Everyone looked back and saw a little girl who looked somewhat familiar.
The little girl is wearing a police blue dress, which is the most popular small suit collar. Although it is a bit shabby, it is much better than the patched clothes worn by most of the people in the brigade.
Whose little girl is this? She's quite fashionable.
But why is there so many wounds on the little girl’s forehead and face?
"Who is this?" a member asked in confusion. "It looks familiar, but isn't it from our brigade?"
"She looks less than sixteen years old."
"It's not a question of how old you are. If you're not from our team, why are you trying to grab a spot in our team?"
"Yes, if you are not from our team, drive them out!"
"Drive them out, drive them out, just count the quotas, and our team doesn't even have enough points.
As he said this, someone actually came forward to drive the girl out.
That's the way people are, when someone takes the lead, many others will follow.
Seeing that she was about to be beaten, the little girl finally shouted: "I am Su Xiaoqin, Su Xiaoqin from the second room of the Su family!"
Everyone took a closer look and found that although it was a little different from the Su Xiaoqing in their memory, it was indeed Su Xiaoqin.
"Is it really Su Xiaoqin?"
"It looks like it!"
"Didn't you say that Su Xiaoqin is dead?"
Someone said before that Su Xiaoqin, the second roommate of the Su family, was in the county town, but they still didn't believe it.
Everyone felt that Su Xiaoqin must have died outside.
How can a little girl survive outside? These days, no one even gives her food when she begs.
But now, Su Xiaoqin is back.
Although there are scars on his face and forehead, judging from his clothes, he must be doing pretty well.
This girl is really capable.
"Xiaoqin, when did you come back?" Although Su Jiujiu didn't like Su Xiaoqin, he still wanted to ask.
Regarding the fact that a person was missing from the team, Su Jiujiu spent a lot of effort to explain clearly.
No one noticed that Su Jiujiu looked at Su Xiaoqin with disgust in his eyes.
Others don't know, but Su Jiujiu knows that the person who reported the old Su family was Su Xiaoqin.
He lamented about this matter for many days, and he still couldn't figure out how could Su Xiaoqin be such a child?
In the heart of the simple Su Changjiu, one can imagine the character of a person who can report even his blood relatives who are kind to him!
In order to prevent the old Su family from being sad, he didn't even dare to tell the old Su family.
Su Xiaoqin raised her head proudly, the arrogance in her eyes undisguised.
"Captain, I heard that our team is recruiting workers, and I have to take the exam!"
Su Jiujiu frowned again.
This kind of Su Xiaoqin is even more disliked than the previous one.
"Do you want to take this recruitment exam?" Su Changjiu asked.
"I want to take the recruitment exam." Su Xiaoqin said firmly: "Captain, I have lived in the county for more than a year and have an advantage over others."
"But you are not old enough, and you are illiterate!" Su Jiujiu said without thinking.
"I know how to read, I know how to read!" Su Xiaoqin shouted impatiently.
For more than a year, she worked hard to learn literacy in the county town, just to have a better future.
Unexpectedly, when Xiang Hong had been coaxed into submission by her, everything was ruined by Su Xiaotian.
Su Xiaotian is simply a disaster in her life!
Su Xiaoqin felt that Xiang Hong was not good enough to her before, but after Xiang Hong left, she realized how comfortable her life was under Xiang Hong's protection.
Ever since she lost Xiang Hong's protection, her life has been really difficult. It can be said that she was in dire straits.
Those disgusting men, even though she was still an underage girl, were touching her body.
Thinking of those disgusting things, she frantically wanted to become stronger.
But where is it so easy to get ahead in the city?
At this critical moment, she heard that the Heart Brigade had obtained a recruitment quota, and she couldn't wait to return to the Heart Brigade.
She had decided along the way that she must be a worker at all costs.
She wants to stand upright in front of everyone, and she also wants to trample everyone under her feet.
Especially Su Xiaotian, she must be trampled under her feet to death.
Thinking of this, she looked around for Su Xiaotian, but she couldn't find him.
She could only suppress her unwillingness in her heart and continue to look at Su Jiujiu.
