Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Technology Failure
When they were near the girls' dormitory building, He Junxia took out a snakeskin bag folded into a small square from his pocket and handed it to He Junqiu.
He Junqiu's eyes lit up: "Brother, you have been prepared for this."
She was still worried about what to use to store things, and it was like a pillow appeared when she dozed off. He was indeed her brother, and they had such a tacit understanding.
He Junxia reminded: "Bring back everything you can, including quilts, clothes, and shoes. I rode a tricycle here and there's plenty of room."
He Junxia: "Okay."
He Junqiu handed the application form for leaving school to the dormitory manager. The manager yawned, took it, looked at it for a few seconds, and then opened the door to let her in.
Boys are not allowed to enter the girls' dormitory, and neither are male family members. He Junxia can only stand outside the girls' dormitory building and wait for He Junqiu to pack up and come out.
He Junxia looked around aimlessly. After a while, he heard other people's voices behind him.
"Xiao Xia, you guys came pretty quickly."
He Junxia turned around and saw He Mutou and a short-haired girl in a high school uniform slowly walking towards them.
He Junxia smiled and said, "You guys aren't slow either."
He Mutou walked up to him, and the short-haired female high school student called out in a somewhat unfamiliar voice, "Xiao Xia brother."
He Junxia nodded.
The short-haired high school girl is called He Ling. She is one of the few girls in Hejia Village who is the same age as He Junqiu, and they have a good relationship.
He also reminded: "The situation is different now. Bring everything you can to the dormitory, and don't forget your clothes and shoes."
He Mutou: "Yes, bring them all. Our village leader said there's something wrong with the magnetic field. It doesn't look like it can be solved in a day or two."
He Ling: "Ah, do you need to bring everything? I don't have that many packing bags in my dorm."
He Junxia skillfully took out two folded snakeskin bags: "They are both clean, you can use them first."
He Ling said embarrassedly: "Thank you."
She walked into the dormitory building holding a snakeskin bag. He Junxia and He Mutou were chatting casually. Not long after, the two girls came out, each dragging two large snakeskin bags, talking and laughing.
He Junxia looked at the bulging snakeskin bag and returned the schoolbag to He Junqiu. Like He Mutou, he walked towards the school gate with a bag in each hand.
Two little girls walked in front arm in arm, their high ponytails swaying, and their short hair that reached their ears fluttering slightly in the breeze blowing towards them.
It's youth~
The medical student, who had already been beaten up by the hospital in advance, couldn't help but think of his high school days and missed the simplest happiness at that time.
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When the four people returned to Hejia Village, the sun was already high above their heads. The sunlight was dazzling and scorching, living up to its reputation as the autumn tiger.
Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai were not at home, so the person in charge of Hejia Village asked me to help guide the steps of artificial terrace construction in the morning.
He Junxia parked the tricycle in the yard. When the two puppies heard the noise, they immediately ran over, rubbing against him and then He Junqiu, their little tails wagging like propellers.
He Junqiu couldn't stand the puppies' "attack" and immediately squatted down to play a game with them, throwing one and catching two. The poor puppy rag doll was bitten by Zhima and Wuyun on the head and butt respectively, and even the cotton inside was exposed.
He Juanxia reached out to rescue the poor rag doll, then turned to look at He Juanqiu: "Put your things away first before you play with the dog. There are dishes and rice in the kitchen. If you're hungry, go eat by yourself."
There was a sound of footsteps, neither light nor heavy, and no one spoke. However, He Junxia recognized the identity of the person who came.
He said, "Dad, Mom, I brought my sister back."
Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai pushed the door open and walked in. He Junqiu saw that they were both sweating profusely, so he turned around and went to the living room to get two glasses of water.
"Drink some water first."
He Junqiu asked, "Dad, Mom, it's so hot at noon, why are you two still going to the fields?"
Zeng Xiuping raised his head and gulped down the water before slowly speaking, "Now that the machines have stopped, the unfinished terraces can only be dug by hand with hoes. The soldiers don't know how to do it, so the leaders asked us to help."
He Junqiu exclaimed, "Are you guys still going this afternoon?"
"I want to go, but my boss said to wait until the sun isn't so hot to avoid heatstroke."
Zeng Xiuping reached out and pounded his stiff shoulders: "I didn't sleep well last night, I'm going to take a nap. When Xiao Zhang comes to our house later, remember to wake me up."
Xiao Zhang, whose original name was Zhang Quan, was a soldier stationed in Hejia Village.
He Junxia: "Okay."
