Chapter 19 Inquiries with Malicious Intent

Jiang Zhizhi had difficulty washing her hair with one hand, and she had always put up with it. Recently, she had become quite close to Yang Fengmei, and she sweetly called her "Auntie" and asked her to help her wash her hair.

After spending a few days together, Yang Fengmei also grew to like Jiang Zhizhi. The girl was young, looked innocent and pretty, acted with composure, and spoke with a cleverness. She was also sweet-talking and knew how to charm people; in short, Yang Fengmei liked her very much.

He readily agreed to Jiang Zhizhi's request. After lunch, he boiled a pot of water and helped Jiang Zhizhi wash her hair.

There was no shampoo or hairspray available, so Yang Fengmei collected a lot of soap pods to use for washing Jiang Zhizhi's hair.

At first, Jiang Zhizhi was a little skeptical. Could this really be used to wash hair?

After washing her hair, Yang Fengmei dried her hair with a towel. She touched her hair and was pleasantly surprised: "Auntie, this shampoo is really good. My hair is so much smoother now."

Yang Fengmei said proudly, "That's right. Most people don't know how to use this. You need to soak it first, and then your hair will be shiny after washing. Don't you city people like to use hair oil? Using this to wash your hair is even better than using hair oil."

Jiang Zhizhi sat in the courtyard, drying her hair in the sun, chatting casually with Yang Fengmei.

When Chen Shuangyan came over, she also brought a bag of shrimp crisps from Beijing, which Sun Xiaoyue had asked her to give to Yang Fengmei as a bribe.

After entering the hospital, he first greeted Yang Fengmei warmly, and then gave her a bag of shrimp crisps. She felt a little sorry for being given so much candy, and secretly hid a few in her pocket on the way.

Yang Fengmei glanced at the shrimp crisps and handed them back to Chen Shuangyan: "I can't accept these things. You can take them back and eat them yourself. These things are rare, so you can keep them for yourself."

Chen Shuangyan exclaimed, "Auntie, don't be afraid. I'm not trying to bribe you with this candy. I just came to visit. I brought quite a lot with me. My parents will send me more after I finish eating them."

These words were also taught to her by Sun Xiaoyue.

Jiang Zhizhi glanced at the shrimp pastry in Chen Shuangyan's hand, then glanced at Chen Shuangyan again.

Earlier by the river, Chen Shuangyan said that she had many children at home and came to the countryside so that she could get a good job back in the city. That means her family's financial situation wasn't very good.

Moreover, shrimp pastries weren't something you could easily buy just by having money and tickets; you also needed connections.

How could an ordinary working-class family like Chen Shuangyan possibly have an endless supply of shrimp crisps?

She actually saw a jar full of shrimp cakes in the sugar jar in the living room of the Jiang family!

Chen Shuangyan then stuffed the shrimp pastry into Yang Fengmei's hands, saying, "Auntie, please accept it. Otherwise, I'll feel embarrassed to visit your house again."

Yang Fengmei had no choice but to accept it, but she was very wary of Chen Shuangyan. In her eyes, no woman who came from the educated youth settlement was a good person.

Seeing that Yang Fengmei no longer refused, Chen Shuangyan happily sat down and greeted Jiang Zhizhi: "Technician Jiang, your hair is so nice, and it's so long."

Jiang Zhizhi's hair was loose and down to her waist, as black as ink. When the sunlight fell on it, it shimmered, like a fine piece of black satin.

Chen Shuangyan praised her sincerely, and then chatted casually with Yang Fengmei.

Jiang Zhizhi discovered that Yang Fengmei, despite her seemingly honest appearance, was quite cunning. No matter what Chen Shuangyan asked, she answered vaguely and even perfunctorily.

Chen Shuangyan didn't mind, and looked at Jiang Zhizhi again: "Technician Jiang, how long have you had your arm injured? If you need any help, you can come to the educated youth settlement to find me."

Jiang Zhi thanked him, saying, "Okay, if I ever run into any trouble, I'll definitely ask you for help."

As they were talking, Old Man Liang came out of the house while carrying his shoes. He glanced at Chen Shuangyan and asked, "Is there something you need, Chen, the educated youth?"

Chen Shuangyan quickly shook her head: "No, no, I just came to see my aunt."

Old Liang nodded and said to Jiang Zhizhi, "I'll take your blueprints to the commune to find the secretary. I don't think I can explain it clearly, but if the secretary is interested, I'll take you with me later. Being able to bring the river water up would be a great thing, and the secretary should be interested."

Before Jiang Zhizhi could answer, Old Man Liang grumbled as he walked out, calling for Liang Dazhuang to get up quickly and drive the tractor.

Chen Shuangyan understood what he said. She rolled her eyes and waited for Old Man Liang to leave before curiously asking Jiang Zhizhi, "What blueprint? Are you thinking about how to divert the river water to the farmland on the slope?"

Just as Jiang Zhizhi was about to speak, Yang Fengmei spoke first: "Don't ask around. If the technology is leaked later, you'll be held responsible."

Chen Shuangyan smiled awkwardly, "I'm just curious. I see the water in the river is so good, but there's no water at all on the slopes. Farming yields are very low, and it's very hard work."

Yang Fengmei forced a smile: "It's alright. Our ancestors have lived here for generations, and we've all lived just fine."

Chen Shuangyan was bored and left in shame after chatting for a few minutes.

Yang Fengmei pretended to escort the person out of the gate, watched Chen Shuangyan walk away, and then turned back, with an expression that said I knew it, and looked at Jiang Zhizhi: "Look, you are here to inquire about the news."

Jiang Zhizhi chuckled, "We came to find out if their idea of ​​using pipes to suck up water will be adopted."

Yang Fengmei slapped her thigh and sat down, pushing the shrimp pastry on the table: "Using this to test the waters, these people are very cunning. Aren't they just hoping to make a name for themselves and get a quota to return to the city?"

He snorted coldly: "With such a paltry mind, you think you can put on an act in front of me?"

Jiang Zhizhi guessed that this idea was not proposed by Chen Shuangyan, but was asked by Chen Shuangyan to inquire about the information. This big shrimp cake might also be made by that person.

Thinking of this, she asked Yang Fengmei again, "How many quotas are there for returning to the city each year?"

Yang Fengmei knew very well: "In the past two years, there have been one or two cases every year, some recommended to go to university, and others whose parents are sick and can go back to visit their relatives and ask for a long leave. It all has to be approved by Dazhuang's father. Once he agrees, there is no problem with the commune."

"So, they're trying to find Da Zhuang's father; they're quite cunning!"

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After Chen Shuangyan returned, she told Sun Xiaoyue what she saw at Liang's house.

Sun Xiaoyue was stunned. She hadn't expected Jiang Zhi to be able to draw blueprints. Was there a better way than her? This method was something that people today didn't understand.

The more she thought about it, the uglier her expression became. How could Jiang Zhizhi be better than her?

Chen Shuangyan was startled by Sun Xiaoyue's appearance: "Xiaoyue, what's wrong with you? It's okay that your method didn't work... it's because they were blind..."

Sun Xiaoyue snapped out of her daze and put on a disappointed smile: "It's okay, I'm just a little disappointed. Shuangyan, can you do me a favor?"

Chen Shuangyan nodded immediately: "Okay, just tell me."

Sun Xiaoyue lowered her eyelids to hide the viciousness in her eyes. Doesn’t Jiang Zhizhi live in the Liang family?

I heard that Old Man Liang is a bit lecherous, and Liang Dazhuang is young and energetic, so I decided to let Jiang Zhizhi have a taste of these two people!