Chapter 028 Testing, Exposing
When she returned to the captain's house all wet, everyone in the yard looked in her direction.
There are five children in the captain's family. In addition to the eldest daughter who is married, there are three sons and the youngest one, Wu Yueying.
Two of the three sons have married and have children, but because the youngest son is still in junior high school, the family has not yet separated.
It was time to get off work, and more than a dozen people from three generations of the Wu family were staying in the big yard. When they heard the noise, they all moved in unison, looking curiously at Ye Qing and the group of children she brought back.
Fortunately, Ye Qing didn't have to explain it herself, as the group of children behind her described the whole thing in a rush.
If we remove the exaggerated and boastful parts, we can still achieve a 100% restoration of the story.
When Captain Wu heard that a female educated youth had fallen into the water, his face instantly darkened. He didn't even bother to eat and immediately walked out.
Ye Qing was not surprised. As the captain of the production team, he could not just ignore such a thing. He would definitely go to visit Meng Zhiqing to see if he was injured after falling into the water and find out the details.
Ye Qing asked a few children to help her deliver the three wooden boxes she had bought to Wu Yueying's room and stack them at the end of the kang where she slept.
Ye Qing did not buy any cotton-padded jackets or quilts for the time being. The items in the two snakeskin bags she brought were only needed to be placed in one box for the time being. So she put the two empty boxes at the bottom, stuffed the items into the top box, and locked the box directly with a key.
She bought this lock in advance from the supply and marketing cooperative when she was in Shanghai.
The main consideration was that I might have to live in a dorm with a group of educated youth. With so many people crowded in one room, it would be easy for things to get mixed up, so it would be safer to lock up my things with padlocks.
In addition, Ye Qing himself has his own secrets, so he needs to pay special attention to his personal privacy. It is always right to be careful and cautious.
But she didn't expect that the lock would be used so soon on her first day in the countryside.
After finally packing up everything, Ye Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
She quickly changed out of her wet clothes and walked out carrying the two aluminum lunch boxes she had brought from the train.
When she entered the yard, she saw smoke coming out of the kitchen, probably someone was preparing dinner.
It was Ye Qing’s first day at the captain’s house, and she didn’t want to eat alone, so she simply took out the food she brought and ate it with everyone.
These two meat dishes should be able to leave a good impression in front of this family.
Ye Qing took the lunch box out, and before he even reached the kitchen, he heard some muttering and complaining inside.
It should be the team leader's wife, who was complaining to her two daughters-in-law that the team leader was incompetent and had arranged for a female educated youth to live in his home, thus creating one more mouth to feed, etc.
Ye Qing was not surprised by this.
In the end times, people were short of food and clothing. The survivors were no different from the captain's wife in how they fiddled with food, and Ye Qing was no exception.
So in response to the captain's wife's reaction, Ye Qing accepted it well and even thought that what she said made sense.
Although the Youth League Office provided food subsidies to the educated youth in the first year of their going to the countryside, the amount given was not much and it was estimated that it was not enough to eat.
If the educated youth's family conditions were better, they might use some food coupons to supplement their own food shortages, but if the conditions were not good, they could only shamelessly stay at the homes of these members.
Moreover, the extra firewood, water, oil and salt consumed when living in a member's home were not taken into account. This meant that each family actually suffered a loss every time they took in an educated youth.
That's why the captain's wife is so resentful about the captain's arrangements.
Fortunately, Ye Qing was not stupid. The captain allowed her to live in his house because of Political Commissar Hao, but this did not mean that the entire Wu family accepted her as an outsider.
If she wanted to live peacefully in the Wu family and build a house at the educated youth site, she must not cause trouble to others during this period of time. She had to find work to do, like collecting firewood, fetching water, washing dishes, etc. She should help as much as possible. In short, it would never go wrong to be diligent.
Ye Qing knocked on the door gently, and the captain's wife's nagging stopped abruptly.
The three women in the kitchen all looked towards the door.
Ye Qing smiled and carried her two lunch boxes in:
"Auntie, I have some vegetables and rice that I packed on the train today. You can heat them up and eat them. If you don't mind, we can have another dish for dinner. Is that okay with you?"
