On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the factory has already started work and the workers in blue work clothes have returned to their posts to work hard.
He Ruixue spent more and more time outside. Sometimes she was not seen until dinner time, and she would not answer when asked what she was doing.
But Wang Taozhi's mind is not on her now.
Halfway through the first month of the lunar year, someone from the subdistrict office suddenly came to inform He Xiaoyou that he had volunteered to go to the countryside and that the list had been submitted.
Because of his active performance, he was assigned to a coastal location in Liaoning Province.
Go in March and get them ready.
When Wang Taozhi heard the news, she was like a powder keg about to explode. She suppressed her anger and asked for details.
She forced a smile as she sent him away. Then, her face darkened as she turned around and grabbed He Xiaoyou's ear, scolding him, "You're such a capable person! You waited until someone started working and then ran to the Youth League Office to sign up. You were afraid we'd find out, weren't you?"
After the dust settled, He Xiaoyou didn't continue to hide it. "Mom, I told you a long time ago, but you and Dad didn't agree. I'm an adult now and can make my own decision."
"Okay, you are the adult and you should make the decision, right? Then from now on, you don't have to eat at home!
Apart from the allowance for educated youth, my family won't give you a penny. You'll go there naked, and if you freeze or starve to death outside, it won't be my fault!
Wang Taozhi seemed to be thinking of the scene of him working in the village with a load taller than him, huddled in the house and shivering with cold. She scolded him, tears streaming down her face unconsciously.
He Xiaoyou had been stubbornly refusing to admit his mistake, but when he saw how upset she was, a hint of panic appeared on his face.
"Mom, don't cry, I'm not going to the guillotine. You grew up in the countryside, why can't I stay there for a few years?
Besides, if I really couldn't stand it anymore, I would definitely write to you immediately and ask you to bring me back to the city."
His words were indeed shameless, but they calmed Wang Taozhi down.
At least there is a way out, which also shows that her son has not become stupid. He is different from some young people who are so hot-blooded that they clamor to build the countryside.
Just like what He Ruixue said, the nephew of the secretary of their unit did not do anything practical, but instead caused a lot of trouble to the farmers.
"I hope you keep your word. Do you remember the Bai family who lived on the street? Three of his family members worked in the police department."
He Xiaoyou nodded. "I remember, Brother Bai and his parents were all soldiers. They were really impressive."
"Two years ago, the youngest son of the Bai family didn't want to join the army and insisted on signing up to go to the countryside. He regretted it when he got there, but he was afraid of being embarrassed and refused to bow to his family.
The clothes he wore in winter were too thin, and he caught a cold and a fever as soon as the snow began. When he was found, he was delirious with fever. He could not be saved and died before he was 20 years old.
"The Bai family refused to accept it. I personally went to investigate and found out that the educated youth he lived with were jealous of his admission to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. They colluded with each other and opened the window in the middle of the night, causing him to catch a cold.
When he had a fever, I secretly lifted his blanket, which made his condition worse, and no medicine worked."
He Xiaoyou was stunned and his eyes widened.
Of course, he understood that the educated youth came from all over the world, each had their own little thoughts, and might not be able to live in peace with each other.
But I didn't expect that someone would kill someone for a spot.
Besides, even if a spot becomes vacant, how are they going to divide it among themselves? Are they going to fight until only one person is left?
Raising Gu?
What makes people feel even more chilled is that this is a gang crime. Is there not a single person among these people who has a conscience?
Perhaps life in the countryside is too hard, causing them to become crazy and inhumane in their efforts to return to the city.
"And then?"
"The old lady of the Bai family collapsed immediately after hearing the news. She didn't last more than a month. Come to think of it, we outsiders would feel heartbroken when we heard about this, let alone the parents and grandparents.
His parents insisted on a heavy fine and even took the matter to the local city government. They heard everyone was sentenced to twenty years of reform on a farm. What good would that do? Even if they were all shot, they wouldn't bring their good children back.
"The last time I saw Lao Bai, half of his hair was white. He's younger than your dad, but he looks ten years older than him.
His wife has been in a bad mood in recent years and has been regretting it all the time. She keeps telling everyone that she should have stopped him in the first place, that she wouldn't let him go to the countryside even at the risk of her life, and that she didn't send him many things out of spite. It was all her fault.
"Actually, the Bai family kid doesn't know how much his family loves him. It's okay if he doesn't want to join the army. His father heard that he likes to disassemble and assemble radios, and even arranged a job for him in the motor factory. Who would have thought... Alas, how pitiful."
Wang Taozhi wiped her face and said sincerely, "Xiaoyou, Mom doesn't dare to think about it. If the Bai family kid's problem happened to you, how could you let our family bear it?"
He Xiaoyou wiped her tears, her nose sore, "Mom, I know you are worried about me, I'm not that stupid, you and grandma taught me since I was a child that the He family can eat anything, but we can't suffer any loss.
Besides, no one knows a son better than his mother. Is your son someone who cares too much about face?"
"That's right, you've been stingy since you were little. When Mom went to buy groceries, she didn't have any money with her, so she borrowed fifty cents from you. Later, she paid you back one cent less, and you started throwing a tantrum in the street, embarrassing everyone.
And last time you didn't do well on your test, Dad scolded you and you said you wanted to go on a hunger strike. As a result, you skipped lunch and then urged me to cook dinner. You ate three bowls of rice straight from the table. Your dad called you spineless, but you still said you knew what to do.
He Xiaoyou blushed, "Mom, it's fine as long as you know it in your heart. Why bother saying it out loud?"
Didn’t you see He Xiaojie trying to hold back her laughter next to me?
Who knows how he will be teased later.
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