Chapter 4 Returning in a Snowy Night
The figure who was still behind him just now disappeared. When Li Shaoan saw Zhao Xuemei rolling down the mountain road, his heart suddenly rose to his throat, and then he rushed to the place where Zhao Xuemei fell down in three or two steps.
Fortunately, Li Shaoan breathed a sigh of relief, but saw that Zhao Xuemei was stopped by two small trees, so she did not continue to roll into the mountain stream.
Worried that something might happen, Li Shaoan was not afraid of danger, so he jumped down and carried Zhao Xuemei on his back.
Li Shaoan asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
Zhao Xuemei's face was still shocked. She didn't have time to react just now. She just felt that she slipped and she fell out.
"I'm fine."
"I'll go behind this time."
Thinking of the scene just now, both of them were still scared. Li Shaoan took the initiative to come behind Zhao Xuemei, so that if he slipped again, he would not fall down the mountain.
Zhao Xuemei tried to take a step, and Liuye's thin eyebrows immediately frowned, and the expression on her face looked very painful, "No, it hurts!"
Li Shaoan felt a little nervous, and thought it was broken, and it seemed that he had sprained his ankle.
The two of them happened to walk halfway up the mountain, not in front of the village or behind the shop. It was still snowing in the sky, and the cold wind in the mountains alone made people's faces cut like a knife. What if Zhao Xuemei couldn't leave?
Seeing Zhao Xuemei's expression was very painful, Li Shaoan was anxious and squatted down to check his injuries.
"Which foot?"
"Right foot."
Li Shaoan rolled up Zhao Xuemei's trousers and saw the ankles as tender as tofu. It was the first time he looked at the ankles of a mature woman so close. That feeling was already tempting enough for a young man who was full of energy and had no experience in the world.
Li Shaoan cursed himself inwardly, when is it already? He is still looking at other people's ankles and checking his injuries quickly.
Li Shaoan touched the ankle a few times. Zhao Xuemei didn't know whether it was pain or shy, but there was a hint of blush on her cheeks.
Zhao Xuemei asked in a low voice: "How is my feet?"
"It should have been twisted when I just fell off the cliff. Fortunately, it was not damaged, but I couldn't walk anymore."
Li Shaoan held Zhao Xuemei's ankle, and the ankle joint was swollen, with purple and purple. It didn't look very serious, but it was also very injured.
"Ah! What should I do?"
Zhao Xuemei was anxious. Seeing that the sky was getting darker and the snow was getting heavier. Could it be that she would have to spend the night on this mountain road cold and frozen?
"I'll carry you."
Li Shaoan unbuttoned a button on the coat, so that it would be easier to move. Without thinking too much, he picked up Zhao Xuemei and carried it on his back.
"Or don't..."
Before Zhao Xuemei finished speaking, she had already reached Li Shaoan's back.
Zhao Xuemei was hugged and carried by Li Shaoan. She was a little emotional in her heart. She thought to herself why Li Shaoan was so domineering, and she didn't ask if she wanted to do so, so she arranged it like this.
But when Li Shaoan took a few steps on his back, Zhao Xuemei's mentality became different again. He was so close to a man he had just met. Although he was separated by a thick cotton coat, he could still feel his broad shoulders and thick back, and the little deer was jumping around in his heart.
Isn't this the same thing at this time? Through the cotton coat on his back, you can clearly feel the plump and softness of Zhao Xuemei's chest. This soft and gentle feeling immediately made Li Shaoan blush. Fortunately, Zhao Xuemei couldn't see his face behind him.
"I'm very heavy, right?"
"Not heavy, very light."
"If you are tired, let me go and rest."
"It's okay, I'm not tired."
Looking at the back of Li Shaoan's neck, Zhao Xuemei's eyes suddenly felt a little rosy, and she felt a little special about this man in her heart.
In order to carry Zhao Xuemei, Li Shaoan opened a button on his chest, and the cold wind kept pouring it into it along his open mouth, and froze the flames rising from his chest.
Feeling the trembling coming from Li Shaoan, Zhao Xuemei suddenly stretched her hands over Li Shaoan's neck and hugged Li Shaoan tightly. In this way, her thick cotton coat wrapped Li Shaoan and the cold wind would no longer be poured into the collar.
Looking at the sweat beads appearing on Li Shaoan's head, Zhao Xuemei took out her handkerchief to help him wipe it off. In winter, if she sweats in the wild and fails to dry it in time, she will catch a cold when the cold wind blows.
"Let's take a break."
Looking at the long string of footprints left by Li Shaoan in the snow, Zhao Xuemei felt inexplicably distressed.
Li Shaoan did not persist anymore this time, but listened to Zhao Xuemei and put her down. He was really tired.
A person with eighty or ninety kilograms on his back, walked for a mile or two in one breath. If it weren't for the strong and strong Li Shaoan, he might not have been able to bear this pain if he hadn't been to others.
Li Shaoan was gasping for breath, and Zhao Xuemei was heartbroken to see.
After resting for a while, Li Shaoan carried Zhao Xuemei on his back again and walked up the mountain. The sky was already a little dark at this time, and it would not take long for the mountain to completely darken.
