It was now 1975, and the Qingming Festival had passed. In the courtyard of the former West County High School, students were squatting in groups of two to five in the courtyard in front of the cafeteria, enjoying food that was worse than the future construction workers. Today's first dish was still stewed cabbage and pork with vermicelli. The second dish didn't change either. It was still cabbage braised vermicelli. The third dish was a different dish today. Boiled potato chips. The staple food was white wheat bread, yellow corn bread, and black broomcorn bread.
Sun Shaoping looked at the black thing in his hand and gently took a bite. It was not very hard, and the surface was a little weak. It did not have the chewy texture of wheat flour steamed buns. It was not difficult to eat, and it was barely enough to fill one's stomach.
Jin Bo wanted to share some cabbage and vermicelli with him, but he refused. Everyone's food was not enough. Jin Junhai had bought some of Jin Bo's food from outside. Besides, he had eaten everything, so he was not greedy for these things. It was just that the two black guys were still a little hungry after eating. Seventeen or eighteen years old was the time for growth. This little food could only ensure that they would not starve to death. Of course, he did not have the poor inferiority complex of the original protagonist. The only thing that made him uncomfortable was his black clothes and his patched yellow rubber shoes without shoelaces. Food and clothing were his biggest problem now.
His afternoon work was weeding the wheat in the school. He had done this in his previous life. With the foundation laid by his previous life, he did not feel very tired. It was only at 4:30 in the afternoon that he felt a little dizzy from hunger.
Just as he was about to get off work, a young man came up to him and said,"Shaoping, my sister came to find me in the afternoon and asked me to bring you to my second father's house in the afternoon. She said she had something to tell you. My sister even told you not to eat on the school stove in the afternoon and to eat at my second father's house…”After saying this, he returned to the place where he was digging.
He should be Tian Runsheng. His fair face and body were a little thin, so clean that he did not look like a young man from the countryside. He knew why Tian Runye was looking for him. This kind, cute, and persistent woman should be immersed in her love fantasy for Sun Shao 'an at this time, but Sun Shaoping knew that they would not have any results. In the end, it would only destroy her love and her family.
Sun Shaoping didn't want to see these things happen to his family. Although Tian Runye wasn't his family, his predecessor had already treated her as his sister.
After work ended at five o'clock, he did not let Runsheng wait any longer. He told Jin Bo to get the two black flour buns for him, and then followed Runsheng to school. The original West County was not too big, not even comparable to some towns in the future. There were very few shops on the streets, and the door of the supply and marketing cooperative was already closed. He would feel embarrassed if he went to a stranger's house empty-handed without bringing a gift, but his pockets were cleaner than his face, so he didn't think about it anymore.
The courtyard of the county revolutionary committee was on a slope, and the rows of caves looked quite neat. Whether it was now or in the future, the government's authority had its own majesty. Tian Fujun, the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee, had a row of four-hole caves in his courtyard. There was a kitchen on the east side and a small flower bed on the west side. An old man with gray hair was turning the soil. Sun Shaoping guessed that he should be Tian Fujun's father-in-law, Xu Guoqiang.
Two women were busy in the kitchen. The young and beautiful woman should be Tian Runye. She was as beautiful as a lotus flower in clear water. Even Sun Shaoping's future eyes could give her a score of 90 points. She was helping a middle-aged woman. The middle-aged woman was Tian Fujun's wife, Xu Aiyun. She was dignified and beautiful with a hint of grace. She worked in the county hospital and was said to be very good at medicine.
Tian Runye came out of the kitchen and said with a smile,"Why are you only here now? Come in and sit. Why are you standing there like a fool?”As she said this, she grabbed Sun Shaoping's sleeve and led him into the house.
This made Sun Shaoping a little flustered. He was not used to the sudden intimate movements of this strange and familiar woman. Xu Aiyun only glanced at him and was busy cooking.
At this time, a girl who was about the same age as Sun Shaoping walked out of the cave in the middle. She looked a little similar to Runye, but there was a valiant air between her eyebrows. Her small face with baby fat added a little charm. She was not inferior to Tian Runye at all. She had another charm. He looked at Sun Shaoping and asked,""Sis, who is this?"
Tian Runye smiled and introduced them." This is my second father's daughter. Her name is Xiaoxia. She's in the same class as you. Her name is Sun Shaoping. She's from our village and is in the same class as your Brother Runsheng.”
