Reborn in the red age

Chapter 11 The destination of going to the countryside

The next morning, Li Qingfeng was awakened by the sound of his mother calling his younger sister and second sister to get up in the courtyard.

Realizing that he had woken up late, Qingfeng Li jumped out of bed like a catapult, put on his big pants in a haphazard manner, without even having time to put on his shirt, put on his rag shoes and went straight to the kitchen.

When I rushed to the kitchen, I saw breakfast already prepared on the stove.
Just when Li Qingfeng was holding a kettle to collect water from the faucet, preparing to boil a kettle of hot water to make up for his late wake-up, his younger sister Li Hongmei walked out of the house and looked at her third brother and mother who were busy in the yard. , the little girl was a little nervous, and walked quickly to Mother Li who was placing the dishes and chopsticks, and said coquettishly in a sweet and greasy voice: "Mom~ I got up late today, and I will definitely get up early to help the family cook."

This sweet and greasy sound made Qingfeng Li, who was collecting water, feel a chill, nausea, so disgusting.

Mother Li was quite happy with her little daughter's behavior, and replied with a smile: "You are still young, and you will have to work from tomorrow. Let's make breakfast and your sister and mother are here, so there is no need to worry."

Li Qingfeng, who was collecting water, saw this scene of a loving mother and a filial daughter, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It turns out that a coquettish woman has the best life.

After Mother Li put all the stick noodle porridge and steamed corn pickles on the small table in the courtyard, the whole family had almost finished washing and sat down.

When Mother Li saw that everyone had arrived, she started to share the porridge with a spoon. While sharing the porridge, she talked about Qingfeng Li's trip to the countryside: "I think the ticket Sister Zhao sent me yesterday was for the south. I think the ticket is for the south." No, I’m going to look for connections today and see if I can change the place where you go to the countryside to the Northeast.”

(The timeline of this article is 75. According to the policy of that year, in principle, young people from the county town were sent to the countryside nearby, usually in rural areas near the county town. However, the articles in that year were all in the Northeast, and this book also followed the trend to the Northeast)

"Don't go to the Northeast. I have a comrade from the Northeast. He said that the Northeast is extremely cold in winter. When the snow is particularly heavy, the house can be buried. Wouldn't the third child suffer a lot if he goes to the Northeast?" The eldest son of the Li family heard about it. Li's mother asked him to go to the northeast and immediately stopped him.

The second sister had never traveled far in her life and knew that external affairs could only be reported through newspapers. When her boss said this, she quickly expressed her objection.

Seeing that the two elders were opposed to the idea she proposed, Mother Li immediately became unhappy. She glared at the two of them fiercely and said angrily: "You two know nothing. The Northeast is much better than the South. It's a bit colder in the Northeast. There are a lot of mountain products and a lot of food there. In winter, people have fire pits in their houses, and it's very warm in the house. Moreover, they only grow one crop of farmers there a year, so they can have a lot of crops in a year. You don’t have to work in the fields for half a year. If you go to the countryside in the south, you have to farm in the winter. It’s also cold in winter there, and people here can’t stand it even more.”

Mother Li must have known about the situation of going to the countryside in various places, otherwise she would not be able to say what she said.

"Your mother is right. Your grandfather went to the south when he was young. He said that the winter there is wet and cold. If it rains a little more, your bones will get cold. Going to the south is really not as good as going to the northeast. I guess the northeast is better. It’s not much colder than ours, and you don’t have to work.” Father Li, who had been silent, also agreed with Mother Li’s statement.

The family was discussing the whereabouts of Qingfeng Li when he went to the countryside. Qingfeng Li remained silent. While drinking the stick noodle porridge from the bowl, he pondered what Li's mother said in his mind.

There is no place that is not easy to go to the countryside. Judging from what Li’s mother said, it might be better to go to the Northeast to go to the countryside. After all, half a year of working and half a year off, the Northeast is the only one in the country. And according to what I saw in later movies and TV series, If all educated youths want to go to the Northeast, it means that going to the Northeast is definitely better than going to the South.In his previous life, Qingfeng Li had been to the south. The winter in the south was really cold, and Qingfeng Li really couldn't stand the humidity and cold there.

The discussion here was still going on. After Mother Li finished talking about the benefits of the Northeast, she glanced at Qingfeng Li who was eating porridge, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I heard that the food in the Northeast is the most abundant in the country. Wait. When you get to the place, if this is the case, find a way to send some food to your family. Our family's ration is always tight, and we can't have enough food all year round."

This sentence is probably the real purpose behind Li's mother asking Qingfeng Li to go to the countryside in the northeast. Now every family's food is rationed. The monthly ration of food per person is enough for 20 days if they can eat every meal. For food, in order not to go hungry in the last ten days, I could only eat seven to eight cents full at each meal. The whole family could not eat enough meals throughout the year.

Li Qingfeng understood Li's mother's plan very well. If you want to buy food in the city, you have to rely on food stamps. The monthly food stamps are not rich, there is a policeman at home, and you can't buy food stamps on the black market. He was able to make an idea of ​​Qingfeng Li who was going to the countryside.

"Okay, no problem. After I go to the countryside, if there is really no shortage of food there, I will write home and ask you to send me money to buy food."

"Money, money, money, I know money. How can I still starve you? Your Li family has never left money in your mouth since you were young. It's really unlucky for me to marry into your Li family."

Seizing this opportunity, Li's mother told everyone in the Li family, and everyone drank porridge with their heads down, not daring to offend Li's mother.

After dinner, Mother Li asked her younger sister to wash the dishes, and she called Qingfeng Li into the room.

Arriving at the room where Li's father and mother lived, Li's mother took out a biscuit box from the hidden compartment in the closet in front of Qingfeng Li, which contained the entire Li family's savings.

Mother Li felt a little distressed and counted out fifty Unity tickets. After thinking about it, she took out another Unity ticket and some tickets for tobacco and alcohol, and stuffed all these tickets to Qingfeng Li.

"There are 510 yuan here, 500 yuan of which is money to buy a job for my little girl. You can buy some cigarettes and alcohol with the extra ten yuan. Section Chief Zhao gave such a big discount. We can't be ignorant. You Buy some good cigarettes and wine and send them to others.”

After taking a look at the money in Li's mother's hand, Qingfeng Li did not take it, but asked doubtfully: "You won't come with me? Are you going to hand over the money to me so confidently?"

Mother Li glared at Qingfeng Li and said angrily: "Your train tickets have been issued. I have to take advantage of the fact that they have just gone to work to help you change the place where you are going to the countryside. If they are asked to register, you will be in the south." Why don't you go to work in the fields in the winter? If I don't go with you, how dare you keep this money in your pocket?"

"I don't dare, I don't dare. Don't worry, I will definitely handle my little sister's work today." Li Qingfeng hurriedly patted his chest and promised.

(End of this chapter)