There were dark mountain roads in front, back and left and right. Li Shaoan was worried that Zhao Xuemei was afraid and comforted him, "It's almost there, there is still two miles to reach Tieshan Bay."
Zhao Xuemei lay quietly on Li Shaoan's back, afraid that he would be cold, so she hugged his neck a little tighter.
The air they exhaled instantly formed white mist in the cold air. On the deserted mountain road, Li Shaoan walked slowly with difficulty on his back with Zhao Xuemei on his back.
"Shao'an, why are you so persistent in returning to Tieshan Bay? Is the job assigned to you by the university not good?"
When she was on the minibus, Zhao Xuemei learned that Li Shaoan was a student of Agricultural University and gave up her school job and returned to Tieshan Bay. But she still wanted to know why this man was.
"Of course, it's good. The school assigned me to a textile factory in the provincial capital as a manager. The monthly salary is 90 yuan. How can it be bad?"
"Then why don't you accept the distribution and go to a textile factory to work? Tieshan Bay has been poor for many years. There is a word that it's hard to get back on the accumulation of weight. It's hard to change all this by yourself."
"I don't know how difficult this matter is. Actually, I'm not sure. But I really can't bear to see my brother, sister-in-law, and the villagers in the village suffer this poverty all their lives."
After seeing the prosperity of the provincial capital, I felt more and more that I would let my relatives live a better life no matter what. Li Shaoan sighed quietly. College will graduate in half a year next year. Following the established path, after graduation, I will go to the textile factory and get a high salary to do decent work. It is so enviable.
The brothers at home also argued about this for a long time. According to the elder brother Li Shaoguo's wishes, Li Shaoan should have entered the factory to work peacefully. But Li Shaoan didn't think so. He wanted to make the villagers in Tieshanwan rich with his own skills in school.
During the conversation with Li Shaoan, Zhao Xuemei kept looking at his side face. What she saw from the man's eyes was a innocent heart.
After contacting so many villagers in Tieshan Bay, Zhao Xuemei found that Li Shaoan was indeed the most special one. For some reason, she was willing to believe Li Shaoan’s wishes and believed that this man could do everything he said.
"Then what are you going to do?" Zhao Xuemei was full of expectations.
Li Shaoan said truthfully: "I haven't thought about it yet. I will make plans after returning to Tieshan Bay and inspecting the water, soil and climate."
Li Shaoan added: "But I think raising pigs is a good way. Now that the reform and opening up and economic development have improved the living standards of urban people and eating more meat, the demand for pigs will definitely increase greatly."
Zhao Xuemei asked, " Raise pigs? Every household in our Tieshan Bay raises New Year pigs, but the pig grows slowly, eats a lot, and loves to get sick. I am afraid that it won't make much money if it grows up."
"Of course the local pigs raised by the villagers are not good. The four famous pigs I want to raise are." Li Shaoan said proudly.
Zhao Xuemei covered her mouth and laughed, and was amused by Li Shaoan, "I have never heard of the four famous works, and there are four famous pigs here."
Li Shaoan explained seriously: "The four famous pigs in China are Rongchang Pigs, Taihu Pigs, Jinhua Pigs, and Ningxiang Pigs. These pigs have a high reproduction rate, fast growth of meat, tender meat, and strong adaptability. What I want to raise is this kind of pig."
Zhao Xuemei was surprised: "Do you know all this?"
Li Shaoan smiled and said, "These are all things I learned in school. In addition to livestock breeding, there are many other techniques."
When talking about agriculture, Li Shaoan became more talkative and talked endlessly about the advanced agricultural knowledge he had learned in school over the years.
Although Zhao Xuemei didn't understand, she also listened with relish. She didn't care what Li Shaoan said specifically. As long as she could hear him talking like this, she felt very at ease on this dark and cold mountain road.
Li Shaoan carried Zhao Xuemei on his back. The mountain road was rugged and the snow was slippery. With a walk and rest, the two walked for almost six hours.
When I arrived at Tieshan Bay, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. Li Shaoan was already exhausted and out of breath and sweating profusely. He didn't know how he walked back step by step with Zhao Xuemei on his back.
At this time, the village was pitch black and every household had turned off the lights to sleep. The farmers in the fields had no entertainment at night, so they naturally slept early.
When walking past a two-story brick house, Zhao Xuemei signaled Li Shaoan to stop, pointed to the brick house and said, "That's my home."
Looking at this brand new house, Li Shaoan was a little surprised. He didn't see this house when he left Tieshan Bay. It seemed that it had been newly built in the past two years.
At that time, the villagers in Tieshanwan lived in either wooden or earthy houses. Not many could live in brick houses, and very few could live in two floors.
Li Shaoan thought to himself that Zhao Xuemei's family was in good condition. Judging from her outfit, the watches she wore, and this house, she was one of the best in Tieshan Bay.
But Li Shaoan felt very strange again. He grew up in Tieshanwan, so why did he never see Zhao Xuemei in his impression?
"I really thank you today. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do."
"Don't say that, they are all fellow villagers. How can you not help if you have difficulties?"
After putting Zhao Xuemei in front of the house, Li Shaoan could finally go back to his home.
Chapter completed!