If Qin Mi had bumped into her while driving, he would have been responsible for her for the rest of his life. But unexpectedly, Qin Mi's driving skills were so good that he managed to stop the car.
"Could you please go and call Captain Qian for me?" Qin Mi ignored Yang Liling, who was winking at him, and shouted to the others outside the car.
After a while, Captain Qian came over, and Qin Mi said coldly, "Captain Qian, the educated youth are people from your village, and they also need to be strictly disciplined. You can't discipline the villagers and ignore the educated youth. I trouble Captain Qian to also properly manage the educated youth in your village. Those educated youth who don't want to stay in the village, or those educated youth with ideological problems, please send them to a place more suitable for them."
Upon hearing this, Yang Liling turned deathly pale. She was scolded by Captain Qian and quickly stepped aside. However, she was very confused. She never thought that there were really men in this world who were not tempted by beauty.
Qin Mi drove away with a sullen face.
Enraged, Captain Qian gave Yang Liling a severe dressing-down. The villagers around, who knew Yang Liling's intentions, also pointed fingers at her, saying that she was overestimating herself and actually trying to scheme against Qin Mi, without even knowing who Qin Mi was.
Yang Liling also knew that Qin Mi was not someone she could seduce. The only person she could hold onto now was Gu Ningzhi. In the future, she could only hope to meet other people through Gu Ningzhi.
Wenxi cooked noodles at noon, cut a head of yellow cabbage in the yard, washed it, and threw it directly into the pot to cook with the noodles. She also fried a golden and crispy sunny-side-up egg.
We'll have a simple lunch like this, and then have a proper meal in the evening.
After the meal, Wen Xi went back to her room, took out some ingredients, pretending that she took them from her room, but actually she took them from the system's warehouse.
We have one dried chicken, one dried rabbit, one dried fish, as well as cured pork, cured pig ears, cured pig intestines, and dried vegetables from the summer. We're having a get-together tonight, so we naturally need these ingredients.
Wenxi soaked everything that needed to be soaked in warm water, including dried vegetables and dried mushrooms. Afterward, she went to the yard to pick fresh vegetables: radishes, cabbage, bok choy, cilantro, garlic leaves...
Wash and chop all the vegetables, then arrange them on a plate for later use. This way, they can be processed directly in the afternoon.
With everything prepared and nothing else to do, Wenxi and her two companions took gifts to the village officials' homes to offer New Year's greetings, both to pay their respects and to let everyone know that they had returned.
There were only a few households in the village, not many, so each household received a box of pastries, which they said were bought jointly by the three of them. This way, when split among themselves, the three of them didn't spend much money.
As for other familiar families, they only gave the child a handful of candy, and that was it; after all, they weren't generous spenders.
Every household gets a box of pastries, but the key question is, are they worth it?
When they arrived at Captain Qian's house, they wished Captain Qian and Aunt Meihua a Happy New Year. Captain Qian handed Jin Changfeng's key to Wenxi, saying, "Wenxi, you, as my younger sister, should keep the key to Jin Changfeng's house safe!"
Wenxi asked, puzzled, "Uncle Qian, where is Sister Changqing?"
"Your sister Changqing left two days ago and asked me to give you the keys," Captain Qian explained.
Wen Xi took the keys and nodded. Jin Changqing is a married woman. She has been back for so long and must miss her husband. So she should go back first. Besides, she will be going back to work soon. Going back first will allow her to adjust for a few days and be in better shape for work.
After wishing everyone a Happy New Year, Wenxi and her two companions went back home. When they arrived at the gate of Jin Changfeng's house, Wenxi opened the door and went inside to take a look around. The house was clean and tidy, indicating that Jin Changqing had taken good care of it.
Wen Xi glanced at the empty space in the yard. This year, she didn't plan to grow vegetables in Jin Changfeng's yard. Instead, she decided to raise watermelon seedlings in Jin Changfeng's yard so that she could transplant them directly when it was time to plant them.
The three of them then went to Chang Qingqing's house next door, because when they first came to the countryside, Chang Qingqing's family had also provided them with a lot of help.
In Wenxi's eyes, Chang Qingqing was like an older sister, so Wenxi gave Chang Qingqing a roast duck and a box of Beijing snacks, and also gave Zhao Yuanyuan and Zhao Huihui a bag of White Rabbit milk candy.
In the blink of an eye, Zhao Yuanyuan had grown into a sixteen-year-old young woman. In the countryside, at this age, she should be looking for a husband. Wenxi reminded Chang Qingqing that Zhao Yuanyuan was doing well in her studies and that there was no need to rush to find her a husband in the countryside. She suggested that in two years, she could find a job in the city, which would raise her social status and allow her to find a better partner in the city, so that she could bring her family to the city.
With just over a year until the resumption of the college entrance examination, Wen Xi's words were actually a way to delay Chang Qingqing's efforts to find a husband for Zhao Yuanyuan. If Zhao Yuanyuan were to get into a university or junior college by then, would she have any trouble finding a good partner? Why waste her life in the countryside?
After listening to Wenxi's words, Chang Qingqing felt that Wenxi was right. What if they found a partner for Zhao Yuanyuan in the countryside, but the man's family had many members and they were not allowed to be filial to their parents?
The couple had two daughters, so taking care of their parents in old age was naturally the responsibility of the two daughters. But what if some families didn't allow them to be filial to their parents?
Even if some families allow them to be filial to their parents, if the family is too poor, there is no way to be filial to their parents. After all, in the countryside, there is no other way to make money except by doing farm work.
Zhao Yuanyuan and Zhao Huihui have never done any formal farm work before, because Chang Qingqing doesn't allow them to do it. Instead, they do some light work in the village.
If they were to marry into another family, who would care about them? They would definitely be used like oxen, making them manage everything inside and outside the home. Chang Qingqing felt heartbroken just thinking about this. Now, after listening to Wen Xi's words, she was even less inclined to find husbands for her two children so early.
At this time, people are concerned about old age and are afraid that no one will take care of them when they get old, so it is normal to have such thoughts.
Wenxi was relieved to see that Chang Qingqing had made up her mind. She hoped that Zhao Yuanyuan and Zhao Huihui would go to university and study, because studying can really change one's destiny.
After taking a walk outside, the three of them went home and started preparing dinner. Wenxi took out the meat that had been soaked and cleaned it, then chopped it into small pieces and put it in a bowl for later use.
Lin Yiwan and three others from Tian Shengnan's side came to help, and the group of people busily prepared dinner.
"Xiaoxi, have you heard about Yang Liling's matter?" Tian Shengnan asked.
Wen Xi nodded. "I heard about it when I went out to wish everyone a Happy New Year this afternoon. I really didn't expect that Yang Liling would be so ignorant and arrogant as to try to get close to Director Qin by crashing a car."
(End of this chapter)
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