He Qingqing hurried to the supply co-op to get change, but by the time she came back, Lu Yuanbin and Leng Yuan were already gone. She clutched the money in her hand, her eyes turning red.
「Qingshan Team.」
「Leng Yuan’s house.」
In the afternoon, Gu Jiaojiao turned in a basket of pig feed and came back early.
She didn’t stay idle, though; she planned to go back and weed her private plot.
Sun Yeshu was on her way to bring mung bean soup to the Leng Family. The weather was scorching hot now. Some of the fields were far away, so families would bring meals out to the workers. By the afternoon, they would have drunk most of their water. Around this time, you could see children and teenagers carrying baskets, bringing water to the fields.
The Leng Family had no such children, and Sun Yeshu was the only one idle at home, so she was the one to deliver the water.
The June weather was brutally hot.
Even though Sun Yeshu hadn’t been working in the fields, her face was still flushed red from the sun.
She shielded her eyes from the sun with one hand and used a handkerchief in the other to wipe the sweat from her cheeks.
She looked up and saw Gu Jiaojiao. Her face was fair and delicate, with beads of sweat on her forehead and even a fine sheen on the tip of her nose. Yet, she didn’t look disheveled in the slightest; instead, it gave her a different kind of beauty.
It was strange, really.
Sun Yeshu was pregnant and hadn’t gone to work since summer began. Despite this, while her skin had lightened considerably, it was still just a healthy, wheat-like tan.
Gu Jiaojiao, on the other hand, had been working in the fields every day since the summer break started. She didn’t even wear a straw hat. After days under the sun, her face had only grown fairer and more supple. When the vicious sun hit her face, you could faintly see an iridescent glow emanating from her skin.
Seeing Gu Jiaojiao’s face, Sun Yeshu couldn’t help but tighten her grip on her handkerchief.
She watched as Gu Jiaojiao, carrying a basket on her back, walked right past her.
Sun Yeshu’s brow furrowed.
’How did Gu Jiaojiao get off work so early? She’s so lazy. The work points she earns probably won’t even be enough to exchange for a few pounds of grain!’
When Leng Qingtian saw his wife bringing water, he put down his hoe and walked over.
He happened to hear Sun Yeshu muttering under her breath.
He followed her gaze and glanced at Gu Jiaojiao in the distance.

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