On the morning of the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, the snow had just stopped and the sun rose, shining brightly on the white snow.
After the two finished breakfast in the dining room, Lu Shiyi pushed the cart out of the yard, while Su Jin carried a smaller bamboo basket and locked the door of the house.
As she walked towards the gate, she heard a woman's voice outside. She stepped out and saw Xiang Yun standing in front of Lu Shiyi.
Xiang Yun's face was pale, and she looked at him with tears in her eyes: "Minister Lu, Yu Hong from the educated youth site has liver disease and was sent to the county hospital yesterday."
Su Jin stood in front of the courtyard gate, turned around to lock the gate, and walked to his side.
"Ayi already knows. We are going to the county town for a physical examination today. Xiang Zhiqing, the village chief notified the educated youths in the evening that they must go for a physical examination before starting work. Even the ox carts have been booked for you in advance today. Why didn't you go? Instead, you showed up at my house?" Su Jin questioned Xiang Yun.
If Lu Shiyi didn't know about it, Xiang Yun could have easily instigated it, but Lu Shiyuan personally informed him yesterday.
Xiang Yun looked at Su Jin timidly: "Su Zhiqing, I... didn't mean to snatch Minister Lu away... I just met him at the door and wanted to talk."
After he finished speaking, a villager passed by not far away. After hearing what Xiang Yun said, he glanced over here with a gossipy look on his face.
"You should go to the county town. This place is not on the way. Did I say you wanted to rob Ayi? We are just going to the county town. Why are you waiting here?" Su Jin asked repeatedly, causing many passing villagers to stop.
"No!" Xiang Yun always regarded herself as a little white flower, often playing the victim to get help from the boys in the village, "I just said a few words."
The village women present all looked down upon Xiang Yun's behavior, and some even made sarcastic remarks. Xiang Yun's eyes turned red after hearing this.
"Su Zhiqing is right. This place is not on the way. Look at her frozen face. She must have been standing outside for a long time." Aunt Liu sneered. "Xiang Zhiqing has always been weak. That rascal in my family even stole eggs from our house a few days ago and gave them to her."
"No..." Xiang Yun quickly denied what Aunt Liu said and looked at Lu Shiyi again, "I rarely accept those gifts unless I really can't refuse. I will give them corresponding compensation in the future."
Pooh!
Aunt Liu spat and said, "Who saw your stuff? My bastard is a fool. He's told you about this problem several times, but he still thinks I'm talking too much."
Xiang Yun's eyes were red, and she didn't dare to say anything more, looking like she was being bullied.
"Please don't block the way. Xiao Jin and I have a lot of things to do in the city." Lu Shiyi didn't want to get involved in this matter. "Aunts, eggs are exchanged for other things, so you'd better watch them carefully."
Su Jin sat in the back seat of the car. Lu Shiyi talked to the villagers next to him for a few words before riding his bike to the county town.
"Xiang Zhiqing, the village chief specially sent a bullock cart to take you to the county town. You're too late now, so hurry up and get checked," Aunt Liu reminded. "We're all a big family here. If you don't get checked, who knows if you can still live together?"
"Auntie, have I offended you in any way?" Xiang Yun's eyes were red and she looked frightened. "I'll give you the money for the eggs."
"Is it about the eggs? You've eaten almost 30 eggs. How much has my family lost?" Aunt Liu was really angry, and her youngest son was beaten by her husband and couldn't get out of bed.
When the other wives in the village heard this, they all gasped. So many eggs?
"Aunt Liu, you must talk to Xiaohui nicely when you get home. How could he use the eggs at home to cause trouble?" Several aunts who were close to Aunt Liu advised.
"Who said it wasn't true? When the old man heard the news, he beat Xiaohui up and he didn't get out of bed for several days." Aunt Liu glared at Xiang Yun angrily.
The Chinese New Year is approaching, and my youngest son was beaten. What should I do next year?
While the aunts in the village were attacking Xiang Yun, Lu Shiyi was waiting for a car to go to the county town. On the way, he told Su Jin that they would go to the military hospital for a check-up because there were too many people in the county hospital.
"Most of the educated youth are on good terms with each other. This time, the situation is special. Yu Hong infected the educated youth from other villages. If it weren't for the Lunar New Year, the villagers from other villages would probably make a fuss." Lu Shiyi informed Su Jin, "Military hospitals serve active-duty military personnel, their families, and others, so relatively few people seek medical treatment."
Lu Shiyi introduced the situation of the military hospital. Su Jin pulled his military coat with her small hand. The car stopped at the door of the hospital. She looked up at the hospital and found that the construction of the military hospital was similar to that of the modern one. It really would not change for many years.
"Minister Lu, why are you here?" Several nurses were about to get off work when they saw Lu Shiyi coming over with a petite figure, and came up to ask.
"My boyfriend is also aware of the situation. The Fourth Battalion's affairs should have been reported, right?" Lu Shiyi asked in a cold voice.
Several people nodded in agreement. "Doctor Hou is waiting for you two in the office. The examination will probably take until the afternoon."
Lu Shiyi nodded at them and told Su Jin softly, "These are all nurses from the hospital. When you come here for treatment or IV drips, look for them."
Su Jin took off her scarf, revealing her face and smiled at them.
The nurses were a little stunned. There were very few girls with such fair skin in Northeast Province. Every winter, many female educated youth suffered from frostbite due to the weather.
"No wonder Minister Lu is so attentive to her. She must have come down specifically to accompany Minister Lu." Several young nurses started chattering and gossiping.
Before Lu Shiyi went up the stairs, he tied her scarf around her neck, making sure that the soldiers who came to see the doctor would not see it.
"Officers and ordinary people have two different medical departments. Officers are all injured, and I'm worried that it will scare everyone." Lu Shiyi informed Su Jin in advance that there are many veterans in the armed forces of the Northeast Provincial Military District who have served in the Korean War, and Tai Maner has more or less injuries.
"They are heroes, I'm not afraid of them. Besides, aren't you here?" Su Jin pulled his sleeve and said coquettishly.
"After the inspection, we'll go to the state-owned restaurant for dinner. We won't be going home tonight, but will stay in the family compound of the armed forces." Lu Shiyi filed a marriage report, and in another year, Su Jin would be able to get the marriage certificate. "Take advantage of this opportunity to invite the team members to dinner in the cafeteria, and we'll get engaged."
ah? !
Su Jin was shocked. She didn't know why the examination turned into an engagement.
"If you live in my family house without a proper status, it won't be good for you." Lu Shiyi didn't want Su Jin to be tired. "I called home, and they all agreed to use the money and tickets to treat everyone to a meal, so you don't have to cook."
Su Jin looked at Lu Shiyi's perfect arrangements and didn't know what to say.
"Ayi...have you decided that no matter what happens in the future, you will be with me?" Su Jin didn't take these voices to heart, but Lu Shiyi cared more about them.
"Yes!" Lu Shiyi looked at her with a firm gaze. "Xiao Jin, would you like to host a banquet with my comrades tonight? During the Spring Festival, we can invite the villagers to dinner and hold an engagement banquet for both sides."
Su Jin nodded and agreed: "Okay!"
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