[Dear Comrade Sun Qiang:
Show Xin'an.
Unknowingly, I have been working in the countryside for more than three months. As an educated youth in New China, I feel honored to be able to come to this beautiful and simple countryside and support its construction.
The scenery here is completely different from that in Xiyuan Town. The vast fields stretch as far as the eye can see, allowing people to see the beauty of the harvest at a glance.
The local family I stayed with was very friendly and always took good care of me, a child from the south. They were worried that I wouldn't be used to the pickles and steamed buns from the north, so they specially brought rice.
In fact, pickles and steamed buns are also delicious, but what I like most is the persimmon trees that can be seen everywhere here. In autumn, the persimmons turn red, like little red lanterns hanging on the treetops.
Brother Aqiang, I really want to invite you to come and have a look. You will definitely like the scenery here. Unfortunately, it is difficult to send fresh persimmons by mail. I can only find some persimmons so that you can taste the taste of the north.
Everything is fine here, don't worry about me. The only bad thing is probably missing home. In the dead of night, I always think of the good years in Xiyuan Town. 】
Along with the letter, there was a large package containing not only persimmons covered with frost, but also many local specialties.
While Gu Xiuxiu was cleaning up, she couldn't help but say: "Ahai, this kid, always misses our family. It's so hard for him to go to the countryside. He doesn't keep so many things for himself, but instead sends them to you."
Sun Qiang smiled and said, "Mom, get some more sauerkraut and meat sauce later, and I'll send it to him. Ah Hai will definitely miss this bite."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiuxiu agreed: "Okay, I'll get more so that he can eat enough."
Sun Qiang continued to look down and sighed again: "Those who report good news but not bad news are all talking about good things."
He didn't know what was going on in the north, but every educated youth in Shanghe Village was complaining endlessly and wished they could return to the city early, but there was nothing they could do.
Shanghe Village is considered a place where living conditions are okay and there is a bumper harvest every year. This is the case here. It is conceivable that Yan Hai is not much better in the north.
Sun Qiang was worried about Yan Hai's health, but was beyond his reach, so he had to think of ways to send him something to prevent him from being unable to keep up with food and drink. He also asked Sun Shumei to buy several large packages of biscuits and send them together.
Just as Sun Qiang was worried, Yan Hai did have a hard time when he first arrived.
Yan Hai has been in poor health since he was a child, but this does not hinder him because of his good family conditions.
If the college entrance examination had not been suddenly cancelled, according to his grades, he would have been able to pass the college entrance examination and become an office clerk who would not have to deal with hardships.
It's a pity that the chaos broke the Yan family's plan, and everything was out of control.
When Yan Hai got off the train with a big package on his back, he felt anxious and uneasy. He didn't know where he would be assigned and what kind of people he would meet.
The train ride that lasted for several days and nights had left Yan Hai exhausted. He was trembling when he walked, and his whole body looked even more embarrassed and decadent.
Standing in the crowd, Yan Hai was just passively pushed by the crowd.
When he came out of the train station, Yan Hai was already sweating profusely. He could smell the smell of sweat on his body, but he had to endure it.
"The educated youth who are going to the Yanglin Village production team are gathering here!"
Yan Hai hurriedly walked over there. The person shouting at the top of his voice was a tall man. Yan Hai looked at him and felt that he was taller than Sun Qiang. He was not easy to mess with at first glance because of his big arms and thick waist. .
The man glanced at him, frowned and said, "Hey, we got another little chicken."
Obviously he was very unwilling to accept the educated youths from the south. He felt that all of them were too delicate and incompetent to work, and they were just adding chaos to their production team.
Yan Hai pursed his lips and did not refute, just said: "I will work hard."
When the man heard this, he took another look at him, feeling in his heart that at least he was obedient and would not cause trouble.
Soon, seven or eight educated youths gathered.
The man looked at the list and frowned: "Why are there still two people missing? Where did this black girl and Liu Yun go? Do you know each other?"
