Chapter 2: Meet Again
Lingzhong Village, a youth sent-down camp.
Gu Ci also used the excuse of coming to the educated youth site to find friends and inquire about information.
At first, he only knew that his grandparents were sent down to Chang'an Commune.
I originally thought that knowing the location would make it easy to find someone.
But when we got there, we found out that there were seven brigades under the Chang'an Commune.
Each brigade has seven or eight or more than a dozen squads.
In addition, there are many hills and the mountainous area here is vast. Not only are each large team far away from each other, but even the small teams are far away from each other.
And because his grandparents were there for labor reform, he couldn't look for them in a public manner.
When you first arrive at Lingtou Village, you also have to work.
He had never done any work before, and he was almost exhausted at the beginning.
It was dark after work, and even if he wanted to look for it, he had neither the time nor the energy.
Only on rainy days can I take the opportunity to visit friends at the educated youth site and find out more while chatting with them.
Fortunately, he is young, and he has managed to hold on for more than a month. After work, he doesn't feel sore in the back and waist as if he is falling apart.
Everyone was there, except his grandparents.
Gu Ci became even more worried when he saw that they lived in a leaky cowshed and wore ill-fitting and torn cotton jackets that had changed color.
His grandparents are old, and his cousins are young. If he doesn't find them, he's worried about how they will survive the winter.
Fortunately, he also found out that there is less work to do in the fields now, only digging canals and the like, so if he doesn't want to go, he doesn't have to go.
Because everyone in the village was scrambling to earn these work points.
Then I can take advantage of this time to visit the seven brigades and nearly a hundred teams in the commune.
It's a good opportunity to avoid those guys and find my female comrades under the pretext of making common progress.
Not to mention that he doesn't have that intention now. Even if he really wants to find a partner, he has to find someone he likes.
After he left Lingzhong Village, he stood at the intersection and looked at his watch. It was only a little after one in the afternoon. He found out that there was a Lingxia Village down the mountain.
Gu Ci walked towards Lingxia Village carefully.
The roads here are all yellow mud, and they are not smooth even on sunny days, but full of potholes.
It is even more difficult to walk on rainy days. The soles of the black rain boots are soon covered with thick yellow mud.
Not only is it heavy, it's also easy to slip.
After he walked for a while, he saw someone coming in front of him, but he couldn't see the other person clearly through the heavy rain.
But I saw that the other person seemed to have lost his balance, his feet slipped and he fell.
Gu Ci hesitated.
It’s not that he is cold-blooded and heartless, but he has recently seen too many lesbians falling all over themselves in front of him, while at the same time not forgetting to send him a few bundles of autumn spinach with their eyes.
Now this guy is even more ruthless, he fell so hard.
Should I help him myself? Or just turn around and run?
Just as he was hesitating, he heard a child crying. He didn't hesitate any longer and hurried forward. Seeing that the other person looked familiar, he helped her up first: "Sister, are you okay?"
"Gu Zhiqing?" Chu Tong was also surprised to see him, but she felt lucky, so she quickly asked him for help: "I sprained my foot, please take my daughter to my mother's house, and let my sister push the wheelbarrow."
After saying that, he untied the straps.
"Okay, then sister, you wait here for us." Gu Ci picked up the little girl who was still crying, only to find that she was wrapped in an adult's old cotton-padded coat.
Fortunately, he used to be able to comfort his cousins, and said in a gentle tone: "Don't cry, sister. Let's go find your parents and bring your mother home."
Now he walked more carefully, fearing that he would fall.
When they were almost at the entrance of the village, Xiao Hei rushed to the umbrella, stepped on his rain boots, and meowed in surprise.
Although Gu Ci didn't understand cat language, looking at Xiao Hei's mandarin duck eyes, he tentatively called out: "Xiao Hei?"
After shouting, he felt a little stupid: "How could Xiao Hei be here? This kitten looks like Xiao Hei."
He also discovered that there are many cats in the countryside and they are not afraid of people, but he has never seen a cat that would attack people.
So he raised his foot, gently pushed Xiao Hei aside, and walked forward again.
The little black cat that was left behind angrily meowed at his back and cursed: "Are you blind? How can there be a cat prettier than me in this world?"
Previously, Xiao Hei was entrusted with an important task by Chu Hong, but when he arrived at the village entrance, he was attracted by other people's cats, and without hesitation, he abandoned the task given to him by Chu Hong.
I didn't expect Gu Ci couldn't recognize me.
I'm so ashamed that I'm still thinking about him?
Xiao Hei, feeling hurt a million times, went on to seek comfort from his new friend.
On the other side, Xiao Yuer also kept pointing the way forward: "Grandma's house is still inside."
Chu Hong had already crawled into bed, listening to the sound of big raindrops falling on the tiles and feeling worried: If I had known, I would not have let them go back.
Just stuff the little fish into the quilt.
Just then, she heard someone shout, "Is anyone home?"
In the countryside, the gates are not closed until dark.
Chu Hong remembered that her younger sister had gone out to look for her friends, and she was the only one at home, so she could only get up from the bed and say, "Come in and sit down. I'll be right there."
When the weather is good, some people will come to visit during the day.
But when it rains, very few people go out.
