Chapter 22

“Third Sister-in-law!”

“Shen Wu! Wake up!”

…

Shen Wu vaguely heard Xu Yin calling her, and it seemed like she also heard Lu Xuan’s voice. But she wanted to open her eyelids, but she eventually passed out again.

When she woke up.

Everything was white.

The doctor was still beside her, saying: “There’s nothing serious, just heatstroke. In the future, when you work, drink some mung bean water, or find some herbs and stew them to get rid of the summer heat.”

“But you should also work moderately. It’s too hot, you could die from the heat.”

Lu Xuan’s face turned paler when he heard this.

Shen Wu reached out and grabbed his sleeve.

Noticing the movement, Lu Xuan looked down. Seeing that she was awake, his tense heart relaxed: “How do you feel?”

“Water.”

Lu Xuan hurriedly poured her some water.

Shen Wu drank it all in one gulp before feeling a bit more comfortable: “It should be fine, I just feel a little dizzy.”

There was big news in Lao Ya Village.

The new wife of the Lu family fainted on her first day working in the fields.

Another piece of news was that she worked in the fields for a whole day and only earned five work points. She couldn’t even tell the difference between weeds and seedlings, and the team leader deducted her work points.

Old Lady Lu was furious and cursed in the house.

“Is this a wife you married? She’s an ancestor!”

“She didn’t earn any work points, and she’s costing us money for the hospital!”

“You said you weren’t an educated youth who came down to the countryside. You grew up in the countryside, how could you not tell the difference between seedlings and weeds?”

…

Shen Wu wasn’t there, so Old Lady Lu vented all her anger on Xu Yin.

Xu Yin felt wronged too. She wasn’t an educated youth who came down to the countryside. How could she have seen any weeds or seedlings in her past life? She was trying her best to tell the difference…

As for her memory, even in this native Xu family, she was the youngest sister, and she never did any work in the fields. At most, she would do some chores at home, and her mother would feel sorry for her.

“Yes, sister-in-law, you’re a bit too… clueless.” Li Ping added fuel to the fire.

“Oh my, what kind of people are you bringing into the family? It’s making me so mad.”

Lu Ye saw his wife being scolded like this, he frowned slightly and looked at everyone: “It’s just a mistake, she didn’t do much, I’ll do more.”

“Or we’ll split up, I can support my wife.”

As soon as Lu Ye mentioned splitting up, everyone fell silent, all eyes turned to him.

Old Man Lu, who had been silent all this time, was furious when he heard this. He hit the table with his tobacco pipe: “Fourth, what are you talking about!”

Lu Ye stiffened his neck: “Then what do you say, Father?”

Old Man Lu was also worried: “Let’s wait until your third brother comes back.”

Shen Wu was still at the commune health center. She had never done any work before, and this body was a bit malnourished. She had low blood sugar. With all the bending and standing while weeding, she was very hot, and she fainted.

Shen Wu looked at Lu Xuan, feeling a bit guilty: “Third brother, I actually wanted to help you a little today by working in the fields, but I don’t know how to do farm work, and I couldn’t help you. I’m sorry.”

Her face was pale, her lips were bloodless, and her usually lively eyes were filled with guilt.

“But I’ll find other ways to make money.” Shen Wu said: “I heard that our village school is hiring teachers. I went to school, and I learn things quickly. I’m going to try to take the exam and become a teacher.”

Lu Xuan had also heard about the school hiring teachers. But most of the people in the village didn’t have much education. Most people could already read and write after finishing primary school, and most of the people who were planning to teach were from the educated youth point.

Now his wife wanted to go.

Lu Xuan thought that she might not be able to compete with the people from the educated youth point.

But looking at Shen Wu, who was listless, he had never seen her like this. Usually, she was very lively, whether she was angry or happy, she was full of energy.

He was a bit unaccustomed to her like this.

She still wanted to help him share the burden.

Lu Xuan said: “Okay, I’ll go back and find some books for you. You can prepare at home, but don’t put too much pressure on yourself, I can support you.”

Shen Wu opened her arms and said to him: “Third brother, hug me.”

There was no one else in the ward. Although Lu Xuan was a bit uncomfortable, he reached out and hugged her when he saw the girl with red eyes.

Shen Wu immediately threw herself into his arms.

After absorbing some energy from him, Shen Wu looked up: “I’m better, let’s go home.”

People shouldn’t try things they’re not good at. Shen Wu decided that she wasn’t going to make money from farming. Any idyllic, leisurely, and reclusive life in the countryside was just created by short videos.

The reality was that she, who had never worked in the fields before, fainted after less than a morning of working.

When she came to the commune, it was Lu Xuan who found a village oxcart to send her here. The oxcart was driven away by the villagers. Now, she was waiting at the commune entrance to see if there was a car going to Lao Ya Village.

However, she didn’t wait for a car, but for a person.

The man was riding a Phoenix bicycle, wearing black-rimmed glasses and a white shirt, the shirt tucked neatly into his trousers, looking like a scholar. He rode a distance, then turned back.

After confirming that it was really Shen Wu, he shouted excitedly: “Xiaowu!”

Shen Wu hadn’t reacted yet, but Lu Xuan scanned the man first. The name Shen Jizu had said that day suddenly popped up in his mind.

The person in his memory, who was like an NPC in a game, suddenly appeared in front of her. Shen Wu was a bit dazed for a moment.

Zhou Huai had already stepped forward: “Xiaowu, it’s me, Zhou Huai!”

“Are you, angry with me? I came back home to visit relatives, I didn’t know you…” would be getting married.

Zhou Huai looked at Shen Wu, as if he had a thousand words to say. Finally, he looked at the man beside Shen Wu and whispered: “Can we go somewhere to talk?”

So this was Zhou Zhiqing.

He wasn’t Shen Wu’s type. Shen Wu said: “Zhou Zhiqing, we don’t have anything to talk about, we don’t need to avoid anyone.”

“Let me introduce you, this is my husband, Lu Xuan.”

Then, Shen Wu took the man’s hand and introduced him to Lu Xuan: “This is an educated youth who came down to our village, his surname is Zhou, his name is Zhou Huai.”

Zhou Huai’s gaze when he looked at Lu Xuan was completely different from when he looked at Shen Wu.

However, Lu Xuan was taller than him, and he was thin and weak, so he was naturally at a disadvantage in terms of aura. Lu Xuan extended his hand with a cold expression: “Hello.”

Zhou Huai extended his hand: “Hello.”

The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and Zhou Huai’s face gradually turned pale.

Lu Xuan released his hand.

Zhou Huai breathed a sigh of relief. When he looked at Shen Wu, his eyes were filled with anger. He opened his mouth, but he didn’t dare to say anything.

“Xiaowu, I had my reasons, I’ll give you an explanation…”

“Bang!”

Lu Xuan was already unhappy, and when he heard his words, he kicked his bicycle, causing Zhou Huai to stumble as well.

Seeing that Lu Xuan’s face was ugly, Zhou Huai quickly got on his bike and rode away for a distance. He shouted to Shen Wu: “Xiaowu, wait for me, I’ll be back!”

Shen Wu…

You think you’re Big Bad Wolf!

You’ve screwed me over.

Noticing the dangerous gaze on her, Shen Wu slowly raised her head and gave a sweet smile: “Third brother.”

Lu Xuan’s dark eyes stared at her: “Didn’t you say you didn’t know?”