Chapter 42 The first chick hatches
This calendar is a rare commodity, and only a few people in the countryside can own one, but most people are very punctual.
Not knowing the exact time, they calculated it earlier so as not to miss the collective return to the village.
Among the six educated youth, Hua Feifei and Han Jing both had watches. Hua Feifei's watch was newly bought before going to the countryside, because her previous watch was an imported Swiss watch bought from an overseas Chinese store. Now that she no longer used it, she replaced it with a domestic Plum brand.
Therefore, when Ye Yu and his companions arrived at the town entrance on time, most of the villagers had already returned. When they saw them, they waved and urged them to come.
Afraid they would be late.
A lot of weight had already been put down on the donkey cart, and the villagers still found some space to help them put the heavier things on. The lighter things had to be carried by themselves.
Ye Yu didn't even put down the backpack behind him, so Han Jing volunteered to carry one on his back.
At this time, Liu Hongmei came out from somewhere again, and this time she brought not only Wang Xiaohu, but also Wang Xiaohu's twin sister Wang Xiaomei.
Someone noticed Wang Xiaomei and the large package she was carrying, and couldn't help but ask, "Isn't Xiaomei in middle school in town? Are you going back to the village? Why is your vacation so early this year?"
"It's because the principal and teachers of their school were almost arrested. Their school is in chaos now. Many students have asked for leave or quit, and the old principal didn't stop them. I was also worried that it would affect my younger sister, so I asked her to go back to the village to take shelter."
Liu Hongmei already had a lot to say, and when asked this question, she immediately started to pour out everything she knew.
Many people's first reaction to hearing this was disbelief, and they kept exclaiming: "Caught? How could this happen?!"
"It has to do with those incompetent idiots in the school. They have so much better things to learn than blindly reporting on people in the city. If the old principal and teachers weren't so popular and had helped so many students from needy families, and even had some of his former students on the G Committee, the parents of those idiots might have been taught by them, and they would have been arrested and paraded."
The one who answered was Wang Xiaomei, who had a resentful look on her face. She had always had good academic performance and was always among the top students in her grade. Her teacher also said that she had a good chance of getting into high school, but now it was questionable whether she could continue her studies.
Going to school is definitely much easier than working in the fields, and she doesn't want to be trapped in Wangjiagou for the rest of her life.
Wang Pandi's daughter Li Mudan also had the same idea of staying in school. She was reluctant to leave school even though it was chaotic.
The villagers were still confused and didn't understand why the principal would be arrested after being reported by a second-rate person. Why didn't the G committee listen to the principal but instead listened to the second-rate person?
They also talked about the people listed today. Someone asked about some of the university professors among them, and they were actually labeled as the "five black categories". Poor little girl, she had to grow up in a labor camp.
They asked several educated youth why the principal was arrested, and whether they would be arrested as well.
This question is really too sensitive to answer.
Finally, Xu Fei only told them to stay away from those wearing red armbands. The villagers were of good family background and generally would not make any ideological mistakes, but they must remember not to engage in feudal superstitions. The current situation was even more tense than before.
With this analogy, the villagers could vaguely grasp that this was a bit like the previous smashing of ancestral halls and closing of nameless temples, all for some unspeakable reasons.
This is still a little different, but the same thing is that ordinary people are better off staying away from these difficult-to-confront disputes as much as possible.
The villagers nodded one after another, but these things were far away from them. Only Wang Xiaomei was really worried about her studies and future.
She still wants to go to the county town to continue her studies.
But given the current serious situation, the town is not stable and teachers cannot concentrate on teaching. Even if they continue to teach, students don’t know what they are learning.
Han Jingsan fell silent upon hearing this. No one knew more about interrupting studies than they did. Did they not want to go to university? Of course not.
"You can just take the graduation exam and see what happens after you pass." Ye Yu spoke up, breaking the silence.
Hua Feifei clapped her hands: "Yes, your old principal and teachers are so kind, they will definitely agree!"
The only question is whether you can graduate and get into high school or high school.
But that's not a problem.
There are four high school students from the city in the village. Except Ye Yu, the other three have just interrupted their studies. They saved food for school and chose a private tutor. In addition, Wang Xiaomei’s basic knowledge is definitely not a problem. Isn’t it easy for her to get into high school?
As for whether Wang Xiaomei could go to school after passing the exam, Ye Yu knew that Liu Xinghua and others had always wanted Wang Xiaomei to marry into the city and follow the path of her mother Wang Lai Di. Wang Lai Di also went to high school in the county and then married into the city by chance.
With her aunt Wang Lai Di living in the county town, the possibility of her being allowed to go to high school is high.
Since Wang Xiaomei wants to study, Ye Yu also hopes that she can stay in the campus environment for a longer time, instead of being like many girls in the village who have to hold a simple wedding banquet to get married before they reach adulthood and spend their whole lives in hardship and confusion.
Liu Hongmei and her daughter put their heads together and whispered to each other. Wang Xiaohu stood quietly aside with a lot of bags hanging on his body. It was not known whether he understood or not, but he just nodded repeatedly.
