When she arrived at the place, Tong Yan felt that her back was sore and her legs were numb, and she got off the ox cart with the help of Lu Jinzhi. When she saw Shiwan Village, Tong Yan's first impression was that the scenery here was really good. A meandering river runs through the village, with several small hillsides behind it, and the village is in a large open space, with adobe houses scattered scattered around the village, which is a bit of a paradise. Uncle Zhou took Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi to the captain's house, which was also an adobe house, which looked a little bigger and newer than other houses.

As soon as Uncle Zhou called the door, an old man in his fifties came out, with a square face and many wrinkles on his forehead, and when he saw Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan, he greeted him warmly: "It's Comrade Lu! Welcome, welcome, welcome to our Shiwan Village." Uncle Zhou introduced: "This is the captain of our village, also surnamed Zhou, called Zhou Yonghai." Most of the people in our village have the surname Zhou. Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan stepped forward to say hello to Captain Zhou, and after a few greetings, Uncle Zhou was going to return the car, and Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan stayed at the captain's house temporarily.

Zhou Yonghai asked about the general situation of the two, and took Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan to their temporary residence. While walking, he introduced to Lu Jinzhi: "There are not many vacant houses in the village, and I know that you are coming, so I deliberately vacated a few rooms at the end of the village." You are all from the city, and I am afraid that you will not be used to living in our country houses. Lu Jinzhi hurriedly intercepted the captain's words: "We are here to study and exercise, there is nothing we can't get used to." Let the captain bother. ”

Hearing Lu Jinzhi say this, Zhou Yonghai's smile on his face became sincere: "Okay, good, since you have come down to exercise, you will definitely not be afraid of hardship, with such a spirit, you will definitely be able to do a good job." ”

As he spoke, Zhou Yonghai pointed to a few adobe houses: "Look! ”

Tong Yan looked at the four earthen houses in front of her, her heart was half cold, she knew that the conditions were difficult, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult. The low house, with potholes on the walls and weeds growing on the roof, is lined up with four rooms, and there is not even a courtyard wall. Zhou Yonghai glanced at the two of them and continued: "There is a reformed element who has been delegated to labor here, and now he lives in a separate room. You are a family of two, so naturally you can live together, so you can choose one to live in. Lu Jinzhi's face did not change, and he politely thanked Zhou Yonghai. Zhou Yonghai reminded them: "In a few days, the subsidized grain will be distributed to you, only in the first month, and then you will have to work in the fields and earn a share of the work." Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan agreed with a smile.

At this time, a person came out of the house, his clothes were a little dirty, and when he saw Zhou Yonghai, he took the initiative to greet Zhou Yonghai: "Captain Zhou, is there a new person coming?" Captain Zhou nodded with him and introduced him: "This is Comrade Lu, and Comrade Lu's lover, they will live here in the future." You look out for each other. ”

Tong Yan was taken aback when she saw someone coming, this person Tong Yan was familiar, just about to speak, Lu Jinzhi pulled her, although Tong Yan didn't understand Lu Jinzhi's intentions, she obediently stopped talking, just kept staring at that person.

Zhou Yonghai didn't notice Tong Yan's abnormality, and introduced to Lu Jinzhi: "This is old money, and it was transformed down." It's different from your situation, there is no place to live now, so I have to let you live together. Lu Jinzhi still maintained a gentle smile and had no opinion on this. Zhou Yonghai looked at Lu Jinzhi and was very satisfied. After a few more words, he left.

Tong Yan saw Zhou Yonghai leaving, she stepped forward a few steps forward and said to the man, "Principal Qian, why are you here?"

Principal Qian hurriedly made a silent gesture and whispered: "Call me Old Qian in the future, there is no Principal Qian here." ”

Tong Yan's eyes were red, and her heart was sour. Yes, that elegant headmaster Qian no longer exists, and now in front of her is old Qian with gray hair and an old peasant outfit.

Lu Jinzhi also stepped forward to greet Lao Qian, he didn't mind Lao Qian's rough hands at all, grabbed it, and asked with concern: "Are you okay?" Although Lao Qian was much older, he still smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay." Now I am learning to raise pigs with the swineherd in the village. Tong Yan turned around and cried lowly. Lao Qian looked at Tong Yan and comforted her in turn: "It's nothing, it's good to live in peace." Don't be sad. ”

Tong Yan barely suppressed her emotions, and was just about to speak, when she smelled a faint smell of burning, and everyone also smelled it, Lao Qian turned around and ran into the house, Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi also followed to see. As soon as he arrived at the door of the house, Lao Qian came out with a pot, and he was annoyed: "It's burned, it's burned." "I saw a pot of things that are not yellow but not yellow, and black and not black exude a strange taste. Lao Qian explained: "This is my dinner, and when I talk to you, I forget it." After speaking, he put his nose to the pot and sniffed the money, as if comforting himself, and said, "It should still be able to eat." ”

When Tong Yan saw this scene, she felt even more uncomfortable, and persuaded Lao Qian: "Hurry up and throw it away, I'll cook today, you can eat with us." Lao Qian was still reluctant, and Lu Jinzhi also persuaded him, so he had to say: "That's okay, I'll take this to feed the pigs." Lao Qian leaned his back slightly, and walked towards the pigsty with the pot, Tong Yan looked over and found that the pigsty was only a few hundred meters away from where they lived, and there was a straw shed there. Lu Jinzhi pulled Tong Yan to arrange the residence first.

