Chapter 404: Lantern Night Battle
Before Zhou Jiao could come up with a solution, the whistle began to blow again.
Coming to the river, this time there was a change. Zhou Jiao and Zhao Yuanyuan teamed up to carry earthen baskets and bamboo baskets, as for Zhang Guoqing, his stupid strength was famous, and he was assigned to pick bamboo baskets naturally.
Under the light of the gasoline lamps everywhere, everyone on both sides of the strait was tired, but they still gritted their teeth, as if they could not feel tired. In the laughter, the faces are full of vitality that cannot be concealed, and they are positive.
This vigorous and uplifting spirit is admirable. What kind of mindset is that? Zhou Jiao didn't know, but she really felt what it meant to be selfless and what it meant to be close to a family.
The temperature is lower at night, but I can finally avoid being barefoot, and from time to time I worry about the hibernating snakes at the bottom of the river. This job made Zhou Jiao very satisfied.
She listened to Zhang Guoqing's suggestion and put a towel on her shoulder.
The bamboo basket, which weighed more than 100 catties, was pressed on the top, and one stumbled, almost causing Zhou Jiao to fall to the ground. It seems that she still overestimated her own capacity.
Zhao Yuanyuan shifted the weight to her side as much as possible, and looked at Zhou Jiao in front of her worriedly. Will a silly child who usually accidentally twists his foot even when walking on a dirt road?
There was mud falling everywhere on the dirt road that was stepped out of a road leading to the sky, and one didn't pay attention to stepping on it, and it was no accident to slip and fall to the ground. At this time, straw shoes are more solid than cloth shoes, at least roughness increases friction.
It was late at night, the north wind was blowing, and no one felt the chill among the people in the heat, and some people took off their coats and shook their hands. On this cold night, everyone worked harder, and did more. The people who fell to the ground crawled out and clapped their hands, and then continued to do it all over again.
There was once so many people who put in the effort and sweat that was sprinkled all over the earth. In the cold winter and the hot summer, there are always these people who are working hard for tomorrow.
Zhou Jiao gritted her teeth and didn't dare to respond to Zhao Yuanyuan and them, she was worried that she would be discouraged as soon as she opened her mouth, and she was even more worried about seriously dragging the other party down. Looking at the classmates who passed by from time to time, she was helpless. It is no wonder that many families nowadays look for a daughter-in-law to be tall and strong. She should be in the category of cripples.
After taking a sip of water, Zhou Jiao gently touched her shoulders and couldn't help frowning slightly. The two shoulders have been swapped many times, and this side is starting to swell and hurt. She looked up at the moonlight, not knowing how long she could bear it.
Facing Zhang Guoqing's eyes that turned her head from time to time, she held back her tears and smiled brightly at him. Zhou Jiao knew that she had lost to life and hypocrisy.
There are so many things to learn and understand in a lifetime. Whether it's Zhou Xiaozheng or Zhang Guoqing, they can't support her 24 hours a day, support her, and let her study slowly.
She Zhou Jiao should have courage and perseverance to overcome it on her own.
With a "poof", Zhou Jiao fell to the ground for the third time tonight. She immediately looked at Zhao Yuanyuan, who was laughing—fortunately, the other party was fine.
She saw Zhang Guoqing running here with a bamboo basket in the distance, and quickly stood up. didn't care about the mud on his body, so he quickly asked Zhao Yuanyuan to help, and the two of them picked up the remaining mud and quickly slipped away.
No one is like the two of them, carrying a full bamboo basket and returning to the same place, always only more than half a frame. Don't blame Lin Zi, they secretly laughed at Zhou Jiao and the others for eating the mud.
Although it is impossible for Zhou Jiao and Zhao Yuanyuan to really eat the mud, Zhao Yuanyuan was dragged down by Zhou Jiao and fell twice, and the two of them are like mud figures at this moment, and it is really no wonder that the weight in the bamboo basket is missing. At night, I met people I didn't know, and I really didn't know these two girls.
In the second half of the night, the classmates at the bottom of the river finally relented and began to slow down. Zhou Jiao breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that no matter how positive you are, there will always be times when your mind can't command your body. Hmph, let you guys be positive!
The speed slowed down, and when I met my classmates along the way, I started to chat with each other, and the atmosphere was no longer as tense as at the beginning. But everyone started to get really hungry and sleepy.
