In the 1970s, I sold my iron rice bowl, stocked up space and went to the countryside

He rummaged through his messenger bag and took out a box of clam oil.

Seeing this, Shen Mo thought it was food, and opened her mouth wide to pour it in.

Lu Qingyang stopped her in time: "Don't eat it, this is not for eating, it's for applying on your hands. Apply this on your hands and they won't crack."

He dug a piece out of the clam and applied it on Shen Mo's hands, motioning her to apply it evenly.

Sure enough, the back of her hand, which was chapped and swollen just now, suddenly felt cool and not so painful.

"It's amazing."

It's no wonder that she has never seen clam oil. Young girls in big cities will buy it.

But she just lives in a poor countryside, and she was raised by her grandfather. Uncle Shen must not have taught her these.

"This is for you. Remember to apply some before going to bed every day."

"Okay." Shen Mo nodded thoughtfully and hid the clam oil in her pocket.

Although her grandfather expressly forbade her to come to Lu Qingyang, she would sneak over every day.

Lu Qingyang was totally different from other educated youths. He had no ill will towards her.

Shen Mo sent the puppy back home and started to peel pine nuts at the door, one by one, fragrant and sweet, eating with relish.

Suddenly she turned around and went into the house to bring out a bucket filled with pecans, muttering: "Let Lu Qingyang do the same, it must be delicious."

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The next day, Team Leader Han asked Lu Qingyang and the others to repair the cowshed.

"Since you are going to repair it, you should also reinforce the pig shed in the brigade, otherwise you will have to find someone to repair it later! We have to complete the task quickly, and we are waiting for you to come back to drive the tractor."

Lu Qingyang drove the tractor steadily and quickly, and no one could compare to him. Han Zhiqiang was reluctant to let him go.

If it weren't for Team Leader Wu's soft and hard coaxing, he would not have lent people out.

"Okay, Team Leader Han."

"By the way, be careful not to get too close to the people in the cowshed."

Hu Shengli frowned at the few people who were smiling and laughing. They took all the good things.

It was just right. While Lu Qingyang was away, he could take the opportunity to please Han Zhiqiang.

Isn't it just repairing a broken cowshed? What's so happy about it.

"Hu Shengli, hurry up and follow me. You are the last one left."

Hu Shengli followed him happily, "I'm coming."

Without realizing that his fate was taken away by someone.

The three of them carried tools to renovate the cowshed.

The cowshed had been in disrepair for a long time and was in tatters. It was said to be repaired, but in fact it should be rebuilt.

In addition to the three yaks, there lived a couple with pale faces and thin bodies in the cowshed.

Due to too much physical work and long-term lack of nutrition, the two were so thin that only skeletons were left.

The woman in her thirties was still coughing.

The couple was originally only related to the landlord, but they were driven to live in the cowshed.

Lu Qingyang remembered the plot in the original text. The couple, the man was called Zhang Zhongwen and the woman was called Wei Yuxiu.

Although Zhang Zhongwen is very down and out now, after the 1980s, he relied on his own efforts and preemptive vision to become one of the first entrepreneurs in China.

It's a pity that his wife Wei Yuxiu didn't survive the winter of 1974. After a heavy snow, the cowshed directly crushed Wei Yuxiu and her baby to death.

Hu Shengli helped him move the body and found a grave for him.

Zhang Zhongwen was grateful to him, but he never married and had children again.

Later, he became a capital tycoon and wanted to find Hu Shengli, the benefactor who helped him in the countryside, to help him start a business.

But now, the flame of their acquaintance has been completely extinguished by Lu Qingyang.

Zhang Zhongwen is just an auxiliary on the protagonist's growth path, and he may never know.

It was Hu Shengli who cut corners at the beginning, which led to the cowshed being unable to withstand the winter wind and snow.

He was the culprit at the beginning, and everything he did afterwards was just out of fear that Zhang Zhongwen would discover the truth.

Lu Qingyang looked at the poor couple and had already made up his mind.

"We are here to repair the cowshed."

Zhang Zhongwen had a bitter face. Few people would be so friendly to him and say hello when they came in.

"Then you guys repair it, we'll go and herd the cattle first."

They worked from dawn to dusk every day, and Zhang Zhongwen's back had been bent by the pressure.

Lu Qingyang asked the other two to get busy first, and he called Wei Yuxiu, "Comrade, I heard you coughing all the time, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere, and your abdomen..."

Wei Yuxiu quickly covered her stomach, which was the only hope for her and Zhang Zhongwen.

The two were still struggling because of this child.

"Don't worry, I have no ill will towards you."

On the contrary, Lu Qingyang took out two eggs prepared in the morning and stuffed them into Zhang Zhongwen's hands, "Your wife is pregnant, give her a good nourishment."

Zhang Zhongwen was used to a repressed life, and suddenly someone was so nice to him, obviously suspected that he had other purposes.

"I have said everything I should say, I really don't know anything."

Lu Qingyang saw his concerns, "I'm not going to ask you anything."

He scratched his head, it seems that some things can't be rushed, and they need to be done slowly.

"Anyway, you go and get busy first."

After returning, Zhou Jianshe reminded him: "What did you say to them? They are all people with bad backgrounds. Be careful that someone with ulterior motives will see and report them."

"Everyone has a time of downfall, don't worry, I will pay attention to these. "

The three of them started to work. It was much easier to build a cowshed than to move wood.

Zhou Jianshe quickly rebuilt the foundation for the cowshed. "If we make it tighter, it won't fall down easily. It will snow here after November. The cowshed is built. After all, cows are the most precious animals in the team."

He was an honest man who would only work honestly without so many twists and turns.

Lu Qingyang thought the same. If he hadn't cut corners, Wei Yuxiu wouldn't have died so tragically. He could be considered to have saved a life.

At noon, Lu Qingyang took out the prepared lunch. The three of them shared the cornmeal cakes and ate them casually with chili sauce.

It happened that the couple came back from herding cattle.

Wei Yuxiu was pregnant. She looked at the cornmeal cakes in the hands of the three people and drooled.

Seeing this, Lu Qingyang took out two from his bag.

"Don't refuse this time. We have plenty of cornmeal cakes. "

"No, no, we don't want it, you better not talk to us." Zhang Zhongwen was afraid of implicating Lu Qingyang.

Lu Qingyang just forced it in and gave them a bottle of chili sauce, "Eat it, don't be polite."

Wei Yuxiu held the corn cake in her hand and looked at her husband as if asking for help.

They usually couldn't even eat the coarsest steamed bread. Although corn cakes were not precious, they were also rare for her.

"Eat it."

Lu Qingyang's mouth corners slightly raised, at least he had taken the first step forward.