Since Wei Ling went home after get off work every day, the Qin family has become more warm and happy. When Qin Qingman is in a good mood, she will ask Wei Ling to bring some food to Du Hongyi and others. It is not much. If they can protect them, they will protect them. If they can't, Wang Chengping and others will snatch some away.
Anyway, it became an extremely joyful thing.
One day Qin Qingman calculated the days and it seemed that the Chinese New Year was only a few days away. According to Wei Ling's rest schedule, she could just spend both New Year's Eve and New Year's Day at home.
As a result, Qin Qingman planned to go to the town to buy some things.
Everyone in her family had knitted sweaters and trousers during this period. Before the New Year, Wei Ling, she and Chu Chu had already put them on. The main reason was that the weather was really cold, and the old sweaters and trousers were not only badly worn out, but also not very warm. Qin Qingman simply asked everyone to change into new ones.
Not only that, she bought a lot of wool and even started knitting sweaters for everyone.
You have to change and wash it.
Qin Qingman is very efficient in knitting sweaters and is almost done with her second set of sweaters.
She had already brought the tofu back from Zhang Hongmei's house and made it into hairy tofu again. It was currently fermenting. Qin Qingman, who didn't have much seasoning, planned to go to the town the next day.
This time when she went to the town, in addition to planning to buy some more wool, she also wanted to meet Huang Wanqing and buy some seasonings after the meeting. Her family's food business has been good recently, and they have meat every day, so peppers and seasonings are consumed quickly.
Qin Qingman started preparing after making a plan.
The last time Huang Wanqing congratulated her on her wedding to Wei Ling, she gave her a very generous gift. Qin Qingman planned to bring some good things for Huang Wanqing.
Although she had never been to a youth education center, she knew that it was impossible for people there to eat alone.
Qin Qingman didn't plan to send too much food to Huang Wanqing. She just packed a few buns, steamed them and took them with her, and then took a scarf.
The scarf was knitted by her herself. It was bright red and very suitable for a girl with fair skin.
After packing up the things she needed to take with her, Qin Qingman told Chuchu who was staying at home, "You and Dudu stay at home and don't run around. I'm going to the Red Flag Farm to see Huang Wanqing and will be back before dark."
"Sister, how about I go with you?"
Chu Chu wanted to go out with Qin Qingman.
"No." Qin Qingman refused sternly, and there were two reasons for this refusal. One was that Chuchu was injured the last time she took her out, and it took almost half a month for the wound on her face to heal. The other was because of the wolf cub.
The wolf cub is still young and must be watched by someone.
If no one is watching, it is easy for them to cause trouble. It is not a big deal if they knock over some things in the house, but if they sneak out and get bitten by a hunting dog, there is no way to save them.
So Chuchu had to stay at home.
One is to take care of the wolf cubs, and the other is to feed them.
The wolf cub is still young and eats liquid food. It runs and jumps a lot every day. Now it needs to drink at least five bowls of milk a day. If it drinks one less bowl, the wolf cub will make a mess in the house.
"Okay." Chuchu followed Qin Qingman's gaze and looked at the wolf cub at her feet. She could only compromise.
Having slept on the same kang with the wolf cub for such a long time, Chuchu has deep feelings for him.
"I left some buns and milk cakes for you in the pot. Just heat them up and eat them when you are hungry." Qin Qingman reminded them worriedly.
"I know, sister. Don't worry, I have learned how to squeeze milk, so Dudu will definitely not be hungry." Chuchu knew what Qin Qingman was going to say next, so she just responded with this sentence.
Qin Qingman smiled and stopped giving instructions. Instead, she stroked Chuchu and Wolf Cub's heads one by one and went out wrapped in her cotton coat.
She was wearing a new cotton-padded coat with fresh cotton filling, which kept her warmer than the old one.
Wearing thick gloves, Qin Qingman arrived at the entrance of the village.
As the year draws to a close, many people from the village come to the town to buy things, and the ox-drawn and horse-drawn carts in the village are used frequently. Look, the one driving the ox-drawn cart into the town today is Aunt Xiulan.
Aunt Xiulan's family did not take the cows home to raise, but she rented the cows and sleds from Aunt Ayun's family in exchange for a bundle of firewood.
The Chinese New Year was approaching, and she went to the town to pick up her young daughter-in-law and two grandsons to return to the village to celebrate the New Year.
