320. The Educated Youth and the Peasant Girl 19
In a blink of an eye, the sky turned cold. As the end of the new year approached, the whole village was filled with a Chinese New Year atmosphere. After all, the Chinese New Year is the happiest time of the year. Every household started to make New Year’s goods. The only family in the village raised pigs After the pig was killed, people from all over the country came to buy pork.
Zhou Zekai likes the New Year's atmosphere very much. Although it was cold, the traps on his mountain also caught rabbits and pheasants that went hunting because of the cold weather. They took these things and went to Yang Yuehua's house. Village Chief Yang said Yes, let Zhou Zekai live at his home this year.
When Zhou Zekai passed by, Village Chief Yang was sitting on the table smoking a cigarette, his hands were red with cold, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Uncle Yang." Zhou Zekai walked over, only then did Village Chief Yang show a dazed expression, and then quickly greeted Zhou Zekai.
"Akai, hurry up and get inside, it's very cold outside, I think it's going to snow these two days, I don't know how much snow it will be..."
Zhou Zekai followed Village Chief Yang into the house, and the room was indeed much warmer. Since the cold, Zhou Zekai's clothes were almost all made by Yang Yuehua. Now he is wearing a blue padded jacket made by Yang Yuehua, which is very warm. The stitches are also very dense.
After entering, Mother Yang saw Zhou Zekai.
"Come here, why are you still using this thing? You went up the mountain again? It's not safe on the mountain at the moment, what if it snows? And every winter, if there are animals in the back mountain who can't eat and want to attack people, Don't go to the mountains during this time, understand?"
Mother Yang really regarded Zhou Zekai as her own son during this period of getting along, and when she heard Zhou Zekai said that she had gone up the mountain, she hurriedly confessed.
"Well, Auntie, I know, I won't go in the future."
Zhou Zekai nodded obediently, and passed the things in his hand to Mother Yang. In the past six months, Village Chief Yang's family has eaten meat a lot, and everyone is in good spirits.
Yang Yuehua came out to clean and saw Zhou Zekai, after saying hello, he went to help his mother cook. She knew that when Zhou Zekai came over, his father would always pull Zhou Zekai to talk.
Inside the room, Village Chief Yang was smoking a stuffy cigarette, frowning for some unknown reason.
"Uncle Yang, is there something embarrassing you?"
Looking at Village Chief Yang like this, Zhou Zekai asked, I don't know if there is anything that can embarrass Village Chief Yang. Now the village has made a lot of money for every household because of the haircuts. Last time After dealing with the first flowers in the department store, he made four more first flowers. The village will definitely be able to survive this year.
When Village Chief Yang heard Zhou Zekai's words, he raised his head with a complicated expression, looked at Zhou Zekai in front of him, and said.
"Akai, do you know when the first educated youth went to the countryside?"
It has not been a year or two since educated youths went to the countryside. Zhou Zekai had heard his father mention it, so he nodded.
"I know, it should be about thirty years."
What year is it, and it cannot be said casually, at least, it has been thirty years.
Village Chief Yang picked up the bong in his hand and knocked it on the table a few times, with an unspeakable sadness in his voice.
"Since the educated youths went to the countryside 30 years ago, the village has actually changed a lot. At that time, I was not the village head. I met many educated youths. You know... what happened to those educated youths?"
The story of the past may be the most hurtful to tell. Zhou Zekai already knew from the tone of Village Chief Yang that those educated youths must not return to the city. There are only a few places to return to the city, and so many educated youths No matter how the quota is allocated, it is impossible...
Therefore, there must be some people who will never be able to return to the city for the rest of their lives, so for those educated youths, what kind of ending will this result be?
Zhou Zekai didn't answer, he had some vague guesses, but Village Chief Yang continued.
"If you agree with your family to come to the countryside, you must understand that those who come to be educated youths will not be able to go back for at least five or six years. Some of them will even spend their entire lives in this mountain. Thirty years ago, I saw When I arrived at the first group of educated youths who went to the countryside, it was those educated youths who taught me how to learn. I am very grateful to them. They brought the most different changes to this mountain. Even the name of the village today, Pinghua Village, was changed by them. , our village used to be called Nangou Village, a difficult ditch..."
Village Chief Yang sighed, recalling the past, but there was more loneliness in his expression.
"The arrival of those educated youths really brought new changes to my life, but the same is true for those educated youths. When they choose to come here either by themselves or passively, their lives have already happened. There was a change! When the first batch returned to the city, it was five years after they came. At that time, there were fifty or sixty educated youths in the village, but there were only five people on the list of returning to the city. I will never forget that time The intrigues of those educated youths, the former friends turned against each other, and the female educated youth actually had a relationship with the village party secretary who had the return list in order to return to the city. At that time, I knew that even if they came to the village, they Their hearts are still in the city, no matter what price they pay, they still want to go back..."
