Chapter 088 First Class Merit
Ye Qing was still sleeping early in the morning when he heard Wang Chunhua say that there was a heavy snowfall outside.
It was real heavy snow, falling in large flakes. In about half an hour, the whole village was covered in silver, shrouded in white.
Outside the yard came the sound of a group of children having fun. When it snowed, the happiest people were the naughty kids in the village. They ran around the village like crazy as if they were injected with chicken blood. They even ran to the end of the village to play with the two little wolf cubs of Ye Qing's family, and rolled around in the snow with two coyotes.
As a pure southerner, Ye Qing had no resistance to snow before experiencing the end of the world. But after experiencing a whole year of extremely cold and severe weather with no end in sight, Ye Qing completely got rid of his habit of getting excited when seeing snow, and even had some PTSD about heavy snowfall.
Just like now, when she sees the snow falling outside the window, her heart would tremble slightly, and she would unconsciously start to become anxious and nervous, as if she was still in the extreme cold of the end of the world. That kind of panic and fear of nature would always rise up from the bottom of her heart uncontrollably.
Seeing Ye Qing curled up on the kang without moving, and showing no intention of going out to take a look, Meng Jia and Gu Weinan found it strange:
"Master, aren't you going out to play in the snow? That's strange. Don't you southerners all like snow? The educated youth who came to our Kaoshantun to work in the countryside, as long as they are from the south, would get particularly excited every year when it snows. They would scream and cry like crazy in the snow, like bumpkins who have never seen the world. How come you don't react at all? Does it snow so heavily in Shanghai in winter?"
Ye Qing's expression was a little unnatural. He was just thinking of finding an excuse to prevaricate when suddenly there was a loud sound of gongs and drums outside, followed by the crackling sound of firecrackers.
Several people in the room were stunned. After they came to their senses, they immediately rushed out of the house, wanting to know what had happened.
Upon seeing this, Gu Weinan exclaimed:
"It's military vehicles! Several of them are coming towards my house!"
Now Ye Qing could no longer sit still, so he quickly put on his military coat and hat and ran out.
Sure enough, there were several military trucks outside, driving straight to the end of the village. A group of soldiers in green uniforms followed the military vehicles, beating gongs and drums, which frightened all the villagers in the village.
All the people spontaneously came out in piles of snow to watch the excitement. Even Wu Yongbing and the old branch secretary ran happily behind the military vehicle.
Soon, the military vehicle stopped at the door of Gu's house.
Hearing the noise, the Gu family hurried out of the house.
After seeing the military vehicles and the guard of honor beating gongs and drums in the back, Gu Weidong was startled and suddenly realized something, and he froze in place.
His expression was one of nervousness, excitement, and disbelief. For a moment he didn't even know where to put his hands and feet.
At this time, several uniformed officers stepped down from the two military vehicles in front. When they saw Gu Weidong, they saluted first, then announced in a loud and clear voice:
In view of the great and outstanding contributions made by Comrade Gu Weidong to the troops, the military region headquarters decided, after careful consideration, to award Comrade Gu Weidong the first-class merit honor.
When the leader handed the certificate and military medal to Gu Weidong, firecrackers rang out again. The whole Kaoshantun was instantly boiling, and all the villagers were cheering.
"First-class merit? Did I hear it right? Is it really a first-class merit?"
"You heard me right, it's a first-class merit. This thing is probably unique in Qingshan Town, not to mention the whole Jiaotan County. Gu Weidong has only been in the army for seven or eight years, right? He's really accomplished!"
"Oh my god, is the Gu family's ancestral grave really in trouble? How old is this kid from the Gu family? He's less than 24, right? He's so young, but he's already won the first-class merit. What will happen in the future?"
"Let me ask you a question first. What is Gu Weidong's current military rank in the army?"
"It seems he is a deputy battalion commander, but he has won first-class merit, so he will definitely be promoted to a regular position soon!"
