Become a burden in a period novel

Chapter 208 End of Day 1

When Qin Wangshu came out of the examination room in the afternoon, he saw the educated youth from the same brigade, but they were not very familiar with each other. They just nodded to him and walked straight to the other side.

When the educated youth saw Qin Wangshu, he wanted to come over and talk to her, but when he saw Qin Wangshu leave directly, he did not come over.

Qin Wangshu was a good student, so they would ask her when they had questions. So after the exam, when they saw Qin Wangshu, he wanted to come over and check the answers with Qin Wangshu.

He filled out the test paper, but he still felt unsure. If he could get Qin Wangshu's affirmation, he would be more confident to face the next few exams.

But seeing Qin Wangshu's attitude, it probably won't work. Qin Wangshu won't go back with them either, so it seems that they can only ask her after all the exams are finished.

He rubbed his frozen and stiff hands and walked towards the gathering place. The gathering place was quite far from here, so walking around would be a good way to move around and warm himself up.

There are still two days of fighting to go, so he must take good care of himself. Just wait until we get to the oxcart, they all brought blankets with them when they came here in the morning.

They went out before dawn. The wind was as sharp as a knife. They couldn't go out without wrapping themselves in blankets.

The uncle who drove them was wearing a sheepskin coat, which was much warmer than their old cotton-padded clothes, but it was still very cold. When they arrived at the county town, their faces were frozen.

There was a family that the uncle was familiar with at the gathering place, and they could go there to get some hot water. The uncle would rest there and wait for them to finish the exam before taking them back to the Qianshan Brigade.

Thinking of the hot water, he walked faster.

After the show was over, Aunt Luo was waiting for them at an intersection outside the school with a thermos next to her legs.

This thermos belongs to the guesthouse. She paid a deposit and brought it out. It is filled with hot water.

This method was told to her by Qin Wangshu. Before, when they were in the military guesthouse, Qin Wangshu borrowed the thermos from the guesthouse in this way.

Thinking of this, she prepared to borrow it, but she didn't know whether the guesthouse here would lend it to her, so she was very nervous when she went there.

At first the girl at the front desk disagreed at all, saying that there was no such thing and that things in the guesthouse could not be taken out.

Later, after she offered to pay a deposit and talked about the rent, the girl at the front desk agreed. But she had to bring it back at night and not tell anyone else.

However, Aunt Luo could also see that this was probably her own idea, and the rent would probably go directly into the girl's pocket and would not be known to others.

Aunt Luo gave a deposit of 20 yuan, and the rent is cents a day, no matter how long you use it.

She used it in the afternoon today, and when she returned it in the evening, she still had to pay fifty cents.

If she uses it again tomorrow, she will need to pay her one dollar in rent.

This one dollar was like picking up something for free, so the girl thought about it and agreed directly. That's why Aunt Luo was able to bring out the thermos.

Even if Aunt Luo doesn't return the kettle, the 20 yuan deposit is enough to buy a new one.

"You must be frozen. Drink some hot water." Aunt Luo quickly picked up the thermos and poured out half a cup of water.

Brown sugar had been put into the enamel cup in advance, and the aroma of brown sugar wafted into the cup as hot water was poured into it.

This brown sugar was also brought by Aunt Luo. She prepared a lot of things during the few days they were away.

Look, they are all used up.

If it weren't for the guest house she was staying in, she would definitely have brought more things.

Qin Wangshu took the enamel cup and held it in her hands. The heat from the cup wall warmed her cold hands.

"Thank you, auntie." Qin Wangshu took a sip of brown sugar water. After taking a sip of brown sugar water, she felt like she was alive again.

"Oh, if I were at home, I would prepare ginger soup. In such a cold day, drinking some ginger soup can keep you warmer." Aunt Luo said with some regret.

Still inexperienced, she only prepared brown sugar, she should have prepared some ginger powder. If they could drink some ginger water at this time, they wouldn't have to worry about them catching a cold.

"Auntie, this is already very good." Being able to drink hot water as soon as you come out is much better than other people.

Not only did the educated youth not have hot water to drink, they also had to ride on bullock carts to go back. They were already freezing, and then they had to ride on bullock carts in the cold wind. Qin Wangshu was really worried that they would not be able to hold on.

