Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Xia Zhi soon received a notice asking him to go to Shengli Commune for an initial checkup. Then he went to the county hospital for a physical examination. After all the formalities were completed, Xia Zhi was lucky enough to receive a notice of enlistment.

It says: Comrade Yang Xiazhi: Defending the motherland and resisting aggression is the lofty duty of every citizen. Performing military service and joining the militia in accordance with the law is a glorious obligation of citizens...

Chunni cried with joy when she received the enlistment notice. She knew this was the beginning of another life for Xiazhi, and she wished him the best.

Wearing a big red flower, Xia Zhi embarked on a new journey surrounded by his fellow villagers.

As for Chunni, she was looking at Qiuguo in silence.

After a long while, Chunni finally spoke: "I didn't care about you this summer because of your brother's matter? What, do you want to go to heaven?"

Qiu Guo lowered his head.

She waited until her brother left before telling Chunni the bad news, for she was afraid that if everything happened at once, her sister would become even more irritable.

Well, now that her brother is gone, why hasn’t her sister calmed down yet!

"I told you last time that I neither oppose nor support dating, right?"

"Yeah." Qiu Guo's voice was as thin as a mosquito.

"But I have a premise. You won't forget it, right?"

"I remember. Let me study hard."

"But you didn't even get into high school. I believe that a loud drum doesn't need a heavy hammer. I have always trusted you, but you disappoint me so much." Chunni waved her hand and let Qiuguo go out.

She was too tired and wanted to lie down.

Qiu Guo couldn't stand Chunni's disappointed look, and hurriedly hugged Chunni and said, "Sister, please don't ignore me. I know I was wrong. I decided to go back to school to repeat the third year of junior high school. I, I promise not to associate with Wang Ran before I get into high school. No, no, I won't date Wang Ran before I get into college! Sister, please, believe me."

What else could Chunni do? She could only trust Qiuguo.

Qiu Guo didn't know whether it was Xia Zhi's incident or this conversation that made her grow up a lot. She still loved dressing up, but she put most of her attention on studying. From then on, her grades were always among the best, until she finished college.

Not long after Qiuguo started school, something happened in the village. It was neither big nor small. Li Shuhua's father, Li Dashan, married a widow through a matchmaker. It was said that the widow had given birth to three sons for her ex-husband before she remarried.

Li Dahe's plan is self-evident.

People had different opinions on Li Dahe's remarriage. Some were envious, some despised and some kept running to Li Shuhua's house to express their sympathy. This made Li Shuhua and her three sisters feel very troubled.

Chunni also went to see Li Shuhua to say goodbye. She thought she would be sad and upset, but she found that she was busy working in the fields as usual, and was neither sad nor happy about the matter, so she felt relieved.

But I heard that Zhao cried for days and nights after she found out about this. I don't know who is so gossipy. Zhao knew about this without leaving the house all day. Isn't this just causing trouble for others?

Seeing that Li Shuhua and her two sisters didn't care, Chunni put the matter behind her.

Start of school

Chunni carried a heavy bag, waved goodbye to relatives and friends who were seeing her off, and squeezed into the train to Chongqing.

Dong Lin pretended to be strong and acted like a man, but as soon as Chunni turned around, tears started to flow uncontrollably.

After a while, the train started moving.

Chunni, who was leaning against the window, also saw Donglin running outside the window and talking about something, her eyes full of reluctance.

She murmured, "Goodbye, Xiao Donglin. Sister will be back. Leaving is to come back better."

Dong Lin was finally tired of running and was pulled to stop by Yang Bangming.

Chunni turned her head back from the window. Donglin's voice calling for his sister was faintly echoing in her ears. She lay on the table and shed silent tears.

After several years of getting along, Chunni developed a deep affection with Xiazhi and his siblings, especially the youngest Donglin. This affection seemed to become a rope that bound her to a place called home and prevented her from going far.

Perhaps this sweet burden will disappear only when everyone grows up!

Chunni fell asleep in a daze, and could still hear Donglin's call in her dream. She raised her head suddenly and saw a sneaky figure passing by.

Chunni hurriedly checked her luggage and breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately she woke up in time. She looked at her watch and found that it was still early, so she stood up and walked back and forth in the aisle.

After lying down for a long time, my stomach feels bloated. It feels more comfortable to walk like this.

When she sat back down, she found a young girl sitting next to her. When she saw Chunni coming back, she hurriedly stood up to let her sit, with a smile on her face, showing the beauty of a peaceful and quiet life.

"Hello. Would you like something to eat?" Chunni took out the cold rabbit she had made.

The female comrade glanced at Leng Chitu, turned away with difficulty, and declined: "How can this be? How embarrassing!"

When she went out, her parents and brothers warned her not to eat other people's food on the train, in case the other person was a kidnapper! If she ate, she would not be able to return!

"Eat it yourself! I'm not hungry." This time the refusal was complete.

Chunni didn't force it, she opened the aluminum lunch box, took out a boiled egg, and used it to boil the cold rabbit.

It was not until she put away her food that the female comrade spoke again.

"Sister, what did you just eat? It smells delicious."

"I made the cold rabbit by myself, stir-frying it with rabbit, and it tastes pretty good."

"It smells a bit spicy to me."

"Yes! This cold rabbit must be fried with chili peppers..."

The two started chatting about eating cold rabbit and kept talking until the train arrived. Chunni felt that she was a little disappointed. It was just a chance meeting on the train and she was afraid that she would never see him again.

Chunni felt sorry in her heart, and gave the remaining cold rabbit to the little girl when she left the station. She didn't miss the little girl's fleeting surprise.

It is the annual school opening season, and seniors from Southwest Agricultural University are always at the train station to welcome new students.

This saved Chunni a lot of trouble.

"Hello, we are the reception desk of Southwest Agricultural College. How can I help you?" The boy who spoke had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and wore black-framed glasses on his nose. He forced a smile on his serious face and said to Chunni.

"Hello, teacher. I am a freshman in the Department of Agriculture this year. Excuse me, which bus should I take to get to school?"

The boy's expression froze for a moment, but he reacted quickly. He took Chunni's admission letter and looked at it again and again.

"Hahahaha! Comrade He, I told you to tidy up and dress up, but you didn't listen. Now the girls mistake you for a teacher! Hahahaha!"

Chunni turned around and saw an honest and simple young man smiling happily at the boy. When he saw Chunni looking at him, he stopped laughing and said generously: "Hello, junior sister, my last name is Fang, Fang Kui, a sophomore in the Department of Agriculture, welcome to join our school." He pointed at the man with glasses and said with a smile: "His last name is He, He Bi, my classmate."

"Hello. My name is Yang Chunni. I'm a freshman in the Department of Agriculture." Chunni smiled generously.

"Hello." He Bi pulled the corner of his mouth. He didn't expect to meet a school girl today! If I had known earlier, I would have known earlier...

Chunni found the two seniors from the Agricultural College quite interesting and became interested in the college tour.