All Heavens Pension started from the fiery era

Chapter 681 682. Yue Wenxuan's prestige
Shao Ruikang had matured overnight. He did not raise any objections to the arrangement of his grandfather and several uncles to go to the countryside, and he accepted it happily.

On the contrary, Yue Qingmei, the granddaughter of the eldest son, and Yue Qinghe, the granddaughter of the second son, were very dissatisfied with the arrangements made by their elders.

The two of them were only one year apart in age, and even the elder sister Yue Qingmei was only 17 years old. Sixteen or seventeen years old was a period full of fantasy, and the two were more willing to respond to the country's call and go to more difficult places to join the production team.

They felt that their hometown, Yuejia Village, was just over 20 miles away from home in the suburbs. So what difference would there be between going to their hometown to join the team and living in the city?

Although the two children were young, they were very bold. In order to realize their dreams, they even went to the Youth League Office together and secretly signed up.

Fortunately, my family discovered it early and it didn't become irreversible.

In order to prevent these two daring girls from doing anything else, Yue Hongtai simply stepped in personally and quickly determined the location for them to go to the countryside.

It was very easy for Yue Hongtai to arrange such a small matter. Not to mention his status, even ordinary families, as long as they were willing to respond to the country's call, could negotiate with relevant personnel on the location of going to the countryside at the beginning of the process.

If you want your children to join the farm, it will be difficult. After all, the educated youth on the farm are paid, and except that the work is a little harder, there is not much difference between them and the young people in the city.

If you are willing to send your children to the countryside to work as sent-down youths, it won't be that difficult to choose a location.

That is to say, at the beginning, various policies had not yet been officially implemented. Otherwise, Yue Hongtai would have no need to personally show up to easily accomplish this matter.

When the resettlement policy for going to the countryside becomes relatively mature in the future, the educated youth can choose to go to their hometown to work in the countryside first.

After the location for going to the countryside to work was determined, the Yue family was not in a hurry to send the three children away. Instead, they tried to delay the time as much as possible, hoping that the three children could leave later and suffer for a few months less.

It was not until April 1970 that the family could no longer delay and, at the urging of the Youth League Office, sent their three children away.

On the day of farewell, the three children wore green military uniforms, hung a big red flower on their chests, and boarded a large truck specially used to transport educated youth.

The elders who saw them off felt that the children were about to suffer and were worried that they would not be able to hold on. Their faces showed some reluctance to part. But the three children were all smiles, full of expectations and longings for the future, without a trace of sadness on their faces. The thoughts of the two generations were in stark contrast at this time.

After sending the three children away, the elders in the family were not too worried. After all, they were going to their hometown, where their relatives would take care of them, so nothing could happen to them. At most, they would just be a little tired and suffer.

Besides, my hometown is only about 20 miles away from the city. When I really miss it, I can go there anytime. It is so close that I don’t need to take a special leave. I can take Sunday to go there.

Taking into account that Qingmei and Qinghe were both very smart children, they were still young and both girls, Yue Hongguo and Yue Hongtai, the two fathers, were still worried. After discussing it, they decided to visit them every once in a while.

In June, Yue Hongguo took the things that the three families had prepared for their children and took time off on Sunday to visit Yuejia Village.

After I came back, I kept sighing and felt sorry for the three children who had suffered so much and were so tired. I couldn't sleep well for many days.

If he had gone there a few days earlier, he would definitely not have felt the way he did now, but when he went there the village was harvesting wheat, which was the hardest and most tiring time of the year.

At this time of year every year, even the strong laborers in the village would be exhausted. The three children have just been in the countryside for two months and have not been able to adapt well. They work from morning to night and are almost exhausted when they go back.

Yue Hongguo went to visit them at this time and saw them in their most miserable state. However, he was powerless to do anything, although he felt very uncomfortable.

In August, Yue Hongtai took over the visit to Yuejia Village, and the situation improved a lot.

Although working under the scorching sun in the summer is hard, the labor intensity of weeding is not very high and several children can persist.

Moreover, after going through the hardships of summer harvest, the will of several children has been initially forged. They have gradually adapted to the hard work in the countryside and are no longer unable to bear it as they were at the beginning.

Seeing that the three children were in good spirits, Yue Hongtai told them what he had seen and heard after returning, and the parents finally felt relieved.

