Su Xia looked at Erbao jogging in front of her, and wondered what would happen to the couple who were sent down, and their children?
"Mom, I don't know why, but I'm so happy..."
Upon hearing this, Su Xia looked at Niuniu. The little girl's cheeks were flushed, obviously the kind of healthy and excited red.
Patting her head, he said, "Just start now. Let's go home."
"Hmm..." Niuniu nodded heavily.
And from the front came Erbao's impatient cry, "Mom, why are you so slow?"
Su Xia rolled her eyes and retorted directly, "If you are in a hurry, go back by yourself."
Erbao shrugged and didn't care, but started running forward again.
There was no way he could move now. It was impossible for him to stay still, especially quietly.
In the cowshed, Xie Chengbai and his wife did not react for a long time, until he finally saw his wife's tears.
He woke up with a start and went forward to hold his wife's hand tightly. He didn't know whether his wife's hand was rough or his was rough, but now when they held together, only a source of heat came from his hands.
Zhao Yazhen's eyes were red from crying, but she knew that no one else could know, so she could only bury her face in her husband's shoulder and cry silently.
Ten minutes later, Zhao Yazhen slowly relaxed and said to her husband, "What should we do now?"
Xie Chengbai wiped the corners of his wife's eyes and had already made a decision.
"Since they risked their lives to give it to you, keep it. You should take good care of your body. You're just a bag of bones now."
Phew－－－
Zhao Yazhen was amused by this metaphor and patted her husband's chest in annoyance.
"Why do you say 'a handful of bones' now?"
"Look at what you said. We are also workers now, okay?"
"You are so poor..."
The couple then went to look at the contents of the cloth bag and took out the eggs first.
Xie Chengbai put it aside and shook it with his hand.
He excitedly reported to his wife, "Yazhen, there are two kilograms. They are all for you to nourish your body."
Zhao Yazhen didn't respond, and Xie Chengbai looked up curiously.
Then he found a note in his wife's hand. "What's it written on it?"
Zhao Yazhen held back her tears and said excitedly, "Cheng Bo, take a look."
Xie Chengbai took it and was greeted by the beautiful handwriting. He quickly read through it.
His hands also became excited and began to tremble, and his eyes first showed disbelief, then excitement, and finally turned into a blazing ray of hope.
Zhao Yazhen, who was beside him, was of course aware of the short change, but she also understood it because she felt the same way when she saw him.
"Comrade: This village is great. You can relax and live there. I believe you will return."
These two simple sentences shocked the couple so much that they were still excited and warm whenever they thought of them in the years that followed.
After a long time, Xie Chengbai took out a match and burned the note in front of him.
After seeing this, Zhao Yazhen didn't say anything. It was not safe here, so it would be better to burn it.
Wiping the tears from her eyes, she felt full of strength and hurriedly hid the millet and eggs in the kang cabinet.
I saw two sets of clothes in the closet. They were both washed white and the collars and sleeves were worn. They came to the village a month ago, and the temperature had just dropped.
Fortunately, I was wearing thick cotton clothes and trousers, otherwise, at this moment, it would be really...
There was only a bamboo kang mat on the kang, a kang cabinet, and a quilt. There was not even a mattress, and even the quilt was not warm enough.
If it weren't for this month, under the leadership of Uncle Yi, who was also sent down, going up to the countryside to chop firewood, we wouldn't even have anything to burn.
It's freezing outside now, but Old Man Yi says the coldest weather is yet to come. When it snows again, people won't be able to go out.
"Chengbai, do you guys want to..."
"Knock, knock..."
Xie Chengbai waved his hand to signal his wife to be quiet, and then he heard, "Xiao Xie, come out for a moment, let's discuss this together."
"Okay, right away!"
Zhao Yazhen looked at her husband worriedly, and Xie Chengbai shook his head.
"I'll be right back!"
Then he leaned over and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Let's talk about it when you come back. They might be discussing getting something to eat."
Then I left in a hurry, but it was too late and people might think too much of me.
After the three families gathered at Gu's house, Gu Zongwei asked, "Brother Xie, how is Comrade Zhao?"
Xie Chengbai: "It's nothing, it's just cold outside, it's better not to go out."
Gu Zongwei nodded, and Old Man Yi looked at his sharp eyes with contempt.
"Okay, tell me what's going on. It's so cold, and I'm wearing so little, but I don't want to come out at all."
Gu Zongwei was stunned, secretly angry, but he had to speak respectfully.
"Uncle Yi, let's be frank. The biggest problem right now is food and clothing. Look at Xiao Xie. He's the only one out. Comrade Zhao used all the cotton to make clothes for him, so he can only endure it himself."
He then looked at the skinny old man opposite him, who was wearing thinner clothes than both him and Xiao Xie. He looked at him with contempt in his heart, but did not show it on his face.
"Uncle, you too, it's getting colder and colder, and it's snowing, we have to wear clothes, otherwise we won't be able to get through, not to mention that we have to go out to work every day."
After Xie Chengbai heard this, if it was before, he would still be worried, but now...
I thought of the millet eggs and the note that said, "If you need anything, I can help you send the package. These are all allowed."
But he still didn't dare to show it, and said anxiously, "Brother Gu, we also know, but what are your identities now...?"
"Not only clothes, but also food. I heard that the village only gives us this much food, which is enough to last until the summer harvest, which is still half a year away. It is definitely not enough." Old man Yi said while chewing grass roots, shocking the other two.
In the bedroom next door, Gu Zongwei's wife Yan Ziqing and their two children were also worried.
Old Man Yi glanced at the two of them and said, "This village is nice. People there aren't that unreasonable. And I don't believe that when you came here, no one greeted you from behind?"
Gu Zongwei and Xie Chengbai's eyes widened, then sharpened, as if...
"Hmph - stop pretending. This village never accepts demotion. It's just people like us. Who knows how it will be arranged this time?"
Gu Zongwei thought a lot and looked at the youngest Xie Chengbai. He found that this man was worried, and there was also Comrade Zhao who rarely came out.
Alas - it is true that we should never underestimate others.
Then he said seriously, "Old man, it seems that someone is behind us, so let's talk directly. We should first consider food and clothing. What I mean is that we should go to the village chief to discuss whether we can buy some food from the village?"
Xie Chengbai was excited and looked at the old man. Old Man Yi also nodded and said, "Okay, but you don't have to go. The village chief will be here soon. He should not release the newly born calves. Can you ask?"
He then looked at Gu Zongwei and said something that shocked everyone, "Didn't your eldest son bring you any food?"
.......
Old man Yi was not afraid at all, but was calm as if he was just chatting.
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