Wang Guangjie felt a little uneasy under his sister's gaze. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why was she looking at him like that?
Glancing at Liu Shihua, who was serving food to Lele, he assumed he knew her well and also put some food into his sister's bowl, smiling at her and saying, "I know you're hungry, eat up."
Wang Guangying was speechless. Was she the kind of person who cared about such a small amount of food? What she cared about was how gentle and considerate other people's brothers were, but what about hers?
She secretly pursed her lips, but without any hesitation, she put the meat her brother had put on her plate into her mouth. It was rare for her brother to have the conscience to share a piece of meat with her, and she would be doing herself a disservice if she didn't eat it.
To be honest, the food in the cafeteria is alright. Although it doesn't taste as good as home cooking, it's enough to fill your stomach.
Except for Liu Shile, who was a picky eater, they were all happy as long as they were full. Although they felt that the food was not as delicious as what they made themselves, they were still very happy with their meals.
After the meal, Liu Shile prepared a simple mask for his older brother to wear. Although the weather was extremely hot, he had to go to work at the grain station, and inhaling too much dust was not good.
Liu Shihua obediently wore it, and everyone stared at him in surprise. Everyone was quite curious about this kid who had somehow gotten lucky.
While they were eating, the news that a student had been recruited by the stationmaster to do temporary work had already spread within the grain station. Now that they saw him wearing this thing to work, most of them secretly shook their heads.
If some people hadn't witnessed firsthand how efficiently he worked, they would probably have assumed he had some connection with the station manager. Otherwise, why would the station manager hire him?
Although they've been getting busier lately, they can still manage if they work quickly enough. You could do without them, though.
Besides, even if we need to hire someone, there are better candidates to choose from. Why bother with a student who's as thin as a bamboo pole?
However, when Liu Shihua started working seriously, some of the people who had just changed shifts and were previously indifferent, or even thought that the stationmaster had a relationship with this child, no longer thought that way.
So their stationmaster has excellent foresight, finding them such a capable young man.
However, being outshone by a seemingly frail, bookish child in their minds made these grown men blush with embarrassment; they were adults used to doing these things!
Few of them are educated; if they were, they would have been reassigned to other positions, such as accountant, cashier, or record clerk.
So they actually have an innate sense of awe for intellectuals, but they just thought Liu Shihua was a student who got in through connections, so they didn't think much of him.
None of them considered that if he really got in through connections, why didn't the station manager give him an easier job instead of making him mill rice?
In fact, one of the reasons the stationmaster kept Liu Shihua on the job was to motivate everyone, as he had noticed that a small number of people liked to take advantage of loopholes.
When he's not around, some people slow down their work pace. Now he's brought in a young man who works quickly and well to provoke them and see where they'll put their faces.
Liu Shihua, who was being used as a gun, had no idea about these things.
Because he cherished this hard-won job that his sister had secured for him, he worked incredibly hard.
Actually, he often pushed the millstone at home, but back then he walked around standing up, while now he bends over and rolls it around, which is a little more difficult.
Liu Shile and Wang Guangying were unaware of all this. At this moment, they were walking along the small river on the streets of the county town, looking at the bustling town and shaking their heads inwardly.
The county town is really small. The two of them walked around and saw a lot of things, but it didn't even take them an hour.
However, although the county town is small, it has all the necessary facilities. There are two grain depots that have been built, and we even came across two more that are under construction.
There were also slaughterhouses, supply and marketing cooperatives, and you could see peddlers carrying loads on their shoulders from time to time. Occasionally you could also see water carriers, and children collecting firewood and coal ash to sell to others.
To be honest, this era seems rather backward to Liu Shile, but undeniably, the smiles on people's faces are genuine.
Compared to those in the apocalypse who also worry about making a living every day and look gloomy, the spirit of people in this era is completely different.
The atmosphere of this era is actually quite good. There are very few people who try to be clever but do nothing. At least, the two of them haven't met many such people along the way.
However, a hairdresser saw Liu Shile's hair, blushed, offered them a glass of water, and explained that his shop also wanted to cut hair like that.
Liu Shile couldn't help but laugh when she saw her master looking a little flustered and the girl, who was about the same age as them, blinking at her.
They're really something. If they want to learn from the teacher, then so be it. She won't say anything, but is it really okay for you to stare at people like that?
Finally, the girl mustered up her courage and asked if she could also have her hair cut like that. Liu Shile blinked and looked her over carefully for a while before nodding.
In just a short while, the girl's face turned red from her ears to her neck, and she unconsciously wanted to lower her head.
Liu Shile was speechless. This girl looked quite cheerful, but she was too shy and not very fun.
If it were Chen Jing, she would definitely be having a lively chat with you by now. Once you're familiar with each other, it would be much easier to bring up other topics, right?
Only when she nodded and said "yes" did the girl's eyes light up as she looked at her and asked, "Really? Is it really okay?"
Liu Shile thought for a moment. She was never one to ask for anything in return, so she nodded and said, "Of course, but I have something I'd like to ask you for help with."
Upon hearing this, the girl didn't nod immediately. Instead, she looked at her with some confusion, then glanced at her father, before cautiously asking, "Tell me about it?"
Hmm, this girl seems cautious; she didn't just agree to something out of excitement, regardless of whether she could actually do it.
Therefore, Liu Shile looked at her with newfound respect and said with a smile, "It's nothing major, it's just that my second brother and I want to rent a house with a kitchen, but we're not familiar with the county town..."
Before she could finish speaking, she noticed the girl quietly let out a sigh of relief, as if to say, "Oh, it's such a small matter. I thought she was going to make some unreasonable demands!"
If she were to make any unreasonable demands, then she wouldn't cut her hair like that, even though it's a really beautiful and tempting hairstyle.
At this time, there weren't many customers in the barbershop. The barber had been observing how the little girl's hair was being cut, and when she mentioned it, he started to speak.
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