Chapter 28 Going to the Countryside
July 22nd was a good day for marriage and moving. The Shen family came to the Jiang family with a matchmaker and gifts, and set the wedding date for the two children, October 1st.
At noon, Jiang Ze went to the kitchen and prepared a feast for two tables, one for men and one for women. The men's table drank white wine—of course, it was just regular white wine, not the medicinal wine made with ginger honey. The women's table drank orange juice and also had two large, sweet slices of watermelon.
After dinner and the Shen family left, the Jiang family cleaned up the dishes, returned the borrowed table to the neighbor, and then began to pack Jiang Mi's luggage.
Jiang Mi's train ticket and the subsidy from the educated youth center also arrived.
The place where Jiang Mi joined the queue was Yangjiagou Brigade in Luochengling, which was different from the Xinghua Brigade where Jiang Rong joined the queue.
Jiang's mother felt a little regretful, "It would be great if you were together, then you two could look after each other, instead of being in the dark and not knowing anything like this.
Jiang Mi: They're all from Luochengling, so they probably can't be too far away. I'm going to see my eldest sister.
Su Zhenzhen counted the things again, this was the third time, and put a pair of scissors in there. She told Jiang Mi: "Put the scissors under your pillow in the future. If you encounter any problems, you can protect yourself.
During this time, Jiang's father secretly stuffed her with a dozen or so yuan in change, and her second sister-in-law stuffed her with thirty yuan. Jiang Mi estimated that this was all the money her second brother and sister-in-law's father had.
The second sister gave her a hundred yuan. Jiang Mi refused to take it. The new ten big unity notes looked like the betrothal gift for Jiang Ning's engagement today.
Jiang Ning put the money into her pocket with red eyes, "Poor family, rich road. I don't know what the situation will be like in the countryside. It's always better if you take more with you.
Jiang Mi was touched. This was one-third of Jiang Ning's betrothal money, which was a huge sum of money in that era! My mother prepared it for me, and I couldn't use so much.
Jiang Ning: Take it and hide it well, don’t let anyone see it.
Mother Jiang didn't prepare much for Jiang Mi, mainly a mattress and a quilt, which were Jiang Mi's original ones, as well as two pillows, one large and one small, and two new sets of sheets and quilt covers, made of the cotton cloth given by Fang Liuliu, which were very comfortable to cover oneself with.
In addition, there are also miscellaneous daily necessities such as Jiang Mi and Jiang Miao's clothes, shoes, thermos, washbasins, and teacups.
The most important thing he brought was food. The quilt was filled with food and drinks, indicating that he had to bring enough for Jiang Mi and Jiang Miao to eat for two months. He also carried money and notes with him.
Counting it this way, there are two big bags.
Jiang Mi looked at so many
I am a little worried about the things. How can I carry so many things? I have to carry Miaomiao with me.
Jiang Miao: "I can lift it."
Jiang Ma: "This is already quite small. It's all you need right now. You can't miss anything. I'm already saving cotton to make thick quilts and thick clothes. I'll send them to you when they're done, so you can use them when the weather gets colder. I didn't bring much food, just enough for the two of you to eat for two months. From now on, I'll send you one every month. Bring more money and divide it in half. Put one half in your bag and sew the other half into your trouser legs."
Be sure to be careful."
Dad Jiang was holding a hemp rope and packing the quilt next to him. The outermost layer was a large bundle sewn by Mom Jiang.
Jiang Ma said, "If we need any cloth when we get there, we can take apart this big bundle and use it."
Liu Yun: "Mimi, think about it carefully. Do you really have to take Miaomiao with you? Ningning is right. It's better to let Miaomiao stay in the city and go to school with Ningning.
Jiang Mi: "Think it over and let her go to school in the countryside."
Xiao Jiangbao hugged Jiang Mi's thighs and said aggrievedly: "Auntie, please take me with you." Jiang Mi picked him up, kissed him, and coaxed him, "I will come back to see you soon. My second sister is getting married, and I want to come back to see her too."
Xiao Jiang Bao didn't know how long this "soon" meant, and thought it was the same length of time as Jiang Mi's trip to Beijing. He was happy again and made a pinky promise with Jiang Mi: "Then you will be back soon."
Jiang Mi shook hands with him and finally stamped the agreement.
The Jiang family had a sumptuous meal that night. They slaughtered a duck and made dry-pot duck. They ate half of it and gave the other half to Jiang Mi to take to the train.
