Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 109: No Taboos in Word or Deed

"If it’s to reduce living costs, then she doesn’t need to come to me."

Zhou Yadong disagreed with Yi Chichi, "Look, I’m not great at work, barely making eight work points in a day, sometimes only five or six, and I can eat quite a bit. It’s a struggle to even support myself, let alone her."

Yi Chichi didn’t argue much with him, she just smiled and said, "Maybe she just thinks you look handsome."

Ge Sujuan stared at him for a while and nodded in agreement, "Indeed, you are a bit more refined than Old Bai and the others."

Bai Chen rolled his eyes, "If you’re going to praise him, just praise him, don’t put us down."

They weren’t that bad either.

Checking the time, he said, "Let’s clear out the garden today, or else when spring planting starts, we’ll be too busy to get the garden ready."

"Let’s do it!"

So, a group of people began working to prepare the garden.

Yi Chichi and Wang Nan were sorting through the seeds they saved from last year, and there were quite a lot—over ten kinds.

Except for eggplants.

"Do we plant eggplants?"

Wang Nan was selecting carrot seeds and replied without looking up, "We don’t have seeds."

"Uncle Yaozi said he could get me a few seedlings, should we get them?"

"Yes!"

Wang Nan quickly replied, afraid that the eggplant seedlings might disappear if he was too slow, "Go and find Uncle Yaozi now, see whose family has them and get a few."

"See if there are any cucumber seedlings, if there are, we could get a couple of those too."

Wu Yongfei also started to make requests, Zhou Qiuyu was puzzled, "Why didn’t you want them last year?"

With these words, Wang Nan and the others fell silent collectively.

"Why aren’t you speaking?"

Hearing no response, Zhou Qiuyu asked again.

Bai Chen sighed deeply, feeling quite ashamed, "Before you came, we didn’t have a great reputation in the team."

Zhou Qiuyu, ...oh, right, before they came, Bai Chen and the others had done a lot of stupid things, and the team leader thought they were useless at everything and always in trouble while eating.

Seeing their embarrassed faces, she awkwardly closed her mouth.

Yi Chichi seemed oblivious to their embarrassment and cheerfully said, "If there’s anything else you want, speak up quickly, I’ll find someone altogether later."

Seedlings are valuable, especially now when many fruits and vegetables rely on their own seeds.

If the relationship isn’t good, you either have to pay or exchange something.

If you’re too disliked, even money or goods won’t get you anything.

Evidently, Bai Chen and the others previously fell into the category of being too disliked.

"Lettuce, loofah, chives..."

When it comes to their food supply, nobody would choose to hide anything at this time.

Some vegetables have to be planted later, so you must notify certain families in advance, or the seedlings will be quickly distributed.

After all, not every household can cultivate seedlings.

Yi Chichi noted this down and then went back to get a packet of cigarettes, "You guys keep working, I’ll go to see Uncle Yaozi and find out who has what, make an early request."

"Alright."

Yi Chichi left the Youth Corps Courtyard and headed directly for the team medical office. Just as she got near the big locust tree, the ringing of a bell came from behind, followed by—

"Chichi!"

Before the voice had faded, a cart was already in front of her.

The visitor was Aunt Ma, returning to see her daughter-in-law. Seeing her smile as bright as a trumpet flower, Yi Chichi immediately congratulated her, "Congratulations, Auntie, you’re about to have a grandchild to hold."

"Two."

Aunt Ma held up two fingers, announcing the joyful news with a beaming smile, "My daughter-in-law is expecting twins."

"A pair of delightful twins, Auntie, you’re so blessed."

Yi Chichi immediately expressed her joy and praised her, and Aunt Ma laughed heartily, "Happy for both of us."

Saying this, she reached into the cloth bag hanging on the cart and handed over a handful of red shrimp brittle candy, "Make your mouth sweet, cheer up a bit."

"...Alright, thanks, Auntie."

"No thanks needed, Chichi, take your time strolling, I’m heading back now."

Before she finished speaking, she pedaled off quickly like an arrow released from a bowstring.

Soon, the news of Aunt Ma’s second daughter-in-law conceiving twins spread throughout Kao Shan Village.

When Yi Chichi reached the team medical office, Uncle Yaozi was muttering to himself, "What’s the big deal, just two more kids, not like anyone else doesn’t have any..."

"You really don’t have any!"

Seeing the jealousy on Uncle Yaozi’s face so strong it could almost bubble, Yi Chichi jabbed at him, "You don’t even have a wife."

Uncle Yaozi, ...this kid has a sharp tongue, speaking without any reservations.

"What are you here for? You don’t have work today."

He frowned and Yi Chichi, thick-skinned, responded cheerfully, "I’m here to ask for eggplant seedlings, Uncle."

Previous promises suddenly came to mind, he thought for a moment, "There aren’t any eggplants now, seedlings start in April or May and are transplanted in May or June."

"I’m just here to secure some seedlings in advance."

As she spoke, she handed over a piece of paper listing vegetable types and some cigarettes, "Uncle, I’m counting on you for the ones on the list."

Uncle Yaozi took a look, his face dark, this kid is quite something, relying entirely on him.

"Didn’t your courtyard save any seeds?"

"Saved Chinese cabbage, white radish, pumpkin, and winter melon, nothing else."

No wonder.

"You don’t need to find me for this, just take the cigarettes directly to Liu the Fifth’s place, in the interest of the cigarettes he will have Second Aunt Xiuxiu save them for you."

Uncle Yaozi handed back the paper and cigarettes, Yi Chichi was silent for two seconds, "I’m afraid of Second Aunt Xiuxiu."

Liu the Fifth refers to the points keeper Liu Dageng, who is easy to deal with, but his wife Second Aunt Xiuxiu is not so easy, not because she’s bad, but because she speaks without restraint, saying anything.

Fearing Uncle Yaozi’s refusal, she added—

"During the autumn harvest, when I shared a task with her, her words scared me away."

With this, Uncle Yaozi immediately snatched back the cigarettes and paper, "Alright, I’ll mention it to Liu the Fifth when I pass by on my way home tonight, and have him send the seedlings to the team medical office."

"Thank you, Uncle, you’re such a good person."

Yi Chichi beamed and handed over a White Rabbit candy, "Uncle, sweeten your mouth."

"You’re only good at being nice to me."

Uncle Yaozi was so pleased his little mustache twisted upwards, Yi Chichi saw him like this and couldn’t help gossiping, "Uncle, why aren’t you married?"

"I can’t support a wife."

Yi Chichi, ...if she hadn’t accidentally dug out the truth while teaching Wen Shi and the others hypnosis, she might have believed this lie.

Evidently wanting to end the conversation, Uncle Yaozi waved her off like swatting a fly.

"Off you go, I’m busy."

Alright, he thinks she talks too much.

"Then I’ll leave."

"Come back tomorrow to cut herbs."

"Cut what herbs?"

"Deer antler!"

Originally turning to leave, Yi Chichi’s eyes lit up, quickly turning back, "What grade of deer antler?"

"The best grade."

Uncle Yaozi boasted, "I just got it a couple of days ago."

Yi Chichi rubbed her hands, "Uncle, I have a small request."

"Want some?"

"Yes, not a lot, just enough for a treatment course."

A treatment course?

Uncle Yaozi looked at her with suspicion, "What do you want to do with it?"