The New Year’s Eve dinner at the educated youth camp was not complicated.
There are few dishes, but the quantity is large. There is a pot of meat, a pot of cabbage and vermicelli, as well as buns and steamed buns. The stir-fried dishes include shredded potatoes and peanuts.
The rest depends on themselves. The old educated youth who have been here for two or three years have no money at all. At most, a few people can pool their money to buy some peanuts and sunflower seeds.
The educated youth who had just arrived had more money on hand, so they bought a few bottles of sorghum liquor together.
When eating, everyone moves the tables in the cafeteria into a circle, leaving a space in the middle so that they can eat and watch the performances at the same time.
Some went up to perform folk dances, some sang, and some recited poems with great emotion...
After two drinks, most people relax.
Everyone chatted about life and sang songs of youth.
Some people hugged each other and cried, regretting that they had taken the initiative to become educated youth to experience the life of farmers, and hated themselves for being kicked in the head by a donkey.
In short, there were tears and laughter, and everyone put aside past grudges and unhappiness and celebrated the New Year in a lively manner.
It was at this time that Shi Xiaoli, dressed up, arrived at the educated youth site.
Lu Juanjuan waved her to sit next to her. Everyone was in a mess and no one noticed her arrival.
After Shi Xiaoli sat down, Lu Juanjuan could see that this person had actually painted his eyebrows with black charcoal, and the red color on his mouth was probably painted with red paper.
She couldn't help but feel some contempt in her heart.
"Xiao Li, see? Young people in the city are really open-minded. They are nothing like the young men and women in our village. They are so ignorant that they dare not sing or recite poems so loudly."
"Yes, Sister Juan, I envy them so much."
"If you envy someone, you must learn to fight for yourself. When you're a girl, you can't be a city girl. If you get married, you must marry a city girl. Look, so many female educated youth go to talk to Kong Xingbai. He's very popular."
Lu Juanjuan lowered her voice: "These female educated youth are all from the city, they have education and background. Think about it, what can you compare with them?"
Shi Xiaoli's face flushed red: "Sister, what should we do?"
It’s her own fault that she can’t be reincarnated!
"Of course there is a way. As long as you and Kong Xingbai have made it a done deal, will he not marry you?"
These words were taught by Yang Dahua, and Lu Juanjuan smiled.
"Ah...I'm afraid it's not good, right?"
Shi Xiaoli knows very well what it means to have the rice cooked.
The dirty talk the women in the village said when they got together was much more explicit than this. She had been listening to it since she was a child and understood what was going on.
Lu Juanjuan felt disgusted when she saw her shy look, but she still smiled and taught her: "What's wrong with that? In order to marry the one we love, we have to use some tricks. Don't worry, I will definitely help you."
"Sister, what should I do?" Shi Xiaoli was determined to give it a try.
"Take it one step at a time. First, go to our utility room. There's an iron barrel hanging behind the door. Take out a bag of rat poison from inside without anyone seeing you."
Shi Xiaoli was shocked. Rat poison?
But now she completely listened to Lu Juanjuan and didn't think much about it. Seeing that everyone was having fun and no one was paying attention, she got up and quietly went to the yard.
The utility room is a small bungalow, which usually contains farm tools.
After she went in, she followed Lu Juanjuan's instructions and found a small iron tube behind the door.
She reached in and found several packets of rat poison. She took one and went back.
I originally thought it was Lu Juanjuan who wanted it.
Shi Xiaoli was about to hand her the medicine, but she signaled with her eyes: "Pack it up quickly, don't give it to me, it's for you."
"For me?"
"Yes, when you go back, keep an eye on your mother. If she has any medicine powder or something like that hidden in her pockets, pour it out and replace it with this packet of rat poison."
"Why?"
"Because your mother said she was going to give that idiot some medicine. I'm worried she'd use real medicine and kill him, which would be troublesome."
Shi Xiaoli was stunned: "..."
Is there such a thing?
"Xiao Li, listen to me." Lu Juanjuan held her hand, as gentle as a caring older sister. "Actually, this rat poison is expired. It's completely useless. The most it can do is make your stomach feel uncomfortable."
Her eyes were red when she said this, and she looked like she was about to cry: "You know how much I like your second brother, but now it seems that it is completely impossible. But I am unwilling to give up, I just want to teach that idiot a lesson. Auntie loves me and said she would go and drug that idiot herself."
"But I don't want to make a big deal out of it, as it will implicate my aunt. I just want to make her feel a little uncomfortable, so that I can vent my anger."
"Xiao Li, you also know how much Auntie wants to help me to show her loyalty and for the sake of you and Kong Xingbai. So you must not let her know about the dressing change, otherwise she will think she didn't help and feel guilty again!"
"Okay, sister, don't worry!"
Shi Xiaoli was completely conquered. She even felt that her mother was confused. If it weren't for Sister Juanjuan's careful consideration, something serious would have happened.
Although she also hated that fool and wished she would die.
But you must not die at their hands, that is illegal!
No matter how stupid she was, she still thought about this very clearly.
After agreeing, Shi Xiaoli quickly packed the bag of rat poison.
Lu Juanjuan continued to whisper sweet words in her ear: "As long as you and Kong Xingbai succeed, he will definitely marry you. He will be able to return to the city in less than a year. By then, with his family's conditions, you can definitely enjoy the happiness of a young mistress."
"Sister Juanjuan, I will definitely reward you handsomely when the time comes." Shi Xiaoli stared at Kong Xingbai with shining eyes. She dreamed of going to the city to live a good life.
"Then I'll be waiting to eat your wedding candy." Lu Juanjuan took her hand and patted it gently: "Remember, when you go back, tell your mother a message. Just tell her that tomorrow's village dragon sacrifice is the best opportunity."
"knew!"
There is a spring in the mountains behind Quanshui Village. Except for the winter when it is frozen, clear spring water flows out every spring, all year round.
Even when other villages encountered severe droughts, this clear spring never ran dry.
Later, starting from an unknown year, the villagers would voluntarily go up the mountain to hold a dragon worship ceremony on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
The dragon worship ceremony means that every household gets up early and cooks some fresh noodles or rice and vegetables, takes them to the mountain to burn incense and paper as offerings, and then everyone eats the offerings they brought together at Longjing.
In Shi Xiaoli's opinion, this kind of weather is a great opportunity to eat in the mountains.
The food gets cold quickly, so even if that idiot has a stomachache, he won't suspect anyone else.
"Sister Juanjuan, you are so smart!" Shi Xiaoli's face was full of admiration.
"If you can handle this successfully, it means you are smarter than me!" Lu Juanjuan rolled her eyes and said, "Do you want Kong Xingbai to take you home later? I'll go talk to him."
"Of course I did!" Shi Xiaoli lowered her head embarrassedly.
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