80 widows in the control group, eating melons and raising cubs are poor and happy

Chapter 2 Who Dislikes Who?

Bai Liu and Tian Yu are the two most outstanding girls in the Xiangyang Brigade.

One has good grades in school, and the other has high work points in work.

The two were about the same age, and Tian Yu got married two years earlier and became a widow at the same time.

However, compared to the embarrassing death of the man Bailiu who escaped and was shot, the man Tian Yu died in the fire protecting the property in the village.

"If she wants to marry, she will marry. I won't compete with Tian Yu for a man." Bai Liu is determined, "I will bring Tangdou with me when I remarry, and the other party will also bring children. What should I do if I am partial in the future?"

She would rather raise the child alone than be a stepmother.

Let's not talk about whether the stepson and stepdaughter are ungrateful, whether she will be a white-eyed wolf in the future, the most important thing is that she doesn't want to treat her daughter badly.

This man, a bowl of water can never be leveled.

It's hard to be a stepmother.

The team leader remembered what his cousin and old wife had said, cleared his throat, and persuaded him, "The other party's conditions are good. It's Zhou Xiangnan, the second son of Zhou Xiucai's family. He can go to the steel factory after changing jobs."

Bai Liu usually doesn't want to hear these words at home, so she really doesn't know who her mother and aunt are introducing.

Now when I heard it suddenly, I was stunned for a moment.

Her neighbor?

When she got married, Song Jiaying paid her mother to "buy" her grandparents' old house, which was just behind her parents' house, so she was very familiar with Zhou's house.

Zhou Xiucai was not a real scholar, the imperial examination had long since disappeared when he was born, but his father was a real scholar.

Therefore, the Zhou family can be regarded as a learned family in the Xiangyang brigade, and the family atmosphere is different from other families.

Zhou Xiucai's eldest son is the small team leader and is expected to be the next team leader. The third son was sent to study and is now a primary school teacher in the team. The fourth son works in a supply and marketing cooperative.

As for the second child, Zhou Xiangnan, he was sent to serve in the army back then.

"Him?" Bai Liu frowned slightly, remembering that tall figure with good features, "Didn't he get married a long time ago?"

She had some impressions of Zhou Xiangnan who had been in the army for many years. Well, Zhou Xiucai's family is wonderful.

The captain was an experienced horse-drawn carriage driver, so he devoted his attention to talking about Zhou Xiangnan.

"The second boy of the Zhou family got married early, and his wife is a girl from the brigade next door. She gave birth to a son and a daughter. But last year when the third child was born, he had a difficult labor, and he died twice. Now the children are all helped by his wife's family. It's not a problem..."

Bai Liu probably knew about Zhou Xiangnan's situation.

Whoever marries in the past is about to be the stepmother of two children.

"He changed jobs and came back?" She faintly felt that there was a story in it, so she couldn't help asking.

The captain nodded: "Yes, it's convenient to come back and take care of the parents and children. You can't always leave the children at the wife's house."

Bai Liu's mind froze instantly.

It is not good for the children to be placed in the grandmother's house. Zhou Xiucai has many sons and grandchildren, and it is difficult for the two families to take care of Zhou Xiangnan's two children.

But I'm afraid the truth behind his hasty change of job is more than that.

Taking a step back, whoever marries in the future will inevitably be compared with Zhou Xiangnan's deceased wife, and will have to accept the supervision of the children's grandma and uncle.

Don't do it, she absolutely can't do it as a stepmother!

"Uncle, the Gu family has many sons and sisters-in-law. It would be too annoying to marry them. I won't marry them!"

"Not to mention Song Jiaying's other advantages, the best thing is that she is not burdened by her in-laws."

"I am a widow!"

Bai Liu's attitude was still very firm, and the captain couldn't persuade him with all his words, and it happened that the two arrived at the commune, so they could only let it go.

"Tugang Brigade, the educated youths from Tugang Brigade come here!"

"Zhangjiazhai Brigade!"

Bai Liu quickly pulled out a board from the carriage with the words "Xiangyang Brigade" written on it.

"You still have a good memory." The captain cheered.

The plank was prepared by her and Song Jiaying last time when they handed in public rations, and she didn't think of it until today when talking about Song Jiaying.

She shook her head, threw out the word Song Jiaying, boarded the carriage and waved the board.

"Xiangyang brigade, the educated youth from Xiangyang brigade are here!"