As he said this, Ye Qing looked at the other two young women.
"Are these your daughters-in-law? Both sisters-in-law are very kind and generous. You are so lucky!"
The captain's wife did not expect Ye Qing to come over at this time. Thinking about how she was caught gossiping behind others' backs just now, she suddenly looked a little embarrassed.
She glanced at Ye Qing subconsciously, but saw that the smile on the face of this city educated youth was very natural and friendly, and he didn't look uncomfortable at all.
She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, could it be that this girl came in too hastily and didn't hear her complaints?
It would be best if they didn't hear it. The captain's wife immediately stopped worrying and took the lunch box brought by the city girl.
It could be taken out so casually. The captain's wife didn't think there could be any good food in the lunch box.
As a result, when she opened it, she couldn't help but exclaimed.
The two daughters-in-law who were cutting vegetables and making a fire over there stretched their necks to look over when they heard the sound.
At this sight, both of their eyes lit up.
Braised pork and taro spareribs are both big dishes, and the portions are quite large. All you can see at a glance is meat, making the two daughters-in-law salivate with delight.
"This……"
Although the team leader's wife complained that it was troublesome to let the female educated youth live in her house, Ye Qing offered two boxes of such large dishes. The team leader's wife immediately felt awkward and felt embarrassed to take advantage of the female educated youth so comfortably.
Seeing the captain's wife looking embarrassed, Ye Qing quickly explained with a smile:
"Don't worry, auntie. I'm new here, and I'm grateful for your and the captain's care. We'll have a long time to spend together, so don't be polite to me. If there's anything you need me to do at home, just tell me."
"Don't look at me because I'm skinny. I'm actually quite strong. I'm used to doing housework at home. I'm not the kind of person who can't carry anything."
"It may be that I am from the south, so some of my habits are slightly different from yours, but it doesn't matter, I can learn them. I hope you and your two sisters-in-law will not mind and can help me with some pointers!"
No matter where you go, the most important thing when dealing with people is to be humble and sincere, and with a smile on your face, there is basically no complicated relationship that cannot be handled.
Sure enough, seeing how Ye Qing was so capable and what he said was so nice and pleasant, the captain's wife's expression suddenly became much better, and the look she gave Ye Qing was no longer full of criticism and dissatisfaction.
"Well, I won't be polite to you. I've lived for almost half of my life, and I've never eaten food on a train."
The two daughters-in-law were both in their early twenties and were definitely much more lively than their mother-in-law. Seeing that the atmosphere in the house had become much more harmonious, they immediately became curious about gossiping.
"Your name is Ye Qing, where are you from?"
"I heard that you were brought here by a military vehicle today. Is your family in the military?"
Well, Wu Yueying had asked these questions before, and now these two sisters-in-law are also asking them. It seems that there is no way around it.
She had no choice but to explain: "My family is from Shanghai. My parents were originally workers, but when I signed up to go to the countryside to work in the fields, they took my brothers and sisters with them to support the construction of the border areas."
"My family has nothing to do with the army, but by chance I helped a leader on the train. He probably saw that I was so young and came to Kaoshantun to join the team, and was worried that I would not be able to adapt to the unfamiliar environment, so he found someone to send me off."
"So the political commissar driving the military vehicle today was actually the first time I saw him. We didn't know each other before this."
Now it makes sense. The two daughters-in-law had already heard from Wu Yueying about what happened in the afternoon. When they looked at each other, they understood what was going on.
It must be that the political commissar of Gu Weidong's unit learned about the divorce caused by his sister-in-law and came to Kaoshantun specifically to deal with the matter, and brought this educated youth Ye along the way.
When the two daughters-in-law thought of their sister-in-law, they started to have a secret quarrel with each other.
They couldn't say anything with outsiders around, but they also couldn't understand why Wu Yueying insisted on breaking off the engagement.
Such a good match, others are vying for it, but my sister-in-law is trying every means to ruin this marriage, and I don't know why.
Ye Qing entered the kitchen and didn't rush out.
She was not just talking big, she was really capable. Not only did she help to wipe the table and set the dishes, but when she saw the dry firewood piled in the corner that had not been chopped yet, she picked up the axe and started chopping without saying a word.
