Sure enough, two days later, Xiao Wu's wound was more stable and he was able to move around a little while holding onto the wall. Old Yang personally led a team to drive over and take him back.
Two children were also taken back with them. It was said that there would be a car to go to the border so that Cheng Chao could take them there to visit relatives.
It was a bit sudden, but Jian only had time to pack them thick cotton-padded clothes and shoes, and also bring them some food.
As the reconstruction of houses in various villages is completed one after another, batches of soldiers are also returning to their camps after completing their missions. The villagers of Liujiatun are particularly motivated recently, and the atmosphere in the whole village is more harmonious than ever before, regardless of age or gender.
In stark contrast to them, the simpler area immediately became much quieter.
The two children had stayed here for half the winter, and Jian Dan had gotten used to their liveliness. Her sudden departure and the empty, quiet house still made her feel quite uncomfortable.
However, this can be considered as getting back to her normal life. It wasn't too difficult to adjust. That night, she went into her online space and indulged in a feast of fruit. She was really a bit too indulgent. As a result, when she was woken up by a knock on the door the next morning, she was still asleep.
It has to be said that having two children here forced her to slack off, and her alertness decreased considerably. She was completely bewildered when she was suddenly woken up, not knowing what was going on.
"Bang! Bang! Easy! Easy!"
Huh?
Finally snapping out of it, I didn't even notice that I was freezing the moment I pulled back the covers. I just threw on my padded trousers and jacket and ran outside.
"Coming, coming, stop knocking!"
The sounds outside stopped instantly.
Upon reaching the door, Jian Dan couldn't help but yawn as she opened it.
"What's wrong? Why are you knocking so urgently?"
Tan Ya-jun was outside the door, and she made eye contact with her.
"You... just woke up?"
"Sister Yajun, why are you here so early? Come in quickly."
As she spoke, she stepped aside and realized that there were other people behind her. They were carrying baskets, shovels, picks, iron bars, and other such items. There were villagers and educated youths, and they were chatting and laughing as they walked towards the village entrance.
Jian Dan immediately perked up, peeked out, and
"What happened?"
"Good thing,"
Liu Erhong, standing next to Tan Yajun, was all smiles.
"The village chief is organizing everyone to go to that big river over there to dig holes and catch fish. Do you want to go?"
"Huh? How come I didn't know that?"
Indeed, it's true. Jian Dan had been here for several years and knew there was a river a few miles away. After all, when she arrived, there was a severe drought, and the villagers carried water back and forth several times a day on shoulder poles. She knew that too.
But this fish seems to be a first for me!
Tanya Jun turned around and glanced at her, then retorted.
"Are you going or not? No, you're not going! Go change your clothes now!"
Now I'm more energetic. Even if it's simple, I'd like to go and see what's going on.
"Wait a minute, I'll grab my things and leave."
It was her first time doing this, so she really didn't know what to use. But she still took a set of what the villagers usually had, changed into cotton shoes and a cotton-padded coat for work, locked the door, and came out.
"How come I've never heard of doing this in winter before?"
Several girls walked arm in arm toward the crowd, and when they encountered some educated youths along the way, they joined together.
Tanya Jun laughed.
"Speaking of which, this is all thanks to you."
"What does this have to do with me? That river isn't even in the village!"
This is so simple, I don't understand. If it were someone from the village, you could at least say they had a tiny bit of connection with her, but she's hardly ever been there, okay?
"You don't know, this river isn't under our village's jurisdiction, and it's not close to any village."
There have been people coming here to catch fish before, and the authorities didn't really care. A few years ago, some people were starving, so they came in the dark to break the ice and catch fish. But it was dark, and they said that four or more people went, and three of them fell into the ice hole. Rumor has it that the one who survived had nightmares every day.
Then the commune explicitly prohibited this behavior, mainly because no one dared to go anymore.
When I was in Liujiatun, someone suggested that we apply to fish in the river, but then for some reason, they stopped talking about it.
This year, I heard that because of your mountain produce project, all the village chiefs were happy and went to Secretary Lin to apply for it. Moreover, they gave our Liujiatun village the first opportunity to act.
To be honest, I was surprised by the simplicity.
"Can this really be handled like this?"
"Why not? We're here because you helped everyone find a way to make money, which is why we got this opportunity."
The villagers nearby echoed this sentiment.
"Yes, little Jian, don't be modest, this time it really is all thanks to you."
"Don't be fooled by how difficult it is to fish in this river in the summer. Back in my youth, we ate fish several times a winter, didn't we?"
"You bet, I haven't had it in so many years, I really miss it."
"hehe!"
I wasn't used to being praised in person, so after a few perfunctory words, I quickly pulled my two friends away from them.
Some of the quickest villagers arrived early and had already found good spots on the ice, ready to get started.
The temperature is low now, and the ice is frozen solid, so there's no need to worry about the ice cracking due to the large number of people.
However, since they were going to dig a hole, the children were kept close by their parents, who were afraid that if they weren't careful, the children would mischievously sneak over, and that would be no longer a game.
The educated youth gathered together, including Lin Dongfang, Ling Weidong, and a few other male educated youths. Naturally, the first thing they did was to find the group.
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