Saturday 12 August 2023

7DLW 16




Chapter 16 Scorpion

Song Wei Ping grasped his thumping chest while listening to Xu Xiao Jiao humming a strange song.

'Salted fish, salted fish, I am a salted fish~ Cute, beautiful; I am the most beautiful salted fish~

He knew she was in a good mood now.

Every time she was in a good mood, she would always hum some weird songs which he couldn't understand. Still, he found them nice.

Sleepy, Song Wei Ping thought, why was she so cute.

The days when Song Wei Ping went out passed quickly. Because Xu Xiao Gang had already set a date to go to school, Xu Xiao Jiao simply asked for leave from the team and used these few days to give supplementary lessons to Xu Xiao Gang.

Wu Chun Hua was naturally overjoyed. Although she didn't have many ingredients, she still tried to cook in different ways every day. Xu Xiao Gang rushed to do some cleaning work in the Song’s house. Like when Song Wei Ping went out last time and never let Xu Xiao Jiao do it.

Xu Xiao Jiao was very pleased with this and felt that her younger brother wasn’t raised in vain. Seeing that he had grown a lot of meat,he can gradually practice cooking and so on. The chef at home was about to have another addition.

It was that annoying how Han Guang Hui knocked on the door of her house one morning, holding the stewed pork that Xu Xiao Jiao saw every day. She knew what this scum was up to at a glance.

"If you dare to say a word to me, I'll get Song Wei Ping beat you up!"

One sentence made Han Guang Hui blush and his neck was thick. Xu Xiao Jiao was satisfied and closed the door with a slam. Talking to scumbags was a waste of life. He and Zhao Yan Yan were the perfect match. SHe hope they will be tightly locked together in this life.

Let’s not think about these obtrusive things. Xu Xiao Jiao's life was leisurely and carefree. However, Song Wei Ping was back in three to five days.

Xu Xiao Jiao didn't expect that this time Song Wei Ping really brought her something rare, a box of canned food. And it was canned strawberries.

"Wow, Song Wei Ping, this is delicious. I love it!" Xu Xiao Jiao closed her eyes to savor the taste of the strawberry she hadn't eaten for a long time and went all out on praising him vigorously.

Seeing that he was still carrying a small basket, she wondered, "What is this?"

Could it be that they caugth a windfall this time and got some rare goods?

Song Wei Ping opened the straw curtain covering the small basket, "Salted fish."

? ? ? "Why are you buying salted fish?" Xu Xiao Jiao stretched her head to look.

Song Wei Ping raised his eyebrows, "Don't you like to eat?"

Xu Xiao Jiao was speechless when she recalled the salted fish song she usually liked to hum.

After eating salted fish for three consecutive days, Xu Xiao Jiao lifted the curtain again before going to bed, "Hey, Song Wei Ping, you are not allowed to buy salted fish in the future, do you hear me?"

Song Wei Ping only thought that she had had enough, and nodded in agreement.

Xu Xiao Jiao felt that she had to explain, "Also, I don't like to eat salted fish. I like to be a salted fish. No, aiya. You don't understand. Anyway, I don't like to eat it."

Song Wei Ping didn't understand, but since she said she didn't like it, he won't buy it.

Putting aside the salted fish, Song Wei Ping and the others picked up the canned food this time. Except for the two cans left for the family, Song Wei Ping sold them all and earned five yuan.

Recently, there was nothing to spend money on. The money for buying large items was too little. Song Wei Ping discussed with Xu Xiao Jiao. This five yuan was to pay back the debt to Li San Tie.

After going out this time, the transportation team will no longer go out in the near future, because the spring sowing has started. The transportation team's vehicles were required to go to the farm to help. And Song Wei Ping can't ask for leave.

Almost everyone in the village took part in the battle. Taking advantage of the rain, they started spring sowing.

Song Wei Ping knew that what Xu Xiao Jiao disliked the most was going to work. She was so delicate and would pout her mouth after a while as if the place had a grudge against her.

"You rest at home. You don't need to go."

Xu Xiao Jiao didn't want to go either, she had already thought about it, "I'll go today for a day and experience it. I won't go tomorrow."

What she didn't expect was the spring sowing to turn out to be so tiring. Just bending down and put germinating rice into the pit for a while, her waist began to hurt.

