Chapter 19 Going Down the Mountain to Watch the Fun
Seeing Bi Yuntao clench his fists and stare wide-eyed, Yang Aiguo, with his towering figure, stood in front of Lin Baozhu, his knuckles cracking as he clenched his fists and said, "I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. You've already broken off the engagement, yet you still have the nerve to ask others to help you. What, just because you've become a worker, does that mean everyone should fawn over you?"
Your capitalist ways are unacceptable. When I deliver meat to the machine factory another day, I'll ask your Party Secretary if all the workers there have the same ideological problems as you. I heard you got your job through an exam; there must have been some shady dealings involved, right?
A flicker of panic crossed Bi Yuntao's face as he hurriedly explained, "You, you're talking nonsense. My family are genuinely poor farmers. Do you think our leaders will believe you just because you're spouting nonsense?"
That's what he said, but he was still feeling uneasy. Although the man in front of him was dressed very plainly, he might actually have some connection with the leaders of the machine factory.
The job he got is questionable. If he gets investigated, he'll be kicked out of the house, which is the least of his worries; he could be jailed.
"I'm sorry about the annulment of the engagement. I'll let it go today about how you bullied Xiaoyu, but if it happens again, I will definitely talk to the captain about it."
Zhao Xiaoyu, her face contorted in disgust, her eyes filled with accusation, said, "Brother Tao, you..."
"Listen to me, Xiaoyu. The most important thing for us now is to find you a place to wash up. Let's go quickly, otherwise the stuff on your body will dry out and be hard to wash off."
After saying that, he turned his bicycle around and headed towards the river outside the village...
If Zhao Xiaoyu goes back to his house like this, the smell will probably linger for days. Also, he needs to find someone to clarify things about his mother and Zuo Shuanzi, and find a way to get them out of there. In the future, whether he gets a promotion or goes back to Beijing with Zhao Xiaoyu, he will need a certificate from the police station proving that his family members have no problems with their social status.
Of course, his family were indeed poor farmers, but there was no guarantee that the police wouldn't be jealous of him and would write down the fact that his father had injured Zuo Shuanzi!
Zhao Xiaoyu glanced in the direction Bi Yuntao had left, glared at Lin Baozhu resentfully, and then chased after him.
As she ran, she comforted herself: once Bi Yuntao became the richest man, she would have plenty of ways to avenge today's humiliation.
At that time, she would make Lin Baozhu, that country bumpkin, kneel down and beg her!
Lin Baozhu watched the two figures disappear into the distance, a cold smile playing on her lips. The matter with Old Madam You was just the beginning; the Bi family owed her, and she would collect it all with interest.
Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, the educated youths all carried their baskets and headed towards the vegetable garden. However, Gong, an educated youth, quietly tugged at his companion's sleeve, winked, and whispered something to him.
Upon hearing this, the educated youth glanced in the direction Zhao Xiaoyu had left, then excused himself to go back and get his sickle, and hurried towards the brigade headquarters...
Halfway up the mountain, two children circled around Lin Baozhu. Lin Baozhu held a twig in her hand and was setting up a trap according to the method she had just learned from the agricultural manual. The dead branches and leaves on the pit blended in with the surrounding grass. She stood up straight with her hands on her hips and her chin held high: "Look at this trap I made, no one could make it."
Lin Tiantian tilted her pigtails and blinked her big eyes, asking, "Didn't a human make your aunt's trap?"
Lin Baozhu stammered, her mouth agape for a long time before she could utter a word: "..."
Seeing her embarrassed, Yang Aiguo patted Lin Tiantian's head and laughed, "Hahaha, what is your aunt if she's not human?"
"She's a fairy!" Lin Tiantian puffed out her little chest and exclaimed in her childish voice, "My aunt is the prettiest in our village, and I'm the second prettiest!"
"Yes, yes, you and your aunt are the most beautiful in your village."
Yang Aiguo agreed verbally, but secretly glanced at Lin Baozhu out of the corner of his eye, and his ears quietly turned red.
As he was playing with the children, he suddenly pricked up his ears and made a shushing gesture. The two children immediately covered their mouths, stared at him with wide, innocent eyes, and blinked their incredibly cute faces.
"There are rabbits coming this way."
Yang Aiguo lowered his voice and pointed in the direction of the trap: "Watch from behind a tree."
The three of them crouched down behind the old locust tree. When the four of them peeked out from behind the tree, they saw a gray rabbit hopping over, its fluffy tail bobbing up and down. She couldn't help but give Yang Aiguo a thumbs up—being able to recognize a rabbit's movements from so far away was a skill that most people wouldn't have.
"Brother Yang, you're amazing!"
Aiguo's lips curled into a wide smile as she praised him, but his gaze remained fixed on the rabbit. The rabbit hopped and skipped straight toward the tender grass above the trap, and the moment it reached the top, it fell in with a "plop."
Upon seeing this, the two children clapped and cheered excitedly.
"We won!" The two children covered their mouths and cheered quietly, their eyes shining.
Lin Tiantian tugged at Lin Baozhu's clothes: "Auntie is so amazing! If we have time, let's dig a few more traps, then we can eat meat every day!"
Yang Aiguo walked over, picked up the rabbit from the trap, and weighed it in his hand: "This rabbit is quite plump. Its skin can be used to make a pair of small gloves, and its meat is delicious when stir-fried. You made a really good trap. If you use this method in the exam, I guarantee you'll pass."
"You have to come and let me know on the day of the exam," Lin Baozhu instructed.
"Okay," Yang Aiguo replied readily.
The four of them carried the rabbit down the mountain. Just as they passed the hawthorn bushes, a pheasant flapped its wings and flew out of the grass. Lin Baozhu reacted quickly, bending down to pick up a stone and throwing it at the pheasant.
“Sister Baozhu, pheasants are very clever, even a slingshot is hard to hit them…” Before Yang Aiguo could finish speaking, there was a muffled “thud” and the pheasant fell straight down from the sky, fluttered twice on the ground and then lay still.
Lin Baozhu ran over and picked up the pheasant, then dug out a nest of wild eggs from the grass. She counted them and found fourteen in total. Her eyes crinkled with laughter: "Mother will be overjoyed now."
Yang Aiguo stared at the pheasant in her hand, his mouth agape wide enough to fit an egg—his accuracy was even better than that of the sharpshooters in the hunting team.
As soon as the four of them reached the foot of the mountain, they saw a crowd gathered not far away, and from the crowd came Zhao Xiaoyu's heart-wrenching screams: "You shameless bastard! I'm going to report you for indecent assault at the commune!"
Another male voice shouted without hesitation, "The river belongs to the community. Why can you wash in it but I can't? You were thrashing around in the water like you were having cramps, and I kindly pulled you ashore, and now I'm accused of being a pervert? I lost my innocence trying to save you, who can I complain to?"
Lin Baozhu and Yang Aiguo exchanged a glance, their eyes gleaming with excitement. She shoved the two children into Yang Aiguo's arms, chuckling, "Tian Tian, Hu Zi, wait with your uncle. Your aunt will just go check and be right back." Before she finished speaking, she had already run off into the crowd…
You'd be a coward if you didn't enjoy the excitement.
She wanted to be the first to share the gossip.
Lin Baozhu, carrying a basket on her back, relied on her strength and bent over to squeeze into the crowd.
"Hey, who is it? Don't push!"
"My shoes, my shoes..."
"The vegetables I just picked have all spilled..."
The already lively crowd suddenly erupted into chaos once again.
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