Gu Chao was as frosted as an eggplant: "It's all my fault. I should have signed up myself. I'm your brother. I shouldn't have let you go to the countryside no matter what. How can I feel at ease with you like this? I'm sitting in the office while you're farming in the countryside. If I had known earlier, those bastard friends of mine would have wanted me to help introduce them. I always thought they were not good enough for you. It would have been better if I had known earlier than you went to the countryside. Now it's really out of reach."
Gu Xi was particularly moved by the love of her family for the original owner. "Now that things have been decided, instead of blaming yourself and feeling sad, you should help me prepare more. We will leave in 6 days. Today has been wasted, and we still have 5 days to prepare. It is very cold in the north, so you need to help me prepare winter supplies. And my beautiful clothes cannot be used for working in the fields. I need to prepare some coarse and durable clothes for work."
The other three still looked shocked. Gu Xi spoke again: "Mom and Dad, I'm hungry. Can we have dinner now?"
Father Gu finally came to his senses, let go of his sad wife, went into the kitchen and busied himself for a while, then brought out braised pork, stir-fried vegetables, bone soup, and Mapo tofu. Who knows the value of this dinner lineup?
Gu's mother finally stopped crying, but she looked listless: "Your brother ordered this braised pork. I thought he was going to the countryside, so I gave him some compensation. I didn't expect that you would be the one going to the countryside."
After saying this, the atmosphere at the table dropped to freezing point again.
Gu Xi sighed silently in her heart: "I don't want you all to be like this before I leave. In response to the country's call, so many people have gone to the countryside. If others can go, why can't I go? I hope you can support my decision.
I know you all love me, and I love you very much too, so I made this decision. If you continue like this, I will be very worried about you. I will have to work there and worry about you at the same time, which will be a heavy burden. "
Father Gu felt distressed and proud at the same time: "Alright, alright, don't be sad, let's help Xixi prepare well, don't let her suffer there, I will go to the factory tomorrow to exchange some more national food coupons, and then buy Xixi a watch and a flashlight, the countryside is not fully electrified yet, the flashlight can be used for lighting but also for hitting people."
This dinner was tasteless, and he washed up and went to bed early. Gu Xi was also very nervous lying on the bed, but fortunately, he had seen related content on the Internet before, and had read a lot of period literature when he was bored, so he was a little more mentally prepared than others, but only a little.
Gu Xi walked a lot today and was exhausted, so she fell asleep quickly.
Gu's father, mother and Gu Chao hardly slept a wink. Gu's mother sat at the dining table, looking at the certificate for going to the countryside, which read: "The educated youth will go to the countryside to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants, and gloriously join the revolution by working in the production team. We hereby announce the good news."
The certificate had the words "Good News" written in large bold letters, but it was particularly eye-catching in the eyes of the family.
Also attached was a notice and a train ticket. Gu's mother looked at the notice and the ticket, and her heart could not calm down for a long time. Father Gu was speechless and could only hug his wife, feeling reluctant and distressed.
Gu Chao was looking at the night scene outside the window in his room. He felt like he had grown up overnight. Gu Xi was braver and more decisive than himself. I decided to go to the countryside, and I felt nervous and confused in my room in the afternoon, as well as a slight fear of the unknown.
Gu Xi, however, was able to be particularly calm and frank. The little girl who had been cared for by the whole family since she was young had grown up when no one was paying attention and had become the pride of the whole family.
The next day, Gu Chao went out early in the morning to buy breakfast and put it on the table, then went to work. He went to the unit to inquire what he needed to prepare for going to the countryside.
Gu's father and mother also went to the factory early to exchange various bills with their colleagues and learn about the situation in the countryside so that they could make more preparations.
Gu Xi got up late because everyone in the family had already gone to work. On the table were the wontons and fried dough sticks that Gu Chao had bought, as well as the receipts and money left by her parents, along with a note: Xixi, your parents have to go to work at the factory first, and we can't take too many days off at once. We will take the next three days off to be with you. Keep the receipts and money, and go see what you like, and buy some food and daily necessities first.
My mother would ask her colleagues in the factory to make quilts, cotton-padded jackets and cotton-padded shoes, and she would also bring back some defective cloth while working on them.
She read the message on the note while eating, feeling warm at heart. After finishing breakfast, Gu Xi put the bills and money into her messenger bag and went out.
I went to the supply and marketing cooperative first to broaden my horizons. The cooperative was bigger than I thought, and it had a wide variety of products, including rice, flour, grain, oil, tobacco, alcohol, sugar, tea, biscuits, and snacks...
Gu Xi gave the ticket and bought biscuits, snacks, White Rabbit milk candies, fruit candies, pickles, a mirror, White Jade toothpaste, three cans of vanishing cream and Vaseline, and finally two pairs of Feiyue brand Jiefang shoes. It must be mentioned that the style of this Feiyue brand is almost the same as the national trend that was popular before the time travel.
There was really no more room in her hands, so she had to give up. She carried the full loot to the state-owned restaurant. The lady who took the order had a stable job and was very arrogant. Gu Xi ordered a tempting sweet and sour pork ribs, a tomato and egg, and a bowl of rice. In the face of the elder sister's cold attitude, I paid a total of one dollar and ten cents, and two taels of food coupons. The prices were quite touching.
But then again, the salary at that time was relatively low, ranging from 20 to 49 per person.
For example, my elder brother just became an accountant, with a monthly salary of 39 yuan, my father is a factory director with a higher salary of 118 yuan, and my mother is a deputy director with 68 yuan. The income of the whole family is quite impressive. Generally speaking, a salary of 39 yuan is enough to support a family in this era.
If I hadn't been reported and sent to the countryside, I could have just stayed at home and lived off my parents.
Gu Xi found a corner and sat down. The food was served. The color was tempting, the aroma was fragrant, and it made people salivate. She took a bite of the sweet and sour spare ribs. It was sweet and sour and delicious. The ribs were also cooked very soft and tender, leaving a lingering fragrance on her lips and teeth.
A mouthful of rice and then a bite of fried tomato and egg are really a great accompaniment to rice. Gu Xi likes to mix fried tomato and egg with rice. The state-owned restaurant really lived up to my expectations. The food was really good and delicious.
She took one bite after another and soon finished a bowl of rice. She was full. The two portions were quite big, so she ate half of each of the two dishes. Gu Xi called the older sister in white clothes and asked her to pack up the leftovers. The eldest sister saw that the girl was in good condition and bought so many good things in big bags, so her attitude became much better. She thought that her family must have some strength, so she couldn't offend them at will.
While waiting for the package to be packed, what a coincidence, I saw Liu Xiuni and a man of similar age walked in. They behaved quite intimately. They were talking about important things and did not notice Gu Xi. Liu Xiuni turned her back to Gu Xi and sat down at the table in front of her.
Liu Xiuni spoke in a loud voice, commanding the man in a haughty manner: "I want to eat braised pork, sweet and sour spare ribs, Kung Pao chicken, fried eggs with tomatoes, and a bowl of rice. Go buy them."
The man seemed more introverted in comparison. To use a modern description, he was an i person: "Xiuni, you have eaten at state-owned restaurants several times this month and bought a lot of snacks. I don't have that much money, so I will buy you two dishes. How about braised pork and fried eggs with tomatoes?"
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