Seventy's Sturdy Female Educated Youth

Husband and Wife

   Jiang Min and Jiang Lin look a bit similar, but Jiang Lin is more delicate, Jiang Min is more atmospheric, and there is a three-point heroism between the eyebrows.

She wiped her sister and brother's tears with a handkerchief, and smiled, "I didn't expect you to come, let's be cold, you two are wrapped up, thicker than the blind bear."

She pulled Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei into the room to talk . It's cold here, it's minus 30 degrees during the day and more than minus 40 degrees at night, and most people can't stand it. There is a big fire in the house, the glass windows are all two layers, the bottom is stuffed with thick sawdust, and the top is a foot high to allow light to pass through.

It gets dark after 3:30 in the afternoon, and the lights are basically turned on in the house.

The three sat down by the stove.

Jiang Xinglei couldn't help but asked her about the college entrance examination. Before Jiang Min wrote to her home, she said that she had become too rusty without studying for many years, so she didn't want to take the exam.

Jiang Min said that she couldn't take care of the children far away from home, and she couldn't convince people at all, even Jiang Xinglei didn't believe it, let alone Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin worried: "Sister, is someone forbidding you to go?"

Jiang Min hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, I'm really fine, no one withheld my notice, and no one wanted to do anything to me. What a surprise, I just wanted to apply for my hometown as my third choice, but no one thought that it would be admitted first."

"Sister, you won't have a chance if you don't go." Jiang Lin looked at her seriously. Only in the two years of 77 and 78, the age limit has been relaxed, and it is stipulated that the age of 25 cannot be exceeded in the next year.

Of course, she wouldn't persuade those who didn't like to study and didn't want to take the exam, but Jiang Min took the exam for two years in a row, and it was estimated that the first year was not enough to review, so she really didn't pass the exam. But she was admitted the next year, which showed that she was eager to go to university.

To be honest, the third-year-old students are more eager to go to college than other grades, because they are directly deprived of it across the board, and they have no mental preparation at all. So the university has stabbed a huge thorn in their hearts. If they are not pulled out, it will be a mental barrier that cannot be crossed in their entire lives.

She didn't want Jiang Min to do this.

Hearing her words, Jiang Min's expression was moved, and just as she was about to say something, she saw Liang Tiefeng and a young man with a cold face walking in from outside. The young man is too tall, his eyes are half down when looking at people, with a sense of oppression that makes people want to retreat.

She stopped immediately and got up to introduce them to each other.

Liang Tiefeng's face was sinking like water, and he greeted them lukewarmly, showing alertness and resistance.

Jiang Lin introduced Cheng Rushan to them.

Jiang Min praised: "What a handsome boy, my sister has never seen such a handsome man before."

Liang Tiefeng's face over there became a little gloomy.

Jiang Min said to Liang Tiefeng, "Old Liang, my sisters definitely haven't eaten. Go to the cafeteria and get some vegetables, meat and fish. Let's cook the pot and grill the fish."

Although Liang Tiefeng was hostile to Cheng Rushan, he listened to her words and turned to go out. 

Cheng Rushan said to help and followed Liang Tiefeng out. Liang Tiefeng glanced at him, "What is the special office?"

Cheng Rushan: "It's really a special office."

Liang Tiefeng: "What do you do with your regular job?"

Cheng Rushan: "Anyway, you didn't change jobs."

Liang Tiefeng: "..." Liang Tiefeng Strictly speaking, these construction corps are converted soldiers, and they retired to engage in farming and reclamation. Although he is a platoon leader, he also receives allowances, but he cannot compare with the active duty. Liang Tiefeng wanted to inquire about Cheng Rushan's news and see how to deal with him, but how could Cheng Rushan make his wish come true?

Liang Tiefeng stopped talking, Cheng Rushan didn't care, anyway, he didn't come to be brothers with him.

Liang Tiefeng went to the cafeteria, found the secretary who had a good relationship, bought noodles, cabbage potatoes, vermicelli with money and tickets, a roe deer leg, and a few big fish. Then ask the kitchen for an old-fashioned hot pot, an iron grating, and take it back with Cheng Rushan.

"When you eat at home, you have to ration, right?" Liang Tiefeng asked Cheng Rushan.

