In late autumn, the whole field of Wenshan is golden. There are poplar trees planted on both sides of the road leading to Wangjia Village, and the leaves are falling down.
Qian Shulan walked slowly towards the village.
Suddenly, I heard someone calling me from the alley next to me.
Qian Shulan turned her head and saw Wang Shouquan standing at the door of her house calling her.
Seeing her stop, he trotted over and handed Qian Shulan a letter, "Aunt San, I just came back from the commune. This is your letter."
Qian Shulan took it and looked at the signature. It turned out to be written by Yunping. She finally felt relieved.
Qian Shulan thanked him and wanted to leave, but Wang Shouquan quickly added, "By the way, Aunt San, after you finish your meal, don't forget to go to the warehouse for the meeting.
Qian Shulan looked at him calmly, "Is there something wrong?"
Wang Shouquan smiled faintly, "It has nothing to do with us, but it concerns those educated youth. We need to hold a meeting to discuss it.
Qian Shulan nodded, "Okay!"
Qian Shulan finished cooking dinner. Xiaomin had to go to evening self-study, so she hadn't come back yet. She put the food in the pot in the kitchen to heat it up. Then she locked the door and walked towards the warehouse.
On the way, he met Qian Minghua, and the two of them walked forward together.
Qian Shulan suddenly remembered something, "When will your Yuetao get married?"
Qian Yuetao had been looking for a date for the past three years. He first dated a girl from Linjia Village. She was very dignified, very skillful, and a junior high school graduate. But Zheng Xiaohua was not satisfied. After learning that the two were dating, she went to the girl's house and scolded her.
The other party's mother also had a bad temper. She believed in using force instead of words, so she started fighting with Zheng Xiaohua. Zheng Xiaohua lost two teeth from the beating, but she still refused to give in.
The other party loved his daughter very much, and after this incident, he refused to marry his daughter to the Qian family no matter what. The marriage was thus aborted.
Because Zheng Xiaohua is so difficult to deal with, the matchmaker Hua is not willing to help Qian Yuetao find a partner.
Qian Minghua could only worry as he watched his son grow up day by day but no girl from a good family was willing to marry him.
Later, he beat Zheng Xiaohua, but she refused to repent and insisted that his son marry an educated youth. If he allowed his son to date another girl, Zheng Xiaohua would come to his house and scold him. He would lose all his face.
When Qian Yuetao brought Shen Yanhong to Qian Minghua's house and said he wanted to date her, Qian Minghua did not refuse.
This girl is not very courageous and looks pretty. The most important thing is that her family is very ordinary, and there is probably no way to help her transfer back to the city.
There is a reason why Shen Yanhong agreed to date Qian Yuetao.
In recent years, the number of educated youth has increased. The oldest of the first batch is 23 years old.
As there was no news of returning to the city, many people began to think about their lifelong events.
When Qian Shulan learned that the educated youth were dating the girls and boys in the production team, she asked Wang Shouquan to hold a meeting and said that if there was an opportunity to return to the city in the future, unmarried people would be given priority.
This rule scared away many educated youth, and in the end they still preferred to return to the city.
But there are exceptions, like Ge Xiaoyun and Su Aiguo.
The production team granted them a piece of land near the canteen. The two were officially registered as residents of the Wangjia Village production team, instead of just being registered there like the educated youth.
After officially settling down, they were able to share the dividends from several factories in Wangjia Village, and the two of them could earn nearly 1,000 yuan a year. They lived a very comfortable life.
Seeing how well the two men were living, many educated youths followed suit and took the route of internal digestion.
However, the educated youth rarely interacted with the people in the production team.
Shen Yanhong was not particularly good-looking, and the rest of the male educated youth were not good-looking and could not work well. It was difficult for them to support themselves, let alone her.
So when Qian Yuetao said he wanted to date her, she was tempted. The money he got every year was enough for her to live comfortably.