After the extreme cold of the apocalypse, Ye Qing followed the large group of survivors to search for firewood everywhere. They chopped up all kinds of tables and cabinets to burn, so chopping wood was an experienced job for her and she could easily get started.
So, without making a sound, in the time it took to cook a meal, she managed to chop all the firewood in the corner.
And it may be a professional habit he developed after becoming a doctor. Ye Qing has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Chopping wood not only requires speed and efficiency, but also cleanliness and tidiness.
The firewood she chopped was of roughly the same length, thickness, and shape, and was laid out in a corner in great order, like a row of soldiers at first glance.
After Ye Qing swept up the remaining sawdust and went out to wash his face and hands, the three female comrades from the Wu family looked shocked. Not only were their eyes as big as copper bells, but their mouths were almost big enough to fit eggs.
The truth is, among all the educated youth from the city who have come to the village in recent years, this is the first one who is so capable and yet not pretentious.
This directly shattered the stereotypes of the educated youth in the city that the female comrades had. For a moment, there was only one thought left in the minds of the three people:
It is said that women from Northeast China are tough, but in front of this new girl from Shanghai, they feel that they have to come in second place. Just the skill of chopping wood is something that none of them can compare to!
"Mom, stop staring at the pot! Turn it over quickly, the food is burnt!"
“Ah, oh oh oh…”
Aunt Wu was so busy watching Ye Qing chopping wood that she forgot about the work at hand. When she came to her senses, she was in a panic and ended up burnt the pot of cabbage stewed with vermicelli, which she could usually make with her eyes closed.
Aunt Wu's face turned black, and her two daughters-in-law wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and their faces turned red.
Ye Qing had no idea that she had caused trouble for the kitchen. After chopping the firewood, she was very satisfied with her performance.
Although she hasn't done it for several years, she still has this skill and is very proud of it. She can't help humming a little tune when she goes to the water tank outside to fetch water to wash her hands.
As a result, at this moment, Wu Yueying rushed back from outside, and when she saw Ye Qing, she asked loudly:
"They said that Meng Jia fell into the river in the evening and was rescued by a female educated youth who she didn't know. Is this person you?"
Ye Qing didn't understand why Wu Yueying was so angry, but she did the right thing in saving people, so she was particularly frank:
"I saved him."
Wu Yueying was so angry that her eyes were about to burst into flames:
"Who told you to mind your own business? Do you know that if you don't save Zhao——"
Halfway through her words, Wu Yueying realized that she couldn't say this, and she swallowed the words back.
She thought that if Ye Qing didn't save her, then Zhao Mazi would be the hero to save the beauty. Meng Jia would be grateful to Zhao Mazi for saving her life and would marry him. Then the two of them would become a legend in Kaoshantun.
But now, with Ye Qing's intervention, the official CP has been destroyed!
More importantly, if Meng Jia hadn't married Zhao Mazi, then this year's admission quota to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University would definitely have gone to that woman Meng Jia. What would Jian Ming do then?
Ye Qing had already sensed something was wrong. Her expression suddenly darkened, and she stared at Wu Yueying like a hawk:
"Zhao what? What do you want to say?"
Wu Yueying's heart trembled when she was stared at by Ye Qing, and a hint of panic and guilt flashed across her eyes unconsciously.
Although Ye Qing looks young, he seems to have a bad temper.
Especially those eyes, which were like X-rays. After just one glance at them, she felt like everything in her heart had been seen through by the other party.
"Nothing, I mean you're too reckless. You dared to go into the water right after you got here. Do you know that the Yazi River looks narrow, but the water is actually very deep and fast. If you fall in, you may die!"
Wu Yueying quickly changed the subject.
The smile in Ye Qing's eyes did not reach his eyes.
She sensed something strange from Wu Yueying's reaction just now and her unfinished words.
The incident of Meng Jia falling into the river already revealed a sinister atmosphere. She now doubted whether this incident had anything to do with Wu Yueying.
Otherwise, why would Wu Yueying react so strongly after hearing that Meng Jia was saved by her? She even ran up to her to question her?
But Ye Qing knew in his heart that without evidence, even if Wu Yueying was really responsible for the incident, she would not admit it.
