Time Travel Article: Tool Man Rejects Plot

"Mingyue and Xiaoshitou are here, come and sit down." Gu Guoqiang greeted them warmly.

The eldest sister-in-law brought a stool for Mingyue, the second sister-in-law went to pour sugar water for Mingyue, and the children coaxed Xiao Shitou.

The second brother put the grasshopper he had just woven into a knot into Xiao Shitou's hand.

Gu Mingyue was originally worried that Gu Guangxin was unhappy.

Unexpectedly, the little girl was very generous and happily shared it with Xiao Shitou.

Gu Mingyue took the cup of water handed to her by her second sister-in-law and thanked her.

Speaking of the purpose of coming here, "Uncle, I want to ask about the homestead."

While having dinner this morning, Gu Mingwei had already told the table that Mingyue was going to build a house.

Now that Mingyue mentioned it again, no one was surprised.

Uncle just picked up the pipe and was about to take a puff, but he glanced at the bright moon beside him and put it back.

In his heart, he agreed with Mingyue's decision. This child really thought it through. "Mingyue, I know you always have your own ideas. Uncle supports you.

I will ask your elder brother to ask you about the brick this afternoon. Just one word, Mingyue..."

At this point, the uncle said seriously, "Tell me the truth. You said you don't want to get married. Is it because you don't want to or because you are worried about Xiao Shitou?

If it is your personal reason, and uncle does not persuade you, that is your own business. Uncle is not a conservative person, and knows what you young people are pursuing now, free love... "

Seeing the serious atmosphere, Gu Mingwei teased, "Hey, Dad, you are quite trendy. You even know about free love!!"

When the eldest son interrupted them, everyone in the yard started to laugh secretly.

The two little guys didn’t understand. When they saw the adults happy, they laughed foolishly too.

Gu Guangxin lost a front tooth these past two days, and when he grinned, the gap was visible...

This made everyone laugh even more.

Gu Guoqiang glared at his eldest son and said, "You are the only one who talks too much."

Gu Mingyue also heard what her uncle had not said. She explained, "Uncle, it's not because of Xiao Shitou. It's really my personal reason. I think there is no point in getting married.

But after thinking about it carefully, everyone might not be able to accept it for a while, and it might lead to more gossip;

This way, if anyone asks about it in the future, I can just say that I want to marry a daughter-in-law, which is what my father said before, to save trouble."

"Well, that's true. Your father showed off a lot in public."

After Gu Guoqiang finished speaking, he turned to his two daughters-in-law and told them, "If someone asks you about it in the future, just say this. Otherwise, there will be no peace."

Gu Mingyue also suddenly thought of this. In modern times, being urged to get married can drive people crazy and is difficult to escape.

Not to mention that in this conservative era, she thought she could arrange everything.

But she still thought some things were too simple.

Her relationship with her uncle's family is closely related, and she can't sever the relationship by saying it has no impact.

If she said today that she didn't want to get married, no one would listen to her big principles or new ideas.

I would just think that this child is probably sick, or that she is taking advantage of me.

On the contrary, the introduction will be more positive. It makes my scalp tingle just thinking about it.

It is better to unblock than to block, it is better to... Thinking of this, Gu Mingyue's eyes lit up, and she seemed to have thought of a good idea.

"Uncle, I have come up with a brilliant idea that no one can fault. I will put out the conditions for marrying a son-in-law, and those who want to find a match will have to follow my conditions.

If someone breaks the rules or acts shamelessly, I will give him a warning. If warning doesn't work, I will sue him for being a hooligan and see who dares to gossip about him in the future."

Gu Guoqiang really couldn't understand what children today were thinking.

But there is one good thing about him: as long as it does not involve matters of principle, he will not interfere too much.

After hearing Mingyue's words, she was also a little curious, "Then tell me your conditions."

Gu Mingyue raised her eyebrows and said proudly, "First of all, I have a college degree, and the man's education cannot be lower than mine, at least it must be the same as mine."

Uncle’s family: Nod.

“Secondly, I am 18 years old, and I can accept that the man cannot be over 20 years old;

The man must be over 1.8 meters tall, not too fat, not too thin, not too strong, not too weak;

He has to be handsome, not too serious, not too slick, and he has to please my eye;

Don’t talk too much, and don’t talk too little. Keep your body healthy and your limbs sound.”

Uncle’s family: Nodded reluctantly.

“Also, the family should not be too populated, and the parents should not be mean;

The family members, including the man himself, must not have bad habits, such as pornography, gambling, drugs, and even drinking and bragging;

There is no tradition of favoring boys over girls in the family, no history of genetic diseases, no history of domestic violence, and no criminal record within three generations. "

Uncle’s family: Silence.

“Finally, I had little stones and couldn’t have children;

The man must ensure that all the money he earns is handed over to the family, and the housework must be shared equally;

For example, if I cook, the man has to wash the dishes, fetch water, and do the laundry, and he can’t wait for me to serve him.”

Uncle’s family: Silence is Cambridge tonight!

Gu Mingyue thought of a classic line from a movie and added a line: "Don't lie to me, don't scold me, and care about me;

When others bully me, you should come to my aid immediately. When I am happy, you should be happy with me.

