Ma Weiguo thought of the times when he had gone against Lu Chen before, and he wanted to wake up in the middle of the night and slap himself in the face.
He was either punished to carry manure for half a month, or like now, the villagers would take a detour when they saw these educated youth, as if they were some kind of monster.
Now that Qin Lang and Lu Yao had happened, he could already imagine that the villagers would dislike them even less.
Li Qiang, who was an educated youth like Ma Weiguo, couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he saw Ma Weiguo suddenly become obedient.
This big fool doesn't even understand the situation.
Ever since he was punished to carry manure last time, Li Qiang has become much more obedient. He also realized that Lu Yao was just using them. He has consciously stayed away from Lu Yao these days, but now it seems that those who should be affected will still be affected.
Because the Baihe Brigade was very poor, there were only seven educated youth assigned to their village.
Qin Lang and Lu Yao were arrested, Lu Chen got married and moved out, and now there are only four educated youth left in the educated youth site, Ma Weiguo, Li Qiang, Wang Xiaoli and Li Zhaodi.
Ma Weiguo and Li Qiang were both Lu Yao's admirers. During the last incident where the educated youth ordered pens, it was Wang Xiaoli who went to the village chief's house to call for help.
As for the last educated youth, Li Zhaodi, I heard that her family was very poor and her parents were the kind of people who particularly favored boys over girls.
Her mother wanted to have a boy but gave birth to four girls in one go, and Li Zhaodi was the fourth child. Fortunately, her mother gave birth to a son in the end, otherwise the population of China might have increased.
Perhaps it was because she was not valued at home, she had been like a transparent person since she came to the educated youth site, just focusing on her work and not participating in anything else. Even when she heard Ma Weiguo mocking Cheng Mingyue, she still did her work without raising her head.
However, her sickle accidentally or intentionally spread an extra row of wheat, and that row happened to be the area allocated to Cheng Mingyue.
Cheng Mingyue didn't notice it at first, but soon she discovered the clues.
Because she had Li Zhaodi on her left to help her spread a little bit, and Lu Chen on her right to help her spread a little bit, she only had a little bit in the middle now, and if she couldn't find it, it would be a disaster.
Cheng Mingyue felt warm in her heart.
Soon it was time to finish work at noon. Everyone hid their sickles and dragged their tired bodies home.
Cheng Mingyue stopped Li Zhaodi and said a little embarrassedly: "Li Zhiqing, I heard that your cooking is very delicious. Can you come to my house at noon to help me cook a meal? I am too tired to move now."
Li Zhaodi: “…”
I don't seem to be familiar with you. We have never spoken to each other, but you want me to help you cook. Is that okay?
But Li Zhaodi was always submissive and didn't know how to refuse, so Cheng Mingyue dragged her home by force.
Seeing this, Lu Chen said nothing. He already knew what Cheng Mingyue wanted to do.
After returning home and washing her face and hands, Cheng Mingyue pulled Li Zhaodi into the kitchen and opened the cabinet. "Li Zhiqing, what ingredients do you think we need for lunch today?!"
Li Zhaodi looked at the flour, rice, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, beans... everything in the cabinet, and her eyes were a little wide open.
"This..." It's too rich!
It was nothing like the educated youth camp where they had to eat pickled vegetable buns every day, and even then they were not full. She was often starving and woke up several times every night from hunger.
Seeing Li Zhaodi was stunned, Cheng Mingyue took out all the things from the cabinet and said, "Li Zhiqing, I'm exhausted today. Can you do more?"
Li Zhaodi had no objection and started to get busy.
Li Zhaodi is indeed good at cooking, but she is not as good as Cheng Mingyue. However, she is more efficient and she likes cleanliness very much. She can easily clean the chopping board and stove.
Lu Chen sat on the wooden block to light the fire. Cheng Mingyue washed a cucumber, broke it into two parts, and put one part into Li Zhaodi's hand. She took the remaining part and sat on a stool beside her to eat it. During this time, she did not forget to help Li Zhaodi.
With three people together, cooking becomes simple and warm, and the meal is ready soon.
A dish of stir-fried green beans, a dish of braised eggplant, a dish of shredded potatoes with vinegar, and finally a dish of cold cucumber salad.
Although there are no other side dishes, these four are so filling that you can’t help drooling just by looking at them.
The staple food was tomato and egg noodles, which was very chewy and filling. The three of us each held a big bowl and ate it with great relish.
In a short while, the three of them had finished half a bowl of noodles and four dishes.
After dinner, Li Zhaodi rushed to clean up the dishes. Cheng Mingyue let her do that, but still followed her into the kitchen. The two chatted casually.
During the chat, Cheng Mingyue discovered that this girl was a very thoughtful person, and she was not the classic Voldemort in later generations. She had a clear understanding of herself and had the thoughts of contemporary female elites in later generations.
It’s just that maybe because she was not valued since childhood, she has some inferiority complex and a slightly timid personality.
Cheng Mingyue came to the conclusion that the flaws do not outweigh the merits.
Cheng Mingyue thinks Li Zhaodi is okay and worth making friends with.
Li Zhaodi had no idea what Cheng Mingyue was thinking. She looked at Cheng Mingyue with tears in her eyes and said, "Cheng Mingyue, thank you. Today is the most filling meal I've had in the two years since I went to the countryside. I also know that you deliberately asked me to come to your house to help cook. In short, I will always remember your kindness."
Cheng Mingyue was a little dumbfounded. She was a little embarrassed that her purpose had been seen through, but it only lasted for a moment before she smiled.
"Actually, I'm the one who should say thank you. You've been in the village for quite some time, and you know what I was like before. I was spoiled by my family and didn't know how to harvest wheat at all.
But today, I was laughed at by that guy Ma Weiguo. Fortunately, I was able to complete the task with your help. Besides, a meal is not worth anything. "
Li Zhaodi also smiled shyly, and the friendship between the two girls began inexplicably.
After cleaning the kitchen, Li Zhaodi returned to the educated youth site.
When Cheng Mingyue walked into the room, she saw Lu Chen reading a book again. She walked up to Lu Chen a little embarrassedly and said:
"Lu Zhiqing, I'm really sorry for what happened this morning. I really didn't mean to. I was probably confused by the fever last night and didn't know anything. When I woke up this morning and saw that scene, I naturally misunderstood. Can you please forgive me?"
Lu Chen put down the book in his hand and looked up at Cheng Mingyue: "I'm not angry. It's my fault. I fell asleep in a daze last night..."
Lu Chen's ears turned redder and redder as he finished speaking. He quickly picked up the book and started reading. Then he pretended to be casual and asked, "...How is your space now?"
Cheng Mingyue glanced at Lu Chen's ears, which were already red, and her eyes became sparkling. "I checked it this morning, and the space has indeed been upgraded, but I haven't studied it carefully yet, so I don't know what it is."
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