The crackling firecrackers kept ringing, accompanied by the children's joyful screams. Although it was not New Year's Eve yet, some anxious children could not restrain their desire for fireworks and couldn't wait to celebrate the New Year.
I took out the firecrackers, lit the fuse while blowing my nose, and occasionally took a bite of the frozen and hard candied haws. In this way, the flavor of Beijiang's New Year was reflected bit by bit in the laughing children.
come out.
After the Lunar New Year, Longxing Town had a big holiday. After reorganizing his work, Anping returned to the city, preparing for the first Spring Festival after joining the work. As a traditional festival, the Spring Festival is held in
People have a high status in people's minds. During the New Year, reunion and harmony are emphasized. People visit relatives and friends, give gifts, and send New Year blessings in order to seek good omens for the new year. It is because tradition has given
The many meanings of the New Year also provide some people with a transcendent reason to build relationships, establish relationships, and talk about relationships. To put it bluntly, it provides a powerful excuse to treat guests and give gifts, and what Anping is waiting for is gift giving.
After joining the work and entering the society, the leaders of the unit have to express their feelings, and the friends who come into contact at work have to express their gratitude. As an orphan, Anping has no connections left by his parents, so he can only carefully take care of every relationship he makes.
Relationships are all mutual, and feelings are cultivated. Anping believes that treating people with sincerity every day, moving around frequently during the year, and slowly accumulating can always form a network of their own. So as the New Year approaches, Anping needs
There are many people and relationships walking around. If you pull out the list carefully, there are more than a dozen people. Although money is not necessarily needed to measure the depth of a relationship, no matter how careful you are, it is still a huge expense, which makes the pocket
Anping, who was already shy, gritted his teeth and persisted.
"Secretary Xiong has given it away, Mayor Bai has given it away, Mayor Lu has given it away, Mayor Wu has given it away, and Luo Yujin has given it away. Well, the leaders of the town have been sorted out, and there are still these few left..." Running continuously
After three days, Anping was exhausted from giving gifts. Looking at the names of the people being delivered one by one on the long list, he felt a little more enlightened and relieved.
This gift-giving seems simple, but in fact it is a lot of trouble. Instead of just sending the gift, everything is done. Not only does the gift need to be delivered, but the words must also be said. While sending New Year blessings, you must also express your inner feelings. In this way
Only by allowing the recipient to understand your thoughts and clarify your purpose can you sublimate your feelings in the courtesy exchange, can you form an impression and tacit understanding in the subsequent work, and can you contribute to your overall progress. So,
This gift-giving is also learned.
"The remaining few are easy, just seize the time, work hard, and solve the problem quickly..." The names on the list are getting fewer and fewer, and the relationships at work are basically gone. The remaining few are just as usual.
The elders who cared about Anping's growth, such as Professor Li Weijiang from the Agricultural School, and his former class teacher Zhang, are not many, but they are crucial in Anping's growth. For them, Anping feels grateful.
"Sister Chunhong, let me go out again! Oh, Aunt Qin is here. I was thinking about going to your house for a while. Where is Shuanzi? Yesterday I heard from Sister Chunhong that Shuanzi has been back for a while.
Why haven't I seen anyone..." With the last one thousand yuan, Anping made up his mind to finish the rest of the relationship in one go. He went to the front yard to say hello to Sister Chunhong in the greenhouse, but...
I saw Aunt Qin was there too.
Aunt Qin used to be a temporary worker in a welfare home. She helped with housekeeping when there were most orphaned elderly people in the welfare home. After only a few years of working, there were fewer and fewer elderly people in the welfare home and she was fired. Anping and Aunt Qin were very close.
Or because Anping and Aunt Qin's son Shuanzi were classmates, and they had to go to the orphanage every day to get food. Anping was an orphan, and Shuanzi was an only child. The two of them fought and studied together from elementary school to junior high school.
The money was accumulated bit by bit while playing around.
"Anping, are you going out? Are you okay at work? Alas, you and Shuanzi have become young men in a flash. As soon as I see you, I will think of you when you were older. These days go so fast. Then
What, Shuanzi is nestling at home, you can go play when you have time..." Seeing Anping, wearing a blue half-coat, holding his head high and chest high, coming out of the backyard with dignity, Aunt Qin's eyes narrowed with laughter.
He praised her without any words, but there was a bit of sigh in Aunt Qin's words. It was not difficult to see that there was an inexplicable melancholy behind this kind smile.
"What's wrong with Aunt Qin? Shuanzi finally came back from the army, but why is he still sitting at home and doesn't know how to come to me..." Shuanzi and Anping are playmates, and Anping has always been in Shuanzi's mind.
It's just that Anping didn't learn how to drill Shuanzi, and the ferocity in fighting taught him 100%. After graduating from junior high school, Anping was admitted to a technical secondary school, but Shuanzi failed and spent sponsorship money to go to high school.
After studying for more than a year, he had no interest in studying. Aunt Qin and his wife discussed it and simply sent him to join the army.
