Liang Xiu's sudden mysterious look aroused Su Taohua's interest. There was a rare hint of fun on her face.
"What's going on?"
"Sister Taohua, it may be a great thing for your family."
Liang Xiu was still mysterious, but didn't get to the point.
Su Xiaotian, who came with Liang Xiu, had never seen her own mother so lively, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
Because Liang Xiu got married young, people think she is already very old.
In fact, he is only thirty-one years old, which sounds very young.
Just in time to see her daughter's narrow smile, Liang Xiu couldn't help but glare at her.
This child even dares to laugh at his own mother, he is really spoiled.
But if you're spoiled, you'll be spoiled!
Anyway, my baby is used to it at home and there is nothing wrong with it.
Su Taohua also saw the quarrel between mother and daughter, and she also laughed.
Her mood improved a lot, so she smiled and waved to Su Xiaotian.
"Xiaotian, your mother is really like this. The longer she lives, the more she returns home! She is not as sensible as our Xiaotian. Tian'er, tell Aunt Taohua about it."
Su Xiaotian didn't expect that Su Taohua would suddenly ask her, the smile just froze on her face, and her big eyes were full of doubts.
She was just watching two adults childishly buying treasures and watching a show. Why did she have her own business?
How to answer?
"Auntie, I can't tell you. My mother said she wanted to tell you herself."
"What kind of good news, you have to hide it before telling me."
After a few words, Liang Xiu told the news he had heard.
"Sister Taohua, I heard that the Egg Cake Factory is recruiting a few workers from our team. After they join, they will be regular workers and their treatment will be the same as workers in the city."
When Liang Xiu said this, his tone was very excited.
Workers in the city have everything they need, which is much better than those who farm in the countryside.
Compared to Liang Xiu's excitement, Su Taohua's reaction was not very big after hearing the news.
Even the expression on her face didn't change.
Liang Xiu didn't understand for a while why Su Taohua didn't respond.
"Sister Taohua, I heard that there is an exam. Xiaomei has a chance in this matter." She had to remind Su Taohua.
Being able to work as a worker in the city means that your life will be very different in the future.
She guessed that suitable members in the brigade would compete for these spots!
If Xiaomei can become a worker, she will become a city dweller. Sister Taohua thinks about finding a partner for Xiaomei every day. When she becomes a city dweller, she will be able to find a partner in the city.
"I don't want Xiaomei to go!" Su Taohua slowly said what was in her heart.
Liang Xiu was dumbfounded, what? You don’t want Xiaomei to go?
Does Sister Taohua know what she is talking about?
"Sister Taohua, if you miss this village, there won't be this store."
She was very sorry that this time the requirement was between sixteen and thirty-two years old. Only Shouwen and Ciliang were of the right age in the family, and the other children were too young.
But since these two kids are of the right age, I have to give them a try.
Shou Wen, in particular, has a stable character. If he becomes a worker, he will definitely have a future.
Although Shou Wen is now the accountant in the brigade, how can it be better to work as an accountant in the brigade than to work as a worker in the city?
Of course, she only thought about this matter by herself and did not go home to discuss it with other people in the family.
But when Liang Xiu wanted to come, his family would definitely agree.
"I know, but I still don't want Xiaomei to go." Su Taohua said in a very firm tone.
What Su Taohua didn't expect was that Amelia Su walked to the door and heard her words completely.
For a moment, the bright smile on Amelia Su's face disappeared in an instant, leaving only gray and disbelief.
Mom doesn't want her to go, why?
When Su Xiaomei suddenly appeared at the door, the two adults sitting on the kang did not see her.
But Su Xiaotian, who was standing on the ground, saw it, and she also saw the dejection on Amelia Su's face.
In an instant, Su Xiaotian knew that this matter was a bit troublesome.
She rolled her eyes and asked, "Aunt Taohua, this is a good thing. Why don't you let Sister Xiaomei go?"
When Su Xiaomei heard her mother's firm tone that she was not going to let her go, she felt panicked and just wanted to run away.
Just when she was about to turn around and leave, she heard Su Xiaotian ask this question.
She paused in her steps and stepped aside, but did not leave.
She also wanted to know the answer.
Everyone in the team thought this was a great opportunity. Why didn't her mother let her go?
My eldest brother wanted to join the army, but my mother didn't say anything. She even took the initiative to find someone to help him, so that he could become a soldier as he wished.
Why can't she do it now?
Amelia Su went home so happily just to discuss this matter.
She felt that this time the opportunity was quite good.
After all, not many people in the entire brigade have gone to school, and there are only a dozen people who have graduated from junior high school.
And she is one of them!
Amelia Su concentrated on holding her breath, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Su Taohua sighed.
"What's wrong? Sister Taohua, is it because Xiaoliang left and you couldn't bear to leave Xiaomei too?" Liang Xiu thought for a while and asked.
