After Li He left, the office returned to quiet.
Xu Yan opened the letter on the table, it was two pages full, and the handwriting was neat and graceful, until he saw the embarrassing compliments in Jiang Nuantong's article, such as "You are really powerful, that one left. Hook and right hook, beat the bad guy down without any effort! What a bull!" Xu Yan couldn't stop twitching when she saw the corner of her mouth, she was really racking her brains.
Even so, Xu Yan looked at his eyes with a smile unconsciously, his whole body softened, and he read the letter several times before he was willing to put it down.
...
At this time, Jiang Nuan was like a cat with fried fur, and walked out of the station quickly, she couldn't help but howl in her heart, what is the scene of the death of the society, she is about to die on the spot!
She touched her lips, thinking of Xu Yan's indifferent and indifferent look just now, her mouth pouted angrily, she is a big beauty, he is not a loss, okay! Why are you looking dead! Obviously he did it! If it wasn't for him, how could she... hum! Forget it, just kiss a dog!
There
are still a few days left for the Chinese New Year. There are many things to be busy in these days, such as dust cleaning, on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, to grind tofu, on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, to make noodles and decals, and to handle all kinds of pickling. Meat, making rice cakes, etc.
The people in the educated youth point are very busy, but they are happy, and everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the new year.
On New Year's Eve, every household is clean and tidy, and festive red can be seen everywhere. There are red couplets full of happiness and hope, the red "Fu" character is posted upside down, and there are "go out and see happiness" and "look up and see happiness" in red. The note, the new clothes that the children put on ahead of time, the laughter of children outside, and the sounds of monkeys, cannons, incense and fireworks playing with them are full of New Year's flavor.
At the New Year's Eve dinner, everyone said auspicious words and New Year's wishes. At this time, everyone was full of happiness in this poor environment, and everyone's face was full of expectations for a better future.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Jiang Nuan took a bath and changed into the red cotton jacket that her grandfather sent her. She wore a rosy complexion, festive and beautiful.
All the people at the educated youth point huddled in the kitchen to keep warm, nibbling on melon seeds and chatting to keep the year old. When it was almost twelve o'clock, Chen Bin and the others set up firecrackers at the entrance of the educated youth point.
At twelve o'clock, firecrackers from every household sounded one after another, resounding through the sky.
The new year has begun. Jiang Nuan is very emotional. This is the first year she has lived in this world. Although it is hard and simple, it is very simple and happy. Jiang Nuan looked at the smiles on everyone's faces and smiled brightly. Get up, the future will definitely get better and better!
...
Happy days are always short, the sound of firecrackers gradually faded away, the Spring Festival quietly ended, and the captain informed me that work would start tomorrow. Jiang Nuan felt like he was suffering from holiday syndrome, and his mood went down instantly, and the pain of working as a worker came again!
Early the next morning, everyone started to wake up earlier than the chickens again. Jiang Nuan dragged his heavy legs sleepily to the field to pull weeds. She looked around and looked like they were stunned. She secretly smiled.
After finally getting through the noon break, Jiang Nuan and Li Hongying returned to the dormitory in a group. When they passed the entrance of the village, they saw Zhang Xin and Zhao Zhenyang, who were carrying large and small bags and burdens, saying goodbye to the villagers.
Jiang Nuan was a little surprised, Zhang Xin, isn't she going to join the army now? Why is it so early this time? The book seems to say that Zhang Xin's career in the county town is developing very well with the help of Lin Ping. It seems that he only joined the army this fall, which is more than half a year early. Does it mean that Zhang Xin's career is not going well?
I don't know if Lin Ping has cooperated with her, and she overheard Zhang Xin and a strange man last time. She guessed that it was not going well, otherwise how could she buy a murderer! I don't know if this has happened or not. She doesn't plan to take care of it. Zhang Xin is the heroine in the book and the daughter of luck. She doesn't dare to fight against her. Besides, she doesn't know who the fat woman Zhang Xin is talking about. , I don't know why the fat woman provokes Zhang Xin, and she doesn't know who the man Zhang Xin is looking for.
Jiang Nuan stopped to look at them, there was nothing to see, she was about to leave, and suddenly her eyes that hadn't left in time met Zhang Xin's.
Zhang Xin glanced at her with contempt for the world, with a smug smile on the corner of his mouth, as if showing off to her.
Looking at each other for less than three seconds, Zhang Xin looked away, a gentle smile on his face and continued to say goodbye to the villagers.
Jiang Nuan: ...
Jiang Nuan's heart has no waves and even wants to laugh, she is speechless, Zhang Xin, is she seriously ill! Let's go, her!
Jiang Nuan retracted his gaze, and hurried back to the dormitory to cook a meal and rest is king! She hasn't worked hard for a long time, and her back is sore.
...
After Zhang Xin and Zhao Zhenyang said goodbye to their villagers and family members, Zhao Zhenyang loaded all the luggage into the donkey cart. After he got in the car, he held Zhang Xin's hand and took her up.
Zhang Xin looked at her husband so carefully and smiled sweetly at Zhao Zhenyang, who also smiled.
