Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 7: Long Talk ()

When Lu Shaohua carried the two large sacks of textbooks home, he was exhausted. He had no strength at all and his whole body was sore. He realized how weak his body was. "No, this body is too fragile. I probably won't be able to stand when the wind blows. I have to find a way to strengthen my physical fitness."

In Shenzhen in 2010, people were basically well-off. Most people with a little extra money would go to some fitness club to exercise, and those with a little extra money would buy some fitness equipment to exercise at home. This was the progress of society. But in 85, who could go exercise? Not to mention that there were no fitness clubs, there was not even time. People were busy making money all day long, so how could they have time to exercise, let alone scientific exercise.

"Well, let's start exercising tomorrow morning." If the physical condition is not good, then the only way to strengthen it is to exercise. Now that the idea has been made up, Lu Shaohua began to pack up his uncle's old textbooks, sorting out all the textbooks, all grades and subjects, and put them all in place. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, but when he was done, he was already sweating profusely. After a long period of high concentration, when he relaxed, he, a reborn person, suddenly felt a little tired.

Lu Shaohua took a deep breath and sat on a chair in the living room, thinking about everything that had happened since his rebirth, from growing lychees, to fighting with the village committee secretary, to the contract, to his grandmother's transformation, all of which made history change slightly. "Hey! There's not much time left until 89, and there's even less time for me to prepare funds. There's only less than two years left. How can I gather a lot of funds in these two years?" After thinking for a while, Lu Shaohua became more and more confused, and finally stopped thinking about it.

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The sun rose slowly in the early morning. The villagers living in the coastal areas had already gone to work in the fields before the sun rose. Lu Jiayao was the same. He contracted more than ten acres of land and there was a lot of work to do on the fields, so when Lu Shaohua got up, his father was preparing to go to the lychee orchard.

"Dad! Wait a minute." Lu Shaohua stopped Lu Jiayao who was about to go out.

"Why are you up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Lu Jiayao was stopped by Lu Shaohua and was about to go out. Suddenly, he heard someone calling him from behind. He turned around and realized it was Lu Xiaohua.

"I won't sleep anymore. It's already daybreak. Oh! By the way, Dad, when I was watching TV yesterday, there was an advertisement saying that there was a kind of 'foliar fertilizer'. If you soak it in water and spray it on the leaves, it can speed up their growth. When you have time, go to those pesticide stores and ask if they have it." Although Lu Shaohua didn't understand agriculture, he remembered that there was such a kind of 'fertilizer' in his previous life, and it was very effective, so he evaded the question by saying that he saw it on TV.

"Okay, I'll go ask if there's any when I come back at noon. You can sleep a little longer." Lu Jiayao responded and walked out of the house.

After Lu Jiayao left, Lu Shaohua had no intention of going to sleep again. He would not change his decision. Since he had decided to strengthen his physical fitness, he would stick to it. "Let's find a quiet place to exercise."

"But that place is quiet and no one will disturb me?" Lu Shaohua kept thinking about which place in the village is quiet. Although there are many quiet places in the countryside, it is just dawn now and many people go to work in the fields, so there are people everywhere. "Ah! How could I forget that place?"

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Lu Shaohua's village is located in the coastal area of ​​Guangdong Province. It only takes about 20 minutes to run from their village to the South China Sea. In his previous life, Lu Shaohua often went to the beach with some classmates. There was basically no one at the beach. Except for the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Spring Festival, there would be some people going there to play. At other times, there was basically no one.

After passing through the woods by the sea, I finally saw the sea I had not seen for a long time. The waves sparkled in the morning sun, and the tides were rolling. The tides were rushing and noisy against the coast, one wave higher than the other, one after another, never stopping. Standing on the beach, I could hear the cries of seagulls from time to time...

When Lu Shaohua arrived at the beach, he took out the small sandbags he had prepared yesterday, tied them to his legs, and started to "run with weights" on the beach. This is the oldest exercise and can also be said to be the most effective. Running is a full-body exercise that not only exercises the muscles of the body, but also increases lung capacity. And running with sandbags tied to the feet like Lu Shaohua has a different effect.

When the exercise was over, the sun was already high in the sky. "It's time to go home." Lu Shan looked at the sea water that met the sky and said reluctantly.

When he got home, no one was at home, but the clock hands had already pointed to ten o'clock. Lu Shaohua quickly ate some breakfast and then buried his head in studying his junior high school textbooks. Although he had read them before, in order to better self-study high school textbooks and above, he could only review his junior high school knowledge first.

"Books are the golden house." This saying is absolutely true. Lu Shaohua concentrated on reading the book, completely forgetting himself, forgetting the passage of time, and forgetting everything around him.

Perhaps Lu Shaohua's reading should not be called reading, but flipping through the book, because his review speed is too fast, basically just a quick glance. In fact, this is inevitable, because in the previous life, when he was in junior high school, his grades were relatively good, so now when he looks at the knowledge he learned before, he only needs to look at the "example question" and everything about that question will automatically emerge in his mind.