Cheng Rushan could naturally hear the sense of superiority in his words, and said with a smile, "The military region has always eaten casually." When talking about a meal of three or two per person, how can three or two be enough for a soldier? Enough, not good enough, but not hungry.

Liang Tiefeng: "We are at the Corps Farm, where everyone can have enough to eat, and there is no need to wait for those who are hungry." If Jiang Min returned to her parents' home, she would definitely not be better off than here.

Cheng Rushan smiled and asked him which year he joined the army, which year he was discharged, etc. What do they usually do on the farm, touch Liang Tiefeng's bottom, quickly found the topic of Liang Tiefeng, and chatted back to the office.

Jiang Lin and Jiang Min are talking, talking about the family's parents, brothers and sisters.

Jiang Min made her a cup of ginger jujube tea, boiled the water directly to the old ginger, tore the fried red dates into it, and simmered for two minutes to drink. It was hot and thirst-quenching. She also brought melon seeds for Jiang Lin to knock them out.

Jiang Xinglei: "What a big watermelon seed." Jiang Min smiled and said, "This is melon, and it is specially for eating melon seeds. The melon is not delicious."

Seeing Cheng Rushan and Liang Tiefeng coming back, Jiang Min immediately took down the kettle sitting on the stove. , put the grates on, "Give Linlin grilled fish to eat first, Linlin likes to eat fish."

At that time, the family was nervous, and it was difficult to eat a fish. It was really difficult for everyone to eat.

Jiang Min grilled fish for Jiang Lin, and Cheng Rushan helped Liang Tiefeng to wash vegetables and slice meat. The frozen roe deer meat can be sliced ​​very thinly after softening a little, and then it can be eaten directly in a hot pot, stewed meat, and dumplings.

Jiang Lin was really hungry. Now that she saw her sister and saw that she was all right, she was happy and relaxed. While talking to Jiang Min, she grilled the fish and sprinkled some salt and chili powder. The grilled fish has no fishy smell, instead it exudes a burnt fragrance, and the appetite is improved.

She called her brother-in-law and Cheng Rushan over to eat grilled fish, "Try my craft!"

She handed it to Cheng Rushan, but Cheng Rushan picked out the tenderest meat on it and fed it to her to eat. When Jiang Lin stopped eating, he chewed the rest of the fish bones. Jiang Lin was full from the grilled fish, but Cheng Rushan and Jiang Xinglei were naturally not full, so they took the roe deer meat and grilled them, and then grilled a few steamed buns.

Jiang Min smiled and said, "Eat some pads first, and then eat the pot at night. Now put the pot on the bone broth and simmer the meat slowly. When it's good, it's good to cook the vegetables." She turned to Liang Tiefeng and said, "Old Liang, sister. They'll stay at the regimental club at night."

Jiang Xinglei: "Sister, don't you want to stay at your house? We're here, so why don't we have to go home and see."

Xu Aimei told him that he must go to the eldest sister's house to see, look at the house Well, if it gets tough, I'll help you out. But he saw that his brother-in-law brought so much delicious food, it should be good.

Jiang Min smiled and said, "Our ordinary people's homes are so small that we can't entertain people at all. It's better for the regimental headquarters to live comfortably here."

Cheng Rushan followed Liang Tiefeng to settle down with the bedding and luggage.

...

As soon as they left, Jiang Lin asked Jiang Min, "Sister, is my brother-in-law treating you well?"

Jiang Min smiled and said, "Okay, look at him inside and out, he never complains."

"Then why doesn't he Let you go to college?" Jiang Xinglei decided that it was Liang Tiefeng's business.

"Your brother-in-law didn't let me go, it's me, it's really me..." Jiang Min lowered her head and fiddled with the bones in the soup pot, the steam was steaming, covering her handsome eyebrows.

Jiang Xinglei still wanted to ask, he was so anxious that he didn't understand why the eldest sister didn't say anything, and the second sister kept giving him a wink to tell him not to ask, aren't they here for this?

