Chapter 11

Song Shishi rolled her eyes at him.

How come she hadn’t noticed before that this man was so ordinary yet so confident?

Seeing that Song Shishi ignored him, An Jinsheng thought she was angry because Zhou Xingxue had come to find him.

He moved closer and lowered his voice, “I’m telling the truth, believe me.”

Song Shishi was disgusted by his closeness, she straightened up and took two steps back.

She said seriously, “Comrade An, please respect yourself. I have work to do, I don’t have time to argue with you about this.”

Song Shishi’s voice was a little louder, attracting the attention of those around her.

An Jinsheng didn’t dare to say anything more, he just smiled awkwardly and replied, “Then I’ll help you harvest wheat.”

After saying that, he walked to the other end.

When Song Shishi finished her work, the sun had already set.

Remembering her appointment with Xu Li, she returned her farming tools and went straight to the river.

Even though she heard An Jinsheng calling her from behind, she didn’t pay any attention.

Song Shishi knew the village roads better than An Jinsheng.

After a few turns, she easily left him behind.

“Sister Shishi!”

From afar, Song Shishi saw Xu Li waving to her in the river.

Remembering that Xu Li had drowned in her previous life, Song Shishi hurried her pace, “Be careful, it’s not safe in the water.”

Xu Li said nonchalantly, “It’s okay, sister, when I couldn’t get enough to eat at home, I often came to the river to catch fish.”

“Don’t they give you food?” Song Shishi frowned.

Xu Li didn’t speak, she lowered her head to catch fish.

To catch fish, Xu Li fell into the water several times, her clothes were already soaked.

Song Shishi stood on the bank, her heart always on edge.

But after watching a few times, she felt a little confused.

Xu Li seemed to be a good swimmer, she wasn’t afraid of the deep water.

Then why did she drown in her previous life?

Could there be some other hidden reason?

“Sister, look, I caught a big one, we can make fish soup tonight.”

Xu Li was holding a fish that weighed about nine pounds, her face was beaming with a smile, which Song Shishi thought was the most beautiful time.

Perhaps she was infected by Xu Li, Song Shishi also laughed along.

“You’re amazing! Come up quickly, it’s getting cold at night in autumn, don’t catch a cold.”

Xu Li used a wooden stick to pierce the fish’s head, and the two of them carried the fish back to the educated youth point.

“My goodness, such a big fish? Song comrade, where did you get this?”

Chen Hui stared at the fish in their hands and exclaimed.

Song Shishi directly handed the fish to Chen Hui, “Xu Li caught it in the river, please help the captain process it, I’ll change my clothes and come out to make fish soup for everyone.”

“Okay, I’ll do it.”

Song Shishi was improving everyone’s meals, Chen Hui was naturally happy to help.

When they entered the room, Xu Li stood at the door, she wouldn’t go in another step.

“Come in, what are you doing standing there?”

“Sister, I… I’m dirty…”

Xu Li looked down at the water stains on her feet, her cheeks turned red.

Song Shishi went over and pulled her in.

She had brought some coarse cloth from home and made a curtain between the cabinet and her sleeping place.

This would create a private space for her to change clothes.

To avoid embarrassment when someone came in.

She took out a set of clothes and a new towel from the cabinet and handed them to Xu Li.

“You change first, I’ll wait for you outside the curtain. Wipe the water off your body, don’t catch a cold.”

After saying that, she went out and pulled the curtain closed.

Xu Li looked at the clothes and towel in her hand, her heart felt warm, but her eyes inexplicably felt a little red.

Afraid that Song Shishi would be waiting anxiously, she quickly changed her clothes and came out.

Song Shishi’s clothes always had a refreshing scent, it smelled good.

“Here, change into these shoes too, my shoes are too small, you can’t wear them, I just borrowed a pair from Deputy Captain Zhang, you wear them for now.”

Song Shishi took a pair of shoes and walked in from outside.

Xu Li shook her head and pushed the shoes back, “How can that be, sister, I’m fine like this, I’ll go back soon.”

“What are you talking about, wear these, I’ll buy a new pair for Deputy Captain Zhang when I go to town later.

It’s so late, if you go back, will your aunt and the others leave you food?

You caught this fish today, you have to stay and eat your fill before you go back.”

Song Shishi pulled her aside and sat down, she pretended to change her shoes, Xu Li quickly reached out, “I can do it myself, sister, you go change your clothes quickly.”

Xu Li stared at the shoes on her feet for a long time, then looked up at Song Shishi behind the curtain and asked, “Sister, why are you so nice to me?”

Song Shishi pulled open the curtain and walked out, smiling and replying, “Is this considered nice? We hit it off, I consider you my own sister, isn’t it natural to be nice to you?”

The words “my own sister” made Xu Li’s eyes red again.

She nodded, “I’ll treat Sister Shishi as my own sister too.”

Song Shishi patted her head and said dotingly, “Come on, everyone is waiting for us to make fish soup.”

The spices for the fish soup were all brought by Song Shishi from home.

The aroma filled the entire educated youth courtyard.

Everyone usually only ate coarse grains and vegetables, they couldn’t even see a bit of minced meat.

Today, thanks to Song Shishi, they got to drink fragrant and delicious fish soup and eat tender fish, everyone praised Xu Li for being amazing and Song Shishi for her cooking skills.

Song Shishi just smiled and poured another bowl of fish soup for Xu Li.

Jiang Cuihua glanced at Song Shishi, she muttered in a low voice, “What’s so great about it, it’s just a fish, is it a big deal?”

Yang Huifang was sitting next to Jiang Cuihua, she heard her words clearly.

“I said, Comrade Jiang, you didn’t eat less fish and fish soup just now, why are you talking about her after wiping your mouth?”

Yang Huifang’s voice was loud, Jiang Cuihua blushed at her words.

She snorted coldly and turned to go to the backyard.

Seeing that everyone had finished eating, Song Shishi got up to wash the dishes.

The chores at the educated youth point were rotated among everyone.

It was Song Shishi’s turn to wash the dishes today.

But as soon as she got up, Yang Huifang took the bowls from her hand, “You cooked today, I’ll wash the dishes.”

“But it’s your turn tomorrow.”

“I think Comrade Yang has a high sense of awareness, this is indeed how it should be, I think the other comrades should have no objections, right?” Zhang Qingmei smiled and stepped forward, patting Yang Huifang on the shoulder, and said to the other educated youth.

Everyone laughed and responded, “No objections.”

“Song comrade, if you cook in the future, I’ll take care of washing the dishes.”

An old educated youth patted his chest and made a promise.

Another educated youth joked, “You can dream on, even if you’re willing to wash, you can’t let Song Zhiqing cook every meal.”

“Hehe, I just think Song Zhiqing’s cooking is good.”

The old educated youth scratched his head awkwardly.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, Song Shishi pulled Xu Li and wanted to send her back.

As they reached the entrance of the educated youth courtyard, An Jinsheng caught up, “Song Zhiqing, it’s getting late, I’ll accompany you to send Comrade Xu back.”

Xu Li saw that Song Shishi was reluctant, she quickly waved her hand, “No need, I’ve lived in the village since I was a child, I’m used to it. Sister, you’ve been busy all day, go back and rest.”

Song Shishi thought about it, Xu Li’s aunt’s house wasn’t that far from the educated youth point, so she nodded in agreement and told her to be careful on the way.

She turned around and saw that An Jinsheng was still standing there.