Pei Yan's strange behavior was soon explained.
When Fang Hai returned, he found that his younger sister was not at home at all, so he naturally went to Pei's house.
Only Grandma Dong is at home in the Pei family.
Fang Hai was about to ask Grandma Dong where Fang Yingzi had gone, but before he could say anything, Grandma Dong pointed to the side.
Got it. At Xu Zhiqing's house next door.
When Fang Hai pushed the door open, he saw three people cultivating the yard.
There was nothing in the yard except the fruit trees dug up from the mountains. Not only did it look bare, but the yard was also covered with yellow mud.
There is no beauty at all.
In order to make the yard clean and tidy, Xu Zhiyi also planned a gravel path that extends from the entrance to the wooden house.
I specifically asked Mrs. Zhou to help me pick up stones from the river. If I picked up enough to fill a basket, I would get one cent.
Of course, Mrs. Zhou was willing to do this. Now that the busy farming season was over, the villagers with free time were still looking for work.
Xu Zhiyi's job wasn't difficult; anyone could do it. Knowing she was taking care of herself, she let her do it.
Mrs. Zhou and her son picked up small gravel together. The gravel was used to pave the road. Mrs. Zhou and her son could pick up ten baskets a day and earn one dollar a day.
She knew that Xu Zhiyi wanted a lot and it was impossible for her to wait for her to pick up as much as she could in a day, so she simply called the Sun family, who usually took good care of her and her mother.
The Sun family is honest and simple. The couple has helped the Zhou family a lot. Sometimes when they are too busy, Mrs. Sun will come to lend a hand.
Although the Sun family was poor and had a shortage of food, they still sent a small bag of food to the Zhou family when they ran out of food.
Mrs. Zhou remembers the kindness of the Sun family and has good relations with them. Her son Zhou Ping'an and Sun Li, the youngest son of the Sun family, are good brothers and they have always gotten along well.
He asked his son Zhou Ping'an to call Sun Li, and the two of them came together to pick up stones.
During the day, while Mrs. Zhou went to work, the two boys picked up stones. After they finished picking up the stones, they borrowed a wheelbarrow from the village.
The two of them pushed together into Xu Zhiyi's yard.
After three days of picking up trash, Mrs. Zhou got four dollars and Sun Li got two dollars.
Sun Li got the money and handed it over to his mother when he returned home, which made his wife Sun very happy and he became even closer to his wife Zhou.
The purchasing power of two dollars is still not low these days, so Xu Zhiyi did this job just to save trouble.
Mrs. Sun naturally thanked Mrs. Zhou and Xu Zhiyi.
I gave some of the late autumn vegetables I grew at home to the two families.
Xu Zhiyi did not refuse. This was how things were done in the village. It would be bad to be too formal.
Pei Yan, who had just gained a legitimate position, was eager to take over all the work in Xu Zhiyi's family. Not only that, he also brought Fang Hai along.
Fang Hai has long been immune to Pei Yan's behavior. It would be strange if he didn't work for Xu Zhiyi one day.
All walking areas in the yard should be paved with gravel. If the route is planned in advance, paving will be quicker.
Although it is chilly in late autumn, I still sweat profusely when doing things.
"Come and drink some water, take a break and then continue." The two of them did it carefully, and if Xu Zhiyi hadn't called out, they wouldn't have stopped.
Fang Hai first came over and poured a bowl of water, which he gulped down in one gulp. When the second bowl came, Pei Yan clapped his hands and washed his hands before coming over to drink the water.
Fang Hai pretended not to see it. It was just that his hands were dirty and he wasn't going to drink it. Why bother making so much fuss about it?
No. No.
The sweat on Pei Yan's forehead flowed down his cheeks, and Pei Yan didn't know if he hadn't bothered to wipe it off.
He took the water poured by Xu Zhiyi and started drinking.
Xu Zhiyi turned around and went into the house, and came out after a while.
"You're sweating all over. Let me wipe it for you." Xu Zhiyi said gently.
Pei Yan put the bowl down, knelt slightly in front of Xu Zhiyi, and looked at her with tenderness.
Xu Zhiyi wiped the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief. The two looked at each other and then quickly looked away.
The corners of his mouth curved up in tacit understanding.
What happened? What did I see?
Did I drink too much water? Why did I see Xu Zhiyi wiping Brother Yan's sweat?
Rub your eyes and look again, this, this, this!
Now, can good comrades wipe each other’s sweat?
Fang Hai had a hunch that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what. He had always admired Pei Yan, who was knowledgeable and methodical, and he had never thought Pei Yan could do anything wrong.
But today's move is really puzzling.
Fang Hai was conflicted. Only the person he was meant to be with would do this. Why didn't Brother Yan refuse?
This isn't good. Isn't it just a casual relationship? No! If someone sees it and spreads it, it will be a disaster.
No, no! As Pei Yan's good brother, I can't let him go astray like this.
Fang Hai stared at the two of them seriously, the huge light bulb impossible to ignore.
After the gravel roads in the yard were paved one by one, Fang Hai followed Pei Yan to the Pei family with a serious face.
Fang Hai, who was full of worries, hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.
"Brother Yan, are you getting too close to Xu Zhiqing? This isn't good." Fang Hai said weakly and tactfully.
"I think it's great." Pei Yan said in a cheerful tone, sounding like he was in a very good mood.
"But you two are too close. How can you let Xu Zhiqing wipe your sweat? We're not alone here. If someone saw us, they'd start talking nonsense, saying...that you were having an affair. That wouldn't be good for Xu Zhiqing's reputation."
Fang Hai was worried. Brother Yan was his good brother, and Xu Zhiqing and Yingzi were like sisters. For a moment, he didn't know who he should worry about.
"Zhiyi is my girlfriend, why can't she wipe the sweat off her face?" Pei Yan said, unable to hide the joy on his face.
After saying that, he pushed the door open and walked in.
"What? Xu Zhiqing is your girlfriend?!" Fang Hai stood at the door of Pei's house, his voice raised in shock.
Pei Yan happened to meet the eyes of Grandma Dong who was sitting under the eaves.
Pei Yan: "..."
Just as he wished, Grandma Dong also knew about it.
Wow~ My A Yan is really quick to act. He was still thinking about this and that yesterday, and today Xu Zhiyi became his target.
Grandma Dong was very happy.
It seems that she needs to prepare a good gift for her grandson's wife.
What should I make? I'll make a set of clothes. I have some cloth coupons here, which is just right.
Before Pei Yan could say anything, Grandma Dong happily went into the house to get the cloth coupons.
"Brother Yan, are you really dating Xu Zhiqing?" Fang Hai, who had reacted, strode in.
"Should I call you sister-in-law then? I have to tell Yingzi, hehe."
"Don't scare her." Pei Yan's face was full of joy, and it was obvious that he was happy about his words, but he said words of refusal.
What? Xu Zhiqing is more ferocious than a tiger, and he can be scared by being called sister-in-law?
Of course, Fang Hai only dared to mutter this in his heart.
He couldn't beat either of these two people, let alone the fact that they were now on the same side.
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