I brought back a lot of prey this time, and I’m about to leave, so let me say goodbye to everyone!
Yang Baiyi asked the dogs to bring the prey to the brigade headquarters and explained the situation to Chen Baiwang.
"Okay, I'll arrange it."
Chen Baiwang looked at Yang Baiyi deeply, then turned and walked towards the butcher's house.
In the afternoon, except for the butcher who was responsible for slaughtering pigs and the militiamen who helped, every household left a woman unemployed.
They moved the tables, chairs and benches from home to the brigade headquarters, and then started to get busy. They had to prepare the meals before the members got off work.
"Doctor Yang is so kind. He gave us so much meat to eat."
"I've been sowing seeds and planting fruit trees lately, which is really tiring. It's a good time to eat something good to replenish my energy."
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While the women were busy in the makeshift kitchen, they praised Yang Baiyi highly.
The militiamen sent all kinds of processed wild game into the kitchen, stir-frying or stewing them. Today was another meal with more meat dishes and fewer vegetables.
After work, the members went home to wash and change clothes, and then took the elderly and children to the brigade headquarters.
The days in spring are still short. By the time almost everyone had arrived, it had begun to darken. Lanterns were hung in the yard of the brigade headquarters, illuminating the entire headquarters.
The team leader gave a speech, expressing gratitude as always, but the members did not see a smile on his face this time. He looked very serious from beginning to end.
"Doctor Yang, please come over and say a few words."
It was obvious that Chen Baiwang wanted Yang Baiyi to say goodbye to everyone properly.
"No rush, everyone's been tired all day. It won't be too late to talk to everyone after they finish their meal."
He knew that with his current prestige, if he said goodbye in advance, he would not be able to enjoy the meal.
Not to mention whether the members will be grateful to me, even if I think that there may not be any extra meat for the Chinese New Year in the future, my mood will plummet!
Although the preparation was a bit hasty this time, there was so much meat that the members ate with their mouths full of oil and were extremely satisfied.
After dinner, no one left and sat there waiting for Yang Baiyi to speak.
"My fellow members, time flies by so fast. It has been almost three years since I came to Chenjiatun.
All good things must come to an end. Tomorrow I will leave Chenjiatun and start my life in a new place.
Here, I met a lot of friends and had a very happy life.
Thank you all for your continued care. No matter where I go, Chenjiatun will always be my second home, and I will always remember you all in my heart."
"What, Doctor Yang is leaving?"
"Doctor Yang, can you please not leave? You've given so much to us, and we haven't had time to repay you yet!"
"Doctor Yang, please don't say thank you. We are the ones who should be thanking you."
Yang Baiyi's words were undoubtedly like throwing a big stone into the calm lake, instantly stirring up huge waves.
This news came so suddenly that no one was mentally prepared.
Is Doctor Yang leaving now?
Is Dr. Yang, the doctor who saves lives and heals the wounded, going to leave?
Is Doctor Yang, who distributed meat to everyone countless times, going to leave?
Is Dr. Yang, who used pork to exchange for money to build schools for children, going to leave?
Is Dr. Yang, who fought alone against a pack of wolves to protect collective assets from loss, about to leave?
Is Dr. Yang, who took the lead in planting sunflowers and fruit trees and worked hard to improve everyone's lives, going to leave?
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For a moment, the members could not accept this news at all.
They didn't know how to express their reluctance. Some shouted like crazy, while others sobbed quietly and felt sad.
"Doctor Yang, you are joking, right? You must be kidding us, right?"
When a person cannot accept this reality, he often does not trust his ears or eyes and instinctively chooses to escape.
"Everyone, please be quiet. What I said is true. I really have to say goodbye this time.
But don’t be sad, I will come to see you when I have time.
My godson Lele will stay in Chenjiatun, and I hope everyone can take good care of him. Thank you all.”
Yang Baiyi once again confirmed the authenticity of his departure.
"Little sister, you are going to follow big brother too, right? I will miss you in the future."
"Little sister, you must never forget Brother Goudan."
"Little sister, can you write to us when you get there?"
"Little sister, will you come back in the future?"
Yang Xiaoxiao's friends gathered around Xiaoya and cried bitterly.
"Sister Erya, Brother Goudan, Brother Dachengzi, Brother Choudan, Brother Xiaobao. Don't cry. I will definitely come back to see you later."
The little girl, who was originally looking forward to a new life, was infected by her friends and started to cry.
It will be difficult to meet up with my friends who went to school and played together every day.
"Children, don't cry. You must study hard and cherish the opportunity to study. In the future, you must work hard to leave the countryside and change your destiny."
Yang Baiyi insisted on running a school with the original intention of not letting his sister go too far to school, and also to help the children change their destiny.
"Don't worry, big brother. I will study hard and become a glorious worker when I grow up."
"I want to be a doctor and treat people like my older brother."
"I want to be a teacher and teach other children what I have learned."
"Xiaoxiao, I will study hard and get into the same university as you in the future so that we can play together again."
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The friends surrounded the little girl and kept talking. Little Lele couldn't squeeze in at all and screamed in anxiety.
He didn't know what separation was and was still anxious to snatch his little aunt away.
"Comrade Yang Baiyi, are you really leaving? You didn't say anything at all. That's really not nice of you."
"Comrade Yang Baiyi, this news is so sudden, so sudden that I didn't even have time to say goodbye to you properly before you left."
"Comrade Yang Baiyi, you are different from us. I knew that talents like you would not be buried in Chenjiatun forever."
"I hope everything goes well for you in the future. Please be sure to write to us when you get there."
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The educated youth were different from the other members of the commune. They all came from the city and knew that conditions in the city were better than in the countryside in all aspects.
No matter how reluctant they were, they couldn't say anything to keep him, and could only wish Yang Baiyi all the best.
"Yes, I will write to you when I get there, and you should take good care of yourself.
If you believe me, just ask your family to mail your high school textbooks to you, and you will definitely have the opportunity to retake the college entrance examination in the future."
As departure was approaching, Yang Baiyi revealed another important piece of news to the educated youth. Whether they believed it or not depended on their own luck.
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