Yi Qingqing rode her bicycle very fast. If it weren't for the bumpy loess road that limited her performance, she felt that she could compete with an electric bike in speed.

Yun Guyuan always followed her and walked side by side.

The road was dusty and Yi Qingqing didn't say a word for fear of getting dusty. The two of them rode in harmonious silence to the county town, then separated, one to the post office and the other to the scrap yard.

Yi Qingqing arrived at the post office and found her package there as expected. It was super big, only slightly shorter than her, and there was also a letter.

"Qingqing, your mother has sent you winter clothes and thick quilts. There are three sets of clothes in total, two old sets and one new set, and two quilts. I heard that walking on the ground hurts your feet, so I also prepared two pairs of Jiefang shoes and one pair of thick cotton shoes for you.

The weather is getting cold, so remember to wear more clothes in the morning and evening, tuck in the quilt when you sleep, remember to use the kettle ticket given to you, drink more hot water and don't be greedy for coolness.

I also bought some of your favorite snacks and sent them to you. Don’t go hungry. If you need anything, remember to write and tell mom.

Everything is fine at home. Your father, brother and I are all missing you.

You must take good care of yourself. Also, reply immediately after receiving the letter. The length of the letter should not be less than two pages. Write down everything that happened after going to the countryside, no matter how big or small. Don't be like those silly girls who only report good news but not bad news. Do you understand?"

After reading the letter, Yi Qingqing was quite moved at the beginning. Although there were no sentimental words, every word showed concern and care for her. But when she saw the end, when her mother set a limit on the length of her reply, she couldn't help laughing.

Writing a letter like writing an essay is really unique. Only her mother could do that.

Moreover, the letter she sent didn't even fill up one page, but she was asked to write on two large pages. Isn't this double standard?

The letter I wrote in advance is now useless.

Fortunately, she thought that she would need to send a letter today and might need paper and pen, so she brought them with her.

She bought an envelope and stamps and sat on the steps outside the post office to write her reply.

First, follow the standard letter writing format, occupying the first two lines.

"Mom, Dad, Brother and Sister-in-law:

Seeing your letter is like seeing you in person.

When I wrote this letter, I had been in the countryside for more than a month. At that time, I was sitting on the steps in front of the Tieling County Post Office, and I was rewriting the letter because my mother asked me to write two sheets of paper.

My mother said not to report good news or bad news, but I really didn't have anything to worry about during this time in the countryside, so I had no idea what to report.

On the special train for educated youth, I met five other educated youth who were assigned to Xiangshui Village, Daxing Commune, Tieling County with me. They were…”

In order to reduce the word count, Yi Qingqing had to start from the moment she got on the train, and then wrote about how she first established a good relationship with the team leader, how she carried her things and asked Aunt Guihua for help, how she settled down, and started her own life.

She mentioned everything except the one concerning the sign-in system.

"...I have learned a lot of farming knowledge from my fellow villagers during this period. For example, this kind of tomato needs..."

How to grow vegetables and water a lot.

I finally feel like it’s about right, so I start to end it.

"Now I have opened up my private plot and prepared the seeds. Today I can build the wall of the plot. From now on I will have a room and a small yard to myself, which is more spacious than my home. After a while, when the vegetables in the plot have grown, I will find a way to send some to you so that you can also taste what I have grown with my own hands.

I have adapted well to life in the countryside and I have earned a lot of work points, so don't worry!

Oh, my butt is sore from sitting so hard, and the remaining two rows are really not full. Mom, please forgive me, and we can continue our chat next time."

Yi Qingqing finally finished writing the letter, put a stamp on it and sent it out, but it was almost noon.

I went to the grain station to buy some fine grains, and then signed in at the bank.

[You sign in at Tieling County Bank and receive RMB 150]

When I checked in at the bank, all I signed out was money. This time it was 50 more than the time in Nanping County.

Yi Qingqing signed in here mainly to save money. She had to save some money in the next few years and buy a house of her dreams after going to college.

It's not to make a profit from future house price increases, but to have a home of my own, a home that suits my taste.

She has no desire to become rich or make a lot of money. Money is enough to satisfy her material desires. She doesn't want to waste time trying to make money that she may not be able to spend, or even destroy her quality of life and even her health.

All she wants in this life is to do what she likes, live healthily and happily, and enjoy life.

So if you have the chance, sign in at the bank, save for three to four years, and you will definitely be able to buy a house and then renovate it.

After signing this, Yi Qingqing went to the state-owned restaurant. It was time for dinner, and she ran into Qian Lailai and the others as soon as she entered the restaurant.

Li Mengxue and Zheng Xiaolong were all there. The two of them sat together, talking and laughing. They seemed to have become much closer. I don't know what happened.

"Qingqing, you're finally here. We're almost done eating," Qian Lailai waved at her.

Yi Qingqing pushed the bicycle next to them and put it down. "Please keep an eye on it for me. I'm going to buy food."

"Oh my God, such a big package, did your mother send all her belongings to you?" Qian Lailai said exaggeratedly.

"They are all winter clothes and quilts," Yi Qingqing explained.

She deliberately passed by the kitchen door.

[Sign in at the back kitchen of Tieling County State-owned Hotel to gain cooking skills. New cooking skills teaching courses have been loaded]

【Cooking Skills Teaching Course】

[Zhu Dashan (Level 2 84%)]

[Wen Family Cuisine (Level 5 87%)] (New)

It turned out to be a level 5 skill course. Yi Qingqing felt relieved and happily went to the window to order a bowl of shredded pork noodles.

When I came back with the noodles, Yun Guyuan came in extremely cool style, pushing four bicycles tied together.

Yi Qingqing really admired him. In the time it took her to write a letter, he had already packed three bicycles!

This combination, on the streets of this era, is like one person driving four convertible sports cars.

Although he handed over three of the bicycles to their respective owners as soon as he arrived, Yun Guyuan's handsome appearance and the wealth added by the bicycles still attracted several girls.

Today was originally the market day of Daxing Commune, and many educated youth from the brigades below came out. Those who had some money wanted to take advantage of today to have something good to eat in the state-owned restaurant. There were quite a few female educated youth among them.

Section 24

But Ren Yun was so lonely that he didn't even utter a word.

Girls of this era are still very reserved. They hesitate for a long time before saying, "Hello, can I meet you? What's your name?"

There was no response for a long time, so I asked again and he replied, "Sorry, you disturbed my meal."

The girl immediately left out of shame, and no one else dared to come.

Yi Qingqing found this scene quite appetizing.

What a pure feeling, what an innocent era! Girls don’t have WeChat to ask for, and they are so shy to ask for names.

Fortunately, she didn't talk to him first when they first got on the train, otherwise if she was choked like this, she would step on him even if he had a check-in badge on him.