Uncle Zhang, who was sitting in the front of the ox cart, rubbed his eyes and looked intently at the figure in front of him.

Lu Chaoli turned his head when he heard this. When he saw Jiang Li, he said to Uncle Zhang, "Uncle Zhang, you are not mistaken. There is indeed a female comrade in front of us. She looks like she just came from another place. Let's go over and ask her."

After Lu Chaoli finished speaking, Zhang Bo accelerated the ox cart, gradually closing the distance between him and Jiang Li.

"Where are you going, little comrade? Come on up and I'll give you a ride!"

Before he even reached Jiang Li, Uncle Zhang greeted her warmly.

After hearing the sound, Jiang Li stopped and subconsciously looked ahead. After making sure there was no one there, she turned and looked at Zhang Bo.

The moment Jiang Li turned around, Lu Chaoli was stunned. It was the first time in his life that he had seen such a beautiful person!

Jiang Li had two pigtails, her delicate skin was like a lotus just out of water, her eyes were as clear as water and bright as stars, and the dimples that were faintly visible on her cheeks made her look even more charming.

Even though her little face was red from the sun and her hair stuck to her cheeks, it couldn't hide her beauty.

"This young comrade is so handsome!" Zhang Bo praised with a smile, and then asked: "Where are you going, young comrade? Get in and I'll give you a ride. It's hard enough for a girl like you to walk such a long mountain road by yourself!"

Lu Chaoli also came back to his senses at this time, and jumped off the ox cart with one hand supporting the wooden board.

"Comrade, let me help you get your stuff."

Seeing Jiang Li carrying a bag on her shoulders, Lu Chaoli walked straight up to her and stretched out his hand.

The burden on her back was indeed tiring. Jiang Li did not refuse and nodded to Lu Chaoli: "Thank you, comrade."

"It's just a small matter, get in the car."

Lu Chaoli took the bag from Jiang Li and asked her to get on Zhang Bo's ox cart.

Jiang Li limped to the ox cart, leaning on a stick. When she got on the cart, she threw the stick she had picked up to the side of the road.

Lu Chaoli effortlessly carried Jiang Li's bag and followed her: "Comrade, is your foot injured?"

"It's okay, just a few blisters."

"Don't underestimate these blisters, they are very painful! When you arrive at the Youth League Institute, remember to pick them open and apply some medicine as soon as possible!"

Jiang Li responded, "I'll pick one when I get back."

Lu Chaoli and Jiang Li were sitting on the ox cart, with a bundle between them. "Comrade, are you from out of town? Where are you going?"

Jiang Li nodded: "I just came here from somewhere else and am going to Taohua Village."

"Peach Blossom Village?"

Lu Chaoli and Zhang Bo said in unison: "What a coincidence, we are villagers of Taohua Village!"

"real?"

Jiang Li's eyes lit up. She didn't expect that the person she met was a villager from Taohua Village. Now she could take a ride directly to the entrance of the village! "Comrade, are you also from Taohua Village?"

Lu Chaoli looked at Jiang Li and confirmed that he had never seen her in the village.

Seeing that he misunderstood, Jiang Li explained: "I am an educated youth sent to Taohua Village by the higher-ups."

"Educated youth?" Uncle Zhang knew about this matter. "I remember a group of educated youth came to the village yesterday. The young comrade should be with them, right?"

"We were supposed to come together yesterday, but I missed the train and came a day later than them."

"I see."

After learning from Uncle Zhang that Jiang Li was an educated youth from their village, Lu Chaoli said with a smile, "Then we are neighbors in the same village. Comrade, if you need any help, just ask!"

After meeting Lu Chaoli, who was enthusiastic and cheerful, Jiang Li smiled faintly, and the dimples on both sides of her cheeks became deeper as she moved.

Lu Chaoli was a little dazed, but he quickly came to his senses. Afraid of being mistaken for a lecher, he quickly looked away.

Lu Chaoli? Jiang Li was stunned.

Taohua Village, Lu Chaoli.

Jiang Li has now basically confirmed Lu Chaoli's identity.

Tsk tsk, I run into a soldier who I want to capture right at the start!

"My name is Jiang Li."

"Jiang Li." Lu Chaoli whispered Jiang Li's name, and then said: "Then I will call you Comrade Xiao Jiang from now on!"

Jiang Li raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Okay, Comrade Xiao Lu."

Zhang Bo laughed out loud after hearing their conversation and couldn't help but sigh, "It's great to be young!"

Uncle Zhang suddenly recalled the past. He remembered that when he and his wife first met, they were about the same age as Comrade Chao Li and Comrade Xiao Jiang. At that time, they also called each other comrade. However, as time passed, those unforgettable days had long become memories.

I don’t know what happened now, but his wife no longer speaks in a soft voice as before. When she speaks in a loud voice, the whole street can hear her clearly. Whenever he is scolded by his wife, he will be teased by them when he sees the village gate the next day.

There’s no way. My spouse has a very loud voice and I can’t hide it. I can’t hide it at all!

After sitting on the ox cart, Jiang Li finally no longer had to travel with blisters on her body, and her sore legs were also relieved.

It was noon and the sun was very hot. Jiang Li's face became redder and beads of sweat kept running down her temples.

Jiang Li took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the sweat off her face. Lu Chaoli then noticed that she was not wearing a hat and quickly took off his sun hat.

"Comrade Xiao Jiang, put it on quickly. The sun is very strong. Be careful not to get sunburned!"

Looking at the hat that Lu Chaoli handed over, Jiang Li quickly waved her hand to refuse: "No, no, you wear it yourself."

Seeing that she was being polite to him, Lu Chaoli raised his head and put the hat on Jiang Li's head to shield her from the scorching sunlight.

"I am a grown man and I am not afraid of the sun. Comrade Xiao Jiang, you don't have to be polite to me in the future."

If his mother hadn't forced the hat on him before he left, he wouldn't have remembered to wear it.

After hearing what Lu Chaoli said, Jiang Li stopped refusing and thanked Lu Chaoli.

Boom!

Suddenly, a muffled thunder sounded in the sky which was unusually clear, and then a cool breeze blew, almost blowing Jiang Li's hat off her head.

Jiang Li hurriedly held down the hat on her head, fearing that it would be blown away by the strong wind.

I thought it would be cloudy after the thunder, but the solar halo above my head was still very large, and except for a slight cool breeze, the weather was still very dry.

Seeing that Jiang Li kept pressing the hat on her head, Lu Chaoli smiled helplessly and raised his hand to tighten the hat string around her chin.

"That way you don't have to worry about the hat getting blown away by the wind."

As Lu Chaoli explained, he carefully tightened Jiang Li's hat string. For fear of strangling Jiang Li, Lu Chaoli did not dare to make any big movements.

When Lu Chaoli was adjusting Jiang Li's hat string, his fingers accidentally touched the delicate skin on her chin, and his fingers instantly became hot.

Jiang Li lowered her eyes to look at the hand that was adjusting her hat rope, her crow-feather-like eyelashes swept down, leaving a light shadow under her eyes.

Lu Chaoli's hat made Jiang Li's small face, which was the size of her palm, look even smaller.

The ox cart soon arrived at the entrance of the village, and Lu Chaoli jumped off the cart immediately.

"Uncle Zhang, go back first. I'll take Comrade Xiao Jiang back to the Youth Institute."

A new world has arrived, and it’s still a sweet story! 　　(End of this chapter)