Chapter 5 Chapter 5 If you meet the right person, you can get married in the countryside...

In the evening, every household went to the threshing ground to wait for the brigade to distribute grain. Everyone's face was filled with joy, and the children were even more excited. The brave ones would take the opportunity to beg their parents to make a dry meal for dinner. There

was no busy work in the fields at this time, and the meals of each family were very simple. Some were particularly calculating and simply did not cook dinner, saving a meal.

But distributing grain was a happy thing after all. After enduring the wind and snow and the scorching sun all year round, wasn't it just for this little bit of grain? This was the harvest moment after hard work. Many parents were generous and waved their hands to say, "Make a dry meal, eat as much as you can!"

The children's cheers suddenly rang out in the crowd.

The educated youths were also in the crowd. Zheng Jiamin said cheerfully, "Why don't we make a dry meal tonight? I haven't felt full for a long time."

Many educated youths showed interested expressions. Zhang Zhiqiang frowned, "What if we finish eating before we get our food? Will

we be left with nothing? Or will we be like Shen Moer, who passed out on the ground without food?" Zheng Jiamin said, "...No, no. Why are you talking about Shen Moer? What you said is too harsh."

Zhang Zhiqiang said, "I'm telling the truth."

He glanced at Fu Mingze. Zhang Zhiqiang was one of the first batch of people to go to the countryside, earlier than Fu Mingze and Zheng Jiamin, and was the "head" of the educated youths' camp. Although this station leader is not a formal official, Zhang Zhiqiang still cares about him very much. So many educated youth have come here before and after, why did the brigade choose him to be the station leader? Isn't it because he is outstanding?

Zhang Zhiqiang feels good about himself and thinks he is an outstanding young man, but he secretly envy Fu Mingze in his heart.

Fu Mingze is well-educated, good-looking, and a native of the capital. Although he doesn't talk much, other educated youth are very convinced of him and think he is knowledgeable, especially the female educated youth. Basically, they support Fu Mingze unconditionally, which makes Zhang Zhiqiang feel very threatened.

Zhang Zhiqiang glanced at Fu Mingze's patched clothes and thought to himself, so what if he is from the capital, isn't he so poor that he doesn't even have a decent piece of clothing?

Thinking of this, he inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief

. Fu Mingze didn't pay any attention to Zhang Zhiqiang's eyes. He heard the conversation between Zheng Jiamin and Zhang Zhiqiang, but what he was thinking about was whether he could find a reason to take a leave in the next few days to go to the county to have a good meal.

There were many people in the educated youth camp, and he never kept anything in the educated youth camp. He would go to the county every once in a while to have a bite to eat, and the frequency was not very high. After all, the educated youth lived together, and there were people watching every little movement.

Fu Mingze couldn't help but think of the night before he went to the countryside. His grandfather told him earnestly: "It is said that poverty should not be revealed, and wealth should not be revealed. I think it is really not okay to show off wealth nowadays, but poverty can be revealed in a big way. When you go to the countryside, just pretend to be an orphan without parents and in poverty."

His father stroked his glasses and said, "Yes, just pretend to be poor. The poorer the better. The family will prepare the oldest and most worn clothes and bedding for you. I think the trend will not change for a while. If you meet the right person later, you can In the countryside, the conditions for getting married and settling down don’t have to be too strict. Eight generations of poor farmers, three generations of poor farmers, etc. are all fine. Otherwise, if you waste half your life in the countryside, you can’t be a bachelor forever, right? "

Other people in the family echoed one after another, and grandma even sighed, "Thanks to your mother for giving you a handsome face, with this face, you can at least trick a girl, right?"

After they talked so much, all the rumors, disasters, and the atmosphere of separation disappeared, and Fu Mingze went back to his room with a dark face to pack his luggage.

But Fu Mingze also knew that what the elders said was not entirely unreasonable.

The elders sent him to the countryside before his family got into trouble. There was nothing wrong with his household registration file, and most people would not investigate it thoroughly. But if he was too ostentatious and attracted attention, it was hard to guarantee that there would be no problems. So after going to the countryside, he still followed the elders' instructions and tried hard to pretend to

be poor. At first, he would show off on the train, and some educated youth who were traveling with him would secretly ask him if his family was once very wealthy. Later, he secretly observed the poorest people in the carriage and learned their words and deeds. By the time he got off the train, he had almost no flaws.

Now he has lived in Yangliu Brigade for more than nine months, so naturally he is more familiar with it.

It is indeed inconvenient to have so many people living together.

"If you meet someone suitable, you can get married and settle down in the countryside... You can't always be single..."

Thinking of what his father said, Fu Mingze's face darkened.

Speaking of getting married and settling down in the countryside, the only advantage is probably that you can move out of the educated youth camp and no longer have to squeeze with so many people.

However, although the living space in the countryside is more spacious than in the city, there are actually more people than in the city. Almost every family has a large number of brothers and sisters. Some families do not separate, and several generations live together. When they eat together, they can sit at several tables.

It may not be quieter than the educated youth camp.

Besides, no matter what, he really won't sell himself for a small place to live.

While the educated youth were arguing here, not far away Cao Mei, with a sullen face, was scolding her two grandsons: "Eat, eat, eat, all you know is to eat. There's no food left, what's the point of eating! Forget about eating dry rice, even porridge can't be eaten! You are all debt collectors and ungrateful wolves!"

The ten-year-old children just said a few words like the other children about wanting to eat dry rice, but their grandmother caught them and scolded them. They immediately wilted like seedlings hit by a rainstorm.

Shen Lingling, who was standing by, couldn't help but persuade them: "Auntie, Xiaowei and his friends are so happy to share the food, why are you scolding them?"

Then she took out a candy from her bag and stuffed it into Xiaowei's hand: "Share it with your brother."

