Chapter 6: Responding
Li Qiao didn't understand why the other party told her this.
Showing off to her that she married into a good family? Or did she mean that Qin Jin's conditions were poor and she was the one left over?
In order not to be cold-hearted, she replied with a smile: "The blind date is not regretting the marriage, what can I be sorry for? Fortunately, your father did not agree, otherwise I would not have anything to do with myself."
As for future prospects, don’t bully a young man from a poor family who is poor. Who can say clearly in the future?
But she didn't say this to avoid being passed around as a joke.
Peng Chunhua was dumbfounded. Didn't she say that the girl didn't want to marry Qin Jin? Knowing that Qin Jin was still her choice, she had to scold Qin Jin and make a scene, right?
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After Peng Chunhua left, Li Qiao looked at the rabbit and found that it had grown a layer of gray hair overnight.
After a while, Mrs. Qin came back and asked about feeding the pigs.
Mrs. Qin had a herniated lumbar disc and could not lift heavy objects. She could not help Li Qiao, so she reminded her to change into old clothes.
The grandfather and grandson chatted without a word. After a while, the old lady took a rest. She locked the door and closed the room to review.
The day passed like this, but Qin Jin didn't return all night.
When he got up early the next day, Li Qiao asked the old lady again.
The old lady still said the same thing: How old is he, no matter what he does?
Okay!
My grandma is not in a hurry, and neither is she.
She packed up her Chinese textbooks and went to the pig farm in the direction pointed by the captain to boil hot water and mix it with grass chaff to feed the pigs. She waited for the pigs to finish eating and then cleaned the pig pen. By the time she was done, the sun was already high.
Li Qiao casually wiped the sweat from his head and sighed that it was really not easy for the working people.
After the recorder checked and gave her two work points, she completed the morning's task.
I found a sunny and windless haystack nearby to sit on, took out the book in my pocket, opened it and read softly.
After you become proficient, close the book and recite it, then take a branch and write it silently on the ground.
"Who is this girl? She looks very strange." A clear female voice sounded from the side.
"Qin Erliuzi's daughter-in-law, I even went to drink their wedding wine a few days ago."
Li Qiao raised his chin, he was a group of energetic young people.
"You graduated from high school, right? Do you want to repeat your studies? How many points did you score this year?"
Li Qiao couldn't remember: "Not many. Have any of you passed the exam?"
"No, I just graduated from junior high school, and the college entrance examination questions are too difficult. Principal Han and Wang Nannan finished high school, but they didn't pass the exam this time. Everyone is planning to repeat the exam and take the exam again."
"My name is Li Qiao, nice to meet you." Li Qiao stood up and said openly: "We will communicate more in the future."
"My name is Du Xinxin, an educated youth from Youth Point. I would like to formally introduce you to Han Ting, the temporary principal of the village primary school. His name is Zou Qing. He studied mechanics and is a labor pioneer in the team. These are Wang Nannan and Liu Jing."
This is how a group of young people got to know each other.
Everyone learned that Li Qiao was not familiar with the village yet, so he enthusiastically helped introduce the situation of the village.
Li Qiao also inquired about the location of the county bookstore, followed them to visit the Youth Point, and borrowed two review materials from Han Ting and Wang Nannan. Out of gratitude, she shared her learning methods and offered to sort them out in a few days. Give them a study note for reference.
Han Ting's eyes lit up, but Wang Nannan couldn't look down on him.
How good can the study methods and study notes be for the same students who failed the exam?
Li Qiao left Youth Point and returned to the pig pen to finish his work and then endorse the book. There was no electricity in the village and the kerosene lamp was too dim. He could memorize a few points during the day.
After a busy day at home, Mrs. Qin asked her if she was tired.
Li Qiao went against his will and said he was not tired, so he went back to his room and hugged the quilt and fell asleep.
After working, my sleep was particularly sweet, and I didn’t even have a dream all night. I woke up naturally, stretched myself out, got up, tidied up, and threw myself into intense review.
Day after day, in the blink of an eye, it was the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and Qin Jin had not returned yet.
