On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Su Taohua invited the old Su family to her home for dinner, saying that she was inviting the old Su family to celebrate the festival together.
The relationship between the two families was already good, and it was the last Lantern Festival before Su Taohua left the Heart Brigade.
No one in the old Su family accepted the invitation and went to Su Taohua's house without refusing.
After today, Taohua and his family will go to the capital.
After traveling thousands of miles away, I don’t know when I will be able to come back again.
Grandpa Su, a dull person, felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Grandma Su was quite open-minded and felt that instead of suffering in the brigade, Su Taohua would be better off going to the capital.
Li Changming came to make trouble last time and was driven away, but who knows if that beast will make trouble again.
With such a tone, it is better to go far away. Li Changming can't find it even if he wants to look for it.
She had been watching coldly for such a long time, and she finally figured it out.
Shen Zizhen really loves Taohua. This alone is much better than the previous Li Changming.
But Grandma Su was worried that Su Taohua had gone to the capital, and she didn't know if she could adapt.
"Taohua, you have gone to the capital and are not familiar with the place. You have to take good care of yourself. If anything happens, just write to us." Grandma Su reminded Su Taohua while helping her with her work.
"I know, I will write to you, Aunt Ga, I can't bear to leave you!" Su Taohua said with red eyes.
Not only was she reluctant to let go of Grandma Su, but before leaving, she realized that there were too many things she was reluctant to let go of.
"You're stupid!" Grandma Su said with a smile: "Don't think so wildly, it's not like you can't come back to see me."
Although she said this, Grandma Su herself knew that it was really not easy to come back.
Not to mention transferring several times to the provincial capital, even if you get on the train in the provincial capital, it will still take five or six days to get to the capital.
This must go smoothly along the way and the train must not be delayed. If it is delayed, the delay will be a day or two, or even longer.
Once and for all, it can take twenty days just to travel.
"Aunt Ga, if I leave, I may not be able to come back for a long time, so I will leave this home to you."
Su Taohua looked at this familiar yard and felt a little reluctant.
Every brick and tile in this yard was built by my parents with so much hard work.
She has grown up in this yard for more than thirty years and almost forty years, and now she has to leave, which makes her feel uncomfortable.
"Don't feel bad, I'll take care of you at home. Peach Blossom, you have to look forward in life." Grandma Su felt uncomfortable in her heart, but she still tried her best to persuade her.
"I know, even if I leave, no one will leave my parents' graves." Su Taohua whispered again.
Her parents had no sons, so she hired a son-in-law who was a member of her family. Now he is gone too. Wouldn’t it mean that his parents’ graves have become lonely graves?
"You can go with peace of mind. I will let your eldest brother and the others go there during the Qingming Festival. As a nephew, there is nothing wrong with visiting Gapa's grave!"
Su Taohua felt much better after hearing Grandma Su's words of comfort.
The two families had a lively meal together.
It's just that in the excitement, there is a bit of sadness of parting.
When we got home, it was already afternoon, and Grandma Su did not forget to check the luggage of her three grandchildren again.
After making sure that everything that should be installed had been installed and nothing was missing, Grandma Su called Su Shouwen and the other three people into the main room.
Grandpa Su, Grandma Su and Su Xiaotian are all sitting on the kang in the main room.
Unlike Grandpa Su and Grandma Su, who were sitting upright, Su Xiaotian was lying on the small kang table, practicing calligraphy seriously.
Moreover, what I practice is calligraphy.
This little guy writes very carefully.
Su Xiaotian's calligraphy is not very good, but it is better than many people's.
The so-called bad is in comparison with Su Ciliang.
"Father, milk."
The three brothers greeted each other in unison.
Grandpa Su took a puff of dry cigarette and looked at his three grandchildren, full of joy.
The three kids have grown up!
They are all talented.
If left in the past, this would have been a gold list title.
The old Su family is also a scholarly family!
The old man has never been so happy in his life, and his beard pouts at the corners of his mouth in happiness.
"You all sit down, you will be the adults from now on!"
After a long while, Grandpa Su finally said this.
The three Su Shouwen brothers looked at each other.
"What I actually want to say is that you guys are on the gold list. When you graduate from college, you will be cadres!" Su Xiaotian just finished writing the last word and said with a smile.
Interrupted by Su Xiaotian, the sadness that had not yet risen among several people disappeared in an instant.
"Look at what you wrote. You have to concentrate when you write. If Grandma Yu sees it, she will definitely punish you!" Su Ciliang poked Su Xiaotian's forehead and said affectionately.
The young man was not very happy. Being so far away from home made him feel uncomfortable.
In particular, I was gone for several months without being able to see my grandparents, my parents, or my little sister. No matter how I thought about it, I felt sad.
"I'm younger than you!" Su Xiaotian wrinkled her nose and said.
