"Old Gu, what's in there? It's bulging."
Shen Xingci came up to the bed and saw the package. He reached out to take it and have a look, but Gu Xingzhou quickly blocked his way.
"Don't worry about it. Don't touch it. You will know tomorrow. Go to sleep."
Gu Xingzhou got up and blew out the kerosene lamp, then moved the bag a little closer to the quilt. Feeling warm in his heart, he grabbed the package, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.
It started snowing outside the window, getting heavier and heavier.
The next day, New Year's Day, he put on the complete set of clothes given to him by Yang Mumu and went to see Yang Mumu excitedly.
Shen Xingci, who was chopping wood in the yard to warm up, was surprised to see him come out wearing this.
"Oh my god, Lao Gu is wearing a floral jacket. This is the first time I see Lao Gu wearing a floral jacket. It's really fresh. Not to mention it looks so good in a different way."
Gu Xingzhou was already standing in front of Yang Mumu.
"Mu Mu, look, I look a lot better in this outfit. The one you gave me is perfect for me."
He looked at Yang Mumu with anticipation, pulling down the corner of his clothes, and stood upright in front of her.
Yang Mumu stood there in a daze.
Is this the floral jacket she made?
Originally, she made floral jackets only for warmth, without considering the aesthetics of the appearance. In addition, she did not have good control over the sewing machine, and the stitches were crooked, which made it even more unattractive. She could only ensure that there was enough cotton inside the jacket.
But now when worn by Gu Xingzhou, it has become more classy and a fashionable item.
Oh my god, how can it look so handsome and good-looking on Gu Xingzhou? It turns out that when looking for a partner, you have to find a handsome person. Handsomeness alone can't deceive people. He can look good even if he wears a sack.
Yang Mumu nodded with satisfaction.
"Well, it looks good and energetic. Hey, it seems that my craftsmanship is pretty good and the stitching is not that bad. You look very handsome in it. It turns out that I have good taste. The red scarf also suits your skin tone. But this outfit is mainly for warmth. Do you feel warm? Do you want me to add some cotton to the jacket?"
"No need to add more. It's very warm, nice and thick. I'm not cold at all. You touched my hand and it was so hot that I was sweating."
Gu Xingzhou stretched out his hand, his hot hand was like a hand warmer, and Yang Mumu didn't want to let go after holding it.
Her hands were like ice cubes and she was in desperate need of Yang.
"It's so warm, please warm me up, my hands are so cold."
"good."
Gu Xingzhou touched her cold hand, wrapped it in his pocket to warm it.
He fixed his eyes on the stove in the middle.
"Is there no charcoal? I'll go get you some."
"No, I just played in the snow. I just need to warm up."
Yang Mumu took out the two gold coins he got last night.
"I like the gift you gave me, too. It's very pretty."
"I'm glad you like it. I'll use this material to make other graphics for you in the future." Gu Xingzhou was just about to ask, but now he felt relieved after hearing and seeing it.
"Yeah, okay!"
Yang Mumu was also happy. Giving her such a gift touched her heart. She liked these shiny and thoughtful gifts.
She put away the gold coins, took back her warm hands, pointed outside and said, "Let's go build a snowman."
"Okay." Gu Xingzhou stood up, picked up the woolen gloves on the table and helped Yang Mumu put them on. "Put on the gloves first, don't let your hands get frozen."
At the door, Liu Qingwan held a snowball and shouted, "Mumu, come out and play, have a snowball fight!"
"Here I come."
Yang Mumu pulled Gu Xingzhou and ran outside. How could she be left out of the fun?
As soon as he came out, the other friends also arrived.
What can we do when we get together on the first day of the Lunar New Year? Of course, we should play. There are many fun things to do when there is snow.
"Qingwan, watch out." Yang Mumu threw a ball of snow at Liu Qingwan, and the blood fell into her sleeve.
"Ah! Mumu, wait, here I come!"
Liu Qingwan grabbed the snowball in his hand and ran towards Yang Mumu. The two of them were happily playing with each other. He did not let go of other friends as they passed by. The snow in his hand could turn, so he threw it at everyone he saw, causing a group of people to chase him.
