Chapter 4: Good People
This time when Chu Hong went out, she wore straw sandals together with her cloth shoes.
After returning home, she took off her straw sandals and hung them under the eaves, drank a bowl of brown sugar water from the pot, and then went to see her elder sister.
Chu Tong had already coaxed her daughter to sleep. When she saw her come in, she whispered, "Gu Zhiqing has left, right?"
Chu Hong replied perfunctorily: "He went to the Youth League Center to look for his classmates."
"Oh, I heard about that too." Chu Tong suddenly realized: "I heard a long time ago that Gu Zhiqing wanted to find his classmate, or his cousin from a relative's family. I don't know if he can find him."
When Chu Hong heard this, she knew that Gu Ci was just trying to please others.
Chu Tong gossiped to her sister again: "Gu Zhiqing is not bad looking, right? There is also Zhang Zhiqing who is two years older than him, about the same height, with single eyelids that are particularly bright, and is also a handsome scholar with clear eyebrows and eyes. Why don't you find a chance to take a look at him?"
Chu Hong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Who said I like pretty boys? Besides, I'm still young, there's no rush at all."
She would only consider it if the other person was handsome and his manner of speaking and behaving was pleasing to the eye.
Chu Tong showed an expression that said, "I've seen through you a long time ago." "Didn't you say it yourself? You don't want to be criticized by your parents-in-law, or have sisters-in-law who like to compare with others, or difficult sisters-in-law."
"Isn't that because the educated youth agreed to your conditions for finding a partner?"
"You also have to be well-educated, clean, willing to spend money, and good-looking."
After saying this, Chu Tong couldn't help but sigh: "I used to think that the educated youths were not good at their jobs. No one helped them when they had children, and no one at home could help them when they encountered problems."
"But if the parents-in-law are difficult to serve, the sisters-in-law are difficult to deal with, and the sister-in-law is a troublemaker, it would be better to find an educated youth."
Everything is fine before marriage, but everything is a mess after marriage.
Even if my sister divorces her ex-brother-in-law, she might get a large sum of money and also leave a good reputation with the commune leaders.
The advantages really outweigh the disadvantages.
After hearing this, Chu Hong felt that her thoughts were similar to those of the original body.
They all couldn't help but agree: "As expected of me, it's rare to be sober in this world. If I look for another one, I may indeed find an educated youth that I like."
But you still need to know more about the other person's personality and thoughts.
At least the three views are correct.
Then he asked her, "Does your sister-in-law also like Gu Zhiqing?"
Chu Tong couldn't hide her gloating: "Yes, she has good taste and she chose Gu Zhiqing and Zhang Zhiqing."
Chu Hong thought of her sister-in-law Su Jinxiang, who also had fair skin and beautiful features, and she admired her very much: "It's a pity that this is not the era of women being superior, otherwise she wouldn't have to worry about it, and could just marry both of them."
"..." Chu Tong only cared about her thoughts: "Then do you want to meet Zhang Zhiqing? I heard that Zhang Zhiqing and Gu Zhiqing are from the same place. I heard that they already knew each other. It is said that both of their parents are doctors."
Chu Hong waved her hand: "No hurry, I'm still young. There will be many educated youth going to the countryside in the future, there will be plenty of opportunities."
Chu Tong did not try to persuade her any further. All she could do was to let her sister know that they had several suitable educated youth.
While her daughter was asleep, she got up quietly.
Now both mother and daughter's cotton coats are dirty, and she has to wash them quickly.
She was wearing the new cotton-padded jacket and woolen trousers made by Chu Hong, which were very warm and light.
Lifting the lid of the water tank, Chu Hong saw that there was still half a tank of water. She said, "It should be enough. I will go get some more water after the rain stops."
There are only umbrellas, raincoats and hats at home, not even a raincoat. It is really inconvenient to go out.
And she hasn’t fetched water since she came back from Shencheng?
As far as I can remember, the number of times I went to fetch water was very few.
This is the advantage of having a man at home.
"It's okay, I'll fetch some water later." Chu Tong put the cotton coat in a large wooden basin, scooped some water, and rubbed the muddy parts first.
Chu Dan also went home covered with a piece of plastic sheet. She also took off her straw sandals first and then asked in surprise, "Sister, you are back again?"
Chu Tong smiled bitterly: "Yeah, the road was too slippery, I fell down, so I decided to go home."
"Hahaha!" Chu Dan laughed non-stop, gloating: "I didn't expect that my elder sister would pick up a big ingot when she went out?"
Then he came close to Chu Hong and said with a smile, "The He educated youths asked me and Ping Ping to go to the educated youth center to teach them how to sew clothes and make shoe soles, and they also invited us to dinner. Is that okay?"
As long as she didn't get involved with Wu Wei, Chu Hong didn't want to get involved in her affairs, so she agreed immediately: "Okay, go ahead."
For some things, talent is indeed more important.
Whether it's cutting or mending, Grandma Song's needlework is very neat.
Of course, she also took the trouble to teach her granddaughter, but although she taught carefully, Chu Dan learned the fastest and best. It can be said that she was better than her teacher.
Chu Tong can also do a passable job, but it just requires a little more effort.
Chu Hong was like a wooden head. Her hands were totally out of control and she couldn't even cut. At most she could sew a button or a few stitches. If she did that too often, you could tell the stitches were uneven.
The female educated youth were not very good at needlework. It was said that they mostly used sewing machines in the city.
Even if you don't have a sewing machine at home, you can borrow one from your neighbor.