Su Ciliang was speechless for a moment, he really had nothing to say.
Su Shouwen and Su Sangong couldn't help but laugh.
After laughing for a while, Grandpa Su solemnly expressed his wishes to his grandchildren.
In fact, it is nothing more than wanting to honor our ancestors.
At last, Grandma Su took out a small cloth bag and opened it carefully.
"Here are some tickets and money. Each of you has ten catties of meat stamps, twenty catties of food stamps, and twenty yuan."
Grandma Su suddenly took out so many bills, Su Shouwen and the other three were shocked.
Why did I suddenly want to give them so much money and tickets?
"No, no, I asked Teacher Shen. Teacher Shen said that there is a subsidy for going to college, and you will get money and tickets every month. Teacher Shen said that if you save a little, you might be able to subsidize your family." Su Shouwen took the lead.
explain.
These words were really spoken after he asked Shen Zizhen.
He was worried that his family could not afford to support three college students at one time, so he secretly asked Shen Zizhen how much tuition fees the university would charge.
He originally thought that if it would cost too much to go to college, he would let Ci Liang and San Gong go to school, and he would stay in the brigade to earn work points.
But Shen Zizhen said that when studying in college, he would receive a monthly subsidy of fifteen yuan, as well as twenty-eight kilograms of food stamps and three kilograms of meat stamps.
This is really a large subsidy. Su Shouwen calculated and saved a little, which is almost ten yuan a month. The remaining money can be saved, in addition to the round-trip fare, it can also subsidize the family.
"This is the money from selling meat and eggs before the Chinese New Year. I will give it to the three of you. When you go out, don't be reluctant to eat and wear. There is no shortage of anything at home, so you don't have to scrimp on food and clothing."
Can Grandma Su still understand her grandson?
These children must be thinking of saving part of the school subsidy money for their families.
Their family's life is not rich, but they still have enough food and clothing, so there is no need for their children to suffer like this.
"Milk, we don't save money, but our family can't save money and give us flowers." Su Ciliang thought for a moment and said.
It would be really shameful to ask a large family to save money and save money to send them to college.
Su Shouwen and Su Sangong also nodded.
"Don't worry, our family is not that poor yet." Grandma Su said with a grin.
A few years ago, we might have had to live frugally, but it's different now.
The lives of the people under the care of the Dragon Prince will never be too bad.
Suddenly, Grandma Su thought that it was not necessarily the case that her grandchildren could go to college because of the care of the Dragon King.
Thinking about this, Grandma Su decided to find a time in two days to secretly burn a stick of incense at the Dragon King Temple to thank the Dragon King for his care.
Su Shouwen and others looked at each other, but still refused to accept the money and tickets.
"Mistress, although the family is not officially divided, each family's money is separated. I'm afraid you and I don't have much money."
"Yes, during the Chinese New Year, your father and mother gave me and your father twenty, your second father and second mother gave us thirty, your third father and third mother gave us fifty, and your aunt and uncle gave us fifty
, gave it fifty." Grandma Su said very proudly.
Although they had already guessed that their father and mother would give grandma money, no one expected that they would give so much. Especially the third father and the eldest aunt, they would give so much.
"The brigade also gave me and your father 18 yuan. You went to the county town to sell the meat and eggs. In total, we have more than 200 yuan just for the New Year."
Su Shouwen was silent for a moment. He really didn't expect that his grandma had so much money.
He suddenly had the feeling that his family was also rich.
Su Xiaotian looked at the shocked expressions of her three brothers and was happy.
"You little girl, why are you laughing?" Grandma Su rubbed Su Xiaotian's head.
"Miscellaneous, look at my brothers, we are dumbfounded by this small amount of money. From now on, our family will be a household worth ten thousand yuan!" Su Xiaotian frowned.
In a year's time, reform and opening up will be implemented. At that time, some people will become rich first, and households with ten thousand yuan will be born.
Her family must be the first to become a 10,000-yuan household. This is a small goal she has set.
After all, this is a once-in-a-century opportunity, and it would be a real pity to miss it.
What is a ten thousand yuan household?
Grandma Su doesn’t know, but listen, why are you so glamorous?
"What is a ten thousand yuan household?" Su Ciliang asked the question that Grandma Su did not ask.
"That's why our family can save 10,000 yuan!" Su Xiaotian said matter-of-factly.
"whispering sound……"
Su Ciliang obviously didn't believe it. Who did he lie to when he saved 10,000 yuan at home?
Working in the county only costs 30 yuan a month. For 10,000 yuan, you have to work for 330 months, and you don't have to eat or drink.
Xiaotian has always been smart, but this time she was really confused!
"Second brother, don't you believe it?"
Su Ciliang wanted to say that he really didn't believe it, but when he saw the small cloth bag in Grandma Su's hand, he suddenly felt that it might come true.
Early the next morning, Su Taohua and others had packed up.
