Seventy Buddha Cannon Fodder

Before it was dark, Gu Mingdong made a special trip to Uncle Gu's house.

At this moment, Uncle Gu's family finished their meal and were talking in the yard. They didn't see Gu Mingdong's two cousins, so they were probably in the house.

Seeing him coming, Third Aunt Gu greeted him with a smile: "Why is Ah Dong here at this time, come in and have a seat."

As he spoke, he wanted to pour tea.

Gu Mingdong smiled and said, "Third Aunt, don't be too busy, I'll just sit and talk and leave."

Gu Jianguo put down the teacup in hand: "What are you doing here at this time?"

Gu Mingdong didn't go around in circles, and said bluntly: "Uncle San, I came here today to tell you that the biscuit factory between our Xiyuan Town and Lingxiang Town will be recruiting workers in a few days."

Hearing this, Gu Jianguo was not calm anymore: "The biscuit factory is recruiting?"

Aunt Gu even screamed: "It's true, it's not that the factories in the city don't want temporary workers, but this biscuit factory can still recruit workers."

The two cousins ​​of the Gu family came out of the house in a hurry, chasing and asking questions even before they were fully dressed.

"Ah Dong, please explain carefully." Gu Jianguo signaled his wife and children to be calm.

Gu Mingdong was afraid that they were too hopeful, so he said, "Third uncle also knows that I have some friendship with Secretary Wang's secretary in the town. He told me about it."

"The biscuit factory has been doing well in the past few years, so it needs a group of new recruits. Before that, it only planned to recruit workers in Lingxiang. It was Secretary Wang who deliberately negotiated to relax the restrictions."

"What Secretary Wang said is true." Third Aunt Gu was so surprised that she didn't know what to do.

Gu Baojia also said: "We can also go to Xiyuan Town? Is it also possible to have a rural hukou?"

"I didn't say to limit the account number."

Uncle Gu's family suddenly became excited, and the two daughters-in-law hurriedly got dressed and came out.

Gu Mingdong said again: "Third Uncle, I told you this news, just to say that since there is no restriction on household registration, everyone can try it, but according to my opinion, the possibility of success is not very high."

"Why...why?" Aunt Gu said, "My family is hard-working in protecting our family and country, so maybe we can get in?"

Gu Mingdong said: "The biscuit factory recruits workers. Three uncles and three aunts, think about it, how many people are there in Xiyuan Town, and people from Lingxiang Town must be added. There are so many people vying for so many positions, so the requirements must be very high." high."

After saying this, Third Aunt Gu's expression changed.

Gu Jianguo, who has been through a lot of ups and downs, sighed and said, "Think about it, if it's so easy to work in a factory as a worker, why would you go to the countryside in the city?"

Gu Baojia was even more frustrated and said, "I didn't even go to junior high school, so I'm sure I can't compare to others."

Gu Weiguo said, "How do we know if we don't try it? Maybe we'll get in."

"I also heard the news, and I plan to let Xiaoxi try it when the time comes. It will be the best if it succeeds, and it will not waste time if it fails."

Gu Mingdong didn't stay any longer, he stood up and said, "Third Uncle, if you want to participate in the recruitment, please discuss with your family, then I will go back first."

Third Aunt Gu hurriedly sent him away enthusiastically: "Adong, take your time on the road, and wait for Third Aunt to make braised pork tomorrow, and then I will order it for your house."

After sending Gu Mingdong away and closing the door, Uncle Gu's family began to discuss whether or not to participate in the recruitment.

Gu Bao's family, Gu Weiguo, naturally wanted to go, and Aunt Gu also supported it, and said: "If our family can produce a worker, it will be a good thing for the ancestors."

Uncle Gu looked at the two expectant sons, nodded and said, "Then try them all."

"If you win, everyone will be happy. If you don't win, don't blame others. Go home and farm well."

"That's for sure, you can't enter the factory, and you still have to live." The Gu family brothers nodded in agreement.

Third Aunt Gu said in a rare way: "Ah Dong has done a real job this time, and he is willing to tell you brothers this kind of good news. You have to remember this kind of love."

When Gu Mingdong came back, Gu Erdi and Gu Sanmei both went out.

The old Gu's family only told a few close families, but they couldn't stop others from having relatives and friends. When Gu Mingdong went to work the next day, he found that almost the entire production team knew as expected.

Li Tiezhu leaned over and said with a smile, "Adong, is it true that the biscuit factory recruited workers?"

