binnovel Chapter 228 "He Yuzhu" 32
Chapter 228 "He Yuzhu" 32
When the political movement and networking took place in 66, He Yuzhu not only forbade his own children from participating, but also forbade the children in the courtyard to participate. He would beat up any of them he knew. None of the children in this group were afraid of him, and they were all very obedient.
Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong wanted to take the opportunity to get official positions, but He Yuzhu stopped them. As for how he stopped them? By force and threats! They should just go to work honestly and accumulate some good karma!
In 68, He Nian graduated from high school. He Yuzhu had already found her a job at the supply and marketing cooperative. It was Li Jianshe's mother who gave her the information.
Grandpa Wang, who looked after the warehouse at the supply and marketing cooperative, had reached retirement age. He was a retired soldier whose family had all died during the war. He originally didn't plan to sell his workstation; he figured it was fine if no one took over. After all, he was receiving his retirement pension, so whether or not someone took over wouldn't affect him.
But after learning from Li's mother that He Nian was the orphan of a martyr, he agreed to sell the job to He Nian. It was not safe for a girl to go to the countryside; it was better for her to stay in the city.
He Yuzhu wouldn't let the old man suffer a loss, so he gave him the full amount of money. In the backyard, Liu Guangtian and Yi Zhonghai's daughter, Yi Tong, graduated in the same year as He Nian. Liu Guangtian and Yi Zhonghai used their connections to find temporary jobs for the two girls at the steel rolling mill.
Liu Haizhong was angry with He Yuzhu for putting him down, so he challenged He Yuzhu to a fight. He thought, "If He Nian won't go to the countryside, then my Liu Guangtian won't either. It's like we can't find a job."
As for Yi Zhonghai, he was being pressured. He secretly wanted Yi Tong to go to the countryside so that in a few years, Yi Lei would be old enough not to have to go.
He had originally planned that after Yi Lei graduated and found a job in two years, he would let Yi Tong go on blind dates and get married during her trip back to the city to visit relatives, so that both children could stay in the city.
But in this whole courtyard, only these three children qualified for the rural relocation policy. The other two had already found jobs and weren't going to the countryside. How could he send Yi Tong to the countryside? What would the child think? What would the neighbors think? There was no other way, so he could only find Yi Tong a temporary job.
After He Nian's matter was resolved, it was time for He Yuanchao and He Xiang. They graduated in 70, and by then, they were already required to go to the countryside.
Bang Geng, Yan Jiekuang, Liu Guangfu, and Yi Lei, all from the same neighborhood, graduated this year and couldn't avoid it. They had to go to the countryside together and ask someone they knew at the street office to arrange it. All six young men were assigned to the same place in Hebei.
The place where they were sent to the countryside was not far from Beijing, making it easier to visit relatives. He Yuzhu told He Yuanchao and He Xiang not to rush into dating. Even if they were to get married, it would be best if they found a female educated youth from Beijing. If they were to find a girl from the village, they had to think it through. They couldn't abandon their wives and children when they could return to the city. They had to get a marriage certificate.
He Yuanchao and He Xiang agreed readily. Neither of them had any intention of getting married. After hearing He Yuzhu explain these things, they just felt that their older brother/father was overthinking it.
Seeing how clueless they were, He Yuzhu was afraid they would be tricked again when they went to the countryside. After thinking about Bang Geng and the other two, well, they were all simple-minded. He Yuzhu felt he had to teach them a lesson and enrich their theoretical knowledge.
So, He Yuanchao and the other five received a full day of training from He Yuzhu. The course content included, but was not limited to: how to identify a "pure and innocent" woman and a "green tea bitch"? What to do if you encounter a petty thief on the street? What to do if you encounter a human trafficker? What to do if you encounter an enemy agent?
When you arrive in a rural area, you should always go out in pairs. What should you do if someone of the opposite sex falls into the water? How should you respond if someone brings you food or helps with chores? What should you do if someone passes you a note? How should you fight back if someone tries to label you? How can you maintain a good relationship with village officials? How can you maintain a good relationship with the older women in the village?
After a whole day, all six young men had mosquito coil-like eyes. He Yuanchao asked a little frightenedly, "Big brother, is the countryside really that scary? I've never encountered anything like this when I went to Uncle's house."
He Yuzhu rolled his eyes at him: "When you go to Wangjia Village, that's called visiting relatives. You're family. Who would scheme against their own family? When the six of you go to the countryside, not to mention others, Banggeng and Xiaolei's families will definitely send them things often. As for you two, your families will definitely send you money and goods often. What do other people think of that? They're like hot commodities! When you're away from home, it's never a bad thing to be a little more cautious."
If you don't like living in the educated youth settlement, you can live separately. It's not the busy farming season now, so ask the villagers to help you build a house. Just pay them. Anyway, Yuanchao and Hexiang, you two can cook. If you need anything, just write to me. If there's an emergency, call the police station to find me!
"Bring all your textbooks with you. In ancient times there was the imperial examination system, and in modern times there are universities. There's always a need for educated people. Knowledge must not be neglected; opportunity favors the prepared."
They left the six young men to figure things out on their own, while their families busied themselves preparing things for them. They practically wanted to move the whole house over to them, so they brought everything they could and mailed anything that could be mailed. The families went to the post office together with lots of bags and packages, and it took the post office staff more than half an hour just to register their packages.
Later, seeing that Wang Yan was still worried, He Yuzhu took a few days off to escort her. This is similar to how parents in later generations send their children to university; they won't feel at ease until they have settled their children into the university dormitory.
The six of them were on a special train for educated youth. He Yuzhu used his connections to buy them sleeper tickets. He didn't pay much attention to them on the train. When they arrived at their destination, alas, there were no landlords' courtyards to serve as educated youth settlements. All the houses were made of adobe, and the only brick and tile building in the whole village was the village office.
On the way, they chatted a lot with the village cadres who were picking up the educated youth, and they shared some information with each other. When they arrived in the village, the six of them and the other educated youth went to see the educated youth settlement. It was all large communal sleeping areas. Well, they decided to stay on their own.
He Yuzhu went to the village officials and found an old house belonging to a villager, which was located between the educated youth settlement and the village office. He bought it and then paid the villagers to renovate it, setting up three kang beds. He Yuanchao and He Xiang shared one room, Yan Jiekuang and Liu Guangfu shared another, and Banggeng and Yi Lei shared the third. After cleaning, they could move in.
After preparing everything for them and making sure they were all settled, He Yuzhu returned to Beijing. He then went home and told the families about the situation there, which put their minds at ease.
The next wave will only include He Shengli, He Pan, and Yan Jiedi. We can try to get Shengli and He Pan to join the army. As for Yan Jiedi, we'll see if Teacher Yan can pay for her a job.
As for Xiao Dang and Wang Yang, they'll be under less strict control after they graduate from high school. We can postpone it until the college entrance examination is reinstated, and we'll talk about that then.