This act of bravery would be rewarded even in the village, so why is she only bringing it out now?

“What’s impossible? The bonus and living allowance were given in advance, and the commendation letter was sent later, so I paid for the rubble and meat. The ribs were only 45 cents a pound, and this plate of ribs was only 2 pounds. You didn’t even have that little bit of money to buy ribs?” Lin Yuxi stood up and walked up to Zhao Xiaotong, towering over her by a head. She looked at Zhao Xiaotong’s panicked face.

The girl's tone was slightly cold, "Instead of staring at our family's food, clothing, and drink every day, you should work hard and earn work points."

Zhao Xiaotong turned pale, her lips trembling, unable to utter a word.

Could it be that she doesn't want to eat meat?

But when she arrived in the countryside, she was hungry all the time, sometimes full and sometimes hungry. If she had money, she wouldn't want to eat potatoes and sweet potatoes every day.

The village party secretary glanced at the postmark and the certificate of bravery, then put it back.

"It's a good thing to do something brave. We'll hold a village-wide commendation ceremony in a few days. As for the reward, we need to go back and discuss it," the village secretary said.

Qinghe Village is not wealthy to begin with, so at most they can only reward work points, and adding another five yuan should be acceptable.

Zhao Xiaotong looked up, her face full of disbelief. Another reward?

They've only been here a few days!

Lin Yuxi moved a step closer to her, her voice cold and deep, "Everyone says kids are prone to cravings, are you cravings too? Kids don't know any better, don't you? You always want to go and see who's cooking meat, how come you can't stop people from throwing dirt at you even with the door closed?"

"Lin Yuxi, what nonsense are you spouting!" Zhao Xiaotong was furious, her face flushed. "How did I accuse you of anything? You look like a vixen. I saw Gu Chen cutting wheat for you yesterday. If there really wasn't something going on between you two, would he have cut wheat for you? I don't think you've been well-behaved since you came to Qinghe Village."

Yesterday, she finished harvesting five rows of wheat around 7 p.m., and when she got back, she couldn't lift her arms at all and felt sore all over. But Lin Yuxi finished by 3 p.m. and spent four hours in the sun in the field.

"Smack!"

Lin Yuxi raised her hand and slapped her across the face. "Who are you calling a vixen? You old hag!"

A stinging slap landed on Zhao Xiaotong's face, leaving her stunned. Zhu Fengru, standing nearby, was startled and immediately cursed, "Lin Yuxi, are you out of your mind?"

Lin Yuxi stared at her, her tone slightly cold, and slapped her across the face as well, "Don't be hasty, you'll get your turn!"

With a resounding "slap!", Zhu Fengru nearly lost her balance, and the two slaps left their ears ringing.

Those around were stunned; why did he suddenly start hitting people?

Zhu Fengru's face darkened, and she gritted her teeth, "Lin Yuxi! You..."

"What do you mean, 'you'? When you were cursing at me, did you never think I would hit you? When you broke into my house, did you never think this would be the result?" Lin Yuxi's eyes were calm, her expression indifferent.

"If you want to eat meat, then earn it with your own hands! Don't just eat what's in your bowl while eyeing what's in someone else's pot."

At this moment, Zhu Fengru looked like someone had stepped on her sore spot. She tried to cover it up with her voice, gritting her teeth, "Lin Yuxi, don't make false accusations! You're a capitalist who was demoted and your property was confiscated. Suddenly there's meat in your house. What's wrong with me taking a look? What's wrong with me suspecting you?"

Lin Yuxi raised an eyebrow, her voice cool and detached, "You think you can accuse us of hoarding things just because you glance at them? If I hadn't been here today, would you have dragged our whole family to a public denunciation next time?"

"Still have doubts? So many people have been sent down to the countryside all over the country, why don't you have any doubts? Greed for meat is greed for meat, don't make so many excuses."