Chapter 40: The Ivory Tower Tragedy (36)
After Gao Wenxiang walked out of the train station, he took out his mobile phone and dialed the contact information left for him by the teacher of the college, which was the phone number of the director of the village committee. After the phone rang, the head of the village committee told him the exact location.
It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when Gao Wenxiang walked out of the train station, and then he took his heavy suitcase and went to a certain village in Zhejiang Province according to the location instructed by the director of the village committee, and when he arrived at the village committee, it was already half past seven in the evening.
For Gao Wenxiang, the province of Zhejiang is no longer a stranger, and He Meina took him to Hangzhou for three days during the winter vacation of his freshman year. The temperature in the south of the Yangtze River in July is very hot, and during the day, the sun shines in the sky, scorching the earth mercilessly, even at night, the temperature in the air is only slightly weakened compared to the daytime, and occasionally a cool breeze blows, so that people can feel a little cool. However, summer in Jiangnan is not purely dry and hot, the air always contains a humidity, especially in the countryside, this feeling is more obvious.
After Gao Wenxiang arrived at the village committee, the director of the village committee arranged a place for him to live, which was in the compound of the village committee, which was a two-story building, and although the decoration inside was very simple, it also revealed warmth.
The head of the village committee was an uncle in his forties, not tall, with a round face and a pair of dimples on his cheeks.
After Gao Wenxiang arrived at the accommodation room, he began to pack up, took the train for more than five hours, dragged his heavy luggage and came to the village committee again, and his tired body prompted him to speed up the cleaning up so that he could go to bed as soon as possible. After everything was cleaned up, Gao Wenxiang saw that it was already half past nine in the evening.
Gao Wenxiang was sweating profusely, and the short sleeves he was wearing were already soaked with sweat, so he went to take a cold shower after a short rest. Shortly after lying in bed, He Meina's phone called. He Meina was full of sweet concern on the phone, asked him how the local environment was, how the accommodation conditions were, and told him to pay attention to his body and remember to call her every day.
After Gao Wenxiang hung up He Meina's phone, he recalled the warmth on the phone just now, and at the same time, he also thought of the quarrel with He Meina a few days ago. He Meina was very opposed to Gao Wenxiang's summer vacation to participate in the college's practice activities in the countryside, and her original plan was to take her beloved boyfriend to several coastal cities for a comfortable trip. Because the two of them disagreed, He Meina and Gao Wenxiang had a big quarrel, and they didn't pay attention to each other for three days. Later, Gao Wenxiang insisted that he could not spend all his time on enjoyment now, and that he should use the precious time to exercise himself and accumulate some experience for his future development. Under Gao Wenxiang's comfort and insistence, He Meina had no choice but to promise Gao Wenxiang to let him go to the countryside in Zhejiang to participate in the summer practice in the countryside.
He Meina thought in her heart that if she insisted on insisting on her own opinions, her personality charm in Gao Wenxiang's heart would be affected, and Gao Wenxiang could not be made to think that she was a girl who would only kill time and enjoy herself wantonly. In addition, what He Meina is most worried about is that Gao Wenxiang is alone in the countryside of Zhejiang, and he may think of Meng Ting in his spare time, if he contacts Meng Ting behind his back, then he will know nothing. However, seeing Gao Wenxiang who insisted on insisting, He Meina had to comfort herself that no matter what, Gao Wenxiang and Meng Ting would not meet this summer vacation, and the two months of summer vacation would soon pass.
Since Gao Wenxiang arrived at the village committee, He Meina would call Gao Wenxiang every day until the eve of Gao Wenxiang's summer activities.
The next morning, Gao Wenxiang got up early, he pushed open the window, let the early morning sunlight shine in, the early morning temperature is still relatively suitable, there is no stuffy irritability. The morning in the countryside is pleasantly quiet, with only the occasional birdsong coming out. Gao Wenxiang thought in his heart that if he was in the metropolis, the streets would already be full of traffic at this time.
Gao Wenxiang walked downstairs to the compound of the village committee, and saw a man and a woman standing in the courtyard, they looked very young, and their age should be about the same as his.
Gao Wenxiang suddenly remembered that before coming here, the college teacher had told him that two students from Shanghai University would also go there this year. Gao Wenxiang thought to himself, could it be that the man and woman in front of him were the students of Shanghai University as the teacher said. Gao Wenxiang decided to take the initiative to come forward to say hello.
"Hello, are you a student at Shanghai University?" Gao Wenxiang asked.
The boy on the other side replied, "Yes." Who are you? ”
"I'm a student majoring in administration and management at Huangpu University, and I'm here for a summer internship this year."
"Hello, hello." The boy opposite became enthusiastic, "I heard from the teacher in our college that there will be a student from Huangpu University this year." ”
In this early morning, Gao Wenxiang chatted with the two students from Shanghai University. During the chat, Gao Wenxiang learned that the boy's name is Li Wenliang and the girl's name is Tian Yujie, they are both juniors, and they will graduate tomorrow in June, and the two of them are still a couple.
After breakfast, the director of the village committee held a meeting for the three college students for more than two hours, mainly to introduce the basic situation of the village. Gao Wenxiang learned from the head of the village committee that there are about 400 households in this village, most of whom grow tea and rice. In addition, every summer, colleges and universities send college students to come here for internships or participate in some practical activities.
After the meeting, the head of the village committee took them on a tour of the village, and Gao Wenxiang saw that the village was even better than he had imagined before he arrived. Most of the houses in the village are small two-storey buildings, and the roads in the village are paved with asphalt, lined with street lamps and many trees that they can't name. The road is wide and straight, and it looks very clean.
After visiting the village, they came to the tea plantation outside the village, and a large area of tea came into view, like a pool of green ocean, when the wind blows, you can also smell the simple and mellow fragrance of Longjing tea.
For a whole morning, Gao Wenxiang's mood continued to fly, and he didn't expect that the countryside in the south of the Yangtze River was also a beautiful picture, still full of poetic feelings.
In the afternoon, the director of the village committee also sent them some materials on the work of the village committee. For Gao Wenxiang, this is the first time he has a dream to participate in the actual combat, he cherishes this trip to Jiangnan, he carefully looks at every page of the material, and also sorts out the record of today's visit in his notebook.
In the evening, Gao Wenxiang did not go to bed immediately, but decided to take a walk near the village committee to experience the warmth of the night in the Jiangnan countryside.
After walking out of the village committee compound, Gao Wenxiang saw a crowd of people gathered under the street lamp, some chatting, some playing poker around a small table, and some playing chess.
Gao Wenxiang thought about it as he walked, and he hadn't experienced this kind of relaxation in the depths of his soul for a long time. In the past few months, things have happened to him, one after another, from witnessing Meng Ting being beaten by He Meina in a café, to the heart-to-heart conversation with Wang Letian, and Meng Ting, who used to accompany him, now has a boyfriend, or at this time, Meng Ting and Zong Wenbo are talking sweetly on the phone, or somewhere the two are on a cheerful trip.
Although these things did not make Gao Wenxiang experience the pain of Meng Ting's body, the troubles that were entangled in his body still made his soul exhausted. Looking at the warmth of the countryside at night, it seems to be a gentle wash of your troubled mind.