Yu Qiongyu was riding her bicycle slowly when she suddenly saw a cow in front of her charging towards her with a ferocious look in its eyes, as if it had gone mad. Her mind went blank for a moment.
Passersby, seeing the mad bull rampaging, shouted in terror, "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
Yu Qiongyu's hands trembled as she tried to dodge, but her legs seemed to have no will of their own and were completely unresponsive.
As the mad bull charged closer and closer, its hooves thundering like drums, her face turned pale.
Just then, a figure pounced over, knocking Yu Qiongyu and her car to the side of the road, throwing her violently off the vehicle and onto the ground.
Yu Qiongyu felt as if her internal organs had collided violently, as if a mad bull had charged past her. Her head was spinning, and then the world spun around her.
A voice, filled with surprise and joy, drifted out like a celestial melody: "Thank goodness you dodged it! You're alright, comrade, are you alright?"
Yu Qiongyu looked at the man above her head in a daze, when she suddenly heard a cry of surprise: "Ouch, your forehead is bleeding! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you. Are you alright? I'll take you to the hospital."
Yu Qiongyu forced a weak smile and said, "I know, it was you who saved me."
She fainted as soon as she finished speaking.
Half an hour later, she finally woke up and found herself lying on a white sheet in the health center. The walls were covered in white, and doctors and nurses were talking in hushed tones around her.
"Be careful, this abrasion on your forehead is quite serious. Disinfect and stop the bleeding carefully to prevent scarring—"
"Doctor, will she be alright? I didn't mean to, it was just a little scary to see that cow charging at me—"
"There are abrasions on the forehead and cheeks, but fortunately the elbows and knees are covered by thick clothes, so it shouldn't be a big problem. A little ointment will do the trick."
"Doctor, will he have any internal injuries from falling from the car?"
"We'll take an X-ray later and see. It looks like he might have a concussion. Let's observe him for a couple of days."
Two or three voices rang in Yu Qiongyu's ears. She could barely remember that the voice sounded like the male voice from before, clear and pleasant.
He saved her, didn't he? Although he knocked her off the car and onto the side of the road, he prevented her from being hit by the mad bull.
Just as Yu Qiongyu was about to speak, she heard an urgent voice from outside the corridor: "Comrade, comrade, where is the little girl who was injured by a cow?"
Hearing her father's familiar loud voice, Yu Qiongyu felt a sense of relief and closed her eyes again.
A burly man rushed over, stopped in front of the door panting heavily, and kept glancing nervously inside.
Lin Haodong recognized the man as the station chief of the commune's grain station. With a thought, he immediately put on a worried expression and smiled at Station Chief Yu.
"I'm sorry, this comrade wasn't injured by the cow, but he did fall off his bicycle."
Not only did he fall, but he fell quite badly, crashing to the ground along with his bike. Because he fell so hard, his face and forehead scraped against the ground, and the fabric on his elbows and knees was torn. He probably also suffered some internal injuries.
Which was more tragic or pitiful: the bull's charge or the young man knocking her off the car and onto the roadside? Nobody can say for sure.
Upon hearing this, Station Chief Yu couldn't help but sized up Lin Haodong: "You saved my daughter? You pulled her away so the cow wouldn't run into her, didn't you?"
Lin Haojiang lowered his head guiltily: "We did manage to pull it open, but this young comrade also fell."
Upon hearing this, Station Chief Yu looked up at the doctor: "Doctor, how is the child? Is he alright?"
"She has some minor abrasions and bruising on her forehead. I'll prescribe some medication for her first, and I suggest she stay in the hospital for a couple of days for a check-up!"
Hearing that he had only fallen and suffered some minor scrapes, Station Master Yu breathed a sigh of relief and finally felt comfortable thanking Lin Haodong.
"Thank you, thank you for saving my daughter."
Lin Haodong was secretly delighted, but shook his head apologetically: "No need to thank me, it's my pleasure. It's just a kind gesture, but I feel very guilty that the young comrade was injured."
Station Chief Yu shook his head: "How can this be your fault? Don't worry about it. By the way, where are you from? Do you work in the city?"
"No, although I have this idea, it's just—"
Lin Haodong feigned a troubled and helpless expression: "I came to the city today to take the recruitment exam for the agricultural machinery factory, but I really can't say whether I will pass."
Station Chief Yu immediately understood. After asking about his name and background, he learned that he was Lin Haodong from the Nanshan Brigade, but he only felt that the name was somewhat familiar.
Everyone in Nanshan Brigade knew that Lin Haodong had been expelled and returned, but the news didn't spread much in the commune.
How could Station Chief Yu have imagined that the young man in front of him was actually Lin Haodong, a college student who was expelled from school last year?
Thanks to the life-saving grace, Lin Haodong finally established a relationship with Station Chief Yu and Yu Qiongyu, becoming Yu Qiongyu's savior.
After inquiring about his daughter's situation and learning that she was alright, Station Chief Yu was relieved.
Thinking of Lin Haodong's kindness, she went to her brother-in-law at the agricultural machinery factory the next day and asked him to inquire about Lin Haodong's exam situation and ask him for help.
In fact, this time the agricultural machinery factory is recruiting twelve people, from the office to the workshop, with varying positions.
However, only six or seven were pre-selected, and a few spots were reserved for ordinary people. Lin Haodong, who had a higher level of education than the average person, passed the exam.
Upon hearing that Lin Haodong was already on the list, Station Chief Yu was immediately relieved.
Station Chief Yu was very satisfied that he could gain favors without having to do so much.
Lin Haodong was relieved to receive a hint from Station Chief Yu that there would be a spot for him.
Finally, he had the opportunity to go to the city to work as a laborer, instead of having to work in the fields with the villagers every day in the countryside.
A few faint claps of spring thunder, and spring rain as fine as silk and as misty as fog, draped the earth in a misty veil.
Ji Xiangjun and his companions drove a small truck back to the Sansheng workshop, loaded all 700-plus pieces of spring clothing from the workshop onto the truck, and shipped them to Beijing. Only then did they drive the small truck home to bring back the local specialties from Jiangnan.
On his way home, he unexpectedly saw Lin Haodong riding a bicycle.
Ji Xiangjun was surprised. Why was Lin Haodong in his hometown? Wasn't he going to university?
Filled with doubt and confusion, Ji Xiangjun drove back to the brigade.
The brigade members were carrying hoes and wearing straw hats on their way home when they heard the horn of a small truck and immediately became excited.
A group of children excitedly gathered around, giggling and laughing.
Ji Xiangjun greeted the villagers warmly and parked his small truck at the foot of the mountain in Ji's courtyard.
Ji Zhijun had just returned to the Ji family home when he saw Ji Xiangjun and couldn't help but smile.
Reaching out to take the two large bags from Ji Xiangjun, Ji Zhijun laughed and said, "Second brother, you're finally back? Isn't your wife coming back?"
"She's busy at the factory over there, how could she have time to come back?"
As Ji Xiangjun spoke, he suddenly whispered suspiciously, "Brother, why did I see Lin Haodong on the way home? Doesn't he have to go to school?"
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