The news that Su Ye decided to go to the countryside to teach spread throughout the office during the graduation ceremony.
The teachers were immersed in the pride of "Su Ye got the top score in science" and "Su Ye went to Tsinghua University" one second ago, but the next moment they were shocked by this news.
Such a good opportunity was actually missed. Is Su Ye crazy
It was so easy for teachers to get into Tsinghua University. Others tried their best to get into Tsinghua University and they all got in. But she got in and she actually left? What was there to be nostalgic about in the countryside? Why did she have to go back to the countryside at this critical moment
Out of respect, they had to send Su Ye their blessing. Although they had been together for more than half a year, many people thought that they had never understood Su Ye. She always managed to surprise people, including being selected as an excellent teacher and making a big splash in the college entrance examination.
"Su Ye should be disappointing."
"No matter what, going to the countryside should be a good thing."
The principal gave Su Ye a simple farewell party and quietly gave Su Ye a few food coupons before leaving. She said earnestly: "The conditions in the countryside are difficult, you must take good care of yourself."
The precious fifty kilograms of food coupons fell into Su Ye's hands, heavy and with an unmistakable weight. Su Ye touched her nose and thought that to be able to become the principal, her ideological awareness must be very high. She was very grateful for the principal's understanding of her.
The principal paused for a moment and said seriously: "I will give you a letter of introduction. You can come back whenever you want. You are representing our No. 1 Middle School as a physical education teacher in the countryside this time. I hope you can carry forward the spirit of our school and bring cultural knowledge to the countryside! Su Ye, don't forget to study hard when you go there. You will miss too much homework. You are the most outstanding young teacher representative of our school!"
Su Ye nodded seriously and said with a smile: "That's great, thank you for your letter of introduction! I will definitely not bring shame to our No. 1 Middle School!"
In the 1960s, the return of educated youth to the countryside was mainly based on the principle of voluntariness. Su Ye had an admission letter from a university and could return to school at any time after her work was done. This time she went to Shanggou Village, where she had a good relationship with her parents. This was one of the reasons why Su Ye dared to return to the countryside.
Before leaving, Su Ye secretly stuffed the food coupons into the book on the principal's desk. Food was in short supply those days, and the principal only had 35 kilograms of food coupons a month. His life was very poor, but he still squeezed out the food coupons to give to her. How could this move people
Su Ye remembered the friendship of the fifty kilograms of food coupons, and when she came back she would definitely bring a lot of food to the principal.
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Family compound.
It was easy to explain to the school, but the problem that Su Ye was having a headache was how to confess to Gu Xiangqian.
She deliberately picked up a teal and went to the canteen to get two pounds of pork belly to make a sumptuous meal.
Su Ye went home and started to stew the old duck soup. The old duck meat had a sweet taste. It was simmered over a low fire for three hours. The casserole continuously exuded a rich aroma, which made the neighbors who passed by couldn't help asking:
"Xiao Su, what delicious food did you make today?"
"How delicious! Are we eating meat again? Xiang Qian is in for a treat, the food you two eat is really good!"
Su Ye poked her head out of the kitchen and said happily, "Let's make some soup for Xiang Qian to nourish his body! I'll treat you to a wedding banquet later."
She turned over another stove and started stewing the white pork belly. The pork belly was cut into large square pieces, and after two hours, the juice was dried and the fat was boiled out, and the skin was stewed until it was soft and tender.
Gu Xiangqian came home from work and asked as he changed his clothes and shoes: "What good things happened today? Why is it so rich?"
Su Ye served him a full bowl of rice in a servile manner. Gu Xiangqian ate three bowls of rice with the braised pork. After drinking a bowl of old duck soup, a thin layer of sweat broke out all over his body.
She coughed lightly and said, "Xiang Qian, don't rush to wash the dishes. I have something important to tell you."
Gu Xiangqian noticed that Su Ye's tone was not as serious as usual, and asked lightly with a smile on his face, "What's the matter?"
Su Ye took a deep breath, and said carefully, "Well... I may have to apologize to you. I have to teach in Shanggou Village for a while, so I have to suspend my studies at Tsinghua University."
She saw that the smile on Gu Xiangqian's face suddenly stopped, and his face turned ashen. Su Ye's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly said, "Don't be angry, I can explain!"
Gu Xiangqian's temples ached violently, veins popped out of his clenched fists, and he squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "Su Ye, do you have any opinion about me?"
Su Ye felt guilty about entering the forbidden area, and did not expect Gu Xiangqian's reaction to be so big. In comparison, the glares from others that he did not understand were nothing to worry about.
How could he imagine that she had something against him
Su Ye hugged Gu Xiangqian's arm and said flatteringly, "I have no opinion. How dare I have any opinion! Comrade Gu Xiangqian is a humble and generous person with a broad mind. He has lived an upright life. He is handsome and elegant. He is an indispensable talent for the Party and the country. He is the best man I have ever met in my life."
Su Ye held his face and kissed him tightly, "I guarantee with my character that every word I said is true. If possible, I also want to separate from you."
When Su Ye saw Gu Xiangqian suddenly stand up, she quickly hugged his arms and let out a long sigh.
"I rarely act on impulse. Every decision I make is carefully considered. I have to go there at this critical moment. If I do this in my lifetime, I will definitely regret it in the future. This is the same as what you said to me last time. If the country summons you, you must go without hesitation.
