From Cultivator to Widow

Zhang Chengye was in a bad mood and brought back three educated youths from the town.

Two men and one woman, this was when they were busy harvesting rice, but at this time the educated youth came and asked him to lead people, and when they came back, they had to help them settle down. It was really not the right time.

The time on the road was enough for him to figure out who they were. Coincidentally, one of them was brothers, the younger brother of the educated youth who married their village girl.

The two brothers looked very happy to be assigned to their sister, and kept asking him about their sister's life along the way.

After going to the countryside, they never went back, and they didn't even see each other again when they got married. They didn't even know what my brother-in-law looked like.

These two people, one graduated from high school and the other graduated from junior high school. The one who graduated from junior high school was only 15 years old, and he was still a half-year-old child.

In this way, when you come to the countryside, you usually can’t do much work. It often takes a long time to get your life on the right track. Moreover, being young also means being impulsive.

If someone can help manage it, Zhang Chengye is also happy to see it happen.

At the educated youth point, the rooms are basically full. If there are more educated youths coming next year, the educated youth point will be expanded.

The Zhou brothers occupied the last room, which was originally a place for piling sundries, but now it was cleaned up and became the room of the two brothers.

Life in the countryside is definitely not the same as in the city. Zhang Chengye saw the disappointment in their eyes when they arrived at the educated youth site, and it was not surprising at all. He sent so many educated youth to their village, and he didn't show disappointment when he first arrived here. several.

There is definitely a gap between the city and the countryside.

Because today, everyone was busy harvesting rice, and the educated youth station was empty. Not long after, Chen Donghua was called back. When a new person arrived, he was responsible for explaining it to them.

Chen Donghua is a worry-free old educated youth.

Zhang Chengye saw him coming and nodded: "It's an old rule, I'll pay part of their rations tonight, you can take them, I have to leave beforehand."

After he finished speaking, he left. He wanted to rush to see the harvesting situation. It rained a while ago. I don’t know if it will stop soon here. The educated youth spends their time.

As soon as he left the educated youth point, he saw Zhou Xiaoqing trotting over.

"Captain, is my brother, my brother here?"

Zhang Chengye looked at her stomach: "Don't worry, you are talking about Zhou Xiaodong and Zhou Xiaolei, right?"

"Yes." These were the names of her two younger brothers.

Zhang Chengye nodded: "That's right, they just arrived at the educated youth point, don't you have to work?"

Only then did Zhou Xiaoqing remember that she was escaping from work halfway, and her face was a little embarrassed: "I was too anxious to hear the message, so I went back after a look."

Zhang Chengye nodded his head: "Don't delay for too long."

He looked up at the sun, and it didn't look like it would rain anymore, but who knows?

Zhang Anguo also gasped and chased after him. Grandma couldn't walk away, so he asked him to run errands to see the situation. Speaking of which, the third aunt ran faster than him with a belly stretched out, which really impressed him a little.

Zhou Xiaoqing went into the educated youth point, and in the room, she saw her two younger brothers and Chen Donghua.

"Xiaodong, Xiaolei!"

"sister!"

"sister!"

When they saw their relatives, both of them were very excited.

Zhou Xiaoqing grabbed Zhou Xiaodong's arm: "Is the house okay? How is everyone?"

Zhou Xiaodong: "The house is fine, the same as before."

Zhou Xiaoqing: "Why did you go to the countryside so quickly?" She asked tentatively.

When she came, Chen Donghua left with interest and gave the space to them who had reunited after a long absence.

Zhou Xiaolei showed his big white teeth, full of cheerfulness: "Like my classmates, I went to the countryside after graduation. I never wanted to go to school. My parents finally let go. As soon as we got the diploma, we set off."

Zhou Xiaolei looked innocent, Zhou Xiaodong didn't speak, he knew a little bit, his parents told him, his mouth was tight, he wouldn't talk nonsense, his little brother's mouth wouldn't shut the door, these things were hidden from him.

Zhou Xiaoqing understood his expression, knowing that her younger brother didn't know, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister, how are you, how many months have you been?"

Zhou Xiaodong helped her sit down.

My sister has changed a lot.

Tanned, face rounded, belly enlarged.

There is a big difference from the white, tender and smiling sister in my impression.

"I'm fine too. When you go to my place together at night, you haven't seen your brother-in-law yet." She wiped her stomach: "It's been more than four months, and in five months, your little nephew will be born. ."

"Then we are uncles!"

"Yes, you are also tired from the car. Take a good rest today. It is estimated that the captain will arrange for you to work tomorrow. Now it is busy with farming." She, a pregnant woman, has to work.

"I can't wait for long. I'll come to you when the work is done. Comrade Chen Donghua Chen is just now. He is very nice. You listen to him. He is a responsible old comrade."