When Qian Shulan heard that the two were dating, she reminded them and tried to persuade them, but when she saw that they were determined to get married, she stopped talking.
Qian Minghua rubbed his face and said, "I don't know how this will turn out."
After hearing this, Qian Shulan was obviously stunned. Suddenly, she thought of what Wang Shouquan had said before, and she had some idea in her mind.
Sure enough, after all the cadres arrived, Wang Shouquan immediately announced, "The higher-ups have given our production team a quota to return to the city. We called everyone together to discuss who should get this quota."
In fact, in recent years, some people have used their family connections to transfer back to the city. But that was just the effort of others behind the scenes, and had nothing to do with their production team. Wang Shouquan wished that these people could find a way to return to the city. Unfortunately, it was just wishful thinking.
This is the first time that such quotas have been distributed. If not handled properly, those educated youth will definitely cause trouble.
Some people gloated over the misfortune, "If those educated youth knew about this, they would definitely fight."
There is only one quota, and there are too many people and too little meat, so they have to fight. Don't think that these intellectuals from the city will not throw away their dignity and fight. That's because there is no real interest involved.
Everyone started discussing, "Why not just let them draw lots? Whoever draws the lot will win."
"I think so! It has nothing to do with us anyway."
"I would send the youngest one back. He can't work in the production team anyway."
Over the past three years, the number of educated youth has not only increased, but their ages have also become younger and younger, with the youngest being less than 15 years old.
If they are young boys or girls from the country, they are adults at the age of fifteen, but for these city people, haha, fifteen is almost the same as ten years old in the country. Oh, that’s not right. They are not even as good as ten-year-old children in the country. At least ten-year-old children in the country can already cook for themselves, but these people can’t at all.
Wang Shouquan saw that their ideas were unreliable and rejected them one by one.
"Drawing lots is too much of a joke. It's inappropriate!"
"It's not okay to send the youngest back. People might even accuse us of favoring the young and deliberately preventing them from making progress."
The person who gave the idea was stunned. What else can he say? He should just shut up.
Wang Shouquan turned his head to glance at Qian Shulan, "Aunt San, do you have any good ideas?"
Everyone looked at her. Most of the time, her ideas were the most reliable.
Qian Shulan thought about it and said, "It's not a good idea, we just need to follow the rules."
Wang Shouquan was a little confused. “How can I follow the rules?”
Qian Shulan spread her hands and said calmly, "We agreed before that singles would be given priority. One more thing: we will select the person with the highest work points in the past three years from the first batch of educated youth.
Some people clapped their hands, "That's it! Let's do it this way!"
Wang Shouquan could understand that everyone was not in high spirits, as this matter had nothing to do with them.
"Okay!" Wang Shouquan glanced at Deng Xingming, "Pick out the work points books for the past three years as soon as possible. Calculate the work points of the first batch of educated youth so that we can give them an explanation when the time comes."
Deng Xingming nodded in agreement.
After the meeting, Qian Minghua was stopped by Qian Yuetao. Qian Shulan and Deng Xingming walked back together.
It was completely dark, and Deng Xingming was holding a lantern to light the way. Suddenly he remembered something and asked, "Mom, why hasn't Yunping come back yet?"
Today's universities are three-year programs, so Yunping should have returned long ago.
Qian Shulan was in a good mood. "I just received a letter. Your sister is dating someone, and that person has taken her home to meet his parents. If the other party's parents have no objection, bring her over to show us.
Deng Xingming was stunned for a moment, but when he came to his senses, he was happy for her. "Yun Ping should have had a boyfriend a long time ago. Where is his boyfriend from?"
Speaking of this, Qian Shulan lost interest, "It's a bit far away, it's in Linjiang Province." Although Linyang Province and Linjiang are adjacent, no matter how close the provinces are, they are still hundreds of miles apart.
Deng Xingming pursed his lips, looking unhappy, "If that person bullies Yun Ping, I won't be able to vent her anger."
