Ten acres of fertile land? Hearing this, Jun Wu couldn't help but shiver."
In his hometown, there were many people and little land. The average cultivated land was less than one mu. When the farmland was distributed to the households, Secretary Zhang used his power as the production team leader at that time to allocate the best ten mu of cultivated land in the village to his name.
Because there was a pond in the middle of the ten acres of cultivated land, there was a small forest beside the pond. It was close to the village and was known as the rare ten acres of fertile land. In the village, everyone knew that these ten acres of fertile land belonged to Secretary Zhang's family.
Now, Secretary Zhang used these ten acres of fertile land as bait to persuade him to give up the military. Did he see him as his future son-in-law or as a long-term worker in the future?
In the village, no matter which young man it was, as long as Secretary Zhang took out ten acres of fertile land to talk about it, there was no young man who would not be moved.
Now, Secretary Zhang was guarding his wife and daughter and talking about these ten acres of fertile land. He clearly regarded Junwu as his future son-in-law!
If Jun Wu was smart enough, he would have immediately taken over Secretary Zhang's words in fear and trepidation, expressing his heartfelt gratitude. Even if she was embarrassed to thank him, it was a wise choice to remain silent and act shy.
However, Jun Wu was still too young. He was only seventeen years old and was not mature enough to judge the words of adults with the standard of economic interests.
He did not express his gratitude in fear and trepidation, nor did he act like an unmarried man who was shy and silent. Instead, he looked a little ungrateful and deliberately offended his future father-in-law. He said,
"Uncle Zhang, although I was eliminated by visual inspection, I still want to work hard. I don't believe that the army is only going to choose those tall, dumb, and black men for the modern construction. If his height was not ideal, would he not have the chance to serve his country?”
"In the military, a soldier must have a certain height requirement. It is not only to ensure combat effectiveness, but also to ensure the image of a soldier of the People's Liberation Army.”The militia company commander seemed to have smelled the gunpowder between Jun Wu and Secretary Zhang's words. He quickly came out to smooth things over and said,
"Junwu, you're an outstanding young man. It's not a problem for you to join the army and serve the motherland. However, since you've been eliminated, let's admit the reality. The current country was focused on economic development. Outstanding young people did not necessarily have to take the path of becoming soldiers.
"In my opinion, Secretary Zhang, you might as well consider it carefully. You know that Secretary Zhang has always thought highly of you. If it was someone else, Secretary Zhang might not have said so!”
"Yeah, Junwu." At this moment, Aunt Zhang, who was beside her, began to chime in." Nowadays, farmers are mechanized in farming. It was no longer the face of the past. There was nothing shameful about farming.
"When the conditions are good, we can buy a set of farm machinery, a seeder, and a harvester. We can buy them all back home so that we won't suffer from farming. We're not worse off than the people in the city!”
Not good! When Jun Wu heard this, he immediately felt that these people were using the fragrance of the rural scenery to make him feel better. If he didn't wake up a little and let this fragrance seep into his heart and spleen, he might be bewitched.
Of course, what these people said was the truth. There was no falsehood. But to live such a life, there was a prerequisite. That was, Junwu had to give up his desire to be a soldier and stay behind to marry Zhang Lian 'er. Otherwise, how could he have anything to do with the ten mu of fertile land?
However, he and Zhang Lian 'er were only junior high school classmates. Or rather, they were once very good playmates. As for love and marriage. They had no plans in that regard.
The two of them graduated from high school. They were both knowledgeable young people. Marriage was a big matter that needed careful consideration. They could not be like ordinary rural men and women. As long as they had the matchmaker's words and the parents 'orders, they could send the betrothal gifts to the wedding hall according to the old local customs.
Ever since they went to high school together and graduated together, he and Zhang Lian 'er had been in a relationship. The only thing they hadn't been in a relationship was love. In their hearts, this matter was too sacred or too distant. Although people were talking about their relationship, they had never been involved in this matter.
Moreover, according to Jun Wu's thoughts, he was destined to leave this land and live in the four seas to realize his dream. Even though this dream was not very concrete and not very realistic. However, he did not want to be a caged bird here.
In order to get out of the countryside and experience the world, he had even given up on repeating his studies. Now, he was about to realize his dream of joining the army. Why did Secretary Zhang rely on these ten acres of fertile land to tie his hands and feet? Tying his own fate?
Just as Jun Wu was thinking about this rebellion, he saw a few people staring at his face, as if waiting for his accurate answer.
"Hehe, Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, thank you for caring about me and thinking highly of me. However, if a man didn't go out and make a living, he wouldn't be mature. Even if the army rejected me, I would still go out and take a look through other means.
