Chapter 10: Life Waste

As for whether the female educated youth Lin Yiyi would agree to get married, it was not within the scope of Zhao's mother's consideration or worry at all.

If a pure and innocent girl encountered such a thing, and the man was willing to take responsibility, who wouldn't be grateful and nod in agreement?

Otherwise, how can women survive in the village?

Gossip can make the girl's entire family lose face in the village.

Who in a decent family would dare to marry a woman who has been hugged by other men?

Either she will marry a blind and lame old bachelor, or she will marry a lazy second-rate guy in the village, or her family will pay money to keep the matter secret and marry her far away. That would be jumping into a fire pit, and it would be better to be hanged to death.

Lin Yiyi returned to the educated youth point without realizing how horrific the situation had developed.

Because of the time wasted chatting with Wang Rulan, the water in the water tank of the educated youth was used up by the educated youth who came back first.

After working in the fields, I am all dirty and want to boil water for a bath, but where can I get clean water?

Lin Yiyi saw Wang Chunya washing dried wild vegetables in the yard and walked over to pat her.

Wang Chunya: “…What?”

"There's no water in the water tank. I want to boil some hot water. Where can I get some water?"

Wang Chunya was a little surprised and pointed to the gate. "The bucket is there. You have to carry it yourself. But can you carry it? As usual, I can help you with a full bucket for ten cents."

Lin Yiyi has never fetched water since she came to the countryside. She usually solves the problem with money or asks male educated youth for help.

"No, no, I have to carry forward the spirit of hard work and face problems directly instead of taking shortcuts. Comrade Wang Chunya, please tell me where to fetch water, I can go by myself."

Lin Yiyi righteously rejected Wang Chunya's proposal, and she herself felt sick to her stomach hearing what she said.

The truth is that he is actually very short of money, and he has to spend what little money he has in his pocket sparingly, and he will have to support himself in the future. However, this money-loving Wang Chunya is really exactly the same as described in the book, and he has a good business mind.

"Isn't there a century-old locust tree on the way back? Under that tree." Knowing that there was no hope of making money, Wang Chunya continued to pick wild vegetables with her head down, but she was a little worried and gave a reminder.

"Be careful when you lift the bucket. If you are not strong enough, lift it less. Don't break the bucket. It is a collective property."

Lin Yiyi was a little touched when she heard Wang Chunya care about her.

The second half of the sentence directly breaks the fantasy. You're overthinking it. People only care about the bucket.

Lin Yiyi was carrying a shoulder pole with two large wooden barrels hanging on it, and she was walking unsteadily out of the yard. About a hundred meters away, she saw the big locust tree.

No one knows how long the locust tree has been alive. It takes three or four people to hug it. It blocks out the sun and is a towering ancient tree. It is also a landmark building in the entire Zhaojiatun.

By April or May next year, there will be so many locust flowers.

Sophora flower pancakes, Sophora flower dumplings, and Sophora flower soup are all very fragrant.

Bah, bah, what the hell.

When I see a locust tree, I think of food.

She is really promising.

There were a few children under the tree, the oldest was no more than ten years old, and the youngest was wearing open-crotch pants, playing house together.

The well was the kind that had a wheel. When she raised the bucket and reached out to pick up the bucket, her hand pressing on the wheel loosened and the bucket full of water fell down.

Lin Yiyi: ...a little embarrassing.

The little kid watching the show nearby was laughing out loud.

If she didn't find someone to help her hold the wheel, she probably wouldn't be able to lift the bucket.

Lin Yiyi looked embarrassed, took out a candy from her bag, smiled tenderly at the children watching, and coaxed them, "Whoever helps me fetch water will get this candy."

A few of the little carrots stared at the candy with their eyes wide open, drooling, and were extremely greedy, but no one dared to speak.

"This is a sweet and fragrant candy. It tastes so sweet! Whoever helps first will get it."

Lin Yiyi continued to coax the child, just like the human traffickers in the news.