"Finally, a capable person has emerged from our Kaoshan Village! He is a battalion commander in his early twenties. What a good fellow! Doesn't that mean that this kid can become a regiment leader before he is thirty?"
"With this promotion speed, it's hard to say! This guy is really amazing. He got a first-class merit without any fanfare. What did he do?"
"Oh, Miao Cuilan can finally be proud of herself this time. Before, Wu Yueying insisted on breaking off the engagement with Gu Weidong and even called him a cripple in front of everyone in the village. This really pissed off Miao Cuilan."
"I guess the person who's going to be angry this time is Wu Yueying. She was trying to break off the engagement with Gu Weidong because of Jian Ming before. Now Gu Weidong is about to soar to the sky, but she, on the other hand, broke off the high branch of Jian Ming before she could even climb over it. She also used tricks to marry a penniless researcher and is still showing off in the village, acting like she's so powerful. I really don't know what she's so proud of."
"I heard that the two of them went to the town to get their marriage certificate today. I don't know what Wu Yueying's expression will be when she returns and finds out that Gu Weidong has won first-class merit."
"I'm sure he'll be so angry. Who can stand this kind of stimulation?"
Many aunts and uncles were happy to see how Wu Yueying would react when she found out that Gu Weidong had won first-class military merit.
Of course, more villagers are concerned about why Gu Weidong received this honor and award?
It's no wonder that the people in the village are curious. It's actually peacetime, and the army's first-class merit is not so easy to get. Some people even summarized that the third-class merit is received while standing, the second-class merit is received while lying down, and the first-class merit has to be received by family members on behalf of the recipient.
Although this is not entirely true, it is at least true in most cases.
The first-class merit is the greatest honor for a soldier, and it requires soldiers to sacrifice their lives to fight for it. There are so many military regions and millions of soldiers across the country, but the number of individuals who can be awarded the first-class merit honor each year may be less than one in a hundred thousand.
This shows how valuable the first-class honor won by Gu Weidong is.
There was a lot of discussion in the crowd, and everyone wanted to know what outstanding contribution Gu Weidong had made. Unfortunately, no one could get any definite information after asking around.
Faced with these sudden visits from military chiefs and this sudden honor, not only the people in the village, but even the Gu family themselves were confused. Gu Weidong was even more at a loss, and he couldn't recover for a long time.
It was only after being reminded by Political Commissar Hao and Commander Xu, who came with him, that Gu Weidong finally realized his need to go up and accept the honorary award.
However, just after he took two steps forward, he suddenly realized something, paused, and then did something that surprised everyone.
After giving a military salute, he said "sorry" to several leaders awkwardly, then turned around and ran into the house in a hurry, leaving the leaders, their staff and the onlookers directly at the gate of the yard.
Everyone was stunned.
I don't understand what this means.
But not long after, Gu Weidong ran out of the house again.
When he came out again, he had changed into a neat and tidy Type 65 uniform, and put on a military cap and belt. He looked neat and tidy, with his back straight, and exuding a solemn and awe-inspiring aura.
He walked to the center of the yard with his head held high and saluted again. Then he stepped forward solemnly and reverently to accept this heavy and special honor.
Several leaders smiled unconsciously, patted Gu Weidong on the shoulder, said a lot of encouraging words, and expressed their gratitude to Gu Zhenxing and his wife. Then a group of leaders were led into the house, and they had to express their condolences and greetings with the soldiers' families.
Wu Yongbing and the old branch secretary were also invited into the house.
As the top two leaders of the Kaoshantun production team, they had to keep abreast of all the developments in the village, so the two of them had already run to the end of the village when the military vehicles and the guard of honor entered the village.
After learning that Gu Weidong was awarded the First Class Medal of Merit, the two production team cadres' faces immediately turned red, and their emotions were even more excited than the person himself.
How could he not be excited? This was not only about Gu Weidong's personal honor and fate, but also closely related to the interests of the entire Kaoshan Village.
