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A fragrant aroma wafted over, and Zhang Hongmei rubbed her stomach. It smelled delicious, so delicious! She was getting hungrier and hungrier, but the cornbread had just been steamed and she still had to wait.
Today's cornmeal also came from the team. Actually, there was also some wheat that had been returned last time, but Wang Hongxi thought that since they had meat to eat, eating some coarse grains was not bad either.
This time, I only took out one and a half bags of cornmeal, which is 150 jin (75 kg). I can't eat as much as I want, especially since there are still six large pots of meat in there. Although there are potatoes in it, it's already quite good.
Wang Hongxi is more stingy than Liu Maocai, but that's not so bad. No one has any objection to him being the village head; as long as it doesn't harm everyone's interests, anyone can be the head.
“Hongmei, several people in our class have stopped bringing lunch. I won’t bring any tomorrow either. I’ll eat at home. Otherwise, I feel creeped out when people watch me eat.”
"Scared is all we can do. I bet a lot of students at school feel this way too."
"That's right, I saw someone walking unsteadily."
"Sister Er Ya, have you heard the news outside? Are they already facing a food shortage? Did they fail to harvest their wheat?"
"That's not it. The main problem is that they don't want to pay money, so they have to hand over grain. And the grain is of poor quality, so they have to hand over more. The harvest was already bad, and with more grain handed over, the people didn't get any grain at all. Last year's grain was also running out in every household. So they're about to run out of grain."
"Grandma is so wise, and Uncle is so responsible, otherwise we would have ended up like this too."
"That's right! Great-Grandma was really amazing. I heard from my mom that Great-Grandma used to be incredibly tough, even more ruthless than men when it came to killing Japanese soldiers."
"Really? I've never heard of Great-Grandma's deeds. I'll chat with Third Aunt about it sometime."
"My mom doesn't know much either. You might as well just ask your great-grandmother."
"That's true."
"Hongmei, I think we'll have to eat all the wild vegetables today. Everyone knows we're having meat tonight, and we didn't eat lunch."
"Food is so precious these days, how can we leave any? I'm going to eat a big bowl of meat today, and I'll only eat half a cornbread. I'll save the other one and a half for you to eat at school tomorrow."
"No need, I won't bring lunch tomorrow."
"Are you stupid? Why don't you eat secretly? I'm telling you, you won't grow tall if you don't eat. Look at me, I'm a head taller than you now, and I'm even two years younger than you."
"You brat, bringing up my sad stories! I'll definitely grow taller!" Liu Erya huffed angrily. Hongmei was so annoying. She always seemed to be hitting her sore spots.
The two were laughing and joking without paying attention to others, but Liu Maocai felt extremely embarrassed.
Ever since Liu Daya saw Zhang Shouyi, she couldn't take her eyes off him. Ever since her last blind date went wrong, she had been staying at home like a quail. She was happy for a while when she heard that the man hadn't taken a liking to her aunt either.
But her aunt was quite capable. She coaxed her back in just a few days. So Liu Maocai completely ignored her. What a forgetful wretch.
Liu Daya's eyes were glued to Zhang Shouyi. She didn't dare go over when she saw him chatting with the old people, but her gaze was so intense that it gave Zhang Shouyi goosebumps.
When Zhang Shouyi was alone, Liu Daya swayed her hips and walked towards him, thinking she looked very beautiful.
This terrified Zhang Shouyi. This woman was too indecent. How could she be so blatant in front of a man?
He had seen plenty of women like that, but he never imagined that there would be such a social butterfly in this simple rural village.
"Hello comrade, I am Liu Daya, the eldest daughter of Liu Maocai. It's a pleasure to meet you." Liu Daya said, extending her hand to shake hands with Zhang Shouyi. She felt she was incredibly elegant, but in Zhang Shouyi's eyes, she was just an ugly woman trying too hard. He completely ignored her.
Zhang Shouyi turned and left, completely ignoring whether Liu Daya was embarrassed or not. Because Zhang Shouyi was handsome, all the girls in the village secretly stared at him.
Seeing Liu Daya shamelessly approach him, he was so angry he wanted to give her a good beating.
Now that Liu Daya was no longer the village chief's daughter, everyone felt less taboo about her. So, the girls surrounded Liu Daya, stopping her from chasing after Zhang Shouyi.
"Who was so shameless? It turns out to be you, you shameless bastard."
"Zhang Lianhua, who are you talking about?" Liu Daya's IQ is really offline; she's still craning her neck and yelling at people.
The girls had long disliked Liu Daya. Of course, they didn't give her any face at all: "We're talking about you! We've never seen anyone as shameless as you, going after any man you see."
"Yeah, look at her shameless way of walking, swaying her hips like that."
How could Liu Daya possibly out-argue several people? So she yelled, "Get out of here! What's it to you?"
The commotion alerted everyone, and they all turned to look at them. However, the girls were so engrossed in their argument that they didn't even notice everyone watching them. So everyone could hear what they were saying clearly.
Liu Maocai was so angry that the veins on his forehead were bulging. He rushed over and slapped Liu Daya across the face, saying, "Go back. Aren't you ashamed?"
At this point, the girls finally realized how shameful they had been, and their families came over and scolded them, sending them home. The farce finally subsided, but the girls' reputations were ruined.
Li Cuihua was so angry that she clutched her chest and sat in front of the stove. She thought to herself, "How could this happen?"
Seeing Li Cuihua like this, the woman next to her quickly called over Liu Erya.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Li Cuihua waved her hand and slowly stood up. "Er Ya, help Mom back. I'll leave things here to you, sister-in-law."
"Okay. Go back and lie down for a while. It's not worth getting angry. Teach me slowly."
Zhang Hongmei and Liu Erya each helped Li Cuihua onto one side as they walked home. It wasn't until they were on the way that they finally understood what had happened and why Li Cuihua was so angry.
Zhang Hongmei laughed, though it wasn't entirely kind of her. A scandal involving male beauty! But at the same time, she felt an inexplicable disgust for Liu Daya. What was wrong with this man? He was such a disgrace to women!
Back at Liu Maocai's house, Li Cuihua lay down. "Third Aunt, Er Ya and I will get you some food. You can just rest at home."
"Mom, why are you still angry with her? You know what kind of person she is, why are you getting so upset? Is it worth it?"
“You don’t understand. It’s one thing if she doesn’t think things through normally. But this time it could affect her finding a husband, so how can I not be anxious?”
"What's the use of your anxiety? I'll go get a basin and chop some meat. You just stay home and lie down. You better remember to try not to get angry in the future. I'm scared of you looking like this. I don't want to lose my mother!"
"You two go quickly. Er Ya, you look after San Ya and Shi Tou. Or should we let them come back for dinner too?"
“Okay, then I’ll take a big basin and we can all bring it back together as a family, so that no one else will see.”
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