Late at night, there were no fireworks or firecrackers on the kang. Each family sat on their own kang to watch the night, and when they were sleepy, they went to sleep.
"Head of the family, do you really want the second child to resign?" Jiang Hongguo tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, her mind was filled with what she had talked about at the dinner table during the day.
Wang Zhong looked sideways at Jiang Hongguo and asked, "What is the difference between Ma Renli and Niu Dadan?"
"Ma Renli is smart, has many ideas, and is bold and perseverant. He can endure hardships and is very courageous."
"There are many smart people in Maixiang Village, but have you ever seen anyone like Ma Renli who can talk with me, design reservoirs and irrigation systems together, and predict the weather through observation?"
Jiang Hongguo understood something.
"Don't forget, if our son can get into college, he will be assigned a job after graduation. The better the university he gets into, the better the job he will be assigned."
Jiang Hongguo's eyes were slightly focused, and he was already a little moved.
"The work in the commune is not easy. Our sons are still young and inexperienced. When they went to the commune, weren't we worried that they would be misled by Zhang Defu and Han Meili?"
Jiang Hongguo sighed. Fortunately, the eldest and second eldest brother were taught well by Wang Zhong and have always had upright views.
"But it's different now. If the eldest and second eldest brother can go to college and have the opportunity to see a wider world outside, their future will be completely different when they have academic qualifications. They don't have to stay here all their lives like us. This is three-thirds of an acre of land.”
"Now that the college entrance examination has resumed and the policies are good, I believe that in a few years, the country will enter a stage of rapid development. The college entrance examination has been suspended for more than ten years, and there is a shortage of young talents in all walks of life."
"Technology is the right way to improve productivity. You and I know what our sons are capable of. When the time comes, there will be a place for them to show their talents."
"You are the head of the family, I listen to you!" In fact, even if Wang Zhong doesn't explain, Jiang Hongguo will not go against Wang Zhong's wishes. In the eyes of a traditional rural woman like Jiang Hongguo, her father is her god before she gets married, and after she gets married, her father is her god. , your husband is your god.
As time passed, Zi An really quit his job in the commune and concentrated on studying and reviewing at home, doing the special topics that Wang Zhong gave him.
Ziping was still a little hesitant at first, but seeing that his younger brother was focused on studying at home, it was uncomfortable to stay in the commune. After struggling for four or five days, he also chose to quit his job in the commune and go home to study with his younger brother to prepare for the exam.
Seeing that both sons had made their choices, it was still early and spring had not yet begun. During the busy farming season, Wang Zhong personally produced more than a dozen sets of papers for his two sons to practice and consolidate.
Although Wheat Yam is young, he is also very enthusiastic about learning. However, unlike his two brothers who specialize in science and engineering, Wheat Yam is not very interested in science and engineering, but he loves ancient literature very much.
In particular, Wang Zhong borrowed Lao Dai's teaching methods and deceived the little girl, who was already advocating romance, to the point where she almost became lame. In addition to memorizing medical books and identifying herbal medicines, she read poetry and practiced writing all day long.
After Wang Zhong said: Only by reading history can one have the immersive feeling, he also showed an extremely strong interest in history.
Lao Ma's house.
Yang Deng'er, who was knitting a sweater, said to Ma Renli next to him: "Have you heard that the eldest and second son of Lao Wang's family quit their jobs in the commune and went home to study?"
Since Yang Deng'er married Ma Renli, Ma Renli has hardly had to worry about housework at home. He concentrates on cooking, taking care of the children, and working in the fields. Yang Deng'er is good at everything and is proficient in everything. .
Ma Renli was reading with a book in his hand. When he heard this, he was very surprised: "Quited your job?"
"Just what happened in the past few days, now the two brothers are hiding in the house studying every day!" Yang Deng'er said.
"Is it for the college entrance examination?" Ma Renli frowned slightly and immediately had a guess.
"College entrance examination?" Yang Deng'er asked doubtfully, "Hasn't the college entrance examination been cancelled?"
Ma Renli shook his head and pondered: "Who is Wang Zhong? Let alone our Maixiangling. Even when I was in Peking, I have never seen anyone more powerful than him. His vision of things has always been accurate."
"That's true!" Yang Deng'er nodded, and the movement of knitting the sweater in his hands slowed down: "The big insect is really powerful."
"Is the college entrance examination really going to be resumed?" Ma Renli suddenly sat up, his eyes widened suddenly, his pupils shrank, and he muttered: "Is the college entrance examination really going to be resumed?"
Yang Deng'er was also very surprised.
"Ma Commune! Yang Jianguo!" A familiar shout suddenly came from outside the hospital.
"Uncle, aunt!" Wang Zijin was still very well-behaved in front of his elders, just like the little fox wearing a lambskin.
"Zijin, it's cold outside, come inside and sit down!"
