"Sister-in-law, if you like to listen to stories, you can come to me and I will tell you. Xiaoyun will take the high school entrance exam soon, so she should spend more time studying."

Huang Chunyan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You Shuang, you're overthinking it. Xiao Yun's grades have always been very good, so it won't be a problem for her to read some stories."

Guan Youshuang sneered in her heart, that result is considered good?

She said, "Sister-in-law, you also know that the best way out for girls is to go to college. If you work hard now, your grades may decline in the final stage. How can you have the energy to read idle books?"

Guan Youshuang continued, "Those who know will say that the elder sister-in-law loves the younger sister-in-law so much that she is willing to spend money to buy her some books. Those who don't know will think that the sister-in-law has ulterior motives."

Huang Chunyan got anxious. She jumped down from the kang and said, "What do you mean by that? When I got married, Xiaoyun was still a child. I loved her very much and treated her the same way as I treated Yuanyuan. I saw that Xiaoyun liked those books, so I bought them for her. Can you say that I have ulterior motives?"

If she didn’t know the plot of the original book, Guan Youshuang would really believe it, but now, she just happened to know—

"Don't worry, our goals are the same, and it's all for Xiaoyun's good."

She turned around and said to Gu Xiaoyun, "I'll take these books first and give them to you after you pass the high school entrance exam. Study hard during this time. Don't let me and my sister-in-law down."

Gu Xiaoyun nodded.

Huang Chunyan couldn't say anything else and could only leave angrily.

*

Early the next morning.

After Guan Youshuang got up, she found Gu Xiaoyun was still at home. Today was Monday, shouldn’t she go to school?

After asking for a long time, she stammered and said that she was not feeling well today and asked for leave.

Guan Youshuang looked at her suspiciously and said, "You knew last Friday that you were not feeling well today, so you asked for leave in advance?"

Gu Xiaoyun's face turned red like a tomato and he was speechless for a long time.

"Well, since you have asked for leave, follow me to the county town. I will take you to the No. 1 Middle School in the county."

Gu Xiaoyun was in a difficult situation.

Last Friday, she finally got today off work, just to finish reading the new novel she bought. Last night, her second sister-in-law took away all her books, but she was not afraid, because she still had one book hidden in her box.

But now, all plans are going to go down the drain.

"Do you want to change your clothes or something? If not, let's leave now."

"But, sister-in-law, I really feel a little unwell." Gu Xiaoyun was still struggling.

"Where do you feel uncomfortable? Is it a stomachache or something? How about I take you to the clinic first, and then we can take the bus."

Gu Xiaoyun was completely helpless and could only follow Guan Youshuang out with no hope in life.

Second sister-in-law is really busying herself with nothing. Their middle school is not allowed to take the entrance exam for No. 1 Middle School. This has been a rule since ancient times. Does she still want to change the school's decision?

Huang Chunyan had just packed biscuits for her son's schoolbag and urged him to go to school quickly. When she learned that they were going to the county town, she couldn't help but say, "Youshuang, everyone is plowing the land at this stage. The soil on your land is not very good, so you should plow it more often. Oh, by the way, we have been working together with Xiaoling's family to plow the land. Do you want me to ask them if they have time these days?"

"No need, sister-in-law. I don't plan to grow crops on that land."

“What else can we do with the land if we don’t grow crops?”

Wang Huiying walked out of the main room, tying her headscarf as she said, "Don't worry about it. Youshuang has her own ideas. Go make some egg soup for Youshuang and Xiaoyun before you go. It's not like home outside. You need money to eat."

Huang Chunyan became unhappy instantly.

How come this mother-in-law has become so biased now!

Reluctantly, she walked towards the kitchen.

"Mom, we won't eat it. Xiaoyun has always wanted to eat tofu pudding. I'll take her to the market to eat it."

"Okay then. Be careful on your way. Do you have Errong's office phone number? If you need anything up there, remember to contact Errong."

"I got it, Mom."

*

The morning of the market day is always full of a unique bustle and vitality. At this time, the orange-red sun has just quietly peeked out, and the stall owners have already arrived at their familiar locations and started to set up their stalls.

Some of them unloaded baskets filled with goods from tricycles, while others took wooden boxes and cloth bags from donkey carts or handcarts.

Gradually, various stalls took shape: vegetables and fruits shipped from other places were neatly arranged, colorful and eye-catching.

The domestic roosters were kept in bamboo cages, making noises from time to time, while pigs, sheep and other livestock were tied aside, waiting for buyers to come forward and bargain.

In front of the cloth stalls, colorful cotton cloths were spread out, attracting women to choose suitable materials for making new clothes.

At the hardware stalls, there was everything from hoes and shovels to nails and locks. The men were picking out the tools and daily necessities they needed.

In addition, there are small vendors selling cigarettes, candies, snacks, and daily necessities.

Crowds of people gradually gathered at the market, and the atmosphere was bustling with activity, and the noisy sounds of bargaining could be heard one after another.

Most men wore blue or gray Zhongshan suits, wore liberation caps on their heads, and held simple pipes or cigarettes in their hands.

The women were dressed in printed cloth and had colorful headscarves on their heads. They held their children in their arms or hands or carried baskets. They had smiles on their faces and a calculating gleam in their eyes.

Children were walking among the crowd, watching curiously or pulling at their parents' clothes excitedly, asking for candy or toys.

While selecting goods, people also gather together to chat, exchange farming experiences, and discuss major and minor events in the village.

Guan Youshuang pulled Gu Xiaoyun to sit next to the snack stand. Seeing so many delicious foods, she couldn't help but order two of each: two bowls of tofu pudding, two fried cakes, two bowls of stuffed skin, and two bowls of jelly.

"Sister-in-law, we can't finish this much, right?"

"Eat it all."

This caused the guests at other tables to look at Guan Youshuang. How could such a thin girl really eat so much?

I have to say that the stall owner's chili oil is really delicious, spicy and fragrant. Guan Youshuang put in two large spoonfuls and still felt unsatisfied, so she added another spoonful of chili on the stuffed skin that was almost finished.

"You don't even want to get married, so why are you still pestering me?"

"I didn't say I didn't want to get married, I just wanted to wait a few years before getting married. I know you can't let me go, right?"

"How can I not let you go?"

"Otherwise you wouldn't have been able to come out today."

An all too familiar voice!

Guan Youshuang looked over and saw that the sound came from a small alley about half a meter wide behind the stall.

Behind this stall is a fertilizer store, but this store is not open often, only during the busy farming season. Behind the fertilizer store is a large courtyard with several large warehouses.

The alley leads to a large courtyard, but no one knows where the main entrance of the courtyard is.

"Xiao Yun, you eat first, I'll go take a look." Guan Youshuang wiped her mouth and walked towards the alley.

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