Lin Zishan pushed the bicycle into the house and said to Shi Aihong with a smile: "It's okay. Anyway, I have done everything I can do. I am just worried that others will do better in the exam. Let's see the final result!"
Shi Aihong leaned close to Lin Zishan's ear and whispered, "That Qiao Rucheng just now is back. As soon as he walked in, Diao Lijun asked him how he did on the exam. He just smiled but said nothing. Judging from his appearance, he must have done well. The competition for the barefoot doctor position is quite fierce this time."
Chu Jingqiu glanced in the direction of Hu Mingyue's room and lowered her voice, "Hu Mingyue hasn't come back yet, has she? When I saw her coming out of the exam center just now, she looked so smug. I wonder if she did well in the exam, or if she thought she could get a spot through the back door."
Shi Aihong shook her head, "She, Qin Yilan, and Wu Shuangshuang went there by ox cart, so they definitely won't be back as fast as you guys.
If she gets the spot by relying on her relationship with Yu Qingmin, we will report her and let her show off.
By the way, Sister Pingping went to Du Yueming’s house for lunch today, so we can just cook for the three of us.”
Shi Aihong had already cooked the rice. The three of them made a chestnut stewed chicken, scrambled eggs with black fungus, and a cold-mixed water radish, and then started eating.
While they were eating, Hu Mingyue and a few others came back and entered the backyard.
Qin Yilan glanced at Lin Zishan with disdain, then took Hu Mingyue's arm and said flatteringly: "Sister Mingyue, if you pass the exam to become a barefoot doctor this time, you have to treat us to a big meal."
Hu Mingyue smiled and said proudly: "Don't worry, if I pass the exam, I will treat you to a braised pork at a state-owned restaurant, how about that?"
Chu Jingqiu shook her head speechlessly, thinking that Hu Mingyue couldn't be more low-key. If she failed the exam, she would be the one who would be embarrassed.
I really don’t know what Yu Qingmin promised her that made her so confident that she could get the spot.
After lunch, Chu Jingqiu and the other two took Jiang Jiang up the mountain again. Halfway through, Zhang Pingping came from behind with a backpack on her back.
"Wait for me. I saw you heading up the mountain, so I hurried back to get the backpack and chased after you. You've already walked so far. You're walking so fast." Zhang Pingping said breathlessly while running.
Shi Aihong helped Zhang Pingping and asked, "Sister Pingping, you're back so soon. Why don't you stay at Du Yueming's house and play for a while longer?"
Zhang Pingping said helplessly, "I didn't feel anything when I was with Du Yueming, but I felt a little uncomfortable being with a bunch of strangers, so I hurried back home after dinner."
Several people planned to pick some persimmons and dry some persimmon cakes this afternoon. Persimmons will ripen in the next few days, but it takes more than half a month to dry the persimmon cakes.
The area near the village is covered with persimmon trees. They made four trips in the afternoon and picked almost 120 kilograms of persimmons.
Chu Jingqiu did some calculations for them. Persimmons cost about five cents per pound. Four pounds of persimmons could produce one pound of dried persimmon cakes, and the price of one pound of persimmon cakes was about thirty cents.
They could earn about eight or nine yuan after a busy afternoon, and if they worked for twenty days straight, each could earn close to two hundred yuan.
Several people were very motivated. When they returned home in the evening, they quickly washed the persimmons, peeled them and hung them in a basket to dry.
Because there weren't that many baskets, Chu Jingqiu came up with a solution based on some videos he had seen in his previous life.
She found some ropes, tied a persimmon every ten centimeters, tied a knot in the middle, tied it high up, and hung it in bunches. It looked like small lanterns and was quite pretty.
Qiao Rucheng saw several people hanging bunches of persimmons. Not knowing what they were doing, he walked up to Chu Jingqiu and said gently, "Chu Zhiqing, what are you doing?"
Chu Jingqiu smiled and explained, "We're drying persimmons. You haven't seen them before, have you?"
Qiao Rucheng smiled and replied, "It's quite nice. I thought you were making decorations. Let me help you!"
After saying that, without waiting for Chu Jingqiu to answer, he enthusiastically picked up the peeled persimmons and tied them up.
Chu Jingqiu and Shi Aihong next to her looked at each other. Shi Aihong covered her mouth and laughed, and Chu Jingqiu gave her a warning look.
Shi Aihong simply turned around and stopped looking at her. Lin Zishan and Zhang Pingping also felt that Qiao Rucheng was a little too enthusiastic about Chu Jingqiu, so they just smiled and said nothing.
After all the persimmons were hung to dry, Qiao Rucheng washed his hands and went back to the front yard.
As soon as he left, several girls began to tease Chu Jingqiu, "Jingqiu, you've already started attracting romantic interests now that your brother-in-law is away. If he knew, he'd probably come all the way from Beijing to kill you."
Although Chu Jingqiu is usually quite smart, she is very slow when it comes to love. She hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not attracting any peach blossoms. He might just be curious."
Zhang Pingping smiled and said, "It's true that those involved are often confused, while those who are watching can see things more clearly. Jingqiu, I think Qiao Rucheng really has a crush on you. When you were tying persimmons, he kept stealing glances at you."
Chu Jingqiu thought for a moment and said, "I'll be more careful in the future and keep my distance from him. I don't want to attract a lot of bad peach blossoms."
Everyone joked, "You are so beautiful! If we were men, we would be fascinated by you too."
Several girls were chatting and laughing in the yard, and had no idea that Hu Mingyue had sneaked out of the educated youth site again.
She made another appointment with Yu Qingmin in the evening and went to the old place. Yu Qingmin was already waiting for her there.
The two of them crawled into the corn stalk pile and made a simple shelter inside. It was not easy for the two of them to be discovered from outside while sitting or lying inside.
Hu Mingyue said in a delicate voice, "Brother Qingmin, you're here. Have you been waiting for a long time?"
Yu Qingmin scratched his head and whispered, "I just arrived not long ago, Mingyue. Why are you looking for me so urgently? Do you miss me?"
After saying that, he hugged Hu Mingyue and started kissing her, touching her all over the place.
Hu Mingyue let him go wild for a while, then pushed him away, panting, and pulled down her underwear.
Then she leaned her head on his chest and said gently, "Brother Qingmin, I am very happy that you have helped me win honors these days. I know that you have me in your heart.
Did your father ever ask if he could give me a position as a barefoot doctor?
Yu Qingmin paused playing with Hu Mingyue's hair and said cautiously, "I've told my father about the barefoot doctors many times, and I mentioned it to him again when I came here just now.
Mingyue, I think we should get married quickly. After we get married, it will be legitimate for my father to help you.
Hu Mingyue pushed Yu Qingmin's hand away impatiently, and said in a somewhat unhappy tone: "I already said it last time, I don't want to get married in such a hurry. Getting married will cause more trouble. I want to achieve something before getting married."
Yu Qingmin hugged Hu Mingyue and coaxed her, saying, "You can still pursue your career after getting married. We can have children later. When the time comes, I will fully support your work and will never hold you back."
Hu Mingyue rolled her eyes and deliberately nudged Yu Qingmin with her chest, saying, "Of course I'm willing to marry you. This is such a big deal, you have to let me discuss it with my family. Remember to urge your father to help me get a spot."
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