Chapter 66: Gossip at night is nothing!
Mrs. Huang clicked her tongue twice and said, "We say that this educated youth Liu really likes educated youth Qi!
In the morning they assigned tasks, and Qi the educated youth was assigned the task of hauling soil with the people in our village. He was unwilling to do it, saying that his shoulders were swollen and he could not do it.
Fang Zhiqing said that this was the job of the male educated youth, and they took turns doing it, and it was useless even if their shoulders were swollen.
Zhiqing Qi wanted to exchange with others, but the male educated youth did not agree.
Liu Zhiqing felt sorry for him and immediately said that she would switch with Qi Zhiqing. Qi Zhiqing would shovel the dirt while she would pull the cart.
At this point, Mrs. Huang smiled.
"Everyone knows her. She can't finish a job that others can finish in half a day. She also cries all the time, as if someone is bullying her.
So Fang Zhiqing, as the team leader, of course disagreed. The work of pulling the cart cannot be sloppy. Liu Zhiqing cried at that time, saying that Fang Zhiqing looked down on him and deliberately discriminated against female educated youth.
Fang Zhiqing laughed in anger, and then he replaced Cai Zhiqing to pull the cart, and asked the two of them to carry the soil. He also specifically said that they should carry the men's share of soil to prevent Liu Zhiqing from thinking that he looked down on her. "
"Hahaha, you don't know how gloomy Qi Zhiqing's face was at that time. If he had gone to pull a cart, he could have switched back and forth between pushing the cart and pulling the cart, and his shoulders could have taken the opportunity to rest. He could have cooperated with the villagers and returned with an empty cart and rested again.
Now I have to carry soil, and my shoulders are swollen because of carrying soil, and now they are probably even more swollen."
"So he wanted to switch back to pulling the cart, but Fang Zhiqing disagreed and asked both of them to carry the soil."
"Qi Zhiqing got angry and said Fang Zhiqing was targeting him. Fang Zhiqing was not used to him and directly said that he had capitalist behavior and was trying to evade the revolutionary mission. Qi Zhiqing was speechless and left angrily without even having breakfast."
"Then Liu Zhiqing followed with his breakfast. It is said that Liu Zhiqing had exchanged a lot of eggs before coming, boiled them all and brought them with him, and fed them to Qi Zhiqing."
Ming Dai suddenly realized: "So they went to the grove to light a stove."
Aunt Huang looked mysterious: "You are still young, you don't understand. Do you need to go to the grove to open a stove? Tsk tsk, it's not a transaction. You see, it's embarrassing for Liu Zhiqing."
Mingdai recalled that Qi Zhijun was indeed angry when she saw him in the morning, but he was the first one to turn into the grove.
I don’t know whether he was embarrassed to be seen eating Liu Zhiqing’s eggs, or whether he was going to do something unspeakable.
If it was the latter, he would be really shameless. After all, he had just pushed Liu Zhiqing away cleanly and as far away as possible.
Huang's wife splashed the water out, rinsed the basin and put it away, then took off her muddy pants and said, "Anyway, these two are not good people. One is treacherous inside and the other is stupid outside. Just ignore them."
Ming Dai smiled and replied, "Yeah, she just came to me and wanted to go catch voles together, but I told her off."
"That's what I should do. You still want to catch voles? Aren't they going to work tomorrow? Oh, what is this? Why is it so hot?"
Ming Dai retracted her gaze and said, "It's a salt water bottle. Sister-in-law, be careful not to kick it. I filled it with hot water. It will keep you warm for half the night."
Huang was so moved that she almost cried: "Sister Xiao Ming, you are such a good person! Even my own sister has never been so considerate to me."
Ming Dai smiled and said, "Haha, sister-in-law, let's go to bed quickly. We have to get up early tomorrow."
Aunt Huang wiped her face and said, "Hey! Go to sleep right away."
Ming Dai turned around and glanced at Zhou Sinian who was on the other side of the firewood pile: "Zhou Sinian, go to sleep, turn off the light, and look at it tomorrow."