Cao Mei actually had some grudges against Tian Fang in her heart. Obviously, the food was shared by the two families, but in the end, she was the one who was gossiped about.

However, Shen Lingling was a private teacher in the village primary school. The children at home had to rely on her to take care of them in school, not to mention that she was given a candy. Cao Mei couldn't show her face to others, so she replied awkwardly and asked: "Where is your mother?"

Tian Fang naturally felt embarrassed and stayed at home.

In fact, Shen Lingling was a little angry that her mother was so shallow that she tarnished her family's good reputation for a few kilograms of grain. But at this point, she still had to protect her mother's reputation to the outside world, so she said: "She is not feeling well. Besides, my second brother and I can do the hard work of moving grain."

Her second brother Shen Jianshe was also there.

Cao Mei choked. The men in the family went to repair the reservoir during the day. When they came back and heard that Shen Laoqi had come to ask for grain, they were too embarrassed to come and wait for the distribution of grain. Her daughter-in-law had also disappeared long ago. In the end, she was the only adult in her family who came. Although

both of them were embarrassed, the treatment she received from Tian Fang was completely different.

This scene was naturally seen by many people. Zhang Zhiqiang sighed again: "Comrade Shen Lingling is really a beautiful and kind person."

This time Zheng Jiamin didn't argue with him. Shen Lingling was a kind-hearted comrade, which was recognized by the male educated youth...Except for Fu Mingze, he seemed to never comment on the appearance of female comrades.

Soon, the grain distribution began.

The first few teams were all smooth. When it came to the eighth team, when they were assigned to Shen Laoer's family, Zhou Peijun stepped forward to explain the situation to the team leader and the team accountant.

Team leader Zhou Mancang frowned. Their Yangliu Brigade was a big village in the surrounding area. From time to time, they could compete for honors in the commune or even the county. What Shen Laoer and Shen Laosan did was really a discredit to the reputation of the brigade.

However, he did not want to make such a scandal worse, so he signaled the accountant Ding Shouchang to follow Zhou Peijun's instructions and quickly replenish the food for Shen Laoqi's family.

"Has Shen Laoqi's family arrived?" Ding Shouchang counted the weights, asked someone to divide a portion of the food for Shen Laoer's family, and shouted.

"I'm here." Shen Shaoyuan took Shen Moer and slowly came out from behind the crowd, explaining as he walked, "My house is leaking, the quilts and mattresses are all wet, and moving in and out took some time, so I'm late, too late."

The enthusiastic Aunt Chen immediately said, "Oh, the quilts and mattresses are all wet, and the sun can't shine through them, what are you going to do tonight?"

Shen Shaoyuan smiled naively, "The weather is getting warmer, it's okay not to cover yourself with a quilt, it's been raining for a while, and we've been doing this." Aunt Chen frowned

, "No wonder your Moer is cold, the weather is hot, but it's still cold in the middle of the night, How can we not cover it at all?"

Shen Shaoyuan looked helpless: "There is no way, fortunately the sun is out today, the clothes are all dried, just cover them with a few pieces of clothes at night."

Now both the covering and the clothes are all wet, Aunt Chen sighed: "Then you have to repair the house while the weather is fine."

Shen Shaoyuan also sighed: "I did climb up and repair it in the afternoon, but many tiles were broken, so I could only move the tiles in the corners to the middle, because I really have no money to buy tiles."

He did not say that it was his daughter who repaired the roof, his daughter was still "sick", and the original Shen Moer did not have the skills of his daughter.

It's not that they don't have money, otherwise they wouldn't have starved their daughter to death.

Aunt Chen glanced at the people in the homes of Shen Lao Er and Shen Lao San, and said meaningfully: "Your house is the landlord's woodshed, how can it be a good house? You are just too easy to talk to. Back then, your father...ah!"

After all, it was someone else's family affair, and Aunt Chen swallowed the words back. Shen Lao Qi couldn't stand up on his own, and no matter how much others said, it was useless.

Aunt Chen thought that even if she brought up the topic, Shen Laoqi, an honest man, would not dare to mention the house. Unexpectedly, Shen Laoqi grabbed her and choked up, "Aunt Chen, you understand me! I'm just too easy to talk to! My father built a big tile house for me. I wasn't married at that time, and I lent it to my nephews because I wanted them to get married first. After I got married, they said they were used to living there and it would be troublesome to move, so they bought the house for me from the team. In fact, it doesn't matter to me. It doesn't matter where I live. My wife is also a kind person. She escaped from famine and has suffered all kinds of hardships. She doesn't care about these things. But, but my Mo'er can't do that!"

Not to mention Aunt Chen, even the people waiting for food distribution nearby were startled by him.

Shen Laoqi has always been a man who can't get anything out of a fight. He would never say three words if he could solve a problem with two words, and he doesn't speak loudly. His family has a very low sense of existence in the village.

Who would have thought that he would suddenly explode today?

Someone said before that because of Shen Moer's hunger, Shen Laoqi was stimulated and suddenly became a different person. It seems to be true!

"I have two large houses made of blue bricks and tiles. My father invested all the money for my marriage into these houses, and the little dowry my mother brought was also spent on them. They hoped that even after they were gone, I could still start a family and live a good life."

Shen Shaoyuan shed tears and said, "I have let my parents down!"

It stands to reason that the elders' crying was inappropriate, but it was not known whether it was because Shen Laoqi cried too hard or what, but the onlookers felt that they did not feel uncomfortable watching Shen Laoqi cry -

nonsense, if her crying made people uncomfortable, could she have fooled her brother who was the emperor for decades?

Someone in the crowd said, "Oh, what can I do?"

It was just a sigh, but Shen Shaoyuan wiped his tears and his eyes suddenly became firm: "I want to change the house back!"