Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

Zhang Minghui watched wave after wave of young boys and girls being sent away.

I felt deep sympathy for the women who were crying so hard. If the children didn't understand, wouldn't the adults understand too?

There is no such good life in the countryside. Life there is hardship.

"Facing the earth and back to the sky" is not that easy. Why do farmers want to marry city people or find a job in the city?

Isn’t farming too hard?

Everyone is looking forward to eating commercial grain and living a life that does not depend on the weather for food.

But in this era, what can we do? There are only so many jobs, if we don't go to the countryside, we have to live in the city.

If too many people just slack off, something bad will happen.

June 12

Zhang Minghui took advantage of his day off to come to Zhengjia Village. He wanted to pass on the news from the city to his sister and Xuewen, and also to see how his father-in-law and mother-in-law were doing.

Brought them some food and drinks.

Not long after, Zhang Minghui, who was waiting at Mr. Zheng's house, saw Zhang Weihong and Cheng Xuewen coming over.

They were both much darker, and it was obvious that they were tanned. As soon as they entered the room, Zhang Weihong jumped up and down, hugged Zhang Minghui's arm and refused to let go. She kept asking a lot of questions.

"Why didn't my sister-in-law come? How's Little Stone doing? Isn't the city of Beijing very lively now? I heard that all the young people in the city are going to work in the countryside."

A long string of questions popped out of Doudou's mouth like a machine gun. Zhang Minghui shook his head helplessly. This little chatterbox doesn't need to worry about her. She can't win an argument with others.

After answering a few questions, both of them were very happy to hear it.

Especially when he heard about the educated youth going to the countryside, his brother-in-law Cheng Xuewen looked at Zhang Minghui with admiration. This brother-in-law is amazing.

He has been communicating with his parents these days.

"My brother-in-law has a very good vision. He anticipated that there would be a reaction from above. This is not news that he got from somewhere, but the result that my brother-in-law came to after careful consideration and investigation."

Cheng Lide and his wife also told Cheng Xuewen to listen more to Zhang Minghui in the future.

"Your brother-in-law is a very wise man. Although he doesn't talk much, he is always thinking about things. If you are unsure about something in the future, it's right to ask your brother-in-law for help."

After the three of them chatted for a while, Zhang Minghui discovered that the two of them were in the village and also learned about going to the countryside.

After asking around, I learned that as early as the end of May, several educated youth from the old city came to Zhengjia Village.

After arriving, there were two girls who knew Zhang Weihong. They were students from Zhang Weihong's school. After communicating with them, I found out that it was arranged by their parents.

Many people have already gone there from the surrounding villages, but since there are teachers assigned to Zhengjia Village, relatively few people have been arranged there.

"Brother, I have inquired about it. They are all children of city cadres. It seems that after receiving the letter, the adults in their families began to help them arrange for them to move here."

When Zhang Minghui heard this, he smiled thoughtfully.

Too normal.

If an official cannot even take care of his own family, then what is the point of being such an official.

There are definitely people who are impartial and just, and Zhang Minghui also admires such people.

But I'm sorry, people have seven emotions and six desires. Arrange your children to come here to join the queue nearby, so that your children will not suffer. Zhang Minghui would do the same.

Human nature.

Afterwards, Zhang Minghui explained the workstation matters to Cheng Xuewen and Zhang Weihong, and asked them to go back to work after the New Year.

Zhang Weihong looked at Zhang Minghui with a smile, turning her head to look outside from time to time. When Zhang Minghui was wondering, Cheng Xuewen complained.

"Brother-in-law, you have to take care of Wei Hong. She is now the big sister of the village. Every day she takes a few crazy girls and educated youths from the village to catch fish and shrimps. She often goes into the woods."

“It’s almost going crazy.”

Zhang Weihong glared at Cheng Xuewen fiercely. She had never thought that Cheng Xuewen, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, was actually a traitor who dared to betray her. She would have to teach him a lesson later.

Zhang Weihong's eyes rolled, and Zhang Minghui knew what she was up to, so he slapped her twice and scolded her loudly.

"Doudou, you are really great. You never change your bad habits. What did I tell you in the beginning? I told you to learn more from some teachers in the village. But you have become a big sister again."

"You damn girl, do you want to piss me off to death?"

Zhang Weihong hugged Zhang Minghui's arm and kept acting coquettishly.

"Brother, I was wrong. But don't worry, I haven't given up studying. I will still study with teachers regularly."

Seeing Zhang Weihong like this, Zhang Minghui didn't preach much. He had raised Doudou from childhood to adulthood, just like his own daughter. How could he not understand her?

"Okay, I don't know what kind of person you are. Once you start playing, you don't care about studying. Go and have fun! Anyway, you will be back in Beijing after the New Year, and I will let your sister-in-law keep an eye on you then."

Zhang Weihong screamed with joy and ran away. Seeing Zhang Weihong like a crazy girl, Zhang Minghui shook his head helplessly.

Taking this opportunity, Zhang Minghui chatted with Cheng Xuewen for a while. He told Cheng Xuewen not to delay his studies in the countryside, as there were many teachers here. He should ask questions if necessary.

You must learn the knowledge thoroughly.

Zhang Minghui hoped that Cheng Xuewen would do well in the college entrance examination. You know, the first college entrance examination after the Cultural Revolution gave many ordinary families a chance to rise.

If you can get into a key university, you will definitely benefit a lot.

Those in the same class were considered the chosen ones, and they were able to enter university after the college entrance examination was resumed. They were all assigned to good units. Affected by the Cultural Revolution, a large number of people went down.

There is a large shortage of talents in all walks of life. Those batches of college students, as long as they have good abilities, can thrive in various units.

If Cheng Xuewen is admitted to a good university, his classmates and friends, or even alumni from the same class, will be his best connections. Don't forget Zhang Minghui, who is behind the scenes giving advice.

He believed that his brother-in-law would definitely achieve something in the officialdom.

In the future, they can give me more support from the government. More importantly, if there are people in my family who want to go into politics, there will be people in the government who can help the next generation.

This is much more reliable than outsiders.

If you want your family to prosper, being a civil servant is undoubtedly a better choice. It is also a good way out. Zhang Minghui didn't think so much before, but after having a child.

Zhang Minghui's idea changed. He wanted to arrange more paths for his family and let the children take whichever path they liked.

Whether it will succeed or not is another matter.

But you have to lay the foundation in advance.

Zhang Minghui explained his words to Cheng Xuewen very clearly, and Cheng Xuewen really listened to him. He felt that the path his brother-in-law pointed out to him was correct, and he could give it a try.