Seeing Su Yue’s refusal, she doesn’t want to be gossiped on by others at all. Han Qingsong felt a little disappointed, but he couldn’t show it, so he could only say:
“Su Yue, you are very enlightened, and everyone should learn from you. Since you don’t want the brigade to take extra care of you, then in the future work hard.”
Su Yue nodded and thanked: “Thank you, captain, I will work hard and won’t hold you back.”
Pretending to look at the sky, Su Yue said again: “Captain, it’s getting late. It’s time for dinner, so you should go back for dinner as soon as possible.”
Han Qingsong originally wanted to talk to her some more, but when he saw what she said, he couldn’t say anything more, so he nodded, turned around and left.
Su Yue breathed a sigh of relief quietly, turned around and entered the house with her backpack on her back. Who would have thought that as soon as she opened the door, she saw Zhao Fang standing behind the door, which almost shocked her.
Su Yue said angrily: “Why are you standing here to scare people?”
Zhao Fang folded her arms and looked at her with contempt, “This is not your place. I can stand wherever I want. What are you afraid of when you see me, you’re not feeling guilty, right?”
Su Yue: “What do I have to feel guilty about? Don’t talk nonsense.”
” I’m not talking nonsense, I heard it all.” The jealousy in Zhao Fang’s heart almost overwhelmed her , “You don’t know what you are guilty of? Huh, just because you are pretty, you asked the captain to arrange for you to be a teacher. Su Yue, you are so clever.”
During this time, Zhao Fang was really angry with Su Yue. They originally moved here because they wanted to get some delicious food, but it turned out that they couldn’t get it at all. If they didn’t pay rations, they would really not take them to eat with them. Every time they made delicious food, they would share it among the five of them, and they didn’t care about her at all.
These people are so abominable!
Su Yue frowned and scolded: “Don’t talk nonsense. Since you were eavesdropping behind the door, didn’t you hear that I already rejected the captain’s proposal? If I had this idea, I would still need to reject it ? I think you are just jealous of me, right?”
”Who is jealous of you?” Zhao Fang was so angry that she jumped on her feet, “I’m not like you who rely on your beauty to seduce men all day long. I rely on my ability to make a living , that’s different from you.”
Zhao Fang herself is ordinary and has a bad figure. Now going to the countryside has made her already unattractive face rough and dark.
Every time she saw Su Yue’s charming and beautiful face, she wanted to go up and scratch her face. How could Su Yue be so beautiful, have so many men who like her, and get so many preferential treatment . She was also an educated youth who went to the countryside? ! But Why should she have to work so hard and not have enough to eat?
It’s all because Su Yue seduces men just because she has beautiful face.
Su Yue stared at her coldly, “Which of your eyes has seen me seduce men? Tell me, If you can’t tell me, I will go to the brigade headquarters to sue you for false accusation. I want to take a look too!”
When Su Yue said that she was going to sue her, Zhao Fang’s heart skipped a beat, because she had no evidence at all, and she was the only one who just heard about the conversation between her and the team leader. She couldn’t talk about it casually, otherwise she would offend the Captain again.
Zhao Fang’s eyes flashed, and she turned around and walked back. She squinted her lips and said disdainfully, “I don’t have time to talk nonsense with you. I’m very busy.”
Su Yue rolled her eyes when she saw that she was running away fast , she herself was too lazy to pay attention to this clown, hence she went into the room to put away the things she brought back, and then took the bought ribs into the kitchen.
She wanted to stew the ribs quickly and give it to Han Aiguo to drink at night, which would be good for his wounds.
The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, crickets are chirping and frogs are chirping, and the quietest night of the day has arrived.
After the members had enjoyed the cool weather outside and chatted, they each took their own benches home and went to bed.
Su Yue cooked a pot of fragrant pork rib soup for dinner, and gave each of Li Xiaoqing a bowl. The rest was put in a clay pot she bought, covered with a lid and placed in a basket and wrapped it in thick clothes to keep it warm.
When she went out, the soup in the jar was still warm and just right for her mouth.
Su Yue put a few pieces of dirty clothes on the basket, took a mallet, and pretended that she went out to wash clothes by the river. She did go to wash clothes, but she did not go back after washing, but sneaked in quietly. In the small forest in the middle of the pond.
She had given Sister-in-law Wang’s son a few pieces of candy before and asked him to go to Han’s house and quietly talk to Han Aiguo and tell him to come over at about this time. She didn’t know if Han Aiguo was here.
Su Yue stood on the path and called softly into the forest: “Brother Han, Brother Han, are you here?”
As soon as she finished speaking, a familiar deep voice came from inside, “I’m here.”
Su Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and then happily walked in, she saw Han Aiguo standing under a big tree in the moonlight. Because of the darkness, she couldn’t see his face clearly.
Su Yue walked forward, put the small bench she brought out from washing clothes on the ground, and patted it, “Brother Han, sit down, your legs can’t stand like this for a long time.”
Han Aiguo hesitated, but couldn’t resist. With her expectant eyes, he sat down obediently, but couldn’t help but feel angry with himself in his heart. He shouldn’t have come tonight. Since he knew that he couldn’t have such thoughts about others, he should stay away from her.
But Zhuangzi came ,when he called him, his heart became unsteady, fearing that if he didn’t come to her and she would just wait in the woods alone , what if she encountered danger.
The more he thought about it, the more worried he became about her. In the end, he didn’t know why, but he came over anyway, earlier than she did.
