A week later.
The junior high school graduates who volunteered to go to the countryside wore a big red flower on their chests. They sat in the car and waved goodbye to their hometown with tears in their eyes.
Zhao Lanxiang accurately found where Zhao Yongqing and Feng Lian were among a group of black heads. She smiled sweetly at them. Zhao Yongqing's face was tense and serious. Feng Lian was carrying Little Huzi. The moment the car started, Little Huzi suddenly burst into tears. He raised his two little arms and kept grabbing forward as if he was asking for his sister to carry him.
Zhao Lanxiang was not sad about parting at first. However, Little Huzi made her nose sour and tears almost fell down. The city quickly receded in her field of vision, and was finally replaced by green mountains and clear waters.
After getting off the car, the leading instructor read the name list. More than ten people came out and were assigned to the Qing Miao Commune in N City. Jiang Li was also in the list. He was shocked when he saw Zhao Lanxiang. Immediately, there was a strong sense of rejection on his face.
Zhao Lanxiang could not help but sigh about her fate with the Jiang Family.
The person in front of her was Zhao Lanxiang's sister-in-law in her previous life. She came from a high-ranking family and was arrogant. She always looked down on Zhao Lanxiang. She was picky and arrogant and often deliberately made a mess for her to clean up. In the past, for the sake of family harmony and Jiang Jianjun, she tolerated this young lady. But now …
Zhao Lanxiang pretended that she did not see her. She treated her as air and was immersed in the joy of meeting He Songbai.
Cars, trains, and ox carts were changed. When Zhao Lanxiang arrived at Hezi Village, it was already the next morning.
Zhao Lanxiang deliberately changed her clothes before getting off the train. She might be able to meet Ling Tianyi when she entered the village.
How could she be so careless when meeting him for the first time?
After she put on the new clothes, she looked completely new. She was clean and tidy, and looked very different from the wrinkled educated youths in the carriage.
Jiang Li was exhausted by the long-distance bus. When he arrived at Hezitun, he had become a soft-footed shrimp. He didn't even have the strength to stare at Zhao Lanxiang.
In the end, only the two of them were sent to Hezitun. However, there were three educated youths from other places. Altogether, there were five people.
The few of them sat on the ox cart and went over the bumpy mountain road. Zhao Lanxiang put the fructose in his pocket in advance and followed the instructor into the village with a smile on his face.
Several dark little radish heads squatted at the entrance of the village, watching a group of educated youths enter the village.
Zhao Lanxiang casually glanced in that direction, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Even the sickly and weak Jiang Li beside her was infected by her uncontrollable joy.
Zhao Lanxiang's sharp eyes saw He Songbai's sister, He Songzhi. She had seen a photo of He Songzhi when she was seven years old. She looked exactly the same as the little radish head in front of her.
She put her hand in her pocket and walked over to give each of the children a piece of candy.
He Songzhi, the little radish head, squatted far away in the corner. He was so timid that he didn't dare to get close to the children. Her face was dirty as if she hadn't washed it for several days. She only looked at the children with a pair of envious eyes. Her clear black and white eyes were filled with anticipation. However, she couldn't help but look at Zhao Lanxiang. Her skinny little hands continued to dig at the soil.
After Zhao Lanxiang finished distributing the candy to the group of children, she walked over and handed the sweetest and most expensive chocolate candy to He Songzhi.
She smiled and asked, "What's your name?"
She peeled off the wrapping paper and put it into the little radish head's mouth.
A mellow and sweet taste spread into He Songzhi's mouth. Her saliva gushed out and wrapped around the source of the sweetness. She didn't dare to open her mouth.
He Songzhi had never eaten such good candy before. She didn't know that candy actually tasted like this.
He Songzhi didn't say anything. Zhao Lanxiang didn't ask either. She secretly stuffed the remaining fruit candy into the little radish head's pocket and said with a smile, "Eat it when you get home. Don't let others know that you have so much candy."
After Zhao Lanxiang finished speaking, the instructor roared, "Hurry up and get back here!"
Jiang Li smiled gloatingly. Zhao Lanxiang hurriedly responded and returned to the group.
A tall and skinny figure swept over and picked He Songzhi up. The little radish head mumbled a few words.
Zhao Lanxiang turned around to take a look. She was stunned on the spot.
This was … an old man when he was young?
Her heart started to beat violently. Thump, thump, thump. Her heart was so hot that even her face started to heat up.
The man had his back to her and was holding his sister. Zhao Lanxiang's patience was almost worn out. Just as she was about to walk over and say a few words, he turned sideways. Their eyes met and the two people's eyes met.
Zhao Lanxiang was stunned. This familiar silhouette was really He Songbai.
She quickly took a look. Sure enough, it was different from the old man's description.
He didn't have the kind of steadiness and elegance that settled over time, but he had a youthful heroic spirit when he was young. He was wearing coarse cloth that was a bit old and had a lot of patches. A pair of tattered trousers were short to his calf, revealing a thin layer of muscle. Such tattered clothes reduced his handsomeness. He looked poor and shabby, which made people despise him.
