Simple is that she knows the general historical trajectory. Compared with the original inhabitants, she is in a position of God's perspective. She cannot lie and say that this kind of thing is just a coincidence in this place.
In fact, decades after liberation and development, some remote areas are not much better off than this.
Summer rains are either a light drizzle that never stops, or a heavy downpour like this that comes quickly and stops just as fast.
A short while later, the heavy rain outside gradually subsided, and several male educated youths returned soaked to the bone, their clothes marked with distinct dark red streaks, but their faces were filled with joy.
"The village chief is organizing the villagers to slaughter a pig. We'll get a lot today. Go and collect it later, and we'll eat meat tonight."
This was probably the most confident meal the male educated youth had ever had. This time, all of them participated. Although there were also villagers, they all contributed to every wild boar. People like Lin Dongfang and Ling Weidong were fine, but it was different for people like Li Bing, Chen Heping, and Li Sanshan, whose fighting skills were average.
Even Da Niu and Er Niu followed behind, grinning from ear to ear, clearly feeling a great sense of accomplishment.
Soon, the village loudspeaker also started blaring.
"Wrong? Wrong?"
Folks, haha, the people who went up the mountain caught a wild boar! The weather's bad, so we won't be cooking together today. Everyone come to the village office; we'll slaughter the boar now, divide the meat, and go home to eat!
It blared the horn twice before reluctantly turning it off.
Meanwhile, the villagers were in an uproar again. Ignoring the mud and water all over the ground, they carried large basins and called to each other as they headed toward the village office, afraid that if they were late, they would miss out on a pound of meat.
The same was true for the educated youth compound, and even more so, since the male educated youth participated, which gave the female educated youth a strange sense of pride.
Jiang Ping packed her simple belongings without saying a word, observing the interactions among the educated youth with a touch of envy, but her vigilance remained.
Having learned the whole story, Mingzhu paid more attention to this new educated youth.
Jiang Ping also noticed the strange gazes, but she didn't sense any malice. She just lowered her head to be on guard and didn't see the pity in Mingzhu's eyes.
Recently, thanks to the help of educated youth, they successfully sold vegetables and have now hunted wild boars. The villagers' goodwill towards the educated youth has been steadily increasing, and they can easily praise them whenever they see them.
These were all novelties that Jiang Ping had never seen in Lijiazhuang. When she saw the wild boar meat that Su Hong and the others had brought back, her eyes widened in amazement.
"Are educated youth also given this much?"
Wang Hongmei looked at the meat in her hand.
"The male educated youth contributed a lot this time, so they got more. This small piece in my hand is only what's for a few of us. We got it because of them."
Wang Hongmei loves to talk, and she's been holding it in for a while now. Today she's in a good mood, and it's not easy to find someone who's willing to listen to her patiently, so she's been talking a lot without realizing it. She's been talking about wild boar, and before long, they've already gotten to the topic of wild boar meat from two years ago.
When it comes to wild boars, the topic almost always revolves around simplicity.
When they returned with the meat, Jian Dan noticed that the new educated youth was looking at her strangely. Looking at Wang Hongmei, who was talking excitedly beside her, and then at Su Hong, who was following behind and giving her a helpless wink, she probably realized it too.
As Su Hong approached, she asked softly,
"Is this referring to me?"
Su Hong covered her mouth, unable to suppress her laughter.
"Of course! She started talking about wild boars, but after a couple of sentences, she jumped to you. She's been talking about you like that all along. Look at her enthusiasm, all excited. I've never seen her admire you like that before, and I've never heard her praise you like that before."
It was simple, yet somewhat unbearable to watch. From the way Jiang Ping looked at her, she could roughly guess what Wang Hongmei had said.
"I never expected her to praise me like that."
"So, guess what impression I left on this new educated youth after she finished speaking?"
Upon hearing this, Su Hong, Tang Hongying, and Bai Xiaoqin couldn't help but laugh out loud. Wen Yan and Lin Nan, who were standing nearby, also smiled with pursed lips. It was true. If it were just about words, simple deeds would be like killing a wild boar with a knife or punching a wild boar to death. Anyone who heard that would imagine a strong, muscular man. No wonder Jiang Ping had that kind of look in her eyes. That description was the complete opposite of the simple, cute, and soft description.
"well!"
Seeing Jian Dan sigh with a furrowed brow, the group couldn't help but burst into laughter again.
Carrying the washed vegetables into the house, Wang Hongmei was still a little stunned.
What are you laughing at?
"fine,"
Fearing they might say something, Tang Hongying quickly took over the conversation.
"I was just saying I was waiting for your food to cook when you came in."
The others, afraid of laughing out loud, quickly made excuses to leave the kitchen.
"I'll go fetch some firewood,"
"Damn, let's grab a scallion!"
"Then, I'll go get you some water,"
With a whoosh, everyone in the kitchen ran off. Jian Dan was left behind, and without finding an excuse, she simply squatted down.
"I'll start the fire."
Wang Hongmei looked at this and that, and felt that something was not quite right.
The atmosphere at this gathering was relatively relaxed, especially among the male educated youth. They had been looked down upon by the villagers, both openly and subtly, but now they spoke with more confidence.
As the weather gets hotter, going to work, coming home, and tending the vegetable garden have become routines.
As batches of vegetables ripened one after another, the work of the agricultural cooperative gradually began. People from this village and other villages came and went, but only two or three villages came a day, and the village entrance began to become lively.
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