Chapter 10 Being a Green Tea
Chen Zhuyi wiped his tears with a handkerchief and pointed to the corner to Niu Chenggong.
"Captain, I just remembered that I found a footprint in the corner not far from my bed last night. Could it be..." Everyone knew the rest.
The color drained away from Huang Cuicui’s confident face in an instant.
Niu Chenggong and a group of people were at the corner. They did find a footprint, and the pattern on the shoe was obviously not that of a cloth shoe. They nodded.
"Okay, Huang Zhiqing, bring your shoes over so we can compare them. If you want to, go find the captain. Once we're done, we'll go."
"No, I..." Huang Cuicui couldn't find an excuse. She looked at the clear shoe prints on the ground and felt panicked.
She didn't remember seeing this footprint last night! Could it be that it was too late and she couldn't see it clearly? Huang Cuicui bit her lower lip and clenched her fingers until they turned white. When she saw someone walking towards her bed, she remembered that she was wearing slippers and her leather shoes were right next to the bed!
"I admit it!"
Huang Cuicui closed her eyes, her face burning with pain as if she had been slapped.
"I did it, I'll pay... and apologize!"
Huang Cuicui opened her eyes, tears welled up in her eyes, the corners of her eyes were red, and she looked pitiful, but no one present spoke for her.
Huang Cuicui's eyes were filled with humiliation and gloom. She stood in front of Shen Zhuyi and said, "I'm sorry."
Chen Zhu remembered his current personality and shook his head sympathetically.
"Cui Cui, it's okay. I forgive you. Everyone makes mistakes. Just don't do it next time."
The considerate words and gentle tone once again won the favor of those present.
Huang Cuicui gritted her teeth and took out a dollar from her wallet.
"This is the money for the vanishing cream."
Before Chen Zhu could speak, Ye Xumei stood up.
"Huang Zhiqing, Shen Zhiqing's vanishing cream is different from ordinary vanishing cream. Her brand costs two yuan."
Huang Cuicui's hands froze, and she took out another dollar from her wallet and explained dryly.
"I forgot."
Chen Zhuyi took two dollars from her.
This matter is over.
But Chen Zhuyi knew in her heart that she and Huang Cuicui had a grudge today, but she did not regret it.
She had endured enough grievances in her previous life, and she didn't want to suffer any at all in this life!
Seeing that the matter was settled, Niu Chenggong invited everyone to go out for dinner and then take a quick nap. In the afternoon, they would start the real work, which was the hard work.
Lunch consisted of a mixed-grain steamed bun and borrowed vegetables, one for the girl and two for the boy. Huang Cuicui felt embarrassed, so she only took one steamed bun and went back to her room.
After what happened, no one talked much at noon. They quickly finished their meal in silence and went back to sleep.
Chen Zhu chewed her food slowly. She had a bad stomach and eating too fast made it difficult for her to digest and she would often get stomachaches. She had only eaten half of her meal when she and Ye Xumei were the only ones left at the table.
Ye Xumei was waiting for Chen Zhuyi. Seeing that there was no one else at the table, he stuffed the steamed bun in his hand, which was only a little bit left, into his mouth, moved to Chen Zhuyi's side, and winked.
"That footprint in the corner isn't Huang Cuicui's. Was it you who made it?"
Chen Zhu looked up at Ye Xumei, and nodded without intending to hide it.
It was Ye Xumei who was in charge of cleaning that area yesterday. She knew it was normal: "Are you going to report me?"
Ye Xumei shook his head frantically.
"How is that possible? You did it so beautifully! I already disliked that Huang Cuicui yesterday! This whole thing is entirely her fault, but you're so smart to think of such a counterattack. If it were me, I would definitely get so angry that I would start an argument, and I wouldn't even end up well."
Chen Zhu curled her lips. She knew that Ye Xumei would not tell on her, otherwise she would have told him at that time and would not have waited until now to talk to her. Moreover, this girl was ready to speak for her at the beginning, and from her current words, it can be seen that she is a straightforward but good girl.
"I didn't know how to fight back like this before, but later... I encountered it so many times that I learned it."
Chen Zhu thought of the women Zhao Anche looked for after he became famous in his previous life. Faced with those two-faced and scheming women, she gradually learned to be a green tea girl, from being unable to resist at first.
Take their own path and leave them with nowhere to go.
Ye Xumei noticed the sadness in Chen Zhu's eyes and quickly changed the subject.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You're so thin. Can you handle working this afternoon?"
Feeling the kindness, Chen Zhu felt warm in his heart and smiled slightly.
"I'm not in good health. I submitted my report before coming here. They won't assign me heavy work, but I'll get fewer work points. However, my family will send me things."
There was no trace of jealousy on Ye Xumei's face. Instead, he felt relieved for Chen Zhuyi.
"That's good. If you really work, you'll probably pass out in half a day. Okay, enough talking. I'm going to sleep now. I'll be back first. By the way, I can help you monitor if someone does anything bad."
Chen Zhuyi looked at Ye Xumei's back with amusement.
Chen Zhuyi could feel the kindness emanating from Ye Xumei, a quirky little girl. At the same time, he could also feel that her conversation and her manners while eating just now were not something that an ordinary family could have.
I just don’t know why I chose to go to the countryside.
Chen Zhuyi quickly gave up thinking about this problem.
Every family has its own problems, so it’s better for her not to interfere in other people’s family affairs.
After dinner, Chen Zhuyi washed his own bowl and went back to bed to rest for a while.
In the afternoon, the person in charge came and called the educated youth to wake up by beating the gong.
"Children, get up and work!"
Following the person in charge, the educated youth came to the fields. The sun was scorching hot and they were all sweating just after walking this short distance.
"Our island is at a relatively low altitude and has a warm climate, so we can grow a lot of things. Right now, we have wheat, pumpkins, bitter melons, and eggplants. Today, you'll be responsible for picking pumpkins and clearing weeds and insects from the bitter melon racks. Since this is your first day, your tasks will be simpler. This afternoon, we'll be working on these three acres of land. Each person will earn eight work points."
The person in charge continued with some pain in his heart.
"Actually, according to the rules, you nine people are assigned three acres, so the maximum each person gets is six work points. But the secretary said you're new and need to slowly become proficient, so that's why he's giving you two more work points each. Once you get the hang of it, you'll be treated the same as everyone else. Do you have any other questions?"
After listening to the words of the person in charge, Liu Zhaodi hesitated for a while before raising her hand weakly.
"There are ten of us. Why do you say nine people and three acres of land?"
The person in charge said, "Who's Chen Zhuyi? She submitted a medical report and can't do heavy work, so she was given the easier task of cutting grass for pigs. But don't worry, Shen Zhiqing only gets two or three work points a day. Of course, if you're still not happy and want to cut grass for pigs, I can allocate some, but at the end of the year, you'll have more than half the food than everyone else."
The educated youth, who were originally somewhat dissatisfied, stopped talking after hearing the second half of the sentence.
They won’t choose it if they don’t have enough food to eat.
Huang Cuicui was about to speak, but fell silent after hearing this.
Seeing that no one had any objection, the person in charge put his hands behind his back.
“Okay, then you guys start working. Shen Zhiqing, follow me. I’ll take you to find the team that’s cutting grass for the pigs.”
Chen Zhu responded and left with the person in charge.
When he saw the team cutting grass for pigs, Chen Zhu fell silent.
"In the brigade, are they the ones responsible for cutting grass for the pigs?"
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