Lu Huai endured the pain and shifted his gaze to Shen Zhiqing who was sitting next to him. He saw her bending over to apply medicine to him.
Her eyes were bright and focused, and incredibly beautiful in the light of the fire.
When she leaned over, the two were very close to each other, and Lu Huai could even smell her special fragrance.
He quickly came to his senses and looked away as if he had been scalded.
Shen Shuyi was surprised by his big movements, blinked and asked, "What's wrong? Did it hurt you?"
Her eyes were gentle and charming, and her palms were still on Lu Huai's abdomen.
Lu Huai felt the delicacy of her palm, and his whole body froze, as if something in his body had changed uncontrollably.
He spoke in a hoarse voice, "No, it's done, go back and rest."
Shen Shuyi was afraid that he would be on high alert next time, so he sat up straight and said, “Well, I’ll come over tomorrow to help you apply the medicine.”
Lu Huai tried his best to keep calm on his face, but his ears couldn't help but feel hot.
After the people left and closed the door, he pulled the quilt over his head.
Smelling the strong smell of medicinal oil, he tried hard to ignore the sweet fragrance on Shen Zhiqing's body.
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After applying the medicine for a few days, Shen Shuyi found that Lu Huai was avoiding her more and more.
He was fine, and he gave her the bathtub, but they couldn't even eat together. It was obvious that he was distancing himself from each other.
Chen Shu was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for Lu Huai to face their emotional relationship directly.
As soon as Lu Huai recovered from his injuries, he hurried to contact a buyer to secretly transport the wild boar to the town and sell it.
He took the money and his heart was burning on the way back.
In the past, the family could never save enough money to buy medicine for grandma. Now that grandma has recovered from her illness, he has done more work and sold more game, so he has been able to save a lot of money. This year, he can finally have a good New Year. This is also the first New Year that Chen Shuyi has spent at the Lu family.
Chen Shuyi had just returned home from returning the car, and when he looked up, he met Lu Huai's hesitant face.
"What's wrong?"
Lu Huai habitually didn't look her in the eye. He just took out the money from his pocket and handed it to her. "Here's the money from selling the wild boar."
Shen Shuyi was stunned. This... is this handing over wages?
Is this man so self-aware?
However, when the man saw that she didn't take it, he added, "This is for your medical expenses. You deserve it."
Come on, he is trying to distance himself from the matter, Shen Shuyi grabbed the money and glared at him, “I won’t treat you next time!”
Lu Huai froze in place, this was the first time he saw Shen Zhiqing angry, she looked so cute and adorable.
His heart was beating violently, and then he felt a pang in his heart and couldn't figure out how he had offended her.
Giving money to Shen Zhiqing was just because he didn't want to be the kind of wimp who spent a woman's money, and this was what she deserved...
Lu Huai was entangled in this matter for several days, but Chen Shuyi had already put it behind him. He just worked when he was supposed to, and occasionally went to the black market to earn some money. He was not in a hurry to conquer Lu Huai.
The two seemed distant when they were together outside, but in the eyes of the villagers, Shen Zhiqing and the ungrateful Lu were very likely to be having an affair.
In the fields, a few lazy and chattering people felt very unhappy when they saw Lu Huai working with endless energy.
He seems to have gained a lot of weight and looks much more energetic than before. It must be that the educated youth Shen improved his family’s food after he moved into their house.
The pampered girl from the city ate fine grains and meat, and she also made Lu Huai strong and fat.
Everyone else works so hard to eat coarse grains and sweet potato porridge, but your house has the aroma of meat wafting through every meal, which makes them so envious.
Why can a bad guy like Lu Huai get the advantage so easily while they can only watch helplessly?
After eating a bowl of sweet potato porridge, the lazy man who was sitting on the edge of the field to rest looked at Lu Huai who was still working not far away and started talking indecent dirty words.
"Oh, that's the good thing about those delicate girls from the city. They just don't have the shame to wash clothes and cook for wild men."
"Hey, I would be happy if that delicate educated youth lived in my house. She wouldn't have to work, just warm my bed, hehe..."
The person who said this was a well-known scoundrel in the village. His name was Chen Mazi, and he would say obscene words whenever he saw anyone having sex between men and women.
The turbid and rogue eyes kept staring at Lu Huai, and he almost said Shen Zhiqing's name, and the others were laughing beside him.
Seeing Lu Huai working hard, Chen Mazi became excited.
"I don't know what kind of shit luck that kid surnamed Lu has. Don't think he is worthy of Shen from the city..."
"Bang!" Before he could finish his words, Lu Huai dropped his hoe and knocked him to the ground with a punch.
When the others saw Lu Huai beating someone, they rushed over and several people surrounded Lu Huai and started beating him.
Shen Shuyi was still chatting with other educated youths at the old educated youth site. Dong Lanzhen gave her a handful of cooked peanuts and asked, "Comrade Shen, when do you think we can go back to the city?"
"I miss home so much."
Shen Shuyi peeled the shell and ate the peanuts, chuckling, “Maybe it will take a few years.”
She knew that the college entrance examination was resumed in 1977 and that educated youth who went to the countryside could return to the city by passing the examination, but it was only 1975 and she still had to stay in the city for another two or three years.
Apart from the college entrance examination, if the family is powerful, there are still ways to get the person back.
Another option is to get a recommendation place at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, but the number of places is limited and it is difficult to get one even if you fight hard.
Dong Lanzhen whispered, "I heard that the quota for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University has been announced, and our Red Star Production Team has one."
The person next to him frowned and whispered, "Why is there only one?"
"Alas, I wonder who Captain Yang will leave this spot for."
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