Chapter 31

Su Qingyue rolled her eyes in her heart, gave a perfunctory smile on the surface, and didn't speak.

Before long, Zhang Dongfeng walked out of the office, "Before we start business, everyone stop what you're doing, I have a few words to say.

I have arranged other tasks for Comrade Su Qingyue; from now on, she will work the morning shift and go out to run the market in the afternoon. Chen Yan, rearrange the shifts.

Su Qingyue is working hard for the efficiency of the Hongqi Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and I hope other colleagues will cooperate as much as possible and not hold her back."

Chen Yan smiled happily, clapping her hands until they were red, and cheered for Su Qingyue non-stop.

Jiang Meng smiled awkwardly and reluctantly, practically wanting to crush the abacus beads in her hand.

She really wanted to see what kind of ability Su Qingyue actually had!

After work that day, Su Qingyue bought two jin of peanuts and three jin of melon seeds, packing them in two paper bags.

The commune was showing a movie in a few days, so she bought some snacks for her family in advance.

Su Qingyue returned the bicycle to Pei Huaiye and handed one of the bags of peanuts and melon seeds to him.

"Take this to eat."

Pei Huaiye smiled gently and took out a pack of sesame candy and a bottle of canned oranges from behind him.

"You take this too."

The two exchanged snacks, their hands touching naturally, and their eyes met in a flash of sparks before quickly looking away.

There were people all around, so the two kept their distance and walked toward the bus station one after the other.

Back at Shuangshui Village, at the Su family's door.

Su Qingyue raised her eyes and looked at Pei Huaiye with watery eyes, "I'm off tomorrow, what about you?"

Pei Huaiye's mouth curved, his eyes deep and burning, "I'm going to the Back Mountain to hunt wild boars tomorrow, and I'll catch two pheasants for you while I'm at it. See you at the usual place in the evening."

Su Qingyue said anxiously: "I don't eat pork, hunting is dangerous, you'd better not go!"

Seeing that there was no one around, Pei Huaiye leaned his head toward Su Qingyue, his eyes full of teasing laughter, "Who said the wild boar was for you?"

Su Qingyue's little face flushed, and she glared at Pei Huaiye; her bright eyes were exceptionally charming due to her shy anger.

Pei Huaiye rubbed the top of her head, "Alright, hunting wild boars is to pay back the brigade's work points. Remember to collect your pork tomorrow!"

After saying this, he pushed Su Qingyue through the door, waved his hand, and left with a rogue-like air.

The next morning, at the crack of dawn, Pei Huaiye set off with his hunting gear.

Four or five li southeast of the Shuangshui Brigade's Back Mountain, in the deep mountains and old forests, there were countless wild mushrooms, fungi, and various mountain goods.

Unfortunately, wild boars often appeared here, and since people had been rammed to death by wild boars one after another, no one dared to come to the deep mountains and old forests anymore.

Pei Huaiye feared nothing; when he was a child, he had lived alone in a cave for a long time, torn pheasants apart with his bare hands, and driven away wolves.

Not to mention that he had been a soldier for many years; the current Pei Huaiye was not only good at martial arts but also strong and sturdy, and with the addition of hunting gear, when he got fierce, even wild boars were afraid of his ferocious and violent aura.

Pei Huaiye carried a basket on his back and held another in his hand, picking mushrooms and fungi as he saw them and throwing them in.

The quiet forest suddenly made a rustling sound. Pei Huaiye held his breath and saw several pheasants flapping about. He aimed his bow and arrow at two pheasants and threw the basket in his hand at the same time.

Only hearing two 'whoosh' sounds, the two pheasants fell to the ground trembling, and one was also caught in the basket.

Pei Huaiye killed the pheasants on the spot and threw them into the bamboo basket, then used the chicken skin and internal organs to make a trap and placed it between two large trees.

Before long, the smell of meat attracted two wild boars, one large and one small; they had sharp tusks and swallowed the chicken skin and internal organs in one gulp.

As if they smelled the pheasant, the two wild boars' eyes turned blood-red, and they made 'ho-ho' sounds in their mouths, approaching Pei Huaiye one after the other.

