He rummaged through his messenger bag and pulled out a box of clam oil.

Seeing this, Shen Mo thought it was food, so she opened her mouth wide and was about to pour it in.

Lu Qingyang stopped her immediately: "Don't eat it, this is not for eating, it's for applying on your hands. Apply this on your hands and they won't crack."

He scooped out a piece of liquid from the clam and smeared it on Shen Mo's hand, motioning her to apply it evenly.

Sure enough, the back of my hand, which was chapped and swollen just now, suddenly felt cool and not so painful anymore.

“It’s amazing.”

It’s no wonder she had never seen clam oil before, young girls in big cities all buy it.

But she just lived in a poor countryside and was brought up by her grandfather. Master Shen definitely didn't teach her these things.

"This is for you. Remember to apply some before going to bed every day."

"Okay." Shen Mo nodded thoughtfully and hid the clam oil in her pocket.

Although her grandfather clearly forbade her to visit Lu Qingyang, she would still sneak over every day.

Lu Qingyang was different from other educated youth in that he had no ill will towards himself.

Shen Mo sent the puppy back home and started peeling pine nuts at the door, eating them one by one, fragrant and sweet, with relish.

Suddenly he turned around and went inside to bring out a bucket filled with walnuts, muttering, "Let Lu Qingyang do the same. It must taste good."

…

The next day, Team Leader Han asked Lu Qingyang and his team to repair the cowshed.

"Since you are going to repair it, you should also reinforce the pig shed in the brigade, otherwise we will have to find someone to repair it later! We have to complete the task quickly, and we are waiting for you to come back and drive the tractor."

Lu Qingyang drove the tractor steadily and quickly, and no one could compare to him. Han Zhiqiang was reluctant to let him go.

If Captain Wu hadn't kept nagging him, he wouldn't have lent the person out.

"Okay, Captain Han."

"By the way, be careful not to get too close to the people in the bullpen."

Hu Shengli frowned as he looked at the grinning people. All the good things were taken by them.

It was just right, while Lu Qingyang was away, he could take the opportunity to curry favor with Han Zhiqiang.

Isn't it just repairing a broken cowshed? What's the point of being so happy?

"Hu Shengli, hurry up and catch up, you are the last one left."

Hu Shengli followed closely behind, "Coming, coming."

He didn't realize that his destiny had been snatched away.

The three men carried tools to renovate the cowshed.

The cowshed has been in disrepair for many years and is in a dilapidated state. It is said to be repaired, but in fact it should be rebuilt.

In addition to the three yaks, there was also a pale and skinny couple living in the cowshed.

Due to excessive physical activity and lack of nutrition for a long time, the two of them were so thin that they were just skeletons.

The woman, who was about 30 years old, was still coughing.

The couple was only related to the landlord, so they were driven to live in the cowshed.

Lu Qingyang remembered the original plot, a couple, the man was Zhang Zhong and the woman was Wei Yuxiu.

Although Zhang Zhong is now in a very bad state, after the 1980s, he relied on his own efforts and preemptive vision to become one of the first entrepreneurs in China.

It was a pity that his wife Wei Yuxiu did not survive the winter of 1974. After a heavy snowfall, the cowshed directly crushed Wei Yuxiu and the baby in her belly to death.

Hu Shengli helped him move the body and found a grave for him.

Zhang Zhong was deeply grateful to him, but he never married or had children from then on.

Later, when he became a wealthy man, he wanted to find Hu Shengli, the benefactor who had helped him in the village, to help him start his own business.

But now, the flame of acquaintance between the two has been completely extinguished by Lu Qingyang.

Zhang Zhongbo is just an assistant in the protagonist's growth, and he may never know.

It was Hu Shengli who cut corners on work and materials, which resulted in the cowshed being unable to withstand the winter wind and snow.

He was the culprit at the beginning, and everything he did afterwards was just out of fear that Zhang Zhong뀗 would discover the truth.

Lu Qingyang looked at the poor couple and had a plan in mind.

"We are here to repair the cowshed."

Zhang Zhong had a bitter face. Few people would be so friendly to him and even say hello when they came in.

"Then you guys go ahead and fix it, we'll go herd the cattle first."

They worked from dawn to dusk every day, and Zhang Zhong's back was already bent from the pressure.

Lu Qingyang let the other two people take care of it first, and he stopped Wei Yuxiu, "Comrade, I heard you have been coughing all the time, are you feeling unwell somewhere? And your abdomen..."

Wei Yuxiu quickly covered her stomach. This was the only hope for her and Zhang Zhong.

It is because of this child that the two of them are still struggling to persevere.

"Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards you."

Instead, Lu Qingyang took out two eggs prepared in the morning and stuffed them into Zhang Zhong's hand, "Your wife is pregnant, give her some nourishment."

Zhang Zhong was used to a repressed life, and when someone suddenly treated him so well, he obviously suspected that he had other intentions.

"I've said everything I need to say. I really don't know anything anymore."

Lu Qingyang saw his concern and said, "I don't want to ask you anything."

He scratched his head, it seems that some things cannot be done quickly and need to be done slowly.

"Anyway, you guys go get busy first."

After returning, Zhou Jianshe reminded him: "What did you say to them? They are all people with bad backgrounds. Be careful that someone with ulterior motives sees and reports it."

"Everyone has down times. Don't worry, I will pay attention to these."

The three of them started to work. Building a cowshed was actually less labor-intensive than moving wood.

Zhou Jianshe quickly rebuilt the foundation of the cowshed. "If we build it more solidly, it won't collapse easily in the future. It will snow here after November, and the cowshed will be built well. After all, cows are the most precious animals in the brigade."

He is an honest man who only works honestly and doesn't have any complicated thoughts.

Lu Qingyang thought the same. If he hadn't cut corners, Wei Yuxiu wouldn't have died so tragically, so he had saved a life.

At noon, Lu Qingyang took out the prepared lunch. The three of them shared the cornmeal and ate it casually with chili sauce.

The couple just happened to be returning from herding cattle.

Wei Yuxiu was pregnant, and she was drooling at the sight of the corn cakes in the hands of the three men.

Seeing this, Lu Qingyang took out two from his bag.

"Don't make excuses this time. We have plenty of tortillas."

"No, no, we don't want it. You'd better not talk to us." Zhang Zhong was afraid of implicating Lu Qingyang.

Lu Qingyang just stuffed it in their mouths and gave them a bottle of chili sauce. "Eat it. Don't be polite."

Wei Yuxiu held a corn cake in her hand and looked at her husband inquiringly.

They could hardly afford even the thickest cornmeal, so although corn cakes were not a precious thing, they were rare for her.

"Eat it."

Lu Qingyang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, at least he had taken the first step forward.