Chapter 411: The House Ruiner in the 1970s (42)
Zhao Youcheng and Chen Binghui were sentenced to 10 years of reform-through-labor and 5 years to the other, both on farms in extremely cold areas in the north.
Zhao Youcheng's daughter-in-law cried so hard that her eyes were blinded, but few people sympathized with her.
How come I don’t see you crying when I eat the meat, sugar, and malted milk that were stolen from the educated youth, and buy the steel pots, hot water kettles, towels, and soaps with the stolen industrial tickets?
Zhao Xuefang's marriage was blown.
The man's side was afraid of not being able to get married, and on the day Zhao Youcheng was taken away, he sent a matchmaker to cancel the marriage.
They cannot afford such an in-laws.
The Zhao family has been afraid to go out recently for fear of being thrown rotten eggs.
Fortunately, Xia received it, and the villagers were busy harvesting crops. At most, they complained about the Zhao family during their break.
Coupled with the fact that Xu Laosan spent all day showing off the cigarettes, alcoholic drinks, and new clothes that his frivolous son-in-law bought for him, everyone collectively had no time to take care of the Zhao family's affairs.
During the busy farming period, Xu Yin earned double work points as usual.
Xu Chengjin was worried that she would suffer from heat stroke, so he ignored the trouble and went to the field with crutches to deliver her herbal tea in the morning and afternoon.
Xu Yin asked him not to come, but he insisted on coming. While she was drinking tea and taking a break, he fanned her with a straw hat and washed her face with a wet handkerchief soaked in well water to wipe her sweat.
The girl who was talking to her partner saw this scene, and while envious, she pinched her partner's arm complainingly:
"Look at me! My leg injury is not healed. Even with a cane, I have to go to the field to bring water and tea to Xu Yin, and I also fan her to wipe her sweat. What about you? What about you? What have you done? Are you still waiting for me to give you something? Why don't you bring me some water to wipe my sweat?"
She was extremely aggrieved: "Aren't I also working in the fields? All the water I brought has been drunk, and I don't have any water to drink."
“Then you can’t go back and get it! You haven’t broken your leg!”
…”
Xu Yin almost laughed out loud and turned to look at the man beside her: "You have made an enemy for yourself."
The younger members of the team probably wanted to beat him when they saw him.
Xu Chengjin raised an eyebrow: "I am good to my future wife, so what will it do to them? If they can't do it themselves, then they lower their requirements and ask others not to do it too? What's the point of this!"
Xu Yin enjoyed his attentive fanning service and squinted her eyes in comfort.
It feels so good to enjoy the cool breeze without having to do it yourself!
"By the way, have you brought water to your parents? If not, I'll go now."
"delivered."
How can my father-in-law and mother-in-law be left behind? It must be sent! And it was delivered first.
No, Xu Laosan took advantage of the break and started playing the zither again:
“Old soldier Chen, where are your two sons-in-law? Why don’t I bring you a pot of herbal tea? On a hot day, it’s best to drink some herbal tea to feel better!”
"Hong Ni Niang, where is your son-in-law? From last year to now, you have been praising Hong Ni for marrying well. But why haven't I seen your son-in-law come to see you once? Could it be that he hasn't been here since the marriage? Ouch! That's what I say. "Whether this girl is marrying well or not depends not only on the son-in-law's net worth, but also on whether he treats his father-in-law and his mother-in-law well. My little Xu, is it OK so far?"
"Dazhu, you laughed at me for not having a son. Look, I, who have no son, can drink herbal tea, but you, the father of three sons, can't even drink a bowl of tea. On a hot day, if you want to drink it, you have to run home. Scoop. Tsk, tsk, tsk!”
…”
Another day to put Xu Laosan in a sack! !
After Zhao Youcheng and Chen Binghui were fired from their respective positions, the production captain of the first team was replaced, and the teachers of the senior primary school classes in the brigade naturally had to be re-elected.
In fact, everyone still hoped that Xu Chengjin would continue to serve, but Xu Chengjin refused. "Thank you for your consideration, but my foot injury has not healed. Even if I go back, I will still need someone to cover the shift. It is better to re-elect a teacher. In our team, not only Teacher Wang and I, but also several others have gone to junior high and high school. Comrade. Everyone can elect a good, serious and responsible teacher for the children by voting."
Other educated youths and members of the brigade who have attended junior high school certainly hope to be re-elected so that they have a chance.
Compared with farming, it is much easier to teach children, not to mention that work points are calculated based on 10 points for full work. If the salary is good and the life is easy, only a fool would not want to be a teacher.
Xu Chengjin refused, and others fought for it. After discussion, the brigade cadres reported it to the commune and selected a new teacher.
In the end, the person who got the most votes and was elected was none other than Teacher Wang’s target.
When Wang Zhibo came to Xu's house to tell Xu Chengjin the good news, he grinned from the corner of his mouth to the base of his ears.
“Lao Xu, I’m so happy!”
Xu Chengjin: “I can see it.”
His face froze with laughter.
"Lao Xu, don't be so perfunctory! Aren't you happy for me?" After a pause, Wang Zhibo scratched his head in realization, "Oh, it's normal for you to be unhappy. After all, my partner took your position."
Xu Chengjin: “…” No!
On the contrary, it was too late for him to be happy when someone took over. From now on, he can concentrate on writing manuscripts and making money to support his family.
Seeing her go out early and come back late every day to earn work points, he felt that he could not continue to be lazy day by day. Before, he thought of writing some manuscripts and improving his life by the way. Now he decided to make part-time work his main job and plan carefully.
The editor-in-chief wrote to him telling him that translation activities had recently begun to resume and that translation talents were urgently needed. Therefore, in addition to writing articles, he took on several translation jobs.
Xu Yin saw that he seemed to be very busy recently, immersed in writing every day, and the ink was used up very quickly.
At the end of the summer harvest, when I went to the city to collect manuscript fees for him and buy things for my parents and little sister, I brought back two bottles of pens and ink for him.
"Thank you." Xu Chengjin took it and looked at her with a smile, "Didn't you buy anything for yourself?"
“I don’t need anything.”
As Xu Yin spoke, she lowered her head and saw a stack of foreign manuscripts spread out on a simple writing table made of two square stools. She knew that he had recently taken on a translation job. At first, he thought it was Russian, but he spotted a few familiar The combination of letters blurted out:
“Hey, are you translating a Croatian work? Is it a literary work? Is it now allowed to translate such foreign works?”
Xu Chengjin raised his eyebrows: "Do you know Croatian?"
Isn’t it said that the sum of mathematics and Chinese after primary school graduation has just passed the passing mark?
Xu Lan complained to him about her second sister's poor academic performance. She scored over 30 points on two such simple papers.
You are so stuck in learning your mother tongue, but you still recognize Croatian?
What he is translating this time is a Yugoslav literary work, written in Croatian and deeply marked by the two world wars. It is impossible to recognize it without special study.
He was taught by his grandfather step by step, and it took him two years to master it. Even so, it is still a bit difficult to translate.
Xu Yin then reacted belatedly: "..."
Oh my God! The secret is revealed! !
(End of this chapter)