Qin Yue squinted her eyes happily as she ate the dumplings Qin Xiaoxiao had made herself.
Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at it and felt that her sister's expression was a bit exaggerated.
"Is it really necessary? It's not like we've never eaten it before. It's just the most common chive and egg filling."
Qin Yue shook her head. "You don't understand. What I'm eating isn't dumplings, it's happiness."
Qin Xiaoxiao choked and squinted at Qin Yue.
Could her younger sister have been dressed up too?
After watching for a while, all this thing did was eat, like a starving ghost reincarnated, which made her wonder if her second uncle and aunt were abusing her.
After the two sisters finished lunch, Qin Yue continued writing furiously and soon finished all her homework except for the composition.
He tossed his notebook aside and said, "Sis, let's go out and play."
Qin Xiaoxiao stood up and waved her hand, "Come on, I'll show you how to have some fun."
Qin Yue didn't understand what "carefree" meant, but she knew she could finally go out and play. She jumped up and down happily, put on her shoes, ran outside, picked up a bamboo basket, and stood at the gate looking at Qin Xiaoxiao with a well-behaved expression.
Qin Xiaoxiao kept her word and also carried a bamboo basket out the door.
Although the two sisters were ready to have some fun, they wisely went to the fields first to greet Qin Feng.
Although Qin Feng didn't want to agree, seeing the sisters' longing and expectant eyes, he forgot everything and waved for them to get lost.
After getting their consent, the two sisters took off running, afraid that Qin Feng would change his mind halfway. Qin Feng was so angry that he almost chased after them and scolded them.
Am I that kind of person? Someone who agrees and never goes back on their word.
Qin Feng rolled his eyes and walked with his hands behind his back towards the field that the educated youth were in charge of.
He felt bad for his eldest and youngest nieces and needed to vent his anger. Otherwise, he would get sick from holding it in and have to pay for his own treatment, which wasn't worth it.
As soon as Qin Feng arrived at the edge of the field, he saw Zhou Ying standing there, glaring angrily into the distance, not even noticing his arrival.
Qin Feng frowned and followed Zhou Ying's gaze.
Aren't those my eldest niece and youngest niece?
What is this woman trying to do now?
Look at her eyes, tsk tsk tsk, she looks like she's about to devour someone.
“I said, Zhou Zhiqing, what are you doing standing here like an idiot instead of working to earn work points? Are you a scarecrow?”
Zhou Ying snapped out of her daze and hurriedly smiled apologetically, "No way! The captain is just telling jokes."
Zhou Ying smiled obsequiously, but Qin Feng found her affected and disgusting.
Qin Feng almost vomited. He said coldly, "Who are you trying to fool with this act? What are you trying to mislead people about? How can a young girl like you make such a gesture? It's disgusting."
Zhou Ying's awkward movements faltered, and she almost lost her composure.
"What are you saying, Captain? How could I be that kind of person? I just... I was just itchy and moved a little too much. Please don't misunderstand, Captain."
Qin Feng looked Zhou Ying up and down and nodded, saying, "That's true. The conditions at the farm aren't very good. Have you not taken a bath in months? You don't have lice, do you?"
That won't do. Even though you don't live in the educated youth compound, you still have contact with our villagers when you go to work. What if you spread it to others?
If you yourselves don't pay attention to hygiene, don't let it affect the entire Qinjiagou village.
How could a young girl like you be so filthy?
Honestly, I don't know how your mother raised you. You can't even maintain proper personal hygiene; what good are you?
Before Zhou Ying could react, Qin Feng finished speaking and left, which was tantamount to labeling Zhou Ying as someone who didn't care about hygiene.
By the time Zhou Ying realized what was happening, Qin Feng had already vanished without a trace, his speed astonishing.
Zhou Ying was so angry that she almost fainted, but after seeing the curious villagers around her and their disdainful looks, she managed to stand up straight.
"Don't listen to the brigade leader's nonsense. I did take a shower. I just showered yesterday. If you don't believe me, you can ask Huang Yuan."
Zhou Ying's explanation only drew more attention; the older women around her gathered around, but they kept a distance and looked wary.
“Zhou Zhiqing, you and Huang Zhiqing are husband and wife, can we believe what he says?”
"Seriously, Zhou Zhiqing, have you really not showered for three months? That's incredibly filthy!"
“Even we country folk don’t go that long without showering, how can you, a city person, stand it?”
"They're even worse off than us country folk, what's there to be proud of?"
"Exactly, they all think they're some kind of angel, looking down on everyone else, and this is all they get? Haha, it's really disappointing."
"In the sweltering summer, you definitely need to shower every day. How can you sleep if you don't shower? How can she stand being covered in sweat?"
"Didn't Huang, the educated youth, mind it? Judging from this, Huang, the educated youth, definitely didn't take a bath either."
"They're a married couple. If the wife didn't wash, how could he, a grown man, pay attention to so much? He probably didn't wash either."
"What does this educated youth Huang like about her? He's even willing to sleep with other men. Could it be that he just likes her because she doesn't shower?"
The villagers suddenly realized the truth and gathered together to discuss it again.
...
Listening to the discussions of the people around her, Zhou Ying felt even more dizzy.
That's it. Even though she doesn't have a good reputation anymore, she still has some self-respect. She was already looked down upon enough before, and now, in less than a day since she came back, her reputation is completely ruined.
That damn Qin Feng, just you wait.
Qin Feng, who had successfully dug a huge pit for Zhou Ying, finally vented his anger. How dare she scheme against my son and daughter-in-law? Hah, does she think I have no temper?
They sent her away back then, otherwise she would have suffered greatly.
Speaking of which, the commune leaders treated her quite well. Knowing that he liked to play dirty tricks, they were afraid of killing her, so they sent her to work on the farm. They only sent her back after he calmed down after three rounds of that.
It's a pity he holds grudges; all the efforts the commune leaders put in were wasted.
That idiot Zhou Ying probably didn't understand the leaders' good intentions, and secretly she probably hates them too.
Qin Feng stroked his chin and squinted as he looked back the way he came.
After a long while, Qin Feng seemed to have thought of something, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.
There was no one around this time; if someone were next to him, they would probably be terrified by his smile.
On the other side, Qin Xiaoxiao and Qin Yue quickly went up the mountain. It wasn't their first time up the mountain, and they knew the locations of wild vegetables by heart. Before long, they had dug up a lot of wild vegetables and put them in their baskets.
"Sis, I remember there are mushrooms up ahead, let's pick some to take back."
Qin Xiaoxiao's lips twitched.
Sister, don't you know that mushrooms only grow after the rain? Besides, most mushrooms grow in autumn, and in the middle of summer, any mushrooms that do grow will be dried out by the sun.
There were no mushrooms, but she remembered there was a wild walnut tree earlier, though the terrain there was rather complicated, in a ditch, and it was hidden by a large rock. She wouldn't have noticed it if she hadn't rested there once. (End of Chapter)
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