Jiang Lin asked her sister-in-law how everyone was in her family. In fact, she understood the situation. From Jiang Min's mouth, she could judge the characters of the two children, the temperament of Mrs. Liang, and the relationship between their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She felt that Jiang Min was kind and didn't care so much. She didn't care if her mother-in-law heard something wrong. Jiang Min's thoughts are mostly on the two children, especially her daughter Xiaomeng.

Jiang Lin went to get her notebook and took out the photos in it for Jiang Min to see.

There are her family photos, as well as the Jiang family's family photos, one of which was taken that year when she brought the whole family back to her parents' home for the first time, and one that was taken by the lake in summer to see lotus flowers.

"Sister, when do you bring your family back to your parents' house, let's take a bigger family photo." Jiang Lin tempted her.

There was light in Jiang Min's eyes, she was really looking forward to it, but then it was annihilated, as if she knew it was impossible.

Jiang Lin stopped persuading her, and only told her some interesting things about the family, especially Dabao and Xiaobao Wensheng and several nephews and nieces.

"Our eldest sister-in-law is seven months pregnant again, and her belly is terrifyingly big. I suspect they are twins."

Jiang Min is very concerned about her eldest brother. After all, she and eldest brother are of the same age. They both went to school together. And the brothers and sisters in the back are all good.

"How are you now, eldest brother?" It's been almost ten years since she last went back. When I went back that time, my eldest brother was completely out of shape, not only his body, but also his energy and spirit.

It's a pity that at that time everyone was very sad, everyone was full of anger, and no one was willing to talk and communicate well. Everyone is miserable, and naturally they don't have the energy to comfort others.

She also had complaints back then, but she didn't say it. Her decision to leave home and return to the Great Northern Wilderness was actually a prank. It's just that her thoughts about her family later made her forget all the unhappiness, and just wanted them all to be well.

Jiang Lin: "My eldest brother is now an engineer, and his salary is more than 100. The factory gave him a house. He and his parents also live in the same courtyard with others, which is very nourishing."

Jiang Min was very happy to hear it, full of Face's yearning, "It's good to live together, someone will take care of it, and my sister-in-law doesn't have to take care of the children."

Jiang Lin told her about her second brother, "I'm in better health, and I have a partner. My mother said that the second brother would take over the job by retiring early. , I can hold a wedding for them after the new year."

Jiang Min listened with bright eyes, and asked Jiang Lin to tell her more. She couldn't hear enough about the family affairs for three days and three nights. All the people she knew could not wait to tell them all.

Jiang Lin told her that they partnered to open a consignment store. She said to Jiang Min: "Sister, if you go to school, you can also come with us. Making money is secondary. I don't know how good it is for everyone to be happy together."

Because they have experienced greater setbacks and blows than the shortage of firewood, rice, oil and salt , maintaining a kind of simplicity that is unique to this era in silence. For these young people, feelings are better than money and votes. They feel that having fun doing what they love is more important than anything else.

Jiang Min saw that she was smiling so happily, and when she said that Cheng Rushan still had a shy look on her face, she felt that her sister was really different. Maybe going to the countryside to hone in will really change people's character and life, making them stronger, sensible, and know how to think about others.

She was happy for Jiang Lin, happy for her eldest brother, and sincerely happy for each of them.

She looked at Jiang Xinglei, who was still eating grilled fish: "Xiao Lei, do you have a partner?" Jiang Xinglei: "Me? I haven't had enough fun, why do I want a partner? I don't know how comfortable it is to be alone."

He glanced at him, "Don't listen to his nonsense. When he was in the sorority party, his two eyes were not enough." The three siblings laughed and chatted for a long time. The ties have all disappeared.

Jiang Min also went to her drawer and took out a few photos, which belonged to Xiaomeng and Xiaojun. The two children are very beautiful, and Xiaomeng follows her mother, showing the outline of a little beauty at the age of eight. Xiaojun follows his father, and he has a big head.

While talking and laughing, Liang Tiefeng came back from outside. He said to Jiang Min: "It's arranged, I will live in the two rooms that are best burned by the fire wall."

Jiang Lin took Jiang Min's hand and said to Liang Tiefeng: "Brother-in-law, I haven't seen my sister for many years, let her accompany me at night.."

Liang Tiefeng didn't even think about it, and immediately refused: "No way!" The tone of resistance was blunt with obvious hostility.

