"So what if you know? What does it have to do with you?"
"You've eaten gunpowder today, what's wrong?"
"Nothing. I'm just thinking about Dr. Ye leaving and us being without a doctor here. I feel bad."
"You are stupid. Cheng Qiao is not a doctor. He is Dr. Ye's apprentice and was taught by Dr. Ye himself."
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot."
Cheng Qiao's face looked a little grim. How long could he still work as a doctor? At most, only half a year. It seemed that the health department of Xiangyang Village would have to find someone who knew medicine in the future.
Li Huan also thought of this problem, but unfortunately doctors are not easy to find, so he could only look for them slowly.
Watching the green smoke from the rear of the car disappear into the twilight, Cheng Qiaoying's fair cheeks revealed deep dimples, which seemed to emit strange vortices under the afterglow.
The following week, Zhu Qingde also received a letter of employment, which was actually recommended by Ye Jun. Zhu Qingde's ancestors were a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. If it weren't for Yuan Mengzhi, he would never have been sent here.
Early in the morning, Yuan Mengzhi put on the cheongsam that she had treasured for many years. Although her black hair was mixed with white strands, it did not detract from her beauty. Seeing his wife being so unscrupulous, Zhu Qingde was desperate.
"We don't know whether the road ahead is good or bad, and you are just parading around like this. Aren't you afraid that you will send us to the northwest?"
There was fear in Yuan Mengzhi's eyes. After thinking for a while, she reluctantly changed her cheongsam and put on homespun clothes and pants. She even let her hair down and went back to dressing like a peasant woman.
When Xiao Aiqun saw Yuan Mengzhi appear in a gorgeous dress, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes. All these years of hardship did not make Yuan Mengzhi give up her yearning for a better life. For this reason alone, she admired her.
"Mengzhi, these are the egg pancakes I made. You can take them with you on the road. And here's some money. A poor family has a rich road, so you should always have some money on hand."
Xiao Aiqin had no shortage of food or money because Zhao Guoliang had been secretly following Li Huan hunting, and Cheng Qiao had always been secretly supporting them.
Zhu Qingde's eyes became moist. In fact, his own wife always criticized Xiao Aiqun, saying that she was unsophisticated and didn't understand art. But he knew that she was just hiding her shortcomings and being low-key.
Just like now, how much food and eggs are needed to make a dozen omelets, and five big black cakes, the two of them can't earn that much money even if they work hard for a year.
Yuan Mengzhi was stunned. She looked at Xiao Aiqun with disbelief. How could there be such a stupid person in the world? They were going their separate ways and didn't know if they would see each other in the future, yet they just generously took out food and money.
"Why did you do that?"
Yuan Mengzhi couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it. Wouldn't it be better to just ask directly
"We have lived under the same roof for so many years, good or bad, there must be some affection. We, husband and wife, sincerely wish you a glorious life from now on."
"Thank you, Comrade Xiao Aiqin, you are a good person, and I apologize for my earlier rudeness."
Yuan Mengzhi bowed and apologized to Zhao Guoliang and Xiao Aiqun very readily, with a sincere attitude and earnest words. Seeing such a humble Yuan Mengzhi, Zhu Qingde's complexion improved a lot.
The two men walked out of the cowshed carrying large suitcases. Uncle Niu was sitting on the ox cart, glancing at the two men. Zhu Qingde immediately understood what Uncle Niu meant and quickly bowed to Uncle Niu to express his gratitude.
Yuan Mengzhi took out ten yuan from her pocket and handed it to Uncle Niu: "Uncle Niu, I often defaulted on my debts before. It was really because of my confusion. I will make up for it now. Thank you for your help and care for us over the years."
Uncle Niu raised his eyebrows slightly. This capitalist girl finally understood the ways of the world. It seemed that all the hard work over the years was not in vain.
The ox cart moved slowly forward. At the entrance of the village, Li Huan was standing under a tree with an envelope and a package in his hands. When he saw Zhu Qingde coming over, he handed all the things to him.
In the envelope were the money and bills they had exchanged for this year's work points, as well as a letter of introduction and a letter of employment. In the package were some personal belongings that Chen Weidang had helped keep for them when they arrived, and they had not been touched at all.
"Thank you, village chief, and thank you, Comrade Chen Weidang. Meeting you is the greatest blessing in our lives."
Li Huan nodded. This made sense. If they went to some other place, who knows what kind of life these two people would have. They probably wouldn't even be able to get this small package back.
The two men got on the ox cart, but Uncle Niu did not let Old Niu leave. Instead, he took out a cigarette and started smoking with Li Huan. Zhu Qingde's heart tightened, wondering if something had gone wrong.
Not long after, the sisters Xiaoping and Xiaoqin came hurriedly, dragging a huge suitcase and carrying a backpack on their backs.
I was greatly relieved to see Uncle Niu was still there. I could have left earlier, but the educated youth had been together for a long time and were reluctant to leave, so I was delayed for some time.
"Have you guys gone back too?"
Yuan Mengzhi looked at the two still pretty faces and couldn't help but speak. Xiaoping was more lively and nodded happily after getting the letter of introduction from Li Huan.
Their parents also got the news and rushed to find a job for the two sisters in the city. After the job was confirmed, they hurriedly transferred them back home.
“Your parents are so nice.”
Yuan Mengzhi was a little envious. She originally thought that her parents were very nice, but she never expected that they would abandon her at the critical moment and flee to Hong Kong with all their property. This was very disappointing to her.
The ox cart finally started slowly, and Li Huan waved to them. After this farewell, they probably would never see each other again in this life, except for Zhu Qingde, who was the person his uncle Ye wanted.
Jiang Guangrong and several others stood at the gate of the educated youth center, watching the two little girls' gradually shrinking backs, feeling melancholy. Now that they were gone, where would they go
Qian Longkun smiled, took out a few books from his notebook, and told them that the college entrance examination would be resumed, so they had to review as soon as possible. If they passed the exam, they could leave Xiangyang Village with the admission letter.
Han Chunmei and Zhang Yuefang were shocked. In order to keep the secret, they usually read books at school and never mentioned anything about the college entrance examination when they returned to the educated youth center. So how did Qian Longkun know about it
"How do you know?"
Jiang Guangrong did not take the book from Qian Longkun's hand, but asked in confusion, "The college entrance examination was so many years ago that he almost forgot about it."
"My parents wrote to me. They got the news that the college entrance examination might be resumed, so they sent these books for us to review first."
"Qian Longkun, if it's true, you are my Jiang Guangrong's best friend in this life."
This person is indeed very powerful as he can tell everyone such great news without reservation. Han Chunmei and Zhang Yuefang blushed a little, but they had no choice as they could not betray Cheng Qiao.