Chapter 6

Xia family's search was fruitless, so they had no choice but to return home.

When Du Hongmei heard that the hooligan was not caught, she cursed a few more times, and the family could only rest with a heavy heart.

The next morning, Xia Dongsheng wanted to let his daughter rest for the day because of the fright she had last night. However, Xia Chenxi insisted on going to work.

What a joke. She had made a speech at the meeting last night and vowed that she would turn over a new leaf and work hard from now on. If she were to apply for leave right after she said that, what would others think of her?

His daughter insisted on going to work, so Xia Dongsheng did not insist. He was very pleased that his daughter had the spirit to endure hardships.

Xia Dongsheng's heart was heavy that there was a hooligan in the village. He called a few members of the team committee for a meeting.

Xia Dongsheng could not talk about his daughter's experience. He only said that she woke up in the middle of the night to pee and heard sneaky sounds outside. There were probably bandits in the village.

The Yiliang Brigade's living conditions were considered the toughest among all the brigades. It was not impossible for there to be bandits in the village. A few years ago, when there was a lot of fighting, the rebels would even openly barge into people's homes to rob. Their lives now were much better than back then.

Not to mention how the team committee members discussed, this was the first time Xia Chenxi went to the field. Although she also grew up in the countryside, the scene of all the men, women, and children working together made her gasp in amazement.

Perhaps this was a special occasion. She was afraid that she would never see something like this again in the future.

Xia Chenxi held the hoe and saw that the others were very nimble in digging. When it was her turn to dig, she could not dig up much soil. Her hoe dug deeper and shallower, and she dug potholes. There was a burst of laughter around her. Xia Chenxi felt embarrassed and her face turned red.

Du Hongmei shook her head as she watched. She walked over and held the hoe to demonstrate for her. "Who can dig with their back straight?

That's how it should be. "

Her daughter had always been bad at farm work, but now she was even worse than before. Du Hongmei gave her a few pointers. Seeing that she was still not good at digging, she waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright. You won't be able to finish digging even if I let you dig for a day. Go pull the weeds in the field."

Pulling weeds was basically done by the children. Xia Chenxi was assigned to pull weeds in front of everyone. Not only did everyone laugh, but the children also laughed when they saw her.

No matter how thick-skinned Xia Chenxi was, she felt so ashamed at this moment. Fortunately, everyone laughed and did not say anything about her, so she did not feel so embarrassed.

After squatting and pulling weeds for a while, Xia Chenxi could not take it anymore. Seeing that the children around her were more skillful than her, Xia Chenxi laughed at herself. It was really embarrassing that she could not even compare to a child when she was in the 1970s.

As the saying goes, there is a specialization in a profession. Xia Chenxi had left the countryside for many years. After graduating from university, she worked in an office in the city. She had not done physical labor for many years. She was still not used to the sudden change in her status.

But now, even if she was not doing well, she was willing to work to earn a living. Compared to Xia Juan, who used to be slippery when it came to work, Xia Chenxi felt that her performance was not bad.

Even if Xia Chenxi's waist was sore and her legs were numb, she still persevered. She was an adult after all. Her patience was better than that of a child. There was not a single blade of grass on the ground that she had plucked. It was clean.

"Xia Juan!"

A young girl dressed in brown was calling her name. Xia Chenxi raised her head and looked at the other party's square face. Very quickly, she found the other party's identity in her mind.

This was her good friend who grew up with her — Zhou Mei.

Zhou Mei was half a year older than the original owner. Yes, she was almost 18 years old. In the original owner's memory, the two of them were very close and talked about almost everything.

However, Zhou Mei's family background was not very good.

The Zhou family used to be landlords. Later, the land was divided and the Zhou family gradually declined. However, the Zhou family's reputation as landlords was still preserved. A few years ago, when the class struggle was fierce, the Zhou family members were often criticized.

Although Zhou Mei and Xia Juan grew up together, Zhou Mei was always trying to please her. Xia Juan felt that everything was natural.

Zhou Mei was born into a landlord's family. She was not born into a poor farmer's family. Xia Juan had a sense of superiority and often ordered Zhou Mei around.

The only good thing was that although Xia Juan had a bad temper, she never bullied Zhou Mei.

The two of them even shared canned food and candy … However, in Xia Chenxi's eyes, Xia Juan was showing off her kindness.

However, the original novel did not mention Zhou Mei. Xia Chenxi grinned and replied, "Zhou Mei."

Zhou Mei had not talked to Xia Juan for a few days. Last night, Xia Juan's speech at the meeting surprised Zhou Mei. Today, when she saw Xia Juan come to work, she hurried over after finishing her work.

Zhou Mei walked over and helped her pull out the weeds. She asked, "Xia Juan, are you feeling better?

