Chapter 026

Only the tip of the setting sun was left on the horizon.

With a sudden jump, it fell below the horizon and disappeared.

Soon, the new leaves in the ditch swayed and blended into the dim twilight.

Chuxia put the books into her schoolbag, stood up, patted her butt, and walked along the familiar path back to the educated youth point.

She came back late on purpose, as Han Ting and Lin Xiaohan had already had dinner.

So she did the same thing as she did at noon, lighting a fire in the kitchen to heat up steamed buns and boiling two bottles of hot water. After dinner, she went straight back to the dormitory to wash up.

She didn't use an oil lamp to read in the dormitory, as it would strain her eyes and waste oil, so she went straight to bed after washing up.

I was lying in bed, not feeling sleepy, so I just blinked and thought about things.

I don’t want to think about the stupid things I did in the past. They are all related to Han Ting.

Although those things were not completely voluntary, Han Ting did not force her to do them, so she did not feel that Han Ting owed her anything or needed to repay her. After all, they were both willing to do so.

After much thought, the future is naturally more worth looking forward to.

I don’t know what her life will be like after she leaves the plot of the novel.

But even though she is looking forward to it, she is not so anxious now.

Life is not just about running towards the goal. It is equally important to appreciate the scenery along the way. Live well in every stage so that when you look back in the future you won't feel that you were in a rush.

Thinking of being sleepy, Chuxia fell asleep naturally.

Because she had a day off the next day, she fell asleep completely relaxed, thinking about sleeping a little longer the next morning.

It's a rare opportunity to rest, so you must arrange to sleep in.

Of course, although I thought so in my heart, I still woke up on time in the early morning of the next day.

But this time Chuxia didn't get up. Instead, she turned over with her eyes closed and continued to sleep.

After sleeping for a while, I was woken up by the sharp and urgent alarm.

Chuxia subconsciously buried her head in the quilt, and after the alarm stopped, she continued to sleep with her eyes closed.

Gu Yuzhu and the other three people could no longer sleep.

They got up with their heads hung, folded their quilts with sighs, and muttered that they didn't know when this day would end. They woke up every day with no hope and felt extremely heavy-hearted.

Gu Yuzhu finished folding the quilt while muttering something, and suddenly saw that Chuxia on the bunk next to her had not woken up yet.

She was surprised and blurted out subconsciously: "Huh? Why didn't she get up today?"

This was the first time they got up after going to the countryside for so long, and Chuxia was still sleeping.

Isn't she the most hardworking one? She gets up early every day. What happened today?

Li Qiao and Chen Sisi are combing their hair together.

She looked at it and said, "School has Sundays. Today is Sunday."

Hearing this, Gu Yuzhu raised his hand and slapped his forehead.

They have no Sundays when they go to work. After living in the countryside for so long, they have forgotten about Sundays.

It would have been fine if she had forgotten it forever, but today Chuxia reminded her again.

She felt really uncomfortable thinking that they would have to go to work after getting up, while Chuxia could sleep until noon and do whatever she wanted.

If this blessing were given to Su Yun, she would accept it.

Tang Chuxia is not a person who enjoys life. She is clearly destined to endure hardships and hardship.

People who are willing to endure hardships don't suffer, but instead enjoy themselves here. What kind of world is this?

I was already in a bad mood because I had to get up early to work.

Now my mood is even worse. I’m afraid I won’t be able to eat later.

Gu Yuzhu folded the quilt and picked up the comb to comb her hair.

I was angry when combing my hair, and even more angry when my hair got tangled. I used force with my hands without patience, but instead of combing my hair, I pulled my scalp.

Gu Yuzhu screamed in pain and covered his head with his hands.

***

Although I feel sad and have no appetite for the simple food, I still have to eat.

More than twenty minutes later, Han Ting and his friends sat down in the kitchen and ate steamed buns and pickles.

Gu Yuzhu grumbled as she munched on a steamed bun: "We all have rural household registration and we all work for the production team. Why can teachers have Sundays but we can't?"

Go to work every day. Go to work every day.

I'm so tired.

I was already feeling depressed enough because of this matter.

Wang Xiangqian then said, "They have Sunday off and still get paid. If we don't go to work on Sunday, we won't get any work points."

Hearing this.

I felt so suffocated that I couldn't breathe.

Gu Yuzhu gritted her teeth. If she had nothing else to eat, she really wanted to throw the black steamed bun on the ground!

The four girls looked uncomfortable and depressed.

Guo Gai added, "This opportunity only fell on Lin Xiaohan's head. He has no manliness at all. If we had such an opportunity, especially our brother Ting, we would have given it to you girls without even thinking about it. You girls would have to do the easy work."

Hearing what Guogai said, Li Qiao said again: "Don't mention that stingy guy. He didn't even help us collect the clothes when we asked him to. If he can give up this opportunity, it would be weird. God really gave him a man's skin for nothing, but he doesn't behave like a man at all."

Just as Li Qiao finished speaking, he heard someone coming from the kitchen door: "What should a man be like? Is he like you, a man with no ability or capability, gossiping about others behind their backs?"

