Chapter: 114 Recalling the Bitterness and Thinking of the Sweetness

In the evening, Ye Jibai took out bacon and sausage and fried a meat dish for Lin Weiwan, and also made an egg and beans.

The two of them ate dinner facing each other, and Lin Weiwan watched Ye Jibai wash the dishes and clean up.

He took out the two cashmere sweaters he brought back from Hai City, “This is what I brought for you, take it back and try it on.”

Ye Jibai wiped his hands and took the two soft cashmere sweaters with sparkling eyes.

“For me.”

“Of course, it’s a return of favor.”

Ye Jibai couldn’t help but smile, looked around, and whispered. “I know what happened on the train. Wei Xizhou sent me a telegram.”

“Don’t worry, I’m here.”

After Ye Jibai left, he locked the door, and Lin Weiwan took the cat into the space.

He took out a basket and flowered cloth to make a cat bed for the little orange cat.

He caught a few small fish from the small fish pond, quickly turned on the fire and prepared them in the pot as dried fish.

Judging from the kitten’s appearance, it is estimated that it is just over a month old.

Lin Weiwan prepared the dried fish and mixed rice for the kitten and put it on a small plate.

The little orange cat stumbled over when it smelled the scent of the fish.

The cat eating the dried fish mixed with rice made a “whoosh…” sound.

Lin Weiwan couldn’t help but touch the little orange cat’s head with her hand.

Sure enough, girls can’t refuse such soft and furry little animals.

“What name should I give you?”

Lin Weiwan stroked the kitten with one hand and supported her chin with the other hand.

In the end, she decided on a name that Xiaoju really liked, Mimi. Every time Lin Weiwan called Mimi, the little orange cat would respond.

She took a drop of spiritual spring water and mixed it into the water, and fed the kitten with water. Xiaomi smelled the water, raised her tiny tail and licked the small dish of water clean. It seemed that she liked it very much.

After drinking the water, she meowed at Lin Weiwan. Lin Weiwan tapped the kitten’s nose, “Smart guy, don’t be greedy.”

Lin Weiwan carried Mimi into the space villa. She set the alarm and started to rest. Xiaomi was full and slept peacefully in the small floral cat bed. The life of one person and one cat was peaceful.

Lin Weiwan got up early, had breakfast, put Mimi in the house, put on cotton clothes and followed the educated youth to the village committee.

Today’s meeting to recall the bitterness and sweetness of the past was naturally held in the auditorium of the village committee.

This was the only room with enough space, so the educated youth sat together.

Slogans were written on the gray and white walls, and being in the environment made people feel refreshed.

Wang Qiaoyun sat next to Lin Weiwan and looked around, “Did you have breakfast this morning?”

Lin Weiwan nodded, and Wang Qiaoyun smiled, “We didn’t eat, because we were afraid that we wouldn’t be able to eat if we were full.”

Lin Weiwan was very upset. The meeting to recall the bitterness and sweetness of the past was held twice a year, once before spring plowing and once after autumn harvest.

The meeting mainly recalled the tragic past and praised the new society. If there were landlords in any village, those with bad backgrounds would be dragged in front of the crowd for criticism.

Setting up examples will make people wake up and cherish the new society.

At 8 o’clock, all members were present and the meeting officially began.

The meeting began with the speeches of the team leader and the village head.

There were also uncles and aunts in their seventies and eighties who took turns to tell their own tragic experiences in that era.

Exploitation, slavery, separation, hunger. A series of events brought up the emotions of many people. The old people who had experienced it followed and wiped their tears.

The young children did not dare to cry and just stared at them with confused eyes.

In a blink of an eye, more than two hours passed. When they talked about the present, they had new clothes to wear and could eat enough as long as they worked.

Every household had their own house, could eat meat, and could be allocated rice. Their words were full of gratitude for this new society. They had expectations for life and the motivation to move forward.

Forgetting the past is equal to betrayal. Recalling the hardships and pains of the old society, praising the happiness of the new society, improving self-awareness, and standing firm in their beliefs.

The meeting reached its climax, and several aunts came in with pots of hot vegetable soup.

The team leader, the village chief and others took out their two bowls and took the lead in filling them.

Everyone followed suit and took out their two bowls, standing up in rows and lining up to fill more than ten large pots with bitter and sweet rice.

It was Lin Weiwan’s turn. He filled one or two bowls of Yiku Si Tian rice and returned to his seat.

Amid the captain’s excited speech, everyone raised their bowls and started eating.

It was called rice, but there was not a grain of rice in it. The whole Yiku Si Tian rice was a thin paste made of rice bran, wheat bran, wild vegetables and weeds from the mountains, dried sweet potato vines, radish leaves and other things that can be seen in the countryside.

There was no oil or salt. Lin Weiwan took two bowls and took a sip.

The taste… is hard to describe. It’s good enough to resist spitting it out.

He glanced at Wang Qiaoyun. The girl had already started to drink the second sip.

Lin Weiwan turned his gaze to Ye Jibai on the other side, only to see Ye Jibai drink half a bowl without changing his expression.

Seeing Lin Weiwan peeking at him, he showed Lin Weiwan a standard eight-tooth smile.

Lin Weiwan took a breath. They are all ruthless people…

He had just drank three sips when someone stood up and brought back the second bowl.

Lin Weiwan’s eyes were about to pop out of the window. This is a real ruthless person.

“Ugh…” There was a vomiting sound behind him.

Everyone looked back and saw Zhou Rongrong vomiting behind everyone’s back.

Shen Shili hurriedly patted Zhou Rongrong’s back and saw that everyone was looking at him.

She quickly explained, “Rongrong is pregnant, sorry.”

The meeting of recalling the bitterness and sweetness ended with Zhou Rongrong vomiting.

It was a holiday in the afternoon, and Lin Weiwan and a few others returned to the educated youth point.

As soon as Lin Weiwan opened the door, he heard Xiao Mi’s cry. He entered the house and looked at the window.

He took out the plastic sheet from the space, which was bought in the city before returning to Haishi.

He took out the hammer, nails and small wooden strips and prepared to seal the windows of the small thatched house.

This way it will be much warmer in winter, although Lin Weiwan sleeps in the space.

But it is not good to go in and out of the house in a cold weather every day.

Ye Jibai saw Lin Weiwan moving a stool out and hurried over.

He was wearing the black high-necked cashmere sweater that Lin Weiwan gave him under his black cotton coat.

“You are going to seal the windows.” Ye Jibai took the things from Lin Weiwan’s hand.

“Well, it looks like the weather is getting cold soon, so this will keep you warmer.”

“Wait a minute, Xiaopang has the tung oil putty that I bought some time ago. Use that to seal the windows first, let it air dry for a few days to dissipate the smell, then seal the windows. This way it will be warmer.”

He then returned the plastic sheet and other things that Lin Weiwan had taken out, and went to Hu Xiaopang to get a piece of tung oil putty.

Ye Jibai held the tung oil putty in his big hands and sealed Lin Weiwan’s window little by little.

He took out a small shovel and smoothed it so that there was no gap between the putty and the window frame and glass.

Lin Weiwan stood aside and looked at Ye Jibai. It turned out that men who work are the most attractive.

“What is Lin Zhiqing doing?” Wang Ping saw Lin Weiwan and Ye Jibai smearing something on the window as soon as she opened the door.