After Old Mrs. Huo left, Du Jiang no longer had the heart to read, so he immediately packed up and went through the alley to knock on Yu Chunxiao's door.
"Who is it?" Yu Chunxiao was a little surprised to see Du Jiang when he opened the door, but more delighted. He quickly stepped aside to welcome the person in.
"Sister Jiang, why are you here?" Yu Chunxiao took Du Jiang's hand and pulled her to her room. Then she poured a glass of water and handed it to Du Jiang. "Drink some water to warm yourself up."
Du Jiang lowered his head and took a sip, then looked around and praised, "You've tidied it up neatly. I see that you've separated the compartments with curtains. Although the space in each room is a little small, it has everything you need."
"Yeah, this big room is actually quite convenient, but it gets a little hot in the summer when cooking." Yu Chunxiao sat down next to Du Jiang, holding the quilt. "But, Sister Jiang, what brings you here so early in the morning?"
"You're right, there really is something going on." Then, facing Yu Chunxiao's curious gaze, Du Jiang repeated what Mrs. Huo had just told him. "Mr. Huo went to the hospital yesterday, but he happened to run into the village chief and his friends, so I overheard a few words. I don't know who the village chief was talking to, but he was talking about the comrades at our educated youth camp. They estimated that they would arrange a marriage for you after the New Year. Mrs. Huo thought it was a major event in life, so she came here early in the morning. I came straight here after I heard what he said."
"What do you mean, arrange a marriage? No, whose idea was that? We all have biological parents. It's not the village chief's turn to arrange a marriage for us." Yu Chunxiao was shocked. He tightened his grip on the cup with his fingers, obviously unable to accept this.
Du Jiang could only pat her hand to comfort her. "It's just a rumor, I don't know whether it's true or not. I thought it was a matter of life and death, so I told you first. It also gave you some peace of mind. Be careful in your recent actions. If nothing unexpected happens, the village chief will be back today. We'll see what happens then. You're the team leader, what will happen to them if you fail?"
"No, what's going on?" Yu Chunxiao was speechless. "Life is just terrible. I don't have so many things to do at home, but why are there so many things to do here? I'm so exhausted."
What could Du Jiang say? He could only pat the back of Yu Chunxiao's hand and said, "That's enough. Just keep it in mind."
Yu Chunxiao sighed, drank the last sip of water in the cup, and collapsed on the bed, rubbing his forehead and pouting. "I thought the village chief was a good man, but he's waiting here. But I have nothing to fear from my own shadow. I'm not afraid of those evildoers. If he comes to see me, I'll tear him apart."
After drinking the water, Du Jiang followed Yu Chunxiao's example and lay on the bed with her back. It must be said that this position was really comfortable, especially after seeing the corn and pepper skewers that had been cooled. "You have a good supply. Your parents will be here soon."
"Hehe, I really can't hide it from you. I'll be there the day after tomorrow." Yu Chunxiao became happy again when he thought of meeting his parents soon. "Wait for my parents to come over and ask them to give me some advice. At the very least, my childhood sweetheart is taking a vacation this year. Hehe, then I'll come wander around the village and scare off those scoundrels."
"Childhood sweethearts," this was the first time Du Jiang heard the other party mention it, and he couldn't help but become curious, "Are you going to get married?"
"It's my parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. What's more, our two families live next to each other. I was planning to get married after joining the army, but who knew that there would be new regulations that brought me to Dujia Village." Perhaps thinking of her childhood sweetheart, Yu Chunxiao smiled exceptionally sweetly, and her eyes full of spring made Du Jiang stunned.
"Your childhood sweetheart must be quite capable, to be able to make a hot chili like you smile so sweetly."
Yu Chunxiao accepted Du Jiang's teasing and said, "Don't just blame me. I can see that Brother Huo is interested in you. Don't you see that?"
"Uh, how did you tell that?" Du Jiang was very curious. You know, Huo Yang and Yu Chunxiao had basically never dealt with each other, and the other party had already moved away when Yu Chunxiao came.
Who knew Yu Chunxiao would open his eyes wide and act surprised, "No way, you haven't come out yet? Haven't you noticed that every time you go up the mountain, the Huo family is always at the foot of the mountain? At the very least, when Brother Huo is not working, he always goes up the mountain with you, and he often helps transport manure from the pig house. You know, that stuff has the worst smell. The most important thing is that I found that every time you are with Brother Huo, Brother Huo's eyes never leave you. Although he thinks he is doing it secretly, who am I, how could I be wrong?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Chunxiao was elbowed by Du Jiang. "Don't talk nonsense. I haven't met Brother Huo many times. Besides, Brother Huo is busy with work in town now. It's not as you say. Just keep this to yourself and don't spread it around. I don't want fame, but Brother Huo wants it."
"Ouch, you're already protecting me before we even get close." The next second, Yu Chunxiao's teasing turned into a cry of pain, "Ouch, ouch, Sister Jiang, you're hurting too much."
Looking at the grinning Yu Chunxiao, Du Jiang snorted complacently, "Who told you to talk nonsense? I think you are just thinking about love."
"Tsk, my standards are so high, ordinary people are not even worth my attention."
Du Jiang and Yu Chunxiao fought on the bed for a while before they calmed down. At this time, their anger at learning about the village chief's plan had subsided a lot.
Du Jiang looked at the red peppers hanging from the beams and said, "We should remain constant in the face of ever-changing circumstances. I don't think the village chief's plan will work. After all, we have quite a few educated youths here. If something goes wrong, it will be difficult for him to move up."
"That's true. Not to mention the female educated youth, there were quite a few male ones too. They were all passionate men. How could they just sit there and watch their brothers and sisters being schemed against?" Yu Chunxiao curled her lips in disdain. "It's a pity for Brother Xu that he was favored by Du Yingying. That girl is so spoiled that she doesn't even work on weekdays. She just relies on her father and her brother from outside the family."
"Sister Yingying has a simple and kind nature. She's not the same as Village Chief Du. Just be quiet and don't bring this kind of emotion to Brother Xu." Du Jiang wanted to stay away from Du Yingying, but he didn't dislike her. "Spoiled children always have a bit of a temper. You don't interact often, so just be quiet."
Although Yu Chunxiao was indignant about Du Jiang standing on Du Yingying's side, she didn't say anything more. "I get it, Sister Jiang, you're just biased. I really don't know what you like about Du Yingying."
“Isn’t innocence and kindness good?”
Yu Chunxiao shook his head in disdain. "To put it bluntly, this kind of personality is just stupid. And when I look at girls, their eyes are full of love and affection. They're really not sociable at all."
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