Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

First, if Lin Zhengjun wants to go to university, even if he works at the Cultural Bureau, he only has half a year, which is meaningless to his life!

Second, Lin Zhengjun wanted to engage in collective sideline businesses, develop the rural economy, and set up a series of benchmarks in Huaibian County. Working in the Cultural Bureau was a waste of talent, delayed important work, and affected the overall interests.

Thirdly, Lin Zhengjun’s real ambition is to make a fortune, and literature and art have always been a means for him to engage in economics!

The chairman of the Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles also expressed his opinion: "Yes, our Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Municipal Writers Association are very much looking forward to Comrade Zhengjun joining us! With your coming, we will have one more leader!"

"You have released three blockbuster works in one year: The Horse Wrangler, Under the Hawthorn Tree, and Farewell My Concubine. You have added luster to the literary and artistic entrepreneurship of our city!"

Lin Zhengjun said: "Since everyone is so supportive, I will join in!"

The chairman of the Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles said with a smile: "Okay, give me two photos, and I will give you my work permit as soon as I go back to work after the holiday!"

Lin Zhengjun smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your help, Chairman." Then he handed him two one-inch black-and-white photos.

Zhu Huaijing smiled again and said, "What about Comrade Tang Xiaofu? I also hope that Comrade Tang Xiaofu can serve as the vice chairman of the Writers Association!"

"Forget it, forget it. I don't need it! I like literary creation, but I don't like to be in the spotlight!"

Tang Xiaofu waved her hands repeatedly and said, "Besides, if both of us are vice chairmen, then the Municipal Writers Association will become our husband-and-wife shop! It's not appropriate!"

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. Maybe it will even become a good story!" Zhu Huaijing tried to persuade again.

In the end, Tang Xiaofu still did not agree, but said that she was willing to join the Municipal Writers Association to contribute to the city's literary and artistic undertakings and to support the scene.

Zhu Huaijing raised his watch, checked the time, and said with a smile: "I still have to visit a few artists, so I won't delay your precious creative time!"

"Okay, you've worked so hard!" There was no need for Lin Zhengjun to stay any longer.

Zhu Huaijing smiled and said, "By the way, I also brought some gifts for you. I know that you, Zhengjun, have made a fortune from your collective sideline business, so you can't despise me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the driver immediately opened the trunk and everyone went to get their things.

"Oh, leader, look at what you said. As the saying goes, the gift may be small but the sentiment is great. Besides, this is the care of the organization. I feel warm. Thank you very much!" Lin Zhengjun said politely.

The things were brought over, two cans of malted milk, two cans of brown sugar, five pounds of raw beef, ten pounds of pork, ten pounds of cooking oil, and a basket of hairtail, about ten pounds!

In fact, this gift is already very valuable, more abundant than the New Year's goods distributed by many units. Lin Zhengjun couldn't help but sigh that the country really cares about artists at this time!

This is the best era for artists!

"What can I do? I can't finish it. I can't finish it at all!"

After seeing off the leaders, Lin Zhengjun became worried when he saw so many New Year's goods on the ground.

The others are easy to deal with. Although we have them at home, their shelf life is relatively long and we can eat them slowly. However, beef, hairtail and pork are fresh.

After the Spring Festival, when spring comes and the temperature rises, it is very likely to break down!

After thinking about it, he and Tang Xiaofu went to the old house and brought the hairtail, pork and beef.

Lin Sanhuai and Lin Hongying went to the food cooperative to watch TV, and Zhang Shuqin was the only one at home preparing lunch.

"Zhengjun, why are you buying meat again, and this hairtail?"

Zhang Shuqin immediately complained: "Your father bought ten kilograms of first-class meat, as well as a pig's head and a set of pig offal. We can't finish it, we can't finish it at all, and you still bought it!"

She almost called her son a spendthrift!

Even if you have money, you can't act like this!

Lin Zhengjun said: "I didn't buy this, the city gave it to me. Deputy Mayor Zhu, County Magistrate Bai, and Director Xu all came here just now!"

"What? It's New Year's Day, and they're not celebrating at home, but coming to give us gifts?" Zhang Shuqin couldn't believe it.

In fact, it is a basic operation for leading cadres to visit and comfort people during the Spring Festival.

Many ordinary people in later generations knew about it because they saw it in newspapers and on television.

But it’s different now. Information is blocked. Not only has Zhang Shuqin never heard of it, even the brigade cadres have never heard of it. Naturally, it is very new.

"Mom, this is called a visit and condolences, which is similar to sending warmth. We visit some outstanding talents and groups in need. I'm a representative of the National Congress of Writers, so they come to take a look." Lin Zhengjun put the meat in the basket and had to explain.

Only then did Zhang Shuqin understand that it was not only the Hewan Brigade that was providing warmth, but the entire county and city were also providing warmth.

"These are good stuff! The beef and pork are really good. What kind of fish is this? It's as sharp as a belt, with pointed teeth and a big mouth. We've never seen it in our rivers or ponds!" Zhang Shuqin looked through the things in the basket with joy on her face.

Giving out hairtail as New Year gifts has already annoyed city dwellers, but it is a rare commodity in rural areas. Lin Zhengjun was sweating: "Mom, this is hairtail, it grows in the sea, it can't grow in fresh water!"

In 1957, there was a bumper harvest of hairtail in the south, and even the capital purchased 15 kilograms of fresh hairtail.

The next year, they bought more than one million kilograms. This thing has a large output, good quality and low price, and is very suitable for promotion.

A popular science article on page 1963 of the Yanjing Daily on January 1, 31, introduced people to the types, characteristics, and nutritional components of hairtail. It said that hairtail is high in iodine, can prevent goiter, and is delicious, so people should buy it quickly. The article was quickly spread across the country, and the production of hairtail in the south continued to rise.

At the beginning, the hairtail that everyone ate was domestically produced, basically Zhoushan hairtail. The "narrower" hairtail, which was not much wider than a belt, cost 1.5 yuan per pound; the better ones cost 2.5 yuan per pound, commonly known as "baner hairtail". There was also the one that cost 38 yuan per pound, which was the most expensive domestically produced at the time and was considered the best quality hairtail.

In the episode "Lost Memories" of "I Love My Family", the memory of peace was broken. When asked what he wanted to eat in the 70s, he said, "Let's eat hairtail. Buy the most expensive one, cents a pound."

Tang Xiaofu also mentioned that Lin Zhengjun was going to take up positions in the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Writers Association.

"Is he going to be a cadre? How high a position does that mean?" Zhang Shuqin was really shocked this time.

"He is indeed a cadre, and he enjoys the treatment of a deputy director! But it is just a part-time job, and a nominal position, so he doesn't have to go to work!" said Lin Zhengjun.

Zhang Shuqin was so happy that her face was full of smiles. She said, "Oh my God, that's not even close to County Magistrate Bai. There really was a fire on our ancestral grave this time!"

Lin Zhengjun said: "Mom, don't tell anyone!"

"Why not tell me? This is an honorable thing. I also want to set off firecrackers and cut the knife heads, and then invite a troupe to perform operas for a few days!" Zhang Shuqin wondered.

"Mom, don't scare me!"

Lin Zhengjun was shocked. "If I tell this to others, people who don't know me will think I'm a high-ranking official, and many people will ask me to do things for them! If I don't do it well, people will hate me. I don't want to cause trouble!"

"Okay, it's up to you!"

Zhang Shuqin could only suppress her ecstasy in her heart, muttering: "Hey, it's great, my son is an official!"

She kept repeating for a long time like a tape recorder, as if she had gone crazy. Lin Zhengjun felt helpless.