Now that it's harvest season, many people have paused their work to join the harvest in the fields.
Zhao Honghui returned to Qingshan Village, went to the fields, greeted the brigade leader, and joined the educated youth team.
His suspicions remained, and he wanted to take the opportunity to observe Xie Yuyao.
The result was that Xie Yuyao remained calm and composed, like a young lady experiencing rural life, leisurely and naturally creating a scene of her own.
With Zhao Honghui setting an example, the male educated youth worked hard to catch up, and the female educated youth also wanted to do well. Even Xie Yuyao was influenced by the atmosphere and didn't feel tired. For a time, everyone worked enthusiastically.
When it was time to leave work in the evening, the scorekeeper came to give the scores. Thanks to Zhao Honghui's participation, everyone got full marks: 10 marks for men and 8 marks for women.
Li Weidong extended a warm invitation to Zhao Honghui to have dinner together. Zhao Honghui considered it for a second and then readily agreed, but he had to go home first.
The educated youth team returned to their lodgings, some cooking and others chopping wood.
Xie Yuyao suggested going for a walk in the mountains. Yang Shumei, who was packing her things, said, "There's nothing much in the mountains. How about we go catch some fish by the river?"
Xie Yuyao's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she thought of all sorts of ways to cook fish. "Let's go, let's go catch some fish!"
Ren Fei also joined in with great enthusiasm, and the two of them hurriedly went to get basins and buckets.
Yang Shumei hesitated, unsure if she could even catch them.
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When Xie Yuyao and her two companions arrived at the riverbank in Qingshantun, there were already quite a few people there.
The water near the shore wasn't deep, and the young community members, who were often short of food, would come to catch fish after work.
Some of them stood on the bank using fishing nets to catch fish, some jumped into the river to spear fish, and others dived to the bottom of the water to collect river clams.
Some people, undeterred by the cold, jumped into the water to swim around, play, and frolic.
Tall and strong with handsome features, Zhao Jianbin strode over to Yang Shumei.
A warm smile spread across his honest face. "Yang Zhiqing, come and catch some fish! I've caught a few small fish. Take them back and make soup."
Yang Shumei said calmly, "Thank you, but no need."
"Let's go upstream and take a look." After saying that, she turned and walked upstream. Xie Yuyao's eyes flickered, and she and Ren Fei followed.
This man is Yang Shumei's suitor. He looks handsome and talented, but he is a farmer, and their family backgrounds are too different. It will be difficult for them to get together.
If a sent-down youth marries a villager, she will never be able to return to the city.
Shumei is clearly from a wealthy family and will return home someday. No ordinary man is good enough for her.
Xie Yuyao glanced back at the dejected man, nudged Yang Shumei's arm, and asked in a low voice, "Who is he? What does he do?"
"Zhao Jianbin works at the meat processing plant in the town."
"If we want to buy meat, can we ask him to bring it back?" Xie Yuyao thought of meat as soon as she mentioned the meat processing plant.
"I don't know, you can go ask." Yang Shumei said indifferently, as if she didn't know the other person well.
Xie Yuyao wanted to ask Zhao Jianbin if he had any meat that didn't require tickets, but she quickly dismissed the idea. Even if he was willing to sell, it would definitely be for Shumei's sake, so as not to make things difficult for her.
There was a large reed bed by the river ahead, the reeds already turning yellow. Yang Shumei pointed and said, "Let's go take a look over there!"
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