This sentence made Amelia Su's eyes sore.
My eldest brother just left, so my mother must be feeling empty. How uncomfortable would she be if she left too?
How could she only think about herself? She forgot to think about how uncomfortable her mother would be.
But are you really willing to give up such a good opportunity?
Amelia Su’s heart was torn.
"No, I am a mother. I only care about my baby. How can I be so selfish?"
"What's the reason for that?"
Liang Xiu was also puzzled. If it wasn't because of reluctance, what else could be the reason?
"Xiaomei is only sixteen this year and is still a baby. I'm worried!"
If Xiaomei was a boy, she wouldn't have so many worries, but Xiaomei is a sixteen-year-old girl, so nothing could reassure her.
"Xiaomei has a weak personality. I don't know if she can handle it if she goes to the city. I heard that the city is quite chaotic."
Hearing what Su Taohua said, Liang Xiu smiled and said, "What's the matter? The Chicken Cake Factory is also a regular unit. No matter how messy it is, it won't cause any trouble."
"If Xiaotian grows up and wants to go to the county alone, will you feel relieved?"
Su Taohua glanced at Liang Xiu, as if she was accusing her of standing and talking because her waist hurt.
The smile on Liang Xiu's face froze instantly.
If Xiaotian went to the city alone to work as a worker, she would definitely not be at ease.
Being a mother is pretty much the same thing.
"But this opportunity is rare!"
Although Liang Xiu thought that if she were replaced, she wouldn't worry.
But she wouldn't be willing to just give up the opportunity.
Come to think of it, Xiaomei won't be willing to accept it.
"Opportunities are rare, but..." Su Taohua also hesitated.
Su Taohua also knows how rare such an opportunity is.
"Sister Taohua, you are not planning to let Xiaomei find someone to get married to, are you?" Liang Xiu asked again.
"I used to think about quickly finding a family for Xiaomei to marry into, but now, my mind has changed."
"Then you let my little sister work in our chicken farm all the time? Although the work in the chicken farm is good, it still can't compare with that in the city!"
"I've been thinking about it these days. Xiaomei likes to read and is good at it. It's because her father objects that she can't go to high school."
Amelia Su stood at the door of her house with an expression that she couldn't believe her ears. What did her mother mean by this?
Studying? Does mom still want her to study?
Su Xiaotian glanced at several people and saw everyone's expressions, but did not speak.
I really didn't expect that Aunt Taohua would still want to let Sister Xiaomei go to school. This kind of foresight is indeed not shared by other people in the brigade.
No wonder Aunt Taohua's life was pretty good even if she got divorced in her previous life.
Liang Xiu also laughed when she heard that Su Taohua wanted Su Xiaomei to study.
After all, there is a daughter in their family who yells at everyone every day to read and write.
Liang Xiu strongly agrees with reading.
"Xiaotian always said that all the brothers should study seriously. I didn't think so before, but this time I realized that studying is really important."
After Liang Xiu finished speaking, she thought about how her children were now studying by themselves at home, and then sighed and said, "However, in the current environment, there is really no way for the children to study well."
"I know that several of your children are studying privately, so I just want to let Xiaomei take time to read. If things get better in the future, let this child study for another two years."
Amelia Su's tears fell suddenly.
After she graduated from junior high school, she originally wanted to continue studying in high school, but her father said that it was useless for a girl to study and did not agree with her continuing to study. Her mother refuted it at the time, but her father disagreed and finally gave up.
But now her mother actually wants to let her study.
If others don't know, how can she know?
There is no labor force in the family. If she studies, what will mom do on her own?
"Sister Taohua, this will be very hard for you!" Liang Xiu obviously didn't expect that Su Taohua had such thoughts.
"Before Xiaoliang went to join the army, I didn't dare to think that my family couldn't afford Xiaomei's education."
Liang Xiuneng understood that after the divorce, Sister Taohua took care of three children by herself, and the orphans and widowers could only get limited work points.
"Xiao Liang has gone to join the army. The brigade can give him ten work points a day, which is more than 3,600 work points a year. I can also earn a lot of work points, so that our family will not be short of work points."
Su Taohua has made the calculation several times. Although this will make the family suffer a little bit, it is not impossible.
Amelia Su was listening outside, with tears streaming down her face.
Just now, she was still wondering why her mother didn't let her compete for a spot as a worker. It turned out that her mother really considered it for her.
"Mom, I don't study. I can't be so selfish and put all the burden of the family on you."
Amelia Su couldn't help but rushed in and threw herself into Su Taohua's arms with tears.
Su Xiaotian looked at this scene and smiled.
Not only will mother and daughter not be separated because of this matter, but they will be better off.
"Xiaomei, Mom knows that you have been obedient and sensible since you were a child, and you have been ignored the most. Mom will never wrong you again in the future. You like to study, study." Su Taohua wiped Su Xiaomei's tears.
