Liu Xuejiao spoke in a low voice. “It’s nothing. I just don’t have much of an appetite.”
In her previous life, she had relied on the spiritual spring space to eat all kinds of delicacies. These coarse grains with barely any nutrition tasted absolutely terrible.
So what if she went hungry for a while? Once she found that jade pendant, she would have everything she wanted.
She had always felt that the jade pendant was waiting for her.
It was as if fate had destined it to belong to her.
However, when she looked at Yun Hua lying on the bed near the dormitory entrance, Liu Xuejiao found her increasingly irritating.
Could this Yun Hua steal Gu Huaian and Yu Hongwei from her?
Earlier, she had thought that Yun Hua would soon meet with some misfortune, so there was nothing to worry about.
But seeing how beautiful she was, and having her constantly appear in front of her every day, Liu Xuejiao was practically green with envy.
She had heard the village aunties say that many people had wanted to introduce Yun Hua to someone today.
And Yun Hua had actually rejected them.
Liu Xuejiao sneered inwardly.
She had no idea how to take advantage of her options while she still had them. Later, all she would have waiting for her would be some country bumpkin.
Liu Xuejiao laughed coldly to herself.
So what if Yun Hua was beautiful? So what if her family was well-off?
Hadn’t she still lived such a miserable life in her previous life?
In this life, Liu Xuejiao was looking forward to watching Yun Hua’s tragic life unfold all over again.
Of course, Yun Hua had no idea what Liu Xuejiao was thinking.
If she had known, she would definitely have replied, Don’t worry. In this lifetime, I’ll definitely live a better life than you.
Seeing that Yun Hua seemed to still be asleep, Wei Fang began speaking sarcastically again.
“Ah, Comrade Yun really is blessed. She’s so delicate and frail, yet the village chief gave her the easiest work. The moment she finishes work, she goes straight to bed. She’s really pampered, isn’t she?”
The moment Yun Hua heard that, she didn’t feel like putting up with it anymore.
“What can I do about it? I’m not as capable at farm work as Comrade Wei. Even cutting pigweed is hard for me. Since Comrade Wei is so capable, it seems the village chief should arrange some more challenging work for you. What kind of work would be suitable? Should I suggest something to him? I heard they’re still short of people to haul manure. With the way Comrade Wei’s mouth is always full of manure, you’d be perfect for the job.”
Wei Fang was furious.
How could Yun Hua be so sharp-tongued?
Liu Xuejiao also felt that something about Yun Hua was different from her previous life.
She was still delicate and weak-looking.
But in her previous life, she had also been timid and soft-spoken. She had been innocent enough to let Yu Hongwei trick her into handing over quite a bit of money, ration coupons, and food.
Yu Hongwei had shared all of those things with her.
After all, at the time, Yu Hongwei and Yun Hua had been in that stage where they were interested in each other.
Liu Xuejiao had been puzzled back then, too. Why hadn’t Yu Hongwei taken a liking to Yun Hua?
But of course, she had been delighted.
He treated her well and didn’t like Yun Hua.
Didn’t that mean she had already trampled Yun Hua beneath her feet?
Whenever Liu Xuejiao remembered the glory she had enjoyed in her previous life and Yun Hua’s miserable fate, she became incredibly excited.
But in this life, Yun Hua seemed to have become less timid.
Fortunately, she had Wei Fang now.
In her previous life, she hadn’t known that Wei Fang had such a sharp tongue. She had spent a great deal of effort competing with her for Yu Hongwei.
This time, however, she had brought Wei Fang onto her side early on.
With Wei Fang’s aggressive mouth and simple mind, she was practically Liu Xuejiao’s personal weapon.
Wherever Liu Xuejiao wanted to strike, Wei Fang would obediently point the blade in that direction.
Liu Xuejiao secretly congratulated herself.
I’m still the one who knows how to scheme.
Meanwhile, Wei Fang, completely unaware that she was being used, thought she had found a wonderful friend.
Liu Xuejiao was gentle and soft-spoken and never bullied anyone.
When Liu Xuejiao said she wanted to become good friends with her, Wei Fang was overjoyed.
