Chapter 86: Easing of relations
He Laosi was about to change shifts and go back to rest. He took out his pipe and walked out, and he saw Fu Jingyou's handsome face that was accidentally revealed.
"Xiao Liu, you have such a lively face. Why do you always have such long hair to cover it up?"
He Lao Si frowned in confusion, and his words had a certain flavor of an elder's preaching:
"You're getting so gloomy every day. Hurry up! When you're done with this busy schedule and have some free time, go to town and find a barber to shave your head!"
“Hey.”
Fu Jingyouling's lips moved, and although he responded, his hands subconsciously pulled his hair down, and his pair of deep and affectionate peach blossom eyes were once again obscured from view.
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Lu Miao held the gourd ladle in one hand and played with one of her pigtails with the other. She returned to the educated youth site and planned to wash up first. She would then take advantage of the morning break to wash and hang up the sheets she had taken out last night.
As a result, before he even stepped into the threshold of the educated youth center, he bumped into Yang Xiaojing head-on.
There were not many dates in the gourd ladle. Lu Miao made a "tsk" sound and bent down to pick up the dates:
"What are you doing?! Can't you watch where you're walking?!"
"Ouch!" Yang Xiaojing hurriedly followed to pick up dates. "Gu Ying is not here, and I got up late this morning. If I don't go to work, will I be late?"
Lu Miao rolled his eyes at her and handed the gourd ladle forward, "Grab some and eat."
Yang Xiaojing was stunned for a moment, feeling a strange sensation in her heart. She felt that Lu Miao didn't dislike her as much as before...
This is a good sign. She can't let Lu Miao have a worse impression of her.
Thinking of this, Yang Xiaojing coughed dryly and smiled as she pushed him away, "That's not necessary!"
"Why are you so annoying?"
Lu Miao's face wrinkled in disgust and he glared at Yang Xiaojing.
There is such a big bag of dates, what’s the point of grabbing some?
You usually don’t seem embarrassed to eat egg cake, but now you are being polite?
He heaved the gourd ladle and shook the dates inside, making a "tap-tap" sound. Lu Miao frowned and urged:
"Could you please stop wasting time?"
“Ah? Oh…oh…!”
Yang Xiaojing was stunned, at a loss, and uttered "Oh" twice. Her humble image had not lasted for two seconds before Lu Miao, with an unbearable expression on his face, half-forced to grab two handfuls of dates.
Yang Xiaojing was holding two handfuls of dates, but before she could make the next move, she saw Lu Miao turning around and walking into the house. She suddenly thought of something and called out to Lu Miao:
"Hey, Lu Miao!"
Lu Miao was a little annoyed by her and turned around unhappily, "What? Are you not in a hurry to go to work again?"
It is certainly urgent, but there is one thing that Yang Xiaojing feels must be said.
After taking a quick glance outside, Yang Xiaojing trotted over to Lu Miao and told him about Chen Miaomiao sneaking a peek into their room at night. Lu Miao looked puzzled.
"Just look, she has eyes on her face. If she wants to look, can't you stop her?"
"Aren't you usually quite smart? Why don't you understand what I mean now?"
Seeing that Lu Miao didn't understand, Yang Xiaojing became anxious. "She usually doesn't come when there are people in our room. Yesterday, you were all away, and I didn't turn on the lights. It was pitch black and quiet. What good intentions could she have by sneaking into our room at this time?"
Lu Miao's eyebrows slightly frowned, and Yang Xiaojing knew that she had probably realized something, so she continued:
"He must have thought there was no one in our room and wanted to find out what he was doing here!"
"I'm in a hurry to get to work, so I have to go! Lu Miao, I won't say anything else to slander you, but you should always be on guard. You're usually generous, and everyone knows you have a lot of money. Just be careful and put the things away."
Yang Xiaojing left in a hurry. Lu Miao frowned and watched her back as she turned around the corner of the pond, then he looked away and walked into the house.
What Yang Xiaojing said did make some sense, but Lu Miao didn't take it too seriously.
She put all the valuables in a box with a lock on it.
The educated youth camp is so small. If Chen Miaomiao really wants to do something bad, the box can't protect her, so putting it somewhere else would be useless.
Lu Miao felt relieved. He went back to his room, combed his hair, and washed up. He was thinking about putting his things away carefully later and talking to Gu Ying, Ren Bingxin and the others about it.
This year's busy farming season lasted from around the Dragon Boat Festival at the end of June to the beginning of July during the Lesser Heat. By then, the weather had officially become very hot. Not to mention the educated youth, even the members of the production team and the experienced farmers were exhausted during this period.
Everyone in the educated youth center was groaning and complaining about being tired. They also grumbled about when they could have a holiday and how they must have a good rest when they could. Coincidentally, Gu Ying came back from the production team and brought back good news.
Gu Ying clapped her hands as everyone gathered at the entrance of the educated youth center. She stood straight and announced the good news in a very ceremonial manner:
"The captain said that our educated youth have been working hard lately. Since the farm work is a bit slack these days, we'll let everyone rest for two consecutive days tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!"
"Is this true? Did I hear it right?"
"It's really true! Didn't I say that last time? The next holiday will probably have to wait until the Lesser Heat, and isn't today the Lesser Heat? The Captain really keeps his word!"
"How can I be called the captain if I don't keep my word? How can the members be convinced?"
“Haha, that’s it!”
Everyone was immersed in joy. On the other side, Gu Ying, Lu Miao and others had already entered the main room, chatting and laughing, and sat down to drink water and rest.
"This holiday is coming just in time. I just ran out of some things I have, so I'm planning to go to town to buy some more tomorrow. What about you guys? Do you want to come with me?"
Gu Ying asked everyone.
Lu Miao was the first to nod: "I will definitely go."
She had also used up a lot of things she had, such as soap and clam oil.
When she used to make straw ropes, her hands would always become rough due to the dust from the straw. Every time she came back from work, she would apply a thick layer of vanishing cream and clam oil on them.
Later, there were times when I was harvesting rice barefoot in the paddy fields. I didn’t feel any pain when I stepped on the wet mud while working, but when I came back at night and washed off the mud, there would always be some small cuts on the soles of my feet.
Although they cannot be considered wounds, due to these small cuts, the skin is not as white, tender and smooth as before. Because of these, Lu Miao is more generous in using the snow cream and clam oil, which causes these consumables to be consumed quickly.
Of course, in addition to these, there is another urgently needed consumable, which is toilet paper.
Toilet paper is not only needed when going to the toilet, but is also urgently needed during menstruation every month.
There were several reusable menstrual belts in the original box, and Lu Miao had been using them as a makeshift method.
When having their period, Ren Bingxin and her friends rarely use straw paper, and usually fill the sanitary belt with wood ash.
Lu Miao couldn't stand it. Not only that, when she had her period, she had to change the toilet paper abnormally frequently...
No wonder Gu Ying said that this vacation came at the right time, because it was right time, wasn’t it?
Lu Miao had almost used up all the things mentioned above and it was time to replenish them.
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