Jin Meng walked behind, increasingly convinced that his earlier thoughts were correct. As they got closer to Xiaosang Village, a smile unconsciously appeared on his face. He hadn't expected to be so close to the girl, especially since they were in the same village.
It seems I'm destined to meet this girl.
When we get back, I'll have my husband arrange for him to work next to the young girl. She looks delicate and frail, so she definitely can't do any heavy work. He can help her with the chores, and they'll gradually become more familiar with each other.
The more he thought about it, the better the idea seemed, and a silly smile unconsciously appeared on his face, which didn't match his handsome face at all.
“Do you think that person behind us is following us, or is he a villager from Xiaosang Village going back to the village on the way? Look at his smile, he looks like a complete idiot.”
Xu Man quietly walked up to everyone and whispered something.
"He probably didn't follow us. He's probably a villager from Xiaosang Village too, but he doesn't seem very bright."
Everyone secretly glanced behind them, and they all thought it was a waste that someone so good-looking was actually not very smart.
Jin Meng had no idea that he was considered unintelligent by others, but he could feel the way people were secretly looking at him, and he wondered if something was wrong with him.
He quickly put on a straight face, keeping a blank expression, which at least did justice to his face.
After walking for two and a half hours, they finally arrived at the educated youth settlement. Tang Baozhu felt that even with her wood-type superpower, she would have almost been unable to cope, let alone others.
Anyway, she decided that if she didn't have anything else to do, she should go to the commune less often, because the journey was too long and the walking was too tiring.
If there's a carriage that can take you there, then I might consider going; but if it's going to be on foot, then forget it.
After carrying the things into the house, I instantly collapsed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and didn't want to move.
He took out a pill from the warehouse, swallowed it, and instantly regained his energy, without feeling any of the soreness he had just experienced.
I tidied up the things I brought back, put the pot inside the stove, and then filled the outside with some yellow mud and water to seal the gaps in the stove.
Originally, I wanted to start cooking right away, but then I suddenly realized that we didn't have any firewood. I decided to go find other educated youth comrades and the brigade leader to see if anyone knew how to get firewood.
Just as Jin Meng arrived home, he found that his father wasn't home, but his mother was. He quickly went up to his mother and said in a coquettish tone, "Mom, I've taken a fancy to a young girl today. She's a educated youth who just came to the countryside from our village. Can you help me set her up with her? She's so beautiful. I just love beautiful girls."
Jin Meng's mother was a little unhappy. In her opinion, although the educated youth who came to the countryside were quite pretty, they were not very strong.
Moreover, her own youngest son only wanted to marry her because she was good-looking. What if he met someone even better-looking later? Wouldn't that woman be a pity?
"Hey, maybe we should forget about it. The educated youth are quite pretty, but they're not very strong! How about Mom finds you someone strong who can give birth to a son, okay?"
"I want someone with a strong physique. I might as well find a man; men are strong enough, right? I like petite, delicate educated youth. If you don't agree, I'll go after her myself."
When Jin Meng's mother heard her youngest son say he wanted to find a man, she was terrified. This time, she stopped trying to stop him from becoming an educated youth. Finding a female educated youth was better than him bringing back a man.
"You brat, you're just trying to annoy me. When your dad gets back, I'll have him deal with you. Get out of my way! Don't stand in front of me, just looking at you annoys me."
When Jin Meng saw that his mother had agreed, he ran off with a grin. As long as he had achieved his goal, he was confident that he would win the heart of his beloved, provided his family did not object.
Although he had no experience in pursuing girls, he figured that giving girls more gifts was always a good idea.
Tang Baozhu and the other educated youth in the courtyard asked around until they finally found the brigade leader's house. As soon as they arrived, they saw someone rush out of the house. Upon closer inspection, they realized it was the male comrade who had been following them and whom they suspected was suspicious.
This made them a little embarrassed, as they hadn't expected it to be someone from the brigade leader's family. Fortunately, he didn't know that everyone was making fun of him.
Jin Meng had just come out of the house when he saw the little girl he had his eye on, and his foot, which was about to walk out, immediately stopped.
"What brings you to my house? Just tell me, and I can take care of anything for you."
He practically patted his chest and guaranteed it; if he dared to do so, he must have a lot to say in the village.
Because they saw male comrades, the female comrades didn't say anything. Finally, Zhao Jun stepped forward and spoke to him.
"Hello comrade, we are new educated youth. Because the educated youth settlement is lacking in everything, we would like to exchange some things with the villagers."
Jin Meng saw that the person speaking to him was a male educated youth. Although he was a little disappointed that it wasn't a young girl talking to him, he knew that everyone was avoiding suspicion, so he could understand.
"What do you want to change? Just tell me and I'll take you to change it."
"Thank you so much, comrade. We just wanted to exchange some firewood, but we're not familiar with this area, so we're hesitant to go up the mountain to collect firewood. We can only trouble you with this task."
"No trouble at all, please wait a moment."
Jin Meng was actually hoping they would bother him a little more, so that in their minds he would be a helpful comrade and it would be easier for him to get close to the young girl.
"Mom, the new educated youth want to trade some firewood with everyone. Do you know whose family has a lot of firewood? If you do, please tell me and I'll take them there."
When Jin Meng's mother heard what her youngest son said, she wondered when her youngest son had become so helpful.
She went outside the gate and saw that they were new comrades at the educated youth settlement. She also noticed that there were several pretty young girls among them, no wonder her youngest son was so enthusiastic.
“We have plenty of firewood at home. Your older brothers go up the mountain to collect firewood every day after work when they have nothing to do. We have a lot of firewood at home. How much do you need?”
“Auntie, we want to buy enough firewood to last a year. That is, enough firewood to burn four kang beds. Also, this lady here cooks for herself, so she may need a little more.”
“You’ve asked for quite a lot, Meng. Take them to your uncles’ place; they should have enough. The little girl can stay here; we should have enough firewood for her.”
Upon hearing this, Tang Baozhu quickly thanked her, "Then thank you very much, Auntie. How about we exchange the firewood?"
Although Jin Meng had some reservations about his mother sending him to take the others to his uncles' place, he didn't say anything and just took them there.
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