Jiang Wanwan came back from the Lu family's old house and went to the cowshed again.
Last time, Wu Xiaoyu roasted some sweet potatoes and sent them to her. In return, she also gave Wu Xiaoyu and his daughter some sugar-roasted chestnuts.
When Wu Xiaoyu saw Jiang Wanwan, his eyes were filled with joy. He warmly invited her into the house and gave her some wild apples that had been stored for a long time.
Jiang Wanwan and Wu Xiaoyu usually met in the back mountain, and every time they met, they did it either secretly or behind people's backs.
Especially Wu Xiaoyu, she was very concerned about her identity and was afraid that she would be seen by other members and implicate Jiang Wanwan. This was the first time she acted so recklessly.
Jiang Wanwan thought that maybe she thought no one could see her in the house, so she seemed particularly enthusiastic?
Naturally, she would not spoil Wu Xiaoyu's fun, so she chatted with her while eating wild apples.
Professor Wu suddenly spoke up midway through the conversation, "I heard you had a job before you went to the countryside. What was it? What kind of education did you attend before you started working?"
"I used to work at the city TV station. I started working right after finishing high school."
These are the original owner's resumes, and Jiang Wanwan has already memorized them by heart.
"How can you just give up such a good job?"
Wu Xiaoyu felt sorry for her, but then she remembered the reason why she came to the countryside, so she tactfully kept her mouth shut.
Then think about her current life, "Are you really going to live like this for the rest of your life?"
"This is also good. Let's take it one step at a time. As policies get better, our lives will get better."
Jiang Wanwan naturally had her own plans, but she just didn't feel comfortable saying them out loud.
After seeing Jiang Wanwan off, Wu Xiaoyu still felt sorry for her.
"I'm not saying Lu Xiao is bad. It's obvious that Lu Xiao likes Wan Wan very much, and Wan Wan likes Lu Xiao too. But this kind of love can't be used to make a living. Do we really want to stay in this mountain valley forever?"
Professor Wu listened to his daughter mumbling to herself and said with a smile, "You two used to be together often, but I never heard you express so much emotion. I see that you are particularly enthusiastic towards Jiang Zhiqing today. You even dared to let him into your home. Aren't you afraid of being seen by others?"
"Dad, you're making fun of me again."
Wu Xiaoyu said coquettishly.
"Didn't you say that? With the policy in place, we'll have to return to the city soon. It's so hard to see Wanwan again, and I always feel a lot of emotion. She's my only friend here, and I don't think her life should be like this, working hard in the fields, raising pigs, feeding chickens, and giving birth, spending her whole life revolving around a man and children. She deserves a better life."
They have received news that their father's matter will be settled soon.
Because of this, she no longer has to interact with others secretly and is not afraid of others using their identities to make trouble.
They waited for the day when their father was rehabilitated, and then returned to the city.
They all have the opportunity to return to the city, but what about Jiang Wanwan? Is she really going to stay here for the rest of her life?
Professor Wu also sighed deeply, "It's really a pity."
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River construction site
Du Jiaming finally couldn't stand it anymore and threw the shovel on the ground, "I quit, I want to rest."
In less than a week, the high-spirited Du Zhiqing almost lost his human form.
His hair was a mess like a chicken coop, his pretty face had become cracked and black, and even the pair of glasses on his nose, which symbolized his knowledge, had fallen off one leg and was now tied with a hemp rope, barely hanging on his ear.
He looked much thinner, and the pocket of his originally decent-looking People's Suit had a big hole in it.
Not to mention that he was feeling extremely uncomfortable at the moment, his arms and legs didn't feel like his own, and every time he lifted them he had to use up all his strength.
Du Jiaming felt that if he continued like this, he would be exhausted to death here.
When their family was in the most difficult times, they didn't need him to work on the river to earn work points and food rations. Now that the situation has improved, there is no need for him to suffer this hardship.
Working on a construction site is a group affair, and it doesn't matter how much you work, or how fast or slow you work. As long as you pretend, you can always get by, but someone just doesn't get along with him.
It was as if a pair of eyes were staring at him all day long. If he slacked off, not only would he be made a big deal out of it, he would also report it to the captain.
Lu Xiao walked over slowly with his shovel in one hand, and bent down with the other hand to pick up the shovel on the ground and put it in Du Jiaming's hand.
"We just had lunch, and there's still a long time until evening. We must strive to be a pioneer group and not fall behind."
"If you want to compete, you guys can. I can't do it anymore. I don't even want to be a pioneer."
If Lu Xiao hadn't clamored to be the vanguard, they wouldn't have to work so hard. Look at the other two people, they are digging and pushing the cart as if it were a piece of cake. But he, who comes from a scholar background, is almost exhausted. In the end, it seems that he is the only one who works the hardest.
Lu Xiao placed his hand on his shoulder in dissatisfaction, speaking slowly and earnestly, "How can you say that? We are a team. Don't forget that when no one wanted to be in the same team with you, we took you in."
Feeling the force on his shoulder, Du Jiaming tried to reason with him, "Even if we're a team, there's no need to work so hard, right? I really can't do it anymore."
The strength in his shoulders increased a little. "You can't stop working. Don't forget that we are here to earn work points, and you are here for reform. If you can't even endure this little hardship, how can you say that you have been successfully reformed? Come on, let's continue."
Du Jiaming had no intention of moving. He looked at Lu Xiao with cold eyes, and the anger that had been pent up for several days was surging in his chest.
Li Ergou also came over and put his hand on Du Jiaming's other shoulder.
"Du Zhiqing, my brother Xiao is doing this for your own good. I want you to actively reform yourself and succeed as soon as possible. You can't be so ungrateful."
Lu Jie came over to smooth things over. "What are you three doing? You could have done two more pushes instead of pushing the dirt. Du Zhiqing, come quickly. It's your turn to push the cart. You have to work harder this time. You can't dawdle like before. It takes you forever to push a cart of dirt. If the captain sees you again, he'll dock your food."
"You...you..." Du Jiaming pointed at a few people, "You all did this on purpose. You're trying to mess with me, right?"
At first he didn't care. Although they were in the same group, he didn't think he was any worse than Lu Xiao. He was even determined to be better than Lu Xiao because of Jiang Wanwan's words that he was a thousand times or even ten thousand times worse than Lu Xiao.
It turned out that digging canals was not a job for city people like them. No matter how hard he tried, he could not compete with these mud-legged people who had made a living from the soil since childhood, so he gave up.
He was able to survive in this world because of his brains. Wouldn't it be boring to compete with these barbarians in strength?
In the end, he gave up, and those people bullied him with words all day long, forcing him to work hard. If he slacked off for a moment, they would make all kinds of small moves.
He naively thought that these people really wanted to win glory for the group, until Qiao Wenwan reminded him and he came to his senses.
Even so, he alone could hardly resist three people, and he couldn't even gain any advantage by filing a complaint. He watched as the three people turned white into black, and he had no way to defend himself.
He had had enough of this kind of life.
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