There is a train from Shanggou Village to Beijing every week. Whenever I have time, I will take the train to visit you."
When Gu Xiangqian heard “the state has an order”, his body stiffened.
His head was buzzing and the flattering voices in his ears were falling like drizzle, chattering away. Gu Xiangqian's complexion had gradually improved, but the corners of his lips, which were pursed until they turned pale, still showed his terrible mood.
It wasn't that Gu Xiangqian thought Su Ye's decision was worth doing. He just thought about how she had waited for him at home and supported him unconditionally many times in the past, and that she would need to do so for the next few decades. As a result, his anger gradually subsided.
Su Ye kissed Gu Xiangqian and said, "I really made this decision on impulse, and I did it on purpose to piss you off. Give me two years and wait for my good news!"
"Yeah." Gu Xiangqian said.
In the end, Gu Xiangqian finally opposed Su Ye's decision to leave the village, and he had a sour face the whole night.
Su Ye had no choice but to humble herself and continue to coax him.
In the morning, Su Ye went to the Women's Federation to complete some formalities and moved her grain and oil relationship from a middle school to Shanggou Village. A person who had a stable job in the city became a rural teacher who earned work points by teaching in the countryside.
Su Ye said: "I have applied to teach in Shanggou Village, Shangxi County, Xi'an City for two years. Comrade, please help me transfer a grain and oil relationship. This is a letter of introduction issued by the principal of No. 1 Middle School."
The comrades from the Women's Federation office looked at Su Ye with strange eyes.
Were they stupid and had heard it wrong, or was Su Ye stupid? How come he knew every word in this sentence, but when put together, it was so confusing
When they had just accepted Su Ye and became a top-notch university student that was envied and respected by everyone, they were told that this prospective university student was going to go to the mountains to teach
These days, everyone wants to get a stable job in the city and obtain a city hukou, but at this critical moment, she actually gave up a bright future and ran to the countryside? After Su Ye left, the whole office went into an uproar.
He Meimei held her breath, and she looked for Su Ye impatiently. "Is it worth going at this time? Wouldn't it be better to go after finishing college?"
She seemed to be treating those misguided students in her class. But Su Ye was not one of those naive students. She was a mature and thoughtful young person. All that was left in He Meimei's eyes was doubts about herself.
Su Ye patted He Meimei's shoulder, nodded seriously and said, "It's worth it. You will definitely regret it if you go. I have already discussed this with Xiang Qian, and he is also against me going."
"Sister Meimei, when you have enough food to eat in the future, you must come to me. I welcome you in Shanggou Village!" Su Ye teased.
This sentence really angered He Meimei. She punched Su Ye and said, "Why are you still thinking of me going to you for help? I'm very grateful that you can have enough food over there!"
Su Ye smiled silently and thought that maybe this could actually come true.
According to the current situation in the city, each person has 30 kilograms of food per month, and 10 kilograms of sweet potatoes are mixed in. Everyone is tightening their belts to make ends meet. The countryside is a vast land, and it is not difficult to have a full meal every day in the countryside. The food rewarded in the live broadcast room is enough for her to live comfortably.
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Su Ye wrote a letter to Ma Gensheng, informing him that she and her students would go to teach in the village primary school. Ma Gensheng was very happy, and now that he had enough money, after the autumn harvest, he mobilized the strong laborers in the village to build a new dormitory for the educated youth who were about to go to the countryside.
After Chairman Mao began to call for the educated youth to go to the countryside, several groups of educated youth came to the village one after another. The treatment of the new group of educated youth was not so good. Although they had enough food to eat with the whole production team, they lived in renovated old houses. They saw the team leader and the village party secretary leading the villagers to build new dormitories for the new group of educated youth, and their eyes were almost red with envy.
Su Ye had set a date for his hometown trip, so he had to hold the wedding banquet in advance. Gu Xiangqian wrote the invitations with a cold face, and his handwriting was hard and cold, like a knife blade. Su Ye was cutting red paper cards beside him, and his heart was pounding. No one dared to provoke him.
Su Ye decided to coax Gu Xiangqian. She took out the cloth coupons that the Women's Federation had awarded her some time ago and cut three new sets of clothes and new cotton socks for him. Under the guidance of He Meimei, she knitted a sweater and a scarf by herself. Her white and tender fingers were rubbed with blisters.
When had Su Ye ever suffered such a hardship? Not to mention knitting sweaters, even mending clothes in daily life would be a mess. How could someone who had never done housework since childhood get used to knitting sweaters and scarves? When Su Ye's roommate in school knitted a scarf for her boyfriend, she could only complain about the style and color of the scarf.
With Su Ye's diligent efforts, she knitted out a gray-black scarf and a pair of socks. After collecting these things, Gu Xiangqian's expression finally relaxed a lot.
He once recalled such a scene, and he envied his comrades who collected scarves, sweaters, and socks knitted by their partners. What was there to envy about such things? Gu Xiangqian was very disdainful when he recalled this scene, but this time he collected these things, silently put on his socks, and the corners of his pursed lips were always pressed down.
It's really good! The socks are so warm.
Su Ye asked anxiously: "Do you like it?"
Gu Xiangqian flattened the corners of his mouth and said "hmm" softly.