Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Green Mountains and Clear Waters
As soon as I walked out of the house, the coolness of autumn hit me in the face. The cold wind blew, and an elm leaf fluttered in the air and fell down.
It's getting colder again.
Wang Lai Di felt an itch in her nose and sneezed, muttering that one quilt was indeed a little short. She shouldn't have listened to Ye Yu and saved the quilt and made two more cotton-padded clothes.
"I'm not afraid of cold or heat. You see, my hands are always warm."
God can see that what Ye Yu said is 100% true. Her body temperature remains constant at 36.5℃ all year round and will not change unless her supernatural powers are exhausted. Her hands and feet are always warm in winter and cool in summer.
Ye Xing also tried to persuade him: "San Ya, you know what's going on. Besides, the cotton-padded jacket can be used as a blanket at night."
From the exit of the compound to the exit of the alley, it is a short distance to run into neighbors who get up early for work. Regardless of whether they remember each other or not, everyone smiles when they see each other, and many people also give blessings.
Even Ye Yu didn't know that he was so popular. They exaggerated the atmosphere of farewell, as if they were filming some sentimental period drama.
Ye Yu touched her nose. She was really not suitable for sensationalism and didn't like it.
A family of six walked to the station.
Today, the Youth League Office is sending off a group of educated youth who are going to the countryside, about two hundred people in total. It is not a lot, because everyone knows that the number of people in the next batch will only increase. The staff of the Youth League Office rushed to the station early and started working to maintain order.
Ye Yu said goodbye to her family. She really didn't know how to say anything sentimental, so she simply kept silent and gave everyone a big hug.
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People these days are more reserved in expressing themselves, so a bear hug like this immediately attracted a lot of people's attention, and the embarrassment and entanglement also dissipated a lot of the sadness of parting.
"Chunsheng?" Wang Lai Di suddenly saw an acquaintance and was so surprised that she screamed out.
That person was none other than Ye Hongjun's elder granddaughter, Ye Yu's cousin, Ye Chunsheng. Wasn't she vying with Baoya for a chance to marry into the Sun family? Why was she all alone, carrying a large package, among the group of educated youth going to the countryside?
The emphasis is on 'lonely'.
Ye Hongjun and the others had no idea that Ye Chunsheng had signed up to go to the countryside, and why didn't any of her family come to see her off? One package was indeed a bit small.
"Third grandfather, third grandmother, eldest aunt, third aunt, fourth uncle, youngest uncle." Ye Chunsheng was the youngest among those present, so she had to call even Ye Weiguo, who was younger than her, uncle.
Ye Hongjun and Wang Laidi asked her about her situation with concern.
Ye Chunsheng's tears suddenly fell. Maybe she had some words suppressed in her heart for too long. When someone showed her concern, the grievances in her heart erupted like a volcano and could not be controlled. She finished speaking while crying.
What Wang Lai Di didn't expect was that Sun Shizhong and the Ye family really had some connection. He and Ye Baoya actually got together and had already obtained their marriage certificate, but for some reason they hadn't held a wedding yet, and naturally hadn't invited any guests.
Logically, since Ye Baoya is married and Ye Chunsheng has got a job opportunity, everyone should be happy.
But Ye Chunsheng's parents didn't really love their eldest daughter. They had previously fought for her and Ye Baoya mainly because they didn't want the eldest wife to lose her job. Now that Ye Baoya doesn't need this job, they don't want to give the job to Ye Chunsheng.
They have no shortage of daughters, and they already have a hardworking little girl at home. Since Ye Baoya can get married, Ye Chunsheng can also get married. It would be best if he marries a family with a generous dowry, so that he can help his parents and unborn brothers.
Ye Chunsheng was extremely disappointed. The matchmaker who came to her door said that the man was either mentally ill or older than her father. She didn't want to get married anymore. Feeling disappointed, she simply volunteered to go to the countryside, and the place she signed up to go to was far away from home in the south.
Firstly, she wanted to get away from this miserable home; secondly, wasn't Jiangnan a land of fish and rice? She certainly wouldn't starve there, so Ye Chunsheng chose Jianghang.
Ye Chunsheng's parents were angry about her "messing around" and did not come to see her off, just thinking that they had raised their daughter in vain.
Ye Hongjun, who was always good-tempered, wanted to scold his nephew and niece-in-law, but they were not there. He paused and asked, "Where are your grandparents?"
Ye Changcheng and his wife didn't seem to be such cold-blooded people in the past. Ye Hongjun was raised by his brother when he was a child. He learned his current electrical skills more from his brother rather than his father. The relationship between the two families was once closer than that between him and his sister.
"My grandparents were busy preparing a dowry for my aunt, so they gave me thirty in private." Ye Chunsheng answered expressionlessly, not knowing whether he felt more resentment or hatred.
Ye Hongjun and the others didn't know what to say. It was difficult for a judge to judge family affairs. They had no right to intervene in this matter. Apart from Ye Yu's luggage, Ye Hongjun didn't bring anything else with him today, so he gave the only 15 yuan he had left to Ye Chunsheng.
Ye Xing hadn't received her salary this month yet, and she had given all the accumulated money to her sister. She could only smile embarrassedly and gently say some words of advice.
Ye Yu didn't care about a dozen or twenty dollars, she could afford more, as her space had brought in a lot of money recently, but her outstretched hand was pushed back by Ye's mother.
Ye's mother didn't expect her to spend money as she had also gone to the countryside. In everything, there were relatives and strangers, and she still favored her own daughter.
"Thank you, Third Uncle." Ye Chunsheng bit his lip and accepted the fifteen yuan given by Ye Hongjun.
