Chapter 64 Parade

The next morning, when the educated youth went out to work, Lin Laogen had been squatting in the corner of the wall for a while.

It was early in the morning, and for fear of disturbing the educated youth, he squatted and waited, not daring to knock on the door.

Han Youran was the first one to go out. She was a little surprised to see him and asked, "What are you doing?"

"I have something to do with Xia Zhiqing. Miss, please help call her." Lin Laogen was still a little embarrassed.

Han Youran went back to help him call for help.

Xia Zhizhi was still sleeping. When she heard the knock on the door, she got up yawning.

Han Youran rubbed her messy head and said enviously, "You still have an easier life."

I sleep until I wake up naturally every day, and my mouth cramps when I eat.

Although Han Youran did not work for many work points and often slacked off, he still felt exhausted.

So these past two days, whenever she saw villagers suffering from illness or pain, she would lend a helping hand and even donated a few pills of her own Western medicine in order to improve her reputation.

Zhongxing Brigade is close to the commune. There was no doctor in the village before. When people were sick, they would go to the commune, or go to the city, which was an hour or two away. It was not close, but not far either. So people were not very worried about the lack of a doctor in the village.

But having Han Youran around during this time has been a lot more convenient.

The team leader said that we could consider applying to the commune to set up a medical clinic in the village. If successful, we could let her be a barefoot doctor. It is more convenient to have a doctor than not to have one.

I just don't know when I can apply for it. It's really not a job for a human being to live like this.

In the evening, I took two kilograms of brown sugar and secretly went to the captain's house to inquire.

Lin Laogen wanted to return the wages to Xia Zhizhi, but she definitely couldn't accept it as it was what she deserved. When she saw Lin Laogen taking out the money, she ran away and closed the gate of the yard.

Lin Laogen was an old man, so it was not appropriate for him to flirt with a girl, so he had to go back. He was still thinking that although Xia Zhiqing was not in good health, her legs and feet were still quite agile, after all, she was young.

Xia Zhizhi went back to her room and slept until noon.

During lunch, Jiang Xiurong happily told her: "The team has finished watering the fields, and the team leader has given everyone a day off. We can rest tomorrow. Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some meat and have a good meal."

At dawn the next day, the two female protagonists knocked on her door: "Zhizhi, get up quickly, let's go to the commune together!"

Xia Zhizhi couldn't understand. It was such a hard day off, why didn't they get some more sleep instead of getting up so early? Aren't they tired?

It is naturally incomprehensible that she does not go to work.

Going to work every day is like being in prison. It is a rare day off, so I have to make good use of it.

She didn't want to get up, but she had no choice. There was a knock on the door outside, so she had to get up and clean up. Just as she was about to eat a biscuit for breakfast, Han Youran pulled her back and said, "Don't eat this. The buns in the commune cafeteria are pretty good. Let's go there to eat."

Xia Zhizhi held Han Youran's left hand and Jiang Xiurong's right hand, and the three of them walked in front.

The main reason was that Han Youran and Jiang Xiurong felt that she was dithering, so they just sandwiched her in the middle and dragged her along.

Tang Mingli and Cui Zijin followed behind. Wang Lizhen sat next to Cui Zijin, turning her head to look at him from time to time.

Cui Zijin's eyes kept following Han Youran.

Because Han Youran misunderstood the relationship between Cui Zijin and Wang Lizhen these days, she was a little cold towards him.

Of course, the two of them had not been particularly passionate before, but they would occasionally say a few words and chat briefly, and when their eyes met, they could see their appreciation for each other.

Han Youran didn't completely ignore him at this time, but she wouldn't talk to him on her own initiative. She was very polite when there was something going on, and would quickly look away even if they made eye contact.

He was not stupid, so he knew clearly why Han Youran distanced herself from him.

I just don’t know what to do for now.

From today's perspective, he was indeed a bit slow in handling this matter.

But he is only 20 years old after all, and it is impossible for him to know everything. Besides, there is no Baidu Douyin at this time for him to search for answers and seek opinions from netizens.

We can only cross the river like a blind man, feeling our way along the stones.

Wang Lizhen's parents and his parents were old friends, and they had a close relationship as if they had fought in the same trench together.

So even though he can be cold to Wang Lizhen, he can't just ignore it when Wang Lizhen gets into trouble. But if he does, Han Youran will mind, which is really a dilemma.

He turned his head and glanced at Tang Mingli beside him. Tang Mingli's eyes were following Jiang Xiurong.

