"yes!"
"We'll probably start harvesting today. Comrade Su just arrived, and she's not bad. She'll be in my group, so I can take care of her."
Su Li glanced at Jiang Meifang and said indifferently, "No need."
This person is really shameless. Yesterday, the two of them had a very ugly argument over not giving up their seats.
Today, they actually rushed to post it again.
Seeing that Chen Shengnan was about to finish a large meat bun, her eyes reddened. Disregarding all propriety and shame, she snatched another bun from Chen Shengnan's hand; "I didn't eat breakfast this morning, so I'll have this one!"
Su Li couldn't bear to watch. She knew life was tough for people these days, but she had never seen anyone snatch someone else's meat bun in public.
Before she and Chen Shengnan could react, Jiang Meifang, like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, shoveled the whole bun into her mouth in a few bites.
Chen Shengnan was furious; "Jiang Meifang, what are you doing? Haven't eaten in eight hundred years? Are you trying to steal someone else's food?"
"Hey friend, what's wrong with the spores you sang last time?" she said, her mouth full of steamed buns, her words muffled.
"You steal other people's things and you're still so self-righteous, don't you have any shame?"
Su Li had never seen anyone so shameless.
"It's just a steamed bun, why has my sister become so stingy? I remember that my sister has never liked meat or eggs since I was little. Whenever there are eggs and meat dishes at home, my sister always makes me and Xiaomu eat them, and says that you don't like to eat these, you just like to eat pickled vegetables with cornbread."
Su Jiaojiao overheard a bit outside and came in to mock Su Li.
She just wanted to reopen her wounds. From childhood to adulthood, Su Li had been like a dog, following behind her and Su Mu.
She dares not go west even when told to go east; she just can't stand her arrogant attitude.
I want to push her back into the mud.
Upon hearing Su Jiaojiao's words, Jiang Meifang also became more assertive: "That's right, you don't like meat buns, and I'm solving your problem. You're not grateful, and you're ungrateful. I'm magnanimous and won't hold it against you."
Hearing this, Su Li wasn't angry yet, but Chen Shengnan was furious. From just those two sentences from Su Jiaojiao, she could tell what kind of life Su Li had led in that family before! Who naturally enjoys eating pickled vegetables and cornbread?
And then there's Jiang Meifang, who always takes advantage of Su Li and makes sarcastic remarks. This is intolerable!
She stood up abruptly and slapped Su Jiaojiao across the face. Before they could react, she slapped Jiang Meifang across the face as well.
"Are you two even speaking human language? I've seen shameless people before, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you two."
Su Jiaojiao covered her face, a flash of ruthlessness crossing her eyes.
Su Li stood up and walked up to Su Jiaojiao; "Why am I eating pickled vegetables and cornbread? Don't you know, others don't? He's my good father! He's making me, his own child, eat this for the sake of an adopted daughter. Now I suspect you might be the bastard he had with your mother."
Their voices were not quiet; several educated youths had come to listen outside the door at some point.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately perked up.
Ever since Su Jiaojiao went to the countryside, she's acted like a spoiled young lady. She doesn't even give a second glance to anyone whose clothes are a little less decent.
Whenever it was her turn to cook, she would offer a small favor to others to avoid it.
Unexpectedly, she turned out to be Su Li's father, the child born from an affair with her mother.
At this moment, Su Jiaojiao also saw a lot of educated youth gathered outside the door. She quickly explained, "Su Li, don't talk nonsense. My mother and father are innocent. Don't slander people, or I'll tear your mouth apart."
"Innocence? Ha... What a ridiculous joke! If I were innocent, my father would feed you meat while I eat pickled vegetables. He would send you to school while I stay home as a nanny. I work so hard to earn a penny of my salary, but I don't get a single penny. It all goes to buying you clothes and face cream. Ask everyone if they believe that?"
"Yeah! Who would be so stupid as to be so nice to outsiders and so mean to their own child? Maybe Su Jiaojiao really is an illegitimate child."
"Su Li is so pitiful! If my dad gave me a sister like that, I would go crazy."
"I arrived early, and I overheard Su Jiaojiao saying that Su Li likes to eat pickled vegetables. Haha... isn't that funny? Who would choose pickled vegetables over meat? It must be that her father is biased."
Everyone chimed in, and Yanran concluded that Su Jiaojiao was the product of a mistress.
Su Jiaojiao ran out crying in anger, and Jiang Meifang, seeing that things were not going well, also chased after her.
Su Li gave them a cold laugh.
Xie Feng's gaze towards Su Li became even more fervent.
Li Hao, the person in charge of the educated youth settlement, called out that they were going to assemble at the brigade headquarters.
Then everyone dispersed.
After most of the people had left, Su Li said speechlessly, "Sheng Nan, what kind of people live in your dorm? Why are they stealing other people's things?"
Chen Shengnan was also helpless, which was why she didn't want to leave the persimmons and chestnuts with her.
Jiang Meifang and Zhao Meilan both live in her dormitory, and there's nothing that they can't even covet.
There are seven people in their dormitory. The other five, besides Su Jiaojiao, are extremely annoyed by these two.
Whenever there's something good, I have to hide it well and eat it secretly. If they see it, they'll try to take some of it no matter what, which is really disgusting.
"Forget it, don't bring anything next time. She and Zhao Meilan are both like that; they can't stand seeing others eat something good."
"Alright, it's almost time. Let's head to the brigade headquarters first."
"Um"
The two went to the brigade headquarters, where almost all the other members of the commune had arrived.
The captain made arrangements for everyone else first, and after they left, he led the two women to Su Li.
“Su Zhiqing, these two are the most capable workers in our village. You can call them aunties. If they do anything wrong, just tell me.”
Su Li smiled and said, "I trust the captain's judgment; the person you introduced must be excellent."
“Alright, if there are no problems, you guys can go up the mountain! Your aunt has some cabbage and radishes in her basket. We don’t have much to give Battalion Commander Gu in our village, so these vegetables are just a small token of our village’s appreciation.”
"Okay, I will pass it on to Battalion Commander Gu."
Su Li could roughly guess that, given the character of soldiers today, they would never take even a needle or thread from the people.
It's estimated that Battalion Commander Gu will definitely give money then, and the Battalion Commander should also know this. He probably thinks that if Gu Huanian can order vegetables in the village, it will also generate income for the village.
The captain's position was well-deserved; he had to calculate everything.
The four of them went up the mountain together, chatting as they walked.
They walked quite fast, and it was only then that Su Li learned that Aunt Li was the brigade leader's wife, and Aunt Zhang was the brigade leader's sister-in-law.
Just as I thought! We shouldn't let the good stuff go to outsiders.
Upon arriving at the destination, Su Li immediately spotted the man standing there motionless.
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