When Lu Shaohua finished reading the first-year mathematics textbook and was about to put it down, the big clock at home rang twelve times, and Lu Shaohua looked up. The clock hand had already pointed to twelve o'clock, and the small kitchen next to the living room made a "dang, dang, dang" sound from time to time. Lu Shaohua put down the book in his hand and walked over. It turned out that his mother was cooking. It really proved the saying: "Books are the golden house." Once he entered the learning state, he forgot everything around him, and he didn't even know when his mother would come home.

"Mom, when did you come back?" Lu Shaohua touched his head embarrassedly and asked Chen Li in the kitchen.

"Mom has been back for a long time. You should go and study instead of staying here. There is too much smoke." Chen Li looked up and saw that it was her youngest son who was hailed as a 'child prodigy'. She said lovingly.

"Oh!"

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After lunch, Lu Jiayao and Chen Li went to work in the fields, and Lu Shaopeng and Lu Xiaoxian followed them, leaving Lu Shaohua at home to read. This was his privilege. Ever since his uncle agreed that he didn't have to go to school, he didn't have to go to the fields to work and could just study at home. Besides, a 7-year-old child couldn't help much if he went, so Lu Jiayao didn't say anything.

Lu Shaohua stretched and moved around. Just as he was about to pick up his textbook to start reviewing, Lu Chang walked in from the door.

"Xiaohua, are you starting to study on your own again?" Lu Chang said to Lu Shaohua as they walked.

"Yes, uncle, I'm starting to read junior high school textbooks now." Lu Shaohua put down the book in his hand and replied.

"Well, your dad said there isn't much work to do today, so I don't need to go. So your uncle came to see how you're doing in your studies. If you have any questions, ask your uncle." Lu Chang found a seat next to Lu Shaohua and sat down.

"I see. By the way, uncle, you will graduate from college in one more semester. What do you plan to do after graduation?" Lu Shaohua suddenly changed the subject to his uncle's plans after graduation. In his heart, he was extremely reluctant to let his uncle, a college student, teach.

"Your uncle may go into teaching after graduation. Your father went to look for your uncle a few years ago, and it seems that it has been decided that he will teach at the middle school in town." Lu Chang did not seem to be very interested in the profession of teaching, and there was a hint of helplessness on his face when he spoke.

Hearing Lu Chang's words, Lu Shaohua exclaimed in his heart: "It's just like the previous life." In his memory, his younger uncle wanted to go to the then Commercial Bureau when he graduated, but later his uncle disagreed, saying that the Commercial Bureau was about to be reformed and there was no future for people who went in, so he asked Lu Chang to teach. Speaking of his uncle, Lu Shaohua's memory suddenly emerged about everything about his uncle. This uncle was the director of the Civil Affairs Bureau in their county at the time, and he retired in 2003. He had no promotion or demotion in more than ten years.

Lu Shaohua pondered for a moment and organized his words. He planned to take this opportunity to have a long talk with his uncle. He didn't want a college student born in 85 to be a junior high school teacher. It would be a waste of talent. Besides, teaching is just a "iron rice bowl" and there will never be a future. After thinking for a while, he said, "Uncle, don't you think it's a bit of a waste for a college student like you to teach? There are only a few college students in China now. "

Lu Chang felt that what Lu Shaohua said made a lot of sense. It was indeed a waste for a college student like him to teach, but what else could he do? He had no family connections, so it was difficult for him to find a better job. Only this "iron rice bowl" was easier to get.

"What if it's not a waste? We don't have any connections, so it's hard to find a good job." After saying this, Lu Shaohua could feel Lu Chang's helplessness, and thought to himself, "There's a chance." In Lu Shaohua's mind, as long as his uncle was not really willing to teach, he would have a way to make him take another path.

"Uncle, there are not many college students like you now. You can definitely pursue a career in politics! Since the reform and opening up, developing the economy and improving people's living standards are the only way out for the country. But it is a new thing after all, and the country is also crossing the river by feeling the stones. That's why the special economic zones were established in the 80s. This is just a pilot project. If these pilot projects are successful, then the country's top leaders may vigorously develop the economy and improve people's quality of life." Lu Shaohua said so much in one breath. He mainly wanted to attract his uncle to the economic field. As long as his uncle is interested, then it will be much easier for him.

Although I only heard a few simple words from Lu Shaohua, these few words pointed out the future development direction of the country. Yes, the development direction - 'economy'. In fact, Lu Chang also studied the future development direction of the country when he was in school, and the result was also - economic development. But now a 7-year-old child said these things, and what he said was well-reasoned and logical, and the result coincided with his own. This really shocked him. He originally thought that a 7-year-old child was just smarter in studying and more meticulous than others, but he didn't expect that he could understand the development situation of the country so thoroughly.

