When the convoy returned to the forest farm, it was already dark.
Lao Xu and several professors returned to their low tiled house. Their residence was in the most remote area of the forest farm, far away from other staff members of the forest farm.
“Ahem!”
In the dim room, an old professor with gray hair couldn't help coughing softly, and the old man with glasses next to him hurriedly handed him a glass of boiled water.
"Old Qian, you can't do this. You still need to see a doctor. The disease will only get worse if you wait."
The old professor surnamed Qian waved his hand and said weakly, "It's just a minor cold. Don't bother the director. He has already taken good care of us. Don't make it difficult for him."
Hearing this, the old man sighed and couldn't help but complain a few words.
"When I was young, I always wanted to serve my country. I suffered so much and was looked down upon by many people just to learn more knowledge. Who would have thought that I would be in such a situation now?"
The other old man couldn't help but sigh, his words full of regret.
"I am not afraid of death, nor am I afraid of hardship. I am just afraid that the knowledge I have learned with great difficulty will not be passed on. The country is in a period of transition. Once people like us are gone, who can support the country's future?"
The room was silent, with only the sound of faint coughing.
Outside the house, Xu Nuo was walking from a distance. Hearing the coughing sound in the house, he walked in quickly.
"Professor Qian, are you okay? Why are you coughing again?"
Xu Nuo was the youngest person transferred to the farm, so he took the initiative to assume the responsibility of taking care of the old professors.
Professor Qian waved his hand, took a deep breath, and tried to make himself look more energetic. "It's okay, I feel much better now, don't worry."
But his pale face was really unconvincing.
At this time, Xu Nuo remembered what Jiang Yan handed him during the day.
He hurried to the door, looked at the situation outside, carefully closed the door, and took out a small cloth bag from his clothes. Everyone gathered around him.
"Xiao Xu, what is this?"
"Where are you from?"
Xu Nuo opened the cloth bag and explained in a low voice: "This is the medicine given by a military wife. I saw a lot of herbs drying in the yard before. She should be a Chinese medicine practitioner."
After reading Jiang Yan's instructions, Xu Nuo picked up a packet of powder and said, "This should be a wind-cold powder. Professor Qian, try one packet. It should be helpful."
"That's great, it's timely relief. Lao Qian, take a pack quickly. You really can't delay your illness any longer."
"If it doesn't work, I'll have to trouble the manager to find a doctor."
Professor Qian drank a packet of bitter powder and drank some cold boiled water. Everyone returned to their own rooms, and the simple mud courtyard soon became quiet.
As the cicadas outside the house chirped, everyone inside tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep because of the uncertainty about the future.
The family compound on the other side.
The young couple lay on the bed, Jiang Yan leaned in Lu Yunsheng's arms, talking about giving Xu Nuo the medicine during the day.
Jiang Yan murmured, "Am I too impulsive? Will anyone use this to attack you in the future?"
"Don't worry, it's all small matters. The person in charge of the forest farm is a retired officer from our army. I've met him before. He's a nice guy. He will take care of the professors."
"That's fine."
Jiang Yan felt relieved and talked about going to the city tomorrow.
"Is there anything you want to eat? My sisters-in-law and I are going to the city to do some shopping tomorrow. We won't go out if it rains later."
“You did everything well.”
Lu Yunsheng is not picky about food. As long as it is edible, he can accept good or bad food. Besides, Jiang Yan’s cooking skills are so good that nothing she makes is bad.
"Then I'll just play around and buy whatever is available."
…
The next morning.
On the station platform outside the family compound, the military families of the Second Regiment were waiting for the train, each carrying a bamboo basket on their backs.
It's a rare trip to the city, and everyone is very happy.
Ye Fengjiao was the most excited. She stood on tiptoe and looked in the direction the car was coming from, but could not see any shadow of the car.
"Why hasn't the car arrived yet? Has it already left?"
Zhuang Cuizhu smiled and said, "The car is coming from Zhanchuan. It will arrive later than now. Let's wait a little longer."
Today my sisters-in-law are going to Shanglin City, where there is a richer variety of goods and it is close, only two hours by car.
Zheng Peirong also followed and glanced at Jiang Yan next to her, trying to find an opportunity to talk to her and make herself familiar with her.
This person is a big celebrity in the group, and Lu Yunsheng is also very famous in the group. If Jiang Yan can act as a matchmaker for her, her chances of marrying a good husband will be even greater.
But Zhuang Cuizhu doesn't like Jiang Yan, and she can't offend Zhuang Cuizhu now, so she can only wait for the opportunity carefully.
Jiang Yan didn't know that Zheng Peirong was targeting her. She looked around boredly and saw a few people walking quickly from the direction of the village in the distance. They must be going to purchase something.
Although rural areas are generally poor.
But the situations of each family are different, and there are still a small number of families who are relatively well-off.
The rainy season is approaching, and military wives are all thinking of stocking up on things, and native locals will definitely have to prepare in advance.
Slowly.
A few people in the distance were getting closer and closer.
Hey!
An acquaintance!
The person who was walking quickly also saw Jiang Yan and his eyes widened instantly. Yu Lulu didn't expect to meet Jiang Yan here.
After she had a falling out with Zhao Chunhua, she never saw Jiang Yan again.
When we met again, Jiang Yan had rosy lips, white teeth, and fair and tender skin. She was completely different from before. You could tell at a glance that she was living a good life.
Yu Lulu was furious. She snorted coldly and turned her head away. She felt a little complicated. She came from such a good family, but how could she be doing so badly?
Jiang Yan was also observing Yu Lulu. Her face looked a little haggard, not as rosy as when she first arrived. She seemed to have lost some weight and it seemed that she had suffered a lot in the village.
Seeing Yu Lulu's dislike for her, Jiang Yan was not angry at all, but her gossipy heart was burning.
When she first got married, she went to the village to buy chicks and happened to see Yu Lulu and Zhao Chunhua catching a thief.
Who doesn’t like to watch a show? Of course Jiang Yan wanted to watch.
Who knew that the thief would be caught by Zhao Chunhua in the end, and the thief-catching drama instantly turned into a fight between the sisters, which also attracted the participation of the aunts and girls in the village.
The scene was so spectacular!
Jiang Yan still remembers it vividly, but she doesn’t know what the follow-up to that farce was?
Before Jiang Yan could ask about the gossip, He Hongxiu next to her spoke first.
"Aunt, are you going to Shanglin City to buy things as well?"
My aunt nodded and replied, "The rainy season is coming, and the roads are not easy to travel on. We need to prepare the things we need to buy in advance. It will be difficult to go to the city when it rains."
This aunt is quite talkative and took the initiative to start a conversation.
“In fact, it was thanks to the army that we made some money by collecting a lot of straw some time ago. Otherwise, we would not be willing to go to the city to buy things.
Rural people used to look forward to the little money and food they would receive at the end of the year to live on, but things are different now.
The feed factory collects straw, which brings extra income to our village, and we can have more money in our pocket when we do our daily calculations."
Hearing the gratitude and sigh in her aunt's words, Wu Xiaolin smiled and said, "In the second half of the year, the feed factory will have sufficient straw, and the villagers can also buy feed to raise pigs. Life will get better and better."
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