The whistle blew in the middle of the night, and this time no one continued, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Back at the farm, a group of people scattered to wash, Zhou Jiao didn't care about taking Zhang Guoqing's towel, she splashed her face with water a few times and rubbed it a few times before she dared to take it and wipe it. Looking at the little bit of black water in her face, she was so disgusted that she just wanted to vomit.
Hurriedly drank a bowl of polenta, Zhou Jiao greeted Zhang Guoqing in a daze, and followed Zhao Yuanyuan into the house to lie on the kang and fall asleep.
Zhang Guoqing watched her leave worriedly, and it was inconvenient to want to go in. Standing in place, he waited for a long time, but he didn't find anyone coming out of that room, and he was so anxious that he thought about it. In the end, Li Qinglin, who couldn't stand it, was pulled back.
Except for a few occasional times, the couple has never been so separated. Zhang Guoqing lay on the kang and listened to the snoring sound around him, unable to sleep for a while. If he is not wrong, there will be no less such activities in the future, but Zhou Jiao's system is too poor, how to act in the future, this question is worth thinking about.
Zhang Guoqing gently took away Zhang Yuntao's hand on his abdomen, pillowed his hands, and couldn't forget the hiss he had just inadvertently bumped into Zhou Jiao. He didn't know if this girl had listened to herself, so she wouldn't have forgotten to put on the ointment, right?
immediately thought of the child, and I didn't know if I would cry at Zhang Guofu's house tonight. Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to rush home overnight.
I didn't sleep all night, and the sky was not yet bright. Zhang Guoqing heard the whistle and got up and walked out of the room. Looking at the room not far away, there was still no change at all. He didn't step forward to urge, but moved his hands and feet in the yard.
Soon, the teachers' calls, whistles, and radio horns converged, and finally I saw people getting up one after another and going out to wash.
Zhang Guoqing was waiting for Zhou Jiao to appear with a pan of water early. As soon as I saw her leaning softly on Zhao Yuanyuan's body, I was so distressed that I just wanted to take her home. In front of everyone, he hurried up, took a look, and found that this girl really didn't take it seriously, and her shoulders were obviously high. Looking at the hands, the blisters themselves were picked for her, and they didn't apply the ointment.
Zhou Jiao noticed that he began to keep a straight face, and immediately reacted, immediately stood up straight, and smiled stupidly at him. Last night, she remembered to apply the medicine before going to bed, why did she forget it? It seems that he collapsed and passed out. Yes, it's a fainting, it's definitely not a normal sleep.
In the early morning, I ate two vegetable dumplings again, and this time it took turns for Zhou Jiao's gang to start going down to the bottom of the river. The barefoot girl stood in the mud again, and all sleepiness was swept away.
In order not to worry Zhang Guoqing beside her, she endured the severe pain, held the shovel tightly, and worked hard. In order to divert his attention, he began to think about his son, and secretly told himself, soon, soon. Didn't you look at the place not far in front of you, can you go back to school after finishing it?
The wound on the hand should be broken, and the tingling pain made Zhou Jiao begin to refuse to admit defeat. She listened to Zhao Yuanyuan's gossip expressionlessly, bent down and lowered her head expressionlessly, stretched her waist and held the shovel high. But the careful Zhang Guoqing could still see that his daughter-in-law was holding on from the angry green tendons on her neck.
He looked up at the sky again. The sky was dark, and I didn't know when the dawn would come.
Sighing secretly, Zhang Guoqing slowly moved to her side, trying to do as much as possible to make her easier. Originally, I was worried that others would look at me and my husband and wife in a strange way, but I found that everyone was busy cleaning up and doing their own work. For a while, no one really had the leisure to meddle in things.
Approaching noon, a group of people let out bursts of cheers one after another, and everyone looked at each other's embarrassment and laughed.
It's over, it's finally over. Being able to end half a day early, I have to say that the teachers and students of the school are really desperate. Everyone supported each other back to the farm, didn't care about washing up, and gobbled up the sweet potato rice.
After resting for more than half an hour, under the leadership of the teachers of the whole school, Zhang Guoqing held high the flag, took a big stride, and walked forward quickly.
Farewell, farm! Farewell, a hard and unforgettable experience in high school!