Ye Qing didn't know why Wu Yueying did this. Did she have any conflicts with the female educated youth named Meng Jia? However, no matter how big the conflict was, she schemed against other people's marriages and even threw them into the river, which might have taken their lives. This method was really too cruel and vicious.
Originally, Ye Qing's impression of Wu Yueying was very average, and now it has even dropped to a negative value.
Alarm bells rang in her heart, reminding herself to be more vigilant!
Wu Yueying is not an easy person to get along with. If you offend her accidentally, you will probably suffer crazy revenge from her!
Captain Wu was out for nearly two hours before returning.
When he came back, he said that Meng Jia must have been frightened. He had a fever after being sent back to the commune member's home by the educated youth. It was not known whether he would have a high fever at night.
It was also said that Zhao Mazi also fell into the river, and his feet were entangled by water plants, swallowing a lot of water. If Zhao Laozhui, who was passing by, had not seen it, called a few people to help, and pulled the man out with a stick, that guy would have drowned in the river.
But after being rescued, the man was so scared that he kept talking nonsense. Sometimes he said a water monkey was pulling his legs, and sometimes he said there was a ghost in the water. Zhao Laozhu was so scared that he frantically covered his son's mouth, fearing that he would continue talking nonsense and cause trouble.
Wu Yongbing didn't care much about Zhao Mazi's affairs.
This scoundrel usually idles around the village and does not do his job properly. He either steals things or flirts with other people's young wives. People in the village dare not say anything about this, but there are still many people who have opinions.
Now that this idiot has been taught a lesson, not only are the people in the village applauding, but even Wu Yongbing thinks that the bastard deserves it!
As an old fox who had lived for half a lifetime, Wu Yongbing only needed to ask a few educated youth who were present at the time, and he guessed what happened to Meng Jia falling into the water.
There was a conflict and quarrel between two female educated youth, and one of them accidentally pushed the other into the river due to emotional excitement. Then Zhao Mazi wanted to take advantage of the situation and act like a hero saving the beauty to force the other party to surrender.
But he didn't expect that Ye Qing, a young man, would show up in the middle of the process and interrupt the rescue right away.
Zhao Mazi not only failed to save the man, but also almost lost himself.
The Zhao family is extremely poor, and Zhao Mazi is such a jerk, yet he still dares to covet the educated youth from the city. Bah!
After Wu Yongbing figured out what this bastard wanted to do, he was so angry.
If it wasn't for giving Zhao Laozhu a little face, he would have beaten the bastard to a pulp in front of so many villagers.
But Wu Yongbing couldn't say these words in front of the children at home. He felt very unhappy keeping them in his heart.
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, who among you is free tomorrow morning? Go to the Yazi River and take a look. If there are aquatic plants growing in it, use an iron rake to clear them out. It's almost October now, how come there are aquatic plants growing in the river again?"
Sitting at the dining table, Wu Yongbing did not forget to give his two sons some instructions before eating.
But the three sons of the Wu family didn't bother to talk to Wu Yongbing at this moment. They were all staring at the two plates of meat on the table. As soon as Wu Yongbing said it was time to eat, the whole family poked their chopsticks into the braised pork and spare ribs, and finished the meat dishes in no time.
If Aunt Wu had not anticipated this and picked up a piece of meat for Captain Wu in advance, he would not have been able to eat even a single bite of the two plates of meat.
After hearing his wife's story about how the two plates of meat came from, Captain Wu's face turned completely black.
Aunt Wu also felt that this family was shameful. The dishes that the educated youth brought out were gone before they had a chance to pick up some. This family looked like starving ghosts reincarnated. Their eating habits were truly ugly.
Ye Qing: ...Although the pot-stick corn cakes tasted okay, mainly because she hadn't eaten such authentic whole grain cakes in many years, so they were quite fragrant when chewed. But this didn't mean that she didn't want to eat meat. But the people of the Wu family were as fast as lightning, and she was caught off guard. Of course, she could only watch.
Ye Qing secretly lamented her own mistake. If she had known this would happen, she should have secretly saved a few pieces for herself. Now, they were all eaten up by this bunch of buddies.