Everyone shook their heads.
The man cursed and said: "You couldn't have lost yourself on the train, right? The train is not under the control of our production team."
After waiting for a while, the man said, "It looks like he's not coming. Waiting like this is not an option. Let's go first."
Before they could set off, a voice came over: "Brother, wait, are you from the Yanglin Village production team?"
"You two, Liu Yun and Heimei?" The man stared at them impatiently, "Why are you so slow? I wonder if everyone is waiting. It's not your time that is wasted by your relationship."
Liu Yun apologized continuously: "Brother, I'm so sorry. It was my friend who fainted in the car. He finally recovered now."
Seeing that there was a reason for them being late, the man softened his expression, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with her?"
Yan Hai subconsciously looked over to the two female educated youths, only to see that the little girl who had been silent until now was thin and small, with a sallow complexion and dark skin. She could only be considered ordinary in appearance, but she had a pair of dark eyes. .
At this moment, those eyes were staring at him closely.
Yan Hai's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously avoided her gaze. He didn't notice that the black girl stopped talking and lowered her head in silence.
"There's nothing wrong. It's just that the family didn't provide food. They are all hungry." Liu Yun explained helpfully.
"It will be fine once she has a few full meals somewhere. Really, she is in good health."
The man didn't say much and took them to Yangshu Village.
Yangshu Village seemed to be in pretty good condition. They picked them up in a bullock cart and helped with the ceremony. Of course, the educated youth could only walk on two legs.
Two hours later, there was still no sign of Yangshu Village, and the tired educated youth couldn't help but complain.
Yan Hai hammered his legs. Because he had prepared mentally before coming, he was feeling better, but he was also tired.
The man didn't care about the complaints of the educated youths, and just said: "If you can keep up, just keep up. If you can't keep up, just walk slowly. But I can tell you, there are wolves here at night. It's not a big deal if you are caught up by a wolf." Just for fun."
With that being said, whoever dares to procrastinate has to keep up with gritted teeth.
Suddenly, Liu Yun screamed.
The black girl was not full to begin with, so she relied on willpower to hold on all the way. After walking for two hours, she finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell down softly.
The man became anxious when he saw it: "What, what should we do? There is no doctor here, so don't cause any harm to anyone."
After pinching the person hard twice, the black girl regained her composure.
Liu Yun quickly supported the black girl, poured two mouthfuls of water into her mouth, and said, "She's fine, she's just hungry. Is there any comrade who has food in his bag? Could you borrow some first?"
The other educated youths looked at each other, a little reluctant to part with it. After all, they knew from the location of Yangshu Village that it was not a place rich in materials. If you are generous now, you will have to suffer when the time comes.
Yan Hai did not hesitate and opened his package: "I have toffee here, let her eat one first."
When Liu Yun saw it, he saw that it was actually a White Rabbit toffee. He didn't care about being polite, peeled off the candy wrapper and stuffed it into the black girl's mouth.
The black girl could still swallow, and the sweet milky fragrance melted in her mouth. She subconsciously raised her head and looked at Yan Hai.
Being stared at by her like this, Yan Hai suddenly felt dazed for a moment. He always felt that the female educated youth in front of him was very familiar, as if he had seen her before somewhere.
That glance was like the familiarity of staring at this moment across thousands of mountains and rivers.
But when he looked carefully, he couldn't remember at all. The black girl's appearance, name, identity and background were all unfamiliar to him.
Is it just a coincidence because the black girl has a popular face?
The black girl pursed her lips and seemed much better after eating the toffee. She struggled to stand up and said, "Thank you, I caused trouble for everyone."
"As long as you're fine, if you really can't hold on, just sit on the bullock cart for a while." The man pointed at the bullock cart.
But the black girl shook her head. There were so many people here, including many female educated youths. Everyone was walking, so she couldn't do anything special.
