The old Gu family had the fastest meal in history. The chopsticks were waving in a daze, and the meal was like a storm. If it weren't for Gu Mingdong, the second brother Gu would have picked up the bowl and poured it into his mouth.
After finishing the meal, Gu Erdi and Gu Sanmei sat on the left and right, staring at their eldest brother.
No matter how good Gu Mingdong was, he couldn't stand being stared at by them.
He sighed and put down his chopsticks: "Why don't you go out and wait?"
"Brother, please eat some more." Gu Sanmei helped him pick up the vegetables attentively, and even helped pick out the fish bones.
Gu Mingdong raised his eyebrows and said after finishing the fish: "Not bad, fresh enough."
"Brother, if you like it, eat more." Brother Gu took a look and picked up a big piece. However, his skill in picking out the fish bones was so poor that all the good fish meat was scattered. It was really terrible.
Gu Mingdong moved his bowl away, rejected his brother's "good intention." and expressed his firmness with his eyes.
The food could not be wasted, so Gu Erdi had to eat it himself.
Gu Simei couldn't help but laugh secretly when she saw her brother and sister being so attentive.
Gu Liangxing, a clever little guy, even asked, "Did my second uncle and my third aunt do something wrong, so they wanted to please dad so as not to get beaten?"
Gu Liangchen said slowly, "Dad, my second uncle is thick-skinned, so you can hit him harder, and let the third aunt forget it."
Gu Sanmei was amused, hugged her nephew and said, "Sangu never hurts you in vain."
The second brother Gu had a look of resentment on his face. He hugged his eldest nephew and started tickling him: "You brat, if you don't help me, you will hurt me."
Suddenly there was a commotion, and Gu Simei had to intervene to dissuade them: "Okay, second brother and third sister, if you continue to make trouble, the elder brother will be really angry."
This stopped their fuss.
Gu Mingdong finished solving the problem in two words, and the three younger ones had quickly cleared away the dishes and sat in a row waiting for him to start speaking.
The twins were sent out to touch the eggs, and now they are struggling in the henhouse.
Gu Mingdong coughed: "What Third Sister just said is right. You have all graduated from junior high school. It is really a waste of time to return to the production team to farm."
"Brother, you also graduated from junior high school, and everyone praises you for your ability in farming at home." Gu Erdi muttered.
Gu Mingdong looked at him and felt that his younger brother could always hit blind spots when unnecessary, which made people itchy.
"Shut up and let brother finish speaking first." Gu Sanmei glared at him, and the former quickly shut up.
Gu Mingdong continued: "You also know the situation in Xiyuan Town now. If you don't talk about it, the jobs are just like a carrot and a pit."
Gu Sanmei nodded desperately: "Isn't it? Those who have graduated from our school will not be able to find a job unless the parents of the head of the family are willing to retire and let them take over. I heard that the head of the family with many children will have to go When going to the countryside, they all go to the northeast and northwest, which is really hard."
Gu Erdi also said: "My classmate's sister went to the northwest. She was very happy when she went, but within two months she wrote a letter saying she wanted to come back. But after she left, it was so easy to come back."
"Shumei almost went to the countryside at that time, but she finally found a job while she was still in high school..."
Thinking about it, right after the famine, troubles started to get serious here again. Although production in the city did not stop, it was somewhat affected. The economy not only did not move forward, but actually went backwards.
Why do educated youths have to go to the countryside? Is it because there are not so many jobs for them in the city? Where can they go if they don't go to the countryside?
Gu Sanmei said with some frustration: "Brother, you don't have to take my words to heart. In fact, I know in my heart that judging from the current situation, going to the city is not necessarily a good thing. It is better to stay in the countryside for safety."
"No ambition." Gu Mingdong reached out and patted his younger brother and sister's forehead, "Where is the fighting spirit that was only focused on entering the city before?"
Gu Sanmei was a little embarrassed: "It's not that the situation is different."
"Then you don't want to go to the city?" Gu Mingdong asked.
Gu Sanmei immediately said: "Of course not, I will definitely enter if I have the chance."
She is not afraid even if there is chaos in the city. After all, their family is well established and others will not be able to find fault.
"There is an opportunity now." Gu Mingdong said.
"What opportunity?" The brother and sister suddenly widened their eyes.
On the other hand, Gu Simei only had curiosity in her eyes. After all, she was too young, so even if she had the chance, she wouldn't be able to get her turn.
Gu Mingdong then said: "I asked cousin Aqiang to help me find out where temporary workers were needed, but there was no news."
