253: Came back late at night
Yu Xiaoye started shaking his head again, looking serious:
"No, but I don't think it would be fun. It would be more fun to sing, dance and play the accordion."
Shao Xia suggested:
"Yes, we might as well take advantage of this opportunity to perform well. Who knows, we might even be recognized as an advanced worker in the future."
Speaking of this, Yu Xiaoye remembered another thing:
"By the way, do you want to be transferred to the headquarters?"
"Of course I did!" Shao Xia almost jumped up, but her spirits quickly faded. "But I can only think about it. There's no such good opportunity. Even if there was, it wouldn't be for someone like us with no background and no sense. Such a good opportunity would have been snatched away by others long ago."
Shao Xia was very discouraged. She added:
"In fact, my situation is relatively good. We work at the Corps farm, and we get paid. We have a guaranteed income every month, and we also have many benefits.
You don't know, my sister is working in a very remote village in the south. That place is very poor, and it's good enough that the work points she earns every year can fill her stomach.
My sister said that many local girls, even in their teens, don’t have proper pants to wear and walk around the house naked! Can you imagine?!
Actually, for someone like us working at the Corps Farm, a monthly salary of 32 yuan is pretty good. I don't expect to be transferred, but just continuing to receive the salary is good enough."
Yu Xiaoye looked at Shao Xia's contented expression and encouraged her:
"Shao Xia, don't worry, everything will be fine. There will be bread and milk, and things will definitely get better and better in the future!"
Shao Xia smiled. She found that Yu Xiaoye was very good at comforting people. When she was with Yu Xiaoye, she would be involuntarily influenced by her positive and optimistic attitude, and she would become optimistic as well.
Yu Xiaoye thought about what he was about to say, but was interrupted by Shao Xia.
Then he remembered again and said:
"Hey, I heard a piece of gossip. I don't know if it's true. If it's not, don't blame me."
"What news?"
"They say the headquarters' publicity department seems to be short-staffed. If I perform well this time, there might be a chance I can be transferred to the headquarters."
Shao Xia asked with a smile:
"Did Sister Liang tell you that?"
"Ah, that, uh..." The two had already walked to the main road ahead, and Yu Xiaoye immediately changed the subject, "Hurry, let's find a car quickly, maybe we can stop one, otherwise we'll have to walk back!"
Shao Xia's attention was successfully diverted, and the two immediately began to ask if there was any car going towards the Eighth Company.
Finally, they found a carriage loaded with goods, which was heading to the Sixth Company and was willing to give them a ride.
The two men happily climbed onto the car and sat on a pile of towering sacks. They held on to the ropes that tied the sacks with fear all the way, fearing that they would fall off due to a bump.
When they arrived near the Sixth Company, the carriage unloaded them and they walked the rest of the way by themselves.
It was almost dark at this time, and it got dark in the forest earlier than outside. Wherever there were dense branches and leaves, it was pitch black, as if you had entered a primeval forest.
The howling of wolves "Awoo—Awoo—" was heard in the distance, which frightened the two girls so much that their scalps went numb and they ran away wildly.
Fortunately, we finally arrived at the Eighth Company when it was completely dark.
Yu Xiaoye sent Shao Xia to Rao Li's dormitory.
At this time, the female educated youth were still awake and were busy washing up. When they saw Shao Xia pushing the door and entering the dormitory, Rao Li was very surprised and quickly asked Shao Xia to take off the bedding behind her.
After sending Shao Xia there, Yu Xiaoye returned home.
When he got near his home, he saw the dim light reflected on the window paper of his second brother's room. Yu Xiaoye felt warm in his heart and shouted to the courtyard at the top of his voice:
"Dad, Mom, Second Brother, I'm back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people rushed out of his second brother's room. Yu Jiahui, Xu Ying, Hong Cheng, Widow Wang, and Sai Jinhua were also there. In addition, there were three students, Yu Erye, Xiaochuan, and Xiaoyuan. It was really a large group of people.
Xu Ying was running in the front. Seeing her daughter jumping towards him under the starlight, she exclaimed:
"Oh my goodness, why are you coming back so late at night?"
In the blink of an eye, a group of people surrounded Yu Xiaoye and asked her questions one after another, thinking that something had happened to her since she came back so late.
Yu Xiaoye smiled and answered amidst the chaotic questioning:
"Nothing happened. The propaganda team had a day off. I missed you guys, so I came back to see you."
"How did you get here? Did you walk back?"
"No, I took the Sixth Company's carriage and walked the rest of the way on my own."
"You're so brave! You're not afraid of encountering wolves. Have you had dinner yet?"
"Not yet."
"Hurry, go cook for Xiaoye!"
So Sai Jinhua and Widow Wang hurriedly took the lantern and went to their kitchen to light a fire and cook for Yu Xiaoye.
"Hurry, come into the house, put your things down and take a break!"
Yu Xiaoye entered the west main room amid the crowd and unloaded his luggage.
Yu Erye had no intention of attending class. He kept following his little sister like a follower, wanting to get close to her and say a few words, but he just couldn't. The several times he opened his mouth, he was drowned out by other people's voices.
Xu Ying saw him standing aside and scolded him:
"What are you standing there for? Go back to class!"
Yu Erye returned to the east room with a look of grievance on his face. His mind was not clear to begin with, and he had no intention of attending class. He just went through the motions. Fortunately, the old couple Yu Jiahui and Xu Ying were not at home, otherwise he would have been beaten again.
Soon, Yu Xiaoye drank the hot corn porridge.
If there weren't outsiders present, Xu Ying would definitely go to the space yacht to get some delicious food to cook for her daughter.
Since there are outsiders around, I can only make do with it for now and do something better tomorrow.
After dinner, Hong Cheng's class ended early. Several students were in Cao Ying but their hearts were with Han, so they had no intention of studying. Even Hong Cheng himself wanted to come over and listen to what was going on at the headquarters with Yu Xiaoye, so everyone gathered in the west room.
, listen to Yu Xiaoye talk about his time in the propaganda team.
Yu Xiaoye himself didn't think there was anything great about joining the propaganda team, but in the eyes of Widow Wang and Sai Jinhua, it was a sign of promising future.
It is even more amazing to be the captain of the propaganda team.
Think about the girls in the propaganda team, they are all top figures in each company.
Being able to stand out among the best people is like standing out from the crowd!
Yu Xiaoye showed no impatience towards everyone's questions. He basically answered every question and fully satisfied everyone's curiosity.
The conversation continued until late. Yu Jiahui noticed that his daughter had started to yawn, so he urged everyone:
"Alright, alright, it's getting late, let's all go back to sleep. We have to go to work tomorrow."
Everyone then realized that they had delayed Yu Xiaoye's rest, so they stood up one by one:
"We were so busy talking that we forgot about the time!"
"Xiao Ye, you've been tired all day. Go to bed early. We're leaving."
Yu Xiaoye wanted to get off the bed to see someone off, but was pushed back by Yu Jiahui.
After busily sending everyone away, Yu Erye finally had time to approach his younger sister and talk to her, but Xu Ying chased him out again:
"Let's talk tomorrow. Let your sister go to bed early tonight."
"I--"
"Let's go, let's go."
"Mom, I—"
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