Since the two families were not far apart, Su Taohua and others took their luggage to Old Su's house, intending to gather together and set off.
They were discussing how to let the tractor in the brigade take them to the car, when suddenly they heard the sound of a car horn in the distance.
Looking around, there were three cars, two small ones and one big one.
"Is it Zian and the others?" Su Taohua asked.
Grandma Su looked at it, listened carefully and said, "It's the sound of Zian's car."
"Aunt Ga, can you still hear this?" Su Taohua joked.
While the two were talking, three cars stopped not far outside Lao Su's house.
As expected, the person who got off the first car was Chen Zian's driver Xiao Zhu, and the person who got off the next car was Su Laosan.
What got out of the big truck at the end was a middle-aged man about the same age as Su Laosan. Grandma Su looked carefully and didn't recognize him.
However, Su Xiaotian remembered that this was her father's colleague whom she had met.
"Lao San, why did you come with so many cars?" Grandpa Su asked.
"Mom, Dad, I'm here to pick them up. Our captain arranged for the team's car to take them to the provincial capital to take a train."
"As long as Xiao Zhu is here, why did he bring an extra car?" Grandma Su asked.
"Mom, you don't know that the captain heard that our family passed three college entrance examinations in one go. We are going to the capital today, so he asked the leader to borrow it for me."
Su Laosan was so glorious. When he spoke, his whole head was filled with light.
The man next to him looked envious. He would also be envious. The car owned by the county's top leader was specially lent to the convoy to pick up the children of the old Su family from the Red Heart Brigade. Oh, no, it belonged to the college students of the old Su family.
"Who is this?" Grandma Su glanced at her son with disgust, then focused on the person next to her.
The man was an acquaintance, and without waiting for Su Laosan to introduce him, he said cheerfully: "Aunt, my name is Liu Desheng. You don't know, but I managed to get this job today, so I just wanted to take advantage of it."
A little blessing for your family."
His tone of voice was as proud as Su Laosan's.
Grandma Su suddenly felt, do all the people in the car team have such a personality?
"The children of the Liu family will take the college entrance examination next year." Su Laosan explained.
Grandma Su was happy and said with a smile: "I feel embarrassed when you say that. Our family wants to thank you for your help."
"Aunt, who in the whole county doesn't know that the three children of the old Su family of the Red Heart Brigade were admitted to universities in the capital together, and they are among the top ones in the province!"
jealous!
His child could be admitted to a university in a provincial capital, not to mention a university in the capital.
"Grandma Su, you don't know that your family is now a celebrity in the county." Xiao Zhu also laughed and joked.
The movement here alarmed the entire brigade, and everyone gathered around to watch the excitement.
When they found out that these three cars were specially arranged by the captain of the county team to pick up the children of the Su family to take the train, none of them could hide their envy.
Looking around, the whole brigade found that only the old Su family had such glory.
In other families, it would be nice to have a bicycle when going out, but old Su's family actually has a car.
But then again, there are no college students in other families, and the old Su family passed three exams in one breath. This is really enviable.
When Su Chang came over, there were already many people inside and outside Su's house, which was quite lively.
Although my daughter only took the exam from a school in this province and was not as good as Su Shouwen and others, Su Jiujiu was very satisfied.
After all, even though I had stopped studying before, I was still able to get into college. It was all thanks to the help of the children of the old Su family that I didn't give up in the past few years.
"You are about to go to study, and the brigade can't help but express it. This is a little bit of my gratitude to you on behalf of the brigade."
Su Changjiu smiled and handed over several red envelopes. From the three brothers Su Shouwen to Su Xiaomei, none of them left behind.
Before a few people could react, there was a red envelope in their hands, and they were about to push it back, but there was no time.
"Captain, you can't do this!"
"What can't I do?" Su Jiujiu said, "As a team leader, why don't I give a reward to the juniors in the team who are admitted to college?"
This is a matter of course!
"I'm here to say something today. If you take the college entrance examination this year and pass, everyone in the team will be given five yuan."
After Su Jiujiu said this, the people in the brigade started talking a lot, but they were relieved after thinking that there were only so many college students in the whole brigade, so it would be okay to give them some rewards.
After all, after the news spread that several college students had passed the exam in the Red Heart Brigade, the young men in the brigade said that the wife’s family was happier.
Only Liu Xiuying, when she heard this, her whole face dropped.
Why? The money in the brigade belongs to the big guys. How can the brigade leader just give it to whomever he wants?
Isn't this an honest and fair way to benefit the old Su family?
"Captain, this is not possible. With just a swipe of your hand, twenty dollars are gone. No matter how much money our team has, we can't afford to do this!"
Su Jiujiu frowned in disgust, this Liu Xiuying is really a troublemaker.
There were so many people in the brigade who were happy, but she was the only one who had an objection.
