This era had its own unique characteristics, and its content was quite different from what we learned in later generations.
Xue Fu had to study hard and memorize everything!
At first, she was very focused, reading a passage several times, and then slowly memorizing it.
As she continued studying, her old problem resurfaced, and she unconsciously became distracted.
She would often be drawn to the noises outside the window while she was carrying her backpack.
The window faces the pond directly, and theoretically, no one should be coming to disturb us at this time; it should be very quiet here.
But recently the weather has warmed up, and the season of rejuvenation has arrived.
A flock of birds had flown to the branches of the row of willows along the pond's edge sometime ago, and now they were chirping incessantly.
The birdsong was unpleasant and noisy, but for Xue Fu, who was studying, it was incredibly interesting and captivating.
She would occasionally glance out the window, wondering what kind of bird was singing in that tree, and why its calls were both so cheerful and so awful, utterly grating and unpleasant to hear.
With such a mix of focused attention and distraction, time slips away quickly.
I hadn't turned many pages when it was time to go back for lunch.
Xue Fu put away the book, then wandered around the fishpond for a while before heading towards the Gu family's house.
Gu Chong still didn't come home for lunch today. As always, he prepared the food in advance in the morning, and she and Gu Fei just needed to heat it up over a fire and eat.
After the meal, Xue Fu still filled Gu Chong's rice bowl with rice and asked Gu Fei to deliver it to him.
Gu Fei ran towards the commune. When Xue Fu waited for him to return, she found that the child was no longer the resentful person he had been after yesterday's trip. Today, he returned with a cheerful and lively expression.
Xue Fu became interested and went over to Gu Fei to ask, "Xiao Fei, why are you so happy? Did you run into anything on the way?"
"How's your brother doing over there today? Is he doing better than yesterday?"
Gu Fei scratched the back of his head and chuckled. Xue Fu immediately understood what he meant.
The situation should be pretty good.
Gu Fei said, "Great! Today is much better than yesterday. My brother seems to be doing well. When I went to deliver his food, the other people were laughing at him."
"What's so funny?"
As soon as Xue Fu asked the question, she knew the answer herself without Gu Fei needing to reply.
What else is there to laugh about?
It's nothing more than her relationship with Gu Fei.
Gu Fei is an honest child. He heard those people making jokes with his brother and immediately relayed them to him.
"They just say my brother has good taste, and they envy him."
As Gu Fei spoke, he nodded his head affirmatively.
His brother really has a good eye; he didn't miss out on Sister Xue Fu and made his move early on. Gu Fei is proud and honored by this.
"They even asked me when my brother was having his wedding banquet, so they could go and join in the fun."
Gu Fei was too young to understand such embarrassing things, so he didn't take Xue Fu's feelings into consideration when he said them, which made Xue Fu blush deeply and quickly persuaded her to go out and play with her friends.
Xue Fu went to the well to rinse the rice jar that she had brought back and finished eating. She couldn't help but wonder how Gu Chong would react when he heard these words.
Will his gaze remain as indifferent as ever?
I'll still go with the flow, smiling and nodding.
Xue Fu is a very easygoing person. Due to her personality, she doesn't have a strong sense of planning or execution when it comes to her life and future.
For most of the past, she followed her parents' plans and arrangements. She felt fine with it, didn't resist at all, and didn't feel that her parents were interfering in her life.
The path her parents chose for her was the one that was most beneficial and suitable for her.
When it was finally her turn to make a decision, Xue Fu thought that she was probably someone who focused more on the present moment, and as for her expectations for the future, she was someone who would take things one step at a time.
Although Xue Fu didn't think that what she did was particularly bad.
There are so many different kinds of people in the world, so it's only natural and common for someone like her to exist.
At this moment, a tiny pebble was thrown into the calm lake, but it unexpectedly created quite a ripple.
For the first time, Xue Fu was truly thinking about the future.
Will she stay with Gu Chong until the end?
Could the person she'd agree to marry be Gu Chong?
What kind of marriage does she imagine and expect, and what kind of relationship do couples have?
She will be moving to a new marital home, leaving the protection of her parents. What kind of new home decoration would she like?
......
Once this topic of associative thinking is brought up, a series of questions arise, constantly surging and impacting Xue Fu's mind.
Xue Fu found it difficult to give a complete and clear answer all at once.
Perhaps the very first question stumped her.
It's not that she lacks confidence in Gu Chong, but rather that she feels uncertain and doubtful about the "future" for the two of them.
Her current emotions are driving her to lean towards the "yes" option.
Her inner voice answered: she wanted to be with him forever.
Xue Fu pondered alone for a while, her emotions fluctuating. Finally, she looked up at the sun, which was still bright and shining today, and knew it would forever hang high in that position.
Xue Fu thought it best not to worry unnecessarily.
Time will be the best friend and prove everything.
In the afternoon, Xue Fu went to the fishpond right on time, and on the way she ran into Zhou Jianguo, who was inspecting the work.
"Captain," Xue Fu greeted, raising her hand.
Zhou Jianguo nodded to her.
Xue Fu thought that everything was fine after saying hello and was about to leave when Zhou Jianguo stopped her.
"Hey, Xue Fu, don't go yet. I just happened to run into you. Wait a moment, I'll go with you to the fishpond to check on the new seedlings."
With the spring resumption of production plan being implemented these past few days, Zhou Jianguo has been extremely busy. In addition, with the training and selection of tractor drivers over there, Zhou Jianguo has been so busy that he hasn't had a chance to go to the fishpond.
"That kid Gu Chong took the fish fry from the commune yesterday, didn't he?"
"Yes, that's right. We put the fish fry into the pond yesterday evening."
When asked about her work, Xue Fu cooperated fully and reported: "I fed her once this morning, and she seemed to be in good condition. There haven't been any problems yet."
Xue Fu confidently stated, "Captain, I will definitely take good care of her, don't worry! I won't do anything reckless."
Zhou Jianguo's hesitant expression softened considerably, and he reassured her, "Comrade Xue Fu, you did a good job. That's how it should be. You have to do your job conscientiously and responsibly. You should be a good person as you are at work."
"Yes, yes, you're right."
Xue Fu smiled.
After Zhou Jianguo finished inspecting the weeding, tilling, and sowing in the fields, he followed Xue Fu toward the fishpond.
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