Outside the hospital.

The location of the training was the county hospital, but the trainees were located in the dormitory building of the hospital. It was noon, which was exactly the lunch break time, so Jiang Xi and others were not in the classroom, but in the dormitory.

The dormitories here are a bit like those in boarding schools and are guarded.

Pei Hejun stood at the door of the dormitory building with his crutches, his eyes looking straight ahead. He didn't even notice his mother's reminder. It was his mother who noticed his absent-mindedness and knocked on him unhappily: "Come and sit for a while. You can't stand for so long with your legs."

She pointed to a bench nearby, wanting her son to rest for a while.

Pei Hejun took a look and saw that it was a bit far from the door, so he shook his head: "It's okay, Xiaoxi moves quickly and will come out soon."

Pei's mother didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she had to give up the idea and stood beside her son.

At this time, a young man happened to be waiting nearby. She looked curiously for a few more times and saw a young girl coming out of the dormitory building. She looked at the young man and the young man gave her a flower. The girl immediately smiled happily and followed the young man.

The mother and son who watched the whole process said: "..."

They looked at each other, and Pei's mother was a little anxious: "It's over, we have no flowers!"

She finally brought her son to see Jiang Xi, hoping that the young man could make some friends outside, but she ended up not bringing any flowers!

Pei Hejun also frowned and looked down at his hands. He still used two crutches. His legs were not strong enough to support him. He couldn't completely throw away the crutches, nor could he support himself with only one leg. Both of his hands were occupied. How could he have time to hold the flowers? He shook his head and said, "It's okay. Xiaoxi won't mind."

Pei's mother thought her son didn't know the secret to pleasing girls, and explained, "Of course she won't mind, but if you give her something, she will definitely be happier. Third brother, you have to remember that girls like to receive gifts from time to time. When your father was courting me, he would send me bird eggs every other day. Now that we are in a better situation and have enough food, you have to send her something else."

Pei Hejun nodded and wrote down these words.

But it is indeed impossible to perform it now.

Suddenly, a beautiful figure appeared at the dormitory door. Pei's mother's eyes lit up and she handed the package in her hand to Pei Hejun: "Just say that this is what you... took along the way."

Pei Hejun: “…”

He didn't believe it.

But Pei's mother had already come forward to greet him with a smile: "Xiaoxi is here."

Jiang Xi was also happy to see familiar people. She trotted over, her braided hair swinging behind her head. "Mom, He Jun, why are you here?"

Mother Pei smiled and said, "I missed you. It just so happened that the tractor of the brigade was coming to the town. I... the third brother thought about it and dragged me over."

Jiang Xi raised her eyebrows slightly. She didn't expect this to be the case. In her impression, Pei Hejun was the kind of person who couldn't get much out of things. He didn't talk much and would just answer whatever was asked. He would rarely take the initiative to bring up topics even if she wasn't asked. So why was he taking the initiative to come over now?

Pei Hejun's cheeks turned red when Jiang Xi looked at him like that. He wanted to explain that although he really wanted to come here, it was his mother's request that he come here. But before he could open his mouth, he felt a pain in his back.

His mother pinched him.

He said nothing and kept his head down.

Jiang Xi was silent, but she was actually happy to see him like this. She had seen too many experienced men in modern times, so it was quite interesting to suddenly see such a pure and innocent man.

Mother Pei was also happy when she saw this. She knew that Xiaoxi liked her son. She would definitely be happy if someone she liked took the initiative to come and see her. Mother Pei happily took the package from her son's hand.

She was afraid that her son would not be able to bear it for too long, so she handed the package to Jiang Xi: "It's been so long, you should have eaten most of your snacks, so I made some. It's hot now and it's hard to preserve them, so I didn't make much. You can share them with the people you live with, so that they can take care of you."

Jiang Xi smiled and answered: "Thank you, mother! You are so kind."

Mother Pei was extremely happy. She was able to protect Jiang Xi and let her continue to go to school because she liked this little girl. She was pretty and well-behaved, which satisfied her wish of not having a daughter. Now the little girl smiled so sweetly that she felt dizzy.

Fortunately, she glanced over and saw her son standing there with a dry look on his face. She came back to her senses and said quickly, "It's not just me. Thanks to the third brother's reminder, he has been thinking about you since you left. He has been reading the medical notes you wrote all day long, saying that he was bored and just wanted to read them."

After hearing this, Pei Hejun's face turned even redder, and he didn't dare to raise his head.

Jiang Xi's smile became more brilliant: "Well, thank you He Jun too."

The voice was clear and pleasant. Pei Hejun's heart moved slightly. He couldn't help but look up, and saw the deep smile on her brow. He was embarrassed for a moment. She must have seen through it!