Jiang Min hurriedly said, "Your brother-in-law said it was too late to go back, the child thought. You were very tired just now. Have a good night's rest. I will bring Xiaomeng and Xiaojun to accompany you tomorrow." She gave Liang Tiefeng a dissatisfied look. Liang Tiefeng also knew that he was overreacting, so he went to pack his things embarrassedly.

Jiang Lin walked to the door and looked, "Where's Cheng Rushan?"

Liang Tiefeng said, "He went to the regimental headquarters to talk to the regimental leader." Then he said, "He's someone who can handle affairs, so he shouldn't be slow to get promoted."

Jiang Lin: " It's alright. For me to go to university, he tried to move from the village to the military headquarters, and now he is counted as a staff member."

She saw that Liang Tiefeng's face was not very good, she did it on purpose, who made him refuse so bluntly just now? It's not disrespecting her, but disrespecting her sister.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward, Jiang Xinglei didn't know what to say if he wanted to smooth things out, but Jiang Min's colleagues and educated youth came to say hello, "Yo, Jiang Min, there are guests here. Where did you come from?

" They were surprised: "Yo, it's not close. It took two or three days to take the train."

Everyone exchanged a few words, and they all went back enthusiastically to get snacks and fruits for Jiang Lin and the others to eat, including hawthorn, mountain diced seeds, and frozen pears. Wait. Those colleagues kept praising the sisters Jiang Min and Jiang Lin, "It's really two sisters, they are equally beautiful."

"Liang platoon leader is very lucky. I don't know how many people were staring at Jiang Zhiqing, a beautiful woman at that time. Haha."

Liang Tiefeng's face was not very good-looking, and he was not very good at dealing with other people's jokes, so he didn't say anything.

A few educated youths greeted them: "There is nothing to do in the cold weather, let's go and play mahjong with us."

In Maodong's life, besides reading books, they really played mahjong, and most people didn't like to read books, and basically just got together. Have fun playing mahjong.

Jiang Min smiled and said, "Go on, my younger brother and sister are tired just now." Those people left first.

Jiang Min asked Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei to read books and newspapers, and she went to get sauerkraut to stew the roe deer at night.

She greeted Liang Tiefeng, "Old Liang, let's go." Liang Tiefeng didn't move, only reluctantly went after Jiang Min gave him a wink.

The two walked a little further, and in a leeward place, Jiang Min said to Liang Tiefeng: "How can you talk to my sister like that?"

Liang Tiefeng stomped his neck: "I just said no, and I didn't say anything else."

"You That voice is shocking to my ears, what else should I do? If the guests come to the door, if you are not enthusiastic, who can be comfortable? If my brother-in-law treats me like this, will you be happy? Why can't you stand it when I talk?"

"Aren't you talking all the time?" He believed that Jiang Lin was here to take her away, so he was naturally hostile. Seeing that she was unhappy, he took her hand, "Let's go."

Jiang Min shook his hand, "I'll get it myself."

Liang Tiefeng: "You don't want to accompany her tomorrow night? I agree." He chased after her.

Jiang Min ignored him and went directly to the house where the sauerkraut jars were placed. There were a dozen or so large jars in it, lined up according to the numbers.

Liang Tiefeng talked to her, but she didn't say a word. Liang Tiefeng was anxious: "Ignore me again?"

Jiang Min was a little helpless: "...No, I'm looking for pickled cabbage, let's see which number is our group."

Liang Tiefeng was afraid of her like this , was angry and refused to talk to him, just wanted to avoid him and didn't want to look at him. He pulled her into his arms and asked her, "Do you want to go back to your mother's house to go to college?"

Jiang Min: "No, I don't go to college. I'm too old to be able to take the test in the future. Don't worry about anything."

Liang Tiefeng was overwhelmed by her passive resistance attitude, and scolded angrily: "Why should he give priority to admission, or we can go to the university at our doorstep."
Jiang Min: "Don't scold me, I really can't go to school. After graduating from college, I also returned to my original unit to be a cadre. It's just a little more salary than I am now. It's nothing special. We don't care about it." It's not rare, it's clearly saying that I'm rare, but I'm deliberately not rare because of your peace of mind.