Chapter 49 An Egg
While waiting for the food, Chen Du always wanted to find something to say to her, but he tried hard to think, but he didn't know what to say.
I was surprised to realize that she was always the one chattering on the side, and he would occasionally agree with her to make sure the conversation was not dull.
Song Shuyan is now much calmer than before. He is holding a teacup and drinking water with a peaceful expression. No one knows what he is thinking.
Song Tianming reminded him from time to time, "Don't be alone in the village, and don't go out and wander around if you have nothing to do."
"If you're tired from work, just take a break. It's okay. It doesn't matter if others say a few words. You're not cut out for work anyway."
"Stay away from the gay men in the village and don't give anyone with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of you."
The more he talked, the more worried he became, and he wished he could keep his sister under his own supervision.
Song Shuyan nodded very seriously.
"Um."
"knew."
"I know."
Song Tianming chuckled and couldn't help laughing out loud. Song Shuyan looked at him, as if asking, what are you laughing at?
Song Tianming just smiled without saying anything. He was laughing. Shuyan had really grown more sensible. In the past, she would just think his words were too long-winded, and would be dissatisfied and angry that he said she was not cut out for work.
Now she is very self-aware.
I don't mind at all that he speaks too directly.
Qin Fei was envious of the atmosphere in which the brother and sister were chatting.
She also has an older brother. They dislike each other at home and would start fighting after just a few words.
Chen Du watched quietly, thinking that it would be good if time stopped at this moment, at least he could see her smile.
The ordered dishes were served on the table one after another.
The four of them ate their meal leisurely, and when it came time to pay the bill, Song Shuyan still didn't grab the bill from Chen Du.
Because the waiter refused to take the money or bill from her hand.
The waitress thought that since the gay man was eager to pay the bill, she had to oblige him.
After leaving the state-owned hotel, Song Shuyan kicked the stones on the roadside and insisted on accompanying Song Tianming and Shen Du to wait for the car going to the city to pass by. They only went back after the two of them got on the car.
Two bicycles were parked under the big tree behind me.
Song Tianming and Shen Du also stood straight while waiting for the bus, unlike Song Shuyan and Qin Fei.
One of them squatted down and took a stick to poke the passing ants.
One of them jumped up, picked a green leaf, and folded it into a rabbit.
After waiting for about half an hour, the car arrived.
Song Shuyan pursed her lips and watched them get into the car reluctantly.
Song Tianming turned around and waved, "Go back!"
Chen Du also looked at her deeply with a burning gaze and waved his hand, "Goodbye."
After bidding them farewell, Qin Fei pushed his bicycle and walked side by side with her. "Shuyan, are you still going to the supply and marketing cooperative?"
Song Shuyan was not interested. "No, I don't want to buy anything."
She wanted to drink carbonated drinks, but the supply and marketing cooperative didn't have any.
"So, going back?"
"Um."
The two of them got on their bikes and headed home.
Halfway through the journey, I saw a few people with red armbands in front of me pushing an old comrade with gray hair forward.
The old comrade stumbled forward, raising dust on the muddy road.
"Go faster, old man!"
"Go!"
"What are you dawdling for?"
The short young man cursed and pushed a few more times.
The old comrade's steps seemed to be filled with lead, he could not take a step or walk fast.
Song Shuyan heard him pleading in a hoarse voice, "Can you give me some water to drink?"
The young men scoffed as if they had heard a joke. "You'll find water when you get there. Why don't you just lie down in the ditch by the road and drink a few sips?"
Song Shuyan's eyes fell on the water bottles they were carrying. One of them unscrewed the water bottle hanging on his body and gulped down a few gulps. The old comrade looked at him eagerly and looked away.
"Shuyan, what should we do?"
Qin Fei looked at those people and didn't think they were good people, so he slowed down the car. He didn't dare to follow too closely, nor did he dare to overtake them.
Song Shuyan's lips tightened. There are always people who use the little power they have to make things difficult for others.
She couldn't stand it.
What's wrong with letting the old comrade drink some water?
Unfortunately, she didn't bring a water bottle with her when she went out.
"We picked up speed and passed them."
They walk, they ride bikes, there's no reason to follow them all the time.
Qin Fei nodded and whispered, "Three, two, one, speed up!"
The bicycle quickly overtook a few young people and passed by them, leaving behind a cloud of dust.
"Ah!"
"Which village are those two female educated youth from?"
The young men's faces turned pale.
A young man with a scar on his forehead said, "He doesn't look like a local. He must be an educated youth who went to the countryside from outside."
Someone echoed, "That's right, there's no such pretty girl in this local area."
Song Shuyan and Qin Fei rode away at full speed, and only when they could no longer see anyone behind them did they slow down and breathe heavily.
The two smiled at each other.
"Did we look like we were being chased by a dog just now?" Qin Fei joked.
Song Shuyan rarely saw her speak so bluntly and with such strong personal emotions.
She smiled and agreed, "A bit like that."
Qin Fei's smile faded, and he looked up at the sky in disappointment. "The back of that old comrade just now looked a bit like my former teacher."
"He was reported by his own students."
Qin Fei found it hard to understand why there would be such an ungrateful person.
Her teacher was reported by a student he sponsored for hiding foreign books at home.
Qin Fei was holding it in his heart, wanting to find someone to confide in the injustice his teacher had suffered. "It happened so suddenly, the teacher was caught off guard. He didn't know that a few books could be used to accuse him of a host of crimes."
Song Shuyan asked gently, "What happened next?"
Qin Fei's nose felt sore. "Later, the teacher was sent down to a farm in the Northeast."
"After this incident, my parents felt sorry for me and sent me to the countryside. They were afraid that one day they would be sent down there too."
There are subsidies for educated youth who go to the countryside, but they have to do the dirtiest and most tiring work.
Song Shuyan didn't know how to comfort her. Seeing some wild perilla on the roadside, he stopped the car in surprise, went over and picked a handful, and diverted her attention. "Look, what is this?"
"It's just perilla. There are plenty of them along the roadsides in the village. Why did you pick them?"
Song Shuyan picked up a leaf and smelled it, "Go back and boil some water to drink."
"It would be even better if there were lemons."
Qin Fei: "I heard from Chunmei that there are many fruit trees on the mountain. Why don't we go up the mountain and see if there are any lemons like you mentioned."
"sure!"
Song Shuyan was very happy.
She had never been up the mountain in all the time she had been here, so it was a good opportunity for her to go for a walk.
After returning to the village, they pushed the car into the Youth League Home and left without delay.
Halfway through the journey, Song Shuyan was stopped by an old lady.
"Hey, are you Song Zhiqing?" asked the old lady.
Song Shuyan held Qin Fei's arm and looked at the old lady calmly. She was wearing patched homespun clothes. The clothes were very old, but they were washed clean.
She smiled politely, "I am. What do you want from me?"
The old lady pressed an egg into her hand and explained, "Yesterday a comrade named Zhou came to my house and gave me some money, asking me to deliver a boiled egg to Song Zhiqing every day."
Qin Fei glanced at Song Shuyan and smiled ambiguously.
Song Shuyan felt that the egg in his hand was very hot, burning his heart and face.
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