The Space-Time Boss: 1970s Revolution

Chapter 175: Fu Yingying

The girl next to Fu Yingying nudged her and teased, "Aren't you interested in Fu Yu? Why are you sneaking glances at someone else... That should be his younger brother, right?"

Fu Yingying sighed wistfully, "Oh, my mother was right. I don't deserve him... I should stop dreaming."

She fiddled with her braid, blushing as she said, "The rest of the Fu family members are also good-looking."

"The two unfamiliar faces from just now must be relatives of the Fu family. One looks too young, but the other seems old enough to marry..."

"I need to get my mother to find out more..."

"Yingying, why are you so fixated on the brigade leader's sons?" a girl asked, puzzled.

"Yes," another girl chimed in, "My grandmother said that the brigade leader's children are exceptional and won't settle for a village match. They'll surely look for city folks. Just being able to eat pork is lucky enough; don't dream of unattainable swan meat."

Fu Yingying argued, "You don't understand. To have good-looking and smart children, at least one parent needs to be smart."

"I'm okay looking but not very clever. To have smart children, I need to choose a good man."

"Fu Yu is indeed smart, but he's too smart for me. I'd better find someone more average."

She continued earnestly, "Look, in our village, only the brigade leader's family has eligible young men. Marrying the brigade leader's son would mean the children could also become officials."

"The brigade leader's relatives are probably officials too. I'll ask my mother to inquire."

The group of girls exchanged glances and said nothing. They figured it would be better if her mother scolded her awake. Their words might not be effective...

On the other side, Fu Xiao led the group to a secluded area, closer to the deep mountain.

It was clear that no one had been there before.

Fu Xiao pointed to the area and said to Li Xiufen, "Auntie, there's quite a lot here, right?"

Li Xiufen looked at the many chestnut trees, walnut trees, and a couple of pine trees in front of her.

Her face lit up with a broad smile. "Wow, you really are amazing!"

She hurried over to start gathering.

Seeing how pleased Li Xiufen was, Fu Xiao smiled. It was amazing how such a simple thing could make her so happy.

Fu Sui, being perceptive, found a long branch nearby and started beating the chestnut trees.

The chestnuts fell like rain, and they collected them.

Fu Hong climbed the pine tree but found no pine nuts.

Disappointed, he returned empty-handed.

However, they managed to gather quite a few chestnuts and walnuts.

Fu Xiao also dug up a lot of mountain yams.

As time passed and the baskets began to fill up, Fu Yu shook his head and chuckled.

She turned to him, "How's it going? Did you bring the right bags?"

He gave her a thumbs-up with a smile.

After filling the baskets, they started packing the remaining goods into the bags.

Finally, when there was no more room, they stopped.