But no household in Linghou Village had a sewing machine, so she had no choice but to start learning needlework.
Of course, someone like Chu Hong doesn't have this worry. With Chu Dan and Wu Xiu, who loves knitting, she can just be a lazy person.
After Chu Tong washed the cotton-padded clothes for the mother and daughter, the two sisters worked together to squeeze out the water. Chu Hong covered the brazier with a wicker cover and then put the cotton-padded clothes on it to dry.
In the countryside, each person has at most two sets of cotton-padded clothes, and many people only have one set of cotton-padded clothes. They are afraid that the sun will not come out for ten days or half a month, so they dry the cotton-padded clothes before going to bed so that they will be warm when they wear them the next morning.
Every time Chu Hong washes clothes, she misses the washing machine very much.
Washing clothes by hand is such a waste of time. It took me almost two hours to wash just these few pieces of clothes.
She also missed running water. Even if there was no running water, she could just dig a well in the yard. Going out to fetch water was not her strong point.
Chu Tong was holding a curved pole to fetch water, but Chu Hong snatched it away: "Sister, your ankle is swollen, why don't you lie down in bed?"
Chu Hong pushed Chu Tong in and made her lie down. Seeing that it was drizzling, she prepared to fetch some water.
Before she walked out, Gu Ci walked in.
"Thank you for the egg and brown sugar water." He handed the iron kettle to her and said with a look: "Comrade Song, I'll do it."
Previously he had misunderstood that Chu Hong was not a good person, but now that his grandparents had told him, he realized that Chu Hong was really a good person.
Thanks to her, my grandparents live well and can have enough food to eat.
Now he looks at Chu Hong through a filter and thinks she is good in every way.
Besides, he still hopes that she will continue to help take care of his relatives in the future, so naturally he will show his courtesy to her whenever he gets the chance.
Chu Hong was reserved for a moment: "How can I feel embarrassed about this?"
But when he came to grab the shoulder pole, he cooperated and let go, and took the iron kettle: "Thank you so much, I'll take you to the well."
"No need," he smiled shyly, "When I came here earlier, I happened to see someone fetching water, so I knew where the well was."
He went back and forth three times before he filled Chu Hong's water tank.
I also took the opportunity to carry two loads of water for my grandfather and his family.
Because my grandpa and his family didn’t have a water tank, they only had three old buckets, three old wooden buckets for washing faces and clothes.
Before leaving, he asked Chu Hong: "Comrade Song, I am assigned to Lingtou Village. Can I be transferred to your village?"
"I really don't know." Chu Hong knew in her heart that it was impossible, but seeing his hopeful look, she couldn't bear to tell him the truth: "Wait until my dad comes back, I'll ask him."
Gu Ci smiled shyly, revealing his white teeth: "Thank you so much."
"Don't be so polite." Chu Hong said jokingly, "You are so polite. I don't know how to repay you for saving my life."
"From now on, you can just call me Chuhong. Chu means charming and touching, and Hong means red."
Before going to the countryside, Gu Ci seldom interacted with female classmates. After going to the countryside, those female comrades looked at him as if he were a cat seeing a mouse, and he kept his distance from them.
There are also stepmothers who are sweet on the outside but bitter on the inside, and there are also female classmates who have quarrels but use their power to bully others and call out the joint defense team...
It scared him just by looking at it.
Now that he finally saw a normal young woman, he breathed a sigh of relief: "My last name is Gu, Gu as in Gu Pan Sheng Hui, and Ci as in Gu Ren Xi Ci."
He felt a little regretful in his heart. He should not have just left at the beginning. Otherwise, he would definitely know her and have had some connections with her. He could have found a way to be assigned to her family when he went to the countryside.
In fact, he also knew that it was not easy for him to transfer over.
I'm going to town to buy some things tomorrow, so I'll take the opportunity to go to the Youth League Office to ask.
Not long after Gu Ci left, Secretary Song also came back on his bike.
The new bicycle was covered with mud spots, which made him feel very sad. As soon as he entered the door, he fetched water and started to clean the bicycle with a rag.
He was also very surprised: "The sun rose from the west today? Who of you fetched water today?"
My parents said early in the morning that they would go to my second brother's place today.
He didn't want to admit that his two daughters were lazy and gluttonous, but unfortunately it was the truth.
Chu Hong told Gu Ci about his encounter with her elder sister, and the relationship between Gu Ci and the Chu family. Finally, she sighed, "If I hadn't met him in person, I wouldn't have believed that such a coincidence would happen."
Secretary Song was also very happy after hearing this: "He is a rare good comrade."
He now often goes to town,
I finally heard such a positive story that a young man came to the countryside to find someone because he was missing his family. I felt better.
Furthermore, when Lao Chu's relatives come, they will secretly take better care of them, so Chu Hong doesn't have to spend the time, effort and money to take care of them.
Fortunately, Chu Hong brought back some unexpected money, otherwise she would have had a hard time managing her own family, so how could she have the energy to help others?
Chu Hong asked him again: "Do you want to go to your eldest brother-in-law's house?"
"No." Secretary Song's face darkened when he heard this: "Tell your eldest sister not to go back either. Wait until they come to pick her up."
Although he favors Chu Hong more, his eldest daughter was not adopted. On the contrary, Chu Tong was their first daughter and the one he had always been thinking about.
In addition, he also had his eyes on his eldest son-in-law, but now he has to admit that he had misjudged him.
In the past two years, he also discovered that the fuse of the conflict between his eldest daughter and son-in-law was Chu Tong's inability to give birth to a son.
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