latelenovela Chapter 173: Light in the Darkness, a Little Unreal, But Very Warm
Chapter 173: Light in the Darkness, a Little Unreal, But Very Warm
"We're finally here! This is your educated youth station.
If you are not satisfied and don’t want to live here, you can choose to build a house yourself.
But I have to remind you that if you return to the city someday in the future, you have to return this house to the village.
Look, in the past few years, so many educated youth have arrived one after another that this educated youth camp is almost full!" Jiang Aiguo led three young male educated youth and slowly walked towards the educated youth courtyard.
As he walked, he kept muttering, "I see you three are doing pretty well so far. If you can build your own houses, it would save our village some trouble."
Jiang Aiguo is also very straightforward. He tells you clearly that it is your choice.
"It's the coldest time of year, and there's not much important farm work to do. So you can adapt to it.
According to regulations, each of you will be allocated 30 kilograms of food. But this amount is definitely not enough to eat. You can either buy some with your own money or borrow some from the brigade.
Wait until next year and repay it directly with work points. Take a good rest today, and you can go to the brigade headquarters later to collect the food.
As for firewood for cooking, you can trade it with those who have more firewood at home. As for daily necessities, there is a carpenter in our village. If you have time, you can go and see if you can exchange items with him for something useful.
If there is anything you don’t understand, you can ask the old educated youth who came earlier. "After saying this, Jiang Aiguo turned to look at Liao Lingyun who was standing beside him and said, "Lingyun, these three are new educated youth. It’s up to you to worry about how to arrange them next!" Liao Lingyun has now become the person in charge of the educated youth site.
"I understand, Uncle Aiguo, don't worry."
Jiang Aiguo brought the person there, gave him some instructions, and then left. His father drove the ox cart directly to the cowshed, so it seemed that he had to walk back.
At the cowshed, Grandpa Jiang arrived. Yang Tiejun and his companions heard the noise and rushed out.
I thought there were only these four young men, but when they saw Grandpa Jiang take a child out of his arms, they were all very annoyed. What was going on?
Grandpa Jiang winked at a few people and handed the note in his pocket to Min Yueyang who was walking over, asking him to take a look at it first. Because the child was asleep, he did not give the note to the child's father, but took the child directly into the house.
The child's father quickly followed with a small bag in his hand.
"Thank you, old man. I was freezing all the way here. It was only just now that I felt warm and fell asleep.
I don't have much, I only have this jade pendant on me, take it, it's a token of my appreciation." Yu Zongming pulled out a jade pendant from his bosom, but Grandpa Jiang didn't take it. He could tell at a glance that it was worth a fortune and was often worn by someone.
"Put it away, child. This is nothing. Such a young child is able to come here with you with strength, which means he is a blessed child. You must be strong, for the sake of the child, and for the day when you can see the dawn. This era will not always be like this." Grandpa Jiang did this from the bottom of his heart and it was impossible for him to accept these things.
When Yu Zongming heard Grandpa Jiang's words, his emotions instantly surged out like a flood. Though a man of seven feet, he could no longer suppress his grief. He clasped his hands tightly over his mouth, tears streaming down his cheeks and onto the ground.
"Is there really still hope? My wife and I returned to our motherland with great enthusiasm, determined to repay our motherland for its nurturing with the knowledge we had learned abroad over the years.
However, the reality was so cruel and merciless. Those people turned a deaf ear to our thoughts and were unwilling to listen to even a word we had to say. Even more heartbreaking was that my wife was hit on the head with a heavy object while trying to protect our young son from harm, and she lost her precious life on the spot.
Human life is so fragile!
Why do they treat us so cruelly? Could it be that our hard work, studying hard and returning with all our skills, is actually a mistake?..."
Yu Zongming had buried all this pain deep in his heart for a long time and never dared to tell anyone a word, just because he was afraid that his son would suffer unbearable torture and injustice again because of him.
If that were the case, how would he have the face to meet his beloved in the afterlife?
Today, thanks to the kindhearted Grandpa Jiang's support, warmth and care, he finally found an outlet to pour out his heart. He felt incredibly lost and helpless, as if he were trapped in a dark fog, with no idea of where to go or what the future held.
Grandpa Jiang gently patted Yu Zongming's trembling shoulders and consoled him earnestly, "My child, don't feel lost or hopeless.
Our nation has weathered countless hardships, but it is through these countless trials and tribulations that we have reached our present state. The current difficulties are only temporary and will not last forever. As long as we remain steadfast in our faith and forge ahead courageously, we will one day embrace a bright and glorious future.
"How could it be wrong for you to learn knowledge? What is wrong is the current misunderstanding. Keep going and believe that what you have learned will definitely help the country and the people. Qingyun has learned to be strong at such a young age. As a father, you must set an example for him!" The other three people standing at the door also had tears in their eyes.
What Yu Zongming said was what they wanted to say. They seemed to be in darkness during this period of time, and the old man's words just now seemed to make them see a little light.
Min Yueyang and a few others also finished reading the note.
I learned the identities of these people and found out that they are all experts in related fields who have returned from studying abroad.
"Come in. It's warm inside. There's not much to do here. This winter is a good time for you to recuperate. Just think of it as a holiday after all these years of study. Let's all take a break.
Lao Jiang, these people have all returned from studying abroad and are very capable. This time our village has gathered more knowledgeable people.
These people are chemistry expert Jia Zhixian, biology experts Ouyang Xiu and Huang Zhonghai, geology expert Yu Zongming and his son Yu Qingyun. These are all talents that foreigners want to keep.
How can that be? So this is just giving our village a bargain first.
Hahaha... Today I asked my brother and sister-in-law to help me make something easy to digest, so that they can nourish their stomachs first.
I'll get them some medicine. They're all in poor health and need to be well cared for. "Min Yueyang knew his apprentice had gone up the mountain, so he had to come. Luckily, his apprentice had a lot of herbs. Boiling Chinese medicine was inconvenient because the smell was too strong, so he decided to get some tonic pills instead.