Chapter 679: Banggeng's Road Back to the City
When I returned to the yard, before I entered the house, Jia Zhang had already come out to greet me.
"Qin Huairu, how is it going? Did you borrow the money? I heard that Old Stingy Yan's family and Fatty Liu's family have already arranged it."
Qin Huairu paused for a moment, then pushed aside Jia Zhang and entered the house.
"The Banggeng issue is almost done. I used my connections to find a director in the logistics department for 800 yuan."
"I've already found some connections, why are you spending so much money?!"
Jia Zhang chased in and asked.
"The steel mill won't accept it, so I have to look for one outside. What should I do if it doesn't cost money? I have to take the money there early tomorrow morning, and I can get the employment form back at noon."
"What kind of job is that, do you know?"
"A stevedore in a meat processing plant."
"Meat processing factory? Great! This is a good job."
Jia Zhang was overjoyed.
If I can work in a meat processing factory, my family will no longer be short of meat.
It's money well spent.
The next day at noon, Qin Huairu successfully got a work station, got a certificate, rushed to the post office, and mailed the letter to Banggeng.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
That afternoon, two dusty and thin figures appeared at the gate of the courtyard.
From a distance, he looks like a beggar, and up close, he looks even worse than a beggar.
However, their attire and appearance could hardly conceal their serious excitement.
The two of them dropped their luggage at the same time, couldn't help but kneel at the door, and then shouted to the sky.
"Haha, I'm finally back."
"Haha, I'm finally back."
Hearing the sound, everyone in the front courtyard was startled, and many of them looked towards the gate of the courtyard.
The three aunts, who had received the news a long time ago, rushed out quickly, and when they saw the two people kneeling, they were a little hesitant to recognize them.
"Jie Kuang?"
The third aunt asked tentatively.
"Mom, it's me!"
Yan Jiekuang tried hard to hold back his tears, but he couldn't help it. He fell at the feet of the third aunt, tears streaming down his face.
"Why are you like this?"
The three aunts looked at Yan Jiekuang, who was not fat to begin with, and saw that he had become skinny and his hands were shaking.
"Mom, I'm hungry!"
"Okay, Mom will make you some noodles right away."
The three aunts hurriedly helped Yan Jiekuang up and walked home with the luggage.
The people in the courtyard were also amazed.
"I didn't expect life in the countryside to be so hard. Look how hungry they are."
"Yeah, I was skinny before, and now I feel like a strong wind could blow me down."
"Hey, it seems I have to make preparations early. I can't let my eldest son go to the countryside."
"really."
"Hey~ Is this Liu Guangfu?"
"That's for sure. He and Jie Kuang went together. I heard they cut in line at the same place~"
"It looks like he is very hungry. He looks completely different."
"Yes!"
Everyone was talking about it, but no one came forward to help.
Liu Guangfu also looked eagerly into the yard, as if waiting for that familiar figure to appear.
However, no matter how long I waited, the second aunt never came out.
At this time, the people in the courtyard seemed to notice Liu Guangfu's embarrassment and someone immediately reminded him.
"Liu Guangfu, stop kneeling. Your parents no longer live in this yard. They have moved to your second brother's yard."
"Moved?"
Liu Guangfu couldn't believe it.
"Yes, just a few days after you left, your father moved out, sold the house to Wang Tiedan, and bought two rooms from your brother."
"Oh, thank you Aunt Zhao."
Liu Guangfu no longer hesitated and stood up to leave.
Just then, Jia Zhang, who heard the news, hurried over.
"Guangfu, have you seen my Banggeng? You're back, why isn't he back yet?"
"How would I know? It's not the same place."
Liu Guangfu picked up his luggage and turned to leave.
Jia Zhang ran out of the yard and looked at the entrance of the alley, feeling extremely anxious.
It's been half a month. Logically, Banggeng should have come back, but so far, there hasn't even been a letter.
Northeast Panjin.
Banggeng lay flat on the big bunk bed, holding the employment notice tightly in his hand, tears streaming down his face.
Grievance, anger, and helplessness.
Ten days ago, as soon as Banggeng received the letter, he ran to the brigade headquarters and submitted an application to return to the city.
As a result, the brigade officer dismissed him with a simple "wait".
Seven days ago, Banggeng saw some of his roommates packing their luggage to go home, and he went to the brigade headquarters with great anticipation to inquire about the situation.
As a result, what I got was still a “wait”.
Bang Geng was not giving up and asked how long it would take. The other party simply opened the drawer, took out a stack of applications and put them on the table, at least two hundred applications.
Three days ago, the educated youth point notified him to report to the brigade headquarters.
I thought my application was approved and I could return to the city immediately.
Little did they know that there were hundreds of applicants being scolded together in the yard, along with the leaders of the brigade.
During the crucial stage of national construction, when Beidahuang was in great need of manpower, he actually wanted to desert.
Is there still organizational discipline and dedication?
As soon as Daode's big stick was swung down, his head was buzzing.
This scene is so familiar.
When I was a child, similar words were spoken every time we had a school-wide meeting.
After enduring for three days, which is today, Banggeng still didn't give up. He reluctantly bought some gifts and went to the brigade headquarters, hoping to build some connections.
As luck would have it, the commune happened to issue a notice.
Within three years, all the educated youth teams in Panjin were only allowed to leave fifty people each year, and it was emphasized that only those educated youth who were active in their work and had outstanding performance could apply.
For those educated youth who are lazy and fail to complete the assigned tasks, it is useless to apply.
This is almost the name of Banggen.
Everyone in the entire Panjin Youth League knew that Jia Geng was not good at work and was the laziest.
As soon as Banggeng came back, he lay down on the bed like a walking corpse.
However, he still has some cleverness, which he inherited from Qin Huairu.
Suddenly, Banggeng thought of the policy regarding educated youth returning to the city. He quickly got up, found the newspaper, and began to study it carefully.
"Recruitment, examination, sick leave, replacement, only child, no one around, worker-peasant-soldier student."
Among these conditions for returning to the city, Banggeng stared at the words "retirement due to illness" for a long time and couldn't help swallowing.
In his understanding, retirement due to illness means being unable to work.
I had pretended to be sick before, with a headache and feeling unwell, but I only lasted two days before a doctor came to check on me. When the doctor saw that there was nothing wrong with me, he immediately gave me a beating and didn't give me any food for two days.
So, Banggeng didn't dare to pretend to be sick anymore.
If you want to play, play for real.
After thinking for a while, Banggeng set his target on his own leg.
He picked up the door-knocking stick, gritted his teeth and raised it three times, but he still didn't dare to take action.
If you keep knocking, you will suffer in vain.
Even if he broke it, if the people in the brigade found out, they would definitely not let him go, thinking he was committing self-harm.
What’s worse is that if the disease cannot be cured, his life will be over.
In the next two days, Banggeng worked while thinking about ways to retire due to illness.
Such as accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms, falling off a tree, or even picking a fight.
After racking his brains, he finally learned a trick from eating poisonous mushrooms - pretending to be crazy.
So, one night three days later, while eating, Bang Geng suddenly started his plan!