Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 270: I’ve Learned My Lesson

Uncle Yaozi, who was sorting Western medicine, turned his head to glance at her, "You’re not angry?"

Liu Lan also looked at her curiously, and Yi Chichi just laughed, "Why should I be angry? Aunt Gui Xiang just brought up this matter casually, and I’ve set up a threshold. Since she doesn’t want to, just let it go. You can’t force a cow to drink water."

That makes sense.

However—

"Zhu Zhu is a kid without much brain."

Uncle Yaozi had a look of disdain, "She seemed smart and cute when she was little, but ever since she went to the county to study, she seems like a different person. She doesn’t study properly and has done quite a lot of foolish things."

Glancing at Liu Lan, he comforted her, "It’s fine if she doesn’t learn. Anyway, you have Lanlan, and that’s enough."

Liu Lan quickly chimed in, "Yes, you have me, and that’s good. I’ve been embroidering strictly according to your requirements."

Yi Chichi’s mouth twitched slightly. Was she embroidering according to her requirements?

Clearly, it was according to the customer’s requirements.

After all, she wasn’t the one paying.

"How’s your Fish Playing Among Lotus embroidery going?"

"It’s almost done, just a little bit left."

"Hurry up."

As soon as these words were spoken, Uncle Yaozi sharply turned his head to look over, "Are you going to the island to visit family again?"

"Visiting family and delivering goods."

The Double Cat Double-sided Embroidery is complete, Chi Jiaojiao’s clothes are done, leaving only the Two Qiao Peony unfinished.

Going to the island is just right to finish and bring it back, and maybe pick up a job while there.

Liu Lan’s sense of urgency immediately came on, and she stood up as if her pants were on fire, asking, "When are you leaving?"

"No rush, I’ll leave after the spring planting ends."

If she goes now, the brigade leader won’t give her a certificate. Spring planting is about to start, and it’s the time when people are most needed, so there’s no way he’d let her leave.

So, she’ll have to wait a bit longer.

Liu Lan’s heart settled down, fortunately, there’s still plenty of time.

However, out of caution, she decided to finish the fish tail quickly.

Just at this time, the sister-in-law came to pick someone up. Liu Lan greeted them both and followed the sister-in-law home.

Around three in the afternoon, the brigade leader returned, riding a heavy-duty bicycle from the commune meeting.

He didn’t return home but entered the room with a frustrated face, and the first thing he said was—

"More youth intellectuals have come."

This wasn’t good news. With Xue Jiahuan as a previous bad example, the villagers of Kao Shan Village genuinely feared youth intellectuals.

Uncle Yaozi reacted strongly, "Can’t you come up with an excuse to refuse them?"

Yi Chichi opened her mouth but ultimately didn’t speak.

The brigade leader rolled his eyes, "If you’re capable, why don’t you go slam the table with the secretary."

This was a task handed down from above, could he refuse it just by being capable?

Wishful thinking.

"The neighboring Red Flag Brigade really went for it this time, they’ve taken 7 youth intellectuals!"

Yi Chichi wasn’t concerned about the affairs of the neighboring Red Flag Commune; she only cared about how many were assigned to Kao Shan Village this time.

When she asked, there were two.

Upon learning that only two youth intellectuals had been assigned, Uncle Yaozi’s agitated emotions noticeably calmed. He laughed, "Alright, since we can’t refuse them, fewer people is fine. But why did the neighbors take so many?"

"Nobody wants to take youth intellectuals."

Recalling the scene where heads of production brigades blew their beards and glared in refusal during the meeting, the brigade leader thought today’s meeting was strangely conducted, "Not just the Red Flag Brigade, Shangjia Ridge over there is willing to take 10 youth intellectuals this time too."

These two major players divided the people, leaving each brigade just enough to get two, without knowing whether they profited or lost.

Yi Chichi was bewildered, "Can they decide the number of youth intellectuals themselves?"

"Definitely not, but everything is manageable."

The brigade leader hinted, "Chichi, you need to understand one thing; in life, don’t be too rigid, learn to be flexible."

The implication: As long as there’s cooperation from above and below, this is no big deal.

Yi Chichi bowed to him, "I’ve learned from you, Uncle!"

"Your uncle is quite smart."

The brigade leader laughed heartily, self-praising in a very good mood.

Uncle Yaozi clicked his tongue, calling him a shameless, thick-skinned fellow.

"Chichi is going to the island to visit family; give her a month’s family leave."

The brigade leader was dumbfounded, "Visiting family, again?"

She had only gone a short while ago, why is she going again?

Yi Chichi feigned a coy smile, "After all, we’re newlyweds."

As soon as she said this, she could see the brigade leader’s gaze toward her change instantly, as if he suddenly understood, saying, "Okay, after the spring planting, I’ll give you a month off."

Speaking of this, he recalled something, "Is your mother going?"

"No."

They had discussed it before; Wen’s mother didn’t want to make the trip, and she bluntly told her, she wouldn’t go as an old woman to meddle and disrupt their young couple developing their relationship.

Let her go alone, have fun before coming back.

If Wen Shi knew, he’d definitely say that his mom is a typical mother who doesn’t care about her son once she has a daughter-in-law.

As a beneficiary, Yi Chichi felt her mother-in-law was the best in the world.

Having such a sensible and considerate mother-in-law, as long as Wen Shi behaves well, she’s confident they’ll grow old together.

The brigade leader acknowledged, reminding her, "Remember to bring back some island specialties."

"Bring me some seafood."

Uncle Yaozi began listing items, from dried shrimp to squid to fish, shellfish, and seaweed; it was all there.

Not wanting to be outdone, the brigade leader also listed similar seafood, then added dried fruits, and finally emphasized, "Get me more dried lychees. Niu Niu and those kids like eating them, so does the old lady at home."

Worried she’d be reluctant, he added, "I’ll pay you when you return."

Yi Chichi, who didn’t intend to decline, readily agreed, fulfilling the brigade leader’s wishes, who stood up and left in high spirits.

Yi Chichi and the others continued busying themselves with their tasks, while casually chatting about the nature of the new youth intellectuals, praying that another Xue Jiahuan wouldn’t come.

Time flew by, and the spring planting began. In a few days, the new youth intellectuals arrived.

Grandpa Liu was responsible for receiving the youth intellectuals, and in the afternoon, he brought back a young man and woman.

By that evening, Wang Nan and her group had figured out most of the details about the two youth intellectuals, and the next day they ran to gossip with Yi Chichi, "They’re alright, friendly, and don’t cause much trouble."

"You can tell after just one night?"

"More or less."

Wang Nan’s group was quite confident in their ability to judge people.

"Lang Zhiqing might be your competitor."

Zhou Qiuyu’s words piqued Yi Chichi’s curiosity, "Why?"

"She has medical work experience."

Then they detailed the situation of Lang Zhiqing.

Lang Zhiqing’s full name is Lang Hong. She’s the second child in her family, with an older brother and younger sister; the younger sister is her twin and has been frail and sickly with a congenital heart condition since birth, considered the apple of the family’s eye.

The family has some influence, so previously the sisters didn’t go to the countryside.

But earlier this year, her father was reported, and even though he was proven innocent afterward, the family endured significant hardships during the investigation period.

After returning home, Lang Hong was swiftly registered for going to the countryside.

Her sister was also supposed to go, but due to her extremely poor health, she had a heart attack days before going, so she stayed behind.

Thus, only Lang Hong went to the countryside.