Chapter 9: Call me brother? My dear brother?
"yes."
Xie Jiaojiao responded.
The soft and gentle Mandarin spoken in the Wu dialect was so sweet that it immediately touched people's hearts and attracted the villagers who were waiting for their farm work to start talking.
"Xie Zhiqing's words are really good. I don't know why he said it, but it just makes me feel good."
"That's right. How can those educated city youth be compared with us rough folks?"
"Not necessarily. Look at how Liu Zhiqing talks, isn't that just the way he talks? If you listen carefully, he even has a hint of dirt. He's nothing like Xie Zhiqing, whose words are like little hooks that tickle your heart."
"Erluozi, I think you're thinking about women!"
…
We are not stupid, of course we know that talking about people behind their backs is bad, so we all put our heads together and lower our voices, talking back and forth.
However, country people are naturally loud, and even if they deliberately lower their voices, their words are like intangible wind, drilling into their ears.
Xie Jiaojiao was staring at Jiang Xiu and thinking about something, and had no time to pay attention to the villagers' gossip. But Liu Niannian had a sour face. Really, why did Xie Jiaojiao bring her up for no reason?
She went to the Xie family when she was seven or eight years old. It took her so many years to get rid of her Northeastern accent. Now she speaks pretty well.
A bunch of uneducated people with long hair and little knowledge, who know nothing but can't keep their mouths shut.
So annoying!
Compared to Liu Niannian, the one with an even uglier expression was Jiang Xiu, who had been known as the most beautiful girl in the village since childhood.
Xie Jiaojiao is in conflict with her!
After arriving in the countryside, not only did she steal her title of village beauty, she also became obsessed with the male educated youth she liked. Yesterday, she was scolded by her father and was punished to kneel for half an hour.
Jiang Xiu's eyes were blazing with anger. He slammed the table and yelled at the villagers lined up behind him, "What are you yelling about? Anyone who says another word will be sent to the west end of the village to hoe the fields."
The west end of the village is all wasteland. When they say they are hoeing the ground to loosen the soil, they are actually reclaiming the land. With one hoe, the dry and hard ground will crack open. It is unlike other places where a light digging will bring up the soft soil.
The same centimeters, they are not stupid enough to do the work that strains their waists and requires a lot of strength.
The villagers who knew the inside story shook their heads and immediately locked their mouths.
Jiang Xiu, who showed off his power, glanced at Xie Jiaojiao with contempt.
So what if the educated youth from the city is prettier than her?
In Jiangjia Village, even a tiger has to lie down with her.
Jiang Xiu reached out and picked up a clumsy hoe and handed it to Xie Jiaojiao, saying, "You educated youth who went to the countryside have high ideological awareness. You should go to the west end of the village and hoe the land and build the village well!"
Quack.
"Miss Zhuge, please don't be foolish and agree to this. That land is very difficult to dig. It's full of men, and there are no women."
After hearing what Hei Ya said, Xie Jiaojiao looked at Jiang Xiu with cold eyes.
very good.
She was still struggling over whether to let Jiang Xiu go for Jiang Tao's sake, but now it seems that's not necessary.
This glance made Jiang Xiu feel uneasy.
When Jiang Xiu came to her senses, she realized that she was actually frightened by Xie Jiaojiao. She was about to blame her, but she saw Xie Jiaojiao obediently took the hoe from her hand and turned away.
Jiang Xiu suddenly felt a sense of suffocation in her chest, unable to move it out, and felt extremely uncomfortable.
"Scorer, where should I go?" After Xie Jiaojiao walked away, Liu Niannian spoke in a low voice with a weak and innocent face.
Who is so tactless?
Didn’t you see that she was angry?
"You..." Seeing that it was Liu Niannian, Jiang Xiu changed the subject of "the west end of the village" and said, "You go to the east end of the village."
Jiang Xiu found Liu Niannian's cowardly and useless look annoying. She was so grown up, but she had no idea at all and just followed Xie Jiaojiao around like a nanny, which was a thankless job.
