Chapter 48 You really observe your sister-in-law very carefully.
"Aunties, don't go over there yet. Let's wait until my sister and the others are dressed before you go over. Otherwise, what will my sister do if she's too embarrassed to face anyone later!"
Song Yaoyao went to pull the two aunties on the same boat, and then turned to shout at the aunties on other boats, trying to make her image as a good younger sister who always thought of her older sister deeply rooted in people's hearts.
She had assumed that these gossipy aunties would transform into champions of justice, rolling up their sleeves and jumping into the water to pull the adulterous couple off the boat and force them into the sea to be punished.
But when she tugged again, she found that the two women in front of her did not move at all, but were looking at her with indescribable expressions.
His gaze was as if he were looking at the madman who often went crazy at the entrance of Zhoujia Village.
Song Yaoyao's brow twitched slightly as she turned to look at the aunties on the boats to her left and right.
They all looked at her with the same expression as if she were a fool or a madwoman, without saying a word.
Only Lin Xiaoqin couldn't take it anymore and cursed at her, "Are you out of your mind? Those two big holes in your face aren't filled with eyes, they're just decorations!"
She pointed at the man and woman embracing on the small boat ahead, both angry and amused, "Look at that shirtless man, he's broad-shouldered and burly, he doesn't look like Engineer Qiao at all, you can tell at a glance that he's Commander Zhou!"
Following Lin Xiaoqin's gaze, Song Yaoyao looked at the people on the small boat, and the smile that had just been on her lips instantly vanished.
That figure was indeed twice as wide and twice as big as Qiao Gong's; Qiao Hui was nowhere to be seen on the small boat.
She was so focused on getting the aunties excited and making the scene a reality that she completely forgot to look at the two people on the boat.
Lin Xiaoqin, on the left boat, continued to curse, "You're not only blind, you're deaf too! Didn't you hear the loudspeaker on that patrol boat?"
Lin Xiaoqin pointed to the deep sea area ahead.
Song Yaoyao then followed her hand and looked at the escort boat further away on the shimmering sea.
She tugged at her ears and could only hear the sound of the wind and waves, along with what seemed to be a faint male voice, barely audible.
It sounds like someone is shouting, "I am Qiao Hui, I am here, I am not on the small boat!"
Song Yaoyao suddenly felt dizzy and nauseous.
She covered her lips, unsure where to spit it out.
I've never vomited into the sea before.
She also couldn't understand whether these aunties had super hearing; how could they hear such soft whispers?
"Hoo...hoo..."
The two aunties on the same boat looked at them with disdain and complained, "What's wrong with the regimental commander's sister-in-law this week? She seems a bit dim-witted every day. Did she just urge us to come over to catch her in the act?"
"They really think we're fools, jumping around like crazy, only to find out that Commander Zhou and his wife are cuddling and being affectionate..."
Song Yaoyao never expected that her little scheme would be seen through so easily by these country bumpkins. She was so ashamed that she hung her head, choked back vomiting, and gritted her teeth, feeling utterly humiliated.
Then, with a "whoosh," she finally couldn't hold back and vomited up all the rice noodles in her stomach.
"Ugh, what bad luck! Let's switch boats!"
"Exactly, it's a shame that she even gave away the rice noodles that Engineer Qiao gave her, and she still tried to slander him..."
The two aunts stood up hand in hand to maintain the balance of the boat, and with a tacit push of their feet, they leaped up like swallows and landed on the small boats on the left and right sides respectively.
Song Yaoyao couldn't hold it in and vomited violently. She felt the boat rock slightly, and when she looked up again, the two aunts on the boat were nowhere to be seen. The two small boats on either side had already rowed back to shore and drifted far away.
"No...don't go..."
Song Yaoyao glanced back at Zhou Jiuzhen, who was already swimming away in the sea with his wife on his back, like a white streak in the waves. Terrified, she cried out to her aunts for help, "I can't swim! Don't leave me behind, waaaah..."
The waves grew larger and larger. Alone at sea, she felt the small boat bobbing up and down, helplessly pawing at the oars, only to find the boat spinning in circles like a headless fly. Finally, she broke down and wailed, "Shuyao, Shuyao, come save me!"
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In the sweet potato field.
Zhou Shuyao joined the village men in digging sweet potatoes.
A few days ago, he was following behind a man picking sweet potatoes.
He would dig up the sweet potatoes from the ground, squat down to pick them up, and then carry them basket by basket to the small pond to wash off the mud before scooping them out.
After working for several days, he was so exhausted that he could barely stand up straight.
So today he asked the production team leader for help turning over sweet potatoes, thinking it would be easier.
But he didn't expect that turning over sweet potatoes with a hoe would be even more tiring. It's not only physical work, but also a technical job.
If the hoe doesn't go deep enough into the soil, it will cut the whole sweet potato in half when you lift it up.
After smashing more than ten sweet potatoes in a row.
Uncle Lin, who was with him, gave him a thorough dressing-down.
Zhou Shuyao would never have tolerated this in Zhoujia Village, but now that he thought about Song Yaoyao being heavily pregnant and having to raise a baby in the future, he gritted his teeth and persevered.
During breaks, a group of grown men would gather together to drink refreshing herbal tea or mung bean soup prepared by their wives.
Zhou Shuyao unscrewed the kettle and drank the salty, cold boiled water, finding it almost impossible to swallow.
"Xiao Zhou, your wife is also a sent-down youth from the city, right? You and your brother, Commander Zhou, are both so lucky to have married such beautiful wives."
As Uncle Lin puffed on his pipe, he teased the new young man, his cloudy eyes filled with memories and nostalgia for his youth.
"What? My brother is so lucky. He married my sister-in-law, a city girl who only knows how to cook peanut soup and fry taro cakes. You can't grow vegetables here, but she still grows vegetables in the field every day. I've seen her planting and watering the fields every day recently. She's not only lost weight, but she's also been bitten by mosquitoes all over her body."
"It's really strange. It's hard to say whether my sister-in-law is a fairy or not, but she can sunbathe like that and she doesn't get tanned at all!"
"Hey, by the way, uncle, do you have any home remedies that can treat these red, swollen bumps from mosquito bites? I can't stand seeing her scratching like that..."
As Uncle Lin listened to the young man repeatedly calling his sister-in-law "sister-in-law," his lips twitched as he smoked his pipe. He said meaningfully, "Little Zhou, you really have a keen eye for your sister-in-law."
"However, I heard your wife is pregnant, you should take better care of her."
As he spoke, Uncle Lin pulled a box of cooling balm from his pocket and tossed it to her, saying, "This medicine does smell a bit bad, but it'll be fine for mosquito bites."
Zhou Shuyao didn't understand the meaning behind the older man's words, but he took the cooling oil and immediately smiled broadly, "Thank you, Uncle."
Soon it was time to finish work, and Zhou Shuyao slung his cloth bag over his shoulder and ran towards the family compound.
He didn't stop when he passed by the stone house his elder brother had arranged for him and his wife.
As if his feet had a mind of their own, he ran eastward in one breath, heading straight for the location of his elder brother and sister-in-law's house.
He was panting heavily, still clutching the small box of red mentholatum in his hand, but as he neared his destination, a scene before him inexplicably brought tears to his eyes. He slowed down abruptly and finally stood rooted to the spot.
As the sun set, the crimson glow spread across the entire courtyard gate, casting long, long shadows of Zhou Jiuzhen and Ling Huanwu embracing and kissing on the path...
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