"Your cousin Aqiang also spent a lot of effort and found many people one after another. Later, he found Secretary Ma by reading books together, but this matter was difficult to handle."
For this reason, Sun Qiang really ran around a lot. When he was not working, he would do important things. Sun Shumei went to the garbage station, which was quite free. Unfortunately, he had no connections and couldn't help at all.
Gu Mingdong knew that his cousin wanted to repay the kindness and accepted the favor from him.
"But when we went to Xiyuan Town today, Secretary Ma said we had some clues."
"Really!" The most surprised person was Gu Sanmei.
Gu Mingdong nodded: "I don't know the specific situation yet. I'll ask again tomorrow."
Gu Sanmei nodded quickly: "As long as you can go to the city and get paid every month, it doesn't matter if the work is harder or more tiring."
She set her demands very low.
A long time ago, Gu Sanmei always thought that getting married was the only way to enter the city, but now she changed her mind.
It is difficult to marry into the city. What is even more difficult is that after entering the city, you still have no status. Now that the household registration has been tightened, the children born may still have to have a rural household registration.
Besides, her family knew her family, so Gu Sanmei felt that she was not a good-tempered person, and she had to die from being wronged all the time.
Because of this, Gu Sanmei worked so hard when she was studying, hoping to change her destiny.
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Gu Sanmei suddenly thought of something and hesitated: "Brother, if there is a chance, won't you go?"
The second brother Gu also reacted and said: "Brother, if you have a way to find a job, then you should go for it. I will be fine farming at home."
Gu Mingdong shook his head: "I don't like going to the city."
He was telling the truth. He preferred the green countryside to the city, but in the eyes of his younger siblings, he obviously made sacrifices for them.
Gu Sanmei's eyes were red, she sniffed and said, "Brother, don't keep thinking about us, we are still young."
Gu Mingdong laughed: "So if you can really enter the city, you will have to work hard then."
"Well, I will definitely work hard and repay my brother." Gu Sanmei nodded.
The second brother Gu also said: "Give all your salary to the eldest brother."
Gu Mingdong smiled: "It's still undecided. I'm telling you now, I'm just afraid that the school will suspend classes and you will give up on yourself first and live in a state of confusion all day long."
Gu Simei looked at her sister and whispered, "Third sister teaches me every day."
Gu Mingdong had spoken before, and the two sisters had brought books home frequently. Now Gu Sanmei is studying high school by herself, and Gu Simei has also started studying junior high by herself.
"That's good."
Gu Mingdong's plan to send his younger brothers and sisters to work in the city was carefully considered.
After all, there will be no college entrance examination in the next ten years, and living in a rural area means there is no way for promotion. Ten years is too long, and it cannot be wasted forever.
Gu Mingdong knew that this catastrophe would end, but his younger brothers and sisters did not know that they would inevitably be affected in such an environment.
Finding a job in the city is a very good way out for farmers today. Although it is difficult, Gu Mingdong will still find a way to do it.
Gu Mingdong regards this as a transitional period. Of course, if his younger brothers and sisters do not pursue their own pursuits in the future and feel that maintaining the status quo is good, he will never push them away again.
After all, they were all adults at that time, and he, the eldest brother, could retire with success.
Looking at his younger siblings who were still immersed in excitement, Gu Mingdong got up and walked towards the pig pen, planning to feed them one more time before going to bed.
The little piglets in the pigsty have turned into big fat pigs, and the once spacious pigsty has now become crowded.
Gu Mingdong thought about how many more meals he would eat recently and how many more kilograms of meat he would get by the end of the year.
There is a row of low thatched houses near the pig pen, which were used as firewood sheds in the past. Not only are they ventilated from all sides, but they also leak. A few days ago, the old man Liu asked people to tidy up the houses, and they are barely habitable.
The four die-hards assigned to the Shanghe Village production team today have to live here.
Wrong old Liu sent the people here and said directly: "You guys clean up after yourselves and go to work with the members tomorrow."
The four people who were left behind looked at each other in confusion. It was the white-haired old man who moved first, picked a place near the corner, put himself down and saluted.
The couple was a little nervous. The man thought for a while and put his things next to the old man. He also asked his wife to be next to him and his daughter to sleep on the other side.
The old man glanced at their little movements and said calmly: "If you are worried, you can find a way by yourself and make a curtain or something to hang in the middle."
The man smiled reluctantly: "That's not what I meant."
The white-haired old man didn't care what he meant and just climbed into bed without saying anything.
The couple looked at each other and tidied up quickly. Cultural people were different. After a simple tidying up, the house looked much brighter.