"Mom, my eldest brother has gone to join the army. If I continue to study, the burden of the family will fall on you alone. I can't bear to do it."
In the past, when she wanted to study, she felt that her family's conditions would allow her to study. But things are different now. She is no longer the carefree little girl she used to be.
"Xiaomei, Mom hopes you can be successful in the future!"
"Mom, even if I study hard, I can't go to the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers' University because of my father. What's the future for me?" Su Xiaomei was dejected about this.
The eldest brother was able to join the army because Uncle Zi'an helped her. Is it possible that she still needs to ask Uncle Zi'an for help?
She didn't want her mother to beg for help for her.
If you want to be resentful, just resent her father alone. It's all because of his problems as a person that he has brought trouble to his children.
"Sister Xiaomei, the Workers', Peasants and Soldiers' University is not good. You study hard and become a college student on your own merits in the future."
Su Xiaotian walked over, took Amelia Su's hand and said.
"This kid started talking in his sleep again." Liang Xiu complained. Su Xiaotian always said this at home, but if she just talked about it at home, how could she say it outside?
"You mean?" Amelia Su's eyes began to flash.
Su Xiaotian is the person in the brigade who is closest to Mr. Chi and Mr. Du. She has also been to the city, so she might be able to hear some news.
In Amelia Su's opinion, Su Xiaotian is not a person who speaks casually. There must be a reason why she can say that.
Su Xiaotian opened her eyes in confusion and said, "I don't know, that's what I think. I heard people say that in the past, you had to rely on your own ability to pass the college entrance examination. It should be the same in the future, right?"
Amelia Su was depressed for a moment, but then, thinking that Su Xiaotian was right, she became happy again.
"You're right. Maybe in the future I can pass the college entrance exams by myself without relying on recommendations."
Even though such a chance is slim, Amelia Su is full of confidence.
News spread quickly that the egg cake factory in the county town was going to give some workers to the Red Heart Brigade.
Just as Liang Xiu thought, the originally harmonious atmosphere in the team was no longer there, and everyone was secretly eyeing these few spots.
Su Jiujiu was also troubled by this.
It is a good thing that the Egg Cake Factory recruits workers in the Heart Brigade, but it would be bad if it destroys the harmony, unity and stability in the Brigade.
After much thought, in order to avoid causing discord, he decided that these quotas would be determined through two rounds of assessments.
The first round of cultural examinations will be conducted.
As for the second round, it is a cooking competition.
Although everyone in the brigade found it strange that they had to take a cooking test to become a worker, but since the captain said it, it must make sense.
Later, someone said that since we were going to a chicken cake factory, it wouldn’t be strange to be asked to learn cooking skills.
If you can't even tell the difference between oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, wouldn't it be a joke to make a salty chicken cake?
Because two rounds of exams are required, most people are discouraged.
However, some members still started to make a fuss. These were those who had children of appropriate age at home, but they had not read books.
"Captain, this is not right. I am going to be a worker in a chicken cake factory, not a teacher. What's the use of studying and literacy?" A woman stopped Su Changjiu on the road and spoke unceremoniously.
"Isn't it because your Xiaocao has read a book that you made this rule?" The woman looked at Su Changjiu up and down several times and said maliciously.
This is a woman in her forties. She has three children in her family who are of the age range for this recruitment, and she just wants this opportunity.
However, when it comes to literacy, her three children have no chance.
It was understandable that he was disappointed, but he didn't want to give up this opportunity, so he simply stopped Su Jiujiu.
In the early years, the family felt that the child's study was a waste of earning work points.
Therefore, all of them only entered the second grade of elementary school before dropping out and working in the commune to earn work points.
I have to take an exam now, so I will definitely suffer a loss!
Su Changjiu said coldly: "This is not my request, but Director Li's request."
"Why does Director Li still have such a request?" The woman obviously didn't believe it.
"Factory Director Li said that you can't be a worker without being literate! If you are a noble wife, you will become a city citizen when you become a worker. Have you ever seen a city person who is illiterate?"
One sentence makes women instantly wilted, isn't it? If you go to be a worker, you are a city dweller.
People in the city must be literate!
Especially knowing that it was Factory Director Li's request, she knew she couldn't say anything more.
Su Jiujiu had no intention of letting him go so lightly, so he spoke again: "I told you earlier that I would send my children to study, but you just didn't listen. Now you know you regret it, right?"
In a word, many people in the brigade were ashamed. Didn't they feel that studying was useless in the early years?
Not only in the early years, but also in the past few years, I felt that studying was useless.
After the first problem was solved, the second problem appeared immediately.
There were six educated youths in the brigade. Originally, Su Jiujiu did not intend to let these educated youths take the recruitment exam.
But several educated youth groups came to visit.
