It had been a long time since he asked the question, but Lu Chen didn't respond. He seemed to have encountered some eternal problem, with his brows furrowed and a hint of annoyance in his expression.
Meng Yinyin's heart sank, suspecting that he would impatiently blurt out "It has nothing to do with me" in the next second.
That won’t work!
Her work points are still waiting for him to save!
Therefore, Meng Yinyin's attitude became even more humble, and her tone unconsciously carried a bit of coquettishness and cuteness. She even addressed Lu Chen without the word "comrade" in order to be able to get closer to him.
She paid too much for work points.
"Lu Chen, can you help me?"
She continued to plead in a soft voice: "You also know that I am not good at work. If I continue like this, the captain will definitely scold me, and maybe even drive me away..."
"Although I have only been in the Nanjiao Brigade for half a month, I have already fallen in love with this place with beautiful scenery, outstanding people and wonderful places. I don't want to leave here at all. Moreover, I think you are a very nice person and it is very happy to work with you. If I went to another brigade, I might not meet such a good partner..."
Meng Yinyin has this ability. She can lie without changing her expression, and people even think her tone is very sincere.
Stirring her fingers, she blinked guiltily, her long, curly eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings, hiding the thoughts in her eyes. Then, she finally spoke out her wishful thinking.
"So, can you help me quietly like you did this morning? I can pay you!"
Lu Chen's thoughts finally came back to him when he heard these words. He forced himself to squeeze out the disturbing words that Meng Yinyin said from his mind, then raised his head and looked at Meng Yinyin with complicated eyes.
That look seemed to say—are you serious
Meng Yinyin shamelessly used what happened in the morning as evidence.
"Just like in the morning, if you just spare a few minutes to do some work, my work points will be enough!"
"Besides, didn't the captain ask me to learn from you? We will both work together in the future. Wouldn't it be more convenient this way? When you help me with the work, I will record a few work points and give you the money. I will definitely not default on your debt!"
"If you're worried about being discovered, then I'll stand guard outside and make sure no one sees you while you're helping me work, and no third person will know about this!"
Meng Yinyin was almost about to swear to the heavens.
However, even though she had considered every aspect and was talking until her mouth was almost dry, Lu Chen still just looked at her solemnly without saying anything.
Seeing this, Meng Yinyin's face suddenly fell, and the last glimmer of light in her eyes disappeared completely.
So it still doesn't work
Is it true that what awaits her is just being deported back to her place of registered residence
Or, do I really have to find someone to marry here
Although this was a serious idea given to her by her parents, who didn't want her to suffer too much in the countryside, and based on her looks and temperament, it shouldn't be difficult for her to find a partner.
In this way, at least she would have someone to rely on in the countryside and would not be alone and bullied.
But Meng Yinyin is only eighteen years old. Under the influence of her parents' romantic love, she actually advocates free love in her heart, where men and women are attracted to each other, and then get to know each other and fall in love.
And as her parents said, letting her find a good man here to marry is more like finding support than getting married.
In fact, she was somewhat unhappy in her heart.
Otherwise, why would she have racked her brains every day for the past half month to fight over those damn work points? If she really wanted to get married and lie down, she would have done it long ago.
However, seeing that her last plan failed, Meng Yinyin finally despaired.
She decided to seriously consider getting married.
While she was thinking about this, Lu Chen never spoke.
Meng Yinyin glanced at him dimly, and naturally assumed that he had rejected her proposal.
Forget it, just get married. She has given up struggling anyway!
But even if she wants to get married, she must find a handsome man with a good family background, who can give her meat to eat and who won't let her work!
After thinking it through, Meng Yinyin completely gave up working and sat back at the entrance of the bamboo forest where she had sat in the morning in a huff, distancing herself from Lu Chen again.
Now that you have made the decision, you have to take action.
Before, the only thing on her mind all day and all night was work. In the entire Nanjiao Brigade, she didn't know anyone except a group of educated youth at the educated youth point, the brigade leader and the scorer.
Oh, now there is one more Lu Chen.
However, Lu Chen was not within her consideration for the time being. Although he was indeed very handsome, given that he had just ruthlessly rejected her proposal, Meng Yinyin did not want to see Lu Chen at all.
