"Alright, you only learned this from others. Sometimes hearsay isn't the truth."

Chen Zhipeng was quite objective.

"Dad, I've met Jiang Tiecheng. I can only believe it because He Junsheng described Jiang Tiecheng exactly as he described me."

"Dad, I'm not stupid."

Chen Ruijun was unconvinced.

"Otherwise, I'll call Xiao He over, and you can hear what Xiao He has to say about Jiang Tiecheng."

Chen Zhipeng glared at his son.

"You, I've taught you so much, and you've turned into this stupid person. How can you be sure that what that guy surnamed He said is true?"

"Dad, I know Xiao He quite well, and I've tested him many times."

He's a really nice person.

"Besides, he had absolutely no reason to lie to me, and he had no interest in this matter."

"Alright, stop talking. I'll go and meet Jiang Tiecheng myself."

Weigh his weight.

Now that things had come to this point, Chen Zhipeng naturally had to go and see the young man.

I need to know what's really going on between my daughter and this young man.

He would not allow anyone to bully his daughter.

I absolutely cannot let someone else steal the little cabbage I've protected for 20 years.

If they really figure out that Jiang Tiecheng has ulterior motives, then Chen Zhipeng shouldn't blame them for taking drastic measures.

Jiang Tiecheng had no idea that someone had already set their sights on him.

After much difficulty, I finally managed to buy a piece of pork at the supply and marketing cooperative.

We'll make dumplings when we get back.

I went to the back of the building to see Xu Fengtian.

After all, there are some special benefits that can only be obtained by going through Xu Fengtian.

For example, these days, fresh vegetables aren't available at the supply and marketing cooperatives.

That winter, apart from cabbage and radishes, we didn't get to eat anything else.

Jiang Tiecheng's mouth tasted bland; the consequence of vitamin deficiency was itchy skin and bumps.

But that's just how things are here; even cabbage is hard to come by, and you have to rely on luck.

It was only because he knew Xu Fengtian that he could occasionally receive some preferential treatment.

Unexpectedly, they not only received a basket of specially supplied vegetables, which Xu Fengtian said were exclusively for retired cadres in the county.

Xu Fengtian gave Jiang Tiecheng his father's share directly, as his father had instructed.

Incidentally, the foot also gave Jiang Tiecheng some good news.

Today, Secretary Liu came to ask me about the order for the Red Flag Brigade.

Secretary Liu's words probably mean that County Chief Song wants to get involved in this matter.

If that's the case, their Red Flag Brigade's orders after the New Year might turn around.

Jiang Tiecheng was also very happy. If they could secure orders for a long time, they would be more confident in getting through the disaster year next year.

Jiang Tiecheng didn't stand on ceremony and took the basket of vegetables, along with the New Year's goods that Xu Fengtian had specially prepared for him.

"Don't be so polite with me. Our old man said he has bad legs and can't come to see you."

Come visit us during your time off for the Chinese New Year.

"This pork, chicken, and fish are all for my own use. I didn't give you any special treatment."

"And these candies, melon seeds, and peanuts."

Xu Fengtian genuinely admired and respected Jiang Tiecheng.

This young man clearly has a lot of skills, but he doesn't use them to scheme against others.

The main theme is defying fate and changing one's destiny, all while remaining anonymous.

Even if he was just an ordinary educated youth in the brigade, he still thought about doing practical things for ordinary people. Just based on his character, people would think he was worth befriending.

Jiang Tiecheng didn't stand on ceremony and took the things back to the educated youth settlement with the villagers.

The dugout was tidied up as well.

This whole ordeal kept me busy all day, and when I woke up the next day, I found out it was snowing heavily outside again.

Judging from this, it seems this year will be a year of auspicious snow and a bountiful harvest.

Unfortunately, this auspicious snowfall did not foreshadow a bountiful year.

Jiang Tiecheng led the educated youth to climb to the top of the dugout and start clearing the snow, otherwise the snow might collapse the roof.

Every time it snows, you have to shovel it.

After finally clearing the snow from the roof, they also cleared the snow from the road in front of their house.

Everyone was sweating profusely from the heat when they saw a dark figure approaching from afar.

Jiang Tiecheng found the newcomer rather strange; the man was swaying and stumbling, and seemed to be in bad shape.

He rushed over and helped the person up.

"Comrade, what's wrong with you?"

A closer look reveals that this person is not from the Red Flag Brigade; judging from his attire, he seems to be from the county.

However, the situation doesn't look good right now.

There was blood on his mouth and nose, and his face was bruised and swollen. Most importantly, his clothes were torn.

The man leaned against Jiang Tiecheng and spoke intermittently.

"Comrade, I was riding... my bicycle... and it slid into... the ditch. The bicycle... is still... in the ditch."

Help...help me...

Before he could finish speaking, the person fainted, so Jiang Tiecheng had no choice but to carry him on his shoulder and call to the people next to him.

“This person’s bicycle fell into the ditch. You guys go and help push the bicycle back. I’ll carry the person back to the dugout first. He’s passed out.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Junkai and the others quickly agreed, as they now all listened to Jiang Tiecheng.

Jiang Tiecheng had no choice but to help the man back to his dugout.

When they put him on the kang (a heated brick bed), they realized that he must have fallen into a ditch and was injured. They touched his forehead and found it was burning hot.

They had no choice but to send someone to the village to find the village's barefoot doctor.

Their brigade had no medic; only an elderly man in his seventies who was a barefoot doctor.

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