Zhou Xiaoqing left in a hurry, and just skipped work under the watchful eyes of the captain. If she went back late, her work points for the day would be deducted, and she hurriedly returned to the drying field. Li Manfen was waiting for her with her arms on her hips.

"Your two brothers are really here?"

Zhou Xiaoqing nodded: "Yes."

Li Manfen was silent for a while.

"I remember that your little brother is not very old this year, right?"

"Yes, fifteenth this year."

Li Manfen sighed, how old is fifteen years old, her eldest grandson Zhang Jinhua is thirteen this year, and he is still full of childishness. If he travels to the countryside so far when he is fifteen years old, her heart is estimated Sad to death.

However, worrying about worrying, Li Manfen glanced at Zhou Xiaoqing. She was a sister to take care of her, but she would not agree if she used her husband's things to supplement her parents' family.

Zhang Anguo ran twice, and he didn't hear what the third aunt said, but he knew one thing, that is, the third aunt's younger brother came, and they also came to be educated youth.

Back in the field, Zhang Dingguo grabbed him: "Why did you go for so long, did you sneak around to play?"

"No." Zhang Anguo shook his head: "I met the captain's uncle on the road, and he asked me to pass a message to my grandmother and third aunt, saying that the third aunt and the two younger brothers came to us as educated youth, and then the third aunt went to the educated youth point. Look at her younger brother, my grandmother asked me to go over there to see it, and I'm sure it's her two younger brothers, that's why I came back so late."

"Her brother came to our village to be an educated youth? Such a coincidence!" Zhao Xialan exclaimed.

"Alright, my sister-in-law and her husband's family are here, and they have some help."

Su Hui straightened up: "Did you see those two people?"

Zhang Anguo: "I see, there is one who looks a lot like the third aunt, but not as much as me and my brother."

Zhao Xialan laughed: "Of course not, you and your brother are twins, how old are they?"

Zhang Anguo thought about it for a moment: "Isn't it very big, they are quite white, and the younger one looks similar to my elder brother." Zhang Baoguo was twelve years old, but his body was well developed, and he looked like fifteen or sixteen.

"... I went to the countryside when I was young." Zhao Xialan sighed a little.

The educated youth who go to the countryside are actually not very old. Even if they graduate from high school, they are just adults.

Su An watched Zhang Anguo put on his sleeves and continued to bend down: "I should see you tomorrow."

At such a young age, it is estimated that he is the same as Zhang Baoguo and the others.

Zhao Xialan glanced at the rice fields, rubbed her waist, and continued to bend down.

"should be."

After finishing work in the evening, Zhou Xiaoqing went to the educated youth point and brought her two younger brothers back.

Zhao Laidi looked at the two young boys and at her son.

The skin color of city people and country people is very different.

Li Manfen was already prepared. It was the first time that her daughter-in-law's family came, and her daughter-in-law was still pregnant with a grandson. This face was to be given.

She deliberately cut a small piece of bacon over.

Zhang Gui looked at the two brothers-in-law, and was a little nervous at first, but soon became less nervous and greeted them to sit down.

His daughter-in-law is pregnant with his son, and he is their brother-in-law!

Zhang Gui's height and appearance are all at the upper-middle level, otherwise Zhou Xiaoqing would not have chosen to marry him at that time. Although there are some concerns that he is a countryman, just as Zhang Gui thought, their sister's card has been obtained, and their children have all taken with them. Now, my parents agree, what else can they have?

Call me brother-in-law.

The first time they came, Zhang Gui didn't want them to look down on them. Mom brought the bacon. Besides, he remembered that there were seafood and eggs at home.

All in all, this meal must be hearty!

If not, he would like to have a bottle of wine.

This was to save face for herself, Zhou Xiaoqing was not stingy, she made a table full of food, Zhang Gen and Li Manfen were at the table.

Seeing the bacon, squid, and egg pancakes, Zhou Xiaodong and Zhou Xiaolei's eyes were on it for a while, and they couldn't move away.

The family has been relatively tight recently, and they eat less eggs, let alone meat. When they go to the countryside, under the conditions on the road, they will just make do with a meal to fill their stomachs. For such a delicious meal, love yourself first. In front of it, it is very attractive.

While eating, Zhou Xiaodong felt a little joy in his heart. It seems that the family that my sister married is not bad, the house is a brick house, and there is meat!

Although he said that when he saw his sister gaining weight, he knew that her life was not bad, but didn't he say that there would be edema when pregnant, and he was not sure if it was edema.

Zhou Xiaodong and Zhou Xiaolei got to know each other, also met brother-in-law and his family, and went back to the educated youth point.

It was getting late, and many people were already asleep.

The two of them controlled their voices and fumbled into bed.

Zhou Xiaolei's voice was cheerful: "Second brother, it seems that my sister's life is going well."

Zhou Xiaodong's voice was also relaxed: "Well."

Zhou Xiaolei's tone became excited: "Tomorrow we are going to work in the field!"

