Zhang Pingping glanced out the window and whispered, "Her mother asked for it for her. She borrows money all the time, but only for emergencies, not for poverty. She hasn't been able to pay it back for a long time. She only paid back the money she borrowed last year last month, so no one wants to lend to her anymore."
"When I came back today, the old ladies under the big tree at the entrance of the village were gossiping. They said that the team leader's family asked someone to propose marriage to Secretary Du's nephew, but was rejected. How many nephews does Secretary Du have? Whoever marries Yu Huanxiang will be in trouble." Chu Jingqiu continued to guide them to the answer he wanted to know.
"I'm talking about my boyfriend. He keeps pestering her and stealing letters sent to me. I haven't received any letters in almost two months. If I hadn't called Du Yueming to question him, I would have thought he was going to break up with me. I'm so angry." Zhang Pingping's face turned blue with anger.
"Sister Pingping, you better be careful. If she dared to steal the letter, she'll definitely ruin your relationship." Shi Aihong also reminded Zhang Pingping indignantly, "When she came to the educated youth site that day to invite you to meet Gu Wanshan, especially insisting on you going, she had no good intentions."
"Don't worry, I don't usually leave the educated youth site. From now on, I will stay with you. I won't be alone and won't give anyone a chance to take advantage of me."
Zhang Pingping glanced at the three of them and kindly warned them, "You should be careful too. There are also cases of educated youth women in other villages marrying thugs and being insulted. A deputy company commander of a nearby military corps was executed last year for insulting several educated youth women."
"I used to envy those educated youth from the military corps. They received monthly subsidies, and everything was managed in a military-style manner. They only interacted with soldiers and didn't have to deal with those nasty villagers in the village." Shi Aihong sighed. "It seems there are bad people everywhere! All crows are black."
"We all came here right after graduating from school to support rural development. We see the world as a beautiful place. However, this world also has a dark side. Bad people are a minority, though. You don't have to be afraid. Just be more careful in the future and don't trust others easily." Zhang Pingping advised everyone in the tone of an elder sister.
The girls played for a while and then got up and went back to their rooms.
Chu Jingqiu locked the door and slipped into the space bedroom.
Jiang Jiang was sleeping on his stomach in the bedroom. When he saw Chu Jingqiu coming, he happily wagged his tail and rubbed against her.
"Jiang Jiang, I have a task for you. When you have nothing to do, watch the surveillance cameras and focus on Yu Fugui, Yu Huanxiang, and Qin Yilan."
"Qiuqiu, did they do anything bad?" Jiang Jiang asked curiously.
"I suspect that my kidnapping is related to that father and daughter. The main purpose of monitoring Qin Yilan is to see if I can find some clues from her." Chu Jingqiu patiently explained to Jiang Jiang while changing into pajamas.
"I've installed wireless pinhole cameras in your bedroom and the Youth League House. They'll allow us to monitor you remotely even when we're out. I'll go to Yu Fugui's house and install another one later." Jiang Jiang's eyes were filled with anger as he said bitterly, "I'll deal with anyone who dares to harm Qiuqiu."
The next morning, a piece of news broke out in the village. Yu Huanxiang went to the toilet at night and accidentally fell into the pit. He washed with a lot of smelly water, but his body still emitted a foul odor.
Zhang Pingping's face was filled with smiles, and he thought to himself: Serves him right, evil will be punished.
Chu Jingqiu knew that it must have been Jiang Jiang who did it. She smiled and just thought of it as collecting some interest first!
Today she planned to go to the town to find money and buy a bicycle. When she went to help the commune in the future, she couldn't always ride the village bicycle, so she took the village ox cart.
When she arrived, there were already several women sitting on the ox cart, carrying baskets. Chu Jingqiu knew that these were the women in the village who were going to the town early in the morning to exchange eggs for daily necessities.
She didn't know these women, so she didn't say anything, found a corner to sit down, and planned to close her eyes and sleep for a while in the car.
"You are Chu Zhiqing, right?" a dark and thin woman asked her.
"Yes, I'm sorry, I haven't been here long, so I don't know many of the aunts." Chu Jingqiu said with a smile.
"We know you. You are the most beautiful girl in the educated youth site. Do you have a boyfriend?" asked another fatter woman, her eyes full of calculation.
"Of course not. I'm still young and don't think about it."
"I'm not young anymore. I got married at 17 and gave birth to my son Dazhu at 18." The fat woman said, "I have a nephew from my mother's side who works in the town food factory. Although he is not a formal employee, he is not bad either. He will be able to become a regular employee in a few years. My nephew likes educated people. Let me introduce you to him!" The fat woman looked at Chu Jingqiu with the eyes as if she was picking cabbages.
Chu Jingqiu did not answer and continued to close his eyes and sleep.
The two women looked at each other, and the thin woman said, "I like the tall, chubby girl at the educated youth site. She has a big butt and is easy to bear children. I want to marry her to my son Erleng. What do you think?"
The fat woman said, "Why not? I think it's fine. It's good enough that we don't mind her being fat. If she marries Erleng, she'll live a happy life!"
Chu Jingqiu knew that they were talking about Shi Aihong. Isn't Du Erleng the thief and scoundrel that Zhang Pingping mentioned yesterday? He even dared to covet Shi Aihong. He really didn't know his place.
When I get back, I must remind Shi Aihong not to be tricked by Du Erleng.
After arriving in the town, Chu Jingqiu planned to call home first. She was a little nervous, after all, this was her first time contacting the original owner's relatives.
Arriving at the town post office, Chu Jingqiu dialed the number of his father's workplace. After a while, the call was connected. To Chu Jingqiu's surprise, Chu Baichuan's voice was exactly the same as his father's in the 21st century. Chu Jingqiu did not feel any sense of strangeness.
"Dad, I'm Xiaoqiu. How are you doing recently?"
"Xiao Qiu, you haven't written a letter to your father in such a long time. Everyone in the family is worried about you. Your grandfather comes to our house every day to nag you, saying that you are an ungrateful little idiot.
Can you adapt to life over there? Daddy sent you a package these two days, remember to check it." Chu Baichuan was so excited that he didn't know how to organize his words.
"Dad..." Chu Jingqiu listened to the voice that was familiar to him in both lives, and choked up and couldn't speak.
"Don't cry, child. Are you suffering? You have never been away from home for such a long time. Daddy will take time to visit you."
"Dad, I just miss you guys. I can adapt. I don't have to work in the fields. I can help the village draw slogans and propaganda posters. It's not tiring.
Dad, when you have time, please mail me my high school textbooks and exercises so I can study when I have nothing to do."
"I haven't seen you for a month, and you've become more sensible. It seems all the hard work was not in vain!" Dad Chu joked.
"Dad, do you have any red-themed paintings recently? If so, please send me some and I'll copy them.
Also, please send me those paintings about the four seasons so I can copy them. I remember you have a painting called "Spring in Kyoto" in your study, so send it to me as well."
"Xiao Qiu, you have become so proactive and eager to learn in just one month. Don't you like painting figures? Why are you painting landscapes now? You want so much at once. Don't ruin all my hard work." Chu Baichuan felt a little painful.
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