The atmosphere at the educated youth settlement was very strange. Wu Wenwen was busily cooking braised pork around the stove.
She wasn't supposed to cook today, but she was going to make braised pork. After discussing it, everyone agreed that the pork would go to the five of them, the female educated youth, but the broth could be used to make noodles.
As for how the noodles are produced, that's their business.
We can't just eat noodles all the time. The male educated youth in this compound all have huge appetites. Eating noodles would bankrupt them.
So the two people who were originally supposed to cook still ended up making steamed buns.
The aroma of meat wafted through the yard; normally, people would have been waiting at the kitchen door long ago.
Today, contrary to usual practice, a fire was lit in the yard, and people sat together in twos and threes, arguing amongst themselves.
Wang Qing assisted Wu Wenwen, quietly telling her about the scene outside.
"Alas, it's a pity I couldn't come back with you, otherwise I would have watched a show too."
Wu Wenwen glanced at her, and if her hands weren't oily and inconvenient, she would have tapped her from above.
"What do you think this is? You've been spending too much time with Shengnan, and your personality has become like hers. We're all disgusted by it, and you still want to see this?"
Wang Qing chuckled: "Isn't it always so tempting to see something you haven't seen before?"
The braised pork is ready. First, take the pork out and set it aside. Then, add some water to the broth and cook the noodles in it.
Blanch a few dried vegetables to brighten up the color.
A bowl of meat broth noodles with a steamed cornbread is just right.
Li Yuzhe gave a wink to a male educated youth, who understood and went to call Fu Tingshen for dinner, and also called Li Xi.
Fu Tingshen felt a little embarrassed, but it wouldn't look good for a grown man to be so hesitant, so he adjusted his mindset and went out.
But Li Xi was different; she simply couldn't bear to look those people in the eye.
She just peeked out the window and saw that Li Yuzhe, with his big mouth, must have told everyone at the educated youth settlement.
She lingered as she came out, and in an instant, everyone's eyes fell on her and Fu Tingshen.
The male educated youth next to Fu Tingshen nudged his arm, giving him a look that said, "You're really lucky, kid." He just frowned and didn't say anything.
Li Xi could clearly sense that they regarded her as a promiscuous person, but Fu Tingshen didn't speak, so she couldn't refute him. The meat soup noodles smelled delicious, but they tasted bitter to her.
Zhou Xue ate with Ye Zhiyu in her room, Liu Shengnan and Wang Qing watched the show outside, and Wu Wenwen had to guard the pot.
Li Xi finally finished eating and stood at the door of Ye Zhiyu's room.
Who is it?
Zhou Xue's voice came from inside. If it were Wu Wenwen or the others, the knocking and shouting would immediately make it clear who it was.
Ye Zhiyu knew who it was, even though they only knocked on the door.
"It's me, Li Xi."
Zhou Xue frowned and opened the door.
"What are you doing?"
Feeling the piercing gazes from behind, Li Xi lowered her head and pitifully asked, "Zhou Zhiqing, can I go in first?"
After saying that, she squeezed in directly. Once those eyes were out of sight, Li Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
"you..."
Zhou Xue was really angry at her behavior, but Ye Zhiyu calmed her down with a look.
Ever since Ye Zhiyu and Li Xi broke up, she has never been able to enter this room again.
Looking at it now, Ye Zhiyu's life is better than before.
A huge dressing mirror, a bathtub sent by Lu Chen, countless shoes under the bed, and a piece of cloth hanging on the wall next to the bed, which Ye Zhiyu used to separate the walls. It was made of polyester. Even though the wardrobe and the two trunks were closed, Li Xi knew that they contained Ye Zhiyu's numerous clothes and food that others would not even dare to dream of.
When she was on good terms with Ye Zhiyu, she could always get a share of these things, but now they are out of reach.
She climbed up to Fu Tingshen, but life was even harder than when she was following Ye Zhiyu.
She comforted herself by thinking that Fu Tingshen was a man and not as thoughtful as a woman, so it was normal that he didn't know what she wanted. She could just buy it for herself when she married him.
But seeing how well Ye Zhiyu was doing, she couldn't help feeling jealous.
He took out the fifty yuan that Fu Tingshen had given him and handed it to Zhou Xue.
"This is from Ting Shen. You can buy and make your own quilt and mattress. The rest is yours too."
Zhou Xue looked at the money that Li Xi was clutching with disdain.
He reached out to grab it, but Li Xi wouldn't let go. He tried harder, but she still wouldn't release her grip.
Zhou Xue was speechless: "Li Xi, are you going to give it to me or not?"
"I think you should give me an explanation. You agreed to pay hush money so you wouldn't tell anyone, so why do people outside know?"
Li Xi was still unwilling to give the money to Zhou Xue just like that.
Zhou Xue refused to take it, crossed her arms, and said, "Then you should ask Li Yuzhe. I've been in town all day. How they know is none of my business. All I know is that if you don't give me this money today, the whole village will know you're having an affair with Fu Tingshen tomorrow. You'd better figure it out yourself."
Ye Zhiyu, who was standing next to her, was watching with great interest. She was just missing some sunflower seeds, otherwise she would have eaten a couple of pounds of them.
Li Xi also sensed Ye Zhiyu's amused gaze, so she put the money on the table and left.
The same conversation took place in Liu Yuan and Li Yuzhe's dormitory.
"Why are you in such a hurry, Fu? I'm just explaining the situation to my companions so that no one will be so blind as to offend you. Don't worry, no one else knows about this except the educated youth group. I believe that no one else will let the elders laugh at us."
Li Yuzhe grasped Fu Tingshen's hand that was gripping his collar, and with force, slowly pulled it away.
With one last push, he pushed the person away from him, then brushed his collar, disgusted that it was dirty.
"You'd better be."
Fu Tingshen left after uttering some harsh words.
"You're offending him by doing this."
Liu Yuan lay on the bed, offering a gentle reminder; he hadn't interfered at all from beginning to end.
Li Yuzhe shrugged: "Didn't I offend him a long time ago?"
Eat when you're hungry, sleep when you're full, and pee when you wake up.
These are profound words of wisdom; I don't know who said them, but they make a lot of sense.
Just like now, after eating and drinking their fill, everyone went back to their own rooms.
Zhou Xue didn't want to go back to use that quilt, and there wasn't enough time to buy one anyway, so she simply squeezed into the same quilt with Liu Shengnan.
Ye Zhiyu was curled up in bed reading, but couldn't finish even one page in a long time.
Finally, he covered his face with the book and counted the number of days Lu Chen had been gone. He realized he had lost count and could only remember that it had been a very, very long time.
Alone in a room under a kerosene lamp, it's the perfect time to be emo.
The atmosphere and emotions were right, and after a long time of building up, she realized something: she couldn't cry.
Upon closer reflection, she realized there was nothing to be emo about, so she picked up the book, tossed it aside, and sure enough, she decided to go to sleep.
In a daze, I heard rustling noises coming from the doorway.
There was also a very dull knocking sound; luckily, she had sharp ears, otherwise she wouldn't have heard it.
Ye Zhiyu sat up abruptly, threw off the covers, and got out of bed.
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