Ever since moving into the farmhouse courtyard, Zhou Jiao felt truly relaxed. Every morning after a hearty breakfast, she and Zhang Guoqing return to school under Aunt Qian's watchful eyes.
At noon, they rest at school, and after the last afternoon class, they walk back to the courtyard at sunset. Occasionally, there's a late-night study session or an ideology class, and in their free time, they chat casually with classmates.
What makes her happiest is the simplicity of the people in this village. Today, Zhou Jiao gives a crying little child a candy, and tomorrow a basket of vegetables appears in the yard.
In less than a month, the elderly and children in the neighborhood greet her and her husband with smiles. Especially one day, when a mischievous child fell under the big tree at the village entrance, Zhou Jiao cleaned and bandaged the child's wound, and since then, the villagers look at her with warmth.