If it weren't for the fact that Liu Niannian had inadvertently helped her, she wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to Liu Niannian.
Hearing this, the uneasiness on Liu Niannian's brow disappeared, replaced by a hint of joy.
She thought Jiang Xiu would assign her the same job as Xie Jiaojiao. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, they were sisters who wore the same pants. She never expected that Jiang Xiu would assign her to the east end of the village.
Liu Niannian is not an idiot like Xie Jiaojiao who just chased after men after a month in the countryside. She has not been idle during this month and has gotten a general understanding of the situation in the village. Otherwise, she would not have provoked Jiang Xiu to plot against Xie Jiaojiao with just a few words.
The land at the east end of the village is good land. The soil is fertile and soft, and it is not difficult to work on it.
She thanked him happily, took the hoe and went to work.
Quack.
[Did you see that, you idiot? If you really get into trouble, Honeycomb Briquette won't care about you. They'll just happily take the easy job and leave.]
Honeycomb Coal only sings nice words, but seeing her eyes rolling around, Lord Crow refuses to believe she doesn't know the ins and outs of dividing the land.
[You are just an idiot. You were sold and you still counted the money.]
Falcon spoke excitedly, not noticing Xie Jiaojiao's increasingly dark complexion.
Quack!
Hayabusa let out a terrifying scream!
It glared at Xie Jiaojiao who had plucked its feathers without any moral integrity.
"What are you glaring at me for? If I hear you again, you idiot, I'll pluck your hair out."
Falcon cursed Xie Jiaojiao in his heart for being evil-hearted, but he looked very flattering.
Quack.
[Ms. Zhuge, it's all because Honeycomb Coal always calls you a fool, and Lord Crow just follows suit.
But don't worry, I've remembered it and won't do it again.
Alas, life is hard for crows.
Lord Crow, I will shout secretly from now on. Why are you not allowed to speak even though you are stupid?
Xie Jiaojiao withdrew her gaze from Liu Niannian and glanced at Jiang Xiu who was busy assigning tasks, with a thoughtful look in her eyes.
After a while, she said, "Falcon, go do something for me. I'll give you ham tonight."
Quack.
[Is that the one you secretly pick at your teeth at night?]
Xie Jiaojiao raised her eyebrows. This falcon had been following her for quite some time and knew all this.
Seeing Xie Jiaojiao nod, Falcon became anxious. That thing smelled so good and he had been craving it for a long time, but it was locked in the cabinet and he couldn't eat it.
Quack.
[What's the matter? Leave it to Lord Crow, I promise to make it perfect for you.]
Xie Jiaojiao whispered some instructions to Falcon, and then Falcon walked away with an arrogant and ruthless pace.
Of course, this is just Hayabusa's own idea.
Xie Jiaojiao looked at the black crow that was staggering and couldn't help but start to doubt, could this guy really find that thing?
But, there was nothing she could do even if she was worried. She couldn't just break into someone else's yard and search it randomly.
I just hope Hayabusa can be more helpful and help her find the evidence.
If not, try Jiang Ye?
Xie Jiaojiao was thinking about things while walking towards her workplace.
"Xie Zhiqing, have you come to the wrong place? This is not a place for you women."
"Exactly. With those thin arms and legs, if I dig with a hoe, there won't even be a crack in the ground."
As Xie Jiaojiao approached the west end of the village, the men who were working hard put down their hoes, looked at her with playful eyes, and talked in a flurry of voices.
There are those who are kind enough to help, those who look down on others, and those who are attentive to others...
At first, everyone was talking quite seriously, but as Xie Jiaojiao got closer and her beautiful figure was revealed, the men's gazes became more wanton and their words became vulgar.
"Xie Zhiqing, come to work. You can't hoe the land. Call me brother and I'll help you."
"Call me brother? My dear brother?"
…
Xie Jiaojiao had a cold face and ignored the jokes of these people. She found a deserted place and prepared to work.
Unexpectedly, just as she raised the hoe, a sinister question came from behind her.
"What are you doing here?"
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