As he neared home, Dong Hongjun suddenly felt something. He looked towards the shore and saw a girl in a green military uniform with a student-style haircut washing shoes.
There's a lot of mud in the countryside, and her white shoes were covered in mud. She carefully scraped them off with water plants and then gently wiped them with water.
Dong Hongjun felt a flutter in his heart; this girl was really beautiful.
However, Su Fang's eyes are bigger and brighter, and apart from not being as fair-skinned, Su Fang is still prettier.
He looked away and continued to think about how much of his savings to take to the city and what to buy for Sufang.
Xiao Li watched coldly, not expecting that the two would still meet. But why didn't this silly son react?
"Thump..."
The three of them looked toward the sound of water, and Ruan Lingling lost her footing and fell into the water.
"Help...help me..."
Ruan Lingling splashed in the water, almost sinking to the bottom.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Dong Hongjun tried to jump into the water.
Xiao Li grabbed him, "Don't go! Think of Su Fang, what will happen to her if you jump?"
Dong Hongjun was stunned. "What does this have to do with Su Fang?"
"Silly son, if you hug another woman, she won't want you anymore."
While holding Dong Hongjun's hand, Xiao Li told 123 to quickly check if anyone was nearby.
“Master, there is one 100 meters to the east and three 200 meters to the west.”
Xiao Li said to Qin Lijuan, "Quickly call for help, louder!"
Qin Lijuan quickly shouted loudly.
"Help! Someone has fallen into the water!"
Seeing that no one had come over yet, Dong Hongjun, no longer bothering to argue with his elderly mother, pushed Xiao Li's hand away, took off his coat, and jumped down.
Xiao Li cursed under her breath and jumped down after her. Qin Lijuan was so scared that she almost had a heart attack. It was one thing for her brother-in-law to jump down, but why did her mother-in-law have to jump down?
"Help! Someone help me!"
She shouted until her voice was hoarse, "Red Army, grab Mom quickly, she's fallen into the water!"
Xiao Li jumped in and sank immediately. She felt a cool sensation in the water, which was quite comfortable.
She grabbed Dong Hongjun's leg, "You disobedient brat, I'll make you jump, I'll make you jump again..."
Xiao Li pulled Dong Hongjun into the water and tickled his waist. He couldn't hold his breath and swallowed several mouthfuls of water.
Finally, someone arrived at the shore. It was Chen Jianguo, the second son of the Chen family, a notoriously poor family in the village. His family had truly been poor farmers for eight generations.
Chen Jianguo dove down and soon carried Ruan Lingling ashore.
After pressing her chest a few times, Ruan Lingling coughed a few times, spat out some water, and slowly woke up.
The first thing she saw was Dong Hongjun carrying Xiaoli ashore.
Then, she fainted.
Xiao Li had played in the water for a while. Seeing that Ruan Lingling had come ashore, she let Dong Hongjun go and let him float to the surface. She also floated up, but her head tilted and she fainted in her youngest son's arms.
Dong Hongjun swam towards the shore, feeling dizzy. He didn't forget his elderly mother and took Xiaoli with him to the shore.
Qin Lijuan also reached the shore. She draped Dong Hongjun's coat over her mother-in-law and told her brother-in-law to carry her mother-in-law home quickly.
Xiao Li, at her age, enjoyed being carried in a princess carry, and it was truly beautiful. She leaned against her youngest son's chest, glanced at Ruan Lingling who was being carried by Chen Jianguo to the educated youth settlement, and thought, "Trying to cling to me? No way."
Xiao Li only woke up slowly when she got home, leaving Dong Hongjun exhausted.
"Jianjun, hurry and get a doctor. Mom fell into the water. I'll change her clothes first."
"Why!"
Dong Jianjun then ran outside.
"Stop! Cough cough... We're broke, and we need to save money to help the Red Army soldiers get married, so let's not waste this money. Cough cough..."
Dong Hongjun felt ashamed; it was all his fault for being too reckless and causing his mother to fall into the water as well.
"Mom, let's take a look. What if it causes you to develop health problems later?"
Xiao Li changed her clothes, coughed twice, and gradually calmed down.
“I know my own body. Lijuan, go and make two bowls of brown sugar ginger tea. We can each have one bowl, and that should be enough.”
Seeing that Xiao Li looked well, Qin Lijuan obediently went to the kitchen to brew ginger tea.
Dong Hongjun also changed his clothes and came to drink ginger tea. He is in good health, and since it is summer now, he would be fine even if he didn't drink ginger tea.
However, he obediently listened without arguing, as he dared not anger his mother at this moment.
In one afternoon, the whole village was abuzz with the news that Chen's second son had carried the newly arrived educated youth back to the educated youth settlement, and that his entire body had been touched and seen naked.
When Ruan Lingling woke up, she cried uncontrollably. She had almost died; the suffocating feeling was unbearable. It was all the fault of that mother and son, who were not far away but did not come to save her.
However, recalling the handsome face and robust physique she had seen before losing consciousness, Ruan Lingling couldn't help but blush. She could see his muscular physique even through his vest; he was truly incredibly sexy.
When she learned of the rumors circulating in the village, her face turned pale instantly. She had heard of the Chen family before; they were a large family, so poor that in winter the whole family had to share a single pair of pants.
She couldn't imagine marrying such a person. Thinking of Dong Hongjun, she ran out of the educated youth settlement in a flash.
After the Dong family finished their meal, they were enjoying the cool air when Ruan Lingling happened to see Dong Hongjun washing his hands in the yard. He was bending over, and when he pumped water from the well, the muscles in his arms bulged, making him look very strong and powerful.
Her face flushed instantly. Seeing the family enjoying the cool air in the yard reminded her of her own parents.
A wave of grievance welled up in my heart.
"Hey you, come here."
Dong Hongjun washed his hands and lay down on the bamboo bed to rest when he heard a crisp sound.
He looked out the door and saw the girl who had been washing her feet on the shore at noon looking at him with a flushed face.
He pointed to his face, and when the other person nodded, he hesitated before getting up and walking towards the door.
"Who are you? What do you want?"
Ruan Lingling's face turned pale again, this time from anger. She had always been the center of attention since she was a child and had never been ignored like this before.
Even if she just arrived yesterday, who in the whole village doesn't know her name? This man is definitely pretending to be stupid to get my attention.
"Why didn't you save me today? You were so close, and you didn't come to my rescue. Do you know I almost drowned? You have to take responsibility for me."
Dong Hongjun's mouth dropped open. "What? What responsibility am I supposed to bear?"
"I...I..."
Dong Hongjun was speechless. Was he supposed to say that his elderly mother was holding him back from going into the water?
Xiao Li had been watching this area closely, and when she saw that her son was speechless, she quickly went over.
“Young lady, it was Chen Jianguo who saved you, not our Hongjun. Besides, our Hongjun is getting married soon. You should go find Chen Jianguo.”
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