Chapter 396: Retreat, retreat, retreat!

Nan Qiao responded with a smile, "This is natural."

Lin Zhao sent the Nan family sisters and brothers to the entrance of the village, and Gu Qingzhou drove the tractor over and stopped.

"Educated Youth Nan, get in the car quickly!"

One sentence called both educated youths Nan.

Nan Yi nodded to Lin Zhao, carried the suitcase, and climbed onto the tractor.

Nan Qiao looked at her friend deeply, thousands of words turned into a "See you in the capital," and then walked toward the tractor.

"Sister, I'll pull you up." Nan Yi reached out.

Nan Qiao didn't refuse, borrowed the strength of his arm, and got on the car.

The tractor took the Nan family sisters and brothers away.

Lin Zhao watched the car of three people disappear before turning and leaving.

Nannan said that this return trip, Nan Yi will enter a secret research institute and work for the country.

Hearing this, Lin Zhao's eyes curved into crescent moons.

Lin family Zhaozhao, immeasurable merit.

She looked forward to the day when she saw Nan Yi's name on TV and in textbooks.

Nan Qiao can be called unparalleled in the country, so little student Nan, who is more talented than her, should fly higher, right?!

Lin Zhao didn't walk a few steps before seeing Gu Lan and others.

"Sending your Teacher Nan off?"

Gu Lan's eyes were slightly red, as if she had cried.

"Mm, we came to send Teacher Nan off."

Originally she wanted to send a bouquet, but unfortunately there was no time to pick it.

"Study hard, you can still see each other in the future." Lin Zhao hugged A Lan's shoulder and took her home.

"Get into a university in the capital, right?"

"Right," Lin Zhao said certainly.

There was no one on the road, so she said a few more words, "After the college entrance examination is restored, I will take the exam and go to university."

Gu Chenghuai also supports her.

She believes that Gu Chenghuai will be loyal to her, loyal to their marriage, but she will not pin all her hopes on one person.

She needs enough confidence to deal with any changes that may occur in the future.

Improving academic qualifications is one of the ways.

The gold content of the first university students to restore the college entrance examination!!

Hehe.

Lin Zhao felt beautiful in her heart. She hadn't put down high school knowledge, and she had no pressure.

Gu Lan frowned slightly, pursed her lips, and said: "My mom is looking for me."

"What?" Lin Zhao was stunned, and then thought, A Lan is already in her early twenties, looking for someone is very normal.

Gu Lan's face turned red. "Already looked at two."

After the blind date, she knew the diversity of human beings, some people are really... very outrageous.

"What are your thoughts?" Lin Zhao knew she was shy, didn't look at her, just asked casually.

Not being watched, Gu Lan was not so nervous. She buckled her nails and said in a small but firm voice: "Didn't like it."

"The first one said his family is a single pass for three generations, and marrying into his family must have at least three sons."

"The second one opened his mouth and said my mom said, my mom said, it made me so annoyed."

Lin Zhao frowned. "What kind of mess is this! Who introduced it to you?"

"Forget it, no matter who introduced it to you, don't go again, just be your accountant, wait two years and then talk."

Knowing that Gu Lan couldn't directly tell Huang Xiulan this, she took the initiative to take on the matter of persuading the Eldest Sister-in-law.

"I'll tell your mom."

Gu Lan said gratefully: "Thank you, Third Aunt."

Lin Zhao waved her hand, let A Lan be busy, and she walked to the big house.

Huang Xiulan was carefully processing medicinal materials. Hearing footsteps, she didn't lift her head and said loudly: "A Lan, hand me the basket."

Lin Zhao scanned the surroundings, saw the bamboo basket placed against the wall, bent down to pick it up, and handed it over.

Caught a glimpse of the hand holding the basket, the delicate energy, at a glance it was not her own A Lan's.

She turned her head to look, saw it was Lin Zhao, and suddenly laughed.

"It's Third Sister-in-law, why did you come to the door, you busy person? Anything?!"

Lin Zhao said mm. "Indeed something. Eldest Sister-in-law is looking for A Lan?"