I wanted to see you a few days ago, but I was afraid to disturb your rest, so I didn't dare to come.

You were so brave last night. You even dared to reflect in front of so many people. If it were me, my legs would have gone soft. "

Zhou Mei's appearance was not outstanding. Her face was too square, her eyes were slanted, and her lips were thick. In addition, she looked very unconfident and timid.

Xia Chenxi listened to her and just smiled. She did not say anything.

Zhou Mei continued, "Just now, I saw those educated youths gathering together and whispering. When I walked past them, they immediately stopped. I don't know who they were talking about."

Xia Juan not only did not get along with Jiang Lingling, but she also did not have a good relationship with the other educated youths. She looked down on the educated youths who came from the countryside.

In this era, the status of scholars was very low. The educated youths went to the countryside to be re-educated by the poor and middle class, and they also suffered a lot.

Xia Chenxi did not want to let people misunderstand. The original owner of this body did not have a good relationship with the educated youths. Although she did not want to curry favor with them, she did not want to continue making enemies for herself.

"Zhou Mei, maybe they just gathered together to chat. They came to our Yiliang Brigade from other places, so they must have a lot to say."

Zhou Mei heard her say this and felt a little strange. In the past, she hated that group of people the most. When she saw them gather together, she thought that they must be talking bad about others.

Xia Juan seemed to have changed. Zhou Mei tactfully did not mention them again. Instead, she talked about another topic.

"By the way, Xia Juan, I didn't see Yang Jianian today. Where do you think he went?"

Yang Jianian, this name again?

This was the second time she heard this name. Xia Chenxi also thought back to Xia Juan's memories. Yang Jianian was a tractor driver in the village. His brother was the captain of the militia, and he was also a poor farmer in the village. In addition, he was somewhat clever and had a good background. A few years ago, Yang Jianian was almost chosen to be a college student, but for some reason, it was not decided.

"If he didn't come, then I don't know where he went."

Xia Chenxi spoke very calmly. She was not the original owner of this body. Even if Xia Juan really had feelings for this man named Yang Jianian, Xia Chenxi did not want to take over.

"Xia Juan?

What's wrong with you? "Zhou Mei was very surprised." Aren't you the most concerned about Yang Jianian? Why did you ask me to find out more about him?

Why … "

The Zhou Family and the Yang Family lived relatively close to each other. Xia Juan often asked her about Yang Jianian.

When Xia Juan talked about Yang Jianian, her eyes lit up and she often praised him. Her thoughts were written all over her face.

Zhou Mei knew that Xia Juan liked Yang Jianian. Yang Jianian was a tractor driver and was also good-looking. Zhou Mei was not surprised that Xia Juan liked him.

Could it be that this was another mess left behind by the original owner of this body?

Xia Chenxi was about to go crazy in her heart. First, she did not get along with the female educated youth. Now, there was a Yang Jianian who was suspected to be the original owner's sweetheart. Could she not be worried?

Xia Chenxi complained in her heart, but she did not show it on her face. She looked at Zhou Mei and said lightly, "That was in the past. I don't like him now. Why should I ask about him?"

Zhou Mei exclaimed. Her voice was so loud that it attracted the attention of the people around them. Zhou Mei quickly covered her mouth and whispered, "How could you … say that you don't like him anymore? During the New Year, you even said that you wanted to date him."

That was really the case!

Xia Chenxi suddenly had a headache. She did not know if Xia Juan and Yang Jianian had developed any relationship. Otherwise, it would be another mess.

Xia Chenxi wanted to know more, so she started to talk to Zhou Mei. Sure enough, as she expected, Xia Juan was madly infatuated with Yang Jianian. Not only did she always pay attention to Yang Jianian's whereabouts, but she also deliberately created coincidental encounters. Last time, she went to scold Jiang Lingling because of Yang Jianian.

Yang Jianian was a tractor driver in the team. He was good-looking, good-looking, and had a sweet mouth. He was very likable.

Yang Jianian and Jiang Lingling had spoken a few times. Jiang Lingling was good-looking, good at singing and dancing, and was now a substitute teacher in the village's small school. Yang Jianian's little brother was a student in her class. When she sent him to school, the two of them became familiar with each other and spoke a few times.

Xia Juan saw Jiang Lingling as a thorn in her side. She even went to look for Yang Jianian and told Yang Jianian not to get too close to Jiang Lingling. After being scolded by Yang Jianian, Xia Juan could not take it anymore and went to find trouble with Jiang Lingling.

Oh my God!

Xia Chenxi was speechless at the original owner of the body. She liked someone and liked to stalk them. She automatically regarded them as her own possession even though they did not say that they wanted to be in a relationship. Who could stand such a paranoid and controlling person?