Reborn in 1977

Chapter 170 Two Turtle Eggs

At the same time, at Captain Yang's house.

Yang Ju and Aunt Yang were chopping meat in the kitchen. The New Year pig they had slaughtered themselves had been made into preserved meat and sausages. The fresh meat distributed today would be used to make pearl meatballs, tofu meatballs, and radish meatballs for the New Year.

The other children of the Yang family were milling around in the kitchen, waiting to eat something delicious later.

In the main room, Yang Chuanfu was frowning and smoking. The smoke covered his entire face, but it couldn't hide the bitterness on his face.

Accountant Liu and Clerk Huang also had bitter faces, no better than his.

After a long while, Accountant Liu finally let out a long sigh, "What to do?"

Captain Yang rubbed his face and sighed, "If I knew what to do, I wouldn't be here smoking."

Then he spread out his hands, "Secretary Yang and Captain Zhang of the brigade headquarters have reminded me two or three times that it's not good for a single man and woman to be in the same courtyard. I originally thought that after the Spring Festival, when those educated youths came back, there would be a group of people, both men and women, so there would be nothing to avoid.

But now, it's good that they found units to accept them, and they didn't even say hello to us. When they came to collect the meat today after slaughtering the New Year pig, they said they wouldn't be coming back in the future.

They are comfortable, becoming workers and getting paid in the future. Even sweeping the streets is better than working in the fields. But they've put me on the fire to roast."

If it were in other places, that is, going to the countryside in another place, the educated youths would be unfamiliar with the place and had to have the local production team stamp their approval before they could go through the procedures to return to the city.

But these educated youths are all from the South Lake Commune, and their household registrations are also kept at the Educated Youth Office. They are familiar with the procedures, and the production team can't control them at all. Whether there is that stamp or not, it won't delay them from moving their household registrations back to the commune town. Captain Yang didn't even have a chance to control them.

This is the most infuriating thing.

Clerk Huang waved his hand and said weakly, "It's not just you. If Little Chen and Little Jiang really do something, all of us will suffer. I'm afraid none of us will be able to get away with it."

Accountant Liu slapped his thigh and said, gritting his teeth, "Not getting away with it is a small matter. Look at the Red Star Brigade. They still can't raise their heads. Isn't it because two educated youths got together two years ago and were criticized by the entire commune, becoming a laughing stock! If something really happens, the whole brigade will lose face."

Captain Yang stretched out his hand and gestured, "Don't get so excited. Little Chen and Little Jiang haven't done anything yet. We're just trying to find a solution now."

Accountant Liu looked at him, "What solution can you think of? Every household in the village is full. Are you going to let him be like Lao Yu of the 12th team and accompany my sixth uncle, sleeping in the livestock shed?"

Saying that, he turned his body to the other side and looked at Clerk Huang, "Then he'll run away."

Clerk Huang raised his head and said thoughtfully, "Hasn't his homestead been approved? Why don't we help him build the house quickly?"

Captain Yang turned to look at him, "How much money did Huang Laosi spend to build his house?"

Clerk Huang calculated with his fingers, "The adobe was made by himself, and the mud was also mixed by himself. Counting the wood, labor, and some miscellaneous things, it cost a total of 368 yuan and 5 jiao."

Accountant Liu was slightly surprised, "Oh, it cost 30 yuan more than Liu Dequan's family to build a house last year?"

Clerk Huang nodded, "Some things have gone up in price, so building a house is more expensive."

Accountant Liu was about to speak when Captain Yang said to Clerk Huang, "It costs 300 or 400 yuan to build an adobe house. Little Chen only earned a few dozen yuan from selling turtle meat last time, and he bought a bunch of things back that day. I'm afraid he's penniless again. What will he use to build a house? Are you lending him money?"

He turned to look at Accountant Liu again, "Or are you lending him money?"

Accountant Liu shook his head without hesitation, "I don't have any money."

Clerk Huang chuckled and said in a low voice, "I have two ideas here. Either the brigade headquarters lends him money to build the house first. Anyway, Little Chen earns two shares of work points, so he's not afraid of not being able to pay it back. At most, he'll pay it off in two or three years."

Captain Yang glanced at him, "Do you think the brigade headquarters is very rich? Water conservancy, fish fry, pig seedlings, spring plowing, seeds, fertilizers, and farm tool repairs and replacements all cost money. Although it's contracted to the team now, and the team settles independently, some teams have to borrow money from the brigade if they don't have enough. Borrow money from the brigade to build a house? You're really thinking too much."

Clerk Huang, "Then there's another way. Little Chen is a worker under the overall planning of the brigade headquarters. Let the brigade headquarters arrange a dormitory for him and transfer him away. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"

This time Accountant Liu spoke, "The brigade headquarters only has one courtyard, where all kinds of large and small equipment are placed. Zhang Lianchang has always been leading the directly subordinate militia班 to be on duty and guard it. If he is arranged to live there, who will be responsible if something happens?"

Then his face changed, "Besides, when Little Chen moves to the brigade headquarters, there will only be one household registration left in the 6th team? Aren't you afraid that he will move to the 5th team in the blink of an eye? The production brigade doesn't care which team your household registration is in! Who will be responsible if he runs away then?"

Clerk Huang spread his hands, "This won't work, that won't work, I have no way."

At this time, Yang Ju came in with a bowl, forced a smile, "These are the meatballs that have just been steamed. Try them."

