The passionate years starting from the college entrance examination

Chapter 2, Second Uncle’s Family

Chen Xiaomei and Chen Xiaomin also looked at their elder brother eagerly.

They don’t know whether it’s better to go to high school or work.

They just simply want to rely on their big brother.

Because there are only four brothers and sisters in this family.

"Yes, I still have to go to school, so I plan to apply to seal this job." Chen Guohua nodded and said:
"When Xiaoyue reaches the age, I will apply to the mine to unblock it."

Job opportunities are rare these days.

A radish and a pit!

Like Lao Chen's job, because of the First Five-Year Plan, Majiafen's production team changed from ordinary farmers to vegetable farmers.

In other words, Majiafen's production team does not need to plant other crops.

All you need to do is grow vegetables to supply vegetables to the capital.

During the First Five-Year Plan, the capital's industry developed rapidly and was in urgent need of a large number of workers.

But at that time, 90.00% of the country were farmers.

Recruiting workers can only select young people from the ranks of farmers.

And production teams like vegetable farmers have priority.

It was against this background that Lao Chen successfully joined the Mentougou Coal Mine in [-] and became a glorious first-class worker.

By this time in [-], the First Five-Year Plan had come to an end.

Opportunities to recruit workers in large numbers, similar to those during the First Five-Year Plan, are no longer available.

Of course, exceptions are made for technical secondary school students, high school students, and college students.

13-year-old Chen Xiaoyue is a poor student and a high school graduate.

In the past, when Lao Chen was still here, she could just take care of her two younger sisters at home.

But now, she might have to work as a vegetable farmer to earn work points to support Chen Guohua and his two younger sisters.

There were no state subsidies for high school students in the 50s.

Only technical secondary school students and college students will receive state subsidies.

Chen Guohua not only received no subsidy, but also needed 12 yuan from his family for living expenses every month.

Lao Chen's preference for boys over girls can be seen from this.

However, Old Chen raised Chen Guohua as his own son, but Chen Jiazhen, his second uncle, did not think so.

"Guohua, what you are doing is wrong."

Chen Jiazhen suddenly became anxious when he heard that Chen Guohua was going to seal his job.

"Xiaoyue is only 13 years old. It will be more than three years until she turns [-]."

"Besides, Xiaoyue, a girl, is not suitable for mining work."

"It's hard to be a matchmaker for her then, so why not give this job to your cousin temporarily, Xiaoyue, right?"

Chen Xiaoyue looked at her elder brother helplessly because she didn't know what to do.

Before Chen Guohua could speak, his cousin Chen Guobing said first:
"Don't worry, Xiaoyue. After I take over your job, I will give you five yuan a month as compensation."

"In this case, you will have income in the next three years, which is better than sealing up your job, right?"

Coal miners are actually also called apprentice workers.

The monthly salary of an apprentice is 14 yuan, but unlike other types of work, coal mine apprenticeships only last for one year.

This means that Chen Guobing's salary was 14 yuan in the first year of employment, and 28 yuan in the second year.

However, Chen Guohua said:

"Second uncle, cousin, I want to ask you a question. Have you ever cared about us four brothers and sisters in the past many years?"

Without waiting for Chen Jiazhen and Chen Guobing to answer, he immediately said:
"Let me help you reminisce. Second uncle, do you still remember how you scolded Xiao Min when my mother left? A loser is not a motherless brat!"

"I remember I have been scolding them for several years. In the past two years or so, I have been living on campus, so I haven't heard them anymore."

"That's right, girls are losers."

Chen Guobing said it outright, and Chen Xiaoyue and the others immediately glared at him.

Chen Guohua, on the other hand, stretched out his hand to pull the three little ones behind him, and looked at his second uncle and cousin coldly:

"Second uncle, I am a high school student. If you want to be polite, I won't use foul language."

"You used to scold Xiaoyue and the others a lot, but you ignored me just now. Haha, you don't think that our four brothers and sisters are easy to bully, do you?"

"Now that my father is gone, you, my second uncle, are interested in our family's work again. Haha, this plan is really loud. If I go to the production team to seek justice, cousin, do you still dare to say so full words? "

"So you'd better go back. I firmly disagree with giving up this job."

If he agrees, it will be extremely difficult for Chen Guobing to get his job back in the future.

Besides, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants.

Maybe at first, Chen Guobing would be happy to give Chen Xiaoyue five yuan a month.

But as time goes by, Chen Guobing will definitely feel resentful.

How come he works so hard every day to get such a small amount of money, while Chen Xiaoyue can earn five yuan a month just sitting at home?

Chen Jiazhen and his son couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to be violent.

