Chapter 84 Teacher Song is here

Ever since Lai Guochang intervened, Ye Qing stopped talking.

She had just seen clearly that the captain of the Houshan Village was actually selfish and indifferent, and did not have much care and empathy for the educated youth who went to the countryside.

Although Zheng Xin was rescued by him in a bullock cart, he did so only because he was afraid that a female educated youth in the production brigade under his jurisdiction would cause a death. If the educated youth office investigated the matter, it would probably bring him trouble. He did not really want to stand up for Zheng Xin.

Otherwise, as the captain of a production team, when the rumors just started in Houshantun, he should have stood up to uphold justice and nipped those rumors in the bud instead of letting them ferment and become so out of control now.

Comparing them with Captain Wu Yongbing of Kaoshantun, one can clearly see the gap between the two.

Whether it was the time when Zhao Mazi was caught having an affair with a widow in a thatched cottage at the end of the village, or when Liu Mei and Jian Ming later appeared in a haystack in dishevelled clothes, these two incidents were actually considered to be quite explosive gossip in that era.

Logically speaking, the evidence of this kind of promiscuous behavior is irrefutable. In this environment, the normal way to deal with it is to parade it through the streets, hang a worn-out shoe on it and be criticized, or have rotten vegetable leaves, smelly eggs or even feces thrown at it. All kinds of humiliation are used in turn, and no matter how severe the punishment is, it is not excessive.

But Wu Yongbing did not let the villagers do so. Instead, after discovering that something was wrong, he acted decisively and promptly and imposed punishment on the spot.

Moreover, he adopted a combination of hard and soft methods to deal with the case, which not only made the parties involved receive severe punishment and pay the due price, but at the same time retained the last bit of decency and dignity for the parties involved, especially the two lesbians.

It was precisely because his methods and attitude as the team leader were extremely tough and he would not tolerate any questioning from anyone that the people in the village did not dare to raise any objections. Although some people still talked about it in private, the incident was not allowed to continue to spread and ferment. Basically, it was over after a few days, and no one was bored enough to keep holding on to the people involved.

With the iron-fisted captain Wu Yongbing to suppress the conflicts, no matter how many frictions there are in Kaoshantun, they can't get out of hand. Therefore, the overall mental outlook of the whole village is still positive and it is basically difficult to bring the outside trends into Kaoshantun.

If those two romantic incidents had happened in Houshantun, how could they have been handled as a minor matter and lightly covered up like in Kaoshantun? I'm afraid there would have been a huge uproar!

Ye Qing had no idea what would become of Zhao Mazi and Jian Ming, but she estimated that with the way Houshantun was behaving, all the villagers would be incited, and the two female comrades involved, Zhang Guafu and Liu Mei, would definitely be beaten, scolded and humiliated by all the villagers, and might even be thrown into a pig cage or drowned in a pond.

Thinking of this, Ye Qing couldn't help but feel lucky for himself.

If she had not been assigned to Kaoshantun and happened to meet a reliable production team cadre like the old branch secretary Wu Yongbing, I am afraid she would not have been able to accomplish so many things in just one month.

If she were to be replaced by a leader like Guan Zhicheng, let alone wanting to be a village doctor and run a health station in the village, it would probably be a difficult problem for Guan Zhicheng to ignore her gender and age and trust and make use of her.

It was thanks to someone stirring up trouble behind the scenes this time, trying to drag Lai Guochang into the water as well. Otherwise, only Zheng Xin would have been slandered and spread rumors. I'm afraid that the captain Guan of Houshan Village would not think it was a big deal at all, and would have turned around and scolded those who spread the rumors. I'm afraid he would have just let the matter slide.

After all, most of the people who splashed dirty water on Zheng Xin and even harassed, threatened and intimidated her family were villagers from Houshan Village. Captain Guan Zhicheng naturally stood on the side of the villagers of this village. It was impossible for him to become an enemy of the entire village just to protect Zheng Xin, an educated youth from outside.

Moreover, Ye Qing estimated that even if Zheng Xin was bullied like this, she would not dare to make trouble.