"Even if you are literate, you still don't meet the requirements." Su Jiujiu continued.
Su Xiaoqin was only fourteen years old after the Chinese New Year. This time, when recruiting workers, the minimum age was sixteen.
If you are under 16 years old, that is child labor, and no factory is willing to do it.
"Captain, I'm sixteen, I'm sixteen!" Su Xiaoqin shouted heartbreakingly.
This is an excuse, an excuse, when she doesn't know, how old is she before she said it in the captain's mouth?
As long as the captain proves that she is sixteen, no one can say that she is under sixteen.
Su Jiujiu was speechless. This kid was always talking about trains!
Why is she sixteen? No one in the brigade knows that she is only fourteen after the Chinese New Year?
Su Xiaoqin became anxious and looked around, looking for someone to help her, and then she saw a few people from the second room of the Su family!
"Mom, tell the captain, I'm sixteen, I'm sixteen!" Su Xiaoqin felt like she had found a savior.
When Liu Xiuying heard what Su Xiaoqin said, her eyes rolled around and she immediately made her final judgment.
She immediately stepped forward and secretly said to Su Jiujiu: "Captain, Xiaoqin is sixteen. When she was born, it snowed heavily. I remember it clearly."
No one expected that it could be like this.
For a moment, the expressions looking at Su Xiaoqin and Liu Xiuying were a little strange.
They are all in the same team, who doesn’t know who is who?
How old is someone’s baby? Others may not remember it better than your own family!
Liu Xiuying's ability to tell lies with her eyes open is really embarrassing.
"Liu Xiuying, you are really good at talking. Xiaoqin and my second son are the same age, and my second son is two months older!" A woman chuckled and said sarcastically.
"That's right, Xiaoqin and I got married together. They were married for only fifteen years. Xiaoqin is sixteen years old this year. Is this baby brought here by your daughter-in-law?" Another woman couldn't bear it either.
Stop talking.
Everyone burst into laughter at this, and each one laughed and told the evidence proving how old Su Xiaoqin was.
But who is Liu Xiuying? She cannot give up the benefits she sees.
"What do you know? It's all nonsense. Xiaoqin is already sixteen. Are you afraid that Xiaoqin will be too good and take away your child's opportunity?" Liu Xiuying said directly.
In fact, Liu Xiuying was so eager to beat someone.
Seeing that this exam was about to be ruined, Su Jiujiu couldn't help but rub his forehead.
If this Su Xiaoqin appears, nothing will happen!
In order to continue the exam, Su Changjiu arranged for someone to add a few tables.
Su Xiaoqin is about to take an exam, and other children around the same age as Su Xiaoqin will definitely not give up this opportunity.
Su Jiujiu decided to let all children over the age of fourteen take the exam.
There was such a fuss that the exam started much later, and those who were already sitting at the table preparing for the exam were almost freezing.
After Su Jiujiu ordered the exam to start, everyone was trembling a little while writing.
At this time, Su Xiaotian did not know that Su Xiaoqin suddenly barged into the examination room. She was also helping Liang Xiu and Qi Liangying make ginger syrup at home.
Helping at the side was Chi Yiyuan.
Chi Yiyuan, who was watching the exam, saw Su Xiaotian walking home with short legs, so he followed him to Lao Su's house. Knowing that Su Xiaotian was going to make ginger syrup, he took the initiative to help light the fire.
Although Su Xiaoqin had learned cooking skills in her previous life, she still couldn't control the huge kitchen knife at home.
It's really too heavy.
After working hard to cut the ginger into shreds, although it was uneven, it was not ugly after all. Only then did Su Xiaotian put down the kitchen knife with satisfaction.
At this time, the water that Chi Yiyuan boiled had also boiled. Su Xiaotian put the ginger slices in the boiling water and simmered it, and then found the brown sugar at home.
"Xiaotian, can you still cook?"
Although it was difficult for Su Xiaotian to cut the ginger, Chi Yiyuan felt that Su Xiaotian was actually very skilled in doing it.
Su Xiaotian quickly shook her head and said, "No, I help in the kitchen and watch them cook. I watch them a lot."
