When Zhao Jintao returned home, he saw his wife, who was barefoot and in tattered clothes, cooking wild vegetable porridge, while his two twin sons were playing in the mud at the door.
"A Tao, you're back. Just in time, the porridge is almost ready. I'll serve it to you."
Zhao Jintao nodded, entered the room, carefully took off his military uniform, and folded it. This was his only good set of clothes, and it was also all his spiritual sustenance.
When he came out of the room, he saw that his wife had already served the porridge and there was a sweet potato on the table.
Zhao Jintao looked at his own bowl, which was full of dry food, and then looked at his wife's bowl, which was mostly filled with soup. He felt unspeakably uncomfortable in his heart.
My wife before marriage was so tender, who wouldn't praise a good girl from all over the country?
Since marrying her, I have to work in the fields, take care of children, and do housework. I still don't have enough to eat every day. I am so thin that I am all bones, and my face is getting worse and worse.
This made Zhao Jintao, a soldier, feel extremely guilty, but he had no way to change his poor life.
Even if he gets up early every day and does farm work late at night, one person can do as much as two others, but there are only so many work points in the village, and if he is qualified, it is impossible to give him too many work points and too much food.
Doing business is not allowed, and even entering the city requires a letter of introduction.
It is even more impossible to be a green forest hero, not to mention that he is a soldier and cannot break the law. Even if he wants to rob money, there are all paupers in the countryside and not even a landlord, who will rob him?
Thinking of this, Zhao Jintao thought of the solution given by the staff of the Armed Forces Department in the morning.
He was a little hesitant at first, but when he thought that his family was so poor and his wife and children were almost dying, he became more determined.
Go to Xiangjiang and get a high salary, even if you go to Xiangjiang to work hard with others, he will do it.
With a salary of 7,200 yuan a year, even if he was beaten to death after only working for a year, this money was enough for his wife and children to live in mainland China.
"Afen, come in and sit down. I'll discuss something with you."
"What's the matter? You usually work hard, so you can't go to the commune and get criticized, right?"
"Fart, how can I, a seven-foot-tall man, be criticized? I went to the commune this morning, and the county told me that a group of people are now being organized to go to Xiangjiang to work as security guards... as workers, and the wages are very high. I want to go."
When Sun Afen heard this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and she didn’t know what to say:
"A Tao, are you going to leave our three mothers behind?"
Many people from Guangdong and Guangxi fled to Hong Kong, almost in every village. Sun Afen thought that her husband would imitate others in fleeing to Hong Kong, so she suddenly became anxious:
"No, even if you want to go to Xiangjiang, my son and I will go with you. I can endure hardships and I will not be a burden to you."
Zhao Jintao stood up and hugged his excited wife, patiently touching her back: "Don't be excited, don't be excited."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuu, A Tao, don't abandon us. How can we live if you leave, uuuu~~~"
"Fool, how could I leave you and my child behind? I didn't flee Hong Kong. I went to work in Hong Kong with integrity, and my boss is from mainland China. Do you know how much I can get in a month? 600 yuan."
It is easy to distract a woman. When she heard about the salary of 600 yuan, Sun Afen stopped crying:
"Real or fake? How come there is such a high salary? I have a relative who works as a clerk in a commune, and the salary is only 18 yuan a month."
"It's true. This morning, the county Armed Forces Department came to ask for our opinions and asked us to sign up voluntarily. And the county also said that if we stabilize in Xiangjiang, we can also bring our family members to live in Xiangjiang in the future."
"Then..."
"Afen, I want to go. Don't worry. I'm going to Xiangjiang with food and accommodation included. The boss also said that every month's salary can be sent back to the family, and the state won't take a penny. For you and the children, I want to try it out.”
"But what if you go to Xiangjiang and don't come back?"
"Believe me, Ah Fen, even if I don't go back to Shuangxi, I will definitely take you and your child out. If we want to survive, we can only go out and have a try. I don't want my son to be a farmer for generations and have no food. Not warm enough to wear. ”
The two couples discussed it all night...
Scenes like this are happening in many small families in Dongguang and Xiguang provinces.
Some people decided to go out and fight for the future of their family.
Some people think that it is unreliable. They think that working as a bodyguard for capitalists is like being a slave. The key is that it is easy to become cannon fodder.
In the end, 10 of the 13 veterans from Sungai Commune chose to go to Xiangjiang, and 3 chose to stay with their families in their hometown.
The first batch of 500 veterans were quickly recruited, and they came to Huadu from all over the province to report.
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Huadu Railway Station.
Lin Sanqi stood on the platform, watching the train from Wuhan slowly pull into the station, and then saw his parents, brothers, and his wife Pan Ye getting off the train.
"Dad, grandma~~"
Lin Sanqi greeted her, and the whole family was very happy, especially Pan Ye. When she saw her husband a month later, she held hands and didn't want to let go.
"How's it going? Everyone has traveled around the country. Are you in a happy mood?"
Lin Sanqi was a little surprised when she looked at her family. Her parents, the eldest brother and his family all traveled lightly, why did the second brother and his family all pack small bags?
Lin Sophora flavescens looked at the surrounding environment and sighed:
"The books outside the mountains near the countryside are broken, and the winter comes back to spring. The feelings of the countryside are even more timid, and I dare not ask the visitors. It has been 12 years, and we are back again."
Jin Caifeng also had tears in her eyes:
"What a pity, I just came back and have to leave again. Let's go home!" Lin Sanqi said speechlessly:
"Mom, why are you going back to your home? Didn't I tell you that our home is occupied by three uncles. Only your master bedroom is untouched and all the other rooms are occupied. Now we have a home and we can't go back. .”