A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. This girl, a female educated youth who went to the countryside, had little influence and was weak, so she could not defeat the people in the entire village at all.

Moreover, Houshan Village is under the jurisdiction of Guan Zhicheng. No matter what happens, it will all be linked to him as the production team leader. If Guan Zhicheng is unwilling to help investigate and even sides with the people in the village, Zheng Xin will be completely helpless.

What's more, Zheng Xin drank the pesticide on his own because he was upset. He was not poisoned or forced to drink it. This kind of thing would be difficult to hold the rumormonger accountable, let alone in the 1970s, even in later times with sound laws.

In this era of widespread illiteracy, many people cannot even read a single word, let alone have any legal awareness.

No one thinks that making up a few obscene rumors is a big deal. If the victim continues to be persistent and insists on seeking accountability, he or she will be blamed for being petty and making a fuss over nothing.

In short, no matter what Zheng Xin does, it will be wrong, and she is bound to suffer this loss.

But this matter involved Lai Guochang, and the nature of it was different. Lai Guochang was a commune secretary and a grassroots cadre who was ambitious and wanted to move to the township or even the county. He was very careful about his reputation and would not allow anyone to make random comments about him, especially about the conduct of men and women.

Therefore, even if Guan Zhicheng wanted to cover up the matter, it was too late. Lai Guochang would not tolerate any sand in his eyes, and he immediately asked Guan Zhicheng to hand over the person, making it clear that he would deal with this matter seriously.

Seeing that Guan Zhicheng became nervous after being frightened by Lai Guochang's few words and said that he would take the person to the public office to be dealt with by Lai Guochang immediately, Ye Qing knew what was going on.

At least Zheng Xin, who suffered such a terrible crime, can finally get a fair explanation.

After asking about Zheng Xin's treatment, Lai Guochang learned that the person was rescued, but because he was sent to the hospital too late and the poison entered his body, it would be difficult for him to recover to a normal state. Secretary Lai could not help but be stunned and revealed an expression of regret and sorrow.

After all, Zheng Xin's commune entrance examination results were there. As a girl with excellent academic performance who was about to go to college in the city, her future was limitless, and no one expected that she would be ruined by such a thing.

Lai Guochang couldn't help but sigh and patted Ye Qing on the shoulder:

"Tell her to relax and get treatment. I will handle this matter seriously and give her justice!"

Having said that, Lai Guochang took Guan Zhicheng away.

Wu Yongbing did not stay in the health station any longer. Although this kind of thing did not happen in Kaoshantun, it was enough to sound the alarm for Kaoshantun. He had to go back quickly to hold a meeting with the production team cadres. They must remember the lesson of Houshantun and warn the members in the village. If anyone dares to imitate the evil practices outside, don't blame him for being ruthless!

When Ye Qing pushed the door open and entered the room again, Gu Weinan and Meng Jia were both sitting on the ground in silence without saying a word.

Especially Meng Jia, she was so scared that her face turned pale and she was trembling all over.

Obviously, the truth behind Zheng Xin drinking pesticides made her shudder, and she shuddered just thinking about it.

It's no wonder she reacted so violently, because a month ago, she was extremely determined to return to the city to attend college, and she almost lost her life and marriage because of it.

If Ye Qing hadn't found her and persuaded her to stay in Kaoshantun to study medicine, she would never have been able to make that change. With her grades, once she signed up for the commune exam, she might very well be one of the people who took first or second place this year.

By that time, will she also be slandered and spread rumors like Zheng Xin, and will she also be pulled into this black vortex?

This kind of thing cannot be thought about too deeply. The more you think about it, the more terrifying it becomes. Meng Jia feels terrible when she thinks that she almost ended up in the same situation as Zheng Xin.

As soon as Ye Qing saw Meng Jia's state, he knew that she was scaring herself, and he felt helpless:

"What are you thinking? If this really happened in our village, the team leader would definitely make the decision for you. The cadres in our village do have their own little thoughts. In daily life and labor, they tend to favor the villagers of our village, but in major events like this, they always know what to do and will never let the educated youth be bullied for nothing."

