married, so I can't go."
"My wife might be about to give birth, and she can't leave me alone."
Everyone found excuses, and Captain Lu was so furrowed that he could kill a fly.
A man turned around and saw Lu Zhiye, and his mind changed: "Captain, Xiaoye is good at fighting, you let him go."
Captain Lu also wanted Lu Zhiye to go, but his identity was a big problem.
He sent several people away and kept only Lu Zhiye.
Lu Yuanshan looked at Lu Zhiye worriedly, looking back every few steps, and really didn't want him to go.
Captain Lu tapped his pipe on the table and said, "Xiao Ye, are you willing to go?"
Lu Zhiye pretended to be bitter and resentful and shook his head: "I don't want to go. Didn't the man from our village who went there before come back with a broken arm? Although the commune gave him a subsidy and let him guard the granary, but isn't that useless too?
I don’t have a wife, children and a warm bed yet, so I won’t go.
Besides, with my identity, although there is a saying that people can travel around the world with just a letter of introduction, no one cares about your identity.
But if someone looks down on me, I have to give them a cold shoulder. It’s so frustrating, I won’t go.”
Although Captain Lu was a cadre, the farthest place he had been to was Tonghe County.
He usually wrote letters of introduction to the educated youth, but he knew that without them they would have no chance of getting anywhere.
I didn't expect it to be so loose outside.
His mind became active, and he looked at Lu Zhiye with a smile on his face: "In our village, you are the best in martial arts.
Look at you, you are not young anymore, but you spend money lavishly every day.
It’s time to save some money to get married. Okay, it’s decided. Go home and pack your things, then come back to my house to get a letter of introduction.”
Captain Lu fired like a machine gun, and then pushed Lu Zhiye out.
When talking about marriage, he thought of someone again, so he walked towards Dachao's house with his hands behind his back.
When I first arrived at Dachao's house, I heard constant cursing and the sound of a woman crying.
Some people even shouted that she was not going to live anymore.
This frightened Captain Lu so much that he immediately shouted into the room, "Is Dachao here?"
The noise in the room suddenly stopped, and after a long while, Dachao walked out of the room.
There were several bloody nail marks on his face.
He looked at Captain Lu dully, the sadness in his eyes still not gone.
"Captain, what's the matter?"
Just as the captain was about to speak, a woman wearing a headscarf came out from the inner room. She smiled happily and said, "Captain, what do you want to see my Dachao for?"
The captain coughed lightly and said, "The commune is requisitioning temporary militia to deliver food. Dachao, are you going?"
The greed in the headscarf woman's eyes was almost overflowing: "Captain, how much do you want to pay this time?"
"How would I know how much the commune would give? You'll find out once you get there."
The captain looked down on Dachao's mother and treated his two daughters-in-law differently. He held the eldest daughter-in-law in his hands, but he bullied the second daughter-in-law every day.
Dachao's mother slapped her thigh and said, "Go, why not! When I get the money back, just give it to me directly, Captain."
Children spend money recklessly and cannot save it. "
Dachao felt like there was a big hole in his heart, and cold wind was blowing in.
He turned his head and looked into the inner room, from where he could faintly hear his wife crying in grievance.
He made up his mind: "I'll go."
The team leader didn't have time to care about other people's family affairs, as every family has its own problems. After getting the result he wanted, he walked briskly towards the team headquarters.
But before leaving, he still said, "Da Chao's mother, please don't be too partial, or you'll disappoint your own son!"
Dachao's mother said nonchalantly: "I provide them with food and drink. If they don't listen to me, get out of this house."
She spoke very loudly, and I couldn't tell whether she was speaking to the team leader or to her daughter-in-law in the room.
On the other side, Lu Zhiye just returned home and saw people blocking his door.
Lu Yuanshan looked anxious. When he saw him coming, he rushed over and asked, "You didn't agree?"
A smile flashed in Lu Zhiye's eyes, and he patted his shoulder soothingly: "Don't worry, I will protect myself!"
Lu Yuanshan was so angry that he wanted to beat Lu Zhiye up: "You haven't gotten married yet, what if something happens? Did the captain force you to do this? I'll go find him."
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