On her way back, Liu Meiling looked at the lively scenes in every household and felt envious.
She also missed her parents and brother. If she wanted to go back, it wouldn't be difficult given her relationship with Grandpa Kang's family. The village chief and the brigade leader would agree.
But she didn't want to cause trouble for others.
If she goes back and is reported, those who approved her leave and issued the letter of introduction will also be implicated. That's something she doesn't want.
She, Qiao Yu, and Zhao Liang are the only ones living at the educated youth settlement now. After the promotion after the New Year, there will definitely be more people coming. I don't know if the people who come will be easy to get along with.
She was lucky; the place she was sent to was her sister's village, which spared her from injustice and bad things.
In my parents' letters, they repeatedly expressed their relief, saying that some families in their area had children who, after returning from the countryside, were completely different people—darker, thinner, and aged more than ten years. Moreover, some girls had even been tricked into marrying into rural families…
Actually, she wrote home before the new year, wanting to return to Kyoto, after she had figured things out, but unfortunately...
With the implementation of the "Down to the Countryside Movement," she couldn't go back even if she wanted to. It was fortunate she went to the countryside; otherwise, her family would definitely have been targeted by malicious individuals.
The aunties and grandmas she encountered along the way were very welcoming and gave her a lot of food.
When she arrived at the educated youth settlement, her hands were stuffed full of things, except for the meat and vegetables that Bai Yunshu had asked her to bring to Qiao Yu and the others.
The two Qiao brothers had finished eating and were now in the yard, one chopping wood and the other sharpening his knife.
When Qiao Yu saw her return, a big smile spread across his face.
He dropped the knife he was holding, washed and dried his hands, and quickly came over to help her with her things.
"Comrade Meiling, you're back! Hehehe."
Bai Yunshu had invited the two brothers to have a reunion dinner together before, but since they were outsiders, it was not appropriate to bother them, so they declined.
Zhao Liang silently came over to help carry the things.
Liu Meiling let them take it, and said with a smile, "I called you to come over, but you wouldn't go. So, Comrade Bai and his family asked me to bring you some food back to eat."
There's Grandma's best medicinal soup, Comrade Bai's braised pork, and preserved rabbit! Eat them while they're hot!
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu and Zhao Liang stared intently at the food boxes, their eyes shining, and their mouths were practically watering!
"Hehe, it's still my brother's family who thinks of us! I'm dying to have Grandma's medicinal cuisine! Oh, and Brother Bai's braised pork too!"
Zhao Liang didn't say anything, but his eyes were overflowing with approval and joy, and he nodded his head like a rattle drum.
Seeing their greedy looks, Liu Meiling covered her mouth and chuckled, "I told you not to go! Go and eat! I'll put all the dishes and food that the aunties and grandmas gave us away in the kitchen. Help yourselves if you want some."
The three of them have always gotten along well, so all the food is kept together and they eat together.
The two brothers nodded repeatedly, and after helping her put away her things, they sat down to eat.
Qiao Yu looked at the kitchen, which was full of food, and felt a headache coming on at the thought of more people coming later.
"People will be coming after the New Year, and we probably won't be as well off as we are now! Sigh!"
Zhao Liang ate his food and didn't react to what he said.
He looked up and said, "Never mind them, let's live our own lives."
Qiao Yu and Liu Meiling burst out laughing at the same time, "Hahaha, you're right! Liangzi, you're so insightful!"
"That's right. We should live our own lives, protect what's rightfully ours, and not take what's not ours!"
The two of them had thought about so much and felt melancholy for so long since receiving the news, but they still hadn't figured it out as thoroughly as Zhao Liang.
Liu Meiling didn't eat with them; she ate her fill by herself at the Kang family's house.
She went back to the backyard by herself.
He took out the key, opened the back gate, and went inside without locking it again.
The village chief and brigade leader installed this gate specifically to protect her reputation, and she usually locks it before going to bed at night.
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