Zhou Weiwei said: "Okay, you tell me."
“Please tell my eldest brother that my sister’s leg has recovered well, so he and sister-in-law can rest assured.
That's all. Thank you for your hard work, comrade."
“It’s not hard.”
"Goodbye, comrade."
"goodbye."
Only after Chen Baoguo hung up the phone did Zhou Yiwei put down the phone.
It just so happened that Committee Member Zhou wanted to go to the training ground to check out the situation.
When Commissioner Zhou arrived, Chen Jianguo was shouting slogans. This bunch of uneducated guys were carrying wooden poles and doing squats, shouting slogans louder than each other.
Zhou Yuwei came to Chen Jianguo's side, looked at the people in front of him and said: "These little bastards finally look like they are doing something."
Chen Jianguo said: "That's a lot of progress."
Chen Jianguo was startled just now, wondering why he didn't tell me he was coming?
Zhou Weiwei said, "I just came to see you. I just received a call from your hometown. It was your brother Chen Baoguo who asked me to tell you that your sister's leg has recovered very well, and he told you two not to worry."
When Chen Jianguo heard this, he instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
During this period, the couple were worried about Xiaohong's leg. They were glad that she was gone.
Zhou Weiwei asked: "Your sister's leg is injured?"
"Oh, I'm injured."
"Are you married?"
Chen Jianguo didn't know how to answer this question. After thinking for a while, he said, "Married, and divorced."
Zhou Yiwei was a little surprised, but quickly said, "When her leg is healed, you two can call her over to your place. Then introduce her to a reliable person in our team, so that you two siblings can see each other often."
Chen Jianguo just smiled and didn't know what to say.
Zhou Weiwei knew that the boy must be wondering in his heart whether this girl was real or not.
He raised his hand and patted Chen Jianguo on the shoulder.
"Okay, keep busy. I'll go look somewhere else."
After Chen Baoguo hung up the phone, he said, "Mom, you and your sister can go to the supply and marketing department to buy some clothes. I'll go and exchange some food coupons for Liye and Xiaolan and send them over."
Both of them ate at the school's big kitchen. The food in the cafeteria was divided into three grades. Chen Xiaolan usually ate less and always ate the worst food.
She didn't care what she ate. As long as she had enough to eat and could go to school, she would be satisfied.
Chen Liye thinks so too, otherwise how could these brother and sister be so good at studying?
Zhang Cuiying said, "I also want to go and see these two children."
"Mom, if you want to go, Xiaohong has to go too. Her legs are not convenient, so you guys just wait for me here."
Zhang Cuiying thought about it and agreed.
"Okay, go ahead then."
Last night Zhang Cuiying made big shepherd's purse dumplings for the two children and took them with her when she left in the morning.
The three of them went in two directions.
Zhang Cuiying brought Chen Xiaohong to the supply and marketing department. They walked around and bought a sweater, a coat and two pairs of trousers for Chen Xiaohong.
A total of more than thirty days have passed.
The clothes she bought were of average quality, but better than what Chen Xiaohong was wearing. She also bought a set of sweaters and trousers.
Chen Xiaohong said: "Mom, you bought too much."
Zhang Cuiying said: "You don't understand. This is a turning point for you. You must go out with a high spirit.
Life is all about spirit. No matter how sad you are, no matter if your clothes have patches or not, you must dress neatly when you go out, understand?"
Chen Xiaohong smiled with relief. Her mother was a person who seldom cried. In her memory, her family was not actually rich, but she kept it clean and tidy.
And she herself, in fact, did not have a single decent piece of clothing, but she always dressed neatly.
This is also true when going to the ground.
Chen Xiaohong's eyes were wet again.
Zhang Cuiying said: "Hold back your tears, and I will buy you two kilograms of red wool. After you hold back your tears, you can knit a red sweater for yourself.
Remember, once you get over this hurdle, good days are ahead.”
Chen Xiaohong held back her tears and nodded.
Chen Baoguo arrived at the school gate, said something to the old man at the gate, and went in to find Chen Liye first.
He handed Chen Liye two food coupons for twenty kilograms of fine grain and ten large shepherd's purse buns.
"This is the big bun that Mom steamed for you yesterday, and here are two food coupons for 20 kilograms of fine grain.
After school, I’ll give Xiaolan five buns and a food coupon.
Take this ticket and give it to the cafeteria. You still have more than two months until the college entrance examination. When studying, you must also pay attention to your health and strengthen your nutrition. Don't let yourself go hungry. Got it?"
"Brother, this is really too much. My sister and I can just keep one."
"Just take it if I tell you to. If you can't finish it, you can return it. It's not like you can't return it."
Only then did Chen Liye take it.
"Where's the eldest sister? How's her leg?"
"She and mom are working in the supply and marketing department. They said they wanted to come and see you, but your eldest sister's legs can't walk for too long, so I didn't let them come.
Your elder sister's leg is recovering well, so don't worry."
"Then I'm relieved. I'll come with Xiaolan this weekend."
"You can see when the time comes. If it's convenient, come. If it's not convenient, don't come."
"Okay, I understand."
"Okay, remember to take your ticket and go to class."
Chen Baoguo reminded him several times before turning around and leaving.
When he arrived at the door of the supply and marketing office, the mother and daughter had already finished shopping. Chen Xiaohong had her hair cut from waist-length to shoulder-length and was sold for nine yuan.
Chen Baoguo said: "Mom, have you bought everything?"
"We've bought it, let's go home."
Chen Baoguo said, "Since we are here, I will take you to a restaurant in the county town and have a bowl of beef rice noodles each."
Zhang Cuiyi said, "You two can go and eat. I won't eat."
A bowl of rice noodles costs 20 cents, and she saves it so that her own children can have one more bowl.
Chen Baoguo said, "Let's go, Mom. If you don't go, Xiaohong and I won't go either."
Zhang Cuiying knew that the New Year had been quite miserable, and since the two children wanted to eat, she accompanied them.
The three of them each had a bowl of beef rice noodles before getting on the bus to Mi Village.
Chen Baoguo wanted to bring the fourth and fifth children along, but they had not finished their classes yet.
The bus from the county to the village leaves early and we are late.
Next time he rides his bike into town, he'll bring them both here to eat.
Zhang Cuiying was still muttering after getting on the car and did not go to see the fourth and fifth brothers.
When the car started and passed the gate of the county's No. 1 Middle School, the students inside had not yet finished school.
Zhang Cuizhen took a deep breath and looked away.
The car drove all the way to the village. The sun was shining outside the window, and the willow trees on both sides of the road had begun to sprout tender leaves.
Chen Xiaohong looked at it and twitched the corners of her lips.
Mom is right, from the back, we should look forward.
Chen Xiaohong closed her eyes and sat quietly in the car.
Her legs felt sore after walking for a short while in the morning. She would have to be careful next time.
The car was shaking all the way, but Chen Xiaohong's mind was much clearer.
When the bus passed by Yangjia Village, Chen Xiaohong just turned her head away when she saw the familiar yet unfamiliar village in front of her.
She never wanted to see this village again in her life.
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