A few days later.
Li Jie and Qin Nan arrived at the educated youth center after a long journey, only to be informed by the educated youth center that their place of educated youth had been changed.
From Yimeng Mountain to Chile River.
Chilechuan is even farther than Yimeng Mountain.
From the hinterland of the Central Plains, I drifted to the northwest.
According to the arrangements of the Educated Youth Point, they stayed in the guest house first, waiting for tomorrow's train, and then transferred to Chilechuan.
(Sorry, I seemed to have misremembered before. The place where Xu Lingjun was sent down was not Yimeng Mountain, but Chilechuan)
On the way to the guest house, Qin Nan lowered his head glumly.
The Northwest is so far away.
From now on, if I send a letter, it will take a month to go back and forth, right?
"Are you unhappy?"
Li Jie smiled slightly and encouraged: "Be happy. Now that the matter has been decided, think of the good."
"Think about it. There are endless prairie fields in the Chile River, with galloping horses, clear river water, and herds of cattle and sheep."
"And when we are grazing, we can also ride horses and run wildly on the grassland."
On the side, after hearing these words, Qin Nan couldn't help but have the corresponding picture appear in his mind.
Sounds like pretty good?
However, she can't ride a horse!
"fine."
Li Jie knocked on her head: "If you don't know how to ride a horse, we can learn it. It shouldn't be difficult. I'll learn it first. When I learn it, I'll teach you."
Hearing this, Qin Nan raised his head and looked at Li Jie with watery eyes.
"Are you able to read minds?"
"Guess?"
Li Jie smiled and avoided answering.
"You must have."
Qin Nan turned her head to the side, and from an angle that Li Jie couldn't see, there were smile lines in the corners of her eyes.
It feels so good to know each other without saying anything.
She likes it very much.
"Let's go, I just told you, the educated youth, there will be delicious food at the reception tonight."
Because of the mistake, the people at the Educated Youth Point were very polite. Not only did they arrange a room with hot water for the two of them, but Hei also issued them a batch of various bills.
In the 1950s and 1960s, notes were more useful than money.
Before setting off, Li Jie exchanged a lot of various bills from the black market, especially hard currency such as national food stamps.
Anyway, no matter where they go, they will definitely not go hungry.
Even if there is a shortage of supplies in Chilechuan, he can't buy anything even if he has a ticket. The worst he can do is go hunting.
In short, I can’t be hungry.
"Um."
When he heard about the delicious food, Qin Nan's eyes flashed with anticipation.
Although Li Jie would send some food to her family from time to time, who would think there was too much to eat these days?
In the evening, the people at the educated youth spot did not lie to Li Jie and the others. The food in the guest house was indeed very good.
Only the two of them, though.
The chef of the guest house cooked two bowls of braised pork for them. The big, fat meat filled a whole vat (a vat used for eating).
Qin Nan shouted that she wanted to eat it all, but halfway through, she couldn't eat anymore.
Too boring.
Li Jie's situation is similar. He has no shortage of oil and water in his stomach. To be precise, he eats better than most people.
If they weren't worried about leaks, their family and Qin Nan's family would have no problem eating and drinking every day.
But this is really not necessary.
It's good to have meat and vegetables occasionally, and you can still look forward to it.
In the end, Li Jie and Qin Nan did not waste it. They packed up the uneaten pork so that when they get on the train tomorrow, they can soak it in boiling water and still eat it.
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The next day.
It was just dawn when Li Jie and Qin Nan got up. Of course, they didn't sleep together, but in two separate rooms.
Before going to the train station, they had to go to the post office.
For educated youth, you must tell your family about such an important matter.
Because of Li Jie's guidance, Qin Nan's mood improved a lot. When she wrote letters to her family, she adhered to the tradition of reporting good things but not bad things. The letters she wrote were all about her thoughts about the future.
The sky is clear, the fields are vast, and the grass is blown by the wind, and cattle and sheep can be seen low.
There seems to be nothing wrong with being a free herdsman.
Besides, there are relatively few people in the pastoral area, so her fifth category status will not be too sensitive by then.
The content of the letter Li Jie wrote to his family was similar. He asked Gao's mother not to worry too much about him. He would definitely be able to take care of himself when he got there.
In addition, he also vaguely reminded Gao Mu in the letter that there was a small iron box in his room with something in it.
As for what it was, he didn't write clearly.
Just some local food stamps, cloth stamps and the like.
The specific amount was not large. He didn't keep too much, not because he was reluctant to part with it, but because he was afraid of scaring Gao Mu.
Anyway, there are only two people in the family, Gao Mu and his sister. They also have their own quotas, plus the things he left behind, it will definitely be enough for them.
Even if it's not enough, Li Jie still has a backup plan.
In the past two years, he has not been hanging out in vain. He has made a few friends. If something happens at home, it will definitely be no problem to lend a hand.
After going to the post office to mail the letter, the two of them immediately rushed towards the train station without stopping.
However, this time they were not taking the educated youth train.
However, the people from the Educated Youth Affairs Office were quite interesting and bought them two sleeper tickets.
Sleeper tickets are not easy to get these days.
Most people really can’t buy this thing when they go out.
"Huh?"
"It's actually a sleeper berth!"
After getting the ticket, Qin Nan stared with disbelief on his face.
"Fool, wouldn't it be better to have a sleeper berth?"
Li Jie joked: "A few days ago, my shoulders were stiff because of you leaning on me."
After hearing this, Qin Nan thought it was true. After hesitating for a moment, she bit her lip and whispered.
"I'll rub it for you later."
"Um."
Of course Li Jie would not refuse this matter.
"Hey, the ticket checking has started."
Immediately afterwards, Li Jie naturally took Qin Nan's cattails, and then while protecting her, he squeezed towards the ticket gate.
I don’t know what’s going on, but there seem to be a lot of people at the station today.
The more people there were, the more crowded the space was. At this time, Qin Nan was leaning against Li Jie's chest.
Qin Nan felt a little dizzy as he smelled the familiar smell coming from the tip of his nose.
Although the current environment is very strange, as long as she smells this smell, she is not only not afraid, but also feels extremely at ease.
'It will be very comfortable if you hold him to sleep at night, right? '
Thinking of this, Qin Nan felt his cheeks getting hotter and hotter.
'What have I been thinking about! '
'What sleep...'
On the side, Li Jie didn't notice Qin Nan's shyness. His mind was now focused on his protector.
There were too many people around. Looking up, the ticket gate was filled with heads.
Moreover, all kinds of flavors are mixed together, let alone the taste.
A few minutes later, Li Jie led Qin Nan through the crowds of people in an almost hugging posture.
The moment they arrived at the platform, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
(End of chapter)