As for her son, he is very busy with work at the end of the year and cannot return home until the day before New Year's Eve. As a grown man, he can just go home by himself when the time comes and there is no need for anyone to pick him up.
"Aunt Xiulan, good morning to all the aunties."
Qin Qingman greeted people as soon as she saw them from a distance.
"Qingman is here, hurry up and get in the car. We've been waiting for you." Aunt Xiulan waved to Qin Qingman as soon as she saw her. She had been to the town once with Qin Qingman and Aunt Guiying on Aunt Ayun's ox cart last time, so she was familiar with Qin Qingman.
But she got off the car early last time and didn't encounter the bad things that Qin Qingman and others encountered on the farm.
"Auntie, I'm here. Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Qin Qingman really didn't expect that she was the last one to arrive. She nodded and greeted everyone and explained something by the way.
"It's okay, it's okay, Qingman, we came too early, you came just in time." After Qin Qingman from the Qin family stood up, she was very popular in the village, and everyone greeted her with a smile.
He even enthusiastically reached out and pulled Qin Qingman.
"Drive!" Qin Qingman had just sat down and everyone else had arrived. Aunt Xiulan flicked the long whip in her hand and the ox cart started to move towards the town.
Aunt Xiulan is good at farm work. Not only is she good at carrying manure and working in the fields, she can also drive a ox cart. So she was the one driving the cart today and did not bring her husband.
Most of the people on the bus were women and young wives who had just gotten married. It was not windy today, so everyone was chatting and laughing all the way. Soon we arrived in the town, and when we got there, we started to get off the bus one by one.
Everyone has different purposes for entering the town and gets off at different places.
After another person got off the car, only Aunt Xiulan and Qin Qingman were left. Aunt Xiulan looked at Qin Qingman. Just when Qin Qingman was about to ask Aunt Xiulan to stop the car a little further ahead, Aunt Xiulan said directly, "Qingman girl, I'm not in a hurry. I'll take you to the farm first."
The farm is not too far from the town, and there is no special car to get there.
"Auntie, no need. I can walk there by myself." Qin Qingman didn't plan to let Auntie Xiulan send her there. She also planned to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some White Rabbit milk candies and egg cakes for Huang Wanqing.
Egg cake can satisfy your hunger and you can have a bite when you feel hungry. As for White Rabbit milk candy, it contains both milk and sugar, which is more friendly to women during their special menstrual period.
Aunt Xiulan thought Qin Qingman was being polite to her, so she explained, "Qingman, a bullock cart is convenient. I don't have anything to buy today. I'll pick up my daughter-in-law and the others and go home soon. It won't take much time to take you to the farm."
Qin Qingman hesitated.
Of course, it was better to have a car take her there than to walk by herself. Just as she was about to agree, a crisp thumping sound came from the distance.
Hearing the voice, not only Qin Qingman turned around to look, but many people on the street also looked over.
Then Qin Qingman recognized who was driving the car.
"Comrade Qin." Bao Shengli stopped the tractor in front of Qin Qingman and greeted her in a deep voice. Then, his wife poked him hard on the back during the car fight.
Zheng Meiqin taught her husband, "We are all from the same village, so there is no need to call each other comrades. Qingman is one of our own, so you can just call her girl Qingman." All the people in Kaoshan Village called her that.
This is what young girls are called, whether they are married or not.
"Oh." Bao Shengli scratched his head and looked at Qin Qingman and called out again, "Qingman girl."
Qin Qingman looked at Bao Shengli and his wife, who were like funny clowns, and smiled.
"Oh, isn't this Meiqin from Sister Guiying's family? Why, are you coming to the town to buy things or going back to Kaoshantun?" Aunt Xiulan recognized Zheng Meiqin.
"Auntie Xiulan, I didn't notice it was you just now. Please forgive me. You are still strong despite your age. You can even drive a ox cart by yourself." Zheng Meiqin recognized Auntie Xiulan and greeted her quickly, while also poking Bao Shengli on the back.
"Auntie." Bao Shengli called obediently.
"Hey." Xiulan looked at Zheng Meiqin and Bao Shengli with envy. The biggest regret in her life was that she didn't give birth to a lady. A lady is caring and considerate. Since she didn't have a little quilt, she envied other people's little quilts.
