Chapter 31 Registration
After she finished speaking, she pushed Xia Lanlan out: "Go away, don't stand here and block my light."
Xia Lanlan obediently left the room, her eyes rolling around, and it was obvious that she had a plan in mind.
She registered Xia Jianguo's name. Even if her parents were angry, they would at most beat her up, but the job would still be given to him. After all, when her eldest brother went to the countryside, there was no one else suitable in the family except her.
Getting beaten was no big deal. Xia Zhizhi always beat her before, and she had been trained to behave like this. A beating was exchanged for not having to go to the countryside and a job, and she didn't make money at a loss.
Even if they are still angry and don't forgive her, it doesn't matter. When she gets a job, she can apply for a dormitory and live in it. She won't be staying in the same house anymore. Wouldn't she be happier to earn her own money and spend it on her own in the future?
While it was still early, Xia Lanlan went to the street youth registration office. She was not stupid enough to go to the office and test the waters with the staff: "Comrade, I heard that every family has to send one person to the countryside now, right?"
There is no clear statement yet that every household must go, but the office has set targets. When she asked this, there was no answer of yes or no.
The staff smiled and said, "Those who don't have a job will have to go to the countryside sooner or later. The sooner they go, the more subsidies they will receive and the more places they can choose. I don't know what will happen in the future."
Xia Lanlan asked again: "What are the conditions for registration?"
"There are no conditions. Just bring your household registration book. If you register now, you will get 80 yuan for resettlement and a few industrial and cloth coupons. We can also choose a good place for you."
The staff was particularly enthusiastic: "If you want to go to the countryside, you might as well sign up early so that you can get the subsidy and buy things early."
Every month when the family goes to buy coal, they have to take the household registration book with them. For convenience, Li Dongmei always puts the household registration book in the small drawer under the cupboard.
Xia Lanlan took the household registration booklet and carefully put it in her arms, her heart pounding.
Xia Zhizhi came out of the room and looked at her coldly: "Why are you standing here like an idiot? If you have time, you might as well make yourself two more pairs of socks. You will need them when you wear rubber shoes to work in the fields."
She won't work in the fields!
Xia Lanlan took a deep breath, mustered up her courage, and took her household registration booklet to the street office. The staff helped her register very efficiently.
It is not surprising for colleagues at work to register for their brothers and sisters.
They didn't care whether it was commissioned by their brothers or sisters or they did it on their own initiative.
As long as someone goes, it doesn't matter who it is, as long as they can complete the target.
He quickly taught her how to fill out the form. When it came to choosing a place, Xia Lanlan insisted on choosing the Northwest, which surprised her colleagues.
But Xia Lanlan said: "My eldest brother said that he would sacrifice his life for justice and go to the most difficult place to contribute to the country!"
Xia Zhizhi kept yelling at home that she had sacrificed her life for the Xia family and that it was only right for her to eat and drink more. Xia Lanlan put her knowledge into practice.
The staff member didn't say anything more and quickly filled out the form and stamped it, and the matter was settled.
Then he asked Xia Lanlan: "Did you help him collect the resettlement fee, or did you wait for him to come and collect it himself when the time comes?"
Xia Lanlan thought she could delay it as long as possible and didn't want to let them know too early, so she decided to collect the resettlement fee first.
I received the resettlement fee, put my fingerprints on it, signed my name, and that was it.
The staff member explained: "This batch of educated youth will go to the countryside in a month. Hurry up and prepare your luggage. A comrade will come to inform you about a week before the departure."
After helping Xia Jianguo sign up, Xia Lanlan left the office in a daze with money and tickets in her pocket. But she didn't want to go home so early, so she went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
She knew exactly what was sold at each counter in the supply and marketing cooperative. She used to come and shop there when she had nothing to do. But she didn't have a penny in her pocket at the time, so she could only enjoy the sight and get the cold shoulder from the sales clerks.
Now that she had money in her pocket, she really couldn't help herself, thinking that if she only spent a little, Xia Jianguo wouldn't mind, so she bought herself a defective handkerchief and a hairpin without any tickets.
I glanced at the clock on the wall of the supply and marketing cooperative and saw that it was almost time for dinner, so I hurried home and quickly cooked. By the time Li Dongmei and her husband got home from get off work, the food was already on the table and the kettle was on the stove.
Li Dongmei thought that some of Xia Zhizhi's words made sense, for example, girls need to be educated, otherwise they would not be willing to do these things at home. Look how skillfully she does the work after being scolded a few times.
After praising Xia Lanlan and asking her to perform better, the family went back to their rooms to rest after dinner.
Back in the room, Xia Lanlan was worried and tossed and turned. Xia Fangfang was annoyed by her noise and couldn't help complaining, "Sister, it's already so late, go to bed quickly."
Xia Lanlan asked her tentatively: "Fangfang, if someone in your family were to go to the countryside, who would you like to go?"
"Brother definitely can't go. Xia Zhizhi is going to get married and I'm still so young. Who else can it be but you?" Xia Fangfang muttered softly.
She didn't take the village seriously, since it wouldn't affect her anyway.
It was late at night and everyone was asleep, so no matter how quiet you spoke, Xia Lanlan could still hear it clearly.
Why does everyone in the family think they should go?
Xia Lanlan clenched her fists in defiance, and the guilt in her heart disappeared in an instant.
Fortunately, I was smart and helped Xia Jianguo sign up.
Xia Zhizhi's short vacation is over. She knew the development of the current situation and knew that the university would suspend classes. She had never thought about taking the college entrance examination, so naturally she was not as stressed as other classmates.
There were no classes at school at the time, so she wandered around the city, taking photos of herself from all angles.
She has already thought about it. When she gets older, she wants to open a large museum, and it will be free.
However, there is a long corridor in front of the museum, which is filled with various beautiful photos of young people when they were young, allowing young people to appreciate their own beauty in 360 degrees for free.
Occasionally, I would hang out with the few friends I had. When Xia Zhizhi wasn't causing trouble, she was pretty and sweet-talking, so if I really wanted to make more friends with her, it wouldn't be difficult.
But some people are too thoughtful and not suitable for close friendship, so she is too lazy to deal with them.
All her friends and pen pals were carefully selected by herself, and they all came from good families and had good personalities.
She had some ideas in mind, and maybe she would need a little help from her friends in the future, and these girls were pleasant to get along with, so why not do it.
It’s not that she looks down on people from poor families, it’s just that she only thinks about eating, drinking, shopping and dressing up every day, and people from poor families have nothing to talk about.
If we really want to have a chat with each other, either you will lead the girl astray or make her feel disappointed, which is not a good thing.
She went to the black market twice more, sold some goods, exchanged them for a lot of industrial coupons, and bought a lot of soap, soap bulbs and other things to store. She didn't like to use them herself, but she could give them away or exchange them in the future.
After the special period began, food and drinks were still better, but industrial supplies were almost unavailable, so it's better to be prepared.