Li Jie and Qin Nan rushed to the educated youth center after a long journey, but they were told by the educated youth center that their place of educated youth had been changed.
From Yimeng Mountain to Chile River.
Chilechuan is much farther than Yimeng Mountain.
From the hinterland of the Central Plains, it drifted to the northwest.
According to the arrangements of the Educated Youth Point, they first stayed in Donglai at the guest house, waiting for tomorrow's train, and then transferred to Chilechuan.
(Sorry, I seemed to have remembered it wrong before. The place where Xu Lingjun was placed eastward was not Yimeng Mountain, but Chilechuan)
On the way to the guest house, Qin Nan lowered his head glumly.
The Northwest is so far away.
From now on, if you want to send a letter, please ask for a month to go back and forth, right?
"Are you unhappy?"
Li Jie smiled slightly and encouraged: "Be happy. Now that things have been decided, think of the good."
"Let me think about it, there are endless prairie fields in the Chile River, with galloping horses, clear river water, and herds of cattle and sheep."
"And when they are grazing, they can ride horses and run wildly on the grassland."
On the side, after hearing those words, Qin Nan couldn't help but have the corresponding picture appear in his mind.
Sounds like a good idea?
Damn, she can't ride a horse!
"fine."
Li Jie knocked on her head: "If they don't know how to ride a horse, they can learn it. It shouldn't be difficult. He should learn it first, and when he masters it, he will teach me."
Hearing this, Qin Nan raised his head and looked at Li Jie with watery eyes.
"Am I able to read minds?"
"Guess?"
Li Jie smiled and avoided answering.
"I definitely have."
Qin Nan turned her head to the side, and from an angle that Li Jie couldn't see, there were smile lines in the corners of her eyes.
It feels so good to know each other without saying anything.
She likes it very much.
"Hey, you guys who have just become educated youths can tell me that there will be delicious food at the reception tomorrow morning."
Because of the mistake, the people at the Educated Youth Point were very polite. They not only arranged a room with hot water for the two of them, but also gave them a batch of various receipts.
In the 1950s and 1960s, notes were more useful than money.
Before setting off, Li Jie exchanged a lot of various bills from the black market, especially hard currency like national food stamps.
Anyway, no matter where they go, they will definitely not go hungry.
Even if there is a shortage of supplies in Chilechuan, he can't buy anything even if he has a ticket. The worst he can do is go hunting.
In short, I can't be hungry.
"Um."
When he heard about the delicious food, Qin Nan's eyes flashed with anticipation.
Although Li Jie would send some food to her family from time to time, in those days, who would think there was too much to eat?
In the evening, the people in the educated youth spot did not lie to Li Jie and the others. The food in the guest house was indeed very good.
Bu Nao, only the two of them.
The chef of the guest house cooked two bowls of braised pork for them. The big, fat meat filled a whole vat (the kind of vat used for eating).
Qin Nan was begging to finish it all, but halfway through, she couldn't eat anymore.
Too boring.
Li Jie's situation is similar. He has no shortage of oil and water in his stomach. To be precise, he eats better than most people.
If you don't worry about the news leaking out, their family and Qin Nan's family will have no problem eating and drinking every day.
But it’s really not necessary to do that.
It's nice to have meat and vegetables occasionally, and you can look forward to it.
At first, Li Jie and Qin Nan did not waste it. They packed up the uneaten pork and soaked it in boiling water until they got on the train tomorrow. It would be delicious.
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The following month.
It was just dawn when Li Jie and Qin Nan got up. Of course, they slept together instead of sleeping in two rooms.
Before going to the train station, they had to go to the post office.
If you are an educated youth, you must tell your family about your serious request.
Because of Li Jie's guidance, Qin Nan's mood improved a lot. When she wrote letters to her family, she adhered to the tradition of reporting good things but not bad things. Everything she wrote in the letter was wrong with her vision for the future.
The sky is clear, the fields are vast, and the grass is blown by the wind, and cattle and sheep can be seen low.
There seems to be nothing wrong with being a free herdsman.
Besides, people in the pastoral area have fewer misunderstandings, so her fifth category status will not be too sensitive by then.
The letter Li Jie wrote to his family was similar in appearance. He asked Gao's mother not to worry too much about him, as he would definitely take care of himself when he got there.
In addition, he vaguely reminded Gao Mu in his letter that there was a small iron box in his room with something in it.
As for what it was, he didn't write it clearly.
Just some local food stamps, cloth stamps and the like.
The specific amount was not large, and he didn't keep too much, not because he couldn't bear to part with it, but because he was afraid of scaring Gao Mu.
Anyway, there are only two people in the family, Gao Mu and his sister. They also have their own quotas. Plus the things he left behind, it will definitely be enough for them.
Even if he failed, Li Jie still had some hindrances.
During those two years, he had been a popular person and had made a few friends. If something happened to his family, it would be no problem to help him.
After going to the post office to mail the letter, the two of them immediately rushed towards the train station without stopping.
That's right, they took the educated youth special train that time.
In Bu Nao, the people from the Educated Youth Affairs Office were very nice and bought them two sleeper tickets.
In those days, sleeper tickets were not easy to get.
Most people really can't buy that stuff when they go out.
"Huh?"
"It's actually a sleeper!"
After getting the ticket, Qin Nan stared with disbelief on his face.
"Fool, isn't it bad to have a sleeper berth?"
Li Jie joked: "A few days ago, his shoulders were stiff when I leaned on him."
Hearing those words, Qin Nan thought it was not true. After hesitating for a moment, she bit her lip and whispered.
"He turned around and rubbed it for me."
"Um."
Of course Li Jie would not refuse that matter.
"Hey, the ticket checking has started."
Immediately afterwards, Li Jie took Qin Nan's cattails very naturally, and then while protecting her, he squeezed towards the ticket gate.
I don’t know what’s going on, but there seem to be a lot of people at the station tomorrow.
The more people there were, the more crowded the space was. At this moment, Qin Nan was leaning against Li Jie's chest.
Qin Nan felt a little dizzy as he smelled the familiar smell coming from the tip of his nose.
Although the current environment was very strange, just smelling that smell made her not only scared, but also extremely relieved.
'Can you please hold him to sleep in the morning? It will be very comfortable, right?'
Thinking of that, Qin Nan felt his cheeks getting hotter and hotter.
'What is he thinking about!'
'What sleep...'
On the side, Li Jie didn't notice Qin Nan's shyness. He was currently focused on protecting his body.
There were too many people around. When I looked up, I saw that the ticket gate was full of people, but there were no heads at all.
Moreover, all kinds of flavors are mixed together, let alone the taste.
A few minutes later, Li Jie led Qin Nan through the crowds of people in an almost hugging posture.
The moment they arrived at the platform, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.