Ruan Miaomiao wasn't shy at all. She picked up on the villagers' words and started chatting: "Who in our Jianshan Brigade isn't very enthusiastic about work?"
If you ask me, anyone from our Jianshan Brigade could be nominated for a model worker award!
"Hehe, that makes sense!"
The villagers, busy in the fields, felt a warmth in their hearts upon hearing Ruan Miaomiao's words. Seeing Zhao Yajing and Ruan Wenbin following behind her, they asked again:
"Ruan, are these two new educated youths who came down this year?"
"no!"
Ruan Miaomiao stepped aside a little and introduced, "This is my third brother, Ruan Wenbin."
This is Zhao Yajing, she grew up in our compound.
"Oh, so you're Ruan Zhiqing's brother and childhood friend. No wonder you look just as good-looking as Ruan Zhiqing."
"No wonder he grew up in the military region. Look at him, even when he's carrying something, he stands up straighter than us. His imposing presence would scare the Japanese to death on the battlefield!"
...
As Ruan Miaomiao walked, she chatted with people, and Ruan Wenbin and Zhao Yajing were constantly bombarded with compliments.
To maintain their image, they had to keep their backs straight at all times, and even when carrying things, they didn't forget to march in step, for fear of accidentally embarrassing Ruan Miaomiao and the Ruan family.
Just as they finally saw the courtyard Ruan Miaomiao had mentioned, another group of children ran over and shouted from afar:
"Ruan Zhiqing, Ruan Zhiqing, you're back!"
"Sister Miaomiao, Sister Miaomiao!"
"Sister Miaomiao!"
...
The children's noise made Zhao Yajing frown involuntarily, but Ruan Miaomiao, like a phoenix surrounded by cheerful larks, proudly nodded to the group of children.
The children cried out in surprise:
"Wow, Ruan Zhiqing is even more beautiful than when she went back in winter!"
"Bullshit! When has Ruan Zhiqing ever not been pretty?"
"Exactly! You haven't seen anything good in the village, all you've seen is dusty and drab. But when Ruan Zhiqing finally comes back, you'll see a refreshing change in your eyes, won't you?"
"Yes, I can vouch for it. Ruan Zhiqing was just as beautiful when she went back home for the New Year!"
...
Seeing that another lawsuit was about her beauty, Ruan Miaomiao grabbed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from her package and handed them to the older children, asking them to lead the children to another place to distribute the candies.
I'm happy to be praised today, so I'll be generous with it!
If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Yajing was almost covering her ears from the noise, she would have called the children into the yard and made them take turns praising her.
"Miaomiao, do people praise you for pooping well here?"
Once the courtyard finally quieted down, Zhao Yajing couldn't help but ask Ruan Miaomiao.
Ruan Miaomiao thought about it seriously for a moment and replied solemnly, "No, after all, I don't have the habit of defecating in front of outsiders."
"puff……"
Ruan Wenbin was amused by his sister's words. Before coming, he was worried that the poor and remote area would produce unruly people and that the villagers of Jianshan Brigade would be difficult to get along with.
However, after walking for a while, he found that the people here seemed quite easy to get along with!
It's quite harmonious, and not xenophobic at all!
"Sister Miaomiao, Sister Miaomiao..."
The silence lasted less than half a minute before a shout came from outside. The sound grew louder as it approached, and it was clear that the person was running and shouting.
The courtyard gate reopened, and outside, Zhou Taohua, whose hair was tied in two braids with a red cloth, saw Ruan Miaomiao. Her eyes seemed to hold the light of shattered stars falling, sparkling as she stared at Ruan Miaomiao. A sweet smile graced her rosy cheeks, and she suddenly threw herself into Ruan Miaomiao's arms.
"Sister Miaomiao, I miss you so much!"
Ruan Miaomiao felt warm inside when she was so sincerely and warmly remembered.
She gently patted Zhou Taohua's back and said, "I miss Taohua too!"
"Really?"
Upon hearing that Ruan Miaomiao missed her, Zhou Taohua's tears instantly welled up and she stood up, staring blankly at Ruan Miaomiao.
Helpless, Ruan Miaomiao could only nod and say, "I want to!"
"Ahhhh!! That's great, Sister Miaomiao will miss me!"
Zhou Taohua jumped around happily a few times, then cheerfully said to Ruan Miaomiao, "Sister Miaomiao, sit down quickly. You must be exhausted after traveling all this way. I'll go boil some water for you to wash up, and I'll have my mom cook some good dishes for you tonight to help you recover!"
As she spoke, Zhou Taohua busied herself in the yard, her practiced manner suggesting she had done a lot of work.
Only after Zhou Taohua left did Ruan Miaomiao notice that Zhou Dujuan was also behind her, staring at her expectantly, her mouth opening and closing as if she wanted to ask something.
Ruan Miaomiao could only add, "I miss Dujuan too!"
In an instant, the girl's nervousness and apprehension were replaced by joy. She went into the yard and started locking up all the chickens, as if she was afraid that their droppings would smell bad to her sister Miaomiao...
Watching two girls, one around thirteen or fourteen and the other fifteen or sixteen, busy in the yard, Ruan Miaomiao seemed to have gotten used to it and sat down under the magnolia tree in the yard.
As soon as she sat down, a slightly younger girl brought over a basin of warm water and even wrung out a towel, handing it to Ruan Miaomiao.
Seeing Ruan Miaomiao take the towel, her bright eyes crinkled into crescent moons with a smile, as if she had received affirmation.
"Miaomiao, did you come here to go to the countryside, or to be a capitalist's daughter? How can you order them around like this?"
Zhao Yajing, who always did everything herself, was extremely puzzled to see Ruan Miaomiao enjoying herself.
However, before Ruan Miaomiao could speak, Zhou Taohua, who had just been smiling at Ruan Miaomiao, stood up angrily and said to Zhao Yajing, "We are happy to serve Sister Miaomiao!"
Hearing her sister's words, Zhou Dujuan, who was feeding the chickens nearby, worried that they might spread and affect Ruan Miaomiao, so she quickly came over and added:
"It's not about serving her; it's about progressing and learning together with Sister Miaomiao."
We're helping Sister Miaomiao with production!
"..."
"..."
Seeing the two protecting their master, not only Zhao Yajing was shocked, but Ruan Wenbin was also taken aback.
Finally, when the two maids finished their chores in the yard and said they were going home to prepare dinner for Ruan Miaomiao, Ruan Wenbin secretly asked Ruan Miaomiao:
"You saw them kill someone?"
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