Chapter 60060 Qin Ye's Maintenance
Qin Xiaoxiao left the gossip circle and returned to her own spot. She put down a stool and sat down, pulling weeds while spacing out. (Spacing out: meaning to be in a daze)
Bored to the point of madness, Qin Xiaoxiao waited until noon when she heard the bell ring, then got up and ran away.
Liu Mingyu was walking home when he happened to pass by the field where she was working, and he glanced back at her.
With just one glance, Liu Mingyu felt an urge to slap himself twice.
I told you not to be curious, why were you looking around on your way home instead of looking where you were going!
Now I'm even more exhausted.
Okay, I'll have to tell Brother Qin Ye later that I need to help that lazy Qin Xiaoxiao with some more work tonight, otherwise he won't be able to keep up with the work points.
The problem is that he thinks even one work point is too much, so how is he supposed to keep track of it?
Giving her one work point wasn't enough. Grandma Qin said she was afraid her granddaughter would be heartbroken if she saw the work points, and what if she did something rash?
If you can't record a single work point, you can only write more than that. But how can you record more if you didn't do that much work? Even if he was willing, the villagers wouldn't be!
So she could only ask Brother Qin Ye to do more for her.
As Liu Mingyu was thinking, he looked up and saw Qin Ye carrying a hoe and walking home.
Liu Mingyu quickly stepped forward and patted Qin Ye on the shoulder, "Brother, I have something to tell you."
Qin Ye glanced at him and said weakly, "No need to say anything, I understand. I'll go to Xiao Xiao's place and continue working after I finish my work tonight."
Liu Mingyu was taken aback. "How did you know what I was going to say?"
Qin Ye stared blankly ahead. "My grandma told me this morning that Xiao Xiao isn't doing any work today. I'll do her work."
Not just today, but for the next few days as well, he'll be doing it all.
After hearing this, Liu Mingyu's lips twitched, and he looked at Qin Ye with sympathy. "Brother, you... take care."
Qin Ye glanced at Liu Mingyu again, "It's nothing, just a little work, I finished it in an hour, it only took me half a day."
Liu Mingyu nodded in agreement.
That's right, Qin Xiaoxiao didn't have much work. She only got twenty work points in total. If she did all the work, she would only get four work points a day over five or six days. Even a six or seven-year-old child could finish it all in two hours.
Qin Xiaoxiao is worse than a child; everyone in the village is better than her, including Su Lu.
Liu Mingyu felt even more sympathetic towards Qin Ye, and sighed, "Brother, your Xiaoxiao is too spoiled. This can't go on. How will she manage after she gets married?"
Qin Ye stopped in his tracks, his dejected expression vanishing. His lifeless eyes immediately lit up, and his star-like eyes swept over Liu Mingyu. A murderous glint flashed across his serious and rigid face.
“I know my little one very well. She is a bit spoiled, that’s true, but it’s not her fault.”
She was born with a congenital heart condition. You can see how well my uncle's family lives, yet she's still so thin. It's because of her poor health.
If there hadn't been no other choice, and my uncle and aunt hadn't passed away, she would never have gone to the countryside to suffer.
Yes, she's not good at work, but she has a good attitude. Look how tired she is; when has she ever missed a day of work?
Qin Ye became somewhat guilty as he spoke and quickly tried to cover it up.
"Hmm~, cough cough, she does less, but, there's still me, isn't there? I'm her brother, her own brother, how can I ignore her?"
No matter what, I'm determined to take care of my sister for the rest of her life, through thick and thin.
Even if she never gets married, as long as I live, I will support her.
If the husband's family doesn't care, then don't marry. It's no big deal. If it really comes down to it, just give them a bigger dowry.
"I can't afford it, but there's Qin Wei, Qin Sheng, and Qin Ming. The four of them together can offer a very generous dowry."
The more Qin Ye spoke, the more reasonable it seemed, and the more convinced he became that he and his three younger brothers could support their sister.
If I can afford to raise her, I don't have to get married.
Liu Mingyu was dumbfounded.
You think you can justify not being able to do any work?
Are you going to keep supporting Qin Xiaoxiao forever?
She gets a large dowry when she gets married, and is supported if she doesn't. How come Qin Xiaoxiao is so lucky?
Seeing Qin Ye so protective of Qin Xiaoxiao, Liu Mingyu was inexplicably a little envious of Qin Xiaoxiao.
With such a brother protecting her, Qin Xiaoxiao will never suffer in her life, and no one will be able to bully her.
Qin Ye gave Liu Mingyu the impression that "if you talk about my sister again, we can't be brothers anymore," which made Liu Mingyu shut up immediately and dare not say anything bad about Qin Xiaoxiao.
"Brother, I was wrong, I was wrong, okay?"
Qin Ye narrowed his eyes, a cunning glint flashing across his face.
"It's not enough to just know you're wrong; you have to be punished."
Liu Mingyu smiled and nodded, "Okay, you tell me, what kind of punishment? I'll accept whatever punishment you give."
Having achieved his goal, Qin Ye turned and walked away, his soft voice carried by the breeze to Liu Mingyu's ears.
“My little plot of land is still a bit short of seedlings, I’ll borrow some from your plot to plant there later.”
When he first planted the seeds on that small plot of land, it was too late for them to sprout. He could only take some seedlings from his own vegetable garden and plant them there. As a result, the vegetables in his garden are now sparse, and that small plot of land is in a terrible state.
The Qin family's private plot was large, and Qin Xiaoxiao only received a small portion. The Qin family's private plot was practically chewed up by dogs, so Qin Xiaoxiao's plot was even worse.
Yes, he's really clever to come up with this idea. This way, Grandma will never find out that not many vegetables have been planted on that little plot of land.
Good, at least his buttocks are safe.
Liu Mingyu was dumbfounded: "..."
If I admit I was wrong, does that mean I'm really wrong? You're being too rude!
If it weren't for the fact that you're my brother, I would have beaten you up today no matter what.
Just as he thought of this, Qin Ye seemed to sense something and suddenly turned around to look at Liu Mingyu, his sharp gaze falling on him.
Liu Mingyu couldn't help but chuckle and said with a forced smile, "No problem, it's just seedlings. I'll go to my garden after work and pick some seedlings to take to Little Sister."
"Not only do we have to deliver it, but we also have to be responsible for planting it."
Just sending vegetables won't do! My sister doesn't have the energy to grow vegetables!
Liu Mingyu's lips twitched slightly, and he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"Okay, I'll plant them, alright?"
Qin Ye nodded with a straight face, "Okay, fine."
Liu Mingyu laughed in exasperation.
Fine, he admits defeat!
Because he's his brother.
Qin Xiaoxiao rushed straight back to the Qin family home, pushed open the door, and saw Qin Aiguo walking out.
"Grandpa, it's almost time to eat, where are you going?"
Qin Aiguo smiled and squinted his eyes. "I'm going to the village office to see what's going on. I heard the county police have come. I'll see what's going on."
The police rarely come to the village. Any issues in the village are resolved internally, unless they involve national law.
He was worried that the villagers might cause trouble outside, so he decided to go and check on them.
Qin Xiaoxiao reached out and grabbed Qin Aiguo, saying, "Grandpa, don't go. I know what's going on."
Qin Aiguo was taken aback and turned to look at Qin Xiaoxiao. "You know?"
Qin Xiaoxiao raised her head and nodded proudly, "Yes, I know."
Seeing his eldest granddaughter's haughty demeanor, Qin Aiguo became interested in teasing her. "Alright, tell me, what happened in the village? Why did the police come?"
(End of this chapter)
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