Chapter 244 The painful memory of childhood comes back
"Xiaoxia, are you here?" Tao Dayong's daughter-in-law Ma Chunhong was the first to react and greeted with a smile:
"Are you looking for Shufen? She's in the house. Your car is really nice...is it a new one?"
"Hmm." Gu Xiaoxia put the car away and prepared to go to the house to find Wu Shufen.
At this time, the women also saw that the car was not lifted up to support it, but a small support on the side of the back seat!
Very convenient!
A sister-in-law couldn't help but asked:
"Xiaoxia, what kind of car is this? It's so good-looking? Did you buy it yourself?"
"Phoenix, Er Six women's bicycles," Gu Xiaoxia said with a smile. "I have only been working for a few months and I can't afford it. Li Long bought it for me."
When I heard that it was the bicycle Li Long bought for Gu Xiaoxia, the previous bicycles had a sour taste. Everyone who said that the Gu family didn't ask for a bride price opened their mouths.
Ma Chunhong looked hot and asked:
"This car... isn't cheap?"
"Well, it's more expensive than the 28 car, 188." Gu Xiaoxia said Danfeng said softly, and then went into the house.
She doesn’t want to talk to these people anymore.
Wu Shufen was sitting in the room, watching Gu Xiaoxia come in with complicated eyes.
She heard what those women said just now, and she also heard Gu Xiaoxia's reply.
"Congratulations, you're getting married." Gu Xiaoxia put a package of things on the table in front of Wu Shufen, "This is the gift I bought for me."
As she spoke, she opened the Bag, put items on the table.
Two bottles of hair oil, two exquisite combs, two bottles of facial oil, a headscarf, a small women's purse, and a red envelope.
The red envelope contains five yuan, which is considered a big envelope in this day and age.
Gu Xiaoxia is not married, so when she comes to have a formal dinner tomorrow, the Gu family only needs one person to give her a gift - Gu Boyuan. Gu Xiaoxia couldn't get along with her, because doing so would mean separation.
All these miscellaneous things add up to about ten yuan.
So even though Wu Shufen was in a complicated mood, she was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Gu Xiaoxia would buy so many things for herself.
"You are getting married, and I don't know what things are suitable. I went to the department store yesterday and bought some." Gu Xiaoxia said, "I wish you a son soon after you get married, and a happy marriage for a long time."< br>
She is a sincere blessing.
"Well... thank you." Wu Shufen originally had some grudges against Gu Xiaoxia, but now seeing the other party's sincere blessings, those things have faded away.
"After you get married, will you always live in the countryside?" Gu Xiaoxia changed the topic when she saw that Wu Shufen's expression was a little complicated. A special day is not suitable for sensationalism.
"Yes." Wu Shufen remembered that Gu Xiaoxia had just told the women outside that the bicycle was bought by Li Long, so she smiled and said:
"I might be in trouble when I come to work in the future. . It’s five miles from the countryside. It takes an hour to walk every day... Fortunately, there is a break soon, and there is a buffer period. When school starts, I will ask my family to buy me a bicycle, even if it is a second-hand one, it will be convenient to ride to work. "
Gu Xiaoxia stopped talking.
Wu Shufen didn't notice it, but said enthusiastically:
"You have a dormitory in the middle school, right? I can come and play with you during the holidays. My family's home is over the commune, not far away. Your school is not far, just a few steps If you have any problems, you can come to me. My father-in-law knows many people in the commune, so if you have any problems, they will be easy to solve!"
Gu Xiaoxia hesitated, not knowing whether to tell Wu Shufen about these two things. I saw the document at the Education Bureau the other day.
She has moved to the big yard. After that day, Gu Xiaoxia was no longer afraid of living alone in the big yard. The next day, she rode her bicycle to the Education Bureau to report. Deputy Director Wang found out that she had a place to live in the county, which was quite surprising.
But overall I am quite happy. People who are seconded by her do not need her own help to solve problems, and can quickly get back to work, which is also a stress relief for her.
