Upon hearing this, the two immediately put on an exaggeratedly excited expression.

"Wow! Uncle Baogen, we are so, so, so excited! We're going to the county! I've never been to the county before, except for my first time when I went to the countryside!"

Security root…

"I can only believe you if your expression isn't so exaggerated. Alright! The message has been delivered. Now that you're all free, get out of here! We'll go to the county together first thing tomorrow morning."

Then, without looking back, he quickly left Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai's sight.

On the way, some villagers ran into the brigade leader. Seeing that he seemed quite happy, they quickly asked, "Brigade leader, what's the good news? You're all smiles, you've got so many wrinkles on your face!"

"I can't tell you the specifics, but I can let you know that Zhuang Zhiqing and Qingbai are going to the county tomorrow to receive their awards. I heard they've got quite a lot!"

They did something great that benefits the country, and this is the reward given to them by their superiors for their contributions.

"Going to the county? That's incredible!"

"What did they do? I haven't heard of them doing anything good."

"Do you think everyone who does a good deed will shout it from the rooftops like you do? That's called quietly doing great things!"

"I knew they were a good match, and they're even dating. Shi Meiling is really lucky!"

"Captain, are you going to the county with us tomorrow?"

"Yes, the three of us will go together tomorrow! Thanks to those two, the commune is going to commend our brigade, saying we can get an advanced award!"

"They've really brought honor to our brigade! When we go to the commune meeting, the brigade leader will definitely be very proud!"

"Captain, will our village give them a reward?"

"They should be given work points, and they can get more meat when they slaughter a pig at the end of the year!"

"Yes, Captain, we all agree!"

“Okay, we’ll do it your way. Each person will get 300 work points, and at the end of the year, we’ll slaughter a pig and each person will get 10 jin of meat.”

"Great!" The villagers were all excited and expressed their support for this idea.

For the past few days, Zhuang Xingzhou and Hao Caiyun have been helping Shi Meiling feed the pigs.

When they went to work in the afternoon, some villagers saw them and greeted them warmly, which made them quite confused.

It wasn't until they stopped a villager who was winking at them that they learned that the two children had done a good deed.

Hao Caiyun and her husband did know, having heard it from the old man.

Shi Meiling was very excited and couldn't wait to go find the two children to celebrate.

It was only after Hao Caiyun and the other person pulled her back that she was able to control her excitement.

Before even finishing work, Shi Meiling told An Qingbai that she would bring Zhimeng home for dinner that night, then grabbed Hao Caiyun's hand and ran home, wanting to cook something delicious for the two children.

Zhuang Xingzhou had no choice but to follow behind.

An Qingbai then went to find Zhuang Zhimeng.

When they arrived at the place to gather pig feed, they saw that Zhuang Zhimeng had already finished her task and was teaching the children to read.

Zhuang Zhimeng looked up and saw him: "What's wrong?"

"My mom invited us to her house for dinner. I guess she knows we're going to the county town tomorrow!"

"Sister Zhimeng, are you going to the county town tomorrow? I've never been to a county town before. Is it big? Is it fun?"

"How about we tell you when my sister and brother come back tomorrow?"

"That's great, Sister Zhimeng! We're waiting for you to come back and tell us!"

The next day, Shi Meiling got up as soon as it was light and saw that An Qingbai was already dressed and ready to leave. She straightened his collar and said, "My son is so handsome. He looks very energetic today!"

Hao Caiyun woke up Zhuang Zhimeng, who didn't want to get out of bed, early in the morning, and changed her into this outfit and then took it off and put on that outfit. It took a long time before she finally chose an outfit that she was satisfied with.

She was dressed in a shirt and black trousers, with a sweater and long underwear underneath, and small leather shoes. Her hair was styled into a single braid, and she nodded in satisfaction at her handiwork.

Zhuang Zhimeng was so sleepy that her head kept bobbing up and down with Hao Caiyun.

Everything's done. Let her go wash her face and brush her teeth to clear her head.

An Qingbai came over during the meal. When Hao Caiyun learned that he hadn't eaten yet, she invited him to eat with her.

After finishing their meal, the two walked outside, where the brigade leader was already waiting for them at the village entrance.

The three of them needed to take an oxcart to the town, and then transfer to a car to the county seat.

At 10 a.m., the three of them finally arrived in the county town after a bumpy ride.

Zhuang Zhimeng almost got carsick again, but luckily she had brought some preserved plums that her mother had brought her from home, so she quickly popped one into her mouth.

They also gave one to An Qingbai and the captain.

The captain also asked, "What is this?"

"This is preserved plum, which is dried plum."

"It tastes pretty good!"