Chapter 25 Find a partner to share the burden
Because her attention was on the child, Ning Xuan didn't realize until the transaction was complete that Wang Erya hadn't traded copper coins today, but rather two hair ornaments.
One is a white jade hairpin with a very smooth texture. Although Ning Xuan doesn't know much about jade, she knows that even if this isn't top-grade, it's definitely of good quality.
The other one is a kingfisher feather butterfly hairpin, which is very exquisite. The butterfly on it is so lifelike that its wings tremble slightly with the slightest movement. The craftsmanship is simply amazing.
Thinking that Wang Erya had encountered robbers today and was unharmed, I wondered where these hair ornaments came from.
These two items would be very valuable in the modern world.
Just when she was thinking that she was running out of things to trade with Lin Yuhan, two particularly valuable items came along. Actually, although she traded the "power pill" for a novel that didn't cost her much, they didn't know that, so in reality, no one lost out.
Ning Xuan felt that she was troubling Lin Yuhan more and wanted her to earn more money. The "power pill" was valuable, but its monetary value was not immediately apparent.
Therefore, Ning Xuan planned to trade the kingfisher feather hairpin to Lin Yuhan first, so that she could earn more money. This would actually benefit her as well, because the more money the other party had, the more confident she would be in buying things for her.
Lin Yuhan had just finished digesting the energy pill she had taken, so she went to the gym next to her apartment complex and punched for more than half an hour to release the pent-up energy.
Then I saw the picture of the hairpin that Ning Xuan posted. It was so beautiful, and it looked like a very valuable antique.
Lin Yuhan thought to herself that she had some extra money coming in.
Then the two of them discussed what they needed. Recently, Ning Xuan mainly needed food, since she had nowhere to use the other things she took.
Because Ning Xuan has been eating a lot lately, I trade food for her almost every day. Of course, I don't finish it all, but Ning Xuan saves it all up.
Lin Yuhan felt hungry after exercising, so she went straight to the restaurant to order food.
Now that Lin Yuhan has money, she's willing to treat herself well when it comes to food. She used to often boil noodles at home, but now she frequently goes out to eat and even dares to go to restaurants where a meal can easily cost several hundred yuan by herself.
Moreover, with the transaction system, Lin Yuhan would order a lot of dishes every time. Each time she ate, she would carefully use serving chopsticks to pick out a portion that she wanted to eat first, and then pack the rest for Ning Xuan.
However, Lin Yuhan found that her appetite had increased significantly this time. She ate every last bit of her own three dishes and soup, as well as a small bucket of rice, and then ordered two more dishes and a staple food before she was full. So she had to order two more dishes and extra rice to pack for Ning Xuan.
Of course, she doesn't always get food from outside, because Ning Xuan usually only wants cooked food for her snacks. So Lin Yuhan will cook at home and pack the food for Ning Xuan.
Besides the meals, Lin Yuhan also bought desserts, milk tea, and other snacks. As usual, she packed them into a box before trading them with Ning Xuan.
As the weather gradually gets colder in Ningxuan, there is less work to do in the fields, so the work schedule is not as strict. Some families that do not lack labor can choose to work, and the educated youth in the educated youth settlement can also take breaks every few days.
Then on that day, the brigade leader informed the educated youth that the brigade was going to reopen the literacy class and asked the educated youth to arrange people to be in charge of teaching the literacy class, and they would receive work points.
Ning Xuan and Xu Jiajia didn't want to go; they were afraid they wouldn't be able to manage it, so they refused.
Finally, two male educated youths took turns teaching the students. One was Liu Jun, whom Ning Xuan knew quite well, and the other was Zhou Jiahe, whom she had less contact with. Zhou Jiahe was He Yuting's alternative after Li Ming, but he had a bad impression of He Yuting and didn't give her a chance.
Although Ning Xuan did not teach in the literacy class, Zhao Yulian was in the educated youth compound and was quite familiar with the situation of the literacy class. So when she came to visit, she would chat with Ning Xuan.
"Some villagers in the literacy classes were very enthusiastic, while others felt that they didn't need to learn so much and that they wouldn't use it. Every day it was noisy and lively, and the scene was really hard to control."
However, later, Liu Jun and the others said that they weren't studying properly, that they were even calculating their work points incorrectly, and that they didn't notice when they were shortchanging customers by not paying properly when they went out to buy things. They told several anecdotes about how this was due to a lack of understanding and arithmetic skills, and only then did those who had been indifferent start to take things much more seriously.
Then Zhao Yulian suddenly whispered to Ning Xuan, "I heard that the teachers in this literacy class actually have a great chance of becoming primary school teachers. It seems like those who didn't go to teach in the literacy class are missing out."
Ning Xuan was curious about how she knew the news, but she didn't care. She had an easy job now and didn't really want to be a teacher. Although the profession was honorable, she didn't want to mislead students.
"Anyway, I don't want to be a teacher. I'm afraid I won't be able to teach students well or manage naughty children," Ning Xuan said frankly.
Zhao Yulian was surprised that there were people who would rather work than be teachers. "But teachers get a salary and don't have to work in the fields. Working in the fields is really tiring. If I had the chance, I would still prefer to be a teacher."
Ning Xuan expressed her understanding and wished her dreams come true.
“Hey, you guys have all moved out. The girls’ dormitory is really deserted now. I can’t get along with He Yuting, so I moved to live with Qingqing, but it’s still much deserted.”
Qingqing also came out to visit, but she went to Huang Xiaomei's house next door. The two of them came out together and then parted ways at the gate of Huang Xiaomei's courtyard. When they were about to go back, they would call out to each other and then go back together. Although the educated youth compound was very close, they still went out together.
"But let me tell you, He Yuting is probably also getting married," Zhao Yulian said with a mix of emotion and sudden mystery.
Ning Xuan asked curiously, "Really? Who is she dating?"
"It must be the scorekeeper's youngest son. Actually, there were signs of it a long time ago, but recently the two of them have started to get closer openly. We even saw them walking together when we went to the commune before, so it should be close to that." Zhao Yulian recalled the situation at the time, feeling that the scorekeeper's son was more enthusiastic towards He Yuting.
At first, He Yuting didn't want to marry into the village, so she ignored the advances of Zhou Weimin, the son of the scorekeeper. But Zhou Weimin didn't give up. He really liked He Yuting, so he persisted.
After her previous outburst, He Yuting realized that everyone at the educated youth settlement knew about her dark past and true personality. Feeling hopeless about finding someone from the settlement, she finally decided to accept Zhou Weimin, who had been showing her kindness.
Moreover, Zhou Weimin also said that once she marries into the family and becomes one of them, his father, being the scorekeeper, will definitely find a way to arrange easier work for her. Once she gets pregnant and takes care of the child, he won't let her work in the fields anymore. His parents have been looking forward to their grandson for a long time, and she will be a great contributor then.
In short, He Yuting was moved by what the other party said about married life, and she really couldn't take it anymore.
Actually, if Xu Jiajia and the others hadn't come, and there was no comparison, He Yuting could still have continued to support herself. However, Xu Jiajia was better off than her in terms of both financial situation and interpersonal relationships, so she started to feel unbalanced. Then she felt that her current life was becoming increasingly difficult, and she wanted to find a partner to share the burden so that she could have an easier time.
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