Therefore, Deputy Director Wang asked Gu Xiaoxia to get into work as soon as possible and found some documents for her to familiarize her with the recent work. One of them was a notice about the abolition of the village primary school.
The notice requires that all the first and second grade primary schools in the village be merged into the brigade primary school. Teachers in village primary schools need to pass an assessment to determine whether to enter the brigade primary school - the inclusion ratio is three to one, which means that only one-third of the village primary school teachers will become formal teachers in the brigade primary school.
This document was sent to all team schools yesterday, and Wu Shufen probably doesn’t know about it yet.
Based on Gu Xiaoxia's understanding, it is difficult for Wu Shufen to compete to enter the brigade primary school in her village's primary school.
Gu Xiaoxia wanted to tell Wu Shufen earlier about this matter, but for Wu Shufen, it was a big deal. The earlier she knew, the earlier she could prepare.
But Wu Shufen is getting married tomorrow, and Gu Xiaoxia doesn't want to affect Wu Shufen's mood at this time.
Wu Shufen was unaware of Gu Xiaoxia's mood changes and was talking about this and that with great interest. Gu Xiaoxia quickly realized that she was talking about her current partner or fiancé's conditions in disguise or hint. How good, much better than Li Long.
Gu Xiaoxia felt something was wrong when she heard it.
Wu Shufen may have done it subconsciously, but she continued:
“My partner’s monthly work is not a lot, less than fifty yuan, but their company’s benefits are better, and it’s during the holidays. Things have to be distributed, and I have never bought gloves, socks, washing powder, etc. at home... It would be good for my future father-in-law to stay in the sales department. Although it costs money to get things, it is cheaper than buying them. Many, the purchase price is used...
As for this, I'm not saying that anyone is bad. There is a difference between those with work units and those without work units. As for some people, although they earn a lot of money, they are not guaranteed. You may earn a lot today, but you may be caught tomorrow. I have heard that several people have been caught in speculation. It's better to be a person who eats from the public family and is guaranteed..."
Gu Xiaoxia felt a little irritated. She originally wanted Wu Shufen to get married happily, but the more she talked, the more obvious it became, so Gu Xiaoxia interrupted. Her words:
“Shufen, I’m here and I have something important to tell you. This matter is very important to you: Now the county has issued a notice that there will be no recruitment of first and second grade students in village primary schools next semester, and they will be withdrawn directly. One-third of you village primary school teachers will be recruited to brigade primary schools, and the remaining two-thirds will be laid off. The only way to choose is to take an exam, so you’d better prepare first! "
"What? "Wu Shufen was a little unhappy when she was interrupted by Gu Xiaoxia. After hearing what she said, she stood up and said loudly:
"This is impossible! ”
Her voice directly called her mother in.
Wang Yuzhen saw Wu Shufen standing and Gu Xiaoxia sitting. His daughter had a strange expression on her face. She thought Gu Xiaoxia had annoyed her. She was just about to get angry when she saw the pile of things in front of the two of them.
These things were not available before. She knew that Gu Xiaoxia should have brought these things, so her expression changed and she said with a smile:
"What's wrong? Tell me carefully. You are good friends, you all have jobs, okay It's not easy to meet and talk to each other. You will all be in the countryside later, and we will have more time to get together..."
"Mom, you go out first," Wu Shufen said decisively at this time. I have something important to talk about with Xiaoxia.”
"Okay, okay, you say it." Wang Yuzhen took another look at those things, turned around and walked out. She estimated the value of the pile of things at a glance - Gu Xiaoxia was quite good at taking advantage of the money.
"Is what you said true?" Wu Shufen asked in a low voice as Wang Yuzhen left.
“It’s true.”
“How did you know?”
“I saw the file.”
"You were in middle school, how did you see this document?"
"I was seconded to the Education Bureau yesterday and saw it." Gu Xiaoxia simply told the matter. She would know it sooner or later anyway.