Everyone knows how rare the opportunity to recruit workers is, and of course they don't want to miss such an opportunity.
In addition, there is a cultural examination for recruitment this time, and since they are all well-educated, they have a greater chance.
But it was the educated youth who made this request, and the members of the brigade did not agree.
Although everyone lives in the Red Heart Brigade, it is undeniable that people in the brigade generally feel that educated youth are not considered members of the brigade.
They believe that the educated youth come from the city to support the rural areas, so how can they seize quotas from the rural areas to become workers?
If the recruitment quota is given to them, then what is the support for rural construction?
For a while, there was a stalemate again.
Finally, Su Jiujiu convened a short meeting with the cadres in the brigade regarding this matter.
The final conclusion was that educated youths could not take the job recruitment exam because they would definitely have to return to the city in the future and there were no similar policies to support job recruitment.
Several educated youths who have married young men and women in the brigade have objections again. The possibility of returning to the city in this life is already very small. How can they be excluded?
Su Xiaotian had memories of these people from her previous life. A few years later, when the educated youth returned to the city, some of them really abandoned their homes and careers and did not even want to return to the city with their children.
But she couldn't say it, so after she secretly did some tricks, Su Changjiu took some unspeakable tricks, and these people also lost the opportunity to recruit workers.
After the matter was settled, Su Changjiu was afraid of long nights and many dreams, so he went to the commune to call Factory Director Li and set a time to start the cultural exam.
During this period, the old Su family also held a family meeting. The main topic of the meeting was whether to let Su Shouwen and Su Ciliang participate in the recruitment of chicken cake factory.
Grandpa Su and Grandma Su originally thought that this was also a good opportunity, but unfortunately, Su Xiaotian said that becoming a worker might delay their brothers' future.
Grandma Su originally obeyed the advice of the little granddaughter who was favored by the Dragon King, but after hearing these words, she was already a little shaken.
Who would have known that both Su Shouwen and Su Ciliang expressed their unwillingness to participate in the recruitment process? They also said that most of the workers in the egg cake factory must be women. They are grown men. How can they do this?
The elders of the old Su family did not agree very much with this, but the old Su family was a very democratic family. The two grandsons disagreed, but Grandpa Su and grandma Su decided to listen to their opinions.
Forty-seven people took part in the first cultural examination, ranging in age from sixteen to thirty-two.
Among these people were twenty-seven men and twenty women.
This exam was originally scheduled to be held in the school classroom, but because there were more than 40 people in one classroom, it could not be accommodated, so it was simply held on the playground.
In the dead of winter, the weather was cold, and many people were shivering with cold, but they still insisted on standing on the playground and watching.
More than forty tables were placed in the large courtyard, and more than forty people sat at the tables and picked up the test papers on the tables to start the exam.
It was only then that the people in the brigade were surprised to find that Su Xiaocao, Su Xiaomei and several children from the old Su family who they had originally expected to participate were not among them.
This surprised them.
You must know that these children are the most suitable candidates.
But what surprised everyone more was that the children of the old Su family did not participate, but the two daughters-in-law of the old Su family took the exam.
"What is going on? How come Qi Liangying and Liang Xiu took the exam? Are they literate?" a member couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know. The old Su family is really weird. Showen and Ciliang can take the exam. Why didn't they take part and let their two daughters-in-law take part instead?"
How did they know that this was decided at a family meeting of the old Su family.
After Su Shouwen and Su Ciliang expressed their unwillingness to work as workers, Qi Liangying proposed that she was of the right age and wanted to give it a try.
Qi Liangying is thirty-two years old and just in time to catch the last train.
Grandpa Su and Grandma Su didn't want to agree at first, but unexpectedly Su Xiaotian said that they could try it, and that her mother could also try it.
At this time, Grandma Su could not say anything.
"What else did I go to? I didn't read a book, I just went to a literacy class." Liang Xiu waved her hand hurriedly.
But Su Xiaotian knew that the people in their family had been studying hard for more than a year and had made great progress. They might actually be better than those who had gone to school.
"Mom, just try it with your second mother, maybe you can pass the exam?"
After some mobilization by Su Xiaotian, Liang Xiu finally agreed.
"Then I'll try. I'm just worried. What if I fail the exam and get laughed at?"
"There are dozens of people taking the exam, and many of them will definitely fail the exam." Su Xiaotian feels that being able to take the exam is an improvement.
"Then go and give it a try. If you can pass the exam, it will be like smoke rising from your ancestral grave!" Grandpa Su gave the final word and settled the matter.
Because of this, the two daughters-in-law of the Su family were able to take the exam.
The members of the club watched and found that the two sisters-in-law of the Su family answered the questions very quickly. Could it be that these two people are really good at writing?
But how is that possible? It’s clear that a few years ago, these two people couldn’t even write their names!
At this moment, a person suddenly rushed in from the diagonal and asked to take the exam.
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