Liu Mancang and Zhao Jisheng were exchanging glances behind Xie Zhuo.
That expression seemed to say, "See, Third Brother, not only did the two of us see through your intentions, but now even the brigade leader knows it."
Xie Zhuo: "..."
"No, Uncle, what are you saying? You can't just frame people like that," Xie Zhuo was so angry he laughed. "When have I ever done anything like this in my life? You can't ruin my reputation like this."
“So your behavior today is even more unusual,” Song Guangming looked at him. “Tell me, why are you suddenly so concerned about Xiao Xu, the educated youth?”
"Is it wrong for me to help my revolutionary comrades?" Xie Zhuo retorted.
“The quotes of the great man say that all members of the revolutionary ranks should care for, love and help each other. I’m doing this strictly according to the requirements, so what could be wrong?” he added.
Song Guangming: "..."
They've brought up great figures; does Song Guangming dare say he's wrong?
“Yes, yes, but you’re not that kind of person,” Song Guangming was still somewhat unwilling. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was up with this kid, but he couldn’t guess what it was, and he couldn’t get any information out of him. “You’ve always been averse to trouble since you were a kid, and you never meddle in other people’s business—”
Before Song Guangming could finish speaking, Liu Mancang tugged at his sleeve, "He's in charge of me."
“Me too,” Zhao Jisheng added.
“...You two don’t count,” the captain choked on his words.
In fact, Xu Yan was also curious as to why Xie Zhuo would suddenly help. In the original text, Xie Zhuo was not described in much detail, and was mostly compared with Han Xiaoyu.
Han Xiaoyu graduated from high school and was a gifted writer, while Xie Zhuo was crude and illiterate.
Han Xiaoyu has an extraordinary demeanor and treats people with gentleness and politeness, while Xie Zhuo was idle and did not do anything proper when his parents were alive. After his parents passed away, he had to shoulder the burden of life, but because he was lazy, he often did not know where his next meal would come from, and his two nephews also suffered a lot because of him.
It is said that he later sold one of his nephews to a childless couple for a little over a hundred yuan, but the nephew was abused in the new family.
And his marriage to Sun Jiarou...
Xu Yan remembered that the original text said that Xie Zhuo was dissatisfied with the Sun family's statement that they should observe three years of mourning for Sun's wife. During the autumn harvest, when everyone was busy, he tricked Sun Jiarou out and almost raped her. If Han Xiaoyu hadn't arrived in time, he would have succeeded.
Later, he was arrested after being reported to the police by Sun Guoan, the brigade secretary.
Then his scenes ended, and he never appeared again.
but……
The more she thought about it, the stranger it seemed.
The book's description was so different from what she was seeing in front of her that it felt completely disconnected.
Putting aside the fact that Xie Zhuo is much more handsome than Han Xiaoyu, the entire Qingshan Brigade seems to have something wrong with their eyes; they all collectively think Han Xiaoyu is handsome.
That's fine. Based on what the captain said earlier, she could tell that Xie Zhuo wasn't as lazy as the book described. On the contrary, he never missed a day of work, so his delay this time made the captain think he was acting strangely.
He wasn't blind; he could even quote great figures off the cuff. Even though people today could recite a few of those quotes, he actually understood the letter written by Xu's parents...
unreasonable.
Xu Yan frowned in thought, but Xie Zhuo's voice pulled her back to reality.
"Heh," Xie Zhu sneered, "Can't I be a good person sometimes? I just can't stand them bullying people at the educated youth settlement."
"Fine, fine," Song Guangming finally gave up when he couldn't get any more information. He didn't want to waste any more time with him. After what had just happened, if he didn't go over there, he didn't know if the people in the fields would work properly. He had to go and keep an eye on things. "You can continue being the good guy. You don't need to come to work this afternoon."
After saying that, he left, taking Liu Mancang and Zhao Jisheng with him.
The area in front of the educated youth settlement is now quieter.
A gust of wind rose, and the cicadas' chirping seemed to be dispersed somewhat.
Xu Yan wanted to brush the hair that was blowing onto her face with her hands, but she was holding a package in her arms, so both of her hands were occupied.
She felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to rub her shoulder, but before she could move, she suddenly felt a lightness in her arms.
A pair of large hands lifted the package, and then the owner of those hands stepped into the courtyard of the educated youth settlement.
Xu Yan wiped his face haphazardly with his hand and quickly followed.
I have to say, this handsome guy is actually a really nice person!
Xie Zhuo was used to joking around in front of the brigade leader and the villagers. Just as Song Guangming said, he was never serious. Now that he was alone with the female educated youth, he not only became much more relaxed, but the smile on his face also disappeared.
With Han Xiaoyu present before, Xu Yan couldn't speak up, but now that it was just the two of them, that pressure disappeared. Xu Yan looked at Xie Zhuo and thanked him solemnly once again.
“Thank you,” Xu Yan said.
The female educated youth had very fair skin, long, black eyelashes, and a small mole on the side of her straight and prominent nose. Despite being without makeup, she looked like a modern-day girl wearing makeup in comparison.
At this moment, her dark, bright eyes were fixed on Xie Zhuo without blinking.
"No need," Xie Zhuo said somewhat stiffly, avoiding her gaze.
In fact, whether in this life or his previous one, he could count the number of times he spoke to women on one hand.
Such an environment, where you are alone in a room with no one else around, is almost unheard of.
So now that Xu Yan was staring at him, he started to feel a little awkward, and his back stiffened.
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