The shuttle bus from the county seat only goes to Yuntai Commune, and there is still a long way to go to Nanyao Brigade.
Lin Xiaoguang got off the bus and walked to Nanyao Brigade.
On the way, I met Chang Jianping, the deputy director of the commune in charge of publicity work. He was not unfamiliar with Father Lin, a fellow junior, so he said hello and said hello.
Chang Jianping was a little surprised when he saw that he was alone, so he asked: "Xiaoguang, are you alone?"
"Well, it's just me. I'm going to clean up the house. My grandpa won't be back until a few days later." He asked again, "Where's Yunxiu, are you still studying at home?"
"Okay, I'll come to your house to ask for a drink on the first day of the new year."
Chang Jianping smiled, but also resented the indifference of steel: "I'm confused. Your father was not as good at studying as me back then. In this generation, you were admitted to Tsinghua University in one attempt, and your brother Yunxuan was admitted to Tsinghua University twice.
Yunxiu failed even more when he went to normal school and failed to pass the exam twice."
"Hey, if you have time, help her with some tutoring, otherwise she might not be able to pass the exam this year."
Chang Yunxiu and Lin Xiaoguang were classmates. They didn't have a good relationship, but they were familiar with each other. He thought for a moment and agreed directly: "Uncle, that's no problem. I just have a lot of free time these two days."
"You want to go to the brigade. It's a long way. Just take my bike and ride over in the afternoon." Seeing his agreement, Chang Jianping became even happier.
He was so enthusiastic that Lin Xiaoguang could not refuse, so he immediately took the bicycle.
"Uncle, thank you!"
"Thank you, thank you, my family, why are you so polite!" Chang Jianping smiled.
"Goodbye uncle, I'm leaving."
Lin Xiaoguang rode on the 28th pole and hurried away without looking back.
He had a creepy feeling. Chang Jianping was always smiling and extremely enthusiastic. This was not the case in the past. Considering what he said before and after, and the look he just looked at him, he clearly regarded him as his son-in-law.
When did he become so popular? Probably after he was admitted to Tsinghua University.
He was helpless. These parents were not done yet. His relationship with Chang Yunxiu's classmates was obviously very pure. Moreover, he was only seventeen after the New Year and was still underage. These parents thought too much.
He didn't dare to look back because he was afraid that if he turned around, he would see Chang Jianping still standing there, looking at him with a smile.
Lin Xiaoguang rode his bike on the country dirt road, speeding like a teenager. The bumpy dirt road made his butt hurt, and the howling cold wind made the hands holding the handlebars cold and bone-chilling.
In this way, a few minutes later, we arrived at the Nanyao Brigade.
Yan Dongming lived in the west end of the village, and the Lin family's ancestral house was in the east end. He went to the ancestral house first, opened the lock, put the car in, locked the door, and then went to Li Dongming's house.
"Brother Dongming, are you there?"
"Who is it?" Yan Dongming opened the door curtain and was stunned when he saw him: "Xiaoguang, come in quickly!"
Lin Xiaoguang followed him in and was stunned as soon as he entered.
Without him, Yan Dongming's wife was sitting on the kang, breastfeeding her child. When she saw him coming in, she only leaned down slightly.
Lin Xiaoguang was very embarrassed, called sister-in-law, and then sat down next to the brazier.
Du Hongxia exclaimed.
As soon as he sat down, he asked: "Brother Dongming, haven't you reviewed?"
Yan Dongming sat on a stool, warming himself around the brazier, and suddenly sighed: "I can't do it. There are so many things in the team that I can't focus on my studies. It's been so many years since I lost my books. I'm almost thirty."
How can I compare with you young people? I can’t learn, let alone learn, and I can’t get any results after taking the exam twice.”
"I just thought, I can't do it again and again, so I don't plan to take the exam." He looked back at his wife and said, "I'd better let you, Sister Hongxia, take the exam."
Lin Xiaoguang was silent.
Yan Dongming and Du Hongxia saw no hope of educated youth returning to their hometowns, so they got married in 1976. They were both city dwellers and old middle school classmates.