"Then can you..." Wu Shufen's eyes lit up and she asked immediately.
"No." Gu Xiaoxia knew what the other party wanted to say, and replied decisively, "I just arrived at the Education Bureau, and I can't get involved in this matter. I can't bury my own future. Besides, the selection method is The exam will be taken by the school. If you still want to stay, go and inquire about the situation at the brigade primary school as soon as possible. They should be the ones who asked the questions."
Wu Shufen lowered her head and stopped talking.
I originally thought that if I worked hard and found a suitable partner, I would be "on an equal footing" with Gu Xiaoxia when I went to the countryside.
And my fiancé eats royal food, so aren’t I still a head taller?
I just didn’t expect that Gu Xiaoxia’s living conditions were not only better than hers, but her current job was also in the city.
I just felt a little leveled up and had a little sense of superiority, but the huge gap once again shattered the sense of superiority!
In fact, what she said earlier was also stimulated by Gu Xiaoxia's bicycle.
Wu Shufen has also seen women's bicycles in the countryside. She actually tried to hope that her fiancé would buy her one, but she was rejected.
After all, no one’s money comes from the strong wind. After paying a hundred yuan as a bride price, they also had to decorate a new house and hold a wedding, so the Zhang family had no money left. That's why Wu Shufen said those words because she had the desire to compare.
I just didn't expect those words and directly said what Gu Xiaoxia didn't want to say.
"Okay, I know you may be in a complicated mood right now, but this matter is related to your future. Didn't you say that your father-in-law knows a lot of people? Maybe he knows someone from the brigade primary school. You can find him. Find it.”
Gu Xiaoxia now regrets that she revealed this matter, but thinking about Wu Shufen's previous disparagement of Li Long, she still feels that it is good to say it:
"By the way, Li Long has actually already Got hired. He is a buyer for the supply and marketing cooperative...not bad."
This was said so softly that only two people could hear it. After saying that, Gu Xiaoxia stood up, turned around and went out.
Li Long is her fiancé, and she will not allow others to accuse Li Long without reason.
Even Wu Shufen.
Li Long didn't know that Gu Xiaoxia stood up for him in the village. At this moment, he was picking up black tiger palm fungi in the mountains - but at this moment, he felt an invincible loneliness.
There are patches of moss here, and traces of fungi can be found from time to time.
It doesn’t take long to pick up half a sack.
No one shares it!
Think about the last life. Whenever you find a place with mushrooms, within three days, there will be a large group of people walking, riding electric bicycles, and driving cars.
The final result is that after digging three feet into the ground, there are more people than mushrooms.
What now? There are mushrooms all over the mountain, but no one shares them!
Why is Invincible so lonely?
But it’s just a joke. To be honest, he actually likes it. After all, no one is competing, no one is robbing.
At this rate, he can sell a sack of dry goods in half a month.
There’s no shortage of dried mushrooms to eat in winter – no matter how many restaurants there are.
Of course, we can still sell some.
Today, Li Long planned to ride to the county town with the fresh ones he picked and sell some of them to Zhong Guoqiang.
To be a good person, you must keep your word.
He also wanted to cut some wild celery, wild onions, etc., and treat this as a gift.
After picking the mushrooms, Li Long picked up the sack, stretched out his hand to touch the stem of a piece of wild strawberry, grabbed four or five wild strawberries and stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them while continuing to move forward.
He must have caught a green one, so his mouth felt a sudden sourness in the sweetness. He hurriedly spit out the residue in his mouth, then bent down and picked a red one and stuffed it into his mouth. Chewing it, the sourness washed away, and then I continued to move forward with satisfaction.
When the sack was full, Li Long tied it, carried it and walked back.
This mushroom is relatively tough and not as brittle as morels or straw mushrooms, so you don’t have to worry about the mushrooms inside breaking when you carry it like this.