"Uncle, where are Ma Gongshe and Yang Jianguo?" Wang Zijin was wearing a hat, gloves, and a scarf around his neck. He was well-dressed, and only his delicate round face with rosy white skin was exposed, which made him look very cute.
"It's at their grandpa's house!"
"Zijin, uncle, I want to ask you something!" The couple greeted Wang Zijin and sat down on the kang. Ma Renli directly asked the two Wang brothers about resigning and going home to study.
"That's the thing. My dad said that the college entrance examination may be resumed soon. Let my brother and the others concentrate on their studies and get into a good university!"
"Your father really said that?" The amount of information was so huge that Ma Renli couldn't believe it.
"That can still be a holiday!" Wang Zijin said: "My eldest brother and second brother even quit their jobs in the commune, and now they study and do questions at home every day."
"What about you? Aren't you going to take the college entrance examination?" Yang Deng'er asked.
"Take the exam! But I'm not like the eldest brother and the second brother. One of them wants to take the Shuimu exam, and the other wants to take the Yanda exam. They must study hard to prepare for the exam." Wang Zijin said with a smile.
"Yanda and Shuimu?" Ma Renli couldn't help but change his expression: "Those are the two top universities in our country!"
"My father said that even if a person has ideals, it doesn't matter whether he passes the exam or not. What matters is whether he has worked hard for it." As soon as these words came out, Wang Zijin's face changed, and there was a flash in his eyes. Looking thoughtful.
I couldn’t help but ask myself secretly: Have I ever worked hard for my ideals?
"Uncle, aunt, I have something to do, so I'm going home first!" As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Zijin ran out.
The weather is cold, the snow has not melted, and the sky and the earth are still vast. The snowy roads in the village are cleaned by the villagers on their own initiative every day.
In the cold wind, Wang Zijin ran for dozens of steps. The speed gradually slowed down, and Wang Zijin's thoughts gradually drifted away.
On the other side, Wang Zhong found Niu DaDa.
"Let's take a look!" Wang Zhong handed the letter in his hand to Niu DaDang.
"Letter?" Niu Dangda looked at the envelope in confusion: "For Qiao Yue?"
"Yes, the one for your Qiao Yue was sent from Chou Country."
"What?" Niu DaDaDou asked in surprise, and then quickly opened the envelope and took out the letter inside. Unfortunately, Niu DaDaDou didn't know a lot of Chinese characters, so he could only hand the letter to Wang Zhong.
"Secretary Wanchun and I have read it. After all, it is a letter from Chou Guo, and it was sent back by Qiao Yue's uncle."
"Qiao Yue's uncle?" Although Niu Dadan didn't know much about literacy, he still knew a little: "Isn't she just an uncle?"
"Yes, the person who wrote the letter is Qiao Yue's uncle, the same one who she said was captured and died on the battlefield."
"So her uncle not only didn't die, but also went to Chou Country?" Niu Dadan said as he stuffed the letter back into the envelope.
"Isn't everything written clearly in the letter? But your Qiao Yue has always been restless. If she sees this letter, she will have the idea of going to Chou Country to join her uncle. Will you give her this letter?" , you make your own decision.”
Wen Yan Niu nodded boldly and solemnly, "I will seriously consider it."
"There is one more thing!" Wang Zhong suddenly lowered his voice, looked around cautiously, and then approached Niu Dadan and said, "It has something to do with Zhang Defu."
"Hmph!" When Niu DaDang heard this, he immediately became very angry: "What's wrong with this shit stirrer?"
"That's not what I mean. What I mean is that it's not a problem for us to be passive all the time."
"Hey!" Niu boldly wanted to say something, but when he reached his mouth, all the words turned into a sigh, and he said helplessly: "We all know the truth, but what can we do?"
"Methods are thought up by people!" Wang Zhong looked at Niu Daring and said.
"Come on, all of us have seen what Zhang Defu did. Everyone has a balance in their hearts. Now he blames Han Meili and the others for everything, but he has nothing to do. This makes sense. ?"
"What do you mean?" Niu Dadan looked at Wang Zhong in confusion.
"Let's give him a trick to drain him." Wang Zhong said with a smile.
Niu boldly said: "Taking the fire under the cauldron? What kind of method is there to pull the fire under the cauldron?"
Wang Zhong said: "This matter can't be done by just the two of us, we need to find someone!"
Niu boldly said: "Who?"
Wang Zhong smiled: "Of course you are looking for someone you can talk to?"
"Secretary Zhou?" Niu boldly asked.
"It's not easy to talk to Secretary Zhou about this matter!" Wang Zhong said.
Niu boldly said: "Then who else can we look for? Besides Secretary Zhou, we don't know anyone else. We can't go to Wang Wanchun!"
"We don't know each other, but someone does!" Wang Zhong said: "Have you forgotten that there was a big shot in our village back then?"
Niu DaDang was stunned for a moment, and after recalling for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly slapped his thigh, his face full of surprise: "Yes! How could I forget this!"
