Nights in the original West County were always pitch-black. The mottled lights were like the stars in the sky falling to the ground. The outline of the mountain in the distance could no longer be seen. He did not know if the night had merged into it or if it was like the night. Perhaps it was both, but it was unwilling to be separated.
Li Wenting supported Sun Shaoping as she stumbled. Sun Shaoping didn't let her help him at first, but after he almost fell again, he didn't insist anymore. He only had one decent piece of clothing. If it got dirty, he wouldn't know what to wear to work tomorrow.
Sun Shaoping was tall, so it was a little difficult for the petite Li Wenting to hold him. She had to lean her entire body against his arm and hold him tightly. Her forehead was sweating. When they reached the road, there were some lights. Sun Shaoping said,""Sister-in-law, you should go back. Now I know how to go. I can't get lost.”
Li Wenting pondered for a moment." I'd better send you off. You can't even walk steadily now."”
Sun Shaoping wasn't a shy person." Alright, I see that you're tired too. Let's sit by the river and rest for a while before leaving."”He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on Li Wenting's forehead. Li Wenting didn't dodge, but lowered her head.
The two of them sat on a rock by the river and seemed to have deliberately avoided the lights on the road. In fact, there was not even a ghost on the road now. There was no nightlife in the original West County. Once it was dark, the cafeteria and shops were all closed. Tonight was not the time for movies, so there would not be anyone walking on the road.
The two of them did not speak much, making the atmosphere a little dull. In order to break the awkwardness, Sun Shaoping asked,""Sister-in-law, I heard from Brother Liu that you're from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Why did you marry here?”
Li Wenting smiled bitterly and said," I'm an educated youth. In 1972, I cut the queue and came here. I wanted to leave the village, but my family didn't have any connections, and I couldn't hire anyone. So I married Liu Haiyang. I didn't transfer my household registration, but I didn't have to go hungry anymore.”
Li Wenting's words were simple, but Sun Shaoping knew that there were many tears and sadness in these words. Sun Shaoping had seen many TV dramas about educated youths in his previous life, and he had also checked some information. To be honest, the TV series still described the life of the educated youth in the countryside as somewhat romantic. It was as if those educated youths had no regrets in their youth. Who knew how many young people's blood and tears were covered up by these "romances".
Sun Shaoping studied economics in his previous life. He was used to looking at problems from an economic perspective.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country had focused on national defense and heavy industry construction. Resources were limited, which limited the development of light industry and service industry. Due to the need of class struggle, the private economy was suppressed. The private economy happened to be mostly in light industry and service industry, which made things worse. Light industry and service industry were generally labour-intensive industries. The planned economy could not make the market adjust in time, the economic structure was seriously unbalanced, productivity was low, and the means of production were monopolized. It was even more impossible to give the light industry and service industry a living space. The wrong population policy led to a rapid increase in the population, which made a large number of surplus labor in the city unable to find employment. A series of wrong policies made this situation worse and worse. These people could only be sent to the countryside. Of course, good publicity made these people bring red flowers and go voluntarily. When it came to the countryside, the factories basically stopped production. Even if they did not want to go, they had to go. A large number of educated young people were sent away. Of course, he also brought the red flower.
At this time, the country implemented a predatory policy in the countryside. The farmers themselves could not eat enough, so how could they have surplus food to feed these educated youths? Although the country gave them a year's rations in the first year, they had to pay equal pay with the majority of rural members in the second year. The arrival of educated youths did not make much contribution to the construction of the countryside. They did not do much stealing, so they could not starve.
The educated youths were divided into two categories. Some went to the Construction Corps, and some went to state-owned farms, forest farms, fish farms, and so on. The other part was sent to the countryside. Li Wenting was in such a situation. Their conditions were better than the Border Construction Corps.
Recruiting from the educated youths in the countryside could more or less give these people some hope, so that they would not lose hope of returning home.
In 1972, due to some political reasons, the children of the officials were given priority to return to the city, which led to the trend of returning to the city through the back door.
This made the educated youth's desire to go home even more urgent, but only a few could go back. The younger generation's "fresh forces" were still coming in batches.
On November 10th, 1978, Xu Ling, a female educated youth from Vietnam's Production and Construction Corps, died of dystocia. The farm hospital disregarded human lives and the security department was ordered to bury the body, which started a wave of resistance among the educated youth in Vietnam. By June 1979, nearly 20 million educated youths in the country had returned to the city.
So many educated youths returned to the city, but there was no place to arrange work. The leaders discussed it and allowed them to set up stalls and small businesses. The individual private economy was thus established. In the end, it turned out that it was possible to do it this way, which led to the later reform and opening up.
Sun Shaoping didn't know what to say about Li Wenting's situation. At least she was much luckier than most educated youths. He just didn't know if she would abandon her family and return to her hometown in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
"Do you miss home?"
Li Wenting was silent for a while before she burst into tears. Perhaps she felt that her voice was a little too loud, so she started sobbing slowly.
Sun Shaoping was at a loss and could only comfort her,""Don't think too much about it. Maybe you can go back in a few years.”
