Xu Shiyan was holding two fine-scaled fish in his hand, and as soon as he stepped through the gate of Xu's house with one foot, he heard voices in his yard.
"Brother Xu, let me tell you, if it weren't for the relationship between our two families, good things would never happen to your family.
I don’t know how many people in our brigade are thinking about this quota for both workers and farmers, and they want to break their heads to grab it.
Later, you can discuss it with your sister-in-law and a few nephews, and decide to go to work in the Da'an Coal Mine."
The speaker was a man in his late fifties, wearing a white vest and blue pants.
The white vest was slightly yellowed by sweat, and the trousers, which had been washed white, had a few neat patches on them, and the trousers legs were rolled up to the calf.
Xu Shiyan frowned, what is this man's name?
After forty years, most of my memories of my previous life were blurred, and for a while I couldn't even remember the name of the person in front of me.
"Brother Zhao, thank you so much for thinking of our family with all your good things.
OK, don't worry. After breakfast, I will ask the third child to go to the team to write a letter of introduction, and then report to Da'an Coal Mine.
The third child is stable, has a good temper, and doesn't cause trouble when he goes out. I can rest assured when he goes to work.
The second child is not good, that bear cub has a bad temper, and he might start a fight again."
The other person who spoke was dressed in almost the same way, but was a little older.
At this moment, he was holding a hoe in his right hand, and it looked like he had just come back from the fields.
Hearing this, Xu Shiyan, who was still frowning and thinking, felt bright in his heart.
Those vague memories from forty years ago are gradually becoming clearer.
On July 13, 1977, the day after Xu Shiyan's wedding, Zhao Dahai, the secretary of the Dongjiangyan Brigade, gave the old Xu family the quota of workers and farmers assigned by the commune.
There are five sons and one daughter in Lao Xu's family.
The eldest son, Xu Shixian, worked as an accountant in the production team. The second son, Xu Shian, was in good health and worked quickly, earning the most work points.
The fourth child, Xu Shide, teaches at Qingling Primary School. He was a private teacher and became a regular teacher last year.
After graduating from high school, Lao Wu led a group of young people in the production team to engage in side business. They fell wood in winter and planted ginseng, gastrodia, fritillary and other medicinal materials in spring and summer. He was just appointed as the team leader of the side business.
Only the third child, Xu Shiyan, was born with poor health.
When he was three years old, he was sick and could only breathe. The old lady of the Xu family listened to a folk remedy and used black cow dung for external application, which saved her third son's life.
When I was eight years old, I got stomach trouble again, and I didn't get better until I was eighteen years old.
Xu Shiyan also works in the production team, but he is slow and meticulous in his work and does not earn as many work points as others. Therefore, he is often scolded by his father, who thinks he is ineffective.
So after getting the quota for both workers and farmers, Mr. Xu decided to let his third son go without even thinking about it.
Although this is both a worker and a farmer, it is similar to a temporary job. Your household registration remains unchanged and you are still in the countryside. You will have to return to the agricultural team in the future. At least you can earn a lot.
They receive wages, eat in canteens, and receive other benefits just like workers. It's a hundred times better than an old farmer digging in the soil for food.
"Dad, Uncle Zhao, give the quota for both workers and farmers to others. I won't go to Da'an Coal Mine."
Xu Shiyan walked up to his father and captain Zhao Dahai and said loudly.
In his previous life, on the second day of his wedding, Xu Shiyan was driven by his father and hurriedly went to the production team to complete the formalities. He took his luggage and went straight to the Da'an Coal Mine, leaving his newlywed wife at home.
At that time, Xu Shiyan was only thinking about making more money. He never thought that if he chose the wrong step, he would make the same mistake every step of the way.
If you fail to catch up one step at a time, you will miss every step. If you live to the age of sixty-five, you will ultimately be wasting your life and accomplishing nothing.
