Chapter 5： Here comes another one

Chapter 5 Another one

Although Jinzhou is the capital of Jiangzhou Province, it is located in the central part of Xiahua Kingdom, and its transportation and economy are far inferior to coastal cities and Beihu.

Looking at the dilapidated, dirty and desolate streets with not even a few 28-year-old bicycles, everyone was a little dumbfounded. The provincial capital was like this, let alone the villages below!

They realized belatedly that devoting themselves to rural development is not a simple slogan.

It is already the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the winter in Jinzhou combines the roaring and rough cold in the north with the lingering cold in the south. Even if everyone wraps up in cotton coats, they still don’t feel much warmth.

The An family brothers and sisters wanted to go somewhere quite far. They had to take a three-hour bus ride to the Yan Town Educated Youth Center to meet up with their fellow villagers. It was said that they also had to walk a fifteen-kilometer mountain road!

"The train leaves in two hours. Let's store our luggage and buy some daily necessities together. The supply and marketing cooperatives in the towns below must not have all the goods." Qi Yunlan suggested with a chuckle, and everyone agreed.

Since time was tight, everyone decided to split up. The An family brother and sister looked at each other and they had already made a detailed list on the train. At this moment, they each took the money tickets and rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative, grain station and other places together with others.

An Zhixia was dressed in shabby clothes, and the eyes of the other girls showed contempt and alienation. After all, no one wanted to spend more time in a relationship that had no purpose.

Qi Yunlan, on the other hand, held her arm affectionately and said with a smile: "I was worried that I would have no company when I arrived, but I didn't expect that there is a little sister. We must take care of each other in the future?"

Everyone else who had eaten Qi Yunlan's snacks in the car echoed and said to An Zhixia: "You are so lucky. Comrade Qi Yunlan is gentle, beautiful, generous, and very talented. I don't know how many people want to be in the same place with her. "

An Zhixia frowned and took out his arm, "Didn't you say that time is tight? You continue to brag here, while I go shopping." After saying that, he strode to catch up with his brother and ran to the supply and marketing cooperative first.

“With her poor and ugly appearance, she still has the nerve to take Joe?”

“Isn’t there a brother who cares about stinky feet?”

A group of girls burst out laughing after hearing this. The An family brother and sister had a particularly good reputation for being poor in school. Except for a few informal boys who got close to An Zhiqiu, the rest simply ignored them.

Qi Yunlan shook his head helplessly: "You can't choose your family conditions, but who can say that they will have no future? Isn't there a saying in the book that you should not bully young people into poverty?"

Thinking about the handsome and tall figure in her mind, her fair face turned red and her eyes were firm.

"Okay, okay, we know you are kindhearted and don't want to embarrass others," the other girls laughed and held her arms, "Our places are not far apart anyway. Once we get to know each other, we should keep in touch!" "

Not knowing the situation in the countryside yet, the brother and sister decided to keep a low profile and buy some necessities first, such as quilts, clothing, cloth for shoes and hats, cotton, wool, needlework, etc., daily necessities: toothbrush, toothpaste, cream, glycerin, enamel basin , thermos, soap, etc., food: brown sugar, milk powder, biscuits, pastries, fried noodles, dried noodles, pickles, etc., as well as pens, notebooks, dictionaries, etc. that the brother and sister have been coveting for a long time. In this way, their gift has two more bags.

From the prosperous and bustling Kyoto in the eyes of the world, we arrived at Hetang Village, a dark and quiet village surrounded by mountains.

When the outside world is turbulent, this place is still as quiet as yesterday, like an ink and mountain green painting that has not been invaded by modern times. It has amazing beauty under the winter sunset, but also has an inescapable helplessness and a touch of despair.

From the fellow villagers, they had a general understanding of the situation in Hetang Village. It was indeed the place where Kang Xiaohua took great pains to send his brothers and sisters. This was an extremely backward mountain village. The people in the village depended on the weather for food and lived in poverty. Except for the party secretary who had a worker. The son built a brick house, and the village chief's house was just a mud house with a tile roof.

The rising smoke could not dispel the coldness of several people's hearts. The bullock cart stopped in front of a small courtyard. When the people inside heard the noise, they opened the door and came out.

"You're finally here. Is it too cold? Come in and warm yourself up. Uncle Wang Liu, don't leave either. We've made some food for you." A lady with short hair and ear-length hair greeted them warmly, while the men laughed. Help with unloading and salute.

Wang Liu was an honest man. He waved his hands repeatedly, and when he saw that everything in the car was unloaded, he left with a whip.

"You may not think that the conditions in Hetang Village are difficult, but the villagers are warm and sincere, and few of them are mean-spirited. Moreover, our beautiful scenery is unparalleled elsewhere. As time goes by, you will also fall in love with it," said the eldest sister. He dragged a girl into the main room and introduced her as he walked: "My name is Liu Yiyue, you can just call me Sister Yiyue."

The two girls quickly shouted: "Sister Yiyue."

“Hey, the person who just entered the house is my husband Zheng Lizhi. We are both from Jisheng. We have been here for five years and live in a small house next to the kitchen. Our baby Zheng Jiaming is two years old and is asleep in the house.

In the same batch were Qin Dapeng and Shan Teng from Anshi, and Fei Zheng from Jinshi.

Two years later, three of them were transferred from Shanghai: Chen Sike, Hang Xianglei, and Nie Yichang. "

The person whose name is called smiles or nods.

An Zhixia silently remembered it in her heart. While talking about Hang Xianglei, Qi Yunlan happened to introduce herself. One is tall, tough and handsome, and the other is petite, gentle and elegant. They also have the ability to make people around them fall into the background. She always feels that there is something she has overlooked.

"What's wrong?" Seeing the girl staring blankly at the man, An Zhiqiu stood in front of her calmly and asked worriedly: "Are you tired?"

“It’s okay, I just smell the smell of rice and I’m hungry,” she said with a crooked smile. She had just been in the other world for a few days and didn’t recognize the people in front of her at all. What’s so weird about that?

She must be overthinking.

On the other hand, Nie Yichang, who was next to Hang Xianglei, nudged his friend ambiguously with his elbow and whispered: "One problem has not been solved yet, and another one has come."

The latter glared at him impatiently, turned around and entered the house.

"Let's eat first," Fei Zheng served the last polenta and said with a smile: "The village chief brought the food and autumn vegetables for the four of you during the day. The next time the food is distributed, it will be deducted from the work points. We in the countryside There’s nothing delicious, so you have to adapt as soon as possible.”

There is a large bamboo basket on the small round table, which contains black mixed-noodle steamed buns. Each person has a bowl of corn paste, half a bowl of cabbage vermicelli, and half a bowl of stir-fried diced pork with potatoes.

It seems that such a meal is already a good meal for entertaining guests. Everyone ate it with gusto and did not forget to explain the rules here to the newcomers.

The situation of the educated youth is complicated. Except for the busy work of farming and occasional gatherings, they do not eat together. Some of them have to team up with the villagers, and some of them cook and eat by themselves. But everyone will take turns carrying water, boiling water, sweeping the floor and collecting firewood.

(End of this chapter)