With this medal of honor, no other production brigades in the Red Flag Commune would dare to look down on Kaoshan Village. The villagers no longer had to be timid when fighting with the neighboring villages. The cadres of the production team could hold their heads high when attending meetings in the commune and boldly fight for the best resources for the village.
These are the benefits that can be seen and touched, not to mention the invisible chain reactions. In short, Gu Wei Dongli's first-class merit will definitely benefit the entire village.
Seeing the team leader and the old party secretary enter the house, the other villagers did not dare to act rashly.
The main reason was that the soldiers from the ceremonial guard who had been beating gongs and drums were still standing at the door, each of them standing straight like sentries on guard duty, so none of the villagers felt comfortable enough to squeeze in.
But standing outside was not a good idea, as it was snowing outside. So everyone could only suppress their curiosity and gather in the homes of the team leader or the old branch secretary, silently waiting for the first-hand information they would get from the Gu family.
Ye Qing did not join the crowd, she just stood by the fence in her yard and watched silently.
The moment she saw Gu Weidong being awarded the First Class Medal of Merit, she was happy for him from the bottom of her heart.
Having been frustrated for 18 years in his previous life, Gu Weidong had a strong reluctance and ambition for a military career deep in his heart. So after starting over and getting his life back on track, this guy almost had his intention of pursuing a career written on his face.
However, Ye Qing felt that even without the medal of honor this time, with Gu Weidong's desperate fighting spirit, it would only be a matter of time for him to make a name for himself in the army.
Seeing that the snow was getting heavier, Ye Qing didn't stay outside for long.
Hao Shaofeng also came along, he must have come to urge Gu Weidong to return to the team. And considering the time, Gu Weidong had almost used up his one-month sick leave, and it was obviously impossible for him to continue wasting time in his hometown.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing felt a sense of urgency. He quickly turned a corner and ran to the kitchen cellar.
Sure enough, she had just moved out the things that she had hurriedly made in the past few nights from the cellar, when Gu Weidong sneaked over the fence from the window of the east wing and jumped directly into the yard.
Perhaps he noticed Ye Qing in the kitchen, so he made a detour and came in.
Seeing Ye Qing, he couldn't help but scratch his head, and a rare bit of silliness appeared on his cold and paralyzed face:
"Well, those leaders just now are from the military region. The blueprint I submitted earlier caused a great response from the top. The military region headquarters attaches great importance to the Desert Eagle and has specially formed a research team to carry out research and development."
"It is said that in less than half a month, we have made considerable progress and gained a lot of inspiration and enlightenment. Maybe we can really develop our own unique weapon as you said before!"
At this point, Gu Weidong paused and added,
"Our regiment's leader, Commander Xu, and Political Commissar Hao are here too. This first-class merit was won for me by the regiment. In addition, they also transferred the place I applied for for further training last time directly from the division headquarters to the military region headquarters."
"I will probably have to go with them soon. After returning to the regiment and completing the formalities for my promotion to battalion commander, I will have to report to the military region headquarters. I will probably have to study there for the next two years, so I probably won't be able to come back anytime soon."
Having said that, Gu Weidong took out the first-class merit certificate and the freshly-made military medal from his arms and handed them to Ye Qing.
Ye Qing nodded, and finally understood why Gu Weidong was awarded the first-class merit as an exception.
It seems that the value of the drawing is much higher than they had previously thought.
She quickly put down the things in her hands and washed her hands carefully before taking this heavy honor in her hands and examining it carefully.
After admiring them for a long time, he returned the certificate and military medal to Gu Weidong.
But Gu Weidong only took the certificate, and put the military medal back into Ye Qing's hand.
Then he looked at Ye Qing with a smile:
"Take this as a souvenir."
Ye Qing was stunned, and almost thought he had heard wrongly:
"I hold it?"
This is a first-class medal of merit. Is this guy kidding?
Moreover, this military medal is an important milestone in Gu Weidong's restart of his military career and has extraordinary significance. How can we just give it away?
Ye Qing subconsciously wanted to refuse.
