The other people in the village had not finished their work yet. The sharp-eyed and gossipy women saw Yun Huaying carrying a big pig's trotter and a backpack full of things on her shoulders, and they all felt jealous.
"Lin Zhiqing, Jiang Zhiqing, you're in for a delicious meal today. This big pig's trotter should last you three for several days."
The woman working nearby was drooling with greed and spoke in a sour tone. Her family hadn't been willing to cut any meat for ten days or half a month, and when she saw these new educated youths had such good meals right after they arrived, she wanted to snatch them away.
Lin Shan and the others also saw it and smelled the sour smell in the air. They were speechless, but they still politely replied, "We can really eat some good food today. We have been here for more than a week and have been eating vegetarian food every day. We only exchanged a dozen eggs at Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhao's house."
"The workload during this period has been quite heavy for us. Our bodies can no longer bear it. If we don't eat some nutritious food, we may not be able to endure it."
"My mom sent me some meat coupons a couple of days ago. Huaying and Jiang Yuan paid for it, and the three of us pooled our money. I asked Huaying to go to the county town today to get some meat to supplement the income."
When she said this, many neighbors remembered that this was the first time they came here to buy meat. They heard that the lard they ate at home was borrowed from the team leader's family. They probably thought that the living standards of the educated youth from the city were similar to theirs, so everyone felt balanced and no one said anything sour.
Seeing that no one said anything, Lin Shan exchanged a subtle glance with Jiang Yuan, and the two exchanged a knowing look.
After Yun Huaying returned home, she first lit a fire to steam the rice. Seeing that there was not much water in the water tank, she took a shoulder pole and a wooden bucket to fetch water from the well.
When they first arrived, they didn't know how to carry water very well, but now the three of them have become completely proficient. Even Lin Shan's posture in carrying water has become correct, and her strength has increased. She can barely carry two full buckets of water.
The two buckets of water were just filled and were about to be carried away on the shoulder pole when suddenly a child on the river bank screamed, "Douzi, Douzi fell into the water, hurry up and save Douzi..."
Douzi is the youngest grandson of Secretary Tian and also the eldest grandson of the Tian family. He is usually very naughty. Today, the elders are all working on the hillside, and they basically leave the children to the care of the older children of each family. At this moment, seven or eight children are picking snails and catching small fish and shrimps by the river, and Douzi accidentally fell into the river.
The elders in the team were working on the opposite hillside. When many of them saw the beans fall into the river, they almost threw away their farm tools at the same time.
"Beans, beans..."
Secretary Tian's daughter-in-law Li Ying screamed heart-wrenchingly in fear. The young couple rushed down the hillside almost at the same time. Secretary Tian and his wife were also so anxious that they took a shortcut to come over.
Lin Shan and the others also stopped working and rushed down the mountain. From a distance, they saw Yun Huaying sprinting towards the river. She quickly shouted, "Secretary Tian, Huaying rushed over to save people. She can swim. Don't be afraid."
"Yun Zhiqing can swim."
Secretary Tian breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't slow down. He shouted towards the river: "Sanmei, Dazhuang, all of you come ashore, all of you come up."
Seeing Douzi fall into the water, Wang Dazhuang and other older children were shocked, but they were also thinking of ways to save him. Now two of them who knew how to swim had already swam to the middle position.
"Come up quickly, I'll go save him."
Yun Huaying had already arrived. She rushed to the position closest to Douzi as fast as she could and jumped into the river.
Douzi was young, less than five years old. When he fell into the river, he was scared and struggled instinctively. He choked on water several times and was scared to death. When Yun Huaying swam over and hugged him, he instinctively hugged her neck tightly.
Fortunately, Douzi was a child, weighing only about 30 pounds. Yun Huaying was able to move even though he held her tightly, and soon brought him to the surface.
Tian Ye and Li Ying, who had just rushed to the river, breathed a sigh of relief when they saw their son had been rescued. Li Ying clasped her hands together in gratitude and said, "Yun Zhiqing, thank you, thank you for saving my son's life. Thank you."
Yun Huaying held Douzi in one hand, and paddled with the other hand and feet, bringing the person to the shore safely.
"Yun Zhiqing, thank you for your hard work."
Tian Ye quickly took his son over, turned around with him in his arms, and asked his wife to pull her up: "Aying, quickly pull Yun Zhiqing up."
It was just the beginning of autumn and the temperature was still a bit high. Everyone was wearing thin clothes, which were somewhat transparent when they fell into the water. Yun Huaying was thin, but well-developed in all aspects. The soft curves of her feminine figure were faintly visible, which would not be good if other male comrades saw it.
Li Ying pulled her up and was looking for something to cover her when Han Zheng rushed over. Seeing Yun Huaying was soaking wet, he took off his army green shirt without saying a word and threw it to Li Ying: "Sister-in-law, put it on Huaying quickly."
"Oh, okay."
Li Ying had heard people say that Han Zheng had feelings for Yun Zhiqing, and now it seemed to be true.
Han Zheng's clothes were long and loose, covering her hips and even her key parts. Li Ying helped her adjust them and expressed her gratitude: "Yun Zhiqing, thank you so much for today. If you hadn't rushed over to rescue Douzi in time, he might have..."
They had just seen their son sinking with their own eyes. If Yun Huaying had not jumped into the river to pull him out, he would probably have drowned by now.
The couple has two children, Douzi is the eldest son, and they also have a daughter who is less than two years old. Today, the team is working hard, so they asked the eldest lady from the side branch to help take care of the younger daughter, and Douzi was left in the care of the eldest brother's niece.
Douzi was not only the beloved treasure of the couple, but also the precious grandson of Secretary Tian and his wife. They had rushed over and expressed their gratitude repeatedly: "Yun Zhiqing, thank you! You saved Douzi's life. Thank you so much! We will remember this life-saving grace."
"Don't be so polite, it's just a small favor. I'm glad Douzi is okay."
Yun Huaying said politely and wrung out her pants. Seeing that Douzi had already spit out the water, but was a little confused and dazed from the shock, she said, "Douzi must be frightened. Take him back and comfort him."
"Hey, hey, okay." Li Ying quickly hugged her son and kept patting his back to comfort him.
Many gay men came over. Although she covered herself with her clothes, Han Zheng still blocked her without leaving any trace. "Huaying, the river water is a little cold. Go back and change your clothes, or you will catch a cold."
"Okay, thank you for the clothes. I'll wash them and send them to you later."
He took off his clothes and handed them over in time. Yun Huaying remembered his attentiveness and immediately followed Lin Shan and the others home.
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