Duofu blushed and withdrew her hand from the steamed egg, her little heart filled with pride as she thought that her aunt really did like her the most.
Duo was delighted to see her older brother receive a kiss from their aunt while she didn't. She stood up and smeared Yu Rujia's face with her drool, saying, "Kiss."
Yu Rujia picked up the little one: "You know how great I am, come on, let's eat."
At the city's train station, as soon as the train, which was nearly two hours late, came to a stop, people on board rushed out desperately. Some physically fit people who were too lazy to squeeze out simply climbed out of the windows.
Gao Guojing had too much stuff to carry by himself, so he pulled along the helpers he had already found and had them climb out of the window to catch the stuff from below.
The two of them worked together to get the items off the train.
Gao Guojing climbed out of the window. There was no other way; there were still many people waiting to get off the bus, all carrying large bags and small packages, making the journey slow. It was faster to get out of the window.
Gao Shujing's eyes kept scanning the crowd, but he couldn't find Gao Guojing. There were just too many people here, making it difficult to distinguish them.
Gao Guojing gave his helper two yuan as payment for helping him move his things. After seeing the man off, he stood in the middle of the luggage and waited for the others to leave before looking for Gao Shujing.
He didn't get off at the door. Although there were many people around, it was still better than the crowd that was almost squeezed into dumplings at the door. At least he wouldn't be pushed around.
Not long after he stood still, Gao Guojing belatedly realized that he was covered in sweat.
He was busy moving things and didn't pay attention to these things. Now that he had some free time, he had time to realize his situation and that's when he noticed the anomaly.
Gao Guojing wondered to himself, "Why is it so hot in Y Province? It's below zero in Jiangcheng, and there's been a blizzard for days, forcing even the troops to suspend some training. How come it's so hot here in Y Province? The temperature must be over ten degrees Celsius!"
Unable to bear the heat any longer, Gao Guojing took off a cotton-padded coat and stuffed it into a bag. A few minutes later, still feeling hot, he took off another coat and finally felt a little better.
After waiting for another ten minutes or so, when most of the people had dispersed, Gao Shujing finally saw Gao Guojing standing in the middle of a large pile of things.
Gao Shujing strode forward: "Guojing, why did you bring so much stuff?" There's no way the two of them could carry all of this.
Gao Guojing: "Mom and Dad were worried that you wouldn't have anything to use, so they practically emptied the supply and marketing cooperative. Third Brother also came to join in the fun. That's all the stuff we have. Brother, how many people did you bring?"
Gao Shujing rubbed his head, amazed that he could still get on the bus with so much stuff.
Little did he know that when Gao Guojing got on the bus, he only carried two bags; everything else was passed in through the window by Xia Jingrong and Gao Xiujuan.
Fortunately, he bought a sleeper ticket, so he had room to put his things. Even so, he still had to put a lot of things under the other berths before he could put them all.
Gao Shujing: "I knew you brought a lot of stuff, but I didn't expect there to be so much. I thought the two of us could carry it all, so I didn't bring anyone with me."
Captain Huang answered the phone to notify Gao Guojing that he was coming. It was inconvenient to talk about these things over the phone. Gao Xiujuan only told Gao Guojing about his schedule and asked Gao Shujing to pick him up. She never expected that he would bring so many things with him.
Gao Guojing: What do we do now?
Gao Shujing: "There's still more than an hour before the bus to the commune leaves after get off work. You stay here and I'll find a vehicle or someone to come and take the things to the bus station."
It's a 20-minute walk from here to the bus station. Gao Shujing doesn't mind making a few more trips, but there are only two of them, so someone has to watch over the things on both sides.
If you just leave your luggage lying around, it will definitely get stolen.
The thought of calling a car came to mind, and Gao Shujing's eyes first searched for people with cars.
However, Gao Shujing noticed the accents of a few passersby. They were from Dongyuan Commune. Great!
Judging from their attire, they must have just arrived in the city. Some of them will definitely return to Dongyuan Commune in the next few days, since a group of men like this can't stay in the city for too long.
If he's lucky, someone might go back today, and he can pay someone to help him move his things.
Gao Shujing's scrutinizing gaze caught the attention of Captain Fang, the leader of the group. However, his handsome appearance, refined demeanor, and harmless eyes did not offend Captain Fang.
After a few internal struggles, Gao Shujing stepped forward and asked, "Comrade, are you from Dongyuan Commune?"
Captain Fang stepped out from among the group: "May I ask who you are?"
Gao Shujing: "I am Gao Shujing, an educated youth from Shangfen Brigade. I have something I would like to confirm with you."
Captain Fang was surprised that the legendary celebrity would appear in front of him like this, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
Captain Fang: "Hello, young educated youth. I am Fang Jianhua, the captain of Tongfeng Brigade. I have heard of your name before. I did not expect that our first meeting would be in the city."
"This is what people often mean when they say, 'Those destined to meet will find each other even from a thousand miles away, while those not destined will not recognize each other even face to face.' Is the educated youth in the city on official business?"
Gao Shujing: "So it's Captain Fang. I've heard our Captain Huang say that Captain Fang is a very capable person. I'm so glad to finally meet him today."
"I'm not here for work today. My younger brother is here, and I'm here to pick him up. Captain Fang, you're here for work, right? I wonder if you've finished your business and when you plan to return to the commune?"
Captain Fang: "It's for official business. Speaking of which, I'll need Gao Zhiqing's help with these matters later. Is your brother also here to be sent to the countryside? Have you picked him up?"
Gao Shujing: "My younger brother didn't come to the countryside; he was just on winter vacation and came to visit me. I picked him up, but he had too much stuff, so I came to find a car. I didn't expect to run into Captain Fang."
"You came to the city for the power lines, right? Judging from Captain Fang's expression, you've got the power lines. Our captain was right, there's nothing Captain Fang can't handle."
Captain Huang had mentioned Captain Fang to Gao Shujing before, and based on what he had just said, Gao Shujing quickly guessed the purpose of their visit to the city.
Captain Fang's smile deepened: "This is all thanks to Lao Huang's reminder. Using your old method, we managed to succeed by luck and exchange some wires with the wire factory. We'll need Gao Zhiqing's help to get the power on later."
“Our vehicle will return around 2 o’clock. We will then take it back to the brigade along with the power lines. If the educated youth do not mind, they can come with us.”
Captain Fang had connections in the city and contacted an electric wire factory. The factory agreed to exchange meat for electric wire, so he led his men into the Ten Thousand Mountains to hunt a batch of game and hired a vehicle to deliver the meat to the city.
On the way back, there were just a few electric wires and people on the line. Gao Shujing was lucky enough to get a ride back.
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