"If you hadn't helped me recall the details, I wouldn't have been able to draw that picture. So at least half of the credit for this medal belongs to you."
Gu Weidong Guidao,
"And to be honest, although I got this medal, I still feel that this honor is not honorable. After all, the drawing was not drawn by my own real skills. This makes me feel a heavy psychological burden."
"So I want to give it to you, so that I can pack my bags and set off again without distraction. In the future, I, Gu Weidong, must rely on my own strength to win a well-deserved first-class medal of honor!"
When saying this, Gu Weidong's eyes were exceptionally firm, and he exuded a strong belief, as if his whole body was glowing.
Ye Qing was deeply moved and was no longer embarrassed to refuse the military medal in his hand.
She had no choice but to nod: "Then I'll keep this for you for the time being."
Seeing Ye Qing accept the military medal, Gu Weidong heaved a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and said to Ye Qing:
"Wait for me here!"
Having said that, the guy returned the same way and jumped back into the east room. Not long after, he ran back with his hunting rifle and stuffed Mu Cang into Ye Qing's arms.
"Here, take this. I've already adjusted it according to your previous gun-handling habits. If there's any error, just ask my dad to help you fine-tune it. It's already snowing, and it's estimated that the mountains will be closed off soon. The village will soon organize a hunting expedition. If you want to follow me into the mountains, remember to carry my gun on your back."
Ye Qing was filled with surprise and joy. She had never expected that Gu Weidong would actually give her the hunting rifle left to him by his grandfather. After all, according to Gu Weinan, when her brother was in the army in his early years, he had always locked this thing in a box. He treasured it so much that no one in the family was allowed to touch it.
But Gu Weidong was obviously in a hurry and did not have time to explain too much to Ye Qing. He handed the gun to Ye Qing and prepared to leave. He did not realize that there was anything wrong with his act of lending the wooden warehouse to Ye Qing.
Seeing that everyone was about to leave, Ye Qing suddenly reacted and quickly called them back:
"Hey wait a minute!"
As she spoke, Ye Qing carried the jars she had moved out of the cellar to Gu Weidong:
"Didn't you say that the mushroom meat sauce and the fermented black bean sausage I made before were delicious? I made a few jars these days, with a lot of oil, so they can be stored for a few months without any problem. You can take them to the army and share them with your comrades."
"I've also divided up a portion of maltose and jam for you. There's enough maltose, but I can only give you one jar of jam. Your little Bei took most of it with him when he went to school, so there isn't much left. You can eat it together. Next year, when the mountains are ripe again, I'll make some and send it to you."
"In addition, I have packed a sheepskin bag with the monkey wine. A few dozen kilograms should be enough for the leaders who came this time. They have worked hard to come to the village, so they should be able to taste the specialties of Changbai Mountain, right? They may have other things, but I am sure they have never tasted this monkey wine!"
In addition, Ye Qing went into the house again and took out the bottle of maltose that Gu Weidong had given her earlier.
Of course the maltose inside was gone, as Ye Qing had given it to Grandma Zou and Wang Chunhua as a snack. But she still kept the jar of maltose, and now there were many yellow paper packages in the jar, and each package contained pills with different effects.
"I secretly brewed these recently, using my wood-related special powers. They should be much more effective than the medicines prescribed in ordinary hospitals. I have written down the effects and usage on the paper. If you encounter any special missions again, remember to bring these medicines with you, just in case."
Seeing Ye Qing silently preparing so many things for him, Gu Weidong felt as if something was blocking his throat and he couldn't say anything.
"Brother, you're here. It took me so long to find you. Hurry up! Xu Tuan and the others are urging you to pack your things and get in the car!"
Just when Gu Weidong was considering what to say to Ye Qing, Gu Weinan's voice suddenly came from the east room.
Through the window of the east room, the girl looked straight towards the Zou family's kitchen, and just happened to see her elder brother and Ye Qing in the kitchen.
