250 Confidence in the People
They stayed up on New Year's Eve until the roosters crowed in the early morning, so Gao Qinghe and Jiang Baohai slept throughout the first day of the new year.
The traditional activity of visiting relatives only begins on the second day of the New Year.
Jiang's mother is going back to her parents' home, as she does every year, and this year is no exception.
However, Jiang Baohai got married this year, so he had to accompany his wife back.
Fortunately, the Qi family was not far away, just in the next village.
However, the village has no access to the road yet, so the car can only drive halfway, and the remaining 20 minutes of walking is required.
Jiang's mother wanted to take Jiang Yu there by bike, but the snow had just started to melt and the road was muddy, making it difficult to ride a bike.
So Jiang Baohai first sent his mother and younger sister to a section of the road where the car could no longer pass in the morning, and then returned to pick up Gao Qinghe.
The two locked the doors and windows of their house, prepared enough food for Xiao Hei to last for two days, and then set off for Shanghe Village.
Gao Qinghe had just returned home on the day of the housewarming, and a few days later, when he arrived at the door of his house, he found a red motorcycle parked at the gate.
Gao Qingmiao was standing at the door wearing a black fur jacket with his hands in his pockets. He deliberately coughed twice to remind the two people to pay attention.
When Gao Qinghe and his wife looked over, the young man, who had combed his hair like an adult, asked proudly:
"It's a nice day today, I'll take you out for a ride later!"
Gao Qinghe twitched his lips speechlessly, "You guys go by yourselves, I don't want to sit on a motorcycle and blow the cold wind."
Jiang Baohai smiled and gave his brother-in-law face, so he asked him to take him out for a walk.
Gao Qingmiao's face, which had fallen because of her sister's disdain, suddenly became sunny.
The uncle and the lady went out on their motorcycles with great enthusiasm.
Gao Qinghe stayed in the house with her parents and younger sister, sitting by the fire while being fed by her grandmother. She ate all the leftovers with relish.
The girls who had married out of the village came back with their husbands-in-law and children, and relatives came to visit from time to time.
Huang Ying's parents' home is their own home, and everyone is concerned about Gao Chongyi and his family.
After everyone who had visited had left, Mrs. Tian suddenly asked, "Chongyi, haven't you received any letters from your parents?"
Gao Chongyi, who was named, replied calmly, "I received a letter before the New Year saying they had moved to the provincial capital and asked me to bring the children with me for the New Year. I was too lazy to reply."
Speaking of which, Gao Chongyi was relatively lucky. Before he went to the countryside, his family used their connections to arrange it for him, so he did not leave the province. It was also much easier for him to return home than for other educated youth who went across provinces.
Of course, given the poverty situation in Qing County at the time, it would have been better to go directly to the north where there was more land and more food, at least you could have enough to eat.
It was not until 2010 that the entire Qing County was completely lifted out of poverty.
Life in the countryside was hard back then, and others envied Gao Chongyi for being close to home and being taken care of by his family.
Even Gao Chongyi himself did not expect that as soon as he went to the countryside, his whole family went abroad without even saying goodbye.
During the most difficult year, he got a letter of introduction from the village to go home and borrow some food coupons, only to find that no one was at home and the house was filled with strangers.
Gao Chongyi will never forget that despair.
He admitted that he had a gap with his relatives, so he would not take the initiative to visit them.
"Mom, I'm a son-in-law. I'm a member of your Huang family. I won't recognize myself as a member of the Gao family." Gao Chongyi said with a smile.
Old Mrs. Tian smiled helplessly and looked at her daughter again.
Huang Ying shook her head gently, signaling her mother not to mention it.
As they were talking, a man and a woman walked into the yard, holding vegetables and meat in their hands, and said with a smile:
"Teacher Gao, we're here to eat again!"
Gao Qinghe looked over, eyes full of surprise.
It turned out to be Hao Huaping and Weng Zhihua.
"Didn't they both go home?" Gao Qinghe asked his sister in a low voice.
Gao Qingya said, "It was snowing and we couldn't buy a ticket back home, so my parents invited the secretary to spend the New Year with us. He's been eating at our house for two days."
As for Hao Huaping, she originally lived in the old house next door. Huang Ying was so enthusiastic that it was impossible for her to ignore her.
Zhong also called Hao Huaping and asked her to go to Zhou's house to celebrate the New Year.
As a result, Huang Ying stayed there and brought the person to her home.
Gao Qingya whispered in her sister's ear, "Mom said Teacher Hao has some bad signs, and she wants to nip them in the bud."
Anyway, during the teaching period, Huang Ying would not allow Hao Huaping to have too much contact with the Zhou family.
As the two sisters were talking, Hao Huaping and Weng Yehua came into the room, talking and laughing.
Gao Chongyi said helplessly: "Why bring anything else? Just come here."
The two men insisted on handing the dishes and meat they brought to Huang Ying, saying that they felt embarrassed to eat them for free and asked her to accept them, otherwise they would feel embarrassed to come again.
Gao Qinghe thought, it’s only been a few days, and Hao Huaping and Weng Yehua have become good friends?
However, in a closed mountain village like Shanghe Village, one is an intellectual and gentle volunteer teacher, and the other is a talented and handsome young village official. Both of them are from big cities. They have resonance in all aspects, so it would be strange if they didn't get together.
Even Weng Yehua's actions of specially getting a chair for Hao Huaping and baking glutinous rice cakes for her were indeed somewhat ambiguous.
Huang Ying saw this and felt relieved.
The new secretary is good, much better than the married one Zhou Zhenghua.
Weng Yehua was outgoing and friendly, Hao Huaping was gentle and polite, and Gao Qinghe had a very pleasant dinner.
After all, they are about the same age, so they should be able to get along well.
But Gao Qinghe and Jiang Baohai Xinzi are already in their sixties and have no interest in joining in those boring topics of young people.
Gao Qingmiao and Gao Qingya really liked Weng Yehua, and the brother and sister always asked Weng Yehua to talk more about what was happening in the city.
Weng Yehua told them that young people now like to play computers and that the computer world is interesting and wonderful. The brother and sister listened with great interest.
Hao Huaping didn't expect Weng Yehua to have even touched a computer, so she asked curiously, "Do you have a computer at home?"
"Yes," Weng Yehua said, "My mother also has a notebook. She uses it specifically for work."
Gao Qingya asked curiously, "Notebook?"
She thought it was a paper notebook.
After Weng Yehua explained it, Gao Qingya finally realized that it was a portable computer.
The little girl didn't expect that the outside world had developed to this point.
Seeing their surprised expressions, Weng Yehua added, "Right now, China is still far behind what's happening abroad. They're already researching artificial intelligence."
"Ordinary families abroad have their own cars, and phones and computers are also commonplace. These things that you find surprising are actually quite commonplace."
"But we don't need to feel inferior. We are just moving a little slower than others. I believe our country will catch up soon because I have confidence in our people!"
Hao Huaping looked at Weng Yehua, who was surrounded and full of confidence, and was stunned, not knowing what he was thinking.
Once, someone described to her his confidence in the future of the motherland in this way.
Weng Yehua turned around inadvertently and found that Hao Huaping was looking at her intently, and her heart skipped a beat.
He pretended to be casual and looked away, showing himself more actively, feeling a little happy and sweet in his heart.
Gao Qinghe and Jiang Baohai, who were sitting behind the young man and witnessed everything, looked at each other helplessly.
What a beautiful misunderstanding.
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