When Xie Qingyu left, she still left the basket behind. Wang Guifang refused to let her take it back and urged her to go back and rest.
Even the three little boys, after receiving candy from Xie Qingyu, insisted on escorting her all the way home.
Xie Qingyu led three chubby little boys home through the village, playing with chickens and walking dogs.
The little boy who went home was also conscientious; he carried a basket on his back every time he left. When it got cooler in the evening, they went to cut pig feed.
He also told Xie Qingyu that if she wanted to cut pig feed, she should definitely go to them.
Seeing that Xie Qingyu had agreed, the little ones were finally able to take their baskets and go out to play.
With nothing much to do and the weather being hot, Xie Qingyu tried to sleep but couldn't get a good night's rest.
I decided to get up, grab a basket, and go up the mountain to gather pig feed.
Although it wasn't the busy farming season, digging ditches was a major event for the entire brigade, affecting the harvest, so basically everyone was busy at this time.
You don't see many people on the road.
Xie Qingyu easily found the places the original owner frequented, based on her memory.
A place in memory is never as real as seeing it with your own eyes. Xie Qingyu found a group of children without much trouble when she arrived here.
He immediately spotted his three little rascals inside.
Seeing Xie Qingyu approach, the eldest son, Qingshan, led his two younger brothers over and put a handful of freshly cut pig feed into Xie Qingyu's basket.
"Auntie, take a rest for a while, we'll cut it for you later."
The other two little ones followed suit and put the pig feed they had just cut into Xie Qingyu's basket.
Xie Qingyu didn't stop it; this was something that happened frequently.
Even for simple tasks like cutting pig feed, she had a few little ones helping her.
"Okay, you guys can start cutting slowly, don't go too far."
The place for cutting pig feed was at the foot of the mountain. The mountain was dangerous, and the children who were cutting feed were not allowed to go halfway up the mountain.
"Okay, Auntie."
Qingshan found a large cattail leaf from somewhere, saying, "Use this to fan yourself; it'll help you cool down."
Xie Qingyu sat there, watching the little ones diligently cutting grass. Even her cousin from the neighboring yard would occasionally come over and put a handful of grass into her basket when he saw her sitting there.
Secretary Xie has four brothers, Xie Qingyu has more than a dozen cousins, and then they have countless nephews.
She sat down, and before she even started cutting, her basket was already full.
......
Finally, Xie Qingyu carried her basket and went back with a group of children.
Qingshan even tried to help Xie Qingyu carry the basket, afraid that she would get tired.
Xie Qingyu wasn't so shameless as to ask her seven-year-old nephew to carry her basket on his back.
Besides, it's mostly grass inside, so it doesn't weigh much.
There weren't many people when they arrived, but they encountered quite a few people on their way back.
It was getting dark, and the people who went to dig the ditch had all returned.
After handing over the pig feed, the children went home, but Xie Qingyu, leading her three children, ran into a group of educated youth from the settlement.
The educated youth settlement was located at the foot of the mountain, which was exactly the direction Xie Qingyu and the others went to deliver pig feed.
Before she could speak, Liu Qingqing, who was coming from the opposite direction, greeted her first, "Qingyu, did you go up the mountain to gather pig feed? You're so diligent."
The other educated youth present all looked at Xie Qingyu when they heard Liu Qingqing's words.
The pretty young girl exuded a unique vigor and vitality, dressed neatly and looking very beautiful. In contrast, the group of educated youth were covered in mud, and there was no clean place to dig ditches.
While they were exhausted, Xie Qingyu, who was about the same age, only had to do some work such as cutting pig feed and earn one or two work points.
That hardly qualifies as being diligent.
"Mmm," Xie Qingyu hummed in response.
Seeing Xie Qingyu's attitude, Liu Qingqing's smile became more genuine. "Luckily, you don't have to go down into the ditch, otherwise your clothes would have gotten dirty, which would have been such a waste."
"Didn't you change into work clothes too?" Xie Qingyu asked. "When you came to apologize to me this afternoon, you were wearing a nice outfit. Now that you're going to work, you've changed clothes. You know to change clothes before work, do you think I don't?"
“Qingqing is just envious of you, why are you so unforgiving?” Ma Zhiqing still spoke first.
As soon as she spoke, Liu Qingqing's face immediately showed a wronged expression.
Xie Qingyu wasn't buying it. "You're just jealous and you want to insult me? I've never seen anything like this before."
"Who insulted you?" Ma Zhiqing protested.
"Didn't you scold me for not knowing how to do chores and change clothes? I thought I wouldn't have noticed. You even came to apologize to me this afternoon and asked me to come visit you more often. Now you're starting to dislike me."
Xie Qingyu's read replies left Liu Qingqing somewhat bewildered.
She clearly said that to draw attention to her clothes.
It didn't even have a single patch, and it was made entirely of solid fabric; that's not something a country girl would have.
Who knew that Xie Qingyu would misinterpret the topic like this?
"Qingyu, you've misunderstood. I didn't mean that," Liu Qingqing quickly said.
"is it?"
"Yes, I know I'm a little envious of your job."
“So you’re just envious. If you’re envious, I’ll go talk to my dad and ask him to let you do my job too. You won’t have to get your clothes dirty. Ma Zhiqing is the most envious, so let’s let Ma Zhiqing do it first.” Xie Qingyu said earnestly.
The skinny monkey, who was standing and watching, couldn't help but laugh.
Ma Zhiqing's face flushed red and then turned pale. "I don't need it."
"Look, I'm trying to help you out of kindness, why are you getting so worked up?"
At this point, the male educated youths couldn't hold back any longer. Everyone knew that Ma, the educated youth, was the hardest worker and could earn eight work points.
Making her do work that only earns one or two work points is almost like taking her life.
"We need to earn more work points so we can get more food rations later, so we won't trouble you." Liu Qingqing couldn't let Ma Zhiqing take the lead at this time, so she had to speak up herself.
Feeling the somewhat grateful gaze of Ma Zhiqing beside her, Liu Qingqing straightened her back a little.
"You guys don't want to do it, so why are you envious of me?" Xie Qingyu muttered.
"Take it or leave it, move aside and let us through." Xie Qingyu led the three little ones past the space cleared by the other educated youth.
Liu Qingqing was deep in thought. This was the third time she had felt humiliated by Xie Qingyu, and it had happened in just two days.
The tenderness in her eyes faded, leaving only a deep, dark contemplation.
Xie Qingyu was unaware of Liu Qingqing's inner frustration; she simply couldn't understand why Liu Qingqing was so obviously targeting her.
Even after being humiliated, he remained undeterred and continued to put on a show for her, no matter what.
However, the straightforwardness that the original owner developed from being spoiled was a powerful tool for dealing with this kind of innocent girl.
They were fearless.
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