The bare branches danced wildly in the wind in the sky.
The withered grass and fallen leaves swirled on the ground, chasing after the north wind. The first snowflakes had already begun to fall.
Ai Cao sat in the central room around the brazier and watched the falling snowflakes in front of the door.
Tian Yuanyuan was wearing an old jacket and had her hair in a ponytail. She walked step by step from the cold educated youth spot.
She came to Ai Cao's house to chat with her.
"How are you now? Is the baby in your stomach obedient? I went to Fu Fang's house to see her daughter two days ago. It's a small ball. It looks so cute. "
Fu Fang had already given birth.
It was a daughter. The name was given by Fu Jiu.
It was called Fu Shuang. Because on the morning of Fu Fang's birth, there was a lot of frost and snow.
Fu Fang happened to be staying in the house to give birth in the cold winter. They would occasionally go to her house to visit her when they had nothing to do, but they would not go often because the child was not a month old. The old man did not like the child to see too many people.
"It's okay.
Hehe.
It can already move! "Ai Cao lifted the child in her stomach.
She could not help but smile.
The gentleness of a mother enveloped her.
"Time flies. In the blink of an eye.
Not only are you all getting married, but you're even going to have children. Sometimes, when you have nothing to do, you stay at the educated youth spot.
I have the illusion that I just arrived yesterday. "
Looking at the people who came with her,
One by one, they got married and had children.
Now, Ai Cao was also pregnant. Tian Yuanyuan suddenly felt that time had passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, a year and a half had passed. In this year and a half, it seemed that everyone had experienced a lot and a lot of things had happened. Only her life remained the same.
It was the same as when she came. If there was any change, it might be that her pair of white and tender hands were now covered in calluses. Back then, she had to rest when she carried half a bucket of water. Now, she could carry a bucket of water.
Seeing that she did not seem to be in a good mood, Ai Cao took the initiative to ask her something else. "Hey, the last time I went to see Fu Fang, I heard from her that you were planning to go home at the end of the year? This is a good thing. When do you plan to leave? We still have some mountain goods at home. I'll ask Gu Dong to send them to you one day. "
At the mention of going home, Tian Yuanyuan's face finally looked a little happier. She pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Yes, I'm going back this year. My mom wants me to go back before New Year's Eve. But there's no need for that. You can keep it for yourselves. I'll bring some back with me. "
No matter what, Tian Yuanyuan was very happy that his family was looking forward to him going home for the New Year.
The two of them chatted about a lot of things. In the end, they Tian Yuanyuan left in a good mood.
Snowy winters were always cold and gloomy. The ubiquitous cold wind could simply drill into one's bones. Because Ai Cao was pregnant, she usually stayed at home. Occasionally, when the weather was good, she would go out for a walk at the foot of the mountain.
Gu Dong was busier. He took out the grains, vegetables, fruits, and other miscellaneous things from Ai Cao's Zhuangzi. He brought them from the county town to the city and then sold them.
It was almost the New Year. Grains, chicken, duck, and fish were all in high demand. Every time Gu Dong went back and forth, his pockets would be full. Moreover, the more he did it, the braver he became. Sometimes, when he came back from selling things, he would think about what had just happened and feel scared. So sometimes, he would go home and rest for a few days after going out.
Soon, it would be the New Year. However, the atmosphere this year was not as cheerful as last year. The autumn harvest was bad, and there was not enough food in the winter. Every family was struggling to get by, hoping that winter would pass earlier and spring would come earlier.
Under such an atmosphere, some families were happy and some were sad during the entire New Year.
First, there was the news of the college entrance examination. After the list was announced, four educated youths and an elementary school teacher from their village took the exam. A total of three passed.
Duan Xue, Cao Aiguo, an elementary school teacher, was admitted to university. Tian Yuanyuan and Qi Fang did not pass. Fu Fang did not participate. After knowing that others were admitted to university, she heard from Fu Jiu that she hugged her daughter and cried for the whole afternoon at home.
