Chapter 84 Luohu
Luohu Township is a place surrounded by mountains and green waters. When it was renamed as a commune, the name Luohu was retained.
It’s because of the Luohu Reservoir, which is hidden in the mountains, formed by the confluence of mountain spring water, groundwater, rain and snow, and was later built by several generations of villagers.
It was also because of the reservoir that although people lacked food during the three years of the natural disaster, they had the big fish in the reservoir to feed themselves and their lives were much better than in the disaster-stricken areas outside.
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July is the hottest month in summer.
However, at nine o'clock, the sun shining on my body felt like it was burning.
Suning and Luo Shuangshuang were walking on a mountain path, trying their best to walk in the shade of trees.
The clothes on my body were dry and wet, and then immediately dried by the heat. Even the pigtails by my ears were wet as if water could be wrung out of them.
"Ning Baogai, how about we take a rest at the reservoir?"
"Still far?"
"After passing the reservoir, we'll have to walk for about another twenty minutes to get there."
The two of them stopped at the same time and looked at each other's embarrassed appearance, and couldn't help laughing at each other.
With their poor physical fitness, if they continue walking for another 20 minutes, they will either die of heat or collapse completely.
"Let's go, let's take a rest under a big tree."
Luo Shuangshuang said this while fanning herself in front of her with her hands. In the past, her brother had arranged everything for her when she came back, but this time it was her turn alone and she had not considered many things carefully.
This caused Ning Baogai to suffer as well, and he muttered in frustration about his own stupid brain.
When I get excited, I forget everything!
Her father had clearly reminded her to call her uncle's team when she arrived.
"Ning Baogai..."
"Okay, just treat it as exercise. There's nothing wrong with walking more."
It was this impetuous girl who hurriedly dragged herself out of the house before dawn, and even forgot the kettle she had prepared on the table in the living room.
Licking his lips, Suning looked at the army green canvas bag slung over his body: There's no way to change the size directly.
Seeing her movements, Luo Shuangshuang touched her own dry mouth, turned her head and looked at the ditch not far away, "Ning Baogai, just sit here and wait for me!"
"Grapefruit, what are you doing?"
"I'll find you something good~"
The ravines were covered with thorns and low bushes everywhere. At this time of year, the green leaves were dotted with red and orange dots.
Luo Shuangshuang rolled a large piece of leaves into a triangular cup shape, squatted down, carefully picked the bright red prickly ash fruit and put it into the cup.
After a while, I picked a small handful.
"Ning Baogai, try it quickly. This fruit is sour and sweet. It will replenish some water!"
Pick up one and put it in your mouth. It bursts in your mouth with just a light sip. It tastes quite good with a moderate sweet and sour taste.
Only after they had finished eating a handful of thorny fruits and their legs had recovered their strength did they continue walking along the path beside the reservoir.
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More than half an hour later, when they climbed over the last small hill and saw the wooden hanging towers appearing in front of them on the hillside, the two exhausted people almost shouted out in excitement.
The villagers who had finished work in the terraced fields at noon were handing over their farm tools and preparing to go home to eat and rest.
The young boys who had been working all morning did not feel tired and rushed to the small river in the mountains in groups of three or five.
When they passed by, one of them was a skinny boy who was tanned and had only white eyes and teeth. He ran out of his group of friends happily and asked, "Sister Youyou, why are you back?"
"Little Lantern? Why are you so dark again? You're almost as black as charcoal."
"Hehehe, the sun is scorching hot in the middle of the day. Isn't this because I go down to the river every day to bathe, catch crabs and fish and get sunburned?"
Yan Wen touched the back of his head embarrassedly, and when he found his friends waiting for him not far away, he shouted loudly, "Junzi, you guys go, I won't go today because my sister is back!"
"OK!"
"Come on, sister. I'll take you home. If grandma knew you were coming back today, she would be so happy that her front teeth would pop out!"
It was then that Yan Wen realized that there was a female comrade following his sister whom he had never seen before and who was prettier than his sister. He was visibly stunned.
Raising her hand and flicking his head, Luo Shuangshuang introduced him with a smile, "This is your sister, my best friend, Su Ning. You have to call her sister too!"
"Ning Baogai, this is my eldest cousin Yan Wen from my eldest uncle's family. His nickname is Little Lantern."
"Hello, Sister Ning!"