Meng Jia was stunned, thinking back to the years when she had been sent to work in the countryside. Both Wu Yongbing and the old branch secretary were indeed people who could not be faulted in general. If it was her who encountered the problem, perhaps it would not have developed to this point.

Her tense nerves finally relaxed, and she pulled the corners of her mouth towards Ye Qing, revealing a very ugly smile.

As soon as he saw the girl's condition, he knew that she might need time to digest it, so Ye Qing waved his hand and asked her to go back and rest for the time being until she had adjusted her condition.

Meng Jia was worried about Zheng Xin, so why would she leave? Although she and Zheng Xin had become estranged over the years, she still remembered the time when the girl smiled and talked to her on the train to the countryside. Her every smile and frown revealed her passion and yearning for the revolutionary construction in the countryside.

Who would have known that in less than two years, everything had changed. She gave up the idea of ​​returning to the city, and Zheng Xin, after this experience, was probably no longer the innocent little girl she used to be.

Because of the sudden arrival of the patient Zheng Xin, Ye Qing, Meng Jia and Wei Nan accelerated the arrangement of the health station. They quickly installed the bed, laid a straw mat and an old mattress on it, and moved Zheng Xin to the bed and settled him down first.

After Ye Qing helped her induce vomiting and detoxification, Zheng Xin had almost woken up. But perhaps the bowl of Chinese medicine that Ye Qing drank took effect, and soon the girl fell into a deep sleep again.

About two hours later, Ye Qing took out the silver needle again and poked it into several acupuncture points of the girl.

The silver needle turned black again, and this time, black blood began to ooze out of the acupuncture points.

Ye Qing wiped the blood clean calmly and repeated the operation several times until the blood in every acupuncture point turned back to red. Only then did he clean the silver needles and put them back into the box.

As soon as she withdrew the needle, Zheng Xin woke up. She opened her eyes and saw Meng Jia standing in front of her. Endless grievances instantly flooded her heart, and her tears burst out uncontrollably, falling down.

Meng Jia's eyes also turned red, but she still said comfortingly:

"Don't cry or think too hard. Secretary Lai is already handling this matter. The commune will definitely not let you suffer an unjust accusation. Those who spread rumors will pay the price! Don't worry about anything else. Just focus on recuperating. As long as you are alive, you will never have to worry about having no firewood to burn. Being alive is more important than anything else!"

Zheng Xin opened her mouth as if she wanted to speak, but soon she found it was futile as she couldn't make any sound.

Ye Qing had already used his wood-related abilities to investigate, so he was not surprised at all.

The toxins entered Zheng Xin's body, causing considerable damage. Some of her functions had problems, such as her vocal cords. Her vision, brain nerves, etc. were all affected.

Even though Ye Qing has done his best to detoxify the girl, there are always some residues that cannot be completely eliminated. These toxins cannot be broken down and digested by the body in a short period of time and will only accumulate in various parts of the body, so the damage caused is almost irreversible.

Ye Qing couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

This Zheng Xin, like Meng Jia, is only in her early twenties, and is at the age when youth is blooming like a flower. But now she has become like this. Who wouldn't sigh and lament after seeing this?

Lai Guochang's investigation progressed very quickly. In just one day, those people who spread the rumors behind the scenes were found out.

There were three people in total, two of whom were educated youth from Houshantun.

As for why the rumor was spread, the reason is very simple. One of the male educated youth fell in love with Zheng Xin and wanted to date her, but was rejected by Zheng Xin. The man felt that he was humiliated by Zheng Xin, so he was angry and resentful, and always wanted to find an opportunity to step on Zheng Xin.

Coincidentally, a female educated youth who went to the countryside with Zheng Xin also disliked Zheng Xin. Because Zheng Xin's parents were both full-time workers and the family conditions were pretty good, they would send money to Zheng Xin every month to support her. Therefore, among the large group of educated youth in Houshantun, Zheng Xin's life was the most comfortable.

