Lu Xiaoxiao was going to join team one. As soon as Wang Gang brought her to the uncle in the blue cotton-padded jacket, he began to build a good relationship with that person. Lu Xiaoxiao listened silently at the side. It turned out that the uncle was the captain's younger brother, Liu Jianguo. He was the one who drove the ox carts of the first team. This time, other than him, he also had his son, Liu Aimin, to pick up the people from the Zhiqing office.
Before Lu Xiaoxiao could continue listening, she looked at the people who had been assigned to the same labor team as her walking towards her.
The people who had come were the people she had overheard on the train. They were all wearing thick cotton jackets, and were carrying their belongings on their shoulders and in their hands. As it was wet on the snowy ground, they could not put the things on the ground. All of them were panting from exhaustion.
When Uncle Liu saw them like this, he could not be bothered to continue chatting with Wang Gang. He hurriedly went over to help them put the things on the ox cart.
Lu Xiaoxiao asked Wang Gang if this place was far from the post office. He said that it was only two to three minutes away, so she told Wang Gang that her luggage should have arrived. Now that she had some time, should she pick it up and bring it back directly? It was too cold to walk in the snow, and it would be too troublesome to come and pick it up the next day.
When Wang Gang heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words, he nodded in agreement. Then, he went over to inform Uncle Liu and brought Lu Xiaoxiao to the post office.
When they arrived at the post office, Lu Xiaoxiao asked about the items. She was afraid that Uncle Liu and the others would be anxious from waiting, so she quickly took her things and walked towards the ox cart.
When Lu Xiaoxiao and Wang Gang arrived at the ox cart and saw that everyone was here, the big sister greeted them and hurriedly rushed off.
Lu Xiaoxiao placed her luggage in the middle of the ox cart and got into it like the others.
It was too cold in Ha City in winter. Lu Xiaoxiao did not feel it in the past, but now that she was sitting in an ox cart that was completely unsheltered, she only felt the cold wind burrowing into her clothes. Her entire body was cold from the wind. The thermal clothes she was wearing had completely lost their effect on keeping her warm.
Lu Xiaoxiao shivered from the cold. Then, she looked at the others. When she saw that the women were even more miserable than her, she did not pity them at all. This was because they knew that Ha City was so cold, but they still wore skirts. Therefore, they deserved to be cold like this.
It was especially difficult to walk on a snowy road. Even if there was an ox cart, it would not be fast. Originally, the ox cart could reach the village in half an hour, but it took an hour to reach.
After getting out of the ox cart, Lu Xiaoxiao felt that her feet were no longer hers. Not only were her feet stiff from the cold, but they were also numb. It took her a while to walk.
Uncle Liu led them to Zhiqing Point first. As they walked, he said that there were eight people living there now, five men and three women. The earliest batch of people had been here for almost five years.
As they spoke, they reached Zhiqing Point. The people in the house probably heard the commotion outside, so they all came out.
When Lu Xiaoxiao saw a 23 or 24-year-old man leading the way to welcome them, she guessed that he was probably the big brother of Zhiqing Point.
The big brother introduced him to them as Zhang Weiye. The other four men were Xie Tian, Wang Dapeng, Liu Aixue, and Chen Qiping. The three women were Zhang Xiaoling, Guan Jinmei, and Liu Xiaomei.
When Lu Xiaoxiao and the others saw that the other party had introduced themselves, the six of them began to introduce themselves.
The first to introduce was the person who was sitting opposite her on the train. He said, "My name is Liu Wei from Jing City."
Then, the man sitting beside introduced himself. "My name is Wang Aidang from Hai city."
When it was the ladies' turn, the first to introduce herself was the one who came with the Wang Aidang. She said softly, "My name is Liu Zhenzhen from Hai City."
Then there were the two women who were looking for trouble with her. One was called Chen Zhaodi and the other was called Zhao Yan. When it was her turn to introduce herself, she said simply, "Lu Xiaoxiao from Jing City."