Go back to 1980 and enjoy it

Time flies.

In a blink of an eye, the annual Spring Festival travel rush is about to begin again.

Now that the reform and opening up has been over for 16 or 17 years, the number of people going south to Guangdong to work has reached tens of millions.

For these migrant workers, they can only go back to their hometowns to reunite with their parents and relatives during the Spring Festival. It is impossible to go home at other times. Unless they quit their jobs, they don’t have holidays to go home.

So many people go home in ten days or half a month. Not to mention the transportation in the 1990s, even the transportation in later generations will not be easy.

After all, my country’s Spring Festival travel rush is known as the greatest human migration in the history. Under this background, it is really not an easy thing to buy a ticket to go home smoothly and to squeeze on the train to go home smoothly.

(On January 11, 1995, a long queue formed in the square in front of Guangzhou Railway Station)

(On January 19, 1995, at the ticket gate of Guangzhou Railway Station, a young female passenger was squeezed to tears by the crowd)

From queuing up to buy tickets to squeezing on the train, people who have not experienced this journey really can't imagine the bitterness, exhaustion and helplessness, especially for those who suffer from intensive phobia, they really want to die.

At this time, at Guangzhou Railway Station, Peng Qiulan stood exhausted in the long queue, preparing to buy a train ticket back to Nanning.

After graduating from junior high school, she followed the older brothers and sisters in the village to Guangzhou to work, and it has been several years now.

Although her junior high school education is not high, it is also considered impressive among many working girls. Therefore, after working diligently in the factory for two years, she was promoted to team leader. After working as a team leader for another three years, she was promoted to group leader.

Now, her monthly salary is four or five hundred yuan, which is already very good.

If we don’t mention other things, just looking at the salary, it is indeed a high income in this era, but Peng Qiulan is still tired of life in the factory.

The factory she entered was a capitalist factory, not the state-owned factory in the past. Working ten hours a day was basic training, working eleven or twelve hours a day was commonplace, and even when the factory was rushing to order, working thirteen or fourteen hours a day was normal.

The working hours were so long, and then minus the time for sleeping, eating, bathing, washing clothes and personal hygiene, there was basically no free time.

Such a life day after day was really not what Peng Qiulan wanted. The reason why she was able to work in the factory for so many years was nothing more than seeing that the salary given by the factory was not bad, and she planned to save some capital to start her own business. In this way, no matter how much or how little she earned, at least she would be much freer than now.

After waiting in line for several hours, Peng Qiulan finally bought the ticket back to Nanning as she wished, which made her overjoyed.

When waiting for the ticket check to get on the bus, Peng Qiulan was almost squeezed to tears. The whole process was really hard to describe.

After successfully getting on the train, Peng Qiulan was already half dead.

…

Passengers like Peng Qiulan were already very lucky. There were many passengers who spent more than ten hours queuing but still couldn't buy tickets to go home. There were even more unlucky passengers who bought tickets but couldn't get on until the train started.

Of course, the most unlucky one was a father and son. The son squeezed in with great difficulty because of his small size, but the father couldn't get on. Then when the train was about to start, the father and son couldn't get on and the other couldn't get off.

When the train left, the father cried and asked the railway police for help.

In short, no one who chose to go home for the New Year during the Spring Festival travel rush had an easy journey. They all overcame all difficulties, just like going through ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties before they could return to their hometown to reunite with their parents and relatives.

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Wuyue Square.

Yongjia Supermarket.

As the first and largest supermarket in Nanning, Yongjia Supermarket has been doing good business since the day it opened.

Especially at the end of each year, as customers prepare for the New Year, the supermarket's business will be several times better than usual. Every day, a large number of customers come to buy large quantities of goods, and this year is no exception.

Among the group of customers today, there is Peng Qiulan, who just came back from Guangzhou yesterday. She came out with her mother to buy New Year's goods.

In Nanning, Yongjia Supermarket is a must-go for buying New Year's goods.

When checking out, the female cashier asked, "Hello, do you have a membership card?"

Peng's mother asked blankly, "What is this membership card?"

The female cashier smiled and said, "This membership card is a new membership service launched by our supermarket. As long as you open our supermarket membership card, you can get corresponding points every time you consume. These points are valid for one year, and then they can be exchanged for peanut oil, rice, toothpaste, laundry detergent, etc. every month.

And these are just the basic functions of our supermarket membership card. In the future, our supermarket will launch more preferential functions , do you need a membership card?"

Mother Peng was moved and asked, "Does it cost money to apply for this membership card?"

The female cashier smiled and said, "It's free to apply for a membership card in our supermarket."