The female educated youth was very jealous of this. This time, Zheng Xin had ranked first in the commune and was going back to the city to attend university. There would be a huge difference between him and people like them in the future. The female educated youth immediately became mentally unbalanced, so she and the male educated youth colluded with each other and began to secretly spread rumors, trying to destroy Zheng Xin in this way.

But the two of them didn't expect that this matter would be exploited by a third person, who was the accountant of Houshantun. He was actually a clerk of the commune a few years ago, but was caught by Secretary Lai for corruption and bribery, and was then fired by Lai Guochang.

This man hated Lai Guochang because of this, and he kept watching Secretary Lai's every move like a poisonous snake in a ditch, wanting to find an opportunity to take revenge.

The rumors about Zheng Xin became more and more intense, and the accountant immediately realized that this was a perfect opportunity to counterattack, so he took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and secretly mixed his own personal opinions into the rumors. He linked Zheng Xin's first place in the exam to her sleeping with a certain commune cadre, and secretly implied that Lai Guochang and Zheng Xin had an illicit relationship, intending to drag Lai Guochang into the water.

Lai Guochang had a sharp intuition and soon realized that the rumor was spreading in the wrong direction and seemed to be directed at him. So he was furious and directly mobilized a number of commune officials to conduct an investigation. After a thorough investigation, the three people behind the scenes were soon exposed.

After finding the person, Lai Guochang immediately asked people from the town police station and the Revolutionary Committee to handle the matter. As a commune cadre, he could not resort to lynching, so he could only ask the organization for help.

Spreading rumors about a female educated youth was not a big problem, but slandering a state cadre was no small matter, so the three people were arrested that evening, and were sentenced not long after. They were directly sent to a labor camp and would not be released for three to five years.

When the result of the handling was passed to Kaoshantun, Zheng Xin hugged Meng Jia and cried again.

Just as Ye Qing expected, the girl's vocal cords were destroyed and she could no longer make any sound. The retina of her left eye changed color and her vision deteriorated to the point where she could hardly sense light. Her hair fell out in clumps and her organs were also seriously damaged. It would be difficult for her to do heavy labor in a short period of time. She would even need to rely on medication for conditioning in the next three to five years.

Although those rumormongers were punished, the small price they paid could not restore Zheng Xin's health. The sequelae caused by drinking pesticides turned this girl's life upside down, and she is no longer as sunny and cheerful as before.

With such a big incident happening, Zheng Xin's plan to attend the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University was definitely ruined. Also, because she was arrested as an accountant, the villagers in Houshantun were dissatisfied with her and did not welcome her back at all. So Zheng Xin's situation was very embarrassing.

Fortunately, Lai Guochang was reliable enough and reported the girl's situation truthfully to the county Youth League Office, hoping that the Youth League Office could find a way to arrange for the child to return to the city on medical leave, and then notify Zheng Xin's parents to take the child back to the city and find a hospital for her recovery.

However, after the application is submitted, it takes time to go through the process, so Zheng Xin has to stay in Kaoshantun for the time being, and Ye Qing will help with the treatment.

As expected, Zheng Xin's story quickly spread throughout Kaoshantun.

Perhaps it was because of sympathy for one's own kind, the educated youth in the village all came to the health station to visit spontaneously.

Even though none of these people knew Zheng Xin, they still felt sad and sympathetic about her experience.

Even a few female educated youth volunteered to take turns to look after Zheng Xin at the health station.

After the busy farming season was over, the only odd jobs left to do in the village were harvesting sweet potatoes, potatoes and autumn vegetables in the fields. People no longer had to get up early and work late, so everyone's life became much more leisurely. Several female educated youth still found time to care for the patients.

Ye Qing has a lot of things on her plate. She has to go to the military farm to make preparations for next year's pig-raising plan. She also has to talk to Dean Gu about the cooperation after the health station is opened. Besides, she has to take Meng Jia and Gu Weinan into the mountains several times before the snow closes the mountains, so as to dig more medicinal herbs for preparation. She really can't spare the time to take care of Zheng Xin. Now that there are female educated youth willing to volunteer to take care of the patients, she is of course more than happy to do so.

