Chapter 685 Meat (2)
Tian Lin finished the multigrain steamed bun in her hands in two or two mouthfuls, covered the pickle jar, and stuffed another steamed bun to Xiujuan: "This steamed bun was made by my uncle. It is much more delicious than other multigrain steamed buns. Now it is cold. , don’t mention how soft and fragrant it is when it comes out of the pot in the morning, try it quickly.”
Xiujuan hesitated for a while, then took the steamed bun and started to nibble on it: "Why didn't I hear that you had an aunt who married into the city when I was in the village?"
Xiujuan and Tian Lin were from the same village before they got married.
"She's not my biological aunt, she's my man's aunt." Tian Lin said, taking out a big cattail leaf fan from her cloth bag and starting to fan herself. She was well-equipped. "Didn't I only marry into the Zhao family for half a year? When we got married, she I came to have a meal and left without even saying a few words. I thought the relationship was not good. Later I heard that it was good. For example, because my uncle was not at home at that time, she hurried back home because she was worried about the children at home. I always thought it was an excuse, but I didn't expect that the relationship was not bad. Someone came to notify me of such a good thing, fearing that I would stay temporarily. The shed she built was not safe and she asked me to live in her house.”
"I'm telling you, she gave birth to five sons, and all of them are big, fat boys who are very noisy. If they don't pay attention, they will go to the house to steal food. I'm worried too."
"That's great." Xiujuan could only feel envious.
After receiving the envy of her former friends, Tian Lin suddenly felt refreshed and started shaking her fan more frequently: "Who says it's not true? I was not willing when we first talked about the partner. The Zhao family is poor and my husband is not in good health. If it weren’t for my mother, I wouldn’t have married her for the twenty yuan.”
Xiujuan:?
Seeing Xiujuan's face full of questions, Tian Lin quickly explained: "My mother gave me five yuan and secretly gave it to me as a dowry."
Xiujuan:......
"What about now, is your man treating you well?" Xiujuan asked.
"It's good!" Tian Lin said with excitement, "Originally I only saw that my man was not in good health and couldn't do the work, but I didn't expect that he was not in good health and couldn't beat me! But my man has a good temper and is not a wife beater. Man, at home now My father-in-law and I are the only two laborers. We do all the work in the fields, and we have to eat first. Although the Zhao family is poor, there are only a few people and they can have enough to eat. My mother-in-law said that she would kill a pig for me during the Chinese New Year this year. Stew big meat to eat! ”
Xiujuan could only eat the steamed bun with envy.
"By the way, where are you, Xiujuan? I heard that you gave birth to a big fat boy last year." After bragging about herself, Tian Lin felt that she should give Xiujuan some room to brag and leave the talking to her.
Xiujuan nodded, but she didn't look very happy.
"What's wrong? Your son is not in good health?" Tian Lin frowned. .
"No." Xiujuan shook her head, "It's two educated youths who used to be teachers in our village elementary school who went to college and returned to the city. I'm a little worried."
Tian Lin:? ? ?
"There are only three teachers in our village primary school. The two educated youths have high school diplomas, and the other teacher just graduated from elementary school. Now that the two teachers have gone to college, the new teachers will probably only graduate from elementary school, and may not even be in junior high school. I don’t have any academic qualifications,” Xiujuan said.
Tian Lin was dumbfounded. She only studied in elementary school for two years and could not write a few large characters. If she was asked to write a letter, she would see a series of typos and circles. In her opinion, graduating from elementary school is more than enough to teach elementary school.
"Is there...what's the difference?" Tian Lin recalled the few times she spent studying. It seemed that she just memorized texts and watched the teacher write, and had to count on her fingers.
"Yes!" Xiujuan said very solemnly, "Of course there is a difference. When I was pregnant with my eldest son, I would often meet Teacher Feng from the village primary school who was admitted to college while sitting at the door. She told me that teachers and teachers are The difference is that only better teachers can teach better students. Teachers in the city are basically high school graduates and college graduates. Some of them even returned from studying abroad. They know a lot and have a lot of knowledge and can teach well. students have more knowledge.”
Xiujuan thought for a while: "That's probably what it means. I can't tell the specifics. Anyway, I think what she said makes sense. Every year, more students from our village can go to the town to attend junior high schools than other villages. This is because our village I have two teachers who have gone to high school. I want my son to be able to go to college like Teacher Feng and go to the city, and have a job in the city like your aunt and uncle, without having to live in the countryside like us. ”
Maybe it was because Xiujuan's ambition was so lofty that Tian Lin was stunned. After a long time, she stumbled and asked: "Then... what should I do?"
