Chapter 17 The Fool is Worthy of Being a Fool
After Xu Zhiyi thanked Xie Wenzhe, he reached out and took a piece of preserved fruit and put it in Wen Sining's hand.
"Hey, eat it."
Xie Wenzhe asked doubtfully, "Zhiyi, don't you want it?"
Wen Sining blurted out without thinking, "Sister Xu doesn't like sour food."
As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Zhiyi and Xie Wenzhe were both stunned.
Xu Zhiyi looked at Wen Sining in surprise, "Xianxian, how did you know?"
Damn it! She blurted out the secret in a moment of haste.
As Xu Zhiyi's granddaughter, Wen Sining certainly knows her grandmother's taste and preferences.
The reason why Xu Zhiyi doesn't like sour food is that when she was young, she was treated harshly by her stepmother. Her stepmother often gave her rotten food, and if her grandmother didn't eat it, she would have to go hungry.
In order to survive, grandma had to eat the sour food.
As a result, my grandmother would feel nauseous whenever she smelled something sour, let alone eat sour food.
"I, I saw that you weren't interested in these dried fruits, Sister Xu, so I guessed that you didn't like sour food."
Xu Zhiyi smiled and said, "Who said you're stupid? You're very smart!"
Wen Sining also smiled.
In this joyful atmosphere, the two-hour drive passed in a flash.
The car also stopped steadily at the brigade headquarters.
Lu Jinkun got off the car first. He opened the partition of the car and let them get off one by one.
The brigade headquarters was surrounded by villagers, all of whom came to watch the educated youth from the city.
This was the first time that educated youth came to their village.
Lin Jiayue, who was sitting in the passenger seat, squatted on the ground and vomited violently as soon as she got out of the car.
A sour and stinky smell hit me in the face.
Her appearance frightened the villagers present.
Zhao Lusheng saw this and asked Lu Jinkun in confusion, "Jinkun, what's going on? Is this female comrade sick?"
Lu Jinkun didn't even look at her, and suddenly said, "She's from the city, so spoiled."
Zhao Lusheng also knew that the educated youth who came from the city to the countryside all came from well-off families, and they probably had never been on a car for such a long time, riding on such a bumpy dirt road, it would be strange if they didn't vomit.
Zhao Lusheng asked someone to pour Lin Jiayue a glass of boiled water.
Xie Wenzhe took the lead and walked up to Zhao Lusheng. He extended his hand and greeted Zhao Lusheng: "You are Village Chief Zhao, right? I will trouble you and the villagers to take care of me from now on."
The other educated youths also quickly echoed: "Village Chief Zhao, please take care of us in the future!"
Zhao Lusheng smiled and said, "It's fate that everyone can come to our village. Let's help each other and work together in the future."
In the crowd, a villager asked Zhao Lusheng: "Uncle Zhao, our village doesn't have a youth training center. It's getting dark. How should we arrange accommodation for the youth?"
Their village is the most backward and remote. Only this year did a group of educated youth arrive, and they had not prepared accommodation in advance at all. Unlike other villages, which have several groups of educated youth coming every year and have built very large dormitories for them.
Zhao Lusheng looked at the villagers and said earnestly, "Our village is a little backward and there is no ready-made educated youth station, but now that the educated youth have arrived, we cannot let them down."
"If anyone has a vacant house that can accommodate these educated youth temporarily, please tell me now."
As soon as Zhao Lusheng finished speaking, the crowd began to whisper to each other. They avoided each other's eyes, and no one wanted to be the one to be blamed.
Seeing this, Wen Si Ning stretched out his arms and said, "Me! I have an empty room at home, and I want Xu Zhiqing to live with me!"
This is a good opportunity!
Since grandma lives in her house, she can see her grandma every day!
Besides, if grandpa comes back from vacation, and the two of them, a single man and a single woman, live under the same roof, Wen Sining doesn't believe that sparks won't fly between them!
Seeing the little fool from the Wen family raised her hand, the villagers all looked at her.
The fool is worthy of being a fool. He doesn’t even know what it means for educated youth to live in his house?
This means that they have to serve these city people, live in their homes for free, and eat their food for free.
They can barely support themselves, so how can they support an outsider for free?
Seeing that no one raised their hands, Zhao Lusheng, as the village chief, took the lead and said, "My house can accommodate one person."
There are eight educated youth in total, two of whom have found homes now, and only six more families are needed.
Later, after Zhao Lusheng's constant persuasion, three more families reluctantly raised their hands.
Xu Zhiyi knew very well that no one would do something that was thankless.
She stood up and said to the villagers, "Fellow villagers, the teacher said that educated youth go to the countryside to participate in labor and build the countryside, and will never take a single needle or thread from the people. We will not live here for free. We, the educated youth, are willing to hand over all the work points we earn from working to the families who have taken us in."
"We usually help with the housework and never slack off."
After Xu Zhiyi finished speaking, the villagers gradually became vocal.
"That sounds about right. Don't blame us. Every household in our village is having a hard time. If we have one more mouth to feed, we'll starve to death."
"Besides, you're all educated youth from the city. How could you possibly have done any heavy work? Even if you earned work points, it probably wouldn't be enough to eat."
"Anyway, if you just send a letter home, they'll send you money. You won't even consider those few work points."
Although the words are rough, every word makes sense.
Naturally, the educated youth had nothing to say.
The accommodation problem of the educated youth was soon solved.
Wen Sining happily took Xu Zhiyi's hand and took her home.
Lu Jinkun raised his eyes, his deep eyes fixed on the two figures that were moving further and further away.
The crowd dispersed and Lu Jinkun also rushed towards home.
The house was brightly lit. He pushed open the door and the aroma of food filled his nose.
Hearing the noise, Mrs. Lu turned around and looked at him, waving at him, "A Kun, go wash your hands and come eat."
"Grandma, didn't I tell them not to wait for me?"
"Grandma heard that you helped pick up the educated youth today. A-Kun has grown up. Grandma is very happy today and will wait for you to come back to eat together!"
Lu Jinkun shook his head helplessly. He washed his hands and went to the kitchen to get two bowls of rice.
The food was still hot. It was obvious that grandma must have reheated it over and over again.
Lu Jinkun had to go into the mountains after dinner. The man ate very quickly. After a few picks of chopsticks, half of the bowl was empty.
Old Mrs. Lu picked up a piece of braised pork and put it into Lu Jinkun's bowl.
"Don't just focus on eating, eat more vegetables. This meat was picked by you, so eat a few more pieces."
Lu Jinkun paused holding the chopsticks.
I couldn't help but think of what Wen Sining said.
"Your grandmother's symptoms are much milder than mine were back then. Just spend more time with her, chat with her, and help her unravel her inner struggles. During her attacks, be more cooperative and relieve the psychological pressure she's under."
"Grandma, you don't want to go to the city with me. Are you waiting for my father to come back?"
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