Chapter 30 Notice
She wanted to go back to the house, but Xia Lanlan stopped her: "What do you mean? What do you mean by going to the countryside?"
"Oh, you haven't heard anything yet, you're such a poor thing." She poked Xia Lanlan's forehead with her finger: "You have a stupid head, when you go out, will all you hear is people discussing what to eat?"
Xia Lanlan wanted to say that she could also hear others discussing new clothes.
"You are really being sold and still counting money for others."
Xia Zhizhi looked at Xia Lanlan with pity: "The street has begun to vigorously call on educated young people to go to the countryside to support rural construction. No one in my family has served in the army, so it stands to reason that at least one person should respond to the call."
"I'm getting married soon, and Xia Fangfang is still young. Who do you think will get the spot in the end?"
Xia Lanlan was a little panicked. She wanted to say that her elder brother was still there, but there was no doubt that Xia Ruhai and Li Dongmei would not let Xia Jianguo go, and Xia Jianguo himself would not be willing to go.
Xia Lanlan swallowed her saliva and said, "Didn't you say that you would give me the job after you have a child?"
Xia Zhizhi sneered, "Please don't just use your brain to take up space. Use it at least. I'm not even sixteen yet. It will take at least three or four years for me to have a baby. Do you think your parents will let you sit around and eat idle meals for three or four years?"
"Besides, the call has already begun. Who can wait? If it comes to the point where you have to go, what will you do? Don't count on your parents. Your brain is not working well either. You can only eat more to gain strength. Then you can earn more work points by working in the fields to support yourself."
After saying that, she went back to her room, leaving Xia Lanlan in a daze in the living room, her mind full of fear of going to work in the countryside.
Xia Lanlan is not a naive little girl. She understands the hardships of rural areas. After all, her grandparents farm in the village and she has been influenced by them since she was a child. She understands the gap between city dwellers and rural people in this era very well.
She was stunned for a while, rushed out of the house, and went to the street office to inquire. Sure enough, there was a call for people to go to the countryside, and there were more banners hanging than before. The office clerk thought she wanted to sign up and was particularly enthusiastic: "Little girl, do you want to sign up to go to the countryside to support the construction of the motherland? Come, I will choose a good place for you..."
"No, no, no, I won't go..." Xia Lanlan stepped back repeatedly.
As she stumbled away, the two clerks were still chatting: "There are subsidies for going to the countryside now, but I think if this trend continues, it's hard to say whether there will be subsidies in the future..."
When she returned home in a daze, Li Dongmei had just been scolded by Xia Zhizhi and was furious. She started to scold her as soon as she saw her: "You don't even cook. Where have you been? You are so old, but you just sit at home and eat idle meals every day. You have nothing to do. If you really can't do it, go to your grandma's house and help with the farming!"
Xia Lanlan broke down, and no one cared about her. She went back to her room, slammed the door, and started crying.
Li Dongmei complained: "They are all debt collectors, and they got so angry just by saying a few words!"
The slogans advocating going to the countryside were getting louder and louder on the streets. Each street was assigned a quota. Although there was no strict requirement to go to the countryside, the staff of the street office began to go door to door to do the work for the sake of their own performance,, if they wanted to improve their performance, they would find suitable candidates.
The Xia family has four children, two of whom did not go to school, and the eldest has been at home for several years, so he is naturally the focus of attention.
Li Dongmei was annoyed by the constant visits from the street office to mobilize the people. She complained to Xia Ruhai at the dinner table: "It's annoying that they keep coming to our house to talk."
Xia Ruhai lowered his head to eat: "Why do you care about this? Jianguo will have a job soon and will not go to the countryside."
Xia Zhizhi said maliciously, "What if one person from the family has to go? Who do you think should go?"
Xia Ruhai and Li Dongmei looked at her first, then at Xia Lanlan. Xia Ruhai changed the subject and said, "Why are we talking about this now? We can talk about it when the time comes."
Xia Lanlan felt very disappointed. If she knew how to use QQ, she would at least use a signature of "Blackened". The rice that usually smelled fragrant tasted like wax in her mouth.
After Xia Zhizhi finished eating, she saw that half of Xia Lanlan's bowl was still full of rice. She pretended to pick up a piece of food for her with her chopsticks and said, "Hey, you should eat more, otherwise you won't be able to eat when you want to. That would be terrible."
The happy holiday will soon be over. She hasn't gone out for a walk these few days. Every day she is either studying her photography skills in the space or whispering some ambiguous words in Xia Lanlan's ear.
Xia Lanlan is 15 years old and has encountered the biggest challenge in her life. She has lost her appetite in the past few days and has even lost some weight. It is really pitiful.
Today, when no one else was at home, Xia Lanlan hesitantly went to her room and asked her, "Do I have to go to the countryside? Is there no other way?"
Xia Zhizhi is studying the 108 ways to braid a braid in front of the mirror.
Hearing this, without even turning his head, he said, "Then go to bed early tonight and try to have a good dream. In the dream, my elder brother is depressed and has gone to the countryside. When I get married, the job quota will fall on you, and you won't have to go to the countryside."
"How could my brother be willing to go to the countryside?" Xia Lanlan murmured.
"You know that too?" She turned back unhappily.
Looking at Xia Lanlan, he said, "Otherwise, when my mother was registering you, her eyes were blurry and she wrote your name instead of your elder brother's. Under some strange circumstances, you might not have gone."
Xia Lanlan wanted to say that this was impossible.
Xia Zhizhi waved her hands impatiently: "You know it's impossible, why are you asking me? Who else can sign up for Big Brother? If Big Brother doesn't go, then you have to go. Just accept your fate!"
Xia Lanlan muttered in her heart, what if Xia Jianguo really signed up, then she wouldn't have to go, and she would get a job for nothing. She knew it was basically impossible, so she didn't ask, but just muttered in her heart.
It is impossible for her parents to write the name wrong by mistake, but what about her? If she wrote the name wrong by mistake...
Xia Lanlan's heart skipped a beat when she thought of this, and she couldn't help but ask her, "What if, what if I wrote the wrong name when I registered, will it still count?"
"I warn you, don't have such evil thoughts."
Xia Zhizhi put down the comb in her hand and looked at her seriously: "This registration is not a joke. After writing your name, as long as you meet the conditions for going to the countryside, you must go. There is no chance to regret it. If you dare to write your eldest brother's name, your parents will definitely give you a good beating."
Xia Lanlan was startled by her gaze and said hurriedly, "No, I was just asking."
"Don't be stupid. Even if you get the job, you won't live at home, but in the dormitory arranged by the company. You can't stay away from home forever. Your parents won't let you off easily."
Xia Zhizhi gave earnest advice on the surface, but in her heart she almost laughed to death.
"Besides, if you really dare to sign up for Big Brother to go to the countryside, unless you go to a remote place like the northwest, you won't be able to come back for two or three years. If you are nearby, I think he will come back to deal with you when he has time, and you will suffer the consequences!"