Zhou Xiaodong sensed his excitement and didn't want to talk, this silly little brother.

It's not fun to work on the ground, and I don't see how my sister who has been in the countryside for a year is now, and how is my brother-in-law's family who has been in the countryside.

Thinking of the rough skin and the calluses in his hands, he rubbed his palms.

He only has a cocoon where he holds the pen, and he doesn't know what will happen tomorrow.

Early the next morning, they were instructed by their seniors to tie their trouser legs and cuffs tightly, put on hats and gloves borrowed from their brother-in-law's friendship, and strive to cover everything except their faces.

This kind of weather makes you sweat quickly, but it's better to sweat than to be cut by rice awns.

In addition to being cut, it will also be very itchy. After a lesson, I would rather drink water in hot water and not want the exposed skin to be "scarred all over".

Not surprisingly, the three newcomers were all assigned relatively simple jobs.

Zhou Xiaodong and Zhou Xiaolei, like Zhang Baoguo, are responsible for carrying the cut rice to the threshing field. The remaining newcomer is called Wen Jing, thin and small, graduated from junior high school and looks like a child at all, so she was assigned to Pick up the fallen rice in the paddy field and let her get used to it first.

The three of them are all unfamiliar faces, and it is easy to attract the attention of others. Naturally, Zhao Xialan and Su Hui also saw them.

Zhao Xialan looked at these two long white and tender offspring. If they had long hair, they would really look like a big girl, but the educated youths are almost the same when they first arrived. When the summer passes, the difference from the villagers will not be that big. .

Their sun here is no joke.

Zhang Baoguo compared Zhou Xiaolei, he is about the same height as himself, but his complexion is whiter. The two younger brothers are already white fat boys in the village, but they are even whiter. However, his strength is quite small. The rice that goes to the threshing floor is not good for him.

At first, I saw Zhang Baoguo holding so much, and he wanted to hold so much, but after walking, he couldn't hold it anymore, he had to put it down and take it in two times, and he accidentally pointed the direction of the millet towards himself. He swept his face once, adding a few thin bloodstains to his face and neck.

Zhang Baoguo couldn't see it anymore: "You can't do this, you see, like me, you won't sweep yourself."

Zhou Xiaolei suddenly heard the words and looked over in surprise. This was the first villager he didn't know to take the initiative to speak to him.

"Thank you, I get it." The sweat rolled down his forehead and landed on the wound, making a hissing pain.

"No thanks, my name is Zhang Baoguo, your sister is my third aunt, and we are relatives."

Zhou Xiaolei was stunned for a moment, yes, their sister married the oldest and the youngest of the three brothers, and there were two older brothers. They had met the eldest brother yesterday.

At this time, Zhou Xiaodong caught up. Hearing his words, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.

"Hello, let me introduce myself, I'm Zhou Xiaodong."

"I'm Zhou Xiaolei." Zhou Xiaolei then asked, "How old are you?"

Zhang Baoguo: "I'm 12 years old this year."

12 years old?

Faced with Zhang Baoguo's answer, Zhou Xiaolei's eyes widened in surprise: "You're only 12 years old!? You're three years younger than me!" He looked at the size of the two people, they were about the same height.

"Yes 1, I am taller than my peers." Zhang Baoguo is also very proud of this, he wants to grow up quickly.

Zhou Xiaolei was enthusiastic: "You really don't know if you don't tell me..."

Under the scorching sun, Zhou Xiaolei died, just like a flower lacking water, and he didn't have the strength to talk to others.

Slowly, the sun was hanging in the air. In order to hurry up and the weather was good, they only had time to eat at noon. After hurriedly eating, they had to go back to the field to work. At this time, being lazy would definitely be scolded mercilessly. Dayton, even the slack in the village would not dare to be too lazy.

The three new arrivals saw that everyone was working so hard, and they didn't dare to be lazy, and they didn't dare to take a break when they were very tired. Not long after they came back from a hurried meal at noon, they collapsed from heat stroke one after another.

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This is the first day, he can do it! Ambition at school! The unanimity of everyone! Now that he has gone to the countryside, he can definitely continue to persevere when everyone is busy and needs help! His hands don't hurt! Arms are not sore! He still has strength!

Zhou Xiaolei cheered himself up in his heart, everyone can do it, and he can do it too!

Holding the thick paddy, he glanced at the shadow on the ground and licked his dry lips.

No, I'm too thirsty. After this trip, he's going to drink three big bowls of water!

But why does the road feel so long?

Why hasn't it arrived yet?

Did you just go for so long?

He saw that the hot air evaporated from the sun and the world became illusory, and his body became a little light, and then his eyes went black and he didn't know anything.

When Zhang Baoguo heard the sound of the heavy object falling to the ground, he turned around subconsciously and saw the figure of him falling to the ground with the rice in his arms.

Zhang Baoguo: "!!!"