These three... how come they have such outstanding looks and figures?
They look like characters straight out of a magazine.
In this desolate, rustic town, the three of them stood out like a meticulously drawn painting, creating a striking contrast with their surroundings.
Those educated youth who considered themselves to be from the city and carried a sense of superiority were all silent at this moment.
I never expected that there would be such a person in this remote place. In terms of temperament and appearance, he is even more outstanding than those who are carefully dressed in the city.
Lian Xiao frowned as he looked at the educated youth wrapped in thick clothes and huddled beside the oxcart. "Why are you sending educated youth to the countryside in the dead of winter?"
"This group of educated youth was originally going to Liaoning Province, which is by the sea and warmer than here in winter. But then there was a disaster there, and they couldn't settle them. They couldn't send them back either. As soon as the snow disaster subsided, they changed their route and came to Heilongjiang Province." Old Li rubbed his hands, which were red from the cold, and smiled honestly. "As for anything else, I don't know."
Xu Xinghe stood there for a while, then felt her feet getting a little cold and couldn't help but stomp them.
Jiang Linchuan caught a glimpse of this and immediately said, "We have something to do, we'll be leaving now."
Lian Xiao immediately followed.
As soon as the two of them escorted Xu Xinghe a few steps, the educated youth behind them immediately huddled together and whispered in hushed tones.
A young woman wearing glasses, still curious, couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, who were those three people just now?"
They didn't look like locals at all.
Upon hearing this, Old Li's face immediately broke into a smile, and his voice became a few decibels louder, "Those three are all capable men here! First, there's Commander Jiang. He's so young, and he's already been promoted after only a few years in the army. He has a bright future ahead of him! The other day, in order to catch a spy, he managed to escape with his life from a bomb. Isn't that amazing?"
He then spoke of Xu Xinghe, his eyes filled with admiration, "That Comrade Xu is even more remarkable. Don't underestimate her just because she's a girl; she's no less capable than any man. She's practically a lucky star sent from heaven, specially sent to bring blessings to our Heilongjiang province! If she hadn't said she would bring frost earlier, all the crops in our province would have been ruined! Later, when the snow disaster came, she donated a lot of grain and even made frostbite medicine, which is very effective. I heard that the country even wants to buy the formula from her!"
Finally, when Lian Xiao was mentioned, Old Man Li paused for a moment, "That guy also has a powerful background, he's bound to be successful in the future."
Compared to the previous two, he doesn't seem to have any significant achievements...
The educated youth listened with shining eyes, filled with admiration.
Many people were responding to the country's call to go to the countryside voluntarily, wholeheartedly wanting to contribute to the construction of the motherland, and now they feel they have found a role model.
One of the female educated youths pursed her lips and said, "That woman looks younger than me. She probably didn't even graduate from high school. How could she possibly have such great abilities? Isn't the rumor just too exaggerated?"
The people around her agreed wholeheartedly, "She's so pretty, she's obviously never done any work. You wouldn't find someone like that in the countryside. She's probably like the girl next door, living off a man!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Old Man Li's face turned red, not from embarrassment, but from anger!
He gripped his pipe tightly, his voice booming like thunder, "How dare you talk like that, young lady? My son, daughter-in-law, grandson, my daughter and son-in-law, even my wife and I, all owe our chilblains to Comrade Xu's medicine! What gives you the right to say such things about her?"
As he spoke, he grabbed the packages the two female educated youths had placed on the oxcart and threw them hard into the snow. "You carry them yourselves! We don't have any respect for liars here!"
The female educated youth looked grim, almost jumping up and down in anger, her voice shrill, "I came here to build our country, why are you throwing my things at me? The government has already said that educated youth are here to help!"
These farmers are illiterate, yet in the end we still have to rely on them!
Even the future of the entire motherland depends on them!
Other educated youth quickly chimed in, but they had ulterior motives and weren't simply trying to help. "That's right, we're here to help build up Heilongjiang Province, so we should be allowed to ride in an oxcart."
"Yes, it's so cold today. What if we get frostbite? I'm a high school student! You can ask me any words you don't know in the future."
Old Li chuckled, even less inclined to indulge them. "Oxen are more precious than people! This road is so slippery, even oxen struggle to pull goods, let alone ride on it. Besides, what kind of construction are you building? Heilongjiang Province won't miss a few more of you! You delicate folks, you should be grateful if you don't cause any trouble!"
Other parts of Heilongjiang Province had already taken in a lot of educated youth. I heard that they were not even as good as seven or eight-year-old children. They could not do anything. They would cry and whine as if they had committed some great sin when they did some work. They were good at pedantry all day long. They were utterly useless!
Seeing that they were still not convinced, Old Li simply threw all the packages on the oxcart off the cart. "Go if you want, or don't! Let me tell you, the winter nights in Heilongjiang Province can freeze you to death. If you have nowhere to stay when it gets late, don't blame anyone if you freeze to death outside!"
Seeing that he was truly angry, and glancing at the surrounding snow and the darkening sky, the educated youth, though resentful, dared not cause any more trouble. They could only reluctantly pick up their bundles and follow behind the oxcart, trudging along in the snow.
At that moment, many people regretted it.
If I had known I would suffer like this, I would have preferred not to come at all.
Building up the motherland is a noble aspiration, but I am the one who is suffering...
On the other side.
The state-run restaurant was warm and inviting.
The food was served one after another.
Jiang Linchuan ordered a total of three dishes and a soup, all of which are local specialties that can only be found in Northeast China.
Golden and crispy sweet and sour pork, fragrant and flavorful braised pork ribs, candied sweet potatoes coated with sugar threads, and finally a bowl of steaming hot cabbage and tofu soup.
Jiang Linchuan's gaze remained fixed on Xu Xinghe the entire time. Seeing that all the food had been served, he took the initiative to pick up the serving chopsticks and carefully placed a piece of candied sweet potato on her plate. He dipped it in the cold boiled water next to him to remove the excess sugar strands before putting it on her plate. "Eat slowly, don't burn yourself."
Lian Xiao, sitting opposite her, saw this and wanted to serve Xu Xinghe some food, but then he thought that they were a legally engaged couple.
He could argue with Jiang Linchuan in the courtyard, but he couldn't act recklessly outside. With so many people watching, any slight mistake could lead to gossip.
Not to mention that from the moment they entered the state-run restaurant, they received everyone's attention, even the cleaning lady in the kitchen couldn't take her eyes off them.
In the end, all he could do was pick up the teapot and pour Xu Xinghe a cup of hot tea, saying, "Drink some hot water before you eat, to cool down."
The next second, Jiang Linchuan picked up the bowl of tea, tilted his head back and took a sip, saying in a calm tone, "Sorry, I didn't notice and drank the wrong thing."
Lian Xiao tightened his grip on the teapot, his face instantly darkening. "Ha, how bad must your eyesight be to make that mistake? How come you weren't burned to death!"
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