Volume 1 Chapter 0003 Xian Yaodong
"Nan Yi, come here quickly."
When Nan Yi came back after chatting with Men Saner, Liu Zhen waved to him quickly when she saw him.
"Let me introduce them to you. This is Zhang Weiguo and this is Jiang Biyun. They are both from No. 8 Middle School. They are going to Shajiaotou with us."
"Hello, Nan Yi, are there only four of us going to Shajiaotou?"
"Yes, there are only four of us. Others are joining the queues in Changping and Daxing, but we are the unlucky ones who were sent here."
The one who replied was Zhang Weiguo. Judging from how close he and Jiang Biyun were, they might be a couple.
"Now we are all here. I just asked outside. Let's go to Shencun Market. There is a bus going to Shajiaotou, but there is only one bus a day. We have to hurry, otherwise we have to walk."
"Nan Yi, do you know how to get to Shencun Market?"
"I know. Just follow me." Nan Yi picked up the luggage again and walked ahead.
Everything went well and they caught the car.
In the car, Zhang Weiguo and Jiang Biyun were whispering, and Nan Yi and Liu Zhen were also talking in low voices.
"When we get to Shajiaotou, I'll talk to the people at the Youth League Office and see if they can give us some time to go to the supply and marketing cooperative so we can buy some things."
"Nan Yi, I..." Liu Zhen said awkwardly.
"It's okay. I'm here."
"Um."
Since she decided to come here to join the queue, Liu Zhen has known Nan Yi and got used to hearing him say, "It's okay, I'm here." This sentence makes her feel at ease.
"By the way, did you bring your books?"
"No, my mother took it and sold it to someone else. We are here to farm, what use are the books?"
"Of course it is useful. Look, there haven't been any serious college students in many years. As for the workers, peasants and soldiers, what are their backgrounds? Some of them are related to others, some are good at farming, and some are model workers in production.
How many of them have cultural background? Can we expect them to build the four modernizations?
If the country wants to develop, it must restore the college entrance examination, select talents for training, and then fill various positions. We will see, the college entrance examination will be restored soon, maybe this year, maybe next year. "
“Will the country really restore the college entrance examination?”
"Yes, we can't stay in the countryside forever. Look at the original educated youth, many of them have returned to the city. We are just unlucky enough to be caught up. We probably won't be able to stay here for long. The policy will be implemented sooner or later."
"But with so many educated youth returning to the city, there aren't enough jobs to accommodate them."
“Whether they can be resettled or not, they must be allowed to go back. Otherwise, sooner or later, the educated youth will organize a group and start a riot, which will be a destabilizing factor.”
"So... there will really be a college entrance examination?"
"Trust me, it will."
“That would be great if it were true.”
Liu Zhen is not stupid and has good academic performance. As long as she keeps up her performance, she will have no problem getting into university.
Although Nan Yi and Liu Zhen were classmates in the same school, they did not know each other before. It was only when he knew that Liu Zhen was going to jump the queue here that Nan Yi went to find out about her situation.
When he saw her at the train station, he felt sorry for the little girl.
He is about 1.6 meters tall, but he doesn't look fat. He is skinny, with a big head and a small body, like a patient with esophageal cancer who can't eat.
The current conditions are not good, but they are not that difficult. This girl must be a redundant existence in her own family.
Putting an oil-paper bag into Liu Zhen's hand, Nan Yi said, "There are donkey-hide gelatin dates in it. Eat them to fill your stomach. Just eat a few, not too many. When we get off the bus later, I'll take you to eat rice noodle rolls. If I can buy roast goose and pigeon, I'll buy them for you, too."
"Um."
In just two days, Liu Zhen had taken eating and drinking Nan Yi's food for granted.
This is not a distortion of human nature, but a change of emotion.
Liu Zhen ate two or three herself, then passed the oil paper bag to the back to share with Zhang Weiguo and Jiang Biyun.
The bus stopped and started from time to time, and when a gust of wind blew, the smoke from the exhaust pipe floated into the car. The engine of this car was probably about to be scrapped, and there was a strong smell of engine oil.
The bus creaked and stopped again. The driver shouted into the car, "We're here, we're here. You educated youth, get off here."
"Thank you, Master."
There was a commotion and the four people got off the bus with their luggage.
Just when he was thinking of finding someone to ask where the commune was, Nan Yi's eyes were dazzled. Following the light, he saw a "huge" five-pointed star on the building opposite.
Looking down, you can see a white sign with "Shajiaotou Commune" written on it, and another sign next to it that says "Shajiaotou Youth League Office".
Well, no need to look for it!
The people from the Youth League Office exchanged a few formal greetings and then told them where the four of them would be assigned.
Just as Nan Yi had inquired, he and Liu Zhen went to Wenchangwei, Zhang Weiguo and Jiang Biyun were separated. Jiang Biyun went with Nan Yi and the others, while Zhang Weiguo went to a village not far away.
Someone from the Youth League Office made a phone call and notified Wenchang Wei to come over to pick someone up.
"You wait here. The captain of Wenchangwei will come to pick you up in a while."
"Thank you, comrade leader. We will just wait at the door and will not disturb your work."
If they sit in the office and others feel uncomfortable, Nan Yi and the others will not feel good either, so it would be better for them to be tactful and wait at the door.
"Go ahead."
Nan Yi pulled Liu Zhen to the gate of the Youth Office, found a clean spot, put the travel bag on the ground, and said, "Sit on it."
"You can sit down too, let's squeeze in."
"No, just sit here and look after your belongings while I go buy some cigarettes."
"Why do you need to buy cigarettes? Don't ?"