Wang Zhong said: "I went to the province specifically to inquire. That person is still in the provincial capital, and I also inquired about his residence."
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go quickly." Since the establishment of Maixiang Village, there has never been such a big person. Not to mention how bold he is, no one in the village doesn't remember him fresh.
Wang Zhong shook his head and said: "Now is not the time, and this matter must be approved by Ma Renli and he can come forward in person."
Niu boldly said: "Ma Renli always listens to you the most!"
"This matter is too big! It's different from those things before." Wang Zhong shook his head and said: "If we want Ma Renli to agree, we have to think of a way and take our time."
"I'll do whatever you say, I'll listen to you!" Niu DaDang knew that he was far inferior to Wang Zhong when it came to making decisions, so he could just be responsible for the charge.
I have to say, this is also a kind of cleverness.
Although Niu DaDao has many shortcomings, he also has many advantages. No one is perfect. Compared with those shortcomings, Niu DaDao has many advantages that other members of the Maixiang Brigade do not have.
"This is not something that can be done in a short while, and the time has not yet come. Now we have more important things to do."
"What's more important?" If it were Ma Renli, he would be able to guess Wang Zhong's intention without even a few words. Unfortunately, Niu Dadan's mind is indeed a bit weak.
"Our oil pressing workshops, fish ponds, and pig farms must be reopened!" Wang Zhong said.
Niu Dadan's eyes flashed slightly, and there was some emotion and hesitation on his face: "Didn't Zhang Defu not let us build an oil mill and a fish pond and pig farm?"
"That was before!" Wang Zhong said: "Now the policy has begun to change."
"Besides, our oil mill, fish pond and pig farm are all collective property, not private. We are contributing to the collective and the country.
We are just the workers in the factory in the school city. We just let the villagers earn a wage without taking a penny from the collective. We are only good for the collective and the country, with no harm and no violation of law or discipline.
Moreover, when the collective has money, we can also buy oil presses, tractors for plowing, and seeders to realize the mechanization and modernization of agriculture. By then, the productivity of our brigade will not just be as simple as doubling! "
"Once productivity increases, we can not only dig up all the land that has been abandoned over the years and plant it again, but also create a lot more arable land. When we collectively become rich, our work points will be even more valuable. By then, folks The food and money we all receive will be more."
"Let's do it!" After listening to Wang Zhong's 'fooling' words, Niu DaDa gritted his teeth and made a decision: "I'll find someone tomorrow, no, I'll find someone right away. Starting from tomorrow, we'll do it."
"If my head falls off, there will be a scar as big as a bowl. We have lived a hard life for most of our lives, and we cannot let our sons and grandchildren continue to live with it. At worst, all my blood will be poured out on our old land."
"It's not that exaggerated, and it's not that urgent. It's not spring yet. Besides, we don't have peanuts and soybeans in the warehouse! Let the oil mill be put away for now. Let's discuss the pig farm with Renlian." Wang Zhongdao.
Ma Renlian is the only veterinarian in the village and has done some research on livestock breeding.
"What we can do now is the fish pond. When spring starts, you and others can go to the reservoir to catch some fish and bring them back. No matter how big or small they are, throw them all into our fish pond and raise them."
"No problem." Niu boldly said.
Wang Zhongdao: "I'll go to the provincial capital in a few days to get some peanut and soybean seeds back, and I'll ask about the machine on the way."
"One more thing, don't hide this matter. We are not doing shameful things, so we should do it openly. If Zhang Defu and others come down to ask, tell the truth. We are fishing for the collective, not for individuals. And we didn’t resell it, so no one can find fault with us.”
"Okay! I listen to you!"
Wang Zhong has been thinking about these things for a long time. Wang Zhong is not sure how much resistance there will be to doing these things in the name of the collective. After all, if you only watch it from the TV series, Zhang Defu's moral character is really unbelievable. Compliment.
Judging from his performance over the years, he has never done anything serious. He only bothers the villagers and creates trouble for everyone, as if he cannot see the villagers living a good life.
"One more thing, I guess the college entrance examination will be resumed in the next two years. Isn't your dog studying well? Talk to him about this and let him review more recently."
After Da Niu came out of his home, Wang Zhong did not go home. Instead, he went straight up the back mountain and walked straight up the mountain. When he reached the top of the mountain, he looked at the rows of villages at the foot of the mountain, the fields and the undulating mountains all around. Wang Zhong couldn't help but look up at the sky and sigh.
The general trend is beyond human power.
Looking at the lights of thousands of families at the foot of the mountain, Wang Zhong had a smile on his face.
Wang Zhong suddenly understood Ma Renli somewhat.
Just like a tiger lying on a deserted hill, its minions are lurking and endure.
It's just that when the flowers bloom again, no one is young anymore. To others, time is like the endless flow of water in the Maixiang River, which merges into the Yellow River, goes all the way east to the sea, and never returns.
(End of chapter)