Duan Xue was, of course, very happy that she was admitted to university. However, Fu Qiang's mother hated her daughter-in-law even more. As for Fu Qiang, he liked to see Duan Xue happy. However, every time he heard her blushing because she was able to go back to the city, he felt a little upset.
In the past, he did not like to go to the town's government office. Now, he used the excuse of digging canals to go out early and return late every day.
Because of the drought in the summer, almost every adult man in the village had to go and dig canals this winter. Because of this, Gu Dong came back from the county town half a month earlier than expected.
He had no choice. In the village, when the loudspeaker shouted for people to go to work, they had to go to work at any time. Building canals was physical work. Although Ai Cao asked him to bring some food and he wore thick clothes, he still came back with a dirty face every day. He was so tired that he did not want to move.
The day before the New Year, Gu Dong finally stopped work. After a good night's sleep, under the urging of Ai Cao, he sent some New Year's goods to the educated youths. Some were for Qi Fang, but most were for Tian Yuanyuan to bring home.
Qi Fang did not get into university. However, when Gu Dong came over to chat with him, he did not seem to be in a good mood, but he was not too disappointed. It seemed that his family was helping him. Gu Dong did not ask about the details. It was good to live one's own life. There was no need to ask too much about other people's affairs.
However, there were some things that even if you did not ask, they would spread all over the sky and fly into your ears.
Ai San An from the Ai family was going to get married, and the bride was from the county town. This was not the most shocking news. The most shocking news was that Ai Dabao's wife gave birth prematurely on the day of his wedding. There was blood at the wedding, and she was rushed to the town's hospital. In the end, she really gave birth to a grandson for the Ai family.
After that, according to Ai Dabao's wife herself, it was because two sisters-in-law wanted to harm her that she had an accident. Then, she cried and complained to everyone that she had given birth to a grandson for the Ai family. Her mother-in-law and great-mother-in-law did not stand up for her, and she only had eyes for those two sisters-in-law.
Hmph, you have to have them in your heart! The aunties and aunties in the village who heard Ai Dabao's wife's cries and complaints curled their lips in their hearts. She did not even think about whether she was comparable to Ai Dabao's wife.
Not to mention that Ai Dabao's wife was a nurse who was also pregnant, and her father was a director. She could not even compare to Ai San An's wife. According to Ai San An's mother, her son was able to marry the daughter of the deputy director of the factory!
"Hey, the new year's makeup looks a little different. She looks like the one that Ai San An wore when we met her in the county town's movie theater." Ai Cao returned home and curiously asked Gu Dong.
They had met Ai San An by chance in the county town before. At that time, Ai San An even showed off to them that this girl was his girlfriend. The girl was quite good-looking. She had an oval face, willowy eyebrows, and was quiet and elegant. She followed Ai San An obediently. However, Ai Cao felt that this bride looked unfamiliar.
"What do you mean they don't look alike? They are two different people!" Gu Dong was lying on the bed warming his hands. He was about to touch Ai Cao's belly to see the baby. Hearing her words, he immediately refuted.
"Ah! It can't be. Ai San An treated that girl very well. Besides that time, I also met the two of them in the county's library before the college entrance examination. It has only been two months, right? Why did they change so quickly? "Ai Cao was surprised.
"Who cares? They can find whoever they want. It has nothing to do with us! " Gu Dong said as he crawled his big claws under the blanket to Mugwort's stomach. He rubbed it twice very comfortably and enjoyed it very much. He didn't want to talk about Ai Sanan with Mugwort at all.
Ha, Gu Dong had seen through the Ai family's twins. Each of them was more scheming than the other.
A few days ago, he met Ai San An and this woman in the city when he was shopping for New Year's goods. Ai San An did not feel embarrassed at all.
While the woman was looking at things beside him, Gu Dong laughed and teased Ai San An about how he changed so quickly. Didn't the previous one like him?
But what did Ai San An say? Looking at the fair, clean, and thin appearance of a cultured person, Gu Dong almost bit his tongue when he said those words.
"Like? Can liking be used as a meal? I broke up with that woman. Her two brothers and one elder brother are too poor. "
"You …. What's wrong with being poor? You can earn your own money!" Gu Dong despised him.
