Chapter 8

An Jinsheng’s eyes narrowed when he heard the words “fiancé.”

But he quickly adjusted his attitude, gave a faint smile, and maintained his last shred of dignity, “Oh, I see.”

After that, An Jinsheng didn’t speak again for the rest of the journey.

Back at the educated youth point, Song Shishi immediately started tinkering with her seeds in her private plot.

It was autumn, perfect for planting them and trying them out.

She had just finished with the seeds and was about to wash her hands and go into the room to pack her luggage when she saw a young man peeking into the educated youth courtyard.

The young man was Zhao the carpenter’s apprentice, Stones.

He was an orphan without parents, Zhao the carpenter felt sorry for him and took him in as an apprentice, teaching him how to make a living.

Song Shishi washed her hands and walked over, smiling, “You’re Zhao the carpenter’s apprentice, right? Are you here to deliver the cabinet?”

As she spoke, Song Shishi looked at the cart behind Stones.

On it was a cabinet about half a man’s height.

Stones looked her up and down, then nodded, “You’re Song Zhiqing, right? Master asked me to deliver the cabinet to you, which room do you live in? I’ll move it in for you.”

“Oh, okay, it’s the third room from the right.”

Song Shishi said, helping Stones open the courtyard door a little, then went into the room first to take a look.

Fortunately, there was no one in the room now.

Stones placed the cabinet according to Song Shishi’s instructions, against the wall by the bed, and then left.

Song Shishi wiped the cabinet clean before putting her luggage from her package into the cabinet one by one.

When she finished packing, she was about to lock it when Jiang Cuihua and two other female educated youth came back.

“Wow, Song comrade, where did you get this cabinet, it’s so beautiful?”

Su Yu had always been worried about her luggage being piled together with others, it was not safe, it was easy to mix up, and it didn’t look good.

Now seeing Song Shishi’s cabinet, she was extremely envious.

But before Song Shishi could reply, Jiang Cuihua said sourly, “Some people just like to be special, they have to do things differently from everyone else, it’s so capitalist.”

Song Shishi locked the cabinet before turning around and giving Su Yu a gentle smile, “I ordered it from Zhao the carpenter in the village yesterday, I also bought the two wooden basins from him yesterday. Zhao the carpenter is very skilled, if you want one, just go to him and order one.”

“It must cost a lot of money to make one, right?” Jia Jingwen asked in a low voice.

Song Shishi nodded, “I have a lot of things, so it’s normal for it to be expensive, you can order a smaller one, but I don’t know the price, you can ask first, if it’s not suitable, don’t make it.”

Su Yu felt that Song Shishi was completely different from what Jiang Cuihua had described, she wasn’t selfish or stingy, and she didn’t see that Song Shishi liked to get entangled with men.

On the contrary, she felt that Song Shishi was easy to get along with and was generous.

Jiang Cuihua had said such harsh words, but Song Shishi could still talk to them calmly, completely ignoring them.

Jiang Cuihua couldn’t stand it when others ignored her.

The more Song Shishi looked down on her, the more she wanted to find opportunities to provoke her.

“It’s just a broken cabinet, what’s so great about it, it’s not like it’s bought with your own money anyway.”

Su Yu felt a little sorry for Song Shishi, and immediately retorted, “Comrade Jiang, we’re all in the same dorm, why do you have to say such sarcastic things? You’re making yourself look petty.”

“That’s right, you’ve said so much, Song comrade didn’t even bother with you, you still don’t know how to restrain yourself, you’re getting worse, you’re really too ungrateful.” Jia Jingwen chimed in.

Song Shishi saw Jiang Cuihua’s face, which was already green with anger, and she was in a good mood.

But she pretended to be a good person on the surface, and persuaded, “Forget it, don’t let this cause any unpleasantness, it’s just a cabinet, I’m just not used to leaving my things open like that, so I bought a cabinet, I didn’t expect…”

Song Shishi finished speaking and looked at Jiang Cuihua innocently.

Su Yu quickly comforted her, “Song comrade, you’re too kind, with your personality, you’re going to get taken advantage of.”

Su Yu and Jia Jingwen wanted to buy a cabinet, so as they talked, they pulled Song Shishi out of the room.

Jiang Cuihua was so angry that she was about to tear the sheet in her hand, she glared at Song Shishi’s departing back.

I’ll make you pay, just you wait!

…

The morning sun shone through the window into the room, waking up the educated youth who were still asleep.

Song Shishi was quick, she simply tidied up and went out.

Zhang Qingmei and Chen Hui were already waiting in the courtyard.

The old educated youth were holding their farming tools, ready to go to work.

Because Song Shishi had cooked dinner the night before, everyone had a good impression of her, they smiled and greeted her when they saw her.

Song Shishi smiled back one by one.

Looking at the energetic new educated youth, Chen Hui cleared his throat and pointed to the golden wheat field, “The autumn harvest task is heavy this time, everyone must work together. This wheat field is divided into several areas, the male educated youth are responsible for the larger and more complex areas, the female educated youth are mainly responsible for the smaller plots. But everyone can’t slack off, we must strive to complete the harvest task as soon as possible.”

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Cuihua frowned and jumped out impatiently, “Captain Chen, I’m not feeling well today, can you give me a lighter job?”

Chen Hui looked at her, who looked like she would fall if a gust of wind blew, and said helplessly, “If you’re really not feeling well, then go and cut grass for the pigs, but you’ll get fewer work points.”

Hearing that she didn’t have to go to the field, Jiang Cuihua didn’t care about the work points, she quickly nodded in agreement.

Song Shishi snorted coldly in her heart, she didn’t even have money to eat, and she still only cared about being lazy.

The tasks assigned by Chen Hui were already very considerate to the female educated youth.

The male educated youth were responsible for much larger areas than theirs.

And coincidentally, An Jinsheng’s area was right next to Song Shishi’s.

She just glanced over there at the beginning, and then she focused on harvesting wheat.

After all, she hadn’t worked in the field for a long time, Song Shishi adapted, and her movements gradually became smoother.

The new educated youth just arrived, they couldn’t stand the hardship, they started to complain about being tired after working for a while, the villagers were used to it.

But until everyone rested, they discovered that among the new educated youth, there was a girl who had never complained about being tired, and hadn’t rested much.

Sweat ran down her forehead, soaking her clothes.

“Look, this new educated youth, Song Zhiqing, is really good, she looks delicate and weak, but she’s so capable.”

“Yes, I thought she was just putting on a show, I didn’t expect her speed to be as good as the old hands in our village.”

Jiang Cuihua passed by, she happened to hear the villagers discussing Song Shishi.