"Auntie Xiulan, Shengli delivered some things to the supply and marketing cooperative for the farm, and we are planning to go back to the farm now." Zheng Meiqi then answered Auntie Xiulan's question.
Aunt Xiulan immediately exchanged glances with Qin Qingman.
What a coincidence.
Zheng Meiqin saw that the two of them were talking in their eyes. She looked at Aunt Xiulan, then at Qin Qingman. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind, and she asked cleverly, "Is Qingman going to the farm?"
"Well, I'm going to the farm to meet a friend." Since there was a ready-made car, Qin Qingman would of course take it. Besides, Bao Shengli was a farm employee and he must know where the educated youth point on the farm was, so it would be convenient for her to find someone.
"That's great, Qingman, come on, get in the car, let's go back together."
Zheng Meicen smiled happily and extended her hand to Qin Qingman.
"I plan to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some useful things for my friend." Qin Qingman was familiar with Zheng Meicen, so she spoke without hesitation.
"I'll go with you."
Zheng Meiqin jumped out of the car enthusiastically, took Qin Qingman's arm, and told Bao Shengli, "Old Bao, drive the car in front and wait for us. Don't block the way for us."
"Wife, I understand."
Bao Shengli is really obedient in front of his wife. When asked to move the car, he drove the tractor away.
Qin Qingman thought Bao Shengli was cute and silly, so she said to Aunt Xiulan, "Aunt, go and do your work. I will go to the farm with Sister Meiqin and the others."
"Okay, I'll pick you up early in the afternoon." Aunt Xiulan knew how difficult it was for a single woman to walk on the icy and snowy road.
"Auntie, I'll ask Lao Bao to send Qingman back to the village. I've prepared some New Year's gifts for my parents. It won't be a problem if we send some gifts back to Qingman." Zheng Meicen interrupted in time.
"That's even better. Okay, that's it. I'm leaving now."
Aunt Xiulan saw that Qin Qingman had someone to take care of her when she returned to the village, so she immediately felt relieved and drove the ox cart to her youngest son's home.
"Qingman, I'm familiar with whatever you want to buy."
Although Zheng Meiqin is much older than Qin Qingman, she has admired Qin Qingman since the last time she dealt with the Wu father and son at the farm gate. She is enthusiastic about anything related to Qin Qingman.
Qin Qingman also liked Zheng Meiqin's cheerful personality and told her what she wanted to buy.
With the company of an acquaintance and Zheng Meiqi being a regular customer of the supply and marketing cooperative, after ten minutes, Qin Qingman not only bought all the things to give to Huang Wanqing, but also bought everything she needed for her own family.
After meeting Huang Wanqing, she returned to Kaoshantun with Zheng Meiqin and her husband and had no plans to work in the supply and marketing cooperative again.
After buying the things, Qin Qingman counted the things she bought for Huang Wanqing.
Two pounds of White Rabbit milk candy, three pounds of egg cake, and a basket of eggs.
Eggs are easy to cook, and they can be cooked by just covering them with boiling water.
Qin Qingman bought eggs to nourish Huang Wanqing's body. The climate here is not very friendly to people coming from afar.
After counting the things they wanted to buy, Qin Qingman and Zheng Meiqin got into Bao Shengli's car.
The car drove all the way to Hongqi Farm.
Qin Qingman was also talking quietly to Zheng Meiqi in the car fight. She first asked about Aunt Guiying's health.
The last time Aunt Guiying fell, she had originally planned to accompany Aunt Guiying to the county hospital for a check-up. However, Zheng Meiqin and her husband hid it from Qin Qingman and took Aunt Guiying to the county town to register the next day.
After hearing the situation, the doctor took X-rays and conducted a thorough examination.
Finally, I sighed that Aunt Guiying and her son were blessed by fate.
It turned out that Aunt Guiying had a large kidney stone. Even if she hadn't fallen, it would have gotten inflamed and she would have been hospitalized for surgery soon. But because of that fall and that collision, the stone was broken by chance.
In other words, no more surgery is needed and everything is fine.
Aunt Guiying and Zheng Meiqi were deeply moved. When they got back, they told Qin Qingman about it and thanked her.
This made Qin Qingman feel particularly embarrassed, so she gave some eggs and brown sugar to Aunt Guiying to help her recuperate.
After all, it was because of her that Aunt Guiying fell.