Du Hongxia also took the college entrance examination in the winter of 1977, but failed. She did not take the college entrance examination in the summer of 1978 because she was pregnant at that time. However, she took the college entrance examination in the summer of 1979, which coincided with the establishment of 169 colleges and universities in December 1978. So I got admitted to a normal school and then went to school alone.
The infant child was left to Yan Dongming.
After all, the child was brought up, and a few years later, Du Hongxia graduated from university and stayed in school to become a teacher.
Yan Dongming had no hope in his studies and devoted himself to squatting in the countryside. Later, he embarked on an official career and became a township cadre, working his way up to the county and city levels.
These two people, one in a big city and the other in the countryside, although Chang'an City and Chang'an County are very close, they finally couldn't get along because of the gap in status. Du Hongxia filed for divorce. When Yan Dongming saw this, he left directly.
This is undoubtedly a sad story.
Lin Xiaoguang is not a party involved and has no one to blame. He can only blame this fucked up society.
Seeing his silence, Yan Dongming shook his head, smiled, and asked, "When will your grandpa come over? Are you here to fight?"
There was a brazier in the house, and the firewood was burning, making a crackling sound. After a while, Lin Xiaoguang felt warm all over.
He took off his schoolbag, took out a bag of information and handed it over: "Brother Dongming, take a look!"
Yan Dongming reached out to take it, swept it slightly, and then became serious.
Every editorial about rural reform and economic construction in the People's Daily was cut out by Lin Xiaoguang and collected into one piece. From March last year to now, the entire year's developments are here.
There are also the ongoing rural system reforms in some counties in Xichuan and Jianghuai provinces, including Guanghan's guaranteed output to the group in Xichuan, and Jianghuai's Fengyang guaranteed output to each household. The strategies implemented and the results achieved so far.
Then there are the discussions in the newspapers about these reform measures, as well as the criticism, praise, demotion, promotion and promotion of the parties involved, all here.
Yan Dongming, the secretary of the brigade, has only started to pay attention to these things in the past year or two, but due to limited access, he cannot know so clearly and in detail.
Lin Xiaoguang is different, some information is open to them.
What's more, Lin Xiaoyun's major is related to this, the National People's Congress Library is full of stuff in this field, and the origin of the Second Party School of the Central Committee is not fake.
Yan Dongming read it very seriously, forgetting to eat and sleep, and even when it was time to eat, he was still immersed in the information.
Du Hongxia finished feeding the child, wrapped it in a quilt and placed it on the kang, then went to cook.
No matter from what point of view, as a wife, before she went to college, she was blameless and quite virtuous, but her mother did not do a good job, which made the future Yan Yufei become rebellious.
Taking advantage of Du Hongxia's break, Lin Xiaoguang started talking.
"Brother Dongming, I went to college in Peiping, and I saw many people who abandoned their spouses in the countryside after they were admitted to college."
Seeing Yan Dongming staring at him, seemingly a little angry, he explained slowly: "I'm not saying that my sister-in-law is not good. She really went to college this year and went to a big city. You are still in the country. If anything happens, no one can say anything." It’s uncertain, human nature is very complicated.”
"Brother Dongming, since you don't plan to go to college, you are determined to pursue an official career."
Seeing Du Hongxia come in, Lin Xiaoguang changed the subject: "Brother, you have thought about the guaranteed labor quota before, for the sake of the villagers, so that they can have enough food and clothing, but now, it is not only for them, but also for yourself."
"We have no qualifications, no connections, and no education. If we want to make progress, we can only rely on our grades."
Du Hongxia, who was standing next to her, looked surprised when she heard these words.
Lin Xiaoguang continued: "If you are determined to have a bright future, don't tell me. I will go to my grandfather to help you convince him. When the results come out in half a year, the superiors will confirm it and you will be promoted. If the superiors deny it, you will be fired as the brigade secretary."
"It depends on how you choose?"
Lin Xiaoguang withdrew directly, leaving him enough time to think calmly. He came again in the afternoon, and Yan Dongming finally made up his mind.