Chapter 11: Bad Situation
When Chen Yi woke up, it was already dark.
She frowned and rubbed her eyes. How long had she slept?
I sat up and smelled the aroma of food wafting over from outside.
Chen Yi eats three meals a day and doesn't do any work, so she's not hungry at all.
Sitting up and refreshing herself, she opened the door and walked out.
He Mingcheng was making a fire. When he saw her coming out, he said, "You're awake. It's already past five o'clock."
He kept looking at the time. He hadn't been able to calm down since his aunt passed away.
Chen Yi was a little surprised, "It's already this late."
I slept for almost four hours. It was really too much. I guess I don’t need to sleep at night.
"Yeah." He Mingcheng picked up the small basin and said, "Let's eat. I'm ready."
Chen Yi felt a little embarrassed when she heard this, after all, she was not hungry at all.
But they have already done it, so eating a little less is a sign of respect.
At the dinner table, she was a little surprised to see the meat in the small bowl.
"This is?"
The small bowl was filled with meatballs and shredded radish.
Where does the meat come from?
Could it be that He Mingcheng went out in the afternoon to buy meat?
"Eat these lamb and radish meatballs that I made. I don't know if you like lamb or not." He Mingcheng served her a bowl of soup.
Seeing that the bowl was filled with meatballs and no shredded radish, Chen Yi was somewhat moved.
She is not a fool, she knows how precious meat is nowadays.
It has been almost ten days since he came here. He Mingcheng not only got pork, but also cooked mutton.
After dinner, He Mingcheng thought about it and called her.
"Comrade Xiao Chen, today Wang Chunli told the team about the fact that we two live in the same house. Maybe everyone knows about it now." His tone was helpless.
Although Chen Yi was surprised, it was also expected.
After all, she had thought about it before, and now that it has happened, it is inevitable.
"It doesn't matter. There's nothing going on between us. I'm not afraid of people talking." She didn't care about it. In the prosperous later world, there were many women who shared a house with men.
He Mingcheng hesitated to speak. He knew that Chen Yi might not be aware of the seriousness of the matter, and it would be useless to say more.
The next morning, as soon as Chen Yi got up, she heard someone talking.
She pushed open the door and saw, wasn’t it Fang Xiaoli?
"Chen Yi, are you okay?" Fang Xiaoli saw her and hurried over to say, "There are a lot of rumors in the team right now, so don't go out."
Those rural women speak very unpleasantly and say all kinds of things.
When she heard this, her face turned red and she wanted to get angry.
It is predictable that if Chen Yi heard this, she would probably jump up and down.
This sudden concern made Chen Yi a little confused.
But when she thought about what He Mingcheng said to her yesterday, she understood what was going on.
"It's okay, I don't care." She smiled and comforted the person opposite her.
She was very grateful that Fang Xiaoli cared about her affairs. No matter what, this was the relationship between her and the original owner, and she was very relieved.
Seeing her heartless look, Fang Xiaoli couldn't help but said anxiously: "Chen Yi, this is not a small matter. What if someone comes to harass you? It would also be a big problem if other people point fingers at you."
She asked herself whether she could bear such a thing.
If it was her, she might as well pack up and go home.
Seeing her like this, Chen Yi turned to look at He Mingcheng, who also looked serious.
"I understand." She nodded.
Even if I knew, what would it matter? It had already happened.
Thinking of this, she felt a headache for a moment.
Fang Xiaoli held her hand and said, "Don't worry, Chen Yi. We all know the details. When the time comes, we can just ask the captain to come forward and explain it."
Listening to these words of comfort, Chen Yi didn't say anything. This might be difficult.
If only it were that simple.
Fang Xiaoli changed the subject promptly and talked about recent events at the educated youth site.
Now, apart from going up the mountain to collect firewood, everyone basically stays at home.
In winter, we stay at home and cannot farm.
The Northeast is not like the South, where one can grow several crops.
When people have nothing to do on weekdays, they like to read banned novels.
Fang Xiaoli didn’t dare to watch it before, but now when she hears them talking about it, she feels itchy in her heart.
That is to say, it was said in front of Chen Yi, and no one else knew about it.
Chen Yi smiled and said, "You, those books are just for killing time, don't even think about reading them in the future. There's a reason why you're not allowed to read them now, don't commit another crime because of reading novels."
She didn't need to be reminded of these things, Fang Xiaoli understood them in her heart.
"Chen Yi, your room is pretty good. At least it's more spacious than the one for educated youths. You don't know how uncomfortable it is to sleep in a crowded room every night." Fang Xiaoli sighed over and over again.
She must be satisfied both mentally and physically. She doesn't require reading novels to be satisfied, but she must also have a good sleep.
Chen Yi didn't say anything, and asked about other things instead. "Have you written a letter home?"
Generally speaking, they would report their safety to their families upon arrival, and also leave their address for future communication convenience.
Fang Xiaoli nodded. "It was mailed the next day after I arrived. You didn't write a letter, did you?"
Chen Yi shook her head upon hearing this. One reason was that she didn't know the original owner's home address, and the other was the font.
She was afraid that if she wrote the letter rashly, the family would find out.
Besides, based on the previous information, it is estimated that even if she died outside, no one would look for her.
Fang Xiaoli showed an understanding look, "I guessed that you couldn't write, but I asked my dad to say hello to your family, and we arrived safely."
This is good, Chen Yi feels relieved.
The two chatted until the afternoon, but fearing it would be too late and dark, they let her go back first.
As for why she didn't go to see Fang Xiaoli off, Chen Yi felt a little nervous, wondering what other people would say about her.
One mouth cannot distinguish a hundred mouths, and they can say that black is white.
She was not mentally prepared for such a situation.
No words were spoken that night.
The next morning, Li Qinglin came over while they were having breakfast.
"Comrade Xiao Chen, I'm so sorry. We didn't expect anyone to come. I'm sorry that you have been wronged." He looked guilty and didn't know what to say.
Chen Yi put down the chopsticks in her hand and said, "Captain, a person with a clear conscience is not afraid of his own shadow. I'll have to trouble you to explain this matter to everyone."
She could imagine that if this matter was not handled properly, her situation would be very difficult.
Li Qinglin nodded, but said helplessly: "Comrade Xiao Chen, it's not that I don't want to help you, I've said it, but no one believes it."
"But what happened today does have something to do with me. Don't worry, I will explain everything that needs to be explained."
Even if some things are explained clearly, someone still needs to believe them.
The current situation is that no one believes that Chen Yi and He Mingcheng are innocent!
(End of this chapter)
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