Chu Baichuan said with lingering fear: "A few days ago, I just heard that they were isolated and investigated, labeled as capitalist-roaders, and later sent down to the countryside.
I don't know which piece of work they sent down had a problem. Thanks to Xiaoqiu's reminder, we put the paintings away in advance.
If someone breaks in and reports me, I'll end up like Old Wu and Xiao Ning."
"Baichuan, Manwen, we are here today to help you move. Please pack up and you can continue to live with us in the compound.
The compound is heavily guarded, and it's not easy for ordinary people to get in. It's different now than before, so it's not wrong for us to be cautious."
He Manwen and Chu Baichuan listened to their father's words and quickly packed up their things to prepare for moving.
They mainly packed some clothes, quilts, and some daily necessities.
All the other things are in the compound, and the room they used to live in is still kept in its original state.
Before leaving, I checked the house thoroughly and only locked the door and moved out after making sure there were no problems.
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In the educated youth center of Qingshan Brigade, three girls were sitting together peeling pine cones. They knocked the pine cones with wooden roots, then picked up the knocked-off pine nuts and put them in a basket. If there were any left, they would pick them out with bamboo sticks.
Several people have accumulated a lot of chestnuts, walnuts, pine nuts and hazelnuts, and plan to take time to sell a batch at the town supply and marketing cooperative to earn some pocket money.
The girls were very happy at the thought of making money soon. After all, this was their first time to earn extra money.
Hu Mingyue and Qin Yilan came over and saw that several people had made so many nuts. Hu Mingyue asked curiously, "Why did you make so many nuts? Are they edible?"
Zhang Pingping said calmly, "I have nothing to do anyway, so I just eat it as a snack. If I can't finish it, I'll send some to my friends and family."
"When you go up the mountain again, remember to call us and go together." Qin Yilan continued.
Lin Zishan glanced at her and said, "There's no need to go together. You can go anytime. Many villagers in the mountains are also picking up things. If too many people go together, waiting for one and then looking for another will only waste time."
Seeing this, Hu Mingyue quickly changed the subject and said, "The brigade has just notified the male educated youth at our educated youth site that tomorrow they will go to repair the reservoir with the brigade's militia and some young and middle-aged men.
Those who build the reservoir need to bring their own food and tools, so we steam some extra dry food for them to eat on the road at night."
Lin Zishan and Zhang Pingping had been there long enough to know that the reservoir construction was underway in late autumn and early winter. Almost all the young and middle-aged members of the production team were assigned to the construction site. If they didn't complete their tasks, they couldn't return to the team to work.
It seems that these male educated youth will participate in the reservoir battle again this year, and "roll in the mud and temper their hearts."
Early the next morning, the educated youth and villagers who were going to repair the reservoir carried quilts, mats, hoes, scrapers, rice, vegetables, pots and bowls, and set off as soon as the sun rose.
Before leaving, the team leader Yu Fugui generously gave them 100 kilograms of cornmeal and 100 kilograms of sweet potatoes as a farewell gift.
He repeatedly reminded them to pay attention to safety and try to complete the task as soon as possible.
After the autumn harvest, there was not much work to do in the village, so the team gave the villagers time to go up the mountain to pick some nuts to eat as snacks during the New Year.
Hu Mingyue and Qin Yilan followed several nearby women to pick up the trash early in the morning.
Shi Aihong and the other two walked a little deeper into the forest. They couldn't compete with the women at all, so they went to pick up the items in places with fewer people.
Yu Huanxiang has also been picking chestnuts in the mountains these days. She has been following Zhang Pingping for several days. The three girls have been together and inseparable. She just can't find an opportunity to take action, and she is a little anxious.
Today, when Shi Aihong and her friends were picking chestnuts, they met Widow Feng, who enthusiastically struck up a conversation with the girls.
Shi Aihong was still upset about the last time Widow Feng sold her rotten eggs, so she ignored her.
Widow Feng immediately grabbed Shi Aihong's hand and said, "Shi Zhiqing, it was my fault last time. Don't hold it against me. I did sell you eggs that I couldn't bear to eat myself.
Our family conditions were not good, and the child's father died early. It was not easy for me to raise several children alone, so I didn't change the eggs for you that day. I regretted it very much later, and I will give you the eggs another day.
The women in the village didn't want to associate with me because I was a widow, so I shamelessly picked up trash with you guys."
After saying this, she wiped away the non-existent tears. Shi Aihong didn't say anything, but her expression relaxed a little. It is indeed not easy for a widow to raise several children. Shi Aihong is still too kind.
However, Lin Zishan and Zhang Pingping still felt that something was wrong, thinking that Widow Feng's unwarranted attentions must be a traitor or a thief. They became more vigilant and kept a close eye on Widow Feng.
Widow Feng followed them to pick up trash for two days, and nothing happened, so the girls relaxed their vigilance.
On the afternoon of the third day, Widow Feng took them to a slightly remote forest where there were many pine cones.
Lin Zishan fainted while picking pine cones. Everyone was scared because they knew that Lin Zishan had poor diet and was thin, so they thought she fainted from hypoglycemia.
Shi Aihong also put a piece of White Rabbit milk candy into Lin Zishan's mouth, but it didn't work at all. Zhang Pingping pinched Lin Zishan's philtrum, but she still didn't wake up.
Several people began to panic. Shi Aihong said, "Let's take turns carrying her down the mountain, and then go to the village to see a barefoot doctor."
Widow Feng looked very anxious and said, "We are all women, and our strength is too weak. How about you wait here? I will go down the mountain to call the barefoot doctor and bring a wheelbarrow with me. If she still doesn't wake up, we can pull her down the mountain."
Shi Aihong felt a little embarrassed. After all, Widow Feng was an outsider and yet she was so enthusiastic.
I hurriedly said, "Let me go with you! You go call the doctor, and I'll find a wheelbarrow and put some stuff on it. This way, we can divide the work and it will be faster."
Widow Feng glanced at Lin Zishan and said hesitantly, "But if you leave, Zhang Zhiqing will be the only one left to take care of Lin Zhiqing. If something happens to Lin Zhiqing, she won't be able to take care of him alone."
Shi Aihong was a little hesitant. Zhang Pingping's eyes flashed, and she said firmly, "Aihong, go ahead. I can take care of her myself."
Shi Aihong no longer hesitated, and she and Widow Feng hurried down the mountain to call for help.
Only Zhang Pingping and Lin Zishan were left in the forest. Zhang Pingping picked up the kettle and poured water on Lin Zishan's face.
But Lin Zishan still didn't wake up, so she took out some licorice slices from her bag, crushed them and put them in Lin Zishan's mouth, then gave her some water and asked her to drink it.
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