The commune arranged for the Xiangyang brigade to send six educated youths, three men and three women, who ran over when they saw the board.

There was no way, everyone was nestled on the train for several days, and the clothes on their bodies were all rotten.

"It's us, here we come."

Hearing this, Bai Liu put down the board of the sign, counted the number of people, and went to the commune with the team leader to register with six people.

"Could you hurry up, we've been on the train for several days, it's almost smelly." Guan Xiyue urged impatiently.

Bai Liu just received letters of introduction from several people, yo, it turned out to be a girl from a big city.

These educated youths who went to the countryside still come from all corners of the country, and they are not much different from the previous educated youths.

Guan Xiyue and He Shengnan are from Shanghai, and their eyes are full of arrogance, while Wu Ya, who is from the south, looks quiet.

As for the three male educated youths, it seems that they still have the curiosity and discomfort of having just gone to the countryside, but they don't show much in their actions.

Bai Liu sighed softly inwardly, as the stars moved, this seemed to be no different from the batches of palace people she had seen entering the palace in her previous life.

Thinking of the unlucky previous life, he suddenly lost interest.

"Xiao Liuer, have you verified the identity of the educated youth? The procedures are complete." The team leader walked out of the commune office with a sad face.

"I've verified it," Bai Liu pointed out, "That's no problem, we have to leave soon, the smell is not very good on the train for a few days."

She despises them as country people, but she still doesn't despise them for being smelly.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the faces of several female educated youths turned red, and the male educated youths also showed a trace of embarrassment.

They also know that rolling on the train for a few days is like pickle gada, but being rejected by a rural person makes them feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Of course, smart people have already heard the meaning behind Bai Liu's words.

It seems that the rural people are not easy to mess with, no, it is the white willow, not the good stubble.

"Okay," said the captain, after a brief acquaintance with the others, he greeted them to get on the carriage.

Seeing that they put their luggage into the carriage, Bai Liu jumped into the carriage and called to the captain to drive.

"Wait, what about us, where are we sitting?" Guan Xiyue stared at Bai Liu who was sitting motionless on the carriage.

The carriage was full of educated youth's luggage, obviously there was no room for another person.

Meng Zhensheng, who was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and combed his back three to seven points, also frowned and asked, "How far is it from the commune to the Xiangyang Brigade?"

The captain tidied up his whip: "It's not far, only thirty miles away, and it takes less than four hours to walk back."

"What?" The educated youths were completely dumbfounded.

"How do we get there!"

"Our Xiangyang brigade is already very close to the commune, and we don't need to go over the mountains on the way back. You can ask the educated youths in the Tugang brigade, they still have to climb the mountain, and I'm afraid they won't be able to go back before dark." Bai Liu felt It is necessary for several people to recognize the reality.

"There is nothing else in the countryside, but the world is vast, and you can always make a difference."

Bai Liu looked at them with a half-smile.

Zhao Kuifa saw that it was getting late, and urged: "Let's go, you will take turns to come up and rest for a while, and you have something to do when you go back to the brigade."

This day, I cleaned up all these troublesome things that I didn't have.

Seeing that the captain was impatient, and a few educated youths who had just arrived and didn't dare to make trouble, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

Fortunately, the weather in October in Northeast China is not too hot, and the educated youth can barely walk.

However, the male educated youths were too embarrassed to take the carriage, and among the female educated youths, only Guan Xiyue occupied the seats all the time.

Wu Ya remained silent, while He Shengnan deliberately flattered Guan Xiyue.

A smile appeared on the corner of Bai Liu's mouth.

It's a bit interesting, isn't it like when she just entered the palace at this time?

　Remarks: 1. The story of the novel begins around November 1972

　　2. Members of the Bai family:
　　Father: Bai Youfu (deceased) - Mother: Huang Fenglai

　　Big Sister: Bai Mian - Qiao Jizu (Qiao Jianwen 17/Qiao Jianwu 15)

　　Big Brother: Bai Shu-Huang Meiling (Big Tiger 15/Two Tigers 13/Xiaomi 10/Four Tigers 7)

　　Second Brother: Bai Lin-Li Xiulan (Wheat 11/Small Potato 8/Small Fruit 5)

　　Third Brother: Bai Yang-Zhao Jinfang (Xiaozao 9/Three Tigers 7)

　　Heroine: Bai Liu-Song Jiaying (Jelly Bean 5)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)