Was stopped by Liu Cuixiang.

"Chen Guohua, you must know that you are my eldest brother's adopted son, not his biological son." "My eldest brother's job will be left to Xiaoyue and the others in the future, not to you."

Before Liu Cuixiang could continue, Chen Guohua interrupted:
"Liu Cuixiang, are you openly questioning the credibility of the production team? The entire production team knew that I was adopted by my father. Now you are saying that I am not my father's son. What? You want to challenge the production team? Is it authoritative?”

"Are you the only smart person in the entire production team? You don't have any shame for our family's work, right?"

Liu Cuixiang suddenly turned pale, and her sharp voice was particularly harsh:
"Wild boy, you actually called me by my name?"

Chen Guohua's eyes were cold and he shouted loudly:
"Say it again? I respect you as elders, but you have lived a long life, so don't always live like a dog."

The shrewd Liu Cuixiang retorted sharply: "Who are you calling a dog? You."

"What are you calling for? Do you like to be on the same page so much?"

This rebuttal not only interrupted Liu Cuixiang's subsequent words, but also left her speechless.

Because my brain can't turn around at all.

Next is Chen Guohua's performance time.

"I didn't fight back when I scolded me before. That was because my father was still here. Now that you have the ability, try scolding me again? See how I treat you!"

"You still call me a wild boy, who gave you the courage?"

The second uncle's family of three were all frightened by Chen Guohua's gaze.

In his previous life, as a middle-aged social worker, Chen Guohua had always been kind to others. He was a gentle-tempered person who rarely irritated others.

But whether he should say it or not, the words "wild boy" instantly set him on fire.

It feels like when you encounter a particularly annoying plot while watching TV, your brain immediately reacts to it.

"Trick my three younger sisters into giving their jobs to your family? Don't tell me I'm at home. Even if I'm not at home, you can't do it. Get out of here!"

At this point, I have already broken my skin.

"Okay, okay, Chen Guohua, let me tell you, if you are such a great person, you will get some good results!"

Liu Cuixiang was about to explode with anger, and Chen Jiazhen and Chen Guobing, father and son, were also very angry.

"Okay, I'll invite your whole family to eat together then."

Chen Guohua's retort made Liu Cuixiang's chest rise and fall again, and her whole body was like a balloon that had inflated to the extreme, almost about to explode.

Behind them, the three sisters Chen Xiaoyue couldn't help laughing.

But soon, Chen Xiaoyue became worried again, grabbed her eldest brother's clothes and whispered:

"Brother, is it really okay?"

Turning around and giving the little guy a big smile, Chen Guohua reassured him that it was okay, and the three sisters felt a little more relieved.

At this time, Chen Jiazhen and the others had no shame in staying any longer.

He glared at Chen Guohua several times and left unwillingly.

After they left, Chen Guohua said:

"Don't worry about my second uncle's family. I definitely can't give them jobs."

"Don't rush to deal with the work now. Let's find the money that dad hid first."

Hearing this, the three little ones nodded seriously, but then sighed again.

Starting from the third day after Lao Chen left, after Chen Guohua returned from the capital, the four brothers and sisters searched together for several days, but still could not find it.

The four brothers and sisters all knew that Lao Chen had saved the money.

But no one knows where they put it, and they don’t know how to find it now.

Chen Guohua was sitting in Lao Chen's bedroom, looking like he was thinking.

He is recalling the memory of the original owner and trying to find clues through the memory.

Through recall, he discovered that his brain worked very quickly, with precision and detail.

Just like a biological hard drive, all the memories of his previous life and the original owner can be retrieved at any time.

Not only that, but also a lot of knowledge, entertainment, history, etc., seemed to be very impressive.

It seems that his brain is like a supercomputer storing massive amounts of data.

Is this a golden finger?

Chen Guohua thought silently, already guessing where Lao Chen probably kept the money.

Those were the bricks that lined the bedroom wardrobe, in the mud puddle below.

In my memory, there were several times when Lao Chen would close the bedroom door after paying his wages.

On several occasions, the original owner heard the sound of heavy objects falling.

It must have been the sound made by the debris falling from the top of the closet.

"Xiaoyue, Xiaomei, help me carry this wardrobe away."

Following Chen Guohua's voice, the three brothers and sisters moved the wardrobe together.

Then Chen Guohua took away the green bricks, and the flat but soft soil on them confirmed his suspicion.

After pushing away the broken soil, he soon saw a small iron box.

The three little ones all cheered and gathered around.

"Yeah, I finally found it. Brother, please open it and take a look. How much is it?"

(End of this chapter)