After eating the sweet potatoes, the three of them set out for the wheat field.
The sky gradually brightened and the fog slowly dissipated, revealing a clear and cold scene. The mountains in the distance were shrouded in a layer of white snow, like giants wearing white cloaks.
The trees on the mountain were also covered with white snow. Some branches were bent down, while others were suffocated. With a "crack", the broken branches and the snow shattered into pieces on the ground.
The three of them walked on the village road, feeling the attack of the cold wind. They wrapped their clothes tightly, but still couldn't resist the cold.
"It's so cold~" Xu Qianjiao's teeth were chattering in the cold wind. Although they were wearing thick clothes, hats, gloves and scarves, these warm clothes were very old and had been washed many times. They had become very thin and could not withstand such cold weather at all.
Mother Xu looked at Xu Qianjiao's lips, which were frozen purple, and felt a little uncomfortable. "Just wait a while. I'll go find someone to exchange some cotton for us and make some thicker clothes."
Father Xu saw his wife and daughter frozen like this, and couldn't help but feel distressed. "Well, buy more and make thicker ones for you and your mother."
After a while, the three of them arrived at the wheat field.
Uncle Xu stood on the stage. Seeing that most people had arrived, he took out his speech from his pocket, cleared his throat, and began his speech. "Hello everyone, thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend our village's year-end meeting..."
Everyone was overwhelmed by the cold wind, and someone interrupted him directly, "Village Chief, get to the point. It's too cold today, and everyone is freezing."
Uncle Cheng was interrupted just as he started to speak. His face darkened instantly, but he reacted in an instant and laughed heartily, "Hahaha, okay, then I'll make it short. We'll officially take a break today. After winter is over, we'll start working again. In a week, we'll distribute the grain in the wheat field. Thank you all for your cooperation and hard work over the past year. Thank you all."
After he finished speaking, everyone applauded enthusiastically. "Great! The day for distributing food has finally arrived. This is the happiest day of the year."
"Yes, I can finally have a full meal. My family didn't have enough food last month and we have been saving it. Now it's finally the day of food distribution. It's great."
"Yes, I heard from the eldest brother's wife that the harvest is good this year, so I guess we can get a lot..."
"I hope so..."
When everyone heard the news of food distribution, they immediately became happy and started to discuss it. Xu's father and mother also went to chat with people they knew.
Xu Qianjiao looked around and didn't see Qin Guizhi, so she felt a little bored. She said hello to Xu's mother and went home.
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She didn't meet anyone along the way. "Huh, this is a bit boring. I haven't made any friends here."
Actually, it’s not her fault, because her job is to feed cows, which is separate from most people’s jobs. Nowadays, people have no time for themselves except for going to work.
So when people make friends, they either start out playing together or they start playing together because they work together. Xu Qianjiao has neither of these qualities, so it's normal that she doesn't have many friends.
"Comrade Jiaojiao~" Cheng Jiawen saw Xu Qianjiao walking alone on the road and called her.
Xu Qianjiao turned around and saw Cheng Jiawen walking towards her. She smiled brightly and asked, "Why are you here?"
Cheng Jiawen curled the corners of his lips and said, "I came to see you."
"Comrade Cheng, what do you want from me?" Xu Qianjiao asked with a serious look on her face, her lips slightly raised.
Seeing this, Cheng Jiawen quietly leaned close to her ear and said ambiguously: "I came to see you, of course..."
Xu Qianjiao looked at him expectantly, "Why did you come to see me?"
"Of course... I'm asking you to pay me back." Seeing her like this, Cheng Jiawen couldn't help but tease her.
Hearing this, Xu Qianjiao became angry and punched him in the chest. "Heh, pay it back if you want. I'll pay it back to you as soon as I get a job next month."
"Well, it seems that you owe me more than just this. You didn't pay me for the roasted rabbit, roasted chicken and other things before. How about paying me back all of them?" Cheng Jiawen looked at her playfully.
Xu Qianjiao glared at him and said, "Pay it back if you want. Write an IOU."
After she finished speaking, she reached directly into Cheng Jiawen's pocket. Cheng Jiawen didn't expect her to be so aggressive. She reached into his trouser pocket and his face turned red. "What are you doing?"
Xu Qianjiao didn't answer him, but just continued to move. Cheng Jiawen was startled by her actions and stood there, not daring to move, until Xu Qianjiao took out a notebook and pen from his pocket, wrote the IOU and handed it to him.
He finally reacted and asked blankly, "You just searched my pocket for paper and pen?"
Xu Qianjiao nodded as a matter of course, "Yes, otherwise what do you think you are doing."
Cheng Jiawen secretly rolled his eyes. This girl, how could she be so fierce? She almost misunderstood him. He touched his nose, cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, I was just kidding. Those are treats for you. No need to write an IOU."
Xu Qianjiao had a tough look on her face and stuffed the IOU directly into his hand. "Here you go, I've already written it. I don't want you to treat me, I'll buy it myself."
Seeing that Xu Qianjiao seemed really angry, Cheng Jiawen quickly grabbed her hand and tried to comfort her, "I was wrong. You don't have to write an IOU. I treated you to all those things voluntarily. I was just joking. Please don't be angry, okay?"
"I'm not angry." Xu Qianjiao pouted and turned her face away.
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