Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1235: Long Stay at the Old Home 9

Chapter 1235: Chapter 1235: Long Stay at the Old Home 9

Xibao looked at Zhou Fengchun with an incomprehensible gaze and accused, "Liar, liars are not good children. Eggs taste better than pickles, who would prefer pickles over eggs?"

"It’s a goose egg," corrected Lu’s father.

They did not raise geese in their own household, but the descendants of Grandpa Lu had geese, with each family keeping them in proportion to their member count, which was not an insignificant number. Of course, no household was allowed to have more than three chickens, ducks, or geese, as that would be considered capitalism.

Feng Qingxue was not at home, and the food would not have been very good, but Lu’s father and Brother Guan Cheng had gone to great lengths to ensure Xibao’s diet. The eggs laid by the three chickens at home were all for Xibao to eat, as well as those specifically given to Xibao by others. They often asked Zhang Yuejin to buy some meat and scarce food items that cost money but did not require ration tickets from the city.

As a result, Xibao’s standard of living wasn’t too far off from being with his parents.

He pushed the stir-fried goose egg towards Zhou Fengchun’s bowl with effort, "Don’t believe me? Just try it, it’s definitely better than pickles!"

"Alright, alright, Grandpa accepts your filial piety!" Zhou Fengchun picked up a small piece of goose egg with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, "Mmm, it’s really tasty, but I prefer spicy food; if it’s not spicy, let Xibao have it."

Xibao uttered an "oh," "Tomorrow I’ll ask Brother Guan Cheng to make it spicy!"

After the meal, he wrote letters to Feng Qingxue, while the five elders turned on the radio, capturing all sorts of information relayed from the broadcasting station—it was now their sole access to the outside world.

Upon hearing the instructions about the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside Movement, the four old men, Zhou, Xia, Chen, and Ding, looked at each other.

Lu’s father, however, was not surprised, "Didn’t we have a situation with Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside more than a decade ago? At that time, it was mainly about supporting the borders. Six or seven years ago, or maybe eight years ago, there was also talk about resettling urban intellectuals to the countryside. For a while, many rural-born intellectuals returned to the countryside, and after downsizing, a large part of the urban population was driven to the rural areas. These last few years have been tumultuous, and I thought, sooner or later they would have to send those trouble-making students to the countryside. I just didn’t expect it to come so soon."

"How did you come to think of this?" asked Ding Guofeng.

Zhou Fengchun nodded thoughtfully.

"So, you believe Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside is the only way out?" Chen Anlin asked.

Lu’s father grunted in agreement, "Clearly. Didn’t they say, the countryside is a vast world where great achievements can be made?"

That same evening, Feng Qingxue also saw this directive in the newspaper Lu Jiang had brought. She knew that the fervent Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside campaign that lasted for ten years was officially underway, and the name of the sent-down youth would henceforth be etched in history.

"Just don’t let it be because we get along well, or our Wanglou Brigade has high work points and good productivity, that influential or somewhat capable people pull strings to place their children or relatives in the Wanglou Brigade." After learning why the four elders were sent to the cowshed, Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue were quite taken aback for a while—so many elders were brought in by them?