But since they knew the weather was cold, they would definitely prepare tools to keep warm. She had reminded them. If they still didn't take it seriously after her reminder, then it would have nothing to do with her.

"Aunt, when did you come out? Did you wait for a long time?" Qin Wangshu asked with concern.

"No, I looked at the time when I came out. I just went to the state-owned restaurant to order food, and then brought hot water over. I just arrived for a while and you came out." Aunt Luo said with a smile. Seeing that Qin Wangshu's face had a little color because of the cup of brown sugar water, she felt relieved.

Qin Wangshu also carefully looked at Aunt Luo's face and hands, and found that they were not red from the cold, so he knew that she was telling the truth, "That's good, in fact, you don't have to come over, just wait for us at the state-owned restaurant."

"It's okay, I came out after having a full meal, and I didn't feel that cold." Aunt Luo was in good health and was not afraid of the cold.

"Aunt! You're here to pick us up!" Zhang Jiayu's surprised voice came from behind. Although he knew that Aunt Luo came to accompany them for the college entrance examination, he felt extremely happy when he saw Aunt Luo coming to pick them up.

Not to mention that Aunt Luo did not come here empty-handed. Looking at the thermos on the ground and thinking that the water in it was hot, he felt very excited.

Really, how thoughtful! Aunt Luo is so nice!

Qin Wangshu turned his head and saw Zhang Jiayu's eyes, as if he was seeing a relative.

It was because he saw his relative that when he came over, Aunt Luo also handed him a cup of brown sugar water.

"Come, get rid of the cold!"

"Wow, thank you, auntie, you saved my life!" Zhang Jiayu quickly took the cup and took a sip without caring whether the water in it was hot or not.

"Be careful, it's hot!" Aunt Luo tried to stop her, "Kid, this is hot water that has just been poured out of the kettle!"

"It's okay, I'm thick-skinned." Zhang Jiayu said with a playful smile.

After taking a sip of the brown sugar water, he felt warm in his stomach and a little warmer. So Zhang Jiayu took another sip, and drank nearly half of the water in the cup in small sips.

"No matter how thick your skin is, it can't withstand such hot water!" Aunt Luo rolled her eyes at him, and Zhang Jiayu just smiled foolishly in return.

He knew that this was Aunt Luo caring about him. Zhang Jiayu was very grateful for such care.

When Yang Mingye came out, Qin Wangshu had almost finished his brown sugar water.

"Fifth brother, you came out a little late. We have almost finished our water." Zhang Jiayu raised the cup in his hand to show him the water in the cup.

"I encountered something on the way and was delayed for a while." Yang Mingye didn't say what it was. Aunt Luo quickly poured a glass of water and handed it to him.

"Thank you, mother."

"Why are you thanking your own mother?" Aunt Luo rolled her eyes at Yang Mingye. "How's your leg? Does it hurt?"

"Not bad." Ever since Yang Mingye's leg was injured, it would hurt when the weather changed.

Doctor Bai also prescribed some medicine for him, and Qin Wangshu also bought him some painkillers from the hospital. However, Yang Mingye did not want to use painkillers.

These painkillers generally have side effects, so he usually won't take them unless he really can't bear it anymore.

In addition to prescribing medicine for him, Doctor Bai also left him a foot bath recipe for him to use when it's cold or the weather changes.

Although the weather did not change today, the temperature was too low. I kept the same posture and my knees still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Then go back and soak your feet in the medicine. Let's go and have dinner first."

"Yeah, I know. I took a bath last night." It was because he took a bath last night that he felt a little uncomfortable today.

Yang Mingye drank the brown sugar water sip by sip and felt his body gradually warming up.

They still had dinner at the state-owned restaurant in the evening. This time, Aunt Luo went there in advance to place the order, so they would have hot meals to eat as soon as they arrived.

In order to calculate the time correctly, Aunt Luo shamelessly asked someone who had a watch for the time.

After hearing Yang Mingye say that he was fine, Qin Wangshu began to pay attention to his walking posture. Seeing that there was no particularly obvious change in his walking posture, he felt relieved.

Yang Mingye would not say out loud how uncomfortable he felt. His feeling might just be pain, but judging from the way he walked, even if it hurt, it shouldn't be serious.

"Then let's go. I feel like I can eat a whole cow now!" Zhang Jiayu rubbed his stomach.