The things she brought were all old and not many. Everything was unknown in the south, and she might really be short of money. The fact that her second grandfather gave it to her so readily made her parents look even more like inhumane people.
Finally, Ye Yu and Ye Chunsheng, the aunt and nephew, exchanged the addresses of each other's rural brigades, although they both knew that it would be basically useless and was mainly for the adults to see.
Ye Chunsheng needed to take a long-distance train, so he arrived at the train station half an hour earlier.
The address where Ye Yu went to the countryside was close to Yanjing City, so he didn't need to take a train. Instead, he took a long-distance bus. To be honest, a few hours' drive was not considered a long distance.
The bus station is just across from the train station. It's not very big, but it's quite crowded and noisy.
Because the sign was not clear enough, Ye Yu took the ticket he had bought earlier and it took him a while to find the minibus he was taking.
"Dad, Mom, Sister, protect our country. I'm leaving now. See you at the end of the year!"
Ye Yu took the three big packages from Ye Hongjun and Ye Baoguo, put them on his shoulders, waved his hand, and left without showing any sadness. Instead, he gave people a feeling of impatience and joy (?).
Perhaps it was because Ye Yu's pace was too relaxed that Ye Hongjun and the others finally forgot to give him any more instructions. In fact, they had already nagged him enough in the past few days.
Ye Weiguo muttered: "Gorilla."
A young passerby named A who was traveling the same road and riding in the same car with Ye Yu had the same idea as Ye Weiguo.
The minibus in front of us is not very spacious. When there are many people and a lot of luggage, the luggage cannot be placed in the car, and larger packages are often tied to the roof.
At this time, the driver had already climbed onto the roof of the car using the ladder at the back of the car and called on the people below to hand him the package.
The young man Passerby A also had a large package, and was mysteriously confident that he could lift the luggage in one breath, but he obviously underestimated his strength and almost dropped it on himself. He was only able to steady himself with the help of two enthusiastic uncles and aunts standing nearby.
Just as I finished saying thank you awkwardly, a slender figure flashed by next to me. I saw a young and beautiful girl holding the luggage with both hands and easily lifted it up and handed it to the driver above.
The contrast is too stark.
The driver on the top had the final say. As he tied up the luggage, he couldn't help but praise: "Girl, you are so strong!"
Ye Yu, who had become accustomed to the quotations from the treasured book and had learned to derive his own ideas, said casually: "Women hold up half the sky, so what are two packages?"
Passerby A was hit by an arrow in the knee: ...heartbroken.
"Well said!" The kind-hearted woman who had helped Passerby A clapped enthusiastically, echoing, "This young woman has a high level of awareness. She's obviously an educated youth who's actively working for the country and the people, devoting herself to building the countryside."
Passerby A was hit in the knee by another arrow.
"..." Ye Yu, who always spoke without thinking, fell silent. Facing the enthusiastic aunt who almost regarded her as a role model, she smiled politely but did not speak again.
There were people waiting behind, so it wasn't a good place to chat, and several people got on the bus one after another.
At this time, there are no seat numbers in the chartered buses. Seats are on a first-come, first-served basis, and there is no overloading. In special circumstances, passengers will be squeezed to the point where there is no room to stand.
The good news is that it is not the Spring Festival now, but the bad news is that many educated youth have gone to the countryside.
Fortunately, Ye Yu said goodbye to his family members cleanly, and since he was strong enough, he could easily put his luggage away. He got on the bus relatively early and found a seat by the window in the last row.
About half an hour later, the vehicle finally started.
Soon after leaving Yanjing City, the road became bumpy. Because the road was too steep, some people got carsick. It's okay if one person doesn't vomit, but if he vomits, it can infect the entire car.
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Ye Yu was not afraid of bumps, but his sense of smell was too sensitive, so he was very glad that he had found the most corner position.
Here, I can secretly use my spatial ability to create a semi-isolated passage around my nose and try to breathe in the fresh air coming in from the window.
Such skillful dodging is not the result of luck, but something learned from the end of the world.
Eyes also looked out the window.
Outside the window, I passed by acres of land ready for the autumn harvest. In the north, most crops are wheat, corn, sweet potatoes, soybeans, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, cabbages, etc., but in this season, they have either been harvested or are being planted.
There is less green in autumn.
When he finally saw the rolling green hills, Ye Yu couldn't help but straighten his body.
Yanshan does not refer to a single mountain, but a collection of mountains consisting of multiple mountains, with a total length of more than 300 kilometers and an altitude ranging from 500 meters to 2,000 meters. The Yanshan Mountains have varied landforms, including common temperate forest resources.
Ye Yu had traveled to many places during the apocalypse and had seen many forests denser than this one, including tropical rainforests and even primeval forests. However, she did not like the forests that were full of dangers due to too many mutated creatures. She liked the green in front of her very much. The peaceful forest represented abundant resources.
There is less vegetation in the north than in the south, but that doesn't mean there is none. There is no need to worry about animals, as they have strong survival capabilities without human interference.
The minibus was getting closer and closer to Qingshan, and finally stopped at a small town not far from the foot of the mountain. This town is called Pingquan Town, which is also the final destination of this minibus.
Expectations soared.
As we approached Pingquan Town, the number of passengers on the bus became smaller and smaller, until there were less than twenty people left, including more than a dozen educated youth from Yanjing City.
The young passerby was also among them, and the enthusiastic aunt was also traveling the same way.
The aunt who was not an educated youth left as soon as she got off the bus. She waved and smiled at Ye Yu when she left. When the crowd dispersed, only a dozen educated youth were left to go to the commune in the town to meet up with educated youth from other provinces.
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