Yue Hongying had an unforgettable birthday, and the guests all enjoyed an extremely sumptuous and satisfying birthday dinner.

August is the hottest season of the year, but there is still a lot of farm work in the fields. Under the scorching sun, you have to bend over and work with your face facing the loess and your back to the sky every day. This kind of hardship day after day, no matter what kind of hardships you have, Ambition and ambition will be slowly worn away.

In addition to Lu Wenbing, an old educated youth, Sha Pingchang and others who came to Dahe Village last winter have gradually adapted to rural life after nearly a year of training.

No matter what thoughts they had when they first went to the countryside, there was only one wish left at this time, and that was to return to the city as soon as possible.

Working under the scorching sun every day is already so hard, and they still can't have a full meal after returning home. If they only experience this kind of hard life for a period of time, they can persist, but if they live like this for a lifetime, no one can accept it. .

When I first came here, I received a food stamp subsidy from the Resettlement Office. Although the daily work was a bit hard, at least I was able to have enough to eat.

But now they have the same treatment as the village members, but the work points are not as much as they earn. In this way, they can only get about [-] kilograms of gross grain a year.

Even female educated youths with small appetites cannot fill their stomachs with this amount of food, and even male educated youths with large appetites will not be able to eat enough.

The work was extremely hard and there was not much food, which made them deeply aware of the huge gap between urban and rural areas.

Among all the educated youth, except for the special case of Yue Wenxuan, only Sha Pingchang can maintain the good attitude when he first arrived.After all, his family conditions are different and he cannot stay in farming forever.

The national policy cannot always be so strict. As long as the policy is slightly relaxed, Sha Pingchang believes that he can return to the city. It is just a matter of time.

Bai Yating, who has established a relationship with Sha Pingchang, also has this confidence. As long as Sha Pingchang can return to the city, she will definitely be able to follow him.

Now that the relationship between the two has reached the point of discussing marriage, it is of course impossible for Sha Pingchang to hide her family situation from her. Sha Pingchang has already taken the initiative to confess truthfully without her deliberately inquiring.

Her choice was indeed right. Sha Pingchang's family was even more amazing than she expected.Sha Pingchang's father's position was enough for her to look up to.

After understanding this, Bai Yating looked forward to the future even more. She now wanted to marry Sha Pingchang as soon as possible. The sooner the better.

After she mentioned it many times, intentionally or unintentionally, Sha Pingchang had agreed to marry her before the Spring Festival this year. Although it was still a long time before the wedding, the happy two had already started preparations for the wedding.

Regardless of whether he has a mission or not every day, Yue Wenxuan has to report to the brigade headquarters.Today is another leisurely day. There is no need to get out of the car. After checking in, he can move around freely again.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Party Secretary Wang shouted to him: "Wenxuan, don't leave in a hurry. There is a parcel for you today. It was just delivered this morning. Please take it back quickly."

The parcel was not big. Yue Wenxuan took it and looked at the address. It turned out that it was from Gu Bingshuang.

He just sent a package to his son a few days ago. In addition to the nutritional supplements that he always receives, there are also some dried fish and dried pheasant.

His son has long been weaned. Considering that the supply of non-staple food in the city is still not sufficient, especially meat products, he will put some bacon, ham and other meat products in the mail package every now and then.

There were a lot of meat products sent this time, and my son would definitely not be able to eat them by himself. It was not surprising that Gu Bingshuang specially sent him a package.

Yue Wenxuan took the package and was about to go out when Party Secretary Wang pulled out another letter and said to him: "There is another letter here addressed to Sha Pingchang. You can take it back to him as well."

Among all the educated youths, Yue Wenxuan usually receives the most letters and parcels, followed by Sha Pingchang, which everyone has become accustomed to.

After lunch, Yue Wenxuan remembered that Sha Pingchang's letter was still in his hand, so he took the letter and walked to the Educated Youth Institute.

Zuo Xiangqun and Xiong Jun didn't know why they ran out. Sha Pingchang was the only one in the dormitory.

After Sha Pingchang took the letter, he opened it and browsed it casually while talking to Yue Wenxuan.

