readytorunbook Chapter 392 I Will Always Stand Behind You
Chapter 392 I Will Always Stand Behind You
In early October, the People's Daily published an article titled "We also have two hands and will not live off the city for free," encouraging junior and senior high school graduates to settle down in rural areas.
On October 10, the Jiangcheng Municipal Party Committee held a mobilization meeting for educated youth to go to the countryside, and tens of thousands of educated youth and their parents listened to the mobilization report.
At the end of November, the first batch of more than 11 high school graduates from Jiangcheng went to the countryside, and the Municipal Party Committee organized 40 people to line the streets to see them off.
In December, after the top leader issued the instruction that "it is very necessary for educated youth to go to the countryside and receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants", a high tide of educated youth going to the countryside arose throughout the city.
By the end of December, another 12 educated youth had settled in rural areas.
Slogans such as "Go to the countryside, where there is a vast world for you to do great things" and "Follow the commander closely, where there is a vast world for you to test your loyalty" can be seen everywhere.
The neighborhood committee issued a "notice to go to the countryside" to all families with junior high or high school students, and Zhou Rong's family also received one.
The organization encourages cadres to set an example and take the initiative to arrange their children to work in the countryside.
Zhou Rong used his connections to arrange for Nini to go to Zhoujiawan...
At present, Sino-Soviet relations were in confrontation, and the top leader issued a series of instructions on preparing for war to the whole country, including "everyone is a soldier", "come when called, fight when come, and win when fight", "prepare for war and famine for the people", and "dig deep holes and store up grain".
Air-raid shelters began to be built in cities, and many military-industrial enterprises in coastal areas moved westward.
The neighborhood committee organized a group of children to visit each household before dinner every day to check on the preparedness for war and famine.
The main purpose is to check whether everyone has left a handful of rice for cooking that day and put it in a jar for preparation for war and famine.
At the end of each month, the neighborhood committee would collect the rice from the jars.
There is a pottery jar in Zhou Rong’s kitchen. On the jar is a piece of red paper. On the red paper, a line of words is written with a brush in accordance with the requirements of the neighborhood committee: Dig deep holes, store up food, and do not seek hegemony.
Nini had just grabbed a handful of rice and put it into the pottery jar when a child in charge of checking the war preparations rushed in and said with a grin, "Prepare for war and famine for the people. Remember to save a handful of rice and put it in the war preparation jar."
Nini smiled and replied, "I understand. I've put it away."
Zhou Rong came home from get off work and happened to hear their conversation.
Seeing that Nini was in a good mood, Zhou Rong placed the educated youth certificate on the stove and said, "Your arrangements for going to the countryside have been finalized. You will go to Zhoujiawan on the 16th day of the first lunar month."
Nini paused while cutting vegetables, stared at the educated youth certificate, and replied in a low voice: "Okay, I'll follow mom's arrangements."
Zhou Rong: "The experience of going to the countryside will add icing on the cake to your file. Go back to Zhoujiawan for a year or two. When I have arranged your work, I will transfer you back."
Nini was waiting for the college entrance examination notification with great joy, but ended up getting the policy of going to the countryside. She felt so sad and lost that she couldn't express it in words. When no one was at home, she cried several times.
Nini knew that if her mother had not been a cadre, she might have been on the first list of people going to the countryside.
It was precisely because her mother was a cadre who needed to take the lead in implementing policies that it was only a matter of time before she went to the countryside.
Although she wouldn't have to suffer if she went to Zhoujiawan and many people in the village would take care of her, she couldn't help feeling sad when she thought that her dream was gone, and she regretted giving up on going to technical secondary school.
Otherwise, she could be half the pride of her mother now...
Seeing tears in Nini's eyes, Zhou Rong comforted her, "There is no absolute dead end in life. If you can learn from the detours you have taken, they will turn into life wisdom and make your future path more solid.
