On the eve of the Lunar New Year, the village was in an uproar. Why? Because it was time to receive money and slaughter the New Year's pig.
Several children were already surrounding Qian Duoduo, talking to her and hoping she would look at them more.
However, Qian Duoduo didn't like playing with these kids who only knew how to catch bugs and fly pheasants all day long. After all, she was a nearly forty-year-old auntie and really couldn't play with them. But she still heard some things from the kids' chatter.
There was a young educated youth named Zhao in the educated youth compound. He liked Guo Ni and would often hang around Guo Ni whenever he had a chance. Qian Duoduo thought about it and remembered this young educated youth named Zhao. He was fair-skinned and liked to read books and newspapers, but in the books, he had ambiguous relationships with two or three girls in the village, especially Li Xiaohua, the daughter of Li Dafa.
She thought she should remind Sister Guo that this Zhao Zhiqing wasn't a good person, not a good match; her good match should be her brother Qian Xiang. Thinking this, Qian Duoduo said to Qiao Tiezhu beside her, "You guys play first, I'm going to find my mother." With that, she ran off, leaving Qiao Tiezhu with his outstretched hand. He tried to call her back, but Qian Duoduo had already blended into the group of adults and couldn't be found.
If Qian Duoduo had seen Qiao Tiezhu in this scene, she would have burst out laughing, because not everyone can strike such a perfect pose. If she didn't know that he was a native of the area, Qian Duoduo would have thought that he was also a time traveler.
Qian Duoduo ran to Jin Jinxiu's side and said, "Mom, Sister Guo will also be lining up for pork later. Can she stand here with us?"
Jin Jinxiu was taken aback. Because he was from the brigade leader's family, many people had been very considerate in queuing, letting them go first. If there was another person in front of them...
Standing behind Jin Jinxiu, He Ying's eyes lit up when she heard Qian Duoduo's words. This niece wasn't spoiled for nothing; she was truly there for everyone. If Qian Xiang and this young Guo, the educated youth, really got married, Duoduo's red envelope would definitely be generous. She could already picture a little baby lying on the kang (heated brick bed) blowing bubbles, so she said, "Duoduo, save a spot for young Guo, stand in front of me. If any of those people dare cause trouble, I'll spit in their face."
Upon hearing He Ying's words, Qian Duoduo's eyes immediately curved into a smile. "Look at that, that's how shrewd Auntie is. My own mother really needs to work on that, otherwise she'll fall further and further behind Auntie. Her thinking is a step behind!"
Qian Duoduo helped Sister Guo arrange the seating without any qualms. When she saw Qiao Tiezhu run to the front, she waved to him. Qian Rao's eyes immediately widened, and Qiao Tiezhu, who was running towards Qian Duoduo, slowed down.
Qian Duoduo called out, "Tiezhu, come here."
Despite Qian Duoduo's calls, Qiao Tiezhu ran to her side and, despite the pressure, asked, "You, you called me, what, what do you want?"
Qian Duoduo said, "Go to the back and keep an eye on things. If Xiao Guo, the educated youth, comes, tell her to come and find me and say that I need to talk to her."
Qiao Tiezhu nodded immediately and ran away. Whew, this brother-in-law's eyes are really scary. But his mother said that the Qian family only has one daughter. If they marry her, they'll have eight brothers-in-law to help the family, and a father-in-law who's the brigade leader. They can do whatever they want in Beian Village.
With this idea in mind, Qiao Tiezhu would often try to get close to Qian Duoduo. At first, Qian Duoduo ignored him, but her mother said that girls should be reserved, which was a good thing. Later, after he helped Qian Duoduo with a few things, she finally started to treat him better, which gave him hope of getting a wife.
Just like now, Qian Duoduo has assigned himself a task, but why hasn't Xiao Guo, the educated youth, arrived yet? Qiao Tiezhu stood at the back of the line, watching more and more villagers, but there was no sign of the educated youth. He circled around and finally saw Jiang Shihua, the person in charge of the educated youth compound. Behind him were six male and six female educated youths from the compound. He saw Xiao Guo, the educated youth walking at the back, with a man and a woman beside him. The man was Zhao, the educated youth, and the woman was Jiang.
Qiao Tiezhu ran up to Guo Ni and said, "Little Guo, Duoduo asked me to tell you to go find her; she needs to talk to you."
Jiang Caiqin immediately asked, "Tiezhu, what does Duoduo want with Guo Zhiqing?"
Qiao Tiezhu shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Jiang Caiqin then asked, "You don't know, yet you come to call Guo Zhiqing? We can't go."
Qiao Tiezhu said, "You're not Guo Zhiqing, and I didn't call you." Without even looking at Jiang Caiqin's unpleasant expression, he asked, "Little Guo Zhiqing, I've delivered the message. Duoduo is still ahead. I've been waiting for you here for quite a while."
Zhao Zhiqing knew Qian Duoduo; she was a good student at school. Liu Zhiqing, who taught at the village primary school, would praise her every day when she came home. Of course, she had noticed when she and her brother helped Guo Zhiqing deliver things last time that the villager also had different feelings for Guo Zhiqing. That's why he immediately became enthusiastic towards Guo Zhiqing. After all, the things Guo Zhiqing's family sent were all very nice, and since Guo Zhiqing arrived, her family had sent her several things, each time a large package, which made him very envious.
Guo Ni looked at Qiao Tiezhu standing in front of her, nodded and said, "Then can you take me to find Duoduo?"
Qiao Tiezhu immediately nodded: "Okay."
Just as Guo Ni was about to leave, she felt a force on her arm. Jiang Caiqin said, "Nini, I'll go with you."
Guo Ni said, "No need, Duoduo is looking for me. Whether she's looking for you or not, you should hurry up and go queue up."
Seeing the increasingly long queue ahead, Jiang Caiqin could only nod and say, "Okay, I'll save you a spot." Then she strode away.
Zhao Zhiqing nodded and left. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but Jiang Caiqin couldn't go, and he certainly couldn't either. It seemed he had to find another way.
Guo Ni followed Qiao Tiezhu to the front of the line and saw Jin Jinxiu and He Ying. She immediately greeted them, "Aunt Qian, Aunt Qian, hello."
He Ying said with a smile, "Little Guo, you're only just arriving? We're about to distribute the pork."
Guo Ni said with a smile, "We educated youth were all at the very back."
Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "Sister Guo, stand here with me."
Guo Ni shook her head and said, "No need, I'll just follow behind and film."
Qian Duoduo looked behind her and said, "Sister Guo, you educated youth are so far back, what good meat can you get? I was originally saving this spot for you."
He Ying pulled Guo Ni aside and said, "You're being too formal. Our Duoduo likes you so much. She even saved a seat for you before you even arrived. She'll be heartbroken if you don't come."
Looking at Qian Duoduo's smiling face, Guo Ni didn't think he was going to be sad at all. However, she still couldn't bear to refuse. After all, who wouldn't want to eat good meat?
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