Chapter 72: Going to the Countryside as Educated Youth in the 1970s 35
[This is a parallel fictional world. Please do not take any similarities between place names and people as they appear.]
Zhang Xiaojia came out and saw He Shiba being attentive to Sister Jiaojiao, so he pulled Sister Jiaojiao into the car.
"To the train station."
The train was delayed for more than an hour. Zhang Xiaojia was shivering with cold and was too close to Sister Jiaojiao. She didn't dare to bring the mini solar energy machine.
When Aunt Leng got out of the car, Zhang Xiaojia saw Aunt Leng hugging Jiaojiao with red eyes. Jiaojiao was crying uncontrollably. Just as Zhang Xiaojia was about to be moved, Aunt Leng regained her composure and said, "Okay, don't cry. We mother and daughter will never be separated again."
When he went to the check-in department and saw the luggage, Zhang Xiaojia sighed helplessly!
"Auntie Leng, have you sold your house in Nakajo Hirahara?"
"No, I'm going to divide the yard into two. Jiaojiao and you will each have one."
After checking the luggage, He Shiba called his eldest brother and asked him to send someone to help transport his mother-in-law's luggage back to the He family.
After returning to the clinic, Xiao Yi prepared the food and kept it warm. Everyone had lunch together, and He Shiba also took the opportunity to stay.
After dinner, Ping'an ran over and whispered to Zhang Xiaojia that He Laosan, He Miaomiao's grandfather, had also come, bringing his later wife, son, and everyone else with him.
Ask her to go and watch the fun.
Aunt Leng saw Zhang Xiaojia's expression and said coldly, "It's cold outside. If you want to go see the fun, wear more clothes. Jiaojiao, do you want to go see the fun? If you want to go, let's go together."
Jiaojiao wanted to talk to her mother more, so she said directly, "Mom, I'll stay with you and talk to you."
Zhang Xiaojia, Ping'an, and Yanyan ran over to watch the fun, and almost the entire He family gathered around.
The three of them came to the front.
Then I heard the clan leader say, "You are not qualified to call me uncle grandpa. Your He family and our He family are not the same He. Third brother, you are right. I am the clan leader and have the right to amend the clan rules. I used it."
The clan leader looked at everyone and said, "Uncle, your uncles took you to the war and left the home to the six of us brothers. Mother, your aunts, and your sisters-in-law were raised by the six of us brothers, and they were also the ones who saw us to our graves. We have never treated them unfairly.
The children born to my brothers and sisters-in-law were still raised by us. We were afraid that the children would feel that they had no father and that we would only be good to our own children and ignore our brothers' children, so the children's names were simple and rough, from one to nineteen.
There are only three brothers left out of the six. If the married daughters and sons-in-law had not returned to help the He family, the He family would have been finished. It can be said that most of the elderly people now are sons-in-law of the He family.
So, on the first day of the founding of the country, I changed a rule, which is to allow the women of the He family to enjoy the same dividend rights, and not to favor boys over girls."
"I still call you Third Brother. It's very simple. There are more than 30 brothers in our generation, including you, and there are only four left. The others all died in the war. You can no longer enter the He Family Ancestral Hall, but you can visit your parents' graves. As for your ancestral home, when you remarried, your mother wrote a will, leaving everything to your Third Sister-in-law. Fifth Brother, show him your Third Grandmother's will."
He Wu handed him the will and said, "Do you have a heart disease? I have something to say. Take medicine before reading it."
When He Laosan saw it, he fainted. Jiayi hurried over and put the will away. This was evidence. What if He Laosan and his friends wanted to sue for the ancestral home?
Zhang Xiaojia kicked Yanyan out. She had studied medicine for two years, so a minor coma was fine.
Yanyan gave He Laosan a few injections and he woke up soon. She took his pulse and her eyes widened with surprise. This pulse was familiar to her as she took his pulse every day. He was in the middle to late stage of uremia.
Without saying anything, she retreated to her uncle and whispered to him. Her uncle nodded and told her to go play somewhere else.
He Laosan's entire mental state collapsed, and he whispered, "Twenty! Can you accompany me to visit my parents tomorrow?"
