Chapter 156： Si Ningning’s “Strength”

Chapter 156 Si Ningning’s “Strength”

Si Ningning pressed the handle of the bucket and tilted the bucket. The dishwashing liquid had just been added to the bowl. When the water was poured in, it stirred up a little foam. The red oil floating on the water surface dissipated quickly like a fire starting a prairie fire the moment it came into contact with the foam.

Si Ningningying put her white hands on the edge of the rough porcelain bowl and turned it twice, poured out the water, rinsed it with clean water, poured out the water, and stretched out her hand to hand the bowl in front of Hegu.

The edge of the rough porcelain bowl is dark brown, and the bottom of the bowl is light cyan. There are many brown spots caused by firing. It is a very ordinary bowl, but it is very clean.

There is no red oil just now, and it is not like in some people's homes, because the oil stains have not been washed thoroughly, and the surface of the porcelain bowl is always covered with a layer of fog.

The dishes that Si Ningning washes are very translucent, and the sunlight scattered through the gaps between the leaves is a bit dazzling on it.

Hegu's eyes fell back to the lunch box in his hand. The dishwashing liquid rubbing on the edge of the lunch box had already slipped into the bottom of the lunch box.

Of course, Hegu didn't know what dishwashing liquid was, nor did he know that dishwashing liquid could remove oil in addition to cleaning. He just felt that the red oil seemed to be afraid of the transparent thing, and they hid far away.

Probably because of this "fear", the oil stains can be removed so cleanly.

He Gu looked up at Si Ningning and said seriously: "It's better than plant ash."

Si Ningning nodded and encouraged with a smile: "With it, you can also wash it clean. Do you want to try it?"

“Hmm…” Hegu nodded hesitantly, “Okay.”

Si Ningning helped pour the water, and other than guidance, he did not interfere.

Until Hegu clumsily finished washing the lunch box and looked at the shiny lunch box, she asked: "How do you feel?"

“It’s very clean.” Hegu said truthfully, and at the same time he held the lunch box to the bucket, hoping that Si Ningning could pour some more water out to rinse it.

"Yes, it's very clean, so that's fine." Si Ningning took the lunch box directly, turned around and walked in front, "Hurry up, it's time to go to the team."

Hegu trotted behind Si Ningning. This was the first time he washed a bowl by himself. He always felt proud in his heart. In addition, he was even more curious about the transparent thing.

“Si Ningning, what was that just now?”

“I discovered it by accident, it’s called...I don’t know what it’s called either.”

The words "dishwashing liquid" almost came out of his mouth. Si Ningning quickly stopped her mouth and said, "Do you want it? I have been working more during the busy farming period recently. If you are willing to come over and help me share the work during this period, I will How about giving you some?"

“Okay, I’ll help you with the work.” Hegu agreed simply.

Si Ningning let out a soft "hmm", and out of sight of He Gu, her pale cherry-colored lips raised a satisfied smile.

Afterwards, Si Ningning went to the production team to collect rice bran. Si Ningning fed the pigs and cleaned the pig pens. During this period, Hegu stretched out her hand to help, but she gently pushed her aside. "If you can't do this well, I can do it."

Hegu frowned and stood watching, a little dissatisfied and confused.

Si Ningning clearly asked him to help with the work, but in the end he was not allowed to do anything.

Si Ningning saw Hegu's reaction in her eyes. She said that the purpose of letting Hegu help with the work was to slowly change Hegu, not to actually let Hegu do the work.

Si Ningning has a sense of discretion.

The pig pens are almost cleaned, and now we just need to flush them with water.

Carrying a bucket to fetch water from Zhou Xiaocui's house, Zhou Xiaocui happened to be at home at this time, squatting on the inside of the threshold, searching for something.

“Sister Educated Youth, you are here!” Zhou Xiaocui greeted Si Ningning enthusiastically when she saw him coming.

"Yeah." Si Ningning responded with a smile, used water diversion to shake up the well water, then took a step back to let He Gu fill the bucket, while she and Zhou Xiaocui chatted about each other: "Xiao Cui, Xiao Cui, Comrade, are you busy today?”

“Sister Educated Youth, I’m not busy... I’m planning to go find Sanya, and then I’ll go to the pig pen to find you!”

Listening to Si Ningning's joke about "little comrade", Zhou Xiaocui smiled sheepishly, and then said happily: "The pockmarked pole last time was so dry that the skin burst. I broke off the willow branches and made a new pair yesterday. I want to play with you!”

After saying that, Zhou Xiaocui looked at Si Ningning and asked, "Sister, do you have time today?"

“I have time.” Si Ningning glanced at the small body pressing water by the well.

The little guy is too thin. When shaking the water, his arms are shaking, but he still works hard to press the water.