How could Aunt Guiying have the nerve to accept Qin Qingman's gift? The two of them pushed and shoved for a long time, and only after Qin Qingman spoke sternly did Aunt Guiying accept it. However, she also mentioned this to her own daughter, asking Zheng Meicen to respect Qin Qingman more.
Aunt Guiying still has a good eye.
He realized that Qin Qingman might have an extraordinary future.
Look, Zheng Meicen originally admired Qin Qingman, and with Aunt Guiying's advice, she became even more enthusiastic about Qin Qingman.
"Qingman, my mother is fine. I heard that she can do everything at home. She even went to the well to fetch water a few days ago and almost scared my sister-in-law." Zheng Meicen is still very confident about her mother's health.
Qin Qingman also gained a new understanding of Aunt Guiying's physical condition.
It seems that not only the men in Kaoshantun have good physiques, but the women also have really good physiques.
After talking about Aunt Guiying, Qin Qingman asked about the educated youth center on the farm, which Zheng Meiqi was very familiar with.
Although she is not a farm employee, she lives in the farm's family area because of Bao Shengli. She looks after the children and serves the elderly at home every day. She knows everything about both the family area and the farm.
I guess she's just one step away from changing her last name with Bao Shengli's.
Because Zheng Meiqin is known as a gossip-monger in the farm family area.
"Qingman, your friend is an educated youth?" Although Zheng Meiqin asked Qin Qingman this, she could understand it very well because Qin Qingman was originally a scholar. If it were not for policy reasons, Qin Qingman would have been admitted to university.
Those who can get into university will certainly know some intellectuals.
The educated youth were the educated people from the big cities.
Qin Qingman didn't know where to find Huang Wanqing. When Zheng Meiqin asked, she guessed that she had news and said with a smile, "Yes, my friend is an educated youth. She just reported to Hongqi Farm this winter."
"Is her name Huang Wanqing?"
Zheng Meiqin looked at Qin Qingman with gleaming eyes.
Qin Qingman frowned in surprise and asked in a low voice: "Wanqing is so famous in your farm?" She hoped that this fame was for a good reason and not related to anything not so good.
Zheng Meicen saw Qin Qingman's worry, thought about it, and said so.
"Huang Wanqing is actually a very good girl, and she is very hardworking, but she is just too pretty."
After saying this, Zheng Meiqin glanced at Qin Qingman and added, "But she's not as pretty as you."
Qin Qingman couldn't help but smile bitterly at Zheng Meicen's words, but she also knew that Huang Wanqing's appearance had brought her trouble.
Thinking back to the comments of later generations on this era, Qin Qingman's face turned a little ugly, "Did someone bully Wanqing?"
Zheng Meiqin hesitated for a moment before speaking: "It cannot be said that someone bullied Huang Wanqing, nor can it be said that Huang Wanqing was not bullied. The matter here is not complicated. It is that Zhao Tiancheng fell in love with Huang Wanqing from the first day Huang Wanqing entered the farm."
Qin Qingman heaved a sigh of relief. "So, you're being entangled?"
"Yes." Zheng Meiqin nodded vigorously.
She didn't keep the secret any longer and told the whole story of how Huang Wanqing met Zhao Tiancheng and his group at the farm.
Zheng Meiqin has a lot of gossip and has a very comprehensive understanding of the situation.
"Qingman, it's a good thing that Wu Weimin is dead, otherwise, I think these guys would have done something sinister to Huang Wanqing." Zheng Meiqin was really lucky for Huang Wanqing. If Wu Weimin had died a few days later, Zhao Tiancheng might not have had the patience to play any romantic tricks to pursue her.
"Has Zhao Tiancheng ever bullied Huang Wanqing?" Qin Qingman asked.
"It didn't work. Huang Wanqing has a stubborn temper. She sensed that there was something wrong with these people on the first day and refused to accept their kindness. It is said that Zhao Tiancheng had people send Huang Wanqing meals for a week, but Huang Wanqing refused to accept them."
Zheng Meiqin is indeed known as the gossiper in the farm family area and has very comprehensive information.
"These people didn't fight back in revenge?" Qin Qingman didn't believe that a self-important 'proud son of heaven' like Zhao Tiancheng could always tolerate Huang Wanqing's rejection, not to mention that Zhao Tiancheng had the evil Wu Weimin by his side.
"Strike, of course we should strike, we must strike in retaliation."
