Chapter 23: When a melon sees someone who is good-looking, it creates a filter! ...
Whether He Guoqiang refueled or not is another matter, but Xiang Yao was refueling very hard.
"Comrades who are planting rice, please stop planting for now! Go over there and harvest the rice! Aunt Wang Liu, Xiang Ping, Zhao Xiaogang's wife, Xiang Yao, Aunt Cui... all of you go to the threshing ground and help harvest the rice!"
I don't know when the sky started to turn cloudy, the sun was hidden in the thick clouds, and the wind gradually got stronger.
An experienced old hand would know that it is likely to rain soon.
We are still in the double harvest season, so transplanting rice is not a big deal. However, if the ripe rice is not harvested quickly and the weather does not clear up, it will rot in the field!
The brigade cadres rushed around, urgently arranging people to harvest the rice and gather all the grain in the threshing ground to store it in the warehouse. The atmosphere quickly became tense.
What needs to be harvested in the fields is not only the rice ears, but also the rice straw, which is also a very important material.
This thing is easily rotten by rainwater, so it must be collected, or piled up and covered, or moved to a place that can shelter from the rain.
After hearing the instructions, Xiang Yao immediately followed several aunts and sisters-in-law to the threshing ground.
Everyone walked very fast along the way and had no time to talk. They just wished they had two more legs so they could help faster.
This is a major event among major events, and we cannot be careless at all!
The threshing ground was also busy.
At this time, the sky was covered with dark clouds and no one was talking nonsense anymore. Everyone pursed their lips, tightened their faces, and quickly raked and swept the grains in an orderly manner according to the arrangements, put them into baskets, carried them up, and dumped them into the production team's warehouse according to their dryness and wetness.
The whole process is very orderly and everyone has their own division of labor.
For example, Xiang Yao had just arrived and hadn't even caught his breath when someone hurriedly stuffed a bamboo broom into his hand.
She was also very clear about it. Her thoughts at the moment were the same as everyone else's, which was that they had to work quickly, race against time with God, and harvest all the rice in the field before it rained.
If there were always one or two people slacking off while working in the fields under the scorching sun before, now Xiang Yao truly felt what it meant to work together.
Everyone in the threshing ground seemed to be twisted into a strong and tough rope. No one complained of being tired, and no one who was breathing heavily stopped what they were doing.
Everyone gritted their teeth and exerted their utmost strength, trying to collect the golden rice that covered the entire threshing ground into the warehouse bit by bit.
Xiang Yao was infected by this atmosphere. He felt so happy that he didn't even bother to wipe the sweat off his face. He waved the broom and wished he had another pair of hands so that he could do more work.
“Pah.”
The first drop of rain hit the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust, which was instantly evaporated by the high temperature of the ground, leaving only a trace of splashing.
"It's raining, it's raining, hurry up! Only a little bit left!"
Suddenly, someone's voice rang out, and then everyone's movements became faster.
Finally, the last basket of millet was carried into the warehouse, and the heavy rain seemed to have received the signal and poured down in an instant.
Everyone stood huddled together under the eaves, watching the bean-sized raindrops falling heavily in front of them.
The dust in the entire threshing ground was stirred up and floated off the ground. Then it mixed with the overwhelming raindrops and returned to the ground. It was washed to the roadside by the flowing water and flowed into the grass.
The rain on the roof followed the lines of the tiles, forming continuous lines of water, which fluttered in front of the eyes and woven into a long row of water curtains.
"Wow! It's raining so heavily!" someone exclaimed.
"Yes, fortunately we acted quickly and not a single grain of millet was wet in the threshing ground." Someone rejoiced.
The tense faces relaxed, and the bitten cheeks were freed. The rain had fallen, and the grain had been stored in the warehouse. Next, it was a rare moment of relaxation.
At the same time, the task in the field was almost completed. The straw stacks were piled and covered, and the rice ears and the threshed millet mixed with a large amount of fine rice leaves were temporarily moved to another warehouse, waiting to see the light of day again after the weather cleared and the ground dried.
"I don't know how long this rain will last."
"Well, this summer rain comes in fits and starts. Maybe it will stop and the sun will come out soon. Look, the sky over there is getting bright."
"I don't know if my child has put away his clothes. I'm afraid he went out and didn't come home to put them away."
"My mother-in-law is at home, so she definitely accepted it."