Si Ningning's thoughts moved. She saw that the bucket was almost full. She stood up and went to carry the bucket. "You can call Sanya to come with you later. I'll go over and clear that piece out first."

“I know, Sister Educated Youth! We’ll be here in a minute!”

…

“Can you carry a pock-marked shoulder pole?”

“I was able to beat Zhou Xiaocui and Sanya a few times before, but recently they have become better at it and I can’t win anymore. Alas…”

On the way back to the pig pen, Si Ningning chattered, seemingly complaining, but actually paving the way for the next step.

“Xiao Hegu, do you think I can win in a while?” Si Ningning tilted her head and asked.

Hegu had been listening quietly. When Si Ningning asked, he gave a light "tsk" and said, "Yes."

Si Ningning is very good at playing with the pockmarked pole. She has basically defeated Sanya and Zhou Xiaocui before. Hegu has only seen her win, but never seen her lose.

 And what Si Ningning was talking about just now just made He Gu think that maybe Si Ningning lost when he played with Sanya and the others on a pockmarked pole, and he happened to not be there.

He Gu didn’t think deeply about this matter, but he was very confident in Si Ningning and would definitely win.

Si Ningning's dark deer eyes flashed with a smile. She still pretended to be disappointed and said in a somewhat exaggerated tone: "I hope it's like what you said...otherwise I will be sad."

A game, if you lose, you lose.

Hegu didn't understand what was so sad about this, but he still pursed his lips and nodded seriously.

After cleaning the pig pen, Zhou Xiaocui and Sanya happened to come over.

It was still in the shady place by the corner. Hegu didn't want to participate, so he squatted aside and watched Si Ningning and the three of them play.

Playing two games in a row, Si Ningning won one game and lost the other. Halfway through the third game, Si Ningning had a tendency to lose again.

Si Ningning let out a soft "tsk" and raised her crescent-colored eyebrows impatiently.

At this moment, the sun was rising high and the shadows in the corners were getting smaller and smaller. Si Ningning's head was already outside the shadows and was brightly illuminated by the sun.

Black hair absorbed heat, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on Si Ningning's forehead. Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she slapped her forehead and said, "It's bad, it's bad! I haven't delivered water today!"

Sanya and the others all know that Si Ningning usually delivers water to the educated youths who go to the fields.

Zhou Xiaocui suggested: "Sister, this game is almost over, why don't you go after playing?"    "It's been a hard day in the fields, so we can't delay everyone by playing." Si Ningning shook her head, turned to look at Hegu, and said : "Hegu, you take this game for me."

"I don't…"

He Gu tilted his neck back and subconsciously refused.

But before he could finish his sentence, Si Ningning put his arm around his shoulders and took him aside.

Si Ningning first smiled at Sanya and the others, then looked away and lowered her voice: "If you don't take my place, they will definitely think that I ran away because I was afraid of losing!"

“If they would think that way, even if I were to take your place, they would still think that way.” Hegu IQ Online retorted in a logical manner.

Si Ningning was at a loss for words for a moment, and then quickly replied: "That's different. If you take my place, they can concentrate on playing games, so how can they think about anything else?"

It seems to make sense.

Hegu pursed his lips and fell silent.

Si Ningning's eyes flashed with teasing, but she quickly concealed it.

She continued to lower her voice and pretended to be serious: "You have to be careful, okay? You can't lose, otherwise I will be sad."

He Gu was influenced by her and lowered his voice, retorting in a low voice: "I didn't promise you."

"You won't help me?" Si Ningning tilted her chin to one side and squinted at the grain.

Her pretty face was tense, pretending to be angry, but in reality the corners of her mouth were raised, trembling twice and then quickly lowered. She repeated this several times, and it looked like she wanted to laugh but was holding back.

He Gu was speechless after seeing it.

Even if you pretend to be angry, can you pretend to be a little bit more like it? He's not stupid.

Although he was very resistant, remembering what he had promised Si Ningning at the educated youth center, Hegu sighed, frowned, and said solemnly and angrily: "I will help you this time, but next time If you still do this, I won’t want you as the dishwasher!”

Si Ningning's deer eyes narrowed, "It's not like something will happen to me every time... Remember, you can't lose!"

With that said, Si Ningning pushed the grain towards Sanya and the others, and said cheerfully: "I'll go to the field first. The grain will be mine in this game. Win or lose is mine, so don't bully him."

"By the way, the rice bran bags are over there. Watch them carefully and don't let anyone take them away."

“Oh! Got it, Sister Educated Youth!”

Si Ningning’s mouth curved up, showing a row of white teeth. As he trotted out of the alley, he faintly heard Zhou Xiaocui’s clear voice: “Hegu, come here quickly~I’ve got you beat now.”

