After the New Year, spring was approaching, and Qian Sheng began to get busy because the annual spring planting was about to begin. Qian Duoduo had not yet returned to school, but Qiao Tiezhu had become a frequent visitor to the Qian family. In particular, he used the excuse of asking for advice on his studies to make Jin Jinxiu look at him with new eyes. Qian Mao and Qian Rao, on the other hand, found the little brat following behind his sister somewhat annoying.
Whenever he appeared beside Qian Duoduo, there was always an older brother by his side, which troubled Qiao Tiezhu. How could he pursue a wife with his brother-in-law watching him like this? His mother's advice didn't work either. He had to ask a question, but it wasn't Qian Duoduo who asked, but Qian's fourth brother. This made things difficult for him. He almost got a beating because he didn't answer a question correctly. Qiao Tiezhu was a little scared, but Qian Duoduo was really cute. Having such a wife would be a great honor. In order to go to the Qian family and study with Qian Duoduo, Qiao Tiezhu had to use his somewhat rusty brain, especially when it came to memorizing things. Qian Duoduo's ability to memorize things after reading them a few times was simply godlike. He had to go home and study hard, otherwise how could he go to the Qian family to see Qian Duoduo?
Qian Mao, Qian Rao, and Qian Gui sat at the front door, discussing Qiao Tiezhu's unusual behavior at home recently, especially his constant presence around Duo Duo. This alarmed the three doting brothers. However, since he was only a teenager and had come to learn, the three agreed to create more challenges for him, hoping to discourage him.
So when Qiao Tiezhu arrived at the Qian family, he saw Qian Guizai. At first, he didn't pay much attention, but he found that he recognized all the words in the questions Qian Guizai had given him, but he couldn't understand them when they were put together. He thought that if he was like this, Qian Duoduo should be too. But he found that Qian Duoduo solved the problem quickly, while he was still scratching his head in confusion. However, Qian Guizai clearly didn't want to solve the problem, so he could only leave dejectedly and didn't appear at the Qian family's door for several days in a row.
The three brothers were happy because their operation had succeeded, but their happiness didn't last long, because spring planting had officially begun, and both adults and children had to go to the fields. Qian Duoduo didn't want his little face to turn into a patty because of spring planting, so he wrapped his face with a small headscarf and followed behind Jin Jinxiu to buy soil. Jin Jinxiu initially thought that Qian Duoduo would fall behind, but now it seemed that her worries were unnecessary. However, when she saw that only his eyes were covered by the headscarf, Jin Jinxiu wanted to laugh again.
Qian Duoduo didn't care about any of that. She saw that Guo Ni had not only covered her face but also put on gloves after hearing her words. However, these gloves looked familiar; they seemed to be the same gloves that Qian Xiang had given her last time. During a break, Qian Duoduo ran to Guo Ni's side and said with a smile, "Sister Guo, look, my gloves are a bit too big. Qian Xiang is really something, buying the same gloves all the time. Didn't he ever think about my little hands? That's so unfair."
When Guo Ni heard Qian Duoduo's words, her gaze naturally fell on Qian Duoduo's small hands, those gloves that were exactly the same as her own. Her face turned slightly red, and she coughed lightly: "That's quite excessive."
Qian Duoduo said with a grin, "Sister Guo, it's not good for you to be so hypocritical!"
Without waiting for Guo Ni's reaction, she ran back to follow her mother to work. In this era when everyone had to work, teenagers did the work of adults, women did the work of men, and men did the work of donkeys. Everyone worked very hard because if the grain didn't grow well, the supply of grain wouldn't be delivered in the autumn harvest, and that would be a disgrace to the entire brigade.
During the spring planting season, some people from each family would go home first to boil water and cook. Qian Duoduo was assigned this task, since she was a girl and wanted to do as little as possible.
When Jin Jinxiu, Qian Sheng, Qian Mao, and Qian Rao returned home, they saw four dishes on the table and a pot of mixed corn and rice simmering in the pot. Such a meal was only available during the spring planting and autumn harvest season. Jin Jinxiu looked at the four dishes on the table. Although there was not much meat, the aroma was quite good. After taking a bite, she found it to be delicious. So the whole family finished all the food.
Qian Sheng smiled, took a sip of water, and said, "Duo Duo has grown up. Her cooking is really delicious."
The remaining three nodded in agreement. This sense of accomplishment made Qian Duoduo very happy, because he really hoped that his parents could have a comfortable meal and rest after their hard work!
The 45-day spring planting season has ended, and it's already May. The students have returned to school. Liu Chunmei checked on the children's learning progress and was surprised to find that Qian Duoduo still maintained the top score in the class, while Qiao Tiezhu had soared to second place. She highly praised Qiao Tiezhu in class, which made him feel quite smug.
Rural life is actually very simple: spring planting and autumn harvest. When the harvest is good, the brigade can save more surplus grain. What surprised many people was that Guo Ni, a female educated youth who had stayed in Beian Village for two years, actually started dating Qian Xiang from the village. This shocked many people in the village, and even the educated youth in the educated youth compound were surprised.
Zhao, a educated youth, even blocked Guo Ni on her way back to the educated youth compound after work.
"Guo, what were you thinking, dating a peasant from the countryside?"
Guo Ni looked at Zhao Zhiqing, whose face was dislocated, and said, "This has nothing to do with you."
Zhao Zhiqing: "How can this have nothing to do with me? I like you, don't you know that?"
Guo Ni: "Just because you like me doesn't mean I have to like you back. Look at yourself, you're all skin and bones, you can't lift a finger, why should I be with you and serve you? I'm not a masochist. Besides, even if you want me to serve you, you'd better see if my hands agree." After saying that, she picked up a stone from the roadside and used both hands to break it in half.
Startled, Zhao Zhiqing took several steps back, then turned and ran away without saying a word.
Guo Ni threw the stone in her hand on the ground and clapped her hands: "Tch, such a coward dares to block my way on the road. I thought I'd have someone to practice on." After saying that, she continued walking towards the educated youth compound.
Qian Duoduo looked at Qian Xiang, who was in a daze, and said, "Wow, Sister Guo's move was really awesome! I like it. This way, my Sister Guo won't be bullied anymore. Brother Qian Xiang, are you scared?"
Qian Xiang looked down at Qian Duoduo and saw the worry in her eyes. He smiled and said, "I was just thinking, won't her hands hurt from breaking the stone with her bare hands like that?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo realized that she had been worrying for nothing. It's true what they say, birds of a feather flock together. Does Sister Guo know how much Brother Qian Xiang dotes on his wife?
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