At the beginning, the two of them were talking and laughing, but soon Sha Pingchang stopped talking, and the look on his face became more and more serious.

Yue Wenxuan saw that his expression was not right, so he stopped talking and stopped disturbing him.

Sha Pingchang spent a long time reading the letter, reading it four or five times.

Yue Wenxuan looked dazed after seeing him put the letter on the kang. It was obvious that something had happened at home.

At this time, there were only two of them in the dormitory. He couldn't help but say nothing, so he asked:

"Did something happen at home? If anything happens, you can take a few days off and go home to visit relatives. I'll tell Party Secretary Wang and ask him to give you a few more days off, and you can stay at home a few more days. sky."

Sha Pingchang did not answer immediately, his expression was still a little dull. After a long while, he spoke:
"My dad specifically told me in the letter not to ask for leave to go home."

Yue Wenxuan also fell silent and did not ask further questions.

No matter what happened to Sha Pingchang at home, he would not take the initiative to inquire unless he was willing to tell it himself.

After reading the letter, Sha Pingchang felt a little irritable and confused. He was eager to find someone to talk to, and Yue Wenxuan was his best friend and the best person to talk to.

There was no one else in the dormitory now, so he didn't need to worry about anything, so he continued:

"The situation in my dad's workplace is getting more and more tense. Something happened to his old leader, and he may also be implicated. Let me be prepared to stay in the country for a long time."

For Sha Pingchang, this is definitely the worst news.

Yue Wenxuan didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only comfort him:
"I think you still have to believe in your father's ability. Although something happened to his old leader, he may not be in trouble as well.

Just like your dad said in his letter, you have to prepare for the worst, but at the same time, don't lose hope. "

After all, the worst has not happened yet. Although Sha Pingchang is upset, he will not panic.

"I hope so. But I know my father. He has always been straight-tempered and would rather bend than bend. If he is really implicated, he will definitely not compromise. The probability of something happening is very high."

In this era, many people are powerless. Yue Wenxuan obviously can't help in this matter. He can only provide spiritual comfort.

“I didn’t get out of the car this morning, so I had nothing to do and went to the next village for a walk. I was lucky enough to buy a big rooster.

When I was going out, Bingxue said that I would make braised chicken nuggets tonight. Let me tell you. By the way, I also called Bai Yating, so we can have a dinner together. "

Obviously this was a temporary decision made by Yue Wenxuan, but Sha Pingchang did not reject his friend's kindness and agreed immediately.

Since becoming a tractor driver, Yue Wenxuan has had more and more free time. He can't always stay at home and read. Sometimes he will go to the villages outside and buy some chicken, duck, meat, eggs or various other things. Plant vegetables.Taking advantage of the convenience of shopping in the countryside in the past few years, of course he wanted to store more good things in the space so that they could be easily accessed when he returned to the city.

Before Gu Bingxue and others got off work, Yue Wenxuan chose the largest rooster in the space and slaughtered it using the ability of the space.

He put the chicken nuggets in a basin and would cook them right away when Gu Bingxue came back.

Yue Wenxuan went to the vegetable field for a walk. When he came back from picking vegetables, Yue Hongying and Gu Bingxue were already home.

Seeing her eldest brother coming in, Yue Hongying asked: "Brother, what kind of day is it today? Why do you want to stew chicken?"

"It doesn't matter what day it is. At noon, I made an appointment with Sha Pingchang and Bai Yating to come to my house for dinner.

I had nothing to do in the afternoon, so I went to Lincun to buy this big rooster. "

In the past, although Yue Wenxuan often invited a few friends to his home for dinner, he would not prepare it so deliberately. Today's dinner was so grandly prepared, which was obviously a bit abnormal.

Gu Bingxue couldn't help but ask: "I'm entertaining Sha Pingchang so grandly. Could it be that he has something wrong?"

"He's in a bad mood today, but I can't tell you why. I invited him over for a big meal, which will make him feel better.

As long as you two know the reason, don't show it, just pretend you don't know. "

Yue Wenxuan did not tell the two of them the real reasons. He only told them to be careful when talking and know what to say and what not to say, so as not to inadvertently arouse Sha Pingchang's worries.