"You don't work and stay in the village all day. You don't know the environment in the factory. People like me have no money, no power, and poor health. If I don't think of something, I will have to stay in the factory for the rest of my life. Forget it, I don't want to tell you. "
At the age of nineteen, he was still in between a man and a boy. But the calmness and indifference on his plain face made Gu Dong feel that he had underestimated this sickly guy in the past.
"Your life is your own. Find someone you like and live a more comfortable life." Gu Dong persuaded Ai San An.
But Ai San An lowered his head and said expressionlessly: "When Ai Cao went to your house, he was dirty and unkempt. He was sallow and emaciated like a beggar on the street. Didn't you accept it because you wanted to marry a woman? After all, women are all the same. "
Gu Dong looked at Ai San An in surprise. He did not know what this guy had experienced. No wonder he was sick all day. What was he thinking about all day? His illness was caused by thinking too much!
After this incident, Gu Dong did not have a good impression of the Ai family. They could do whatever they wanted. They did not even have enough of their own lives. Why should they worry about others?
But for some reason, although Gu Dong felt that Ai San An was a little selfish, he still found him much more pleasing to the eye than Ershun himself.
The current Ai Ershun was no longer the young man in the village who only lowered his head and worked quietly, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible. Not only did he change out of his old clothes that were full of patches, but his personality was also different from before.
He would take the initiative to greet the villagers when he saw them. He would even talk to them with a smile and a kind tone. Every time Gu Dong saw this kind of behavior, he would stick his tongue out. He felt that this person was too fake, as if he was wearing a layer of skin.
Ai San An's wedding was held on the 28th of December. Two days after the wedding, it was Chinese New Year's Eve. During Chinese New Year, the atmosphere at Gu Dong's Ai Cao's house was very happy, especially Grandpa Gu. Because the Ai Cao was pregnant, he was so happy that he looked more energetic than before.
After Chinese New Year, the weather gradually became warmer. Taking advantage of the fact that school had not started yet, Ren Wanwan came to play with Ai Cao for two days before she ran back to the city.
Now, other than reading and taking walks every day, Ai Cao was waiting for the school to start. It was almost spring. Fu Jiu came to look for Gu Dong and wanted to talk about raising fish. Every day, the two of them would find ways to get busy and return home late. Fu Fang, on the other hand, would occasionally bring her daughter to Ai Cao's house to play after she was done with her confinement.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for school to start. Ai Cao's belly was already showing. However, she was originally very thin and her clothes were relatively bigger, so it was not very conspicuous. It was just that some classmates teased her and said that after Chinese New Year, she had fattened up.
Mugwort only smiled at these words, but didn't explain anything.
Soon, the people who were accepted for the college entrance examination were also leaving. Duan Xue was personally sent off by Fu Qiang. It was said that he sent her to school before he came back. When Cao Aiguo left, it was not so good. It was said that before he left, Zhang Xianglan's mother made him swear to the heavens that he would not leave her daughter behind. She asked for all kinds of promises before she let him go.
The most surprising thing was Qi Fang. Although he did not pass the college entrance examination, he left at the beginning of spring and returned to the city. He would not come back in the future. Recruitment, but it was not just recruitment. From his daily upbringing, as well as his occasional words, Mugwort guessed that his family background should be quite good.
Tian Yuanyuan, who also did not pass the college entrance examination, was really sad at the beginning. Not only did she not pass the college entrance examination, but her family also told her in advance that her younger brother also took the college entrance examination. The family did not have the money to support two people. If she wanted to study and pass the college entrance examination, she would have to earn her own tuition fees and living expenses. Otherwise, it would be more practical for her to work and receive food. But in the end, her luck was not too bad.
The village's primary school teacher left because he was admitted to university. Now, the villagers were more concerned about the children going to school. Originally, there were only two teachers teaching five classes in the primary school. Now that one teacher left, there was only one left. So, the villagers discussed and decided to let Tian Yuanyuan take over.
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