Zhou Sinian obediently put away the comic book, crawled into the quilt and twisted around a few times. After finding the most comfortable position, he turned off the flashlight.
Just when Mingdai was about to fall asleep, Zhou Sinian suddenly spoke: "I want to eat eggs."
Mingdai rolled her eyes in the dark. And all you heard for a long time was the word 'egg'?
"There are no eggs, only salted duck eggs. I'll give them to you tomorrow."
Zhou Sinian's aggrieved voice sounded: "Okay."
Mrs. Huang was lying in the quilt, covering her head with her hands, and sighed: "Mad man is so lucky, he even has salted duck eggs to eat."
They had a dreamless night and all three of them slept well that day.
Zhou Sinian was upset because Mingdai had added sleeping-inducing herbs into his medicine, while Mrs. Huang was upset because Zhou Sinian hadn't suddenly appeared again and she was tired after a long day.
After waking up, Mrs. Huang went to boil some water. Mingdai took out five steamed buns and four steamed cakes and put them on the small stove to steam.
Zhou Sinian chose the fried noodles himself, took the rice bowls of three people, poured half a bowl of it, and rinsed it with the boiling water prepared by Mrs. Huang.
Mrs. Huang was flattered to see that the madman had poured her a portion.
You know, he never allows others to take his things, and they will be beaten if they even look at them for a second.
Zhou Sinian didn't even look at her. He took his big teacup and put it next to the stove. He took the steamed cake from the small stove and started eating it, taking a bite of steamed cake and a bite of fried noodles.
Ming Dai wiped her face and came over. She picked up a piece of steamed cake and a red date steamed bun with chopsticks and handed them to her: "Sister-in-law, try it. I made it with red dates."
Mrs. Huang was still staring at the fried noodles on the stove. When she saw the steamed cakes and steamed buns she handed over, she waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, no, I can't have them."
Ming Dai thought for a moment, glanced at Zhou Sinian who was already eating red date steamed bread, and approached Huang Saozi, saying softly, "Sister-in-law, are you about to have your day?"
Mrs. Huang looked at her in shock: "How did you know?"
Ming Dai smiled and said, "Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation, so it can be seen. Were you in pain a lot in the first few days of your period?"
Huang's wife was a little embarrassed. After all, Mingdai was still a little girl. "Yeah, I can't be energetic when I come here. I can't do anything."
Ming Dai nodded. She also saw it, so she filled the bottle of salt water for Mrs. Huang.
"Sister-in-law, I put some brown sugar in here. It's good for you. When we get back, I'll find some medicine for you. Just drink it a few times and it'll be fine. It's just a minor problem, but if you don't take care of it, it will become serious when you get older."
Mrs. Huang was frightened and took the steamed buns and steamed cakes obediently.
"Eat it while it's hot. Don't go to the river to wash vegetables during this time. Zhou Sinian and I will go. Fill the salt water bottle with hot water every morning and evening. Wrap it with a towel and cover your stomach. It will make you feel more comfortable."
Mrs. Huang agreed with a red face. On the one hand, she felt that the educated youth Xiao Ming was really a miracle doctor who knew what was wrong with her without even taking her pulse. On the other hand, she felt that Xiao Ming knew a lot despite her young age and could treat gynecological diseases.
Thinking about how she looked like a little girl, I guess she never had a good life, right?
She actually guessed right. Mingdai had never had her period in this body. After all, she was only 14 years old. In this era, women usually have their period at 15 or 16 years old. Some women with malnutrition may have their period at 17 or 18 years old.
During this time, she should take good care of herself. The 15th of the new year is expected to be coming, so she has to prepare in advance.
After dinner and cleaning up, it was almost dawn.
Liu Guoqiang also came over from the shack where he lived, folding his arms and calling out to Mrs. Huang.
“Coming!”
Mrs. Huang was holding a stack of sacks, Mingdai and Zhou Sinian were carrying backpacks, and the four of them were walking in the morning mist towards the nearby hilltop.