Wu Wei and Zhou Zijin are both scholars, professors at Huaqing University, and Wu Wei has experience of studying abroad. They are truly high-skilled intellectuals. Even if they are in trouble, they can't get rid of the scent of books.
Compared to families in this era where labor and wealth are divided and even turned against each other, their family of three can still be together neatly, which can be considered a great blessing.
"Mom, there are six big fat pigs over there." The little girl went out for a walk and shouted in surprise.
The couple also went over to take a look and were surprised when they saw the big fat pig: "It's so big and so fat."
Wu Wei pondered and said: "The production team looks pretty good, they should be able to eat well. These pigs are so fat, it seems that the production team should not be short of food."
If the production team has more food, their situation will be much better.
Zhou Zijin also said: "The team leader doesn't talk much, but he seems to have a good temper, and the few members didn't deliberately make things difficult for us."
They endured hardships along the way. Unlike the educated youth who went to the countryside, when others heard that they were sent to the countryside for reform, they all lost their good looks. The better ones turned a blind eye, and the worse ones even insulted them.
Many people don't regard them as human beings at all!
The couple secretly observed the people in Shanghe Village on the way and saw that they were calm and not radical, so they were really relieved.
Wu Xuanxuan has always been protected by her parents, and she is a little less cautious. She also said: "Dad, Mom, if we work hard, can we get meat at the end of the year?"
Before the couple could answer, they saw a man coming from the path, carrying a big bucket in his hand, and looking up at them.
Gu Mingdong looked fierce when he was expressionless, and his face was unkind and ferocious, which immediately frightened the couple, and the little girl even subconsciously hid behind her parents.
Their faces suddenly changed, and they explained in succession: "Comrade, my daughter doesn't mean that. She is just young and ignorant, and she is not greedy for the production team's meat."
Gu Mingdong poured a large bucket of pigweed into the trough, and the six pigs began to eat without even asking.
Seeing that he didn't speak, the three people became even more nervous.
Gu Mingdong glanced at them and said calmly: "I'm in charge of the pig pen. You can take a look, but don't feed them casually."
"Yes, yes, we will definitely not mess around." Wu Wei said quickly.
"We won't come here anymore." Zhou Zijin said directly.
Gu Mingdong knew their worries, nodded, and suddenly asked: "Where is the old man who came with you?"
Wu Wei didn't expect that he would suddenly ask the white-haired old man, and quickly replied: "He is probably old. He was tired after a day, so he lay down to rest when he got there."
Gu Mingdong suddenly asked: "He used to be a Feng Shui master?"
The couple was a little unsure of what he meant.
Wu Wei looked at his face and lowered his voice and said, "What Feng Shui master is now a monster?"
Zhou Zijin was also a little nervous, and kept saying: "We are not familiar with him, and we are not from the same group originally, but we just happened to be assigned to a production team."
Seeing the couple, caution was written on their faces, and Gu Mingdong didn't ask any more questions.
He was curious about the white-haired old man, but he felt that the old man was a little strange and had an indescribable smell about him.
Gu Mingdong had to lament that the memory of the original owner was too narrow. The educated youths had some impressions of the original owner, and they were all related to Wu Mengting, but these people had no memory at all.
I don't know if the original owner is only immersed in his own world and is indifferent to everything outside, or if these people are too low-key.
Gu Mingdong turned around and left, and the family of three breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Xuanxuan patted her small chest and said, "This big brother looks so scary, but he is still quite nice."
Zhou Zijin said helplessly: "You know it again. You just said a few words. How do you know whether he is a good person or a bad person?"
"If he were a bad person, how could he speak so harmoniously to us?" Wu Xuanxuan said.
Wu Wei laughed and went back with his wife and daughter: "It's good to be kind. It proves that people in this place are kind."
The three of them felt a little more relaxed. Unexpectedly, when they returned to the thatched house, the old man with white hair was gone.
Wu Wei was surprised: "Where are others? Where did their kung fu go now?"
Zhou Zijin frowned: "I should just go out for a walk, otherwise where else could I go."
Wu Xuanxuan said: "Mom and Dad, I think that grandpa is mysterious. Can he really read Feng Shui?"
"Shut up, you will be in bad luck if others hear this." Zhou Zijin shouted sternly.
Wu Xuanxuan stuck out her tongue and did not dare to say any more.
The family of three did not know that the white-haired old man was blocking Gu Mingdong at this moment.
Those eyes as deep as an eagle were shining brightly on Gu Mingdong's body.
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