Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 148: Telegram

"No rush, you just focus on getting the wedding done first."

Saying this, Yi Chichi asked her, "Need any help tomorrow?"

"No need for help, nothing much to prepare, just need to move a bundle of bedding, and have the captain and the others witness it with us."

Liu Xiaocao smiled somewhat bitterly.

Yi Chichi sighed; if only her and Qian Ping’an’s parents were more supportive. Even if they couldn’t have a grand ceremony, having the kids marry with the blessings of family and friends would have been nice.

With both families not supportive, they could only keep everything simple.

Yi Chichi gave her a red scarf, scraped from Yi Jing.

By today’s standards, this scarf not only looked good, but was also trendy.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t appreciate it and felt the scarf was just tacky.

"This is too valuable, I can’t accept it." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Seeing the scarf, Liu Xiaocao’s eyes showed undeniable fondness, yet her reason made her calmly refuse this kindness.

She couldn’t afford to repay it.

The usual norm is reciprocity in social exchanges; even the best relationships and feelings can break if it’s only one-sided.

Chichi had helped her enough already; she had to have a sense of boundaries.

Yi Chichi just laughed, "Then live well with Mr. Qian, and give me something even more valuable when I get married."

"Can it work like that?"

Her eyes widened suddenly, Yi Chichi nodded, "Why not? Or did you plan on taking my gift without returning it?"

"No way, I’m not that kind of person."

She cared about her reputation and wouldn’t do such shameless things.

"Then just take it with ease."

This scarf would just go to waste with her as she didn’t like the feeling of anything being restrictive around her neck.

"Then I’ll cheekily accept it."

Liu Xiaocao truly liked it, and upon seeing this, she no longer refused, but instead solemnly promised, "Don’t worry, Chichi, when you get married, I’ll give you a large red blanket."

Worried that Yi Chichi might think she was boasting, she softly said, "I’ll have Old Qian handle it, he has connections."

This was a way of confiding.

It also meant that Qian Ping’an had some savings, which was quite good.

A man who doesn’t flaunt his wealth but was willing to share his heart with his future partner, is one to live with.

"Okay, I’ll wait for your blanket."

"Hmm."

She nodded firmly and then took her leave.

Yi Chichi escorted her to the door. Tonight, the moonlight was bright, the sky was cloudless, and no stars could be seen.

Under the moonlight, she walked away briskly.

Yi Chichi smiled, closed the door, went inside, and hoped Xiao Cao would find happiness for the rest of her life!

The next morning, after breakfast, Qin Jiu strapped on his schoolbag and went to school with Dun Dun and the others.

Yi Chichi finished cleaning and then took a medicine hoe and sickle, tossed them into a backpack, and headed out.

At the foot of the mountain, the Tusizi fruits had entered a mature stage and were ready for harvest.

Tusizi is spicy, sweet, and neutral in nature, with properties that benefit the liver and kidneys, improve eyesight, and relieve diarrhea.

It can also be used externally to remove wind and freckles, and the purchasing station also buys it.

So, she spent her entire morning on Tusizi.

Around eleven o’clock, Ge Sujuan and the others arrived together.

"Chichi left, went to attend Xiao Cao’s wedding at the team’s cafeteria."

The cafeteria was built during the communal meal period. It was quite large and had been unused until now, finally coming in handy.

Yi Chichi placed the Tusizi properly, "Wait for me a moment."

"Sure."

Five minutes later, after freshening up, Yi Chichi joined them on their way to the team cafeteria.

The cash gift was agreed upon earlier, twenty cents per person.

Originally thinking it was very little, upon arriving, they found some even brought a bundle of vegetables as gifts.

Yi Chichi and the others were dumbfounded.

"Veg, vegetables, that’s a bit stingy."

Zhou Qiuyu whispered softly, and Yi Chichi and the others agreed silently, but no one said a word.

As for Liu Xiaocao’s wedding, what could be said? There was no way to hold a grand event.

No housing, no money, no banquet to eat, they were not so much attending a wedding, but rather joining the entire Kao Shan Village team in witnessing the union hosted by the team leader.

Witnessing Liu Xiaocao and Qian Ping’an form a family, like countless ordinary small couples, supporting each other and striving together for a better future.

Big Mouth’s family didn’t come, and no one from Qian Ping’an’s family showed up either.

Qian Ping’an was dressed neatly today, not particularly impressive though.

Today, Xiao Cao was exceptionally eye-catching, wearing a red cotton silk top, black pants, and black low-heeled leather shoes. The red scarf around her neck fluttered in the wind.

Her hair wasn’t in the usual thick braids but was sleekly styled on her head, looking lively and fashionable.

"Xiao Cao looks so beautiful today, like a movie star." Liu Lan, standing beside Yi Chichi, praised after taking a full look at Liu Xiaocao.

Wang Nan teased her, "Which movie star does she resemble?"

"Wang Yunyun."

"Honestly, she really does look like her."

Wang Nan and his group agreed, Yi Chichi remained silent, as she didn’t even recognize the mentioned movie star or watched any of her films, having only seen old ones like "Tunnel Warfare".

She really didn’t know movie stars from the ’60s and ’70s.

However, no matter who Liu Xiaocao resembled, she was the most fashionable girl in the Kao Shan Village team today.

After she appeared, the cafeteria fell into a moment of silence, followed by the whooping and teasing from the unmarried young folks like Liu Xi.

The atmosphere became lively at once.

Because there was no banquet, just one handful of sunflower seeds and a cup of syrup for each person, Liu Xiaocao and Qian Ping’an’s wedding ended quickly.

In less than an hour, everyone scattered to work in the fields.

The new couple too changed their clothes and joined in to work in the fields.

As a new member of Kao Shan Village, Qian Ping’an quickly won over most of the team members and Bai Chen’s favor within a few days.

Then, their new home entered the building stage.

With many hands at work, within less than half a month, the house was built.

Not large, a simple one-bedroom, living room, and kitchen, a pure adobe house, but quite sturdy.

The room was also empty, with no furniture or furnishings, just a wooden bed and some grass mats.

Qian Ping’an somehow acquired a pot, and the remaining things like bowls and chopsticks were supplied by the team members.

One family gave a pair of chopsticks, another a bowl, and they rounded up the necessities for the couple.

As for the rest, they could only slowly acquire more themselves.

Nevertheless, Liu Xiaocao was extremely happy, and her mood visibly improved, making her look more pleasant.

As the harvest season approached, Liu Xiaocao excitedly brought her an express telegram.

"Chichi, Uncle Yaozi’s telegram."

Yi Chichi looked confused, "Why is Uncle Yaozi’s telegram delivered by you?"

Wasn’t this a job for the mailman?

"Old Qian went to the post office to pick up something and brought it back along."

Liu Xiaocao explained, she suddenly realized, opening the telegram to see only three words "Autumn Harvest Return", without any punctuation.

Yi Chichi instantly understood, it meant they planned to return before the autumn harvest.

As for whether he could bring someone back, there was not a hint in the message.