This big rooster weighs five or six kilograms. After being put into the pot, the aroma wafts out not long after it is put into the pot.

Sha Pingchang and Bai Yating walked into the house together. As soon as they entered the door, Bai Yating said exaggeratedly:

"Bingxue's craftsmanship is so good. The fragrance almost reaches our Educated Youth Home. We can smell the fragrant chicken along the way. We both feel energetic while walking."

“Since it smells good, you two must eat more tonight.

The big rooster my brother bought today is really too big, weighing five or six kilograms of pure meat. Even if each of us is full, we will definitely not be able to finish it. "

"Then we two are so blessed. We can eat meat until we are full. I don't even know what it feels like." Sha Pingchang also said from the side.

He looked calm when he spoke and had a smile on his face. It was obvious that after an afternoon of adjustment, his mood had returned to normal.

After all, things haven't happened yet, everything is just worry and speculation. Seeing Sha Pingchang adjust his mood so quickly, Yue Wenxuan is completely relieved.

The chicken is stewed in a large iron pot, and it is stewed free-range chicken. The taste is really delicious.

By the time a bowl of red chicken nuggets was served on the table, everyone was already a little impatient.

Today there were only two guests, Sha Pingchang and Bai Yating, so Yue Wenxuan didn't need to make too many disguises and just brought out a bottle of high-priced Fenjiu.

Several ladies expressed that they did not want to drink anymore. The result of drinking on Yue Hongying's birthday was not very good. One experience in life was enough. None of them wanted to experience the feeling of being drunk for the second time.

Sha Pingchang and Yue Wenxuan both have good drinking abilities. A bottle of wine for two people, no more and no less, is just right.

Yue Wenxuan deliberately chose some happy topics to discuss. The smell of chicken was intoxicating, and everyone had a great time chatting.

A few ladies only ate and did not drink. They were full in a short time and put down their chopsticks to chat.

After finishing the bottle of wine, Sha Pingchang was slightly tipsy. Under the anesthesia of alcohol, the emotion in his heart was amplified, and he said with emotion:

“The biggest gain for me after coming to Dahe Village is that I met a good friend like you.

My dad often says: Even if you have only one close friend in your life, it is a lucky thing.

I am lucky enough to know you and become good friends with you. Even if I stay in Dahe Village for the rest of my life, I should be content. "

"I also agree with what you said, everything has pros and cons, and if there is a bad side, there will be a good side.

We have caught up with this era, and in the best years of our youth, we came to the countryside to jump in line. The hardships during this period were undoubtedly a painful experience.

But this experience gave us some of the most important friends in our lives. I think this is the biggest compensation.

And I believe that we can't stay in the countryside forever. Sooner or later we will have the opportunity to return to the city. When that day comes, this experience will be even more precious. "

"Today's work is not tiring. After thinking about it for half a day, I have figured it out.

Even if you stay in the countryside forever and never have the chance to return to the city, what will happen?Compared to many people, I am already lucky, even luckier than my parents.

If something happens to them, their situation in the future will definitely be very bad. They didn't even complain, so who am I to complain? "

It can be seen that Sha Pingchang was indeed inspired.Yue Wenxuan was very pleased that he had such a mentality.

"You are right to think so. No matter what happens in the future, we must not lose the courage to live."

Bai Yating suddenly interjected: "What you two said is so confusing, why can't I understand it?"

She looked at Sha Pingchang, tried to keep her tone calm, and asked in a gentle tone: "Why do you say such things suddenly? Are you hiding something from me?"

Sha Pingchang said seriously: "I didn't mean to hide it from you. I only received the letter from home at noon today."

Thinking that these people present were all reliable friends, Sha Pingchang didn't want to hide anything anymore and said frankly:
“A letter from home said: Something happened to my dad’s old leader, and he might be implicated.

If something happens, my family will no longer be able to take care of me, and I can only rely on myself for future matters.

Of course, things haven't happened yet, and the letter telling me just made me mentally prepared. "

Bai Yating's expression turned slightly pale, and she was in a very flustered mood, which made her a little irritable.


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