"Hello to you too."
Su Ning took out a handful of candy from her bag and handed it to him with a smile on her face. "Come on, sister will treat you to some candy."
Seeing his cousin nod, Yan Wencai grinned and took it with both hands embarrassedly, "Thank you, Sister Ning!"
This is White Rabbit milk candy, not just one or two but a whole handful.
It’s a delicious treat that I can only eat when my aunt and her family come back!
Yan Wen quietly sucked his saliva and developed a great liking for this sister whom he met for the first time.
After all, it's rare to find a city girl who is so generous and gentle.
Just like the group of educated youth in the team, although they didn't say anything unpleasant, I always felt a vague disgust when I saw them, as if they were covered with fleas.
Hehe~
They bathe in the river eight hundred times every day, aren't they cleaner than anyone else?!
The hanging building where the Yan family lived was near the foot of the back mountain, not far from the small river that Yan Wen and his friends often went to, and in the same direction.
A few minutes later, Yan Wen walked into the yard around a vegetable garden and shouted at the top of his voice, "Grandma, Dad, Mom, my sister is back!"
"Back again? Where are you?"
"Why didn't this kid call me before he came back? How did he come back?"
Yan Xi, who was resting in the house and drinking cold water in big gulps, almost spit out water when he heard his son's words. He wiped his mouth hastily and walked into the yard at the same time as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were busy preparing lunch in the kitchen.
Qian Hongmei, who was sweating profusely from the heat of the fire, rubbed the black ash on her hands on her trouser legs.
He pushed aside the thing blocking his view and stood on tiptoe to look out of the yard. When he saw the familiar figure in the distance, he was overjoyed and laughed out loud, "It's you again!"
Mrs. Yan, whose eyesight was not so good due to her old age, was so happy when she heard her daughter-in-law's words that her two shaky front teeth were exposed, just as Yan Wen said.
She anxiously took a few steps forward. Where was her only granddaughter? She hadn't seen her for more than half a year. How could the old lady not miss her?
"Is it just Youyou? Xinmei'er and the others didn't come back?"
"His aunt didn't see it, but there was a strange girl following behind him."
"That's Sister Youyou's good friend Sister Suning! She's such a nice person!"
Yan Wen popped his head out from behind his mother and interrupted, subconsciously pinching the candy in his trouser pocket.
Hearing that there were guests coming, Qian Hongmei turned around and went to the kitchen to prepare brown sugar water without her mother-in-law's instructions.
"Grandma, uncle!"
"Hey, my grandma is here!"
Taking three steps at a time, Luo Shuangshuang saw the old man waiting at the gate of the courtyard, looking at her eagerly. She couldn't hide the joy in her eyes, and jumped up to her and hugged her.
Granny Yan's eyes were red, and she looked like she wanted to hug me but didn't dare to, "Youyou, I'm dirty, don't dirty your new clothes!"
"I don't care if I want to be hugged. It doesn't matter if I'm dirty. I'm sweaty and still smelly after walking around. Grandma still despises me?"
"I can't argue with your chatterbox!"
With the corner of her mouth raised high, Mrs. Yan took out her hand and patted her on the back gently, because her words touched her heart.
Why do people say girls are not as good as boys? Isn’t this warm and caring little cotton jacket a thousand times better than a bad boy in every way?
Unfortunately, the eldest couple were not helpful and were never able to give her a granddaughter.
Fortunately, her daughter is very capable and she is satisfied to have such a lovely and lovable granddaughter.
"Grandma, this is my good friend, my savior, Suning."
"Savior? What happened?"
"Hello, Grandma Yan, Uncle Yan!"
"Okay, Xiao Ning, come in quickly!"
Disapproving of her bringing up this topic to the family member she had just met, Su Ning subtly interrupted Uncle Yan's questioning.
I know that Grapefruit's intention is to make them pay more attention to her, but I haven't seen her for a long time and the old man is old, so this is completely unnecessary.
Facing her slightly blaming eyes, Luo Shuangshuang quietly stuck out her tongue: What I said is also the truth~
Watching the two girls' quarrel, Yan Xi had to temporarily suppress the doubts in his mind.
"Xiao Ning's family doesn't have anything good to offer you. Drink some brown sugar water first, and the food will be ready soon. You must be tired and hungry after walking for so long!"
(End of this chapter)
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