A few days later, the autumn vegetables in the village were harvested. At the command of the team leader, each family lined up in the threshing ground to settle the work points from the previous year, and then distribute the grain and receive the autumn vegetables.

Therefore, every family either pushed a cart or carried a load on their shoulders and went happily to the threshing ground.

In addition to rice and corn, Kaoshantun also had a bumper harvest of autumn vegetables this year. Each family can get at least several hundred kilograms of cabbage, radish, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes and soybeans. These are the ingredients for each family in the coming winter.

Ye Qing had only arrived at Kaoshantun in late September or early October. His work points were limited, so the grain and autumn vegetables he received were not much. Grandma Zou also got her share. The grain and autumn vegetables for the two of them combined were less than half of what other families received. With the help of Gu Weidong and Yang Dazhi, they were able to move all the things in one trip by pushing the cart.

Such a small amount of food and vegetables is obviously not enough. Although Ye Qing has supernatural powers and basically does not have to worry about food and vegetables, if she does not make any move to stock up on food and autumn vegetables, it would arouse suspicion.

However, what Ye Qing did not expect was that just when she was wondering whether she should pretend and spend money to collect some grain and autumn vegetables from each household in the village, Zhu Zhigang drove into the village in a military truck.

The autumn harvest was also completed at the military farm. Because Ye Qing had made a lot of contributions to the farm in the past month, Zhao Jinliang took the initiative to send a batch of grain and autumn vegetables to Ye Qing. Although the size of the military truck was not large, a truck full of grain and autumn vegetables was too much.

As soon as this cartload of grain and autumn vegetables entered the village, it caused a sensation. All the villagers in the village came to join in the fun. Ye Qing didn't even have to do anything himself. Everyone came forward to help. They hurriedly lifted the things out of the cart and sent them to the cellar behind the kitchen.

The cellar in Grandma Zou's house was originally very small. As an old lady, she really didn't have much to store things, so a cellar of one or two square meters was more than enough for her.

But after Ye Qing came, he would stuff some things in there from time to time, and it soon became obvious that the cellar was not big enough.

So this time when expanding the house, Ye Qing also asked someone to expand the cellar a lot, and also built a few wooden shelves inside to make it more convenient to classify things.

Thanks to her advance preparations, the truckload of autumn vegetables and grains sent from the army farm could be stuffed into the cellar without any problem. Otherwise, Ye Qing would be at a loss right now.

After stocking up on autumn vegetables, each family will start making spicy cabbage, pickled cabbage and sour soup according to the tradition of the Great Northern Wilderness.

Ye Qing, a southerner, certainly had no idea how to prepare these things, but fortunately Wang Chunhua had already finished her confinement and she was a local, so she was used to cooking these local dishes. In addition, Aunt Gu, Meng Jia and Gu Weinan came to help, so Ye Qing didn't have to do anything. The autumn vegetables and grains in the cellar were quickly processed and arranged reasonably.

Seeing that the rows of vegetables had been pickled and there was a lot of sweet potato flour and potato flour drying in the yard, Ye Qing started to stew in the iron pot again.

As the Yazi River had not frozen yet, Ye Qing decided to go catch some big fish to take home for dinner. When he reached the entrance of the village, he saw Qin Xingzhi hurriedly entering the village with a middle-aged woman.

Ye Qing subconsciously took another look at the middle-aged woman and greeted Qin Xingzhi.

When Qin Xingzhi saw Ye Qing, her expression was a little unnatural. She didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with Ye Qing. She just nodded randomly and led her people away.

Ye Qing felt a little strange, but she didn't think much about it and continued to go to Yazi River with her fishing gear.

As soon as the children playing at the entrance of the village saw her holding the fishing rod, they knew what she was going to do. They immediately swarmed over and surrounded Ye Qing to go to the river to watch her fishing.

