"Qingqing, eat quickly, these dumplings are delicious!" Qian Lailai took a bite of the dumplings and felt elevated. She had never eaten such delicious dumplings before.
Upon hearing this, Yi Qingqing quickly picked one up as well. Her eyes suddenly lit up and she no longer cared about talking. She must learn this skill of signing in!
Zheng Xiaolong and Chen Zhihe ordered braised pork, and Yun Guyuan also ordered dumplings.
For a moment, I just buried my head in eating, wishing I could swallow my tongue.
After the meal, when they met Li Mengxue at the intersection of the county town, Qian Lailai was still saying that it was a pity that she didn't go to the state-owned store to eat, because the chefs in the state-owned store were so good!
Li Mengxue glanced at the things they bought and nodded perfunctorily, "I will definitely go there to eat next time!"
"Comrade Yun's car?"
"He installed this with parts he found at a scrap yard. He said he could get us one for 100 yuan," Zheng Xiaolong said quickly. "Zhihe and I have already ordered one. We can lend it to you when the time comes."
"No need, I'll just order one too," Li Mengxue took out the money she had earned after working hard for half a day with a bit of heartache, and counted out a hundred yuan to give him. But the car must be bought, otherwise she didn't know how much time she would have to waste on the road every day. She could use this time to sell things and make a lot of money.
Yun Guyuan took 50 and gave the rest back to her, "Fifty as a deposit, and I'll give you the rest when you pick up the car."
"Can you ride your bike and help me carry the things back?" In order to hide her tracks, Li Mengxue also took some things out of the supermarket and pretended that she had bought them. However, it would be too tiring to carry them all the way back.
Although Yi Qingqing also bought a car, her full backpack looked scary and she was afraid that she couldn't carry it all, so she had to ask Yun Guyuan for help.
"One dollar," Yun Guyuan raised a finger.
Li Mengxue agreed. Although it was a bit expensive, it was better to get the money and goods done without owing anyone a favor.
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"Come on, are you ready? Get ready to get in the car!" Yi Qingqing called Qian Lailai.
Li Mengxue was surprised when she heard this and asked, "You are carrying so many things, and you still want to carry her?"
Yi Qingqing nodded, "Yes, by the way, take her back, I ate two taels of her fresh meat dumplings today!"
"Can you do it?" Qian Lailai was still a little worried.
"No problem!" Yi Qingqing put her backpack on her chest and asked Qian Lailai to sit on it quickly.
Qian Lailai couldn't resist, "Let's give it a try, if it doesn't work, forget it!"
"Of course it will work, the dumplings will not be eaten in vain," Yi Qingqing felt the back seat sink and immediately stepped on the pedal.
She didn't feel it was strenuous, except that the basket on her chest blocked her vision and was a bit in the way. But she was strong and held the handlebars steadily.
He even had enough energy to free up one hand to wave goodbye to Li Mengxue and the others, "We're leaving first!"
"Ahhh, ride slower, my butt is going to be broken", Qian Lailai didn't expect that Yi Qingqing could ride the bike like a gust of wind.
"Haha, come on, the wind will blow, it will be cooler," Yi Qingqing said this, but she still controlled her speed. She felt that pedaling a bicycle was so easy and not strenuous at all.
Li Mengxue looked at their backs and shook her head, "What kind of weirdo is this!"
She underestimated Yi Qingqing's strength.
Yun Guyuan also hurriedly followed and rode side by side with Yi Qingqing.
A group of two bicycles entered the village, and the villagers who were busy working in the fields in the distance immediately looked over.
"Who is that? Why does he look unfamiliar?" someone asked.
Aunt Guihua was also in the field. She put her hands over her eyebrows to block out the sun and squinted her eyes. "Oh, it's Xiao Yi, the educated youth!"
Immediately, a woman asked, "Captain's wife, do you know this man?"
Aunt Guihua puffed out her chest and said, "She is a new educated youth who came the other day. There were eight of them, and she was the most capable and sweet-talking girl. Not only did my husband praise her, but I liked her too. Xiao Yi is very spoiled at home. Both of her parents are working, and they brought her many good things when they came to the countryside. They even bought her a bicycle. If I had such a lovely girl, I would spoil her too!"