Yue Wenxuan himself had the experience of going to the countryside, and had a clear understanding of the subsequent development. He intended to give his three children a good training, so he was not in a hurry to go to the countryside to visit them.

It was not until October that he prepared his things and prepared to go back to Yuejia Village to check on the situation. On the one hand, he wanted to visit his two younger brothers, and on the other hand, he wanted to understand the current lives of his three children. If necessary, he would make follow-up arrangements.

This time, he planned to stay in the countryside for a longer period of time. After hearing about it, his youngest daughter Yue Hongxiu insisted on going with him, but Yue Wenxuan didn't want to bring such a little burden with him, so he had to persuade her with all his might.

After leaving the city, the entire road was dirt. Yue Wenxuan rode his bicycle for an hour before arriving at Yuejia Village.

It was already late October and the crops in the fields had been harvested. The wilderness was bare and looking far away, it seemed as if one could see the horizon.

Yue Wenxuan had walked this road back to his hometown countless times and was so familiar with it that he went straight to his second brother's door.

He came at the wrong time. It was just nine o'clock in the morning and everyone in the house should be working in the fields. The gate was locked and he couldn't get in.

Yue Wenxuan had already expected this to happen, so he got on his bike and headed straight to the village brigade headquarters.

This time, we finally did not miss the chance. Normally, the brigade would keep someone on duty, and today the person on duty was the village party secretary Yue Hongwei.

Yue Hongwei is less than fifty years old and has served as the village party secretary for nearly ten years. In terms of seniority, he is Yue Wenxuan's nephew.

Yue Wenxuan was the highest-ranking cadre to leave Yuejia Village. Yue Hongwei, the village party secretary, certainly knew him. When he saw that it was him in the yard, he hurried out to greet him.

"Uncle Wenxuan, how come you have time to come back to the village today? I haven't seen you for a while." Yue Hongwei said as he shook hands with Yue Wenxuan warmly.

"My grandson and two granddaughters came to our village to join the production team. I was a little worried, so I came back to take a look."

“My nephew and two nieces are all good kids, worthy of being members of our Yue family. Among all the educated youth assigned here, the three of them are the best behaved.

If all of these assigned educated youth were as hardworking and persevering as these three, I wouldn’t have to worry about them.”

As Yue Hongwei was talking, he took Yue Wenxuan to his office and started to complain:
"Uncle Wenxuan, you don't know, among those educated youths assigned here, the spoiled city dwellers, how many of them are really capable of working? They all shun heavy work, either complaining that it's dirty or tiring.

Even those male educated youth are not as good as our three children. Especially Qingmei and Qinghe, they are no worse than boys, and they are very skillful at work!" Yue Hongwei said, shaking his head and sighing, obviously feeling helpless about those educated youth who could not tell the difference between grains.

Yue Wenxuan was moved when he heard this. Of course, he understood the performance of the educated youth. Most of the city kids of this era grew up under the doting of their parents. How could they have seen such hard labor in the countryside?

However, he is more proud that his children can adapt quickly to such an environment and become the best among the crowd.

The two chatted for a while, and Yue Hongwei knew why Yue Wenxuan came, so he took the initiative to say:
"Uncle Wenlong and Uncle Wenhu are both working in the fields right now. I'll call them over the loudspeaker and ask them to come back."

Then he asked, "Should we call Qingmei, Qinghe and Ruikang back as well?"

"Don't shout for the three kids. When they get off work, they will see him.

I should be able to stay longer this time when I return to my hometown. We can talk about anything later. I am not in a hurry to see them."

Yue Hongwei said happily: "That's great! Since Uncle Wenxuan is not in a hurry to leave, then come to my place for dinner tonight. I have a bottle of good wine at home. Let's have a few more drinks."

"No problem, it's settled. But you have to go to your uncle Wenlong's house for lunch, and invite the captain along. I haven't had a drink with you guys for a while, so let's have a good drink today."

Although Yue Wenxuan seldom came to the village, his prestige was not low. Being able to drink with him was a rare opportunity for Yue Hongwei, so he naturally agreed.

After the loudspeaker broadcast, Yue Wenlong and Yue Wenhu quickly came to the brigade headquarters from the fields. Both of them were covered in mud, but they both had smiles on their faces and looked happy.

The two men first stood in the yard and greeted the eldest brother Yue Wenxuan, then chatted with Yue Hongwei for a few words, and then stayed by Yue Wenxuan's side. The three brothers walked back home talking and laughing.

