54: Chapter 53 Thank You, Sister-in-Law 54: Chapter 53 Thank You, Sister-in-Law Lin Nianhe woke up when it was already evening.
She was awakened by hunger.
The aroma of food was already wafting from the front courtyard.
As she opened the door, she saw apples, duck eggs, and canned food placed on the ground, obviously returned to her by those two again.
Thinking there were many people in the front courtyard, Lin Nianhe did not bring anything with her and leisurely made her way there.
She had just rounded the east wall when she saw Wen Lan.
“Yo, awake now?” Wen Lan quickly approached Lin Nianhe in two strides and reached out to touch her forehead, “Not bad, the fever’s gone.”
“Sister Lan.” Lin Nianhe affectionately linked her arm, “You worked hard taking care of yesterday.”
“No trouble at all, you’re light as a kitten,” Wen Lan said nonchalantly with a wave of her hand, “How’s it?
All better now?”
“Pretty much.” Lin Nianhe stretched lazily, “Won’t hinder from transplanting rice seedlings.”
Wen Lan curled her lips, still looking rather disdainful, “You must be out of your mind, there are no seedlings for you to transplant now.”
Lin Nianhe: “…”
She rubbed her nose and asked, “Why did you return the stuff to again?
I said it was ant for you two to eat.”
“Return it?
What do you think your house is, not the kind of place to keep sending stuff like that!” Wen Lan rolled her eyes at her, “Left a pile, right a pile, what are you two trying to do, give away all your belongings?”
Lin Nianhe was baffled by her words.
What did she an by left a pile, right a pile?
She only gave once.
Wang Shui hopped on one leg out of the house, propped herself on the doorfra, and told Lin Nianhe, “Your brother ca at noon, gave sothing to the folks who went up the mountain to search for us yesterday, and also brought flour and eggs to our Educated Youth Corps.”
“Ah?” Lin Nianhe’s eyes widened.
She had planned to do this tomorrow when she had more energy.
Favors like this can wear thin; one unintentional mistake, and people might not help you next ti.
She still had to live here for a long ti and dared not squander others’ goodwill.
But how co Su Yuncheng took the initiative before she could act?
Wang Shui hopped over to Lin Nianhe and whispered, “Your brother also brought brown sugar and canned food for Xiao Lan and .
We’ve kept those things, so please don’t bring anything else, it really wasn’t a big deal.
We’re sisters and we’ll be around each other for a long ti, it’s not necessary.”
Lin Nianhe felt a bit stunned.
Su Yuncheng had thought things through too much.
Seeing Lin Nianhe’s confused face, Wen Lan couldn’t help but burst into laughter, “What’s up?
You didn’t know your brother was giving stuff away?”
Lin Nianhe was clueless, “I really didn’t know.
He didn’t tell .”
If only Su Yuncheng had ntioned it, she wouldn’t have let him.
Wang Shui patted her shoulder and told her, “Alright, your brother did a better job with this than you would have.
At least it lets the villagers know you have family to look after you…
He probably thought the sa, otherwise, he wouldn’t have done it without you.”
Lin Nianhe nodded thoughtfully, “Yeah, that makes sense.”
Educated youth were often bullied, mostly because they were unfamiliar with the place and had no one to back them up.
By sending gifts on her behalf, Su Yuncheng, besides showing gratitude, was essentially telling others that Lin Nianhe also had family support here.
With soone caring about her so wholeheartedly, Lin Nianhe felt a warm feeling in her chest.
While they were talking, Yu Xiangqin ca out from the kitchen.
Seeing Lin Nianhe, her expression was a bit awkward.
“Ahem,” Yu Xiangqin cleared her throat, “Well, Lin Nianhe, we’ve cooked enough for an extra portion, if you don’t feel like cooking, just bring over your bowl.”
She added uneasily, “If you can cook yourself, then pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Seeing her awkward manner, Lin Nianhe almost wanted to laugh.
Wang Shui tugged on her finger and whispered in her ear, “They even made ginger soup for you yesterday.”
Lin Nianhe was montarily stunned.
She finally understood what Wang Hong had said that day.
Indeed, their intentions weren’t bad.
