Song Lili's first reaction was to refuse, feeling that it was wrong to do so.
But when she thought about what Zhang Qinghua had done, she suddenly felt at ease accepting it and immediately emptied the potatoes out of her basket.
Hmph, let's just consider this his punishment. He'll take the blame this time.
Let Luo Weijia deduct his work points, preferably all of today's, so he can work for nothing!
Song Lili huffed and puffed, dumped the potatoes, and immediately filled another basket with them.
The basket we're using now is the extra-large kind, which can hold about half a bag of potatoes, so it's quite heavy.
By the time the baskets were full, half the morning had already passed. Next to Zhang Qinghua was another person with a basket filled with potatoes.
At this point, someone needed to carry the potatoes down, otherwise there would be nothing to put them in, and many people digging potatoes stopped.
The aunt next to Zhang Qinghua, probably from the Third Brigade, looked up and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Qinghua, you're pretty fast! I just caught up with you, and you're already out with that basket of potatoes on your back..."
"As expected, you're a quick and efficient worker. You'll find it easy to get married in the future; girls will be vying to marry you..."
Zhang Qinghua felt embarrassed by what was said, and even more uncomfortable when he brought up the matter of getting married in front of Song Lili.
"Auntie, you're joking. I'm just young and energetic, and I have the time and strength..." he said embarrassedly.
Song Lili found it rather surprising, and hearing this kind of traditional, overly formal way of praising someone was quite novel to her.
"It's good that you're strong, it's good that you're strong. If you're capable, finding a wife won't be so difficult. You're a young man that everyone in Hongqi Village praises..."
Suddenly, the aunt mentioned a young man, leaving Song Lili feeling confused.
Wow... this lady is quite educated!
But hearing others talk about Zhang Qinghua's marriage, I have a really unbelievable feeling about it. It all seems so early...
Although it's normal for boys here to get married at seventeen or eighteen, she just felt that Zhang Qinghua was too young.
Zhang Qinghua's face had already turned red, even the roots of his ears were slightly red, like the color of apricot blossoms.
"Hehe, Auntie, I'm not in a hurry, not in a hurry," Zhang Qinghua felt his hands and feet were becoming uncoordinated, but he couldn't just tell the auntie to stop talking.
He could only force a smile and quickly put the last few potatoes into his basket before hurriedly walking away.
Before leaving, he left a message saying, "You were still following me around picking things up this afternoon. I have something to tell you..." Then, he fled in a sorry state.
Song Lili suppressed a laugh, finding his flustered appearance amusing, and for a moment she looked at Zhang Qinghua with a smile.
Zhang Qinghua also saw Song Lili's crescent-shaped eyes and knew what she was laughing at, but he left without saying a word...
The auntie was so enthusiastic that she went from praising Qinghua to introducing him to potential partners, and she had already screened half of the girls of the same age in Hongqi Village.
As Zhang Qinghua hurried away, the older woman called out from behind, "Hey, don't walk so fast! I still have several people to introduce..."
Then he added, "Go quickly and come back soon! I'll continue the introduction when you get back..."
puff
Song Lili couldn't help but burst out laughing!
This auntie is really persistent! Didn't she see that the person didn't want to listen and ran away? She actually asked the person to come back and continue. What was she thinking!
Seeing the older women drawn by her laughter, Song Lili immediately stopped talking, slung her basket over her shoulder, and ran off in a flash...
My goodness, people who pressure others to get married are terrifying, and they worry so much...
In modern times, Song Lili's biggest fear is meeting the person who introduces her to potential partners.
What she was most satisfied with about coming here was her age; she was still young and no one would pressure her to get married. She never expected to meet one today!
At a time like this, what else would you do but hide?
As expected, Luo Weijia was waiting there at the bottom of the mountain, checking each person one by one, just in case someone wasn't doing their job properly.
When Song Lili came down the mountain, she happened to be checking Zhang Qinghua's records. There were many other people waiting behind him...
Zhang Qinghua put down the basket and saw Luo Weijia carefully turning over the potatoes, even pulling out the ones with blemishes that he had deliberately placed at the bottom!
Upon seeing this, he was furious and immediately shouted, "Hey Zhang boy, what's wrong with you? Are you taking your anger out on these potatoes?"
"Do you have a problem with the work I assigned you, or with me? This is the entire village's food supply. If you get injured like this, it'll spoil easily and won't keep..."
"How could you bring potatoes? Didn't we suffer enough from hunger in the past few years? You're deducting two work points today, any objections?"
Luo Weijia had a stern face, acting all business, but Song Lili happened to see the glint in his eyes.
Song Lili immediately snorted coldly. This Luo Weijia is indeed no good. Who is he trying to fool?
The potato only lost a layer of skin, it doesn't matter at all, it's not like I just split it open from the middle with a hoe!
Even if you split it open from the middle, it won't rot. As long as the potato itself doesn't rot, it can still be stored for a while.
Luo Weijia's statement was simply meant to make things difficult for people...
The people following behind Zhang Qinghua also looked grim, but dared not say anything, fearing retaliation from Luo Weijia.
Song Lili felt a little guilty, after all, she was the one who ruined the potatoes. Hearing that Zhang Qinghua had his work points deducted, she felt ashamed...
Zhang Qinghua listened expressionlessly, showing almost no reaction. When Luo Weijia asked, he simply replied with two words, "No..."
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