However, after this incident, she had some idea of the living conditions of each family in the village.
Even the captain's family was short of meat. It looked like she would have a hard time in the days ahead. If she wanted to make some extra money, the only way out was to move out and live on her own.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing's desire to move out became stronger. She felt that she must talk to the team leader after dinner to see if there were any vacant houses in the village. It didn't matter if they were a little shabby. As long as there was a framework, she could tidy them up bit by bit.
But before I finished my meal, someone came and called me.
It was said that the brigade secretary had gone to the commune and brought back the educated youth assigned this year. They were now at the drying field, waiting for the brigade commander to come over and see how to accommodate them.
Wu Yongbing quickly picked up his bowl and chopsticks and shoveled the food into his mouth quickly. After he ate the bowl of burnt-tasting cabbage vermicelli, he wiped his mouth and hurried to the threshing ground.
Seeing this, Ye Qing didn't bother to eat anymore and hurriedly followed them out.
She was also one of this year's batch of educated youth. Being escorted by a military vehicle to join the team was special enough. Now the educated youth were gathering in the sun-drying field. She couldn't take it lightly and had to show up in front of the brigade secretary, otherwise the secretary would think that she was an ignorant city kid who was putting on airs in front of him as soon as she arrived.
Moreover, Ye Qing also wanted to know how the village would arrange for this group of newly arrived educated youth. If she had the chance, she would like to move out and live alone, which would be much more comfortable than living in someone else's home.
When Ye Qing arrived at the sun-drying field, he saw the educated youths with pale faces.
I heard the onlookers talking about how there was no tractor in the village and it was the rice harvest season, so the oxen in the production team had been pulling grain during the day and were exhausted after working all day. So the brigade cadres were reluctant to use up those old oxen and did not use ox carts to go to the commune to pick up people.
In other words, this group of educated youth, led by the brigade secretary, walked back to Kaoshantun from the commune.
Ye Qing was terrified when she heard that, and she felt even more that it was wise of the old comrade to arrange a military vehicle escort for her.
My God, this means that after this group of educated youth took a long-distance train to Wusong City, they didn't even have time to eat lunch, and they had to rush all the way, squeezed on a tractor to the county, then went from the county to the commune, and then walked from the commune carrying their luggage to Kaoshantun.
Ye Qing didn't know how far the commune was from Kaoshantun, but it was already nine o'clock in the evening, which meant that this group of educated youth had not eaten all day.
No wonder everyone was exhausted like a dog. Some of the female educated youth were crying and were about to collapse from grievance.
Ye Qing didn’t know what to say and could only silently chant Amitabha in his heart.
This is such a scary show of force!
However, these educated youths obviously did not realize at this moment that they were not sent to the countryside to experience life, but to become farmers and work with their own hands. In this village, there was no room for being spoiled and complaining about hardship and tiredness, and crying would not solve the problem.
The old branch secretary's face was as black as coal, with his hands behind his back. Even when the team leader came, he didn't give him a good look. It seemed that he was very angry with these educated youth on the way back.
"I've brought the people back. You can handle it as you wish. When I go back, quickly build the youth training center. Send all the people there. It's annoying to see them there!"
After saying this, the old branch secretary walked away, not wanting to even look at these educated youths again.
Wu Yongbing's mouth twitched. He had no choice but to deal with the resettlement of these educated youths, as he had no choice but to deal with the stubborn old branch secretary.
A total of eight educated youth were assigned to Kaoshantun this time. For some unknown reason, Yin Shuang and Li Juan, who had previously come to Jiaotan County with Ye Qing by bus, were both assigned to Kaoshantun.
In addition, the remaining five were all male educated youth, and their ages were basically around 18 or 19 years old. In other words, Ye Qing was the "youngest" among this group of educated youth.
It was easy to place the male educated youth. They could just be put in the home of a commune member.
However, the placement of female educated youth was much more troublesome. Their safety had to be taken into consideration, and it was not something that could be accommodated by just any family with a spare room.
If there are young men of marriageable age in a member's family, they must be excluded.
The main reason was that he was afraid that the young men in the village would have inappropriate thoughts about the female educated youth from the city like Zhao Mazi did. If something happened, he would have a hard time explaining it to the Educated Youth Office.
