Chapter 41 She’s Just My Sister

The girls at the table all looked at Chen Miaomiao blankly. Chen Miaomiao acted as if nothing had happened, still with that timid and submissive expression, and said with a smile:

"This braised pork is so delicious, I couldn't help myself... Don't mind, everyone, just eat it!"

Most of the meat in the bowl that was served later went into the mouths of Yang Xiaojing and Chen Miaomiao. After their stomachs were filled with oil and meat, they felt relieved in their hearts, livers, spleens, lungs and kidneys.

Seeing the two of them wolfing down the food, Lu Miao frowned.

Putting aside their eating manners, Lu Miao was really worried that they would choke.

At the table of female educated youth on the second floor, everyone was discussing their plans after dinner.

The male educated youth on the first floor sat around a small square table, whispering to each other about another matter.

"Xie Fei, what is your relationship with Lu Miao? Last time, Lu Miao..."

Xu Yao stuttered for a moment, feeling he couldn't bring himself to talk about Lu Miao's fight with Xie Fei, so he changed the subject and said:

"Last time, Lu Miao was so mean to you, and you still cared about her?"

Yu Hao also tried to probe sourly: "Xie Fei, you don't like Lu Zhiqing, do you?"

Xie Fei's eyes flickered. He was not good at lying. He originally wanted to say that Lu Miao had followed him to the countryside, but when he thought of the cold look Lu Miao gave him, he was afraid that Lu Miao would get angry if he heard what he said later.

Or maybe it was someone else who was stirring up trouble and thus looked down upon Lu Miao. Xie Fei was silent for a moment and said:

"We are neighbors, living very close to each other, and have a good relationship... She is a girl, and when she came, her father asked me to take care of her."

Speaking of the latter part, Xie Fei raised his chin unnaturally and turned away, revealing a cold and arrogant deep affection, "I only treat her as a sister, don't think too much."

Yu Hao laughed, "Really? Xie Fei, since you don't like Lu Zhiqing, then I will pursue her!"

Xie Fei's eyes turned sharply and he glared at Yu Hao. The three words "Are you worthy of it?" almost came out of his mouth.

Yu Hao was also a bloody person, he slammed the table and was about to stand up.

Liang Shao quickly pulled him back and said, "Yu Hao, although Xie Fei's words may not sound nice, you should have heard what Lu Zhiqing said that day. She is from a military family."

Soldiers, cadres, workers, poor peasants and lower-middle peasants are all the five red categories, and they are all glorious, but the gap in their status is too great. Not to mention that you can't catch up, even if you catch up, what's the point?

If you have different thoughts and perspectives, you can't be together for long.

Besides...that girl looks like a porcelain doll. It's okay to put her at home as a vase, but she can't be relied upon to actually work and make a living.

Yu Hao's anger subsided a bit, but he still had different opinions. "Why should we hesitate? Do we have to be together just because we like each other? Life in the countryside is so boring. Can't I find some spiritual food and spiritual support for myself? You guys are a bit too old-fashioned."

Yu Hao's words were not wrong, but Xie Fei frowned and stared at him sternly, warning him:

"You like her, you want to pursue her or whatever, it's up to you, but let me be clear, if she doesn't like you, you'd better not pester her."

"If I find out that you bully her... Yu Hao, you'd better consider your own worth first."

Yu Hao felt a little embarrassed after being warned by Xie Fei. He stiffened his neck and said:

"I'm an educated and respectable person. What do you take me for? Am I that filthy?"

Xie Fei sneered: "You don't have the best."

"I'm talking to you nicely, can you be a little less sarcastic? If you're unhappy, just say it directly, okay? I'm giving you what you deserve?!"

"Forget it, forget it Yu Hao, that's just his personality!"

…

The meal brought them closer, but because of some disagreements, the atmosphere between the male educated youth became heated again.

None of this has anything to do with Lu Miao.

While eating, Lu Miao asked about seasonings. After Gu Ying's explanation, he learned that such things could be bought at the grocery store, so Lu Miao decided without hesitation to go to the grocery store to have a look.

Geng Xiaoyun licked the grease from the corner of his mouth and asked, "What's the matter? Can you cook?"

Lu Miao's chin was proudly set into a peach pit, and he answered the question irrelevantly:

"Anyway, I'm going to go take a look. How many times have there been commotions at the educated youth camp over cooking? If I can buy everything I want, I'll go eat at the homes of the team members. As for the rest, if you want to show off, show off. If you want to quarrel, quarrel. But don't make trouble in front of me."

Geng Xiaoyun and Ren Bingxin looked at each other, and tacitly glanced at Chen Miaomiao who was sitting at the corner of the table.

Cooking at the educated youth camp has always been a side job of boiling water. If Chen Miaomiao hadn't taken on the job that day, there would really be nothing to say about it.

There was a moment of silence at the dinner table, and Gu Ying changed the subject:

"If you want to take a look, I'll take you there later. It's a good opportunity to get familiar with the route."

Ren Bingxin immediately responded: "I'll go too!"

Geng Xiaoyun kicked the bamboo basket at her feet and said, "I'll go too. This way you won't be stuck with the things you bought later, and I can help you with the burden."

Chen Miaomiao and Yang Xiaojing didn't say anything, but when they set off, they both followed silently behind.

The non-staple food station and the agricultural and trade food station are adjacent to each other. The former is like a small grocery store, mainly selling daily seasonings and some pickles, mustard tubers, soy sauce and vinegar.

The latter is a low-end version of an open-air vegetable market. There are not many varieties of vegetables and they are all seasonal vegetables, which are grown by the members of each production team at home.

The stalls selling fish and chicken, as well as the butcher shop, are all here. Meat is a hot commodity, and the butcher shop closes early as soon as it sells out.

There is water everywhere in the south, and fish are not rare, so not many people ask about it. However, there are still many people surrounding the chicken stall asking questions.

The salesperson slammed the jacket down and said angrily, "No more! Why are you selling chicken at this time? If you want to buy one, why don't you hurry up early?"

"Comrade, I hear the cawing of hens in your stall. Could you please sell me one? I need some for family matters!"

"I don't care what you do. If you don't have it, then you don't have it! Get out of here!"

“…”

Lu Miao withdrew his gaze and walked into the grocery store.

Ren Bingxin looked around and asked, "Miaomiao, aren't you curious? There are chickens in that stall, why isn't the salesperson selling them?"

"What else could it be? It's simply bad."

Lu Miao answered somewhat nonchalantly.

Sometimes it’s not a question of whether it’s convenient or not, but rather that people at the bottom know better how to make things difficult for people at the bottom.

Even though the chicken seller has a stable job, he is still just a chicken seller after all. If he doesn't show off here, where else can he show off?

"I think so too. These people are so annoying! They were like this in Han City before, and they're still like this here. I find it really strange. They say 'serve the people,' but is this the attitude of serving the people? Why haven't the leaders come down to deal with these people?"

Disposal?

How big is the country? How many people are there? Even if we take measures, it will be difficult to eradicate it.

Lu Miao said to comfort him casually: "Don't think too much, they won't be rampant for long."