Zhang Hongjun, who was in the educated youth settlement, didn't know that Shen Shiyu's father was a member of the GW Association. As soon as he woke up in the morning, he began to fawn over Shen Shiyu.
"Good morning, Chen Zhiqing! It's your turn to cook today. I'll help Hao Zhiqing. You should go and get some sleep! Girls need to sleep more, otherwise they'll age faster."
Still half asleep, she came out of her room with a distressed look on her face, yawning incessantly, when she heard someone cooking for her.
"Um, oh, thank you, Zhang Zhiqing. You're so kind. I won't be polite then." She turned around and dashed into her room, darting into bed and drifting off to sleep.
Except for Hao Yujie, none of the female educated youths had gotten up yet. Hearing the two's intermittent conversation, they all looked at Shen Shiyu.
The male educated youths who had just come out to fetch water overheard the conversation between the two, and they all looked at each other with surprise on their faces.
Normally, this educated youth would shirk his duties and cheat, but this time he was being overtly solicitous. Nobody believed that this educated youth was being so solicitous for no reason; he must have some ulterior motive.
He's very sensible, but he doesn't seem to be plotting anything. He's the kind of person who can't even lift a girl when he's working. He usually only carries half a bucket of water and less firewood than others. Today, he took the initiative to help others with their work.
It was obvious that there was something ulterior motive, and Shen, the educated youth, readily agreed.
Everyone's smiling happily; the real show is about to begin!
The female educated youths got dressed and looked at Chen, who was still in bed. None of the three knew what to say.
Yi Honghong pulled her older sister Lian Aihong along, the two exchanged a smile, and tacitly went outside.
Even Li Ru, who is usually quiet, sighed as she looked at Shen Shiyu and went out.
Hao Yujie was speechless at Shen Shiyu. This ancestor really loved to cause trouble. It seemed that this was the last time she would take that money.
Fortunately, I had saved up some money recently. Since Shen Shiyu didn't want to do anything during this period, I paid for her. In less than ten days, I had saved up about 15 yuan.
Once the money is sent over there, I'll save it carefully; that will give me confidence for the future.
Seeing that Zhang Zhiqing was offering to help, she didn't stand on ceremony, since she hadn't expected him to do any work for her anyway.
Now that a free laborer has appeared, why not take advantage of him? Zhang Zhiqing... Zhang Zhiqing...
Anyway, Hao Yujie made Zhang Zhiqing do whatever he was supposed to do during the meal, just not let him be idle.
Zhang Hongjun watched Hao Zhiqing making him do this and that, gritted his teeth and held back his anger, thinking he should get rid of Shen Zhiqing as soon as possible.
That way, he'll have hope of returning to the city. Who would still do backbreaking work every day, facing the soil and turning their back to the sky, and having to tend a fire? That's not something someone like him should do.
While tending the fire, he thought about how wonderful it would be to return to the city and sit in an office someday. "Zhang Zhiqing, you can turn the fire down a bit now; the food will be ready soon."
Zhang, the educated youth, was lost in her own beautiful dream, imagining a wonderful life ahead and yearning for it.
Hearing someone call his name suddenly shattered his beautiful dream.
Unhappy, he stood up from the bench and left without looking back. Hao Yujie didn't care about him anymore; she was happy to direct people all morning.
I enjoyed the thrill of giving orders, but it was exhausting. I'd better just do my job honestly so I can fill my stomach.
She didn't care about other people's strange looks. Who would turn down money if they had it? It wasn't that she was selfish; it was just that her family couldn't give her what she wanted.
You have to fight for what you want; only then can you get what you desire.
I've seen a lot of people who favor sons over daughters since I was a child in the family housing complex. Her parents treat all their children the same.
She and her sister have had their own independent space since they were young, and she is very grateful to them.
Being poor is an unchangeable fact. If you can't help yourself, you have to find your own way. As long as you know how to scheme, you will get what you want.
In less than a month, he had saved more money than he had ever seen in eighteen years.
Hao Yujie is very content with her current life. Originally, besides going to school, she had to do all sorts of chores at home, whether it was her older sister, older brother, or younger brother.
It was a piece of cake for her. After preparing the meal, Hao Yujie quickly washed her hands and face. Seeing that Shen Shiyu hadn't gotten up, she quickly called her to get up.
The people monitoring Song Yining last night left after a short while; they were probably just checking in.
Song Yining didn't look outside the wall, as that would cause unnecessary trouble.
As usual, I helped my sister-in-law cook while Aunt Zhang cleaned the yard.
The two older brothers were tending to the vegetable garden, checking which plants needed watering and then carrying water to water them.
They've already filled the water jars in the kitchen; they're really hardworking!
Mo Yucheng arrived in Zhou County last night and stayed at the county guesthouse for one night. He then rushed to the bus to Yangjia Village early this morning.
The old woman, speaking in her local dialect, said, "Young man, do you have a girlfriend? If you do, you look like a soldier."
"Auntie, you really have a sharp eye!"
"That's right, that's what everyone in my village says about me, and the women I introduce are all very good, and they all have happy and harmonious families after marriage," the old woman said proudly.
"Young man, what are you doing here? You look quite handsome. How old are you? Do you have a girlfriend? Let me introduce you to someone."
"Thank you, ma'am, but I already have a boyfriend, so I don't need to."
"Okay, I'm sorry."
"fine"
The old lady looked at Mo Yucheng and just wanted to talk to him; this man was just too handsome.
He bought a ticket to Majia Town. She had just gone home today after introducing a girl to him, and she chatted with this soldier whenever she had free time.
“I see you’re from Majia Town Commune. I’m going there too. My home is in Yangjia Village, not far from the commune.”
"What a coincidence, I'm also going to Yangjia Village."
"Then who are you looking for? How come I didn't know that there were any relatives in the army in Yangjia Village?"
“My niece is working in the countryside there. She just went there a while ago. I’m going to visit her.”
"The educated youth sent to the countryside, oh, I knew it. Who are they? There are only three female educated youths who just arrived."
"Then I'll guess it's Song, the educated youth who lives at the brigade leader's house!"
"You guessed right, I'm looking for Song Yining, the educated youth."
"I knew it! Of the three female educated youths, Shen was the one who knew nothing and pretended to know everything, so Hao had to take care of everything."
Hao Zhiqing was unaware that she was worrying about everything for her.
These two are clearly not the ones you're looking for, so that leaves Song Zhiqing. She's been living at the brigade leader's house, and I heard the old lady really likes her.
It turned out that the old lady used to breastfeed her son and daughter, and they had taken good care of her over the years.
"When his daughter went to the countryside, there wasn't enough room at the educated youth settlement, so she stayed at his house. The brigade leader's wife treated Song, the educated youth, like her own daughter. She was very kind to her."
"Is that so? I thought she couldn't stand the hardship, but it turns out it's just like at home."
“Song, the educated youth, is a good worker. He doesn’t shy away from work and does just as well as us veterans.”
Mo Yucheng was very curious about what kind of girl Song Yining was and looked forward to meeting her.
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