At this time, Lu Chang's eyes when looking at Lu Hua completely changed. He used to treat him as a nephew, but now he treats him as an adult of the same generation. He asked, "What do you think of the international situation?"

When Lu Chang asked this question, Lu Shaohua knew that his uncle's thinking had been guided by him. For him, who has memories of the 21st century, he is well aware of major international events. He slowly said: "As for international affairs, let's talk about the socialist countries in Eastern Europe first. Now those countries may not show anything on the surface, but if their top leaders do not change their policies, then in the next few years, they will experience a violent 'political earthquake', and one of the countries that stands out is the Soviet Union."

Speaking of the Soviet Union, Lu Shaohua paused for a moment. He wanted to give Lu Chang some time to react, because if the news was leaked to the Soviet Union, no one would believe it. After all, in 85, the Soviet Union was the world's big brother in every aspect. As expected, when Lu Shaohua mentioned the Soviet Union, Lu Chang's eyes widened and he said in disbelief, "This is impossible. The Soviet Union is currently the world's most powerful country. This kind of thing is impossible."

Lu Shaohua had long guessed that Lu Chang would say it was impossible, so he smiled and said, "The leaders of the Soviet Union were thoughtlessly "imported" to Eastern Europe after the war, and its drawbacks became increasingly apparent. As a result, there have been reforms to reform the Soviet model and take their own path. Therefore, Eastern Europe has been involved in the wave of socialist reforms to varying degrees, forming an irreversible trend. However, the reforms in Eastern Europe did not achieve the goal of perfecting socialism. On the contrary, the reforms have reached a dead end, and the intensification of various contradictions has reached an uncontrollable level, which ultimately caused socialism to lose its foundation for survival and development and completely lose power. The first place where the whole incident broke out may be Poland, and then democratic Germany. So I believe that the disintegration of the Soviet Union, as the source, is inevitable in the next few years."

Lu Shaohua knew that the world's most powerful country collapsed in 1991. It was because of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the loss of a large number of talents that created the future world power - Country M.

At this moment, Lu Chang's heart seemed to have experienced an 8 magnitude earthquake, and he was deeply shocked. He really didn't expect Lu Shaohua's analysis to be so clear. In fact, in 1985, the Soviet Union had some problems, but a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if there were some problems, they were still suppressed and did not erupt.

Lu Chang took a deep breath to calm down the shock Lu Shaohua had brought him, and then asked, "So, in which direction do you think the world is heading?"

"Economy and technology." Lu Shaohua's answer consisted of just four simple words.

"Technology, technology," Lu Chang said to himself twice.

"Yes, it's science and technology. For example, we no longer have to do farming manually. We can completely control the mechanical operations, and people just need to sit in the room and operate the machines. So if our country does not increase the research progress of science and technology now, it may not have a foothold in the world power in the future. And to speed up the development of science and technology, it will require huge amounts of funds. Therefore, without a strong economy as a backing, it is impossible to realize the dream of becoming a world power in the future." Lu Shaohua gave Lu Chang the simplest analogy, which made it easier for him to accept. If he said now that in the future world, the east side of the earth could control the west side of the earth, Lu Chang would definitely not believe it, so he gave him the simplest analogy.

Lu Chang was really at a loss today. A series of heavy bombs were bombarding his mind. When he thought of technology, he was deeply yearning for it. However, he changed his mind and realized that he did not study science in college, but liberal arts. It was impossible for him to develop in the field of science and technology. Thinking of this, he said helplessly, "It's a pity that my uncle studied liberal arts and can't do research in this field."

Hearing Lu Chang's words, Lu Shaohua thought secretly in his heart: "This is what I've been waiting for you to say." In fact, Lu Shaohua went around for so long, he had two purposes, the first was to shock his uncle, so that in the future he could do everything through him as a college student, the second was to raise his uncle's thoughts to the level of the country, so as to convince him to take the path of official career.

"Actually, uncle, you have to major in liberal arts to succeed. Liberal arts students can pursue a career in politics and develop the economy. Without the economy, technology cannot be developed either." After going around in circles, Lu Shaohua finally stated his purpose.

The conversation with Lu Shaohua today had already shocked Lu Chang greatly, and he had not thought carefully about Lu Shaohua's purpose. Now that he mentioned the path of "official career", Lu Chang finally realized that Lu Shaohua's ultimate purpose of going through so much trouble was to persuade him to enter the officialdom. In fact, he did want to enter the officialdom, but it was difficult to get in because he had no connections at home. He could only helplessly say, "My uncle still has one semester before graduation, so we'll talk about it then."

Lu Shaohua also knew that he couldn't convince his uncle all at once. Saying these things now could only shake his uncle's heart. If he wanted to convince him completely, it would still take time. After all, people of their generation were not like the young people of the 21st century who dared to fight and fight.

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