After putting the bowl on the table, she walked out with her head down.

Clerk Huang looked at her back, turned around and said to Captain Yang in a low voice, "Still angry?"

Accountant Liu on the opposite side sighed, "She clearly got first place, but she wasn't allowed to study veterinary medicine. It would be strange if she wasn't angry."

Captain Yang waved his hand, "Never mind her, she'll be fine in a couple of days."

Clerk Huang also sighed, "Huang Ying is the same. She didn't even go to slaughter the New Year pig this morning. She locked herself in her room and didn't come out."

Captain Yang took a puff of smoke, frowned and said, "Why would a girl study veterinary medicine? It's not like being a barefoot doctor. If she wanted to study to be a doctor, I would definitely not stop her."

In the end, this quota still didn't fall on the heads of the two first-place winners.

Accountant Liu smacked his lips and didn't say anything. Anyway, this matter had nothing to do with the Lao Liu family anymore.

The third place was also from the Yang family. He barely managed to score 200 points. After removing the two girls, he had the highest score, so he was given this quota.

It's just that I don't know if he can compete with the people from other teams to grab the two quotas for training at the commune.

If he can't grab them, then it will be a big loss.

Accountant Liu picked up a tofu meatball and took a bite. Suddenly, his heart moved, and he turned to Captain Yang and said, "Lao Yang, the educated youths are gone, we can add people to the educated youth spot!"

Captain Yang and Clerk Huang looked at him together, "Add what people?"

Accountant Liu smiled at Captain Yang, "You see, Little Chen lives in the educated youth spot, which was arranged by the brigade headquarters. Now he can't be moved away or leave. Little Jiang goes without saying, she was originally an educated youth, so it's even more impossible to let her move. And now there are no other educated youths, so a situation of a single man and woman has formed.

So, the most crucial point now is not to say who should be moved away or who should stay, but how to break this situation and make them no longer a single man and woman."

Then he looked at Clerk Huang, "Isn't your Huang Ying angry? It's simple, send her to live in the educated youth spot. She loves to study, so she can follow Little Chen every day to learn. Whether she can learn something real or how much she can learn depends on her ability. If she really has the ability to empty Little Chen out, then in the future, not to mention veterinary medicine, but also broadcaster, electrical repairman, chef, what can't she do?!"

"That's right!"

Clerk Huang slapped his thigh, grinned and laughed, "What is this? Right, a fool's thought may be of some worth. It's rare that you, Lao Liu, have become enlightened!"

Accountant Liu's old face immediately collapsed, "What are you talking about? I've always been smarter than you, okay."

Clerk Huang didn't argue with him at this time, and laughed, "Yes, yes, smart, smart, you're the smart one."

Then he looked at Captain Yang, who was thoughtful, and smiled, "Huang Ying counts as one, and your Yang Ju counts as one. Send the two of them over to live there, and there will be no problem."

Captain Yang nodded slowly, "Well, this idea is good."

He suddenly chuckled, and was about to say something, but his face changed again, he coughed twice, and smiled, "Then let's do it this way. It's almost New Year's now. After the thirtieth and first day, move over on the second day."

"Move on the second day?"

Clerk Huang was a little surprised, "Isn't that too rushed? In the past, those educated youths didn't return to the village until after the fifteenth day."

Captain Yang chuckled softly, "Since they're going to study, it's better to be early than late. The sooner they go, the sooner they can achieve something. Besides, the sooner people go over, the better they can prevent something from happening to them."

Accountant Liu looked at Captain Yang's face from the side, his eyes rolled around, and suddenly smiled, "That's right, teaching two is teaching, and leading three is leading. Our Lao Liu family's Liu Dan is about the same age as Yang Ju and Huang Ying. She didn't do too badly in this exam. She scored more than 180 points, ranking fifth. Why don't we just move her over together, just to be a companion."

Captain Yang's face stiffened slightly, obviously unwilling, but he didn't say much. After all, the Yang family and the Huang family both had people going over, and the quota for veterinary medicine also fell to the Yang family. If he refused even this request, it would be too unkind.

So he nodded lightly, "Well, okay."

This time Clerk Huang also noticed that something was wrong. He crossed his legs, smoked, and squinted his eyes, but kept looking at the faces of the two people opposite him.

After a moment, his heart shook, and he thought of a possibility, and couldn't help but curse the two bastards in his heart.

Then he stood up and smiled, "Well, since the matter is resolved, then I'll go back and do Huang Ying's work first. That girl is very stubborn and needs to be persuaded. I'm leaving."

After saying that, he walked out.

Captain Yang wanted to be polite, but as soon as he raised his hand, he saw Lao Huang stepping over the threshold, and couldn't help but feel a little strange. This guy was like going to put out a fire. It was just a niece, saying a word would be enough, did he need to persuade her?

Before he could react, Accountant Liu also stood up and walked out, "I'll also go and persuade my niece. Liu Dan is also stubborn. This child, I have to say a few words to her. When you follow the teacher to learn skills, you can't be petty."

Captain Yang was a little dazed. Liu Dan was being petty?

Wasn't that girl pretty well-behaved?

His eyes rolled slightly, and he immediately guessed the thoughts of Lao Liu and Lao Huang, and couldn't help but curse the two turtle eggs in his heart.

Then he walked to the door and shouted to the kitchen, "Ju'er, Ju'er, come here, there's something."

Yang Ju quickly ran out, "Coming."

(The title is not allowed to write swear words)