Zhang Jianjun was naturally happy that he could turn to hunting instead of undergoing transformation.
Otherwise, if his family knew what he was doing here, it would be so embarrassing!
But I feel so sorry for causing An Hongdou to suffer with him.
Wang Qingqing was the first and only one who gave up Zhang Jianguo. This matter was not kept secret by anyone, so she became the target of public criticism in the educated youth center.
In particular, the male educated youth who lived with Zhang Jianjun all wanted to beat her up. Even Sun Xiaoyue looked down on Wang Qingqing this time and wanted to draw a clear line between them.
When Wang Qingqing came back, she looked at everyone's attitude and tears of grievance flowed down her face.
She quietly walked up to Sun Xiaoyue, who was usually her best friend, and said, "Xiaoyue, others don't understand me, but you should know me. I don't have any bad intentions. I'm just... I'm timid. I'm afraid..."
"You're afraid? Who wouldn't be?" Sun Xiaoyue had a bad temper, but she was not a bad person. "Although it was Zhang Jianjun who killed the sheep, don't forget who was the one who finally made the educated youth clamor to eat meat? It was us female educated youth who asked Zhang Jianjun to get us meat, and with the male educated youths' encouragement, Zhang Jianjun agreed. But the result was that he ran faster than anyone else when it came to eating meat, and even faster when he became a traitor. As a female educated youth like you, I don't even have the face to see Comrade Zhang now."
The other two female educated youth used to think that Sun Xiaoyue had a bad temper, and Wang Qingqing was always aggrieved and acted like everyone was bullying her. Plus, they were close to each other, so they just huddled together and didn't interfere with each other except for dividing the work.
Now looking at it this way, although Sun Xiaoyue has a bad temper, she is a good person. As for Wang Qingqing, I'm sorry, what Sun Xiaoyue said is exactly what they both want to say.
Zhang Jianjun was the last one to come back. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that they didn't have to go to the farm for reform.
Only Wang Qingqing felt it was unfair. Didn't they all need to undergo reform? Why were people still blaming her?
Even if you agree to go hunting in the mountains, it is impossible to go right away.
In order to avoid people thinking that hunting was easy for the two of them, An Hongdou's original intention was to save Zhang Jianjun, but she didn't want to become a hunter who hunted for the villagers for free.
Fourth Brother An went to the town to deliver meat early in the morning.
Both of Andelai's sons work in the town and seldom come back. At this critical moment, it would not be possible to give the food to their family, and they would not dare to cook it if they were given it. But sending it to the town would make their uncle and aunt happier than letting them eat it themselves.
Dabao and Erbao were full and not sleeping, so they were playing with their eyes open. An Changyue was accompanying them and was amused to smile from time to time.
But Sanbao is a weak child. He eats and sleeps all the time, and rarely has time to play.
An Hongdou looked at the strawberries she had planted in the vegetable patch in the corner. The strawberries were already full of green fruits. With her intentional or unintentional touch, the fruits gradually turned pink.
Wang Dahua came over to ask her about the meat. She was a little disappointed to learn that Andelai asked them to be quiet, but she also understood it. She just secretly hated Ma Cuilian in her heart.
If it weren't for that old guy, they would have lived a very carefree life.
An Hongdou asked her to take most of the peaches, grapes and cherries back to the An family. After all, there were only her and An Changyue at her place, and they couldn't eat much.
Wang Dahua happily carried the full backpack on her back. As she left, she looked at An Changyue and said, "Changyue has grown a lot in this period of time. She's almost grown into a big girl."
An Changyue is eleven years old. He was not short before, but he was too thin. After being raised by An Hongdou for a period of time, he has gained some weight on his face. He often eats the food that An Hongdou creates with her supernatural power, and his skin has become much more tender, and even his height has grown.
An Hongdou was not surprised at all.
Most of the food and vegetables their family eats are replaced with those produced by her using her supernatural powers, which are good for the human body.
When there were only two people left at home, An Hongdou asked An Changyue, "Changyue, do you want to go to school?"
Unexpectedly, An Changyue didn't say a word, but just shook his head with a gloomy expression.
"Why?" An Hongdou was puzzled. "Don't you want to learn to read and write like Aunt Mai Xiang?"
An Hongdou thought that last night she vaguely heard An Changyue enviously asking An Maixiang if she was doing well in school.
As a girl who had attended high school, An Maixiang naturally taught her a lot of benefits of reading.
An Hongdou also suddenly realized that An Changyue was already 11 years old. If he started school late and graduated from elementary school, he would be old enough to get married in the village.
Even with Mai Xiang from my second uncle's family as a comparison, my eldest brother and his wife, including old lady An, have never thought of letting girls go to school.
"My mother won't agree." An Changyue said sullenly.
When her eldest brother went to school, she mentioned that she wanted to go too, but her mother said that girls would get married when they grew up, and it was useless to study and learn how to read and write, and it would cost money, and the family could not afford the tuition, so she asked her to stay at home and help with housework and take care of her younger brother.
An Hongdou could also guess what her sister-in-law was thinking, but she couldn't tell whether it was right or wrong, because this was what most people thought in this era.
The world outside might be better, but in this small mountain village where it is difficult to go out, most people still hold the idea of favoring boys over girls.
"You don't have to worry about whether your mother agrees or not. Just tell me whether you want to go or not." The reason why the sister-in-law didn't agree with An Changyue going to school was simply because she was reluctant to pay the extra tuition. But it was really unnecessary to ruin the child's future for a few dollars.
Moreover, even if we don't expect An Changyue to have a great future, at least he can recognize some words, which will help him avoid many detours in the future.
Last time, she often heard her great-grandmother say that because she had too many younger siblings who needed to be taken care of when she was a child, she had no chance to go to school. When she grew up and went to work in a factory, her family didn't want her, and she suffered a lot because of illiteracy.
An Hongdou thought that since she had become the daughter of the An family, she couldn't really watch all her nephews and nieces become illiterate.
In a few decades, as the country develops rapidly, there will be fewer and fewer people farming, and the era of relying on physical labor to make a living will eventually pass.
"Of course I do." An Changyue pursed his lips and his eyes were red.
She had liked Mai Xiang before. Her aunt thought that Mai Xiang was a girl who had been to school and was different from them.
Of course, her favorite aunt now is her own aunt, but that doesn't stop her from still admiring and envying Aunt Mai Xiang.
"If you want to, then go." An Hongdou said with a smile, "But if you want to go to school, you can't be lazy. Wait until your aunt has time to teach you some words. Your brother will be back from vacation soon. Let him help you catch up on the knowledge you learned last semester during the summer vacation. Then you can go with him when school starts."
Afraid that An Changyue would think she was talking nonsense, An Hongdou comforted her, "Don't worry, your aunt will pay for your tuition. If you feel bad, just help your aunt look after your little brother after school or during holidays."
At this time in 1974, the school was still in spring semester, so An Changyue rushed to enroll in the second half of the year, which meant he was squeezed in halfway.
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