nycdaug Chapter 356 You want me to join the army?
Chapter 356 You want me to join the army?
In the third year of junior high school, after Zhou Qingping returned to school, he and his classmates once again plunged into the computer room and laboratory.
Although my country successfully developed a general-purpose digital electronic computer in 58, the number was extremely small. Zhou Qingping and his colleagues could only use abacus to perform data calculations one by one and in groups.
Because he owed the Zhou family a favor, Zhou Jiaguang specifically instructed that those who went to Zhou Rong's house for New Year's dinner should take special care of Zhou Qingping and urge him to eat when it was time.
If he is busy and can't leave, we will arrange someone to help him get food...
In mid-February 63, the Central Committee held a working meeting in Kyoto and decided to launch a socialist education movement in cities and towns across the country.
The content of the movement was, in the early stage in the countryside, to "clear up work points, accounts, warehouses, and property", and in the later stage in urban and rural areas, to "clear up thoughts, politics, organizations, and the economy"...
On March 63, 3, the Central Committee approved the Ministry of Culture's Party Committee's "Request for Suspension of Ghost Plays," requiring all parts of the country to stop performing themes involving ghost images.
Zhou's mother was worried that someone would "take advantage of the situation" to accuse her family, so she stopped going to the temple to pray during festivals...
After Tao Fen knew that Ma Daya and her two siblings had Zhou Rong as their backer, she paid more attention to their family affairs.
The city wants to help some older soldiers stationed there find marriages, and requires each district to recommend some unmarried women to participate in blind date events.
The district government assigned the task to the neighborhood committee.
Tao Fen felt that Ma Daya and Ma Erya were suitable, so she told the two sisters the news and asked for their opinions.
In recent years, the government has been vigorously clearing out the urban population from moving to the countryside. If you want to live in the city for a long time, in addition to having a stable job, you also need a strong backer.
Ma Daya and Ma Erya didn't want to trouble Zhou Rong all the time, so getting married, and marrying a soldier, was like finding a big backer for them.
After discussing it, the two sisters agreed to Tao Fen's proposal and said they were willing to go and see each other.
Among the soldiers who participated in the blind date, the highest-ranking one was the battalion commander. Such high-ranking officers would definitely be surrounded by two or three girls.
Ma Daya and Ma Erya are self-aware and do not rush after popular people. Instead, they wander around, observing everyone quietly, and finally select two suitable candidates.
Ge Jinchang, 27 years old, platoon leader. His parents and brothers died in the war in their early years. He grew up eating at other people's homes and joined the army when he became an adult.
Wei Dazhi, 25 years old, is a platoon leader. His parents were washed away by floods in the natural disasters a few years ago. He has a younger brother who is also a soldier, but in another province.
Ma Daya fell in love with Ge Jinchang, while Ma Erya fell in love with Wei Dazhi. The two sisters worked together and took the initiative to approach them and talk to them.
After getting to know each other, they decided to start a family.
Ma Daya and Ma Erya had only one request, which was to hope that they would arrange a wedding house in Chang'an. After getting married, the two of them would continue to join the army to defend their country, while they would wait for them at home and take care of each other's small family.
Ge Jinchang and Wei Dazhi felt that the sisters' request was not excessive, so they readily agreed and said that the organization was planning to hold a collective wedding on May 5, so they would get married on that day.
The sisters agreed.
When Ge Jinchang and Wei Dazhi submitted their marriage report, they also applied to the organization for a wedding house.
Because the two wanted to move their wedding house into Chang'anli, the army had to negotiate with the local neighborhood committee.
Tao Fen felt that Ge Jinchang and Wei Dazhi could not be at home often, so in order to take care of Ma Daya and Ma Erya, she arranged their wedding room in the same building so that the two sisters could be taken care of on a daily basis.
After the houses were divided, Ma Daya and Ma Erya specially brought canned food and fruits to thank Tao Fen.
Tao Fen said with a smile: "You will be military dependents in the future, and your future is limitless. Live a good life. When your men have made great contributions, we in Chang'an will also be honored!"
Ma Daya: "Thanks to your good words, if our man can really make great contributions, I will definitely come to thank you."
Tao Fen: "She is indeed someone Section Chief Zhou likes. She is as good at talking as she is. Come visit her more often when you have time."
Ma Daya: "Okay."
Ge Jinchang and Wei Dazhi had a monthly salary of 57 yuan. They had no idea how to decorate their wedding room, so they decided to take 100 yuan each and give it to Ma Daya and Ma Erya, letting them buy what they liked.
The two sisters bought some new furniture, some new clothes, bedding, pots and pans, etc. They pasted two wedding characters in the bridal chamber but did not plan to hold a banquet.
The day before the group wedding, the two sisters went to kowtow to Luo Qiuyue to thank her for taking care of them for so many years.
Luo Qiuyue helped the two of them up and said happily, "I'm so happy for you that you've found your partner. This will always be your home. Come back often."
Ma Daya: "We are just across an alley, we can just take a short walk and get here. Auntie, please don't complain about us always going home."
Luo Qiuyue: "No, I'm so happy! If you move out, my house will be deserted. I wish you could come visit me every day."
Ma Daya: "Aunt, Erya and I share a room. It's not convenient for Huzi to move in. Can he live here for a while? After he finishes this semester, he will join the army."
Luo Qiuyue: "You want to send him to the army?"
Hu Zi: "You want me to join the army?!"
The two asked the question almost at the same time.
Ma Daya: "Well, the government has been mobilizing city dwellers to go to the countryside in recent years, and many workers have also been asked to go to the countryside for training. If Huzi is lucky, he can pass the examination for a technical secondary school in the second half of the year. If he fails, he will definitely have to go to the countryside.
Even if we are lucky enough to pass the exam, we will still be employed as factory workers after graduation in three years. We have no background in the city and can only be manipulated by others. It is better to join the army so that we don’t have to worry about work and going to the countryside. ”
Hu Zi: "...Didn't Aunt Rong help us greet the neighborhood committee? So we don't have to go to the countryside?"
Ma Daya: "The current policy is relatively loose, and Aunt Rong's reputation is useful. If the policy is tightened, she may not be able to help, and I don't want to trouble her every time.
She is not related to us at all, and it is not good to bother her all the time. If we want to settle down in the city, we still have to rely on ourselves."
Hu Zi: "But being a soldier is very dangerous. What if I die on the battlefield or become disabled?"
Ma Daya: "If you really sacrifice yourself, we will be the family members of the martyrs, which is a great honor. Everyone who sees us in the future will look up to us.
If your parents and grandparents knew about this, they would be happy for you. Our Ma family finally has a hero!
If you become disabled, the state will not ignore you. Your monthly pension is enough to cover your own expenses. It is equivalent to being supported by the state for life. No other job can provide such treatment. "
Hu Zi: “!!!…”
Ma Erya: "From our experience of being taken to see the bride this time, we can see that when soldiers reach a certain age, the state will give them wives.
If you go to work seriously, you will probably only be able to start as an apprentice in the first few years with a salary of 18 yuan a month. After deducting your own expenses, how much money can you save in a year?
If you rely on your own abilities, you may not be able to get married when you are 30 years old, and you may be single for the rest of your life.
Don't expect my elder sister and I to help you. We earn our wages through hard work and have our own families to support, so we can't help you.
If you want to get married, have children and live a good life, you have to rely on yourself!
Joining the army is your best choice and a shortcut. I hope you can seize this opportunity."
The eldest and second sisters have made it so clear, how can Hu Zi refuse?
I can only go to the battlefield to fight...