The clan leader nodded and said, "Okay, Third Brother, your current wife and children cannot go. There is no room for negotiation."
"I see."
"Third brother, your eldest brother's child He Shiwu has broken the inheritance and cannot have his own children. The clan thinks you are the closest blood relative, so you should transfer a child to him." The clan leader said earnestly.
He Laosan agreed without thinking: "Okay, I will transfer my grandson to Fifteen." As soon as he said this, the faces of everyone in the family changed, and they looked reluctant.
The clan leader watched this scene, still smiling, but his eyes became sharper. He said to He Lao San, "Third brother, look at your family now. Who is willing to give their child away for adoption?"
He Lao San turned around and saw the expressions of his family. He couldn't help but sigh and said helplessly, "Twenty, you actually already have someone chosen, right? The reason you agreed to let me come back this time should be because of my eldest granddaughter's efforts, right? The child you want to give to Fifteen will be my eldest granddaughter."
His voice was filled with vicissitudes and helplessness, as if he had seen through everything. At this moment, the room was completely silent. No one spoke, and everyone was silent.
The two brothers Jiafeng and Jiaqi pushed a cart and brought He Miaomiao and He Xincao over.
He Lao San asked, "Miao Miao, are you willing to go to Shiwu's house and be a child?"
He Miaomiao followed the instructions of her fifth uncle and said in front of the entire clan, "I went to Uncle Fifteen's house as a child. You won't force me to do anything anymore, right? The clan has dividends, like asking me to give money? Give me a job? Sacrifice me again and let me suffer in place of my brothers and sisters at home?"
The clan leader angrily said, "Miaomiao, please explain clearly, how did they do it?"
He Miaomiao said calmly, "I wasn't originally the one who went to the countryside. I already had a job, but my mother didn't like me and forced me to hand over the job to my younger brother. No one in the family gave me money except you, grandpa. My clothes, quilts, and other things I needed for the countryside were all prepared for me by my aunt and cousin. Grandpa always knew that I was wronged, but he forced me to get forgiveness from the He clan, saying that if I did, I would be free to get married in the future. Not to mention, all the clothes and shoes I had since I was a child were given by my aunt and cousin, and I did all the housework for the whole family. I have been in the village for a year and a half and have not received a single letter or package from home."
"He Miaomiao, shut up! Look at you! What qualifications do you have to blame your parents? We gave you your life, so what's wrong with asking you to do some housework? You just complain. He's your biological brother. Isn't it right for an older sister to take care of him?"
The clan leader looked at He Lao San with disappointment and said, "Shut up, this is the He family, not your He family. Third brother, go away! After this, your children should not come to the He family. Of the fifteenth child, our He family only wants He Miaomiao. If you give her to me, you can transfer her here, get the documents ready, and go through the transfer procedures according to national procedures."
With the departure of He Laosan and his family, the excitement ended.
After watching the excitement, Zhang Xiaojia went home satisfied.
Xiaoyi also went home satisfied, but He Jiayi refused to follow him.
After eating the dumplings, Xiaoyi made a pot of tea and asked Jiayi, "Brother Yi, why did the old patriarch accept He Miaomiao?"
Jiayi thought for a moment and said, "He Miaomiao has been trying to make amends after causing Third Grandma to have a cerebral hemorrhage. She would secretly give them a basket of eggs after every market. After six months, she probably didn't have much money and couldn't afford eggs, so she secretly sent a bundle of firewood and wild vegetables every day. Didn't Xiaocao help Xiaojia grow herbs? She can't cook. He Miaomiao secretly sent meals to Third Grandma every day during the busy farming season. Fifth Uncle asked Jiaqi to observe He Miaomiao. For more than a year, she has been doing it secretly and has not appeared in front of Third Grandma. Instead, she would ask Xiaocao to plead for He Laosan every month."
Jiayi drank his tea and continued, "Besides, He Miaomiao is pretty and looks like Third Grandma's mother-in-law, so Third Grandma actually forgave He Miaomiao. Plus, He Miaomiao saved Xiaocao. If He Miaomiao hadn't held Xiaocao and protected her, Xiaocao would probably have died this time. Uncle Xu also likes He Miaomiao and wants to adopt her, so the old patriarch accepted her. It's true that she made mistakes, but she also changed and is silently making amends. Give her a chance."