It's cold now, and your feet will be frozen whether you go out barefoot or wearing straw sandals.
Not only did rubber rain boots require tickets, they also cost five or six yuan a pair. They were not yet popular among city workers, let alone in the countryside.
Not to mention that tickets are not easy to get, even if you have tickets, you can't bear to spend the money. When you go out, you wear straw sandals and carry cotton shoes with you, and change into them when you get to the place.
Therefore, Chu Hong also knew that the person who came now must have something important to do.
Sure enough, Xiao Yuer's crying voice came from behind: "Auntie, my mother fell to the ground."
Well, something happened.
When she came out and saw Gu Ci, she was a little surprised: "You are not from our village, are you here to visit relatives?"
When she was in Shencheng, she had indeed met Gu Ci.
But at that time, Gu Ci covered his face with clothes and was wearing thin clothes, so only his eyes could be seen at a glance.
Now Gu Ci is also wearing an ordinary blue cotton jacket, black pants, and long rubber rain boots, which is nothing like he was then.
Gu Ci didn't recognize her either. It was night time, and even with a fire, he couldn't see her clearly.
Besides, he was very nervous at that time and didn't pay attention to what the girl on the ground looked like.
Therefore, the two of them did not know each other even though they were facing each other.
Gu Ci wanted to ask her for information later, and he was very friendly: "I am an educated youth from Lingshan Village."
Chu Hong nodded and took Xiao Yuer to her room first.
She just got up, and the quilt was still warm: "Just wait here obediently, I'll go find someone to take your mother home."
Xiao Yuer nodded obediently: "Auntie, I'll be obedient."
Chu Hong then hurried out, took her umbrella, changed into straw sandals, and said politely: "Thank you so much for coming to my house today. Can you rest for a while?"
What it actually means is that I’m going out and you should leave quickly.
Poor girl, she didn’t have rain boots. Now she had to make her own cloth shoes. They were comfortable to wear on sunny days, but would get soaked immediately if she wore them outside on rainy days.
On the way back, Gu Ci had already found out from Xiao Yuer that her grandfather was the captain of the team and her aunt also gave her delicious milk candy.
Xiao Yuer couldn't remember that his grandfather had become the Secretary of the Song Branch, so he thought that everyone listened to the captain and that the captain was the most powerful.
Gu Ci took off his rain boots tactfully: "Would you like to wear rain boots? Use my umbrella first."
After saying that, I felt a little regretful, fearing that she also thought that I had a good impression of her.
That would be a huge misunderstanding.
He really wanted to regret it.
Chu Hong was delighted and put on her rain boots immediately.
She was also afraid of catching a cold. A cold would be a small matter. The worst thing was that her relatives came. If she caught a cold again, she would be worried about having a stomachache.
Her shoes were only size 37, but these rain boots must have been at least size 42, and they were so loose that they seemed to be falling off.
This did not bother her. She stuffed some straw into the heels of her shoes and picked up his big umbrella. This time she was really grateful to him: "Please sit down for a while and pour yourself some tea. I'll be back soon."
She grabbed a handful of candy when she went out and went to find her cousin in front.
He first stuffed the candy into the cousin's son's pocket, then smiled and said, "Brother, my elder sister accidentally fell and sprained her foot. Can you push the wheelbarrow to bring my elder sister back?"
The relationship between the two families has always been good.
The cousin's wife, who was sewing shoe soles, saw that her son couldn't hold the hard candy in both hands, and rushed to agree on behalf of her husband: "Oh, this can't be delayed, Aiguo, you should go quickly."
Seeing him pushing the wheelbarrow, she smiled and said, "Look at you, you are so distant even though we are family."
Chu Hong also laughed: "Xiaofeng is my good nephew, how can I not love him?"
After saying that, he followed Song Aiguo out.
Song Aiguo was wearing a straw raincoat, a straw hat, and straw sandals. He was pushing a wheelbarrow and striding out.
There are no tractors in the village now, and everyone is used to using wheelbarrows, so Chu Tong was found quickly.
In order to keep the unicycle balanced, the two sisters sat on one side.
Song Aiguo sent them home, and before leaving, he reminded them: "Xiaohong, quickly boil some hot water for big sister to soak her feet."
"Okay."
The water in the copper kettle on the stove was still hot, and the two kettles were filled with boiling water, which was enough for Chu Tong to clean.
Chu Hong urged Chu Tong: "Sister, you should also go and lie down on my bed. I will go and make you some brown sugar water."
"Okay." Chu Tong also reminded her: "Remember to make a bowl of brown sugar water for Gu Zhiqing as well."
"Of course. Just lie down and relax."
Chu Hong thought that she had to light a fire anyway, so she simply scooped up half a pot of water so that Chu Chu and the others could drink some to warm themselves up.
As she was making a fire, she chatted with Gu Ci: "Gu Zhiqing is here to look for the educated youth here, right?"
"They all live in the front two houses."
She was familiar with the educated youth in the village, and had heard that female educated youth He Yanyan went to the countryside with her boyfriend, but unfortunately they were not assigned to the same place.
This instantly turned her into a badger in the melon field, and she felt like she was eating the melons firsthand.
At this moment, she had already decided in her heart that she would personally send him to the educated youth point and make sure he could eat the whole melon.
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