Gu Mingdong nodded and said: "There are times and places, so it must be true. Why, do you want to try it too?"

Li Tiezhu chuckled: "I definitely want to try, but they probably won't want me."

He still has self-knowledge, knowing that he can do nothing but farming, but Qian Jinhua urged him to try, Li Tiezhu still intends to follow the crowd.

Even Li Tiezhu wanted to try it, so everyone in the production team wanted to go. Gu Mingdong couldn't do his work all morning, so he was too busy answering their questions.

The educated youth didn't know it at first.

Because of the unhappiness a few days ago, the relationship between the educated youth institute became more rigid, and almost all of them played in small groups by themselves without bringing others.

Wu Mengting was surrounded by Lin Aiguo who was at the front and back, which pushed Qian Zhiyi away for a moment.

This day was also the same. After work, Lin Aiguo went to Wu Mengting's side and said with a smile, "Wu Zhiqing, I'll help you."

Wu Mengting frowned slightly, and said in a low voice, "Thank you Lin Zhiqing, I can do it myself."

She doesn't mind others helping with the work, but Lin Aiguo doesn't know how to measure, and the production team has been gossiping recently.

"I'm a man, and I have plenty of strength. It's nothing to help you." Lin Aiguo snatched her hoe and started to work.

Unable to stop Wu Mengting, she looked sideways at Qian Zhiyi.

Qian Zhiyi didn't respond to her, but continued to work with his head down, which inevitably made Wu Mengting feel uneasy.

Just at this time, Liu Dani came over again: "Qian Zhiqing, let me help you."

Qian Zhiyi didn't accept it this time, but said politely: "Thank you, but no need, I've almost done it."

Liu Dani refused to leave, but said, "Qian Zhiqing, do you know that our town is going to recruit workers."

As soon as this was said, the educated youths around stopped involuntarily and looked up at her.

Enjoying their stares, Liu Dani continued: "It's the biscuit factory in our town. This time, it said that it will expand its recruitment. Anyone from Xiyuan Town can participate. My brother also said that he would give it a try. Tell me Can it be done if we go?"

Qian Zhiyi doesn't care if she can succeed: "Then you go and try."

Liu Dani pursed her lips and said, "Qian Zhiqing, you are a high school student, so you still have an urban hukou, so you can definitely get in if you go."

Before Qian Zhiyi could respond, Lin Aiguo hurriedly asked, "Can we educated youths also participate in job recruitment?"

This group of them didn't go to the countryside voluntarily in the first place, because they really couldn't find a job and had no choice.

Now that they heard that there was an opportunity to enter the city, the eyes of several educated youths lit up, and even Wu Mengting looked at Liu Dani with burning eyes.

Liu Dani was taken aback, how did she know this, and said falteringly: "Well, I don't know, the old Gu family said about the job recruitment."

"Gu Mingdong?" Qian Zhiyi raised his head and asked.

Liu Dani nodded: "That's him, he said he heard the news from the city."

"Qian Zhiqing, do you think the old Gu family is stupid? Instead of hiding such good news, they told the production team. When the time comes, everyone will go together. There is no chance for their family."

Qian Zhiyi frowned, for some reason, even though Lin Aiguo circled around Wu Mengting, he still looked down on him from the bottom of his heart, but Gu Mingdong didn't have much contact with him, but it always made him feel frustrated.

The days of going to the countryside were far more difficult than imagined. None of the things to be done, and the situation at home became worse and worse, which made Qian Zhiyi feel depressed day by day.

Lin Aiguo put down his hoe: "I'll ask."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards Gu Mingdong: "Comrade Gu, can our educated youth go to the biscuit factory to recruit workers?"

This sound made the production team and the educated youths prick up their ears.

Gu Mingdong stood up calmly, and replied lightly: "You ask me this, how do I know, I have to ask the factory and the team leader."

"Didn't you say that the biscuit factory recruited workers?" Lin Aiguo asked again.

Gu Mingdong sneered: "I said it, but I didn't open the biscuit factory."

"If I run the biscuit factory, then I will definitely let the whole production team go in, and everyone will eat commercial food together in the future."

This made the members of the production team laugh.

Li Tiezhu also said beside him: "You educated youth are so unreasonable, how should Ah Dong decide the matter of the biscuit factory?"

Lin Aiguo felt bored, so he had to ask Old Liu again.