Li Wenting raised her head, her face full of tears." Can we really go back? Can you help me and let me go home? I miss my parents, my sister, and I want to eat rice!”
Sun Shaoping pulled down the corner of his mouth and smiled." I really can't help you when you go home. If you want to eat rice, I can treat you."”
" Aren't you working in the county revolutionary committee? You should have a way. As long as you can help me go back or recommend me to go to university, I can promise you anything to leave this damn place." As she spoke, her voice became softer and softer. Finally, she buried her head between her legs.
Sun Shaoping's throat felt dry. Was this the " unspoken rules " of the early days? It turned out that there were traditions, but he did not have that much power and could not help much. Even if he could help, he would not " unspoken rules." Sun Shaoping was not a gentleman, but he was not willing to be a shameless villain.
He tried hard to suppress his inner desire and flicked Li Wenting's forehead hard. He deliberately put on a straight face and said,"What are you talking about? I can't help you get home, but if you want to go to college, I can give you some pointers.”
Li Wenting raised her head and looked at Sun Shaoping expectantly." Really? You can really recommend me to go to university!"
Sun Shaoping smiled and said," I can't recommend you to go to university. I'm just a clerk. I don't have that much power. Even if I had the power, I wouldn't recommend you. This path is already blocked."”
Li Wenting didn't quite understand what he meant.
Sun Shaoping planned to reveal some information to this beautiful woman."I have top secret information, but you have to promise not to tell anyone, not even your man. This is S-level top secret. If you leak it, you might be shot. Can you guarantee that?"
Looking at Sun Shaoping's serious face, although Li Wenting didn't know what S-class was, she was still a little afraid and said,""Then don't tell me. If I accidentally spread it, you'll be in trouble.”
Sun Shaoping said solemnly," I believe you, because this is related to whether you can go to university or not, and whether you can go home in the future. Even if you accidentally tell others, I won't blame you. Just treat it as your life. Maybe you can't be shot. With connections, you can be released after a few years in prison."”
Li Wenting's eyes were red as she covered her ears."Forget it, I don't want to hear it. I don't want to go to university, and I don't want to go home.”
Damn, this is the rhythm of Qiong Yao's drama. Women in this era are easy to deceive. No, they are really simple. I don't know if I can deceive Tian Xiaoxia. It's probably a little difficult. Why do I think of Tian Xiaoxia at this time? Sun Shaoping was a little speechless at his own thoughts.
After the show was over, it was not easy to end it. Sun Shaoping pulled Li Wenting's hands down, pressed her shoulders, and said seriously,"I just need you to keep it a secret for two years. After two years, it doesn't matter who you tell. Alright, don't say anything. Listen to me. In the winter of the year after next, which is the winter of 1977, the national college entrance examination will be resumed. It will be open to all high school graduates. The workers, peasants, and soldiers will be swept into the trash heap of history. They might even have to take the college entrance examination again. Remember, you have to hurry up and study now. When the time comes, you still have two years to pass the examination. Only a few people in the country know about this. You must keep it a secret.”
Li Wenting opened her mouth in surprise, then said embarrassedly,"I'll definitely keep it a secret, but when I was in school, I was always doing sports. The teachers didn't teach much cultural lessons, so I might not understand reading.”
"Oh, I see. It's fine. I don't know anything about language and mathematics. High school textbooks are a piece of cake for me. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me. I'll also take the college entrance examination.”Sun Shaoping tried his best to reassure her.
"Don't you already have a formal job? Why do you still want to go to university?”Li Wenting couldn't figure it out.
"Hehe, who said that I can't go to university if I join a job? I don't want to stay in this place for the rest of my life either. Also, I heard that going to university is very interesting. When I'm interested, I can date. When I'm not interested, I can go to the park. There are many beautiful women there, and all of them are gorgeously dressed. No one cares if they live together, crawl under the bed, and have children.”Sun Shaoping didn't know why he liked to tease this gullible woman.
Li Wenting shook her head and said with a smile," You love to lie. How could university be like that? Did you go to university just to sleep with women? I thought you were a good person, but I didn't expect you to be so bad!”
"How is this bad? This is called true nature.”Sun Shaoping said very sincerely.
"Forget it, I don't want to listen to your nonsense. But I'm married now. You can't come to my house to tutor me, right? I don't mind. You're a national cadre now, and it won't affect you well.”Li Wenting was a little worried.
Indeed, with the nature of Sun Shaoping's current work, it was indeed more troublesome." You read the book first. If there's anything you don't know, you can ask the teachers of the county high school. If it really doesn't work, I'll think of a way for you.”
Li Wenting nodded and didn't say anything.
Sun Shaoping stood up and patted his butt.""Alright, I'm going back too. You don't have to send me off.”
Li Wenting also stood up and said softly," Thank you." She tiptoed and kissed Sun Shaoping on the mouth, then turned around and left quickly.
Sun Shaoping stood in place and didn't move. After a while, he muttered to himself,"My first kiss is gone just like that?"
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