Ye Qing was quite busy during this period and had no time to write the sequel to "The Adventures of the Smart Family". The group of children pestered her with questions every day, and even in order to get Ye Qing to write the story as soon as possible, a group of little guys spontaneously ran to Ye Qing's yard to help with the work. Ye Qing didn't even need to use maltose to tempt them. These little guys took their backpacks and went into the mountains to help Ye Qing pick wild mushrooms and berries, but they turned a deaf ear to the call of their parents.

Faced with these little brats who kept asking her to update her work in various ways, Ye Qing was almost unable to bear it. Whenever she saw these kids from a distance in the village, she would hide away from them for fear of being pestered by them.

But the whole village is so small that no matter how quick she reacts, she will always be caught. She was caught red-handed as soon as she left the village.

Ye Qing had no choice but to tell these little guys some other stories to appease their hunger. After much thought, he finally decided to bring out the big monkey Sun Wukong to take the blame. After all, no matter what era it was, children had no resistance to the powerful Monkey King who could go to heaven and earth.

Ye Qing was so absorbed in telling her child "Journey to the West" and fishing for big fish by pulling up water plants by the river that she didn't notice someone coming down the river beach path and coming up to her side quietly.

Until she heard a familiar female voice with a smile:

"Ye Qing!"

Ye Qing's body trembled, and he suddenly raised his head and looked to the side.

Just a few steps away on the beach, Song Chunhua, wearing a long woolen coat and carrying a suitcase in his hands, was looking at her with a gentle smile on his face.

"Teacher Song?!"

Ye Qing couldn't help but yelled, dropped the fishing rod in his hand and excitedly rushed towards Song Chunhua.

The two of them hugged each other by the river. Ye Qing hugged the head teacher tightly, his eyes unconsciously red with excitement.

However, Song Chunhua couldn't help laughing out loud the moment she hugged Ye Qing:

"Not only have you grown taller, but you've also gained weight, and your complexion looks much rosier than before you went to the countryside. It seems that you really didn't lie in your letter. You should be living a good life in Kaoshantun."

Ye Qing immediately chuckled, then puffed out his chest proudly:

"That's right. Don't you see who taught you? No matter where you go, you can thrive. I will never embarrass you!"

Song Chunhua's eyes were almost curved into crescents. After not seeing Ye Qing for over a month, she looked much more lively and cheerful. The melancholy and dull aura she had before going to the countryside had now almost disappeared. Her eyes were shining brightly, and it seemed that she had found what she wanted in this place.

The autumn wind blew on the river beach, making Song Chunhua's hair messy. Ye Qing quickly took Song Chunhua's suitcase and led her to the village. Suddenly, he remembered that Kaoshan Village was not close to Qingshan Town, so he asked anxiously:

"Teacher, how did you get here?"

Song Chunhua smiled and said:

"I got off the bus to ask how to get to Kaoshan Village. Unexpectedly, I ran into someone from your village. The comrade said he could give me a ride, so I rode his bicycle here."

Ye Qing asked curiously, "People from our village? Who are they?"

Song Chunhua shook her head: "I didn't ask. He was a young man, about 20 years old, quite tall, probably about 1.9 meters. Wow, with that much weight, I'm afraid I can't even reach his shoulders."

Well, no need to ask any more questions, this person must be Gu Weidong from next door.

Unexpectedly, it was quite a coincidence that she ran into this guy just when her teacher arrived. Otherwise, it would be such a long way to walk from the town to Kaoshantun. As a newcomer, Song Chunhua might not be able to handle it.

By the time she led the person to the end of the village, Ye Qing had already roughly told everyone what had happened in Kaoshantun over the past month.

Song Chunhua couldn't help but look around when she entered her small courtyard. When she saw the chickens and rabbits that Ye Qing kept in the cage, and Ye Liming who rushed out from the corner of the courtyard upon hearing the noise, she opened her mouth in surprise:

"Why do you keep small animals? Is the little food you earn enough for them?"

As he spoke, Song Chunhua squatted down, reached out his hand and touched Ye Liming and Ye Shuguang's heads.

