Leisurely days always fly by.
The north wind whipped up snowflakes, and the entire territory of Jixiang Brigade froze solid in the blink of an eye.
The river is frozen over, and the land is frozen solid.
The annual reed harvesting season began in this freezing weather.
The reed field is located in a low-lying area where several production brigades meet. The endless reed marshes sway with gray-white reed flowers in the cold wind.
This stuff is precious; it can be used to weave mats, build houses, and even burn as firewood.
Members from several surrounding brigades arrived in droves, braving the biting cold wind, and worked with great enthusiasm.
Even the commune's Party Secretary Liang personally attended, which shows how much importance he attached to it.
Every single man who could still breathe was taken to the reed field from the educated youth settlement.
Among the crowd stood an out-of-place figure—Jin Yuhong.
She was wrapped in a bulky, tattered cotton-padded coat, and her face was covered with a gray headscarf, revealing only a pair of eyes that seemed to find fault with everyone.
The sickle in his hand was as heavy as a lump of iron.
If it weren't for the brigade leader Chen Fengshan's harsh words, saying that if she dared to slack off again, he would pack her up and send her back to the educated youth office, she wouldn't have come to suffer this foreign torment.
Of course, there is an even more important reason that supports her in standing here.
Gu Jinzhou.
Her gaze was like a hook, fixed intently on the slender, upright figure not far away.
"Brother Jinzhou, the wind is so strong, it's giving me a headache..."
"Brother Jinzhou, look, my hands are all blistered and it hurts so much..."
“Brother Jinzhou…”
Gu Jinzhou's temples throbbed, and the string of "reason" in his mind was about to snap.
He was thoroughly annoyed by the buzzing woman behind him.
I have never hated anyone so much in my life.
He was indifferent to Shen Yishan, but he loathed the parents who had orchestrated all of this.
She gave birth to him, left him with his grandfather, and ignored him for more than ten years.
Now that he's grown up, they suddenly remembered him and, with a few words, arranged a marriage for him, making clear plans for his future.
Researchers? Dedicated to the country?
Gu Jinzhou sneered inwardly.
They were worthy of the country, but they failed their son.
The anger in his heart surged up, and Gu Jinzhou's sickle moved with lightning speed, slashing down with a "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," as if he wanted to vent all the pent-up anger in his heart onto this patch of reeds.
He quickly left Jin Yuhong far behind.
He raised his head, panting heavily, his gaze sweeping over the throng of people, and precisely locking onto the tall figure at the very front.
Yan Yu.
Even the way that man worked exuded a composure that inspired envy.
Unlike others who bent over with great effort, he simply leaned forward slightly, his long arms outstretched, and with a swift arc, the sickle fell neatly to the ground.
That's not called working.
That was a cold and precise cut.
A surge of emotion, whether it was jealousy or resentment, rushed to Gu Jinzhou's head, and in a moment of impulsiveness, he shouted out.
"Yan Yu!"
The sound was scattered by the cold wind in the empty reed field.
Yan Yu had his back to him, didn't even turn his head, and didn't stop what he was doing, as if the shout was just the noise of the wind blowing through the reeds.
Feeling completely ignored, Gu Jinzhou's face instantly turned bright red.
He threw the sickle on the ground, strode over, and reached out to grab Yan Yu's arm.
But his hand didn't even touch the hem of Yan Yu's clothes.
The tall figure seemed to have eyes in the back of its head, and with an extremely natural sidestep, it caused him to miss his target.
Yan Yu finally turned around, his unfathomable eyes looking at him coldly, without a trace of warmth.
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