The weather was getting warmer, and the grass on the roadside was sprouting. The children could finally run around outside, no longer confined to the kang.
Among the educated youth, Cai Xiaoya and Zhang Yining were much happier this winter, as they had partners from Ningxia and had been staying in the greenhouse. Every one of the others had frostbite on their faces.
So this winter has passed, and not only has his face not recovered, but everyone has become even rougher. Walking together with the others, it is hard to tell them apart, including the once handsome Xu Jinhang.
"Ningxia, I'm so tired!" Zhang Yining just stepped into a mud pit.
"There's no other way. If we don't break up these clods of soil, we won't be able to start spring planting." Ningxia helped Zhang Yining.
The brigade has been dealing with the lumps of soil in the fields these days. The heavy snow in winter has solidified the land into lumps.
Even if the snow melts, the land here is quite special. It is all black soil. The soil is like rock and needs to be broken open manually.
The larger clods were assigned to the men, and the smaller ones to the women. This was delicate work, and the team leader repeatedly instructed us not to work too fast and to break up every stone, otherwise it would affect spring planting.
"Ning Zhiqing, are you tired? Do you want to take a break?" The captain's wife walked over with a smile.
Ningxia was slightly surprised. The captain's wife always called herself the leader of the village women. She usually acted so superior, so when did she become so pleasant?
"Auntie, I'm not tired." Ningxia also replied politely.
"Ning Zhiqing, I want to ask you something." The captain's wife approached Ningxia and pulled Ningxia aside mysteriously.
"Ning Zhiqing, logically speaking, if you marry into our brigade, you'll have to stay here for the rest of your life. If you need anything in the future, come find me. Even if I don't have any other skills, I can still make some decisions in this Black Mountain Brigade."
Ningxia didn't want to accept the sweet date from the captain's wife, as it was obvious that she had bad intentions.
"Auntie, what's the matter?" Ningxia asked directly.
"Auntie just wanted to ask you why Zhang Zhiqing and Xu Zhiqing broke up? Is he really as fickle as people say?"
The captain's wife thought about it for a long time. It was inappropriate to ask anyone, as they might not know the truth. But Ning Zhiqing had been close to Zhang Zhiqing recently, so she must know something.
Besides, she is different from others. She will marry into their team in the future. She dare not offend her, and she will definitely answer honestly.
Poor parents, she was so worried about her daughter that she was blinded by worry. Her father always said that Xu Zhiqing was fickle and refused to give in, but she didn't think so.
Zhang Zhiqing is spoiled and willful, so it is normal that Xu Zhiqing doesn't like her. Unlike her daughter, who has been considerate since childhood.
But for a girl, marriage is for life, so she has to keep her eyes open and make careful inquiries, just hoping that her daughter can live a good life in the future.
Ningxia suspected that there was something wrong with her ears. The captain's wife just asked her if Xu Hengzheng was fickle?
"Aunt, I'm not familiar with Xu Zhiqing, and I don't know what he's thinking." Ningxia didn't want to talk about Xu Hengzheng, especially to evaluate her future son-in-law in front of the heroine's mother.
"How could you not know? You've been so close to that educated youth Zhang lately, you must know something."
"Ning Zhiqing, you have to think carefully. If you marry Tiewazi, you'll have to stay in our Black Mountain Brigade for the rest of your life. You're so smart, you should know who you shouldn't offend, right?"
The captain's wife looked at Ningxia with dissatisfaction. Was he trying to play tricks on her? He was ungrateful.
"Auntie... Oh, no, the captain's wife, you said someone you shouldn't offend, tell me what you said. I will definitely praise her and praise her to the sky in the future."
Ningxia was so angry that she laughed. She was showing off her official power very well.
"Why are you being so sarcastic? I'm telling you, you'd better tell me everything you know. Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to deal with you in this Black Mountain Brigade."
Seeing Ningxia's refusal to accept her demands, the captain's wife also grew annoyed. She didn't even consider whose territory they were in. So what if she was from the city? Wasn't she still under the control of her husband?
Ningxia saw her like this and this time she really smiled. She curled her lips, but in just a second, her expression changed.
"Auntie, I know your husband is the captain. How dare I offend you?"
Ningxia lowered her head in grievance, her shoulders trembling. Zhang Yining, who had been secretly watching this, rushed over when she saw Ningxia crying.
"Why are you bullying others?" Zhang Yining's voice immediately attracted the attention of a group of people around her, and they all swarmed over.
"Zhang Zhiqing, which eye of yours saw me bullying her?" The captain's wife was angry. Wouldn't this ruin her image?
"Yes, Auntie didn't bully me. I was just, I was blinded by the dust, wuwuwu..." Ningxia felt that her crying scene was not very good, so she quickly lay on Zhang Yining's shoulder.
"No, Ning Zhiqing, please explain clearly. I didn't do anything just now." The captain's wife looked at everyone's obvious disbelief and became really anxious.
"Captain's family, how did this educated youth Ning offend you that you are so relentless?"
"That's right. He was doing his job well, and you called him aside to scold him? Do you really think you're an official?"
Everyone was discussing this heatedly. The captain's wife always acted like she was superior to everyone else, without even thinking about how many jokes her family had caused.
"Ning Zhiqing, don't hide. Tell me what's going on. I'm just here to ask you something. Why are you crying?"
The captain's wife was almost furious. Okay, this usually silent guy is now using his cunning to target her.
"Aunt, I know your daughter likes Xu Zhiqing, and I understand that you're protecting him. But I can't tell lies to tarnish Zhang Zhiqing's reputation."
"You even threatened me, saying that if I didn't obey you, I would be fired from the Black Mountain Brigade. Auntie, how could you do this? I even saved your daughter's life. I don't ask for your gratitude, I just ask you to let me go."
"I really don't know what to do. My boyfriend is in the brigade and will definitely stay there for the rest of his life. I don't dare to offend you. Can you please stop forcing me?"
Ningxia lay on Zhang Yining's shoulder, never looking up, her voice filled with tears.
The captain's wife was dumbfounded. Only when she saw the way everyone was looking at her did she react.
She was tricked by this little bitch and was just about to rush up and tear her mouth apart for making up stories.
Before she could rush forward, a slap landed on her face. When she saw who had done it, she immediately lost her temper. It was over, it was over.
"Captain, you're finally here. Look at how your family bullied Ning Zhiqing. You took advantage of being the captain's wife. How do you say that? You're dancing and showing off your power."
"You uneducated person, that's called showing off and being arrogant, just like taking advantage of others' power."
Ningxia almost laughed out loud while lying on Zhang Yining's shoulder. That was clearly a show of strength!
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