Well, they are a pair of brothers in distress.

Everyone chatted and laughed and soon arrived at the commune.

Jiang Xiurong was considerate of Tang Mingli and made some breakfast, using the excuse that she was hungry that morning. The two of them ate at the educated youth center.

The other four will go to the window to buy buns.

Han Youran recommended it to her: "Sauerkraut buns with fennel filling are delicious!"

She ordered two of them, and they were indeed delicious, with soft skin and delicious fillings. She also ordered two more bean buns, and said to the two hostesses while drinking soy milk, "This filling is delicious too!"

Han Youran smiled and said, "It's really good."

Jiang Xiurong said: "Let's buy some meat and flour and go back to make dumplings."

The supply and marketing cooperative of the commune only had one room, and the goods inside were not very complete. There were only some basic supplies, and even the candy was only one kind of fruit hard candy.

There wasn't much meat left in the grocery store, and the meat didn't look very fresh, and there was only one piece of tofu left.

After a round of shopping, none of us were very satisfied.

It was still early, Cui Zijin suggested: "How about we go to the city to take a look?"

The distance from the commune's supply and marketing cooperative to the city is very short, and it only takes half an hour to walk there. The proposal was passed unanimously.

When we were almost at East 1st Road, we felt a lot of noise ahead.

After a while, students holding a banner that read "Long live the revolutionary rebellious spirit of the proletariat" came around the corner shouting slogans.

The young man in the lead waved his hand.

"We are the guards of the red regime! Chairman Mao and the Party Central Committee are our backers! It is our unshirkable responsibility to liberate all mankind!"

"Liberate all mankind!"

"liberation……"

One or two of them waved their fists, looking excited as if they were injected with chicken blood.

It’s only July now, and this small city has already started?

Xia Zhizhi was a little surprised.

This movement has just started, but I didn't expect it to spread so quickly.

Judging from the expressions of the marchers, they must sincerely believe that what they are doing is a glorious and great thing.

A few people stood against the corner of the wall, waiting for the parade to pass.

Cui Zijin originally wanted to come over to protect Han Youran, but Wang Lizhen was a little curious, so she hid behind him, pulled his clothes, and stretched her neck to look forward. There were too many people, and it was difficult for him to break away.

Tang Mingli stood in front of Jiang Xiurong, fearing that she would be squeezed by the crowd.

Xia Zhizhi held Han Youran's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, Sister Youran. The men don't have time to protect you. I will protect you."

Han Youran pulled her behind him and said, "You are so small, you should hide in the back."

Fortunately, most of the people in the parade at that time were a group of students with nothing to do. They read the newspapers and started to march in imitation of others. Apart from shouting slogans, they did not do anything radical.

The main reason is that there is less work to do. If it were now, there would definitely not be enough time to go on a parade.

After the team passed by, the group continued to go to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Mudanjiang City has a relatively developed heavy industry with many factories, and the living conditions of residents are also good. The only bad thing is that the pollution caused by the factories is quite serious, with heavy dust and polluted air.

The store had everything that was necessary, and was no worse than some big cities. The four girls had plenty of money, so they bought a lot of things, including daily necessities, food, fabrics and so on. Everyone spent money in the same way, so no one thought anyone was wasting money, and no one said anything sour. That was quite comfortable.

After buying daily necessities, I went to the food store to buy some grains and meat.

Don’t buy coarse grains. If you don’t have enough to eat, you can go to the village to get some, so you don’t have to take any.

The streets were noisy, and a few people had no intention of strolling around. They carried their things and headed for the food store. When they were almost there, Jiang Xiurong said, "I see there are quite a few people there, and everyone has a lot of things in their hands. You guys wait here, I'll go in and buy some."

Xia Zhizhi knew that she was going to use the golden finger, so she quickly took out the money and handed it to her: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Sister Xiurong, we will wait for you here."

Tang Mingli was worried. After all, there were so many people there and Jiang Xiurong was just a little girl and didn't want to be squeezed, so he wanted to follow.

Jiang Xiurong was in a dilemma and didn't know how to refuse him.

Xia Zhizhi was such a considerate little cutie. She looked at Tang Mingli with a puzzled look on her face and asked, "Tang Zhiqing, are you doubting Sister Xiurong's ability? Why can't you support Sister Xiurong unconditionally like me? I believe Sister Xiurong will definitely buy the best meat and the most fragrant rice and noodles!"

"I don't doubt her." Tang Mingli's face looked a little ugly.