However, there were still people who were talking too loudly nearby.

"Oh, Xiao Jiao. If I must say, you are a silly girl", The wife of the branch leader, Auntie Wangwas like a loudspeaker. Her mouth kept spewing out words, "Look, you didn't marry Han Guang Hui and Zhao Yan Yan benefitted. Do you know where Yan Yan girl went?"

She didn't need Xu Xiao Jiao's response at all. She could vigorously hold the conversation on her own, "She ah, is assigned a good job. Watcting the reservoir. How great it is to watch the reservoir. Out of the sun and not exhausting. Quite idle all day long. Look at you, just a moment and you can't do it. Now you know how important it is to marry a capable man."

Xu Xiao Jiao felt tired for her when she heard it, "Auntie Wang, to the stranger, they would have thought you lived by the sea?"

Auntie Wang didn't get her meaning, "What?"

“Too nosy." Xu Xiao Jiao turned around and walked under the tree without even looking at her. She had to drink some water and rest.

A stunned Auntie was left behind. Hearing the uncontrollable laughter from others, she quietly spat, "You little ungrateful girl. There’ll be a time when you cry."

Xu Xiao Jiao was sitting under the shade of a tree drinking water. A stone was sticking to her thigh. She raised her hand and turned the stone aside. When her hand was about to support herself and turn stone to change her position, she suddenly pressed down on a big scorpion that was showing off its might.

"Ah! Song Wei Ping!"

Hearing her voice, Song Wei Ping ran over in two or three steps, "What's wrong?"

Xu Xiao Jiao squatted on the ground holding her ankles, pointing to the overturned stone, "A scorpion almost bit me. I got up, flinched, and sprained my ankle."

She was startled and terrified. Tears were in her eyes.

Song Wei Ping looked at the stone. It turned out to be a big scorpion. He picked up the stone and smashed the scorpion to death. He squatted in front of Xu Xiao Jiao and touched her ankle. It was red, "It hurts?"

"It hurts."

Can't see anything, Song Wei Ping turned around and squatted down, "Come up. I'll carry you to the clinic."

Xu Xiao Jiao was a little hesitant and the thought how painful her ankle was. If she broke a bone and didn't check it in time, it would be unattractive if she walked with a limp.

She stretched out her hand to climb up Song Wei Ping's neck and was held by him at the bend of her leg, and she was easily carried.

"Ping boy, what's wrong with your wife?"

Song Wei Ping was a little dissatisfied with the weight on his back. Before he had time to think about it, he strode forward, "She's sprainedr ankle. I'll take her to the health clinic."

"Then you won't get ten work points."

"It's okay." Song Wei Ping replied, already walking away.

An indistinct voice came over, "After all, she grew up in the city. She's too delicate. After working for a while, she sprained her foot."

"What's the matter with being delicate? Look, Ping boy treasure her and she didn't do any work. Such a flower-like wife has finally married in. Of course, he have to be attentive. If not, who knows what Han Guang Hui would say when he see it."

Laughters faintly spread. Xu Xiao Jiao rolled her eyes, "Tell me, how can they gossip so much. It's like if they don't say a few words about others, they can't get through this day."

Her warm breath floated beside Song Wei Ping's ears, making him flinch. Song Wei Ping pursed his lips and replied in a low voice, "Don't worry about them. Are you in severe pain?"

Xu Xiao Jiao shook her head. Thinking that he couldn't see, she leaned into his ear and answered, "It didn’t get worse. Still the same. Oh, Song Wei Ping, do you think I'm useless? In their eyes, I'm a vase. Oh, a vase, means that when one can’t shoulder burden and can’t lift their hands."

Song Wei Ping never thought this, "You're fine." Without her, Gandmother wouldn't be so happy every day. It was the same for him.

Xu Xiao Jiao was stretching out her ears to listen to his compliments. The result was that this guy fell silent, "No more?"

Song Wei Ping didn't understand, "Huh?"

Xu Xiao Jiao poked him on the shoulder, "Then why don't you tell me what's wrong with me?"

Song Wei Ping said in a muffled voice, "Everything was fine."

How can there be such a person who can't speak? Xu Xiao Jiao grabbed his neck and jumped higher a bit and was about to argue. Then she noticed a scene that made her overjoyed. "Song Wei Ping, why are your ears red again? hahaha."
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