After dinner, Jiang Ze continued to work, making some storable fried pancakes, and told Jiang Mi to eat the dry pot duck first, as it was hot and this thing could only be kept for a day at most, and then they could eat the fried pancakes later.
Fried pancakes contain a lot of oil and will not dry out even if left for two days.
Dad Jiang boiled some hot water, adjusted it to the right temperature, and asked Jiang Mi and Jiang Miao to wash their hair.
Mother Jiang put shampoo on Jiang Mi's head and rubbed her hair and scalp. Father Jiang scooped up some warm water and rinsed her clean. After rinsing, Jiang Ning wiped her dry with a towel, and Liu Yun took a comb to comb her scalp.
Several pairs of eyes seemed to be growing on her body, and they were red.
Jiang Mi couldn't help but sigh, I will write back often, I am fine wherever I am, I will definitely come back early.
After their hair dried, Jiang Ma quickly let Jiang Mi and Jiang Miao go to bed as they had to catch a train in the morning.
Before going to bed, ginger
Her mother reminded her: "The menstrual band is in your clothes. If your period comes, don't worry, just find it and use it." Seventeen-year-old Jiang Mi had never had her period.
Jiang Mi nodded quickly: "Mom, you are so thoughtful."
Jiang Ma: "Ningning bought it. I just remembered it now. You're getting better and better now. Who knows when it will come."
Jiang Mi: "Thank you, Second Sister."
Jiang Ma touched Jiang Mi's short hair and said, "Go to sleep." She fanned her gently with a palm-leaf fan, bringing a hint of coolness.
Jiang Mi hugged Jiang Ma's waist, reluctant to let go. The love of her family was the greatest wealth in her life. She was coaxed to sleep by Jiang Ma like a child.
When Jiang Ma woke her up again, it was still dark outside, probably around three or four o'clock.
Everyone was already up. Jiang Mi thought that everyone might not have slept much, as their eyes were all red and swollen. Jiang Mi hugged everyone one by one, went into her second sister-in-law's room, kissed Xiao Jiangbao, and walked out.
She sat on the back seat of Jiang Dad's bicycle, Jiang Miao sat on the front bar, and Jiang Ze's bicycle was hung with gifts.
Jiang Ning couldn't hold back her tears, and immediately burst into tears. "Mimi, you have to take care of yourself. If you can't stay any longer, we'll come back."
Jiang Ma and Liu Yun also started crying. Jiang Ma choked up and said, "How could you be so silly, child? I'd be so happy if I gave you my job. Why go to the countryside?"
Jiang Mi couldn't hold back any more, tears falling like beads from a broken string. "I'll be fine, we'll all be fine."
Dad Jiang rode his bike out of the yard, and Jiang Mi waved to Mom Jiang and the others until the bike was completely hidden in the darkness and no one could be seen anymore.
She hugged Jiang Dad's waist and wiped her tears onto Jiang Dad's clothes.
When they arrived at the train station, Jiang Mi jumped off the bicycle, and Jiang's father carried Jiang Miao off as well. After locking the bicycle, they walked into the station holding one of them hand in hand, with Jiang Ze carrying the luggage behind them.
Xu Lening waited at the entrance of the train station for a long time. When he saw Jiang Mi, he rushed over, hugged Jiang Mi's neck and cried loudly. He came to see Jiang Mi off.
Jiang Mi: "Your tears and snot are all on my clothes!"
Xu Lening sniffed, but there was no snot. She handed a large package to Jiang Mi. "This contains food and daily necessities. Take them with you. When you get to your destination, write to me and tell me if you need anything, and I'll send it to you."
Jiang Mi rubbed her head: "Well, I'll tell you everything." Xu Le'an and Xu Lening, brother and sister, also went to see Jiang Mi and Jiang Miao off.
There were people coming and going in the station, many of them were young people around 17 or 18 years old, all of whom were educated youth who had gone to the countryside.
In this era, riding the train is really a matter of squeezing. She is short, and if it weren't for Jiang's father protecting her, she would really be squeezed out. When they arrived at the train, Jiang Ze carried her luggage on the train, found a seat, and put her luggage away.
When the train was about to depart, Jiang's father passed Jiang Miao in through the train window, pinched Jiang Mi's armpits, and pushed her in as well, with Jiang Ze waiting on top.
Jiang Mi hugged Jiang Ze again. Jiang Ze burst into tears. When she got home, she wrote a letter saying, "I'll send you whatever you want to eat. Don't save it or think about sending anything home. We don't lack anything at home now. Take care of yourself, and make sure you take good care of yourself."