Hearing the voice, everyone at the table turned their heads and saw Lin Xiaohan coming in.

The ten of them were talking loudly just now, and no one heard anyone lifting the door curtain.

Li Qiao didn't dare to offend Lin Xiaohan in person.

She had issues with Lin Xiaohan, mostly saying bad things about him behind his back.

Being caught saying something bad, she quickly kept silent and lowered her head to eat her steamed bun.

Han Ting said, "That's more like a man than some people who have no one to rely on."

Lin Xiaohan sneered, "A bunch of losers banded together, living on bragging and boasting, and even thought they were more like men. I think it's more like a joke."

Han Ting slammed the table again and stood up, "Lin Xiaohan!"

Lin Xiaohan smiled at him, "Are you angry already? Did I poke your lungs?"

Han Ting stared at Lin Xiaohan for a while with anger in his eyes.

Then he also laughed and said, "One day, you will know who is the joke."

He was too lazy to compete with him now.

From the bottom of his heart, he looked down upon Lin Xiaohan, who was trapped in the rules and was fawning and cowardly.

For the sake of some worldly benefits, he has two different faces in front of people and behind their backs, which is disgusting.

He will never bow down, he will always stand tall.

One day, he will let Lin Xiaohan see what it looks like to win while standing!

Lin Xiaohan was disdainful.

"Okay, I'll wait then."

***

Bright sunlight streams in through the windows.

Chuxia stretched out her arms in the quilt and lay down with her body stretched out.

After Li Qiao and the others left the dormitory, she took another nap, feeling satisfied and comfortable.

Now that she had had enough sleep, she stretched herself, then got up quickly, folded the quilt, braided her hair, washed up, cooked some food, and carried a backpack to go to the market.

You should go to the market in the morning, as there are more people at the market and more things to sell.

Although the market was still going on in the afternoon, there were not many people there.

Two years ago, Qinghe Town didn't even have a market because it was abolished during the revolution.

It was only in the past two years that the market was allowed to open again, but only this one market in the commune was allowed. Those who set up stalls to sell things, no matter how small the business was, were not private transactions.

There are also places for private business.

Everyone gathers together privately in one place, here today and there tomorrow. That is the black market.

When rural families really need money, they will secretly sell the vegetables grown in their private plots. Some also secretly sell coarse grains and dried sweet potatoes, but they will be punished if caught.

Chuxia didn't want to get into trouble, so she went to the regular market in the commune.

It is about ten miles from Tanxi Brigade to the commune, and it takes about an hour to walk there normally.

In early summer, when you are young and healthy, you can walk at a jog pace.

It was almost time for her to arrive at the market, so she walked around the market with a basket on her back and bought some vegetable seedlings and seeds that could be planted right away.

Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, leeks, eggplants, and loofahs are all purchased seedlings, while green onions, bok choy, and lettuce are all purchased seeds.

In early summer, I calculated that I ate little, so I bought a little of everything, but not much of each. For example, for peppers and tomatoes, planting two or three would be enough.

After buying the seedlings and seeds, I went to see the chicks in early summer.

The village held a meeting the day before school started, and the invited expert talked about methods of selecting piglets and chicks.

Chuxia took out her notes from her schoolbag and picked the chicks according to the notes.

First, touch the chick's belly. If the belly is big and hard, don't keep it. Then look at the chicken's legs. If there is dry skin on the legs, don't keep it. Then hold the chick in your hand. If it is weak and doesn't struggle, don't keep it. Finally, look at the chick's butt. If its butt is covered with a paste, don't keep it.

According to this standard, Chuxia picked out three satisfactory chicks.

After picking the chicks, she found no place to put them, so she bought a simple bamboo chicken cage on the spot and put the chicks in the cage and carried them.

We had almost finished shopping and the sun was rising.

In early summer, I was walking out of the market with a basket and a chicken coop on my back. Suddenly, I smelled the fragrance of peach cakes.

The delicious smell hits me in front of me, arousing the gluttony in my stomach.

Chuxia looked towards the place where peach cakes were sold, hesitated for a while and thought - since I was already here, I might as well buy some food to take back. I had noodles when I went to the county town last time, so I can't treat myself badly this time.

In the past, she would definitely buy food for Han Ting when she went to the market.

If I’m willing to spend money on Han Ting, why should I be reluctant to spend it on myself?

The money left is enough to buy a bag of peach cakes.

So Chuxia turned around and went into the store, bought another bag of peach cakes and held them in her hand.

Now I was satisfied and left the market and returned to the team.

I came here alone, and I will leave alone naturally.

The route back and forth remains unchanged. You take the same route when you come here as you do when you go back.

Because I was a little tired after visiting the market, Chuxia walked slowly on the way back.

In short, she came and went alone, no one waited for her, and she didn't care about time.

I was bored walking on the road in early summer, so I played with the chickens in the cage.

After the chick had played with the animals, it saw some stones on the road and started kicking them as it moved forward.

