In summer, the sun is scorching and the ground is baked hot.

Xu Yan's hand was burned red soon after it touched the ground. She turned around and looked towards the kitchen.

The educated youth who had just entered were now gathered around a wooden square table with most of the paint peeling off, chattering about something. Xu Yan didn't believe that no one saw her being deliberately pushed down, but no one came to help her.

It was as if she was the invisible and intangible air.

Even so, in the original owner's memory, the educated youth at the educated youth point were also nice to her.

Because they would occasionally praise her and say good things about her in front of Han Xiaoyu.

Xu Yan: “…”

From now on, change your name to Xu Wu Yu!

The cicadas were still chirping non-stop. It was not yet time to go to work, and most people in the village were taking a nap at home. The courtyard doors were wide open, but few people passed by.

Xu Yan sat on the hot ground for a long time before he had the strength to slowly stand up.

The original owner's health was so poor that even if she didn't drown after falling into the river on a scorching summer day, she would have to lie down for a while.

However, now is not the time to lie down, she still has something to get back!

Xu Yan narrowed his eyes, with a cold look in his eyes, and slowly walked towards the busy kitchen.

Before entering the door, Ye Wei's slightly exaggerated and surprised voice was heard, "Hey! Whose clothes are these... This dress is new, why is it thrown on the ground?"

As he spoke, he lovingly patted the dirt on it with his hand.

"It is indeed new." Liang Qian looked over when she heard her voice and reached out to touch the clothes. "The material is good and the color is rare. Whose is it?"

Qin Li didn't say anything. Zhou Jingjing glanced at Xu Yan who had just come in, but didn't say anything either.

"I think this color suits me quite well," Liang Qian had her back to the door and didn't see Xu Yan come in. Seeing that no one claimed the clothes, she directly took the clothes from Ye Wei and tried them on herself.

"Look, it's the right size!"

In fact, Liang Qian's skin color was originally dark, and after working on the farm in the countryside under the wind and sun for half a year, her skin became even darker. This highly saturated red coat made her skin look even darker on her, which was a real disaster.

But in this era, especially in the countryside, the most common colors of cloth are "blue, black, and gray", and there are very few brightly colored cloths.

One reason is that many families don’t have the money or tickets to buy it, and being able to make a new set of clothes made of coarse cloth every two or three years is considered a wealthy family.

Secondly, farmers have to tend to crops in the fields all day long. Dark-colored fabrics are not easy to get dirty, and even if they get dirty, it is not obvious, unlike light-colored fabrics, which may get dirty by walking from the east end of the village to the west end before they have time to go to the fields.

Therefore, this red dress, no matter how it looks when worn, is still rare.

Ye Wei thought the dress was beautiful when she saw it for the first time and wanted to try it on. Unfortunately, before she could say anything, her hands were empty.

She turned her head and glanced at Liang Qian, her eyes darkened. After a while, she still flattered him, "It is indeed quite suitable."

He didn't say anything to please Liang Qian, but Liang Qian didn't care at all. She touched her clothes again and again, and couldn't hide her expression of liking.

I even thought about wearing this dress next time I go to the city.

Last time, the female salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative gave her a cold shoulder because she was wearing patched clothes. Next time she goes there, she will definitely wear new clothes to blind her eyes. Bah, let her look down on others again!

The more Liang Qian thought about it, the happier she became, as if she had already shown off at the supply and marketing cooperative in the city.

I totally forgot to ask who the clothes belonged to.

On the other side, several male educated youth were still gathered around the table, watching Han Xiaoyu take out the things he had brought back one by one.

When they saw the can of sugar water, their mouths opened wide and their eyes almost popped out.

Han Xiaoyu's expressionless face changed slightly when he saw the can.

In this era of food and clothing shortages, being able to eat enough is already a luxury, let alone fine and rare snacks like canned food.

There are none at all in the supply and marketing cooperatives in smaller counties. Even in the supply and marketing cooperatives in big cities, canned syrup is a hot commodity. Basically, as soon as it becomes available, it will be quietly reserved by people with connections, and some ordinary families in the city may not be able to buy it.

Now they have a can in front of them!

The transparent glass bottle contains a few pitted and cut orange yellow peaches soaked in sweet juice. Before you open the bottle cap, you can feel the sour and sweet flesh exploding in your mouth.

Of course, most of these educated youth had never eaten it, but they had seen someone describe the taste after eating it in a book or newspaper.

Is it really that delicious?

"Gudong-"

In the small kitchen, one could clearly hear the sound of several people swallowing their saliva.

"Brother Xiaoyu, what else is inside?" The male educated youth standing opposite Han Xiaoyu could no longer hold back and eagerly looked inside the package.

"Move back, move back, don't stick to me, it's hot!"

Before the male educated youth could see clearly what was in the package, he was pushed back by the elbow of the person next to him. Although he was anxious, at least he did not try to force his way forward.

Han Xiaoyu did not answer his question. He reached in and took out a wad of money and bills, followed by peach cakes, malted milk, honey, soap and so on, which were all food and daily necessities that the educated youth could not afford or were reluctant to buy.

Everyone exclaimed again.

Finally, there was a stack of letters with names written on them and stamps on them.

Unfortunately, no one has the time to see who the letter is from. Everyone's mind is on the food.

Although they were all educated youth, they always boasted that they were more cultured and well-mannered than the peasants in the countryside. At this moment, some of them could not help but secretly touch the peach cakes.

Although we could eat it in the past, it was always distributed by Ye Wei, and everyone got a small portion, and most of them were gone before we could even taste it.

And Ye Wei always gave the largest amount to Han Xiaoyu.

There is so much food today, and we haven't finished eating all the food hidden in the cupboard. It wouldn't be too much for him to eat a little more, right?

Thinking of this, the male educated youth Wu Shi reached out to the oil paper package containing the peach pastry more firmly. However, before he could tear through the oil paper and touch the peach pastry inside, he was blocked by a thin white hand.

Wu Shi glanced to the side along his hand.

Xu Yan didn't know when he stood beside him. Looking at her from a close distance, her face was even paler and expressionless. Her eyes were pitch black as she stared at him intently, with one hand firmly pressed on the peach pastry.

"You...what are you doing?"

Wu Shi was startled suddenly and his hand accidentally touched Xu Yan's. He quickly moved to the side with a slightly cold expression, as if he was stained by something dirty.

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