Jiang Mi grabbed Jiang Ze's clothes and wiped her tears and snot. "I don't even want to cry. It's so ugly to cry. You all make me cry."
Jiang Ze jumped out of the train window and waved desperately to Jiang Mi. The train whistled and slowly moved forward.
Father Jiang grabbed Jiang Mi's hand and ran forward, telling her to take care of herself. The train sped up, leaving the people who had seen it off far behind in the darkness.
The train was filled with the sound of sobbing, a mixture of reluctance to leave loved ones and fear for the future. Once in the countryside, life was a completely different experience.
A young girl next to him advised: "Little comrade, stop crying. Are you also an educated youth? Why are you bringing a child with you?"
Jiang Mi's emotions gradually calmed down. "My name is Jiang Mi, and this is my sister Jiang Miao. She can't leave me, so I took her with me. I am an educated youth going to Luochengling in Northern Province. How about you, comrade?"
After hearing what Jiang Mi said, the young girl thought that Jiang Mi had some difficulties, otherwise she would not have brought a child with her to the countryside. "My name is Zhou Yi, and I'm also an educated youth going to Luochengling." She also gave Jiang Miao a piece of candy. She was so cute.
Most of the people in this carriage were educated youth. There were three male comrades sitting opposite me, and they all came from the capital.
Everyone took great care of Jiang Mi and Jiang Miao and brought snacks for Jiang Miao.
He Zhaodi sat outside, watching everyone bring food to Jiang Miao. She covered her stomach and was so hungry that she couldn't help but mutter: "Could this child be your illegitimate daughter?"
Everyone: ....
Jiang Miao looked at her: "Auntie, shouldn't you go to the hospital to check your eyes?" He Zhaodi: What do you mean?
Jiang Mi said coldly: "It is said that there is something wrong with your eyes.
Take care of your eyes and treat any illness as soon as possible."
A young man sitting across from me burst out laughing. "Comrade He, don't talk nonsense, or you'll seem uneducated." Jiang Mi: "Let me introduce you again, Jiang Miao, eight years old."
He Zhaodi glared: "You are such a devil!"
Zhou Yi said, "Is he really eight years old? He only looks three or four."
He Zhaodi: "Then everyone in your family is short. But I see the guy who just brought you here is quite tall. If he's not your brother, why are they hugging each other in public? It's so immoral.
Jiang Mi: ...
She glanced at He Zhaodi and said, "You look so ugly when you're jealous. That's my second brother, born to the same parents. Miaomiao and I are not in good health, but we will grow taller in the future!"
He Zhaodi's face flushed instantly. Zhou Yi said, "Comrade, how can you have such low ideological awareness? Your head is full of dirty thoughts. And you're from the capital. It's really shameful.
He Zhaodi was furious: "You!"
Zhou Yi grabbed a handful of melon seeds and asked everyone to eat them together, and then started talking about things in Northern Province.
Jiang Mi also rummaged through her bag, grabbed a handful of fried peanuts, and ate them together. As they chatted, the atmosphere became lively, and the sky became brighter.
The conductor started selling breakfast, and the three young men across from him also bought breakfast: a large portion of porridge and two steamed buns. Wang Hai said, "Comrade Jiang, I'll pour some porridge out for Miaomiao so she can have something hot. I can't finish it myself."
I didn’t buy ginger honey.
Yang Yuan also handed over a bun for Miaomiao to eat. Zhou Yi said, "I brought some rolls. Let's eat together."
Jiang Mi was moved and took out a lunch box of dry pot duck from her schoolbag, and also took out two sesame cakes, "Come, let's eat together." She didn't buy lunch because she brought something more delicious.
Several people:!!!
Zhou Yi: "I just smelled a faint fragrance, it turned out to be coming from your bag. I thought I was smelling it wrongly."
Jiang Mi: "My second brother is a chef in a state-owned restaurant. His cooking is very delicious. You should all try it."
Wang Hai: "That's not good. You guys keep it and eat it slowly."
Jiang Mi then put some of the duck into their lunch boxes, giving each of them two large pieces of duck meat. She also accepted the kindness of others, took out the teacup, and took a small portion of the porridge.
Zhou Yi sandwiched the duck meat between a wrap and took a bite. She praised it, "It's spicy and numbing, and it's really delicious."
He Zhaodi watched everyone being polite to each other while eating, and no one gave way to her, so she stood up, picked up a piece of Jiang Mi's duck meat, took a bun from Wang Hai, and tore off half of Zhou Yi's pancake.
