Yaning sat by the bed and pulled the Zhongyuan. She had bought this Zhongyuan when she was in school and had never learned it from an expert. She had only played it according to the music score and fumbled around. It could be considered as the amateur level of an amateur, and she could actually play it. When he went to the countryside, in order to entertain himself, Zhongyuan also followed Yaning to the countryside. During the slack time, Yaning would play a piece for the educated youths. The leisurely voice drove away the sadness and loneliness of homesickness, adding a touch of green to the monotonous life.
But now, as Yaning played, she felt a little absent-minded. It was the winter season, and most of the educated youths had gone home. After her father Zhou Heng implemented the policy, Yaning was assigned to the division headquarters. Her mother was transferred to work, and her family moved to V City. Yaning was even farther away from home. Other than visiting her home during the New Year, it was not convenient for her to go back. There were only a few educated youths who stayed behind in the youth point. In addition to a female educated youth who cooked, there were also a few male educated youths. They followed the representatives of the Association of Poor People during the day and did not do much else. Yaning had only returned home after the new year, so she didn't have much to do. She played the zither and read a book. What she found strange was that so many days had passed since the new year, why hadn't the other young women returned yet? They should have returned long ago. Yaning was a little uneasy. Yesterday, her roommates told her that they heard that the children in the courtyard had all entered the army through the back door. Nowadays, the parents who were workers were trying to retire early so that their children could take over. As for the parents who were soldiers, they had no choice but to let their children join the army. This was also a way to send their children back to the city earlier. Yaning was a newly built youth spot, but she often went to the community for meetings. She saw with her own eyes that many older educated youths had been in the countryside for seven or eight years, but they were still stuck in the countryside. The recruitment quota was limited. The educated youths who wanted to return to the city as soon as possible tried all kinds of ways to get a quota. They gave gifts to the brigade officials, asked people to find connections, and tried every means to get a quota so that they could end their hard days in the countryside as soon as possible. At the youth station where Yaning was, the children of the chief also had good relationships with the leaders, the brigade secretary, and the representatives of the poverty association through their parents. Yaning's father had a history problem, and her mother was a hundred percent Bolsheviks. She didn't understand the ways of the world, so she never used these connections. Therefore, she couldn't even solve the problem of joining the party, let alone thinking about being transferred back to the city. Yaning didn't hold much hope for the matter of entering the army through the back door. Her father had just implemented the policy, and the conclusion was that it was a " general historical issue." Yaning knew her father's temper very well. For a serious person like him, you wouldn't expect him to lower his voice and ask someone to pull strings for you unless the army specifically recommended him. Yaning's imagination ran wild, and the more she thought about it, the more vexed she became. She decided not to think about it anymore and left it to fate.
" Yaning, your mother is here." Yaning couldn't believe her ears. How was that possible? Her mother was thousands of miles away from here. She opened the door and saw her mother walking in, travel-worn. Yaning was pleasantly surprised. Mom, you, you, how did you get here? She came by train. Jia Jin said. Yaning asked. It was eight miles from here after getting off the train. I called the brigade and they sent a big carriage to pull me here. When Yaning saw her mother, she was extremely happy. She hurriedly poured water for her mother so that she could rest quickly.
" Ning 'er, hurry up and pack up. Tell the brigade that we still have to catch the train." Seeing Yaning's confused gaze, Jia Jin said," It's like this. The division sent a group of female soldiers, and the others left with the military vehicles. I specially rushed here to pick you up. We still have to catch the train later."
Yaning was stunned by this sudden good news. She was still thinking about what she should do now that all the children in the army had joined the army. As she thought about it, the good news came. Yaning didn't have time to think about it. She packed up her clothes and put the rest in a wooden box. She would take them when her mother came back. She also gave her mother the work share and the subsidy.
Yaning and her mother went to bid farewell to the brigade secretary and the representative of the Association of Poor People before boarding the train to Division P.
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