Mother Peng smiled and said, "Then apply for one for us!"

The female cashier smiled and said, "Okay, please go to the cashier counter to apply for a membership card before you come to check out, so that I can save the points you earn from this shopping into your membership card."

Mother Peng thanked her and went to the cashier counter with her daughter to apply for a membership card.

Among the people checking out, there were customers who had not applied for membership cards yet. Wen Yan also followed them to apply for membership cards.

It’s free stuff anyway, don’t give it up for free.

Soon, Peng's mother and others applied for the membership card. The points of this membership card are 1 point for every 1 yuan spent in the supermarket. At the end of each month, the supermarket will exchange the points, and then the supermarket will come up with various products. Products are given to customers for free redemption.

As long as you have enough points, you can redeem valuable items for free.

In short, this is an additional gain, which is naturally a good thing for customers.

When checking out, the female cashier smiled and said to Peng's mother: "You have spent a total of 86 yuan this time. I have helped you deposit these 86 points into your membership card. Please pay attention to the events held at the end of each month in our supermarket. Points redemption activity.”

"OK, thanks!"

Mother Peng responded, and then she and her daughter carried the New Year's goods and walked out of the supermarket happily.

"Peng Qiulan?"

As soon as she walked out of the supermarket with her mother, she heard someone calling her name. Peng Qiulan couldn't help but follow the sound and saw a glamorous figure. The familiar face made her blurt out: "Fan Yuemei!"

"It's really you!"

Fan Yuemei said with emotion: "I haven't seen you in the past few years. You have changed so much that I almost didn't recognize you."

"You've changed even more. If you hadn't called me first, I probably wouldn't have dared to recognize you. You're getting longer and more beautiful now."

Peng Qiulan's eyes were full of amazement, and then she introduced: "Mom, let me introduce to you. This is Fan Yuemei, my junior high school classmate and my deskmate. I had the best relationship with her in the class."

Fan Yuemei was the first to say hello: "Hello, aunt!"

Mother Peng also said hello with a smile: "Hello, classmate Fan, I have often heard my Qiulan mention you before, saying that you are not only beautiful, but you are also the first in the class in academic performance. At that time, I always asked my Qiulan to I’m learning from you.”

Fan Yuemei smiled and said: "Thank you, Auntie. This is not the place to talk. Why don't you have a cup of tea in my office upstairs?"

Peng Qiulan said in surprise: "Yuemei, do you work upstairs?"

Fan Yuemei nodded and said: "Well, I work in Ahua Home Appliances City on the third floor. We haven't seen each other for several years. It's rare to meet here. If you're okay, let's go up and have a cup of tea and chat!"

"OK!"

"Auntie, please come too!"

Mother Peng shook her head and said with a smile: "Classmate Fan, you and Qiulan go up. I won't go up. Come to my house as a guest when you have time."

Fan Yuemei didn't force herself and said with a smile: "Okay, Auntie."

Peng's mother said: "Qiulan, I will go back first. You classmates have not seen each other for several years. We should have a good chat if we meet rarely."

Peng Qiulan said: "Well, then mom, just go back first!"

Mother Peng responded, said hello to Fan Yuemei, and then went back alone carrying the new year's goods.

Fan Yuemei then took Peng Qiulan up to the third floor and entered one of the very high-end offices.

Before Peng Qiulan walked into the office with her old classmate, she had already seen the words "General Manager's Office" written on the sign above the door. She couldn't help being shocked and said: "Yuemei, you are the general manager of this Ahua Appliances City. ?”

"So be it!"

Fan Yuemei boiled water to make tea and said with a smile: "Don't talk about me first. Please tell me about your development in the past few years. I have also asked some classmates in the past two years and they said that you seem to have grown up after graduating from junior high school. No more reading?”

Peng Qiulan sat down, sighed with regret, and said, "Yes, I didn't work hard when I was studying. My grades in the high school entrance examination were very poor, so I had no intention of continuing to study, so I followed others to Guangzhou. Got a job.

In a blink of an eye, several years passed. "

"So you entered society so early."

"Yes, if I had known how difficult it was to enter society, I should have studied hard. Even if I couldn't get into college, I should have at least graduated from high school."

This is how people are. When they are on campus, very few people know how to cherish opportunities. Only after they get out of campus and receive severe beatings from society do they understand the importance of studying. Unfortunately, by this time, it is too late to regret.

Peng Qiulan was no exception. She realized the importance of academic qualifications only after she started working in a factory. If she had a high school degree, she would probably be promoted to team leader two years earlier, and even have the opportunity to move into a higher position.

