When Zhou Man returned from outside, she found two unfamiliar girls in her room.
She asked indifferently, "New here?"
"Mmm." Liang Xuan responded softly, looking at Zhou Man's intimidating appearance.
The two women were busy making the bed and didn't have time to pay attention to Zhou Man.
Zhou Man sat on her bed, quietly watching them.
It seems that these two are not as well-off as I am. Should I ask them to help me with the chores?
Zhou Man was thinking to herself that she would talk to them about it after today or tomorrow and see if they would agree.
Su Tian heard a commotion outside her room and knew that there were new educated youths coming.
But no one came to knock on her door; it seemed they disliked the room again.
She put malted milk powder, dried fish, eggs, and biscuits in a basket, planning to visit Grandpa Chen at the cowshed tonight.
Chen Tingjing discovered yesterday that several people were living in the house next door.
“My dear, yesterday several people who had been sent down to the countryside moved into the newly built cowshed next door.”
"That's right, poor thing, it's almost the end of the year and they still have to resort to this kind of 'sending people down to the countryside' thing," Grandma Chen said sympathetically.
"Let them be sent down to the countryside. Songjia Village is considered to be receiving relatively favorable treatment."
"Let's not get involved in their business. We don't know their background, so we'd better be careful."
“Old man, I know.”
In the stillness of the night, not even the moon's shadow could be seen.
Su Tian, carrying the basket she had prepared during the day, quietly arrived at the cowshed.
She knocked gently on the door, and before it opened, she saw a young man come out from next door.
Su Tian looked closely and realized that this person looked so familiar.
Wang Xiu was about to use the restroom when he heard a knock on the door. He opened his eyes wide, but in the pitch-black night, he could only make out a blurry shadow.
Chen Tingjing opened the door. "Girl, what brings you here again?"
"Grandpa Chen, here you go, it's all some food."
Su Tian handed the basket in her hand to Chen Tingjing, who happily accepted it.
"You silly girl, you never save any for yourself, you're always thinking about this old man."
"Isn't it normal for me to be thinking about you, Grandpa Chen? Someone from next door saw me come here just now."
"Oh, it's nothing. They wouldn't know who you are even if they saw you. They're all from the lower classes, and they don't want to cause trouble."
"OK."
Just then, Wang Xiu finished relieving himself, greeted Chen Tingjing, and was about to go inside when Su Tian called him back.
"Wait, don't go yet."
Su Tian walked to his side and shone a flashlight on his face.
Chen Tingjing found it strange, but he didn't say anything and waited quietly for Su Tian to speak.
"You were transferred here from Beijing? Your surname is Wang?"
Wang Xiu's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, what should he do? He'd only just been sent down to this place and he'd already been recognized.
"Turn around and see who I am?"
Su Tian asked with a smile, noticing Wang Xiu's frightened expression. It seemed they might not have had an easy time before being sent down to Beijing.
Wang Xiu turned around nervously, his calm face showing no fear.
But Su Tian caught a glimpse of panic in his eyes, "You..."
"Can't remember? My friend and I just saved your dad last month."
"Are you Su Tian?" Wang Xiu asked suspiciously.
"Exactly. I'm shining a flashlight on my face. Take a good look, isn't that right?"
After Su Tian finished speaking with a smile, she shone the flashlight on her face.
"So it really is you, Su Tian. Are you from around here?"
Seeing Wang Xiu's surprised expression, Su Tian continued, "No, I'm from Guangdong Province. I came here to work in the countryside, and your parents were sent down with you."
"Yes, that's right."
"Then you can rest assured about being sent down here. The village officials here are all quite nice."
It's getting late, I'll talk to you about it later.
Grandpa Chen, his family is from Beijing. When I went to Beijing, I helped his father. I'll tell you more about it next time.
Go back and get some rest. I'll come see you again next time.
"Okay, you should go back and rest too." Chen Tingjing carried his things, went into the room, and closed the door.
"You should go in too, I'm leaving now."
After Su Tian finished speaking, she left quickly.
Wang Xiu entered the house with a look of surprise and delight, and found that his father had also gotten up and was sitting there.
"Dad, why are you up?"
"I wasn't asleep. I was worried something might have happened to you since you'd been gone for so long."
Wang Xiu looked at his father, sat on the stool, and said softly, "Dad, I want to tell you, I just saw the girl who saved you in Beijing."
"No, wasn't she in Beijing? How did she get here? Was she also sent to the countryside?"
Wang Shao looked at his son with suspicion; he simply didn't believe him.
Seeing his father like this, Wang Xiu was sure he doubted what he had said.
“It really is her. She’s not from Beijing. She just said she’s from Guangdong Province and she’s working in this village.”
"Oh, she told us to stay here without worry, that the village officials here are all very nice."
Wang Shao's days of distress finally came to an end, and he unexpectedly ran into Su Tian, that girl, in a place thousands of miles away.
"Hehe...that's good, son. Now you should go back to your bed and sleep. Your old father needs to sleep too."
"Okay, I'll go right now."
Wang Shao lay in bed, slowly thinking about the matter.
Is this girl from Guangdong Province? His hometown is also Nanhai City in Guangdong Province, but he got separated from his younger sister during the war.
He was taken to Fujian Province by an elderly couple and raised there. He then went on to study at the University of Washington, where he stayed on as a teacher after graduation and lived there for decades.
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