Fortunately, I still have a good daughter by my side to take care of me, and I caught up with the demolition of the old house in the Haoshi Development Zone. In addition to moving one house back to my old house, I still have a lot of money left.
But precisely because of this money, countless disputes have arisen.
The brothers who were originally harmonious were jealous of each other, and their unsatisfactory prodigal son was jumping up and down, all to fight for the family property.
Xu Shiyan was so angry that his blood pressure rose, his vision went dark and he fell down.
When I opened my eyes again, I was already back forty years ago, on the morning after my wedding.
I had only seen rebirth in novels before, but I never thought it would happen to me.
Xu Shiyan was so flustered that while his wife was sleeping, he quietly left home and ran to the riverside to sort out his thoughts.
Although Xu Shiyan still can't figure out why he was reborn, he has come back and will never follow the same path of his life again.
Da'an Coal Mine, both workers and farmers, go to hell, whoever wants to go there, it has nothing to do with him.
Therefore, Xu Shiyan expressed his attitude very firmly.
"What? Tell me again? What did you just say?" Upon hearing this, Xu Chenghou, the old man of the Xu family, immediately stared and asked angrily.
"You stupid thing, do you dare to say that you won't try it again?
Your Uncle Zhao kindly left the quota to our family for you, do you know what is good about it?
You go to work in the mines, receive wages, eat in the canteen, and get a salary of tens of dollars a month. Why don't you think about it? Do you want to go to heaven?"
Xu Chenghou was a little deaf, so he originally spoke loudly, but when he was angry, he made even louder noises.
Not to mention the Xu family's yard, even the neighbors could hear it.
"Old Xu, why are you howling outside so early in the morning? I wonder if your grandchildren haven't gotten up yet?
Ohbin has not been feeling well these past two days. He cried for a while just now and finally managed to get him to sleep, but you screamed and screamed and woke the child up again."
Xu Chenghou made too much noise, which alerted Mrs. Xu, Zhou Guilan, who was in the room.
Zhou Guilan was lighting a fire in the kitchen. She came out with a fire stick and asked her husband angrily.
"You are the good son you raised. Just let him be used to you all day long, or he will rebel."
Xu Chenghou was so angry that when his wife came out, his voice did not lower much.
"Brother Lao Zhao just came over and told me that there is a quota for someone who is both a worker and a farmer in our team to work in the Da'an Coal Mine.
Brother Lao Zhao gave the quota to our family, and I said let that bastard Third Brother go. What do you think this bastard said?
He said he wasn't going and he didn't want the spot."
"How good is the job in the mine? Open-pit work costs more than 50 yuan a month, and underground work costs more than 80 yuan a month. Where can I find a job that makes such a lot of money?
How many work points can the production team earn for a day of hard work with their backs and hips exposed to the wind and the sun? How much money do they earn? This is a shameless thing."
Xu Chenghou originally looked at Xu Shiyan with displeasure, but now he became even more angry.
The anger in my heart had nowhere to vent, so I simply picked up the hoe handle in my hand and started to attack my third son.
"Oh, brother, I can't beat him. My third son is already twenty-five years old and he just got married yesterday. How can I beat him again?"
Captain Zhao Dahai saw it and quickly reached out and grabbed the handle of the hoe.
"Brother, please calm down. You two need to discuss this matter carefully, but you don't want to hit anyone."
While saying this, Zhao Dahai turned back to look at Xu Shiyan.
"San'er, you are the same kid. You were angry with your father early in the morning. Isn't your father doing it for your own good?
Of the five of you brothers, you are the most worrying.
You said that you finally got a wife, but you won’t be able to earn money to support your family in the future? Can your parents and parents protect you for the rest of your life? How can you support your wife and children if you don’t earn money?
The work in the mine is not easy, but it makes a lot of money. How many months can you keep up with it in the production team?"
The Zhao and Xu families were close, and Zhao Dahai was the secretary of the brigade, so he had to give some advice at this time.