The man didn't force it, he just said: "If you can't hold on anymore, just say it."
Liu Yun was worried about his good friend and stretched out his hand to help her walk slowly.
Yan Hai walked in front and couldn't help but look back at the two of them again and again. Every time he looked at them, he felt that the black girl was becoming more and more familiar to him.
That familiarity was engraved into Yan Hai's bones at that glance, making him completely unable to turn a blind eye to the black girl's plight. He even had the idea that he should take good care of this girl.
Yan Hai was also startled by his sudden impulse, but the feeling did not disappear, but intensified.
After thinking about it, Yan Hai walked over and faced the doubtful looks of the two female educated youths. He reached out and handed the remaining toffee to the black girl: "Take it and eat it slowly. If you can't hold on, just eat one. "
The black girl pursed her lips and looked at him with a look that seemed to speak a thousand words, but in the end she just said: "It's too expensive, I can't accept it."
However, Yan Hai directly pushed the candy to her: "We are all educated youth who went to the countryside together, so we should help each other."
Yan Hai walked forward before the black girl could refuse.
The black girl lowered her head and looked at the toffee in her hand, with a complicated taste in her eyes.
Liu Yun thought she was embarrassed, so he whispered: "Little sister, this White Rabbit toffee is a good thing and very valuable. You take it and eat it first, otherwise your body will not be able to handle it like this."
"If you feel you owe something, we can find a way to repay that male educated youth's favor when we get there."
"Yes." The black girl responded in a low voice, holding the toffee tightly in her hand, but couldn't help but smile.
Liu Yun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this: "That's right. Hey, what you did in the car scared me, as if you suddenly broke your head and lost all memory."
The black girl pondered: "I just can't believe it."
"Why can't you believe this? Your family has a stepmother and a stepfather. If they don't let you go to the countryside, why would they let their precious daughter come?" Liu Yun said angrily.
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with going to the countryside. At least you can have a full stomach. If you stay there, you won't be able to work as cattle or horses for them. Maybe they will have to sell you in two years to pay for the bride price. ."
"As a human being, you have to be open-minded. Living your life well is the real thing. Everything else is just illusory."
The black girl nodded slowly: "You are right."
She looked at the back in front of her from afar. She was so close but seemed to be thousands of miles away. She didn't know what happened, and she didn't dare to say what happened. She only knew that the years reincarnated and she and her sweetheart were in the same place again. .
Maybe this is the opportunity God gave her.
And she will catch it at all costs.
Life in the northern countryside is completely different from what Yan Hai imagined.
Unlike Hehe Village, Yangshu Village did not build an educated youth center specifically for the educated youth. All educated youth had to live in the homes of local people. Yan Hai temporarily lived in the home of the man who picked them up, Zhao Dahu.
There are a lot of inconveniences when staying at someone else's house, and the whole family has to bump into each other, not to mention the sudden entry of a stranger.
Fortunately, Yan Hai is not a difficult person to get along with, and Zhao Dahu's family is also warm and considerate. They are not petty, but they are still harmonious.
Compared with Yan Hai, the other educated youths who stayed there had more encounters with each other. Some even fell out directly with the locals. In the end, no one was willing to let him stay, so he had to apologize in despair.
Yan Hai kept his father's words in mind. A strong dragon must not overwhelm local snakes. When he arrived, he had to integrate into the village and build a good relationship with them.
He did so. He slowly took out some small candies and snacks he brought over and gave them to the children at home. Soon, Zhao Dahu's family became more enthusiastic towards him.
Working in the fields is also tiring. Yan Hai has never done farm work since he was a child. Sometimes after working for a day, he only feels that his hands and feet are covered with fresh calluses and are bleeding.
Yan Hai was also in pain, but he didn't complain.
Gradually, Zhao Dahu changed his opinion of him a lot. At first, he felt that this educated youth from the south was fair, tender, and gentle, and he was not the material for work at first glance. He only let him move in because he had a good temper.