Ye Qing waved his paw towards Gu Weinan, then turned around and smiled at Gu Weidong:
"Hurry up and ask your sister to come over and help you move your things. If you need anything, just write or send a telegram. I will definitely help you with whatever I can think of."
Gu Weidong nodded.
Although they come from different eras, they all have their own persistence and ambitions, understand and support each other's careers, and at critical moments they can safely expose their backs and weaknesses to each other without worrying about being stabbed in the back.
So Gu Weidong swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
It was unnecessary to say anything else, because he realized that although they had only known each other for a short time, after spending time together, they had unknowingly regarded each other as their most trusted partner, and everything was self-evident.
After moving the things over, not long after, Gu Weidong came carrying his luggage, said goodbye to the Gu family, and then got into the car with the leaders.
The military vehicles did not stay in the village for long and left without even having lunch.
When they drove to the village entrance, they ran into Wu Yueying and Xia Hangyi who were returning from getting their marriage certificate.
Wu Yueying didn't know what was going on. She casually glanced at the military vehicles and turned her head away, her eyes happily returning to the marriage certificate she had just received.
However, Xia Hangyi narrowed his eyes unconsciously after seeing those military vehicles coming out of Kaoshantun. He stared at them silently for a long time, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Wu Yueying excitedly took the marriage certificate home to show off to her family. As soon as she entered the house, she saw many villagers gathered inside.
Wu Yueying thought that these people were here to congratulate her and Xia Hangyi on getting their marriage certificate, and she was about to unfold her marriage certificate.
Who knew that the next second, her father came back from outside, and a group of villagers immediately swarmed over him, asking questions in unison:
"What's going on, Captain?"
"Did you find out how Gu Weidong got the first-class merit?"
"Is that guy going to be promoted to the full-time battalion commander soon?"
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Wu Yueying was squeezed into a corner by a group of people. The smile on her face froze for a moment. She clutched the marriage certificate in her hand, feeling embarrassed and ashamed. She was so angry that her eyes were about to spit fire.
It's a pity that no one paid attention to her, or no one cared about her marriage certificate. Everyone's curiosity was focused on Gu Weidong's military achievements.
Wu Yongbing actually knew very little, mainly because those leaders would not tell everything to outsiders.
"I heard that he submitted a very important drawing and was highly regarded by his superiors, but I don't know what it was specifically. Anyway, the first-class merit was real."
"Also, I just found out that while Gu Weidong was recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg, he helped the neighboring farm catch a few troublemakers, so the army has already promoted him to a regular deputy battalion commander."
When talking about this, Wu Yongbing couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The Gu family is really tight-lipped. It's been more than half a month since Gu Weidong was promoted to a regular officer, but his family hasn't revealed a single word to anyone, causing him and the old branch secretary to think that Gu Weidong was still a deputy battalion commander. He was still foolishly asking the leader whether he could be promoted to a regular officer if he had made first-class merit. It almost caused a big joke.
"He's already been promoted? My goodness, he's just been promoted and he's already made a first-class contribution, this kid must be really powerful!"
The villagers were also shocked, and it was obvious that no one had heard anything.
Wu Yongbing took out the rolled cigarette from his trouser pocket, lit it, took a deep puff, and his tone unconsciously brought out a bit of sourness:
"That's right. The kid worked hard and took the initiative to join the army. He didn't rely on anyone in his family, and he made a name for himself. Maybe in a few years, he won't be a battalion commander, but a regiment commander."
No one could respond to this. After all, if Wu Yueying had not been making trouble, Gu Weidong was originally the son-in-law of the Wu family. This son-in-law had made a first-class contribution, and Wu Yongbing would definitely be able to brag about this for years.
But now the golden son-in-law is gone. In the future, even if Gu Weidong becomes a regiment commander, a division commander or even a commander, it will have nothing to do with the Wu family. How can Wu Yongbing not feel jealous?
Everyone couldn't help but look at Wu Yueying and Xia Hangyi who was standing behind her, their eyes were filled with sympathy, mockery, criticism and confusion.