These two kids have been frequently being rubbed on the head and pinched on the neck by the other kids in the village lately, and they are almost being beaten to death.

At first the two little wolf cubs were unwilling to cooperate, but they were too fierce and intimidating, and the children were not afraid at all. The more fiercely they resisted, the more excited and aggressive the naughty children became.

Gradually, the two little wolf cubs were worn out to the point of completely losing their temper. No matter who came to touch them, they would just lie down calmly, and some would even actively cooperate by lying on their backs on the ground, exposing their white bellies.

Song Chunhua didn't expect that these two little guys would expose their bellies for her to touch, and she was immediately surprised by this soft and cute action:

"Oh my god, where did you get this puppy? It's so cute, isn't it?"

Ye Qing couldn't help but touch his nose, feeling a little embarrassed:

"Well, teacher, this is not a puppy, it's a coyote cub."

Song Chunhua shuddered, and immediately retracted her hand in fear. She raised her head and stared at Ye Qing in disbelief:

"What did you say? It's a wolf?!"

Ye Qing nodded: "Yes, I saved their parents, so their parents gave me two cubs to raise, just right for me to look after the house and the yard."

Song Chunhua, who had a gentle look on her face just now, was about to burst out laughing. She was so scared that she quickly took two steps back and stayed away from the two brats.

After leading the people into the house, everyone in the family was there, so Ye Qing introduced Grandma Zou and Zou Yun to Song Chunhua, and then curiously asked Song Chunhua about the specific situation of going to the countryside.

"I quit my job at the school and signed up to support the Great Northern Wilderness with the Revolutionary Committee. It just so happened that an old classmate of mine was now working at the Shencheng Aid Office, so I asked him for help and he arranged for me to come directly to Jiaotan County."

At this point, Song Chunhua smiled.

"There's a military farm here that's in need of volunteer teachers, and I just meet the requirements."

Ye Qing was stunned: "Military farm?"

Ye Qing was not sure how many military farms there were in Jiaotan County, but there was a military farm in Qingshan Town. Could it be such a coincidence?

Ye Qing couldn't help but ask, "What is the name of this military farm?"

Song Chunhua smiled and said, "It's called Qingshan Farm. I've asked the man who brought me here. This military farm is right next to your Kaoshantun."

Ye Qing's eyes almost popped out of his head, and he immediately clapped his legs and said happily:

"That's great. I'm quite familiar with Mr. Zhao from the Qingshan Farm next door, and I have frequent business dealings with him. If you go to work at the military farm, we can see each other often in the future!"

At this point, Ye Qing lowered his voice again, approached Song Chunhua and whispered,

"Do you know Dr. Han's university teacher, Professor Qiao Youqing? This professor is also leading a project at Qingshan Farm now."

Sure enough, when Qiao Youqing was mentioned, Song Chunhua nodded vigorously:

"Let's get to know him. When I married Han, I went to Jicheng to visit this teacher. Why is he not teaching in Jicheng anymore?"

Ye Qing shrugged: "I only know that this professor seems to be working at the Provincial Agricultural Science Institute now, but I am not sure why he came here."

No matter what the specific reason was, it was definitely a good thing for Song Chunhua to meet her husband's old friend in this unfamiliar place.

She had lived for more than 30 years and had never thought of leaving Shanghai to live somewhere else. If it hadn't been for Ye Qing's letter, she would not have made such a bold and impulsive decision. She had told the old principal how resolute she was, and she was just as nervous and confused when she arrived in this strange place after getting on the train and traveling for several days.

Before coming here, she was also doubting herself, wondering whether her decision to go to the Great Northern Wilderness was right or not. But at this moment, after seeing her students, getting news about her husband, and meeting her husband's mentor, Song Chunhua's heart suddenly became at peace. She felt that she had been struggling like a headless fly for several years, and this time she finally found the right direction and came to the right place.

