Hou Yan happened to be returning from his meal at the educated youth settlement when he passed by this field.
At this moment, one of the male educated youths was complaining, "When will this end? It's exhausting! A while ago, I could take a nap at noon, but now I don't even have time for a nap. I'm so tired when I get home every night that I don't want to move at all."
Hou Yan was actually gritting her teeth and enduring it every day.
But he came to the countryside last summer and happened to catch the autumn harvest, so it's relatively easier for him to start working again this year.
The person who complained had just come from the countryside this summer, so it's normal that he couldn't accept it right away.
Xing Guangyu's expression was also not good. "If this continues, I think I'll be ruined sooner or later. Is there any way to avoid the autumn harvest?"
The group exchanged glances, each seeing a meaningful look in the other's eyes.
Hou Yan walked among the group, but instead of listening to their conversation, he heard sounds coming from the field.
Seeing everyone praising Qin Huai's competence, a sinister glint flashed across Hou Yan's eyes.
Since Qin Huai was the only one working on the entire field, his position was particularly conspicuous.
Hou Yan watched the figure who was quick and precise, slicing several ears of corn in the blink of an eye. He found the tall figure particularly glaring and couldn't help but sneer, "All that brute strength, like a big animal, what good is it?"
Xing Guangyu suddenly heard Hou Yan's voice, "Who are you talking about?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Yan was seen staring at a certain spot.
Xing Guangyu followed his gaze and immediately saw Qin Huai working. Because he was only looking at him from the side, he had to look closely before he recognized that the man was with Qiao Qiqi.
I heard they got their marriage certificate?
As Xing Guangyu was thinking, he heard Hou Yan say disdainfully again, "No matter how capable you are, you can only farm in the countryside for your whole life. You have no future!"
The sarcasm in those words was so strong that it was impossible for Xing Guangyu not to notice it.
He looked in Hou Yan's direction with a surprised expression, just in time to see the hostility in his eyes clearly. "Hou Yan, you..."
Hou Yan quickly averted his gaze, the hostility in his eyes vanished without a trace, but he still said sarcastically, "Some people can only yearn for Rome, but some are born in Rome. After all, we won't stay here forever, so let's leave!"
Xing Guangyu: "..."
Why does he feel that Hou Yan is so hostile towards Qin Huai?!
But just as Xing Guangyu was about to confirm, Hou Yan had already taken the first step and strode forward.
Zhang Qing happened to see this scene after he finished eating the pear.
Upon seeing that it was the effeminate educated youth, Zhang Qing recalled the rumors about Qiao Qiqi in the village. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he said loudly, "Brother Qin, it's your wife who cares about you the most. She knows it's hot in the fields, so she brought you water yesterday and brought you pears today. When will I be so lucky as to marry such a caring wife?"
Just as Xing Guangyu was about to leave, he heard this and immediately gave a sarcastic laugh, "Don't you even know what kind of person you are? It's not certain whether you can even get a wife."
Zhang Qingyi disagreed and immediately retorted, "That makes sense. Some people should take a good look in the mirror and see what kind of people they are. What makes them better than my brother Qin? They look like pretty boys, and they don't even earn as many work points as women every day. They're a disgrace to men!"
“You…” Xing Guangyu’s eyes flashed with anger.
These educated youth, even though some of them had been in the countryside for a year or two, were still not as capable as the native farmers, which is understandable. But some rural women earned more work points than them every day.
For example, they can only earn 6 to 8 work points a day now, but some women in the village can earn 8 work points a day.
Because of this incident, these educated youth were often ridiculed by the villagers.
Seeing that Zhang Qing was clearly looking for trouble, Xing Guangyu was about to rush over to settle the score, but Hou Yan grabbed his arm and said, "Forget it, we don't need to be like them. Only brutes would resort to violence. We are educated youth, we shouldn't be like these brutes."
Xing Guangyu was still unconvinced, but Hou Yan quickly pulled him away.
Zhang Qing watched the two figures leave with a sarcastic expression, then turned back to Qin Huai and said, "What a pity. If he had dared to come over just now, I would have definitely knocked him down with one punch."
Qin Huai glanced at him but didn't say anything, but he was thinking about Hou Yan's words.
Are you going to school?
Recalling last night, the leaders from Beijing kept emphasizing the importance of reading, including Su Shangjin, who has been promoting the importance of reading in the village for many years, saying that reading leads to a better future.
Qin Baojun and Wang Guihua had once wanted to send him to school, but the age when he was supposed to start school coincided with the most difficult time for his family, who had just moved out of the cowshed. In addition, Cui Fengzhen was always causing trouble at that time, so Qin Huai refused outright.
By the time Qin Guodong arrived, the family's financial situation had improved slightly.
Qin Baojun sent Qin Guodong to school. He originally wanted Qin Huai to go to school as well, even though Qin Huai was too old at the time. Qin Baojun had inquired and the school would accept him.
However, Qin Huai had already decided to separate from the family and live independently at that time, so he rejected Qin Baojun's proposal.
Now everyone seems to be emphasizing reading.
Qin Huai suddenly thought of the books in Qiao Qiqi's zither cabinet, books that he could barely recognize...
His expression was slightly serious.
After an afternoon of fermentation, the events that had occurred in the commune brigade at noon spread throughout the village, and everyone knew that Cui Fengzhen wanted to imitate Lu Xiufen by going to Qin Baojun's house to "drink blood" to help her eldest son.
The villagers, who had been talking about how Qiao Qiqi had kicked Lu Xiufen out of her home a few days ago, brought it up again less than a month later, their voices full of admiration for Qiao Qiqi.
"I never expected that this little girl, who looks so fair and delicate, would be such a formidable character. In less than a month, she managed to win over the two most powerful old ladies in the village."
"Isn't that right? If I had half the strength of this little girl, I wouldn't have been bullied so badly by my mother-in-law back then. It's a pity that I know it now, but it's too late. My old mother-in-law has been buried for several years now."
"My old woman is still alive, but although she's not good, she's not as bad as those two old hags, so I really don't know what to do with her."
"That's easy! Go ask Qiao Qiqi for advice and get some ideas from her!"
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