Although she knew in her heart that he didn't have to agree to her request, Meng Yinyin was still very angry.
As for the other people at the educated youth point, Meng Yinyin curled her lips and looked down on them.
Although those male educated youth worked better than her, they worked so hard every day that they could only earn enough work points for themselves. It was absolutely impossible for them to support one more person.
And the most important thing is that she thinks they are all ugly!
As for the captain and the scorer, they are married and almost old enough to be her father. How could she possibly consider them? She is not morally corrupt!
Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to find an opportunity to collect information on other unmarried young men of marriageable age in the team, and then carefully screen and identify them.
The population of Nanjiao Brigade is not small, and there are a lot of unmarried young men. She should be able to choose a suitable partner... right
Meng Yinyin supported her chin and sighed sadly, feeling that her life was even more pitiful than the little yellow flowers on the roadside.
Tottering, helpless, and crying.
When Meng Yinyin turned to leave, she was so angry that she didn't notice that Lu Chen's lips moved behind her, as if he wanted to call her, but he hesitated for a moment and finally did not speak. Instead, he chose to turn around and picked up the hatchet on the ground, then picked up a small bundle of unpolished bamboo sticks, and walked hesitantly to Meng Yinyin.
Meng Yinyin noticed it out of the corner of her eye, but because she was still angry, she ignored it and just snorted deliberately, trying to tell Lu Chen that she was still angry with him.
But no one knew whether Lu Chen had a problem with his ears or was born with a little bit of a brain, he just stood in front of her as if he didn't hear anything, and then in front of her, with his head down, he carefully processed the bamboo strips.
At first, Meng Yinyin deliberately turned her gaze away and ignored him, but she caught a glimpse of Lu Chen still standing there, maintaining the same posture as before, polishing the bamboo strips. Her attention was drawn to him, and she couldn't help but wonder in her heart.
What is he doing
Why do you have to come to work next to me
Could it be that he wanted to take this opportunity to show off how good he was at work?!
If that's true, then he's so bad!
But think about it, Lu Chen shouldn't be that boring.
So what on earth does he want to do
Meng Yinyin couldn't figure it out, but she couldn't suppress her curiosity, so she could only tighten her face and speak viciously to Lu Chen who was standing right in front of her.
"Can you please go work over there? You're blocking the wind for me!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a cool breeze blew from behind her, blowing the hair behind her ears onto her face.
Just the last second she complained that Lu Chen was blocking her from the wind, but the next second the wind blew from the opposite direction.
Meng Yinyin: “… ”
Meng Yinyin pulled the hair off her face in shame and anger, she was so embarrassed that she wanted to go crazy.
Why does even God bully her
Fortunately, Lu Chen seemed to have noticed nothing. When he heard her say that he was blocking her wind, he silently moved two steps to the side. Then he made sure that what he did was still within Meng Yinyin's sight before he stopped again and continued to work slowly.
After staring at him angrily for a few seconds, Meng Yinyin finally gave up and asked him desperately.
"What on earth do you want to do? The whole bamboo forest is so big, and you have to work in front of me. Are you deliberately trying to annoy me?"
This time, Lu Chen did not remain silent. Instead, he suddenly raised his head, frowned, and looked at Meng Yinyin in surprise, as if he was curious about why she thought so.
When Meng Yinyin saw an expression other than blank expression on his face for the first time, she knew that Lu Chen did not mean that.
"So what do you want to do..."
Meng Yinyin had already lost her temper because of him.
Lu Chen hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to start.
He looked down at the bamboo strips in his hand and found that only two of them were intact.
From the time he stood in front of Meng Yinyin until now, according to his normal speed, he should have processed at least five bamboo sticks.
But at this moment, he only had two processed bamboo strips in his hand.
It was not because he didn't want to work or was not feeling well, but because he deliberately slowed down his pace, even slower than the first time he processed the bamboo strips. He processed the bamboo strips slowly and clearly, step by step, trying to let Meng Yinyin see the whole process clearly.
However, he was not good at speaking and was worried that his unpleasant voice would disgust Meng Yinyin, so he did not explain in advance.
However, he never expected that his unintentional action would be misunderstood by Meng Yinyin as deliberate showing off.