Tian Xiaoxia stretched out her right hand and said with a smile,"Hello, my name is Tian Xiaoxia. Welcome to our house.”
In fact, Sun Shaoping didn't need Runye's introduction to guess who the girl in front of him was, but he found it funny that she pretended to be an adult, but her Mandarin was quite good.
Out of politeness, he reached out his hand and gently shook her four fingers according to the standard handshake etiquette of a man and a woman. He smiled and replied,"Nice to meet you."
Sun Shaoping's actions were a little beyond Tian Xiaoxia's expectations. Her round little face was flushed red, and even Runye was stunned. After entering the cave, the interior was very simple. Along the wall was a sofa made of old cloth. There were white hollowed-out cloth covers on the armrests. In front of the sofa was a black wooden coffee table with an iron plate and six white porcelain cups. At the corner of the door were two old leather sofas. In the middle was a small coffee table with a white porcelain ashtray on it. This should be Tian Fujun's living room. There was a partition behind the couch, which should be Tian Fujun's bedroom. Sun Shaoping was arranged to sit on the couch. Runye let him sit first. She was going to help Xu Aiyun cook.
Runsheng also sat next to Shaoping. Tian Xiaoxia quickly took on the role of the host and poured a glass of water for Sun Shaoping. She smiled and said,"I'm already 17 years old, and I haven't been back to our Shuangshui Village for a few years. I don't even know what it's like…I heard from Runsheng that there's a fellow villager from our village who's also in your class.”
"My sister told me to call Shaoping, but she didn't say Jin Bo."”Honest people loved to speak the truth. Shaoping could only scratch his head.
Tian Xiaoxia was also a little embarrassed, but she quickly changed the topic."There's a screening of 'Plain Bandits' tonight. Have you seen it?”
"I've seen it twice, but I still want to see it."”
Sun Shaoping shook his head and said that he hadn't seen it. He really hadn't seen it. The movies made in China in the 1970s were particularly noisy. The actors 'acting skills were all good, but their makeup skills were really not good. They all had thick eyebrows and big eyes, as if they had come out of the same mold. He had never seen a domestic movie in this era, but he had heard of the name of this movie.
"Then which movie do you like?" Tian Xiaoxia blinked and asked.”
This really stumped Sun Shaoping. He couldn't say that he hadn't seen a movie before. He heard that the school would publicly show some movies every month. He couldn't say that he didn't like them either. This didn't mean that he had a personality. It only meant that he was rude. It seemed that girls would be interested in movies regardless of the era. He had to answer this question. He thought about the movies he had seen in the 1970s and said,"Jingwu Sect"
As soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it. Why was his mouth so tight? He hoped that they would not treat him as an enemy spy.
Tian Xiaoxia said that she had never seen it. She looked at Runsheng, who shook his head to show that he had never seen it either.
"Then tell me who acted in it and what the plot is.”Tian Xiaoxia was like a curious baby.
At this moment, Tian Runye came in and said with a smile,"What are you guys talking about? Hurry up and wash your hands and prepare to eat.”
The meal was at the large table in the cave next door. Xu Guoqiang did not sit at the table but squatted in the courtyard to eat. The old cadre in the 1970s still maintained his peasant nature. This was probably the reason why he planted crops in the flower bed.
On the table, each person had a small bowl of pork stewed vermicelli, and in the middle was a plate of white steamed buns.
It seemed that Xu Aiyun already knew Sun Shaoping's name from Tian Runye. She was neither cold nor enthusiastic about Sun Shaoping's arrival. As an elder, she had to say something before dinner. This was also the way to treat guests.
"There aren't many classes in school now, but the three of you can't relax in your studies. You have to remember that knowledge is useful at all times. Of course, you can't relax in your studies.”In fact, she knew that it was useless to say these things. After the university stopped recruiting, the children in the countryside graduated and went back to farm. In the city, except for a few, most of them went to the countryside to cut the queue. It was the same whether they learned or not. However, as an intellectual, she had to say it.
Xu Aiyun's cooking was not bad. At least she knew to add more soy sauce in this dish. The dried chili and scallions that had been fried in oil could enhance the taste. After Sun Shaoping ate a small bowl of pork stewed vermicelli and two steamed buns, Xu Aiyun asked Runye to get some food for him and asked him to eat some more steamed buns. Sun Shaoping respectfully picked up the bowl. After all, he was really not full.
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