Chapter 16 Borrowing Books
Su Tong looked towards the door of the ward and saw a girl wearing a floral cotton jacket standing there. She had two braids hanging down her chest and a woolen scarf around her neck.
This girl's cotton-padded jacket is not like the common style nowadays which is baggy and bulky. It is not only made flat but also has a narrow waist, making her look slim and beautiful at first glance.
Su Tong felt that the girl looked familiar. He searched through his memory and finally remembered who she was.
It really is a village.
However, she was an educated youth who went to Yunshan Village. Her name was Tian Qingrong. She was quite famous among the educated youth, so even "Wu Tong" knew her.
But I just know it, I have never spoken to you, let alone be friends.
Although these educated youth had lived in the village for several years, they looked down on the country people from the bottom of their hearts, let alone a taciturn and "ominous" person like the original owner.
After Sister Dong greeted Tian Qingrong, she enthusiastically called out to Su Tong, "Comrade Xiao Wu, this is the girl who just came here!"
Tian Qingrong walked in with a smile on her face. "Wu Tong, I heard that you were in the hospital. I was worried for a long time. I came to the county today to do some work and came to see you. How are you recovering?"
Tian Qingrong's tone was natural and familiar, full of concern, and anyone who saw it would think that the two were friends.
Su Tong felt a little uncomfortable and surprised when listening to it.
The original owner didn't interact much with the villagers on a daily basis, and even less with the educated youth.
Worry?
The two of them had never dealt with each other before, so why did she worry about it?
She wasn't sure what this educated youth Tian was up to, but since he had come to visit her specially, she couldn't ignore him.
"It's Tian Zhiqing! Thank you for coming to see me! I'm much better now!" Su Tong pulled the corner of his mouth and showed a smile.
"Oh! Look at you! Why do you sound so unfamiliar? Call me Sister Tian!" Tian Qingrong said as she pulled the stool in front of the bed and sat down.
Nurse Li had already untied the gauze wrapped around Su Tong's head. When she saw Tian Qingrong sitting in front of her, she hesitated for a moment and then put the gauze back on.
She secretly felt that it was not good to let others see the wound on the little girl's head.
Tian Qingrong said beside him:
"Hey - I'm just here to talk to Wu Tong. You should change your medicine. Don't let me influence you!"
Nurse Xiao Li glanced at Su Tong, hesitating whether to change or not. Su Tong said, "Nurse Xiao Li, I'm sorry! I'd better trouble you to come back later!"
Nurse Li agreed with an "Oh", turned around and pushed the cart out.
A trace of unnaturalness flashed across Tian Qingrong's face, but she smiled again in the blink of an eye, "Look at you! You're still embarrassed! Let Sister Tian take a look at the wound! You've made such a great contribution, this wound is an honor!"
"Sister Tian..., don't say that. I just stumbled upon it by accident. How can I say that I have done anything meritorious?"
Su Tong was a little hesitant to call her "sister", but the other party was indeed several years older than the original owner, and it was not good to embarrass her by addressing her this way.
Tian Qingrong chatted with her for a while, and when she saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, she turned around, moved her shoulder bag in front of her, took out two books from it, handed them to her, and said:
"I know you'll be staying here for a while, and I brought you two books in case you get bored."
Su Tong took a look and saw that one was "How the Steel Was Tempered" and the other was "Red Rock". Both were already half-worn, with tape covering some parts, but they were pressed flat, and it was obvious that the owner had taken good care of them.
These two books are rare items now. The educated youth in the village who have read one of them can't wait to talk about it all day long, and those who have not read it try their best to borrow one to read, but they are impossible to buy in the bookstore.
Tian Qingrong was amazing, she could take out two books at the same time. Although Su Tong didn't care about these two books, Tian Qingrong's intention made her even more puzzled.
Seeing Su Tong standing there in a daze, Tian Qingrong stuffed the book into her hands and said, "Take it! I asked someone to send it from the capital. I'll get you another one after you finish reading it. I have other books."
Su Tong looked at Tian Qingrong and didn't say whether to answer the call or not.
Tian Qingrong was anxious, and grabbed Su Tong's hand and said, "Don't say you don't like reading! I saw Brother Dongyang bring you a book."
Su Tong narrowed his eyes, Brother Dongyang?
Xing Dongyang?
Has she ever seen Xing Dongyang bring her a book?
Xing Dongyang is the leader of the educated youth in the village. Not only is he handsome, but he is also capable and decisive. He also has a good relationship with the leaders in the village and town, and is said to be a well-known figure in the county.
Such a young man was not only the object of admiration of many female educated youth, but also the girls in the village would feel complacent for a long time after talking to him.
In the eyes of the original owner, Xing Dongyang was an unattainable figure, and she didn't even dare to look at him straight in the eye.
Unexpectedly, there are always unexpected things.
Yunshan Village is backed by Yunshan Mountain, which contains countless treasures. When the public grain they receive is not enough to fill their stomachs, everyone will look to the mountains for solutions.
The original owner was often driven by Wang Guilan to the mountains to pick mushrooms, pine fungi and other mountain products. Once when he was going down the mountain, he met Xing Dongyang who slipped and fell off a low cliff.
There was no one else on the mountain to help at the time, and she had no other choice. Later, under his command, she found the rope in the backpack he dropped on the cliff, tied one end to the tree, and threw the other end down. Xing Dongyang then climbed up along the rope.
That was the first time Xing Dongyang dealt with this "disaster star" that everyone in the village avoided.
Xing Dongyang was a high school graduate, so naturally he didn't believe in feudal superstitions. Afterwards, he wanted to thank the girl who had lent a helping hand, but the girl ran away when she saw him and didn't dare to say a word to him.
Xing Dongyang knew that she was forced to drop out of school after the second year of junior high school. He felt that life was not easy for a girl and wanted to find some books for her to read. However, she didn't dare to accept them after he gave them to her several times.
Later, Xing Dongyang found out that the girl didn't want to read, but was just afraid to communicate with him. So when she was cutting grass for the pigs, he put the book in her basket from a distance so that she could see it without having to talk to her. This time she accepted it.
I will return the book to him in the same way later and borrow the book next time.
Wu Dongling accidentally discovered that the original owner was secretly reading a book at home. Later, she followed the clues and found out that it was Xing Dongyang who gave her the book.
This sowed the seeds of disaster...
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