Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 671 Chapter 670
Zhang Chengping considerately poured a glass of water for Wan Qiaoyun.

Wan Qiaoyun concealed her astonishment by drinking water.

"Director Wan, are you okay?" Zhang Chengping asked as he watched Wan Qiaoyun drink the water.

"It's okay. I choked because I ate too quickly. Thank you, Xiaoping." Wan Qiaoyun replied with a forced smile.

Snow-capped mountains and grasslands are no secrets. They are mentioned in the first and third volumes. The first three volumes were published earlier, and were completed within four years after the liberation. Anyone who has read them will be familiar with them.

However, due to the need for publicity, the matter of death from overeating will definitely not be publicized, and not many people know about it.

Wan Qiaoyun was listening to this story from an old colleague who was reminiscing about the good old days. Because she knew the story, Wan Qiaoyun was shocked. She didn't believe that a farmer in a production team could know this.

Then, Wan Qiaoyun hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls, pushed the remaining steamed bread aside, and introduced the treatment of barefoot doctors to Zhang Chengping in a friendly manner: "After the training, you will first be a doctor in the team. You don't have to work, and you will be given work points for strong laborers. In addition, the commune will also give you a subsidy of 8 yuan per month."

"That's great, thank you Director Wan!" This is real benefit. Although Tang Zhitong said it before, eight dollars is far beyond Zhang Chengping's expectations.

"You're welcome. This was just decided in our commune a while ago. Every doctor has one." Wan Qiaoyun did not appreciate the favor and chose to tell the truth. Because she had no idea about the temperament of the people behind Zhang Chengping, she did not dare to give Zhang Chengping special treatment right away.

"Thank you too, hehe." Zhang Chengping didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only smile awkwardly and be polite.

"The person you should really thank is the one who helped you sign up. Don't forget their kindness." Seeing that Zhang Chengping was honest, Wan Qiaoyun just said a little bit, but she didn't expect that this point would point out the problem.

"Yes, yes, I will thank Uncle Yongming very much." Zhang Chengping nodded heavily, planning to discuss it with his biological father and bring two more eggs over.

"Huh? What does this have to do with him?" Wan Qiaoyun was stunned. This was not what she meant!

"Uncle Yongming said that he made two trips to help me, even at the cost of his dignity, and begged for it. My family should be grateful for this." Zhang Chengping said sincerely.

"He said that?!" Wan Qiaoyun couldn't believe it. The head of the commune was so cautious that she had to go there in person. But Zhang Yongming, the leader of the production team, dared to do this? He was really acting in the underworld - he didn't know whether to live or die!
Zhang Chengping saw that Wan Qiaoyun's face had lost its joy and her voice had become stern. He didn't know how to respond for a moment and stammered, "I... I don't know either."

"Kid, I'm not angry with you, don't be afraid. Your selection has nothing to do with Captain Zhang." Wan Qiaoyun adjusted her mood and spoke to comfort Zhang Chengping.

"Then...then how did I get selected?" Zhang Chengping looked confused.

Wan Qiaoyun really wanted to say: I also want to know how you were chosen, but I don’t dare to ask anymore!

"Then you have to ask your cousin. No matter what, your selection is a foregone conclusion. Go back and pack your things and go to the commune the day after tomorrow. The commune will send you all to study." Wan Qiaoyun didn't want to say more about this issue and just did her job quietly.

"Oh." Zhang Chengping nodded, and then asked: "Director Wan, how long will you study this time? Do you need to bring dry food?"

"It will take about a month. You just need to bring enough dry food for two meals. The rest will be taken care of by others. Also bring some bedding, to be on the safe side." Wan Qiaoyun instructed.

"Yeah." Zhang Chengping was thinking about how to bring bedding. There were not many beddings at home, so he wondered how to distribute them.

Seeing Zhang Chengping seemed to be thinking about something, Wan Qiaoyun asked another question: "Xiaoping, did you send something to Zhang Yongming?"

"Ah? I...I..." Zhang Chengping became nervous again when asked by Wan Qiaoyun suddenly, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Okay, you go back first. Go back and study hard, and then work as a doctor in the commune." Seeing this, Wan Qiaoyun was confused. She chose to calm Zhang Chengping down for the time being.

"Oh, okay, I will try my best. I'll go first." Zhang Chengping felt relieved. He said goodbye to Wan Qiaoyun and left in a hurry.

It was getting late, but Wan Qiaoyun did not leave and chose to stay here for the night.

Zhang Chengping came home late today, so Zhang Yongxiang couldn't help but ask him a few more questions, and Zhang Chengping told him the truth.

"Why are you so honest, kid?" After listening to it, Zhang Yongxiang understood what was going on and complained to his son.

