Chapter 42 The First Small Chicken Breaks the Shell
This calendar is a rare commodity, and very few people in the countryside can own one, but most people are very punctual.
Not knowing the exact time, they calculated it earlier so as not to miss the collective return to the village.
Among the six educated youth, Hua Feifei and Han Jing both had watches. Hua Feifei's watch was a new one she bought before going to the countryside, because her previous watch was an imported Swiss watch bought from an overseas Chinese store. Now that she no longer uses it, she has replaced it with a domestic Plum brand.
Therefore, when Ye Yu and his companions arrived at the entrance of the town on time, most of the villagers had already returned. When they saw them, they waved and urged them to come back.
Afraid they would be late.
A lot of weight had already been put down on the donkey cart, and the villagers still found some space to help them put slightly heavier things. They had to carry the lighter things themselves.
Ye Yuyi didn't even bother to put down the backpack behind him, so Han Jing volunteered to carry one.
At this time, Liu Hongmei appeared from somewhere again, and this time she brought not only Wang Xiaohu, but also Wang Xiaohu's twin sister Wang Xiaomei.
Someone noticed Wang Xiaomei and the large package she was carrying, and couldn't help asking, "Isn't Xiaomei studying in the town? Is she going back to the village? Why is the holiday so early this year?"
"It's because the principal and teachers of their school were almost arrested. Their school is in chaos now. Many students asked for leave or quit, and the old principal didn't stop them. I was also worried that my little sister would be affected, so I asked her to go back to the village to take shelter."
Liu Hongmei already had a lot to say, and when asked this question, she immediately started to pour out everything she knew.
Many people's first reaction when they heard this was disbelief, and they kept shouting: "Being arrested? How could this happen?!"
"It has something to do with those good-for-nothing second-rate people in the school. They have no good things to learn, but people in the city made false reports. If the old principal and teachers were not popular, and had helped many students from families in difficulties, even some of the G Committee members were his former students, the parents of those second-rate people might have been taught by them, and they might have been arrested and paraded."
The one who answered was Wang Xiaomei, who had a resentful look on her face. She had always had good grades and was always among the top students in her grade. Her teacher also said that she had a good chance of getting into high school. But now it was doubtful whether she could continue her studies.
Going to school is definitely much easier than working in the fields, and she doesn't want to be trapped in Wangjiagou for the rest of her life.
Wang Pandi's daughter Li Mudan also had the same idea as she stayed in school. She was reluctant to leave the school even though it was in chaos.
The villagers were still confused and didn't understand why the principal would be arrested after being reported by a scoundrel. Why didn't the G committee listen to the principal but instead listened to the scoundrel?
They also talked about the people whose names were displayed today. Someone asked about some of the university professors among them, and they were said to be classified as the "five black categories". Poor little girl, she had to grow up in a labor camp farm.
They asked several educated youth why the principal was arrested and whether they would be arrested as well.
This question is really too sensitive to answer.
Finally, Xu Fei only told them to stay away from those wearing red armbands. The villagers were of good family background and generally would not make any ideological mistakes, but they must remember not to engage in feudal superstitions, as the trend was now more tense than before.
With this analogy, the villagers could vaguely understand that this was a bit like the previous smashing of ancestral halls and closing of nameless temples, all of which had some unspeakable reasons.
This is still a little different, but the same thing is that ordinary people are best to stay away from these difficult disputes as much as possible.
The villagers nodded one after another, but these things were far away from them. Only Wang Xiaomei was really concerned about her studies and future.
She still wants to go to the county town to continue her studies.
But given the current serious situation, the town is unstable and teachers cannot concentrate on teaching. Even if they continue, students don’t know what they are learning.
Han Jingsan was silent after hearing this. No one knew more about interrupting studies than them. Did they not want to go to college? Of course not.
"You can just take the graduation exam and pass it first." Ye Yu's voice broke the silence.
Hua Feifei clapped her hands: "Yes, your old principal and teachers are so nice, they will definitely agree!"
The only question is whether you can graduate and get into high school or high school.
But that's not a problem.
There are four high school students from the city in the village. Except Ye Yu, the other three have just interrupted their studies. They saved money for school and chose a private tutor. In addition, Wang Xiaomei’s basic knowledge is definitely not a problem, so isn’t it easy for her to get into high school?
As for whether Wang Xiaomei could go to school after passing the exam, Ye Yu knew that Liu Xinghua and the others had always wanted Wang Xiaomei to marry into the city and copy the path of her mother Wang Laidi. Wang Laidi also went to high school in the county and only got the chance to marry into the city.
With her aunt Wang Lai Di living in the county town, the possibility of her being allowed to attend high school is high.
Since Wang Xiaomei wants to study, Ye Yu also hopes that she can stay in the campus environment longer, instead of being like many girls in the village, who are married off with a simple banquet before they reach adulthood and live a life of hardship and confusion.
Liu Hongmei and her daughter were talking together in whispers. Wang Xiaohu, with a lot of bags hanging on his body, stood quietly by the side. It was not known whether he understood or not, but he just nodded repeatedly.