Educated youth going to the countryside may be a good thing for rural people, but it is not a good thing for these educated youths from the city, because they also miss home and want to go home, and stay in this mountain for a lifetime , what is that feeling like? Full of pain and suffering, every minute and every second seems to be suffering...
"After the five quotas were selected, there will be five quotas every year, but every year new educated youths come to the village. Those educated youths are getting smarter and smarter. They know how to please the leaders. Some of them come. One year, I asked my family to spend money to buy the list, and those who came early in the morning and had no money at home could only continue to live hopelessly in the village. Akai, you know... Why did you come to Pinghua Village? Before, there were no educated youths?"
Suddenly he turned his head to look at Zhou Zekai. Village Chief Yang's question made Zhou Zekai stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
"have no idea."
It has not been a year or two since educated youths went to the countryside, so logically speaking, there should be some educated youths in every village, and it is impossible for them all to return to the city.
"Because they are all dead, crazy, and crazy. Some of them want to abandon everything and go home after so many years, but do you think it is possible? How many times have you stayed in this village? For ten years, they have taken root here, married and had children. Since the first time the educated youth returned to the city, there have been women and children who have been left behind in our village. There are also female educated youths who do not want husbands or children. I got married and had children in the village, but once I had the opportunity to go back to the city, I would abandon everything and return to the city. Later, an abandoned woman in our place went crazy. She and her crazy mother took many educated youths in the village at night. They were all killed, and the educated youths who witnessed that incident almost went crazy..."
This is why there are no educated youths in Pinghua Village in the past few years. The most important thing is because of the massacre that year. In addition, it is because the people in the village extremely reject educated youths. This time, Pinghua Village finally accepted it. The educated youths were also selected by Village Chief Yang himself, and now there is a list in the village every year, that is to say, these educated youths have the opportunity to go back.
It was also the first time Zhou Zekai heard of the darkness of this era. Sometimes, although the educated youths going to the countryside brought many benefits, there were also many disadvantages. It's normal. In order to return to the city, female educated youths also paid an unimaginable price, just because they didn't want to stay in such a place with no future.
I don't know why Village Chief Yang told him this, Zhou Zekai looked at Village Chief Yang, he was still so sad that the Chinese New Year was coming.
Village Chief Yang raised his head and looked at Zhou Zekai. He had been tangled up in his mind thousands of times, and finally at this moment, he had the courage to speak out.
"Akai, I don't want to hide it from you. The list of educated youths returning to the city this year has been issued, because there have been no educated youths in our village for many years. Now there is one quota per year. I have one quota in hand this year. If you If you want to go home, I will arrange this spot for you."
This time, Zhou Zekai was really stunned. He didn't expect that Village Chief Yang would say such a thing. The other party had always wanted him to be his son-in-law, but now, with the opportunity to return to the city, Village Chief Yang would be the first He intends to keep it for himself, so... isn't he afraid that he will never come back?
Zhou Zekai suddenly had a smile on his face, and then it grew bigger and bigger. Looking at Village Chief Yang, he felt for the first time that being so cared for by others was a feeling, the same as the kindness his parents treated him.
However, Village Chief Yang felt his heart skip a beat when he saw Zhou Zekai's smile, and he sighed inwardly. He hoped that his daughter would not blame him. If Zhou Zekai really chose to return to the city, he couldn't guarantee whether the other party would come back... But even so, Village Chief Yang still hopes to give the person in front of him a chance to choose, a chance to go home.
He really likes this smart and wise young man.
"Uncle Yang, I can't take this quota." Zhou Zekai explained after seeing Village Chief Yang's surprised expression.
"Uncle Yang, let me tell you the truth. It was not arranged by my superiors when I came to the countryside. It was decided after discussing with my father. When I was at home, I always felt that following in my father's footsteps was a bit boring, so I wanted to come here by myself. Development, I hope to stay in the village to contribute to the development of the village, and I hope to influence more people, so I don't plan to return to the city in five or six years, this quota, Uncle Yang, you can arrange it for other educated youths..."
Village Chief Yang really understood now, no wonder Zhou Zekai has been cooperating so much since he went to the countryside. It turns out that he went to the countryside willingly, and was not forced like other educated youths. Moreover, he is a big deal People, also want to build the development of the village! Thinking about it this way, Village Chief Yang suddenly became happy! Pat Zhou Zekai on the shoulder.
"Okay! Good comrade!!! Ah Kai, don't worry, if you have any ideas in the future, just tell me, and I will get the full support of the people in the village! This time, you have already let the people in the village support you! Everyone in the village is impressed! I believe that with your wonderful ideas, our village will definitely be able to embark on the road to prosperity!"