"Then should I still deliver eggs to Uncle Yongming?" Zhang Chengping also reacted at this time and knew that he had done something wrong.

“Words spoken, water poured out, must be dealt with.” Since they were all from the same village, it would be better for the county magistrate to take charge, so Zhang Yongxiang chose to keep the peace.

"Dad, then should I go now?" It was already dark. Zhang Chengping knew that this matter could not be made public, so he had to do it now. However, Zhang Yongxiang was the head of the family, so he had to get his father's consent for this matter.

"Well, go ahead. Take two more." Zhang Yongxiang instructed.

Zhang Chengping was an obedient man. He was afraid that the eggs would get bumped in his pocket, so he went out with two eggs in each hand.

Zhang Yongming was doomed to die. When Zhang Chengping delivered eggs to his door, Wan Qiaoyun happened to be there.

Nowadays, cadres have to pay for staying overnight in the countryside. Although the amount is not much, every little bit counts. Such opportunities are rare. Zhang Yongming did not want to give the opportunity to others, so he took Wan Qiaoyun to his home.

"Uncle Yongming..." Zhang Chengping was holding four eggs in his hands. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Wan Qiaoyun sitting on the kang. His face froze and he remained silent for a moment, fearing that he had said something wrong.

"Hey, Xiaoping." Zhang Yongming's eyelids twitched when he saw Zhang Chengping coming in with eggs. He quickly racked his brains to make excuses and explained to Wan Qiaoyun in a panic, "Director Wan, when I went to see Xiaoping this afternoon, I mentioned it to him and told him that you were coming over. I asked him to borrow two eggs so that I could make noodles for you this morning. This kid is thoughtful and he remembered it."

"Xiaoping, there's no need. Just listen to me, take him back, and don't do this again." Wan Qiaoyun did not expose Zhang Yongming's lie. She stood up, took Zhang Chengping and sent him out.

Zhang Chengping walked out like a puppet, looking back at Zhang Yongming.

How could Zhang Yongming dare to object? Not only were his eyelids twitching, his heart was also bleeding. These were four eggs, so rare!
"Go back quickly and rest early. Pack up for tomorrow and go to the commune early the day after tomorrow." Wan Qiaoyun pulled Zhang Chengping to the gate, patted Zhang Chengping's arm, and gave him gentle advice.

Zhang Chengping opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, and finally said "hmm" and walked slowly towards home. After watching Zhang Chengping go away, Wan Qiaoyun returned to Zhang Yongming's house and said calmly, "Captain Zhang, I have to criticize you. The lives of the masses are not easy, and we as cadres must understand. Don't make special arrangements in the future."

"Hey! Hey!" Zhang Yongming was afraid that the commune would investigate this matter after it was exposed in front of the leader. However, when he heard Wan Qiaoyun use the word "later", although he was criticized, he felt as if he was praised. He not only nodded hurriedly, but also had a smile on his face.

"Okay, it's getting late. I won't waste your kerosene. I'll go over and rest." Wan Qiaoyun smiled, turned around and went next door.

After going to the next room and closing the door, the smile on Wan Qiaoyun's face disappeared. She had said that on purpose just to paralyze Zhang Yongming.

If Zhang Chengping's aunt knew about this, what would his cousin's wife's father think of the commune? Wan Qiaoyun witnessed the whole thing and couldn't even find an excuse for "not knowing"!

At the same time, Tang Zhitong was thinking and writing furiously in the side room. The report for the Post and Telecommunications College has been scheduled, and the first one will be tomorrow.

Time was very tight, and Tang Zhitong could not finish writing the entire report even if he stayed up all night, so he could only make an outline and express himself freely when the time came.

Classmate Xiao Wang did not go forward to disturb her, but started reading the speech her husband had prepared for the Municipal Bureau last night.

The couple has been together for a long time, and Wang can now recognize most of the simplified Chinese characters written by her husband. Although they are not as beautiful as traditional Chinese characters, they are indeed much easier to write.

After reading it twice, Xiao Wang put the revised speech aside, stood up and added a stick of firewood to the stove to keep it burning.

The reason why we didn't put more is that because the weather is getting warmer, the family has consciously reduced the use of coal and bamboo shoots in order to save some to prepare for future supply shortages.

After Tang Zhitong finished writing, he took the manuscript and read it over again. It was all written by college students who were young, lively and clear-headed. The content was not as rigorous as that of the Municipal Bureau. The whole material had a relaxed and friendly tone. Tang Zhitong was quite satisfied with it.

"Have you finished writing? Shall I pour you some water for washing your feet?" When Xiao Wang saw her husband stretching, she stepped forward and massaged his shoulders at the right time.

