Chapter 41: Mailing a Letter
However, the bran would not be wasted. The village would collect it from the educated youth using work points and use it as feed for the production team's cows and pigs.
The educated youth had no use for bran, so they naturally agreed, and Jiang Panyu was no exception.
After the food was distributed, the north wind blew and a light snow fell, and the feeling of bleakness came over everything.
It was also the first time that Panyu saw snow, and then she discovered that winter in the Northern Province smelled like something.
Especially after a snowfall, it smells like… wood-burning mints! The fresh air is particularly comfortable, the coolness of the snow makes people feel relaxed and happy, and the refreshing, cool and slightly sweet taste makes people feel particularly comfortable.
There is a large courtyard next to the brigade office in Lianshan Village. The space is very spacious and the fermented hemp that is fished out of the puddle is stored here.
The women in the village basically spend the entire winter playing mahjong here.
Jiang Panyu and her friends were no exception, but she had never done it before in terms of making hemp ropes. She was a complete novice and needed to learn from scratch.
Then she realized that spinning hemp was not much easier than working in the fields. First the hemp had to be peeled into hemp pieces, and then twisted into strands and spun into ropes.
Moreover, the varieties are divided into very fine categories, such as "shoe sole rope", as thick as "old rope (i.e. cable rope)", as well as "well rope", "mung bean rope", "small single rope", "tobacco rope", "livestock stick rope", "livestock cage rope", "peddler's eight-strand rope", etc.
The novice players were dazzled by the variety of things. Only when they started to learn it did they realize that playing mahjong requires not only hands but also feet.
Especially now that it is winter, the skin is dry, and it is almost common to have red and swollen calves and bleeding palms from working.
However, this work is not compulsory. You can do it or not, and you can do more or less as you wish.
Although it was hard, Jiang Panyu, Tan Yanlu and a few others still persevered.
Because they are the type of people who can feed the whole family if one person is well fed, they do not work as hard as other rural women.
Jiang Panyu took Tan Yanlu to find the gossip sisters group in Lianshan Village. While working, they chatted about gossip.
"Hey, have you heard? Jin Bei is back from her grandpa's house." Yang Guiying revealed the latest news to everyone while twisting a hemp rope.
Chen Lamei habitually lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "I heard it's time for you to come back. You've been living here for more than a month.
You also know that my mother's family and Grandpa Jinbei are from the same village. I heard from my sister-in-law from my mother's family that
Jin Bei has really been spoiled by her parents. She is not good at anything, eats everything without leaving any residue, and has a bad temper. Tell me, who would marry a rural girl like this?
Isn’t it true that her grandfather’s family also lives together, so how could they hold Jin Bei in their hands as a treasure? This means that the person has been driven back. ”
Another auntie nearby sighed, "I don't know why Accountant Jin raises his daughter like this? Isn't it harmful to her to be neither high nor low?"
Yang Guiying said, "Maybe she has great ambitions! She doesn't like rural girls and wants to marry someone from the city!"
"What's going on? Did you hear what someone said? Is Jin Bei going to marry into the city? Why haven't I heard of this rumor?" someone from the Gossip Sisters Group asked.
Yang Guiying shook her head and said, "I was just saying that. Accountant Jin loves his daughter so much that he never let her go to the fields even when she was a teenager.
Do you think Accountant Jin would be willing to let Jin Bei work in the fields after she gets married?
So I was thinking that maybe they wanted to marry their daughter to a city place! ”
"That's true. Accountant Jin is a capable man. Maybe Jin Bei will really become a city dweller in the future!" Everyone began to whisper.
Jiang Panyu and Tan Yanlu were working while listening quietly. Jiang Panyu was the type who enjoyed watching the fun, while Tan Yanlu was only now beginning to appreciate the pleasure of listening to gossip.
As I listen, I finish the work in my hands unknowingly, and I don’t feel the work is boring or tedious at all. No wonder Jiang Panyu always calls it spiritual pickled mustard, it really lives up to its reputation!
At the beginning of October, Jiang Panyu and other educated youth in the educated youth center began to receive packages from their families one after another.
The person who received the most packages was Lian Xiuran. Since he went to the countryside, this guy has received a large package every half a month. He has become a common sight at the educated youth site.
It makes some girls who are already interested in him even more interested in him. .
The only one who did not receive a package was Jiang Panyu. After all, the conditions in the welfare home were such that it was not easy to feed those children. Jiang Panyu did not dare to expect to receive a package.
Tan Yanlu received the package and found a letter from it. No one knew what was written in the letter, but after reading it, Tan Yanlu wrote a letter to send back to the city.
If you want to send a letter, you have to go to town. Jiang Panyu calculated the time and realized that this was the time for the little hooligan to tease Tan Yanlu.
In the mermaid's memory, Tan Yanlu's reputation was ruined by rumors that she fell into the water and was heroically rescued by Gao Shaolin.
Because of this incident, Tan Yanlu had no friends either in the educated youth center or in the village, and always kept to herself.
This attracted some daring hooligans to covet the beautiful Tan Yanlu.
When Tan Yanlu went to the town to mail a letter, he intercepted her on the road. Not only did he say dirty words to her, he even tried to touch her.
Gao Shaolin, who had returned home, appeared and once again saved the beauty. Being saved twice by the same man, Tan Yanlu no longer resented Gao Shaolin for deceiving her, but she couldn't help but soften her heart and forgive Gao Shaolin.
Then, Tan Yanlu's clothes were torn, and she was taken to the hospital by Gao Shaolin, where she borrowed needle and thread from the nurse to sew her clothes.
Then, Mrs. Gao took her child to the hospital to find Gao Shaolin and saw this scene. After Mrs. Gao’s thoughts diverged, the couple started fighting.
Although, due to Jiang Panyu's intervention, the previous events have changed and no rumors have been spread about Tan Yanlu.
However, fate has already determined that the gangster will tease Tan Yanlu.
How could Jiang Panyu just watch it?
She certainly couldn't let Gao Shaolin take all the credit. As a public servant, she couldn't directly interfere with Tan Yanlu's fate, but she could find someone to steal the show from Gao Shaolin! It would be even better if he could steal all the main roles!
So Jiang Panyu instigated Tan Yanlu: "Since we are going to the town, why don't we take a day off and take a good bath? It's been a while since we had a proper bath."
Tan Yanlu was moved by what he said: "That's good. The weather is so cold, it will be comfortable to take a hot bath."
Seeing that Tan Yanlu had no objection, Jiang Panyu continued, "Should we ask other people if they want to go? It will be more fun with more people!"
Tan Yanlu thought of the last time when everyone at the Youth League Center stood up to support her, and her heart warmed. She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go ask them if they want to go together."
Tan Yanlu didn't expect that just by asking this question, everyone accepted her invitation.
Although we still have to go out to work every day, it is not as strict as before the autumn harvest where we cannot take leave easily.
Some of them eventually had to go to town to send some things back to their homes.
After discussing it, everyone decided to go together the day after tomorrow. They would first go to the bathhouse to have a bath together, and then go their separate ways to do their own things.
Jiang Panyu was very satisfied. There is a saying that there is strength in numbers, and there is also a saying that there is power in numbers.
When the time comes, we will all go out together and the event point is triggered on the road. If those little hooligans dare to touch Tan Yanlu, humph! A group of them rushed up and broke his legs. Let’s see if they dare to tease girls again in the future.
As for whether Gao Shaolin can catch up and get some roles to increase his presence, it depends on whether his old arms and legs can keep up with the agility of these youngsters.
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