Jiang Xi smiled and said, "Mom, wait a moment. I'll put the food here first. You probably haven't eaten yet, right? Let's go to the hotel and have a meal first."

"Dinner time?" Pei's mother shook her head quickly: "No, no, we just came to see you, no need to go to the hotel."

Jiang Xi pretended to be angry and said sternly: "No way, if you don't eat today, don't even think about going back!"

Mother Pei smiled again: "Okay, then we'll wait."

Jiang Xi did not move immediately, but let Pei's mother take the package first. She took the initiative to support Pei Hejun and said, "Hejun's leg may not be fully healed yet. Go sit down first. I live upstairs, and it will take some time to climb the stairs."

Mother Pei held the package, smiling and saying nothing.

The son, who had just been shaking his head, was now extremely obedient. He was supported and walked silently, following her force, slowly step by step.

Pei's mother watched from behind and sighed in her heart, thinking that she had such good taste in choosing such a good daughter-in-law for her son.

She is pretty and a good match for my son. It looks good, but it's a pity that she doesn't have a camera.

Speaking of cameras, there are no photos of my son and Xiaoxi yet. I will talk to him about it later and it would be best if he could take a photo with Xiaoxi.

After Jiang Xi helped the person sit on the bench, he immediately went upstairs with the package.

She was afraid of delaying and making them wait for a long time and continue to go hungry.

However, even though she walked as fast as possible, it still took her several minutes to go back and forth. It was still September and the weather was still quite hot, and Jiang Xi was sweating all over his forehead.

"Let's go, let's go eat." Jiang Xi said.

Pei Hejun stood up, and the three of them walked out slowly. After a few steps, Pei Hejun suddenly stopped: "Mom, I want to eat popsicles."

Mother Pei paused and immediately said, "Okay, I'll go buy it. Does Xiaoxi want some?"

"Do you want it, Mom?" Jiang Xi asked back. When she nodded, she said, "I'll go buy it."

She held Pei's mother down and ran over first. How could she let an old woman run errands?

She brought money with her when she came out. At that time, the cheapest popsicles were one cent, and the most expensive ones were ten cents. They were milk popsicles. Jiang Xi bought three, one for each of them. However, Pei Hejun could not eat the one at the moment. He could only eat it after he arrived at the hotel and took off his crutches.

Having lived together for a long time, Jiang Xi knew their tastes and ordered dishes directly.

After ordering the dishes, Jiang Xi sat down and ate a popsicle. The cold popsicle had a rich milky flavor. Who would have thought that such a popsicle would be sold for several dollars, or even more than ten dollars a pop, fifty years later?

It’s still cheap now.

As she ate the popsicle, the heat in the air seemed to disappear. The sweat on her face decreased a lot. After she calmed down, she began to observe the two people. As a doctor's professional habit, she noticed that Pei Hejun didn't seem to have gained much weight.

He lost weight before because he was in a vegetative state and could not absorb more nutrients.

But he is better now. It has been so long, but he hasn’t recovered much?

There were not many people at the moment, so the food came quickly. Pei's mother and Pei Hejun were really hungry, so they picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

While eating, Jiang Xi asked, "Mom, does He Jun eat a lot at home?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Hejun's hand holding the chopsticks froze.

Mother Pei snorted and laughed: "Not much! If his father and I hadn't urged him to eat, he would eat even less and always say he was full."

Jiang Xi moved his eyes to Pei Hejun and looked at him.

In less than two seconds, Pei Hejun took the initiative to beg for mercy, explaining: "The weather is too hot, and I have no appetite."

Jiang Xi accepted this explanation. It was quite hot. She thought about it and said to Pei's mother, "Mom, one hour before meals in the future, give him some hawthorn water to drink. Tangerine peel water is also OK. I have the herbs in my medicine cabinet."

Mother Pei nodded vigorously: "Okay, I'll remember it all."

After saying that, he glared at his son and said, "You should eat well from now on, okay? Xiaoxi is thinking about you."

Pei Hejun nodded, his voice muffled: "Yeah."

Then he took two big bites of rice.

I even forgot to pick up the food.

Jiang Xi looked at him. It was quite hot today, so why did he have a good appetite? Was it because the food was not good as usual and he didn't want to eat?

Suddenly, Pei's mother also asked curiously: "Hey, why did you eat so much today? Aren't you hot?"

"Ahem!" Pei Hejun was robbed. He tilted his head and coughed twice, and whispered, "I just ate a popsicle. I'm not hot."

Mother Pei smiled sarcastically, feeling that it was not the case. Could it be that the dishes here were more favored by this boy? She thought sourly that her cooking skills were really good. She was not as reluctant to use oil and salt as others.