Honestly speaking, the villagers couldn't understand why Wu Yueying had gone to so much trouble to find this person.
The researchers at that time were considered intellectuals, and because of the definition of certain types of intellectuals during this period, the general public, especially the farmers, were hostile to these researchers, always feeling that the intellectuals were not as genuine as the farmers.
So after finding out that Wu Yueying had dumped Gu Weidong and had chosen this person after careful selection, the villagers looked down on her.
Now Gu Weidong has won another first-class merit and has risen to the top overnight. In comparison, the target that Wu Yueying found was turned into ashes in an instant and is not worth looking at at all.
Everyone stared at Xia Hangyi for a long time, but couldn't figure out what was so special about this man. So after looking at each other, they all left the Wu family one after another.
Stimulated by Gu Weidong's news, Wu Yueying almost crumpled the marriage certificate in her hand into a ball. Even this person whom she had deceived with great difficulty was no longer attractive to her.
She really wanted to shout at the villagers who looked down on her and Xia Hangyi, "What do you know? My husband is a future scientific research giant. Any research result he produces will be worth hundreds of millions. If I marry him, I will have enough wealth to rival a country, and my hands will cramp from counting money at home every day!"
But when the words were on the tip of her tongue, she swallowed them back.
After all, using the incident of falling into the river to morally blackmail Xia Hangyi into marrying her has already made him very upset. If those words were exposed and he knew that what she really valued about him were his scientific research results, then her image in Xia Hangyi's mind would really plummet and could never be saved.
But it was really uncomfortable to be the only one sober when everyone else was drunk. The key point was that not only did the villagers not understand her, but no one in the entire Wu family supported her.
After she got the marriage certificate back, Wu Yongbing glanced at it casually and said to Xia Hangyi:
"Since you are already married, you can take the person back home. I won't be responsible for how to arrange for him. I think you should be able to apply for a dormitory on the farm, right?"
Xia Hangyi nodded quickly: "Yes, I have already applied for a dormitory in the family area, Yueying can go there to live, but I usually run between the Provincial Agricultural Science Institute and the farm, and I live in a dormitory with several people at the Provincial Agricultural Science Institute, so I can't take Yueying to the provincial capital for the time being."
Wu Yongbing couldn't do anything about this. Originally, Wu Yueying had already severed ties with him and was kicked out of the house. If it weren't for Professor Qiao and Xia Hangyi coming to visit him in person, he was afraid that he would never let Wu Yueying in again in this life. Now that the two of them have obtained their marriage certificate, it is not his turn to worry about this young lady anymore.
So he waved his hands and said indifferently:
"That's between you two, just resolve it between yourselves. You don't need to tell me. I can't interfere."
Having said that, Wu Yongbing didn't say any more words to the new son-in-law and just climbed onto the kang to rest.
The other members of the Wu family were also very cold towards the couple. In the past two months, Wu Yueying had already lost the little affection she had for her family. The two eldest brothers, Wu Cong and Wu Min, were very impatient with their younger sister, not to mention the two sisters-in-law, who were hoping that she would get married and get out of here as soon as possible and never have anything to do with their family again.
Wu Yueying was treated coldly at her parents' home. She felt very humiliated and angry. She felt that her entire family was a bunch of snobbish people who looked down on her because she found a researcher who had no money. This made her extremely resentful. She couldn't help but swear in her heart that if these people ignored her today, she would return this humiliation tenfold or a hundredfold when she became rich in the future!
It snows heavily, so it’s a good time to eat hotpot at home.
Especially since such a big happy event happened to the Gu family, how could they not celebrate it properly? Even though the person concerned has now returned to the army with the military vehicle, it does not prevent the two families from getting together and having a good time.
So, as soon as the military vehicle left Kaoshantun, Yang Dazhi received instructions from his wife and excitedly went to the town to find Li Yong. When he came back, he brought four large pig trotters and two pork elbows.
