Lian Xiaomin only stayed in the brigade headquarters for a quarter of an hour, chatted for a few minutes, and then left.
In just a short while, the snow started to get heavier.
Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest.
For the Huang family in Xinfeng Village, what happened during two consecutive snowfalls on snowy nights was truly tragic.
But for the peaceful villagers of Sandaogou, it is the expectation of the year.
I hope for good weather and a good harvest next year so that I can have more food and go hungry less often.
It’s the end of the year, and this is the time when many families start to run out of food.
Families without strong laborers will have fewer work points and less food, so they will go hungry.
On the way back, Lian Xiaomin had secretly made up her mind that she must help a good person like Xu Xiaomei.
So that she can return to Shanghai smoothly and reunite with her fiancé.
Xue Hongbing told her that she was a good girl with a kind heart.
The incident with her fiancé happened not too long ago. The broken leg can be treated. Now that the family is reunited, there is hope for the future.
I already have some plans in mind. It’s snowing too heavily today, so I’ll go for a trip tomorrow.
After returning home, she told Zhang Shengli that she had eaten, but in fact she hadn't.
He put a bowl of rice and a portion of vegetable in the pot and went back to the east room and started to eat voraciously.
Xiao Tai heard the noise, walked out and stood at the open door of the east room.
"Master Lian, why haven't you eaten yet? I've already finished. This is the first time I've eaten roe deer meat in my life. It's so delicious!"
While Lian Xiaomin was eating, she let him sit on the kang where it was warm.
"I just went to deliver a meal to our captain. His son used to be my best brother... but then something happened to him."
"...I also inquired about the affairs of Xinfeng Village. Don't worry, Huang Laosi's family and the remaining 'remnants' will not have a good life. They will all be liquidated."
When Xiaotai heard this, the corners of his mouth slightly raised and he nodded.
"That's good. Huang Xiyang is not a good guy either. He has a stupid daughter and wants me to be her husband. He is really bad."
Lian Xiaomin was also puzzled. How bad had this family been? This was also conceivable.
They really wanted to squeeze every last ounce of dirt out of Doctor Liu's family.
It can be seen that there are indeed "bad elements" among the people. Now the Huang family can get rid of them completely.
Xiaotai said that the reason why Huang Xiping was called Huang Laosi was because he had two older sisters and one older brother.
The two brothers are now cut off from their descendants and all their sons are dead. This is a case of evil being rewarded with evil.
"By the way, do you know about Xu Xiaomei? Tell me about it."
Lian Xiaomin ate the stewed potatoes while listening to Liu Zhitai talking about the people and things in their village.
"Xu Xiaomei? She was originally going to be forced to marry Huang Tian on New Year's Day. She is also an unfortunate person. Her fiancé was harmed so badly that she probably doesn't want to live anymore."
"From my impression, Xu Zhiqing was a very good-natured person, and his appearance was also outstanding among the educated youth. A few days ago, Huang Tian said during a meal that he had many ways to force Xu Zhiqing to submit..."
"It seems that Xu Zhiqing has a younger brother named Xu Qian, who lives in our neighboring village and worked in the Hongqi Village Production Team. They both belong to the same production team and are also the team leader... Huang Laosi is in charge."
"I think the reason why Xu Zhiqing didn't commit suicide was because she was concerned about her brother and was afraid that something similar would happen to her fiancé."
Lian Xiaomin bit off a piece of meat, chewed it hard, and muttered, "Well, it's okay this time anyway. I heard Gao Hong became the team leader."
When Liu Zhitai heard this, his eyes lit up.
"Gao Hong? He really doesn't get along with the Huang family. According to Huang Xiping, the Gao family is always watching him, so he thinks about it day and night, afraid that he will make mistakes and fail to be evaluated as an advanced worker."
"Huang Xiping is too good at pretending, and he has connections to rely on. This 'local tyrant'-like person is really hard to deal with, and Gao Hong had no way to deal with him in the past."
After they finished chatting about these things, Xiaomin even finished her meal. It was so delicious.
"Xiaotai, what you cooked is so delicious. I am so full!"
Liu Zhitai smiled softly: "How can meat not taste good? It tastes good no matter how you cook it. I will cook whatever you like in the future. This is what I should do as an apprentice!"
"...Besides, you are my benefactor. If you hadn't saved me from the snowy night last night, I wouldn't be eating roe deer meat and rice. I would be waiting to be shot."
Lian Xiaomin also laughed, roe deer meat is indeed more delicious than bullets.
"Have you ever been to school? I find you're very smart, and you can learn anything quickly."
Liu Zhitai shook his head: "How is this possible? I have never been to school for a single day. I have been working for the Huang family since I was eight years old."
"However, I have looked at Huang Tian's book and silently memorized a few words, that's all."
Although Lian Xiaomin only spent one day with Xiaotai, her affection for him continued to grow.
This child is diligent and smart. Whether he is learning martial arts or doing housework, he is very smart and has a good character.
He originally planned to let Sun Xuefeng take him to Beijing by train after the situation stabilized in a few days and the investigation outside was not so strict, and then he would hide his identity and follow Ma Hui.
Now, I feel that he is a talented person. If I, as his master, train him well, he might be of great use and have a better future.
So, inadvertently, I changed my mind a little.
How about waiting until the Spring Festival when Lu Guanjie comes and taking Zheng Ying and Xiaotai back to Hong Kong? That’s not impossible…
"I have books here. I can teach you how to read. Anyway, people are being arrested everywhere these days, and you can't go out. Just study at home."
Lian Xiaomin pretended to take out a Xinhua Dictionary from the kang cabinet. After the dictionary left the space, it automatically erased all publishing information related to the year and date.
It's just a bare dictionary.
Then take a few notebooks, three pencils and an eraser and put them all on the kang.
"This is a dictionary. Almost all the characters in our country are in it. Just learn this. Here it is for you."
This dictionary is a small one, not very thick. Lian Xiaomin has no other teaching materials, let alone elementary school textbooks of this era.
You might as well just learn this dictionary, since all the words are in it anyway.
Xiao Tai was pleasantly surprised. He picked it up excitedly, opened it carefully, and then put it down again.
"Master, I'm going to wash the dishes first. You can teach me how to use a dictionary later. I will learn it well."
He quickly collected all the plates and bowls and scooped water from the vat to wash them.
Take the food out of the pot, put it in a large enamel basin, put it in the storage room and freeze it, so you can heat it up and eat it tomorrow.
After a busy period, Lian Xiaomin returned to the house, lit two more candles, and taught him how to use a dictionary to learn Chinese characters by himself on the kang table.
After teaching for about 40 minutes, one class, Xiao Tai completely learned it, asked a lot of questions, and then happily started learning on his own.
It is not appropriate to turn on the lights in the west room of Lian Xiaomin's house, as it would be bad if outsiders saw it.
Let him continue studying on the kang in the east room. It will be time for bed soon anyway, and there is no need to turn on the lights during the day, so he can continue.
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