Chapter 115 Cold War

Time passed quickly and two days passed quickly.

The wound on Lu Miao's face had formed a thin layer of scab, but thanks to the ointment Chen Guifen sent over and her careful care, the wound had not shown any signs of developing into a serious condition.

With such an obvious mark on his head, Lu Miao was actually still very worried that it would leave a scar.

But she was busy with real life and didn't have much time to think about this issue, so she was forced to do it and return to the work of the production team.

Although autumn has arrived, the weather is still hot and dry.

With tiny beads of sweat on the tip of his nose, Lu Miao sat in the ridge of the field wearing a hat with a wide brim. While enduring the test of the scorching weather, he followed the aunts in the team and was busy planting this year's autumn corn seedlings.

While raising his arm to wipe the sweat off his face, Lu Miao noticed that several sisters-in-law were picking peanuts in the next field about 20 or 30 meters away.

Although the peanut harvesting process is fast, there is also some waste. For example, some peanuts that have opened and sprouted are thrown away without even a second look.

Lu Miao paid attention for a while, then suddenly stood up and shouted:

"Sister Chunhua,"

"Why!"

Sister Chunhua, who was wearing a headscarf across from me, raised her head, her face dark and rough from the sun, and smiled brightly and honestly:

"What's wrong, Lu Zhiqing?"

Lu Miao asked, "Did you miss harvesting those sprouting peanuts in the field, or do you want to keep them?"

Sister Chunhua looked down at what Lu Miao had said about the "missed items". Before she could reply, the other sisters-in-law around her smiled and answered for her:

"Lu Zhiqing, we don't want those!"

"Yes, they are all useless. The peanuts in the field are harvested and aired. After that, they need to be shelled and dried. Those have already sprouted, so there is no use harvesting them."

The sisters-in-law answered enthusiastically.

Lu Miao nodded, thought for a moment, and asked tentatively:

"Can I take those unwanted peanut sprouts?"

Aunt Chunhua smiled and said, "Yes, of course. That's right, you have to pick it up yourself. Everyone else has to work and won't be free to help you!"

Lu Miao quickly waved his hands and said, "It's okay, nothing to say. Thank you, sisters-in-law. I can do it myself!"

After work at noon, the members went home one after another to cook and eat, and Lu Miao was not in a hurry to leave.

After repeatedly confirming with his sisters-in-law and finding out that no one wanted the peanut sprouts, Lu Miao took advantage of the lunch break after work to unscrew the lid of the bamboo cup, put it in his pocket, and went to the peanut field to look for them along the way.

Every time he found a peanut sprout, Lu Miao would carefully shake off the dirt and carefully place it in a bamboo cup.

Without daily fruits and various supplementary foods, the nutrition that can be obtained from coarse and fine grains is very limited. These peanut sprouts, which are not wanted by others but are rich in nutritional value, have become treasures in Lu Miao's eyes.

Lu Miao bent down with every step, enjoying it as if he was looking for treasure.

While I was busy, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps passing through the weeds nearby, and a figure appeared in my peripheral vision.

Lu Miao was curious and glanced at the man unconsciously. After seeing the man clearly, he was slightly stunned, but quickly looked away and continued to busy himself.

The man was carrying something on his shoulders and was walking very fast as if on the wind, but when he passed by this land, his speed suddenly slowed down.

If it’s not Fu Jingyou, then who else could it be?

Lu Miao knew that Fu Jingyou was looking at her, but she deliberately avoided looking at him.

A few days ago, she beat Chen Miaomiao and caused quite a stir in the team. Afterwards, she took several days off and did not go out. She just came out today to participate in the work of the production team.

Based on her understanding of Fu Jingyou, even if Fu Jingyou didn't want to care about her, he would definitely be worried for a while.

Lu Miao bit her lip, pouted, and walked further and further in the opposite direction of Fu Jingyou.

Lu Miao was still angry. Fu Jingyou would rather listen to others and believe others than believe her. She would never forgive Fu Jingyou.

Since you don't want to have anything to do with me and we don't want to be friends, then that's it! We won't hang out together anymore!

Lu Miao thought angrily.

I simply gave up looking for peanut sprouts and went straight back to the educated youth point.

Fu Jingyou lowered his brows, pursed his lips, and stood at the edge of the field, watching Lu Miao's figure walking further and further away.

He knew he shouldn't have come, but he couldn't help but come.

Just to confirm how she is doing, whether she is okay...

It's good, that's enough.

As if tacitly accepting this relationship that was gradually drifting apart, after Lu Miao's back completely disappeared, Fu Jingyou withdrew his gaze, followed the path behind the mountain back to the team to return the things, and then turned around and went home.

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As for Lu Miao, even if they didn't work together, she would go over and say hello whenever she met him on the way to and from work, or saw someone picking peanuts in a field.

Later, whenever she had some free time, she would go over and follow her aunts and sisters-in-law to pick up peanut sprouts.

After it happened a few more times, many people in the team knew about it.

Lu Miao is a pretty girl. She can be very smart if you tease her. But she is usually well-behaved and polite. Some of the older uncles in the team also like to tease her when they meet her.

Regarding Lu Miao picking peanut sprouts, some uncles who were always busy in the cornfield saw her from a distance and asked:

"Lu Zhiqing, you treasure the unwanted peanut sprouts in the peanut field. There are also small corns in the corn field, as thick as a finger. Do you want some?"

Can’t grow corn?

Isn’t that baby corn?

Lu Miao quickly wiped the sweat off his face, stood up and answered loudly:

"Yes! Uncle, is there anyone in the corn shoot team who wants it? If I take it, will the captain punish me?"

"Oh, that thing has the same properties as peanut sprouts, so don't worry!"

In autumn, the corn stalks planted in spring are not enough to provide nutrients. The newly sprouted corn will not only fail to grow, but will also compete for nutrients with other corns that have already entered the growth period.

Normally they harvest by simply breaking them off and throwing them on the ground, then stepping on them to make fertilizer.

No one cares about this thing at all, let alone whether to punish it or not.

After hearing what they said, Lu Miao felt relieved and said happily:

"Okay, thank you uncle. I'll go over and take a look when I finish my task here!"

"Okay."

The uncle responded with a smile, and as he left, he still sighed:

"Comrade Educated Youth is amazing. Not only can he read, but he's also getting better and better at his farm work. Haha..."

After hearing this, Lu Miao almost covered his face with his hands, feeling very embarrassed.

With the corn shoots in mind, Lu Miao hurried to finish his work in the fields in the afternoon, and went to the cornfield on the back mountain with a water cup and a towel to wipe his sweat.

The uncles and aunts who had talked to her at noon were still there. When they saw her coming, they waved and greeted her.

"Lu Zhiqing, you're here."

As he spoke, he walked towards the end of the field.

"Uncle, I came to take a look."

"Haha, I know, I know. In the past, these small corns were directly trampled into the ground to make fertilizer. Since you wanted them, I broke them off and put them together. Look, isn't it right there?"