Listening to the whispers of people around him and smelling the smell of earth caused by the rain, Xiang Yao's eyes fell on a tall figure in a white shirt on the opposite ridge of the field through the heavy rain.
She recognized it as Brother Chuan at a glance.
Everyone else had gone to take shelter from the rain, so why was he still out there? Thunder was rolling in the sky, and it was getting a bit dangerous.
Aunt Cui, who was standing by, narrowed her eyes, followed Xiang Yao's gaze, and said, "Isn't this Baichuan from the Nie family? Why is he still in the fields in such heavy rain?"
Xiang Yao was suddenly startled, her eyes widened uncontrollably, and it was as if an electric current passed through her mind, crackling and shocking her so much that all her cells trembled.
This Brother Chuan, his surname is Nie? His given name is Baichuan?
"Nie Baichuan?"
Isn’t this the name of the ultimate villain in the original book, who has always been regarded as the hero’s biggest rival in life?
Aunt Cui said, "Yes, our team lives in the west, which is the farthest away from your home."
Xiang Yao came back to her senses from her trance, nodded blankly, and then forced a smile, maintaining her sweet personality:
"I saw him in the threshing ground this morning. I know he's from our team, but I don't remember ever seeing anyone like him when I was a kid."
It was only now that she realized that although her original self had been studying at school in the past few years and usually did not go out after returning home, she should still recognize her playmates of the same age from the same team as a child.
If she had thought of this earlier, she would have doubted the identity of this "Brother Chuan"...
Although Xiang Yao had not finished reading the original book, it was briefly mentioned once in the early part of the book that the father of this villain was sent back to his hometown from the capital as an "old-fashioned □□" a few years ago.
After the father and son returned to their hometown, they were labeled as landlords and children of landlords and rich peasants. At that time, the movement was at its most intense, so Nie Baichuan naturally had no chance to go to school, and the original author had never seen him in school.
Later on, the original body grew up to be a shy little girl who walked with her head down and rarely looked at people. Naturally, she never saw this villain who had no end in sight.
Seeing that Xiang Yao seemed to be quite interested in the boy from the Nie family and even stared at him for so long, Aunt Cui guessed that the girl might have some feelings for the boy.
She was not very familiar with Xiang Yao originally, but after the trip to Old Man Hu's house, she found that this girl was lively and polite, and had a quick mind, so she liked her quite a bit and decided to tell her the truth.
"This young man from the Nie family is indeed good-looking and warm-hearted. He smiles at everyone he meets and helps anyone who needs him. He's truly kind-hearted. There's no doubt about that. In our entire team, everyone praises him when they mention him."
Smile at everyone you meet?
Warm-hearted?
Xiang Yao felt that Aunt Cui seemed to be talking nonsense in broad daylight.
She agreed that he was kind-hearted. After all, she was kind-hearted to this man riding a bicycle on the road yesterday. If it weren't for him, she didn't know when she would get home.
But I smile at everyone I meet...
To be honest, apart from the time in the threshing ground that morning when she seemed to see Nie Baichuan's expression slightly softened, she had never seen this man truly smile!
Especially in the woods a few days ago, the other party's face was full of indifference, and his expression and tone of voice were no different from Ice Cube's from the year before.
Even when he helped pull her and talked in secret with Brother Hai and the others, his lips never twitched once!
She saw it clearly, not once!
This is probably the filter created by the aunties because they see that the other person is good-looking!
Anyway, Xiang Yao definitely didn't believe that he smiled at everyone he met.
Seeing her suspicious expression, Aunt Cui's curiosity quickly piqued. She immediately moved closer to Xiang Yao and whispered, "When the father and son first came back, neither the commune nor the production team wanted to take them in."
When the aunties started talking, they all started with the story of Pangu creating the world. Xiang Yao, who loved eating melons, didn't think it was a waste of time at all. She opened her lips slightly and said, "Ah? Why is that?"
Aunt Cui had an expression of "as expected" on her face, and thought to herself that this little girl had only been focused on studying before and didn't understand the twists and turns involved.
So he explained enthusiastically, "Think about it, suddenly accepting two people with bad backgrounds out of the blue wouldn't be good for our team's reputation. Also, even if the Nie family originally left here, we only have so much food left. Who would be happy about giving away two portions for no reason?"
The amount of food in the team is limited. If others get more, everyone will have to eat less. Besides, everyone works hard for a year to exchange work points for food. Why should these two people get food as soon as they arrive without doing anything?
It's just that I don't have any good feelings towards her.