Ye Qing was extremely happy about Song Chunhua's arrival. She couldn't wait to show her best life in the village to the teacher. Not only did she cook a large table of dishes herself at noon, she also called her two little apprentices and Gu's family over to accompany Song Chunhua in drinking and eating meat, and they celebrated greatly.

In the afternoon, Ye Qing rode her women's bicycle and took Song Chunhua to the next farm to report.

During this period, Ye Qing went to the military farm whenever she had nothing to do and became familiar with the sentries at the gate. When she arrived, the sentries saluted her respectfully. After registering and verifying Song Chunhua's personal information, some young soldiers took the initiative to ask Ye Qing if she needed help leading the way.

Usually Ye Qing was at the farm, and indeed she was not very familiar with the volunteer dormitory area and the family area for the aid cadres on the military farm. When the young soldier offered to help lead the way for her, she was of course more than happy to do so.

However, just as Ye Qing and Song Chunhua were about to let the little soldier lead them to the farm children's school, they heard someone shouting, "Ye Zhiqing?"

Ye Qing looked up and saw a young man wearing glasses greeting her not far away.

Xia Hangyi is the CP of the Jinli heroine Yin Shuang who has already been offline. He is now working as a researcher under Professor Qiao. During this period, Ye Qing came to the military farm to deliver cows and met him from time to time. The two of them were not very familiar with each other, at most they were just nodding acquaintances. Ye Qing didn't know why this person suddenly greeted her today.

But Ye Qing still smiled and nodded to the other party, and replied:

"Comrade Xia Hangyi, you came to the farm again today to do crop research? Why didn't you see Professor Qiao?"

Xia Hangyi glanced at Song Chunhua who was standing beside him and said with a smile:

"Professor Qiao is busy at the institute. The mother crops planted this year in the research project have been harvested, but there are some minor problems with some data. The professor asked me to come down and check for omissions and recalculate those data."

Ye Qing nodded, and had no intention of introducing himself to Song Chunhua who was standing beside him. He chatted for a few dry words and was about to leave.

I don’t know why, although she didn’t have much contact with Xia Hangyi, maybe because of Yin Shuang, she had no feelings for the male protagonist in the original novel, and was even vaguely wary of him.

Because she always feels that the fact that the male and female protagonists can be together means that they must be on the same wavelength in some aspects, whether it is in terms of character, knowledge, or world outlook and views, there will be some similarities.

But the contrast between Yin Shuang in the book and Yin Shuang in reality was too great for Ye Qing, causing her to doubt the description and characterization of the male and female protagonists in the original novel. Yin Shuang's character has collapsed, so is the original male protagonist really as great and righteous as described in the novel? Or is he just another sanctimonious person who seeks fame?

No matter what kind of person Xia Hangyi is, Ye Qing decided to stay away from him and have as little contact with him as possible to avoid being involved in the plot of the original novel without knowing it.

I took Song Chunhua to the primary school to register. Because Song Chunhua came from Shanghai and had a clean identity and resume, plus she had more than ten years of teaching experience, her qualifications were impeccable, so as soon as she arrived at the school, she was warmly welcomed by the old principal.

The old principal not only personally took Song Chunhua to complete the employment procedures, but also arranged a single dormitory for her.

The dormitory was actually only about ten square meters in size, and there was only a simple bunk bed and a desk and chair inside, nothing else. But Song Chunhua didn't mind at all and started cleaning as soon as she entered the room.

Ye Qing also helped with the cleaning, but she was definitely not satisfied with the simple conditions in the house.

This would be fine if it happened in the south, but the key is that this is the Great Northern Wilderness, and it might snow soon. Without a fire, the house would be as cold as an ice cellar.

So Ye Qing decided to go to Zhao Yuliang to ask if it was possible to build a stove or something in this room. Not only could it be used to keep warm in the winter, but it would also be convenient for heating water or cooking something to eat.

So Ye Qing said something to Song Chunhua, then ran out of the dormitory area, preparing to go to the director's office to ask Zhao Yuliang for help.

As a result, she almost bumped into someone when she reached the foot of the farm office building.

When Ye Qing looked up and saw the man's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but be stunned.