Who told the girl he had his eye on not to like him? He grinned at Lu Zhengting and said, "I don't have a girlfriend, but I still have you to keep me company. You're older than me, so it's not shameful for me to be single in front of you."

Lu Zhengting curled his lips, "I'll make you lose face in three months at most."

When Gu Mingzhou arrived at Mopantun Brigade, his first thought was not to go to the educated youth settlement, but to find Lin Qingyan. He happened to run into Lin Qingyan outside her house.

Lin Qingyan had nothing to say to him, but he blocked her way.

"Qingyan, can't you stop avoiding me? I'm about to marry Sisi. If we can't be husband and wife, can't we even be ordinary friends?"

Lin Qingyan shook her head: "Comrade Gu Mingzhou, there are so many people in this world. How bad is my interpersonal relationship that I can't find anyone else? Why do I have to be friends with you? My mother-in-law is still at home. I'm going home."

"Qingyan".

Gu Mingzhou refused to give up. If he lost all contact with Lin Qingyan, it would feel like he had lost something very precious, and he was very unwilling to accept it.

Lin Qingyan said coldly, "Comrade Gu Mingzhou, if you keep blocking my way home, I won't be so polite."

Gu Mingzhou was unaware that Lin Qingyan knew kung fu; he simply didn't want to let her go.

"Qingyan, I just want to say a few more words to you. After I finish, I will let you go."

"Gu Mingzhou!"

Before Lin Qingyan could make a move, a furious roar came from the other side: "Who dares to bully the girl! Eat my leg first!"

Immediately, Lin Qingyan saw Granny Lin rush out of the gate.

But this old lady's appearance is a bit strange.

Grandma Lin rushed out of the door, one hand holding the cotton trousers that were halfway up, and the other hand holding the waistband. By the time she reached Gu Mingzhou, the trousers were already up, and she kicked him.

Fortunately, Gu Mingzhou was quite skilled and dodged quickly. Granny Lin only touched his waist area, and then he quickly moved to the side.

Grandma Lin warned him fiercely, "You little brat, are you coming or not? If you don't leave, I'll teach you a lesson."

Gu Mingzhou knew that today was not a good day to chat with Lin Qingyan, so he could only turn around and leave.

After he left, Granny Lin couldn't help but spit at his retreating figure, and pointed in the direction he left with her finger: "Look at you, you little brat. I don't believe I can't teach you a lesson. If you dare to come again, I'll kick your balls to pieces."

Lin Qingyan felt both ashamed and, more than anything, amused by her words.

Unexpectedly, because Granny Lin pointed at Gu Mingzhou, she loosened the waistband of her cotton-padded trousers, and the trousers slipped down her body.

She felt cold, subconsciously looked down, and quickly pulled it back up.

Lin Qingyan recalled how her mother-in-law had pulled her cotton pants up halfway when she rushed out. Could it be that her mother-in-law was using the toilet?

"Grandma, you were using the toilet just now, weren't you?"

"Yeah, I was squatting in the outhouse to take a dump when I heard someone harassing you outside. I was afraid you couldn't beat him, so I quickly came out."

"Huh?" Lin Qingyan immediately thought of a certain scene: "Mother-in-law, so you came out halfway through taking a dump? Then you should go back and continue taking a dump."

"Okay, okay." Grandma Lin and Lin Qingyan walked home together. "I'll go back in and continue pulling."

Today is also the day for the brigade to slaughter a pig and distribute the meat, because the brigade has added eight piglets in the past six months, and these eight piglets have been successfully raised and are even fatter and stronger than the pigs raised before.

The brigade only handed over six heads to the commune, leaving two for the brigade members to share.

In previous years, their brigade could only keep one carcass, but this time they kept two, so everyone got twice as much meat, which naturally made everyone very happy.

Regardless of age or gender, whether they were commune members or educated youth, everyone wore a joyful smile as they waited in line to receive their meat.

In general, when things are distributed in a production brigade, members of the brigade have priority, and only after the members have received their share can the educated youth receive theirs.

When it came to distributing grain, things were fine; there wasn't much to choose from. But distributing pork was a different story.

The quality of meat varies from part to part of a pig. Those who received their share first could choose the part they wanted. Often, when it came time for the educated youth to distribute the meat, the remaining meat was not very good.

The meat distribution activity was once again presided over by the brigade leader. The commune members and educated youth lined up in two separate lines. As an educated youth, Lin Qingyan naturally stood with the other educated youth. Grandma Lin also came along to join in the fun and stood with her.

When the brigade leader announced the start of meat distribution, he did not ask the commune members to come and collect their meat first. Instead, he specifically called out Lin Qingyan's name and asked her to be the first to collect her meat.

Fearing that some members might misunderstand the situation, the brigade leader brought up the story of Lin Qingyan helping the old sow give birth in the summer.

“If it weren’t for Xiaolin, we wouldn’t even get two pigs, let alone half a pig if all the piglets died. I’ve decided to give Xiaolin thirty catties of meat, and she can choose the cut herself.”

After he finished speaking, no one offered any opinion.

The captain asked Lin Qingyan, "Choose which kind of meat you want."

He subconsciously looked at those fatty areas, and seeing how greasy and oily they were, he felt his mouth water.

Lin Qingyan, on the other hand, was the complete opposite of him; she disliked places that were greasy and fatty.

At this stage, the pigs eat only grass and grain. Their growth process is completely free of any technological or harsh interventions, making them a very healthy, natural, and pollution-free food. Moreover, their meat is bright red, and you can tell just by looking at it how delicious it will be when cooked.

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