Because, during their junior high and senior high school years, it was the mandatory period for going to the countryside!
Once you go to the countryside, it's not easy to come back, and even if you do, it'll be after the 70s. By then, the capital city will have undergone a complete transformation. Getting a good job will be impossible!
Not being assigned to a collective unit would be considered lucky.
Especially Shen Yuan Chao, both in his past and present lives, was an orphan, and he had never stepped foot in the countryside. Rural life would be too difficult for him!
Now with his Heaven-Defying Insight, everything became simple.
Shen Yuan Chao could skip grades in elementary and junior high, entering university life early.
Then, he wouldn't have to worry about going to the countryside!
But he still needed to make some backup plans, just in case he went to university out of town or if he failed to skip grades and ended up going to the countryside. Leaving Baozi, his mother, and his two bean sprout sisters in this courtyard...
They would definitely be taken advantage of, leaving them with nothing. He had to make two plans!
If, in the future, he had to leave the courtyard and couldn't take his sisters and mother to suffer, there was only one way!
Take the courtyard's beasts with him to the countryside!
Those who could go to the countryside would go, those who couldn't, would go to the labor reform farm. If not, then they would ascend to heaven!
Either way, they couldn't stay in this courtyard to harm his mom and two bean sprout sisters!
As for the turbulent years?
He'd have to figure that out when the time came!
【Growth Goal for Infant to Toddler Stage: Walk 1,000 Steps!】
Walk?
The current Shen Yuan Chao was already six months old, and he had already learned how to crawl!
Normally, babies crawl at eight months, but Shen Yuan Chao did it at six months!
This was a deliberate suppression on Shen Yuan Chao's part. Firstly, he didn't want to attract too much attention, and secondly, walking too early might affect his future growth if his bones hadn't developed properly!
Haste makes waste!
Learning to walk usually happens around the age of one. Shen Yuan Chao estimated he'd be able to walk by eight to ten months. At that time, walking a few steps a day, walking 1,000 steps, wouldn't be difficult!
He was really looking forward to it. Walking 1,000 steps, what kind of heaven-defying reward could he get?
The first Heaven-Defying Insight, what would the second one be?
Shen Yuan Chao was in a good mood after getting his Heaven-Defying Insight. He didn't roll over; he sat up and crawled to the window, thinking to himself, Xu Fu Gui should be back in the courtyard soon, right?
Yi Zhong Hai still hadn't mentioned divorce after the Liu Hai Zhong incident, delaying it until now. It should be soon!
At this moment, Shen You Chu and Shen You Tian were busy helping Shen Yuan Chao wash his diapers. Because the weather was cold and Shen Yuan Chao urinated frequently, the diapers needed to be washed every day. Even a slight delay could result in them not drying, and then there would be none to use.
So, they didn't notice Shen Yuan Chao's unusual behavior!
Sun Xiu Ju, who was cooking dinner, was overjoyed to see Shen Yuan Chao crawling: "Aiyo, Yuan Chao, you can crawl! You're so amazing!"
Sun Xiu Ju held Shen Yuan Chao in her arms, unable to put him down: "Your mother would be so happy to know!"
Shen Yuan Chao felt the love from his first aunt, and his mind raced. Spring Festival was over, and Yi Zhong Hai should be making his move soon.
Once his first aunt peacefully divorced and split the property, another small problem would be solved!
Then, he had to figure out what secret Jia Dong Xu was hiding?
Was it related to Yi Zhong Hai's being childless?
Sun Xiu Ju finished cooking, settled the three children, picked up her needlework, and prepared to go to the literacy class.
Sun Xiu Ju had taken on some sewing jobs at the street office. She could sew a couple of stitches while attending the literacy class, using the breaks.
Just as she reached the door, Yi Zhong Hai, with a dark face, stood at the entrance.
"Sun Xiu Ju, do you know you were wrong? If you can go back to being like before, then I can pretend nothing happened!"
Sun Da Ma: "Old Yi, I know. The child has always been a pain in your heart. You don't want to adopt Yuan Chao, I don't blame you. I feel like I've been dragging you down all these years!
You should just divorce me and find someone else. Don't worry about your reputation. I can explain to everyone in the courtyard. These past few years, you've been considerate of our marriage, but I'm not worthy of dragging you down!"
Sun Xiu Ju finished her words and hurriedly left. Yi Zhong Hai was speechless, but he had to admit that Sun Xiu Ju's words were somewhat appealing!
If they divorced, maybe he could really find someone who could bear him children. Then, he would have a biological son!
But reputation was a big problem!