Chi Yiyuan didn't have too much doubt.
In rural areas, there are many girls of this age who can cook.
Su Xiaotian is also favored at home, otherwise, she would have had to bear the heavy responsibility of cooking for the family.
"Are we going up the mountain tomorrow?" Chi Yiyuan asked again.
Su Xiaotian smiled sweetly and said: "Brother Yiyuan, do you want to go up the mountain? If you want to go, we will go!"
This season, there are no wild vegetables in the mountains, but game is relatively easier to catch, and Su Xiaotian has no objection.
"Then let's go. There should be a lot of medicinal materials on the mountain. It would be good if we could dig some back." Chi Yiyuan didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly said that he wanted to dig for medicinal materials.
Su Xiaotian actually had no interest in going to the mountains to dig for medicinal materials.
There is no way to sell medicinal materials openly, and there is no way to eat them at home. Therefore, except for picking some commonly used ones and giving them to Dr. Li, Su Xiaotian didn't pay too much attention to them.
"I still want to catch rabbits and pheasants." Su Xiaotian happily put three tablespoons of brown sugar into the thick ginger soup.
Chi Yiyuan couldn't help but laugh. This girl really dared to think that there were so many rabbits and pheasants on the mountain?
If there really were a lot of rabbits and pheasants, life wouldn't be so difficult for the members of the brigade.
However, Su Xiaotian seems to be very lucky. She can find cheap wild boars, let alone anything else.
"Then let's go catch rabbits and pheasants." Chi Yiyuan pinched Su Xiaotian's chubby face.
Now it looks much more beautiful than the fleshy one at the beginning!
The two of them talked and laughed, put the brown sugar ginger soup in a jar, took two large coarse porcelain bowls, and then ran towards the primary school.
When the two of them arrived at the elementary school, the exam was not over yet. However, looking at the people in the exam room, there were many people scratching their heads, and very few people were actually writing.
It can be seen that many people here are not prepared for this exam at all.
Liang Xiu and Qi Liangying were still writing carefully stroke by stroke. Although the writing speed was not fast, there were only a few people who insisted on writing, but they attracted a few people.
At this moment, Su Xiaotian saw Su Xiaoqin.
When did this Su Xiaoqin come back? Why did she still take the exam?
Chi Yiyuan followed Su Xiaoqin's gaze and saw Su Xiaoqin.
There was also a hint of anger in his eyes.
It was this girl who went to the commune to report that Xiaotian's family had a close relationship with them in the cowshed.
Later, she left, and he was very happy about it, but how long ago did she come back?
No, such a person cannot stay in the brigade. If she is left behind, the entire brigade will be uncomfortable.
"Xiao Tian..." Chi Yiyuan lowered his voice and said.
"Brother Yiyuan, why did Su Xiaotian take the exam? She also wants to be a worker?"
Although Su Xiaotian was asking Chi Yiyuan, she actually didn't want Chi Yiyuan to give her an answer.
After all, she knew something about Su Xiaoqin, but Chi Yiyuan knew nothing.
"It's okay, Su Xiaoqin..." He will find a way to deal with it!
Just then, the exam time came.
The people who took the exam had been blown by the cold wind for so long in the cold weather. When they stood up now, they were so cold that they could not even walk.
Su Xiaotian hugged a pot of hot ginger syrup and ran towards Qi Liangying and Liang Xiu.
"Mom, second mom, are you freezing? I made ginger syrup!"
Seeing her daughter running over with the jar in her arms, Liang Xiu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Oh, you kid, be careful. What should I do if it gets burned?"
Qi Liangying also stepped forward with a worried look on her face, because she was numb from the cold and almost fell down.
"Mom, I've grown up! I'm not a three-year-old child!" Su Xiaotian said with her rosy mouth.
These words made everyone around him burst into laughter.
This little girl really knows how to speak. She is indeed not a three-year-old child, but she is still a child.
Ignoring the people around her, Su Xiaotian handed the jar and porcelain bowl to Liang Xiu and Qi Liangying.
"Mom, second mom, please drink some ginger syrup to ward off the cold." Su Xiaotian's sweet voice did not attract too many people's attention in the noisy courtyard.