After returning home, Yue Wenxuan asked his two brothers to unload the sacks on the car seat.

"Brother, why did you bring so many things again? In the past two years, our life in the village has been getting better and better. We have basically enough food and rarely go hungry anymore." Yue Wenlong said.

"Most of them are cured fish, which I smoked when I had nothing to do. I learned this technique from an older sister in the sanatorium.

The taste is not bad. I will stew two of them for lunch and you can try them too. "

Yue Wenxuan rarely went back to his hometown, so of course he couldn't go empty-handed. Just like Wenlong said, there was basically no shortage of food in his hometown now, so he might as well bring more preserved meat, after all, it was a rare meat and would definitely be popular.

The three brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time. They asked each other about their recent situation. Yue Wenxuan also asked about the three children's recent performance. Before they knew it, it was noon.

After work, everyone went home one after another. The loudspeaker broadcast in the morning was heard everywhere, and the Yue family heard it. They knew that there was a guest at home, and no matter whether they would eat at Yue Wenlong's place or not, they had to come and say hello to Yue Wenxuan first.

Shao Ruikang, Qingmei and Qinghe naturally also heard the call from the loudspeaker. As soon as they finished work, they greeted the educated youth and trotted back.

Although Yuejia Village is their hometown and the elders there are very concerned about them, after staying in the village for half a year, the children can't help but feel homesick.

The children were originally very close to Yue Wenxuan. After leaving home for half a year, they missed him even more when they heard news about him and wished they could meet him immediately.

When the three children ran into the house and saw Yue Wenxuan, even the strongest one, Shao Ruikang, couldn't help but burst into tears after calling him "Grandpa".

Yue Qingmei and Yue Qinghe each hugged one of Yue Wenxuan's arms, called him "Grandpa", and then started to cry.

After letting the two children cry for a while, Yue Wenxuan consoled them: "Okay, okay, isn't grandpa here to see you? Hurry up and wipe your tears, otherwise you will be laughed at."

After venting out the grievances that had accumulated for half a year, the two children felt a little embarrassed after they calmed down.

Yue Qingmei wiped her tears and said, "Grandpa, why did you come to see us just now? I missed you so much!"

Yue Qinghe also pleaded, "Grandpa, can you stay a few more days before leaving?"

"Who made grandpa soft-hearted? Then I'll listen to you. I won't leave for the time being."

Seeing their grandfather agree so readily, the three children were overjoyed.

The three children all had a lot of grievances and wanted to confide in Yue Wenxuan, but there were so many relatives from their hometown surrounding them, and now was not the time to talk. They could only suppress their thoughts temporarily and wait until they had a chance in the evening to talk properly.

Yue Wenxuan didn't come to his hometown very often, and he always returned to the city the same day. He rarely had the opportunity to talk to the younger generations in his hometown. Today, he had more time, so he talked to each of them for a few more words.

The family was chatting and laughing happily when Yue Hongwei walked in with two people.

Following behind him were none other than two of the three big men in the village, the team leader and the accountant.

Basically, the three of them have the final say on all matters big and small in the village, and if there are any important drinking parties in the village, basically the three of them attend together.

Yue Wenxuan had already greeted Yue Hongwei and asked him to call these two people together. Naturally, he was not surprised to see the three of them come in together.

They still had to work in the afternoon, so the lunch time was not that long. Yue Wenlong's wife simply prepared a few dishes. If they wanted to have a good meal, they had to wait until the evening.

Although the lunch was prepared in a hurry, it was already very sumptuous for the countryside. In addition to two stewed cured fish, Yue Wenlong's wife also killed a chicken, fried a plate of eggs, and added a few seasonal vegetables, making a total of six dishes.

Yue Wenxuan brought a few bottles of good wine. Three village cadres accompanied him at lunch today. He was not stingy and opened two bottles of Luzhou Laojiao. It was rare to drink such good wine, and everyone drank it to their heart's content.

Yue Wenxuan had just arrived in the village, and since he planned to stay for a while, he was bound to have various social engagements.

The first person to treat us was Yue Hongwei, and we drank wine at Yue Hongwei's house in the evening.

Yue Hongwei took it very seriously when entertaining Yue Wenxuan for the first time at home, killing chickens and buying meat. The dinner consisted of eight dishes, which was considered the most grand way of entertaining in the village.

When we finished our meal and returned to Wenlong's house, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.