"I heard that Dong Zhiqing likes Chen Zhiqing. That girl looks teary and is obviously not a good girl. She does nothing all day long but sheds tears.

"She's been coaxing those men around. Da Cao, I heard your son is helping her with work every day, and you don't care about it?"

Sun Dacao smiled and said, "My family's Xiangdong said that Chen Zhiqing is planning to marry him. Since they want to work together, let's do it."

After these words were spoken, the other women looked a little strange.

But Sun Dacao didn't notice.

Dong Wenzhong stood behind these people, holding a wooden bucket in his hand, and stopped where he was about to go to fetch water.

He felt like a joke. He looked down on Xu Ying, but now she was getting more and more out of character and didn't think much of him anymore.

He felt ashamed when he thought about his past, and then he regretted it when he looked at his current body covered in patches and rough fingers.

But the more this happened, the more uncomfortable he felt, and he always felt that his life shouldn't be like this.

It didn't seem like it should be so bad, but he wanted to grasp that life, but he couldn't.

Xu's mother trotted all the way home, calling her daughter.

"My daughter, I shouldn't go out. I should spend more time with you." Xu's mother looked guilty.

Xu Ying, who was sitting in the yard and eating sunflower seeds with a carefree look on her face, was confused: "Mom, what's wrong? What happened?"

Xu's mother looked embarrassed and didn't know where to put her fingers: "No, it's okay."

Xu Ying had a strange look on her face. She felt extremely comfortable watching her nephew reciting his lessons. She ate some melon seeds and did not forget to give him some guidance.

Xu Shengcai is also studying hard to prepare for the upcoming exams.

The commune director told him that he was recommended to take part in the examination in the spring of next year, and as long as he passed it, he could become a teacher in the county.

But it is not formal, and you have to take the test again before you can pass it.

Even so, Xu Shengcai was very excited.

"Mom, let's go to my grandmother's house tomorrow."

"What are you going there for? Do you miss your grandma?" asked Xu's mother.

Xu Ying said seriously: "Mom, my uncle should get married, as his sister, don't you care at all?

My grandma is anxious for my uncle to find a partner. What if he finds a bad one? He will definitely bully my grandma. Are you willing to watch her get bullied? "

When her mother was mentioned, Xu's mother immediately became unhappy.

Was it easy for her mother to raise her? She certainly couldn't bear to see her mother being bullied.

"Okay, let's go visit your grandmother tomorrow to see if your uncle has found a wife. We can also help check it out."

It was already late when Xu Ying came back. They chatted in the yard for a while, washed up, and went back to the house to sleep.

The next morning, after breakfast, Xu's mother took her daughter back to her parents' home.

When she returned, Zhang's mother had just finished her meal. Seeing her daughter coming back, she was delighted and asked, "Why are you back at this time? Have you had breakfast?"

"I've eaten, Mom. Where's my younger brother?" Xu's mother asked, stretching her head.

"Your brother went to the mountains, all thanks to your daughter. Nowadays, every household will go for a stroll in the mountains when they have nothing to do, just in case they kill wild animals or pick mushrooms!" Zhao's mother said as she came to Xu Ying.

It is because the granddaughter brought this business to their village that their family is now very prestigious in the village and everyone who sees them talks to them with a smile.

Mother Xu looked like she was honored by everyone and swaggered into the chair, "Mom, what did you say about my little brother's marriage?

Have you seen anyone recently? If you find someone you like, remember to ask me to help you check it out."

Our Yingying works in a state-owned restaurant, and even the director of the commune praises our Yingying. Now everyone is trying to curry favor with our family."

Xu Ying became anxious when she heard this. In her previous life, her uncle had no special abilities and his family conditions were not very good, so not many people considered him as a relative.

Now, because of her, there are so many people who propose to her uncle. It’s possible that some of them are so good-looking that they have seduced her uncle.

No, she had to quickly get her uncle and Tong Yingzi acquainted with each other. These two people couldn't be separated.

"Mom, I'm going to go out for a while to find my uncle. You guys can chat first." Xu Ying said and ran out.

She found Tonggouzi Village as her uncle had said, and after asking around she found Tong Yingzi's home.

She stood in the distance and looked at Tong Yingzi's family. It was indeed as her third uncle said, Tong Yingzi's family was very poor.

The dilapidated thatched house looked like it could be blown down by a gust of wind. The door was shaky and had several small holes in it.

Xu Ying stood there, and after a while she saw a girl walking out of the yard. The girl was wearing patched clothes, had a thin figure, and looked malnourished.

The skin looks dark. I wouldn’t say it’s ugly, but it’s definitely not good-looking.

As if she felt Xu Ying's gaze, Tong Yingzi turned her head and happened to meet Xu Ying's eyes. She nodded politely.

Seeing this, Xu Ying ran over and said, "Hello, I am sent by the commune leader to inspect the people's conditions. What are you doing, sister?"

When Tong Yingzi heard that she was sent by the commune, and then looked at Xu Ying's clothes, she really didn't look like someone from the village, so she smiled and said, "I'm going to the mountains to pick mushrooms.

The commune director has brought us all business, so we can’t just sit there and do our best.”

"Then can I go with you?" Xu Ying looked at her expectantly with sparkling eyes.

Tong Yingzi had never seen such a beautiful girl before, so she nodded directly: "Okay, but it's not easy to walk on the mountain, if you can endure the hardship, come with us."

Xu Ying was not afraid at all. Seeing this, Tong Yingzi took her up the mountain.

The mountains of Yushan Commune are all connected, and Tonggouzi Village is next to her uncle's village.

The mountains in the two villages are also next to each other.

Xu Ying took Tong Yingzi and walked towards Zhangjia Village intentionally or unintentionally.

Unexpectedly, she actually ran into her uncle Zhang Baogui.

Zhang Baogui is a fair and clean little puppy. He has three older sisters and is the son of an older man. He has been spoiled at home since he was young.

All the normal housework has been done, so there is no need for him to help.

Fortunately, Zhang Baogui had a good personality and was not raised astray.

He is usually an honest person, but also good at sweet talk and easily shy.

"Uncle." Xu Ying was very excited to see him.

The two of them were not that far apart in age, and they often played together when they were young, so they had a good relationship.

When Zhang Baogui heard the voice, he turned around and saw that it was his niece. He was immediately overjoyed: "Why are you here? You are following my sister."

"My mother brought me here!" After Xu Ying finished speaking, Tong Yingzi behind her also came over. Xu Ying quickly whispered a few words to her uncle, asking him not to be exposed.

Who would have thought that when his uncle saw Tong Yingzi, he actually smiled, and the two of them looked as if they had known each other for a long time.

"Do you know each other?" Xu Ying asked.

(End of this chapter)