The Beginning of the World: Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth

Chapter 171 Tian Futang's Treat

The meal took more than an hour, and we only stopped when it was almost time to go to work.

Since Sun Shaoan and the others had to go to work, they naturally couldn't help Zhao Dongchuan with the cleaning, so before Shaoan left, he asked Lanxiang to go to his house to help with the cleaning.

Zhao Dongchuan did not refuse. With more people helping him, he could clean the yard as quickly as possible.

So after dinner, Zhao Dongchuan and Sun Lanxiang returned to his yard together.

Lanxiang fetched water and wiped the table and the kang, while Zhao Dongchuan weeded and swept away fallen leaves and dead branches.

As the saying goes, if men and women work together, the work will not be tiring.

The two chatted while working, and time passed quickly.

"Lanxiang, are you in the third year of junior high school?" Zhao Dongchuan asked.

"Yes, I will graduate from high school soon. Brother Shaoan told me to study hard and go to Yuanxi County to study in high school like my brother Shaoping!"

After spending some time together, Lanxiang was no longer a stranger to Zhao Dongchuan and she became much more relaxed when talking to him.

"Hahaha, do well in the exam. I heard you are very interested in math?"

"It's okay. I like mathematics and physics. I think those numbers are very interesting..."

Zhao Dongchuan nodded. Lanxiang will become a "scientist" in the future!

The weather was hot, and the two of them were working under the scorching sun, inevitably sweating.

In summer, clothes are very thin. When soaked with sweat, the clothes stick to the skin, making the already slim Lanxiang look even more graceful.

Although Zhao Dongchuan tried his best to avoid it, he couldn't avoid taking a few glances.

Compared with the previous "young lotus just showing its tip"! Now it has begun to take shape!

"It's a sin... It's a sin..." In order to avoid embarrassment, Zhao Dongchuan turned around, with his back to Lanxiang, and started weeding and turning the soil.

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"Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao!" A clear and bright voice came.

I saw Sun Shaoping riding the bicycle that Zhao Dongchuan had given to Shaoan, coming quickly.

When they got outside the yard, Shao Ping parked the car, walked over and gave Zhao Dongchuan a big hug.

"Brother Zhao, you're back!"

"Come back and check how your homework is going! Have you been lazy?" Zhao Dongchuan joked.

"I study very hard. Besides, we have Lanxiang. She is as good as me in math, physics and chemistry. Whenever we have questions in our studies, Jinbo, Runsheng and I will ask her!" Shao Ping said with a smile.

"Oh, that's good!"

"Lanxiang, you actually became your brothers' teacher!" Zhao Dongchuan was also surprised.

"Just last time, they were discussing a math problem at home. I happened to know the answer to the problem, so I helped solve it!" Lanxiang lowered her head shyly.

"Teacher Lanxiang said that her level of math, physics and chemistry has almost reached the level of high school students when she was in formal school!" Shao Ping was not depressed because Lanxiang was his sister and his brother was not as good as her. Instead, he was proud of her.

"Amazing! No wonder he became the first top student in the village to be admitted to university!" Zhao Dongchuan thought silently.

“Okay, since you guys are working so hard, I’ll have to check your homework carefully tonight!

By the way, what about Runsheng and Jinbo, how are they?"

"Their progress is still slower than mine. After all, they started learning later. Jinbo is okay and can endure it, but Runsheng has a poor foundation and is a bit of a broken jar!" Shao Ping scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly.

"Everyone has his own destiny. Runsheng's family is well off, and his second father is the director of the Revolutionary Committee. Even if things are bad, they can't be that bad. The same goes for Jinbo. His father is a truck driver and earns a lot of money. Maybe he can take his father's job in the future!

Shao Ping, you don’t have these, so you can only rely on your own efforts! Like I said before, I believe in you!" Zhao Dongchuan also encouraged Shao Ping.

"Okay, Brother Zhao, I will work harder!"

Before, he had no one to guide him, so he used reading novels to comfort his fragile and proud heart. Now that Zhao Dongchuan is assisting and guiding him, he has seen hope for the future and has become even more diligent in his studies.

Even Tian Xiaoxia was influenced and is now studying seriously with him. Shao Ping couldn't help feeling sweet in his heart when he thought of the scenes of them studying together.

"Brother Zhao, let me help you clean!" Sun Shaoping picked up the broom beside him and started to work.

With the addition of a new force, the yard was cleaned up in no time, and the inner room was also wiped thoroughly by Lanxiang.

Looking at the bright courtyard and inner room, Zhao Dongchuan felt very at home, and finally the previous feeling was back.

After everything was cleaned up here, he asked Lanxiang and Shaoping to go home quickly as there was still work waiting for them at home.

Seeing the two of them go home, Zhao Dongchuan also closed the courtyard gate, entered the inner room, closed the door, and began to take things out of the space.

A small table, a recliner, and rice, flour, grain, oil, etc.

During lunch, Yuhou specifically asked him if he had these, and if not, he would send some over, but Zhao Dongchuan refused.

Don't put too many of these things in his space.

There were also his toiletries, and Zhao Dongchuan placed them one by one.

Then he took out clean bedding from the space and spread it out.

After putting these away, I took the old bedding in the cupboard to the yard to dry.

By the time all these things were done, it was gradually getting dark.

"It's time to light a fire and cook!" Zhao Dongchuan said to himself.

Just as he was wondering what to cook in the evening, there was a knock on the gate.

"Huh?" Who would come at this time and even know to knock on the door? Zhao Dongchuan was a little confused.

"Teacher Zhao, are you there?" a slightly hoarse voice came.

This is... this is Tian Futang’s voice!

Zhao Dongchuan hurried forward and opened the gate.

"Secretary Tian, ​​why are you here? Please come in!"

"No, no, I came here to invite you to my house for dinner tonight!" Tian Futang said with a smile.

"No need for that. I can just eat whatever I want at home. No need to be so polite!" Zhao Dongchuan said with a smile.

"Teacher Zhao, you are a talented person in our village, a great writer. It is an honor for us to have you over to our house for dinner. Let's give Uncle Tian some face!"

Tian Futang was very polite in order to invite Zhao Dongchuan to dinner.

"Okay, then I'll bother you!" Seeing Tian Futang say this, he couldn't refuse anymore.

Then Zhao Dongchuan closed the gate and followed Tian Futang to his home.

Along the way, Tian Futang greeted the fellow villagers he met cheerfully, saying things like they were going to welcome Zhao Dongchuan today, for fear that others would not know that Teacher Zhao was going to his house for dinner.

In fact, Zhao Dongchuan also understood that Tian Futang, the village party secretary, just wanted to show off his status.

Zhao Dongchuan went to Sun Yuhou's house for lunch first, and did not go to his house for dinner. This would make him seem inferior to the Sun family. He certainly couldn't just let it go, so he came over to invite him in the evening.