Pei Huaiye took down his hunting rifle with ease and familiarity, and after a few 'bang-bang' shots, the small wild boar fell to the ground and couldn't get up. The large wild boar was still struggling clumsily, its hooves digging wildly. Pei Huaiye swung his hunting knife and slashed down 'clack-clack', and accompanied by a huge wail, the wild boar fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

Pei Huaiye frowned and wiped the blood off his face, cut a few bamboo poles and tied them side by side, put the two wild boars and the bamboo basket on them, and pulled the bamboo raft down the mountain.

Early in the morning, Su Qingyue told Xiang Jianming everything about the cooperation between the Hongqi Supply and Marketing Cooperative and the Shuangshui Brigade.

Brigade Captain Xiang put down his dry tobacco pipe, his eyes wide; this little girl had solved a major problem for the village without making a sound!

Xiang Jianming said excitedly, "We're willing to cooperate! So when should we pick the vegetables?"

Su Qingyue smiled and comforted the Brigade Captain, "Captain, you should find a few families today to talk about sending vegetables to the county to sell on a small scale first, and see how many vegetables we can collect."

Xiang Jianming paced back and forth, "Good! If this can be done, you will have done a great thing for the brigade! I'll give you First-Class Work Points!"

Su Qingyue gave a sweet smile and said softly: "Captain, if we can really cooperate, we have to send vegetables to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative every day, and someone in the village has to be responsible for collecting them. In terms of manpower, I hope you will consider my Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law first."

Xiang Jianming narrowed his eyes, "If this really works, I'll arrange easy tasks for your father and your younger sister too!"

Su Qingyue's peach-blossom eyes curved, and she smiled brightly, "Good, then it's a deal!"

Xiang Jianming hummed a little tune and went from house to house to look at the vegetables.

On her way home, Su Qingyue saw Su Qianqian surrounded by people.

She was pushing a brand-new Phoenix-brand bicycle, surrounded by people congratulating her, her chin almost lifted to the sky.

Su Qianqian caught a glimpse of Su Qingyue and immediately grabbed Wang Juqin affectionately.

"Sister Wang, call Li Gousheng over, I'll take him for a ride."

Li Gousheng was eight years old and had never touched a bicycle, so he smiled until his eyes narrowed. His sister Li Cuiyan tapped his head from the side, "Why don't you thank Sister Qianqian yet!"

Li Gousheng immediately said loudly: "Sister Qianqian, you're so good!"

Su Qianqian smiled and responded, "Oh, it's no big deal!"

Chen Erdan tugged at Liu Chunxing's sleeve, looked at Su Qianqian's bicycle, and shouted anxiously, "Mom, Mom!"

Liu Chunxing pinched her son's arm, "Mom what mom! Mom doesn't have a bicycle!"

Chen Erdan's mouth pouted and he was about to cry. Su Qianqian smiled virtuously and generously, "Sister Liu, let Erdan come too, he can sit on the front bar!"

Chen Erdan jumped three feet high, "Sister Qianqian, you're too good! You are the kindest sister in the Shuangshui Brigade!"

Just like that, Su Qianqian rode the bicycle and took the two children around the village. Li Gousheng and Chen Erdan were like two monkeys, squealing with joy.

The rest of the children saw this and all clamored to sit on the bicycle, and Su Qianqian agreed to them one by one.

Su Qianqian enjoyed the villagers' enthusiastic and envious gazes, her cheeks flushed; she hadn't felt this triumphant in a long time!

To maintain her good image, she rode the bicycle back to the Educated Youth Courtyard halfway through, took out all the remaining fruit candies in the box, and distributed them to the group of children.

The villagers all felt that this Su Qianqian was quite good to children, and her character wasn't as unbearable as they thought.

Su Qianqian returned to the Educated Youth Courtyard on her bicycle, and when she saw Shen Xunbao, she stopped quickly.

Li Gousheng and Chen Erdan had sat for the fourth round, and they jumped off the bike and thanked Su Qianqian deeply.

Liu Chunxing ran over to give Su Qianqian three eggs as a thank you, and then took her son home.

The rest of the people were working to earn work points, and only Qiao Wang and Su Qianqian were left in the Educated Youth Courtyard.

Qiao Wang asked Li Gousheng, "Gousheng, do you want to eat White Rabbit Creamy Candy every day?"

Su Qianqian thought to herself, Brother Shen is too good, White Rabbit Creamy Candy is so precious, how can he give it to children so casually.

Qiao Wang raised his eyebrows and smiled at Su Qianqian, giving her an inscrutable look.