Chapter 93 Return to the City

As the autumn harvest was approaching, Xia Zhizhi thought she should take the initiative so that others wouldn't rush her when she was working.

First, she boiled Chinese medicine for two days at the educated youth camp. Then she got up early and put on fake makeup, painting her face and lips pale and drawing dark circles under her eyes. She then found a set of loose clothes to put on, which fluttered in the wind.

It looked like she had smoked a lot of cigarettes all night and then found three strong men to sleep with her. It was just an empty word.

Seeing her like this, Han Youran and Jiang Xiurong were both shocked. Han Youran asked nervously, "Zhizhi, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Can I take some time off to take you to the hospital?"

"No, no, I have nothing to do." Xia Zhizhi waved her hand: "It's almost autumn harvest time, and I want to go to the fields and join the labor like everyone else."

She looked like she was going to die soon, and Jiang Xiurong was worried, so she coaxed her, "Why don't you just stay at home and rest? You can come back when you're better, okay?"

"No, I can't keep holding everyone back. I feel great right now!" Xia Zhizhi insisted on going to work with them.

Along the way, except for Han Youran and Jiang Xiurong who supported her closely, the other educated youth stayed away from her, fearing that she would die suddenly. It was not good to be exposed to this disease so early in the morning.

The captain's heart started pounding when he saw her like this, wondering if Xia Zhiqing was in trouble and came here to leave him some last words.

I haven't heard about vomiting blood these two days?

Xia Zhizhi walked up to the captain and gave him a strong smile: "Captain, I heard that the autumn harvest is coming. I want to join the labor with everyone. You can assign tasks for me later."

Seeing that she was hesitant about what to say, Lin Guoyi was really afraid that she would die before she could finish her sentence.

The crisp autumn weather made Lin Guoyi sweat with worry: "Oh my God, you are in such a state, why are you still out here? Our team has so many strong men, what else do we need from you?"

Xia Zhizhi looked determined: "No, okay, I'm here to support rural construction. Farming is the most difficult time, how can I rest alone? I want to fight on the front line with everyone."

The tone of her voice was so harsh that the people watching nearby felt breathless.

The accountant on the side advised: "Xia Zhiqing, we all know that you have this intention, but there are exceptions to everything. The Chairman has said that the body is the capital of the revolution. If you take good care of your body, you can go to work anytime."

The master next to her continued to persuade her: "Yes, my dear, we all know you are a good person. Go back and rest first, and come back when you are well again!"

"Yeah yeah……"

"Xia Zhiqing, just listen to us!"

"Come back when you are well!"

Everyone talked to her and persuaded her for a long time, and she said reluctantly: "Okay, then I will go back and rest for two days. I will come over after I take the medicine for two more days."

The captain said hurriedly, "Don't worry, don't worry. Take care of your health first. When you are really needed, I will send someone to call you."

Everyone worked together to persuade her to go back. She declined Han Youran's offer to send her back, and walked slowly on the edge of the field. The others watched from behind, worried that she would fall into the field.

She was beautiful and rich. Although her health was not good, she was still a good marriage candidate. There were families in the village with unmarried young women of marriageable age, and they would inevitably have some thoughts about her, but seeing her like this, they suppressed those thoughts.

If she is not feeling well, you can say that she needs to be taken care of. But now that she is obviously not going to survive the winter, what else can you say? No matter how rich you are, you can’t prevent her from dying.

I heard from other educated youth that this educated youth Xia had a good family background and her family members were all officials. Just looking at her food and clothing, you could tell that she was favored by her family. If she died within two days of being brought home, I'm afraid her family would have to cause trouble for her...

She was lying in bed at home. Han Youran and Jiang Xiurong both felt guilty. They were cutting bean pods while whispering to each other. Han Youran said, "I watched Zhizhi making medicine these past two days, but I didn't take it to heart. I didn't expect her to be so upset."

Jiang Xiurong also said: "Me too, if I had known earlier, I should have taken better care of her. She is just a little girl, and she has come so far to work in the countryside. She is not in good health. I don't know how pitiful she is. I heard her cough twice. I have a pear here. I will go back and make her some pear soup at noon..."

At noon, Jiang Xiurong woke Xia Zhizhi up and fed her a bowl of pear soup. Han Youran looked at her complexion carefully and concluded, "It seems that she is not as white as in the morning. It turns out that she should stay in bed and rest more."

He also told Xia Zhizhi: "The captain has said that you are not required to go to the autumn harvest. You should lie down and take good care of yourself. Do you understand?"

Xia Zhizhi nodded repeatedly.

I wrote some articles and spent time in the space. After two days of laziness, Wang Lizhen knocked on the door and said, "My parents called. All the procedures have been completed and the tickets have been purchased. I will be back tomorrow."

Wang Lizhen has been packing things up in the house these two days. She gave some of the things that were difficult to carry to Liu Lin. After all, Xia Zhizhi and the two heroines were unwilling to use other people's old things.

Any leftover food would be confiscated from the kitchen, and some easy-to-carry biscuits and the like would be taken in the car to eat.

There were two canned fruits left, one of winter dates and the other of loquat. Wang Lizhen took them and put them on the table on her kang so that she could keep them and eat them.

Xia Zhizhi lay on the kang and opened her mouth and said "ah...", then signaled with her eyes.

"Just be lazy..." Wang Lizhen swore as she opened a can of winter dates for her. Turning around, she saw her still there and said, "Ah..."

Speechlessly, he scooped a spoonful of food and stuffed it into her mouth: "Lie down and eat it. I'll see if you can swallow it."

"You underestimate me. Of course I can swallow it." Xia Zhizhi said as she chewed. Not only can she eat while lying down, she can even eat while standing upside down.

Wang Lizhen had never seen it, but she was shocked.

Stirring the spoon, he sighed: "I don't know what's wrong with me. I felt that this place was not good at all. I couldn't stay here for a day. Now that I have to go back to the city, I feel reluctant to leave."

Xia Zhizhi touched her with her leg, signaling her to continue feeding him. While eating, she replied, "It's mainly because you haven't been to work these two days. When you go to work, you won't think so..."

Wang Lizhen thought this thing was really too boring, so she scooped a full spoonful of four or five dates and stuffed them into her mouth, trying to block her mouth.

She chewed hard and complained: "You are too rude. Do you want to choke me to death?"

Wang Lizhen stuffed her with another full spoonful: "They say that evil can last for a thousand years. I see that you should live to be old, even if you are sick. You can only die after you have tortured others to death."

"You're right." Xia Zhizhi said vaguely while eating, "But there's no reward."