On the day of the weekend educated youth sorority, all six of them brought food rations and gifts, mostly dried sweet potatoes, maltose, dried fruits and the like.
Chen Liang took the things enthusiastically and invited them to sit and chat in one of the houses.
Everyone was crowded into a house that was a bit cramped, and this house belonged to a male educated youth named Yang Tu. The house was not messy, but it was not much better, and it still had a strange smell.
Even Chen Liang frowned when he walked in, with a look of displeasure on his face, "Didn't I tell you in advance to come to this gathering? Why were you not even willing to clean up the house in advance?"
Yang Tu sat crookedly, his whole body was as soft as bones, and said nonchalantly: "It's been taken care of already."
Even after cleaning up, is this still the case?
The new educated youth couldn't help but express surprise.
Chen Liang was a little angry when he saw that he didn't give any face to the newcomers. He rolled his eyes at him and said to everyone: "Let's go to Hu Jun's house. His place is clean."
Hu Jun seemed to be a rare good old man here. Chen Liang rashly proposed to go to his house without saying hello, and he was not angry. He even greeted them with a smile: "Come on, let's go to my house to cook."
Only Sun Qian looked reluctant, but she also paid attention to the occasion and followed slowly.
Yunling accidentally saw her rare black face and made a mental note of this Hu Jun.
The group of people moved their positions, but who knew that not long after they had sat at Hu Jun's house, two groups of female educated youths started quarreling over the stove.
Guo Jiyun took the spatula and pointed it at the other person with an angry look on his face, "Cao Hui! Can you stop eating meat under the excuse of tasting vegetables!?"
Cao Hui clasped her hands in front of her body, looking embarrassed, and whispered a little aggrievedly: "Comrade Jiyun, you misunderstood. I didn't eat meat just now, I just ate a piece of potato."
As soon as he heard her words, Guo Jiyun was like a powder keg exploding, and he became even more angry, "You mean I framed you?!"
She pointed at the stove and said solemnly: "I saw with my own eyes that you had a piece of chicken and how could you still be lying? I got this pheasant from a fellow villager. How can you frame you because of a piece of chicken? Could it be that I forced you to do it?" Put something in your mouth?"
Cao Hui was speechless by her words and could only cry. The pear blossoms in the rain were really pretty, which made the others feel a little sorry, and they all felt that they were not too angry about this piece of real and fake chicken.
The good old man Hu Jun came out to ease the situation, with a flattering smile, "Comrade Guo, even if Miss Cao Hui eats it, we won't quarrel because of this on this good day. Let's calm down the anger and we won't be angry."
No matter how stupid Guo Jiyun is, he can tell that what he said was an exaggeration. It means that it doesn't matter whether he has eaten or not. Even if he has eaten, just eat. It's not a big deal. Being angry is a bit stingy.
Combined with the educated youth's private evaluation of her before, Guo Jiyun now wants to explain the matter clearly.
She picked up the pot of chicken and stewed potatoes, stood in front of the two of them, and said with a sneer: "I bought this pheasant with my own money. Of course you can make sarcastic remarks without paying for it. I originally thought that I wouldn't be short of this chicken." The money I spent is all to provide food for the new educated youth comrades, and now you are saying that I am no longer a human being."
"The gossip about me being stingy came from you, Cao Hui, right?"
Guo Jiyun only felt that she had fed the dog out of kindness. When Cao Hui first came here, she saw that she was thin and pitiful, so she often invited her to her home for dinner. Cao Hui always brought some cornmeal, but she cooked and added meat. She didn't need the money at first, but then she gradually heard gossip from people in the educated youth circles, saying that she took the initiative to treat people to dinner and asked people to bring food, but in the end, all she made was wild vegetable steamed buns, which was quite stingy.
Not many people went to her house for dinner. Guo Jiyun clasped her fingers to figure out who it was. From then on, she and Cao Hui stopped communicating with each other. As a result, the next day someone said that she bullied the new educated youth.
She literally jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't even wash herself off.
Cao Hui looked horrified and quickly waved her hands to explain: "How could it be me? Jiuyun, you really misunderstood me. I know that my family has the worst conditions here. You took the initiative to invite me to dinner out of pity for me. Until now, I I'm so grateful, why would I say bad things about you? How could you miss me so much?"
"..." Yunling was watching the show and understood the whole story. As soon as she heard her words, she knew that Comrade Guo had to fall into the trap.
As expected, Guo Jiyun pointed at her nose and cursed: "When did I, Guo Jiyun, treat you to a meal without a trace of meat, and people outside said I was a stingy person? Did you say a word for me? I thought I was bitten by a white-eyed wolf. Secondly, God said I bullied you, but you, the person involved, didn’t come out to clarify.”
"Cao Hui, how can I be sorry for you? I deserve it for my indiscriminate kindness, right?!"
Guo Jiyun was so angry that she thought she was going to slap Cao Hui in the next second, so several male educated youths stopped her. On the other hand, the female educated youth stayed away from the battlefield and went to the kang to eat melon seeds and watch the show.
Sun Qian snorted coldly: "Cao Hui's face should have been exposed long ago, but those men are still protecting him. Who among us can't understand?"
Other female educated youths agreed while eating melon seeds: "Indeed, she acts like someone is bullying her all day long, which makes us lesbians not dare to stand next to her."
