Chapter 142 Gua Gua Gua Gua Gua.
Xiang Xiuxiu's current mood is just like burning a boiler in the dog days of summer or falling into an ice cave in the coldest days of winter, hot and cold at the same time.
If it is hot, it is caused by qi;
It's cold, it's so chilling.
She stood aside, gritting her teeth, silently watching Pan Yi carefully wrapping Ji Qinqin's fingers, feeling very indignant.
Humph, it’s just a scratch by a grass leaf, what’s the big deal about that wound?
If Ji Qinqin had made such a fuss a little later, the little cut would have healed!
After a while, Xiang Xiuxiu saw that the two were still flirting with each other, and she couldn't help herself. She snorted loudly and said in a soft voice, "Pan Zhiqing~"
It was as if Pan Yi just remembered at this moment that he had promised to move stones for Xiang Xiuxiu. He raised his head suddenly and saw Xiang Xiuxiu staring at his and Ji Qinqin's hands entangled together. He quickly let go of her hands embarrassedly.
"Excuse me, I'll come and help you move the stones." He said with a smile.
After saying that, he looked at Ji Qinqin again and reminded her, "You should go sit over there and rest for a while. Wait until the pain subsides before continuing to work. Don't try to be stubborn."
Ji Qinqin smiled so hard that her eyebrows and eyes curved into crescents. She gently pushed him and said, "Don't worry. Go quickly. Comrade Xiang must be worried."
She said this in a generous manner, but her tone and demeanor were like that of the owner, which made Xiang Xiuxiu feel even more uncomfortable.
Why? she thought.
But Xiang Xiuxiu wasn't stupid after all. She suppressed her unhappiness silently and forced out a brighter and more understanding smile:
"Pan Zhiqing, how about you stay with Ji Zhiqing for a while? Although this wound is almost nothing to us country folk, Ji Zhiqing is a city dweller after all, so he still needs to be careful."
When Ji Qinqin heard this, her pretty face turned red. Then when she looked at her tightly wrapped finger, she felt very uncomfortable.
The looks from the others were also full of strangeness.
How many years have you been in the countryside? You still act like a delicate city dweller. Who are you trying to show off to?
Look at that little cut. It’s not a big deal. She’s crying. Wow, the girls in the city are just different.
Pan Yi also knew that he was making a big deal out of nothing, so he quickly stood up, smiled, and said, "Teacher Ji was standing on the podium to teach students. His injured finger made it difficult to hold the chalk, so he was more careful."
After he said this, the onlookers also realized what was happening. Yes, Ji Zhiqing was a teacher, and he had to use both chalk and pen. Of course, his fingers were more precious than those of the peasants.
"Come, come," Pan Yi walked towards Xiang Xiuxiu, "I'll help you move the stones."
When Xiang Xiuxiu saw the young man she liked walking towards her, she immediately forgot her jealousy and felt a surge of joy in her heart.
She blinked a little embarrassedly: "Then I'll trouble you, Pan Zhiqing."
The two exchanged pleasantries, and Pan Yi finally asked Xiang Xiuxiu to stand aside, saying that she was a girl and not suitable for such heavy work, while he himself moved the stones to the pile of stones.
Xiang Xiuxiu glanced at Ji Qinqin proudly and thought to herself, Pan Yi is not only so considerate to you, see, he is also very considerate to me!
Ji Qinqin seemed not to understand her expression. Not only did her face show no strange expression, but she even smiled friendly.
She was slightly backlit, so the sunlight only shone on half of her face, making her look indescribably gentle and intellectual.
Xiang Xiuxiu hadn't expected that her flirting was actually directed at a blind man, and she felt a little uncomfortable again. However, as Pan Yi returned, she smiled again and took the initiative to step forward.
"Thank you so much, Pan Zhiqing. Without you, I really don't know what I would do." She twisted her fingers and said softly.
Pan Yi: ...
He didn't even notice what Xiang Xiuxiu said...
This girl is loved and pampered by her family. He has never seen her do any heavy work. If he is not needed, her family will naturally come to help.
Of course, Pan Yi is a person with high emotional intelligence, but he certainly won't show it on his face.
On the contrary, he laughed heartily and said, "It's no big deal. We all need to help each other! Don't worry, if there's anything you can't do, just call on the other team members. Everyone is warm-hearted and willing to help!"
What this means is, don't just pick on him alone.
However, Xiang Xiuxiu didn't hear the hidden meaning. She was very happy and felt that Pan Zhiqing was just caring about her.
It was easy to understand what the young men and women were thinking. Xiang Yao only watched the show for a while and then roughly understood what was going on.
She turned her head back. Although they were the male and female protagonists in the original book, there didn't seem to be anything special about them at the moment.
Of course, as the protagonist, it is certain that she is both good-looking and talented.
But in terms of good looks, her Nie Baichuan is also a leader, and even more in line with her aesthetic taste; in terms of talent, it is unfair. In this remote countryside where she has to look up at the mountains and down at the loess every day, talent is even less attractive to her.
So, let other people deal with their own problems, it’s better for her to stay away from them.