How did old Liu know that he himself got the news from Gu Mingdong.

Being entangled by the educated youth, the old Liu said, "Go as soon as you want, and I can issue a certificate for you, but whether the biscuit factory wants the educated youth is not up to me."

When Lin Aiguo got the words, he came back and said triumphantly: "It's rare for their production team to even have a high school student. We educated youths have gone, so there is no room for them."

However, Qian Zhiyi sneered and said: "The reason you can think of, the higher-ups can't think of it?"

Based on his guess, the higher-ups would definitely not allow educated youths to participate in job recruitment.

Lin Aiguo ignored him, instead he surrounded Wu Mengting and said, "Wu Zhiqing, let's go and try it together."

Wu Mengting didn't know what she thought of, so she let out a hush and didn't speak.

Third Aunt Gu didn't expect that when she woke up, the whole production team would know the news, and she couldn't help muttering: "Why are you so loose, Anan? You have told others the good news for nothing."

Gu Sanshu persuaded him: "Whether you can look at yourself or not is the same as whether others know or not."

"Can it be the same? The more people go, the less opportunities there will be." Third Aunt Gu sighed, helpless.

The whole production team knew the news, and Widow Liu's family naturally knew it too.

At the dinner table, Liu Dazhu proposed that he would try it out, and said, "An idiot like Gu Mingnan can be a worker. I've studied a few years longer than him, so I'm sure I can get in."

Widow Liu is also full of hope for her son: "Then let's try it. Although it is the news from the old Gu's family, it is a biscuit factory recruiting people, so we can't stop our family."

Liu Dazhu seemed to have seen himself entering the factory and becoming a worker, nodded and said: "Mom, when I become a worker, I will definitely honor you."

The flirtatious scene made Widow Liu almost shed tears.

Bai Xiaohua, who had been buried in her meal, also heard it, and suddenly raised her head and asked, "The biscuit factory wants to recruit workers?"

Widow Liu nodded and said, "That's right, there is no limit on household registration. You are lucky, Xiaohua, to raise your baby well. When my grandson is born, he will also be a descendant of a proletarian worker."

Bai Xiaohua slapped the table suddenly: "I want to go too."

"How are you going? You are pregnant." Widow Liu was dumbfounded.

But Bai Xiaohua insisted: "What's wrong with being pregnant, and no one said that you won't be allowed to participate if you're pregnant."

"Besides, I'm a serious high school student. I used to have an urban hukou. Isn't it a certainty that I will go to participate?"

Widow Liu still had some sense, and advised her: "Xiaohua, I know you are a high school student, but you have such a big belly, which factory would want a big belly woman."

"Why don't you wait until the child is born, then Da Zhu will be in the factory, and he will definitely find a chance to bring you in."

Bai Xiaohua turned her body around: "I said I would participate if I wanted to, so what are you talking about?"

After finishing speaking, he asked: "Dazhu, do you want me to participate?"

Before Liu Dazhu could speak, she said again: "Do you want a wife who has nothing to do all day long and takes care of the first child at home, or a decent wife who can earn money and eat commodity food?"

Liu Dazhu chose the latter without hesitation: "Mom, what Xiaohua said makes sense, anyway, it doesn't cost money to try."

Widow Liu couldn't persuade her, she just waited for her agreement full of worries.

Bai Xiaohua bit her to death and wanted to participate in job recruitment, but Wu Mengting was hesitant.

After dinner in the evening, Qian Zhi wiped his mouth and went to wash clothes by the river, Wu Mengting subconsciously wanted to follow.

Lin Aiguo stopped her: "Wu Zhiqing, I have something to tell you."

Wu Mengting was impatient in her heart, and said in her mouth: "Lin Zhiqing, I still have something to do, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Lin Aiguo did not leave: "This matter is very important, we must talk about it now."

Seeing the other educated youths looking at them strangely, Wu Mengting's expression darkened, and she could only grit her teeth and say, "Okay, let's go over and talk about it."

After walking for a while and standing where other educated youths could see, Wu Mengting asked with a calm face, "Educated Lin, what do you want to say, say it now."

Lin Aiguo didn't seem to see her face, blushing and said: "Wu Zhiqing, I want to establish a proletarian revolutionary friendship with you, and work together to create a better life in the future."

Wu Mengting almost couldn't hold back the ridicule.

She lowered her head and hid the disgust in her eyes: "Lin Zhiqing, thank you for your kindness, but I am still young and my parents are not around, so I won't think about these things for the time being."