A group of people came out of Wangjiagou in a lively atmosphere and returned in a lively atmosphere.
On the way, they had to separate from Yang Xiuxiu and Zhao Chunjiao.
Both Yang Xiuxiu and Zhao Chunjiao had tears in their eyes and were very reluctant to leave. They held Hua Feifei's hand and talked for a long time about the educated youth's visits back and forth.
In fact, they were reluctant to part with Ye Yu, but they did not dare to shake hands with Ye Yu rashly.
At most, Yang Xiuxiu emphasized at the end the dried chili peppers, wild peppercorns, and bean paste she brought from home. In addition to these, there were also frozen cakes and kimchi.
In fact, there is also smoked bacon, but unfortunately the quantity is small and it has been eaten up. If there is pork, she can teach you how to smoke the spicy bacon.
But this possibility is too low.
Pork is so hard to come by that even during the Chinese New Year, the educated youth who had only worked for a few days this year had little chance of getting any pork.
"I will."
It's rare for Ye Yu to make a promise seriously.
"Hey!" Yang Xiuxiu responded and pulled Zhao Chunjiao, who was still wiping her tears, away.
Back in Wangjiagou, the villagers went back to their homes.
It is worth mentioning that when Wang Xiaomei excitedly invited Ye Yu to her home for dinner, she was pinched by Liu Hongmei and stopped talking halfway through.
Ye Yu had no plans to go to Grandma Wang's house, but she found this interesting. She winked at Wang Xiaomei and made the same promise: "Aunt and cousins must be tired today. I won't bother them. I'll visit Grandma and Grandpa another day. Please tell them, and I'll definitely visit them regularly."
Liu Hongmei: “…”
It was not until she returned to the educated youth point that Hua Feifei thought about what she had just seen, the smile on Liu Hongmei's face disappearing in a second, and felt a little funny. Although it was a bit unkind, it was indeed funny.
"Chirp, chirp!" The sparrows flew out from their warm nests on the eaves to greet them.
Hua Feifei was very happy to see the sparrow flying towards her, but the sparrow passed by her and went straight to Ye Yu. It braked half a meter away from Ye Yu, circled around her, and finally landed on her shoulder.
Call again:
“Chichi!”
"I've loved you so much in vain," Hua Feifei said, her hands on her hips, angrily scolding him. "You ungrateful little bastard, I've fed you the most times. Even Jing Si and Ah Fei have teased you so many times. How come you don't remember us anymore?"
The sparrow couldn't understand such a long string of words. It tilted its head and its small eyes showed confusion.
Ye Yu gently stretched out her hand, and the sparrow immediately understood. It fluttered its wings and jumped into her palm, rubbing against it. Apart from being a reserve food with little meat, the only advantage of this sparrow was probably that it was fluffy and felt very comfortable to touch.
Hua Feifei, who was shown off, felt even more disappointed. Among them, Ye Yu treated the sparrow the worst and even gave it the nickname "reserve food". This sparrow only recognized this name and it was unclear whether it was smart or stupid.
"Smart, right?" Han Jing said confidently, "Animals that recognize their owners are all spiritual."
Faced with the backstab of her teammate, Hua Feifei snorted and turned to go to the room to put her things and change her shoes.
When Hua Feifei changed her shoes and came out, she saw no one outside the yard.
Eh——
Isn't she always the slowest?
At this time, Han Jing's voice came from the east room, mixed with the chirping of sparrows. The problem was solved at once. Han Jing and the other three were all in the east room.
Hua Feifei's eyes lit up, and she rushed over, asking like a repeater: "Have the chicks hatched? Have the chicks hatched?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Han Jing, who was standing by the kang, replied, "All three eggs are broken."
To be more precise, there was a crack, and half of the head of one of the chickens was exposed. The feathers on its body were very short and wet, and it looked both ugly and cute.
Hua Feifei, Han Jing and Xu Fei were all watching the birth and miracle of life.
Only Ye Yu sat cross-legged on the kang, yelling at the sparrow to stop his crazy behavior. While holding the fruit candy he had just bought today, he muttered incoherently: "Boiled eggs, soft-boiled eggs, poached eggs, omelets, spicy chicken, soy sauce chicken, crispy chicken, chicken stewed with mushrooms."
Hua Feifei, Han Jing, Xu Fei: ...Your hair hasn't even grown out yet, behave like a human being!
After a while, another egg also cracked open, and the first thing that came out was not the head but a small paw, which stomped in the void.
It actually crawled out earlier than the first one.
Shivering.
After struggling for a few times, the little juojuo finally supported itself and stood up, making a shrill sound: "Chijiji!"
Ye Yu chose a simple and crude name: "Number One."
"grumble?"
The sparrow stretched its neck and poked its head out.
After a while, chick number two finally crawled out of the eggshell, and chick number three also showed most of its body.
After all the eggs had hatched, Hua Feifei, Han Jing and Xu Fei carefully picked them up one by one, wiped them gently to dry their bodies, fed them some water and bean bran cakes prepared in advance, cleaned the eggshells in the nest, and then put them back into the dry and warm kang nest.
From today on, the people at the educated youth camp will also have chickens!
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