Chapter 31: A Quirky Encounter on the First Day in the Countryside

The next day at noon, Iron Orchid smoothly boarded the train to the countryside. Perhaps it wasn’t a holiday or a peak season for going to the countryside, so it wasn’t as crowded as she had imagined. Moreover, the seats were all mixed up, and her carriage was a motley crew of all sorts of people.

Sitting next to Iron Orchid were a few aunties who loved to gossip. These women chatted about gossip all the way, their hands waving excitedly. As a lover of gossip, Iron Orchid naturally chose to join them.

“Come on, aunties, have some sunflower seeds and gossip.”

“Oh my, you’re so polite, little girl, come on, gossip with us!”

A handful of sunflower seeds successfully integrated Iron Orchid into the aunties’ gossip circle. She also heard many bizarre stories.

There was the tragic story of a husband who passed away, and his younger brother seduced his sister-in-law, and was kicked out by the whole family.

There was also the story of a couple who had been married for many years, and the mother-in-law wanted to sleep in the same bed with her son and daughter-in-law, and the mother-in-law would scold her daughter-in-law every day for not laying eggs.

Iron Orchid was speechless, how could you give birth without a bed, with your mouth?

Then there was the tragedy of a mother-in-law fighting with her daughter-in-law, in order to prove who was more important to her son, they deliberately fell into the water, and the son went to save them, but he drowned.

Iron Orchid: …

A good family, just like that, it was gone, how ironic.

There was also the story of a mother-in-law forcing her pregnant daughter-in-law to eat dirt, which caused her to have a massive hemorrhage and the baby died in her womb…

They were all gossips about family matters, they could be made into a family drama.

Iron Orchid gossiped all the way, she was having a great time.

She also felt lucky. She didn’t encounter the kind of domineering old woman who brought her fat grandson with her, as in period dramas, and she didn’t encounter any smiling, knife-wielding aunties who were human traffickers.

In short, the three-day and three-night journey was fine, except for the fact that her butt and waist were sore from sitting and she didn’t get enough rest.

Iron Orchid got off the train before the aunties.

Just as she was at the train station, one of the aunties told another explosive piece of gossip.

She said that it happened in their neighboring village two days ago.

A son discovered that his five-year-old child didn’t look like him at all, he went to the hospital for a blood test and found that their blood types were different.

Just as he was about to strangle the child in anger, the father next to him quickly jumped out and stopped him, saying that the child was his.

The daughter-in-law covered her mouth and cried in remorse.

The mother was also shocked, but she was also a little nervous, she stole a glance at the uncle next to her.

The son was furious, he waved a knife and was about to kill his father.

The grandmother jumped out again and stopped him, saying not to kill him, she wouldn’t live if he did.

The grandfather snorted: They’re all bastards, they’re all better off dead.

The grandfather’s nephew in the crowd looked away and ran away.

Who are the father, son, and child’s children, respectively? What is their relationship?

Iron Orchid was completely confused.

She still hadn’t figured it out by the time she reached the train station.

(Does anyone know? Tell me secretly, I’ll tell Little Lanyan~)

The key is that this gossip has a follow-up.

Iron Orchid got off the train before she could finish listening.

What a pity!

……

At the exit of the county train station.

Iron Orchid was carrying a large net bag in one hand and a suitcase in the other.

She had only walked a short distance when she saw a young man holding a sign and shouting:

“Comrades going to the countryside, come this way! I’m from the Yunshui County Educated Youth Office, follow me!”

As soon as he finished speaking.

Hundreds of young people in their prime, carrying packages, rushed towards him from the crowd.

Iron Orchid quickly followed.

After they gathered, the young man who came to pick them up said a few things to pay attention to, and then led them to rest.

It was almost dark now, and the bus to town was gone, so they were arranged to stay at the guesthouse or other people’s homes.

Yunshui County had over 20 towns, and each town had over 10 villages.

There were three other people going to the same village as Iron Orchid, two men and one woman.

Iron Orchid and the woman named He Ailing shared a room.

Seeing Iron Orchid’s simple attire and her silent demeanor, He Ailing spoke with a sense of superiority.

As soon as she put down her luggage, she started giving Iron Orchid orders.

“Comrade Iron Orchid, you’ll fetch hot water later to wash up, and get me a pot of hot water too, I’m too lazy to move.”

The guesthouse in the small county was different from the ones in big cities, you had to fetch hot water yourself with a kettle.

Iron Orchid was bending over to pack her luggage, she didn’t even look up when she heard this:

“If you want hot water, go fetch it yourself, I won’t help you.”

If the other person had asked nicely, she might have helped. But He Ailing had a commanding tone, and Iron Orchid wouldn’t tolerate it.

He Ailing was angry when she heard this:

“You’re so boring, it’s just a small favor, you don’t have any spirit of helping others.”

Iron Orchid smiled: “You’re the only one with spirit, why don’t you help fetch hot water for all the comrades in the guesthouse? If you can do that, I’ll give you a thumbs up!”

He Ailing stomped her foot: “You’re being unreasonable! I’ll tell Zhang San and Li Si, I’ll say you bullied me!”

Zhang San and Li Si were the names of the two male comrades next door. He Ailing had been on the train with them, so she was naturally familiar with them.

Iron Orchid raised her eyebrows.

This was only the first day in the countryside, and she had already encountered a quirky person.

If it weren’t for the fact that He Ailing’s floral shirt was faded, she would have really thought she was a pampered young lady.

So, why did she think she was easy to bully?

“You’re not saying anything, are you scared, huh!”

He Ailing crossed her arms and looked up and down at her with a smug look:

“Comrade Iron Orchid, you’re so plain-looking, no one will help you in the countryside, you should flatter me while you still have the chance. I’m close to Zhang San and Li Si, I can ask them to help you with some work later, otherwise, you won’t be able to survive on your own.”

Oh, so she was underestimated because she dressed too low-key.

She wanted Iron Orchid to be her errand girl, and she even came up with such a pretentious reason, it was ridiculous.

“He Ailing, where did you get your confidence, with your shoe-shaped face, you really think you’re a fairy?”

Iron Orchid retorted mercilessly.

He Ailing’s face flushed red with anger: “You! … You wait for me!”

Iron Orchid shrugged: “Okay, I’ll wait!”

He Ailing was just a small fry, she could crush her with one hand.

It seemed that her life in the countryside wouldn’t be too boring.