Yao Menghua looked up and was about to speak when she heard Zhang Jianshe speaking to Nan Xi.

"Sister, what a coincidence."

Nan Xi looked at the man in gray, then at Zhang Jianshe. This man was the soldier who helped her move the pig feed to the pigsty.

Without exposing him, Nan Xi nodded.

Yao Menghua opened her eyes wide. This person turned out to be Ning Nanxi's friend. She pursed her lips and said nothing.

The man in gray sat down, ordered a bowl of noodles, and looked around vigilantly.

Zhang Jianshe was really hungry. He had been staring at this man for a whole day and night. When he smelled the meat, his mouth was watering.

"Good sister, can I have some? I can give you money, okay?"

Nan Xi looked at Yao Menghua. Yao Menghua was about to refuse, but when she saw Zhang Jianshe's pleading eyes, she couldn't say anything.

Nan Xi had already "seen" the weapon on the gray-clothed man's waist. It was a small pistol, so his identity was self-evident.

"you eat."

Nan Xi held Yao Menghua down and whispered, "Cooperate with him."

Yao Menghua was stunned for a moment, then reacted and pushed the dumplings at hand over.

Zhang Jianshe smiled and said, "Thank you!"

He ate with great relish, and didn't mind that the dishes had been touched by the two of them. He finished up all the remaining dishes.

Zhang Jianshe took out a 10-yuan bill from his pocket, and then took out a meat ticket and put them on the table.

"Thank you."

Seeing that the man in gray had finished eating, Zhang Jianshe walked out quickly.

Yao Menghua's eyes were full of curiosity, but she didn't ask immediately. It was not until she left the state-owned restaurant and there was no one around that she asked excitedly.

"Nanxi, was that man a police officer? Do you know him?"

Nan Xi laughed, "Maybe. He's a soldier, so the people he wants to catch must be bad guys."

Yao Menghua's face slowly turned red as he thought of the scene that just happened at the entrance of the black market.

Nan Xi looked at Yao Menghua, thoughtfully. So, is this Yao Menghua’s official partner?

After this experience, the two seemed to have a better understanding of each other. It was getting late, so they carried their backpacks, found a ox cart and rode back to the village.

Gu Man and Su Qianqian also came back. They bought some snacks and daily necessities.

Bai Mengjie and Xu Jiaojiao hid in the corner of the ox cart and didn't dare to come over.

The person sitting next to Nan Xi was Aunt Guihua who carried her back last time. She looked at Nan Xi and Yao Menghua's backpacks with great curiosity.

"You two bought so many things."

The tone of voice was full of envy.

Nan Xi took out a bag of candy from her backpack and gave one to each aunt. Yao Menghua followed suit and picked some melon seeds for the aunts.

"Just some candies and snacks. Aunties, take them back and give them to your grandchildren to sweeten their mouths."

All the aunts instantly had a great liking for the two girls.

They immediately became enthusiastic and talked about all kinds of gossip in the village, from one end of the village to the other.

Nan Xi and Yao Menghua listened with great interest. The ox cart swayed as they returned to Xiaozhu Village.

Houses have already been built next to the educated youth site. According to the suggestion given by Yao Menghua, the two houses will each occupy about 15 square meters and stand next to each other.

Because Yao Menghua increased the wages, the villagers worked very hard and the house was built in just two days.

Although the house is small, you can pull a curtain across the bed to create a small room where you can cook, so it's quite comfortable for one person to live in.

Yao Menghua had already told Nan Xi about her plan, and Nan Xi also thought it was a good idea.

After letting it dry for a few more days, the two went to the county again, bought a stove, coal, an iron pot, and various seasonings, and then moved in quickly.

Gu Man and Su Qianqian were both extremely envious, but they were reluctant to spend the money.

“This house is so nice…”

“These curtains are beautiful too!”

Bai Mengjie and Xu Jiaojiao were also envious. They were even poorer and were despised by Yao Menghua and Nan Xi. They could only look at them and could not even touch them to satisfy their desire.

"This must be a daughter of a capitalist family. She can even live in a small western-style house."

"Alas, it's because we are born poor and have no choice but to live in a shabby house."

"That's right……"

The two of them said a lot of mean things, but now they are bolder because they had already apologized at the villagers' meeting the day before yesterday.

"What nonsense are you two talking about? Is this a small house? Are you saying that the captain is abusing his power for personal gain?"

Yao Menghua was not forgiving with her words. She glared at the two of them and started arguing.

"Who doesn't come from a poor family? We have all been examined. Do you mean that the staff of the Revolutionary Committee made a mistake?"

"I'll call the captain right now and ask him to judge whether you two thieves can be trusted or whether it is illegal to live in the house we built with our own money."

Bai Mengjie's face turned pale. She didn't want to be lectured by the captain again.

"Yao Menghua, we are just talking, don't take it seriously."

"Yeah, yeah, don't take it seriously..."

The two men held onto Yao Menghua's arm tightly, fearing that Yao Menghua would tell tales against them.

Nan Xi felt that these two people were really annoying. Her body had almost recovered, and she had to find an opportunity to deal with these two people to prevent them from making noise all day long.

Yao Menghua also hated them, but when she thought of their ending, she loosened her clenched fists. Seeing that Ning Nanxi was living a good life, they must be tormented in their hearts.

"We are inviting you to dinner tonight. I don't think you two would like our simple meal, so you two should cook for yourselves tonight and don't come."

As soon as Nan Xi spoke, the two of them wilted. However, they had just said so many harsh words, and it was not appropriate for them to lower their face and eat and drink for free.

Su Ye, Gu Man and Su Qianqian were cooking. She was older and more stable, so she just helped and didn't say anything. After hearing what Nan Xi said, she couldn't help laughing.

Yao Menghua and Nan Xi had already discussed it and decided to cook a meal together and treat the comrades at the educated youth site.

In the evening, the comrades at the educated youth point all went to the door of Yao Menghua and Nan Xi's cabin, where there were two tables put together, with several bowls of food on them.

Stir-fried meat with sauerkraut, stewed cabbage with tofu, stir-fried rabbit meat, braised fish, cold cabbage hearts, braised pork with potatoes, scrambled eggs with green onions, and pork ribs and corn soup.

Each bowl was filled to the brim, and with eight people sitting around it, the atmosphere was even more lively than during the Chinese New Year.

Bai Mengjie and Xu Jiaojiao felt like they were living a year in a day. They were eating their sweet potato rice but couldn't eat it.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have said that. Otherwise, we could have eaten meat now."

Xu Jiaojiao regretted it so much. The aroma of meat kept going into her nose and she was drooling.

"Suck it..."

Bai Mengjie also swallowed her saliva and took a big bite of the sweet potato in the bowl. Unexpectedly, the bite was too big. She choked and rolled her eyes. She beat her chest and stamped her feet for a long time before she swallowed it. Her chest was so painful.

On Nanxi's side, the atmosphere was just right. Everyone was talking and laughing, eating all the food, and leaving the party feeling satisfied.

Su Ye, Gu Man and Su Qianqian helped wash the dishes and cleaned the floor before leaving. Nan Xi finally closed the door and enjoyed her time alone.

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