Huang Xiulan put down the work she was busy with, and handed a cup of tea to her Third Sister-in-law. Knowing she didn't like sugar water, she poured cassia tea.

"Thank you," Lin Zhao said, and drank a sip of tea.

"There is an idea, but not in a hurry. Your Eldest Brother and I plan to look slowly. We only have one daughter, A Lan, and want to find someone who satisfies her," Huang Xiulan explained.

After so many years, Huang Xiulan and Gu Yuanshan saved a considerable dowry for their daughter. Not exaggerating, it's not bad in the ten-mile and eight-village.

The two wanted to find a good son-in-law, which was not too much at all.

"Heard from A Lan, she has seen two people?" Lin Zhao asked.

"Those two are nothing." Huang Xiulan's brows frowned enough to pinch a fly to death, and a flash of disgust flashed in her eyes. "Those two are not good. As soon as they opened their mouths, I put a cross in my heart. You don't know, they are ugly, think beautifully, not one is normal, I don't know where they got their confidence, it's really what you once said... ordinary and confident, the skin is thick."

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Huang Xiulan was very angry and complained endlessly.

"You don't know, because of this, I don't dare to let the matchmaker come to the door, just afraid that another one like this will come, making my A Lan afraid of marriage."

What kind of cattle, ghosts, snakes, and gods are these.

Lin Zhao said lightly: "Eldest Sister-in-law, good young people are generally difficult to enter the market. Of course, this is a bit absolute, and some people are lucky, can find gold in the waves, and find good ones, but this belongs to the super-super-small probability event, believing this is not as good as believing that you can get rich."

Huang Xiulan knew that Third Sister-in-law was telling the truth, her heart tightened. "Third Sister-in-law, then what should I do? How about finding an acquaintance to introduce?!"

"If acquaintances have suitable ones, A Lan's children can buy soy sauce!" Lin Zhao said straightforwardly.

Huang Xiulan choked.

Although the words were straight, they were the truth.

"Then what to do...?" Huang Xiulan pulled her pants seam anxiously.

Thinking that there are many excellent and upright young people in the army, she pinned her hope on Lin Zhao.

Looked over with longing eyes.

"Third Sister-in-law, isn't the army not short of good young people, how about..."

"???"

"!!!"

What ghost, want her to be a matchmaker again.

Retreat, retreat, retreat!

"Eldest Sister-in-law, A Lan is not old yet, it's not urgent to wait two years," Lin Zhao persuaded.

Huang Xiulan looked at her and shook her head straight.

"Already twenty-something, this is not old? If it drags on, it will be hard to find an object!"

"No." Lin Zhao's tone was certain.

The yard of the big house was empty and large, and whispering was not afraid of being heard by interested people.

She lowered her voice and said softly: "Eldest Sister-in-law, you heard it, the two educated youths Nan returned to the city."

"Know, then what?" Huang Xiulan was puzzled.

Lin Zhao moved the stool and approached her. "It shows that the policy is going to change. Eldest Sister-in-law, I have internal news. At most, it will take two years for the country to restore the college entrance examination."

"Our A Lan studies so well, always at the top of the grade, getting into university is not a matter of hand-to-hand."

"Do you understand the gold content of the first university students?"

Huang Xiulan looked confused and shook her head honestly. "Don't understand."

She also leaned over. "Tell me, I don't believe others, I believe everything you say."

Lin Zhao's smile was extremely satisfied.

"Okay, then I'll tell you."

She broke the benefits of university students and told Huang Xiulan.

"The first university students, the school doesn't charge tuition, and also gives subsidies. The subsidies are enough for students to live. The most important thing is that they are assigned after graduation! The assigned units are all units that are drought and flood-proof. Going out is a public official, holding a golden rice bowl, the benefits are very good, and you don't have to worry about retirement. As long as you reach the working age, the country will pay pensions, and there are quite a few..."

As Lin Zhao's voice fell, Huang Xiulan's breathing became more urgent, and she was so excited that her face turned red.

"Third Sister-in-law, are you telling the truth? You didn't lie to me?" Her eyes were shining, and her heart was very moved.