When you are unhappy, you must make me happy. There must only be me in your heart, eyes, and dreams;

Well, that’s all I can think of for now, I’ll add more later if I think of anything else.”

My uncle’s family: …

My goodness, except for the two little guys who were playing there, ignorant of the sufferings of the world.

The rest of the people were silent. What...is there anything more to add?

The first condition alone is enough to overturn an entire group of people.

Not to mention what happened afterwards, I finally understood why the child didn’t want to find…

It is indeed difficult to find such conditions.

The two cousins ​​looked at Mingyue with fear in their eyes.

They are also at an age where they are sensible. Imagine if they were to encounter something like this from their aunt...

Forget it, I’ll study hard. Studying makes me happy!

Gu Mingyue didn’t know her family, so they really thought that she didn’t want to look for someone because her demands couldn’t be met.

If she knew, Gu Mingyue would just say that they were thinking too much.

Even if there are people who meet the requirements, she will list more stringent conditions.

Gu Mingwei was still holding out for luck last night, thinking that Mingyue might not have figured it out yet and that he just had to wait until she did.

Now I realize that it’s not that I haven’t understood anything, but that I have understood too much and my vision is too high.

I guess even a god would be enough to deal with it.

Oh, it’s so worrying. Never mind, I’d better arrange for my little sister to be by my side as soon as possible.

Even if he dies in the future, arrangements must be made to take care of the children at home.

Gu Mingwei asked with a vicissitudes of life, "Mingyue, just make your own decisions. Um, didn't you say you wanted to choose a homestead? Do you have your eyes on any place?"

"Brother, what do you think of the land to the right of our house?"

Gu Mingwei hesitated, "Over there? It's a bit far from the river, and the terrain is higher than the nearby area. It won't be convenient for you to get water."

Gu Mingyue thought that she needed a high place. Logically speaking, the foot of the mountain where she lived now was the best place.

But she has no divine power, no special abilities, and only some simple self-defense skills.

Living there does not affect eating and drinking.

But if safety is not guaranteed, everything is bullshit.

Walking towards the village in the morning, she took special care to observe the open spaces around her.

I think the best position is one block higher.

At that time, she can build a step at the door to prevent others from seeing the whole house by just looking up.

On the left side of that place was her uncle's family, and on the right side was an open space.

Because the geology of the land was poor and no crops could be grown there, it had been left abandoned.

As for the river? The villagers wash clothes and vegetables by the river, and even take a bath there when it’s hot.

She was a little unaccustomed to it, so she asked hurriedly, "Brother, is it troublesome to dig a well in the yard?"

Gu Mingwei was stunned, thinking of Mingyue’s previous plan.

I understand that she wants to do it right away. "It's not a big deal. I'll find someone to fix it for you when the time comes."

Gu Mingyue was not used to bothering others, but she was new here and didn't know how to do anything, so she could only say thank you awkwardly, "Thank you for your trouble, big brother."

"Well, that's nothing. It just so happens that there will be a meeting in the village later, so I'll talk about your matter.

It is better to select the people who will build the house as soon as possible so that the construction can start earlier. By the way, when does your school start?"

Gu Mingyue estimated that if she asked to drop out of school now, she would definitely be stopped.

It would be more convenient to act first and report later!

She deliberately said it was a few days late. "School starts on September 1st, so I have to hurry."

"Well, time is a bit tight. Let's go to the village office first."

Leaving Xiao Shitou playing here, Gu Mingyue followed her elder brother to the village office.

At home, Liu Caixia saw the eggs on the table and was about to chase them.

Gu Guoqiang stopped him and said, "My eldest daughter-in-law, please accept this gift from your child. Only when there is give and take can things go well in the long run."

The sister-in-law was stunned for a moment, then understood what her father-in-law meant, and then she put the eggs away.

On the way, the brother and sister chatted, "Brother, what are you going to discuss in the meeting?"

Gu Mingwei thought of the town's notice, "It said they were going to set up a people's commune."

This period happened to be the time when relations between China and the Russians were deteriorating.

In order to prevent China from being controlled by others, the leaders led the people of the country to tighten their belts and repay their debts.

Repaying the debt had to ensure the normal progress of the country, so the people's communes came into being.

In fact, the commune has been running a pilot program since July.

It was not until the end of 1959 that this system was basically implemented.

During this period, large canteens were opened and the Great Steel Production Campaign was launched, which lasted until the end of 1960.

It was terminated due to various reasons including exaggeration, unequal distribution and famine.

Gu Mingyue felt a little embarrassed when she thought about this. It was impossible for her to go against the trend of the times.

She doesn’t dare to write letters to leaders as described in articles from certain eras!

She just wants to live her life well.

Everything else can be ignored, but the thought of those three years of famine gives me a headache.

She absolutely would not expose her space for others. She is not that great.

But everyone in the village was starving and skinny, but she and Xiao Shitou were living a happy life?

No matter how much disguise one puts on, one's spirit and energy will be different.

She firmly believed that in such an extraordinary period, the most terrifying people would be humans!

Oh, my head hurts, lying down is N+1!