Aunt Leng said coldly, "This little girl is not bad. Let her read the clan rules and give her love. She will die for the clan."
Aunt Leng sighed as she looked at her daughter. Zhang Xiaojia wrote about her daughter in the letter. Her daughter was unwilling to leave the He family, and a big part of the reason was that she couldn't bear to leave the He clan.
Since divorce is not an option, then we can slowly teach He Shiba. If he still can't be taught well and can't stand her test, then we can separate.
Pangpang didn't get home until after 8pm. When he saw Jiayi, he kicked him angrily: "Brother Jiayi, you are so mean! You asked me to work in the clan, but you did it to me? Why do you want me to go through the hardships you went through before, and now you have to make me go through them again?"
Jiayi disagreed and said with a smile, "I started working for the tribe when I was eight years old. Little Fatty, if I started working for the tribe when you were ten, didn't that give you two more years?"
After hearing this, Pang Pang became even angrier and retorted loudly, "I'm not even ten yet! I won't be ten until May, okay?"
Xiao Yi tried to smooth things over and asked, "Pangpang, have you had dinner yet? Do you want some dumplings?"
"Yes, I like pork filling."
"I'll cook for you, don't be angry"
"Thank you, Brother Xiaoyi."
"Little Fatty, if you get any fatter, you won't be able to get married."
They laughed and played until nine o'clock, then went to bed.
At 2:30 in the middle of the night, I was woken up by Yan Jing. There was a jeep outside, named Fang Jingshan.
Zhang Xiaojia hurried out, and Aunt Leng and Xiaoyi followed her. They saw a 200-pound slaughtered pig in the clinic's office hall.
Zhang Xiaojia asked his younger brother to make dumplings.
Zhang Xiaojia took out a few bamboo baskets, handed them to Fang Jingshan, and said, "Uncle Fang, the small baskets are for you, the larger ones are for the Lord of Central City, and the largest one contains medicine, information, and formulas for malaria."
Fang Jingshan put the information into his bag and said, "Great. Next time you have a major discovery, just call me directly."
Zhang Xiaojia emphasized again with a serious look on his face: "Uncle Fang, this is signed by Grandpa Feng and me."
Fang Jingshan replied seriously, "Don't worry, no one will take the credit for your work. Your Grandfather Feng said that the first signature will be given to you."
Zhang Xiaojia quickly waved his hands and said, "How can that be possible! The first signer must be Grandpa Feng. I'm just following his guidelines. He's the one who came up with the plan, and I'm just the executor."
Fang Jingshan looked at her, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.
Then he turned to leave, but Zhang Xiaojia stopped him and said, "Uncle Fang, wait a few minutes. Don't leave so quickly. The dumplings will be ready soon. If you don't eat them, will your men go hungry?"
Aunt Leng also advised: "Xiao Fang, stay and have something to eat before leaving."
Fang Jingshan turned to look at Aunt Leng and asked with concern: "Sister Leng, how has Jiaojiao been recently? Is she feeling well?"
Aunt Leng smiled and replied, "Very good."
Seeing Xiao Yi bringing a large bowl of dumplings, Fang Jingshan picked it up and said, "Let's eat in the car. We have to hurry back."
"Uncle Fang, take care."
Xiaoyi looked at Zhuzhu and asked halfheartedly, "Sister, what did you do to deserve a pig as a reward?"
Zhang Xiaojia shamelessly declared, "I have developed a special medicine for malaria. From now on, malaria can be eradicated from our country."
Aunt Leng said, "Uncle Feng must have been in charge!"
"Hehe, nothing can be hidden from Aunt Leng!"
"Xiao Jia, you're strong, so carry the pig to the refrigerator in the yard. Xiao Yi, you'll do it tomorrow, and you can go to sleep now."
Xiao Jia carried the pig to the refrigerator and said to Xiao Yi, "Stew the pig's head with vermicelli. You can call the He brothers to come and eat. Didn't you have a great time?"
Xiao Yi said stingily, "No, we ate mutton last time because we didn't want to eat it, so you brought it to He Fei. I ate pork by myself, and at most asked Brother Yi to come and eat with us."
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