"Hello, we are the educated youth from the village. Is Aunt Chunlai at home?" Shen Shuhe tried to lower his voice.

"Educated youth?" The little girl muttered softly, looking up and down at Shen Shuhe and Li Jinglan, feeling both wary and curious about the people in front of her.

"Who is it! You little bitch, come back quickly and bring me some water." A man's rough roar came from inside the door.

The little girl visibly flinched at the sound, then said, "Here it comes."

"You, you guys go now." The little girl was about to close the door, but Li Jinglan stopped her with her hand, "This is medicine for Aunt Chunlai. She will feel better after taking it."

Then Li Jinglan stuffed the medicine directly into the little girl's palm.

The little girl hesitated, then held the pill tightly and closed the door.

Shen Shuhe looked at Li Jinglan, and Li Jinglan explained: "The one just now should be Aunt Chunlai's little girl, Mengdi"

Aunt Chunlai gave birth to four children in total, all daughters. When the first and second children were daughters, Aunt Chunlai's husband became very angry, so the third child was thrown to death by Aunt Chunlai's husband as soon as she was born.

No one cared about this at the time, so Aunt Chunlai's husband did not receive any punishment.

But after the warning, the fourth one didn't dare to fall.

Aunt Chunlai's husband was not nice to her to begin with, and he became even worse after she gave birth to four daughters in succession.

Therefore, Aunt Chunlai's life was very difficult. Not only was she beaten by men every day, but she also had to work from day to night and serve men when she returned home.

The eldest and second daughters have also been married off by Aunt Chunlai's husband. Although they are said to be married off, in fact they were sold to others in exchange for the bride price.

In fact, Aunt Chunlai also made a fuss about this matter, because the man her husband found for her two daughters was not a good guy either.

He was either lame or had a habit of beating people, or he couldn't find a wife, so he gave away his two daughters in exchange for a dowry.

At that time, Aunt Chunlai's attempt to stop her was met with a beating from her husband.

From then on, Aunt Chunlai's health became even worse. She became so thin that she looked as if she could be blown away by a gust of wind.

This also made Shen Shuhe realize that he might have to speed up his pace.

After the reform and opening up in 78, individuals were allowed to run their own businesses, and at that time they could implement their own business plans earlier than before.

In this way, we can get Aunt Chunlai out of this place earlier.

Shen Shuhe looked back in the direction of Aunt Chunlai's house, his eyes became deep.

......

"Why don't you bring me some water to wash my feet?" On the bed, a man was smoking a cigarette with a ferocious look on his face, and he was yelling at Mengdi.

Mengdi carefully carried water to the man's bed and helped him wash his feet.

The man lay in bed, unmoved.

After Mengdi finished wiping, he said carefully, "Dad, wipe it, it's done."

The man on the bed didn't even raise his head and said impatiently, "Go away."

Mengdi walked out with the basin of water and quickly ran to the woodshed.

The man was afraid that Aunt Chunlai would die in his house, so he threw her into the woodshed.

"Mom, mom." Mengdi looked at the woman on the ground cautiously, and his eyes turned red instantly.

"Xiao Meng." Aunt Chunlai was lying on the ground, with only a small quilt full of patches on her body, which could barely cover half of her body.

Aunt Chunlai looked pale, and her voice was weak and a little hoarse.

The air intake is less than the air outflow, and the eyes can only be opened a crack.

Mengdi raised his hand to wipe away his tears, then found a ladle and scooped some water from the bucket.

"Mom, take the medicine." Mengdi handed the medicine in his hand to Aunt Chunlai.

Aunt Chunlai was in a daze. She drank some water and then swallowed the medicine with Mengdi's hand.

I fell asleep again, but I didn’t know whether I fell asleep or fainted.

Mengdi just sat beside Aunt Chunlai, staring at her motionlessly.

-

next day

"Shen Zhiqing, it's your and Yang Zhiqing's turn to collect firewood today." Wang An reminded Shen Shuhe when he saw him.

They all had a good division of labor. Every time two people went to collect firewood, they would save it for later use and for winter. When winter came, the snow would cover everything and there would be no firewood. And they had to heat the kang at that time, otherwise they would freeze to death when sleeping at night.

So after work, the eight of them would go collect firewood, usually in groups of two, one male and one female, so that they could take care of each other or help each other in case of any danger.

They don't need to collect firewood every day. Usually they go every other day, so in fact each person may only need to go two or three times a month.

Usually I'll be back in about an hour.

If they save it like this, they won’t need to use a lot for cooking on weekdays, and it will be enough for them to get through the entire winter.

Shen Shuhe almost forgot, "Okay, I got it, thank you Wang Zhiqing for reminding me."

Wang An nodded: "You're welcome."

At this time, Yang Songqing also came: "Shen Zhiqing, then let's go directly after work?"

Yang Songqing arrived a few months earlier than Shen Shuhe and the others. He was about the same age as Shen Shuhe, had a delicate appearance, was rather thin, and was also very shy.

"Okay." Shen Shuhe nodded.

Then Yang Songqing left.

When they got off work in the evening, Yang Songqing and Shen Shuhe went to the foot of the mountain to collect firewood.

The two did not communicate much, they were just collecting firewood on their own. After collecting for a while, Yang Songqing looked up at Shen Shuhe, hesitated for a while and said, "Shen Zhiqing."

Shen Shuhe turned around and tilted his head slightly: "What's wrong?"

As night fell, the remaining clouds that had not burned out looked like spilled sweet red wine, spreading orange all over the ground.

The orange sunset shines on the girl's face. The summer night breeze is a bit hot, lifting the girl's hair and making it fly in the wind.

The girl's cheeks were flushed, as fresh and tender as a ripe peach.

Seeing this scene, Yang Songqing couldn't help blushing and scratched his head: "Well, no, nothing, I just want to tell you not to go too far."

Shen Shuhe nodded: "Okay, I know." The girl had a faint smile on her lips, as intoxicating as today's sunset.

Yang Songqing also nodded, his eyes evasive, at a loss, then continued to bend down to pick up firewood.

Seeing his panic-stricken look, Shen Shuhe felt that Yang Songqing was like a social phobic. This was a new word she learned in her previous life. Since the company was handed over to Qin Si, she just surfed the Internet at home and learned a lot of words used by young people.

Shen Shuhe shook his head amusedly and continued to collect firewood.

Suddenly, Shen Shuhe discovered something, and his delicate little face couldn't help but become more serious.

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