Ma Yunhao thought he might be dreaming, otherwise how could he hear such an outrageous thing. He looked at the warm sun outside, which shone on the frosty ground and formed a puddle of mud.
He was not dreaming in broad daylight. He licked his dry lips and said, "Am I already a pile of mud in your eyes? You actually want to send me to the army."
"All you do all day is dismantle things. Have you figured anything out?" Director Ma frowned and scolded coldly.
Ma Yunhao felt a little aggrieved. "I just really want to know how it works. Maybe I can make something exactly the same someday. What did I do wrong?"
"The biggest problem is that hundreds of dollars at a time still can't make you realize your mistakes." Director Ma felt that his temper was on the verge of collapse.
Being looked down upon by his own father, Ma Yunhao felt very aggrieved. "Dad, can you please not be so overbearing? Second Brother Wang wanted to tear down something, and although Grandma Qian felt so bad about it, she still agreed to let him do it. Why can't you do the same? Why is there such a big difference between you and Grandma Qian?"
The Wang Er Ge that Ma Yunhao mentioned was Zheng Guo. Three years ago, Zheng Guo came back and disassembled the vacuum packaging machine.
Qian Shulan was worried that he wouldn't be able to put it back together, so she stood by and watched him do it, writing down the steps.
After dismantling it, Zhengguo studied it for several days, and then restored the machine to its original state together with Qian Shulan.
Ma Yunhao heard about this from Xiao Min, and also inspired by Zheng Guo, he began to follow suit, dismantling various things, and also wanted to study the structure inside.
But he was different from Zhengguo. Zhengguo had studied in a technical secondary school, so after researching, he made a machine in the second year. The cost was less than a thousand. The food factory bought two more machines.
As Ma Yunhao had just entered school, he didn't know anything. He was purely curious and wanted to learn, so he didn't achieve any real results.
Director Ma only saw this guy using money to fill the black hole, and he was very dissatisfied, "You still want to learn from others. Others can put it back together, but can you? You only care about dismantling but not putting it back together, you are just messing around!"
Last time, after he disassembled the semiconductor radio, several parts were missing. This time, the camera couldn't be put back together, otherwise he wouldn't have bought a new one to compensate him.
Ma Yunhao's tears welled up in his eyes, and he felt wronged and sad. "Dad, I won't demolish it next time. Can you please not send me to the army?"
Guo Mingxia couldn't bear to see his pitiful appearance, but Director Ma refused with his back teeth, "No!" It didn't matter whether his son could put the things back or not. What he cared about most was the boy's temper. He always did what he wanted and never made up his mind. This wouldn't do.
With his hopes dashed, Ma Yunhao could only beg Director Ma to stay for two more days.
This time Director Ma did not refuse. "I will send you to the army in the spring. If I send you there now, I don't think you will even survive the winter."
After all, he is my own son. How can I bear to see him suffer in the snow and ice? I have to take it step by step and take it slow.
Ma Yunhao breathed a sigh of relief.
A few days later, when the sun was shining and the path to the countryside was no longer muddy, Ma Yunhao returned to the countryside alone with his parents' consent. Ma Yunhao told Xiao Min that he was leaving.
Sure enough, I saw that she was very reluctant to leave.
Ma Yunhao felt very comfortable and told her seriously, "Don't worry, I will write to you in the future. You must study hard. If you learn from your second brother, you may become an advanced worker."
Because Zhengguo developed the vacuum packaging machine, he was named an advanced worker and his salary was directly raised by one level.
Xiao Min didn't give him face at all, "I don't want to be a worker, I want to go to college."
Having known each other for several years, Ma Yunhao naturally knew about Xiao Min's wish. He had tried to change Xiao Min's wish more than once, and this time was no exception. "What's so good about the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University? You can't learn anything. It's not as good as being a worker."
Xiao Min smiled but didn't answer.
Seeing that he couldn't convince her, Ma Yunhao was a little frustrated. "Why are adults like this? I obviously like this major, but my father insisted that I join the army. When will they learn to respect your and my opinions?"
Xiao Min was stunned. "I'm different from you. I want to go to college. My grandma said that I can learn a lot of things in college. My aunt is the same."
Ma Yunhao looked skeptical. "Really? But I heard that you can't learn anything at all in those workers, peasants and soldiers universities. The teachers don't care about the students at all."
Xiao Min didn't know much about this, so she could only say dryly, "My aunt is a good student."
Ma Yunhao stayed here for two hours and then left.
When he was riding his bicycle out, he happened to see Xiuping standing on the side of the road. Ma Yunhao had no good feelings for her at all, so he sped up and rushed over.
Xiuping's wish was dashed and she could only look at his back with hatred.
Within two days, she eloped with a male educated youth from the production team.
This matter caused quite a stir, and Director Ma came down to investigate in person.
The production brigade he had just praised had problems so quickly. This was simply a slap in his face.
After asking a lot of questions, he comforted Xiuping's mother, "Don't worry, we will definitely get them back. We have the information of these educated youths here, so we are not afraid that they will run away."
