Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

The wild boar was originally killed by the four of them together, so it was reasonable to give him a share.

Guan Jianguo did not refuse. His life was not good enough to allow him to refuse such a big piece of meat without batting an eyelid, especially since this piece of meat was what he deserved.

"And this, take it and eat it. Just think of it as a thank you for helping me twice."

Twice? His eyes changed as he looked at Tan Yuan, but in the end he didn't deny it and took the egg cake that Tan Yuan handed over.

"Let's settle the matter."

He held things in both hands, turned around and left, leaving Tan Yuan with only his back.

Tan Yuan swore that she didn't mean it that way. It was impossible to settle the debt of saving a life by giving a few gifts.

This matter needs to be taken slowly. If there is any way she can help him in the future, she will do her best.

I just saw him take two steps, then he suddenly turned around and came back.

"By the way, do you know Zhao Xiaosi?"

When mentioning Zhao Xiaosi's name, Guan Jianguo's face looked a little unhappy, so serious that even Tan Yuan became nervous.

She nodded, wondering what had happened to Zhao Xiaosi and why Guan Jianguo suddenly mentioned him.

"Something happened at his house. You'd better go and take a look."

After saying this, he left without even looking at Tan Yuan's expression.

Even when Tan Yuan called him from behind, he had no response.

Having lived two whole lives, Tan Yuan had no idea where Zhao Xiaosi's home was, so she could only go and deliver the meal to the mountain first.

In this mountainous area, it is normal that there is not enough land. In order to have enough food, people can only focus on the lower mountains.

Cultivating terraced fields and digging water ditches were the tasks of the brigade members and the educated youth.

The rice has been dried in the past two days, but we have not decided what to plant next. The rice stalks were burned not long ago, so we cannot plant anything for the time being. We need to wait a few days. So the wheat seedlings are still growing as usual. Some people have been sent to the brigade to reclaim wasteland, and some strong laborers are digging sweet potatoes in the mountains.

There is strength in numbers. The sweet potatoes have only been dug for two or three days and are almost done. The only slow part is the transportation, but it shouldn't take too much time. It will all be done in a few days.

The branch secretary went to the commune for several days in a row, asking the commune to help and pay less grain, but the commune never gave in.

This time, it was not just their brigade that suffered from the locust plague. Many other brigades were also affected. There was not enough food everywhere. The commune was in a very difficult situation and had no idea what to do.

Tan Yuan had decided to remove the gauze today on a whim. Nian Lin and the others didn't know about it, so they were a little surprised to see Tan Yuan coming to deliver food.

"We were just about to finish work and go back to cook, but I didn't expect you to come over."

It is always better to have someone bring you food than not to have it at all. It takes a lot of time to go back to cook and then come back. If you can save this time and use it to plow the fields, you can complete the task earlier and go home to rest earlier in the afternoon.

After being busy for the whole morning, I felt like my waist could hardly stand up straight. Leaning against the slope of the mountain, the two of us ate the food that Tan Yuan brought us, mouthful by mouthful. It was so delicious.

The sauerkraut was made by Grandma Wang. It tastes sour and spicy and is very appetizing. And there is nothing more delicious in the world than this meat.

The two of them ate the delicious food, and the people who were also clearing the land on the mountain stared at them with their eyes wide open.

There were even some educated youth who were wondering if they could withdraw from the big pot meal organized by the educated youth organization and join the group of female educated youth eating together with Tan Yuan.

There's meat and rice every day. Even landlords don't have much better off than this.

While the two of them were eating, Tan Yuan also picked up a hoe and helped plow the land.

Because of her contribution in finding the sweet potato field, the team leader decided to let her rest for a few days and also gave her work points.

So after Nian Lin and the others finished eating, Tan Yuan collected the bowls and went back to the educated youth site.

Grandma Wang should have returned from her walk by now, and she would probably be waiting for her to have dinner together.

While eating with Grandma Wang, Tan Yuan chatted with her about family matters.

Ask about the people and things in the brigade, and also ask about Guan Jianguo, and what exactly happened to Zhao Xiaosi's family and where his home is.

These issues are mixed together and don't feel too abrupt.

Everyone in the brigade knew about Guan Jianguo. He had a bad background, was a member of the "five black categories," and his home had been ransacked by the Little Red Guards.

The Guan family fled to the Huaiyin Brigade and later settled down here.

At that time, the Guan family was well-off and very grand. Although they were fleeing, they still brought a lot of servants with them. They had many boxes of gold and silver. They built a big house and yard as soon as they arrived, and bought land everywhere. Grandma Wang was still a child at that time. When she talked about the Bian family, she still can't forget the grandeur of that time.

But no one knows what happened later. Such a rich family actually smoked opium. Opium was really popular at that time, especially in the city, where opium dens were everywhere.

No matter how rich a family was, they could not withstand the addiction of opium. Later, the Guan family fell into decline. By the time of Guan Jianguo's parents, the family had little money left. The big yard and big house had long been mortgaged, and all the land was gone. They became complete rural people.

Of course, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and there is still a gap between them and the rural people. The Guan family is a family of scholars, and their books can fill an entire room.

"Guan Jianguo's sister. I remember that little girl was about ten years older than her brother. She was so beautiful. There was no young man in the brigade who didn't like her back then."

She is also well-educated and well-mannered, just like the rich lady in the storybooks.

Later, he was engaged to a good family, also a scholar, and a scholar in the province.

However, later the scholars got into trouble. They didn't know what exactly happened, but they knew that Guan Jianguo's sister and her family suffered. Guan Jianguo's parents in Huaiyin Brigade were also sent to a farm because banned books were found in their home.

It was also at that time that Guan Jianguo was still young. After the Guan family learned that her sister was in trouble, they quickly gave Guan Jianguo to a childless lame man in the same village, thus saving him.

He no longer had to go to the farm, but everyone in the team knew what was going on, so they often excluded him openly or secretly, fearing that the truth would be revealed one day and the team would be implicated. They would not allow Guan Jianguo to go to work, so he had no choice but to find some physical work in the county to make a living.

"This kid is smart. Not only can he support himself, but he can also help the younger members of our team find odd jobs."

Therefore, the people in the brigade had even more complicated feelings about him. When someone asked about it, they would just say that his ancestors had a bad background, so he couldn't work in the brigade. They generally didn't mention anything else.