"Have I lied to you?" Lin Zhao sat up straight and glanced at Huang Xiulan like a master.

This is not.

Third Sister-in-law says whatever it is, more reliable than her man.

Gu Yuanshan:... Mm?

Huang Xiulan thought of some beauty, and the arc of the corners of her mouth couldn't be pressed down.

"Listen to you. Our A Lan won't look for someone, wait for the policy to get better, and hold a golden rice bowl."

Golden rice bowl.

The kind that is even more awesome and valuable than an iron rice bowl.

Lin Zhao gave a thumbs up and praised: "Eldest Sister-in-law has foresight, I guarantee, you won't regret this decision."

Her two sisters-in-law are not cultured people, have the shortcomings of rural women, but the advantages are also very prominent, that is, they listen to advice, especially listen to her words.

Huang Xiulan said: "I know you are cultured, a capable person, listening to you is definitely not wrong, you treat A Lan and the others as your own children, and won't harm them."

In Huang Xiulan's heart, no matter whether the children become talented or not, they must be filial to their Third Uncle and Third Aunt.

They live happier than other children, all relying on Gu Laosan and Gu Laosan's wife, people must know gratitude.

People who don't know how to be grateful can't go far.

"Children have an enlightened mother like you who is sincerely good for them, which is also their blessing." Lin Zhao praised sincerely.

She has seen many stupid people who don't understand and want to go against others for the sake of face, not knowing that the one who goes astray is their own child.

After finishing the business, Lin Zhao felt relaxed and walked over to look at the medicinal herbs Huang Xiulan processed.

"Eldest Sister-in-law is getting more and more comfortable. After this batch of herbs is sold, the family can have another income."

Huang Xiulan didn't say those empty words of earning hard money, her eyes full of smiles. "Thanks to you, the family's life is getting better and better. Not only our family, but the life of every household is getting better. Before, I couldn't eat meat for three or four months, now I can eat meat three or four times a month. I found that the children in the village are not short, it should be what you said... the reason for keeping up with nutrition."

The family has money, the children can eat their fill, and can eat eggs and meat from time to time. Eating enough and eating well, it is impossible not to grow tall.

"It will get better and better in the future." Lin Zhao smiled.

"Yes, it will get better and better." Huang Xiulan laughed heartily.

Life is easy, and there are fewer fights in the village.

Everyone says that if you have time, it is better to go to the foot of the mountain to see if there are small animals destroying the medicine field at home.

Lin Zhao left the big house, met Gu Lan on the way home, and told her the result of her conversation with Huang Xiulan.

Gu Lan visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

The pressure on her body was gone, and her smile was bright. "Thank you, Third Aunt."

Lin Zhao smiled, told her to be busy, and walked home quickly.

Busy for a day, she couldn't wait to stick to her big bed.

When she got home, Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao worked together to make dinner.

"Mom, wash your hands and eat." Xiang Yubao saw Lin Zhao's figure and shouted.

Lin Zhao raised her wrist to look at the time. "Is it time for dinner?"

Look, it's almost four o'clock.

"What did you make?"

Xiang Yubao answered, "Tomato dough soup, do you want to eat now?"

The Gu family's dough soup is not a simple dough soup, the ingredients are exquisite, with tomatoes, eggs, small green vegetables... the taste is slightly sour, very appetizing, it is the twins' specialty meal.

"Eat." Lin Zhao walked to the sink to wash her hands. Just as she sat down, Xiang Yubao served the dough soup and placed it in front of Mom.

After finishing, Xiang Yubao greeted his younger brother and sister to eat.

Lin Zhao tasted it and gave a thumbs up. "As delicious as ever, Xiang Yubao has learned it."

Xiang Yubao's black and bright eyes rippled with smiles.

"I also helped." Gu Hangbao couldn't help but speak.

Even if he is already a teenager, he is a teenager who wants to compete for favor.

"Gu Hangbao is also great." Lin Zhao praised casually. "It's really worry-free to have you, I can eat hot food when I come back, who has a more comfortable life than me."

The brothers felt beautiful in their hearts again.

