Chapter 23: The Deceived Innocent Educated Youth 5 "......
"Do you think your house is a good place? It's so shabby and small, I don't even want to live here."
Jiang Yan rolled her eyes. How dare these country bumpkins look down on her?
Zhou Wenquan pulled her and signaled her to stop talking.
She was already unpopular, and if she continued to speak like this, she would bring trouble to the entire youth cadre site.
Jiang Yan shook off his hand and glared at him.
A lot of things have happened during this period of time, and now Nie Hongxia and Zhou Wenquan have become the two people Jiang Yan hates the most.
She looked down on Nie Hongxia for getting involved with the peasant, but she looked down even more on Nie Hongxia for taking advantage of the peasant and telling her that it was just a temporary solution and she still wanted to go back to the city.
Jiang Yan scoffed at this. She knew she had a lot of flaws, but at least she was upright, right? On the contrary, she despised Nie Hongxia's mean behavior the most.
There is also Zhou Wenquan, who is gentle and handsome when he is not working in the fields, but is weak and useless when doing things, even worse than a woman, which completely shattered her filter.
Moreover, when she was pursuing him, she gave him so many delicious foods, but when she was troubled by the villagers, he didn't come out to say a word for her. Instead, he avoided her, fearing that he would be implicated.
When had Jiang Yan, who had always been spoiled, ever suffered such an injustice? She had completely given up on Zhou Wenquan and would mock and ridicule both Zhou Wenquan and Nie Hongxia whenever she saw them.
"Alright, alright! Stop arguing!"
The captain looked at the two groups that were about to quarrel, knew that a misunderstanding had arisen, and quickly interrupted their discussion.
He raised his voice and said with a stern face:
"Who said it was free food and drinks? They started yelling before I even finished speaking. Is there any discipline at all?"
The captain had considerable power these days, controlling the lives of everyone on the team. Seeing the captain getting angry, everyone fell silent, looking at each other, waiting for the captain to continue:
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the captain cleared his throat and continued:
"For every family that took in an educated youth, the team would give them an extra person's ration as resettlement fees. The work points earned by the educated youth would also belong to the family. We would eat together, and we would just arrange a place for the educated youth to stay."
The captain was well aware of the principle of giving a slap and then giving a sweet reward, so he softened his tone and continued:
"The educated youth came to our village, so they are our own people. The villagers of Lushuiwan are very hospitable. We will help them when they are in trouble. Only when we help each other can we live better and better."
"And the educated youth, don't complain about being tired while working. We've been doing this for so many years, haven't we? When you stay at a villager's house, you must abide by their rules. If you don't behave, go sleep in the cowshed."
These words had some implicit meaning. The captain glanced at Jiang Yan, who was holding his head high and looking sullen, and spoke in a more stern tone.
The villagers looked at each other. This was equivalent to the educated youth bringing their own food to live here, and they could also earn enough food for one extra person. This was a good deal!
As a result, the villagers who had originally resisted changed their attitudes one by one.
The team leader looked around and said, "Those who are willing to accept educated youth should stand on this side."
One after another, more than half of the villagers came over to stand.
The team leader said to the educated youth, "Go and discuss among yourselves whose home you would like to live in, and just tell me the result in the end."
Here and there, the villagers began to move.
"I happen to have an empty room at home. Sun Zhiqing, why don't you come stay with me? I'll provide you with enough food."
The person who spoke was Old Lady Liu, the most stingy and difficult person in the village. When she saw that Sun Zhiqing was young and strong and looked like he could earn work points, she came up with an idea and even wanted to pull him away.
"Xu Zhiqing, come to my house. Our main room is big and comfortable!"
Male educated youth were obviously more popular because they were strong and could earn work points.
Of course, there were also girls in the village who had a longing and fantasy for the gentle and fair-skinned male educated youth. Some of them were bold enough to go up to him and invite him to live in their homes.
As for the female educated youth, those whose families were better off were more popular. The villagers thought that if the educated youth with better off families lived in their homes, they would have to give them some of the good things, right?
"Qiao Zhiqing, come live at my house. You can squeeze in with my little sister."
A young man of eighteen or nineteen said hesitantly, with a hint of shyness on his dark red face.
"There are so many people in your family, and Qiao Zhiqing has to sleep in a crowded room with your sister. Why don't you come to my house? I have a lot of empty rooms, and I have eggs to eat every day."
The speaker was the eldest son of the Zhang family, the richest family in the village. Zhang Da was thirty years old and had two sons. His wife died of complications during childbirth when she gave birth to their third son last year. His mother wanted to find another son for him recently, but ever since Zhang Da met Qiao Yin, he no longer looked down on the women in the village.
Zhang's family is well-off, and he is the only son of his parents, who have spoiled him until he was a child. Now, as he looks at Qiao Yin's delicate face and graceful figure, his eyes reveal excitement and yearning.
Of course, he was not the only one who liked Qiao Yin. Many people invited Qiao Yin to live with them. Qiao Yin hesitated and did not agree to any of them.
"Qiao Zhiqing, please stay at my house."
"You should choose me. My family has good food and my mom cooks delicious food too."
“…”
"She lives in my house."
A low sound came, like gravel falling on a bluestone slab, making a dull thud. Qiao Yin was stunned for a moment and looked up.
Shen Xiannian squeezed out from the crowd and stood in front of her, pursing his lips. He seemed a little nervous. His thick eyelashes trembled as he blinked his eyes. He looked at her with his black eyes and whispered:
"Why don't you just stay at my house?"
Qiao Yin was stunned.
