Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

"She...she...did she eat a firecracker?!"

Zhao Yaozu was almost mad. How could Tan Yuan suddenly become like this? It wasn't like this before. She used to cook for the whole family in the morning, and each person would get an egg. How could it be like this now?

"I do not know either."

Zhao Yang shook her head. She was also wondering why her cousin used to be very obedient and was so explosive like now.

……

Tan Yuan walked out of the door and headed straight for the street office.

Her parents entrusted her to the care of her uncle's family when she was eight years old. At that time, they said they were going to do something for the country, but they never came back after they left, without even a letter.

Later, what was delivered to my home was the monthly state subsidy and the property certificate.

Everyone knew that Tan Yuan’s parents were definitely gone, and only orphans of martyrs could receive subsidies every year.

Everyone in the street office knew Tan Yuan, and because of her parents, they took good care of her.

"Aunt Zhang, I want to collect this month's subsidy. Can you help me check it?"

In fact, Li Aidi was responsible for collecting her monthly subsidy. She had no idea what day it was and whether she had received it. She came here just to try her luck.

Facts proved that her bet was right, Zhang Xiufang stood up from the stool and said to her.

"Okay, I'll get it right away. You wait here for a while."

As her figure disappeared at the door, Tan Yuan quickly opened the notebook containing the registration book of educated youth going to the countryside, and sure enough, she found her name on the third page!

Tan Yuan, this is clearly her name!

What's going on? Is it too late?

"Xiaoyuan, this is your allowance for this month. Since you're here, I just want to ask you, where will your allowance be sent in the future? Will it still be sent to your home?"

Zhang Xiufang handed Tan Yuan an envelope containing money and bills, which was exactly her subsidy for this month.

"Come on, you're the same. Why would a girl like you go to the countryside? The job in the tobacco factory is so good. So many people are trying their best to get in."

Zhang Xiufang was a little bit dissatisfied when she talked about this. The tobacco factory was not some other place. It was very difficult to get in. Most people couldn't get in even if they had money and connections. How could she just give it to her cousin? Even if it was her biological brother, she couldn't do that.

"Aunt Zhang, can I still regret it?"

Tan Yuan asked tentatively. She didn't want to leave the village at all. Her life trajectory should be to work in a tobacco factory, not to go to the countryside to support rural construction!

"No, no, you've already submitted the application. How can you go back on your word after the leader has approved it?!"

Zhang Xiufang looked at Tan Yuan suspiciously again, "Why are you changing your mind again? Didn't your aunt say that you couldn't bear to let the only male in the Zhao family go to the countryside, so you cried and made a fuss about going yourself? Even back then, you insisted on writing the application, and you went on a hunger strike if I wasn't allowed to?"

Hearing this, Tan Yuan's heart sank. Her guess was indeed correct. Her uncle and aunt had indeed been plotting against her from the very beginning...

"Aunt Zhang, didn't you say that everyone is vying for a job at this tobacco factory? Do you want one?!"

Tan Yuanyuan stared at Zhang Xiufang's eyes. There was no way to change the decision of going to the countryside, but she also didn't want to give the preferential treatment that her parents had earned with their lives to that family!

"Clap."

The pen in Zhang Xiufang's hand fell to the ground.

"What did you just say? What job?"

"I'm saying, do you want a job at the tobacco factory? I can sell it to you for 500 yuan, and if you do me one thing, the job will be yours, Aunt Zhang. You can give it to whoever you want, and I'll cooperate with you in completing the paperwork."

If Tan Yuan remembered correctly, Aunt Zhang had a son who was in his second year of high school this year. It would be his turn to go to the countryside next year. She didn't believe that she would miss such a good opportunity.

Sure enough, Zhang Xiufang swallowed her saliva, and when she came to her senses, she grabbed Tan Yuan's hand.

"Yuanyuan, are you serious about what you said? You won't regret it?!"

Tan Yuan nodded affirmatively: "I will never regret it. Five hundred yuan plus you can help me change the address of this subsidy to where I go to the countryside. As long as these two things are done, I will go to the tobacco factory with you to complete the formalities immediately."

"Okay! Wait for me, I'll go ask for leave now. Come home with me to get the money. Wait here for me!"

The tobacco factory's efficiency is among the best in the entire country. The salary of a security guard is higher than that of other places, not to mention the workers working inside.

Besides, if you take any items out of there and exchange them for money on the black market, a pack of cigarettes would cost several dollars, not to mention how attractive the benefits there are. It is impossible for people who don’t work there to imagine it!

Five hundred yuan is not a small amount. To buy a job in a certain industry, you could get two hundred yuan at most. But if it is a job in a tobacco factory, five hundred yuan is not enough.

Fearing that Tan Yuan would go back on her word, Zhang Xiufang took a leave and rode her on her bicycle for a ride.

After receiving fifty brand new Great Unity bills, Tan Yuan put them all into the envelope containing the subsidy.

"I'll go handle the paperwork this afternoon. Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, you come with your ID and we'll register together."

Zhang Xiufang gave instructions while also testing him.

Tan Yuan smiled and nodded at her: "Then Aunt Zhang, remember to bring Xiao Shuai with you tomorrow. We can go to the tobacco factory together to avoid trouble."

Hearing her say this, Zhang Xiufang finally felt relieved.

After getting the money, Tan Yuan ran home quickly. She had just seen clearly that the list of educated youth going to the countryside would be announced tomorrow.

She remembered clearly that just two days after the list was announced, all of them, the educated youth, would be sent to the countryside in small counties around Chengdu. The train ride alone would take two days and two nights.

Time is urgent and she must get everything done as soon as possible.

When I got home, the yard was empty. Today was a weekday, and the Zhao couple had to go to work. Zhao Yaozu and Zhao Yang were not at home either. They must have gone out to play with friends.

Tan Yuan went straight to her room. She remembered very clearly that after the people from the street office delivered the property certificate, she put it directly into a locked box left by her mother.

The key was kept in the cabinet of the dressing table left by my mother.

I opened the box and searched inside and out, but I couldn't find the property certificate that should have been there.

"What's going on? I clearly kept it here. Could it be..."

Thinking of this, Tan Yuan went straight to the room where Zhao Debang and his wife were.

This room was where she lived before. Later, the Zhao family moved in. She was reluctant to let others live in her parents' room, so she moved in herself, and the Zhao couple moved into her room.