Then they prepared the large pig trotters and pig elbows and started stewing them in the afternoon. In the evening, Auntie Gu called Ye Qing and a few others to come home and have a hot pot.
There was heavy snow all day long, and by evening the snow was already above the knees. Several people worked very hard to clear a path to Gu's house before they could have this hot pot.
After coming back from dinner, they reheated the kang and chatted for a while in the house. Then Wang Chunhua took Zou Yun to the room. The old lady also tidied up and climbed onto the kang, ready to lie down and sleep early.
Ye Qing had already moved from the main house to the newly built room next door. Listening to the rustling sound of snow falling outside, she tossed and turned on the kang, unable to sleep.
From the extreme cold at the end of the world, to her memories of what happened after she traveled to this era, from the animals she met in Changbai Mountain, to her next work arrangements, she thought about a lot of things, and in the end, for some reason, she recalled the military medal that Gu Weidong gave her.
It was strange that after holding the military medal in her hand, the uneasy feeling in her heart that came from nowhere actually slowly dissipated. She didn't know when, but she fell asleep in a daze holding the military medal.
When I woke up the next day, it was bright outside and the snow had stopped.
Early in the morning, some members came to help clear the snow. Everyone worked together to knock down the thick layer of snow on the roof of the health station and Ye Qing's house, and cleared a wide passage in the yard that was just enough to accommodate people entering and exiting.
The children had no other place to play, so they naturally came to Ye Qing again, and pestered Ye Qing to ask her to tell them stories. Although not much of "The Adventures of the Wisdom Family" had been written, the stories about Monkey King were also interesting. The children didn't want to go anywhere else, and just pestered Ye Qing to tell them about the Monkey King, Sun Wukong.
Fortunately, it was snowing heavily and no one came to Kaoshantun for medical treatment. Ye Qing was idle and had nothing to do, so he simply set up a small classroom in the house and taught the kids stories. From time to time, he would teach them some idioms and allusions involved in the stories, or ask them to recite ancient poems. Time passed quickly.
However, her leisure time did not last long. When it was almost noon and time to cook, a tractor came bouncing into Kaoshantun.
As soon as they reached the end of the village, the people in the car jumped out hastily and shouted into the yard: "Ye Zhiqing, Ye Zhiqing!"
Ye Qing was stunned and quickly opened the door to look outside.
"How did you two get here in such deep snow?"
Yes, the people who came were Li Yong and Nie Wei. As soon as he saw Ye Qing, Nie Wei anxiously explained to Ye Qing:
"Ye Qing, my old leader is not in good condition. He was rushed to the hospital last night, but was taken home this morning. They said their family was going to prepare for his funeral. Can you go and take a look?"
Ever since the ginseng was sold, Ye Qing never asked about any follow-up of the old leader Nie Wei, and Nie Wei never mentioned it to her. Ye Qing thought the old man's condition had improved, but she didn't expect it to worsen to this extent after the first snow.
As soon as Ye Qing saw Nie Wei's expression, she realized that the situation might be very bad, otherwise the patient's family would not be so desperate to seek medical treatment, and even a village doctor like her would decide to give it a try.
Ye Qing didn't say anything, he just put on the medical kit and ran out in a hurry.
If it were an ordinary family, she might have brought Gu Weinan and a few others to see the patient together, but this time the patient's status was extraordinary, and Ye Qing was afraid that bringing her apprentice along would offend the patient, so she didn't bring anyone along.
I followed Nie Wei into the car and rode a tractor directly into the county town on a snowy day. You can imagine how painful it felt.
Nie Wei obviously felt embarrassed and quickly explained:
"I'm sorry, but our transport team has other colleagues working on vehicles right now, so we don't have any spare vehicles to use. We can only use Li Yong's tractor to make do."
Tractors were apparently a major feature of this era. Ye Qing could only silently wrap herself tightly in her military coat. She finally reached her destination, not caring about her frozen cheeks and limbs. She had just jumped out of the car and was about to go in when she heard a quarrel coming from the house.
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