"Teacher Feng told me before going to college that with so many educated youth returning to the city, they will definitely recruit workers. She asked me to inquire more. If I can settle down after being recruited, my children will be able to go to school in the city."
"How can it be so easy?" Tian Lin said, "There are so many educated youths looking for jobs. They are more knowledgeable than us and they can write letters. How can we compete with them?"
"So this is our best opportunity!" Xiujuan was a little excited, but her voice was lowered a lot. "There is no test for this recruitment. As long as you work hard, you will have a chance to stay. My husband and I have discussed it. If If I could stay, our family would move to the city. He would come to the city to work part-time, and the land at home would be farmed by others.”
"Little girl, don't think about things so well." The uncle who had been leaning on a tree to enjoy the cool suddenly said, "For this recruitment, the quotas have been pre-determined by those with connections. We are You’re here to do odd jobs. I see you’ve been working very hard during this time. Don’t waste your efforts. How can it be so easy for country people like us to stay in the city?”
"Even if some places are reserved, there must be places that are not reserved." Xiujuan was a little unconvinced.
The uncle didn't want to argue and waved his hand: "You will know when the time comes."
Xiujuan wanted to say something more, but Tian Lin stopped her: "It's too hot. I remember there was a seller of ice water in front of me. I'm treating you. Xiujuan, let's go drink a bowl of ice water."
The attraction of ice water was still great, so Xiujuan was directly dragged by Tian Lin to drink ice water.
Ice water is sold cheaply, one penny for two large bowls, and sweetened ice water with sugar costs one cent for one large bowl. Tian Lin spent a penny to buy two large bowls of ice water, one for Xiujuan and one for her. The two of them drank a bowl of ice water and looked refreshed.
"Why bother with that kind of person?" Tian Lin wiped her mouth, "I saw him this morning. A grown man is slower than me in resisting sandbags. Xiujuan, if you want to fight for a spot, do it well. If you work so hard, you might really There is a chance to stay.”
"Yes." Xiujuan nodded fiercely, "What about you?"
"I'd better forget it. I haven't even given birth to a child. Why do I think so much about it? My husband is in poor health and it's hard to work in the fields. I don't think I can find a job in the city. I'd better stay in the country." Tian Lin shows off her true nature and looks clueless Xiujuan took her words to heart and said, "Let's find a shady place to sit. I guess the place has been occupied just now. We have to start work when the sun is not so bad. It's a waste of energy to stand here and bask in the sun." ”
With that said, Tian Lin took Xiujuan to find a place where she could enjoy the cool air.
After listening to Tian Lin's words just now, Jiang Feng suddenly remembered something.
Tian Lin didn't seem to care, but in fact she probably remembered Xiujuan's words.
Jiang Feng remembered that the Zhao family had always been poor until Sister Meimei entered junior high school. This poverty is caused by many factors. One is because the Zhao family has no money and is genetically poor. The other is because Zhao Zhuangshi is in poor health and has to take medicine. The only land in the family is Tianlin, and no one goes out to work.
At that time, simply farming could only provide enough food, but nothing else could be guaranteed.
Zhao Mei was older than all the children in the Jiang family. Until she was in junior high school, the Zhao family could not afford to eat two meals of meat throughout the year. You must know that at that time, the pocket money of the three fat children in the Jiang family could buy a rice dumpling stall in front of the elementary school, but Zhao Mei I have been studying in the town since elementary school. At that time, Zhao Mei had to walk several hours of mountain roads every day to go to school. For lunch, she would take pickles with rice to school and ask the chef in the cafeteria to help heat them up.
When did the Zhao family start to have a slightly better life? It started when Zhao Mei went to high school.
Zhao Mei went to high school in the county town. After leaving compulsory education, she not only needs living expenses but also tuition fees. In order to pay for Zhao Mei's tuition, Tian Lin gave up her family's land and left her husband behind to work for the first time. Tian Lin worked outside for eight years, from the time Zhao Mei was in high school until she graduated from college and found a job before returning home. Lived the life of a normal rural woman.
In a sense, if it weren't for Zhao Mei going to school, the Zhao family would have remained poor.
The reason why Grandma Jiang likes Tian Lin is because she thinks Tian Lin is far-sighted. Unlike other families in the village, children love to read. If they don't like to read and have no money, they can go out to work and earn a few more years of money. As for why Tian Lin had such foresight and was so stubborn in sending Zhao Mei to the county town to attend high school, Grandma Jiang actually never understood.
Jiang Feng understood now.
Tian Lin remembered Xiujuan's words.
I remember it very deeply and clearly. (End of chapter)