They chose a room in the middle and lived next door to Lao Qian. There is a kang, a table, and a cabinet in the room. The furniture is all half-used and barely functional. There are still water stains on the walls, presumably from the leakage of the roof on a rainy day. Lu Jinzhi looked at this environment and said gloomily: "Tong Yan, I'm sorry, I didn't expect ......" Tong Yan interrupted Lu Jinzhi's words, and instead squeezed a smile: "It's okay." Hurry up and pack up. I remember my mom brought us old newspapers, which we pasted on the walls and made do. ”

After speaking, he began to unpack the package, Lu Jinzhi stopped talking, when the two were cleaning the house, Lao Qian came back, saw the two of them busy, and helped go to the kitchen to boil hot water. When green smoke rose from the chimneys of every house, the two finally finished cleaning the house.

Tong Yan took the food she brought to the kitchen to cook. The westernmost side of the kitchen is an earthen stove, which is a little smaller than the stove Tong Yan saw before. Lao Qian explained: "This is what I built when I came, and everyone who lives here will use this stove in the future." Tong Yan understood, the communal kitchen. Tong Yan was just about to get the pot, but Lao Qian stopped her, with a little embarrassment, and explained: "That pot is for cooking pig food, and it hasn't been washed yet." Tong Yan was petrified on the spot.

I really couldn't accept that my food and pig food were cooked in one pot, Tong Yan went back to her house, took a pot out of the space, and with the concerted efforts of Lu Jinzhi and Tong Yan, three dishes and one soup came out of the pot. The three of them ate in Lao Qian's house, Lao Qian looked at the fried meat with garlic sprouts, poached eggs, fried vegetables, and a pot of fragrant mushroom pork rib soup on the table, and the first reaction was to close the window and close the door. Tong Yan was surprised, Lao Qian lowered his voice and explained: "This place is poorer than Lin'an Town, and people with better conditions will eat meat once a month, you should be careful in the future, as the saying goes, you don't suffer from widowhood but unevenness." ”

Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi looked at each other, and Lu Jinzhi quickly reacted and thanked Lao Qian. The three of them sat down and chatted about recent events while eating.

It turned out that not long after Tong Yan left, the school was impacted, Principal Qian was censored, other teachers were also suspended, teachers had no intention of teaching, and the school was in a semi-suspended state. Lao Qian talked about Teacher Hu and Teacher Cai, who had taught Tong Yan, who were reported by the students they had taught before and were dismissed. Those people came to arrest the teacher, and some students tried to stop it, and they clashed with them, and then it was the janitor who drove the group away with a broom and saved the teachers. Tong Yan thought of the kind old janitor, and she didn't understand how an old janitor could do this.

Lao Qian took a bite of food, and then pretended to be mysterious and said: "That old man was a veteran who participated in many battles before, made meritorious contributions, received awards, and took photos with the leaders. Later, those people left, and Teacher Hu and Teacher Cai were arranged to clean up in the school and burn the boiler. Everyone was basically not affected much. When Tong Yan heard this, the big stone in her heart fell to the ground, and there was finally good news.

After Lao Qian finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and saluted Lu Jinzhi with a cup of tea: "I am replacing wine with tea, thank you for your help, I don't thank you for your kindness, I will write down the friendship." After saying that, he drank it dry. Tong Yan glanced at Lu Jin. That means, you're hiding something from me!?

Lu Jinzhi hurriedly explained: "At that time, I heard that Principal Qian was censored, so I found some connections and got him here. Everyone is together, so there is a good response. ”

Old Qian laughed, licked his face and said, "I love to hear this, I really have something I want you to take care of me." Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi both looked at him suspiciously. Lao Qian licked his lips and said, "In the future, I will hand over all my grain to you, and I will make a partner with you, what do you think? I can't cook, not to mention how difficult it is these days." Tong Yan looked Lao Qian up and down, and found that she had indeed lost a lot of weight, and asked curiously: "How do you eat these days?" Lao Qian was speechless when asked, and only after half a day did he hesitate to say: "I'll boil some water, put the vegetables and grain in it and cook it together, add some salt, and eat like this." ”

When Tong Yan and Lu Jinzhi heard this, they could only shake their heads. promised to let Lao Qian come over to partner, Tong Yan selfishly wanted to take care of Principal Qian, now the environment is so difficult, if you don't eat well, you don't know how to survive all these years. Lao Qian felt that he had solved a major event, and he was in a good mood, and his chopsticks were flying. Tong Yan was sad and funny when she saw Lao Qian like this.