Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

Li Zhenhe was terrified by the sudden inspection by the guesthouse staff.

Liu Jia was initially puzzled, but after seeing their work IDs clearly, she felt at ease.

The work permit is genuine, and the questions they asked were related to accommodation, so as long as you cooperate, there's nothing to worry about.

As for Li Zhenhe's question about whether something had happened, Liu Jia couldn't answer.

I'm not a law enforcement officer, how could I possibly know so much information?

I gave Li Zhenhe a brief explanation, and he started nodding in agreement.

"Hurry up and eat. The weather is damp, and the peanuts won't be crispy in a while."

The peanuts were fried until they smelled delicious, and they were even topped with tiny salt particles, making them look incredibly tempting.

Liu Jia went to the table, took a metal stool, and started eating with Li Zhenhe.

From then until they left Qingcheng, the two of them never left the guesthouse.

The next morning, taking advantage of the cool weather, Li Zhenhe checked out of the guesthouse and headed straight back.

Upon entering the driver's seat, Li Zhenhe's expression turned solemn.

"Brother, don't worry about the bicycle. I'll leave it for you when we get back. You can come to the city to pick it up first thing tomorrow morning."

"Let's calculate how much I should give you first, and then we'll leave once we've settled the accounts."

Liu Jia frowned.

"Brother Li, I didn't come out with you for money, why are you being so distant?"

“This isn’t about being distant or not. You were hired by the supply and marketing cooperative, and you’re responsible for escorting vehicles and going on business trips. How can we not pay you? Don’t worry, the money won’t come out of my pocket. We won’t shortchange you on how much you’re owed.”

Liu Jia blinked.

To be honest, I never thought about asking for money when I came out with Li Zhenhe.

When Li Zhenhe came to see him, Liu Jia wanted to use this excuse to go out for a stroll. On the surface, it seemed that he had helped Li Zhenhe, but in reality, Liu Jia felt that Li Zhenhe had helped him.

Otherwise, even if I travel by bicycle, it would take me several days to get to Qingcheng.

More importantly, I saw Master Peng here.

For this reason alone, Liu Jia was already very grateful to Li Zhenhe.

Therefore, Liu Jia reiterated his thoughts.

Li Zhenhe was furious when he heard this.

"I've explained it so clearly, how come you still can't understand? This is your salary, it's what you're entitled to. Just take it. We need to calculate it carefully, we can't let you lose out!"

Seeing Li Zhenhe's serious expression, Liu Jia couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright then, you handle it!"

"Okay, listen up. The standard wage at the supply and marketing cooperative is five yuan a day, so it's ten yuan for two days. Plus the travel allowance, it's one yuan for two days in total."

Li Zhenhe muttered to himself as he did the accounting, and by the time he finished speaking, the accounts were already calculated.

"That's eleven yuan in total!"

"so much?"

"It's not much, you can take it."

As Liu Jia accepted the money from Li Zhenhe, he felt a surge of emotion.

Compared to this, the money earned by migrant workers through work points is far too little.

Two days on a business trip is almost equivalent to a month's earnings for an average farmer.

After freeing his hands, Li Zhenhe took out the hand crank to start the car.

Soon, the car drove out of the city, and Li Zhenhe happily sang a few lines.

"Let us row... our... oars, the little boat pushes... through... the waves..."

Listening to Li Zhenhe sing, Liu Jia squinted and started singing along.

Five hours later.

Li Zhenhe personally drove the car to take Liu Jia back to Xili Village.

It wasn't until he picked up the steering wheel again that Li Zhenhe came to his senses.

For the previous three hours, Liu Jia had been driving, and Li Zhen was so surprised that his eyes almost popped out!

Throughout the entire Hongxing Supply and Marketing Cooperative, everyone knew that Li Zhenhe was an exemplary driver.

After witnessing Liu Jia's driving skills, Li Zhenhe never dared to say that again.

Liu Jia's driving skills and reaction speed are absolutely top-notch!

When the villagers saw Liu Jia return in his rickshaw, they couldn't wait to rush over and take a good look at him.

Unfortunately, the truck rumbled past the fields and then headed back to the village.

So, as soon as they had a moment of free time, Liu Yutian and his wife, along with Liu Xinguo, were surrounded by people.

"Old Liu, what's your third son been up to lately? He seems to be doing so well."

