After hearing these few words, Li Ergou almost dropped the bowl in his hand, and looked at this and that with wide eyes.
Lu Xiao was eating and seemed not to hear the woman's voice at all.
Qiao Wenwan stood there, biting her red lips, and called out to Lu Jie again, "Second Brother Lu."
Although Lu Jie was a little uncomfortable with being called "Second Brother Lu", he was still from the same brigade after all, so he nodded politely and said, "Qiao Zhiqing, why are you here?"
Not to mention female educated youth, even male educated youth have never been sent to work on the river for so many years.
Qiao Wenwan glanced at Lu Xiao again before continuing, "I just heard Wanwan mention a couple of days ago that Third Brother Lu was out working on the river. She's been missing him so much at home, she can't eat or sleep well. We've been friends for so many years, I know her better than anyone else, and seeing her like this makes me sad, so I asked the team leader to come over and see her. No matter how tiring the work is, at least I can help Wanwan take care of Third Brother Lu, so she can feel at ease."
After hearing this, Li Ergou glanced at Lu Xiao suspiciously. Seeing that he was still eating as if he hadn't heard anything, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you helping sister-in-law take care of Brother Xiao? Did sister-in-law ask you to come?"
This doesn't sound right at all.
Although they were in the same brigade, Li Ergou was not very clear about the affairs of the educated youth camp. However, he knew that because of his sister-in-law marrying Brother Xiao, he had already had conflicts with the educated youth at the camp.
Especially this Qiao Zhiqing in front of him, who had followed Du Zhiqing to Brother Xiao's house to cause trouble before. Now that she said this, Brother Lu might believe it without knowing the inside story, but Li Ergou didn't quite believe it.
Qiao Wenwan pursed her lips and smiled slightly, "How could Wanwan say such a thing?"
Li Ergou nodded. It was impossible for his sister-in-law to say such a thing.
Qiao Wenwan continued, "But Wanwan and I are good friends, and I can guess most of what she's thinking. Third Brother Lu is here to work on the river, and Wanwan is feeling bored at home alone. We're the only ones she knows here, and after a while, the misunderstandings we had were resolved. I've let her down a lot because of that misunderstanding before, and now that she's worried about Third Brother Lu, I want to do something to make up for my mistakes, so I secretly asked the team leader for permission."
After her explanation, Li Ergou felt it was reasonable.
My sister-in-law and her friends went to the countryside together and lived together in the educated youth camp for two years. They must have some feelings for each other. If the misunderstandings they had before had been cleared up, it might not be impossible to forgive them.
Especially since Brother Xiao went out to work on the river and his sister-in-law was alone at home, people who are lonely will inevitably miss home, relatives and friends.
Pointing to the large pot next to him, he said, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Eat something quickly. It's hard to get enough food. We'll all be back to work soon."
Qiao Wenwan's stomach was already growling with hunger. She had only had two meals a day at the police station these past few days, and the mixed steamed buns were not enough to fill her up. Today, she hadn't eaten anything at all before going out.
After hearing what Li Ergou said, he was no longer reserved. He picked up the steamed bun made of two-grain flour and took a bite. He stretched his neck because of choking.
There was no vegetable left in the pot, only a little soup. She didn't mind and took a big bowl to fill half a bowl of soup to eat.
Lu Xiao finished the food in his hand and glanced at Qiao Wenwan, who was stretching her neck to swallow.
Somehow, the same action made the person in front of me seem so artificial and pretentious.
Come to take care of him on behalf of his wife? Lu Xiao sneered in his heart.
The bell rang for work in the afternoon. Xiaoxiao and his group of three were originally in one car, but now Qiao Wenwan automatically joined them.
Lu Xiao directly pushed the handle of the cart into her hand. Qiao Wenwan was confused, and then she heard Lu Xiao coldly say, "Aren't you here to help Wanwan take care of me? It's my turn to push the cart today, so you help me push it."
Not only Qiao Wenwan, but even Lu Jie and Li Ergou next to her were stunned.
You should know that the most tiring part of digging a canal is pushing the soil. A two-wheeled cart is purely manpower-powered. In this muddy ground, even pushing an empty cart, let alone filling it with soil, would be exhausting.
Because this job is difficult, the three of them always take turns doing it. One person pushes the handlebars, and the other two have to help from the side. Even in the middle of winter, they can sweat profusely while pushing the dirt.
Although it was indeed Lu Xiao who pushed the cart today, he gave the cart directly to Qiao Wenwan... Never mind whether this guy could do it or not, this didn't seem like something his brother Xiao would do.
Before Qiao Wenwan could find an excuse to refuse, she saw the man had already left with a shovel.
Looking at the other two, Lu Jie also followed with a shovel, leaving only Li Ergou still there.
"Brother Ergou," Qiao Wenwan smiled slightly.
Li Ergou suddenly came back to his senses and waved his hands repeatedly, "I just pushed it yesterday, today it's Brother Xiao's turn," then turned around and ran away.
Qiao Wenwan stamped her feet in anger.
She said she came to take care of him on behalf of Jiang Wanwan. Shouldn't they be grateful and help her with some work?
Are the country folk so ungentlemanly? If it were Du Jiaming, even for Jiang Wanwan's sake, he would take care of her and not let her do these things.
Three men were already standing there, staring at her with wide eyes, and the people around them had also started working. Qiao Wenwan endured the grievance and pushed the cart hard.
Anyway, she is not strong enough and won't be able to push the box when it is filled with soil. Let's see if they can still watch her like this.
Less than ten meters away, Qiao Wenwan used all her strength, almost kicking off her cotton shoes, before she managed to park the car in front of the men.
Lu Xiao immediately lowered his head to load soil onto the car. The other two were also working hard. Soon a car of soil was loaded. It needed to be pushed onto the slope, which required even more strength.
Lu Xiao left the shovel in place and pushed one side of the cart. Li Ergou followed suit and pushed the other side. Seeing that there was no movement behind him, he turned his head to take a look.
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