Su Xieqiu said to the women gratefully: "Thank you for your concern, you are really good people. Can I come and talk to you in the future?"
Several women clearly wanted to find out gossip, but she gave them a nice guy card and they all smiled happily.
The older woman smiled and said, "If you don't mind us country folks having loud voices and rough speech, come and chat with us when you have time."
Su Xieqiu smiled and said, "What are you talking about, aunt? How could I look down on you? Counting three generations back, whose ancestors weren't from the countryside? Even the leaders say that rural people are the most simple and honest."
"Oh, look at how sweet your little mouth is, as if it were covered with honey. How could Yang Lanhua be so cruel to kick you out of the house?"
Another woman whispered, "Don't mention her anymore. That woman is good at putting on a show. She says nice things, but she's actually very vicious."
"Alas." The women looked at the couple with sympathy.
Su Xieqiu forced a smile, waved to the others and said, "Aunt, I'm leaving first. Let's talk another day."
"Okay, okay, you two should be more open-minded. As long as you work hard, good days are ahead."
"That's what Auntie said."
The two of them had walked some distance away, but their conversation could still be heard.
Han Zhenyu never expected that this woman had such a side to her. Just now, when he heard her talking to those women, he found the scene very funny.
He asked with amusement: "Is what you just said true? Are you really going to go play with them in the future?"
Su Xieqiu nodded seriously and explained to him, "Although I like quietness, since we live in the village, we can't avoid dealing with these people.
Instead of letting these women talk behind your back, it is better to have a good relationship with them.
When you are in a good mood, talk to them and build friendships with them. If you really need help, there will be someone to help you. It is better than cramming at the last minute."
She grew up in the countryside in her previous life and knew too well the power of these rural women.
Having a good relationship with them is equivalent to having friendship with their entire family, and you will have less trouble in the village in the future.
Han Zhenyu is not often at home, so as a woman she must give more consideration.
Han Zhenyu looked at her in surprise. He didn't expect that she could think so far ahead.
Since the injury, this woman has become a completely different person.
Su Xieqiu noticed his gaze and boasted with a smile: "I'm very smart, but not everyone will date them.
Those aunts just now were just a little gossipy, but they were not bad people. At least in the past few months since I came to the countryside, they didn't bully me like others did.
When I first came here, I didn’t know how to do anything, and the older Aunt Qiuye even helped me with the work.”
Han Zhenyu listened to her praising herself for being smart and nodded with amusement, "It's OK as long as you know the answer yourself."
Su Xieqiu thought about it and told him his worries, "You said the other day that you wanted to build four brick houses. I always feel uneasy. Are we being too high-profile?"
She glanced at Han Zhenyu and said meaningfully, "Four brick houses will cost a lot of money. If someone asks us where we got so much money, how will we explain it?"
She guessed that Han Zhenyu was probably working in the black market. Although this business made money, it was also risky.
If he was caught, he would definitely be implicated as well.
She had read books from this era before, and they really weren't as peaceful as they seemed.
Su Xieqiu originally wanted to build a few adobe houses and then live a quiet life in the countryside.
Brick houses should be comfortable and clean to live in, but taking risks just to live better is not worth it.
Han Zhenyu understood what she meant. He had already considered these things before he decided to build a brick house.
He saw that there were not many people around, so he thought about it and decided to explain his work to her.
This will prevent her from having wild thoughts in the future and thinking that I am doing something shameful outside.
He used to work in the black market for a few years, but has changed his career a long time ago.
Although I would sometimes bring some things back from outside, there was no need to tell her about it to avoid her worrying.
"A few years ago, a couple from Beijing drove past here, and the man accidentally drove his car into the river.
I happened to be taking a shower there, so I rescued them. The man offered me money to thank me, but I refused.
Last year, I happened to meet that man and his brother-in-law in the county again. The man insisted on treating me to dinner, and I couldn't refuse, so I followed them to the restaurant.
After the two men learned about my situation, his brother-in-law took me out of the city and taught me how to drive for an afternoon.
When the man left, he gave me a letter of introduction, asking me to go to Nanping County, to the Red Star Machinery Factory to be an apprentice driver.”
Su Xieqiu thought he was a black market trader, but never expected that he was actually an honest worker. This guy is really good at keeping secrets.
"So you are a driver in the machinery factory now?"
"Not really. I'm just a temporary worker now. I should be able to become a regular employee next month." Han Zhenyu said.
Su Xieqiu laughed and said, "You're really tight-lipped. I'm afraid few people in the village know that you work in a machinery factory, right?"
"I didn't want to cause trouble, so I didn't tell anyone. No one should know." Han Zhenyu looked at her and said, "If someone asks you about it in the future, you can tell them that the money used to build the house was my salary."
Su Xieqiu teased him with a smile, "You haven't worked in the machinery factory for a year yet, and the salary you earn probably can't even afford to build four brick houses."
Han Zhenyu looked at her and raised his eyebrows. "Didn't you just tell those aunts that the money for building the house was borrowed from my uncle and aunt? Since you said it was borrowed, then we borrowed it."
"Hahahahahaha...Okay, I get it." Su Xieqiu nodded with a smile.
The two men came to the brigade headquarters, and Han Zhenyu pushed open the door that had just been cleaned and put the quilt on the bed.
Su Xieqiu looked around the adobe house, which was about ten square meters in size. There was a small bed inside and it looked very spacious.
Han Zhenyu said: "Please clean up here. I will go to the city to buy some daily necessities."
"Wait, haven't you had breakfast yet? There are a few tortillas left over from yesterday. Eat them before you leave."
Su Xieqiu untied his bag and took out a bowl with three tortillas in it. Although they were a little hard, it was better than going hungry.
She gave them all to Han Zhenyu, "You can eat them all, I'm not hungry yet."
Han Zhenyu looked at the three dry tortillas and felt unhappy.
It is really shameful for him, a grown man, to let his wife live like this.
He pushed the bowl over and said, "You eat it. I'll go to the city to buy some food later."
Su Xieqiu had no choice but to take one and stuffed the other two into his hands, "One is enough for me."
Seeing that he was going to give in again, he pushed him out the door and said, "It's getting late, you should go quickly."
Han Zhenyu looked at her helplessly, then took two pancakes and went to the village entrance.
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