Her hands were incredibly quick, and by the time she came to her senses, she had already taken a bite of both the duck and the bun, then opened her mouth wide to take a bite of the pancake. She said, "Thank you, comrades, for the food. It's incredibly delicious. This pancake has shredded pork and an egg in it. Wow, it's really good."
Everyone:
Zhou Yi was so angry, "You gave me the cake! I didn't let you eat it. How can you be so shameless?"
He Zhaodi took another bite of the pancake and said, "Let me return it to you. You must eat it. Don't waste it. It's shameful to waste food." She put the whole piece of duck meat into her mouth.
Wang Hai exclaimed, feeling unlucky.
Zhou Yi: You are so kind. Give my cake back to me. I would rather give it to someone else than to you.
Seeing that she really wanted it, He Zhaodi quickly took a few more mouthfuls, until her mouth was bulging into a big lump, and gave the remaining bit to Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi took a deep breath: "No more."
Jiang Mi rolled her eyes. This was shameless, but she didn't bother to pay attention to her. They were just traveling together. For the rest of the journey, everyone was on high alert while eating, and they definitely didn't let He Zhaodi take advantage of them.
Zhou Yi secretly said to Jiang Mi: "She seems to be going to the Northern Province as well. I don't know where she is going. Whoever is with her is really unlucky."
Jiang Mi: Sympathy!
In the morning, the train passed a large station and stopped for over half an hour. Wang Hai jumped out of the window to stretch his legs. The train was getting more and more crowded, and some people were standing in the corridors. Going to the toilet was a torture. There was really no room for movement!
Jiang Mi: "Please pick up Miaomiao and let her jump down."
After Jiang Miao went down, Wang Hai said, "Will you come down? I'll catch you."
Jiang Mi: "You let me step on your back"
Wang Hai patted his back: "Come, let me give you some food."
Jiang Mi happily stepped on Wang Hai and jumped down. Wang Hai also asked Zhou Yi if she wanted to go down and stepped on her back.
He Zhaodi snorted, and couldn't walk anymore because of the good-looking person. Zhou Yi took a deep breath: "I'll watch the salute, don't let anyone touch it later."
Jiang Mi and Jiang Miao moved around below and felt relaxed. On the rest of the way, whenever they reached a station, Jiang Mi and Zhou Yi would take turns walking down.
One person looked at the salute.
The relationship between the few people became better and better, and they also told each other which team they wanted to go to.
Jiang Mi and Yang Yuan were both from the Yangjiagou Brigade. Wang Hai went to the Dongning Brigade, but Zhou Yi went to the Xinghua Brigade. Jiang Mi was pleasantly surprised: "My eldest sister is in the Xinghua Brigade. When you get there, tell my sister that I am here too. I will go see her when things get settled here."
Zhou Yi was also happy. How is the Xinghua Brigade? What's your sister's name? Now she has an acquaintance.
Jiang Mi: "My eldest sister is Jiang Rong. She said Xinghua Brigade is pretty good and the people are kind, but she only reports good news and not bad news. I don't know the details.
Wang Hai: "Come and see me when you have time."
Jiang Mi: Now that we are close, we can get together again.
After taking the train for a day and a half, we finally arrived at Luochengling in the northern province at noon the next day.
Jiang Mi had two large bags and one small bag, which were handed down from the train window with the help of Yang Yuan, Wang Hai and others, who also lent a hand to help them get down.
If they were squeezed out of the train, they would be deformed.
Jiang Mi was carrying a small bag, and the other two were helped by Yang Yuan and Wang Hai. They all followed the crowd out and were out of the station not far away.
Wang Hai sighed, "This is Luocheng Ridge."
Not to mention compared to the capital, even compared to the small towns along the way, this place is much more dilapidated. In the distance are endless mountains, nearby are dilapidated buildings, the roads are very narrow, there are a lot of people, and there are many ox carts.
There were no buses or cars in sight.
The county town is so old, I wonder what the brigade is like...
Not far away were the points where the villages picked up the educated youth. Some held up signs with the name of the brigade on them, while others simply shouted. The voices were noisy and difficult to hear clearly.
Jiang Mi saw a sign that said 'Yangjiagou' and took the gift that Wang Hai was carrying for her and said, "Brother Hai, thank you. I'll come visit you sometime.
Wang Hai: "I'll carry it for you and then find the Dongning Brigade." Wang Hai left only after they arrived at the place.