After briefly recounting her experience after graduating from junior high school, Peng Qiulan asked: "Yuemei, your academic performance was so good back then, should you have been admitted to college?"

Fan Yuemei smiled and said: "Admitted to Wuhan University."

Although Peng Qiulan is not very clear about the value of each university, as long as she is a college student, it is unattainable for her. She said with envy: "Counting the time, you have graduated from college this year, right?"

Fan Yuemei nodded and said, "Well, I graduated this year."

Peng Qiulan asked curiously: "Yuemei, you just graduated from college this year, so why did you become the general manager of the Ahua Appliances City?"

At this time, the water has been boiled. Fan Yuemei replied while making tea: "Qiulan, I got married after graduating from college. This electric city is the property of my husband's family. Now it is handed over to me to manage, so I can Become a general manager."

Peng Qiulan couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard this. This answer was really beyond her expectations. She couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my God, you got married right after graduation. The speed is really fast. Did you have a date when you were studying?"

Fan Yuemei smiled and said: "I guess so. I met my husband by chance during the summer vacation of my junior year. We got married when I graduated from college."

Peng Qiulan said with envy: "Yuemei, you are really a winner in life. Not only did you successfully enter the university, but you also married so well. It's really enviable."

Fan Yuemei poured her a cup of tea and smiled: "I also think I am quite lucky."

After chatting about their current situations, the two who met after a long time drank tea and recalled some interesting things in school.

This chat lasted for more than an hour. Fan Yuemei asked, "Qiulan, working in Guangzhou is not a long-term solution. What are your plans for the future?"

Peng Qiulan said, "In fact, I had already quit my job when I came back for the New Year. Working in a factory is too unfree. I just work all day and don't have much free time. If this continues, my youth will be ruined in this factory.

I have worked in the factory for so many years and saved some money. I plan to invest in a small business. I haven't decided what to do yet. Anyway, no matter what I do, it's better than working in a factory. At least I have freedom."

Fan Yuemei nodded and said, "Being your own boss is definitely better than working for others. Do you plan to do business in Nanning or in Guangzhou?"

Peng Qiulan said, "There are many people in Guangzhou, and it is easy to make money by doing business. Unfortunately, there is no one there. The social security is not good in this era. It is too dangerous for a girl like me to do business there.

So I thought about it again and again, and decided to return to our Nanning to do business.

Although Nanning's development is far behind Guangzhou, this is our home after all, and there are many acquaintances here, which is much safer than in Guangzhou. ”

Fan Yuemei agreed: "Safety issues should indeed be taken seriously. It is very dangerous for a girl to do business in Guangzhou. This is different from working in a factory. I feel relieved if you can think of this. ”

Peng Qiulan said: "It is mainly because I have heard a lot of illegal and criminal things in Guangzhou in the past few years. Even the leaders of the factory often warn the employees of the factory not to go too far away from the factory even after get off work, so as to avoid any trouble. ”

The two chatted for a long time. Fan Yuemei saw that it was almost noon, so she stood up and said: "Qiulan, it's rare for us to meet again. Let's go downstairs and I'll treat you to hot pot."

Knowing that her old classmate married into a wealthy family, Peng Qiulan did not hesitate to be polite with her, and smiled and agreed.

……

This year's Naye Village is more lively than any other year.

The main reason is, of course, that a new Naye Hospital was added to the village this year.

In this Naye Hospital, there are more than a thousand medical staff and their families alone, plus patients who need to be hospitalized and their families, and patients who do not need to be hospitalized, this number has increased by at least 1,500 people, and it is hard for the whole Naye Village not to be lively.

Although it is already the end of the year, the number of medical staff and patients staying in Naye Hospital has not decreased.

After all, diseases come at any time, and they don’t care whether you are celebrating the New Year now, and medical staff are one of the few professions that work all year round.

Of course, it is also basic for medical staff to take turns to rest during the Spring Festival. As long as there is no special accident, it is still okay to take turns to rest for a few days.

Now there are still a few days before the Spring Festival, and doctors in various departments are busier than usual, especially those surgeons, who are all planning to complete the surgery before the New Year, so that the department can arrange shifts and rest.

At this time, in the expert villa, Mrs. Liu asked: "Old Liu, are we really not going back to our hometown for the New Year this year?"

Liu Jianzhong nodded and said: "Well, we won't go back for the New Year this year."

Mrs. Liu said: "Old Liu, there are not many patients in the hospital at present, and you have people under you. You don't have to stay here to stick to your post!"

Liu Jianzhong said: "What do you know as a woman? During the Spring Festival, important people in the Deng family will come back to celebrate the New Year. It's a rare opportunity to contact them. Of course, I have to stay here for the New Year!"