Moreover, the moment he was misunderstood by Meng Yinyin, he inexplicably felt uncomfortable in his heart, and at the same time, for the first time in his life, he had the urge to explain things clearly.
Maybe she was the first person who was willing to approach him actively, or maybe she had just praised him as a good person, so Lu Chen didn't want her to misunderstand him.
The moment this thought came to his mind, he lowered his head, and his lips slowly uttered two words as if out of his control.
"Teach you."
The voice was very low, but because the two were close, Meng Yinyin heard it clearly.
She was stunned, and her mind unconsciously recalled how Lu Chen had just handled the bamboo strips. It seemed that his movements were indeed much slower than before.
But just now she was only focused on being angry, and thought that Lu Chen deliberately slowed down and did this in front of her to show off.
I didn't expect that he actually wanted to teach me by slowing down.
For a moment, the anger in Meng Yinyin's heart was instantly extinguished by his two words.
But doesn't he think too highly of himself? Does he really think she can learn it just by watching it a few times
Meng Yinyin silently complained a few words in her heart, but thinking of Lu Chen's kind gesture, she still thanked him politely.
However, she couldn't help but feel curious. Since he was willing to spend so much time and effort to teach her, why didn't he just agree to her request and do more work for her? That way, he could get paid.
After all, no matter how you look at it, the latter will obviously save more time and effort for Lu Chen, a skilled worker.
Thinking this in her mind, Meng Yinyin subconsciously asked this question.
Realizing that Meng Yinyin was no longer angry, Lu Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Facing Meng Yinyin's question, he hesitated for a moment, and finally, under her curious gaze, he slowly uttered a few words again in a hoarse voice.
"This is not good."
Perhaps it was because he had already spoken to Meng Yinyin twice, and she had not shown any disgust or disdain for his voice or the way he spoke. This time, after Lu Chen finished speaking, he couldn't help but secretly observe her expression while Meng Yinyin wasn't paying attention.
After confirming once again that she didn't mind his unpleasant voice, Lu Chen suddenly felt an indescribable joy in his heart.
However, because he was used to hiding all his emotions in his heart, what appeared in front of Meng Yinyin was Lu Chen, still with an expressionless face, and then he just glanced at her unintentionally.
She didn't take it to heart and was still thinking about what Lu Chen had just said.
He said that this was not a good idea, which probably meant that he didn't want to lie to me, so he didn't agree to my request.
Rather than doing that, he would rather teach Meng Yinyin these skills and then let her earn work points by herself in an honest way.
Meng Yinyin once again confirmed one thing, that is, Lu Chen really thought too highly of her.
At the same time, she couldn't help but mutter a few words in her heart, how come his moral bottom line is higher than hers.
After muttering, Meng Yinyin stopped worrying about it.
After all, she was in a calm mood at the moment, and she had already decided to start looking for another way out, so she didn't care about this matter anymore.
"Thank you, but I don't want to learn anymore," she waved her hand, her tone very casual, and it can be seen that she really doesn't intend to learn these things anymore.
But after thinking about it, I realized that if I just gave up like this, I would not be able to explain to the captain.
At least before she found a marriage partner, she couldn't make the captain angry again. Otherwise, she might be sent away by the captain in anger before she found a suitable partner.
So the next second, Meng Yinyin's expression was conflicted for a moment, then she looked at Lu Chen hesitantly and discussed with him in a low voice.
"Well, can you help me keep it a secret for a while, Captain? Don't tell him that I didn't learn from you. I'm not asking you to lie, but when the captain asks you, just keep silent like you are now!"
Anyway, he has always been a taciturn person, the captain should not be able to notice anything.
"After a while, I will go to the captain's house and apologize in person..."
Once she successfully gets married, I guess the captain won't be able to drive her away even if he's angry, right
Hearing this, Lu Chen looked at her silently, as if he disapproved of Meng Yinyin's behavior.
Seeing this, Meng Yinyin could only grit her teeth, glance around, make sure that she and Lu Chen were the only ones around, stomp her feet, and act like a spoiled brat once again.
It's embarrassing, but it's better than being dragged back by the captain!
The next second, Meng Yinyin raised her head, clasped her hands together, looked at him hopefully with her clear and bright eyes, and begged in a soft voice.
