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Anyway, it’s cool at night, so you don’t have to worry about it going bad if you leave it overnight.
Zhuang Xiaolan boiled some water for a bath and noticed that there was not much water left in the tub. She had to go to the village well to fetch some water tomorrow.
There are no water pipes here. If any household wants to drink water, they have to fetch water from the village well.
The village is not far from her home, about fifteen minutes' walk.
If you carry water, you will walk slower.
Zhuang Aiguo has poor legs and feet, but he is unwilling to show weakness.
In his opinion, he was just born with a lame leg and was not much different from a normal person.
This can be seen from his insistence on picking rice.
He even insisted on doing such "small jobs" as fetching water to the water tank at home.
Zhuang Xiaolan often had to compete with her father for fetching water.
The busiest autumn rice harvest is over, and there will be less work to do next.
Captain Wang will redistribute the work so that everyone has work to do and can earn work points.
Having less work means I can rest earlier at night and have more free time.
Zhuang Xiaolan plans to go home and fetch water with a bucket after work tomorrow.
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Educated Youth House---
Chu Qi came back in a good mood. Her two roommates had just finished dinner and were hanging out clothes when they saw Chu Qi.
Nan Zhiqing took the initiative to greet him: "Where have you been?"
Zhao Zhiqing felt embarrassed to go back until all the clothes were dried, so he kept a stern face and said nothing.
This scene seems familiar.
Chu Qi still smiled and said, "I'm going to find a partner."
"Aren't you going to make dinner so late?" Nan Zhiqing asked again.
"I have eaten."
Nan Zhiqing hummed, guessing that Chu Qi was probably eating at her future father-in-law's house, and didn't ask any more questions.
After drying the clothes, Zhao Zhiqing hesitated for a moment and looked at Chu Qi, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
Chu Qi pretended not to see it. In Chu Qi's opinion, the reason for the failure of the confession had little to do with her good looks. Maybe it was just an excuse made up by the other party.
Because of this, Zhao Zhiqing got rude to her, but Chu Qi would not tolerate him.
He ignored her, and Chu Qi was happy to be alone. Why would she take the initiative to talk to him for no reason?
"Student Chu." Zhao Zhiqing hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and took the initiative to speak: "Well, Chun Xing said she wanted to meet you, I wonder if you are free?"
"What's the matter?" Chu Qi scooped water into the bamboo bucket, lifted it up effortlessly, and poured it into the pot.
Then I lit a fire to boil hot water for a bath.
In autumn, the temperature starts to get cold at night, and Chu Qi is not used to taking cold showers.
"She refused to tell me and only asked me to help pass on the message. Just give me a definite answer and I'll go talk to her."
Zhao Zhiqing was not very happy, but he did not show it.
"I'm busy, forget it." Chu Qi refused.
Zhao Zhiqing: "Okay, I understand."
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The next day, the village woke up with the crowing of cocks.
The work that Captain Wang assigned to Chu Qi today was to open up wasteland, cut down trees, and cultivate fertile fields.
The chosen location was naturally far away from the village, and the villagers had to walk half a mile to get there.
Chu Qi took the hoe assigned to her by the brigade and set off.
On the way, a girl squeezed through the crowd. Zhao Zhiqing took the initiative to move over and said, "Chun Xing."
Zhuang Chunxing glanced at Chu Zhiqing who was looking straight ahead and whispered:
"What did Chu Zhiqing say?"
"He said he was busy."
Zhuang Chunxing curled her lips and said dissatisfiedly: "Didn't you say my name? Even so, he still refused to see me?"
She is the daughter of the village chief.
Not bad looking either.
All the young people in the village would come up to her when they saw her.
Just because Chu Qi is an educated youth, he gets special treatment?
Zhao Zhiqing said: "Of course I said your name."
Zhuang Chunxing became more and more dissatisfied: "I will go find him myself."
As he spoke, he was about to go over.
Zhao Zhiqing said quickly, "Hey, don't! A lot of people know that Chu Zhiqing and Zhuang Xiaolan are dating. If you get close to them like this, people will gossip about you."
Zhuang Chunxing calmed down after hearing this, "What should we do then?"
"Well, pick a time at night and come secretly to look for it."
Zhao Zhiqing gave her some advice.
Zhuang Chunxing thought it made sense: "Okay, let's do as you say."
After a busy day, we finish work around three o'clock in the afternoon.
The logistics team went to the city early to buy ingredients and prepared to cook in the kitchen.
At around 4:30, the weekly big pot meal is ready on time.
Bowls and chopsticks are provided specially, and everyone is only allowed to eat in the team and are not allowed to take them home.
After dinner, Chu Qi went to the post office to see if there was any package for her parents.
When the postman Xiao Zhang saw Chu Qi, he stood up and greeted her:
"Chu Zhiqing, there's your package!"
Xiao Zhang handed a large bulging package to Chu Qi and said with a smile:
"Come and sign it."
Following the procedure, Chu Qi signed her name, mailed the letter to her parents, and then took the package home.
Exciting unpacking moment---
After closing the door and opening the window slightly to let in some light, Chu Qi unpacked the package.
On the top layer, there was a letter.
Chu Qi opened the letter and found it was a letter from home.
Chu's father asked Chu Qi how she was doing, whether she was tired, etc. He also said that everything was fine at home and there was no need to worry.
It was a simple greeting, but it made Chu Qi, who had never experienced parental love, feel a little jealous.
Wiped away the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes.
Chu Qi put the letter aside and continued to look at what was in the package.
The top layer is a quilt.
Autumn is here, can winter be far behind?
This is the quilt that Chu's mother sewed for her son.
There are also some winter clothes and a set of short-sleeved shirts and pants.
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