Bai Fumei in the 70’s

After Zhao Lanxiang left, He Songbai said solemnly, "Do you know who it is?"

Gu Huaijin did not dare to conceal it from He Songbai at this point.

He nodded hesitantly, "If someone is really staring, except for my few students, don't know who else who wants this."

"You... you leave the bike somewhere else."3

"I don't know..." He sighed, and he blamed himself.

He Songbai returns with a bunch of pork every day, and there is a slight smell of pig blood on his body. Gu Huaijin also intuitively guessed what this young man was doing.

He Songbai said briefly, "No."

Since being followed by the girlfriend last time, He Songbai has become more cautious. If someone is watching at night, he won't go at all.1

Gu Huaijin rinsed his mouth and vomited out the blood overflowing from his mouth. The corners of his eyes were swollen, the corners of his eyebrows were blue, and he hissed and gasped as he talked. But in front of the young man He Songbai, he still maintained his dignity.

He wiped his face and said quietly, "I'm sleeping."

He lay indifferently on the haystack, and since he couldn't drive people away, Gu Huaijin simply didn't rush him.

He Songbai returned to the room to take the medicinal oil the girlfriend bought him, placed it on Teacher Gu's side, and left without a word.

After he left, the middle-aged man lying on the hay pretending to be sleeping was pinching the little medicine bottle, staring at it for a long time, and burst into tears.11

...

The next day, Zhao Lanxiang made an extra portion for lunch, and after she has served the meal, He Songbai would come over and take the portion belonging to Teacher Gu to the bullpen.

The old man is also stubborn. He has low fever and he is unwilling to see a doctor. After working, he is lying on the haystack sickly, waiting for his nutritious meal every day.

He Songbai on the front brought the food over, and Zhao Lanxiang on the back followed.

She handed the warm milk from her hand to Teacher Gu's hand.

The whole process was silent, no one said a word.

There was a heavy downpour last night, and the drenched land exuded a fresh smell of mud. Gu Huaijin brought more straws and spread it around him to keep him warm.

He poured delicious food into his broken bowl and gratefully finished the glass of milk the little girl gave. He felt the heart that was frozen yesterday was rejuvenated again.

As he was planning to eat, he took out his own booklet as usual, turning his thumb over page after page, and he started talking to himself.

He Songbai and Zhao Lanxiang have both returned to the house.

This kind of food delivery without communication lasted for several days, until He Songbai was busy with autumn planting and started to dig ditches on the mountain again.

Zhao Lanxiang lived lightly and came back to cook at noon. After the meal is made, she will share a portion for Gu Huaijin to eat.

The weather was unexpectedly bright and warm on this day. After several heavy rains, the plowed soil in the field is black and moist, which was entirely due to the farmyard fertilizer.

As usual, Gu Huaijin took out the booklet and said: "...Technical route, analysis and determination of rock formation, slope, soil thickness, determination of soil engineering properties, design stability of ridges..."

"The rock and soil layers are weak, so terrace design is not suitable. The critical slope is greater than 15 degrees. The season of heavy rain is likely to cause soil erosion."

When Gu Huaijin whispered to himself, Zhao Lanxiang poured the rice into his pottery bowl without a word.

"Niujiao Mountain, the nature of the soil and the thickness of the rock layer are qualitatively not suitable for reclamation; Heshan, where the soil is fertile and the thickness of the rock layer is greater than the average, is suitable for reclamation; Luoji Mountain..."

Gu Huaijin read his notes as if whispering aloud, but unexpectedly the delicious food he was expecting splashed all over the place.

Zhao Lanxiang suddenly raised her head, "What were you reading just now?"

Teacher Gu jumped up from the haystack, his hands busy rescuing his lunch. He said indignantly, "You girl, why you are so careless, it's a waste of food!"

"White rice, just pour it when you are talking..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Lanxiang's eyes tightened in shocked.

In the hot autumn, Zhao Lanxiang just felt like she was falling into an ice cave and shivered in the cold.

Teacher Gu subconsciously picked the clean rice grains on the ground, carefully picked out the grains of sand, and ate it excitedly.

Zhao Lanxiang took Teacher Gu's sleeve and tried her best to calm down her voice.

"Today in Niujiao mountain, is the day when the rocks are opened to divert water, they plan to use explosives to redirect the lake water from the mountain into the ditches..."

Teacher Gu's chopsticks holding the meat suddenly stagnate, and a piece of braised pork belly fell to the ground, covered with ash.

"What?"

...

In the morning, Li Dali was snarled by his mother for breakfast, and was pushed to the branch secretary Li's house.

"After all, she will be your wife. Stop by, do some work for Li'er, say a few words thoughtfully, and win over her feelings."

Li Dali had no choice but to go to Li Dehong's house after eating.

He worked with him for a few years, and suddenly he will became his elder. Li Dali couldn't get use to it.1

He stood at the door of the house, waiting for the fiance to come out, carrying farm tools for her and doing work.

New wife is always like this, expecting people to spoil her.

But he waited and waited, the sun was already high, but he didn't see Li'er coming out.

Li Dehong stood alone under the tree from afar, looking at his soon to be son-in-law, he stepped forward and patted Li Dali's shoulder with a smile, and said clearly,

"Go work, everyone is waiting for you, Li'er is not working today."

In the branch secretary's house.

Li'er got up early in the morning and brought a piece of cake to eat on the road. Before she put her hands in her pocket, her sister-in-law squinted her eyes.

"People who don't go to work only know what to eat. Today it's your turn to stay at home to care for Grandpa, and by the way, bring Ahua to your brother."

Li'er knew that Li Dali is secretly waiting for her under the jujube tree outside.

But she said nothing.