flstandardbreds Chapter 182 70s 10
Chapter 182 70s 10
He Shen's voice wasn't loud, and only Xie Qingyu could hear it clearly.
Seeing Xie Qingyu turn her head, he remained expressionless. "Your brother went to ride his bike. He asked you to wait a while."
Xie Qingyu's gaze involuntarily fell on his slightly reddened earlobe.
"I understand." Xie Qingyu lowered her head.
"You stand at the door and wait inside. I'm going to buy something," He Shen couldn't help but instruct.
Perhaps because He Shen had overheard what they had just said, Xie Qingyu was unusually shy at this moment, and nodded in response.
Looking at her obedient appearance, a smile appeared in He Shen's eyes that he himself did not realize.
Xie Qingyu stood at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative and did not actually go outside.
At this time, there were relatively few child predators, but there were quite a few thugs and hooligans.
He Shen was quite fast at buying things. Xie Qingyu glanced at them and saw that most of them were food.
It's easy to imagine that the meager rations given to the newly arrived educated youth in the countryside were mostly coarse grains, which He Shen probably wouldn't be used to.
Even the stingy Ma Zhiqing would sometimes buy some food to improve his meals.
When Xie Xixing arrived, Xie Qingyu and He Shen were already waiting outside.
"Come on, get in the car." Xie Xixing had already hung the things he bought on the front crossbar, leaving the back for Xie Qingyu to sit in.
He Shen's gaze lingered on the soft cushions on the back seat of the car for a moment before he casually looked away.
Xie Xixing had never strapped this thing to the back seat when he rode his bike before.
It seems that only Xie Qingyu receives this treatment.
"Let's go," Xie Qingyu said after she had settled into her seat.
"Just bury your face in my back, it's hot right now, don't get sunburned." Xie Xixing regretted forgetting to bring Xie Qingyu a hat when he went out.
"Okay." Xie Qingyu buried her face in Xie Xixing's back as he got on his bike.
Fortunately, it was mostly cloudy today, with the sun appearing and disappearing intermittently, and the wind made riding the bike less hot.
The three people in the two cars chatted all the way, and time passed quite quickly.
Xie Xixing did most of the talking, discussing things about the town's agricultural machinery station and other matters, while He Shen responded occasionally.
Xie Qingyu listened silently without saying a word.
Perhaps because Xie Qingyu was off guard, or perhaps because he thought she might not care, Xie Xixing inadvertently mentioned 'live-streaming sales'.
If Xie Qingyu understood correctly, this "carrying goods" should refer to truck drivers transporting goods back and forth.
At that time, being a driver was a secure and highly sought-after job.
Not only are the wages high, but you can also get some goods that are hard to get here.
Xie Xixing had the opportunity to go before, but for some reason he didn't get the position.
However, he seems to have a good relationship with the person who became his driver.
Xie Xixing is smart and quick-witted, so it's normal for him to have some other connections.
Moreover, this route is much safer than going directly to the black market, so Xie Qingyu didn't plan to ask.
However, it was rather novel for Xie Xixing to tell He Shen these things.
After listening for a while, I still couldn't understand why Xie Xixing trusted He Shen so much.
The other songs weren't interesting either, and Xie Qingyu was getting a little sleepy listening to them.
"Hold on tight, we'll be home soon." Xie Xixing immediately reminded her, probably because Xie Qingyu had loosened her grip on Xie Xixing's clothes a little.
He Shen, who was standing next to her, glanced at her and said in a low voice, "She must be sleepy."
"Nan Nan!" Xie Xixing's voice immediately rose upon hearing this.
This was to prevent her from falling down while she was asleep.
"I'm not asleep," Xie Qingyu replied, looking up.
She was a little sleepy, but riding the bicycle on such a dirt road, although it looked smooth, was still a bit bumpy. Even with a soft cushion on her seat, she wouldn't fall asleep sitting down.
"We'll be there soon, hang in there a little longer." Xie Xixing said, then silently sped up.
He Shen also sped up, and the two of them didn't speak for the rest of the journey, just silently riding forward.
The two cars separated when they reached the village entrance.
He Shen went to the educated youth settlement, while Xie Xixing took Xie Qingyu home.
At this time, the family members had already gone to work. The work of digging ditches would be finished in a few days, and everyone was eager to finish it quickly so they could rest for a few days.
Xie Xixing took Xie Qingyu home, then went back inside to change into some old clothes before heading towards the ditch.
After resting for a while, Xie Qingyu gave each of the three little rascals who had returned home a piece of candy and took all the things she had bought from town that day to Wang Guifen's house.
Except for that bag of candy.
After finishing these tasks, Xie Qingyu went to boil mung bean water.
This time she added a few more rock sugar pieces.
Practice makes perfect. This time, when Xie Qingyu went to the ditch with mung bean water again, the family members came over on their own without her having to call them.
"As soon as Nan Nan arrived, someone reminded me to bring her some mung bean soup." Xie Dongxing had a rare smile on his face.
As the eldest son in the family, he has always been somewhat serious.
He only shows a somewhat friendly face when he's facing Xie Qingyu.
"Don't come tomorrow," Wang Guifen said. "If you come every day, they'll get used to it. If you don't want to come anymore, they'll complain about you."
Wang Guifen's words successfully wiped the smile off Xie Dongxing's face. "Mother, could we be that kind of people?"
"Mother is just feeling sorry for me," Xie Qingyu said, trying to smooth things over.
"That's hard to say. To prevent you from having such thoughts, it's best to tell her not to come."
"I think so too, to prevent anyone from being greedy," Xie Xixing said meaningfully, putting down his bowl.
The rest of them had no objections, but they were worried that someone might have something to say.
Xie Xixing's gaze swept over Xie Ersao beside him.
However, this time Xie Ersao was completely unaware that Xie Xixing's words were directed at her, as she was adding a second bowl of mung bean water.
There must have been a lot of sugar in today's mung bean soup; she should drink more.
She didn't have time to reply when she heard her mother-in-law's words.
She actually hoped Xie Qingyu could come every day, and her mother-in-law wouldn't say anything if she cooked mung bean water with sugar.
Normally, she wouldn't be able to taste this sweetness, except for the taste on the candy wrappers she got from her son.
Otherwise, even if I bought some candy, she wouldn't eat it herself and would save it for the wooden stump.
Even though the family is talking here, people working elsewhere can't help but look this way.
This time, it wasn't just the male educated youth; the female educated youth from the educated youth settlement were also included.
The main work of digging the ditches is done, and now we're in the cleaning phase, which is a little easier than the previous two days, and the people aren't as scattered.
"Their family names are quite interesting," a female educated youth at the settlement said, looking at Xie Xixing over there.
“East, West, North,” Liu Qingqing said, “That’s quite interesting.”
"Shouldn't it be east, west, south, and north?"
"Maybe they just think 'south' sounds bad. 'Going south' sounds difficult, and it does sound a bit unpleasant," Feng Zhiqing said, adjusting his glasses.