"Lu Chen, please, please help me, okay? I really have something important to do..."
The moment Lu Chen looked down, he happened to see Meng Yinyin looking up at him.
At that moment, her beautiful, almost flawless face suddenly caught his eye.
This was the first time that Lu Chen had viewed her facial features from such a close distance, and it was also the first time that he truly experienced what it meant to be so beautiful that one dared not even take a second look.
His breathing hitched.
The next second, he looked away in panic.
My larynx moved unconsciously and my heartbeat became inexplicably violent.
"Lu Chen, can I..."
In his ear, her soft voice continued to call his name.
Silence for a few seconds.
Amid the sound of his heartbeat like a drum, Lu Chen heard himself humming in a deep voice.
"You promised, you promised!"
"Great, I knew you were a good person!"
Because of Lu Chen's "hmm", Meng Yinyin was so happy that she almost jumped up. She was so excited that she didn't notice Lu Chen's abnormality.
When she came to her senses, she saw Lu Chen had returned to the stone in the distance, with his back to her and his head down, working.
Meng Yinyin took advantage of the fact that his back was facing her and smiled unconsciously at his back.
After what happened today, she not only felt that Lu Chen was a really good person, but also decided to include Lu Chen in her circle of friends.
Although he is cold and quiet, he is actually kind-hearted and principled. He is a friend worth making friends with!
But thinking about what Yu Xiaoyu said at noon, he lost both his parents when he was young, and Lu Chen didn't dress well, so I guess his family conditions wouldn't be very good.
If his conditions were better, not too good, with a separate small courtyard, where he could close the door and she wouldn't have to deal with other people. She could occasionally eat rice and meat, and she wouldn't have to work in the fields. That would be enough.
That was all she asked for now.
In this case, he should have met all of Meng Yinyin's requirements for a dream husband, right
But think about it, this is impossible. After all, Lu Chen had such a miserable life. Maybe he is still living under the roof of his relatives. How could he have his own family, or a family that is quite good compared to the rest of the team
Oh, forget it, I'd better stop dreaming and think of a way to find out about the other young men in the team.
That afternoon, Meng Yinyin didn't do anything and Lu Chen didn't come over either. They were just working hard the whole time, as if they had endless energy and didn't know how to get tired.
So when the scorer came to ask Meng Yinyin about her progress in the afternoon, because of the three work points in the morning, Meng Yinyin simply said shamelessly that she was too tired in the morning and couldn't even lift her hands, so she didn't do anything else in the afternoon.
The scorer didn't know whether he was accustomed to such scenes or was still immersed in the joy of Meng Yinyin getting three work points in the morning. Seeing this, he did not criticize Meng Yinyin for the first time, but comforted her with a smile.
"Farm work is like this. It's really tiring at first, and your whole body will feel uncomfortable, but it will be fine once you get used to it. Meng Zhiqing, I hope you can continue to work hard tomorrow. I'm rooting for you."
After saying that, the scorer glanced at the situation on Lu Chen's side, then lowered his head and wrote a zero and a ten on the scorebook, then turned and left.
Although Meng Yinyin didn't do anything, she didn't eat enough at noon, so she was already hungry.
Seeing the scorer leave, she stretched herself, turned around and glanced at Lu Chen, and saw that Lu Chen was still maintaining his previous posture, and it seemed that he was going to continue working for a while.
Meng Yinyin couldn't help but secretly admire him in her heart, he was indeed a model worker. Then she said to the other side, "I'll go back first", and left with a brisk pace.
Hehehe, she will have to ask Yu Xiaoyu later which family in the brigade is more wealthy and happens to have an unmarried young man!
When the excited footsteps gradually disappeared in the bamboo forest, Lu Chen, who was as silent as a sculpture, slowly stopped his sore wrist.
Raising his hand, he couldn't help but touch his heart. Although it had returned to normal beating, the inexplicable throbbing before was still engraved in his memory.
He tried to recall that feeling, but Meng Yinyin's face unconsciously appeared in his mind.
Lu Chen put down his hand almost as if he had been electrocuted, and frowned at the same time.
What's wrong with me
…
As for Meng Yinyin, after returning to the educated youth point, she started to get busy.
