Chapter 117 Lu Xiaobao
Lu Miao occasionally felt a little uncomfortable and unhappy, but gradually, he became clear about some things.
She tried to adapt and believed that her future life would continue like it is now for a long time.
But one afternoon, the rapid sound of a bicycle bell suddenly broke the quiet and boring life...
Two bicycles came speeding from the distant mountain road. One of the cyclists was wearing a formal Zhongshan suit and the other was wearing a simple jacket. They were as conspicuous as could be among the dusty production team members in the fields.
The two bicycles quickly entered the production team's area. The busy members in the outer area looked at them eagerly, and occasionally exchanged a few words:
"What happened?"
"Is it the leader from the county?"
"It should be. I see the captain is here too!"
“Is there any new policy?”
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He Hongjin was busy working in the fields. Hearing something coming from afar, he stood up from the ridge and started working.
Before I could figure out what was going on, I heard the voices of the children from the direction of the production team:
"Captain, Captain!"
"Aunt Guifen is calling you home! Guests are coming!"
If it wasn't something important, then the one who came to call for help would be his wife.
Now that it was a few little kids calling him back, it meant that there were distinguished guests at home and his wife couldn't leave for the time being.
He Hongjin shuddered all over, withdrew his gaze, and hurriedly walked to the edge of the field with his hoe in hand. He picked up the teacup and hurried back in a hurry.
He Hongjin hurried over to the gate of his house and saw the team leader Bai Yang standing up and walking towards him in the main hall.
"Oh, you're finally back. I was just looking for you!"
Bai Yang walked out with his back to the main hall, winking at He Hongjin as he walked. When he got to him, he took advantage of the moment when he turned around to whisper:
"He's a special commissioner from the county. You can entertain him later."
He Hongjin nodded quickly, and two middle-aged men of similar age with dark faces walked into the main room side by side.
Sitting at the table was a young man in a Zhongshan suit. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his hair was combed neatly. He looked not only handsome but also very imposing.
"Hello, Special Envoy, hello! I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person! I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person!"
He Hongjin quickly stepped forward to shake hands, then glanced aside.
"Damn it, what are you still standing there for? Quick, make two jars of brown sugar water for the captain and the special envoy!"
"Captain He, I appreciate your kindness, but you don't need the brown sugar water."
Hu Zhiyuan acted pretentiously, patting his sleeves to pretend to be modest, but in fact he stood very straight, acting as arrogant as possible in front of old farmers like He Hongjin and Bai Yang who were dressed in coarse cloth.
"Don't talk about Auntie anymore. She wanted to fall down just now, but I declined."
He Hongjin glanced at Bai Yang, who winked at him vigorously.
After a moment of hesitation, He Hongjin laughed dryly and said:
"Alright, if you don't want to drink brown sugar water, then stay for dinner! It's almost time for dinner. If you have anything to say, let's eat at the table while you, the Special Correspondent, talk!"
Hu Zhiyuan did not refuse this time.
Seeing this, Chen Guifen hurriedly put on her jacket and went into the kitchen.
In the main room, Hu Zhiyuan glanced at Bai Yang and then at He Hongjin.
Seeing that the two men were both restrained in front of him, Hu Zhiyuan despised them in his heart, but did not show it on his face. He looked at them for a long time, whetting their appetite, and then he spoke slowly:
"This time it wasn't a policy issue. The county leaders arranged for me to come here to look for someone at the request of a friend."
"Ah? Looking for someone, looking for someone?"
"Yes, there was an educated youth named Lu Xiaobao in your production team, right?"
Hu Zhiyuan nodded, took out a yellow kraft paper envelope with a military stamp from the bag he was carrying, and pushed it across the table in front of the two people.
"Lu Xiaobao?"
He Hongjin was stunned for a moment and subconsciously wanted to say that there was no such person in the team, but when Hu Zhiyuan handed him the envelope, he was busy taking the letter and forgot to say anything.
He pulled out the letter paper and found another letter inside. Before He Hongjin could open his mouth to ask, the special envoy from the county spoke first:
"That's a letter from a senior leader in Beijing, addressed to Comrade Lu Xiaobao."
He Hongjin quickly stuffed the letter back into the envelope and took out another page of letter paper to check.
The first thing that caught his eye was the beautiful handwriting, followed by a few eye-catching words that instantly caught He Hongjin's eye:
"Policy changes have allowed only children of migrant workers to apply for transfer back to the city..."
He Hongjin looked at Hu Zhiyuan, and only after the latter nodded did he continue reading.
Only after reading the entire letter did He Hongjin look up and said in shock, "This, this is a transfer!"
Hu Zhiyuan nodded, "It's about transferring people."
He Hongjin couldn't believe it and frowned and asked:
“Is this reliable?”
He knew how much the educated youth in the team had been eager to return to the city over the years.
Those educated youth had persevered for so long but had not succeeded. Now they could return to the city with just this thin letter?
He Hongjin has doubts about this.
Hu Zhiyuan pointed at the envelope and said:
"That's the policy, but not all educated youth can return to the city. There are further policy requirements. Not only do you have to be an only child, but you also have to have elderly or disabled parents in the city, leaving you with no one to rely on. Only then can you apply for transfer, and leaders will give these people priority at their discretion."
"This now..."
Hu Zhi said: "This is what the leader meant."
He Hongjin stopped talking.
Only child... These days, everyone hopes that their children can be successful. Which family doesn’t have three or five children?
How many families actually have only one child?
Moreover, Lu Xiaobao...
He Hongjin frowned and repeated these three words several times. There was no educated youth in the team named Lu Xiaobao, but there was one with the surname Lu.
He was not very sure, so he tried to test it out:
"There's an educated youth named Lu in the team, but I'm not sure if he's the one you're looking for, Special Envoy. Anyway, I'll invite him over first so you can take a look!"
"Sure." Hu Zhiyuan nodded. "At that time, there were quite a few young comrades who participated in the Down to the Countryside Movement. The Youth League Office in the city was very busy, so it's possible that they filled in the wrong names."
He Hongjin was taking a correspondence course. He went into the kitchen, said hello to Chen Guifen, and asked Chen Guifen to go find someone.
Lu Miao was working hard in the fields when she heard Chen Guifen calling her from the bottom of the hill. She put away her farm tools and walked down the hillside:
"Aunt, what's going on? Isn't it time to get off work yet? Why are you so anxious all of a sudden?"
Chen Guifen smiled. She was not sure if Lu Miao was the person the county commissioner was looking for. She did not want to reveal the news directly, so she just asked:
"Lu Zhiqing, besides Lu Miao, do you have any other names? Or, have you ever changed your name before?"
"No!" Lu Miao looked bewildered, but then she added, "I haven't changed my name, but I did have a nickname when I was at home."
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