But she didn't expect that Si Yuzhen was really here to work, and her personality had changed. She didn't give her face at all, and now she was even tearing her face off.
Now everyone in the educated youth center despises her.
Last month, Wang Meiyu went to the town in tears and called home, asking her father to find a way to get her back and that she would not go to the countryside anymore. As a result, she was scolded.
"Get it back? How can I get it back for you? You secretly went to register. Do you really think your father is some high-ranking official?"
Wang Meiyu had been exhausted for a long time. Now, seeing that she had to go up the mountain to chop firewood in this terrible snowstorm, she felt like the sky was falling. She regretted it so much that she didn't want to live in a good building but came to this damn place!
Easy come, hard go back.
She picked up the sickle while crying.
No one paid any attention to her. Everyone was busy putting on clothes and socks, hoping not to freeze to death on the mountain.
Cui Zhenglong was standing in the yard carrying three weapons.
"Bring your axes and hoes! Find some extra ropes so you can tie them up and pull them back, just like sledding. No need to worry! Also bring sacks to hold the broken branches."
He had served in the army in a very cold place, was experienced, and was a warm-hearted and generous person. Everyone in the educated youth camp trusted him.
"Wrap yourself up completely with your hat and scarf! Don't leave any skin exposed, or you'll freeze and your skin will rot from scratching! If you don't have any, find some clothes to wrap yourself up in! And wear plenty of socks."
Yang Chuanlin and Fang Kai pressed the door, which was banging in the cold wind, and shouted, "Let's go, come on! If you've packed up, follow me first! It will be even harder to walk if it snows again!"
Everyone was equipped and followed out.
Si Yuzhen fell behind, lifted the curtain, took the tools handed to her by Zhang Xiaoyan, and went out together.
"Hey, wait."
Cui Zhenglong frowned and walked over to stop Si Yuzhen, his face full of disapproval: "Si Zhiqing, you're wearing these little embroidered shoes, are you planning to have your limbs amputated?"
Si Yuzhen looked down at the thin cotton shoes on her feet and said helplessly: "My cotton shoes got wet accidentally."
Last night, Wang Meiyu came to her again, pestering her with words of pleading and apology, saying that in a hurry she accidentally spilled hot water into her thick cotton shoes.
It would have been fine if I hadn't gone to work or left the house during the winter, but I didn't expect this to happen today.
Cui Zhenglong: "How can that be? If you female comrades wade through the snow like this, you'll be unconscious in less than half an hour. Do the other female educated youth still have shoes?"
Actually, it was useless to ask this question. Everyone was short of food and clothing, and could only afford two pairs of summer shoes. Cotton shoes made of solid cotton material were much more expensive, so each person only bought one pair.
If you are afraid of the cold, you can just stuff some cotton into your clothes.
Zhang Xiaoyan asked worriedly, "What should we do then?"
Si Yuzhen patted her hands and said, "You and everyone else go first. I'll go back to the house and put on a few more pairs of socks."
Si Yuzhen turned all her socks inside out and put on four layers of socks. Her feet felt warmer, but she couldn't wear her shoes. This was very embarrassing. She could only take off one layer and squeeze her feet in with difficulty.
Oh, if I had known this would happen, I would have bought a few more pairs of cotton shoes.
She walked out awkwardly in her tight shoes, but she didn't expect Cui Zhenglong was still waiting for her, the last one in line.
"alright?"
Si Yuzhen stamped her feet, a little embarrassed, "Sorry to keep you waiting, it's ready now, let's go."
Cui Zhenglong glanced at the small shoes, frowned again, and said loudly: "How many pairs of socks are you wearing? Are they all on?"
How can you stare at a girl's shoes like that?
However, the man had a righteous look on his face. Although he was rough, open-minded and talkative in daily life, his whole body exuded the military temperament of "the military and the people are one family, defending the country and loving the people". Si Yuzhen did not feel uncomfortable at all.
I just smiled awkwardly: "Three pairs, I can't wear them anymore."
Cui Zhenglong's frown could kill a fly. He kicked his feet together, took off his cotton shoes, and said in a rough voice, "Put them on."
Si Yuzhen was surprised, "That's not good, what are you wearing then?"
"I have another pair." Cui Zhenglong urged seriously: "Hurry up, don't mind the dirtiness, dirty feet are better than frozen feet. My shoes are big enough for you to wear all your socks."
Si Yuzhen stared at the old black cotton shoes that were bigger than the boat and wanted to say something else.
Cui Zhenglong had already turned around and walked back into the house in his socks, leaving her with a tall and broad back.
Si Yuzhen touched her slightly hot cheek with some surprise, blinked, squatted down and picked up her cotton shoes.
It’s so big and so heavy.
She went back to the room and put on all her socks, then took some cotton out of the pillow and stuffed it in, and finally she was able to put them on securely.
The shoes were still a little warm, and a strange embarrassment flashed across Si Yuzhen's face. She stood up and stomped her feet as if to cover it up.
It really feels like being on a boat, but it’s really warm.
Si Yuzhen rubbed her face, hesitated for a moment before going out, and pulled out a handful of cotton from the pillow.
The beautiful, high-end pillow I brought from home had its silk pillowcase stripped off and was lying deflated on the edge of the kang.
She opened the curtain and went out, but there was no one in the yard. She was stunned.
"Yuzhen!"
Song Wenqing suddenly appeared here, and Si Yuzhen couldn't control her expression. The distracted and slightly sad look on her face made Song Wenqing feel relieved.
He ran in quickly and said anxiously, "Yuzhen! I know you still have me in your heart. Come with me! Let's leave here and go back to Shanghai."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Si Yuzhen frowned and pulled her hand back. "Song Zhiqing forgot that you are already married."
Song Wenqing didn't care about anything else. He waded through the snow and hurried over, having already thought of his excuse.
This is his last chance.
Song Wenqing put his hands on Si Yuzhen's shoulders and explained seriously:
"Yuzhen! Listen to me, we can't stay here any longer. Three days, five at most! We'll be buried in the blizzard. Do you know how long it will last? If we stay in this poor mountain valley with nothing, we'll freeze to death!"
Originally, Song Wenqing planned to rely on the Zhang family to survive this disaster, and then he would be able to get a place in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University by next summer at the latest and leave completely.
But now he couldn't wait any longer. Zhang Likun was on guard against him and tortured him everywhere, even asking him, a grown man, to empty the urinal! He was simply setting rules for him and forcing him to recognize the status of a live-in son-in-law.
He also had to endure the demands of that wanton village woman every night.
Song Wenqing was a man of pride and talent. He must have been madly angry to have gone to such great lengths to get entangled with these peasants.
"I could have left on my own, but I couldn't let you go, Yuzhen."
Si Yuzhen frowned and looked at Song Wenqing, who was sincere and anxious, with doubt in her heart.
She clutched the cotton in her hand and said, "If educated youth return to the city without permission, they will be arrested and sent to a farm for reform."
Song Wenqing immediately smiled excitedly, his tone coaxing and intimate, "Yuzhen, have you forgotten? We have your father."
"As long as your father asks, it would be easy for you to go back, right? We'll leave first, and then let your family know, and then nothing will happen."
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