Chapter 59
Sun Yuqin was so angry that she wanted to hit someone, but at this moment, Chu Jiujiu suddenly turned around and took the snack from Wen Xiuwei. She ran past Sun Yuqin and ran to Luo Shuyang, "Hello, are you Luo Zhiqing?"
Luo Shuyang didn't expect that she would be noticed even though she was standing there quietly. She was stunned for a moment, and when she found that Chu Jiujiu didn't address her as "Auntie" or show any hostility towards her, she nodded and said, "I haven't seen you in the village. Are you from another village?"
Chu Jiujiu smiled. When she wasn't irritating, she was still very likable. "Yeah, Luo Zhiqing, you're amazing! I haven't even mentioned it yet. I'm from Qingzhu Village. Luo Zhiqing, you're very famous in our village. Everyone knows that there's a beautiful and kind Luo Zhiqing in Xujiawan, so I recognized you right away!"
Luo Zhiqing smiled faintly at her compliment, but Sun Yuqin's anger grew as she listened. She hated it most when people talked about her appearance. Her family was wealthy and had some connections in the local area, but the only problem was that she wasn't pretty. Of her parents, she inherited her father's honest face. Whenever her relatives and friends mentioned her, they always described her with the same words: "This child looks so honest."
She also wanted to be pretty, but God wouldn't let her!
Sun Yuqin hates beautiful women everywhere. If it weren't for Wen Xiuwei, Luo Shuyang would have been her main target of hatred. But because Wen Xiuwei was so powerful, she took away all her hatred by herself, so she could smile at Luo Shuyang. However, after hearing what Chu Jiujiu said, Sun Yuqin's eyes started to look strange when she looked at Luo Shuyang.
Chu Jiujiu handed the snacks to Luo Shuyang and said sweetly, "Luo Zhiqing, this snack is for you. Wen Zhiqing just arrived in Xujiawan and is unfamiliar with the place. We are in Qingzhu Village, too far away from her. We can't help her with small matters, and we often have to trouble Luo Zhiqing. So, consider this small gift as a token of our appreciation. The snacks don't cost much, and this isn't a gift to you, Luo Zhiqing. We sincerely want to thank you."
She spoke sincerely and beautifully. Luo Shuyang had never wanted to form a small group among the educated youth. Upon hearing this, she looked at the snack in Chu Jiujiu's hand. As a connoisseur of goods, she immediately found that this was the most expensive puff pastry sold in the supply and marketing cooperative. Because a large amount of lard was used, this snack was twice as expensive as the average bulk egg cake. Luo Shuyang had eaten it once, but later thought it was too expensive and never bought it again.
She was happy in her heart, but she would not show it on her face. She also put on a very sincere look and took the snack. "We are all educated youth. Helping each other is the most basic thing. I am the monitor of the educated youth class. I lead everyone to study and work. This has always been my job. Okay, Sun Yuqin, you wash your own clothes. Wen Xiuwei came to the village to work and train herself, not to work for you. If your clothes are dirty, just rinse them with water. Don't shout. It will have a bad impact if others hear you."
Sun Yuqin widened her eyes and spoke as if her clothes were the only ones in the basin. Didn’t you throw one in after you saw it?
Before she could argue with Luo Shuyang, Chu Jiujiu ran back and took out her small purse from her pocket. She opened the purse and poured it into her hands. A pile of coins fell out first, and then a twenty-five yuan bill. Under the watchful eyes of Luo Shuyang and Sun Yuqin, Chu Jiujiu stuffed the money into Wen Xiuwei's hand.
"Take these for now. You're new here, so I'm sure you haven't bought a lot of things yet, right? Don't worry, there's a small supply and marketing cooperative at the entrance of the commune, and there's a big one in town. They sell everything. I only brought money today, not tickets. I'll come find you tomorrow. Don't worry, I have more tickets than I can use up. Then we can go to town together and buy everything at once."
When Wen Xiuwei saw her take out so much money at once, her first reaction was to refuse. However, Chu Jiujiu held her hand, squeezed it hard, and winked at her, motioning her to look at Sun Yuqin behind her.
Wen Xiuwei looked over and found that Sun Yuqin's expression had changed. Even if her father could earn more than 50 yuan a month, it was impossible for her to take out 25 yuan at once, not to mention giving this 25 yuan to someone else.
Now that Chu Jiujiu said that she was very rich, Sun Yuqin believed it.
Chu Jiujiu is rich, so she probably has connections. She said she has no connection with Wen Xiuwei, but who would give so much money to someone without connections? Looking at the appearance of Chu Jiujiu and Wen Xiuwei, they are definitely not strangers. Maybe they are sisters!