Zheng Meiqin's eyebrows stood up when she said this. "Originally, Huang Wanqing had a very good job. She was assigned to the publicity department. The work in this department is easy and respectable. Many people may not be able to get it even if they beg for it."
"Yeah." Qin Qingman also agreed with this point.
It is indeed a great fortune to be able to get a propaganda job in the countryside.
Zheng Meiqin glanced at Qin Qingman and revealed, "This job was arranged for Huang Wanqing for Zhao Tiancheng's sake."
"And then?" Qin Qingman could understand.
After all, Huang Wanqing has no connections here and no one will treat her preferentially.
"Huang Wanqing got this coveted job because of Zhao Tiancheng and his gang. Huang Wanqing ignored Zhao Tiancheng and his gang, which of course pissed them off, so someone changed Huang Wanqing's job."
"Change to what?" Qin Qingman was mentally prepared.
"The idea came from that bastard Wu Weimin." Zheng Meicen gave Qin Qingman a vaccination first.
"Yeah." Qin Qingman nodded slightly.
She knew that this situation was not unique to one place. When the educated youth arrived at the local area, many of them refused to obey the "discipline" and were tortured in various ways, from mental to physical. If someone could not bear it, they would take the initiative to compromise.
Qin Qingman's face was very calm at this moment, but Zheng Meicen suddenly felt a fear from the bottom of her heart when she saw Qin Qingman like this.
Zheng Meiqin swallowed the saliva in her mouth due to nervousness and whispered: "They arranged for Huang Wanqing to plan the cowshed."
Fortunately, I'm not going to pick up dung.
Qin Qingman breathed a sigh of relief deep in her heart.
"Qingman, Huang Wanqing is very strong-willed. Even so, she never complains and completes her workload on time every day." Zheng Meiqin actually has a very good impression of Huang Wanqing, otherwise she would not remember her information so clearly.
"Sister Meiqin, do you know where Huang Wanqing is now?" Qin Qingman would not lose her temper with Zheng Meiqin.
"Qingman, I'll take you there." Zheng Meiqin was very positive.
Qin Qingman is very popular in Hongqi Farm. It was because of Qin Qingman that the Wu family fell and Wu Weimin died. Such things severely shocked some people in the farm, otherwise some people would still be rampant.
Bao Shengli did not drive the tractor to accompany Qin Qingman and the others because he had to go to hand over his work.
Zheng Meiqi was familiar with the farm and took Qin Qingman to the cowshed.
The cowshed on the farm is not a simple cowshed, it is equivalent to a small farm.
Because farming in the spring requires not only human power but also animal power, the farm raises a lot of cows and horses.
Qin Qingman was recognized the moment she appeared on the farm.
The main reason is that too many people saw Qin Qingman's charm when the Wu family got into trouble. Today's Qin Qingman is completely different from the last Qin Qingman.
Last time, Qin Qingman was wearing a worn-out cotton coat, but today she changed into a neat set of clothes to meet Huang Wanqing.
The clothes are 90% new.
As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. After changing her clothes, Qin Qingman's temperament and aura displayed in front of everyone were completely different.
In the cattle and horse stables, Zhao Tiancheng, Wang Ji and Zhou Tao watched from afar Huang Wanqing, who was cleaning the cattle stable with a sad face.
It's been so many days, why doesn't Huang Wanqing bow her head?
"Boss, what should we do?" Wang Ji and Zhou Tao were also dumbfounded.
Huang Wanqing was the most stubborn girl they had ever met.
"Comrade Huang Wanqing, come here quickly, look who's here to see you." Zheng Meiqin greeted Huang Wanqing as soon as she saw her from a distance. She had seen Huang Wanqing from a distance, and although she had never spoken to her formally, she felt no awkwardness in greeting people.
Huang Wanqing looked over in surprise when she heard the unfamiliar voice.
Then I saw Qin Qingman.
"Qingman!" Huang Wanqing threw down the broom in her hand and rushed towards Qin Qingman with the brightest smile on her face.
"Wanqing." Qin Qingman also smiled at Huang Wanqing.
Not far away, Zhao Tiancheng knelt on the ground with trembling legs, screaming crazily in his heart: How could Qin Qingman know Huang Wanqing? They seem to be very familiar with each other!
“Boss!”
Wang Ji and Zhou Tao's faces turned pale with fright, and Wu Weimin's dying face appeared in their minds.
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