Relocation and demobilisation were not the same.
If one was demobilised, they would go home and wait for a job, or find a job themselves. Of course, the Brigade Commune will take care of it properly and help prioritise the right ones.
But if it was relocated, a new job would be arranged and it would generally be good. Performing well in the army would mean that the leaders would take care of a person. Hence, they would try their best to ensure that the wages of the new job would be as good as it was.
This time, Han Qingsong came back and took up three positions. This also meant that with the three new jobs’ salaries added together, they amounted for a sum that was around 70 Yuan, which was the same payment he received in the army.
However, this was also the preferential treatment that he had received. Others do not get that luxury as he was just an example.
“What about the transfer fee?” The old lady’s eyes flashed, “How much is it?”
Han Qingsong, “I don’t know yet; I left it to the children’s mother.”
He really didn’t know— he just put away how much he was given and didn’t look at it. He only wanted to spend time on changing jobs, but he couldn’t bring his family members when he went out of town, so he wanted to coordinate to find something to do while being close to his family. The boss was also very caring as he prepared three positions for him, not letting him suffer when it came to his salary.
Old Lady Han suddenly exploded in a fit of rage, “You gave it to her? You really got a wife so you forgot your own mother, did you? Is this your so-called filial piety?”
Han Qingsong stopped talking.
He had learned of her character the moment she asked him to be a soldier, but used that very same reason to scold him for not being at home to serve his parents. He didn’t need to reason with the old lady, so if she just wanted to find an excuse to scold him, then so be it.
From the sides, the eldest sister-in-law spoke, “Third brother, since your house was almost burglarised, are you all alright?”
Han Qingsong, “Eldest sister-in-law, we’re all okay.”
Old Lady Han was so angry that she stopped talking and got progressively dissatisfied with the eldest sister-in-law’s behaviour. She was practically hinting that the old lady wasn’t caring about her son’s condition and also just prioritising money.
What’s there to ask about? If anything bad happened, he would have come home to complain about it long ago. If he didn’t say anything about it, then nothing happened, so what’s all the fuss about?
The eldest sister-in-law then asked Han Qingsong to have a meal together.
Han Qingsong, “I ate already, and I still have to go to the commune.”
Old Lady Han immediately said, “You go to the county first and bring back the fourth child.”
Han Qingsong frowned slightly, “What’s wrong with the fourth brother?”
When asked what was wrong, Old Lady Han immediately began to cry. The more she cried, the more aggrieved she got, “All of this is because of that wife of yours!”
While crying, she distorted the facts and retold the story again. Naturally, she didn’t say that Han Qinghua went to provoke them, nor did she mention that he had actually beaten Sanwang. She only said that Lin Lan came to the house to cause a ruckus. Old Lady Han mentioned that she wanted to hack them with an axe as she chopped down the wardrobe and stole all the money in the family’s storage unit. Then, she asked Dawang to go to the city to file a complaint, causing the fourth child to get arrested.