Chu Jiujiu has a background, which means Wen Xiuwei has a background. Sun Yuqin was shocked and confused. She suddenly felt that Wen Xiuwei was so mysterious. Others went to the countryside randomly, but she could meet Chu Jiujiu when she went to the countryside. Could it be that she had already arranged the relationship before going to the countryside and deliberately sent herself here?
Wow, they can even run things in the countryside, how powerful must her family be!
The more Sun Yuqin thought about it, the more she felt that Wen Xiuwei was truly unfathomable. She was so scheming. She had lived and eaten with everyone for two days, but she hadn't revealed a single thing!
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So, people who think too much always like to have wild thoughts. Chu Jiujiu just wanted to let them know that Wen Xiuwei was not alone here. However, she didn't know that in Sun Yuqin's mind, Wen Xiuwei was already a person of the same level as Kawashima Yoshiko.
After handing the money to Wen Xiuwei and making sure she would not return it, Chu Jiujiu quickly ran away, waved to Luo Shuyang and Wen Xiuwei, and then Chu Jiujiu took Han Shengyi and left quickly.
The three educated youths of different ages were left behind, all confused.
Chu Jiujiu is too familiar and she gave money to people on the first day they met. In the eyes of people who don't know the truth, this behavior is indeed abnormal. If others are too mean to Wen Xiuwei, she will be very vigilant. If others are too nice to Wen Xiuwei, she will also be very vigilant.
She has had a sense of self-protection since she was very young. After all, she is so beautiful. Some people like her because of her appearance, while others hate her because of her appearance. Wen Xiuwei has been used to it since she was a child.
But today, Wen Xiuwei felt more confused than wary.
Luo Shuyang's attitude towards Wen Xiuwei suddenly changed. Seeing that the wind had changed, the remaining Lu Zhiqing naturally started to treat Wen Xiuwei better. At night, the four of them slept in their own beds. Wen Xiuwei and Sun Yuqin were both on the upper bunk. Neither of them could fall asleep, and the person below was affected, so none of the four of them slept well that night.
Sun Yuqin was angry, but Wen Xiuwei didn't understand.
Why is Chu Jiujiu so nice to her?
Why did she say to herself, You are exactly as I imagined you to be?
Why is it that even though she is so weird, I still can't guard against her?
It was as if a voice from somewhere was telling her that Chu Jiujiu could be trusted. The voice kept repeating itself. Wen Xiuwei didn't know where it came from, nor did she know whether it was harmful or not. After tossing and turning in bed for a long time, she finally fell asleep due to sleepiness. However, she didn't notice that the corners of her mouth were slightly raised while she fell asleep.
In her dream, she saw the little girl who looked very similar to herself again. This time, she kept circling around her, calling out a very vague name that she could not hear at all. Wen Xiuwei tried very hard to hear what she was saying, but after a long time, she could only make out that she was saying a reduplication of words, but she could not make out what the specific word was.
The next day, when she woke up, Wen Xiuwei completely forgot the content of the dream. She only felt her body was comfortable and her mood was unprecedentedly good. She stretched herself, climbed down the ladder next to her, and started a new day.
She was in a good mood, but Chu Jiujiu was not, because she had a fight with Chu Shao yesterday.
Chu Shao was very angry about the fact that she went to see Wen Xiuwei without notifying him.
As for her stealing money and things, Chu Shao didn't think it was a big deal, but she stole them and actually gave them to Wen Xiuwei, so Chu Shao was also very angry.
Chu Shao's original words were: "You're staying at home peacefully, and suddenly someone you don't know comes over, hugs you, shows concern for you, and even gives you money. What would you think? Okay, don't answer me, I'll tell you what I think. I think you must be a pervert, wanting to get something from me, or wanting to sell me out. Chu Jiujiu, I beg you, before you do anything, can you please think carefully about whether it's appropriate after you do it? You can act according to your own will, but not everyone can understand you!"
Chu Jiujiu retorted unconvincedly: "I thought about it, and I think it's very suitable! I didn't intend to give money when I went there, and I didn't intend to say so much to grandma, but grandma is very good to me. She is gentle, kind, and patient. She likes me very much at first sight. Later, it was because others bullied her that I said a few more words. My attitude was a bit too close, but it's not to the point of being perverted! Besides, you haven't seen the life grandma leads. If I don't give her money, she will have a hard life. Are you willing to do it?"