Finally, after much consideration, the team leader selected two suitable members' families.
One is from Zhao Guosheng, the eldest son of Zhao Laozhu.
Zhao Guosheng had no sons, only three girls, and the oldest girl was already fifteen years old, so it was just right to arrange for the female educated youth to live there.
The other is the home of Grandma Zou, a blind woman who is one of the five-guarantee households in the village.
You can live in a separate room in Grandma Zou's house, but there is a prerequisite, that is, you have to work for the old lady every day, chopping wood, fetching water, washing clothes, cooking, and taking care of the old lady's food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Because Grandma Zou was over 70 years old and couldn't see, it was very difficult for her to do housework. Usually the neighbors in the village took turns to help and take care of her. If the educated youth stayed with her, they had to serve as free labor for the old lady.
After picking out these two companies, Wu Yongbing let Yin Shuang and Li Juan make their own choice.
After the two looked at each other, they both chose Zhao Guosheng's family.
They have felt the hardships of the countryside on their way here, and they heard that they will have to work in the fields from dawn to dusk every day without even a break. Just thinking about it, they can imagine how torturous such a life will be. If they have to take care of a blind old lady in her seventies, they might as well die.
The two men didn't know each other, and neither wanted to go to the home of a five-guarantee household, so they even started arguing on the spot, arguing so hard that their faces turned red.
Ye Qing followed the team leader out to look for an opportunity to move out. Now, after listening to Team Leader Wu's introduction, her eyes suddenly lit up. After a little thought, she felt that moving to the home of this five-guarantee household was her best choice at the moment!
Seeing Yin Shuang and Li Juan quarreling fiercely, the captain's face turned so dark that he could hardly bear to look at. He had never liked these troublesome educated youth from the city in the first place, and now his impression of them had fallen to the bottom.
He didn't plan to let the two of them choose for themselves, so he just directly appointed the soldiers and generals to save the two female educated youth from wasting time by complaining.
Just as he was about to speak, Ye Qing, who was standing next to him, suddenly said:
"I'll go live at Grandma Zou's house!"
These words instantly calmed down Yin Shuang and Li Juan who were still arguing. The captain also looked over in a daze:
"Are you sure?"
Ye Qing quickly explained: "Uncle, don't get me wrong, I don't mean to dislike your family. On the contrary, I think your family is very good. My aunt and two sisters-in-law are also very warm to me. But I have been used to living alone since I was a child. Suddenly I am asked to live in a room with others. I am a little uncomfortable."
The original person lived in a storage room separated from the balcony, which can be considered as living alone... right?
The captain was not mistaken. He had originally arranged for Ye Qing to live in his house only for the sake of Political Commissar Hao. Now that Ye Qing had taken the initiative to ask to live in Grandma Zou's house, he would definitely not object.
He was too lazy to think about it and just made the final decision:
"Then Ye Qing, the educated youth, will go to Grandma Zou's house. Yin Shuang, you will go to Zhao Guosheng's house. Li Juan, you will go to my house and live in the same room with my daughter!"
Li Juan was overjoyed when she heard this. She raised her chin proudly and glared at Yin Shuang with a victorious attitude.
Yin Shuang pursed her lips and sneered: "You are a villain, let's see how long you can be proud of yourself!"
After cursing, she glanced at Ye Qing again, feeling secretly resentful in her heart.
This Ye Qing is really a psychopath. He doesn't want to live in the team leader's home, but instead works as a free nanny for an old lady who is a five-guarantee household. This fool Li Juan gets the advantage for nothing!
Ye Qing didn't care whether Yin Shuang was happy or not. Anyway, she successfully achieved her goal and was in a very good mood. As soon as the captain said to disband, she ran to Wu's house without saying a word.
She had to move her things to that Grandma Zou's house immediately so that she could have a room of her own tonight!
When we returned to the Wu family, the whole family was also talking about these educated youth from the city.
Because Ye Qing went into the river to save people in the evening and then chopped a lot of firewood in the kitchen, Aunt Wu liked Ye Qing very much.