A group of people came out of Wangjiagou in a lively and noisy manner, and went back in a lively and noisy manner.
On the way, they had to separate from Yang Xiuxiu and Zhao Chunjiao.
Both Yang Xiuxiu and Zhao Chunjiao had tears in their eyes and were very reluctant to leave. They held Hua Feifei's hand and talked for a long time about the educated youth's visits back and forth.
In fact, they were reluctant to part with Ye Yu, but they did not dare to shake hands with Ye Yu rashly.
At the end, Yang Xiuxiu emphasized the dried chili peppers, wild peppers, and bean paste she brought from home. In addition to these, there were also frozen cakes and kimchi.
In fact, they also have smoked bacon, but unfortunately the quantity was small and we finished it all. If we had pork, she could teach us how to smoke the bacon into a spicy flavor.
But this possibility is too low.
Pork was very hard to come by. Even during the Chinese New Year, the educated youth who had only worked for a few days this year had little chance of getting any pork.
"Yes."
It is rare for Ye Yu to make a serious promise.
"Hey!" Yang Xiuxiu responded and pulled Zhao Chunjiao, who was still wiping her tears, away.
Back in Wangjiagou, the villagers went back to their homes.
It is worth mentioning that when Wang Xiaomei excitedly invited Ye Yu to her home for dinner, she was pinched by Liu Hongmei halfway through her words and was stopped.
Ye Yu had no plans to go to Grandma Wang's house, but he found this interesting. He winked at Wang Xiaomei and made the same promise: "My aunt and cousins must be tired today. I won't disturb them. I'll visit grandma and grandpa another day. Please tell them, and I'll visit them regularly."
Liu Hongmei: "..."
It was not until she returned to the educated youth point that Hua Feifei thought about what she had just seen: the smile on Liu Hongmei's face disappeared in a second. She felt a little funny. Although it was a bit unkind, it was indeed funny.
"Chirp, chirp!" The sparrows flew out from their warm nests on the eaves to greet us.
Hua Feifei was very happy when she saw the sparrow flying towards her, but the sparrow passed her by and flew straight to Ye Yu, braked half a meter away from Ye Yu, circled around her, and finally landed on her shoulder.
Call again:
“Chichi!”
"I love you in vain," Hua Feifei was so angry that her liver hurt. She put her hands on her waist and scolded, "You ungrateful little bastard, I fed you the most times. Even Jing Si and A Fei have teased you many times. Why don't you remember us?"
The sparrow couldn't understand such a long string of words. It tilted its head, and its small eyes showed confusion.
Ye Yu gently stretched out her hand, and the sparrow immediately understood. It fluttered its wings and jumped into her palm, rubbing against it. Apart from being a reserve food with little meat, the only advantage of this sparrow was probably that it was fluffy and very comfortable to touch.
Hua Feifei, who was shown off, felt even more frustrated. Among them, Ye Yu treated the sparrow the worst and even gave it a nickname "reserve food". The sparrow only recognized this name and she didn't know whether it was smart or stupid.
"Smart, right?" Han Jing was certain. "Animals that recognize their owners are all spiritual."
Faced with the backstab of her teammate, Hua Feifei snorted, turned around and went to the room to put her things away and change her shoes.
When Hua Feifei changed her shoes and came out, there was no one outside the yard.
Eh——
Isn't her speed always the slowest?
At this time, Han Jing's voice came from the east room, accompanied by the chirping of sparrows. The problem was solved at once. Han Jing and the other three were all in the east room.
Hua Feifei's eyes lit up and she rushed over, asking like a repeater: "Have the chicks hatched? Have the chicks hatched?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Han Jing, who was standing by the kang, replied, "All three eggs are broken."
To be more precise, there was a crack, and half of the head of one of the chickens was exposed. The feathers on its body were very short and wet, and it looked ugly and cute.
Hua Feifei, Han Jing and Xu Fei were all watching the birth and miracle of life.
Only Ye Yu was sitting cross-legged on the kang, scolding the sparrow to stop any crazy behavior, while holding the fruit candy he had just bought today in his mouth, mumbling incoherently: "Boiled eggs, soft-boiled eggs, poached eggs, egg pancakes, spicy chicken, soy sauce chicken, crispy chicken, chicken stewed with mushrooms."
Hua Feifei, Han Jing, Xu Fei: ...your hair hasn't even fully grown yet, just be a human being!
After a while, another egg also cracked open, and the first thing that came out was not the head but a small paw, which stepped on the air.
It actually crawled out earlier than the first one.
shiver.
After struggling for a few times, the little juojuo finally supported it and stood up, making a shrill sound: "Chijiji!"
Ye Yu's name was simple and crude: "Number One."
"grumble?"
The sparrow stretched its neck and looked out.
After a while, chick number two finally crawled out of the eggshell, and chick number three also revealed most of its body.
After all the shells were broken, Hua Feifei, Han Jing and Xu Fei carefully picked up one by one, wiped them gently, dried their bodies, fed them some water and bean bran cakes prepared in advance, and cleaned the egg shells in the nests. Then they put them back into the dry and warm kang nests.
From today on, there will be chickens in their educated youth center!