On the second day, just as the sky was getting light, the rooster crowed for the first time.
The sky in Heilongjiang Province gets bright early in April and May, but there is still a chill of spring.
Lin Jianxue got out of bed quietly.
She was afraid of waking up Fu Qingqing who was sleeping soundly beside her.
The little girl was frightened last night and cried for so long. Now she was sleeping peacefully, but her brows were still slightly furrowed.
Lin Jianxue tucked the corner of the quilt for her.
After a simple wash, she took her aluminum lunch box and Fu Qingqing's worn enamel pot, quietly closed the door, and went to the educated youth kitchen.
There were already a few educated youth who had risen early in the kitchen.
Lin Jianxue queued up and ordered four dark cornmeal steamed buns, and also asked for two servings of pickled radish strips with barely any oil in them.
The food at the educated youth camp was rationed per person.
The aunt in charge of the kitchen glanced at her, then looked at the two lunch boxes in her hands.
Lin Jianxue fished out the food coupons and a few coins for one more person from her pocket and handed them over: "Aunt, this is for the other person."
The aunt didn't say anything then, took the money and asked her to pack the food.
I walked towards the village with two lunch boxes in my arms and just turned the corner of the wall of the educated youth center.
I ran into several figures head-on.
It was Liu Liwen, and her two "old partners" - Wang Hongxia and Zhang Cuicui.
Liu Liwen's gaze, like a hook, immediately fell on the two lunch boxes in Lin Jianxue's hands.
In particular, in one of the lunch boxes, the steamed buns were piled up to a peak.
Her footsteps paused almost imperceptibly, and a hint of suspicion flashed in her eyes.
How did Lin Jianxue take so much food by herself? And how did she use two lunch boxes?
She didn't see anyone else coming out of Lin Jianxue's dormitory that morning.
Liu Liwen's gaze moved across Lin Jianxue's beautiful but slightly pale face, and then glanced meaningfully at the lunch box in her hand.
Liu Liwen narrowed her eyes as she watched Lin Jianxue walk past them without looking at them and enter the innermost room in the row of girls' dormitories.
A vicious thought quickly formed in her mind——
Lin Jianxue usually looks aloof and aloof, and doesn't interact with others.
Could it be that... there's a strange man secretly living in the dormitory?
No, how could a single educated youth like her eat so much? And she needed two lunch boxes?
Besides, this Lin Jianxue is so attractive, who knows, she might do something shameless!
Lin Jianxue carried two lunch boxes and gently pushed open the door of the dormitory.
There was a slight squeak.
On the bed, Fu Qingqing was sitting on the edge with disheveled hair, staring blankly with a confused look in her eyes.
Her little face was flushed from sleep, with a few strands of hair stuck to her forehead.
When she heard the door open, she suddenly came to her senses like a frightened deer.
Only when she saw that it was Lin Jianxue did she breathe a sigh of relief. She hurriedly lifted the thin blanket covering her body and tried to get out of bed in a panic.
"Sister Xiaoxue, I overslept and you're awake..." Her voice was still a little hoarse from just waking up, with a hint of annoyance.
Lin Jianxue placed the aluminum lunch box and enamel pot in her hands on the only small old desk.
Her voice was still gentle: "It's okay, you're still growing, it's time to sleep in, it won't hurt to sleep a little longer."
She pointed at the food on the table and said, "This is yours: cornmeal steamed bread and pickled radish strips. Brush your teeth and wash your face before eating."
"The hot water is in the thermos. Pour it yourself."
"I have something to do and I have to go out soon, so I'll eat first."
Lin Jianxue picked up her portion, a steamed bun and a few radish strips, and began to eat quietly.
Fu Qingqing hugged the quilt, tilted her innocent little face up, and looked at Lin Jianxue with her bright black and white eyes.
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