Chen Jianguo miscalculated. He only wanted to make a fuss, not cause her any trouble.
"Then you'd better not. She's still young and growing. Now, apart from going to work, the village chief doesn't assign her much physical labor anymore, for fear that if she gets too tired, she won't grow any taller."
After thinking about it for a moment, Ling Weidong and the others realized that it was indeed not a very high amount. Qian Cheng was somewhat unwilling, but he immediately quieted down after being given a light glare by Ling Weidong.
Chen Jianguo's protection of Xiao Jian, the educated youth, was so obvious; wasn't he just protecting her like he was his own sister?
"Don't worry, we won't bother her. But we'll really have to trouble you with going up the mountain. We can't just wander off like that. If we get lost, wouldn't that cause trouble for the village and everyone?"
Chen Jianguo didn't care; let's go up the mountain, fine.
"That's fine. It's not possible today, but if we finish work early tomorrow or the day after, we can go up and take a look around to familiarize ourselves with the place."
"By the way, have you all prepared the tools and stuff for going up the mountain?"
Gathering firewood requires at least a rope or a machete, even if you don't carry a basket. You can't rely entirely on your bare hands, can you?
Yuan Ye then smoothly continued the conversation.
"Brother Chen, I see you're all carrying baskets. I think those things are quite useful for going up the mountain. They're perfect for carrying water or firewood, and they don't interfere with the work. Where do you exchange those?"
Chen Jianguo was stunned for a moment.
"Have you gone to change your things yet?"
"What are you changing? We all came with luggage!"
After stacking the firewood, he turned around and closed the door to the woodshed.
"Is there anything else you're lacking?"
Men are not meticulous, and many small items are not necessities, so they make do with what they have. Chen Jianguo also realized that he was the same when he first arrived, and many things were added gradually later.
The group hesitated for a moment,
"We probably don't have bowls and chopsticks yet,"
On the first day I arrived, I ate with them. After that, they ate dry rations and their stockpiled food all day.
Qian Cheng was somewhat frustrated.
“I went out for a walk and saw the villagers, but they all ignored me.”
Chen Jianguo didn't know what to say.
Perhaps it was influenced by Wang Hongmei and the others?
The villagers also didn't have a good impression of the greasy Li Jianye; he seemed frivolous and unreliable.
"Well, it's almost harvest time, everyone's busy tidying up their own gardens and planting cabbages and stuff, so they probably didn't realize you were new here."
Looking at the sky, I quickly changed the subject.
"Didn't you want to change your baskets? Go this way, turn the corner, yes, there's a yard with some wood in there. Hey? Tiger? Come here?"
What a coincidence! Tiger had just returned from Jian Dan's house with his younger sister, carrying some things in their hands.
"Brother Jianguo, are you calling me?"
Tiger was often with Jian Dan, so he was quite familiar with these educated youths. When they called him, he would come over happily.
“Ling Zhiqing, if you need to change your baskets, just go to his house. Oh, by the way, his grandfather is the old man who drove the cart when you came here. Everyone in the village calls him Uncle Liu the Third. The carpenter is Uncle Liu the Third's son, Liu Guangming, who is also Hu Zi's father.”
"Tiger, these educated youths need to exchange their carrying baskets. Why don't you take them back?"
"So, you went to Sister Jian's place?"
"Yes, I went to see Jixiang and the others. Sister Jian gave me a big gourd and said she would have my grandma make it for us to eat."
The dark green gourd, weighing over ten pounds, was something Tiger wouldn't let his sister carry; he simply placed it at his feet when they stopped.
"Look, Sister Jian planted this. It's so big, enough for several meals."
"It's really quite big, but Tiger is also very strong; he can lift it."
Tiger bared his little teeth.
"My grandma said I'm a real man, and I'm really tough."
When facing strangers, Tiger still acts like a little adult.
"Are you looking to change your baskets? Then come with me."
His serious little face is quite amusing.
"Brother Jianguo, let's go home now."
Chen Jianguo is also very gentle.
"Okay, go ahead, come back and play again when you have time."
The two, one big and one small, were having a serious conversation, while the three of them watched the spectacle, until Tiger waved his hand.
"Come with me,"
Qian Cheng, being observant, bent down to help carry the gourd.
"Let me hold this for you. What kind of melon is this? Is it a fruit?"
Tiger looked at him as if he were an idiot, shook his head, and thought, "These educated youth really don't understand anything."
Yes, except for Sister Jane.
Qian Cheng was puzzled.
"No, little brother, what do you mean by shaking your head? Did I say something wrong?"
Ling Weidong glanced at him with a headache; this child was truly hopeless.
Yuan Ye ignored him and walked a few steps to follow Ling Weidong.
"No, what do you mean?"
Little Flower looked at this, then at that, and whispered to her brother,
"Brother, don't they recognize the hanging melon?"
They thought they were speaking quietly, but they could all hear them.
Tiger sighed.
"Grandpa is right. This new educated youth really doesn't know anything. He's really embarrassing Sister Jian."
Qian Cheng's eyes widened as he stood in front of Hu Zi.
"No, wait a minute, explain yourself clearly. Why would I embarrass her? Who is she? I don't even know her."
Xiaohua looked up at him, and after several seconds, she finally uttered a sentence.
"But you were all sent-down youth, Sister Jian can do everything, how come you're so stupid?"
Tiger then added,
"That's right, Sister Jane is so young, yet she can do everything, while you guys are all so big,"
He gestured with his hand to indicate his height, and then pouted.
"You're all so old, how come you don't even recognize a hanging gourd?"
After saying that, she ignored him, grabbed the gourd he was carrying, put it in her arms, and walked past him.
Qian Cheng was so angry that he resembled a bulging pine tree.
"No, you, child, why are you resorting to personal attacks? That's not fair!"
Yuan Ye sighed and put his arm around his shoulder.
"Alright, did the child say something wrong?"
"Is that right? What are you, you little rascal? Do you even know me?"
"I don't know him,"
"Look, look, you don't know him either. Isn't it normal for me to ask him if I don't know him?"
Yuan Ye sighed again.
“Chengcheng, the child said that it can be eaten for several meals, several meals, so it must be something that can be used to cook. Why do you have to argue with the child to find out who is right and who is wrong?”
You've already completely offended the child before we even got to their doorstep.
Qian Cheng was stunned for a moment.
Did you say so?
Lin Dongfang came out of the village office and met up with Hu Zi, who was ahead of him. They knew each other, so he greeted him first.
"Tiger, what are you carrying? It's so big!"
Tiger started another round of showing off.
"The ones Sister Jane grows are called hanging gourds, remember that?"
The conversation suddenly turned into a science lesson, and Lin Dongfang was taken aback for a moment before answering without thinking.
"I've never seen this before. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known what it's called."
Tiger slightly puffed out his little chest.
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