Xue Huahua and Li Xuemei are not in a hurry. They walk around the pig farm and then go to the storage room to cut the pigweed with a sickle. Sun Guixian, who is sweating in the field, is so tired that she almost dies of anger. They have the same work, but she works so hard. When Xue Huahua comes from a distance cutting the pigweed, she snorts, "If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked."
Li Xuemei walks behind Xue Huahua. The two of them cut the pigweed on the left and right side. When she hears Sun Guixian's scolding, she throws the pigweed into Xue Huahua's basket and asks in a low voice, "Auntie, do you know about the educated youth house?"
There is a gossipy mother-in-law at home. Li Xuemei knows everything in the village. She used to deal with Lu Hongying when she lived in the educated youth house. She is a straightforward girl and doesn't look like someone who will steal.
Xue Huahua turns sideways and glances at the grass on the ridge of the field. She bends down to cut it, "I don't know much. Do you know something? Tell me." Lu Hongying must have been wronged. Although the original owner didn't have time to educate the children, the children didn't do anything sneaky. There must be some kind of misunderstanding.
Noticing Sun Guixian's resentful eyes, Li Xuemei pushes her basket and asks her to go to the front.
Sun Guixian glares at Li Xuemei angrily. She is about to scold her when she catches a glimpse of Liu Yufang on the ridge of the field. She grits her teeth and swallows her words. Liu Yunfang has many sons and is famous for scolding others. Sun Guixian doesn't want to argue with her, but she doesn't want to give up the opportunity to make fun of Xue Huahua.
Her eyes fall on the female educated youth in the field. She thinks for a while and shouts, "Luo Zhiqing, Luo Zhiqing, didn't you say Lu Hongying stole something from you? Her mother is here. Tell her what you want to say. "
The female educated youth, who is bending over to pull out the seedlings, slowly straightens up and puts the seedlings into the basket. She rubs the mud in her hands and replies loudly, "Auntie, Hongying said she didn't take it. I guess she forgot where I put it. Let me look for it again." She lost a Russian book. Lu Hongying can't understand it, so it's useless to take it … But when she thinks of the letter in it, she doesn't dare to say anything too definite. After all, the contents of the letter will bring trouble to her family in the city.
Sun Guixian fails to sow discord. She spits on the ground and points the spearhead at Xue Huahua, "Huahua, your daughter has dirty hands and feet. She stole something from the educated youth after living in their house for a few days. I don't mean to scold you, but work is important, and children should be taken care of." At the end of her words, she has a distressed expression. Those who don't know the truth will think that she is sad for Xue Huahua.
But the people around know that she is trying to embarrass Xue Huahua and sow discord between Xue Huahua and the educated youth.
Xue Huahua doesn't fall for it. She stands straight on the path and criticizes her with a straight face, "Comrade Sun Guixian, everyone is sweating in the fields. You are the only one who can talk, right? Since you are so talkative, I will leave the marriage of the young men in the village to you. Remember to find them an honest man. I thank you on their behalf."
Who doesn't know how to scold people? She used to sweep the streets every day and scolded those young people who spit gum and throw melon seed shells. If she doesn't scold them, they won't feel ashamed. Next time they continue to spit and throw. If she says something nice, they will casually say, "Without us spitting and throwing, where would you get a job?" As if littering is a noble thing.
Keeping the city clean and tidy depends on the joint efforts of everyone. Whether a city is clean or not, it is not only the spotless streets but also the clean quality of the citizens.
She dares to scold people who are more powerful than Sun Guixian. What is Sun Guixian in her eyes?
Several villagers in the fields around them can't help laughing secretly when they hear this. Everyone can hear that Xue Huahua is mocking Sun Baoqin for being fickle. It has to be said that Xue Huahua is good at scolding people and hits the nail on the head.
Li Mingxia, who is a little far away, also raises her head. She doesn't like Xue Huahua, and she hates Sun Guixian even more. Therefore, she helps Xue Huahua to scold her. "Don't count on her. What if she introduces a second Sun Baoqin? Isn't it harmful?"
As the saying goes, three women make a play. The men don't say anything and concentrate on the work at hand. The field is almost dug. Lu Jianguo arranges people to pull out the seedlings. The seedlings will be thrown and transplanted in the next two days. They will be busy for a whole month. How can they be in the mood to watch the show?
Sun Guixian is so angry that her face turns red. Her son, who is in the field on the other side, is afraid that things will get out of hand. He reminds her to hurry up and work. Because of the pig, Sun Guixian's work is deducted for a day. If she continues to make trouble, Lu Jianguo will come and deduct her work again. Sun Guixian wanted to curse a little, but no matter how she thought about it, she didn't know what to say. Her heart was full of anger, and she was very depressed.
The pigweed is the most luxuriant in this season. With the two of them working together, the basket is soon full. Xue Huahua presses the basket down. Her back is heavy to prevent the pigweed from falling out. She doesn't dare to move too much. Slowly, the basket is getting heavier. She then suggests to go back to the pig farm and dump it.
When there were fewer people, Li Xuemei told her about what happened in the educated youth's room.
