"Uncle Wu, Aunt Bai, my name is Qiao Mo. You can call me Xiao Mo or Mo Mo." Qiao Mo introduced himself.
"Momo, we really can't implicate you, otherwise, we won't be able to rest in peace even if we die."
"Uncle Wu, Aunt Bai, don't worry, I won't take any risks." Qiao Mo didn't say much to them. She gave them the millet and eggs that she had prepared for He Dongqing and the others. Seeing that they had no firewood, she went to Woniu Mountain to chop two loads of firewood for them.
It was already noon. Bai Ge cooked porridge with millet and dried sweet potatoes, and added an egg to it. He asked Qiao Mo to eat with him before letting her leave.
Qiao Mo did not forget the purpose of coming here. She walked to a place with a bend in the back, took out two kilograms of rice, a cured rabbit and three kilograms of dried sweet potatoes from the space of the wooden bracelet and went to the educated youth site of Xishan Brigade.
The educated youth site in Xishan Brigade also consisted of a few earthen brick houses with a yard surrounded by a fence. It was just built specifically for the educated youth when they were encouraged to go to the countryside a few years ago. It was much newer than the one in Dongshan Brigade. Qiao Mo walked over and knocked on the gate, and someone came out to open it.
"Comrade, who are you looking for?" The male educated youth who came out spoke pure Mandarin and seemed to be from a big city.
"Comrade, please, I'm looking for He Dongqing and Yang Xiaoyun." Qiao Mo also answered in Mandarin.
"He Dongqing, someone is looking for you." The male educated youth leader shouted loudly.
"I'm here." He Dongqing walked out quickly. Seeing Qiao Mo standing at the door, he happily came forward to greet him, "Qiao Mo, you're here. Please come in quickly."
"Sister He, are you guys still here?" Qiao Mo followed He Dongqing into the house. Their room was quite large, and with four people living in it, it was very crowded and there was no private space.
"We are still here. Xiaoyun and I went to look for you last time, but we didn't expect you to be working on the reservoir." He Dongqing pulled her to sit on his bed and poured her a cup of hot water. "You haven't eaten yet, right? I'll go make you something to eat."
"Sister He, don't be busy. I've already eaten. Since there's nothing to do at home, I went to repair the reservoir with some educated youth. This way, life will be more relaxed next year." Qiao Mo held He Dongqing, "Sister He, didn't you go to celebrate the New Year?"
"The fare here is too expensive. Instead of spending all the money on the road, I might as well buy some food." He Dongqing shook her head and said that she had only been here for a few months, and the food she earned from work points was barely enough for her to eat. Where would she get the money to buy a ticket home?
"Where are Sister Yang and Wang Xin?" Qiao Mo asked when he didn't see Yang Xiaoyun.
"Today the brigade sent an ox cart to the town to buy New Year's goods," He Dongqing explained.
"It seems we won't be able to see them today." Qiao Mo said regretfully, "Your team still has ox carts to go to town, but we don't even have ox carts over there. If we want to go out, we can only rely on bus No. 11."
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