Lin Aiguo anxiously wanted to hold her back, but was thrown away, and his expression was a little ugly.

"Wu Zhiqing, now everyone advocates free love. Parents are not important, as long as you are willing."

Wu Mengting had no choice but to say: "I don't want to either. I responded to the country's call to go to the countryside to support rural construction, not to talk about revolutionary friendship. Please understand me."

Lin Aiguo's complexion was even worse. After the incident of stealing food that day, he always felt that he and Wu Mengting had a relationship beyond friendship. He didn't even pay attention to Qian Zhiyi. Unexpectedly, reality gave him a heavy blow.

No matter how good he felt about himself, Lin Aiguo knew that Wu Mengting didn't like him.

Lin Aiguo was not easy to provoke, and immediately said: "Wu Zhiqing, you are meaningless. When you took away my rice, I didn't say it because you were pitiful. Is it appropriate for you to say this now?"

This is a glaring threat.

Wu Mengting was not afraid of this, so she sneered immediately: "Educated Lin really knows how to joke, didn't you eat the food yourself? You said this in front of the big guys, it's none of my business."

"That's not what you said that day." Lin Aiguo's face darkened.

Wu Mengting said lightly: "What did I say, I just hope you think about it clearly, don't make troubles because of your own private affairs and learn that the Qingsuo is in a state of turmoil. I didn't expect Lin Zhiqing to have such a big misunderstanding."

She was not at all afraid of Lin Aiguo yelling and going out. Times have changed, and Lin Aiguo admitted in front of Gu Jianguo that he stole the food. Who would believe it now?

Lin Aiguo finally realized that his bamboo basket was empty, and said angrily, "You stole my food, otherwise why would you say that?"

Wu Mengting sneered: "Do you have evidence? Educated Lin, it's not terrible to be greedy, it's shameful not to admit it after eating."

"I'll call Gu Mingdong, he can find your footprints."

"It's a joke. These days I've been in the male educated youth's house frequently to help you clean up the room. It's strange that there are my footprints in it."

Feeling that her plan was perfect, Wu Mengting was too lazy to talk to him: "Lin Zhiqing, please keep a distance from me in the future, I don't want to be misunderstood."

Lin Aiguo reached out and grabbed her arm: "You..."

"Let go!" Wu Mengting's face darkened, "Lin Zhiqing, do you want me to yell molestation now and let other educated youths come over and hold you down?"

Lin Aiguo's face froze, and he could only hold back his anger and put it down.

Wu Mengting left triumphantly, not paying any attention to Lin Aiguo's livid face.

When she got to the river, Qian Zhiyi was leaning on the stone, and the dishes and clothes that needed to be washed were piled aside.

Wu Mengting walked over and sat down beside him silently.

Qian Zhi glanced at her, but didn't speak.

Wu Mengting looked at him resentfully, tears fell one by one: "Zhiyi, are you blaming me?"

Qian Zhiyi couldn't bear it, but still asked, "Did you do it?"

"It's really not me." Wu Mengting still denied it.

Qian Zhiyi was a little disappointed in his heart. In fact, what he cared about was not Wu Mengting's stealing, but that she kept it from him.

From going to the countryside to the present, Qian Zhiyi gradually began to realize that Wu Mengting was different from what he had imagined. She was not a weak woman who had no plans and needed protection from others.

This kind of understanding made Qian Zhiyi suddenly think of what his father had told him before he left.

In the past, he didn't understand why his parents didn't like Wu Mengting. They were obviously childhood sweethearts, and the relationship between the two families was fairly close, but now Qian Zhiyi understood in a daze.

Wu Mengting still didn't know Qian Zhiyi's thoughts, so she just quibbled: "When I saw you winking at me that day, I thought you took the food, so I persuaded Lin Aiguo not to investigate."

"I didn't expect that I misunderstood. I said that with your temperament, you wouldn't steal anything even if you starved to death."

"Brother Zhiyi, I was too worried about you and misunderstood you, but I was also doing it for your own good. I just don't want to see you get hurt."

With these words, Qian Zhiyi's heart softened.

Wu Mengting knew him best, leaned her head slightly on his shoulder, and said softly: "Brother Zhiyi, I came here for you, how can you doubt me."

In a word, success made Qian Zhiyi completely relieved.

At the beginning, Wu Mengting could actually follow him, but she didn't choose to leave. Instead, she went to the countryside with him.