The cup of brown sugar water he just drank was of no use at all. After just a few minutes, he felt hungry again.

"Okay, okay. Let's go over now. I've agreed to have noodles and two meat dishes. As soon as we arrive, you can notify the kitchen to prepare it downstairs." Aunt Luo said and prepared to start cleaning.

"Let's eat noodles. What kind of noodles?" Zhang Jiayu immediately came over to help so that Aunt Luo wouldn't be too busy.

"Chicken noodle soup. The waiter over there guaranteed that it would be hot!" It is more comfortable to eat hot noodle soup in this weather. If you eat rice or stir-fry, it will get cold too easily.

"Fifth brother, did something happen to you just now?" Knowing that Aunt Luo would be waiting outside, Yang Mingye would not waste any time, so there must have been an accident that tripped his leg.

Yang Mingye bent down and prepared to pick up the thermos, but it was snatched away by Zhang Jiayu. Qin Wangshu took a few cups, leaving Yang Mingye and Aunt Luo with empty hands.

"Fifth brother, leave this small matter to me!" Zhang Jiayu quickly expressed his loyalty.

"Okay, stop playing around and let's go." Aunt Luo said, and they walked towards the state-owned restaurant.

Qin Wangshu took a step back and walked to Yang Mingye's side, wanting to ask him what happened. He hoped that this matter would not affect Brother Yang Wu.

On the way to the state-owned restaurant, Yang Mingye and Qin Wangshu talked about why he wasted time.

It turned out that Yang Mingye's seat was at the back of the examination room. The reason why he did not waste any time in the morning was because the back door of the classroom was also open.

He went out directly through the back door, but because it was too cold, the back door was locked in the afternoon.

After the exam, Yang Mingye had to leave the examination room through the front door, so he was not in a hurry for fear of being squeezed by other people. He stood up only after most of the people in front of him had left.

Just because he came out late, he heard the sound of crying in the corridor. Crying in an empty corridor with almost no one was still quite creepy.

As a materialist, Yang Mingye didn't really believe that there were ghosts in this world. Moreover, it was still early and the sun hadn't set yet, so there was no possibility of any supernatural events.

Since it was not a supernatural event, as a former soldier, he naturally could not just stand by and watch the people suffer injustice, so he went over to take a look.

When he went over, he found a woman in her twenties sitting in the corridor crying, and she was crying very sadly.

When Yang Mingye saw that there was only one female comrade, he did not approach her, but stayed there for a while.

According to his observation, the female comrade was dressed neatly and had a pencil case beside her. She should also be here to take the college entrance examination. Her crying at this time might be related to the exam.

Knowing that she was not being bullied, Yang Mingye felt relieved, so he just stood aside for a while, and only left when he saw the female comrade's crying gradually subside.

But this concerns the privacy of the lesbian, so he naturally cannot tell anyone, no matter whether Qin Wangshu knows the lesbian or not.

Qin Wangshu saw that Yang Mingye simply said that he was delayed due to something, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Carrying a thermos, they arrived at the state-owned restaurant, where there were quite a few people sitting inside. Aunt Luo found a waiter, who took them to an empty table.

As soon as they sat down, the waiter went to the kitchen to talk and soon called them over.

Yang Mingye and Zhang Jiayu went to bring the dishes over together. The noodles had not been served yet. After all, they had not come over yet, and if they were served too early, they would have become clumpy.

Knowing that they had arrived, the kitchen started cooking noodles for them.

The food in front of him was steaming. After a few polite words, Zhang Jiayu picked up his chopsticks and started eating. The others did not delay and picked up their chopsticks to start eating.

After a while, their noodles were ready.

It was Yang Mingye and Zhang Jiayu who brought the bowl of noodles over.

The hot chicken noodle soup exudes an enticing aroma, and you can feel the deliciousness of the noodles before you even put them in your mouth.

After eating the noodles and soup, Yang Mingye's forehead was slightly sweaty.

Qin Wangshu also felt himself warming up; the hot noodle soup completely dispelled the coldness in his body.

After eating at the state-owned restaurant, they returned to the guesthouse.

After returning, Zhang Jiayu very tactfully carried the kettles from the two rooms to get hot water.

Yang Mingye couldn't stop him and could only let him go.