Chapter 53 Yao Xueru, who is lazy in bed
Even with her iron will and exceptional emotional control, she couldn't hold back at this moment.
A very short, suppressed laugh, like a breath accidentally leaking out, was followed by a series of clear, cold laughs, clearly mocking, that escaped uncontrollably from her lips, as if a dam had burst.
She even bent over slightly, her shoulders swaying gently, and her eyes glistened with a hint of moisture as she smiled.
"boom--!"
Xie Yunze felt all the blood rush to his head, his ears were ringing, and his face was burning hot, even hotter than when his mother had slapped his buttocks earlier.
He had lived for almost fifteen years, and this was the first time he had experienced what "social death" meant, especially in front of the person he least wanted to embarrass his sister.
"mother!!!!!!"
He let out a desperate, almost collapsing howl, ignoring his burning buttocks and reddened ears, and suddenly covered his face, which had turned liver-colored, with both hands, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
With an almost desperate speed, he darted away from Wang Xiuying's stick and rushed out of the yard without looking back, leaving behind an extremely disheveled figure.
In the courtyard, only Wang Xiuying, holding a fire poker and looking somewhat dazed, and Xu Zhili, leaning against the gate frame, her shoulders still trembling slightly, but her eyes had quickly regained a cold calm.
Xu Zhili stopped laughing, casually wiping the corner of her eye with her hand, as if the uncontrollable laughter from just now had never happened.
She looked at Wang Xiuying, her tone returning to its usual calm, even carrying a hint of barely perceptible, pleasant coolness.
“Aunt Wang, I’ve found the land, the one next to the cowshed. It has nothing to do with Xie Gou Dan. I just like peace and quiet and don’t want to be disturbed. I’ll have to trouble you and the brigade leader to build this house.”
She paused, as if suddenly remembering something, and a cool smile curved her lips.
"Oh, by the way, next time you see Comrade Xie Gou Dan, please thank him for... 'leading the way' today."
The four words "Comrade Dog Egg" were pronounced lightly and slowly by her, carrying a peculiar feeling as they entered Xie Yunze's ears.
Upon hearing this, Xie Yunze, who was inside the room, blushed unnaturally. He quickly coughed lightly, then collapsed onto the bed, pulled the blanket over his head, and felt extremely annoyed, wishing he could hide the embarrassing incident he had caused in front of his sister that day.
Wang Xiuying: ...
The fire poker in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud".
She stared at Xu Zhili's stunningly beautiful face and inwardly cursed.
Her little brat is very concerned about his image, and she repeatedly warned him not to call him by that name—Dog Egg—outside.
She got so anxious and upset that she forgot.
This brat is so old, yet he still cares so much about his name. He's just being a pain in the ass because he's so concerned about saving face.
"Aunt Wang, I'm leaving now." Xu Zhili said with a smile and then left.
Hey, we've finally caught him red-handed. The name "Dog Egg" is really funny; it's hard to associate it with that wild yet innocent boy.
If he provokes me again next time we meet, I'll make fun of his name and see if he dares to tease me again.
The sky was just beginning to lighten, and the sky was barely bright.
The dilapidated wooden door of the educated youth settlement creaked, and the old educated youth got up quietly, their washbasins clattering, and their hushed conversations, like countless fine needles, mercilessly pierced Xu Zhili's already very light sleep.
She opened her eyes almost instantly. Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes showed no trace of the haze of waking up, only a cold clarity, like a lake suddenly frozen over on a snowfield.
Without the slightest hesitation, she threw off the thin blanket, her movements as swift as a drawn sword, and silently got up, dressed, and folded the blanket.
The icy well water splashed on her face, causing her skin to tremble slightly, but it also completely dispelled the last trace of languor in her eyes.
She quickly finished washing up, turned around to wake An'an who was still fast asleep, and didn't disturb him from getting up to eat.
Each person's lunchbox contains their own portion, so they don't have to wait for others to eat together.
In stark contrast to this silent swiftness was a bulge on the bed in the corner.
Yao Xueru—this former educated youth who had just been "reborn" yesterday—was now tightly wrapped in her quilt, like a frightened ostrich, burying her head deep inside.
She instinctively resisted the sudden plunge from the comfortable and relaxed life of decades to this difficult era.
Her mind was a complete mess, torn apart by memories of her past and present lives, making her want to shrink into this small space and escape this damned early morning and the heavy work that was about to begin.
“Yao Xueru!” Li Chunyan’s voice was stern and unquestionable. She was already dressed and stood in front of Yao Xueru’s bed with her hands on her hips, her brows furrowed in a knot.
“What time is it? Get up now! The whole village is waiting for us educated youth to start harvesting. If you dawdle and are late, losing work points is a small matter. You'll make the whole educated youth station lose face. Everyone will be criticized and forced to write self-criticisms because of you. Do you want to kill us?”
Hearing this, Liu Pandi, who was braiding her hair, immediately chimed in, her voice high-pitched and filled with dissatisfaction and anxiety, as she stood in front of Yao Xueru's bed.
"That's right, Yao Xueru, can't you have a little sense of collective honor? Yesterday, the team leader said that we educated youth weren't working hard enough. If you're late again, won't that confirm our reputation for being lazy? Then those gossipy old women in the village will start talking about us again! Hurry up."
From under the covers came Yao Xueru's muffled, nasal, and pleading murmur: "...Let me sleep a little longer...just a little longer...Sister Li, Pandi, please...please help me ask the brigade leader for leave? Just say...just say I'm sick, let me rest for two days, just two days..."
She grasped at the last straw, her voice filled with longing for the comfortable bed of her past life and fear of the realities of labor.
"Take a day off? Take a couple of days off?"
Liu Pandi felt as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, and her anger surged instantly.
She had always disliked Yao Xueru's spoiled attitude, and now that she saw Yao Xueru not only not getting up but also trying to feign illness to avoid work and implicate everyone, her pent-up anger suddenly exploded!
"You wish!" Liu Pandi roared, then suddenly bent down, grabbed the edge of the blanket tightly wrapped around Yao Xueru, and yanked it off with all her might.
"ah--!"
Caught off guard, Yao Xueru cried out in surprise, her entire body exposed to the cold morning air. Wearing only a thin nightgown, she shivered from the cold and glared at Liu Pandi with a mixture of shock and anger.
Liu Pandi roughly threw the blanket aside, put her hands on her hips, pointed at Yao Xueru's nose from above, and spat almost onto her face, her voice rising to a shrill spittle.
“Yao Xueru! Listen to me clearly. Since you’ve responded to the call to go to the countryside, stop daydreaming like a pampered city girl. This isn’t your warm home; it’s a place to receive re-education from poor and lower-middle peasants. Labor is glorious, and laziness is shameful. If you dare to stay in bed and pretend to be sick today, you’ll drag our entire educated youth group down with us, causing us to be criticized, have our work points deducted, and lose our advanced red flag.”
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