Chapter 411 Disturbing house spirits in the 1970s (42)

   Zhao Youcheng and Chen Binghui’s verdicts came down, one for ten years of labor reform, the other for five years, both on farms in extremely cold northern regions.

   Zhao Youcheng's daughter-in-law was blinded by crying, but few people sympathized with her.

   Why don’t you cry when you eat the meat, sugar, and malted milk from the pits of the educated youths, and use the steel pots, kettles, towels, and soaps bought with the industrial tickets from the pits?

  Zhao Xuefang's marriage was blown.

  The male side avoided it for fear that it would be too late. On the day Zhao Youcheng was taken away, he sent a matchmaker to come over and call off the marriage.

  They can't afford such in-laws.

  The Zhao family are afraid to go out recently, for fear of being thrown rotten eggs.

   Fortunately, Xia received it, and the villagers were busy harvesting the crops, at most they complained about the Zhao family during their breaks.

  In addition, Xu Laosan showed off the cigarettes, alcohol, and new clothes bought by his hairy-footed son-in-law all day long.

  During the busy farming period, Xu Yin earned double work points as usual.

  Xu Chengjin was worried about her heatstroke, so in those few days, regardless of the trouble, she went to the fields to bring her herbal tea with a cane, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

  Xu Yin told 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.

  The girl who is talking about the object, seeing this scene, while envious, pinches the object's arm complainingly:

"Look at her! Her leg injury is not healed, and she has to go to the ground to bring water and tea to Xu Yin with a cane, and even fan her to wipe her sweat. What about you? What about you? What did you do? Are you still waiting for me to give her a hand?" Do you bring water to wipe your sweat?"

  Her partner was extremely aggrieved: "Aren't I working in the fields too? I have finished drinking the water I brought, and I have no water to drink."

   "Then you can't go back and get it! You didn't break your leg!"

   "..."

  Xu Yin almost laughed out loud, and turned to look at the man beside her: "You have made yourself an enemy."

  The juniors in the brigade probably wanted to beat him up when they saw him.

  Xu Chengjin raised his eyebrows: "I am good to my future wife, what's in the way of them? They can't do it themselves, so they lower their requirements so that others don't do it? What's the point!"

  Xu Yin squinted her eyes comfortably as she enjoyed his considerate fan service.

  It feels so cool to feel 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 the father-in-law and mother-in-law be left behind? Must send! And it was delivered first.

   No, Xu Laosan took advantage of the rest time and started to chatter again:

   "Old Bing Chen, where are your two sons-in-law? Why didn't they bring you a pot of herbal tea? On a hot day, drinking herbal tea will make you feel better!"

"Hong Niniang, where is your son-in-law? From last year to now, you have been praising Hong Ni for being a good wife. But why haven't I seen your son-in-law come to see you? Could it be that he didn't come after marriage? Oh hello! According to me , whether this girl is married well or not depends not on the son-in-law's wealth, but on how well he treats his father-in-law and mother-in-law. My little Xu, is it okay now?"

"Dazhu, you joked that I didn't have a son. Look, I have herbal tea for those who don't have a son. The father of your three sons can't even drink a bowl of tea. If you want to drink it on a hot day, you have to run home Scoop. Tut tut!"

   "..."

  The teeth are itching, the hands are itching, and the heart is roaring! My heart is roaring!

   It's another day when I want to set Xu Laosan's sack! !

  After Zhao Youcheng and Chen Binghui were dismissed from their respective positions, the production team leader of the first team was replaced, and the teachers of the senior primary classes in the brigade would naturally have to be re-elected.

   In fact, everyone still hoped that Xu Chengjin would continue to serve, but Xu Chengjin refused.

"Thanks to everyone, but my foot injury has not healed. Even if I go back, I need someone to take over the shift. It is better to re-elect a teacher. In our team, not only Teacher Wang and I, but also several teachers who have gone to junior and senior high schools Comrade, everyone can choose a serious and responsible teacher for the children through voting."

  Other educated youths and members of the brigade who have gone to junior high school certainly hope to be re-elected, so that they have a chance.

  Compared to farming, it is easier to teach children, not to mention that the work points are still calculated on the basis of 10 points. With good pay and easy work, fools don't want to be teachers.

  Xu Chengjin declined, and others fought for it. After discussion, the cadres of the brigade reported to the commune and re-elected a teacher.

  In the end, the person who got the most votes and was elected was none other than Mr. Wang's target.

  When Wang Zhibo came to Xu's house to tell Xu Chengjin the good news, the corners of his mouth reached to the base of his ears.

   "Old Xu, I'm so happy!"

  Xu Chengjin: "I can tell."

   His face froze with laughter.

   "Old Xu, don't be so perfunctory! Aren't you happy for me?" After a pause, Wang Zhibo scratched his head in a daze, "Oh, it's normal for you to be unhappy, after all, my partner took your job."

  Xu Chengjin: "..." Not at all!

   On the contrary, when someone takes over, he is too late to be happy. From now on, he can concentrate on writing manuscripts and earning money to support his family.

   Seeing her going out early and returning late every day to earn work points, he felt that he could not live another day and just slack off. He used to think of writing some manuscripts and improving his life by the way. Now he decided to take part-time jobs as his main business and plan well.

  The editor-in-chief wrote to him and told him that translation activities had recently resumed and there was an urgent need for translators, so besides writing articles, he took on several translation jobs.

  Xu Yin saw that he seemed to be very busy recently. He was immersed in writing manuscripts every day, and the ink was used up very quickly.

  The summer harvest was over, and when I went to the city to collect the manuscript fee for him and buy things for my parents and younger sister, I helped him bring back two bottles of pen and ink.

   "Thank you." Xu Chengjin received her hand and looked at her with a smile, "Did you buy anything for yourself?"

   "I have nothing missing."

As Xu Yin said, she looked down and saw a stack of foreign manuscripts spread out on the simple writing desk made of two square stools. She knew that he had recently accepted a job as a translator. At first, she thought it was Russian. The combination of letters, blurted out:

   "Hey, are you translating Croatian? Is it a literary work? Are you allowed to translate such foreign works now?"

  Xu Chengjin raised his eyebrows: "Do you speak Croatian?"

   Didn’t it mean that the combination of mathematics and Chinese after primary school has just passed the passing line?

  Xu Lan complained to him about her second sister's poor academic performance. She scored around 30 points on such a simple paper.

  Mother tongue is so stumbled, but you know Croatian?

  This time he translated some Yugoslav literature, written in Croatian, deeply imprinted with the two world wars. It is impossible to recognize without special study.

   He was taught by his grandfather, and it took him two years to master it. Even so, the translation is still somewhat difficult.

  Xu Yin reacted belatedly: "..."

  Damn it! It's revealed! !

  (end of this chapter)