Xiuping's mother was so angry that she really didn't expect that Xiuping, who had always been honest, would do such a shameful thing.
The crowd watching were also talking about it, and the woman who usually didn't get along with her came over and stepped on her. She said that she cared about her, but in fact, everyone could hear that the other party was mocking their family.
Xiuping's mother knew that their family's reputation was completely ruined. Even their own daughter wanted to run away. Who would be willing to marry their daughter to such a family? Only those who don't treat their daughter as a human being would not mind such a family! But if they really wanted to marry their daughter here, it would be equivalent to selling their daughter. Who would care about their daughter's life or death
Director Ma had no time to deal with all this gossip. He returned to the commune and immediately asked his subordinates to find out the information of the male educated youth. He then called the provincial police station in his original place of residence, and then found out the phone number of the county police station, asking them to assist in the investigation.
This matter took more than a month, and Xiuping and the male educated youth who eloped with her were found. Now the household registration management is strict, and the relationship between grain and oil is the foundation. In addition, the city is now cracking down on speculation and profiteering. The two had to return to the man’s hometown, but they were caught red-handed. Soon the two were sent back.
Director Ma convened a meeting for the entire commune for this purpose. This time, not only people over the age of fifteen could participate, but everyone over the age of ten had to participate.
Qian Shulan held Xiao Min's hand, stood in the crowd, and listened to Director Ma talk about the seriousness of elopement.
Xiao Min held her grandmother's hand and suddenly asked, "Grandma, who did Xiuping marry?"
When Xiuping was found, she was no longer a virgin. In addition, her elopement caused a big stir and ruined her reputation, so she could only marry those idle second-rate men or widower.
Because Xiuping's elopement caused great harm to the family, Xiuping's mother married Xiuping to a widower whose wife had just died.
Just because the other party offered the highest betrothal gift, Xiuping's family did not hold a wedding on the wedding day, so Xiuping left with that man empty-handed.
Qian Shulan could guess the other party's ending, and she couldn't give her too much sympathy. She touched Xiao Min's head and said, "I heard she is from another place. Even if you meet her in the future, don't pay attention to her."
Everyone has their own way of living. She sympathizes with Xiuping's situation, but is unwilling to help her because of her jealous nature.
Xiao Min sighed softly and looked at the male educated youth who had eloped with someone on the criticism platform. He lowered his head and knelt on the podium. His original scholarly spirit turned into humiliation.
Director Ma stood by and listed his crimes.
After the struggle session was over, he began to read the regulations. "The higher-ups have repeatedly stressed that eloping is a hooliganism on the part of the man. Even if the two are unmarried, it is not allowed. So everyone should be ashamed of this person and not end up in a reform farm."
When Qian Shulan heard this, she couldn't help but sigh.
The crime of hooliganism in this era is really bizarre. In theory, eloping without marriage does not hinder anyone, but it is wrong at this time. After being caught, the reputation of the woman is ruined, and the man can only be reformed in a labor camp. The key is that even if the movement is over, the crime cannot be eliminated unless the crime of hooliganism is eliminated.
There are also female hooligans, such as urinating and defecating in front of men, and being intimate with men (touching heads and faces, holding hands and shoulders, etc.). Living in this era, it is not only necessary to be cautious, but also to force yourself to tell lies that you don’t even agree with.
After the struggle session, Qian Shulan felt even more anxious. She was eager to end the movement as soon as possible. Unfortunately, time would not speed up as she wished.
When we returned to the production team, before everyone had a rest, we heard Xiuping's mother shouting all over the production team, "Damn it, who is the evil-hearted person who stole our money? I won't live anymore. My family worked so hard to earn work points and finally saved up a thousand yuan. I was thinking about finding a wife for my son. And it was stolen just like that!"
Although Qian Shulan lived at the end of the village, she lived very close to Xiuping's home, so when Xiuping's mother called out the first time, she knew
Xiao Min tilted her head and asked, "Grandma, who do you think stole the money?"
Qian Shulan had never seen the scene, so how could she guess? She shook her head and said, "Who knows?"
Although she had watched many detective TV dramas in her previous life, she really didn't have that much kindness.
Although Xiuping is not a good person, Xiuping's family is the culprit that makes Xiuping a bad person. She will not help such a family.
This matter caused quite a stir, but because everyone went to the commune meeting, very few people stayed. Some were too young to know where their money was hidden, while others were too old to climb over the courtyard wall. So such a large sum of money ended up being left unsolved.
However, Xiuping's mother looked at everyone as a thief, and was suspicious all day long, asking questions about everything, which made the members very dissatisfied.
After Wang Shouquan came to warn her, Xiuping's mother restrained herself. But her family's money was stolen, so naturally she couldn't marry her daughter-in-law. Her youngest son became more and more irritable, often getting drunk and going crazy. People passing by could hear the cursing in their family. After this incident, their family's reputation became even worse.