Qian Zhiyi remembered this heavy feeling.

Thinking of the hardships of these days, especially after the family lost contact, the days became more and more difficult, and Qian Zhiyi couldn't help but attack Wu Mengting again.

He sighed and stroked Wu Mengting's beautiful hair: "I'm sorry, things haven't progressed, and I'm worried about my family, so I blame you."

"It's okay, I will never blame you." Wu Mengting said softly.

"I know there is no news from Uncle Qian. You must not be able to eat well or sleep well. I am the same. My family's situation... Sigh, but it doesn't help if we worry about it. We can only live well first so that they don't worry. "

The two snuggled together for a while, and Wu Mengting asked casually, "Brother Zhiyi, why did Uncle Qian insist on letting you come here?"

After her father heard the news, he tried his best to find a relationship and sent them both to this ghost place in advance.

Qian Zhiyi didn't answer, just said: "My dad naturally has his intentions."

Wu Mengting's eyes darkened, and she didn't continue to ask.

After a while, Wu Mengting said, "Brother Zhiyi, let me help you do the laundry."

"Let me do it myself. Aren't you a child these days, you can't touch cold water."

Wu Mengting smiled sweetly: "I still know that my brother loves me."

After finishing speaking, he asked again after a while: "Brother Zhiyi, what do you think of me going to recruit workers?"

Qian Zhiyi paused and glanced at her: "The factory is unlikely to want us educated youth."

Wu Mengting said, "How will you know if you don't try it?"

"If we can get in, that place is not too far from Shanghe Village. It will be more convenient for us to do things with money."

Qian Zhiyi also hesitated, but still shook his head and said: "The situation at home is unknown, I can't show up at this time."

Wu Mengting's eyes flashed, Qian Zhiyi couldn't do it, but she could, after all, her current relationship and identity were innocent.

Thanks to her father's foresight, he helped her run a lot before going to the countryside, so she didn't use her original identity.

Qian Zhiyi also saw her thoughts, so he said, "Go if you want, I won't stop you."

Wu Mengting pursed her lips and said, "If I can enter the factory, then you will be much more relaxed."

However, Qian Zhiyi suddenly lost interest in talking. When he first came to Shanghe Village, he still had obvious arrogance and arrogance, which seemed out of place, but now it has been wiped out a lot.

"Mengting, it's cold outside, you go back first, I'll go back after I finish washing."

Wu Mengting originally wanted to say that she could accompany him, but she nodded and agreed without knowing what she was thinking.

Turning around a few steps, Wu Mengting didn't go directly back to the Educated Youth Institute, but walked in the direction of old Gu's house.

She knew that the news about the biscuit factory was brought by Gu Mingdong, and she decided that Gu Mingdong must have some inside information, so she thought about trying again to see if she could get it.

The abacus in Wu Mengting's heart was crackling, but it was doomed to fail.

Gu Mingdong didn't even open the door at all, and said through the door: "We all slept in the middle of the night, it's inconvenient, I have something to talk about tomorrow during the day."

Wu Mengting jumped anxiously: "Brother Adong, I just borrow some soy sauce, can you open the door first."

"It's weird, you borrowed soy sauce at night, and you came all the way to our house, you are just eating salty food."

"Don't talk about it, it's inconvenient at night, I have to explain Tian Tianli."

Wu Mengting had a bad start, her face turned dark and she had to turn around and leave.

As soon as Gu Mingdong turned his head, he saw the two younger sisters giggling.

Gu Sanmei smiled and said, "Brother, I don't think she wants to borrow soy sauce, but wants to be our sister-in-law."

Gu Simei said strangely: "I can't, it's not all said that Wu Zhiqing and Qian Zhiqing are a couple."

"Who knows, she is also very good with Lin Zhiqing, and she is also good with the boys in our production team."

Gu Mingdong said helplessly: "Don't talk nonsense, go to sleep quickly."

He could guess what Wu Mengting came here for, but he didn't want to talk to her at all, and it was difficult to say a word to her.

Wu Mengting made fun of herself, and walked to the educated youth's office with a dark face.

It's not too close from the old Gu's house to the Educated Youth Institute, there is a large stretch of bamboo forest in the middle of the road, Wu Mengting is not timid, and she feels a little creepy at the moment.

She hurriedly quickened her pace, but suddenly a hand stretched out in the darkness and grabbed her hair violently!

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