Lin Nianhe didn’t hesitate anymore and chuckled as she nodded: “Alright then, I’ll be lazy and not cook, I’ll mooch a al off you guys.”
The thank-you gift Su Yuncheng sent was actually not too much, twelve jins of flour, twelve eggs, divided up, it was about the amount for one or two als per person.
After knowing the amount, Lin Nianhe didn’t take more, just took two stead buns made from two different flours and excused herself for feeling unwell and went back to cook on her own stove.
She wasn’t in the mood to cook, so she took out a portion of sweet and sour pork loin and stir-fried baby bok choy from her space, and also a bowl of preserved egg and lean pork congee, eating it with the stead buns until she was full.
While eating, she couldn’t help but sigh.
The debt she owed to Su Yuncheng seed to be growing more and more.
It was making her lose sleep and her appetite.
After the al, Lin Nianhe took out paper and pen, wrote a brief note, and stuffed the note along with five yuan into an envelope, planning to ask the mail carrier to pass it to Su Yuncheng when he ca to the village.
Since he was able to deliver things from Su Yuncheng to her, he must be well-acquainted with him.
After finishing this task, Lin Nianhe finally relaxed and went back to sleep.
It had to be said, Su Yuncheng’s strategy was quite effective.
The next day, as Lin Nianhe went to work, the villagers she passed by all inquired about her health.
Even Li Dahe asked her once.
Since the rumor incident, it had been a long ti since Lin Nianhe had felt such warmth from the villagers.
She responded with a smile to each one of them, patting her chest to signal that a little sickness was not enough to stop her determination to build the country!
Listening to Lin Nianhe’s words, Li Dahe’s hair seed to be so worried it wanted to fly away from him.
If this little bastard could do half of what she said, he wouldn’t have to comb through the cornfields to find where the weeds were less dense.
Lin Nianhe started with a heroic vigor, pulling weeds for ten minutes, but then had no choice but to start cajoling herself.
She was really silly, truly.
She should have known better than to think that a fever going down ant she was cured.
There was an opportunity for a legitimate sick leave right in front of her which she hadn’t cherished, and when the sweat slid down her cheeks and she regretted it, it was already too late for regret.
Luckily, the team leader was particularly lenient with her today, seeing her tired and allowing her to sit for a while without publicly naming and criticizing her.
She was only docked work points.
At noon when work ended, Wen Lan dragged Lin Nianhe and looked into the distance with a suggestion: “Hezi, why don’t you take the afternoon off?”
“Hm?” Lin Nianhe looked surprised, “Sister Lan, you suddenly showing so much concern for , it’s making anxious!”
Wen Lan gazed thoughtfully towards Qingshan: “That’s not quite it, the key point is I just had a day of not having to carry heavy sacks after work, give another couple of days to relax.”
Lin Nianhe: “…”
If Wen Lan could not explain it, Lin Nianhe genuinely would have thanked her from the bottom of her heart.
Lin Nianhe followed Wen Lan’s suggestion, having toiled in the fields for the whole morning and only earned two work points.
It really wasn’t worth it compared to resting at the Educated Youth Corps.
However, Wen Lan’s wish to not carry sacks after work did not co true, as in the afternoon, the postal worker delivered her package.
“Wen Lan, your package!
Wang Shui, you’ve got a letter!”
Zhou Xu’s loud voice echoed throughout the Educated Youth Corps.
Arriving even faster than Wen Lan was Lin Nianhe.
She ran over and handed the letter she prepared the night before to Zhou Xu: “Comrade, may I ask if you could please deliver this letter to Su Yuncheng for ?”
Zhou Xu, who had just unloaded a huge package and wiped the sweat off his brow, took the letter without even asking where Su Yuncheng’s house was and agreed: “Sure, I’ll deliver it later.”
“Thank you, it’s much appreciated.”
“No problem, don’t worry about it.”
Zhou Xu smiled broadly, but seeing one letter still unclaid, he shouted again: “Wang Shui!
You’ve got a letter!”
Lin Nianhe stretched out her hand: “Wang Shui sprained her ankle, I’ll take it for her.”
Zhou Xu blurted out: “Alright, thanks sister-in-law!”
Lin Nianhe: “…?”
What did she just hear?
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