Yi Zhong Hai decided to make two plans!
One was to temporarily divorce Sun Xiu Ju. Once she became obedient, he would take her back. He would act magnanimous, and definitely get a good reputation!
The other plan was that if Sun Xiu Ju stayed divorced, he would push all the blame onto her. He would use this opportunity to tarnish Liu Widow's reputation.
Then, in the future, if Sun Xiu Ju ended up with Liu Widow, their reputation would be beyond repair!
Sun Xiu Ju's reputation would be ruined.
In the future, he could not only remarry someone who could bear children and have his own biological children, but he could also control the entire courtyard!
Shen Yuan Chao's cuteness and cleverness made Yi Zhong Hai uneasy. He had to crush Shen Yuan Chao in his crib!
To prevent him from growing up and becoming uncontrollable!
But he couldn't just think about it himself; he had to ask the deaf old lady. After the New Year, Yi Zhong Hai suggested that Qin Huai Ru take care of the deaf old lady.
However, because of the incident with Sha Zhu's level assessment, Yi Zhong Hai felt that the deaf old lady was behind it. So, he deliberately didn't tell Qin Huai Ru. This whole month, and this year, the deaf old lady lived miserably!
She went hungry three days out of six. Her footwraps were so dirty, they could stand up by themselves.
She vaguely knew that Yi Zhong Hai had something against her, but she didn't know why!
She could only look at the west courtyard with resentment every day. It was all because of Shen Yuan Chao's arrival that First Aunt no longer wanted to serve her!
Thinking back to how First Aunt used to take care of her so lovingly, even her own daughter wouldn't have done better, the deaf old lady felt heartbroken!
...
Meanwhile, at the street office's relief station, Liu Hui Zhen was washing clothes, watching Director Wang walk over with a newspaper.
"Hui Zhen, I heard you've learned quite a bit in the literacy class. Come, let me test you! Read this newspaper for me!"
This was no challenge for Liu Hui Zhen. Even during the New Year, she didn't stop studying. She had learned over 2,000 commonly used characters in the literacy class.
She even secretly studied some old newspapers. The literacy class teacher said she read everything correctly!
Liu Hui Zhen took the newspaper and began to read:
"Due to years of war and a declining economy, the socio-economic situation at the beginning of the founding of the nation faced collapse.
While the newly established people's government actively developed production and strengthened social control capabilities, it urgently needed to appease the poor and address their most pressing survival issues, maintaining stability in grassroots society.
Furthermore, from 1949 to 1952, the country experienced nationwide natural disasters, including floods, droughts, and storms, resulting in a large number of impoverished people in both urban and rural areas, with a need for relief. The groups in need of assistance included disaster victims, refugees, poor people, stragglers, unemployed workers, and orphaned, elderly, and disabled individuals without family support, among others, totalling more than ten categories.
According to statistics, at the end of 1949, there were over 45.5 million disaster victims and millions of orphaned, elderly, and disabled individuals nationwide. The total number of people in urgent need of relief nationwide exceeded 50 million, accounting for 10% of the country's total population.
In addition, a large number of unemployed individuals were struggling to make ends meet. According to incomplete statistics, there were 1,220,231 unemployed workers and 188,261 unemployed intellectuals nationwide, totalling 1,408,492. Furthermore, there were 255,769 partially unemployed individuals and 120,472 individuals who were about to become unemployed.
Addressing the living difficulties of these people, ensuring their basic survival, is of significant importance to the complete victory of the Liberation War and the consolidation of the new nation.
During this period, various members of society, through conducting donation campaigns like "a handful of rice," "a piece of clothing," and "one yuan," carried out mutual assistance activities to maintain the basic living of those in need.
Among them, Comrade Liu Hui Zhen, who lives on Nan Luo Gu Xiang Street, is herself a member of a poor family. She is a widow with three children!
However, she did not give up hope in life. Not only did she adopt a young baby, but she also launched self-rescue efforts. While working at the relief station, she was not only diligent and hardworking.
She also shared basic life skills with the elderly whenever possible, enabling the elderly, disabled, and sick at the relief station, who were short-staffed, to launch their own self-rescue efforts!
Comrade Liu Hui Zhen's spirit of not being afraid of difficulties, helping herself and others, is worthy of everyone's emulation. The new nation has just been established, and there's much to be done.
Government assistance is limited, but Liu Hui Zhen's spirit of helping others is infinite!
We hope that everyone can actively learn from Comrade Liu Hui Zhen's spirit of mutual aid and self-rescue, strive to live a good life, and overcome these difficulties together!
Si Jiu Cheng Daily...."