As time passed, Zhao Dahu really liked Yan Hai. He felt that although he was not a good worker, he was down-to-earth and kind, friendly to others, and had a gentle temper. The most important thing was that he read a lot but was not arrogant. When he was free, He is also willing to teach the children at home to read.
Zhao Dahu was able to speak well in the production team and found a way to change Yan Hai to a lighter job so that he would not be exhausted after finishing the work and could free up time to teach the children every day.
If you plant flowers intentionally, they will not bloom, but if you plant willows unintentionally, they will create shade.
At first, Yan Hai just wanted to build a good relationship with Zhao Dahu's family, and since he really liked children, he started teaching them how to read. Unexpectedly, in the end, he got a chance for himself.
During those years in Yangshu Village, Yan Hai went from working in the fields to doing some light farm work, and finally became a temporary teacher at the production team primary school, thanks to his good popularity.
As my popularity improves, life in the countryside does not seem so difficult.
The only thing that bothered Yan Hai was that he always felt that he was possessed by a demon. He repeatedly felt that the educated youth and black girl he went to the countryside with were familiar to him.
In the beginning, the two of them didn't have much interaction.
It's just that the black girl ate his toffee, probably because she felt indebted, and would help him with some farm work from time to time. Yan Hai felt ashamed. He was a grown man, but his work was not as good as that of a little girl who didn't have enough to eat all year round.
But slowly, Yan Hai felt that something was wrong with him.
He always looked at the black girl involuntarily. No matter where the black girl was standing in the crowd, he could always find her at a glance.
However, Yan Hai didn't dare to look into the black girl's eyes. Those big dark eyes always hid emotions that scared him and made him throb, but he couldn't guess and touch them.
The black girl didn't talk much, but she could always speak to his heart. It was obvious that they had only known each other for a short time, but they were in perfect harmony with each other. With every movement, every look, every word, Yan Hai felt that he could instantly Understand what the other person means.
Yan Hai often felt that he thought too much, and the black girl was always cold and indifferent. When she came to help, she just ate his toffee and felt guilty.
But in the dead of night, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He would always think of those eyes, and even felt that those eyes contained deep love for him.
Yan Hai thought: I must be crazy.
Unconsciously, he had not thought of Bai Xiaohua for a long time.
It seems that from the moment the black girl appeared, the shadow of Bai Xiaohua in Yan Hai's heart faded little by little. Instead, she was not as beautiful as Bai Xiaohua, her skin was not as fair, and she was not as cheerful and smiling. Even Some silent black girl.
Yan Hai once thought about avoiding the black girl and no longer having contact with her. He felt that he still couldn't forget Bai Xiaohua in his heart, so he shouldn't get close to another girl. That would harm others and himself.
But missing her will always make his plans fail. As long as he can't see the black girl for a day, he will be worried that he won't be able to eat well or sleep well.
Is the black girl hungry again? Is she tired today? What did she eat at night? Who did she talk to...
When Bai Xiaohua gave up their relationship for many years and turned around to get married, Yan Hai was so heartbroken that he even felt that his heart had died along with him.
At that time, Yan Hai was extremely sure that he really liked Bai Xiaohua and was even willing to continue waiting for her.
But now, in a strange place, a strange girl made him feel once again what it means to be haunted, longing for her, and unable to leave her.
In the letter to Sun Qiang, Yan Hai was more honest than when facing the black girl:
[Brother Aqiang, I don't know what's wrong with me. Before I left Xiyuan Town, I thought that the love of my life was Xiaohua. Even if she left me, it would not damage the relationship we had for those years.
She is gone, but I still remember the eternal promise between us, and the big willow tree is our witness.
I once thought that I would carry my love for her for countless years to come, and would not give up even if I was lonely.
I couldn't believe that I was an extremely heartless man, just like those heartless men in the book. Before I left, I had one in my heart, and after I came here and saw the black girl, I had another in my heart.