"This is just where it is, wait for us to learn to cook more dishes, the kitchen work will be taken over by us, Mom, you just wait to enjoy the blessing." Gu Hangbao said immediately.

Lin Zhao ate and answered her son.

"That's good, female comrades can't stay in the kitchen all the time, their hands will be rough, I want my hands to be white and tender all the time."

She didn't pretend, she just wanted to be a salted fish.

Gu Hangbao patted his gradually strong chest and said loudly: "My brother and I will learn seriously, strive to take over early, and Mom won't have to cook or wash clothes in the future. We will do these rough and tiring jobs."

Xiang Yubao looked at his younger brother silently, wanting to remind him that in the army, there are washing machines for laundry, and Aunt Hui for cooking. Mom didn't seem to have to enter the kitchen at all.

Seeing Gu Hangbao being praised silly by Mom, he fell silent.

Li Bao covered his mouth and giggled, didn't make a sound, and ate quietly.

Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao taught him how to make dough soup just now, and he also has the opportunity to make it for his parents. 【

……

The Nan siblings stepped out of the train station, and there was a car waiting outside to pick them up. It was a four-wheeled vehicle with a red flag stuck on the hood, causing passersby to look over involuntarily.

Seeing the familiar yet unfamiliar figures, a couple stepped down from the car.

The woman stepped forward quickly, opened her arms, and hugged her two children.

"Qiaoqiao, Yiyi, you have suffered."

The moment the words fell, crystal-clear teardrops flowed down from the corners of her eyes.

Her body trembled slightly as she tried to suppress a certain emotion that was complex to the point of being overwhelming.

The man walked over and patted his wife's shoulder.

His voice was slightly hoarse, "The children have returned safely... our family... is reunited..."

The woman wiped her tears a few times and looked over her two children. Seeing that her daughter was tanned and thin but in good spirits, and her son was also tanned—tanned to a shine—yet as tall as his father, what surprised her most was that Nan Yi's health had truly improved... He stood there with a straight posture, his eyes dark, bright, and spirited; he walked over without coughing once, and didn't need anyone to support him. He was healthy and full of vitality.

"Yiyi, you..." The words on the tip of her tongue, for various reasons, simply could not be uttered.

Nan Yi held his mother's hand and said earnestly, "Mom, I'm better. Sister had someone look at me, and the old physician said my body is fine now. I can run and jump, eat what I want to eat, and do what I want to do."

After finishing, he looked at his father, whose face had added a few traces of life's hardships, "I've made Mom and Dad worry, it won't happen again."

Nan Father's eyes were slightly red, "What are you saying? You are my son; it is only right for me to worry about you."

He stretched out his large palm, covered in thick calluses, and touched Nan Qiao's head, his eyes full of heartache, "These past few years, you've worked hard, Qiaoqiao! Dad is proud of you."

Nan Qiao's eye sockets burned, "It wasn't hard. I missed Dad, I missed Mom, and I missed Grandpa and Grandma too..."

Nan Father reached out to wipe away his daughter's tears, his heart aching with bitterness, "Dad and Mom missed you too. Let's go home; your grandparents are waiting at home."

He bent down, picked up his children's luggage, and the family of four got into the car.

In the car.

Nan Father drove.

Nan Mother sat in the back row with her two children, holding their hands tightly, looking at this one, then looking at that one, the corners of her mouth rising involuntarily.

Reunited... finally reunited...

They had survived the darkest hour and waited for the family reunion.

It was clearly a good thing, so why were her eyes becoming more and more sore?

"Qiaoqiao, Yiyi, tell Mom about your time in the countryside; Mom wants to know."

Nan Father in the driver's seat also said, "Dad wants to know too."

Nan Qiao pursed her lips and smiled. The moment she saw her parents, her body felt light, and she had a kind of courage that even if the road ahead were covered in thorns, she could wade through it.

"Yi and I traveled to the place where we were sent down; that place was called Harvest Brigade... We were lucky; the brigade we went to was very good. The brigade leader was fair, the commune members were enthusiastic, and the luckiest thing was that I met Lin Zhao—the Zhaozhao I mentioned in my letters. She is a military dependent and helped us a lot..."