Jiang Baige didn't know how to respond to Zhou Xiuying's words. She pursed her lips and smiled, "We take care of each other."
Grandma Meng asked, "Girl, you're back. What were you doing just now?"
Jiang Baige stepped forward and held Grandma Meng's arm. "We educated youth just went out to pick wild vegetables and just came back."
As they were talking, they arrived at the door of their house.
Zhou Xiuying asked: "You don't have any mud on your feet. Where did you go to pick wild vegetables? Could it be the river?"
Jiang Baige nodded and said, "We went to the small river behind the mountain. There are dense water plants and abundant wild vegetables there."
"Well, we also went there to dig wild vegetables, but the river is very deep, so you have to be careful."
When Zhou Xiuying heard that they were going to the river to dig wild vegetables, she was a little worried. It would be terrible if these young people from other places fell in.
Jiang Baige nodded, "Okay, I understand."
Arriving at the doorstep, Zhou Xiuying said, "Okay, you're home now, come in!"
"Comrade Jiang, come to our house when you have time. Our Jiaojiao will be back in a couple of days."
Jiang Baige responded, "Okay, I'll definitely come, Auntie, go slowly."
Zhou Xiuying left, and Jiang Baige helped Grandma Meng into the house.
As they walked, they asked, "Grandma Meng, what did the village chief say in your meeting?"
Grandma Meng sighed, "I heard there's an infectious disease somewhere else, the kind that can kill people. The village chief told everyone not to go out and about, especially not to go outside, lest they bring the disease back to the village."
"Infectious disease" Jiang Baige thought about it, what kind of infectious disease is so serious that it can kill people.
As the two of them walked into the house, Jiang Baige suddenly remembered that this year, my country produced the first hydrogen bomb and atomic bomb.
There was also a major outbreak of meningitis, which infected millions of people and killed 100,000 to 200,000 people.
Jiang Baige helped Grandma Meng into the house and thought to herself, "The flu has already started by now.
The news has already spread here in the north, so it should spread to the south soon. What should my family in Shanghai do?
Thinking of this, she hurriedly said, "Grandma Meng, you take a rest first. I'll write a letter home."
Grandma Meng responded, "Go ahead! The village chief said this is nationwide and now it's available in many places. Ask your family how they are doing."
Jiang Baige returned to her room, took out paper and pen from the space, and started writing a letter.
The letter asked about the situation at home, and told me to go to the hospital if I was sick and not to stay at home. If there was anything, I should write to tell him immediately.
Speaking of letters, she remembered that she had written a letter back when she first arrived here, but it seemed that there had been no reply from the other side.
Although she is not the real Jiang Baige, since she has used someone else's body, the Jiang family will naturally be her family in the future.
She didn't know whether the educated youth in the compound knew about this news, so she put down her pen and paper and went to the educated youth compound.
When Jiang Baige walked in, the village chief had just arrived.
"Hello, village chief uncle."
Jiang Baige greeted the village chief as soon as she entered the door.
Chen Defu said, "Comrade Jiang, you're here. That's good. I'll tell you everything."
When they heard that something was happening, everyone gathered together and listened carefully to the village chief's speech.
Chen Defu said, "Recently, there's been an outbreak of an infectious disease across the country. Many counties and cities have reported infections, but we haven't heard of any cases in our county yet."
"We've been told from above that we're not allowed to go out unless necessary, and it's best to avoid going to town as much as possible. If there's anything we need, the villagers should take care of each other and get through this difficult time together."
When everyone heard the news, they were all panicked.
Zhang Hongyang asked, "Village Chief, can we write letters home or send some items back home?"
Chen Defu thought about it and said, "That's possible, but it needs to be done as soon as possible."
"Thank you, village chief,"
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
After Chen Defu gave the notification, he left the educated youth compound.
Several educated youth were thousands of miles away from home and were worried about their families. Even though the meal was ready, they had no mood to eat.
Now even if they ate the most delicious food, they would not be happy.
Jiang Baige did not stay in the compound to eat. She took a lunch box and packed some rice and vegetables, as well as a lunch box of wild duck soup.
Before leaving, Li Yan found a basket, put some wild vegetables in it, and picked up wild duck eggs, then went back to Meng's house.
At the dinner table, Jiang Baige was thinking about going to the county town tomorrow to get money from Mr. Yang Wu and buy the medicine.
After a quick meal, Jiang Baige went to the village chief's house next door.
Zhou Xiuying was chopping firewood in the yard. Seeing Jiang Biange come in, she smiled and said, "Comrade Jiang, you're here. Come on, come inside and sit down."
Jiang Baige asked, "Auntie, is the village chief uncle home?"
"He's having lunch inside. What do you want to talk to him about?"
As Zhou Xiuying spoke, she wiped her hands with her scarf and reached out to pull her into the house.
When Chen Defu saw Jiang Baige coming to see him, he asked, "Comrade Jiang, what's the matter?"
Jiang Baige nodded, "Uncle Village Chief, I want to ask you for a letter of introduction."
Chen Defu put down his chopsticks and asked, "Where are you going? It's not going too far! At this critical moment, the outside world is under strict inspection."
Jiang Baige waved her hand. "I'm not going anywhere else. The medicine that Grandma Meng prescribed a few days ago is almost gone. I see her complaining about pain from time to time, so I want to get her some more medicine so she can take it for a few more days."
After hearing her words, the village head and his wife looked at each other, thinking that this young comrade was being relied upon by Aunt Meng.
If that's the case, they can help her and talk to the old lady, asking her not to bully a little girl.
Zhou Xiuying asked, "Comrade Jiang, tell us the truth. Did Aunt Meng ask you for money?"
Jiang Baige raised her eyes and looked at her seriously, "Auntie, what are you thinking? Grandma Meng is a very good person. How could she ask me for money? She even saves money for me everywhere."
"This time, I prescribed less medicine because Grandma Meng wanted to buy less, so I only bought five days' worth of medicine."
"Actually, it can last for two days, but I'm thinking I'll have to go to town to mail a letter home, so I might as well buy the medicine at the same time. This way I can save a lot of time."
After hearing her say this, the Chen couple felt relieved, thinking that Aunt Meng would not bully a little girl.
Chen Defu nodded in relief, "Then wait, I'll write it for you right away."
Jiang Baige sat on a stool and Zhou Xiuying poured her a glass of water.
"Thank you, auntie," Jiang Baige took it.
Zhou Xiuying said, "It's not easy for you young educated youth to come here alone. If you encounter any problems, please come and tell us."
Jiang Baige thanked her sincerely, "Thank you, Auntie. I'll remember that."
Looking at the little girl in front of her, Zhou Xiuying really likes her. She is fair and tender and has a pretty appearance.
She smiled and unconsciously looked at Jiang Baige carefully.
It looks good, but a little thin.
Jiang Baige saw this look, smiled, and took a sip of water to hide her embarrassment.
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