Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 126: You Gotta Pay Extra!

"Why?"

The captain chuckled mockingly, "Because Guan has the receipts for the stuff she bought for you, and she holds your IOUs. Is that enough?"

Yan Wanwan and Ning Haitao instantly fell silent like chickens.

The flamboyant Wu Yongfei clicked his tongue, "If someone spends this much money on me, I’d treat them like an ancestor."

Everyone, "..."

Couldn’t he just be a quiet handsome guy at a time like this?

Why did he have to flap his big mouth?

"Yan, to ensure Guan spends more money on you in the future, I suggest you take good care of her after going to the hospital, otherwise, it’s a huge loss when the money’s gone!"

His envious face looked as if he desperately wished to be in their shoes, making Yan Wanwan and the others want to curse at him.

They were happy to spend money but not to take care of people.

However, they were past the point of refusing.

"Should I, should I go now?"

Although a thousand times reluctant inside, Yan Wanwan’s face was still full of smiles as she looked at the captain.

"She needs someone to stay with her at night."

Yi Chichi looked at Yan Wanwan, noticing the frozen smile on her face and internally mocked, well, the captain’s swift actions dashed her hopes of slacking off for a night.

"Then, then I’ll go pack up."

"Hurry up, I still have to take you to the hospital."

The captain said impatiently, "Remember to settle the team’s account."

"How much?"

Yan Wanwan instinctively held her pocket tightly, the captain squinted his eyes, swallowed the ten dollars he was about to say, and changed it, "I advanced twenty, you have to pay me back, it’s going into the account."

The child Guan was a bit naive, I’ll give her back the extra ten later.

Better than having her get sweet-talked by Ning into being penniless, unable to come up with a dime when urgently needed.

"Twenty?"

Yan Wanwan and Ning Haitao looked as if they had eaten feces, with Ning Haitao further voicing a soul-searching question, "What kind of illness costs so much?"

"Advance payment, do you understand what advance payment means?"

The captain glared at them angrily, aggressively questioning, "What, we advanced the payment on her behalf, and it was wrong? Let me tell you, if you dare not return the money, I will encourage Guan to sue you for scamming her money."

"It’s only been a few months since she came over, and you’ve already squandered over a thousand she brought, now you won’t even spare twenty, aren’t you worried about her waking up and turning on you?"

This face-saving talk scared the two into silence, with one hastily going back to pack up to go take care of someone at the hospital.

The other hurried back inside to take out money to settle the debt.

Probably really hurt by the money, Ning Haitao was reluctant to let go when handing over the money.

The captain was enraged after having to tug back-and-forth a few times, "Are you giving it or not?"

"I am!"

Scared stiff by the captain’s roar, Ning Haitao released his grip, letting the captain pocket the money, and sheepishly asked, "Captain, how is Comrade Yan going to the hospital?"

"I’ll take her."

Having got hold of the advance money, with an additional ten saved for Guan, put the captain in a good mood to reply.

Ning Haitao hesitated for two seconds, cautiously asked, "Can I go too?"

"No, you have to work in the fields tomorrow, stay put and wait for the task."

Ning Haitao felt utterly defeated, fields, why work in the fields?

He thought going to the countryside was to build the nation, who would’ve thought he ended up as a farmer.

Thinking about dealing with fields, weeds, bugs, and dirt again tomorrow made him uncomfortable and want to shower.

"Captain, I’m ready to go."

Yan Wanwan came out carrying a large bundle, her delicate face was full of distress like she was going to the gallows, and she dragged her feet.

The captain glanced at her and turned to leave, "Even ants are faster than you, if you don’t hurry up, you’ll be walking to the commune."

At these words, Yan Wanwan immediately picked up her pace.

Uncle Yaozi chuckled and said to Yi Chichi, "Get ready, going up the mountain tomorrow."

"Okay."

A lot of medicinal materials are needed throughout the year, and even if they can’t be all used, they can be sent to the procurement station for extra income.

Anyway, selling it under the name of the team is legal and reasonable, no one can fault it.

So, Uncle Yaozi would take a trip to the mountain whenever he could.

Yi Chichi was already used to it.

"Uncle, will you be back tonight?"

"Yes."

That’s all that matters.

So, after seeing off Uncle Yaozi and the others, Yi Chichi went back to pack up.

An hour later, Wu Yongfei called for dinner.

Instantly, the few people busy in the house and vegetable garden flocked to the kitchen like zombies.

Ning Haitao followed along.

He even brought his own bowl and chopsticks.

Wu Yongfei, having allocated the food, looked at the bowl and chopsticks handed to him, hesitated for two seconds, and said, "There’s no food for you."

"I’ll just have this one meal."

Ning Haitao couldn’t cook, previously it was Guan Mingyue and Yan Wanwan who cooked, now both of them were gone, he had no meals to eat, so he chose to mooch off.

"You didn’t contribute any grain, nor any vegetables."

Wu Yongfei refused, Yi Qin, although rarely cooked or did the dishes and wasn’t involved in the vegetable garden, still contributed grain and oil, occasionally bringing them some fish or meat for a treat.

Whenever she bought something nice from the supply and marketing cooperative, she’d share some with them.

There’s a saying, when you take from others, you feel indebted, they were more than happy to look after Yi Qin.

Ning Haitao was nothing.

Still thinking of freeloading.

Scooping a spoonful of rice, he walked past Ning Haitao with his portion while scoffing, "Ning, I’d advise you to quickly make something for yourself while the stove is still burning."

Otherwise, when the fire in the stove goes out, with Ning Haitao being the kind of person who wouldn’t help even if an oil bottle tipped over, how could he possibly start a fire?

Ning Haitao looked displeased, holding his bowl and chopsticks, he shamelessly said at the dining table, "We’re all from the same Youth Corps Courtyard, it’s too petty to not let me have a single meal, isn’t it?"

"You’re not generous?"

Zhou Qiuyu raised her eyes to look at him, "If you’re not stingy, share some of the money in your pocket with us."

Qi Yang cooperatively extended his hand, "Ning, I won’t take your money for free, consider it a loan, just lend me five bucks."

Yi Chichi joined in the fun, "I’m the greedy type, I won’t hide it, Ning, I’m eyeing your watch, how about lending it to me for a few days?"

She laughed cheerfully.

Ge Sujuan found it funny, immediately jumped in.

Then, a bunch of people started asking him for various things, loan it or don’t give, simple, we’re all in one courtyard, be a bit generous, it’s not like we won’t return it and argued back.

Faced with a group attack, Ning Haitao’s face turned black as the bottom of a pot, knowing his intention to freeload had failed.

He was quite pliable though.

"What I meant was I can provide the grain, could Wu please cook for me?"

Wu Yongfei angrily slammed his chopsticks down, "Am I a cook? You ask for help, I help, I tell you, if you want me to help, you have to pay!"

"I have to pay just for help cooking a meal?" Ning Haitao looked dissatisfied, as if crazy for money.

"Funny you say that, you want help without paying?"

Yi Chichi couldn’t bear people so shameless and sneered, "Don’t tell me Old Witch is cheap or something?"