"I'll help you turn the wheel, you have to keep your word." The oldest little boy couldn't help it and spoke while sniffing. He wanted to eat the candy so much.

He had never seen that candy wrapper before, so it must be super sweet, sweeter than the candy sticks by the ditch.

There will always be greedy kids when there is a big reward. Lin Yiyi smiled and said, "I am an adult and I keep my word. What's your name?"

"My name is Erdan, so give me the candy first and I will help you with the work."

The little brat was quite smart. He knew that he had to negotiate terms with her before he could get benefits.

"Okay. Comrade Erdan, take it." Lin Yiyi handed the candy in her hand to him and made room to watch him operate.

Erdan lifted his trouser waist, bravely took the candy, carefully put it in his trouser pocket, and then skillfully turned the wheel to help pump water.

Soon both buckets were filled. It turned out that after they were shaken up, they needed to be tied to the rack with a hemp rope so that the buckets would not fall down because the hands were not pressing on the wheels.

Lin Yiyi:......

I have learned a lot.

It feels like being completely abused by a child.

Lin Yiyi put the carrying pole on her shoulder and tried to lift it up several times but failed.

This made the group of children laugh again.

There is no difference between embarrassing yourself in front of the same group of people twice or once. After all, you are still seeing these people, so it’s not a big problem.

The bucket wasn't supposed to hold so much; she couldn't lift it at all.

Pour out the excess water in the two buckets, and only carry them up when half a bucket of water is left in each bucket.

Lin Yiyi almost fell several times while carrying the water and shaking all the way.

When she was almost at the educated youth point, someone suddenly pulled her braid from behind. She was so angry about the surprise attack that she wanted to hit the person.

"Lin Yiyi, the sun is rising from the west? You can actually fetch water? Do you need my help?"

Lin Yiyi turned around and glared at the person who was causing trouble. It turned out to be Liu Wenbo, the annoying guy who always liked to annoy the original owner.

From a distance Liu Wenbo saw a female comrade carrying a load of water, walking unsteadily, spilling some on the left and some on the right.

It's generally funny to watch a foreign spectacle, but you can see the people clearly when you get closer.

No wonder.

The delicate and delicate Lin Yiyi actually fetches water from the well. This is really a sign that red rain is about to fall.

They were among the group of educated youth who went to the countryside.

Lin Yiyi is definitely a popular figure. Besides her good looks, she also pesters her buddy Yang Jingfeng with a series of actions.

The two of them were completely chasing each other.

There are thirty days in a month, and Lin Yiyi basically only works for 5 or 6 days. She either has a headache or a stomachache, or she feels unwell and takes various leave. She is so pampered.

She had made so many jokes, and now he saw her working and carrying water. It was completely shocking. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

Seeing her puffed-up face, Liu Wenbo stopped laughing and said, "Are you angry? Are you really angry?

Look at your two buckets of water, only half of them are left. They are really useless."

Can this damn Liu Wenbo speak?

Lin Yiyi glared at Liu Wenbo fiercely and stretched out her hand to push him, "Get out of my way, don't block the road, I can do it myself, don't get in the way."

Seeing that her face turned red with anger because of his teasing, Liu Wenbo was extremely happy. Every time he saw Lin Yiyi, he couldn't help but pull her pigtails and tease her.

She is more pleasing when she is so arrogant than when she pretends to be weak and gentle in front of Yang Jingfeng.

"Are you really angry? Oh, I was just joking. Can I help you pick it? What can you do with such a small amount of water with your mosquito strength?"

"Hmph, then just fill up the big water tank." Lin Yiyi didn't want to be irritated by him. She hadn't gotten any benefit yet, so she just asked him to fill it up without any hesitation.

He dropped his carrying pole, squeezed past him and rushed back to the educated youth site first.

Liu Wenbo glanced at the bucket at his feet and scratched his head. Seeing that she was still so spineless, he laughed out loud.