After arriving at the wooden house, Li Long cut some of them into slices and laid them on the wooden board at the door. Then he put most of the remaining sacks on the back seat of his bicycle and rode towards the county.
Arriving at the Big Meat Restaurant, Li Long parked the car and went to find Zhong Guoqiang.
The waiter also knew Li Long and hurried inside to call Zhong Guoqiang out.
“Come, come, take a look at the good things I brought.” Li Long said with a smile, “Look, they are all just picked, very fresh, I don’t want any older ones. ”
Nowadays, picking mushrooms is so arrogant, and only the tender ones are picked.
Zhong Guoqiang smiled and took out a fungus half the size of his hand from the sack, broke it off, looked at it, and praised:
"Yes, it's very fresh, not bad!"
"There are some wild celery, wild onions, mugwort and other things at the bottom, which are given to you as side dishes." Li Long said, "Do you want them all or not?" Part of it? Go to the back hall to weigh it?”
“Of course I want all of it,” Zhong Guoqiang said with a smile, “This mushroom can be stored for two days, and I will definitely coordinate it with other units. Others have coordinated things for us, and it’s mutual.”
“I understand, I understand, the price...”
“It’s about one dollar and a half,” Zhong Guoqiang said, “Actually, I have to go. If you go to a big city, the price of mushrooms can be higher, which is much rarer than meat. But in our small place, the price of one dollar and a half is higher than the price of meat - it’s not low.”
"It's not low, I'm satisfied." Li Long was really satisfied. He thought it would be a piece. After all, mushrooms are definitely not as good as meat in the minds of ordinary people these days.
"Haha, as long as you are satisfied." Zhong Guoqiang was also very happy, and then went over to weigh him.
The net weight was thirty-one kilograms, a total of forty-six and five yuan. Li Long collected the money, had another dinner here, and then returned to the big yard.
Wu Shufen will get married tomorrow, and Gu Xiaoxia will go home to live in order to attend the wedding, so Li Long is alone.
But I am very content. There was a big yard, a fiancée, money and food. He listened to the radio and slowly fell asleep.
The next day, Li Long got up in the morning, went to have breakfast, and rode his bicycle to the mountains.
He is very laid-back because the tasks are not too many.
Wu Shufen has dressed up at home and is waiting for her husband to come to pick her up.
Gu Xiaoxia is making breakfast for her father.
Most of the adults in the team were already carrying sickles, a bundle of wet reed waists, and wearing straw hats, taking advantage of the early cool to head to the wheat fields.
It's time to use the sickle to cut the wheat.
Tao Daqiang is also in this group.
At this time, he missed the days of catching fish with Li Long - although it was hard and he got up earlier than now, but at least there was hope.
The first day is to lower the net, the next day to pick up the net, select the fish, and then pick up the net.
After everything is done, there are five dollars.
What now? Working hard to cut wheat, several acres of land can be harvested in one day, and one acre of land costs less than one work point.
Three cents per work minute - this is already two or three times higher than last year.
What can you do with thirty cents?
Buy a meat bun at the Big Meat Canteen.
Is it enough to eat?
It’s really not enough!
Something is needed to tie wheat, and straw rope is used in some places.
The team uses reed kidney or splendens kidney.
Splendens splendens is mainly used to tie large brooms this year, so the reed kidneys are used now.
It is the dry reeds cut last winter, remove the skin, chop off the reed hair and cherry blossoms, then trample the whole reed into a flat shape, and then soak it in water for a day, so that it will be tough and the wheat can be bundled continuously.
When you get to the assigned land, start sickling. It must be cut as soon as possible, because as soon as the sun comes out, the wheat that was originally wet with dew will quickly dry out. The dazzling sunlight and the piercing light of the wheat will make people collapse.
Everyone has his own future.
At this time, Wu Shufen was already on the bicycle that picked her up - the bicycle was borrowed by her husband.
At this time, Li Long had already picked the first black tiger palm fungus of the day.
Tao Daqiang was stung by a wasp.
(End of this chapter)