Chapter 63: Going to the Countryside as Educated Youth in the 1970s 26
[This is a parallel fictional world. Please do not take any similarities between place names and people as they appear.]
The weather was hot and no one came to the clinic for a long time, but He Fei came back and stayed with Zhang Xiaojia every day.
Zhang Xiaojia will teach He Xinyan in the morning, and He Fei will also modify and repair the broken mechanical farm tools that his father collected.
He Fei got another batch of iron bars and iron sheets and planned to convert the tricycle into a motorhome.
He Fei pulled Xiao Yi along to do it and taught him. Ping An also followed.
Xiao Yi looked at the blueprint and asked, "What are you going to do?" He pointed at the blueprint and asked, "Are you going to make it telescopic and widen it?"
He Fei glanced at the blueprint and explained, "No need. Just add a spring and press it lightly to widen and heighten it. Then just add a hand crank and it will be restored."
"Is it necessary?"
"Yes, I come back once a year, and Xiaojia can come visit me once a year. She will definitely choose to stay here during the winter to visit me. I will modify the tricycle to be more comfortable, and she won't feel wronged."
Ping An retorted, "Brother, are you ashamed to ask me to come and see you in such a cold weather? Can't you come back in the winter and I will come to see you in the summer?"
He Fei knocked his head hard and said, "Are you a pig? Xiao Jia is an educated youth. She can sneak out in winter by getting a certificate. Do you want her to be punished by sneaking out in summer? If you really need to find her for something, call me immediately. She can come back right away. It's only a few hours' journey. After I take care of it, she won't have to suffer such a bumpy ride."
Ping An continued to retort, "Why don't you just not go? Besides, she's not your wife yet, so she doesn't have the right to visit relatives, right?"
He Fei was dumbfounded when he heard this. Xiao Jia was not his wife yet, so she had no qualification to accompany the army and could only visit her for one or two days at most. He was too excited and forgot about discipline. Even if he was a division commander, it would not work. No matter how many military merits he had, it would be useless. Should he retire from the army and transfer to civilian work?
Zhang Xiaojia looked at He Fei, who had his head hung low, like a depressed puppy, and walked over to ask, "Brother He, what's wrong with you?"
He Fei said dejectedly, "Xiao Jia, you can't come live with me during the winter."
Zhang Xiaojia said calmly, "It's only been two years. I only have visitation rights, not family visitation rights!"
Xiao Yi said, "Then why did you buy a tricycle? It's too expensive."
"I can go when Brother He is on vacation. It only takes 4 hours to drive from here."
He Fei was still unhappy and wondered if his leader could give him special approval.
Zhang Xiaojia saw what He Fei was thinking and comforted him, "Brother He, you don't need special approval. I'm a soldier's child. I'm more familiar with the military regulations than you are. I can do it. I'll arrange a time to come and see you."
He Fei said guiltily, "Xiao Jia, I have to make you run back and forth again."
Zhang Xiaojia slowly shook her head and said, "I knew you were going to be a soldier, so I was ready to be his wife."
Just as He Fei was about to hug her, she pushed him away and said fiercely, "Brother He, hurry up and pretend. Xiaoyi is going to make lunch."
He Wu and his group watched the scene in front of them. Everyone of them had been here when they were young, and everyone had a wife. They all knew about He Fei's affairs.
He Wu had been waiting for his son to bring Zhang Xiaojia home, but after waiting for a long time, his son still didn't come home.
He only sees her when he repairs farm tools every day, and at other times he follows Zhang Xiaojia.
After lunch, everyone took a nap. He Fei and Zhang Xiaojia went to the mountain and collected a bunch of herbs and put them in the space buckle. Then they went to the cave and exchanged statements.
He Fei explained when he was in Zhongcheng Pingzhiyuan: "From January 29th to February 14th last year, I gave a report in Zhongcheng Pingzhiyuan, and later went to Jingshan Park alone at noon every day."
Zhang Xiaojia thought for a moment, "During the Chinese New Year?"
"Well, a praise meeting, and also a New Year's celebration"
"You are so young and in such a high position, what are you doing now?"
He Fei smiled proudly, "Scientific research, but this place restricts me. I can't use a lot of technology. The technology here is too backward. Just finding resources is killing me."
"So what are you researching now?"
"Protection ball. Now that the space is in my hands, there are a lot of supplies I can compare with the resources on Hongxing. I can see if the resources on Hongxing can be made into a protection ball. With a protection ball, the soldiers can suffer less injuries."
Zhang Xiaojia looked at He Fei's excited look and asked with a smile, "Brother He, do you like Blue Star and Hongguo?"
He Fei understood what Zhang Xiaojia meant and said with a smile, "Xiaojia, I don't know why, but I just feel like I am the He Fei here. Besides the memories and my feelings for you, this place gives me a familiar feeling. The He clan, He Wu is my father, Su Lanhua is my mother, Ping An is my brother, and He Xinqi is my sister."
Zhang Xiaojia also nodded in agreement. "The system told me that when I came here, the Zhang Xiaojia here is me, and I am Zhang Xiaojia. Since we are here, we should treat the original owner's family well and return sincerity for sincerity."
When He Fei returned home, he saw that no one was asleep. He Fei sat down on the kang and said with a smile, "Grandpa, Mom, Dad, and Uncle, you are not asleep yet?"
The old patriarch snorted sarcastically, "There's nothing we can do. How can we dare to sleep when our eldest young master hasn't returned?"