Brother Aqiang, I dare not tell the black girl the love in my heart. I am afraid that she will not agree, and I am afraid that she will agree. I am afraid that she will be disappointed in me when she knows all this in the future.
If one day I see resentment towards me in those eyes full of stories... No, I simply can't imagine it.
Maybe I should stay away from her and stop disturbing her, but I can't go without seeing her for a day. As long as I don't see her for a day, my thoughts will drive me crazy and burn my reason.
Only in the letter could I dare to say this shamelessly. Every time I see her, I feel happy from the bottom of my heart. I have long forgotten my past love and eternal promises.
Even sometimes when I'm with her, I have a weird feeling, an illusion that the little flower is back by my side.
I shouldn't think this way, it's extremely unfair to her, and it also disrespects the love in my heart.
But I can't control myself. The more time we spend together, the more I can't control this thought.
Brother Aqiang, I don't know what to do. 】
When he received the letter, Sun Qiang almost laughed three times and wrote the letter and sent it back overnight.
[Comrade Ahai, people should not dwell on the past, we should look to the future. Only two people insisting on it is called a commitment, and only one person insisting on it is called stupidity.
You shouldn't hide or restrain your feelings. This is also a kind of disrespect for her. If she harbors the same feelings but doesn't get a response from you, and can only avoid and be indifferent, isn't it also a kind of harm?
Ah Hai, show your courage. You should tell her your worries and love. She is the one qualified to make the choice.
Looking forward to your good news, your lifelong friend Sun Qiang. 】
To sum it up, Yan Hai don't look back, rush forward quickly, it's best to forget about Bai Xiaohua immediately.
Sun Qiang was previously worried that Yan Hai was not used to the north, but now he felt that sending his son to the countryside was the best decision made by the Yan family's parents, otherwise Yan Hai would be able to meet his beloved girl again and forget about that Bai Xiaohua who has a change of heart?
Maybe it was Sun Qiang's letter that gave Yan Hai courage, or maybe something happened that he didn't know about.
At the end of the year, Sun Qiang once again received a letter from Yan Hai. This time, he no longer hesitated and became extremely determined.
[Brother Aqiang, you are right, blindly escaping is shameless.
I love her and want to take care of her. I can't live without her and don't want to see her sad.
Avoiding it will only hurt her more.
The black girl saw through everything. She stopped me and gave me the only relic of my deceased mother. It was an ordinary bead, but for some reason, I felt that it would be the hope of our love.
I finally mustered up the courage to tell everything that was in my heart.
Fortunately, the black girl has the same feelings for me. She is gentle and considerate, yet so strong.
She said: If you feel you owe me something, then use the rest of your life to make up for it.
I agreed. For the rest of my life, my heart, my people, and everything about me will belong to her. We don't have a common past, but we will have a common future.
I used a red thread to hang the bead on her body and told her that for the rest of her life, like her deceased mother, I would always be by her side.
Brother Aqiang, the promise that Da Liushu witnessed is no longer there.
But this time, without any testimony, I knew from the bottom of my heart that she and I could grow old together. 】
When he read the letter, Sun Qiang already knew about Bai Xiaohua's death. He originally wanted to tell Yan Hai, but gave up the idea after reading the letter.
Telling him at this time is just to cause him more troubles. Since Yan Hai has decided to let go of the past completely, then don't cause any more troubles.
Many years later, Yan Hai and Heimei returned to Xiyuan Town with their three children.
Hearing the news about Bai Xiaohua again, Yan Hai didn't care at all and just sighed slightly.
He already has a new life of his own, the love and passion of his life, and everything in the past is gone.
The author has something to say: This is an extra story that I have always wanted to write but never found the right opportunity to insert it.
The love that belongs to Yuan Bai Xiaohua and Yan Hai
There is no detailed part in it. You can imagine for yourself. Only after the end of the later years will there be some decryption after the two return.