Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

Chen Xu got out of bed and immediately regained his senses, and began to think about what to bring back from his uncle's house.

Finally settled on some noodles and a pheasant.

If possible, he actually wouldn't mind helping his third uncle, but it's not appropriate now. He can't even support his wife, so how can he have the mood to help others?

Chen Xu has never been the kind of person who would sacrifice himself for others. When something happens, he would naturally take care of his family first. As for other people, that would be his matter after he had the conditions.

In Chen Xu's eyes, Kong Rong's act of giving up his pears was completely stupid. Many times, if you don't take the initiative to fight for your interests, you will only miss good opportunities. You chose the small one this time, and people may praise you verbally, but they may laugh at you and call you a fool in their hearts.

And, what if there is a next time? Will you choose the smaller one just for your character?

This is exactly the situation where one wrong step leads to all wrong steps.

You don't even fight for your own interests, so you deserve to be bullied.

Just like those heroes who made great contributions and finally chose to go home to farm, Chen Xu admired them very much, but he did not agree with this kind of thing.

If you make an effort, you will get corresponding treatment, which will motivate future generations.

A hero who has made great contributions and risen from a soldier to a general will obviously give later generations more motivation to work hard than a hero who has made great contributions but finally returns home to farm.

Human nature is selfish. Even in this era of the highest ideological awareness, such people are not uncommon.

For example, Director Yang, Li Huaide, and the people in the Siheyuan are representatives among them.

Chen Xu never overly optimistic about the good and evil of human nature. Compared with the goodness of human nature, he believes more that human nature is evil.

When the two of them arrived, Uncle San's family had already prepared dinner.

Uncle San felt relieved to see Chen Xu and Lin Chan following behind him confidently.

"Uncle San, Aunt San..."

Chen Xu took the initiative to say hello.

"well."

Uncle San was obviously very excited. He only had Chen Xu as his junior. There was no news about the others and he didn't even know whether they were dead or alive.

This made him, an honest farmer, value his nephew even more.

Lin Chan wanted to go to the kitchen to help, but was stopped by her Third Aunt. It was not normal for a new daughter-in-law to do housework as soon as she got home.

So now the two of them are chatting with Uncle San in the main room.

The situation at my third uncle's house looks similar to that of his hometown, both of which are small courtyards with their own entrances, which is basically the case in all rural areas.

"You are a promising kid. It's a good thing that you can gain a foothold in the city. It's better than living in the countryside..."

Uncle San obviously thought about the current situation and sighed a little.

The situation was difficult and he, a genuine farmer, could not even support his family, which was a very sad thing for a man.

"Uncle, it's just a matter of time. The famine will eventually pass. It's good as long as we can get through it."

Chen Xu didn't know how to persuade his uncle. As a man with foresight, he naturally knew how long the famine would last, but it was difficult for him to say it clearly.

"It's okay. I've been thinking too much. Anyway, you're now old enough to start a family and build a career. Uncle San can't help you. You better be careful out there."

"it is good..."

Chen Xu didn't know how to answer and could only deal with it casually.

The lunch was very sumptuous. In addition to the pheasant brought by Chen Xu, Uncle San got some bacon from somewhere. It was obvious that he knew Chen Xu and Lin Chan would come today and prepared it specially.

Add some vegetables, two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, plus steamed buns and corn bread. Most families don’t have this kind of meal even during the Chinese New Year.

The meal went smoothly.

Chen Dan's eyes lit up as he looked at the meat dishes on the table. He would occasionally catch a few sparrows or catch some fish, shrimps, snails, etc. in the river to satisfy his hunger. He hadn't seen such proper meat dishes for a long time.

But even so, Chen Dan did not show any impatience, and this tutoring made Chen Xu look at him with a higher eye.

Whether a family is worth associating with can be seen from the children in the family.

"Do you want to study?"

Chen Xu looked at Chen Dan and asked.

"what?"

Chen Dan stuffed a few shredded potatoes into his mouth, but when he was suddenly asked this by Chen Xu, he stopped chewing and looked a little lost.

In fact, his father wanted to continue sending him to school, but Chen Dan himself refused.

He might be able to help out at home, but if he goes to school he won't have time to go out to find food, and he'll also add to the burden on the family.

"I...I don't want to go to school."

Chen Dan was obviously not saying what he meant. In Chen Xu's memory, this cousin had always had good grades and was also very smart. It was a pity that he didn't study.

When the famine came, Chen Dan dropped out of school before graduating from junior high school. If this continued, he would have to work hard all his life.

Although Chen Xu did not look down on farmers, in his heart, he did not think that being a farmer was a good choice.

Chen Xu didn't dare to say how much he could help his uncle's family, but it should be no problem for him to support his cousin to go to school.

It is 1960 now, and it is still early for the storm to start. Chen Dan can at least graduate from high school. Then I will think of a way to get him a formal job, which will be considered as an explanation to the original body's family affection.

"Come back to me when you've made up your mind. I have a formal job now, so I can still support you in your studies."

After staying for a while after dinner, Chen Xu left with Lin Chan after saying this.

Chen Xu felt inexplicably heavy-hearted. In fact, many people were not without the qualifications to change their lives, but they just did not have the conditions.

There are no telling how many people like Chen Dan there are. He can't control others, but he deserves the help from his cousin.

In a few years, some money and some food can change the life of someone close to you. This is obviously a good deal, so why not do it?

After the two left, Chen Dan's house felt a little dull.

After a long time, Uncle San took a puff of his pipe and advised.

"Goudan, if you want to study, go ahead. It's not like our family can't make ends meet. Chen Xu is right. Just get through these two years. If you don't study, you won't understand the world. In the future, you'll just be digging for food in the fields like me. You won't have any future."

Chen Dan wanted to cry for no reason. He wanted to study so much, even in his dreams.

There is still education in rural areas today, but it is not divided as it is in later generations.

Instead, grades one to four are called primary schools, and grades five to six are called primary schools. Most communes have such schools, but it is different for junior high schools. There is almost only one junior high school in many communes.

It just so happened that the junior high school in this area was located in their Hongqi Commune. Compared with other places, the teaching conditions here were already quite good. After all, it was at the foot of the imperial city.

The division of elementary school during this period was very arbitrary. Some people thought it was elementary school, while others thought it was junior high school. Therefore, many people who said they graduated from junior high school actually only graduated from elementary school according to the view of later generations.

For example, Qin Huairu. This woman was introduced twice in film and television and it was said that she graduated from junior high school, but it is obvious that she is unlikely to have the ability to go to junior high school. After all, it is really rare for rural girls to go to junior high school.

Moreover, Qin Huairu is not the only girl in her family. She also has an older brother and a younger brother, so it is not her turn to go to school.

Therefore, according to Chen Xu's guess, Qin Huairu should have completed elementary school in the commune.

Chen Dan dropped out of a formal junior high school, which Chen Xu felt was a pity. It was not easy to go to junior high school these days, and it was almost half a step away from being knowledgeable in people's eyes.

That’s right, in this era, people consider those who graduate from junior high school to be educated.

It is different in the countryside than in the city. It is already a very difficult thing to have a child going to junior high school, especially in this year. If there is a high school student or a technical secondary school student, it is almost like a tragedy for the ancestors.

Compared to high school, Chen Xu hopes that Chen Dan can go to a technical secondary school.

This depends on Chen Dan’s own ability.

Nowadays, technical secondary schools are much better than high schools. Those who graduate from technical secondary schools are guaranteed a job.

And there is still enough time so we won’t be delayed by the wind.