"His father's surname is Lin, so he must also have the surname Lin. I don't even know his name, and he looks older than me. If I don't call him Brother Lin, what am I supposed to call him? Don't be unreasonable, okay?"
Yu Jiu glanced at him speechlessly. How could he find fault with something like this!
"If you like, I'll call you Brother Lin a hundred times when we get back!"
“My surname isn’t Lin.”
Xu Zi looked aggrieved, and his jealousy was palpable.
"Don't embarrass me in public. Hurry up and hand out the money. Everyone's waiting. Do you want to get a beating?"
Yu Jiu released a burst of cold air and threatened him in a low voice.
"Then you can't call anyone 'big brother' anymore! If you really want to, you can call them 'comrade'!"
Xu Zijiang held on to this point and refused to let go.
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"Naive," Yu Jiu rolled her eyes at him, but still agreed in the end.
"Alright, alright, Comrade Xu Zijiang, hurry up and give them the money, next!"
She impatiently stepped on Xu Zijiang's foot again, making Xu Zijiang feel even more bitter. How come he calls others "big brother" but calls himself "comrade"?
However, given his wife's unpleasant expression, and to avoid being beaten up in public, Xu Zijiang had no choice but to sigh and hand out money to everyone with a forced smile.
"Homeowner's name!"
Their voices became much fiercer. Having witnessed the famous scene of the captain being jealous, no one dared to speak. He was fierce, but he had a good temper. Sun Zhenhui politely gave his name.
"The head of household is Sun Zhenhui."
Five yuan.
Xu Zi quickly found his name and ticked it off, he said succinctly.
He said one, and Yu Jiu would pay for one. The two worked together very well, and soon the long line became much shorter. Finally, it was Yu Caihong's turn. She didn't dare to cause any trouble and obediently said...
"The educated youth are located at Rainbow."
"Three yuan."
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Yu Jiu counted the money very carefully and quickly, without making any mistakes until all the money was distributed. Only after everyone received their money did they feel at ease.
The team leader is so cunning! He even lied to them that he didn't have enough money! It scared the crap out of us! Although five yuan isn't as much as we thought, it's still a considerable amount. If we didn't even get five yuan, we'd be furious!
The reconstruction work after the flood is almost finished. Everyone can go back to their normal lives, and the fields will resume their daily work routine. However, Xu Zi will use the excuse of letting Yu Jiu wait to get married to stop her from doing those hard jobs and just let her eat and drink well every day.
"Isn't this a bad idea?"
Yu Jiu hesitated and said that it didn't matter whether she wanted to work or not after getting married, but her current status was still that of an educated youth sent to the countryside, so it was not good to make her too special.
Yu Jiu is overly cautious in some ways. She's afraid someone will use her as a starting point to cause trouble for Xu Zijiang. Xu Zijiang has indeed given her special treatment, so she won't be able to argue her way out of it.
"What's wrong with that? Go ask the people in the team, which girl has to work before getting married? They all stay home to rest, no one will care about these things. Listen to me, do you want to get tanned during this time? By the time we get married, you won't be so fair-skinned, are you sure?"
Xu Zi calmly countered with a question.
Yu Jiu opened her mouth, then looked at the scorching sun hanging in the sky, and decisively shut up.
"Okay, I'll do as you say, I won't go to work."
It's impossible for her to get tanned. She only gets married once in her life. If she doesn't want to get married looking her best, does she want to get married looking ugly? No way!
"That's right, my wife is so good. I'll cook for you when you get back, and you can do whatever you want at home."
Xu Zi pinched Yu Jiu's fair cheek, a smug look on his face, and walked away proudly. A real man is one who can support his wife and make her not have to do any work!
Xu Zijiang, the real man, was satisfied, but Yu Jiu couldn't stay idle. She thought for a moment and decided to find a few children to guide her. She wanted to pick some lotus leaves to bring back. She didn't know if there were still lotus leaves by the lake after the flood.
She's a very proactive person; once she decides to do something, she immediately heads out the door. Just then, a group of teenagers were playing hide-and-seek not far from Xu Zijiang's house.
Yu Jiu walked over and gently called to the children who were about to scatter and hide.
"Wait, are you guys playing hide-and-seek? I want to go to the lake to pick some lotus leaves. Can any of you take me there? The person who takes me will get candy!"
As she spoke, she took out two pieces of candy.
"Me, me, me! Yu Zhiqing, I'll take you there, I know the way!"
"I can too, Yu Zhiqing, come with me, I can even help you pick lotus leaves!"
"I spoke first, so don't try to take it from me!"
The children, who hadn't had candy in a long time, immediately raised their hands, indicating that they were willing to take her to the lake. The lake wasn't far from the group, and most of the slightly older children knew the way there.
Yu Jiu only needed to lead the way, so she smiled and nudged the first child who spoke.
"It's you, little sister! What's your name? Can you take me there? Here, have these two candies. We can talk about the others next time. If I need your help again, I'll come back to you."
"Will there be candy next time?"
"Yes, if I need your help, I will definitely pay you. I can't let you work for free. The candy is your reward."
Yu Jiu guaranteed.
Wow! The other children exclaimed in surprise.
"Then it'll be our turn next time. Yu Zhiqing, you can't just ask one person for help."
Everyone was afraid of not being chosen and that Li Zhaodi would benefit from it, so they quickly told Yu Jiu not to repeat anyone and to only choose one person.
"Okay, okay. From now on, I'll ask a different person from among you each time I need help."
The allure of candy was still strong. Yu Jiu made a promise with a wry smile, but Li Zhaodi didn't care about that. She took the candy and happily popped two pieces into her mouth.
Not a single one was left.
"Yu Zhiqing, we can go now."
"Um."
Yu Jiu let the others continue playing hide-and-seek, while he and Li Zhaodi went to the lakeside. On the way, Li Zhaodi asked...
"Yu, you educated youth, what are you doing picking lotus leaves? You can't eat those."
"Although lotus leaves aren't edible, they have many uses. For example, you can wrap chicken in them to make kiln-roasted chicken or lotus leaf chicken. You can also use them to make lotus leaf pancakes or lotus leaf rice."
"Using lotus leaves will make the flavor more delicate and delicious."
Seeing her curiosity, Yu Jiu carefully explained many uses of lotus leaves. Li Zhaodi's mouth was watering as she listened. Wow, chicken, pancakes, Yu Jiu is really amazing, knows so much, and is really rich.
She'd never eaten chicken more than twice in her life. The last time she ate it was when her younger brother was 100 days old; she got a piece of chicken butt, and it smelled amazing.
"We're here, this is it. There are still many lotus leaves that are alive and well. Yu Zhiqing, you don't need to make a wasted trip. Let me pick some for you."
Li Zhaodi is eight years old this year, and her height has reached Yu Jiu's waist. She walked briskly to the lakeside and helped Yu Jiu pick the fruit.
"Wait, don't move. Let me test the water depth so you don't fall in."
Yu Jiu, with considerable experience, took out a long stick and inserted it into the lake. He found that the water at the edge of the lake was enough to submerge the stick, indicating that it was quite deep.
"The water's too deep, you go up, I'll pick it myself."
She gave the instructions cautiously.
Yu Jiu thought she was just picking some lotus leaves, and she had been careful enough that nothing would happen. However, she didn't expect that the accident, which didn't happen by the lake, was still related to her.
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