"Those two young men are good-looking. The tall one is also good-looking and strong. I think they've been here for several years now. I wonder how old they are?"
"I know, I know. I remember someone asked me last time. I heard it and it seemed to be around 20."
"Oh, you're already this old, but I wonder if you have a partner?"
"It seems not. Aunt Wang from the village asked about it last time."
Aunt Wang is a famous matchmaker in the village, but she is a very conscientious matchmaker. She always seeks truth from facts and never exaggerates or deceives people. She always says what she thinks.
"What? Aunt Wang wants to match those two people? Whose daughter are you talking about?"
"Then I don't know. It seems that as soon as Aunt Wang expressed this intention, the two people refused it, saying that they couldn't make the decision on this matter and that the family had the final say."
"What a pity! Such great conditions!"
"Hey, what a pity! How could any girl from our village be worthy of him? He's really well-off. He's from a cadre family. How could they possibly marry a girl from the countryside?"
"What's wrong with country girls? Country girls are the ones who can live a normal life. They are capable and honest and can definitely manage a family well. But those city girls have their eyes on the top of their heads. How can they be the ones who can live a normal life?"
Their judgment of city girls all comes from the educated youth in the village. Those female educated youth are not all bad. There are really a few good ones.
But most of them are too delicate and incapable of work. Those who can't do work are also noisy. Why marry them? Just to show them off? Or to make them a troublemaker?
"Of course, we have to live like country girls. We don't have so many tricks up our sleeves. We just focus on living our lives."
"By the way, the older this leaf gets, the more beautiful it looks. Its bark is really white, and it seems to be very close to those two educated youths." Who doesn't understand the meaning of this statement?
"Axe mother, don't talk nonsense. Our Ye Zi is a good child. In this area, you have seen children more capable than Ye Zi. You know what the child who grew up next to us is like. He is still a child."
Axe Mother was not convinced: "Aunt Xu, I am not talking nonsense. I saw the three of them walking together, talking and laughing several times." She didn't say anything else, she just told the truth.
Aunt Xu rolled her eyes at Axe Mother: "You know Ye Zi and the others live nearby. These two educated youth seem to be the children of Uncle Chen's old friends. Isn't it normal for them to get along well?"
Just like in their village, if they have a good relationship as a family, naturally the children in the family will also have a good relationship. This is normal.
"Yes, I've seen it several times. I've watched carefully. Those two guys treat Ye Zi like a brother treats his sister. If they don't deliberately explain it, they feel like real siblings."
"Ye Zi is a child who has grown up before our eyes. She has finally lived a good life. Don't spread nonsense everywhere. Our Ye Zi is still young and has not yet grown up."
Axe Mother wasn't angry at being told that. She could tell the difference between relatives and strangers: "I know, but I won't tell anyone else. I was just thinking that you guys were saying that the girls in the village weren't good enough for those two guys. I think Ye Zi is good enough. She's so beautiful!"
"It's such a pity. That child has such a bad fate. It's the same as having no parents. It will be hard to talk about kinship in the future."
This is the way it is in this era. People value a healthy family with many children. Girls like Ye Zi who live alone are not popular.
"That's no big deal. It's good that the leaves can grow well. I have my own house and Uncle Chen to help take care of it. How many families can have such conditions?"
"Hey, you're right. Now that you put it that way, it really makes sense. If Ye Zi finds a partner and has no place to live at home, she can bring her own house. It's much better than squeezing in with a whole family."
Aunt Xu spat and said, "Alright, don't tell anyone about this. Ye Zi is still young, why are you in such a hurry?"
"Besides, Ye Zi has a respectable uncle here, so it's not our turn to worry about him. Don't let those idiots get close to him."
"Of course, Uncle Chen won't just find someone for Ye Zi. Do you think Uncle Chen will find a soldier for Ye Zi?"
In recent years, young soldiers have often come to Uncle Chen's house. Those young men are much more promising than the boys in the village. It is so glorious to be a soldier these days.
"I don't know, but if we can find a soldier, that would be great. Then Ye Zi can finally leave the country. She won't have to dig for food in the fields like us, and she can eat the food supplied by the city."
These words were not only spoken by these few people, but also by those nearby who were talking while working. After a while, Chen Ye heard it, but he did not think much about it.
It seems like Brother Gao is still up in the mountains. I wonder who this person is? Could it be the eldest brother of the Cen family coming to see Cen Zixiang? It's rare for the eldest brother of the Cen family to come over.
But it doesn’t matter to her who it is, since they are not here to see her anyway.
The second girl's ears were almost like radars: "Did you hear what they said? Do you recognize it?"
Chen Ye shook his head: "I don't know. I didn't see anyone, so how could I know who it was? Okay, I have to get back to work. You should hurry home and take advantage of the free time to get some sleep."
"I don't need that much sleep. You go do your work and I'll go watch the fun."
Chen Ye... this guy is really addicted. Even his big belly can't stop the second girl from loving to watch the fun.
"You'd better be careful and don't go to crowded places."
"I know, I know. Why are you becoming more and more like my mother?"
Oh my god...who is all this kindness of mine for?
Looking at Eryatou, the agile pregnant woman, moving between various small groups, it seems that if you want to hear some gossip, you have to compare prices from different sources.
She quickly picked up the sickle and went into the field. With more effort, she could finish today's task in more than an hour.
She didn't know whether the people who came would go to the grandfather's house. If the grandfather left some food for her, she could go back early and help.
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Cen Zixiang and Gao Fei's mission is with the educated youth, but they don't tolerate these people.
Every time the tasks were assigned, the two of them would quickly finish their work and leave, but they were unwilling to help each other or complain with these people.
The more you deal with these people, the more excited they become. They become brighter with a little sunshine, especially those female comrades. It's as if men are born to help them. Why are they so shameless?
It's not good that they have the strength to help Ye Zi with work. At least Ye Zi would cook for them occasionally. Why should they help these people who just cry? They are all girls, so why is there such a big difference between them?
The two of them are not very proactive. They just do whatever tasks they are assigned to do. They don't rely on work points to earn a living. If it weren't for the fact that they feel bad not coming to work, they might not even like to come to work.
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