Zhou Yuan’s looked at Su Yunyi with a flushed face. Remembering what the team leader had told her before they came, she was the leader of Brigade’s’s rehearsal group this time. She stepped forward to defend, “Our Brigade’s’s Comrade Su Yunyi sings very well.”
Who knew the laughter from the other side grew even louder, “Listen to her, she says she’s here to sing. Can she sing as well as Xiaomei? Xiaomei was the first place winner in the county singing competition last time. Take a look at yourself in the mirror, does she deserve it?”
“Lili, don’t say that. Who will be responsible for singing still depends on the head of the troupe. Since Brigade’s sent them, we are comrades and should be united.”
The girl Xiaomei, who had received them earlier, showed a soft and sweet smile, gently and obediently pulling Lili, who had spoken rudely.
“Xiaomei, you’re just too kind and humble. Of course, it has to be you. Brigade’s is really something. The people they sent probably can’t even fit into the performance costumes. Won’t this affect our performance?”
Su Yunyi observed silently. The boy speaking kept his eyes on Xiaomei, his protective stance very obvious. He was likely another admirer of Xiaomei.
Su Yunyi didn’t expect her attempt to slack off and earn work points to be so difficult.
But she really didn’t want to go home and pick cotton. Here, she didn’t have to endure the sun and rain, and she could earn men’s work points. She heard they even provided lunch. Such a good thing, what was a little bit of hardship?
Besides, it was normal for them to dislike her figure; she herself disliked it.
She then softened her voice, “Everyone has misunderstood. Since we are representatives sent by the brigade, we will naturally obey the commune’s arrangements. We can sing or dance. If it’s really necessary, I can even play a roadside stone. Also, I will resolve the issue of my figure as soon as possible and will not hold everyone back or embarrass the commune’s performance.”
Seeing that Su Yunyi, after hearing such aggressive words, could still be so enlightened and speak in a low-key and appropriate manner, the people from other brigades also spoke out in support of Su Yunyi.
“I think this girl looks very festive. Since she is willing to follow arrangements, let’s practice together first. We can arrange things after the troupe leader arrives.”
The other party saw that their punch had landed on cotton and lost interest in arguing with her, and they resumed their rehearsal.
The dance they were practicing was called “Washing Song.”
Before transmigrating, Su Yunyi had started learning ethnic dance at the age of three. In her third year of high school, her studies were too intense, and her mother had high expectations for her, not wanting her to pursue an artistic career, so she stopped.
Hearing the rhythm and music of the Tibetan dance, she unconsciously adopted the posture of Tibetan dance: chest lifted, waist straight, and upper body leaning back.
The girl Xiaomei, whose name was Zhu Xiaomei, was surprised to see Su Yunyi’s posture, as if she hadn’t expected her to have a dance background.
Tibetan dance has rich and flexible shoulder movements. When performing footwork, the feet must land firmly. After dancing for a while, Su Yunyi’s arms became so sore she couldn’t lift them, and she was covered in sweat.
The original host’s body was truly a hindrance.
While she was resting against the wall, gasping for breath, Zhou Yuan’s brought her water bottle and sat down beside her, pouring a cup of water with the lid and offering it to her.
“Yunyi, you danced so well. I didn’t expect you to be so good at dancing too.”
Su Yunyi took the water and smiled sweetly at Zhou Yuan’s, “Thank you, sister-in-law. You’re so thoughtful. I didn’t even think to bring water. If it weren’t for you, I probably would have died of thirst.”
Zhou Yuan’s was a shy young wife. Hearing this, she just smiled and didn’t reply.
Since the troupe leader hadn’t arrived yet, everyone was just practicing casually. After lunch, when the clock in the assembly hall showed three o’clock, the rehearsal ended.
The car to pick them up hadn’t arrived yet. The five actors, big and small, from Brigade’s stood together, staring at each other.
Su Yunyi was the first to break the silence. She wanted to see Xiao Ze. Who knew that as soon as she reached the door, Official Wang, who had welcomed them in earlier, stopped her, “Comrade Su Yunyi from Brigade’s, right?”
Su Yunyi nodded.
The other party smiled and said, “Your husband came here earlier. Seeing that you were rehearsing, he didn’t disturb you. He asked me to give you a message: he’s bought bricks and is sending them back first, so you should go back with the brigade’s car.”
Hearing this, Su Yunyi’s heart, which had been worried all day, settled back into her chest.
It seemed that the things Xiao Ze dug up last night had been successfully sold. He had even bought bricks. Was he planning to build a house?
Her mood lifted, and even the journey back didn’t seem so bumpy.
As soon as the donkey cart stopped at the entrance of the village office, Su Yunyi quickly jumped off, carried the three children down, thanked the donkey cart driver, waved goodbye to Zhou Yuan’s, and rushed home eagerly.
Upon reaching her doorstep, Su Yunyi was startled by the densely piled brick wall, which was taller than her house’s wall.
She had no concept of building a house, but with so many bricks, how big a house was Xiao Ze planning to build?
Su Yunyi quickly opened the door.
Inside the door, Xiao Ze was lying on the ground, with a large piece of white paper spread out in front of him, drawing something with a serious expression.
The sunlight shone on him, as if wrapping him in a layer of golden light. He lowered his head, staring at the drawing paper, his serious expression incredibly handsome.
Su Yunyi had to admit that this man was the most handsome man she had ever seen.
With such looks, being a cannon fodder male character N was a waste of talent!
Su Yunyi walked closer and saw that it looked somewhat like a blueprint for building a house.
She didn’t expect Xiao Ze to know how to do this.
Su Yunyi looked at the man in front of her with confusion.
Since she transmigrated, this man was very different from how he was described in the book. Besides being ill-tempered, he didn’t drink at all, nor did he gamble. He worked hard from dawn till dusk to earn money.
Could it be the butterfly effect of her transmigration, and the plot of the book had changed accordingly?
Su Yunyi couldn’t figure it out. She tiptoed behind Xiao Ze and asked in a low voice, “Did you sell everything you dug up last night?”
Xiao Ze tucked the pen behind his ear, raised his clear, cold eyes, and glanced at her, “Yes, I sold it.”
Su Yunyi’s interest immediately piqued, “How much did you sell it for?”
Xiao Ze thought for a moment, raised his eyebrows, and said, “Four hundred and sixty-eight yuan.”
Su Yunyi’s eyes widened in shock, “Four… four hundred and sixty…!”
Her family’s entire fortune was less than a fraction of what he earned in a day.
Wasn’t this man the legendary gambling addict and prodigal son?
How could he earn so much money all of a sudden?
Xiao Ze’s expression remained unchanged, and he continued coldly, “This house is uninhabitable in winter. I’ll take this time to renovate it.”
“Renovating a house must cost a lot of money, right?”
Xiao Ze smirked wickedly, “Don’t worry, I won’t touch your dowry. Keep your money for yourself.”
Then, he took out several large yuan bills and a stack of coupons from his bag and handed them to Su Yunyi, his expression a little unnatural.
“If you want to eat meat, buy some on the way back after rehearsal.”