I don’t know what time it was in the afternoon, but the sky outside had already turned overcast, and the thick clouds blocked the scorching sun. Someone knocked on the outer door of the He family.
"Excuse me, are Aunt Zeng and Uncle He at home?"
Hearing the voice, He Junxia put down the Chinese herbal medicine book in his hand and shouted, "I'm at home, please wait a moment."
He woke Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai from their naps, then hurried out to open the door. A dark-skinned, muscular young man smiled at him and said, "Did you pick up your sister?"
Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai wanted to go and help. He Junxia had brought them food and water several times, so they knew each other.
He Junxia: "I'm back."
He looked at the obvious sunburn on Zhang Quan's face and said, "Wait a moment."
He Junxia took out liquid and a large bottle of aloe vera gel from the locker. He bought a large box of them from the county after he learned that the government was going to expropriate land in Hejia Village to build a farm.
Zhang Quan waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no."
He Juanxia stuffed the thing directly into his arms: "You don't need it, your teammates also need it."
Zeng Xiuping and He Chengcai washed their faces and came out. They saw He Junxia stuffing aloe vera gel into Zhang Quan's mouth, then turned around and took out two boxes from the cabinet and handed them over.
Zeng Xiuping laughed and said, "With so many of you, one box wouldn't be enough. Your family would be heartbroken seeing them sunburned like this."
A group of young men were sunburned but they didn't complain about the hardship or tiredness. They just swung their hoes and started working. It was really heartbreaking.
He Junxia smiled: "Keep it. We will be on the same farm from now on. Don't be polite to us."
Zhang Quan thought about what his leader said at the meeting yesterday about building good relationships with the villagers, and he accepted it after failing to refuse.
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After a day's work, everyone can finally sit down and rest for a while.
Zhang Quan rested for a while in a chair, then pulled out some clean clothes and went to the bathhouse for a shower. The running water and electricity had been cut off long ago, so they used water drawn from the mountains, taking advantage of the terrain and saving the trouble of fetching water.
Zhang Quan took out the soap and rubbed it from head to toe, then poured water on his head to wash off the soap bubbles on his body.
The water that had been exposed to the sun was not cold and still retained some temperature. However, when the water flowed onto the areas where his skin had peeled and blistered due to the sun, it still made him feel a stinging sensation.
He was a new recruit who enlisted this summer. He had dreamed of becoming a soldier since childhood, but he didn't do well on the college entrance exam, so he decided to join the army directly. Although he had undergone a period of systematic training, his physical fitness was still far behind those of veterans who had served for several years.
Zhang Quan snorted, remembering the three cans of aloe vera gel he'd gotten that afternoon. He decided to try applying some back home. He quickly rinsed off the foam and wiped off the water droplets with a towel when the shower curtain suddenly opened. It was his squad leader.
Zhang Quan paused.
Oops, he forgot to report the collection of aloe vera gel.
Zhang Quan scratched his head, chuckled a few times, and prepared to speak, but before he could open his mouth, the squad leader asked, "How do you feel today?"
Zhang Quan smirked: "Not bad."
The squad leader glanced at the red blisters and peeling skin on his back and smiled, "It's okay. Get used to it sooner or later. I have some medicine that's especially effective for treating sunburns. I'll give it to you later."
Zhang Quan (feeling guilty): "Squad leader, I have something to report to you. Aunt Zeng gave me three cans of aloe vera gel, and I accepted them."
The squad leader glared at him and said, "How dare you take things from your fellow villager, and take three cans at that?!"
Zhang Quan quickly unloaded on what had happened that afternoon and his thoughts at the time. He had endured countless hardships since joining the army, and the blisters on his feet had grown larger and larger. It wasn't that he coveted a few cans of aloe vera gel, but rather that the leadership had mentioned at the meeting that they and the villagers of Hejia Village would be working together on the farm for a period of at least a few months, perhaps even several years. It wasn't a good idea to keep their distance from each other, so he needed to find a way to break the ice.
Like this, you give me something and I give you something, and after a few times we became familiar with each other. It's the same in their family.
The squad leader's expression softened slightly: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Zhang Quan chuckled and said, "I was so busy that I forgot."
Squad leader: "Okay, don't touch the aloe vera gel yet. I'm going to report to the platoon leader and see what the platoon leader and company commander say."
"Be careful next time, don't take things from your fellow villagers."
Zhang Quan shouted, "Yes."
The squad leader left in a hurry without even taking a shower, and in the end this matter had a good result.
Of course, Zhang Quan must make a self-criticism in front of all his comrades.
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