After rebirth, I still experienced a mess

10Cooperative

Xiao Wei continued to play dumb, wolfing down his food, deliberately slamming his chopsticks on the table, and ran out of the courtyard. There was no sign of his family. He ran to the temple, but there was still no movement. It seemed that his parents were not stupid, so he felt relieved.

It was such a big place, but there was no place to stay. Xiao Wei looked quietly at the tall and mottled wood carvings and clay sculptures, not knowing where to go.

Wang Youfu hummed and came closer to the incense table. He worshipped and lit incense devoutly, then turned around and looked at Xiao Wei and said with a smile: "Wife, live a good life with me."

Xiao Wei looked at him coldly, which made him feel uncomfortable. He scratched his head and said, "If you don't want to, I promise not to touch you again."

Thirty years later, this ruffian will surely have a bright future and become even more successful, but it's a pity that he was born in the wrong era.

Seeing Xiao Wei didn't say anything, Wang Youfu didn't care: "I'm going to report to the town cooperative. Do you want to come with me?"

Through the open back door, I vaguely caught a glimpse of a figure, it was clearly my second brother. Xiao Wei sighed helplessly: I know he is not my companion, but I will follow him when the time comes.

Xiao Wei followed, and Wang Youfu became even more proud, making dirty jokes all the way, while picking all kinds of wild flowers on the roadside. After walking five or six miles, he picked a large bunch, and Xiao Wei took it and unconsciously sniffed the fragrance, which made Wang Youfu very happy.

When I was almost at the town, I ran into the young man who asked for fortune-telling. He had a very impressive name, Gu Zehua, and he lived in the same village as me.

For some reason, Xiao Wei was very disgusted with this name, which was far less friendly than the three words Wang Youfu.

Gu Zehua was in a depressed mood, and hurried on his way. When he saw the two people, he was quite surprised: "Where are you going?"

Wang Youfu replied arrogantly: "I took my wife to the town cooperative to register. Didn't you buy anything in town?"

Gu Zehua was full of doubts: "The cooperative only recruits craftsmen, what can you do?"

“We can write.”

Gu Zehua opened his mouth, was stunned for two seconds, looked at Xiao Wei and said, "I am willing to do what you said."

After saying that, he turned around and tried to leave, but was stopped by Wang Youfu: "What did my wife say to you?"

Gu Zehua snorted: "Didn't your family cancel the engagement? What does it have to do with you?"

Wang Youfu stared at Xiao Wei and said angrily, "So you are not mute. Tell me the truth. What dirty things did you do?"

Gu Zehua pushed Wang Youfu hard, causing him to take two steps back. "If the engagement is cancelled, we have nothing to do with each other. What's it to you?"

"Who said the engagement was cancelled? Her birth date is still in my house."

"The matchmaker came to the door and said that, so it's called off."

"If the formalities haven't been completed, it can't be considered a refund."

For some reason, Wang Youfu never told anyone about the marriage consummation. Perhaps he felt it was shameless.

Seeing the two of them entangled and about to fight, Xiao Wei felt angry and amused, but he just watched coldly and remained unmoved.

Seeing that Xiao Wei didn't react, Gu Zehua was smart enough to say something meaningful: "Then wait until you guys withdraw."

Seeing Gu Zehua leaving, Wang Youfu grabbed Xiao Wei's shoulders with both hands, shook her and asked, "Did you have an affair?"

Then he denied himself: "Anyway, he hasn't touched you, so you are not allowed to have any contact with him in the future."

Xiao Wei was too lazy to pay attention and struggled to break free, trying to chase Gu Zehua, but was pulled back: "As long as I don't agree, don't even think about leaving me."

Xiao Wei did not force it too much, but followed silently and mechanically, walking for dozens of steps, and only separated when he saw someone coming from the opposite direction.

After walking for more than half a mile, Wang Youfu suddenly asked, "Do you want to leave this place?"

Xiao Wei was secretly shocked: How did this guy know that? Did he reveal his identity somewhere?

Seeing Xiao Wei covering her face with her long hair and showing no emotion, Wang Youfu said, "You can't run away."

This is certainly true. Now when going out to do business, one needs a certificate from at least the village level. Without it, one will be caught and sent back, or directly sent to labor camp, or even die.

Xiao Wei couldn't get any certificate from the village.

Cooperative is a general term, which is divided into various branches such as wood industry cooperative, bamboo cooperative, ironware cooperative, weaving cooperative, sewing cooperative, wooden boat cooperative, seasoning cooperative, etc. Many people apply for the job with the recommendation certificate from the village. The reviewers are quite strict and assess the skills on the spot. Only those with high level or strong recommendation certificates will be kept. Most of them are rejected and asked to go back to the township or village cooperatives.

The exam was conducted using pens and pencils, but Xiao Wei didn't feel as backward as he had imagined.

When it was Wang Youfu's turn, he was taught to write a few sentences and given a few math problems. He barely passed the writing test, but Wang Youfu didn't understand the decimals and fractions in the math problems. However, the examiner didn't refuse him on the spot, and asked him to wait on the side or come back to see the notice in the afternoon.

When Xiao Wei saw the certificate and saw that Wang Youfu's father's position was filled in as village chief, she immediately understood why he didn't refuse immediately. She couldn't help but sigh: In this magical land, relationships and birth are always the key.

Wang Youfu didn't care and pulled Xiaowei to him. "She knows more about reading and arithmetic than I do. It's just that her recommendation certificate is lost. Can we take an assessment first? If yes, she can get it back when she reports for duty."

After hesitating for two or three seconds, the examiner agreed.

Xiao Wei didn't want to participate at first, but thought that leaving immediately would cause a lot of trouble. It would be much more convenient if she could join the cooperative in the town and then walk through the town.

Influenced by Shanzi, Xiaowei had read a lot of books, and had been influenced by decades of slogans and guidelines, so he immediately wrote a short article of 300 to 400 words. It was nothing more than the people's liberation in the new country and new society, the prosperity of life without exploitation and oppression, and various praises for the new government and new system. In the end, he simply memorized a poem by a god-level boss.

Because simplified characters had not yet been implemented, Xiao Wei had long forgotten a lot of traditional characters, so he deliberately wrote rather sloppily. However, the two reviewers were amazed and gave him a thumbs-up, saying, "The writing is very good, and the font is also good."

As for arithmetic problems, Xiao Wei had studied with her children before, and had even learned a lot of geometry, physics and chemistry in junior high school. Such simple elementary school problems in the countryside were no problem at all, and she could finish them in a short time.

During this period, the general cultural level in rural areas was low. Even someone like Wang Youfu, who had access to a lot of resources, could only do simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Xiao Wei's level was particularly rare.

The reviewer made the decision on the spot, saying that Xiao Wei could write reports and slogans, or do bookkeeping and accounting. He also told her to have her hair cut neatly when she came: "In the new society, we should have a new image."

Xiao Wei didn't say anything. Wang Youfu explained that it was a cold that burned his throat and it would be healed in a few days.

Because Xiao Wei's level is extremely low, the reviewer did not care and asked him to report as soon as possible with the village certificate and simple daily necessities, and to follow the specific arrangements of his superiors.

The next twenty or so craftsmen were directly asked to find branches suitable for their professions to be assessed. Xiao Wei did not feel strange at all. After all, those with high cultural level had long been absorbed by governments at all levels. Xiao Wei was a fish that slipped through the net.

After the office quieted down, the two auditors whispered a few words before calling Wang Youfu over and asking what their relationship was. Wang Youfu said Xiao Wei was his fiancée.

Xiao Wei glared and finally couldn't help but speak: "What fiancée? We have already called off the engagement."