A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Chapter 199 Aunt Jiang reveals her family situation

When Shen Jiaren heard Aunt Jiang asking her, she quickly replied, "Aunt, I'm from Xiageda Village."

Aunt Jiang: "Xia Geda Village? You just said your name is Shen Jiaren?

Aren't you the educated youth who saved Lao Liu's dog? "

Shen Jiaren: “Ah?”

Aunt Jiang: "It's the little grandson of Zhang Aihua's family. Did you save him?"

Although Shen Jiaren was very curious about why Aunt Jiang asked her this, she still answered honestly, "If you are talking about the grandson of Aunt Zhang Aihua, then it is probably me."

Aunt Jiang: “Hey, then we are a family.

Yours is my cousin.

I also live in Xiageda Village.”

Shen Jiaren: "Ah? Xiageda Village? We are from the same village? Why have we never met before?"

Aunt Jiang: "My husband is a barefoot doctor in the town. He usually goes to every village for inspection and then goes to work in the town. As for me, I passed the exam and became a doctor in the hospital. So we are usually not in the village and only go home at night."

Shen Jiaren asked curiously, "Aunt, since you are all in the town, why don't you live in the town? Why do you have to run back to the village every day?"

Aunt Jiang sighed and replied, "Well, it's not that we don't want to go.

My husband's job requires him to travel around every village, so he rarely works in the town.

Because I travel so often, I applied for a donkey cart in the town and village to facilitate my inspections in the countryside.

Although I work in town, my income is relatively low. Plus, I have many children in my family and have to take care of the elderly on both sides of the family. If we all move to town, we simply cannot afford so many people to live there.

But if we were in the village, my husband would go back occasionally to help out, the elderly at home would earn some work points, and we could grow some vegetables in our own plots, and our lives would be a little better. "

Shen Jiaren nodded, "Indeed, life in the town is not easy. It seems that they are distributing money, food, and invoices, but in fact, sometimes they are still stretched to the limit. After all, they are all distributed according to the quota of urban residents, and they don't consider the rural residents brought here."

Aunt Jiang: "Who says it's not true? I am the only one in my family who has been registered as an urban resident, and my husband is still from the countryside. The elderly at home think that the children will not have enough food in the city, so it is better for them to get some work points in the village and plant some private plots, at least they will have guaranteed food and drink.

So there is only one person in the family with an urban hukou, and the rest are from rural areas.

Just think about it, there are ten people in the family, four elderly people, four children, two boys, one of whom is even thirteen years old.

"The little brat is eating me to death. Now is the time to eat. Tell me, who dares to enter the city easily in this situation?"

Shen Jiaren was a little surprised when she heard this. Ten people? Wait, there are four elderly people from both sides, two people from the couple, and four children. So there are two boys among these four children?

So the remaining two children are two daughters?

That's not right. According to rural customs, the elderly on the woman's side are supported by the males on her side. And in the village, if there is no male, the family will be extinct, and anyone who takes care of him will have to step on him.

So if there is only one girl in the village, the family will either continue to give birth until a boy is born, like the situation of Zhou Jinbao's family, or the child will be adopted. However, I have never heard of adoption in the village. They just keep giving birth. If one wife cannot give birth, they will take over the next wife to give birth.

So Shen Jiaren was very curious why Aunt Jiang said it was the elderly from both sides.

Aunt Jiang saw that Shen Jiaren didn't answer, so she continued, "I see that you didn't say anything, so are you also curious about why I am the one who manages my parents in my family?

Hahahahaha.

You are still lucky. You didn't say anything, but just thought to yourself. Someone in the hospital asked me directly whether my family was extinct and why it was extinct.

In fact, our family is not extinct, it’s just that our situation is special.

We have three siblings. I am the youngest and the rest are my two older brothers. My brothers have all gone to the army, so I am the only one who lives with my parents, so I can take care of them more. "

Shen Jiaren nodded, so that's how it is. But that's not right, the younger sister is married, why didn't she mention whether her brother is married or not?

Shen Jiaren was thinking about how to ask this question without gossiping, but she heard Aunt Jiang continue, "Are you curious about my brother's marital status?

After all, I'm married, so it's impossible for my brothers not to get married, right?

My two brothers are married, and my sisters-in-law and nephews and nieces are all in the army now.

So my parents live with me now.

But you don’t have to feel that I’m being wronged. Every month, my brothers give my parents and me living expenses, so that I can help take care of my parents and make their lives more secure.”

Shen Jiaren, "If that's the case, Aunt Jiang, you shouldn't be short of money, so why do you still feel like you don't have money?"

Aunt Jiang, “My four children are all in school, and although the tuition is not expensive, it still costs money.

So it doesn’t seem to be enough.”

Shen Jiaren, "Oh, so that's it, Auntie, this is a very good idea.

Going to school is always useful. After all, factories and units now require people to have a degree when recruiting. People with a degree will not continue to work in the fields, and their lives will be easier. "

Aunt Jiang didn't care whether Shen Jiaren saw it or not, she nodded frantically and replied, "Yes, yes.

Look at me, it was because my brother and my parents insisted that I go to school that when the village was recruiting barefoot doctors, I was able to pass the interview and became a barefoot doctor.

Also, even though I became a barefoot doctor, I did not forget to study. I studied hard for every training exam in the town, so I had the opportunity to be admitted to the town hospital. So you see me, I am now a person who eats food supplied by the city.

My two older brothers were promoted quickly in the army because they were good at studying.

My husband was selected from so many people who interviewed for the barefoot doctor position and became a barefoot doctor because I always took him with me when I studied.

Although he doesn’t like to talk, he is very smart. Now he is the one who teaches me many things.”

Shen Jiaren was amazed in her heart. Is it possible? "Auntie, you are really amazing. Chairman Mao's words of studying hard and making progress every day are really clearly reflected in you."

Aunt Jiang said embarrassedly, "Well, I'm not that good. Before, my parents loved me, and later my two brothers helped me a lot. Now, my husband and I support and encourage each other.

Fortunately, the elders in both our families are very considerate of us, so our family is still thriving at the moment. "

Shen Jiaren thought in her heart, this is awesome, two brothers, this proves that there are people in her mother's family.

Even her two older brothers are soldiers, which proves that Aunt Jiang's family is well off, otherwise it would be really difficult for two children to serve in the army in that era.

Although she gave birth to four children, it did not stop her from studying hard and she has now been admitted to a hospital.

Although my husband looks like a barefoot doctor now, he not only eats the government's food, but also takes care of the family.

It is true that we have four children, but each of them is encouraged to study, and four elderly people are also helping to look after the children without falling behind.

These conditions, when combined in this place, are already a king-bomb level, what else can you ask for?

But in the final analysis, you still have to give it yourself, otherwise no matter how hard others try to pull it up, they won't be able to do so.

But Shen Jiaren was very curious at this moment. Why did Aunt Jiang tell her so much?

This is the first time we meet and we haven't known each other for long, so how come we can talk so much about family matters?

Shen Jiaren thought that since she had questions and she was introduced like this, she asked, "Aunt Jiang, this is our first meeting, why are you telling me so much?

Do you say that to everyone?

Or what?

I’m a little confused.”

Shen Jiaren heard the elder brother driving the donkey cart in front of her laugh quietly, and Aunt Jiang said embarrassedly, "No, Aunt, there is something wrong.

I especially like people who are helpful and love to learn.

As for being helpful, I know you saved Goudan.

As for the love of learning, that is just a rumor in the village."