The brigade leader's house.
When Gu Sinian and Su entered the courtyard, the Sun family members who were supposed to go to work had already gone to work, leaving only Sun Xuelin and Chen Cuie in the courtyard.
The two of them were already prepared, having laid out all the ingredients for pickling the dried yellow peaches, waiting for the two of them to arrive so they could begin the pickling process.
The couple were very happy to see each other enter the yard and went up to greet them.
"You've finally arrived! We've been waiting for you for ages."
Chen Cui kept glancing towards the gate, hoping they would appear soon. As soon as the couple appeared at the gate, she ran to greet them.
Su Ying stepped forward to apologize, "I'm sorry I'm late."
As someone with experience, Chen Cuie looked the couple over with an ambiguous expression, as if she knew everything.
"Sister Cui'e, it's not what you think, don't misunderstand."
"What misunderstanding? As someone who's been through it, I understand. It's just that Comrade Gu's physique made Su Zhiqing suffer."
Su Ying wanted to explain something, but Gu Sinian stopped her. "An explanation is just a cover-up, and a cover-up is the truth. Isn't it inappropriate to explain our bedroom affairs to others now?"
Su Ying twisted the man's waist hard, feeling itchy, "You did that on purpose."
"So what if it was intentional? Why are you explaining your relationship to others? It's so pointless."
"Not boring."
"you."
The couple was having a tiff, and Sun Xuelin was watching the drama unfold when Gu Sinian came up and gave them a thorough once-over.
"They seem to enjoy watching other couples make a scene."
"Of course. This is the only fun I have, and you've killed my interest."
Sun Xuelin and the other two women chattered amongst themselves, nudging Gu Sinian's arm as they began to gossip about the new juicy gossip they had just heard that morning.
"I heard your ex-fiancé slept with Chen Mazi, and it was incredibly exciting. Some educated youth went to the outhouse early in the morning and saw the two of them lying naked together, having had sex all night."
Gu Sinian suddenly realized, "Oh, it was him. He's quite a good match for Qiao Xiyan."
"Don't you feel guilty saying that? Chen Mazi is not good-looking, tall, or heavy at all. How can they be a good match?"
"Although Qiao Zhiqing's looks are just average, he certainly can't compare to your wife. At least she has regular features and a tall figure."
"Different strokes for different folks. Maybe Qiao Xiyan just likes Chen Mazi's taste."
"No way. Wasn't Qiao Zhiqing into your type? You were heartbroken after getting married, and then you married someone so ugly?"
"Mind your own business and get back to work."
"Aren't I hitting you? Are you blind?"
Su Ying pulled Chen Cui'e's hand and said, "Actually, there's no need to rush like this. Pickling yellow peaches takes time, and there's also the drying process, which takes even longer."
"Picking too many leaves them more prone to rotting without proper preservation."
Chen Cuie felt guilty, as if she had done something wrong, and asked, "What should I do?"
"It's alright. There are four of us. You two are quick and efficient, so you should be able to finish quickly."
Chen Cuie clutched her chest and let out a deep breath, afraid that she had done something wrong. Hearing Su Ying's explanation, she felt relieved.
"That's good. That's good. As long as nothing bad has happened."
The two stood together, chattering away about the division of labor, while two men next to them were also having a lively conversation.
Sun Xuelin patted Gu Sinian's chest with the back of his hand, his face full of gossip and eagerness.
"I heard there was a quarrel coming from your cowshed last night, and a lot of villagers gathered together discussing it. Tell me what happened?"
Gu Sinian looked helpless. "Brother, why are you more gossipy than a woman?"
He glanced at Sun Xuelin's crotch and said, "Sometimes I really doubt my gender."
Sun Xuelin followed Gu Sinian's gaze downwards, looking as if he had suffered a great humiliation.
"Stop talking nonsense. I have a wife and a son, a proper seven-foot-tall man."
Gu Sinian had no way to refute this statement. The man did indeed have a wife and son; how could he call her a woman?
"Get to work quickly. Today's task is urgent and time is tight. You don't want all the peaches you've worked so hard to pick to rot, do you?"
Of course he didn't want to. His wife went up the mountain to pick peaches before dawn yesterday and didn't come down until dark, all to pick more yellow peaches, make dried yellow peaches as soon as possible, and earn more money to send their son to school to learn.
My wife has worked so hard; we must finish processing all the yellow peaches we picked today, no matter what.
"I'll go help my wife wash and peel the peaches right away."
She took a few steps but then turned back, looking at Gu Sinian with a pleading expression, "Can you satisfy my curiosity for an afternoon? What exactly was the Gu family arguing about last night?"
Gu Sinian, with an air of "I have nothing to say," walked straight past Gu Sunxuelin toward his wife.
But Sun Xuelin blocked his way, saying, "Wait. I haven't finished asking my question yet. Where are you going?"
Gu Sinian gritted her teeth and glared at the gossipy man in front of her. "You're so boring. You must have been a woman in your past life."
Sun Xuelin relentlessly followed behind Gu Sinian, chattering incessantly.
"Is it because your family is not satisfied with your new wife that you made such a big fuss yesterday?"
Gu Sinian was speechless, turned around and looked at him with a lifeless expression, "Get out of the way!"
"Since you have so much free time, you should help your wife with more chores to burn off your energy. Don't waste your energy on things that shouldn't be spent. I'm not in the mood to talk about family matters right now."
Seeing Gu Sinian's expression as if he wanted to punch someone, he scurried away, saying, "My wife asked me for help, I'm off now... haha..."
The fist that was raised to strike someone ended in a dismal failure before it could even be used.
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