Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 225: Pretend You’re Deaf

Yi Chichi hadn’t had the chance to comment on Xue Jiahuan’s actions when Ge Sujuan added, "You know, she’s quite smart. She really understands the saying ’third time’s the charm’."

"...I feel like you’re mocking her."

"Hehe."

Ge Sujuan fake laughed, "Shouldn’t she be mocked?"

The question was a bit sharp. Yi Chichi thought about it and seriously said, "I haven’t had any conflicts with her."

That made sense, so Ge Sujuan changed the subject, "The captain is about to be infuriated by her."

"Why?"

"She’s been chasing after Mr. Wen day in and day out, not doing any work in the fields."

That was indeed infuriating; anyone would be angry.

But—

"Does she have money?"

"She has money and coupons."

Without a strong financial backup, it’s not sustainable to keep eating at the state-run restaurant.

"Then just leave her be."

Yi Chichi calmly said, "Avoid her as much as possible."

"That’s the only option."

Just as she was about to get up and say goodbye, Mu Da came out with some mung bean soup. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Stop what you’re doing and come have a bowl each first."

Zhang Xiaoqin dropped the shovel and dashed over like a rabbit, ready to drink a bowl of mung bean soup.

She barely touched the bowl before retracting her hand, "Is it hot?"

"It’s not hot; it’s been cooled with well water."

Mu Da smiled at her, and Zhang Xiaoqin, reassured, took a sip from the bowl, "Tasty."

"It really is tasty."

Yi Chichi and Ge Sujuan nodded in agreement, slowly sipping from their bowls.

Mu Da watched the three girls squatting and holding bowls together, smiled, "Once you’re done, go refill by yourselves in the back; I’m taking some to Uncle Yaozi."

"Aunt, give it to me; I’ll take it."

Ge Sujuan quickly responded, "I need to get back to work in the fields."

If she didn’t get back soon, Aunt Ma would scold her.

"Did you sneak away from the fields?"

Yi Chichi looked shocked; this girl had some nerve to sneak away while teamed up with Aunt Ma, truly brave.

"Just keep quiet about it, my dear Chichi."

Ge Sujuan wore a bitter expression, "I used diarrhea as an excuse."

Zhang Xiaoqin sharply retorted, "Who has diarrhea for over an hour? They would have to be hospitalized for dehydration."

Ge Sujuan fell silent, and Mu Da laughed, "Go back and apologize properly to Ms. Ma. She might have a sharp tongue, but she means well."

"Alright."

Ge Sujuan took the advice and nodded in agreement.

Then, Mu Da went back to the kitchen and packed up two portions of mung bean soup to deliver to Uncle Yaozi and Qiao Jun.

Even though autumn had arrived, the weather remained hot as ever. The mung bean soup Ge Sujuan brought made Uncle Yaozi and Qiao Jun, who were sweating in the fields, the most stylish guys in Kao Shan Village.

They aroused the envy of all the married men.

Everyone sighed that while they were all married, Uncle Yaozi’s wife still thought to have someone bring them mung bean soup, and if their own wives didn’t scold them, it was considered good treatment.

Qiao Jun was shocked, "Are the wives in Kao Shan Village this scary?"

"You think the term ’tigress’ is just a nickname?"

Kao Shan Village had many tigresses; gentle and virtuous women... well, for them, that’s just a dream.

"Mr. Yi has quite the tigress charm."

Qiao Jun muttered softly, so quietly it could dissipate in the air.

However, he was too close to Uncle Yaozi, whose hearing was sharp, and he heard it...

With a loud "slap," he was smacked.

"Godfather, why did you hit me?"

He asked grievance-filled, and Uncle Yaozi snorted, "Let me tell you, Chichi can stick needles in people’s heads; even spies can’t handle her technique. If you want to try it, go ahead and say it to her face."

Qiao Jun, "???

Qiao Jun was incredulous, "She even stuck a needle in a spy?"

Uncle Yaozi nodded, "She’s been commended for it; it can’t be fake."

Qiao Jun was silent, realizing Yi Chichi was even more of a tigress than he’d imagined.

Speaking of which, how did she encounter a spy?

With these thoughts in mind, he was distracted and worked at a pace slower than an old lady.

Fortunately, no one said anything about it.

He was, after all, a young man from the big city who hadn’t worked before; being slow was understandable.

Besides, he didn’t need work points; as free labor, you couldn’t ask too much.

So, even though he worked at a leisurely pace like a layabout, Uncle Yaozi and the others pretended not to notice.

But Yi Chichi wasn’t so lucky, as Qiao Jun transformed into a curious child asking about how she encountered spies and stuck needles in their heads after work.

He asked until she had a headache, and after giving a concise explanation, she fled.

"Uncle, aunt, I’m heading back first."

She hurried off, fearing that if she didn’t, there would be two curious children.

"What are you running for? Stay and eat before you leave."

Aunt Mu, who came out to announce dinner was ready, saw Yi Chichi leaving in a flash, and quickly called out.

Without turning her head, she sped up, "I’ll eat at home; you all take your time."

Before the words finished, she disappeared in a gust of wind.

Mu Da looked at Qiao Jun and the others, "Did you two upset her again?"

"No."

The two, feeling wronged, loudly defended themselves, and Qiao Jun hurriedly added, "Stepmom, believe me, we didn’t upset her. We just asked her about sticking needles in a spy’s head."

Mu Da made an understanding sound, "Got it, you scared her off with your questions."

The tone was calm, but Qiao Jun and Zhang Xiaoqin were so frightened that they nearly hugged their skinny selves.

The last time stepmom used that tone was five years ago, and the result was their butts got whipped.

The aftermath was miserable; for over half a month, they didn’t dare to lie flat while sleeping, and they slept on their stomachs without sitting.

Would they get hit again this time?

No hitting.

But they attended a political lesson.

Yi Chichi was completely unaware of this.

Sitting at the dining table, she complained to Wen’s mother, "Those two talk way too much."

Wen’s mother handed her a bowl of fish soup, looking puzzled, "If they talk too much, can’t you just ignore them?"

Yi Chichi was so caught up in eating her meat-filled bun that she forgot to swallow.

"If you can’t do that, pretend to be deaf."

Hmm, that is a solution indeed.

"Or you could just give them a beating."

Is there really a mother-in-law who teaches her daughter-in-law to be so assertive?

"You shouldn’t be too polite as a person, because there are many shameless people in this world. But you can’t be too impolite either, because when encountering the public security force, being shameless doesn’t work. In other words, this is a world of ethics, morals, and propriety."

Yi Chichi swallowed the meat bun, it was delicious; her mother-in-law’s bun-making skills were superb.

After the autumn harvest, maybe she could make some to send to Wen Shi?

But then she thought about the weather on the island, and feared the buns would spoil before reaching their destination.

Forget it, Wen Shi was destined not to taste the buns made by his mother’s hands for a while, so she’d better enjoy them herself.

"Actually, there’s another way to deal with their excessive talking."

Yi Chichi looked up, "What way?"

"Complain."