"Let's all vote. If everyone has an opinion, I'll pay for it myself!"
When the members heard what Su Changjiu said, they all started talking.
"I don't object. There are several college students in our brigade. When I go back to my parents' home, others will look at me favorably."
"That's it, whose team can produce so many college students at once?"
"Two days ago, the girl I told my second son about didn't agree at first, but suddenly agreed, saying that she did it because of the many talented college students in our team!"
…
Everyone in a hurry actually agreed.
This made the expression on Liu Xiuying's face become increasingly ugly.
No, this matter absolutely cannot happen. She is going to complain to the commune and ask the cadres in the commune. How can the collective property be distributed to individuals in this way?
Although most people agreed, some members still objected.
But there were only a few people, and Su Changjiu didn't take it to heart at all.
The minority must obey the majority!
The consistent principles of our party.
Nothing wrong!
Liu Xiuying planned to find a few people to make trouble with her, so she targeted a few people who opposed it.
They are all stingy, people who don't strive for advancement and hang upside down every year are also narrow-minded and don't want others to be kind to them.
They can be considered to be a few people who have similar personalities.
A few people gathered together and murmured for a few words, and then agreed that this matter would cause a fuss and that the leaders above would know that Su Jiujiu was a hypocritical person who was seeking to benefit the public for his own benefit.
They even agreed to report it to the commune immediately, otherwise it would be boring to wait until all the money was taken away.
Su Jiujiu didn't know that these people were planning this, but encouraged each of the children, chatted a few words with Su Taohua, and finally came to Shen Zizhen.
"Teacher Shen, you are a good person. From now on, the Peach Blossom Girls will be taken care of by you."
Shen Zizhen said with a smile: "Taohua is my wife, Xiaomei and the others are my children. It is my duty to take care of them."
While they were talking, they saw Su Taohua's sister Su Guihua and her family coming.
"Sister, we rushed over here early in the morning, for fear that we wouldn't be able to catch up with you."
Su Xiaotian did not disturb other people's homes to say goodbye, but instead talked to a few brothers.
Su Shouwen and the other three were reluctant to part with Su Xiaotian, so naturally they had endless things to talk about now.
After a while, Su Guihua and Su Taohua had almost finished talking, and Su Laosan shouted that it was time to leave.
They were on the train on the morning of the seventeenth day of the first lunar month.
I originally planned to have the tractor delivered to the county town, and then take the shuttle bus to the provincial capital, which would arrive at the provincial capital at eight or nine in the evening.
Rest one night in the provincial capital and go to the train station early the next day
Who would have thought that Su Laosan would actually drive here, and they would have more time.
Because of this, Grandma Su said to let them eat before setting off.
"Mom, it's too late, there are still people waiting in the county." Su Laosan said.
"You mean Xiu'er and the others?" Grandma Su asked.
"No, the leaders of the county are waiting at the school, saying that they are the glory of the county No. 1 Middle School and the glory of the county, and they must be rewarded."
When Su Laosan came, he had already agreed to take him to the county town at noon, and the county leaders wanted to meet him.
When Grandma Su heard the words county leader, she didn't say anything.
After all, although her son-in-law is not the top leader, he is still a cadre in the county, so she is used to it!
"Okay, I won't eat then. We'll have dinner at Manxiu's house at noon. Third brother, there's still some meat and eggs at home. You can take them with you..."
"Mom, no need, everything is ready. My second sister-in-law and my daughter-in-law are also given a day off in the factory today, and they are also helping Manxiu cook at home." Su Laosan quickly stopped him and said: " Mom, Xiaotian and the others will start school in two days, why not go to the county seat together today!"
After all, Grandma Su was a little reluctant. It was very sad to see off her three grandchildren today. Why did she still have to leave?
"I'm thinking that you and my father will also go to the county town to stay for two days. If my eldest brother, sister-in-law and second brother can find time, they can also go to the county town to give away some babies!"
Boss Su originally wanted to say that he might not be able to go, but the captain and Li Zhuzi have already stepped forward.
"We are watching what happens in the chicken farm. You go quickly. This is a huge happy event!"
"Yes, eldest brother, second brother, don't worry, I'm watching in the pig farm."
After hearing this, Mr. Su and Mr. Su did not hesitate.
The family packed up a little and went out with their packages. Just as they were about to get in the car, they saw several bicycles coming from a distance.
It seemed that he was heading towards the old Su family, but when he looked at the person, he didn't recognize him.
Su Laosan said: "Let's go quickly, don't delay."
Since he didn't know him, Su Laosan didn't want to waste any more time.
"Etc., etc!"
The people on the bicycle probably saw these people getting on the bicycle and left, so they shouted loudly.
The bicycle bell also kept ringing.
Soon, the bicycle arrived in front of the car, and several people were panting.
After Su Laosan finished speaking, he shouted for everyone to get in the car.
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