The person who came was none other than Er Laizi from Jianshan Brigade.
An abusive father, a blind mother, a gambling grandfather, a poor family, and an idle, good-for-nothing son—that's Er Laizi.
The moment Zhao Xiuyun saw this man, she was incredibly excited: This was the perfect in-laws tailor-made for Ruan Miaomiao!
Thinking back to her past life, this man was arrested and sent to a labor camp for stealing the underwear of a new bride in the neighboring production team. Later, he repeatedly failed to reform and was executed for peeping at other women bathing. Zhao Xiuyun felt that this man was simply a perfect husband candidate sent by God to Ruan Miaomiao.
A calculating glint flashed in Zhao Xiuyun's eyes. She deliberately walked towards Er Laizi's direction, pointing at Ruan Miaomiao, who had already walked away, and said:
"Oh, Ruan's family really dotes on her. When she went to the countryside, she brought a huge amount of luggage with her. Now, less than a month later, two more big packages have arrived, and I heard that more are on their way."
On her way here, Li Yuying, who had just been slapped by Ruan Miaomiao, muttered indignantly:
"Hmph, so he's a capitalist's lackey. No wonder he doesn't worry about going hungry even though he only earns two or three work points a day. He must have someone supporting him..."
Zhao Xiuyun felt that Li Yuying was simply her perfect assistant. Seeing that she had already attracted Er Laizi's attention, she continued speaking:
"Her possessions are more than enough to support her family, let alone her."
Seeing that Erlaizi's gaze was fixed on Ruan Miaomiao, Zhao Xiuyun continued:
"Sigh, but Ruan Zhiqing is too flamboyant. She took so many things, isn't she afraid of attracting unwanted attention? After all, she's a young girl living alone in a villager's house. If something happens to her, we're too far away to help!"
Upon hearing Zhao Xiuyun's words, Li Yuying retorted irritably:
"Hmph, Xiuyun, you're just too kind."
Let me tell you, don't worry about her. With her shrewish demeanor, who would dare to bully her?
She hits people at the drop of a hat; where is her womanly nature?
Zhao Xiuyun was worried that these words would scare Er Laizi away, so she quickly replied, "Oh, Yuying, how powerful can Ruan Zhiqing, a woman, be?"
The reason she dared to lay a hand on Shen and Wang, the educated youths, was because she knew that the men in our educated youth settlement were proud and wouldn't hit women.
"If it were any of the men in the village, they would have easily subdued him!"
Upon hearing Zhao Xiuyun's words, Li Yuying grinned mischievously: "It would be best if someone came out and taught her a lesson. It's too much to hoard a bunch of things and eat them all by herself!"
When Zhao Xiuyun saw Feng Yong and the others coming over after buying their things, she worried that saying something might damage her image, so she pulled Li Yuying away.
Behind her, Erlaizi stared intently at Ruan Miaomiao's departing figure, his eyes gleaming with a determined light...
"Ruan Zhiqing, what are you doing?"
When Zhou Weihong helped Ruan Miaomiao carry the package home, she was shocked to see Ruan Miaomiao stuff a large meat bun into her hands and waved her hands repeatedly.
"Sister Wei Hong, you worked so hard under the scorching sun to carry things back for me, there's no reason for you to have done all that for nothing, is there?"
Ruan Miaomiao handed a large meat bun to Zhou Weihong and said softly, "The corn harvest will start in a few days. It's hard work. Shouldn't you take advantage of these two days to rest and recuperate?"
Seeing that Zhou Weihong was still unwilling to accept it, Ruan Miaomiao added, "Sister Weihong, I don't live in the educated youth settlement now, so I'll have to trouble you to let me know if anything happens. Consider this bun a way of thanking you in advance."
Ruan Miaomiao said both good and bad things, so I had no choice but to accept it.
After accepting the steamed buns, Zhou Weihong pondered what she would get to give to Ruan Zhiqing when she got back.
After all, Zhou Weihong couldn't take advantage of others!
After seeing Zhou Weihong off, Ruan Miaomiao began packing up the things she had bought.
Just now, Zhou Weihong and I carried two large packages and a basket that was full of things. I guess by now, almost the whole village knows that we have brought back good things again.
At this point, it wouldn't be too much to make something with a strong, overpowering aroma, right?
Taking this opportunity, Ruan Miaomiao planned to cook more dishes and store them in her space.
I skinned and cleaned the rabbit that Zhou Jingyun sent last night, and stir-fried it into a spicy dish.
She bought lean meat again, so she cooked a plate of boiled pork slices.
Thinking of her parents who had been suffering from hunger for a long time in the cowshed, and whose stomachs couldn't handle the stimulation, she chopped the remaining meat into meatballs and cooked a cabbage meatball soup.
When I first arrived in the countryside, I was given potatoes and made a big bowl of fried potatoes.
She even cooked extra rice and stored it in her space.
After finishing her work, she was covered in sweat. Sitting under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard, Ruan Miaomiao lit mosquito coils and a water lamp to soothe her stomach.
That night was wonderful and blissful for Ruan Miaomiao.
However, for Jianshan Brigade, it was full of torment and pain. The domineering aroma of meat wafted over the village, making not only the children but also the adults drool with envy.
However, no one went to their door to demand it back.
After all, although Ruan Zhiqing seemed gentle and easy to get along with, she was ruthless when it came to beating people. Didn't you see that even Feng Yuhua, who was invincible in the village, was defeated by her?
Next door, Zhou Jingyun, who had just gotten up from her eldest and second eldest sisters' bed, smelled the aroma of stir-fried spicy rabbit wafting from next door. She swallowed hard, feeling smug:
As expected of Ruan, the educated youth, she's really amazing. The rabbit she made tasted just like the ones she used to eat in the county town.
Does the fact that Ruan Zhiqing accepted the rabbit he sent prove that Ruan Zhiqing accepted him?
"Brother, are you crazy? You're eating normally, what are you laughing at?"
Seeing her usually stern-faced older brother smiling while holding up his rice bowl, Zhou Taohua was a little confused.
Seeing her son like this, Zhao Cuihong was secretly pleased: Humph, what are you laughing at? Of course, you're laughing at him for making money!
My youngest son didn't come home last night and only returned at noon today. He's been catching up on sleep ever since.
Zhao Cuihong was well aware of what her son was doing in secret and had been extremely worried about it.
However, when her youngest son earned money, he thought of taking care of his old mother, and Zhao Cuihong was overjoyed all day long.
However, this is a secret between myself and my youngest son, and I can't let my husband and youngest daughter know, otherwise they'll get jealous again.
Secretly pleased, Zhao Cuihong splurged on a cured fish that evening, stir-fried some green peppers and eggs, placed a large piece of fish in her youngest son's bowl, and glared at her youngest daughter:
"Your brother is perfectly fine, you're the one who's crazy!"
Zhou Taohua wasn't annoyed by her mother's rebuke. Instead, she looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table and asked in confusion:
"Mom, it's not a holiday or anyone's birthday today, why are we eating so well?"
Zhao Cuihong glared at Zhou Taohua again and slapped her hand with her chopsticks: "Even eating can't shut you up. If you don't want to eat, get out of here."
"Eat, eat, eat!"
It was a rare treat to eat meat, so Zhou Taohua wasn't about to leave. She picked up her bowl and started munching away...
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