He Fei took out a bottle of ten-year-old medicinal wine from his bag, handed it to his grandfather, and said with a smile, "Grandpa, this medicinal wine has been brewed for ten years. You can try it tomorrow."
After the old patriarch opened the cork of the wine, a unique fragrance wafted through the entire house. It was a faint medicinal aroma, the mellowness of the wine, and the perfect fusion of medicinal herbs and wine.
The old patriarch was about to pour the wine when He Fei stopped him. The old patriarch glared at him. He Fei smiled and put the wine away, covered it and placed it next to his grandfather.
He Wu asked, "What's going on between you and Zhang Xiaojia?"
He Fei answered seriously, "Dad, we are dating with the purpose of getting married. When Xiaojia reaches the age, we will get married."
Su Lanhua: "Son, when did you two meet?"
"Mom, Xiaojia and I met during the Chinese New Year last year when I went to Zhongcheng Pingzhiyuan. We've been corresponding ever since. In April, when Xiaojia settled down, she wrote to me. I looked at the address and, by chance, she lives next door to me. If this isn't fate, then what is? After I formally asked her out, I reported my relationship to the army. By the time I got home, they had already agreed to my relationship."
"So, you've decided on Zhang Xiaojia?"
"Dad, yes."
"Where's Zhang Xiaojia? She didn't come to visit with you." He Wu poured cold water on him.
"Dad, the busy farming season will end in two days. I'll bring Xiao Jia home then."
"Don't let her down. If you let her down, I'll just pretend I don't have a son like you. She's Yanyan's master." He Wu warned.
He Fei remembered what Zhang Xiaojia said. Generations should be counted separately, otherwise Zhang Xiaojia would be of the same generation as his father and second uncle.
"Dad, don't worry, I'm determined to marry her. Only Xiaojia, only Xiaojia," He Fei said solemnly.
He Xinqi was completely confused. She was doomed. Zhang Xiaojia was her sister-in-law, and she actually dared to spread gossip about Zhang Xiaojia and Brother Jiayi. If her brother knew about it, would he beat her up?
He Xinqi felt guilty and secretly glanced at her elder brother. She must dispel the rumors tomorrow, otherwise she would not know how she died.
He Xinyan looked at her eldest brother with a critical eye. Looking at the guards at home, she knew that her eldest brother was a cadre in the army, but her eldest brother was always in the army, and the master was here alone. How pitiful! They only saw each other once a year. How unfair it was to the master.
He Fei looked at his younger brothers and sisters below, wondering why they were so quiet?
Only his cousin He Jiacheng looked normal, his own sister looked guilty, and his cousin looked resistant. What about Ping An?
"Is Ping An here? Is he asleep?"
Su Lanhua said helplessly, "I live next door at Xiaojia's house. I live and eat there five days a week."
He Fei was envious and wanted to live there too.
He Wu looked at his son's silly look and sneered, "You also know that the farming season is busy these past two days! Young Master, now that you're home, go back to work tomorrow. Okay, go to bed! You still have to get up early tomorrow."
A sweet dream.
He Fei was woken up by his father early in the morning to work. He was exercising, but not working in the fields.
After driving the tractor for the whole morning, he was extremely hot. He didn't bring his mini solar energy device with him, as it was not suitable for a soldier to wear.
Zhang Xiaojia made mung bean soup and cooled it, then went to find He Liu and bought a chicken to take home.
"Xiao Yi, take the mung bean soup to He Fei."
"No time, I'll kill the chicken and make lunch."
"Yan Yan, send it to your cousin~"
"Master, my father, my uncle, my eldest brother are here, as well as a bunch of uncles and aunts. I'm only serving mung bean soup to my cousin? I don't think my cousin would even be able to drink the last sip."
Zhang Xiaojia thought it made sense, so she stopped shouting, "Forget it, Fatty!" Being a foodie, she could only eat a mouthful at most when she got to the field.
Forget it, it would be bad for her to send it there, so she would wait for him to drink it when he got home.
Gu Zhenzhen rode her bicycle to the edge of the field. Before she could call out to He Jiayi, the boys of the Jia generation started to jeer at her. He Jiayi walked forward with a frown.
A blush crept onto Gu Zhenzhen's face. She shyly handed the military canteen to He Jiayi, saying softly, "Brother Jiayi, this is the mung bean soup I spent all morning making, just for you." However, He Jiayi didn't take the canteen. Instead, his face tense, he replied, "Thank you, Comrade Gu Zhenzhen, but I don't need it, and it's not appropriate." Upon hearing this, Gu Zhenzhen's eyes quickly reddened, tears welling up in them. She bit her lip tightly, her eyes filled with grievance and reluctance as she stared straight at He Jiayi. Despite this, she stubbornly held the canteen to her chest, refusing to let go.
He Jiayi's tone grew cold, and he continued, "Comrade Gu Zhenzhen, we're not suitable for each other. For me, family responsibilities always come first, and personal feelings are not the primary consideration. I need to find a partner who can pursue my goals with me, and that person is not you. I know you have the courage to pursue love, but I don't like your type. So, please stop pestering me."
After saying these words, He Jiayi turned around and went to work in the fields.
Gu Zhenzhen finally couldn't suppress her inner sadness and tears burst out.
She sobbed and rode away on her bike.
The young people of the same generation were still trying to make trouble, but He Wu gave them a look and said sternly, "Shut up. I don't need to teach you how important a girl's reputation is."
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