Li Qiao couldn't help but worry. When he was a child, he heard from his grandparents that there were a lot of bad people in the 1970s and 1980s.
He won't cause trouble and be killed, right?
Old Mrs. Qin gave her a bag of gifts: "Qiao Qiao, the Chinese New Year is almost here, and I have to go back to my parents' house to give gifts. I don't know where A Jin went. You can go back by yourself."
Li Qiao took the net bag and found cigarettes, wine, eggs and meat.
She didn't understand that they were usually reluctant to eat these things, so why not keep them for themselves?
Mrs. Qin warned: "Go early and come back early."
"Hey." Li Qiao left with the gift.
Just after leaving the village, they met Zou Qing driving a tractor, with Han Ting sitting behind the truck. The two learned that she was heading to Tulou Village.
"What a coincidence, I just happened to give you a ride on the way."
Li Qiao thanked her and climbed into the car. As soon as the car left, it became windy, so she took off her scarf and wrapped it around her head.
Han Ting took the initiative to care about her review situation.
The tractor made a loud noise, and Li Qiao couldn't hear it and came closer. This scene was caught by Peng Chunhua who was passing by.
Recently, Li Qiao ran to Qingnian Point every three days. She bumped into him several times and told Mrs. Qin, but Mrs. Qin said she was overthinking and even asked Principal Han to help inquire about repeating her studies.
Principal Han took over immediately.
Now it's better, even my daughter-in-law is taken care of.
Look!
Almost kissed.
Li Qiao didn't know that he was being stared at, so he smiled and said: "You mean review? I feel pretty good. Are you free this afternoon? Let's go to the county bookstore and buy two materials to brush up on the questions."
She has basically finished reading the main subjects, but has not done many exercises.
"Refresh the questions?"
Li Qiao explained: "Just practice more."
"Oh." Han Ting smiled, showing two tiger teeth: "Not today, maybe tomorrow."
"Sure, it's settled."
"Um."
The two of them did not communicate again until Zou Qing stopped the tractor.
When Li Qiao saw that she had arrived at the entrance of the village, she took out two lard candies from her pocket and forced one into their hands. "Thank you, goodbye."
The two of them smiled, waved to her, set up the tractor and continued moving forward.
Li Qiao was passing by the entrance of the village carrying gifts and accidentally bumped into Cai Hechuan and He Qiurong.
The former glanced at her secretly.
The latter was deeply disgusted, and immediately cursed with a mouth that fanned the flames: "He runs home all day long and tries various ways to seduce my son. It's so shameless!"
"Mom, please stop saying a few words."
It was okay for Cai Hechuan to remain silent, but He Qiurong scolded him even more cheerfully: "I would say, I have shallow eyelids but deep grooves, a face without flesh, and a heart as poisonous as a snake or a scorpion. I can't get into college and I want to find college students to eat commercial food, but I'm flying on the branch."
The head turns into a phoenix, so beautiful!"
Li Qiao didn't understand the meaning of the previous jingle at all. Literally, it was not a good word. He responded with tit-for-tat: "Old witch! Did you wipe off the vaginal discharge from your mouth early in the morning? Your son is a treasure to you, but to me he is just a piece of shit.
What a dirty old man! Who cares about eating his commercial grain?"
Even if she eats the Qin family's grains, she will still gain weight!
Cai Hechuan couldn't believe that she would confront his mother, and scolded him for being old-fashioned. He said unhappily: "Qiaoqiao, why are you talking to my mother? You have to apologize to my mother."
Li Qiao was shocked. Fortunately, the old woman did not agree to their marriage.
This kind of man is too scary. "Crazy!"
He Qiurong stuttered angrily: "You, you, you! You little bitch..."
Li Qiao imitated her: "Me, me, me! You stammering bitch!" She finally let out a bad breath, raised her legs and ran away.
He Qiurong wanted to chase her, but Cai Hechuan held her back: "Mom, the gift hasn't been given yet."
"I'll deal with her later!" He Qiurong gritted his teeth.
Chapter completed!