Chu Shao: "...then you can buy some things and give them to her slowly, even if you only give her one a day, it's better than giving her money right away!"
Chu Jiujiu didn't understand: "What's the difference between giving money and giving things? No matter how much I buy, I don't know what grandma needs. She can use the money to buy what she needs most. Isn't that the same as giving things? If it's the same, why can't giving money be used?"
Chu Shao: “…”
He couldn't explain it.
Chu Shao was not an adult, so he vaguely realized some truths but could not express them in words. He only knew that in people's lives, giving money was much more private than giving things. Those who gave money were all immediate family members, such as husbands to wives, mothers to sons, and children to elderly parents.
Seeing Chu Shao frantic and at a loss for words, Chu Jiujiu also lost her temper. "I think Brother Shengyi is right. You are too cautious. If I were like you, hesitating and not daring to go see grandma, then I wouldn't know that grandma has been bullied! I went to see her today, and I will go again tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. I will go to see her every day in the future. You just stay at home and guard the empty room alone, hum!"
Chu Shao: “…”
Before he had the chance to tell Chu Jiujiu that this was not the way to use the word, Chu Jiujiu had already run away. She was angry and didn't want to bother with Chu Shao anymore. Chu Shao was silent for a while and had to go back to the room by himself.
Chu Jiujiu did what she said. Every morning, after having breakfast and feeding the dogs Dahuang and Erhuang at home, Chu Jiujiu would run to Xujiawan when Chu Shao went out to work. At first, she would need Han Shengyi to accompany her before going. Later, after going there more often, Chu Jiujiu became familiar with the road and could go there alone.
Every time, she didn't stay in Xujiawan for long. After an hour or two, Wen Xiuwei would ask her to go home quickly because she had to do farm work. Every time Chu Jiujiu saw her, she wanted to help, but she had thin arms and legs and had never done hard work in her life. Wen Xiuwei saw that she was so tired, and was embarrassed to refuse her, so she could only send her home before each work.
Chu Jiujiu is cute and sweet-talking. Except for Luo Shuyang, everyone else is also fooled by her. When she is in full swing, her charm value soars. She is also generous. She always has a handful of candy in her pocket and gives two pieces to anyone she sees.
Before long, everyone in Xujiawan knew about her existence. When people asked her about it, she always said that she had nothing to do with Wen Zhiqing. But her looks were there, and that couldn't be deceived, so many people began to suspect whether the two were real sisters.
Congratulations, Comrade Zhang Fengjuan has become a mother again.
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Chu Shao and Chu Jiujiu had only argued that once. Afterwards, whenever Chu Jiujiu went to Xujiawan again, Chu Shao didn't say anything, neither following nor objecting. Chu Jiujiu never mentioned asking him to go with her again, so Chu Shao naturally wouldn't bring it up. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Grandma Han asked Chu Jiujiu and Han Shengyi to go to town to buy Yuanxiao (Chinese glutinous rice dumplings). Most people couldn't make these, so if they wanted to eat them, they had to go to town to buy them.
Chu Jiujiu greeted Wen Xiuwei in advance, so she did not stay in the dormitory waiting that day. After she woke up, she made her bed and went to the fields.
The labor force in Xujiawan all works on the dam. Now the fields are deserted and only women are still doing farm work here. The team leader is busy with the project and has no time to take care of these educated youth from outside. Therefore, the educated youth in Xujiawan are the most idle among the nearby villages.
Luo Zhiqing was the class monitor and she should have taken the lead, but she was now a primary school teacher and no longer went to the fields. The educated youth were completely unattended. Sun Yuqin saw others being lazy, so she started to be lazy too. She would disappear while working. Wen Xiuwei frowned and had to take charge of this large piece of land herself.
Wen Xiuwei was not familiar with farm work, and her efficiency in turning the soil was very low, but even so, she was still very tired. Halfway through, she wanted to go back and drink some water, so she walked out of the field.
It was early spring and the temperature was not high, but Wen Xiuwei sweated a lot due to long hours of labor. After taking off her cotton coat, the clothes underneath stuck to her body. She did not notice it, but just rubbed her waist and wiped the sweat off her face. As she walked, she suddenly felt as if there was someone behind her. She immediately turned around and found that there was a person behind her who she did not know when, and she did not know how long he had been following her.
The man was only half a meter away from her. He didn't think there was anything wrong with walking so close to Wen Xiuwei. When he saw Wen Xiuwei looking at him, he chewed the grass roots in his mouth and showed a somewhat disgusting smile.
"Wen Zhiqing, you are so beautiful."
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