"You take a bath first, I still have a few letters to read." Tang Zhitong stretched out his hand, pulled Xiao Wang's soft hand over, rubbed it on his face, and kissed it.

"Who wrote the letter to you?" Xiao Wang pulled his hand back, put it under his nose and sniffed it, frowning and saying with disdain, "Your saliva stinks!"

"Haha, Brother Haiyang and the others probably recognized me from the photo in the newspaper." Tang Zhitong smiled at Xiao Wang and took out a letter that he had not had time to read from his bag. As for the problem of smelly saliva, it seems that only adults have it and children don't. It's quite strange.

Tang Zhitong tore open the letter and found it was indeed from Wu Haiyang, Gu Yong, Wu Aijun and Zhang Xinping.

As for why there is no article about Ma San Ge, it may be because of the nature of his work and he doesn’t read newspapers much.

There wasn't much to say in the letter. After reading it, Tang Zhitong wrote back a few humble words, roughly explaining the situation.

Whenever there were multiple letters with the same content that needed replying, Tang Zhitong would wish he could put a few sheets of carbon paper underneath so that he could reply to three letters at a time. However, doing so would make it obvious that they were carbon copies, which was impolite.

"Come, lift your feet." Classmate Xiao Wang washed her feet first, then changed a basin of water and brought it to her husband's feet. She put the foot cloth on the stool beside her, squatted down and took off her husband's shoes and socks.

"I can do it myself." Tang Zhitong stopped writing, bent down and wanted to do it on his own, but was stopped by classmate Xiao Wang.

"Okay, write yours quickly. We have to go to bed after you finish it." Xiao Wang slapped her husband's hand away, took off her socks, rolled up her husband's trouser legs, and then moved him to the foot basin.

Tang Zhitong was happily soaking her feet, copying the contents of the previous letter on the letter paper in a flamboyant manner, and reminded Xiao Wang behind her: "After touching your socks and shoes, wash your hands thoroughly in the wash basin before using that basin."

"I know. Write yours." Classmate Xiao Wang hung her husband's shoes on the wire on the chimney. Her husband had sweaty feet. Now that the weather was hot, he couldn't help sweating. His shoes were damp, and if he didn't warm them up, he wouldn't be able to wear them tomorrow.

Hearing the sound of water splashing behind him, Tang Zhitong turned his head to look at classmate Xiao Wang and laughed out loud.

"Hate it, what are you looking at! You have to take a shower soon." Although they were honest with each other and very familiar with each other, Xiao Wang was still shy in this situation. She moved her body to block her husband's sight.

"Yes, sir!" In response to Xiao Wang's invitation, Tang Zhitong turned around, stuffed the letter into the envelope, wrote the recipient and sender information, and prepared to call it a day.

After finishing the local cleaning, Xiao Wang wiped it lightly, walked with his long legs covered with cold white skin, opened the door a crack, and poured the water out.

"Get into bed quickly, I'll clean up in a while." Tang Zhitong felt so distressed. Although the weather was getting a little warmer, why was this girl so stupid?

"Aren't you busy today?" Xiao Wang didn't listen. He poured water again, brushed his face again, poured the water out again, and then got into bed.

"Should I drill a hole in the west wall? Connect a pipe directly to the drainage ditch outside, and then put a washbasin on it. From now on, I can just pour water into the washbasin." Tang Zhitong wiped his feet while looking at the west wall to see where to start.

Tang Zhitong thought he had the right to say on how to feel comfortable. The reason he didn't think of this before was that he didn't see Xiao Wang suffering.

"It's hard to buy a wash basin. It's getting hot. Let's not bother." Xiao Wang wrapped himself in the quilt and reminded him, "Pour some water and wash yourself."

"I'll ask around and make sure I can buy it before we make it." Tang Zhitong was really tempted. There were ceramic wash basins these days, and not only ceramic wash basins, but also flush toilets. It's just that there were not many in the domestic supply, and the target consumer group was not ordinary people.

"It's getting late. You should go take a shower and go to bed. You have to give a report tomorrow." Xiao Wang urged without making any comment.

Faced with the urging of Xiao Wang and the pressure of giving a report tomorrow, Tang Zhitong could only speed up.

To survive in the cracks, you must have strong skills. Only by being persistent, tenacious and persevering to the end can you achieve final victory.

Tang Zhitong had made good plans yesterday. He thought of asking Xiao Wang to help check the speech today, and then "rehearse" it himself, but he had a lot of things to do tonight and was delayed again.

Since there is no time to "rehearse", just learn by doing. Practice is the best teacher.

(End of this chapter)