Thinking of her youngest daughter who had caused her so much trouble, Aunt Wu was no longer so opposed to her husband's arrangement for the female educated youth to live in their home. She even thought it would be a good idea to let the little educated youth live in the same room with her own Yueying.
Ye Zhiqing seems to be a stable person with neither arrogance nor impetuousness. If Yueying gets along with others more, maybe she can learn from them and change her bad habit of being coquettish.
But just as Aunt Wu had finished thinking about this matter, Ye Zhiqing ran in from outside and actually said that he wanted to move out. This made Aunt Wu very depressed. She hadn't even lived in the house for a day, so why was he leaving?
Wu Yueying was also puzzled.
From the very beginning, she was deeply suspicious of this female educated youth who was not part of her plan. She felt that this Ye Qing was probably reborn just like her.
So she has been trying every possible way to test Ye Qing, trying to find out the other party's background.
But no one knew whether this female educated youth was too wary or she had guessed wrong from the beginning, in any case she did not find any flaws in Ye Qing.
Wu Yueying was not relieved. She always felt that the truth had not been discovered because this Ye Qing hid himself too well. But the more she felt this way, the more she wanted to tear off Ye Qing's disguise.
But before she could come up with an unexpected test, Ye Qing came back and started to tidy up her sheets and blankets.
Wu Yueying was stunned: "What are you doing?"
Ye Qing said succinctly: "The team leader arranged for another female educated youth to stay at your house, and I will move to Grandma Zou's house."
Wu Yueying got anxious when she heard this: "You want to move out? No, you have to live with me, and let that female educated youth go to Zou's house!"
Ye Qing was getting impatient. Wasn't this Wu Yueying suffering from princess syndrome? She thought the world had to revolve around her and she had the final say on everything?
Seeing that Ye Qing continued to stuff things into the box and didn't listen to her at all, Wu Yueying was so angry that she threw the comb in her hand onto the kang.
Suddenly she seemed to remember something and asked:
"Ye Qing, have you heard the song "Asian Pride"? Can you sing it? Can you teach me?"
What is Asian glory? Can't you see she is busy? Asking her to teach singing at this time is really crazy!
Ye Qing secretly complained in his heart.
At this moment, she was only thinking about moving to Grandma Zou's house so that she could live a good life without being disturbed. She didn't notice that Wu Yueying was staring at her with burning eyes. She replied subconsciously:
"I haven't heard it and I can't sing it."
Seeing that Ye Qing had a natural expression and didn't seem to be lying, Wu Yueying was suddenly confused.
Could it be that she guessed wrong, and this Ye Qing was not reborn?
That's not right. Her memory is definitely correct. In her last life, among the educated youth who went to the countryside to work in the fields, there has never been a person named Ye Qing. Why would such a change appear in this life?
Wu Yueying was really confused and felt her head was about to get tangled up. She couldn't help but pull her hair in annoyance.
Ye Qingyi didn't care about Wu Yueying's entanglement at all. She put her things into the box, carried the box and walked out.
Unexpectedly, the three sons of the Wu family saw how hard she was working to move the boxes, so they volunteered to come forward to help, and also delivered her two empty boxes to the Zou family.
Ye Qing was just happy to be the manager, and with the help of the three sons of the Wu family, he found Grandma Zou's house at the end of the village.
It was already ten o'clock in the evening. Grandma Zou had already gone to bed. When she heard that a female educated youth would be arranged to keep her company, she immediately came to open the door, trembling with fear on her crutches.
As soon as the door opened, in the faint moonlight, Ye Qing saw an old lady with a hunched back and silver hair appear before him.
Ye Qing rushed forward and reached out to support the old lady.
After helping him, she understood why the old man couldn't see.
One blue and two white are commonly known as glaucoma and cataracts. The superposition of these two diseases and the failure to treat them in time caused the elderly to gradually become blind.
The old lady's illness has been delayed for too long and has reached the advanced stage. If it were the medical technology of this era, there would definitely be no way to treat her.
But if Ye Qing uses his flying needles and supernatural powers for treatment, it won’t be a problem.
However, since this was their first meeting, Ye Qing would definitely not bring up this matter casually. Firstly, she had just arrived and didn't know anything about this Grandma Zou. Secondly, even if she said she could cure the disease, the grandma might not believe it.
