Zhou Ke held the money handed over by Ye Qingshui, tears welling up in his eyes. He wanted to be a man of integrity like his grandfather and not take other people's things casually. But when he thought of the plight of his family, he cried.
With this money, he can buy medicine for his grandfather's medical treatment.
Zhou Ke said: "Sister, I will help you sell buns in the future."
Ye Qingshui was a little amused. If the bead in her arms was real, these two or three dollars would not be worth much. Antiques were branded as old feudal during the turbulent decade and were included in the category of "destroying the four olds". All precious porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, and buildings were smashed and burned, but if they were kept in the future, their value would increase thousands of times.
Even though the bead was not an antique, the color was so good that Ye Qingshui felt it was too hot to hold. She returned the bead to Zhou Ke, but Zhou Ke refused to take it and pushed it back and forth. Finally, Xie Tingyu helped her accept it.
"Take good care of your grandfather. We are leaving first."
The two walked out of the tube building together.
Ye Qingshui walked to a secluded place, took out the glass bead and looked at it carefully. The bead was crystal clear, reflecting the faint morning light like a vast blue ocean with slight ripples, making those who looked at it feel refreshed.
Xie Tingyu said: "No need to look, it's real."
"Give me the basket."
He held out his big hand.
Ye Qingshui thought about the argument she had just had with him, and how she was interrupted before she could even finish it. Now she was not angry anymore.
She smoothed her hair and said softly, "If I hadn't come out to set up a stall today, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to pay for the medicine. I wouldn't have been able to pay a penny."
"I'm poor, so please don't interfere with me. I understand what I'm doing now, and I plan to continue doing it. Whether you disagree or despise me, I just ask you not to report it secretly. Because... this is the life I choose."
Ye Qingshui looked at Xie Tingyu's burning gaze, which seemed to see through her.
She smiled, smoothed her hair that was messed up by the wind, and said softly: "You think speculation is wrong and illegal, but look at what is right and what is wrong now? In fact, it is difficult to say that what I did is wrong, just like you allow your family and friends to buy things on the black market, but you don't allow me to sell things. Time will prove everything-"
Xie Tingyu interrupted her with a serious face. He pushed the cart and said, "You can't say these things casually. Get in the car."
Ye Qingshui watched him pat the back seat of his car, but he was unmoved and refused, "I'll walk back by myself."
"We will have more work to do later." Xie Tingyu said, and carried her into the car.
He was very strong, spoke little but would not tolerate rejection, and was a man of his word. This was something Ye Qingshui was very familiar with.
The bicycle sped away, and Ye Qingshui was shaken up and down. She couldn't help but grab the corner of Xie Tingyu's clothes.
He was wearing a large sweatshirt that he wore when sleeping. The cotton had been washed to a pale color, but it was still very neat. The fabric perfectly outlined his tall frame and thin but muscular body.
There was silence all the way. Xie Tingyu didn't say anything, and Ye Qingshui didn't say anything either.
After a long while, Ye Qingshui tried his tone and asked, "Are you still angry with me?"
Xie Tingyu smiled softly, "Do you still care whether I'm angry or not?"
He didn't expect that this little girl actually thought of him that way in private.
Ye Qingshui felt relieved and said, "I care. What if... you report me?"
Xie Tingyu almost laughed when he heard this. He said calmly, "Oh, then why don't you try to please me, but scold me like a dog?"
Ye Qingshui choked.
"Then you took out money to insult me, how do you account for this?"
Arriving at the entrance of Yejia Village, Xie Tingyu pressed the brake and jumped off the bicycle. He held the front of the bicycle, looked down at the girl in the back seat, and said in a light tone:
"You're right. I won't interfere with what you want to do. But remember to be careful. Starting this month, I will pay for your accommodation and living expenses."
Ye Qingshui was satisfied, and she slowly moved down from the seat.
"Don't interfere with me, that's a deal!"
She paused and said, "You really don't have to give me that little money. Just consider it as my compensation to you. It's really unfair to have an extra wife for no reason. You have good food and accommodation. If you don't get used to anything, just tell me." She waved her hand and yawned.
Xie Tingyu: “…”
Something seems wrong... compensation?
…
Ye Qingshui's stomach growled, she put down the basket and hurriedly ate breakfast. After the meal, she felt sleepy, so she pulled herself together and went back to the house. She had to work later, so she yawned and went to the bed to find clothes for farm work. Unexpectedly, she fell asleep as her head tilted.
When Xie Tingyu returned to the house and saw this scene, he frowned. This stubborn person may look weak, but his heart is not soft at all!
He pushed her body, which was left outside, in a little and covered it with the quilt.
Xie Tingyu's eyes fell on the black mask on her face. He wanted to let her take it off to let her breathe. He didn't mind that her face full of acne was unsightly, but she was extremely shy.
But as soon as Xie Tingyu's hand touched her face, Ye Qingshui turned over and continued to sleep sweetly. Her breathing was shallow and she slept soundly.
…
Ye Qingshui slept until the afternoon before waking up. He actually slept until the afternoon.
She touched her face and decided to do speculation on weekends. She was a little poor, but she couldn't rush. She sighed. It was just a change of core, but her body couldn't stand it. She used to be able to fill eight buckets of water in one breath without taking a breath.
As for being late for work today, Ye Qingshui thought that she would inevitably be criticized by the team leader. Although she didn't care about these work points, she didn't want to be singled out for criticism.
Xie Tingyu, who had just returned from work, saw through Ye Qingshui's dilemma at a glance.
He poured himself a bowl of water, gulped it down, and then said calmly: "I asked for leave for you, saying that you were not feeling well."
"Oh, thank you."
Xie Tingyu took out a piece of paper from his arms and threw it lightly in front of Ye Qingshui.
"Ye Qingshui, a member of the first production team of Yejia Village, Hongqi Commune, has applied to raise pigs, and the production team secretary has approved it."
Raising pigs?
This is an easy job, you don't have to get up early and work in the fields late. But the work points are not much. Families who want to earn more work points will take on the pig farming work. The Ye family has no strong laborers, so even if A Niang envied the three work points for pig farming, she couldn't get them back.
Ye Qingshui thought quickly, if it was raising pigs, she would just boil the manure to feed the pigs and clean up diligently. She could even sleep until noon. Raising pigs is a bit smelly, but are rural people afraid of dirt and tiredness?
"Thank you."
Ye Qingshui thanked him sincerely. She asked suspiciously, "Don't you hate me for doing that?"
Xie Tingyu asked her back: "If I don't allow you to do it, will you not do it?"
Ye Qingshui said simply: "I...I'm sorry."
"I'll still do it."
Xie Tingyu was so angry that he almost laughed. He shook his head and said seriously: "Let me teach you. You should tell me 'I promise I won't do it again'"
"If you do this, you will be arrested. I tried to provoke you, but you admitted everything. You are so stupid that you can't even quibble. What if you are caught by the police, will you tell all the truth?"
Ye Qingshui was somewhat stunned, "This——"
Can't this be concealed?
"Doesn't this mean that they don't treat you as an outsider?"
Xie Tingyu wanted to teach this little girl a lesson, but she turned the tables on him. He looked at her intently and said calmly, "Why aren't you an outsider?"
"I am at most your teacher who teaches you to read and write. When you do something bad outside and meet your teacher, your first reaction is not to make excuses to cover it up, but to explain it? Your reaction is wrong."
"And it's wrong for you to scold me. I've made a note of that. Now go and memorize three texts. If you can't memorize them, I might remember something tomorrow and go to the Revolutionary Committee if necessary..."
Xie Tingyu said lightly.
Ye Qingshui was somewhat speechless.
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