Jin Caifeng was not anxious when he was in Peiping, but now that it is really happening before his eyes, he is anxious:
"That's my home. How can there be any reason why the owner can't live in it when he comes back and let some relatives take over it? Come on, let's go home. I want to judge!"
Lin Kushen patted his wife's hand and comforted her:
"There must be a cause. The three of them occupied one of our properties. Do you think they took advantage? In fact, the three of them lost a good opportunity, a good opportunity for the whole family to immigrate to Xiangjiang and get out of trouble.
So there is no need to be angry. If they want to live there, they can live there. Anyway, it is not certain whether we can come back in the future. Even if we go back to the mainland in the future, if I could buy a small mansion back then, I can buy you a new big mansion in the future. ”
Lin Sanqi thought to herself, the father who kept a low profile in Peiping seemed to be ambitious again after returning to his hometown?
Jin Caifeng is still a little unconvinced:
"Then we can't make it so easy for them. Even if they want to live in the annex building where the medical clinic was originally located, then I won't say anything. The main building is our home, and they also occupy it. This is too much."
Lin Licao's personality was not to fight for it, but it was his eldest son's ancestral property, but he just smiled.
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Lin Duzhong is the second son. When the family was separated, he made it clear that he would not be given this small foreign-style building, so he had no intention of fighting for it. Now he only wants to go to Xiangjiang to make a fortune.
Only Lin Sanqi couldn't swallow this breath, so she put her arms around her mother's shoulders and said in support:
"Mom, don't worry. I will find the local street office at that time and exchange all the deeds of our house before liberation into real estate certificates. I will confirm the property rights first so that I won't worry about them making trouble in the future."
In fact, Lin Sanqi still thought too simply, just like the courtyard house in Peking.
Although the property rights have been returned to the owner, the tenants living in the courtyard cannot be evicted, and they will not be able to sell them even if they want to, which will completely piss the owner off.
Lin Sophora flavescens changed the subject at this time and said:
"Qizai, you go home first and stay at the front station, then where should we go now?"
Lin Sanqi smiled and said: "I have already booked a room in the third guest house. You have worked hard after playing for a month. Let's go and rest first, and then go to my grandparents' house. I will treat you then, and we will go to Beiyuan to have a good gathering. A meal.”
Lin Sophora flavescens waved her hand: "Let's go, no matter where we go, when we reach Huadu, we are home."
Lin Licorice and Lin Duzhong also shouted excitedly at this time: "Go home, we are finally back"
The elder sister-in-law Fu Muxiang, the second sister-in-law Pei Xuehua, and the two children were all visiting Huadu for the first time, and they were full of curiosity about every plant and tree on the street.
On the contrary, Pan Ye, the third daughter-in-law, had already come to Huadu with Lin Sanqi to visit her grandparents.
The next day, morning.
In front of a three-story white Oriental-style building next to Boji Church in Huadu City, Renji Road.
Lin Sophora and her family finally returned home.
After arriving in Huadu, Lin Sophora, who was usually taciturn in the capital, obviously talked more and became more lively.
"Jiageng, Zhenzhen, this is our real hometown. Your parents were born here. Haha, how about it? The style of grandpa's small Western-style house back then, right?"
Pei Xuehua's eyes started to light up when she saw the small foreign-style building. She came from an ordinary family, and her parents' family was relatively well-off, but she could never afford to live in a villa.
"Dad, this is our home, dear. It is four stories high and 10 rooms wide. How big is this area? How many people can live there?"
Lin Duzhong said proudly in front of his wife:
"Where is this place? This is not the main building. This is where our medical clinic used to be. It used to be open to the street. Now I don't know who has blocked it.
Our small foreign-style building is still inside, which is called grand. It is a three-story building. The first floor is all made of marble, and the second and third floors are all wooden floors. When we were young, our three brothers would hide and seek in it and we couldn't find it all at once. Arrive. ”
Pei Xuehua looked at her husband with stars in her eyes. She never imagined that her husband's family was so prominent in the south.
Even Fu Muxiang, who usually doesn't fight or grab, was a little unhappy at this time. If it was a small house, she would have given up. But now when she saw such a big bungalow, she couldn't reconcile herself to the thought of being occupied by relatives.
"Hey, Licorice, my father said back then that this small foreign-style house should belong to our family and be Jiageng's property. We can't let it go so easily. We must take the house back."
Lin Licao's personality is too gentlemanly. To put it bluntly, he is pedantic and cowardly. He stuttered a little when he heard his wife's complaints:
"But it is full of my uncles and cousins. They have lived here for more than ten years. It is impossible to move them..."
After hearing this, Fu Muxiang stamped her feet angrily and didn't want to pay attention to her husband.
Lin Sanqi rolled her eyes when she heard this, thinking that with her eldest brother's temper, if he had been emperor in ancient times, he would have been another Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youtang who was deceived by the civil service group and would never leave the Forbidden City.
Jin Caifeng was a little angry when she heard her eldest son's words. Women are more protective of their calves.
"If it's from my family, it belongs to my family. When your father bought this small foreign-style building, he didn't spend a penny from the family. It was all earned by himself. My marriage certificate money was also added to it. How could you give it to me so easily? Someone else?”
Pan Ye didn't comment after hearing this. Anyway, the two tons of gold and a bag of diamonds under her crabapple tree gave her enough confidence that she didn't have to compete with her husband's family for property.
Lin Sanqi had already placed the tripod, positioned a camera, and set the time:
"Come on, come on, we are finally back as a family. We are all a little happy. Let's take a photo in front of our house and smile. Come on, Tian Qi~~~"
With one click, the Lin family took another family photo after 12 years.
Unfortunately, what Lin Sophora and Jin Caifeng don't know is that their youngest son is no longer their biological son... (End of Chapter)