"Exactly! It's like he's a completely different person. How come he's so energetic even after the divorce?"

"Don't take this too seriously, but your third son has changed quite a bit lately, Lao Liu. You don't have some secret way of making money behind everyone's back, do you?"

"Tell me quickly, what is Sanzi busy with?"

To get closer to him, the villagers who gathered around started calling Liu Jia by his nickname, Sanzi, in a very affectionate way.

Liu Yutian was stumped by the question, unsure how to answer it.

Seeing that Liu Yutian couldn't say anything, they started asking Liu Xinguo instead.

As the eldest brother, he couldn't possibly be unaware of anything.

Everyone asked the same questions again, but Liu Xinguo only replied with three words, "I don't know."

If pressed, I'll just say, "I really don't know."

Many people began to scoff.

Liu Jia and his family are very tight-lipped.

First, Da Jipuzi came to find Liu Jia, but everyone knew he was there to pick up Guo Xiaoyan.

This time, Gazi's car provided pick-up and drop-off services, which everyone could see clearly.

Everyone's eyes were red with envy.

Zhang Cuihua was both angry and resentful.

Last time in the production team, I suffered in silence. Later, my nephew was beaten, and my son was beaten. And my stupid nephew even insisted on speaking up for Liu Jia!

As a result, the son and nephew beat each other up again over five cents!

Thinking about the frustrating things that had happened recently, Zhang Cuihua was so angry that her teeth itched.

Zhang Dachui, standing nearby, kept his eyes glued to the direction of Gazi's car, unable to look away.

"What are you looking at? What's so interesting? So what if a car brought him back? Who knows what he's been up to these past few days!"

After saying that, Zhang Cuihua rolled her eyes and spat on the ground to vent her anger.

"Mom, I want to drive that car too, it's so cool!"

"Pah! Don't just look at how impressive he is. Why don't you want him to get a divorce? Hurry up and get the shovel over here, I'll patch up these seedlings under my feet!"

Seeing that others had fallen far behind her, Zhang Cuihua was annoyed for a while.

……

back home.

Liu Jia took out the bag left by Guo Jianjun, and then found a note.

A few days before the college entrance examination, Guo Xiaoyan wrote down the address in the city on a small piece of paper.

At the time, Guo Xiaoyan said that the Liu family had been kind to her, and that if she needed anything in the future, she should go to the city to ask them for help, and they would not ignore her.

Liu Jia still remembers Guo Xiaoyan's arrogant attitude back then.

Now, I really have to go to the city to find Guo Xiaoyan.

It was simply to return the money, not to beg for help.

Anyway, I've already asked the production team for leave, and I don't have anything to do this afternoon. I can go to the city to pay back the money now and come back tonight. I have plenty of time.

So, after returning home, Liu Jia and Li Zhen drank two ladles of cold water and then headed into the city.

at the same time.

Guo Xiaoyan was lying in her bedroom, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Just moments before, Guo Xiaoyan was tossing and turning in bed.

But right now, my mind is blank again, and I don't know what I'm thinking.

Thinking about my college entrance exam results, I recall the hardships I faced as an educated youth when I went to Xili Village.

But what I miss most is the low table in the south room of the Liu family's house and the earthen bed in the north room.

Also, Liu Jia always slept on a bamboo bed.

The bamboo bed is narrow, only wide enough for one person to sleep on, and it is located opposite the earthen bed.

Every morning, Liu Jia would get up first, tiptoe out, prepare the water for washing his face, and then wake himself up.

Guo Xiaoyan frowned slightly, bit her lip, and sighed softly.

It has to be said that Liu Jia has been incredibly devoted to me over the past three years; there's nothing wrong with that.

However, from the days of the college entrance examination until I returned, Liu Jia seemed like a different person, completely indifferent to me.

Thinking about all this made Guo Xiaoyan feel irritable again.

Forget it, we're divorced, why should I still think about him?

Guo Xiaoyan rolled over again.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Guo Xiaoyan didn't pay any attention. Her older sister, Guo Xiaolan, was in the outer room. If someone came, she would go and open the door.

Sure enough, the knocking stopped.

Before Guo Xiaoyan could calm down, Guo Xiaolan's voice came over.

"Little sister, could you come out for a moment? Someone is looking for you. He says his name is Liu Jia."

Guo Xiaoyan suddenly sat up in bed, her voice trembling as she spoke.

"Sis, who's here?"