Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 95: Flood Waters Inundate the Dragon King’s Temple
This comment rendered everyone silent.
After a long pause, the team leader sighed, "I’m just not cut out for chatting with you guys."
Before he finished speaking, he quickly switched to speed walking mode and left.
From the back, he looked a bit panicked, like he’d seen a ghost.
In an instant, the way Liu Lan and the others looked at Yi Chichi changed.
She was at a loss, wanting to say something to explain herself and improve her impression, but then realized she hadn’t really said anything wrong and didn’t feel the need to explain.
So she stayed silent until they reached their destination.
And then—
"So many people!"
The place was packed with people, many wearing red and green or green and red.
There were both elderly and young people.
Traditional instruments like gongs, drums, cymbals, suona, and erhu gathered for a big convention.
As soon as they entered the crowd, Yi Chichi and the others got separated.
Zhou Qiuyu, being a step slower, ended up bumped together with Yi Chichi from behind.
This girl was small, and a child suddenly shouted and rushed over. To avoid the child, she squeezed to the side, just running into an aunt who raised her arm.
With a thud, she got hit by an elbow and ended up falling backward.
Yi Chichi, quick to react, grabbed her, but the position was such that she pulled the girl into her arms.
Zhou Qiuyu’s eyes suddenly widened, then she smiled and said.
"Chichi, thanks for catching me!"
As she spoke, her arm wrapped around Chichi’s neck.
Yi Chichi felt something was off but couldn’t pinpoint it at the moment, so she didn’t dwell on it and helped her stand up properly.
"Be careful."
"Got it!"
She nodded with a smile, "Chichi, do you want to go inside?"
Yi Chichi glanced at the packed crowd inside and shook her head hastily.
"I’ll just look from outside."
She was worried about getting crushed if she went inside, and also concerned about stampedes, so staying in a safe place seemed best.
Zhou Qiuyu looked hesitant, and seeing this, Yi Chichi knew she wanted to join the crowd but didn’t want to leave her alone.
"Go ahead and have fun; I’ll head back myself if I get bored."
"...Alright."
After hesitating for two seconds, Zhou Qiuyu couldn’t resist her urge to join the crowd and left.
Yi Chichi watched her weave agilely through the crowd and disappear from view, then smiled as she backed out to find a quiet, elevated spot to enjoy the spectacle.
Before she could find a place, Wen Shi and He Yunsong appeared beside her, like two imposing door gods.
"What are you looking for?"
The two of them followed her gaze, seeing nothing but frozen farmland and bare trees.
The sudden voice startled Yi Chichi, and she replied in annoyance, "How do you two walk so quietly, like cats?"
"Just walk like this."
Wen Shi stated flatly and even demonstrated a bit for her.
Yi Chichi’s mouth twitched, thinking that aside from having good looks and decent intelligence, Wen Shi had astonishingly low emotional intelligence.
"Aren’t you going in to join the fun?"
"No, it’s too crowded."
And there’s a chance the team leader might recruit them for a performance, which was a chilling thought.
Yi Chichi made an "oh" sound, "How’s your mom doing?"
"Recovering well."
Speaking of his mother’s health, Wen Shi gave her a grateful look, "Thanks for convincing my mom to go to the hospital for surgery."
Otherwise, who knows how much longer she would have suffered.
"No thanks needed, it’s what I should do."
Yi Chichi waved her hand, looking around but not seeing Wen’s mother, and asked curiously, "Isn’t Auntie out here?"
"There!"
He pointed towards the waist drum team, slightly helpless, "She came out early."
Wen’s mother, now recovering well, was holding two drumsticks and chatting with someone beside her, smiling gently.
"She’s very happy!"
"Hmm."
Wen Shi nodded, "Thanks to you."
He Yunsong clicked his tongue, feeling that something about this remark was off.
Seeing Yi Chichi about to be polite again, he couldn’t help but interrupt, "Can you two stop with the small talk and get to the point?"
"Do I have serious matters to discuss with you two?"
Yi Chichi answered with a question, looking confused.
She didn’t feel like their relationship was at the level where they would discuss serious matters.
Besides, there were no serious matters, right?
Turns out, there was.
"We’re heading to report on the fifth; don’t forget the medicine you promised us!"
At this, Yi Chichi realized this was indeed a serious matter.
She nodded seriously, "Don’t worry, I’ll definitely make it for you."
Having received both money and tickets, she had to fulfill her obligation no matter what.
The money and tickets she received were absolutely non-refundable.
That would go against her money-obsessed nature.
"Once you settle down, remember to update me with your address."
Otherwise, she wouldn’t know where to send the medicine once it was ready.
"Of course!"
Originally, she thought the conversation was over at this point, but then Wen Shi added—
"Also, I have a favor to ask!"
"What favor?"
Yi Chichi became instantly wary, needing to assess if the favor was within her capabilities before deciding whether to help.
If it was outside her capabilities, the answer was no help!
Saying yes was impossible.
Wen Shi spoke softly, "There’s someone in the cowshed who we have some connections with; could you help take care of them, maybe pass a message at a crucial time or something?"
Yi Chichi, ... Damn, this was like receiving a pillow when drowsy.
She was internally delighted but feigned confusion, "I don’t understand, why would you ask me for this instead of the team leader uncle?"
Local residents had an advantage over an outsider like her.
"The team leader isn’t suitable."
He didn’t say why, and Yi Chichi didn’t ask.
"I’m afraid I’ll be discovered."
She initially planned to use this as a counter to see if she could get any useful information out of them, but Wen Shi and He Yunsong misunderstood her unwillingness and chose to give up with a sigh.
"Forget it; just live your life."
"???"
What the heck?
Why did they suddenly give up?
She didn’t feel it was right to persuade them and could only feign curiosity, "Who are you connected to?"
"Both Qin and Ye."
Great, this was like the flood washing over the Dragon King Temple, family not recognizing family.
She found it hard to suppress her discomfort, "What kind of connection?"
"Mr. Qin once spoke to us, and the one named Ye used to be our leader."
That connection was indeed deep.
She acknowledged with a sound, then probed again, "Does the team leader know?"
"Yes!"
Since they knew, yet they didn’t ask the team leader for help, instead finding her, a newcomer.
It’s hard not to suspect something is going on.
She wanted to ask but felt Wen Shi wouldn’t say if she did.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have refused to tell her why the team leader wasn’t suitable earlier.
With this in mind, she nodded, "Alright, I’ll take the job."
Unexpectedly, both were stunned to hear her agree and then both looked down at her.
"Why did you suddenly agree?"
"Considering your status."
Yi Chichi responded smoothly, causing Wen Shi and He Yunsong to laugh in surprise.
Her answer was indeed unexpected.