Mrs. Liu said, "Okay, then we will stay here for the New Year this year."

...

Not only Liu Jianzhong, the chief director, thinks so, but the chief directors of other departments and the leaders of the hospital also have similar ideas.

They have been working in Naye Hospital for a while and have a certain understanding of the strength of Naye Deng's family. They all want to stay in Naye Village for the New Year this year. On the one hand, they want to see how the richest village in Guangxi and even the whole country celebrates the New Year, and on the other hand, they want to take the opportunity to make friends with those respected and well-known people in the village.

As for the ordinary medical staff, they didn't think so much. Anyway, it would be a good thing for them to take a break and go back to their hometown to celebrate the New Year, but it doesn't matter if it's not their turn. Staying in Naye Village for the New Year seems to be quite interesting.

As the New Year is getting closer, except for the clan members who can't leave their jobs, other clan members of Naye Deng's family also rushed back to celebrate the New Year.

Among them, there is Deng Changyong's family, who haven't returned to their hometown for the New Year for more than ten years.

After all, Deng Changyong is a powerful leader. He brought his whole family back to celebrate the New Year, which still caused quite a stir in the clan.

On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Naye Deng held a grand dividend meeting at the entrance of the ancestral hall.

Except for a few who were far away or unable to get away, all the hundreds of married aunts and sisters of the Yedeng family were present.

This kind of dividend meeting with the participation of more than 3,000 people from the whole clan was very huge. Naturally, all the medical staff and patients of Naye Hospital also received the news.

So, except for the medical staff who were at work and couldn't leave, the other medical staff and the families of many medical staff came to the door of Naye Deng's Ancestral Hall out of curiosity to watch this family dividend meeting that they had never seen before. .

Even many patients and their families came over to join in the fun.

In addition, the people with the official surname who were relatively nearby got the news and rushed over to join in the fun.

The number of people directly reached five to six thousand, and the whole scene was as lively as possible.

Deng Changyong's family was also present at this time.

Seeing the prosperity of the clan, Deng Changyong felt very happy, and he admired the clan leader who led the whole clan to make a fortune. If the clan leader was not open-minded, regardless of personal gains and losses, and devoted himself to leading the whole clan to get rich, then they would not be able to do that. How could the family be as prosperous as it is today!

And this time when he came back, Deng Changyong also heard from his fifth uncle about how the leader of the clan severely punished drug addicts. After hearing this, he applauded loudly. It was a great blessing for the Deng clan to have such a clan leader.

When the time came for the clan meeting, Deng Shirong took the stage and said: "Dear clan members and sisters, it's another happy day for the whole clan to distribute dividends once a year, but before we distribute the dividends, we need to award student aid first.

In the past few years, many outstanding students have emerged from our Nayedeng family, and more and more people have been admitted to high schools, technical secondary schools, junior colleges, and universities. Looking at the entire Bobai County, no other surname can compare with this aspect. Ours is better than Deng's.

At that time, the tribe established the student aid award with the purpose of encouraging the students in the tribe to study hard. Now it seems that the effect is quite good. I hope that all the students can continue to work hard and study hard, and strive to be admitted to the ideal university and become the pillars of the country. .

Next, those whose names are read, please come on stage to receive the award. "

Hearing what Deng Shirong said, the Deng clan and the Guan clan had long been accustomed to it. However, this was the first time for medical staff, patients and their family members to hear about the scholarship award, and they all stared. Watching with big eyes.

It was also the first time for Deng Changyong's family to hear about the clan's student aid awards, and they all craned their necks to watch.

Then, the students from the clan whose names were read came on stage one by one to receive their awards. Different performance rankings resulted in different rewards.

However, even the worst reward is not a small amount of money.

The best reward is for the students who get the first grade in the exam. Only three tribesmen get it. Xiaodong'er is naturally one of them. Even if she goes to the best junior high school in the city, she still dominates the whole school just like she did in elementary school. .

The first place in the grade was directly rewarded with 2,000 yuan, which stunned the medical staff, patients and their families.

"Oh my god, if you get the first grade in the exam, you will be rewarded with 2,000 yuan. The Deng family is really rich!"

"The Naye Deng family is so awesome. The whole family values ​​education so much. No wonder they are so prosperous."

"It's so awesome. I can't even make 2,000 yuan a year. Students from Ye Deng's family can get a reward of 2,000 yuan as long as they rank first in grade. I'm really dissatisfied!"

"It's really awesome..."

"..."

Everyone who saw the Ye Deng Society for the first time was shocked!

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