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In the end, all the educated youth had their own places to go. Nie Hongxia went to Ge Erqiang's house. Jiang Yan had no one to choose from. After all, everyone in the village knew about her bad temper and her reputation was not very good. They didn't want to cause trouble. In the end, she gritted her teeth, took out all the good things her family sent her, and asked to live in the village chief's house with the best conditions. Only then did she finally have a place to stay.
After arranging the destination for the educated youth, the team leader announced the disbandment, and Qiao Yin followed Shen Xiannian towards his home.
Compared to others, only Shen Xiannian was more familiar to her, and Shen Xiannian had helped her many times, so she knew he was a good person.
Chen Xiannian had no idea that he was a "good guy" in Qiao Yin's heart. At this moment, he took Qiao Yin home in silence.
He didn't know why he blurted out those words at that time. He just instinctively didn't like the way Zhang Da looked at her. Seeing so many people inviting her, he felt inexplicably anxious in his heart.
Fortunately, she chose him. Shen Xiannian breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously, and a relaxed smile appeared on his lips.
Qiao Yin followed Shen Xiannian to the Shen family's house. From the outside, the Shen family's house looked like most houses in the village. It was an earthen house built with mud and covered with thatch, which looked very old.
But when I entered the inner room, I found that it was different from the messy and crowded educated youth camp. Instead, it was very clean and tidy. There was a small open space between the gate and the main room, with a few stools and buckets placed on it. There was a well next to it, and even a swing.
That was made by Shen Xiannian for Shen Anan. He used a small piece of wood and strung it with a rope and hung it on the tree trunk. Some vines were carefully wrapped around it. It had a simple and pastoral elegance.
At this time, Shen Anan was sitting on the swing, swaying back and forth. After seeing Shen Xiannian and Qiao Yin, she jumped off the swing and ran into the inner room:
"Mom! Mom! My brother is back with his wife!"
Shen Xiannian: “….”
In the past two years, Shen's mother had been nagging Shen Xiannian every day to bring his wife back home. Shen Anan had heard it so many times that when she saw Qiao Yin, her not-so-bright little head thought that Qiao Yin was the wife brought back by her brother.
Mother Shen heard the sound and came out. Seeing Qiao Yin following behind her son, her eyes lit up.
As long as Shen's mother lived in Green Water Bay, it was impossible for her not to have heard of Qiao Yin, and she had seen her from a distance several times.
Her appearance and figure were really amazing. She had never seen such a beautiful girl in her life and she was deeply impressed.
Moreover, Qiao Zhiqing has a good personality, is gentle and loves to laugh, and has a good reputation in the village.
Seeing his son coming back with someone, he didn't know what happened, so he asked, "Now, what are you doing..."
Shen Xiannian told her mother what had just happened in the meeting, and she understood that this young educated youth with a flower bud would live in their home from now on.
But... doesn't my son really dislike the educated youth from the city? Let alone letting them live in his house? He usually avoids them when he sees them.
Could it be that the captain forced him to do so? But looking at Shen Xiannian's expression, he didn't seem reluctant.
Mother Shen was full of doubts, but she didn't show it. She smiled and greeted Qiao Yin:
"Qiao Zhiqing, come in quickly. When you come, treat us like your own family. Our family is poor, so please bear with us."
"Hello, Auntie. I will trouble you from now on."
Qiao Yin held Mother Shen's hand, and seeing Mother Shen's friendly attitude, the uneasiness and tension in her heart eased a lot.
Mother Shen’s hands were not soft, but they were warm and dry, which made her heart calm down.
As they got closer, Shen's mother realized more clearly how delicate the skin of this educated young man Qiao was, her lips were rosy, her eyes were seductive, and her hands were as soft as a feather. It was probably difficult to find such a beautiful girl in the city. Such a girl must have suffered a lot to come to their poor countryside in Lushui Bay.
Thinking of this, she looked at Qiao Yin with even more pity.
Shen Anan hid behind Shen's mother and timidly looked at her. She had never seen this sister before and was a little shy.
Shen's mother said: "This is my daughter, she has a stupid disease, don't pay attention to what she says."
Qiao Yin said it was okay and smiled gently at Shen Anan, who shrank back again.
Qiao Yin thought she was like a little animal, very well-behaved and cute. She smiled and took out a handful of candy and handed it to her:
"Your name is An An, right? You're so cute. Please have some candy."
Shen Anan glanced at her brother, and when he nodded, she said happily, "Thank you, sister."
After carefully taking the candies, Shen Anan realized that these candies were the same as the ones her brother brought back that day.
She had never seen such candy before. That day was the first time she ate it. She still remembered that it was delicious.
It turns out that it was given by this sister!
She couldn't bear to eat those candies, and only ate one every day. She hasn't finished them yet. Even the cellophane wrapping was very exquisite, and she couldn't bear to throw it away. She stacked them up one by one and put them under her small box.
Shen Anan is mentally retarded, but she is very sensitive to people's kindness, and she fell in love with this sister at once.
Sister Qiao Yin is so nice. She is as beautiful as a fairy and she also gives her delicious candies.
Qiao Yin was also easy to get along with. She didn't dislike Shen Anan, who had a mind like a child, at all. She was very patient with her. After a while, Shen Anan started to cling to Qiao Yin, calling her sister "sister". She didn't even want to respond when her most admired brother called her. She only wanted to play with her sister. Shen Xiannian was so angry that he laughed.
Mother Shen asked Qiao Yin to sit and play with Shen Anan while she went to clean the house for her.
Shen Xiannian was cooking, and from time to time he looked up at Qiao Yin who was sitting in the yard braiding An An's hair, with the corners of his mouth raised, and a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his black eyes.
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