Xu Huilan first answered Chen Che's question about finding a partner for Chen Yao: "Yes, I think your sister is old enough to find someone..."
However, after catching a glimpse of Gu Lin following in, she considered that it was not appropriate to talk about her children's private affairs in front of the battalion commander, so she stopped talking and did not continue.
But Chen Che didn't have so many delicate thoughts. He smiled and continued to ask: "Mom, have you found the right candidates? Who are they? Please tell me one by one, and I will help my sister to check first."
Xu Huilan waved her hand and replied, "No, no, let's not talk about this for now. Go wash your hands and set the table."
Shen Che also realized that Xu Huilan didn’t want to say more, so he nodded honestly: “Oh.”
Chen Yao did not interrupt what they were saying. She just silently put the chopped cabbage into the boiling water in the pot, and then slowly pushed it away with a spatula.
Not far behind her, Gu Lin raised his eyes and glanced over here indifferently, then quickly looked away, as if he was not interested in anything.
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the next day.
Chen Yao was awakened by Xu Huilan.
She got out of bed in a daze and went to open the door for her.
With a creak, the wooden door was fully opened.
Chen Yao rubbed her eyes sleepily and said "good morning" to Xu Huilan.
Unexpectedly, Xu Huilan suddenly screamed "Ouch" for some reason, then hurriedly pushed Chen Yao into the room, followed in herself, and quickly closed the door.
Chen Yao had just woken up and was still dazed when she heard Xu Huilan pointing somewhere and asking in surprise, "Yaoyao, you, you... have you gotten a lot bigger?"
Chen Yao then lowered her head and looked down, and saw her fair and tender skin that was clearly exposed because she had unbuttoned her clothes because she was too hot when she slept.
Her face turned red, she covered her chest shyly, and said angrily: "Mom..."
Xu Huilan took a deep breath and warned, "Don't open the door like this next time, okay? Mom's not in a hurry. Just clean up and open the door."
Chen Yao nodded obediently.
Xu Huilan was relieved and told her to get up quickly, wash up and have breakfast as she had to go to work later.
Chen Yao responded repeatedly.
Xu Huilan nodded and left her room, closing the door for her.
However, when she turned around, she suddenly ran into Gu Lin, a tall and strong man standing in the yard.
He was standing there straight, holding a wet towel in his hand, but he didn't move. He just lowered his eyes in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
Xu Huilan hadn't seen him when she came over just now, so she didn't think much about it. She just smiled, said hello, and left.
Gu Lin also reacted and politely returned her greeting.
After she left, he suddenly took the cold towel in his hand and covered his face tightly, taking away some of the inexplicable heat that had risen.
He also tried to remind himself that he hadn't seen anything just now.
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When Chen Yao went to have breakfast, Xu Huilan was the only one left in the kitchen.
She placed a bowl of thin sweet potato porridge in front of Chen Yao, then quietly handed her a boiled egg and said softly, "Eat quickly, it's time to go to work soon, Mom will wait for you."
Chen Yao nodded.
While she was eating, Xu Huilan secretly glanced at her proud curves which were mostly hidden by her loose clothes, and her slender waist which appeared from time to time.
Further up, there is her delicate, beautiful and fair face.
The more Xu Huilan watched, the more worried she became.
With her daughter Yaoyao's beauty and figure, she always felt that it would be too much of a disadvantage for her to marry those wild men in the village.
Each of them looks big and strong, and they don't look like they would be kind to others. If Yaoyao were to marry someone, who knows how much suffering this delicate girl would have to endure.
Xu Huilan thought about it again and again, and still felt that she should consider the candidates more carefully later.
If conditions permit, you can first look at the young people in the city. If that doesn't work, then choose the rough men in the village.
Chen Yao finished her breakfast quickly and then followed Xu Huilan to the fields to harvest rice.
The slender leaves of the rice plant scratched the back of her hand again and again, and soon red marks appeared on it, which were itchy and stinging.
Chen Yao knew that her body was too delicate, but there was nothing she could do but grit her teeth and persevere.
When she finally finished her morning work, the back of her hands were covered with dense red marks.
On the way home, Xu Huilan was heartbroken after seeing this and reminded him, "Before you go to bed at night, remember to apply the plaster I gave you earlier."
Chen Yao resisted the urge to scratch the back of her hand to relieve the itch and nodded.
After arriving home, Xu Huilan filled a basin of cool well water for her and asked her to sit on a small wooden stool under the eaves to soak her hands for a while. She obediently did so.
When Chen Che and Gu Lin came back, they saw Chen Yao sitting alone on a small wooden stool, washing her hands quietly.
Chen Che walked over to her side, and after seeing the dense red marks on the back of her hand, he said distressedly: "Brother will keep an eye out for you to see if there is any better ointment."
Chen Yao smiled and said, "Thank you, brother."
Gu Lin followed Chen Che's line of sight and naturally saw the crisscrossing red marks on the back of Chen Yao's hand.
Such red marks on the bodies of soldiers are naturally nothing, just a little pain and itchiness, not worth mentioning.
However, now seeing these marks on that pair of fair and delicate hands, Gu Lin couldn't help but feel something was different.
He was thinking of just passing by, but for some reason, he suddenly stopped and said lightly: "You can try with gloves."
Hearing Gu Lin's voice, Chen Yao raised her head and looked at him.
After hearing this, Chen Che asked thoughtfully, "Are you talking about those rubber gloves?"
In the 1970s, rubber gloves were not particularly popular and were not as ubiquitous as they are today.
Gu Lin nodded and left.
After he left, Shen Che and Shen Yao said, "Brother will pay attention to it later."
Chen Yao knew that it would be very troublesome to get that, and that he might need some rare documents, so he shook his head and said, "It's okay, brother, I don't need that. These marks on my hands will disappear in a few days after the harvest if I don't touch the rice."
Chen Che: "I'd better keep an eye on you. If we can avoid suffering, we won't."
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In the next few days, Chen Yao still needed to harvest rice.
On the fifth day, Xu Huilan finally found an opportunity and arranged other work for her.
Her hand gradually got better.
On the eighth day, Chen Che finally found time to take her to the back mountain to catch pheasants.
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The time setting of the first few chapters was changed from 1976 to 1975.
There is another chapter to be written and posted later~
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