Zhou Yi also saw the Xinghua Brigade, and she walked over with her luggage.
"People from the Yangjiagou Brigade, please put the luggage on the ox cart first. I am Yang Jiahe, this is Uncle Niu, what are your names?" Yang Jiahe took out a piece of paper to check the names on it.
Jiang Mi and Yang Yuan each said their name and placed the gifts on the ox cart.
"We still need four more people. Wait a moment." Yang Jiahe looked down at Jiang Miao: "Why are you bringing a child with you?"
"This is my sister, Jiang Miao, she is eight years old, and she can't live without me." Jiang Mi said casually. She looked up at Yang Jiahe. This man was so stunning, with a pair of peach blossom eyes that were bright and shining. She could look at this face for a whole day.
As beautiful as her!
Yang Jiahe didn't ask any more questions and just fiddled with the dogtail grass. Being stared at by her like that, he turned his head to look at her.
Jiang Mi took a handful of White Rabbit milk candy and handed it over, "Comrade, can you let Miaomiao ride on the ox cart? It's obviously not for transporting people, but for transporting things."
Miaomiao took the position first. When she got tired in the middle, she could hold Miaomiao or take turns with Miaomiao.
Yang Jiahe smiled lightly, his peach blossom eyes curved slightly, his eyes seemed to be able to drown people, and he reached out to take it: "Okay."
Jiang Mi smiled even more brightly. Yangjiagou was such a great place. She picked up Jiang Miao and put him on the ox cart, which was where Yang Jiahe had just sat.
After a while, a young man in a white shirt and black trousers came over with luggage. There was a bunch of keys hanging on his butt, making a rattling sound. He saw that the ox cart was full of luggage and covered with dirt. He asked, "How can you put the luggage in it if it's so dirty? Why don't you wash the ox cart in advance?" When he saw a small bag of cow dung on it, he frowned and said, "Why is there still cow dung? It stinks."
Yang Jiahe peeled a candy and threw it into his mouth. He didn't even raise his eyelids: "You think you are the eldest son of a capitalist and you are still being picky here. What's your name?
The young man in a white shirt and black pants said dissatisfiedly: "My name is Ding Ankang, and I'm from Beijing! Comrade, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. My grandfather was a worker, my father was also a worker, and my grandfather's grandfather was a hired farmer, oppressed by the bourgeoisie. Our family has a red origin and has been red to the end." He pointed to the ox cart and said, "This is how you receive educated youth. Let me put my salute inside. I have put □□ in my salute."
Yang Jia and Lai Yangyang laughed, "Don't dirty your mouth, just carry the gift."
Ding Ankang was furious, his face flushed with anger, and he looked at Yang Jiahe in disbelief: "You let me carry the gift bag?" Yang Jiahe: Otherwise, the gift bag will carry you.
;
Jiang Mi burst out laughing.
Ding Ankang wanted to get angry at Jiang Mi, but when he saw how beautiful she was, his anger immediately subsided. "Hello, comrade. Where are you from? What's your name?"
Jiang Mi: "Bincheng, Jiang Mi."
Then two more people came.
Jiang Shuyin and a young man.
Jiang Mi:!!! Enemies often meet on a narrow road.
Jiang Shuyin was also stunned when she saw Jiang Mi. "Cousin, you are also an educated youth from Yangjiagou. Let's help each other in the future." Jiang Mi called her "cousin" and made some polite remarks.
By the time the last person arrived, Jiang Mi felt unlucky. He Zhaodi.
Yang Yuan: Damn, bad luck!
After Yang Jiahe confirmed that everyone was present, he sat on the ox cart next to Jiang Miao and said, "Uncle Niu and I will take you to the educated youth point to report first, and then we will go back to the team. Uncle Niu, let's go, you all follow me.
Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke. The Up-the-Mountain-and-Down-the-Country Movement had been going on for more than ten years. They were very clear about the status of educated youth in the countryside. They had also been reminded by their families, so they naturally did not dare to offend the villagers as soon as they went to the countryside, and did not say much at this time.
Ding Ankang was walking behind with his luggage, panting. After walking for a while, he got tired and shouted from behind: Wait for me, is this how you treat the educated youth? When we get to the educated youth site, I want them to give me an explanation.
After Yang Jiahe ate another piece of milk candy, he said, "Comrades, if you have any opinions, please raise them as soon as you arrive at the educated youth station. It would be best if we could find you a better place to join the team. Comrade Ding, you must work harder to get an explanation."
