The three people were assigned to the home of an elderly widow in the village. According to the person who led them, the old lady's surname was Qin. In her early years, her husband died in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, leaving only the mother and son.
As a result, when his son grew up, he also joined the army and died a few years ago. It can be said that there are two martyrs in the same family.
Although her husband and son were sacrificed, the old lady did not have much resentment, but instead faced life positively.
In her early years, she was still able to work and even refused the help of the country. It was only in recent years that she got older and could no longer work in the fields, so she accepted the arrangement of the country and lived out her life in retirement. Therefore, the old lady is very respected by the villagers.
When the three people heard that the village had arranged such a family for them, they were very happy. Among the three, two were unmarried girls. Although they had not been in this village for a long time, it would be bad if something got out.
Now I heard that there are two martyrs in this old lady's family, and she lives alone. There is no better arrangement than this.
The three people followed the guide and soon arrived at the place. The guide knocked on the door, and soon a cheerful voice came from inside.
"Here I come, here I come."
The door opened and a little old lady came out. She was not tall and had neatly combed hair in a bun at the back of her head, which was held up by a wooden stick.
Although his clothes had patches on them, they were very clean and he was looking at Lin Siya and the others with a smile on his face.
"Aunt Qin, I've brought people here."
"Oh, it's Xiao Zhao. I'm really sorry to bother you. These three girls are so pretty. Come in quickly."
"Thank you, Grandma Qin!"
The three of them hurriedly thanked Grandma Qin!
"Oh, now that I'm here, it feels just like home. I'm all alone here anyway, and your presence makes things more lively."
The three people followed Grandma Qin to a room. The room had obviously been cleaned and was very clean.
There is a big kang in the middle, and all kinds of furniture are very complete. It can be seen that Grandma Qin has cleaned it.
The three people didn't expect that the conditions would be so good just for them to stay for a few days. They really made a profit.
"The three of you take a break first. You still have to go to work in the afternoon. If you need anything, just tell me. Don't hesitate!"
The three of them hurriedly thanked Grandma Qin and did not bother to be polite with her. After working for a whole morning, they were all exhausted. After tidying up a bit, they began to rest.
This kang is very big, more than enough for three people to sleep together. Moreover, it is relatively safe for three people to live together and keep each other company.
Although this village looks very harmonious and the villagers seem kind, there is no guarantee that there are no bad people in any place, so girls should never act alone when they are outside.
The bell for the afternoon work rang soon, and the three people had to drag their tired bodies out of bed.
"All three of you are up. Come on, quickly bring the kettle over and fill it with some boiling water."
Seeing that the three of them had gotten up, still looking tired, Grandma Qin hurriedly greeted them.
All three of them felt a little embarrassed. They hadn't expected that while they were going to the countryside to do physical labor, there would be an old widow taking care of them.
"Grandma Qin, didn't you take a break at noon?"
Lin Siya had a very good impression of the little old lady in front of her. The old lady made her feel like she had met her mother who was the director of an orphanage in her previous life. She was so kind and gentle.
"Hey, I'm old now, and the villagers won't let me work, but I've worked all my life and can't sit still, so I'm helping to dry the grain in the threshing ground. It's not tiring work, I just have to watch over it."
Grandma Qin was smiling and was very satisfied with her current life.
Lin Siya admired this thin-looking old lady even more.
The three of them filled their water bottles and handed their rations to Grandma Qin. They agreed with Grandma Qin that they would come over to cook after they finished work. Grandma Qin agreed with a smile.
After the three people said goodbye to Grandma Qin, they walked towards the fields where they were working.
As a result, before they got there, they heard the sound of quarreling. The three of them looked at each other and immediately saw a glint in each other's eyes. There was something fishy!
Three people quickly squeezed in from the crowd, but there were too many people and they couldn't see what was happening inside.
But they were lucky, as they happened to see an old lady who was harvesting wheat with them one morning.
"Aunt Jiang, what happened?"
"Hey, it's Xiaolin, Xiaoxu, and Xiaowen. Are you here to watch the fun?"
"No, Auntie, we just happened to pass by here and saw so many people gathered here. We thought something happened, so we came to take a look."
"Oh, so that's how it is. Well, you're here now. Let me tell you, just now, this newcomer, Xu Zhiqing, and Zhang Dazui, from our village, started arguing. I don't know what it was about, but I just arrived a short while ago and I heard it was getting pretty intense. They've already started fighting."
When Lin Siya heard this, she immediately came to her senses. She almost forgot that this period of time was when the largest number of educated youth went to the countryside.
When she came here today, she started working as soon as she arrived. She really didn't notice the educated youth who came to the countryside. She must have done so because they were not allocated the same piece of land.
Another aunt next to them saw that they came to watch the fun but didn't know what was going on, so she enthusiastically pulled them over and started telling them a story.
"Let me tell you something. This newcomer, Xu Zhiqing, is said to be from the Magic City. He's so beautiful, and since he arrived, he's completely captivated the young men in the village. They rush to help him with his work every day."
"Auntie, you haven't told me how Xu Zhiqing got into an argument with someone today?"
"Oh, don't be impatient, let me explain slowly. This Zhang Dazui family has three sons. The first two sons are already married, but the youngest son has been single since he reached the age. Since Xu Zhiqing came, the youngest son of Zhang Dazui has been obsessed with him. He rushes to work for him every day and even gives away all the food at home. How can his family be willing to do this, especially since they haven't separated yet? When the two sisters-in-law saw their brother-in-law acting like this, they started to quarrel.
It took a lot of effort to suppress this rebellion by Zhang Dazui. But, as the autumn harvest was approaching, and it was a busy time, Zhang Dazui's youngest son stopped doing his own work and came to help Xu Zhiqing with his work every day. All the work points he earned went to Xu Zhiqing. How could the Zhang family let this go?
"Look, this big mouth brought his two daughters-in-law to block this Xu Zhiqing, and he started a quarrel as soon as he disagreed with her."
The auntie was talking with saliva flying all over the place, and several people listened with great interest. This kind of gossip was not something they could hear in the city.
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