But when those people who were also frozen and had runny noses heard Su Xiaotian talking about ginger syrup, their jealous eyes almost gleamed.
On such a cold day, everyone is freezing, so drinking a bowl of ginger soup is the best way to ward off the cold.
What's more, this is ginger syrup.
The conditions of Lao Su's family were so poor before, but now they can drink ginger syrup. It's really better.
"Xiaotian, why don't you prepare more ginger syrup? We're cold too!"
Someone spoke unceremoniously.
Su Xiaotian looked at the person who was speaking. He was Su Huzi, the youngest son of the Su Yuanshan family who was relatively well-off in the brigade.
Relying on the good conditions of his family, Su Huzi usually behaved condescendingly to everyone.
Su Xiaotian said with a wrinkled face: "We only have so much ginger and sugar at home. Brother Huzi, you also know that our family is poor. Brother Huzi, your family's conditions are much better than mine, why doesn't Auntie give them to you?"
Make some ginger syrup to drink?”
Su Huzi stopped talking for a moment.
His family's conditions were good, including ginger and sugar, but his mother was reluctant to just give it to him.
Su Huzi wanted to leave, but the exams were coming soon and he couldn't leave at this time.
Even if all those who took the exam had runny noses from the cold, they could only wait here.
Qi Liangying and Liang Xiu drank the steaming ginger syrup and felt much more relaxed. They looked more energetic than others.
While everyone was talking, they suddenly heard the sound of a tractor.
The person who got out of the car was Director Li.
Factory Director Li was wearing a military coat and a large military hat on his head.
Such an outfit made the club members envious.
"Director Li, why are you here?" Su Changjiu quickly stepped forward to shake hands with Director Li.
"We are recruiting workers in the factory, and I must come and take a look." Director Li said, "I'm not late, am I?"
"It's not too late, it's not too late. I just finished the exam and the papers are all here." Su's long-hanging heart was finally relieved.
He himself didn't know much about literacy, so he couldn't correct these papers.
Previously, he had asked a few educated youths to help him, but he was not sure whether these educated youths would be able to correct the papers fairly.
When Director Li came, the problem was solved.
"That's just right, I just want to take a look." Director Li was not polite and walked directly to the papers and flipped through them one by one.
Su Jiujiu stood next to Factory Director Li and said: "This is a cultural test conducted as per your request, and there is also a cooking test left.
Li Changqing nodded, and then selected the white papers from the pile. There were a total of eleven papers with nothing written on them, and nine papers with only names written on them.
These twenty papers were the first batch to be eliminated.
Su Jiujiu watched Li Changqing pick out nearly half of the papers at once, and his face turned red when no one else could see him.
The cultural level of the people in the brigade was so poor that half of them were wiped out at once.
Li Changqing looked at the remaining papers carefully and took out twelve more papers. Although these seven papers had some content, they were basically talking to each other and made no sense.
Including Su Xiaoqin and others, a total of fifty-one people from the Red Heart Brigade took the exam. After excluding thirty-two people, nineteen people were left.
"These nineteen people can participate in the second round of competition. After the second round of competition, we will comprehensively consider who will be given the recruitment quota!" Li Changqing said directly.
Li Changqing actually didn't have high hopes for the people in the Red Heart Brigade. They were recruiting workers anyway, and they only needed to be able to write. He didn't expect their cultural level to be very high.
Then, Li Changqing announced the list of nineteen people.
To the surprise of everyone in the team, Liang Xiu, Qi Liangying, Su Xiaoqin and others were all present.
These three people have never read books, and they all know it.
Inevitably, some people would start shouting, saying that there was some inside story about this exam, otherwise how could three people who had never attended school for a day pass.
"This is the paper of these people. As long as it is not too bad, I will not erase it. If you don't believe it, find some literate people to take a look."
When Li Changqing faced these members, he was not as flattering as when he faced Chen Zian, but he was full of confidence.
Sure enough, when Li Changqing said these words, all the people who were shouting loudly stopped talking.
As for asking someone who knows how to read to come forward and read the papers, no one dares to say anything!