Uncle Niu said, "I've brought back six educated youth this time. I wonder how the other members will complain. Hey, it would be best if you all go to other places to work in the countryside instead of suffering in our brigade.
Everyone: ...He's already been complained about before he even reaches the team.
Jiang Shuyin said softly, "Comrade Yang, how long does it take to get from here to Yangjiagou Brigade?"
Yang Jiahe: "It usually takes three hours, but if you're walking slowly, it might take four or five hours. Don't worry, we'll definitely reach the brigade before dark."
Everyone just felt a black screen before their eyes.
After walking a short distance, they encountered a group of educated youth carrying their luggage. Yang Jiahe said, "See? They are from the Zhuangheling Brigade. Their oxen are pregnant, and they don't want them to work. That's why the educated youth from their brigade have to walk back like this.
Yang Yuan:
How far
Yang Jiahe: It’s not far, just over five hours. If they walk, they can still make it in time for dinner.
Yang Yuan's smile froze a little: "Our team... is doing well."
When they arrived at the county educated youth point, Uncle Niu watched Xingli and Jiang Miao beside the ox cart. Yang Jiahe led everyone in to register their information. After checking their basic information again, he let Yang Jiahe take them away.
Ding Ankang, who originally wanted to complain, did not dare to complain after seeing the educated youth from other brigades carrying their luggage back to their brigade, and put his own luggage on the ox cart.
Yang Jiahe glanced at him and said, "Take it out."
Ding Ankang's face flushed with anger again, and he walked over and took out the □□ and took it with him. Yang Jiahe jumped back onto the ox cart and ate another candy. Jiang Mi thought to herself, this guy really likes sweets.
The ox cart moved forward slowly, and the sun climbed to the top of the sky. It was the hottest time of the day, and everyone was sweating and moving slower and slower.
Jiang Mi was not afraid of the heat and was in good spirits. She looked around curiously at the surrounding scenery. Looking at the mountains rising and falling one after another, she was very excited. Ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum, here I come!
She was sure that the space could be upgraded.
Jiang Miao wanted to give up his seat to Jiang Mi, but Jiang Mi shook her head, so Jiang Miao sat down obediently and occupied the seat.
He Zhaodi said softly, "Brother Yang, I can't walk anymore. Can you let me sit for a while? You are a good person, you will definitely let me sit, right?
Yang Jiahe: "Hahaha, Uncle Niu, listen, someone said I'm a good person. When I get back to the village, I have to tell the team leader about it."
Uncle Niu: You lazy kid, if you were a good person, there would be no bad people in our team!
He Zhaodi: …She looked at Yang Jiahe with tears in her eyes: “Brother Yang, please let me sit for a while, just a while, please.”
Yang Jiahe: Please call me Comrade Yang and speak nicely to me from now on. People who don’t know us might think we have some kind of relationship.
He Zhaodi: ...Comrade Yang, you have let this child sit, so let me sit for a while too.
Jiang Shuyin was also very tired. She walked to Yang Jiahe, took out two pieces of chocolate from her pocket and secretly stuffed them into his hands. Coincidentally, Yang Yuan also secretly stuffed some biscuits into Yang Jiahe's hands.
This is embarrassing.
Yang Jiahe collected the two people's things and said with a smile: "Don't worry, come one by one. Each person will sit half an hour.
The female comrades come first.
The corners of Jiang Mi's lips twitched, and Yang Jiahe looked at her and smiled: "Do you want to sit too? You can hold your sister."
He Zhaodi: Why should she sit first and I sit first?
Yang Jiahe jumped off the oxcart, and Jiang Shuyin quickly got on. Her legs were almost broken from walking!
He Zhaodi: "You think Jiang Mi is pretty, so let Jiang Mi hold the child in the car. You think Jiang Shuyin is pretty, so let her ride in the oxcart!" Yang Jiahe: "How can you, a female comrade, have such dirty thoughts? How can they be as pretty as me?" Jiang Mi blinked her big, watery eyes: "You're not right. I'm still prettier than you." Yang Jiahe looked down at Jiang Mi: "Child, grow taller first."
Jiang Mi:!
She wants to grow taller.
She couldn't refute this.
He Zhaodi was led astray by the way, and actually felt that what Yang Jiahe said made sense, so she would be the second one to ride the ox cart. It was already noon, and everyone was hungry. Uncle Niu parked the cart under a crooked tree.
Yang Jiahe took out a military water bottle and drank water. Neither he nor Uncle Niu took anything to eat.
