Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

He Daqing carried He Yuyao to the gate of the courtyard and saw Yan Bugui, Liu Haizhong, and some neighbors from other courtyards playing chess together.

He Daqing also came forward with his child to watch the fun.

The two people playing chess were relatively calm, but the people surrounding them and watching were all arguing with red faces and ears, more excited than the people playing chess.

He Daqing watched all this with a smile, and occasionally discussed it with people around him.

Suddenly He Daqing heard the conversation between two people next to him, and he was stunned.

I only heard one person say, "Have you heard? There is a new policy now. It seems that those educated youth are encouraged to support rural construction, and they will be assigned jobs and housing when they come back."

Another person said, "Really? My kid has been at home for two years without a formal job since he graduated. Do you want to give it a try?"

"You need to go to the street office to ask. We don't know the specific situation."

"Okay, I'll go ask. If they can really arrange a job and housing for me after I go there for a year or two, then I'll send my son to try."

After hearing this, He Daqing recalled the policy about going to the countryside in his mind.

He remembered that the formal forced relocation to the countryside seemed to be after 1965, and now it is still a voluntary process.

It seems that the time of the storm is getting closer and closer. Fortunately, he has arranged all the affairs at home, so he just needs to stay safe when the time comes.

Then he thought of Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang from Yan Bugui's family in the courtyard, and Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu from Liu Haizhong's family.

These little bastards have no jobs now, but they might cause trouble for the whole compound in the future. Should we find a way to get rid of them in advance to prevent them from causing trouble for the whole compound?

In addition, Chen Xueru used to be a small property owner. Although He Daqing was sure he could protect her, he was afraid that these little bastards would turn against their relatives and it would be troublesome to deal with them.

All dangers must be nipped in the bud.

Thinking of this, he decided to go to the street office after get off work tomorrow to find Director Wang to ask about the details and then make plans.

The next afternoon, He Daqing left the steel mill and went to the street office.

Director Wang saw He Daqing coming and said with a smile: "What brings you here, Master He? You are a rare guest!"

He Daqing also jokingly said: "Director Wang, are you blaming me for not reporting to you often?"

"I know you're a busy man, how can I blame you? Tell me, what do you want from me this time?"

Director Wang poured He Daqing a cup of tea before asking.

He Daqing took a sip of tea and said, "Director Wang, I heard that there is a policy of encouraging educated youth to go to the countryside, right?

Director Wang nodded and said, "Yes, it is true, and it is nothing new. Why do you suddenly ask about this today? There are no young people of the right age in your family. Are you going to send rainwater to the countryside?"

Director Wang said jokingly.

He Daqing shook his head.

"My son Yu Shui just got a job at a steel mill. How can he go to the countryside again? I came here today to ask, what are the conditions for young people who volunteer to go to the countryside to build the countryside?"

"There are not too many requirements. Anyone who has graduated from junior high school or high school, is over 16 years old, and is single and unemployed can sign up. Some of those who have gone there are placed on farms, and some go to rural areas. It depends on the individual situation. If they go to farms, they will be formal employees. If they go to rural areas, they will come back after a few years, and our street office will be responsible for their placement."

At this point, Director Wang added: "A new policy has just been introduced this year. We may need to increase encouragement and publicity in the future. You must also be able to mobilize a few volunteers, so that I can report to the higher-ups. I will give you this year's outstanding courtyard house."

He Daqing thought for a moment and said, "I'm not too sure either. I'll go back and discuss it first."

After listening to He Daqing's words, Director Wang nodded thoughtfully.

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news."

This is a good thing for Director Wang. If He Daqing can do it, she can also show her face. Now many people are unwilling to send their children to the countryside to suffer, and few people volunteer to sign up. Fortunately, the new policy has just been released and there are no hard and fast regulations. Otherwise, they would have to go to other people's homes one by one to do mobilization work.

He Daqing got the answer he wanted from Director Wang, then chatted with Director Wang for a few words and then said goodbye and went home.

When it was time to get off work, He Daqing strolled in the yard with a cup of tea.

Seeing Yan Bugui coming out to clean up the flower pots, he went over and said, "Old Yan, if I were you, I would have torn up these flowers and plants a long time ago and planted some green onions and leeks instead, which would have saved the family some money on buying vegetables. What's the point of planting these things?"

Yan Bugui adjusted his lame glasses, glanced at He Daqing, and said, "You roughnecks don't understand. I use this to cultivate your sentiments and appreciate your feelings. You won't understand even if I tell you about our literary works."

He Daqing curled his lips and said, "Yes, I don't understand, but I know that nothing is more important than having a full stomach. Look at how good our profession as a chef is. We chefs will never go hungry. Can you fill your stomach by studying?"

Yan Bugui was so angry at He Daqing's words that he didn't want to pay any attention to him and continued to fiddle with his flowers and plants.

But He Daqing came here today specifically to see him, so how could he just leave like that?

He continued, "Old Yan, your Jie Chengdu is married and doesn't have a formal job. Now your Jiefang and Jie Kuang are also idle at home. Aren't you worried? You are a teacher after all. Can't you find a job for them?"

Speaking of this, Yan Bugui stopped what he was doing, turned around and said, "Old He, you know, I'm just a teacher, I don't know many people, and I don't have any way to arrange jobs for them. You are a cadre now, can you help me? Don't worry, as long as they have a job, I will definitely thank you."

Yan Bugui had long wanted to ask He Daqing to help him find a job for his child, but he didn't know how to ask for the time being, and he was reluctant to give gifts. Now that He Daqing came to him, he certainly wouldn't let this opportunity go.

He Daqing shook his head and said, "Old Yan, don't you see what the situation is like now? Many technical secondary school students who graduated this year have not yet been settled. Just think about how difficult it is for those junior high school graduates in your family to find a job."

How could Yan Bugui not understand these situations? It's just that he is now working alone and providing for the family's food, drink, and daily needs, so he is indeed a little nervous.

Although the children can help to supplement the family income by doing odd jobs, Yan Jiefang is about to find a partner and get married, and he will have to spend a lot of money at that time. It gives him a headache just thinking about it.