Chapter 11: Hand Injured

"My brother isn't back yet. What are you looking for him for?"

"Hello, I'm Su Qingyue. I just came from the capital. I want to go to the county town."

"Okay, I'll tell him when my brother comes back."

Su Qingyue and Zhuangzhuang had just left when Yuan Guang drove the ox cart and pulled Pei Huaiye back to the village.

They had served in the army together and entered the Xichuan Criminal Investigation Team together after retiring.

Because they often had to execute secret missions, they disguised their identities in the Shuangshui Brigade. Pei Huaiye pretended to be a second-level technician at the county machinery factory, driving an ox cart to work every day, while Yuan Guang was a traveling physician in the city.

The two often drove the ox cart to ask for medical advice, making it convenient to travel between the city and the countryside.

"We're home. Pei-ge, your injury is a bit serious, you must lie in bed and rest."

Pei Huaiye had already changed into a dark blue coarse cloth outfit, but even so, he couldn't hide his rugged handsomeness, "Okay, I know."

Pei Huaimei saw her brother return and ran over with a smile, "Su Qingyue just came looking for you to take the cart, but you weren't here."

Pei Huaiye and Yuan Guang looked at each other. Both of them remembered the arrogant and unreasonable "Su Qingyue" on the train.

Pei Huaiye's sword-like brows tightened, his eyes full of disdain, "Su Qingyue? Not pulling her!"

Pei Huaimei was disappointed in her brother, "Brother, do you know how beautiful she is!? I've never seen such a lively beauty!"

"None of my business."

Pei Huaimei looked at this unpromising brother and shook her head in anger.

He didn't earn money, wasn't interested in beautiful women, his retirement allowance was just an ox cart, and he worked as a second-level fitter at the machinery factory, with a monthly salary of only twenty-eight yuan.

He had no prospects at all. No wonder Mom and Dad didn't treat him well!

Pei Huaimei picked up her bamboo basket and left angrily. When she reached the Su family gate, she shouted inside, "My brother is back, you can go ask him yourself."

Pei Huaiye took his medicine and fell into a deep sleep, his dreams exceptionally hot.

That mass of softness was nestled obediently in his arms, acting spoiled one moment and crying the next.

Her breathing and moans wove into a wonderful net, deeply trapping Pei Huaiye, making him indulge in it, unwilling to wake up.

*Knock, knock, knock. * The knocking on the door interrupted the beauty in his dream.

Su Qingyue asked outside, "Comrade Pei, hello, I'm Su Qingyue, may I..."

Pei Huaiye's brain was dizzy, and he didn't listen carefully to the voice outside, only feeling the anger after being forcibly interrupted.

"Get lost!"

His mind was full of the seductive woman from his dream, and he reached out his hand toward his lower body again.

Su Qingyue shook her head, confused. Su Zhuangzhuang's small face wrinkled in anger, "Auntie, he has a bad temper, right! He's a big bad guy!"

Yuan Guang went for a stroll around the threshing floor of the brigade and told the story of "Su Qingyue" being arrogant and unreasonable on the train to Captain Xiang, adding oil and vinegar.

Captain Xiang thought of Su Qingyue's beautiful and generous appearance, and his brows furrowed, "That girl doesn't look like that!"

"You can't judge a book by its cover! We're going to evaluate the Advanced Brigade at the end of the year. This batch of educated youth comes from the city, so we can't let them get used to capitalist styles and corrupt others!"

Captain Xiang pondered for a long time and first went to the educated youth courtyard to warn the educated youth from the city.

He also went to the Su family to do ideological work for Su Qingyue.

"You young people who just returned from the city must set an example and take the lead in building the countryside well."

Su Mingqiang tactfully suggested letting his daughter rest for a few days.

Captain Xiang was unhappy, "The educated youth courtyard has started working since tomorrow. If Su Qingyue doesn't go, your family's work points will be low, and you won't have enough food to support the family."

Su Qianqian stopped her father and big brother, smiling, "Captain Xiang, I will go to work in the fields tomorrow."

Captain Xiang smiled with satisfaction, and only then did he leave.

The next morning, the village broadcast rang out as usual.

Su Qingyue sat up, dazed. Su Qingxi looked at her second sister's face, which was as tender as tofu, and leaned over to pinch it, "Sister, hurry up and get up to eat."

