Chapter 158 Sitting on the ground, hugging his leg and crying

In the evening, Bai Nuo and Fang Meng had dinner together. The neighboring families had exchanged waterproof cloth and coarse cloth from Bai Nuo for basket linings. Since the two men didn't have the skills, they decided that the two men would cook dinner together, while the three women, Sun Yuxi, Chao Xianhua, and Qin Xuehua, would sew the basket linings for the five of them.

Of course, the group unanimously decided that the grass carp and pheasant contributed by Xie Weidong and Eugene would be the dinner for all five of them.

Sun Yuxi and the others didn't know how to weave basket lids from rattan, and they were too embarrassed to ask Bai Nuo for help, especially since Fang Meng was watching them. Even if they were comfortable asking their girlfriends, they wouldn't dare to ask in front of Fang Meng.

They could see it clearly: that person didn't give face to anyone except Bai Nuo.

However, the wisdom of the people is boundless.

Even without a lid, the three girls studied it for a while and finally folded back an edge at the top of the lining, sewed a closure, threaded a rope through it, and tied it tightly with a knot, so that it would be difficult for outsiders to untie it directly.

If that's the case, then it's not just a matter of looking; they could sue the other party for attempted theft.

"By the way, I don't think I saw Wang Zhiqing come to work today. This morning, I heard from the people in our team that Wang Zhiqing went to get a marriage certificate with someone else. Do you know what happened?"

Sun Yuxi and the other two couldn't sew as fast as Bai Nuo. After dinner, none of them went back to their rooms. While it was still light, they sat in the passageway by the door, chatting and working on their tasks.

Bai Nuo also went back to the storage room and took out another bunch of rattan, which she placed on the small square table while chatting and weaving baskets.

Fang Meng sat on a small stool opposite, leaning against the wall of his own little house, drinking tea and watching the girl across from him busy at work, occasionally handing her a tool.

Bai Nuo didn't expect the people from the Seven Waters Brigade to be so good at keeping secrets. She originally thought it would be exposed today. She was in the breeding team, so she didn't hear any news. It turns out that everyone was still holding back!

"Who knows? I felt something was off in the fields today. The older women were all whispering and talking in secret, and even a lot of the men in the team were talking amongst themselves. But when I went over, they all stopped talking. If I wasn't sure I hadn't gotten into any trouble lately, I would have started to wonder if I had done something wrong."

Chao Xianhua sighed helplessly. After returning, she was busy modifying the basket and eating. Only now did she remember what happened during the day.

Qin Xuehua also looked puzzled: "You know what, me too. What happened to our educated youth compound? Why are we suddenly being isolated?"

Aside from Bai Nuo and Fang Meng, who were present, it's estimated that only Xie Weidong, the administrator of the educated youth compound, knew the truth.

He originally thought that this matter would not be exposed until the two of them officially registered their marriage tomorrow.

Thinking of Wang Mudan, Xie Weidong sat on the bench and leaned against the wall with a melancholy expression.

Who can understand the bitterness of being dragged away by the brigade leader early in the morning and lectured for half a day about the effective management policy for educated youth?

“You guys think that now that I’ve moved out of the dormitory, the position of administrator should be handed over, since I live alone in the side courtyard and can’t take care of things over there. How about letting Hu Ziqiang do it? I think he really wants the position.”

"You've finally decided to quit this thankless, arduous, and miserable job as an administrator!"

Qin Xuehua looked at Xie Weidong with amusement. It seemed that this guy had lost some hair ever since he was forced to take on the role of administrator.

"Did Xie, the educated youth, work as an administrator for a long time?" Sun Yuxi asked Xie Weidong curiously.

"It's been almost two years, hasn't it?" Xie Weidong nodded.

Qin Xuehua nodded: "It should be about time. I remember you took over when I first went to the countryside. I've been in the countryside for two years now."

Xie Weidong sighed softly: "It wasn't me before, it was an older brother who went to the countryside a year earlier than me. However, two years ago, that older brother married a female educated youth from the next brigade and then moved to the next brigade overnight."

Xie Weidong chuckled and pouted, "Now I suspect that the reason that older brother, a former educated youth, didn't let his wife move in was because he didn't want to be the administrator anymore."

"Pfft!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The group burst into laughter at Xie Weidong's miserable and frustrated expression, and even Fang Meng almost choked on his tea.

The contrast between Xie Zhiqing, who appeared mature, composed, and responsible before, and the one who now looks so melancholy and gloomy, yet speaks in a very relaxed tone and jokes with them, is truly striking.

However, it seems that Xie Weidong didn't have any particularly close friends in the educated youth compound before. His attitude towards everyone was pretty much the same, humble and polite but with a hint of aloofness.

They are neither enemies nor friends.

It was only after Eugene and Fang Meng arrived that they became a little closer to the cheerful and lively Eugene. However, since one lived in a dormitory and the other in a single room, they could only talk occasionally when they were working in the fields.

Now things are different. Apart from Chai Shiming, the people in their side courtyard all get along quite well. The four girls have similar personalities and their relationship is getting closer. They have quietly formed a sisterhood group and would walk together when they go to and from work.

Because of Bai Nuo's presence, Fang Meng would always follow behind. Eugene, a devoted fan of Fang Meng, was also there, and this small group grew larger and larger, with each person leading the others.

After that, Chai Shiming, the only person who had been isolated in the side courtyard, moved out, and Xie Weidong moved in in his place. Naturally, he was pulled into Eugene's clique.

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