Chapter 63
When this batch of educated youth arrived, Qiu Chi also went to the commune.
She now had a delicate balance with the Zhou family. The Zhous were afraid of Qiu Chi, and the bratty kid, San Fu, had been beaten into obedience by her.
Qiu Chi couldn't really leave them either, so she could only live like this.
However, helping the Zhou family with chores was out of the question. At most, she would get some game from the mountains and toss it to Old Woman Zhou or Mother Zhou to cook, or sometimes she would sell it on the black market and save the money for herself.
If they dared to be partial and not give Qiu Chi any meat, Qiu Chi would dare to flip the table.
In an era where even getting a full meal was difficult, being able to eat meat every few days was a luxury. They weren't that stupid, so Qiu Chi's relationship with the Zhou family was now considered peaceful.
As for Zhou Dahua, she got married at the age of 18. Qiu Chi occupied a room all to herself, and the Zhou family didn't dare say anything.
On the way back to the village, the newly arrived educated youth were introducing themselves. Qiu Chi sat on the tractor, resting her chin on her hand and staring into space.
There were six educated youth in this batch, three men and three women.
The most handsome among them was named Xu Jiangyang.
In fact, all the educated youth in this batch were quite good-looking, but Xu Jiangyang was exceptionally handsome.
While the three women were talking, they kept stealing glances at Xu Jiangyang.
Xu Jiangyang, however, turned his gaze to Qiu Chi, who was off to the side, minding her own business and lost in a daze.
“Is this comrade also an educated youth sent to the countryside?”
The uncle next to him chuckled and corrected him, “No, Erxi is a kid from our village.”
When the uncle finished speaking, surprised expressions appeared on the faces of the several educated youth.
It wasn't surprising they thought so. After all, while Qiu Chi's features couldn't be called stunningly beautiful, her skin was very fair, not at all like someone raised in the countryside.
Xu Jiangyang, however, said with an unchanging smile, “It seems the village is very nurturing.”
The uncle was very happy to hear that and started chatting with Xu Jiangyang.
As for Qiu Chi, she continued to rest her chin on her hand, spacing out, without even glancing at them.
Qiu Chi was actually thinking that this might be the last wave of educated youth.
Although she only had Erxi's memories, she had a faint feeling that by next year, the situation would change.
Of course, that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that she felt she was about to recover her memories.
Qiu Chi lowered her eyes, concealing her inner thoughts.
Xu Jiangyang started talking to her again: “Comrade Erxi, you must be very familiar with Qingshan Village, right? When we get to the village, could you show us around?”
Qiu Chi glanced at him, not wanting to bother with him.
The uncle next to Xu Jiangyang quickly said, “Hey, Erxi is the quiet type. The other educated youth will show you around when the time comes.”
His attempt to start a conversation failed, but Xu Jiangyang didn't get angry. He maintained his good-tempered appearance: “I see, thank you, Uncle.”
The tractor was so loud that they had to speak loudly. Now that no one was talking anymore, the only sound on the road was the tractor's engine.
When they arrived, before the tractor had come to a complete stop, Qiu Chi jumped right off. Xu Jiangyang saw this and reached out to grab her, but Qiu Chi was too fast; he didn't even touch the corner of her clothes.
Seeing Qiu Chi land safely, Xu Jiangyang seemed to let out a sigh of relief and said, “Comrade Erxi, what you just did was very dangerous. You should wait for the tractor to stop completely before getting off. Don't do that again in the future.”
As soon as Xu Jiangyang finished speaking, a female educated youth chimed in, “Maybe Comrade Erxi hasn't ridden a tractor many times and isn't familiar with it.”
Throughout the journey, besides introducing himself, Xu Jiangyang had only spoken to the uncle next to him and Qiu Chi. This made the female educated youth who was interested in him feel a bit sour.
But then she thought about how Qiu Chi was just a country girl, and a sense of superiority returned, which was why she spoke up after Xu Jiangyang.
Qiu Chi still didn't feel like dealing with them. Ever since seeing this new batch of educated youth, she had felt a distinct lack of interest.
The uncle sitting next to Xu Jiangyang scratched his head and laughed awkwardly. “Erxi is quite agile, she'll be fine.”
After saying that, he turned to the perpetually silent Qiu Chi and said, “Erxi, you shouldn't always be so quiet. People are talking to you.”
Qiu Chi's tone was lazy. “What is there for me to say to them? I have things to do, I'm leaving.”
Qiu Chi left decisively. Xu Jiangyang was stunned for a moment before chuckling. “Has Comrade Erxi always had such a strong personality?”
At this point, the tractor's engine was completely shut off. The driver turned around and said, “Hey, Erxi's just in a bad mood today.”
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