However, Guo Jiyun calmed down after scolding her. Without even looking at Cao Hui and the bunch of male educated youths standing around her, she took the chicken and slammed the door and left.
Qian Li was stunned and whispered: "Chicken——"
Yunling quickly covered her mouth, fearing that the child would say one or two offensive words at an inappropriate time.
"The chicken was bought by someone else, so it's normal to take it away." Yunling whispered to her.
Qian Li looked out the window with a pity on her face and pouted. The big meat dishes on the dinner table were gone, and she became even more indifferent towards Cao Hui. It's not that she couldn't afford it, but the meat had to be sold before she could buy it. Such a pheasant was so rare!
Everyone finished the meal calmly and with a bit of embarrassment, and few people were happy.
Chen Liang opened his mouth to liven up the atmosphere and suggested that everyone perform a show at the evening symposium.
As the initiator, he was the first to bear the brunt and recited a Russian poem with a gentle voice. In the calm night, he brought everyone into the scene of the separation of men and women for the revolution in the poem. Cao Hui also wiped his tears and praised it vigorously.
Immediately afterwards, Cao Hui sang a lingering and pathos folk song, which was soft and sweet, causing Chu Songlan to shed goosebumps all over the floor.
When she arrived in Yunling, she ran back to her home and picked up a wooden flute that had been cut here, and played the song "Autumn Moon over the Flat Lake". The melody was soft, fresh and bright, melodious and gorgeous, as if it made people immersed in the scene.
The quiet West Lake under the bright autumn moon is beautiful and moving. The evening breeze is caressing and the moon is quiet. A pool of lake water reflects a full moon. The blue sky is sparkling. The green mountains, green trees, pavilions and pavilions seem to be shining in the moonlight. Shrouded under the gauze, the dongxiao played a poetic artistic conception, which rekindled the hope of a better life for these educated youths who went to the countryside.
They all want to visit the north and south of the motherland, trek through the towering snow-capped mountains and lush dense forests on the border, set foot on the solemn Great Hall of the People and Tiananmen Square, relax in the quiet and elegant water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, listen to the call of the waves on the islands, and listen to the unfinished music. Pinghu Qiuyue...
After the song was over, the crowd was still there.
No one applauded or praised, everyone just quietly enjoyed the afterglow of the night, with cicadas chirping, autumn wind blowing, dead leaves falling, and the crescent moon hanging.
Even Guo Jiyun who was in the room came out, gave her a bag of tea with an awkward look on his face, and said softly: "I have never had such a peaceful mood since I came here. I spend all my time in the farmland every day." In the land, weary.”
She laughed heartily, as if all the quarrels had dissipated like clouds and breeze.
"Next time I go to your house to make tea, you have to play a song for me."
Yunling held her chin up and smiled, "I'll definitely accompany you."
The quarrel during the day finally became somewhat harmonious. Although Guo Jiyun still didn't talk to Cao Hui, it was much better than his hatred towards the other party.
A night talk came to an end, and everyone went back to their homes to prepare for the next day's work.
When Yunling was about to lock the door, she saw Shao Hua standing outside the door with a confused look on his face.
"What's the matter?" She said, having lost her temper by Shao Zhiqing, she was so angry.
Shao Hua's wrinkled face suddenly relaxed. He sighed and said resignedly: "Yunling, do you not remember who I am?"
Yunling was about to ask, "Do I know you?", but suddenly she saw his reddish eyes, as if she was about to cry in the next second, and this expression felt inexplicably familiar.
After pondering for a moment, just when Shao Hua thought that she would never remember to reveal her identity, Yunling's eyes suddenly widened, and she even questioned in disbelief.
"Little...little chubby??"
When Shao Hua heard her mention that familiar name, his eyes lit up instantly, as if a hot fire was burning.
"You finally remembered!"
After he was so excited, he still felt a little aggrieved and complained: "I was originally going to visit relatives in He Province, but then when I heard that you were going to the countryside, I quickly arranged for my family to come here. I reminded you as soon as we met halfway on the train, As a result, you haven’t recognized me for more than two months here.”
He stood in front of her like a puppy, feeling both sad and happy. His obedient eyes stared at you, which suddenly made Yunling feel guilty.
But she still said, "You shouldn't have come."
When Shao Hua heard this, he curled his lips and was about to cry. He rarely cried. This time he came here and was exhausted. However, his sister, who had clearly promised to recognize him when they met again when they were young, said that he shouldn't come.
"You're so annoying." He choked out the words.
Yunling sighed slightly: "I had to go to the countryside as a last resort, but your family can definitely arrange a job for you in the city so that you don't have to work in the countryside. You shouldn't run out on impulse and let down your bright future. What's more, When I have the opportunity to return to Beijing, we will always meet, so there is no rush for this moment."
Shao Hua understood everything, but his little thoughts were hidden deep enough that no one told him.
He touched his nose a little arrogantly, but also a little rogue, "Anyway, all my people are here, and you haven't recognized me yet, at least you owe me a favor!"
Yunling didn't owe him that he came on his own initiative. Although it was because of her, she understood the logic, but she was really wrong for not recognizing it.
So she had no choice but to nod helplessly, acknowledging the matter.
