Black Market Boss: His Beloved Wife's Lazy Life

Gao Jianguo carried rice past her, his deep eyes looking at her as if he could see through everything.

She stood there as if under a spell, her heart skipping a beat.

"Yanfang, what are you doing? The squad leader is here, hurry up and get to work."

He Lingling, who was standing to the side, pulled hard on Shang Yanfang, who was still in a daze.

Hearing He Lingling's words, they subconsciously looked around and saw the squad leader, Tian Guoliang, coming towards them.

He bent down and began cutting rice.

Tian Guoliang walked to the edge of the field where the new educated youth were working, and nodded unconsciously as he watched them working enthusiastically.

I thought to myself: These educated youths are not bad. They are all working hard and doing a good job.

He Lingling stopped glancing at Tian Guoliang out of the corner of her eye and started chatting.

"Yanfang, what were you spacing out about just now?"

"No...nothing, I was just wondering if I needed to get anything from the captain tonight?"

He Lingling's question startled Shang Yanfang so much that she could barely speak.

Shang Yanfang repeated the same movements all afternoon. Although the sickle was sharp, she was still very tired.

The whistle for the end of the workday finally blew.

Shang Yanfang and her team leader recorded five work points for each of them.

The maximum work points for Kaoshan Brigade are twelve.

So they didn't get many work points, but it was their first day on the job, so it's normal for them to get fewer.

She walked towards the edge of the field when she heard the whistle, but she was weak and listless.

"Yanfang, can't we rest a bit before going home?" He Lingling said, supporting the two of them.

"Let's go home. If we rest here, we won't want to go back."

Although Liu Yan and Li Zhaodi behind them were tired, they didn't feel like moving at all, just like the other two.

"Lingling, Yanfang, you two walk slowly, we'll go back and wash up first." Liu Yan said, then quickened her pace and overtook them.

"Lingling, Yanfang, I'll go back first too. There will be too many people later, so we'll have to squeeze in."

Li Zhaodi also quickened her pace and walked past the two of them back.

"Lingling, how come those two have so much energy? Don't they get tired at all?"

"Maybe they have good stamina."

As they walked and talked, they returned to the educated youth settlement, where all the educated youth had already come back and washed up.

The two of them quickly washed up and then called for dinner.

After dinner, the four of them went back to their rooms to rest for a while before heading to the brigade leader's house.

The brigade leader's house was in the middle of the village, not far from the educated youth settlement.

The four of them carried their things and walked to the brigade leader's house.

When we arrived at the road team leader's house, the family had just finished eating.

Seeing the group of educated youths approach, Aunt Lu quickly greeted them, "Little He, Little Liu, Little Li, Little Shang, you're here! Have you eaten yet? Auntie will give you some more."

"No need, Auntie, we've already eaten before coming here."

The group quickly rejected Aunt Lu's suggestion.

At that time, food was very scarce, and you had to bring your own food rations wherever you went.

When visiting someone's home, try to avoid going during mealtimes.

Even though they tried to avoid it this time, they didn't completely avoid it. When they arrived, the dishes hadn't even been cleared yet.

"Old woman, now that the young educated youths have eaten, you should hurry up and clean up the dishes."

Seeing this, the others quickly reached out to help, but were stopped by Aunt Lu.

"Don't touch it, don't worry about it. If there's anything, go talk to your Uncle Lu."

Eldest daughter-in-law, second daughter-in-law, quickly tidy up the table.

The two sentences came from the same person, but the tone of the two sentences was completely different.

This allowed the new educated youth to gain a deeper understanding of Aunt Lu.

Many hands make light work, and the table was tidied up in no time.

Inside the house were only a few newly arrived educated youth, Captain Lu, Aunt Lu, and Captain Lu's youngest son, Lu Youyou.

The group placed the gifts they had brought on the table.

Captain Lu was startled.

"No, please don't, don't let me make a mistake."

It startled the usually composed team leader. It really wasn't easy for him.

"Uncle, don't worry. I'm here to make things difficult for you." Seeing that she had frightened the captain, Shang Yanfang quickly comforted him.

"Put this away first, then we can talk."

There was nothing they could do but obediently put the things away.

"Speak, what brings you here?"

The team leader only asked after seeing that they had put their things away.

"Uncle Lu, it's nothing major. We just want to build a few houses, move out, and live on our own."

"What? Is there some conflict at the educated youth settlement or are you being ostracized, and you're going to move out?"

"Uncle, it's nothing, it's just that I'm not used to having so many people. I just don't know how long I'll be here, and living together with others means I don't have any private space at all."

Shang Yanfang made it very clear that she was determined to move.

"Okay, you can build it, but once you leave, the house will belong to the brigade."

"Okay." Shang Yanfang agreed without even thinking.

The college entrance exam is in two years. If I go back to the city after the exam, I still need this house. What's the point?

Team leader Lu then turned his gaze to He Lingling, Liu Yan, and Li Zhaodi.

They hesitated for a moment, but then they all agreed.

Who knows when we can go back to the city? "What kind of houses do you want to build?"

After the group agreed, the captain asked a question.

“Uncle Captain, Zhao Di and I will build one room. The rest of our rooms will be the same as theirs,” He Lingling said, pulling Li Zhao Di along.

"Uncle, I just need to build a small hut, just a kang (heated brick bed) so that only one person can live there. I also need a window."

We built it in the backyard of the educated youth settlement, right?

Shang Yanfang put forward her requirements.

"Sure, but it's busy farming season now. We'll build it for you after these few days."

The group turned their attention to Liu Yan.

Seeing that the others were looking at her, Liu Yan said, "I'll just do the same as Comrade Shang."

"Uncle Lu, we Qinglaoxiang people helped us build it, we paid them for their labor, but we didn't provide meals."

We'll give you fifty yuan per room now, and we'll make up the difference later. Is that alright with you?

“Okay, this sheep will do. But we only have adobe bricks, not bricks. Let me ask around and see if anyone has any adobe bricks to buy.”

In rural areas, people help each other when building houses; they live in villages within a few miles and are related by marriage.

If you're building a house today, I'll help you; if I'm building a house tomorrow, you'll help me. No wages are required, just meals will do.

The adobe bricks were also made by the family themselves, whenever they had free time.

After discussing it, Shang Yanfang took out the gift she had brought: "Uncle, this is a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes that my dad asked me to bring for you. I've been forgetting to give it to you."

"You silly boy," Captain Lu said with a smile as he accepted the cigarette.

"Auntie, I brought you some malted milk powder to help you recover. You can't refuse it."

He Lingling handed the malted milk powder to Aunt Lu. Aunt Lu glanced at the brigade leader.

The team leader said, "Please accept the children's kindness. In the future, whenever you cook something delicious, send some to the children."

Aunt Lu obediently put away the malted milk powder.