Only after entering the house did Ye Qing see the entire picture of the old lady's house.
There were only two thatched houses in the old lady's house, one main room and one side room. Only the main room had a kang, while the side room was filled with miscellaneous items.
Perhaps she knew that her family's conditions were not very good, so the old lady felt a little embarrassed:
"My dear girl, why are you staying at my house? Old Fourth Wu's arrangement is too hasty. He sent you here at this time. If you had told me earlier, I would have asked someone to clean up my room. You see, you have to sleep on the same kang with an old woman like me tonight."
Ye Qing felt bad for disturbing the old lady's rest. It was very good of her to be not angry. It was not right for Ye Qing, an outsider, to find fault with her.
"It's okay, grandma. As long as you don't mind me, I can sleep anywhere."
The old lady was delighted when Ye Qing called her "grandma", especially when she heard Ye Qing's soft and graceful Wu Nong dialect, which sounded very charming. The old lady felt very cordial and could not help but asked with a smile:
"What's your name, little girl? Are you from Jiangsu or Zhejiang?"
Ye Qing was surprised.
She didn't expect that although the old lady was blind, her hearing was so good that she could tell where she was from just by her accent.
"Grandma, your guess is too accurate. My name is Ye Qing, and I am an educated youth who came from Shanghai to work in the countryside."
The old lady was stunned: "You are from Shanghai, which is quite far from Kaoshantun. It must be difficult to come all the way here. Are you still wearing short sleeves at this time?"
Ye Qing felt that Grandma Zou's speech and knowledge were really not like those of an ignorant old lady who had been widowed in an old village deep in the mountains, but she did not ask any questions. After chatting with the old lady for a few words, she quickly helped the person back to the kang.
The old lady was afraid that Ye Qing would not get used to the place, so she lay back on the bed and was still explaining to Ye Qing:
"The house is a little shabby, so you can just stay here tonight. Tomorrow I'll clean up the room and ask someone in the village to make a kang. Also, if you need anything else, I'll ask someone to buy it for you later."
"I am an old woman, and my life is a bit rough. You are a young girl, so when you come here, you should treat this place as your own home. You can do whatever you want with my two rooms, and don't be polite."
Ye Qing was originally worried that this would be a difficult old lady, but he didn't expect her to be so understanding. This touched Ye Qing and made him feel more and more that he had made the right decision to move out of the Wu family.
It was during the casual chat with Grandma Zou before going to bed that Ye Qing learned that the person living next door to the old lady was the other party involved in the notorious broken engagement incident in the village, Gu Weidong.
Since Mrs. Zou became blind, she has been taken care of by the Gu family next door, so the two families are very close. When Mrs. Zou mentioned earlier about finding someone to help with the kang, she meant to ask the Gu family for help.
Ye Qing could clean up the room by himself, but he had only seen kangs on TV since he was a child. He saw one in real life in Kaoshantun, so how to clean it really touched on Ye Qing's blind spot in knowledge.
So she didn't spend too much time on this matter. Since someone in the Gu family knew about this, she would just ask the Gu family to do it. At most, she would pay them some money. She wouldn't ask someone to help her for free.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing quietly lay down at the end of the kang.
It was the first time in her life that Ye Qing slept on a kang. Needless to say, she felt it was quite novel. Unfortunately, it was not time to heat the kang yet, otherwise she would have been even more curious.
But she soon felt sleepy. She had not slept the whole night to treat the foreign guest from Luo. Even though she had taken a nap on the train in the morning, she was now so tired that she could hardly sleep.
However, just as she was about to fall asleep, for some reason, her mind suddenly recalled the question that Wu Yueying had asked her at that time.
A thought flashed through her mind, and she suddenly opened her eyes. She felt as if an electric shock ran through her body, and goosebumps appeared all over her body in an instant.
——Have you heard the song "Asian Pride"?
"Asian Pride", she seemed to vaguely remember, wasn't that the theme song of the Jicheng Asian Games? !
How could Wu Yueying know about a song that would only be released in ten or twenty years?!
Oh! Ye Qing realized belatedly that she seemed to have discovered the big secret of Captain Wu's daughter!
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