Han Aiguo was helpless and helpless against her. He has always been determined to move forward without any hesitation. This is the first time he has been so unprincipled and unsteady on one thing. He had clearly planned to stay away, but he couldn’t help it when she called him.
Su Yue didn’t notice Han Aiguo’s complicated expression. She took out the soup can from the basket, opened the lid, and handed it to him along with a spoon, “Brother Han, the soup is still hot. You drink it quickly, I stewed it for a long time. Drinking this is very good for your legs.”
Originally, Su Yue could have sent the soup directly to the Han family, but there were so many people in the Han family, especially so many children, so sending a can of soup would really put it very little in his mouth, so she was a little selfish and wanted him to drink alone. Drinking more would help the wound.
She is helpless to secretly let him come out to eat delicious food.
Han Aiguo smelled the rich fragrance, and his heart felt as if he had been thrown into boiling water, hot and tormented. He knew clearly that she did this to thank him, but he couldn’t help but feel that she had special intentions for him. Then he thought that he was overthinking. This kind of mentality made him feel guilty and conflicted, and his whole heart dropped.
No wonder he once heard from his comrades that the most helpless thing in the world is love , and love can make people become different than their original self. Now he finally understood this sentence.
Seeing that Han Aiguo was motionless, Su Yue felt puzzled. She put the spoon into his big hand and asked, “Brother Han, what’s the matter with you? Why aren’t you moving?”
“Nothing” Han Aiguo looked deeply. He glanced at her face in the darkness, took the soup can, and said heartily: “Thank you, but don’t go to such trouble next time. There is nothing worth thanking. It is normal for everyone in the village to help each other.”
Su Yue was stunned, and suddenly she felt that his tone was more polite and distant than before, as if he only positioned their relationship in the same village.
As a woman, she felt it immediately that he wanted to alienate her.
Su Yue pursed her lips, thinking in her mind whether she was overthinking or whether he was really alienating her.
But why? Wasn’t it fine before? Did she think too much?
Su Yue couldn’t think of a reason, so she had to put it down temporarily and said to him: “Brother Han, drink the soup while it’s hot. It won’t taste good when it’s cold.”
Han Aiguo said “hmm” in a low voice and held a spoon. He drank spoonful after spoonful without making any sound, and quickly finished the can of soup. Su Yue asked him to eat the meat inside, and he ate it obediently.
Su Yue felt that she was overthinking again, and her mood became brighter again.
Han Aiguo put the spoon into the soup pot and put it back into the basket for Su Yue. He stood up with the cane and said, “Thank you for the soup. It’s getting late. You should go back and rest quickly. We have to get up early to work tomorrow.”
When Su Yue came out, she told Li Xiaoqing and the others that she was going out to do laundry. A lot of time has passed now. If she doesn’t go back, they should be worried. It would be bad if they find out.
So Su Yue had no choice but to say goodbye to him, walked out of the small forest holding her basket, and waved her arms towards him under the moonlight, “Brother Han, I’m leaving. You should be careful when you go back.”
“Okay.” Han Aiguo said lowly.
He gave a low response and quietly watched her figure gradually go away in the darkness. Until she walked into the yard and closed the door, he walked out step by step with a cane, moving slower than ever before.
The next day, Su Yue didn’t dare to ask for leave anymore, and obediently followed everyone to get up early and go to work.
The summers are not as busy as autumn, which means that autumn is the most busy farm work. We have just harvested the rice, then harvested various beans, then harvested the corn, and now it is the turn to harvest the sweet potatoes.
During this period, the tasks of the commune members are to harvest sweet potatoes, slice them, and then dry them. After drying, they are stored in cellars. Dried sweet potatoes are an important ration for many commune members to make a living.
In winter, many families rely on dried sweet potatoes to keep them full.
Su Yue saw the sweet potatoes that were still covered in mud, but what she was thinking about was not dried sweet potatoes, but a very, very delicious dish, that is shredded sweet potatoes.
This dish is simply the favorite of many women and children. Anyway, Su Yue likes to eat it very much. In the past, whenever the sweet potatoes were on the market, she would buy some fresh ones and make shredded sweet potatoes to eat, and give some to the neighbors. The neighbors all said it was delicious.
Thinking of the delicious taste of shredded sweet potatoes, Su Yue’s mouth secreted saliva involuntarily, and she suddenly wanted to eat it.
As a foodie, and a foodie with excellent cooking skills, the last thing She is afraid of is being greedy, because when she is greedy, she can immediately make delicious food to reward my mouth.
Su Yue planned to make a shredded sweet potato dish to try after work. Then she remembered that Sister Jiang asked her to make some more cakes yesterday, and immediately decided to go to Han’s house to make cakes, and also make a carrot-cut sweet potato dish to satisfy her craving.
After work, Su Yue went back to the educated youth spot for dinner. After eating, she thought that the Han family should have finished eating, so she took Li Xiaoqing to the Han family on the pretext of visiting. Sure enough, the Han family had already finished their meal and were in the yard. They were enjoying the cool air and talking, and several children were playing wildly together.
The children had the sharpest eyes. They were the first to see her, and then they rushed towards her as if they were seeing long-lost relatives. Maomao from Han Laosan’s family just hugged Su Yue’s thighs and raised her head with a look on her face. She asked expectantly: “Auntie, what are you cooking today?”
Su Yue thought, does this child know that there is something delicious when she sees her now?