Jiang Mi and Jiang Miao were standing under a tree eating fried pancakes. Seeing this, they took out two more pancakes and gave them to Uncle Niu and Yang Jiahe. "These are the pancakes made by my second brother. They are delicious. You should try them."
Uncle Niu looked at the crispy pancake and swallowed his saliva, but still refused. "We've eaten it, you keep it. This pancake is very durable."
Jiang Mi smiled: "Thank you for coming to pick us up." She stuffed the pancake into Yang Jiahe's hands.
He Zhaodi looked at the fried pancake in Jiang Mi's hand with green eyes. She wanted to go up and snatch it. The two-grain pancake in her hand became more and more tasteless.
She had already eaten all the steamed buns she brought, leaving only the two-grain flour flatbread, which was dry and hard to chew. Yang Jiahe handed one to Uncle Niu and ate one himself.
Jiang Shuyin was eating chocolate and biscuits, which she had bought from the mall. She ate some herself and shared some with everyone. Jiang Mi took a piece and gave her a fried sesame cake.
He Zhaodi ate chocolate and looked at Jiang Shuyin with a kind look. "Shuyin, you are really generous, unlike some people who are stingy."
Jiang Shuyin ate the fried pancakes, smiled and said nothing, thinking about the hero. Why did Jiang Mi come here? Is this world going to send Jiang Mi to the hero?
She would never allow Zhou Huailin to be hers.
Jiang Mi and Jiang Miao finished eating
After eating the fried pancake, she looked up at the crooked tree on the roadside, then patted Yang Jiahe's shoulder and said, "I have something for you. Do you want it?"
Yang Jiahe ate the sesame cake slowly and chewed it carefully. Jiang Mi pointed at the tree and said, "You'll know when you climb up."
Yang Jiahe observed the crooked tree, then supported the trunk with both hands, stepped on the crooked neck with one foot, climbed up the tree, and saw what Jiang Mi said, a nest of birds.
He grabbed the bird eggs and put them in his pocket, then jumped down from the tree and said thank you.
Jiang Mi smiled sweetly. This guy looks great climbing trees, and has a great waistline. Can he share one with Miao Miao when eating bird eggs? Yang Jiahe: "Okay." He directly threw two bird eggs to Jiang Mi and told her to cook them herself. Jiang Mi took the bird eggs and thought, "Okay."
He Zhaodi was jealous: "Can you give me one too? I haven't tasted eggs in a long time." Yang Jiahe and Jiang Mi ignored her, pretending not to hear.
He Zhaodi was indignant. She glared at Jiang Tiantian and Yang Jiahe, then looked towards the crooked tree. She also ran over, holding onto the crooked tree with both hands and climbed up. She wanted to see if there were any more trees.
Bird eggs!
She hasn't tasted eggs for a long time.
Yang Jiahe sighed and decided not to keep the bird eggs next time.
Jiang Mi: You left the bird eggs
Yang Jiahe looked up at He Zhaodi: "It is the rule of our team not to empty bird nests." Although Jiang Mi didn't know whether there was such a rule, she felt that Yang Jiahe was a very kind person, and she also looked at He Zhaodi.
He Zhaodi: "Oh! Comrade Yang, thank you for leaving three bird eggs for me. I don't care what the rules are. I just know that I'm starving to death now." She happily reached out to take the bird eggs.
Jiang Mi exclaimed, "Venomous snake, get down here quickly!!!" and quickly pulled Jiang Miao back.
Hanging above He Zhaodi's bed, a colorful snake, its tongue extended, had clearly set its sights on the nest of eggs. Just by looking at its vibrant color, one could tell it was a venomous snake!
Yang Jiahe frowned: "Don't move, He Zhaodi." He quickly picked up a fist-sized stone and threw it towards the flower snake.
When He Zhaodi turned around, she saw that the flower snake was also eyeing the bird eggs. She instinctively reached out to grab the eggs, but just as the green snake was about to bite her hand, a stone hit the flower snake's head, knocking it off course and causing it to fall from the tree.
He Zhaodi looked down and saw the flowers
The snake stopped moving! Meat, meat, meat, meat!!!!
She quickly jumped down from the crooked tree to pick up the snake.
Yang Jiahe was quicker to pick up the flower snake. It was not dead, but was knocked unconscious. He put the flower snake into an oilcloth bag. Venomous snakes can be sold, and living ones are more valuable than dead ones.
He Zhaodi stood in front of Yang Jiahe and said: This snake is mine!