“It’s not certain who will lose and who will win! With you like this, I can win ten in one go. We’ll see.” He Gu responded domineeringly.

The voices of the children behind him became quieter and softer, while the curvature of Si Ningning's lips became wider and wider.

The excited steps made the braid on the back of her head sway, and the swaying arc was like a swaying willow in the spring wind.

Every frown, every smile, every move reveals the vitality that only a girl can have...

The easy-to-deceive Xiao Hegu, will he know that after the first time, there will be a second time?

Thinking to herself, Si Ningning couldn't help but arch her eyebrows and laugh softly.

This time Si Ningning met Zhao Hongbing in the field while delivering water.

Zhao Hongbing saw Si Ningning carrying a kettle and vaguely remembered what his mother-in-law said some time ago:

"Si Zhiqing not only has a high ideological consciousness, but also has a delicate mind! Every morning and afternoon he delivers water to the educated youth comrades who go to the fields. I don't see any girls or sisters in other families who run so hard."

To be honest, among all the female educated youths, the one Zhao Hongbing dislikes the most is Si Ningning.

why?

Because a person is beautiful, white all over and has tender skin and tender flesh. He really does not look like someone who can endure hardships.

Moreover, Zhao Hongbing always feels that the more good-looking and graceful someone is, the more likely they are to cause trouble.

However, Zhao Hongbing's impression of Si Ningning changed a lot later, probably because he heard too many kind words from Chen Lianmi about Si Ningning.

Especially when Zhao Hongbing visited the pig pen a few days ago, the entire pig pen was cleaned cleanly, and several pigs seemed to be in much better spirits than before. After thinking about it carefully, Si Ningning did not behave like that. A trickster who can’t grow anything.

You must know that as the captain of the production team, Zhao Hongbing has only two major tasks on his shoulders every year. One is the field harvest, and the other is the number of pigs with clearly defined quotas by the government.

Pigs are different from public grain. If the public grain cannot be paid due to lack of harvest, it will be the same if the debt is paid next season.

But pigs are different. If the target weight is not reached at the end of the year, it will have to be supplemented from elsewhere. For example, there are currently four pigs in the three pig pens. Three pigs must be handed in at the end of the year, and only one pig can be kept in the team. .

If the weight of the three pigs turned in is insufficient, the remaining pig must be used to make up for it.

Three production teams and one production team account for more than 40 households per household. However, if calculated based on population, even if there are not 200 people, there must be 190 people. Even one pig is not enough to share, let alone You have to hand over some of it.

It doesn’t matter that Si Ningning doesn’t know how to farm, but she can raise pigs!

Pig raising is also a strong point, isn’t it?

At the end of the year, all members of the commune can eat meat, look forward to the coming year, and work harder.

Thinking of this, the heat in Zhao Hongbing's heart dissipated a lot. He took the sweat towel hanging around his neck and wiped the sweat, and rarely took the initiative to say hello, "Si Zhiqing, are you bringing water?"

“Ah, it’s...uncle.”

Si Ningning had just seen Zhao Hongbing, but Zhao Hongbing was busy cutting grain, so she hesitated to say hello, but Zhao Hongbing spoke first.

 Zhao Hongbing cut the grain and shook off the mud spots all over his body, and his face was shining with the sun. Si Ningning saw clearly and asked, "Uncle, have you brought a teapot? Can I pour some for you?"

"Okay." Zhao Hongbing responded cheerfully and came out of the field to find the enamel jar placed on the ridge of the field.

The enamel jar had been sitting on the edge of the field all morning, and ants had already crawled on it. Zhao Hongbing was a farm boy at heart, and he was not that particular. He patted the jar casually and stretched it out to Si Ningning.

After Si Ningning poured half of the bowl of water, Zhao Hongbing took a sip. The coldness passed through his throat and slid into his stomach, making him feel sour and comfortable all over.

Zhao Hongbing sighed in comfort, lowered his head and glanced casually, and saw two green leaves floating in the jar. They looked more like grass than tea leaves.

"Si Zhiqing, what did you use to brew this?" Zhao Hongbing hooked his fingers and took the mint out of the enamel jar, then put it in the palm of his hand and looked at it repeatedly.

“It’s mint. It’s used to soak in water in summer. It can relieve wind-heat and prevent heatstroke.” Si Ningning smiled and answered truthfully.

Zhao Hongbing glanced at Si Ningning in surprise and asked, "Si Zhiqing, do you know medicine?"

"Uncle, this has nothing to do with 'knowing medicine'." Si Ningning waved her hands quickly, and then explained: "I read them all in books. After reading a lot of books, I accumulated a little bit of daily prevention and Knowledge of emergency care.”

(End of this chapter)