Chapter 52: Has The Deportation Begun?
Of course, these aren’t urgent matters.
Even if Old Hu had read the plan and was truly shocked by Lu Qiaoge.
But this wasn’t urgent either.
It could be done slowly.
But when Old Hu learned that those stealing chickens and ducks were either educated youth or unemployed youth, he suddenly felt that establishing the service station was pressing.
Old Hu seriously discussed Lu Qiaoge’s proposal with Old Huang.
Huang Juan said: “I agree in principle. Besides, we had one before; it just disbanded later.”
After deciding here, Director Hu said to Lu Qiaoge: “The service station can be approved, but who will be the station chief or who will take the lead?”
Lu Qiaoge: “You do it. It’s just a name. As for the specific tasks, since it was my suggestion, I’ll be the first to sign up for voluntary contribution at the service station, and on the premise of not affecting my main job. I guarantee to do all the work of the volunteer convenience service station well.”
Director Hu hesitated for a moment, then said: “Should I call my son and have him come back to build his hometown?”
Lu Qiaoge: “Tonight I’ll mobilize my younger sister to actively join the ranks of serving the people.”
One old and one young exchanged glances for a moment, then burst into hehe laughter.
Although she had only been working at the neighborhood committee for a few days, Lu Qiaoge felt that Director Hu was not an ordinary person.
Old Hu, who could come up with using dispute resolution as an exam question, definitely wouldn’t stick to conventions.
Three days later, the Xiangyang Neighborhood Committee Volunteer Convenience Service Station was established.
Hu Ze, covered in dust, thought he would stay in the rural area for life.
Lu Qiaoling also successfully signed up.
Lu Qiaoge took the initiative to find Zhou Li and asked her opinion. Zhou Li agreed without any hesitation.
The service station was established quietly, just like the good deeds group formed at school.
Mainly because there was no salary or staffing, and one had to contribute from time to time.
But Lu Qiaoling felt that with her older sister’s abilities, she definitely wouldn’t let the service station people really go thirsty in the northwest.
Others didn’t think that way, but Lu Qiaoling wouldn’t take the initiative to tell others either.
After all, this was the neighborhood committee’s organization; the main cadres still needed to support it.
Huang Juan signed up her older sister’s daughter Du Shuang, and Sister Qiao sent over her unemployed younger brother at home, Zhou Qiming.
Currently, there were a total of five volunteers.
That’s right, they had work permits with their work units, photos, and the position was volunteer.
It was made to seem very formal.
The registration forms were all formal tables.
Director Hu was a bit worried. Why did this service station feel not so simple?
As an old cadre, had he been too impulsive?
But the arrow had left the bow; there were already five volunteers.
Volunteers?
What kind of title was this? It was simply neither fish nor fowl.
And wasn’t the number of people a bit too few?
Lu Qiaoge said to Director Hu: “In the early stage, it must be familiar comrades with good conduct to carry out the work and open the situation, so five volunteers are not too few.”
If they really publicly recruited, who knows, there might really be people signing up.
Huang Juan meant the same: limit it internally first; if it didn’t work, the impact wouldn’t be too bad.
June 2, 1975, Monday, 8:30 a.m.
The five members of the convenience service station sat in the neighborhood committee’s meeting room with excited feelings in their hearts. Director Hu of the neighborhood committee was hosting the meeting.
All the cadres of the neighborhood committee who weren’t busy were basically there.
Lu Qiaoge glanced out the window. She had deliberately chosen today to establish the service station, and it was for Shen Yun.
Three nights ago, after eating and drinking their fill and washing up fragrantly, the calico cat comfortably lay on the bed with Lu Qiaoge.
The military factory had militarized management; even in the family courtyard, one could hear the reveille and lights-out signals from the military representative office morning and evening.
It was just that the bungalows here were a bit far, but those with good hearing could still hear them.
But just as the lights-out signal sounded, Lu Qiaoge had to sit up.
Because the calico cat darted out and played chase with Zhao family’s Rat Big in the courtyard. After Lu Qiaoge scolded it to stop, the trembling Rat Big timidly said to Lu Qiaoge: 【I… I came to tell you, Shen Yun, that woman Cat Lord instructed me to watch, she will take people in three days to repatriate your younger sister back to the countryside. Your younger sister is the first to be repatriated. She said she wants to kill the chicken to warn the monkey, and also said that if she can get Lu Qiaoling back, she can send her away…】
Not all mice had the inner voice that could communicate with Lu Qiaoge.
But Zhao family’s two were brothers, without father or mother, yet very smart. They could avoid mousetraps and distinguish rat poison, and even knew how to escape from under cat claws.
They loved gossiping and watching the fun the most.
Rat Big took his younger brother wandering around playing and watching the fun, and happened to overhear Shen Yun’s plan.
This was a good opportunity to please Cat Lord and the little fairy.
So Rat Big brought Rat Two to report the news.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t alarm anyone and quietly took a small handful of corn for these two mice.
After watching them eat their fill and leave, Lu Qiaoge lay down to continue sleeping.
Then Director Hu had wanted to establish the service station yesterday, because his son had arrived home yesterday morning, and he always felt uneasy, hoping to open for business auspiciously soon.
Lu Qiaoge naturally disagreed and chose today, because today was a good day.
Rat Big’s news was accurate. At eight o’clock, Shen Yun brought all the members of the temporarily formed rather large-scale repatriation team and arrived grandly at the Lu family main door.
Shen Yun’s eyes carried coldness, but her face carried a smile. She was very gentle and polite to Old Mrs. Lu who opened the door: “Grandma Lu, we are the newly established repatriation team of the military factory, mainly targeting educated youth without jobs who are lingering in the city and not returning home. Really sorry, but Lu Qiaoling falls into this category, so please call her out. We’ll register first, then have her pack her things immediately and come with us. We’ll arrange the repatriation route based on the location.”
After this speech, Old Mrs. Lu didn’t even lift her eyelids and said to Shen Yun indifferently: “You’re an interesting girl too. Even if repatriating my Qiao Ling, it shouldn’t be you coming. Haven’t you heard the discussions in the compound?
Those in the know say it’s for work; those not might think you’re settling a personal grudge. But then again, my Qiao Ge canceled the engagement with Liang Aishu; there’s no relationship between them anymore, and it won’t affect some people’s so-called lovesick pursuit. Yes, yes, called unrequited love. This step-by-step forcing is too much.”
Shen Yun ultimately didn’t have the old woman’s thick skin and couldn’t stay composed. Her face flushed red, and she gritted her teeth: “Grandma Lu, I’m doing this for work.”
Old Mrs. Lu chuckled: “Good, good, good. You’re doing it for work.”
“Please call Lu Qiaoling out. We need to register.”
Old Mrs. Lu spread her hands: “Qiao Ling isn’t home. She’s at the neighborhood committee in a meeting. Go find her there.”
Shen Yun frowned tightly. What meeting was Lu Qiaoling attending at the neighborhood committee?
She turned to Deputy Captain Da Shuang beside her: “There are no lingering educated youth nearby. Let’s go to the neighborhood committee first, find Lu Qiaoling, then head north to repatriate the next one.”
Shen Yun felt this was even better. Dragging Lu Qiaoling back in front of Lu Qiaoge would be too satisfying!
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