"Besides, I was only eliminated by visual inspection today. Perhaps in the future…there will be other factors or other opportunities…As for other things, let me think about it!”
Although Jun Wu was not very willing, he understood the human relations in the countryside. Secretary Zhang was the authority in the village. If she fell out with him, her love and marriage would be a small matter, but her father and brother's situation in the future would be a big matter.
He didn't want to be Secretary Zhang's son-in-law, but he also didn't want to become the Zhang family's enemy. He chose an ambiguous delaying tactic, thinking that the matter between him and Zhang Lian had not been forced to that extent.
Now that I'm going to be a soldier and have been eliminated, what will happen next? This was a major matter that required personal consideration. If this matter wasn't resolved, the rest... was out of the question!
"Hehe, Junwu, I didn't expect you to be so persistent about being a soldier! Just now, the commander of the militia had said that outstanding youths did not necessarily have to take the path of being a soldier. You're a scholar. I wonder if you've heard of the old saying about being a soldier?”
"Ancient language? What ancient language?" Jun Wu was stunned. This Secretary Zhang was usually full of revolutionary principles. He had never heard him say anything ancient. What was going on today?
"If you don't know, I'll tell you. When his parents were alive, he did not travel far. He also said,"Good iron doesn't nail, good men don't become soldiers." In the past, people who joined the army were captured by force. Who would take the initiative to sign up for the army?"
What? Secretary Zhang's words stunned Junwu. If he said,"My parents are here." There was a sage's principle of not traveling far. However, it was almost revolutionary to say that a good man should not be a soldier.
This was because a few days ago, the militia company commander had asked Jun Wu to write the words " Good iron needs to be nailed, good men need to be soldiers " on the blackboard in the village to encourage everyone to sign up for the army. He did not expect that these two village officials would actually say the opposite of this slogan today.
If it wasn't for the fact that he was at the branch secretary's house and there was only the militia company commander in front of him, the military would have scolded him or refuted him until he was speechless. There was no need for a long speech. With just one line from the lyrics of 'To Tell You the Truth', he could shut the militia company commander up. If you don't become a soldier and I don't become a soldier, who will defend the motherland? Who will protect the family? Who will protect the family?
"Hehe, there might be a reason for these ancient words…Yes, I read some ancient novels. In the past, people divided society into four classes: officials, farmers, merchants, and businessmen.
"Soldiers are basically unranked. Perhaps they were all lazy people or loafers who had no overnight food at home?”Facing an elder like Secretary Zhang, Jun Wu could not refute him. He could only say something perfunctory.
Next, he wanted to change the topic and explain that the times were different now. Outstanding young people should actively participate in national defense construction. However, the militia captain's phone rang.
The militia company commander picked up the call. It was Junwu's father.
"Haha, big brother, it's me. Junwu followed me back and is reporting the situation at Secretary Zhang's house. What was that? His teacher came and told him to hurry home. Alright, alright."
Since they didn't get along, Jun Wu was about to leave when he heard that his teacher was here, so he took his leave.
When she got home, she saw that it was the beautiful artist who taught music at the county high school, Teacher Li.
Teacher Li was a top student at the provincial music academy. When she graduated, she was originally selected by the provincial song and dance troupe. She didn't know what went wrong, but she was actually assigned to the county high school to teach music. The goal of high school students nowadays was to get into university. They were buried in math, physics, and chemistry questions all day long. Who would care about music?
Teacher Li knew that music in high school was a " minor subject ". The school leaders did not pay much attention to it, and the students did not pay much attention to it, so she put her energy into organizing cultural performances.
After several performances, they were very successful. Later, they were broadcasted by the provincial television station and became famous. Many companies would invite high school performance teams to perform for commercial purposes.
Because of his good voice, Junwu became the backbone of Teacher Li's performance team. Now, Teacher Li suddenly came to visit. What did she want to talk to him about? Could it be that there was another opportunity for a commercial performance and she invited him to participate? I've already graduated!
Teacher Li's clothes had already changed from when she was in school. The weather had turned cold, but she still wore a thick cloth skirt with a bamboo leaf pattern. The cloth looked like the coarse cloth woven by the ancient people themselves. The background was pure white, showing the artist's pursuit of taste.
"Hello, Teacher Li!" When Jun Wu returned home, he saw Teacher Li sitting on the edge of the Kang in his house and chatting with his parents. He couldn't help but feel touched. It would take at least half a day to get here from the county town. Teacher Li was a busy person. For him to make a special trip to his home, there must be something important.
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