When Su Tian woke up, she heard the old hen next to the small kitchen clucking.
"Hey, Sister Chicken, what's your name? Did you lay an egg? There are no eggs in your nest. It's been three days, and there isn't a single one."
I used to find one or two eggs every two or three days, but now there aren't any. Have you been slacking off?
"Try to lay me eggs, you hear me? I'll get you some food right now."
The old hen felt wronged; it had already laid its eggs, but someone had stolen them, and the woman was too foolish to notice.
Su Tian filled a bowl with rice and poured it into the old hen's bowl, then hurriedly went back inside to read her Chinese textbook.
Read a little bit every day, improve a little bit every day, and over time, the knowledge will be firmly stored in your mind.
He Hua didn't get up until four in the afternoon. She was relieved to find that there was no movement from Su Tian.
It turns out the eggs weren't missing after all. That's great! We'll have egg porridge tonight—it's convenient and nutritious.
I quickly got up to wash the pot, grabbed a handful of rice, washed it clean, added water, cooked the porridge, cracked an egg into it, added some oil and soy sauce, and the egg porridge was ready to eat.
She walked past the male educated youth and called out to Chen Gang, but no one answered.
Where did Brother Chen Gang go when he wasn't at the educated youth settlement?
At this moment, Chen Gang was at the foot of the mountain, having picked a large bunch of wildflowers, intending to secretly take them to Zou Daying after dark.
After all, I ate five of her eggs, so as a good friend, giving her a bouquet of flowers is a way of reciprocating.
He carefully put the flowers into a small cloth bag, and tied the opening of the bag closed to prevent others from noticing.
As soon as he returned to the educated youth settlement, he saw He Hua waiting at the courtyard gate calling out to him:
Brother Chen Gang, where did you go? The rice is cooked, we can eat now.
"Hey, what's in this bag?"
"Oh, some wild grass. I'll pick it and find it useful."
When He Hua heard that it was just weeds and nothing valuable, she stopped asking questions.
"Brother Chen Gang, the porridge is here, eat it while it's hot."
"Just egg porridge? Don't you have any other dishes?"
Chen Gang just ate five eggs today, and now he's eating egg porridge, but he doesn't feel like eating anything at all. Could it be that he's eaten too many eggs and is tired of them?
"There's no more left, so we'll have egg porridge. Eggs are hard to come by, and other people can't even get them."
"No way, I'm not just anyone. I ate five eggs today with ease," Chen Gang thought to himself with great pride.
Chen Gang finally managed to finish a bowl of egg porridge and then stopped eating. He found that he didn't want to smell eggs for the past two days.
"Brother Chen Gang, what's wrong? Why are you eating so little? You usually eat three bowls of porridge a meal before you're full."
"It's nothing. I wasn't very hungry today, so I didn't eat much. You can eat the rest; don't waste it."
I just finished eating and wanted to go for a walk by the river. Could you wash the dishes?
After finishing speaking, Chen Gang picked up his small cloth bag and walked towards the other side of the river.
Why is Brother Chen Gang acting so strangely today? Something's not right. What exactly is he doing by the river?
Thinking this, He Hua quickly tidied up the table and ran towards the river.
When she got to the riverbank, she found that there was no one there.
Where did he go? Did he take another route back?
It was getting dark, and He Hua, feeling frightened by the river, ran away like the wind.
Chen Gang, who had said he was going for a walk by the river, had already turned with Zou Daying to the big banyan tree at the edge of the village, where it was safer as there were fewer people around.
Chen Gang wanted to see Zou Daying, and Zou Daying also wanted to see Chen Gang. The two coincidentally met. What a terrible fate!
"Brother Chen Gang, what can I do for you?"
"Sister Ying, look, what's in the bag?"
"Let me see, a bunch of wildflowers?"
"Yes, a bunch of wildflowers. I skipped my afternoon nap to pick them for you at the foot of the mountain. Are you happy?"
"I'm so happy, Brother Chen Gang, and I'm also very touched. Thank you for picking the flowers for me," Zou Daying said, looking at Chen Gang with tears in her eyes.
"As long as you're happy, don't cry. It breaks my heart to see you cry."
"I was just too happy and couldn't help it. I won't do it again next time."
What do you like? I'd like to give it to you.
"I like so many things, but you can't give them to me," Chen Gang thought to himself.
"I like anything you give me," Chen Gang said affectionately.
Upon hearing this, Zou Daying laughed with delight.
"Sister Ying, when I'm able to go back to the city and earn money, I'll definitely buy you lots and lots of things you like," Chen Gang promised, patting his chest.
"Yes, I believe you, Brother Chen Gang." Zou Daying looked at him with a happy expression.
The two chatted for a while longer, and then it gradually got dark.
"It's getting late, let me take you home, otherwise your family will worry," Chen Gang said.
“Okay, let’s go then.” Zou Daying nodded, and then walked towards the village with Chen Gang.
When Zou Daying returned home, she hid in her room and secretly laughed.
Accountant Zou noticed that her daughter had been much happier than usual these past two days, and she was often seen secretly smiling.
Men are all careless; as long as the daughter is happy, there's nothing to worry about.
When Chen Gang returned to the educated youth settlement, He Hua blocked him at the courtyard gate again.
"Brother Chen Gang, didn't you say you were going for a walk by the river? I went to the riverbank and couldn't find you."
Fortunately, I didn't go to the river, otherwise He Hua would have found me.
"We didn't go anywhere, just wandered around. It's time to take a shower and go to bed. It's already dark, otherwise you'll be scared of the shower room if it's too dark."
"Okay, I'll go wash up first."
Chen Gang returned to his room, sat on the bed and pondered for a while. He had accomplished his goal very well today, and he should keep up the good work.
Zhao Liguo, who shared a room with him, was also lying quietly on the bed contemplating life, and the atmosphere seemed surprisingly harmonious.
I have to get up early again tomorrow to harvest peanuts. What's with harvesting peanuts? Aren't they picked?
"Zhao Liguo, don't peanuts grow on trees? Why do we have to go to the field to pick them?" Chen Gang wanted to curse at the thought of having to work under the scorching sun again.
He found himself becoming increasingly rude since going to the countryside, almost like the men in the village. This thought startled him.
"You've never seen peanuts in the field? You've never read about them in a book?" Zhao Liguo asked.
Chen Gang shook his head.
"Peanuts grow in the ground, just like sweet potatoes. You dig them out or pull them out, and then pick them."
Zhao Liguo's impression of Chen Gang continued to decline. He didn't even understand such a simple crop. Didn't he claim to be a high school student?
Regardless of what Zhao Liguo thought, Chen Gang was sighing inwardly: "Sigh, working day and night, like an ox or a horse, working every single day, when will this ever end?"
I can't see a future, I can't see any hope, and the work is really hard. It's all my parents' fault, it's all Su Tian's fault.
He secretly made up his mind that he would make a name for himself in the countryside and show those who looked down on him what he was made of.
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