Chapter 83: The Little Sister of the Group
It seems that only Fu Jingyou would let her do whatever she wants...
Fu Jingyou thought she was still in a low mood, so he comforted her tenderly:
"Don't be sad. The dates at home are ripe. I'll pick some for you when I have some free time."
Lu Miao's eyes lit up, and he put everything behind him. He looked up and asked, "Really?"
"I'm not lying to you."
Fu Jingyou's tone was heavy.
Lu Miao believed it, curled up the corners of his lips, and his mood became beautiful and bright, "Okay!"
She had a smiling face, but there were two faint traces of tears on her face. She was simple and easy to coax, but to some extent, she was also too careless and sloppy in character.
Fu Jingyou sighed helplessly. She had just been so busy coaxing Lu Miao that she had gotten too close to him in her haste. Realizing the problem, she only gently reminded him:
"I've been out for a while. It's not good to be noticed...Wipe your face. It's time to go back."
"Um."
Lu Miao nodded, and just then Geng Xiaoyun's voice came from the place where the bamboo bed was placed at the other end of the "straw house":
"Oh Bingxin, you're feeling quite comfortable. Come on, go over there. Where's Lu Xiaomaoer? Tell her to eat some pomegranates."
It was not good to stay any longer, so she quickly wiped her face with her sleeve, walked back a few steps and turned around, "Zao'er!"
Fu Jingyou nodded, "I understand, go ahead."
"Hehe~"
Lu Miao walked back with satisfaction, "Where are the pomegranates? How many did you pick?"
"Here they are! Now it's a deal. I'll pick pomegranates for you, and you won't cry anymore."
Lu Miao stomped her feet proudly: "Who's crying?"
Geng Xiaoyun laughed heartily, "Yes, yes, it's you, Lu Miao, who's not crying, it's Lu Xiaomaoer who's crying!"
After all, isn't it still her?
Lu Miao puffed out his lips, too lazy to argue with Geng Xiaoyun.
Under the dim light of the lantern, you can vaguely see the black spotted shell of the pomegranate. It doesn't look very good, but each one has cracks, and the pomegranate seeds are so full that they are almost bulging out.
Lu Miao sat on the bamboo bed, swinging her legs, picking up pomegranate seeds and stuffing them into her mouth. The taste was extremely sweet but not greasy, which was very much to her liking. She concentrated on picking the pomegranates, and only put them into her mouth when she had accumulated a small handful.
Ren Bingxin followed suit, picking pomegranates shoulder to shoulder with her. At the end, she put a handful of pomegranate seeds into her mouth, chewed them, and sipped the sweetness, breathing in comfort. "This pomegranate is so sweet, no wonder you want to eat it like this, it's so refreshing!"
Lu Miao chuckled: "Really? I feel refreshed too!"
It was dark, and I couldn't see her smile clearly, but just hearing her voice was sweet and healing to the heart.
Geng Xiaoyun was sitting in a corner of the bamboo bed resting. When she heard Lu Miao laugh, she felt a little relieved. She stood up, rolled up her sleeves and said with a smile:
"You two just sit here and eat. I'll go help them clean up."
Lu Miao stretched his neck and asked, "Don't you want to eat?"
Geng Xiaoyun waved her hand. "This thing is very troublesome. I don't like it. You two can eat it, but don't eat it all. Leave some for Gu Ying."
"knew!"
The threshing ground was busy and cheerful. On the other side, Chen Miaomiao took a small path back to the educated youth site with a lotus leaf in her pocket. The site, which usually should be closed for rest, was wide open and quiet this time. There was not even a light in the room.
Apart from the occasional vague conversations coming from the male educated youth, one could almost hear the sound of a pin drop in the room of the female educated youth.
Chen Miaomiao looked puzzled. She went back to her room, put the shower head away and lit the kerosene lamp. Geng Xiaoyun was not in the room. She called out twice but no one answered.
Chen Miaomiao's throat moved up and down. She sat on the edge of the bed and thought for a while. Suddenly, she picked up the kerosene lamp and went to the main room.
When he reached the main hall, he didn't stop, but he walked much slower.
Looking at the dark door of the room opposite, although Chen Miaomiao didn't know what had happened, she estimated that the probability of there being someone inside was not high. Her heart was pounding, and she made up her mind and went to the room over there.
He just poked his head into the door holding the kerosene lamp, and suddenly a person sat up on the bed inside. Both of them looked at each other in shock.
Yang Xiaojing sat on the bed with disheveled hair and cursed:
"Are you sick?! Can't you knock on the door? You walk silently, who are you trying to scare to death?"
“…”
Chen Miaomiao's chest was beating fast and she broke out in a cold sweat. She took two steps back and stood in the main hall.
A look of exasperation flashed across her face, but she explained in a gentle voice:
"I, I came back late because I saw that no one was in the house and wanted to know where you were..."
"What are you looking at? What's so good about it? You don't sleep in this room, so what does it have to do with you whether anyone is here or not? Even if you were curious, wouldn't you ask?"
"I'm sorry...I'll learn next time."
Chen Miaomiao suppressed her temper and returned to her room holding the kerosene lamp.
Yang Xiaojing on the other side was still unwilling to calm down:
"You're still talking about taking on the cooking job! You're the first one out every day and the last one back. Isn't that just picking up what's already done?"
"He's been sneaking around all day, and I don't know what he's doing. He's like a thief, appearing and disappearing like a ghost!"
Ever since she was punished for fighting with Chen Miaomiao, Yang Xiaojing has been dissatisfied with everything about Chen Miaomiao.
Normally, Yang Xiaojing would not find fault with Chen Miaomiao because of Gu Ying's face. But this time, when Gu Ying was not around and she had this opportunity, Yang Xiaojing would certainly not let it go. She sat by the bed and cursed her for a long time before she was satisfied.
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Back at the threshing ground, everyone used flails to beat the rice ears in circles along the carpet-like surface, until the lights in every household in the production team were almost out. Then they put down their farm tools and used half a bundle of straw to cover the grain pile on one side of the threshing ground.
Otherwise, if it gets wet with dew tomorrow, you will have to make room and go through the trouble of drying it in the sun.
The day's work was basically finished here, and everyone had some free time. He Laosi leaned against the haystack and smoked his pipe, while the two aunts came to the bamboo bed.
No matter how much they chatted, they were the elders in terms of age, so Lu Miao and Ren Bingxin got down from their beds and made room for them.
They were chatting animatedly about family matters and things happening in and around the city. At this moment, Fu Jingyou came over with a pot of water and a stack of bowls.
"Oh, thank you, thank you!"
The villagers were so unrestrained. After the two aunts thanked them, they took the kettle and poured water to drink. In their spare time, they did not forget to praise:
"Xiao Liu, you are kind-hearted and thoughtful. You just finished your work and you are thirsty now."
After saying that, he turned to look at a few female educated youth on the side and said, "Comrade educated youth, you are thirsty too, right? Come quickly, there are bowls here! Come over and drink some water and take a rest!"
Geng Xiaoyun and Gu Ying sighed, took their bowls and lined up to get some water to drink.
Fu Jingyou did not respond to the aunts' words. He stood silently for a while, then suddenly spoke in a low voice:
"The dates in front of my house are ripe. I'll go get some and we can eat them while we rest."
This was said to everyone, but in the final analysis, Fu Jingyou essentially just wanted to fulfill Lu Miao's little wish.
Fu Jingyou knew that, like the cucumbers in front of the educated youth center, Lu Miao had also been thinking about these dates for a long time.
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