The Buddhist Wife of the Cold-Hearted Educated Youth in the 1970s

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Chapter 34

In the afternoon, the sky was azure and boundless. The sparrows in the yard flew up to the branches and jumped between the tree trunks. Meng Wanqiu was washing clothes under the tree. She sat on a pony, smeared soap made from soapberry trees on the clothes, and hit them with a stick.

Da Mi, who had been missing for a month or two, finally returned home. The female cat, who had caused trouble to several families, was lying lazily next to Meng Wanqiu, dozing off and making gurgling sounds. Her life was more comfortable than that of a human.

Meng Wanqiu was not used to Da Mi being so carefree, so she put her hand into the basin, and the water drops instantly bounced towards Da Mi. Da Mi shook his beard, opened his green cat pupils, glanced at Meng Wanqiu, stood up, stretched his waist, and ran to lick his fur.

Meng Wanqiu curled her lips, lowered her head and continued to wash clothes. Everyone in the family went to work in the fields, even Grandma Meng took Meng Zhuangzhuang to pick wheat ears. The autumn harvest officially started yesterday, and Qinghe Village began to get busy. Because she was a scorekeeper, she didn't have to go to the fields except when she went to and from work in the morning and evening.

But she was not idle either. Breakfast, dinner, and various housework at home fell on Meng Wanqiu.

"Xiao Wan, are you home?"

Sun Yating came to the Meng family with canned fruit.

She came to thank Meng Wanqiu. She injured her leg a few days ago, and Meng Wanqiu came to apply medicine to her. At the same time, because Sun Yating did not live in the Youth House on the first day, she didn't know that Bai Ting had a conflict with the old Youth House on the first night.

There are only six rooms in the Youth House. Zhang Xiuqing, Ding Heng, Yang Xue, Pi Jingxuan, and Pei Xingzhi each had one room, and there was one room left. Later, Pei Xingzhi moved out, leaving two rooms vacant. The captain of the Youth House was Sun Ge at the beginning. Later, Sun Ge was ready to give it to Pei Xingzhi after he got married, but Pei Xingzhi was not interested, so it fell to Zhang Xiuqing.

Because the staff were not all present that night and they arrived late, Zhang Xiuqing arranged for Bai Ting and Wu Min to temporarily live together in one room, and Zhang Dongsheng to live in another room, and then draw lots to allocate accommodation the next day.

But Bai Ting completely ignored Zhang Xiuqing and moved into a spare room on her own, and Wu Min also moved into another one. Zhang Dongsheng was left with no place to live, and Pi Jingxuan stepped back and let Zhang Dongsheng live with him.

Bai Ting's arrogance naturally angered Zhang Xiuqing, who gave Bai Ting ideological education on the spot and criticized her toxic thoughts that had no sense of collectivism. Bai Ting was not someone to be trifled with, and she started fighting with Zhang Xiuqing on the spot.

After that night, the male educated youths did not interfere in the conflicts between women, and the educated youths' home had conflicts between Zhang Xiuqing and Yang Xue, the old educated youths, and Bai Ting and Wu Min, the new educated youths. It even involved Sun Yating, who went to the educated youths' home the next day. Zhang Xiuqing didn't care about Sun Yating at all, and Bai Ting and Wu Min were unwilling to give up their rooms.

With no other options, Sun Yating had to find Secretary Meng.

Meng Aiguo didn't want to care about the affairs of the educated youths' home at all, and directly asked Sun Yating if she wanted to live in a villager's home, and he would help her arrange it.

Given the atmosphere of the educated youths' home, Sun Yating certainly didn't want to get involved, so she naturally agreed. Later, with the help of Meng Aiguo and Meng Wanqiu, Sun Yating moved into Grandma Fu's home.