She had never had many close friends growing up. The people she had grown up with all thought she talked too much and didn’t like playing with her.
She had thought she would be lonely after coming to the educated youth compound as well.
Instead, a gentle and soft-spoken educated youth had actually said she wanted to be friends with her.
Wei Fang was thrilled.
It was the first time someone had taken the initiative to befriend her.
She felt that gentle Liu Xuejiao needed her protection, so she often helped her.
Hearing Yun Hua’s words, Wei Fang secretly glanced at Liu Xuejiao.
When she saw Liu Xuejiao encouraging her with her eyes, Wei Fang immediately regained her confidence.
“Hauling manure? That’s work for men. The fact that I can already shuck corn means I’m much more capable than you.”
Yun Hua rolled her eyes.
What an idiot. Can’t she tell she’s being used as the female lead’s weapon?
And yet she was actually enjoying herself.
Forget it.
Everyone had to live with the consequences of their own choices.
Yun Hua herself was already walking on thin ice.
At that moment, Li Jing also returned to the dormitory.
She was exhausted too. After greeting Yun Hua, she went back to her own bed and prepared to lie down and sleep.
The atmosphere in the dormitory immediately eased with Li Jing’s arrival.
Li Jing didn’t notice anything unusual among the others and peacefully went to sleep.
Yun Hua didn’t want to disturb Li Jing’s rest, so she went back to sleep as well.
Soon afterward, Wang Meimei and Liang Ying also returned to the dormitory to rest.
Liu Xuejiao and Wei Fang exchanged a glance before lying down as well.
That night, Yun Hua became even more eager to move out.
The next day, two major things happened.
Both were closely related to Yun Hua.
The first was that it rained that night, and water started leaking through the roof directly above Yun Hua’s bed.
The second was that the village announced that anyone with a high school education or above could apply to become an elementary school teacher.
Yun Hua almost cried tears of joy.
Was her good life finally about to begin?
She had only been wishing the night before that she could move out as soon as possible, and before dawn, it had started raining.
Did this count as a wish coming true?
And judging by the weather, the rain didn’t seem like it was going to stop anytime soon.
After learning about the situation at the educated youth compound, the village chief notified the villagers and called a meeting.
Each household would send one representative.
Naturally, it would be the person with the most authority in the family.
They needed to discuss how to handle the situation.
The female educated youths’ dormitory was temporarily uninhabitable.
It needed repairs, but no one knew when they could be completed. For the time being, they could only gather together with the villagers and come up with a solution.
Once everyone had gathered at the meeting place, the village chief spoke.
“Today, because of the heavy rain, we have to wait until it stops before we can continue working and earning work points. Since we have nothing else to do right now, I’ll tell everyone about two things.”
“First, the female educated youths’ dormitory is leaking and can’t be lived in for the time being. They’ll need to stay temporarily with some of the villagers. Discuss among yourselves which household you’d like to stay with, then go and talk it over with that family.”
“The second matter is that the village elementary school needs to hire a teacher. This matter has been delayed for quite some time, but it’s finally been settled. However, there are requirements for the position. Applicants must have at least a high school education. There will also be an examination, and we’ll select the best candidate. Anyone who’s interested can give it a try.”
“That’s all. From here on, anyone who wants to apply to become the elementary school teacher can register with me. Those who want to stay temporarily with a villager can go discuss it with the household themselves.”
Several aunties immediately rushed over to Yun Hua.
“Comrade Yun, come stay at my house. We have a spare room.”
“Hey, Comrade Yun, come stay at Auntie’s house. We have an extra room too.”
“Come to my house, Comrade Yun…”
Yun Hua did want to move out, but she couldn’t just move into any household.
What if she ended up in a family full of trouble?
Then where would she find any peace and quiet?
“Aunties, let me register first.”
Yun Hua went over to line up and register with the village chief.
Seeing this, the aunties obediently waited where they were.
Meanwhile, over at Gu Huaian’s house, he frowned when he saw that his mother was still at home.
“Mom, didn’t you go to the meeting?”
Wang Xiangyun was puzzled.
“Didn’t your father go? One person from each household is enough.”