Chapter 333: Winning allies
"Lianyi, we know you have good intentions, but sometimes there are times when people are grudged against each other. Pan Nuannuan is used to getting something for nothing. If you reject her this time, she will definitely hold a grudge against you. .
Besides, she said she was borrowing it, but she never paid it back. The same is true for the two of us, especially for you. We will no longer lend her food. If she is not happy, I will We asked her to return the food she had borrowed before. Because there was a witness, she couldn’t afford it, so she distanced herself from us later.”
Wang Xiufen explained patiently.
“Sister Xiufen, Zheng Xin, thank you for telling me this, otherwise I would have always regarded her as a good friend, and I wouldn’t have known when she was sold.”
Ripple rubbed her eyes and said.
“Thank you, thank you. I thought you were stupid and generous. I wanted to remind you but I didn’t know what to say. I was worried that you wouldn’t believe me, so I just turned a blind eye. .
It's just that this time she set her sights on you. We understand the truth of the cold lips and teeth. This time she succeeded and got the benefits. Just like Sister Wang said, she will not do it next time. Are you going to target us again? We are also helping ourselves by telling you this."
Zheng Xin spoke very directly. She admitted that she had little thoughts and that she felt that the previous ripples were stupid. This time she was taking matters into her own hands. That’s all.
“I understand! I just think it’s not easy for everyone from all over the world to come to this strange place, and we are all girls, so we should help each other. It’s just that I am too naive and guilty of idealism. Wrong, a bit taken for granted.”
Lianyi lowered his eyes and whispered.
Neither Wang Xiufen nor Zheng Xin refuted this time. They had the same idea at the beginning, but after a year of farm work, they also learned to make plans for themselves.
After seeing the expressions of the two people out of the corner of his eye, Lianyi raised his head at the right time and said:
"Sister Xiufen, Zheng Xin, from now on, whether it is me or you, it is best not to be alone. We don’t know what Pan Nuannuan has in mind, so it’s better to be careful.”
Lianyi cleverly changed Pan Nuannuan’s target from her alone to the three of them, which can be regarded as allies. .
The two nodded in agreement with Ripple's proposal.
At this time, there were hurried footsteps in the yard, and the three people immediately stopped talking. The door was knocked, and a deep male voice came:
"I am Chen Jiashu , I heard that classmate Wu is sick, is he feeling better?”
Lianyi didn’t want to see this scumbag, so she waved her hands to the two of them and lay back down again.
Wang Xiufen got off the kang, opened the door a crack, and saw Chen Jiashu, who looked anxious, and said in a low voice:
"Classmate Chen, Lianyi has taken medicine and has gone to sleep. Don't disturb her."
"Oh, okay, I'll come see her again tomorrow morning."
Chen Jiashu glanced through the crack in the door and lowered his voice when he saw Lianyi lying on the kang. After finishing speaking, he nodded to Wang Xiufen and went back to the next door.
After it got completely dark, Pan Nuannuan and the two male educated youths returned to the educated youth point.
Pan Nuannuan lowered her head and entered the house, and found that the three people in the house were the same as when she left. Two were making cotton gloves, and Lianyi was still asleep, seemingly not turning over.
"Is Ripple feeling better?"
Pan Nuannuan lowered her voice and asked.
"I got up and drank a glass of water and then fell asleep again. I felt much more relaxed."
This time it was Zheng Xin who answered.
Because there were patients, the three of them didn't talk about anything. They all did their own things quietly and went to bed early after dark.
The next day, Lianyi was the first to wake up. Today it was her turn to make breakfast for everyone. It was not a busy farming season, so in order to save food, everyone had two meals a day.
She had the memory of her original body. After washing briefly, she lit the stove, cooked the multigrain porridge, then heated up the previously steamed buckwheat buns, and blanched a few old eggplants. Mix minced garlic and chopped green onion, add a few drops of sesame oil, and breakfast is ready.
At this time, the movement in the educated youth spot became louder. People got up one after another to wash up, and then gathered at the wooden table in the yard to eat.
Because Hongqi Commune is close to the mountains and forests, it was still relatively cold in the morning. Everyone drank a bowl of multigrain porridge to warm themselves up, and then started eating steamed buns and vegetables.
Lianyi was full after eating a buckwheat bun, then quickly washed the dishes, and winked at Zheng Xin. The other party was stunned for a moment, then quickly drank the last mouthful of porridge, and then left the table. . "Zheng Xin, let's go collect firewood together today!"
"I have no problem, what if Pan Nuannuan wants to join!"
"She will not leave the table early, she will definitely offer to help the male students clean up the mess."
Lianyi said firmly.
"Okay, I'll go change my clothes, you wait for me."
"Okay."
Lianyi put down the dishes and met Chen Jiashu at the door.
The other person was the same as the original person remembered. He was only 1.75 meters tall and was wearing a white washed blue dress and blue trousers. These were his father's work clothes and were given to him when he came to the countryside.
Because he didn’t have enough to eat, Chen Jiashu had a thin figure. His fair skin had turned a little yellow due to this year’s labor. His facial features were regular, but his cheekbones were a little high and his lips were very thin, which is the current standard. The appearance of an educated youth.
“Lianyi, are you feeling better?”
"Classmate Chen, you should call me Classmate Wu in the educated youth center!"
Lianyi said lightly.
The other party obviously did not expect Ripple to say this. He coughed slightly awkwardly and said:
"Okay, Classmate Wu, I will pay attention!"
Ripple nodded with satisfaction and then said:
"I took the medicine and there is no problem anymore."
"That's good, then."
Chen Jiashu looked hesitant to speak. If he were the original person, he would definitely ask him If something happens, Lianyi will not tolerate the other party, and will not answer the other party's words at all, and directly says:
"Zheng Xin and I have made an appointment to collect branches for firewood, so I won't say more to you."
After saying that, he turned around and went to pick up the hatchet standing by the wall.
"I'll go with you!"
"No need, yesterday Brother Qian said that the male classmate has other arrangements, you'd better go and ask!"
Ripple refused simply, Just as Zheng Xin had changed her clothes, the two of them took a hatchet and a roll of hemp rope and walked directly to the forest at the foot of the mountain.
Chen Jiashu stared at Ripple's back in a daze for a while. He always felt that Ripple was a little different today, and he couldn't tell what was different.
Many people went into the mountains and forests to cut and collect firewood. Lianyi and Zheng Xin followed the stream into the mountains, calling out to their aunts and uncles along the way.
Someone also asked about what happened yesterday. Lianyi directly put the responsibility on Pan Nuannuan, saying that she had made a mistake. She also specifically mentioned that Pan Nuannuan went to Captain Zhao's house to visit Zhao Shuanzi.
After satisfying the curiosity of the villagers, the two of them took another fork in the road.
Lianyi stuffed Zheng Xin with a bunny toffee and ate one herself. Then she found a dead tree and started cutting branches.
The two took turns to work. When Zheng Xin got tired of chopping, Lianyi took over. Zheng Xin gathered the cut branches together and tied them with hemp rope for easy carrying.
Suddenly a gray shadow flashed before Ripple's eyes, and she subconsciously threw out the hatchet in her hand.
(End of this chapter)