Nan Yi leaned close to Liu Zhen's ear and said, "That cigarette is not for you to smoke, you have to put it aside as a favor."
Not only did he bring two packs of Huazi cigarettes, he also brought two bottles of Feitian Moutai. The wine was not expensive, only eight yuan a bottle, and he spent quite a bit of effort just to get the purchasing qualification.
"Oh, then you go."
"Wait, I'll bring you something to eat."
As he said that, he set off with three lunch boxes.
After a while, he found the supply and marketing cooperative, bought a pack of Guangxi and some sundries, and then quickly ran to the Five Star Canteen that the salesperson pointed out.
It was lunchtime at this time, and there were already a few customers eating in the cafeteria.
"Master, please give me three bowls of rice noodle rolls and two servings of roast goose."
"We don't have roast goose, but we have beef. Do you want some?"
“Is it freshly fried?”
"Of course, we don't eat braised beef here."
"How much is it?"
"Two dollars and eighty cents."
"Then fry me two servings, Chef. I'll give you the lunch box and take it away."
"Six dollars and two cents, six ounces of food coupons."
"Here." Nan Yi counted the money and took out three national food coupons worth two taels each.
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"Nan Yi, you're back. This is Captain Xian, here to pick us up." When Nan Yi came back with the things, Liu Zhen excitedly introduced him to him.
"Hello, hello, Captain Xian, I'm sorry to bother you to come and pick us up."
"You are Nan Yi, right? Can you speak Cantonese?"
"a little……"
"Let's go. We can talk slowly on the way. The ship is about to leave. I just want to pick up fertilizer today, so I'll take you three with me."
"Okay, Captain Xian, let's go."
As soon as they sat down on the boat, Nan Yi took out two packs of cigarettes and walked to Xian Yaodong who was steering the boat, "Captain Xian, I didn't bring you any local specialties, just two packs of cigarettes, take them and smoke them."
"Hey, Nan Yi, how can I say hello to you? Why are you like this..." Captain Xian blocked Nan Yi's outstretched hand and said unhappily.
"Captain Xian, you are older and my elder, so I call you Uncle Xian... Uncle Xian, consider this cigarette as your nephew's gift to you. If you don't take it, you don't recognize me as your nephew."
"Come on, you are such a devil. Now that you've said that, it would be my fault if I don't accept it."
Xian Yaodong took the two packs of cigarettes, put one in his shirt pocket, opened the other pack, and gave one to Nan Yi. Nan Yi hurriedly took out a lighter and helped him light it.
After smoking the cigarette and flattering the boss, Xian Yaodong felt relieved and was willing to say a few honest words.
"You three are both unlucky and lucky. You still want to join the queue at this time; but fortunately, you came to our Wenchangwei. We have plenty of water, the land is fertile, and we don't need to build canals.
You guys, stay here peacefully for two years, and let your family find a way to get you back to the city."
Xian Yaodong pointed to Zhiyi.
"Uncle Xian, don't worry." Nan Yi patted his chest and said, "I won't have any bad ideas, especially to the other side. I won't even think about going there. I'm not a deserter. If I want to go there, I will follow the army and fight my way there."
"Okay, good boy, work hard. If there are more quotas for workers, peasants and soldiers, I will definitely remember you." Xian Yaodong pointed to the front and said, "Look, the front is Wenchangwei, and the big house at the edge is the original ancestral hall.
When the educated youth started to arrive, the place was changed to your educated youth site, and all the educated youth lived there.
Originally, the educated youth worked together with the members of the brigade. Later, the brigade allocated a piece of land for the educated youth to take charge of.
"Uncle Xian, do the members dislike the educated youth because they can't work?"
"Yes, those who were assigned here in the early years were fine, but those who were assigned here in the later years are not so good. They have all kinds of dirty things. We can understand that they are not good at work. After all, they are from the city and have never done farm work. They can learn little by little, and it's okay.
But some people just want to use crooked ideas. They can think of any way to avoid working.
Those who pretend to be sick, those who are absent-minded, those who rely on their good looks to hook up with girls in the brigade...
I have no choice but to allocate a piece of land for you educated youth. You can do whatever you want. Now, the most capable educated youth can only earn eight work points a day. "
"Uncle Xian, don't worry. I'm a good farm worker. I won't hang out with the educated youth. I'll work with the other members. Just wait and see. I can definitely get ten work points. If I can catch up with the harvest, you have to give me twelve work points."
Generally, the maximum number of work points a male laborer in a production team can get every day is ten, twelve or even more work points. The excess work points are actually a reward.
The most capable women can only grow eight centimeters a day at most, unless they have a special skill that can generate income for the team.
In accordance with local conditions, each brigade basically has its own side jobs, such as hunting, fishing, raising chickens, ducks and geese, raising pigs, cattle and sheep, weaving, brick burning, bamboo strips, carpentry and so on.
"You kid, are you bragging?" Xian Yaodong looked Nan Yi up and down.
"Whether I am a donkey or a horse, you will know after I take a walk. Not only can I work, but I can also bring opportunities to Wenchangwei."
"Opportunity? What opportunity?"
Nan Yi smiled mysteriously, "Well, Uncle Xian, let's talk about this later. Right now, we don't know each other well enough, and we can't completely trust each other."
"Okay, you are young and you do things in an organized way. I will wait for you to show me the opportunity you mentioned." Xian Yaodong said with a smile.
Xian Yaodong may seem harmless on the surface, but he is definitely a very cunning person.
Nan Yi could see that Xian Yaodong was definitely not a simple person. It seemed that his second pot of gold would fall on Xian Yaodong.