Aunt Li Si from the next group was weeding and came over to Xiang Yao's group. She must be familiar with Yang Xiaohong, so she came over and whispered to them:
"Hey, did you hear that Zhou Laoer and Jin Feng went to the city a few days ago?"
It wasn't just Yang Xiaohong. Everyone around them subconsciously pricked up their ears after hearing this. They were obviously just listening to gossip, which had nothing to do with their eyes, but everyone kept glancing at Aunt Li Si, as if they were afraid of missing out on any information.
The matter of Xiaoya from Zhou Laoer's family was a big news in the team a while ago. As for Xiaoya's biological parents, everyone was talking about it for several days.
After a long time, there was no more noise, and everyone thought that Xiaoya really went to live a good life with his biological parents in the city. Now Aunt Li Si brought news about his family, which inevitably aroused people's curiosity.
"Could it be that Zhou Laoer's family wanted to bring Xiaoya back?" someone said, "But Xiaoya didn't come back with them?"
"Isn't that nonsense? Those are the good days in the city. How can we compare to that in our poor place? People there are used to eating well and having enough every day. Why would they want to come back?"
"Xiao Ya is not that kind of person. She is a good girl and will not forget her roots. She agreed to go visit her seriously ill grandmother. Maybe she will come back when the old lady is well again."
"Yes, Mr. and Mrs. Zhou treat her well, and love her like a precious child. But wouldn't her own parents treat her just as well?"
"I'm dying to go to the city and eat commercial grain! Why don't I have any city parents to recognize me?"
"You old thing, your son is already this big, and in a few years your grandson will be born. Aren't you afraid of being embarrassed by saying this? Besides, your ancestors for three generations all look the same. How can you be mistaken by parents in the city?"
Everyone burst into laughter and pointed at the person who made the joke, calling him a shameless old man.
The man was not annoyed. He was a famous joker in the team. Seeing everyone laughing, he felt a sense of accomplishment and laughed along with them.
As Xiang Yao laughed, he couldn't help but think of the stubborn and flustered little girl he met at Zhou Laoer's house that day.
The various expressions and actions of Xiaoya's biological parents flashed back and forth in her mind like slides, making her feel that Xiaoya's trip back to her biological parents' home to visit her dying grandmother would not be smooth.
This thought made her feel a little uneasy, so she was absent-minded when pulling out the weeds. She was not paying attention and almost pulled out a clump of thorny grass.
"Hey, what are you doing?" He Yuezhi, who was closest to her, had sharp eyes and immediately grabbed her hand, laughing and teasing, "Are you thinking about men?"
Xiang Yao also realized that he was too immersed in his thoughts. Looking at the strange grass with thorns everywhere, he felt a little scared. Fortunately, he didn't really pull it out.
Hearing this, she smiled and said, "Oh, my husband and I see each other every day, so what's there to think about?"
Fearing that these prying aunties would shift the topic to her, she quickly said, "Come to think of it, after Xiaoya's parents went to the city, didn't they say why Xiaoya didn't come back after they came back?"
Aunt Li Si said, "Don't even mention Xiaoya. Even Zhou Laoer and his wife came back once and immediately issued a letter of introduction. But they're not here today to open up the wasteland. I'm afraid there's something else going on that we don't know about!"
"Going out again?" Xiang Yao repeated.
"That's right! If it weren't for Zhou Laoer's family living next door to mine, I wouldn't have known the couple had come back!" Aunt Li Si said, "I don't know what's going on. It would take some definite news to know whether Xiaoya is coming back or not. There's no need to go back again and again, right?"
Everyone nodded secretly, thinking that this made sense.
Someone else said, "If you ask me, based on the character of Zhou Laoer and his wife, if Xiaoya really doesn't want to come back, they won't force her to come back."
Aunt Li Si's legs felt numb. She stretched them and nodded, "I think so too. So something must have happened when the couple went out."
Someone nodded in agreement: "As for Zhou Laoer and He Jinfeng, I haven't seen them leave the brigade in the past ten years. They rarely go to the commune, let alone go to the city for several days."
"Hey, I don't know what happened. At least tell the team. At worst, we can bring more people to help! The people in the city will see that we have more people, so they will be more polite and won't dare to bully us!"
"She's going to visit her daughter by herself, why would you bring more people with you? Are you asking poor relatives to go to the city to beg for money?"
"Hey! Look at what you're saying! We're just worried that that honest guy, Zhou Laoer, is being bullied in the city. I can tell at a glance that his daughter's biological parents are two powerful characters!"
Seeing and listening to the gossip, some people even started arguing, and Xiang Yao felt a little speechless.
Of course, this didn't stop her dog from secretly listening to people bickering with its ears perked up. It was like a crosstalk, quite lively.
At this moment, Yang Xiaohong suddenly stood up straight, pointed at the figures walking quickly one after the other on the distant ridge of the field, and shouted, "Look, isn't that Zhou Laoer and Jinfeng?"
Xiang Yao and the others looked in the direction she pointed, and saw that it was the couple!
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