However, in Zhao Lanxiang's eyes, no matter how poor her man was, he was still pleasing to the eye.
When Zhao Lanxiang met He Songbai, they were no longer young. At that time, He Songbai had more of a temperament, solid and steady, neither too fast nor too slow. It was the peace and gentleness of someone who had been washed away by years and hardships.
He withdrew his gaze and picked up his sister with one hand as if he was carrying a package. The other hand carried her on his waist.
He Songbai looked at the suspicious circle around his sister's mouth and knocked her head.
"Silly girl, why are you so hungry that you even eat dirt? You can't eat Guanyin dirt. It will make your stomach bloat. Spit it out! "
His body was full of unruly wildness. He looked fierce and evil, but when he looked at his sister, the ice melted into a pool of clear water.
He Songzhi laughed mischievously and opened her mouth to reveal more "black dirt" inside. "It's sweet and delicious. That sister gave it to me."
He Songbai looked at the colorful fruit candies in his sister's pocket and looked ahead. His gaze met Zhao Lanxiang's and he silently carried He Songzhi away.
The instructor harshly criticized Zhao Lanxiang.
After Zhao Lanxiang saw He Songbai, a warm feeling flowed through her heart, like boiling lava flowing through. She didn't take the instructor's criticism to heart.
"Yes! I deeply realized my mistake. In the future, I will firmly remember the organization's discipline and be strict with myself. I will strive to be an outstanding educated youth and build a vast new world for the country! "
When the instructor heard the girl's clear and loud voice and looked at her fair face, he gave up on lecturing her.
This kind of delicate city student should be left to the production team leader to worry about.
The instructor sent her to the educated youth training center and gathered the new and old educated youths for a welcome party. Then, he took the bus back to the city that very night.
…
At night.
In the He family's small shabby house, He Songzhi took out all the fruit candies from her pocket and neatly arranged them in a line.
She revealed a few of her glutinous teeth. "Granny, a total of eight candies are for you."
The old woman who was paralyzed in bed all year round slowly sat up. This old woman was born in the 24th year of Guangxu. When she was young, she was a landlord's wife and wore gold and silver. Now that she was old, she lost her father and son. If there was any trouble, she would be dragged out to criticize her.
When she heard the word "candy", she opened her muddy eyes and opened her mouth to her grandson.
The man tore open the candy wrapper and took out a candy to feed her. The old woman tasted a greasy sweetness and her muddy eyes moved.
"It's delicious. Brouther Bo, have some too."
He Songbai gave one to his sister and put the remaining six candies in a jar and placed it at his grandmother's bedside.
"In the future, don't casually take other people's things. Do you hear me?"
He Songbai hardened his voice and lectured his sister.
He Songzhi pursed her lips, feeling wronged, but when she saw the fierce and serious expression on her brother's face, she agreed.
… …
When Zhao Lanxiang and the others arrived, it happened to be the busy farming season. For the first few days, the leader of the production team specially led the educated youths to work. He demonstrated several times and supervised them from the side.
Li Dali, the leader of the first production team in Hezitun, was still in his youth. He was particularly enthusiastic about production and had strict requirements. He didn't even care about the female educated youths. He only allowed them to score centimeters if they were qualified.
On the first day of officially working in the fields, Zhao Lanxiang was so tired that he was unprepared.
Before five o 'clock in the morning, a group of educated youths were pulled to work in the fields. After Li Dali finished distributing the work to the male educated youths, he glanced at the two new female educated youths. His thick eyebrows twisted into a knot.
"You don't know how to fertilize the fields, and you can't do the heavy work of watering the fields. But you know how to pull the weeds, right? Today, you will pull the weeds in this corn field. Be quick. Take advantage of the fact that the sun isn't too high to finish the work quickly. "
Li Dali distributed the gloves to the female educated youths. There were only five pairs of gloves in total, but there were ten pairs of gloves. Li Dali took care of the two new female educated youths, so he let them choose first.
Of course, the gloves were not good. They were so dirty that the original color couldn't be seen. Jiang Li directly turned around and ran to the corn field in disgust. It was Zhao Lanxiang's turn. She smiled and took out a pair of cotton gloves from her pocket. "Thank you, Leader Li. I have them now, so I won't add to the team's burden."
Li Dali grinned. "Take a look at what the others are doing and learn from what they're doing."
Li Dali finished distributing the work of the entire team in the morning and took the villagers to get the farming tools.
Zhao Lanxiang wasn't stupid. She knew that they were going to weed in the corn field today, so she deliberately changed into long-sleeved clothes and trousers. She didn't leave any mask or gloves behind. She wrapped herself up tightly and bent down to pull the weeds.
Jiang Li was even more delicate than her. He was caught by Li Dali and scolded for an hour because he stepped on several corn plants. He was sent back to write a self-reflection letter long ago.
Before Jiang Li returned to the dormitory, he smiled proudly at Zhao Lanxiang.
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