I saw my son take two bites, glance at the girl beside him, and then continue eating.

It looks like taking a bite of a side dish.

Mother Pei: “…”

She pouted, ate her meal, and then hurried the two of them out for a walk so they wouldn't wander around in front of her: "You guys go play for a while, I can't walk anymore, let's just rest here for a while."

Jiang Xi saw what Pei's mother meant, and did not refuse. He looked at Pei Hejun and said, "Let's go?"

"Yeah." The man nodded, and couldn't wait to get up, using his crutch more forcefully than before.

The road here was shaded by trees, so it wasn't too hot. The two walked slowly. While talking, Jiang Xi first asked about the situation at home, especially Jiang Yu and Jiang Mi.

Knowing that the two children were doing well in school, I didn't ask any more questions.

Pei Hejun was silent for a moment, then took the initiative to ask her about her studies here: "Is the content difficult?"

"Not difficult." Jiang Xi shook his head and raised his chin with some pride: "I became the team leader!"

Jiang Xi rarely acted so childishly. Pei Hejun laughed and praised him, "That's amazing!"

Jiang Xi pursed her lips and smiled, feeling a little embarrassed to be praised.

Pei Hejun couldn't help laughing. He tilted his head and caught a glimpse of a photo studio not far away. Thinking of his mother's words, he wanted to go there and kept looking there. But when he looked at Jiang Xi, he was too embarrassed to speak.

Until Jiang Xi noticed it, followed his gaze, and asked curiously: "Shall we take a photo?"

"Okay." Pei Hejun nodded quickly, fearing that it would be too late and she would regret it.

The photo studio was not far away. When the two men passed by, the owner happened to come out to throw away the trash. When he saw them, he immediately greeted them in with a warm smile.

The photo studios of this era are as simple as those in TV dramas. The cameras are propped up on tripods and there are not so many fancy things. Two people sit on benches, look at the camera, and smile at the gestures of the photographer.

"very good!"

After a click, the shop owner smiled and said, "Great photo, the man is handsome and the woman is pretty. Comrade, your sitting posture is too straight, have you ever been a soldier?"

Pei Hejun nodded implicitly and looked into the camera eagerly, wanting to see what it looked like.

But the shop owner didn't see his eager look, and fiddled with his camera, saying, "If you want it rushed, it's three dollars in total, and you can get it in half an hour. If you don't want it rushed, come back in five days and it's one dollar."

Pei Hejun said first: "Hurry up."

He took out the money and handed it over generously.

Jiang Xi took a look and put the money back into his pocket.

The owner nodded happily, asked them to wait for a while, and went into the photo developing room.

Less than half an hour later, just ten minutes later, he came out with several photos in his hands: "Here, comrades, take a look. Isn't she very beautiful now?"

Pei Hejun took it and looked at the people in the photo carefully. They developed three large photos and two small ones. The large one made the eyebrows and eyes clearer. Both of them were looking at the camera with smiles on their lips.

His rough fingertips scratched the photo, but as soon as he touched it, he was afraid of tearing it, so he quickly withdrew his hand and nodded: "Yeah, it looks good."

Jiang Xi also took a look. She was not wearing any makeup, but at this time she did not have a heavy taste for food. Her face was smooth without any acne, and it had just been exposed to the sun, so her skin was fair and rosy. Even in a black and white photo, she was very beautiful. The man next to her was the same. Although his cheeks were thin, his facial features were still there, and his aura added to his looks.

She nodded in agreement: "Yeah, it looks good!"

After getting the photos, it was getting late, so the two had to go back. Jiang Xi handed Pei Hejun to Pei's mother, waved with a smile, and turned to go into the hospital.

Pei Hejun looked at her back for a while, and was then hit by Pei's mother: "Okay, aren't there photos here? Can you eat more by looking at the photos while eating?"

Pei Hejun: “!”

He tried hard to keep a straight face and not say anything, with his brows furrowed. He looked quite serious, but his face was too pale and a little red, and it was obvious at a glance that he didn't have any aura at all.

Pei's mother clicked her tongue and pulled him away.

It is not easy to come to the county, so Pei Hejun never came a second time.

Jiang Xi's further studies also came to an end in the busy life.

There was no one in this team who was difficult to get along with, and everyone lived happily together, so we were reluctant to leave when the training was over.

Jiang Xi was a little reluctant to leave, but she wanted to go home more. Although the food here was okay, it was not as good as the Pei family's. She had also finished the snacks she brought with her and was starving.

This time when he went back, the team knew that Jiang Xi only needed to take a bus back to the town and the team's tractor would come over.

Before getting in the car, Jiang Xi looked at the person sitting in the tractor and smiled.