Su Yue was taken aback. Before she could speak, the tractor driver grinned and said, "Don't worry, soldier. This road was repaired by several villages a while ago. They filled in all the potholes. As long as it doesn't rain and the soil isn't washed away, it won't shake."
If it stops shaking, then it's fine.
Fu Shen helped Su Yue into the car. The man glanced back and called out, "Are you seated? I'm driving."
The tractor made a "putt-putt" sound as it rolled along the newly paved dirt road.
Half an hour later, it came to a steady stop at the intersection of Shuiwen Village.
Su Yue and Fu Shen got out of the car one after the other and thanked the tractor driver.
The man smiled, waved, and drove the tractor away.
"Su Yue, you're back?"
Tang Yunyun walked down the ridge of the field carrying a heavy basket on her back, followed by a plump, fair-skinned man.
When Tang Yunyun heard her call Su Yue, the man behind her only glanced up briefly before quickly lowering his head again to stare at the road beneath his feet.
Su Yue smiled gently: "Just got back? Did you go cut pig feed?"
Tang Yunyun stepped across the ridge and sighed helplessly: "Yes, other jobs are tiring, and I can only get two or three work points a day. My dad couldn't stand it anymore, so he told me to cut pig feed. Look, Nie Zhiqing is with me too."
As she spoke, she pointed behind her to Nie Yuanbao.
They were the biggest drags on the production team. If it was unavoidable to have several people work together and then divide the work points equally, no one wanted to be in a group with the two of them.
Nie Yuanbao stood behind Tang Yunyun with his head down.
Upon hearing this, Su Yue looked at Nie Yuanbao and thought to herself: This person is nothing like the one from my previous life.
The ruthless way he personally broke one of Liang Panghai's hands and one of his feet drove the violent Liang Panghai to the brink of suicide.
How come he looks so docile and non-aggressive now?
Seeing Su Yue staring intently at Nie Yuanbao without saying a word for a long time, Fu Shen frowned slightly and followed her gaze to Nie Yuanbao.
Just then, Nie Yuanbao raised his eyes and met Fu Shen's sharp gaze.
Nie Yuanbao paused noticeably for a moment, then casually looked away and said in a steady voice, "Comrade Tang, give me your basket. Your friend is back, so you should hurry home and tell your mother to cook more rice."
Tang Yunyun slapped her forehead, realizing the logic in the basket. Just as she was about to hand it over, she suddenly remembered that Nie Yuanbao wasn't very strong and hesitated, asking, "Can you carry this much?"
The pig feed in her basket was packed tightly, while Nie Yuanbao's basket, which was even larger than hers, was also packed full.
Nie Yuanbao didn't say anything, but bent down and held Tang Yunyun's basket firmly in his arms, proving with his actions that he was fine.
Tang Yunyun watched Nie Yuanbao's figure gradually disappear into the distance, carrying his basket, and murmured to herself, "No wonder my father said that Nie Zhiqing seemed to have two people on him. Now that I look at him, it really is true."
Upon hearing this, Su Yue asked with a curious smile, "Uncle Tang, why do you say that? How can there be two people inside one person?"
Tang Yunyun looked at Su Yue and explained, "Speaking of which, this has something to do with you. I couldn't understand the letter you sent back. It just so happens that Nie, the educated youth, couldn't get used to the food in the educated youth compound and went to work hungry every day. So he came to my dad, hoping to eat with us. He had extra money and would give me fifteen yuan a month for food."
“These words were said in front of many people. My father agreed without much hesitation. One day after lunch, the postman delivered your letter. I couldn’t understand it, so I asked Nie Zhiqing to help me. He stared at the letter for a long time but still couldn’t figure it out. As he left, he kept muttering to himself. My father was watching from the side and suddenly said something like, ‘There are two people on Nie Zhiqing.’”
Su Yue pondered for a moment and analyzed, "Uncle Tang probably means that Nie Zhiqing is usually not talkative, but after reading the letter I drew for you, he was surprised to find that he can talk so much."
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