The three of them talked a lot about the recent events in the village. Jiang Zhou Ningxin had been listening without saying a word. Jiang Yule was very interested in this little girl, so after a topic was over, Jiang Yule took the initiative to speak to Zhou Ningxin.
"Can I call you Ningxin?"
"Of course." Zhou Ningxin was stunned by this sudden question. After a moment of hesitation, she nodded in response.
Seeing the girl's cute and adorable look, Jiang Yule wanted to rub her more, but he was afraid of scaring Zhou Ningxin, so he restrained himself.
"Then you can just call me Yule. You look younger than me, so why did you go to the countryside so early?" Jiang Yule took the initiative to find a topic, and explained his doubts without making the conversation awkward.
"I... I'm 17 years old this year, and I took the initiative to go to the countryside," Zhou Ningxin said in a low voice. Seeing that the three of them were all puzzled, she continued to explain, "I have three older brothers. My eldest and second brothers are married. Originally, my family was worried about me going to the countryside, so they wanted my third brother to come. But my third brother already had a girlfriend at that time, and he liked my third sister-in-law very much. But my third sister-in-law's family wanted a lot of dowry, so they couldn't get engaged. The street office kept urging me to go to the countryside, so I signed up to go to the countryside without telling my family."
"Then why don't you find someone to help you with your job? I think your family should be well off," Meng Wanshu asked.
She had to go to the countryside because when she woke up, the original owner had already signed up and couldn't withdraw, so she had to come. But she was a spoiled person after all, and she was accompanied by Bai Siyuan and Kang Yan. Even if those two were unreliable, they were still a companion in the eyes of her family.
But Zhou Ningxin's situation is different from hers. With her weak personality, she will be bullied to death if she comes to the countryside. The fact that her third brother can go to the countryside means that she is also favored. It is better to spend money to buy a job than to suffer.
Zhou Ningxin heard Meng Wanshu's question and shook her head in disappointment. If possible, she didn't want to go to the countryside...
"At the time, I thought that the matter would be resolved when my third brother got married, but my second brother gave a lot of gifts when he got married. I don't know if my third sister-in-law's family heard about our family's situation, but they suddenly changed their minds about the originally agreed gift. My family couldn't come up with so much money in a short time, and the street office was pressing for it, so this is the only way."
Zhou Ningxin felt a little sad as she spoke. Although she came here on her own initiative, she was a girl who didn't even take a bowl at home before. Now she came here and did physical work in the wind and sun all day. Zhou Ningxin couldn't help feeling wronged.
"Ah, it's not easy." Meng Wanshu saw the girl's disappointment and shook her head. Times are really tricky.
"Oh, it's okay. My parents and brothers are very good to me. They send me things every month. My eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law also send me some clothes and food. Apart from being a little tired, everything else is fine." Zhou Ningxin saw that everyone was in a bad mood because of her, so she waved her hand and smiled at everyone. It was true that apart from being a little tired, everything else was fine...
As she was talking, Zhou Ningxin looked at the watch on her wrist, stood up and said, "You guys chat, it's my turn to cook today. I have to cook with Weiwei and Sister Meifang."
"I'll go with you to see if there's anything I can help with." Meng Wanshu stood up and took Zhou Ningxin's arm, and the two of them went to the kitchen together.
After the people had gone away, Li Fengxian looked outside and saw that no one was at the door. Then she lowered her voice and gossiped with Jiang Yule.
"I've been getting close to Weiwei recently, and we occasionally chat about gossip. This little girl has been taken advantage of by people like Nie Xiangdie. Today they borrow brown sugar from her, tomorrow they borrow a cloth coupon, and when they go to town they find ways to get Zhou Ningxin to go with them. It's been almost a year since she came to the educated youth point, and she has never returned the things she borrowed. It was okay when Tang Wei was around, but as long as this little girl is alone, there are always people who find ways to borrow things from her."
"You're too soft-hearted." Jiang Yule glanced towards the kitchen. If she couldn't protect her things, what could others do?
"Yes, Weiwei is kind-hearted. She takes Zhou Ningxin's young age into consideration, so she always calls her wherever she goes. Over the past few days, she has come to understand that this little girl is too well protected by her family. She is also too sensible and will not refuse. She is also foolishly simple and believes in the theory of human nature being good..."
"Well, we should protect them as much as we can. Fortunately, our team is pretty good. If we go to a place with poor mountains, bad waters and unruly people, we will be eaten alive without knowing how to do it." Jiang Yule shook his head helplessly. The theory of human nature is not necessarily valid even in peacetime, let alone now.
Although she thought the girl was cute and adorable, she could only care for her temporarily...
Jiang Yule has no interest in raising children...
The two chatted in the room, and Meng Wanshu watched them cook in the kitchen.
After a long time, Jiang Yule heard that there were more people in the yard, so he got up with Li Fengxian and left the dormitory.
As soon as I left the yard, I saw Tang Wei poking her head out of the kitchen and saying to the educated youth who had just returned, "Comrade Jiang and Comrade Meng brought back a pound of pork. I'll make braised pork and stir-fried pork with chili peppers later, okay?"
Tang Wei was in a very good mood. In the past, she just steamed steamed bread and fried cabbage, and her cooking skills were not put to good use. Today, there was pork cooked by Jiang Zhiqing and fish caught by the Zhiqing in the river. Although there were not many seasonings, Tang Wei tried her best to cook in different ways, such as stewing fish in an iron pot, fish soup, pan-fried fish, braised pork, stir-fried pork with peppers...
The more Tang Wei thought about it, the more excited she became...and the smile on her face became brighter
"Wow, really? That's great. I haven't had braised pork in a long time." A lively and excited voice sounded. Jiang Yule looked over and saw that it was the thin educated youth named Fang Xiaoxian. As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Yule and his eyes with a hint of gratitude.
Grateful? Grateful for what? Eating meat?
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