Su Qingyue played with her little sister, ate corn porridge with her family, and went to the fields.

Captain Xiang assigned a slope of land to the educated youth courtyard and Su Qingyue for reclamation, with Su Qingyue's land being the worst, full of rocks and tall grass.

"Sister, why did the captain assign you this kind of land?" Su Qingxi was indignant, and Li Zilan was also very strange, "Forget it, let's finish working quickly, and we'll come to help Qingyue later."

Su Qianqian and Zhou Wenfang were still angry about working early in the morning, but when they saw that Su Qingyue's work was even harder than theirs, they felt balanced instantly.

The summer sun came out very early. Su Qianqian tied the headscarf she had prepared to her head to block the scorching sun.

Sweat soon soaked her bangs, and her delicate face was pink and white, her eyes as bright and clear as if washed by water.

Although the headscarf covered part of her face, her wrists and neck were white and tender, and her figure was good, with meat growing in all the right places. Moving around, her good figure was fully revealed.

Among a group of female comrades, she was exceptionally dazzling.

For a time, many people looked toward Su Qingyue. Many men had lecherous thoughts in their eyes, and some aunts and women, seeing their own men's eyes about to fall out, aimed their anger at Su Qingyue, cursing her as a vixen!

Su Qingyue herself was unaware of these dirty thoughts. She swung her hoe, and her palms turned red before long. She took a break and continued weeding.

So this was how hard her family had been living!

Thinking of this, she still felt she had to find a job in the county town. It was too hard to improve the family's life by relying on earning work points.

After work, Dai Xiaohong and Li Yun returned to the educated youth courtyard to cook. Corn porridge, a plate of stir-fried wild vegetables, and a plate of stir-fried eggs.

The food could be said to be quite good.

But Zhou Wenfang frowned in disgust, "No meat?!"

Li Yun said unpleasantly, "The captain said we came to the countryside to build it, not to enjoy happiness!"

Su Qianqian smoothed things over, "Everyone was assigned a fifty-pound bag of grain, right? We can take out the white flour to cook first, and we'll be fine after the autumn harvest."

Dai Xiaohong flushed, "I won't eat it, my fine rice and flour are to be sent home."

Several male educated youth were slurping their food and didn't have time to talk. Su Qianqian saw that Shen Xunbao hadn't come.

At night, she secretly went to the kitchen and used her own white flour to make a bowl of noodles for Shen Xunbao.

Su Qingyue had been assigned the worst land for reclamation for three days in a row, and her tender white hands were rubbed with several large blisters, and her wrists were swollen.

Su Mingqiang slammed his enamel cup on the table, "Don't go to work tomorrow. The Su family doesn't lack that mouthful of food."

Su Qingwu also advised, "Qingyue, go to the county town tomorrow, and take the package by the way. You are educated, see if there's any work you can do?"

"Then Dad, come with me, I'll take you to see your waist."

Su Mingqiang waved his hand, refusing to listen no matter how they persuaded him.

The next day, before dawn, Su Qingyue took five cents and got on the public bus to the county town.

Pei Huaiye had his wounds scabbed over and drove the ox cart to the county town early in the morning to change his medicine. He had just registered the ox cart when he saw the public bus drive past him.

He glanced at the car window and froze instantly!

The girl by the window had eyes like autumn water and red lips and white teeth. Wasn't that the girl from the note he had been thinking about day and night!

Pei Huaiye's actions were faster than his brain; he had already jumped off the ox cart and was running wildly after the bus. He was like a fierce hunting leopard, running until his wounds split and fresh blood overflowed, but he didn't dare to stop.

After entering the city, the road was crowded with cars, and several cars stopped at the bus station. Su Qingyue went to the restroom first, asked for directions, and walked toward the post office.

Pei Huaiye ran to the bus station, panting, searching anxiously for that beautiful figure, but couldn't find her.

His heart sank to the bottom, and his eyes were terrifyingly gloomy.

Pei Huaiye ran out of the bus station, looking left and right, and his eyes suddenly fixed.

That girl was walking toward the post office!

Pei Huaiye crossed the road and rushed to the entrance of the post office in one stride, only to hear the girl ask softly, "Are there any packages for Su Qianqian?"

Pei Huaiye let out a sigh of relief and revealed a smile. So her name was Su Qianqian. ===== CHAPTER 12 =====