The next morning, Yu Chuxia followed He Lixuan and the others to build a house with a long face.
After getting up, Shiyue watered the clay that was drying in the yard, turned it over, ate something quickly, and then went to the brigade leader's house.
She wasn't going to see Sun Yongfu today, but rather to see Sun Yongfu's second son, Sun Erhu.
Sun Erhu was a well-known skilled craftsman in the Qianjin Brigade.
Although he has an honest and simple appearance, the bamboo baskets and hampers he weaves are exquisite and beautiful, and he is highly praised throughout the entire brigade.
Shiyue contacted him to ask him to help her make the gift box she wanted for tomorrow.
If even Sun Erhu couldn't come up with one, Shiyue felt that at least no one in their brigade could.
When Shiyue arrived, Sun Erhu was at home weaving willow baskets with his mother and sister. This was a job assigned by the commune to the team, and it would earn them work points.
Not everyone can get a job like this.
In other words, Sun Erhu's basket-weaving skills were among the best in the team, which is why no one had any objections to his next move.
As for Chen Guihua and Sun Xiaohong, they naturally benefited from their family's connections and also earned some work points.
Upon seeing Shiyue, Sun Xiaohong was the first to greet her: "Shiyue, you're here? Come in quickly."
Since eating the cake that Shiyue gave her yesterday, Sun Xiaohong felt that the relationship between the two had become even closer.
Otherwise, why would Shiyue save such good food for herself?
Her parents wouldn't be willing to give her those fried dough cakes to eat.
Shi Yue smiled at Sun Xiaohong, walked into the courtyard, greeted Chen Guihua first, and then looked at Sun Erhu: "Brother Erhu, I would like to ask you to help me weave something."
Sun Erhu is a year older than Shiyue, and they have been playing together since childhood, so they know each other very well.
Hearing her say that, Sun Erhu put down the basket he was halfway through weaving and said, "What do you want me to weave? Tell me."
Chen Guihua raised her head, and although she didn't say anything, her eyes already showed a hint of dissatisfaction.
After all, basket weaving is paid by the piece, and you get work points for it.
She was naturally not happy to give up this job that could earn her work points and instead work for Shiyue for free.
Shiyue understood Chen Guihua's idea, and she immediately said, "Brother Erhu, I want you to help me weave two boxes out of bamboo strips. I plan to put some things in them and take them to the city to give as gifts. I won't let you do it for free; I'll pay you."
When Shiyue mentioned paying, Sun Erhu looked up at her and said unhappily, "What money? You want money to make something? What do you take me for?"
Chen Guihua's eyes widened instantly!
Before she could speak, Shiyue interrupted, "How can we not pay? Didn't you drag that bamboo back from the mountains, Brother Erhu?"
Didn't you split the bamboo strips yourself? Every single one of these requires effort.
It's something I use for personal purposes, not something I do for the public. If I don't pay you, wouldn't that be exploiting your labor?
We're not rich landlords, we can't do that kind of thing!
Upon hearing this, Chen Guihua's eyes immediately narrowed with a smile.
But she said, "You can't say that. We're all on the same team, who's anyone to us? Shiyue, just tell Erhu what you need. He's very skillful, he can make it for you!"
Sun Xiaohong didn't pay attention to her mother's inner thoughts; her attention was entirely focused on what Shiyue had just said.
She caught up with him and asked, "Shiyue, you said you were going to the city, which city? And why are you bringing things with you?"
"I want to go to Uncle Shen's house. He's my dad's best friend, Uncle Shen from Pingjiang University," Shiyue said directly, not hiding anything from her.
After all, she needed the team leader to issue a letter of introduction before she could go out, otherwise she couldn't even go to the commune, let alone the provincial capital.
There's absolutely no need to hide it.
"Go to Cheng Cai's university?" Sun Xiaohong realized what was happening and asked in surprise.
They were so surprised that their voices became loud.
Chen Guihua and Sun Erhu also looked up at Shiyue after hearing this.
"What do you mean 'his university'? It's not like his family owns the university." Shiyue was unhappy.
She didn't want people to think she went to the provincial capital because of that bastard, and she absolutely didn't want to associate herself with Sun Chengcai again.
“I’m going to visit Uncle Shen. You know he’s my dad’s best friend. I was too busy to visit before. Now that it’s the off-season for farming, I have some free time, so I thought I’d take advantage of the time before the Lunar New Year to visit him and his family.”
I can't go to someone's house empty-handed, so I was thinking of asking Brother Erhu to weave a box for me to put some dried vegetables or something. If it's well-made, they can continue to use it.”
The Sun family members exchanged glances, but none of them believed what Shiyue said.
They all felt that Shiyue was seeking revenge!
After all, Sun Cheng was able to go to university because of Shi Yue's family.
Now that he's become a Chen Shimei (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore known for abandoning his wife), it's only natural for him to seek revenge after Shiyue (another person's name) went to his backer to complain.
Because Sun Yongfu was very dissatisfied with Sun Chengcai, the Sun family members also had little affection for him.
At this moment, no one thought Shiyue was wrong, and no one tried to persuade her.
They even felt that it was only natural for Shiyue to have this idea.
Shiyue knew that Sun Xiaohong and her family had misunderstood, but she didn't explain further.
Anyway, I know best what I want to do, and what others think doesn't matter much.
Shiyue never intended to seek revenge further.
She was divorced, she got her things back, and Sun Chengcai had ruined her reputation in the team and even the commune. Shiyue felt that was enough.
If you keep pushing your luck... even a cornered dog will jump over the wall!
She didn't want to continue getting entangled with someone like that.
Shiyue called Sun Erhu aside and drew his likeness on the ground with a twig, based on her memory.
Although her drawing skills weren't great, Sun Erhu could understand her through her drawings and gestures.
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