Xiang Yao understood the key, nodded, and continued to ask, "Then why did you accept it later?"
Aunt Cui said, "The matter was later reported to the county committee. They said that the man had already come here from the capital, and they couldn't send him back. That would be a violation of the leadership! So the county committee stepped in and gave some money to the team to buy food for the father and son."
Xiang Yao: "So that's how it is."
After Aunt Cui finished explaining the whole story, she finally remembered that she wanted to persuade Xiang Yao, the good girl, not to really fall for Nie Baichuan.
She glanced at Xiang Yao and thought that in terms of appearance, the two of them were really a good match. In fact, there was no one in the entire team who looked so well matched.
but……
Aunt Cui coughed and said earnestly, "In our team, quite a few girls actually like Baichuan! He's from the big city of Beijing, and he's considerate and attentive. He looks extraordinary, not at all like the men from our countryside."
Xiang Yao nodded and thought to herself, yes, even though she is a villain, she has a really good-looking face. Which girl is not a member of the appearance association?
As for temperament, even though Xiang Yao has seen countless handsome men in later life, he has to admit that Nie Baichuan is indeed very unique.
Of course, she still couldn't imagine what it was like for this person to "smile at everyone he met."
Aunt Cui felt a little uncomfortable when she saw Xiang Yao nodding in agreement seriously. She was not praising Nie Baichuan, the important things were still to come!
She decided not to praise the young man so much, lest it backfire and have a counterproductive effect. So she said, "But the girls are just thinking about it. None of them really want to make things happen with the Nie family. Do you know why?"
Xiang Yao blinked his eyes: There are still people who want to succeed in something. Wei Hong, who caused Brother Hai to bring his brothers to cause trouble, is just openly trying to pursue someone.
But Nie Baichuan also said yesterday that it was a misunderstanding. Maybe it was really Brother Hai who misunderstood...
Shaking off the inappropriate thoughts in his mind, Xiang Yao smiled and answered Aunt Cui's question: "Because of the ingredients?"
Aunt Cui had laid out so many causes and consequences beforehand, so of course she understood why girls only thought about it in their minds but didn't actually take action to date someone.
These days, class background is very important, and it is always taken into consideration when children get married.
Aunt Cui had a look of "this child is teachable" on her face: "That's right! This kid from the Nie family is a landlord and rich peasant. Who would be willing to marry into a family like that? So, when it comes to finding a partner, you must consider many aspects. The issue of class background must be treated with even more caution."
Xiang Yao nodded, knowing that Aunt Cui was referring to her.
The Xiang family has been poor peasants for three generations, so they are no match for landlords and rich peasants like Nie Baichuan!
As a person living in the 21st century, she naturally knows that in the future, no, even in just a dozen years from now, the theory of composition will slowly disappear from people's minds and words.
But at the moment, these villagers don’t know this. They only know that the landlord class must be eliminated and the landlord elements must be criticized, struggled against and kept away from.
So what Aunt Cui said really came from her heart.
Thinking of this, Xiang Yao's eyes were filled with gratitude. She said, "Aunt Cui, I know what you mean! You are so kind to tell me this~"
Xiang Yao's words were sincere. In a team, there were people like Zhang Juhua who had sharp words and sharp hearts, but there were also people like Yang Xiaohong who was shrewd but clear about gratitude and resentment, and Aunt Cui who was warm-hearted.
As time went by, she felt more and more deeply the various aspects of life in this era and this village.
Aunt Cui had never heard such straightforward gratitude before, and her whole face was radiant.
She has always been a worrying person, not only worrying about her own family, but also worrying about other people's families.
He Guoqiang was not living a good life, and she was worried all day long. Xiang Yao also felt worried because she had been staring at the landlords and rich peasants for a long time.
In short, in her opinion, these children are all pitiful and need timely help and advice from her, a fellow villager.
She didn't mind not getting any positive feedback, but she was of course even happier when she received Xiang Yao's sincere thanks and praise.
"Anyway, if you understand it in your heart, just don't blame me for meddling in your affairs," said Aunt Cui.
What a wonderful girl this is, it's a pity that her family is in such a situation...
Xiang Yao took Aunt Cui's hand and said, "Aunt, I know everything. I wish you could tell me more about these things!"
Nie Baichuan is the villain among villains in the book. It's not like she is tired of living that she has to fall in love with such a man...
Both of them laughed, and Aunt Cui felt even more relieved.
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