The donkey cart started. Zhang Xin looked at the villages and villagers that were getting further and further away. She was very excited! She finally doesn't have to stay in this shitty valley, she will go to Beijing soon, and she will soon become a distinguished person!
During this period of time, it was not in vain for her to please Zhao Zhenyang gently and meticulously every day, to give him delicious food virtuously, and to satisfy him in that way... But she gave him a strategy, and now she can say without exaggeration that Zhao Zhenyang is full of eyes. It's all her!
For example, if she wants to join the army, Wu Guilan disagrees with 10,000 and 10,000 people. Zhang Xin knows the reason. Isn't it because she is capable and earns money. She is reluctant to let her go. They are good, when she heard this, she was really going to vomit. The old woman was very kind to her when she got married, until she put the matter of not going to work and selling cakes to make money. After she said that she took out the money she earned, she did not miss the shrewd and greedy look on the dead old woman's face. Sure enough, the weakness of human nature... The
dead old woman will not let her join the army? Don't you just let her be a cow and a horse to serve her whole family? It is really beautiful! Fortunately, she shed tears in front of Zhao Zhenyang, and Zhao Zhenyang was so soft-hearted that he didn't hesitate to quarrel with his family!
Now she finally got her wish! Zhang Xin laughed unconsciously while thinking about it, and put his hand into Zhao Zhenyang's hand, and the two clasped their fingers together.
Zhang Xin didn't realize that after the donkey cart left, there were a pair of red eyes in the grass that were staring at her viciously, until the donkey cart was far away, and the eyes were still staring fiercely   ...
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On the right track, day-to-day work and life continue.
Jiang Nuan feels that everyone has been absent-minded recently. She has seen several people in the boys' dormitory secretly buying wine, tea, pork and other more expensive things, but she has never seen them eat them, and she doesn't know what they want. what to do.
Before going to bed at night, Jiang Nuan asked the people in the dormitory doubtfully: "Hey, what's going on over there with the educated youth, why are you buying so many good things? You don't see them eating? Do you know?"
Li Hongying's voice was a little helpless: "It's not that there are two places in the village that recommend going to college recently, and everyone is scrambling to go to the village party secretary to give gifts! I just don't understand, they give them every year, but they are still not recommended. It's a waste of money and a waste of money. That village party secretary isn't a good thing either. He doesn't stop them from giving gifts like the village chief! The educated youth next door, especially Zhang Jijun, who gives gifts every year is really stupid. The quota is also for the villagers, relatives, who will give it to an educated youth from outside! Itâs really not going to hit the south wall without turning back! Silly, Nuan Nuan, donât learn to give it away, itâs useless.â
Su Xiaoyue asked gossip Said: "Sister Hongying, have you delivered it?" Li Hongying
got up from the bed and patted the bed board vigorously, which startled Jiang Nuan and the others.
Li Hongying said angrily: "When there was news that the workers, peasants and soldiers recommended to go to university, I gave gifts for three consecutive years, which I got for saving money and tightening my belt when I was hungry. , the party secretary of the dead village will not refuse anyone who comes! At that time, the people who recommended it were all from the village, and I wanted to take the gift back. The ghost was pretending to be deaf and mute, and didn't spit it out. I was really disgusted. I haven't given it since then." Thinking of the gift that was given to someone in vain made her flesh hurt!
Jiang Nuan quickly comforted her: "The village party secretary's operation will be punished sooner or later, don't be angry, there will always be a better chance than the recommendation!" The college entrance examination will resume in less than two years, and everyone will have a chance by then. Go to college.
"Oh! I hope so... There is one more thing! I heard that there seems to be news that the workers, peasants and soldiers will no longer be recruited after recruiting this time. I don't know how crazy they must be this time! I'm terrified. , you must remember not to join in, don't be emptied of all the money and cry in hiding!" Li Hongying lowered her voice and told them secretly.
Everyone in the dormitory nodded and said, "I see."
Jiang Nuan knew that after the outbreak of sex in 1966, the national college entrance examination was canceled, and universities did not start recruiting students until 1970. Freshmen in colleges and universities were recommended by factories, rural areas, and the army, called "workers, peasants, and soldiers", and the schooling system was three years. At this time, students are selected from the workers, peasants and soldiers to go to college in this way of recommendation.
Although the recommendation of workers, peasants and soldiers to go to university in this era is a very good way out now, and being recommended is to honor the ancestors, but Jiang Nuan knows that after the resumption of the college entrance examination, the workers, peasants and soldiers are actually equivalent to college students and workers, peasants and soldiers. Education is also a junior college degree, which is actually very embarrassing and has a great impact on the development of future careers.
Later, the identity of "worker-peasant-soldier student" was still unbearable in some people's hearts, and there were still some people who were troubled by the "worker-peasant-soldier student". The hat of worker, peasant, soldier and college student still leaves a shadow in my heart. But there is no way, this was the best choice at the time, after all, no one knew that the college entrance examination would resume! It's all caused by the limitations of this era!