"Du Xiaoyue, Tong Jiaojiao, Jiang Meihong, Lin Qingyan, Chen Wenbin, Yi Zhiheng. All six of you are educated youth assigned to Mopantun Brigade. Come with your luggage to my side. We'll go back to the brigade together later."
Lin Qingyan sighed. What a coincidence! The four of them who sat together on the train were not only assigned to the same commune, but also to the same production brigade.
Her relationship with Du Xiaoyue was fate, but her relationship with Tong Jiaojiao was just destiny.
At the same time, she felt that the name Chen Wenbin sounded familiar. She also felt that the name Tong Jiaojiao sounded familiar when she first heard it, but she couldn't remember why it sounded familiar for a moment.
When Tong Jiaojiao learned that she had been assigned to a brigade, she was so excited that she almost jumped up: "I was actually assigned to the same brigade as Brother Wenbin!"
Lin Qingyan discovered that this "Wenbin" was the same male educated youth that Tong Jiaojiao had noticed on the train.
Tong Jiaojiao really cast a wide net; she's probably already forgotten about Lu Zhengting by now.
As for the other educated youth named Yi Zhiheng, he was the one who secretly watched his own child on the train.
Several people carrying their luggage walked up to the brigade leader and the oxcart. The oxcart showed signs of having been cleaned, but there was still some dirt and grass.
Tong Jiaojiao glanced at it with disdain: "Ugh, this oxcart is so dirty."
“If you think it’s dirty, you don’t have to use it.” The brigade leader said without any mercy, “We rural people do dirty and hard work, and the carts we use to haul things can’t be kept that clean. You’re here to do construction work, not to be a pampered princess. If you’re afraid of getting dirty, then carry your own luggage.”
The other educated youths put their luggage on the table one by one. Tong Jiaojiao was carrying a large suitcase. She had the most and heaviest stuff. She had no choice but to carry it all the time, otherwise she would exhaust herself before reaching the educated youth settlement.
She pretended that she couldn't carry it and instructed Chen Wenbin: "Brother Wenbin, could you help me put my luggage on the oxcart?"
Chen Wenbin was her childhood crush, but he wasn't interested in her. When he was going to the countryside, she insisted on coming along.
Chen Wenbin didn't say anything, but silently picked up her luggage and put it on the shelf.
"Thank you, Brother Wenbin." Tong Jiaojiao smiled sweetly. "I knew Brother Wenbin wouldn't abandon me."
"When we arrive at the educated youth settlement, we shouldn't call you that anymore."
Chen Wenbin remained expressionless, seemingly somewhat impatient with Tong Jiaojiao.
If it weren't for the relationship between the two families, he would have directly lashed out at Tong Jiaojiao.
Tong Jiaojiao pouted and was about to get on the oxcart when the brigade leader stopped her, saying, "You educated youth shouldn't take the cart. It's good enough that the ox can help you carry your luggage. You should walk back to the brigade with me."
"You won't let us sit?" Tong Jiaojiao looked at the large number of empty seats on the bus. "Isn't there plenty of space upstairs? Why won't you let us sit?"
The brigade leader pointed to the ox: "Because this ox is old, look how thin it is, almost skin and bones. It hasn't been eating much these days, and it gets out of breath after walking a short distance. It can only pull luggage, not people. We've already applied to the commune for a calf. Once the calf grows up, it can retire."
"Captain, how far is it from here to the brigade headquarters?" Chen Wenbin asked.
"It's not far, only about ten miles away."
"More than ten miles?" Tong Jiaojiao exclaimed in surprise. "Wouldn't that ruin your legs?"
The brigade leader was getting annoyed with her: "Your legs are legs, but other people's legs aren't? Why don't they complain? Of the six educated youth, you're the one who's causing the most trouble. If you can go, then go. If you can't, I'll talk to the people in the commune and send you back to the educated youth office so they can arrange another place for you."
As the captain spoke, he subconsciously glanced at Lin Qingyan beside him.
The little girl was thin and small, with a pale face, as if she were seriously ill, but she didn't rush to get on the bus.
It's uncertain whether this young girl, who has just arrived at their brigade, can endure the hardships of farming.
After thinking it over, he realized how strange he was. When he saw such a thin and small educated youth, his first thought was not whether she would hold the team back, but whether she could endure the hardship.
Tong Jiaojiao was repeatedly reprimanded by the brigade leader, which finally silenced her. She had come for Chen Wenbin, and she would be wherever Chen Wenbin was.
While they were talking, Lin Qingyan kept observing the cow. Before they had gone far, she noticed that the cow had to stop and was breathing heavily due to exhaustion.
Of course, she was also a little breathless due to her health condition, but others wouldn't notice unless they paid close attention.
But she is different from the cow; she suffers from organ dysfunction, while the cow is infected with parasites.
In her previous life, when she was studying human diseases, she also studied animals, because many diseases are zoonotic and can be transmitted between humans and animals.
She immediately informed the team leader: "Uncle Team Leader, I've discovered that this cow's loss of appetite and weakness isn't due to old age; it's infected with parasites."
"oh?"
The captain immediately stopped, and the old ox he was leading also stopped. The old ox even nodded, as if to say, "That's it."
Lin Qingyan pointed to the pile of dung that the old ox had just left on the road.
"Captain, there's blood in this cow dung, and there are also moving worms. Take a look."
The captain immediately bent down to look. Perhaps his eyesight was a little blurry, and the worms were so small that he almost lay on the feces before he could see the blood streaks and wriggling worms in the feces.
"Oh dear, it's true, baby, there really are worms in its belly."
"Baby?" Lin Qingyan couldn't help but laugh when she heard this word.
Other educated youth also found it laughable.
The captain stood up, looking slightly embarrassed.
He chuckled, "It's like this. This cow is incredibly valuable to our brigade. Everyone in the brigade treats it like a treasure. 'Treasure' is the nickname we secretly gave it. Just now, in my haste, I blurted out its nickname, haha. Little educated youth, I didn't expect you, coming from the city, to know so much."
“I read books about this when I was at home. Uncle Captain, after a cow is infected with parasites, different symptoms will appear depending on the cow’s physical condition and the degree of infection. This cow has probably been infected for quite a while. It should be taken to the animal husbandry station for deworming as soon as possible, and it should be dewormed regularly in the future.”
The brigade leader slapped his forehead: "It's not far from the commune's livestock station. Why don't we go now, so we don't have to come back again? You guys take the luggage down first and wait for me here."
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