As Yang Laidi and Zhao Weiguo walked down the road, Zhao Weiguo said, "Now you're finally over it, aren't you? Let's get married soon, have a baby, and then go back to the city together, wouldn't that be great?"
Yang Laidi nodded.
She didn't want to stay here any longer.
"Alright then! I'll write a letter home tomorrow, and you should write one too to let them know!"
Zhao Weiguo smiled when he heard her say that, and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely treat you well and make sure you don't suffer."
"Yes, I believe you!"
Yang Laidi was a little disheartened when she was not selected for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University.
Who knows when the next opportunity will come?
Zhao Weiguo is right. If you get married and have children first, you won't have to worry about getting married again when you return to the city.
Huo Junshan took Yun Ningyan home.
Yun Ningyan laughed and said, "Uncle is really something. I bet there will be a lot of resentment now."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Some people will turn around and vote for someone else just for a little bit of benefit."
"This is the fairest way; it's all decided by vote, and no one can say anything about it."
Huo Junshan took her hand and explained, "That's for the best. But you have to go to work tomorrow, so be good at home by yourself and don't bring me food."
Yun Ningyan nodded: "I understand. So when are you going to sell canned goods?"
"I can do a little bit when I have nothing to do at home."
Huo Junshan didn't want her to do any work; she was too bored at home alone!
Huo Junshan patted her head helplessly: "Be good, don't do any work. I'll do it when we get back. It's not like we're short of money."
Yun Ningyan had no choice but to agree.
The next day, at the crack of dawn, the brigade's whistle blew.
Huo Junshan got up quietly, afraid of disturbing Yun Ningyan.
He washed up, locked the gate from the outside, and went to the fields.
When Yun Ningyan woke up, it was already past eight in the morning.
She checked the time and was startled. How could she have been sleeping so soundly?
Huo Junshan should be back for breakfast soon, so she quickly got up and went to the kitchen to prepare a meal.
To my surprise, when I lifted the lid, the pot was still hot inside, with dinner inside.
Huo Junshan returned home, cooked a meal, ate it, and then went back to work.
She had planned to get up and make breakfast, but she just fell asleep!
Pat your forehead to clear your head.
Planting corn doesn't require plowing, but it does require someone to keep digging holes in front of the planter, and then someone else to throw the corn seeds in.
Finally, I buried the seeds; it had just rained a few days ago.
The soil in the ground is still wet, so there's no need to water it.
However, if the weather is dry and it doesn't rain after the corn has sprouted, water still needs to be carried by hand to irrigate it.
Huo Junshan was assigned to dig tunnels. He held an iron shovel and dug ahead.
The people behind them threw seeds down and buried them as they went.
He can make a hole with just one shovel, almost never needing to dig a second time.
Those behind him couldn't keep up with his speed.
The team leader watched the workers from the edge of the field.
He walked to the edge of the field near the river to take a look, where the soil would collapse whenever it rained.
I wonder if anything fell down there when it rained last time.
When he got there, he saw a large gap in the air.
He called out to a few people nearby, "You guys, block this opening?"
"We need to make it better, and raise the wall here a bit, otherwise it will collapse again when it rains."
Several people began digging mud from the ditch to fill the hole.
Just as the hole was about to be filled, someone exclaimed in surprise.
"What is this thing? How did something like this end up in the river?"
The man was a member of the brigade. He was holding a shovel and dug out a bone.
It was a very small bone, and a small section of something with a flower pattern was still faintly visible in the soil.
I don't know what it is.
He exclaimed in surprise, and everyone else looked over.
The bones inside the shovel were clearly visible.
This is not an animal bone.
It looks a bit like a human bone, but it's very small.
It must be a child's.
After everyone understood, their expressions changed.
"Captain, come quickly and take a look, what is this?"
How could there be human bones in the river?
The people were speaking quite loudly; those nearby could hear them.
Everyone gathered around.
The captain's heart skipped a beat; his heart pounded like thunder as he strode over.
Huo Junshan, like the others, walked over.
Several women, being nosy, started gossiping.
"Could someone have murdered someone and buried them here?"
"Who knows? Didn't you hear them say it looks like a child's bones? I don't know what's going on."
"That's really scary, just wait and see! I have a feeling something big is about to happen."
Song Pandi was also among those women.
She saw a corner of cotton cloth peeking out and panicked.
The captain looked at the object on the ground and directed several men, "Dig down a bit more and see what it is."
Several daring men stepped forward and dug it out in no time.
This person was buried quite deep.
The thing underground was revealed in its entirety; it was something wrapped in a small blanket.
No one dared to open it and take a look.
But Song Pandi recognized him.
Isn't this the blanket her daughter wrapped?
How did I end up here?
Didn't Aunt Ma say that the child was given away?
How did I end up here?
Did the child die at birth, which is why she buried it?
She tried hard to recall the circumstances of giving birth, remembering the meaningful look in Aunt Ma's eyes.
So, she buried the child alive because she disliked that she had given birth to a daughter?
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