They really thought alike. Qian Shulan patted his arm and said, "Why don't you write her a letter every month to tell her not to look down on us?"
Deng Xingming's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea! Let's do it!"
Finally, he asked, "How old is the other person?"
"I think he's two years older than her. He was a soldier in the army before, but later he was demobilized. He was recommended to go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University and was her classmate."
"That's fine! But why isn't he married at this age?"
"Your sister didn't say that in the letter!"
"All right!"
Qian Shulan originally thought that this matter would not become a big deal until the next day.
But who would have thought that a quarrel would break out that very night.
What’s worse is that Deng Xingming’s door was almost broken down.
Qian Shulan lived next door and there was no way she could sleep with such a loud noise.
He immediately got up, dressed, and closed the door to prevent Xiao Min from coming out.
She looked at the educated youth who were making trouble, "What are you doing? Go back!"
Wu Lijun came over, looking unhappy, "I want to find an explanation. Why do you want to use work points to bully us women?"
In the countryside, men earn more work points than women, but this does not include these city dwellers.
Because since the food factory opened, she has selected educated youth to help peel eggs. Although they are not formal workers, they are much better than working in the fields. For the job of peeling eggs, she only selects those who are clean, hygienic, and serious about their work, regardless of gender.
Qian Shulan retorted, "The work points haven't been calculated yet, how do you know that the male comrades must have scored higher?"
Wu Lijun was choked by her. She was a little unwilling. Because she liked to be lazy and not work, no matter how it was arranged, it would not be her turn. She just wanted to make a scene. If she didn't behave herself, those people might find her annoying and kick her out.
Her idea was good, but Qian Shulan was not the kind of person who would be coerced. Seeing that they were still blocking the door, she said, "If you don't get up, I'll deduct 50 work points from everyone. If it's serious, I'll ask Director Ma to take you to the commune to stay for a few days."
Hearing this, Wu Lijun thought of Wei Jianshe, her whole body trembled, and she ran away.
When the others saw that the leader had left, they also scattered like birds and beasts.
Deng Xingming saw that the person who had been holding him disappeared in the blink of an eye. He was quite impressed, "Mom, you are really amazing!"
Qian Shulan was about to speak when Qian Minghua came over. In the dark, his shadow looked particularly tall when projected onto the ground.
Qian Shulan was a little surprised, "Why aren't you sleeping?"
Qian Minghua wiped his face, his voice revealing a bit of helplessness, "Hey! Aunt, I understand your previous thoughts. These educated youth are too unstable."
Qian Shulan raised her eyebrows, "Why doesn't Shen Yanhong want to marry Yue Tao?"
Qian Minghua looked at the moon and sighed heavily, "Not only does she not want to marry Yue Tao, but she also wants Yue Tao to help her."
Haha! "What a clever thief!" But it also indirectly shows that Qian Yuetao is quite stupid.
Qian Minghua was extremely helpless, "My stupid son just begged me.
"Cousin, I can't agree to this." Deng Xingming has always portrayed himself as an intellectual, and he absolutely hates cheating.
Qian Minghua knew his temper very well, but unfortunately his stupid son's heart and eyes were full of that girl.
Qian Shulan patted Deng Xingming's arm and reminded him, "Go back to bed early. You still have to go to work tomorrow."
Deng Xingming nodded in agreement.
After he entered the house, Qian Shulan and Qian Minghua walked to the side and said, "I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing. At least it can let Yuetao see the girl's true character.
Qian Minghua knew that his aunt was trying to comfort him because his son was already trapped and the girl was good at comforting him.
How could he listen to it? Oh! Even if the two of them got married, he would still have to worry about it. When would it end
Seeing him sighing, Qian Shulan felt sorry for him, but she thought that Zheng Xiaohua was so good at making trouble. Even if she could get rid of this matter, the other party would probably replace Yue Tao with another educated youth. It would never end, so she thought about it and gave up.