Aunt Wu, who didn't get along with Aunt Guihua, spat and thought, saying that she loves her daughter is just showing off that she gave birth to three sons when she got married. What kind of relationship does she have with the educated youth? What is there to be proud of?
But she didn't dare say these words out loud.
The village chief Gao Weimin and the team leader Zhao Youtian were childhood friends and had a good relationship. The wives they both married were from the same village. This made the relationship even closer. They became more and more powerful in Xiangshui Village. There were a bunch of people flattering them. If she were to tell anyone about it, she would probably be scolded to death.
As soon as someone started praising him,
"The one who is carrying a big basket of stuff on his back and a girl who is also carrying a basket and holding a pot on her back is Xiao Yi, the educated youth? How strong must he be to be able to carry so many things and ride as fast as that male educated youth?"
"Guihua, this girl is very strong. When the time comes, talk to the team leader and assign her to our team. She will definitely be stronger than the other educated youth!"
"What's the situation at that boy's family? He also bought a bicycle?"
Lin Guihua couldn't agree to this. She had just wanted to bring Xiao Yi into her team. As for the male educated youth, she didn't know his name, but she couldn't show her weakness in front of others. "Okay, they've gone far away, stop chatting, and get to work. If you keep dawdling, you'll lose your work points!"
Suddenly no one dared to ask more questions.
On the men's side, someone also asked Zhao Yougen. He got an extra bag of snacks, so naturally he kept praising Xiao Yizhiqing for being a nice, generous and capable person.
After work, everyone went back home and discussed the two bicycles in the village during dinner. For a while, the new educated youth Xiao Yi was known to everyone in the village before he even started working.
"Which of the new female educated youth do you think is prettier?" Cai Chunshan, who was among the old educated youth, also saw Yi Qingqing and the others passing by, and asked Lu Zhendong in a low voice.
Lu Zhendong glanced at Tang Lan three ridges away and said, "Tang Lan is still the best."
Cai Chunshan shook his head and smiled nonchalantly, "If you ask me, among the new female educated youths, there are quite a few good-looking ones. Yi Qingqing is definitely one of the rich and pretty ones."
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When Yi Qingqing and her friends arrived at the foot of the slope at the educated youth site, they were surrounded by children. Yi Qingqing was in a good mood. Seeing that they were curious but did not come up to tease them, she said, "Stand in line obediently, and I will give you some candy. One candy per person. Don't fight over it. If you move around, there will be no candy!"
The new bicycles can only be touched but not eaten, but of course they still want candy! The noisy children immediately lined up obediently, not daring to move.
Yi Qingqing counted the heads and took out a handful of candies from her pocket, "Come here, first kid, come over and tell me your name."
"My name is Zhao Xiaoya," the little girl licked her lips and said obediently.
"That's great, Zhao Xiaoya, what flavor do you like?" Yi Qingqing teased her.
"Orange, orange," Zhao Xiaoya said in a low voice.
"Okay, this is for you." Yi Qingqing handed the candy to her. Seeing that she couldn't wait to put it in her mouth, she taught her, "When someone gives you something to eat or helps you, remember to say thank you. That's a polite and good child, understand?"
"Thank you!" Zhao Xiaoya said vaguely.
Yi Qingqing patted her head and said, "You are such a good little girl."
Then she gave each child a piece of candy and received a thank you from each child.
"Okay, you guys have taken all the candy in my pocket, now go play!" Yi Qingqing waved her hand and let them go.
"Thank you Sister Qingqing!" Some children even grinned at her.
Yi Qingqing pushed her bicycle contentedly to the educated youth site.
"You are really great. Such a group of kids came up to you without knowing the seriousness of the matter. I was afraid that they would snatch your things. I didn't expect that I would be coaxed by you in such a short time. It's a pity about those candies, though," Qian Lai said.
Yi Qingqing smiled. Of course she would not do business that would lose money.