In the final melee, each team was on their own and the fight was so fierce that even Gu Xingzhou, who was making a snowman nearby, was not spared.
Shen Xingci couldn't bear to see him living a peaceful life, so he cut off the snowman's head and played with it, holding the snow and showing off to increase the hatred value.
"Old Gu, you hit me, you hit me!"
"You deserve a beating, just wait!"
Gu Xingzhou picked up the snowman's body and chased after him, as fast as the wind. In a blink of an eye, he pressed Shen Xingci to the ground and spread the snow in his hands on him.
"Ah, Lao Gu, I was wrong, I was wrong!" Shen Xingci begged for mercy.
"It's too late, let me snow you!"
Gu Xingzhou let him go, took a step back, and the snowball hit him.
"Hit him, hit him, let him show off!"
He Yuan also joined in the fun, scooping up snow from the ground and throwing it at him.
Others came over to join in the fun and make a mess.
Everyone was sweating from the snowball fight, their autumn clothes were soaked. Each of them stuffed a towel on their back to absorb the sweat, and then they calmed down to have a snowman-making competition.
At the end of the day, there were more than a dozen rows of soldiers standing by the yard, with different expressions and movements.
Yang Mumu looked at the densely packed little snowman soldiers, which could be called the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, the Haha Battalion of the Youth League Institute.
Later, there were many snowfalls throughout the winter, which completely killed the boring days and we had a lot of fun every time.
There was also fun stuff to do when it didn't snow. Gu Xingzhou drove a tractor to take a large group of people to the market, and they also followed him to the market.
Every time the market went on, it was time for Shen Xingci to go back to the commune to work. After finishing his work, he would come down to play for a few days.
There is another reason why he can come here to play for a long time, which is to deliver supplies to his comrades stationed near the gold mine in the mountains.
Yang Mumu and others will go to help, and the team leader will also bring the members to help deliver the goods.
When he is not delivering supplies, he goes ice fishing. His life can be said to be busy and leisurely, and very enjoyable.
The whole hibernation life is not boring at all.
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Spring soon arrived, and everyone started to get busy with their lives again.
In the season when all things come back to life, the educated youth who went to the countryside continued to devote themselves to rural construction, spring ploughing and sowing, and were busy all the time.
I really can't stop at all and I'm always busy. It seems that I have just finished planting the crops in the fields, and when I look up, it's time to harvest rapeseed.
After the rapeseed harvest, it's time to harvest wheat, and then a new round of summer harvest begins. After the summer harvest, the autumn harvest comes. Before the autumn harvest, a group of new educated youth (labor force) come to help.
Looking back, Yang Mumu felt that time passed so quickly. The day when he came seemed just like right in front of him. It even felt like the last autumn harvest had just ended, and now it was the next autumn harvest.
But it’s really busy and tiring. I have no free time after hibernation.
When she arrived, almost half a year had passed in 1974. At that time, she had not experienced the early busyness and did not have such a direct feeling.
Now, having spent the entire year 1975 in the team, she has truly felt that going to the countryside is not just talk, but is a real drain on the body.
It’s no wonder that many people are looking for ways to go back. They are always thinking about returning to the city. It’s really not easy to hold on without some perseverance and motivation.
Yang Mumu feels deeply touched. Only by working in the fields day after day, year after year, can one deeply understand how hard the saying "every grain of rice is hard-earned" is.
But fortunately, I managed to survive the winter and the Chinese New Year.
A year has passed in a busy manner, and everyone is looking forward to this moment. Just like last year, friends get together to happily celebrate the second year.
The next year was 1976.
By 1976, Yang Mumu had already gotten used to life in the Haha Brigade. He went to work every day, read books when he came home, and occasionally went up the mountains and seas with friends to earn some extra money to eat. When he had time, he would go fishing on the brigade's fishing boats.
In a blink of an eye, another year has passed.
Looking back, she realized that it was May 1974 when she came here, and now it is March 1977.
It's been three years.
The changes in three years are huge, if not small.
Yang Mumu’s friends have changed the most.
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