The Siheyuan of the Young Educated Youth

When Huo Sheng heard Qi Feifei say she was hungry, he let go and took Qi Feifei's hand to go eat.

She first washed a peach for Qi Feifei and let her eat it as a snack, then she went to heat up some sauerkraut, boil some pork, and steam some big steamed buns for her.

The meal was ready a long time ago, but no matter how much I waited for her, she didn't come back, and it had already gone cold.

Huo Sheng was making a fire and heating up the meal. Qi Feifei stood beside him, eating a peach and telling him what happened today.

The more Huo Sheng listened, the more aggrieved he felt, and the more upset he felt.

He didn't blame Qi Feifei for not being tough, nor did he blame the bear for suffering a loss in exchange for a favor. Rather, he made Qi Feifei bow her head in front of the "enemy", which made him despise himself even more. He thought it was all because of his uselessness. Not only could he not let his wife hold her head high in the outside world, but he also had to swallow his anger.

Huo Sheng forced a smile in front of Qi Feifei and wiped the peach juice off her face with a wet towel.

Qi Feifei saw through it, but she didn't expose him or comfort him. A man should be passionate, have dignity, and have the determination and courage to strive for progress.

What's the point of being a man if he doesn't live an upright life.

When Qi Feifei was about to finish his meal, there was a knock on the door and Qi Feifei walked out of the courtyard.

Auntie was holding her military coat and lunch box, expressionless.

"This is what Director Sun asked me to bring to you."

Although I am just a maid, I can't stand people like this.

This woman is so shameless. She took advantage of Xiao Jiang's pregnancy to seduce the factory director. How despicable!

The wife's things are also going to be taken away, wow! Xiao Jiang likes this dress so much that he has never worn it!

Xiao Jiang also said that when the weather gets colder and she has this new coat, she will give the old coat to her daughter.

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Qi Feifei didn't care whether others were enthusiastic about her or not. She took it, said thank you, and closed the door.

Qi Feifei took the food directly to the back mountain to feed the chickens and put her coat into the closet in her room.

Don’t let Huo Sheng feel disgusted by it.

After eating and drinking, she quickly rested, as she felt tired and sleepy.

Huo Sheng held her from behind, supporting his head with one hand, and just watched her silently, without moving for a long time.

The next morning, Qi Feifei placed the lunch box at the service desk, gave clear instructions, and left the guesthouse as she still had a lot of things to do.

Since Qi Feifei had already arrived at the machinery factory, he decided to go back to Toudaogou first, with a wild boar meat recipe in his backpack.

It was not cold enough for the meat to freeze, so she only carried more than ten pounds of meat and a basket of fresh mushrooms for Lao Qin and Uncle Zheng.

Old Qin was cleaning the pigpen. He saw Qi Feifei coming from the end of the path carrying a basket on his back, and his brows lit up with joy.

He put down the work in his hands, quickly washed twice with cold water in the basin in the yard, and then jogged out.

Uncle Zheng and Widow Gong were cutting radish tops and rotten cabbage stalks to stew them for pigs. When they saw Lao Qin like this, they knew that Qi Feifei had come.

The two of them also put down their work and went out to greet them.

Old Qin took Qi Feifei's backpack, and they went into the yard together.

Old Qin looks much better this year and is smiling more.

I would receive a letter from home every once in a while. Although my family was poor, everyone was safe and I felt much more at ease.

He got along well with Uncle Zheng and Widow Gong, and even learned how to castrate a pig. He has adapted to life here.

Lao Qin asked Qi Feifei with concern, "It's freezing now, do you still need to go to work at the Industrial Office?"

There are no machines and nothing can be produced. Should we just take a hibernation holiday?

Qi Feifei, "I have to go out in a few days. My boss said he needs to contact the machine."

Lao Qin: "It's good to have something to do, it's good."

Uncle Zheng, "Let's talk inside. Everyone, come inside."

Several people walked into the house while talking.

Uncle Zheng and Old Qin watched Qi Feifei get through the hard times day by day, and they felt a sense of pride that their own child had grown up to be a successful adult.

The two men pulled Qi Feifei to sit on the kang and asked her all kinds of questions, ranging from work to meals.

I also asked her about the last incident involving wild boars in the Kaoshan Brigade.

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As soon as Qi Feifei arrived, the three of them were very happy and insisted on keeping Qi Feifei there for dinner.

Qi Feifei wanted to help Widow Gong cook, but Widow Gong refused to let her do so.

"Sit down, sit down. It's a rare trip back home. Chat with them for a while. I can do it quickly by myself."

Qi Feifei also liked this feeling of being cared for and loved. He patiently chatted with the two of them, answered their questions one by one, and even had a few drinks with the three of them in high spirits.

It was already mid-afternoon before I went to the captain's house.

It was the busy farming season, and the team leader's wife was the only one at home, taking care of the house, cooking and taking care of the grandchildren.

When Qi Feifei entered the yard, the captain's wife was sitting on the kang, stringing beans with a large needle. When she saw Qi Feifei coming, she went out to greet him, holding little Xiwen in her arms.

Qi Feifei called out "Godmother" as soon as she opened the door.

The captain's wife kept responding, "Where did you come back from?"

Why are you still carrying a backpack?

Qi Feifei, "I brought some wild boar meat for you and my godfather. It's the meat of a small yellow-haired wild boar, very tender! It's just right that you've been working hard lately, so you should eat something good."

The captain's wife said, "Keep some for yourself and don't keep taking it back. You haven't gained any weight this year and you seem to have lost some weight."

Qi Feifei, "I eat a lot, but I just can't gain weight. There's nothing I can do."

I lived for decades in my previous life and was never fat.

Qi Feifei put down the backpack and took out the wild boar meat and fresh mushrooms.

An enamel pot of pork, weighing more than 20 kilograms, and two pots of mushrooms.

The two chatted for a while, and the captain's wife opened the drawer and took out a letter.

"I've been here for a few days. Your godfather said that everything is yours. I can't read a few words. Take a look for yourself, right?"

Don't take the wrong one.

Qi Feifei took it. The first letter was from Baisha.

Qi Feifei opened it and looked at it. She wanted to ask Qi Feifei if she had dried hazel mushrooms, hazelnuts, walnuts, etc. this year, and if she could send her more so that she could send her something in exchange.

Qi Feifei picked up the second letter, which was sent by Yu Lihong.

The two of them left their addresses to each other but never wrote to each other. It's been almost a year. Why did he think of writing to himself?

The letter greeted Qi Feifei, then talked about his work. Finally, he said that last year's mountain red was so delicious that he could not forget it. He asked Qi Feifei if there was any more this year.

Hazelnuts, walnuts, mountain sorrel, or pheasant or rabbit meat would also be fine. The city is in short supply of everything now, so as long as she can get it, she will take it. She will pay the price if you send it to her on the train.

The captain's wife saw Qi Feifei reading the letter and didn't know what it said. She just saw her twitching the corners of her mouth and laughing from time to time.

Qi Feifei looked at the third letter and didn't open it for a long time.

The captain's wife asked, "Fei Fei, what's wrong?"

Qi Feifei sighed, "Nothing."

The captain's wife tilted her head to look at her face, "What does this letter say?"

Why are you suddenly unhappy?

Qi Feifei opened the letter without saying anything.

It starts with:

Hello, my missing sister:

Qi Feifei glanced at the end of the letter and saw that it was from his brother Guoliang.