As soon as he said that, his mother immediately picked him up and slapped him on the butt.
The little guy let out another "waaaah!" and howled.
Only then did the others realize that they had indeed seen Xu Yan wake up, but her dark eyes and overly pale face were rather eerie.
Has it come back to life?!
Let's hope it's not a case of a zombie coming back to life.
Just then, Dr. Qian Yong from the commune clinic arrived. Dr. Qian carefully took Xu Yan's pulse and said that she was malnourished and probably fell into the river because of dizziness caused by low blood sugar. Otherwise, she didn't have any major problems.
The onlookers were relieved.
Xu Yan woke up. Whether she was not dead but just unconscious, or dead and then came back to life, Song Guangming was happy as long as he saw her open her eyes!
The reason why Qingshan Brigade is named this is because the village is located in a really good geographical location, nestled against the mountains and by the water. The harvests are also decent every year, and the amount of grain they pay to the public treasury is the highest among the surrounding brigades. Although every household still only eats two meals a day and lives a meager existence with little food, no one has ever starved to death.
If a sent-down youth were to starve to death, regardless of the reason for their death, there would be no hope of receiving any commendation from higher authorities next year.
Forget about rewards, there might even be punishment.
Although many people in this era died quietly, the story of a sent-down youth drowning while fishing in a river because he was starving still had a significant impact.
Fortunately, everything is alright now.
Song Guangming took another puff of his pipe, let out a long sigh, and then directed the other educated youths around him to take the person back.
Qin Li and Zhou Jingjing's expressions worsened.
The two women were worried that Xu Yan would tell others, but when they returned to the educated youth settlement, Xu Yan not only didn't say a word, but his eyes kept darting around, as if he had been drowned and gone mad.
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