Today was her and Yu Xiaoyu's turn to cook dinner. If it were in the past, Meng Yinyin would definitely pout and walk into the kitchen reluctantly.
But at this moment, she thought that she would ask Yu Xiaoyu something that would be inconvenient for others to hear, so this small space in the kitchen was just right for the two of them to talk.
When they were the only two people left in the kitchen, Meng Yinyin couldn't help but speak.
"Xiaoyu, do you know which family in our entire production team is the richest and has the best conditions?"
Since you are going to get married, of course you want to marry the one with the best conditions, otherwise you will suffer a lot!
Yu Xiaoyu didn't understand, so she subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?"
Meng Yinyin blinked and said without changing her expression.
"Nothing, I just want to say that I have been here for such a long time, and it seems that I don't know anything about other people and things in the team, so I want to hear what you have to say."
"oh."
Yu Xiaoyu didn't think much about it after hearing this, and honestly told Meng Yinyin what she had heard and observed during this period.
"It seems that there are two families with the best conditions in the Nanjiao Brigade. One is the brigade leader, and the other is the Lu family."
Meng Yinyin was not surprised that the captain's family was well-off. After all, a village official was still an official, and one could not become one without some strength and conditions.
But the Lu family
Is it the Lu family that Lu Chen belongs to
Just as Meng Yinyin was about to ask more, she heard Yu Xiaoyu say, "But this Lu family is not the Lu family of Lu Chen who worked with you. It's Lu Chen's uncle, Lu Dashan's family."
Hearing this, Meng Yinyin slowly said "oh".
I don't know why, but I feel a little disappointed.
For a moment, she actually hoped that Yu Xiaoyu would say that the Lu family was the Lu family of Lu Chen.
However, she quickly ignored this inexplicable emotion, and then she asked curiously: "Is his family rich? Why?"
"I don't know either, but the last time I passed by his house, I saw that his house was made entirely of red bricks!"
You have to know that in those days other members were still struggling to solve the problem of food and clothing, and most of them lived in mud houses or wooden and stone houses, but Lu Dashan's family actually lived in a brick house, all red bricks, which was not much worse than the one in the city.
"Wow, his family is really rich then."
Meng Yinyin couldn't help but exclaimed.
"But isn't his family also a farmer? Why is he so rich?"
Meng Yinyin's doubts were also Yu Xiaoyu's doubts. She shook her head and said, "I don't know either, but I seem to have heard that his family was not rich before. It seems that many years ago, they suddenly became rich one year and got a lot of money, and then built a new house."
Got some money suddenly
Could it be that he had found a treasure? Or did he meet a noble person
Meng Yinyin frowned and muttered softly.
Seeing her so curious, Yu Xiaoyu found it funny.
"Why do you care so much about their family affairs?"
"No, no!" Meng Yinyin immediately retorted, "I'm just curious. I didn't expect there are people so rich here."
This made sense, so Yu Xiaoyu no longer doubted it and just said, "Isn't their daughter getting married tomorrow? How about we go and join them? And visit their home while we're at it."
When saying this, Yu Xiaoyu felt a little embarrassed and her face turned red.
Although she was not as greedy as Meng Yinyin, she had indeed been craving for meat for a long time. In addition, she asked the team leader in the afternoon whether their educated youth could attend the banquet tomorrow, and the answer she got was "it's up to you."
Doesn’t casual mean you can do whatever you want
That's why she couldn't help but discuss this matter with Meng Yinyin.
When Meng Yinyin heard this, her eyes widened immediately. Without even thinking, she nodded and said, "Okay, okay, let's go together tomorrow!"
Meng Yinyin was so excited at the thought of eating meat at the banquet tomorrow.
And she realized belatedly that if there was a wedding banquet, there would definitely be a lot of guests, and maybe the entire team would go.
This seems to be a good way to gather everyone together, so it would be convenient for her to see what everyone looks like!
When the time comes, she will make a note of the people she likes looking at, and then she can ask them one by one!
By attending a banquet, you can eat meat and take the opportunity to select your fiancé.
Meng Yinyin suddenly felt like she was a genius!
She suddenly looked forward to tomorrow very eagerly.