As Chuxia was walking forward, kicking the stones, she suddenly heard someone on the road shouting, "Hey!"

She didn't know anyone here, so naturally she didn't look up.

Chuxia continued to kick stones, but this time, after kicking the stones out, there were suddenly several legs in front of him.

She looked up and saw three boys about her age standing in front of her.

The three boys were all wearing old uniforms that had been washed so much that they looked bleached.

The boy in the middle looked at her and said, "Hey! I'm calling you."

Chu Xia looked at the three of them warily, "What do you want me to do?"

The boy on the left smiled and said, "You are alone, so I want to make friends with you. From your accent, you don't sound like a local. From the way you dress, you don't look like a country person. Are you an educated youth from the city?"

These three boys are obviously local hooligans.

Chu Xia couldn't help but feel nervous, but she calmed her face and tone and said, "My house is just ahead, we'll be there soon."

After saying that, she took a step back, intending to avoid the three boys.

As a result, the three boys blocked her again, laughing and not letting her move forward.

The boy on the right stopped hiding and looked at her and said, "It's okay if you don't want to make friends. We don't lack friends. What we lack is money and tickets. If you have any, take them out and give them to us, and we'll let you pass."

Chuxia looked at them and her heart beat uncontrollably faster.

She naturally knew that she had no power to fight back against them, and would only suffer if she forced herself to do so.

A good man never suffers a loss in front of him.

Chu Xia held her breath and raised the peach cake in her hand, saying to them, "I have no more money and tickets, I have spent them all, but I have a bag of peach cake, can I give it to you?"

How could they not want such a good thing as Taosu?

The boy in the middle smiled proudly and reached out to take the peach pastry from Chuxia.

But when his hand was about to touch the peach pastry, suddenly a hand reached out from the side, touched the peach pastry before him, and took it away from Chuxia's hand.

Caught off guard, Chuxia and the three boys turned their heads at the same time.

When Chu Xia saw the face of the person who took away the peach pastry, she was suddenly stunned. It was actually Lin Xiaohan.

The three boys in front of them naturally didn’t know Lin Xiaohan.

The boy on the left frowned and said in great displeasure: "Who are you? How dare you snatch things in front of us? Do you know who we are?!"

Lin Xiaohan put the peach cake back into Chu Xia's hands and said indifferently, "I am not interested in who you are, and you don't deserve to know who I am. I give you three seconds to get out of here."

Tell them to get out in three seconds?

What a joke, could the three of them be afraid of just him?

The three boys smiled and then looked fierce, shook hands and cracked their knuckles, signaling to each other that they were ready to fight.

As a result, before they could reach Lin Xiaohan, Lin Xiaohan suddenly reached out and pulled out an axe from the backpack behind him.

Without any hesitation or leniency.

A cold light flashed on the silver-white axe blade and headed straight for the boy on the left.

As the boy on the left instinctively widened his eyes, the axe blade brushed past his ear and hit the tree trunk next to it heavily, causing the branches on the trunk to shake violently.

In just a moment, the boy on the left turned pale and his legs went limp with fear.

The two boys on the right were also frightened, their faces turned pale and they quickly took two steps back.

Fuck that.

I have been around Qinghe Town and have never seen such a cruel person.

Chu Xia was not half as brave as the three boys in front of her.

Naturally, she was even more frightened. The moment she saw the axe chopping towards the boy on the left, she suddenly closed her eyes and even shrank her neck.

Lin Xiaohan calmly pulled the axe from the tree.

He lost his patience and asked, "Go away or not?"

The two boys on the right ran away in fear like frightened wild dogs.

After running two steps, I found that the other boy was still standing there shaking his legs. I hurriedly came back, pulled him up, and ran with him.

After running 20 or 30 meters, the boy finally reacted and asked tremblingly: "Where are my ears?"

The other two boys said, "It's still there."

The boy raised his hand, touched his ears, and burst into tears.

Chuxia was still standing there with her eyes tightly closed.

When she opened her eyes, the three boys had run away, and Lin Xiaohan had already walked a short distance forward.

Chuxia looked at Lin Xiaohan's back, and the fear in her heart could not be relieved.

It took her a long time to find her breathing, then she swallowed and took a step forward, keeping the distance between them and walking forward. She felt like she was floating as she walked.

After walking a few steps, Lin Xiaohan suddenly stopped again.

Chuxia was so frightened that she stopped walking immediately, and even her body straightened in an instant.

Lin Xiaohan turned around in front, looked at her and said, "You followed so far, and you still want to be robbed?"

Chu Xia swallowed her breath and spoke in a trembling voice: "You...you...didn't you ask me not to follow you?"

Lin Xiaohan: “…”

He turned around and continued walking forward, "It's up to you. You won't lose a piece of meat whether you follow me or not."

Chu Xia stood there for a while, and finally understood what he meant.

He won't lose a piece of meat if she follows him, and he won't lose a piece of meat if she doesn't follow him. So that means he won't care whether she follows him or not?

That’s all I thought.

In early summer, I clenched my fingers and held my breath.

He hurried over and caught up with him.