Yang Jiahe: You picked it up
He Zhaodi: "This snake is going to bite me. It's mine!"
Yang Jiahe: "You got it"
He Zhaodi: "I'm going to catch it! Stop talking nonsense and give it to me!" She reached out to grab it.
"If you treat your savior like this, you'll just be bitten to death by this poisonous snake next time." Yang Jiahe tied the oilcloth bag tightly and made a small hole in it to prevent the poisonous snake from dying.
He Zhaodi looked at Yang Jia and the pile of snake meat in the oilcloth bag, her eyes turning green as she yelled, "Ahhhhhh, my meat!"
Everyone:
Jiang Mi looked at He Zhaodi with a very complicated look. This was a ruthless person who could snatch bird eggs from snakes.
Uncle Niu saw that the matter was over, and he said with a smile: "Girl, you have such bad luck that you encountered a poisonous snake even when digging a bird's nest. Fortunately, Jiahe saved you, otherwise, you would have died before you even joined the team.
He Zhaodi was so angry that she yelled, "I'm luckier than you. I still have three bird eggs."
Uncle Niu said perfunctorily: "Okay, okay." Then he said to Yang Jiahe: "You have a good conscience too. You even kept three bird eggs." He Zhaodi was so angry that her nose was crooked. This old man was putting her down! She had bad luck and a bad conscience!
Next, Jiang Mi held Jiang Miao and sat on the ox cart, with Yang Yuan sitting next to them. He Zhaodi was so angry that she wanted to pull the three of them down and let her sit instead.
She pulled Yang Yuan, and Yang Yuan was overwhelmed. "Are you sick? Men and women shouldn't touch each other."
He Zhaodi: "I'm so tired that my eyes are green with envy. I don't care whether you are a man or a woman." The main reason is that Jiang Miao is just a child, and she can't bother with Jiang Miao.
Yang Yuan: Shit. He jumped off the ox cart.
Just as Yang Jiahe said, it took them a total of five hours, and at four o'clock in the afternoon, they finally arrived at Yangjiagou.
Yangjiagou is surrounded by mountains on both sides, with continuous mountains and rivers, shaded by green trees, and the scenery is very beautiful. Of course, this is viewed from a modern perspective. If it were today, it would be a poor and backward mountain valley.
When we were passing by the fields on our way back to the brigade, the members of the commune saw so many new educated youths coming back.
Everyone's faces drooped as they came out of the fields.
An old lady complained: "Why are there six more educated youths? There are so many educated youths in the team! They think our team is easy to talk to, so they send as many as possible to our team! Is it so bullying? We can't accept so many! Jiahe, you too, why did you take them all back? You must
Send a few back.”
Yang Jiahe nodded and said: Auntie, you are right, you might as well take them back to the county educated youth center, and we don’t need to keep any of them in our team.
Everyone: ...
A woman wearing a straw hat pointed and said: There are three girls! They are so young, can they work?
An old lady holding a headscarf said: "I think the man in the white shirt can't work either. He looks tired after just walking for a while.
Ding Ankang, who was about to collapse from exhaustion, tried hard to straighten up... Besides, it was just a short walk, a five-hour walk. Although they took turns, he only sat for half an hour.
He Zhaodi was also unhappy: "Why am I too young to work? I joined the team to work and earn food. No one can look down on me.
The woman in the straw hat said: "Well, you are old. Besides, I didn't say you are young! I was talking about her. Look at how tender her face is." She pointed at Jiang Mi.
He Zhaodi found this even more offensive...
Jiang Mi: "Sister, you have a good eye. I am indeed young, only seventeen years old. However, I will definitely work hard in the future and will definitely not hold our team back.
The woman in the straw hat laughed so hard that she couldn't stop. "Why call me sister? My youngest son is as old as you. Just call me Aunt Hua. What's the name of the little girl?"
Jiang Mi was surprised: Really? Aunt Hua looks so young, she looks like my sister. My name is Jiang Mi.
Everyone: This incredibly pretty young educated youth looks young, but she is actually quite thick-skinned.
Jiang Shuyin looked at the crowd, trying to find the hero, but she couldn't see him. The system screamed in her head, "The hero is about to appear, a hundred meters away! Conquer the hero, make him fall in love with you, and you will be the heroine of this world! The lucky heroine of this world! Whoever you want to die will die, and all the good things will be yours!"
A woman in her thirties pointed at Jiang Miao and asked, "Jiahe, why did you bring back a child from your family?"
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