Su Li was surprised that Uncle Zhang was so thoughtful, so she readily took out five yuan and handed it over.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Zhang."
After saying goodbye to Zhang Kui, Su Li followed Gou Sheng to his house.
Gousheng opened the gate to the courtyard. The courtyard was not large, with a stone table in the middle. His mud house was very dilapidated, with pitted walls and a thatched roof. The house looked like it could collapse at any moment.
Gousheng entered the room and took out a brand new broom, which he must have just made and never used.
"Su, the educated youth, this is for you."
Su Li took out a dollar and handed it to him, but Gou Sheng didn't take it. "This is free. I just did it because I had nothing else to do. I'm glad you don't mind."
"Gousheng, have all your family members gone to work?"
Gou Sheng looked a little dejected upon hearing this; "No, I live alone at home."
Su Li hadn't expected this situation; "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up."
"It's okay, I don't mind."
He was picked up by his grandfather, who passed away when he was eight years old.
He has grown up thanks to the care of his neighbors and the brigade leader.
Seeing that he refused to accept the money, Su Li grabbed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies and gave them to him.
Gou Sheng looked at the milk candy handed to him, his eyes a little red. The first time he had eaten candy in years was when Su Zhiqing gave it to him last time.
It was really sweet, as if the sweetness could reach his heart.
Su Li left Gou Sheng's house, borrowing his hoe as she went, intending to turn over the soil in the yard. She wanted to plant some radishes and cabbages before it got too cold, so she wouldn't have to buy them in winter.
Carrying a hoe and broom, they didn't encounter many people along the way. When they arrived at their own yard, Zhao Meilan and Zhou Yuting were chatting about something, and the yard was filled with laughter.
When Su Li returned from outside with a broom and a hoe, Zhou Yuting ignored her. Su Li had inexplicably disliked her today, and she was still angry.
Su Li ignored the two of them, opened her bedroom door, and put the broom inside. Then, carrying a hoe, she went to an open area near her room and began hoeing.
Zhao Meilan wanted to say something sarcastic to Su Li, but she was worried that her actions would offend Zhou Yuting.
I finally managed to get closer to her this time, I can't let it all go back to square one.
When Zhou Yuting saw Su Li hoeing the ground, she wanted to say a few words of concern, but seeing Su Li's indifferent expression, the words she wanted to say stuck in her throat.
She returned to her room, grabbed a bag of walnut cookies, and walked straight up to Su Li. "Here, take it back. I don't owe you anything anymore."
Su Li wasn't angry and simply accepted it.
Glancing at Zhao Meilan, and thinking of Zhou Yuting's tragic end, she couldn't help but remind her, "Zhou Yuting, don't be so naive all the time. You'll end up being sold out and still helping them count the money. I advise you to stay away from some people."
Zhou Yuting realized that she was talking about Meilan, whom she had mentioned briefly on the train earlier.
I didn't expect her to still have such a deep prejudice against Meilan. But last time she went to town, if it weren't for Meilan helping her drive away that old man...
She almost got taken advantage of; "Su Li, don't talk about Meilan like that, she's a good person."
Hearing this, Zhao Meilan was annoyed that Su Li was meddling, but she didn't rush to defend herself. Instead, she looked at Zhou Yuting with a pitiful expression.
Su Li put the walnut pastry aside and said while hoeing the ground, "A good person? You must have some misunderstanding about what a good person is!"
"Su Li!! Don't always be so petty. You like to steal money from home, but don't assume everyone is a thief. There are only the two of us in the house, yet you still have a lock. Mei Lan helped me when I was in trouble, and I won't allow you to say anything bad about her."
Upon hearing Zhou Yuting's words, Zhao Meilan was overjoyed. It seemed that the meal last time and the old bachelor she had hired for five yuan had not been in vain.
Look at that brat, she used to look down on her, but now she treats her like the person she trusts the most.
“Su Zhiqing, I know that I accidentally sat in your seat on the train when I was sick, which made you angry. But so much time has passed and I have already apologized to you. Could you please stop talking badly about me in front of Tingting? I really consider Tingting my best friend.”
Su Li knew she was saying something Zhou Yuting wouldn't listen to; good words were useless against a damned devil. She ignored them and focused on hoeing her field and planting her vegetables.
In one afternoon, Su Li cultivated quite a lot of land, enough for her to eat by herself, and planted the vegetables.
It was getting late, so Su Li started cleaning the shrimp in the bucket, removing the shrimp veins and rinsing them clean.
When she was about to cook, she realized she was out of firewood; she had completely forgotten about it.
Before she could even think about going out to find some, she heard someone calling her from outside the courtyard; "Su, the educated youth."
Su Li went outside and saw Gou Sheng carrying a bundle of firewood.
"Su, I've brought you some firewood. Where should I put it?"
Su Li led him to the edge of the kitchen; "You can leave it here, thank you! Wait here for a moment, I'll get you something."
She entered the room, took out two pastries from her storage space, and walked over to Gou Sheng.
"Take it"
Seeing that Gou Sheng was just looking and didn't reach out, Su Li directly stuffed the pastry into his hand; "It's about to expire, it'll go bad if you don't eat it soon, eat it when you get home."
Gou Sheng knew that Su Zhiqing was saying this on purpose. The pastries looked very fresh, with no signs of expiring. She just didn't want him to care too much, so she said that. Su Zhiqing was so good to him; he would take care of all the firewood for her family from now on.
After Gousheng left, she first cooked a pot of mixed grain rice, adding a drop of spiritual spring water to it.
Then, using the seasonings I bought in Zinan Province, I stir-fried the river shrimp.
The green vegetables in the space were ready to eat, so she picked a big handful, washed them, and stir-fried them.
Just as the two dishes were cooked, two figures appeared at the kitchen door.
"Su Zhiqing has such great cooking skills, this dish smells so good!"
The reason Zhao Meilan hasn't gone back yet is that she wants to freeload a meal at Zhou Yuting's place.
But no matter how long she waited, Zhou Yuting didn't move.
On the contrary, Su Li's cooking smelled delicious. I wonder how she made it.
Zhou Yuting was attracted by the aroma. Although she had eaten some snacks at this hour, her stomach was still rumbling with hunger.
Thinking about the unpleasantness between them just now, she was too embarrassed to ask if she wanted to eat the food she cooked.
I stood awkwardly outside the kitchen.
“Su Zhiqing, I see you’ve made quite a lot. You can’t finish it all by yourself. Why don’t you let Tingting and I help you?”
Su Li was once again shocked by her shamelessness. They had already completely broken off relations, yet she still had the nerve to freeload off her.
"unnecessary"
As he spoke, he scooped all the rice out of the pot and carried the shrimp and rice straight to his room.
There was still a plate of vegetables that couldn't fit on the plate, so she planned to bring it later.
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