One of Luo Mengying's books is missing. Her family is well-to-do. Almost every two months, her relatives will send her books. She is willing to share them. Lu Mingwen once helped Liang Lanfen to do some work. When he took care of Lu Hongying, she gave Lu Hongying a mint candy. After that, Lu Hongying often follows her and helps her with the work. Li Xuemei is responsible for taking care of Lu Hongying's meals. They eat and live together and have a good relationship.
After Lu Hongying goes home, Luo Mengying is not used to it. She finds another girl to help her with the work. She also takes care of Lu Hongying's meals, but they don't live together.
This afternoon, Luo Mengying finds that she is missing a book. She asks the other educated youth. After a while, she talks about Lu Hongying. Lu Hongying is not convinced, so she goes to the educated youth's room to confront them. In the end, no one saw Lu Hongying steal the book, but she is the biggest suspect.
After hearing the whole story, Xue Huahua says without hesitation, "Hongying won't steal. I'll go to the educated youth's room to ask after work." To be honest, she has a good impression of Luo Mengying. She must be worried that the book is gone. However, when Sun Guixian swears about Lu Hongying, she leaves some leeway in her words. At this time, it is rare that Sun Guixian can still stay calm.
The educated youth's room is the brightest and most magnificent adobe house in the village. There are two rows of houses. The windows are big and low, so there is enough light. The male educated youth live on one side, and the female educated youth live on the other. The female educated youth's room has the curtains drawn. The Huahua's room is green, and it looks very festive. Xue Huahua stands in the yard, and she can tell at a glance which side the female educated youth lives on.
Luo Mengying was still rummaging through the cabinets and cabinets for books. She had brought a large suitcase and a large backpack with her. During this period of time, her family had sent many books and food to her, and the room was full. She had searched everywhere, and all the books were there except for the Russian book.
"In my opinion, it must be Lu Hongying who took it. I told you that the villagers are not clean, but you didn't believe me. Now you regret it."
Xue Huahua is looking at the yard when she suddenly heard this. She shouted, "Luo Zhiqing, is Luo Zhiqing back?"
Suddenly, the room on the right fell silent. After a while, a fair-skinned girl with two braids came out. She is wearing a military green top and looks familiar. Xue Huahua can't remember where she has seen her before. She said, "I'm here for Third Sister. Luo Zhiqing, have you found your book?"
Luo Mengying shook her head honestly. "I haven't found it. If Auntie doesn't come tomorrow, I will look for it again."
At this moment, another girl came out of the room. She leaned against the door frame and slanted her eyebrows with a look of disdain. "What are you looking for? If it's not Lu Hongying, who else can it be? Among all the educated youths, only she can enter your room as she pleases."
Luo Mengying nudged her and frowned. "Hongying isn't that kind of person. She can't read, so it's useless even if she wants a book."
"She can show off. Don't villagers love to show off the most? They can't wait to go around with a loudspeaker just to dig two more hoes of fields, let alone the Russian book that your brother put in so much effort to send you. " Liang Lanfen raised her eyebrows, her eyes filled with indescribable disdain. Luo Mengying nudged her and said unhappily, "Don't say that. The villagers are quite nice."
Liang Lanfen lowered her head and scolded Xue Huahua again, which Luo Mengying did not hear clearly. She looked at Liang Lanfen with a sharp gaze. "What's wrong with digging two more hoes of fields to show off? It's better than someone who deceives honest people to work for him just because he studied for a few years."
Lu Mingwen had helped many female educated youths do their work. If one were to say who he had helped the most, Liang Lanfen would definitely be ranked second, followed by Sun Baoqin. As long as one was grateful, they would not hit Lu Hongying when she was down. Hence, Sun Baoqin said with a straight face, "My Mingwen's work has raised a bunch of ingrates. As his mother, I have never eaten a single mouthful of food from him. He is so heartless that he even thinks it's not good enough. If you have the guts, spit it out."
Xue Huahua was good at innuendo. Liang Lanfen's entire face turned red and she stomped her feet. Her eyes were bulging and her lips were trembling.
Xue Huahua snorted and did not give her any face at all. "My Mingwen has never studied and is innocent. You guys are cultured and educated. Don't blame me for not saying the ugly words first. Whoever dares to ask him to work in the future will have to date him. Our village's education level is not high, and unmarried lads only work for their partners' families."
Liang Lanfen's face turned pale. She pointed at Xue Huahua and could not say a word for a long time.
Xue Huahua could not be bothered with her anymore. She turned to look at Luo Mengying and said in a much gentler tone, "Luo Zhiqing, Hongying was raised by me. Whether she is good or bad, it's all because of my education. Do you want to tell me what is going on in detail? I'll think of a way." In this era, books were very valuable. No matter who they belonged to, she should help to get them back.
The country was getting better and better because of their development. If she could do something for them, she would gladly do it.
At this moment, all the educated youths had returned. Luo Mengying looked hesitant. Xue Huahua could tell that she was hesitating. She pointed outside and said, "I'll come over after work. I still have to go back to clean the pigsty. Luo Zhiqing, why don't we go to the pigsty to talk?"
Luo Mengying nodded slightly. She said a few words to Liang Lanfen and locked the door. Then, she walked out of the yard with Xue Huahua.
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