"Isn't this embarrassing? When I came back last year, I was told that after three years of serving as a soldier, I would turn to volunteers. But this year, the notice came out. He was not on the list of volunteers. However, the notice of demobilization and job transfer came. I don't know whether he is
I can't bear to leave the army, but I still feel that I am bragging too much. I have no face to see you classmates. I have stayed at home every day since I came back from the army. I have been living all day long, so I don't have to worry about others. You can help my aunt to persuade him later..." Hearing An Ping ask
Aunt Qin's face showed a bit of unnaturalness when she raised the knot. Poor parents in the world, there is no parent who doesn't want their children to be smooth and decent throughout their lives. But if something goes wrong, the one who is the most tolerant of their children is the one who is the most tolerant.
The closest parents.
"What's so shameful about this? Just demobilize when you are demobilized. Whether you are in the army or in the local area, aren't you serving the people? When the army doesn't have a large number of soldiers, all of them will be like him. These days
I can't get over it yet. It's okay, Aunt Qin, I'll talk to him later. He didn't learn this serious ability, but he learned his vanity..." The person with Shuan Zi is tall and strong, with good physical fitness and good health.
Well, he is also diligent and has excellent military skills. It is said that he is often praised by the army leaders. Last summer, Shuanzi came back to visit his relatives and told Anping that the army chief wanted to declare that he would become a volunteer. He was a serious non-commissioned officer who was paid.
Because of this, Anping and several close classmates were very happy for Shuanzi. They all pooled their money and drank at a street food stall for most of the night, not wanting to fail in the end.
"By the way, Aunt Qin, do you have any plans when Shuanzi comes back? Are you going to the machinery factory..." Although Shuanzi did not transfer to the volunteer army, it was not worth the loss, but suddenly Anping realized that his thoughts were a bit too much.
Innocence. The children of the poor have long been in charge. Although Shuanzi looks at this careless person, he is still very delicate in his heart. What he is worried about may not be the problem of volunteers, but the problem of his future.
Aunt Qin is from the countryside and has no formal job. She has been relying on odd jobs to supplement the family income. Shuanzi's father is just an ordinary technician in a woodworking machinery factory. Nowadays, companies across the country have entered the market under the impact of the market economy.
In the transformation stage, the woodworking machinery factory is also in a precarious and precarious period. When entering such a company, there is no guarantee. But if you don’t go to a machinery factory, you must have a receiving unit. The Shuanzi family is a microcosm of ordinary people in China.
, a typical person with no money and no power. If he wants to change his unit, he can’t find the temple gate even if he carries a pig’s head.
"Well, a few days ago I asked about where to go, where to go, directional resettlement, and what kind of two-way choice, independent career choice, I don't quite understand. Later, when I asked someone about it, I found out that Shuanzi was a mechanical machine.
You can serve as a soldier as a factory boy. If you are demobilized and accepted, you can go back to the machine factory, and then you can find your own way. Now the machine factory is no longer what it used to be. All six workshops have stopped, and even old mechanics like your uncle are on leave.
With a monthly subsidy of 120 yuan, such a factory may become obsolete one day, so what's the point of going there..." Aunt Qin's words meant the same thing as Anping thought, Shuanzi
What worries me is not that he has not converted into a volunteer, but the issue of future work. A young man needs no academic qualifications, no technical skills, let alone a family and a career. Even eating is a problem. This matter is worrying for anyone.
"Also, even if you fall into the machinery factory, it's not that easy. Not to mention eating and drinking, the leaders of the factory must also send red envelopes. Our family's conditions are not generous, but we can't afford to cause harm.
.I heard that Chunhong has taken down the carton factory, so I came to ask if there is any shortage of manpower. If possible, I can help my aunt pull the plug..." Ordinary people can live frugally and save money all their lives.
After spending a few dollars and facing thousands of thousands of gifts, Aunt Qin's family had no choice but to face the reality and wanted Shuanzi to choose his own career.
"What's wrong with this? Let Shuanzi go to work after the Chinese New Year. It's good to have a job to do first. We can't let you and your wife support him as a young man. And Aunt Qin, I'll come back later.
Go and have a look at the embolus. Don't stay at home all the time. You may get sick in your heart. As for the demobilization and distribution, don't just throw it away. I'll go find someone later and inquire..." Aunt Qin's words were simple.
There was helplessness in his words, which reminded Anping of the bitterness he felt when he was assigned a job half a year ago. He was assigned a good job for graduation, but was transferred to the suburbs and countryside. How many unknown and intriguing things are there?
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He has experienced this unfair treatment once, and now it is his good friend's turn. How can Anping be willing to accept it? Although Anping is an ordinary grassroots cadre and does not have the ability to intervene in the reassignment of soldiers,
But doing nothing and just giving up is not Anping's character. No matter whether it succeeds or not, he has to fight for it. Besides, Anping has another main direction of attack. Director He, who is in charge of military placement in the Civil Affairs Bureau, still owes him a lot of money.