There are some roads that you are unwilling to not take, and if you do, you will be covered with scars; life is like this, no matter what choices you make there will be regrets, no matter how carefully you plan, you cannot resist fate.
There is no regret medicine in the world. Since it has happened, face it calmly and don't fight with yourself. You are still young and everything is possible. I will always stand behind you. "
Hearing this, Nini burst into tears and kept crying while hugging Zhou Rong...
Luo Qiuyue has always wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for Luo Dafen, but has never met a suitable candidate.
Most gay men are unwilling to marry into the wife's family. Among those who are willing, their relatives are no different from the previous Ma family.
Luo Qiuyue no longer wanted to invite a wolf into the house, so Luo Dafen's marriage was delayed. She and Luo Xiaofen both became candidates for going to the countryside.
Currently, the places designated by the government for educated youth to work and live are usually remote areas or small counties with backward economies and poor conditions.
Luo Qiuyue didn't want her two children to suffer, so she decided to use her connections to find a place with good conditions and close to home to go to the countryside...
The villagers of Zhoujiawan often sent meat and vegetables to Zhou Rong's family. The fact that there was a vegetable base and a breeding farm in the village was no secret in Chang'an.
From Zhou Rong's cousins and other relatives, it can be seen that the people of Zhoujiawan are loyal, united, hardworking, and have few evil intentions. Only then can the whole village make the base project successful.
Luo Qiuyue felt completely relieved to arrange for her child to live in such an upright and economically well-off village.
Luo Qiuyue knew that Zhou Rong didn't like to beat around the bush, so she brought two cans of food and a net bag of apples and stated her purpose directly.
Worried that Zhou Rong was unwilling to help, Luo Qiuyue also gave him a red envelope of 100 yuan.
With the company of two peers, Luo Dafen and Luo Xiaofen, Zhou Rong felt that Nini would feel better.
Zhou Rong refused to accept Luo Qiuyue's gifts, saying, "The organization is cracking down on corruption and bribery. If I am reported, my future will be ruined.
You take all your things back. I will go to the street to ask about Dafen and Xiaofen going to Zhoujiawan. If it can be arranged, I will arrange it for them."
Luo Qiuyue said happily: "Thank you! I'll take the red envelope. The New Year is coming soon. Just think of this little bit of food as Dafen and Xiaofen wishing you a happy New Year in advance."
After Luo Qiuyue finished speaking, she left quickly, fearing that Zhou Rong would return the things to her...
Zhou Rong went to the street office to say hello, and Luo Dafen and Luo Xiaofen's destination in the countryside was successfully set at Zhoujiawan.
After receiving the notice, Luo Qiuyue was overjoyed and brought the two of them to express her gratitude.
When Nini learned that Luo Dafen and Luo Xiaofen were also going to Zhoujiawan, her depressed mood improved a lot. The three of them gathered together to discuss what things to bring to the countryside.
According to the policy, each educated youth who went to the countryside received a resettlement fee of 230 yuan, which was mainly used for housing subsidies, living allowances, tool purchase subsidies, travel expenses, and study materials fees.
The provincial government deducted 15 yuan for transportation expenses and clothing and bedding subsidies, and the remaining 215 yuan was directly allocated to each production team. It was not distributed to individuals and was not allowed to be used for other purposes.
Nini told Luo Dafen and Luo Xiaofen the policy she had heard from Zhou Rong, and said, "We just need to bring some daily necessities. I don't know if the houses for the educated youth in the village have been built yet.
If it hasn’t been built, you can live in my house. My mother went back to her hometown last year to recuperate. She built a few houses that have been empty. We can keep each other company.”
Luo Dafen: "Thank you! Xiaofen and I will take care of the housework from now on."
Nini: "No, let's do it together, otherwise people will say I'm a capitalist lady, how unfair!"
Luo Dafen: "Okay! The three of us will use our own hands in the countryside to create a career!"
Looking at Luo Dafen, who was as innocent as she was at the beginning, Nini remained silent...