The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 550 - 521 Huashan, Cui Ying_1

Chapter 550: Chapter 521 Huashan, Cui Ying_1

More strangers went to Qijia Village.

"It’s on the way." Old Man Liu said, "It will take another hour to get there; you should get on. Young men, what are you doing in Qijia Village?"

"We are the new educated youths!" the young man said with a beaming smile, discerning something from the expressions of He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan.

"Educated youths?" Qi Xiaoyan was astonished, "Why wasn’t Qijia Village notified? We haven’t heard about any educated youths coming to our village?"

The man spoke softly, "Originally, the leaders from Taoyuan County were supposed to send someone to pick us up, but we thought it would be troublesome, so we came on our own. We just didn’t expect it to be this far. Judging by your tone, you must be from Qijia Village, right?"

"Yes, we are all from Qijia Village." Qi Xiaoyan said, without any suspicion.

The man was very sociable, chatting with Old Man Liu and Qi Xiaoyan, while a woman next to him kept her head down, not saying a word.

He Tiantian also wanted to chat, but Huo Yingjie had already ridden ahead on his bicycle.

Huo Yingjie sneered, thinking they could deceive others so easily?

Haha, young people from the city!

Alas, after the grand tomb was plundered, the spiritual energy released did not only attract tomb robbers but also lured some so-called cultivators.

Even if the spiritual energy was faint, there were still humans practicing cultivation!

It must be said, that’s quite rare!

However, such people were few and far between!

The mysterious outsiders, cultivators posing as educated youths, they all converged in Qijia Village, surely for some purpose.

After returning, Huo Yingjie planned to discuss the matter in the back hills at night.

He didn’t know what had happened during the many years he was away.

For instance, he never expected that someone would build a grave over his cultivation cave.

Just thinking about it felt ominous!

His cave, protected by the boundary he had set, should be undetectable to others.

Therefore, whatever was drawing these people here had to be something like the previously mentioned grand tomb, or something beneficial for cultivation.

At the doorstep, Qi Xiaoyan gave Old Man Liu a coin and took out a handful of wedding candy, saying, "Grandpa Liu, this is my wedding candy."

"Good, since it’s wedding candy, I won’t be polite." Old Man Liu accepted it and put it in his pocket.

Seeing that money was being offered, the man quickly took out two coins and said, "Old sir, here is the fare!"

Old Man Liu made his living this way and was not bashful; however, he only took one coin, saying, "It’s not necessary to give so much; you got on halfway, one coin is enough."

"Well, thank you then." The man took his money back and thanked him repeatedly.

Just as Old Man Liu left and the man was about to cozy up to He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan, he saw a large group of children swarming over.

Qi Xiaoyan was startled and said, "Tiantian, quickly help me get the stuff inside, or the ten pounds of sugar we bought today won’t be left untouched."

He Tiantian had seen the power of these children before and hurried to help carry the goods.

Seeing the situation, the man also helped carry things into the house.

The children lingered at the door, so Qi Xiaoyan had no choice but to give out a bag of sugar, one piece for each, to urgently send them away.

Too many children can also be a worry!

Qijia Village received more food rations and everyone ate well, so the kids all grew up fair and plump, each more mischievous than the last.

"Thank you so much, what are your names?" Qi Xiaoyan asked, "My dad is the village Party Secretary, and since you are youth sent to the countryside, it’s best to register with the village Party branch so that we can arrange a place for you to live."

"Ah, you’re the village head’s daughter, my apologies, my apologies." The man was especially polite, "I’m Huashan, and this is my classmate, Cui Ying, and we are from Shandong Province!"

"Oh, that’s quite far." Qi Xiaoyan said, "Tiantian, I still have things to tidy up, so you take them to the village Party branch, my dad is over there."

"Alright then." He Tiantian said, "Follow me."

Without an ounce of suspicion, He Tiantian led them there.

Upon hearing that they were youth sent to the countryside, Secretary Qi was also puzzled; it had been several years since the village had been assigned such youth, so why were there two more now?

"Show me your proofs, so I can take a look," Secretary Qi said, still skeptical, but he followed the proper procedures regardless.

Huashan and Cui Ying took out their things and placed them on the table.

After a thorough examination and having checked the information, Secretary Qi nodded and said, "Alright, since you’ve been assigned here by the county, I will arrange a place for you to stay."

Secretary Qi took them to the youth accommodation, while He Tiantian returned home with Huo Yingjie.

"Brother Yingjie, why didn’t you talk along the way?" He Tiantian asked. Normally, Yingjie had plenty to say!

"I was thinking about something," Huo Yingjie said seriously, "and besides, I didn’t want to talk in front of others."

"So what were you thinking about?" He Tiantian asked, "Can you tell me?"

"Of course I can!" Huo Yingjie said, "I was thinking about when would be the best time for us to get married!"

"You’re lying!" He Tiantian said, "Don’t think I haven’t noticed your glance; I’ve been paying attention all along!"

Every time Huo Yingjie talked about marriage, his eyes twinkled with little stars, but his expression now was serious.

"Heh, you could see that too, huh! Impressive, very impressive, I must admit," Huo Yingjie bowed with his hands together, "but can you guess what I’m actually thinking about?"

The two of them slipped back into the mode of sweet nothings typical between lovers.

"Are you thinking about work?" He Tiantian ventured cautiously, she had just learned some insider information from Huo Zhekun, and also knew about how Yingjie almost had his credit stolen. And this recent injury was part of an unspeakable conspiracy.

"Eh, that was indeed an unpleasant experience," Huo Yingjie admitted, "It was really frustrating, but I eventually got through it."

"But you almost turned into a little fool," He Tiantian said with sympathy, "Those who hurt you must be punished!"

Huo Yingjie squeezed He Tiantian’s hand gently, saying, "They have been punished, we’re just far away from Yanjing and don’t know about it."

"Yes, those people must not be let off," He Tiantian declared, "If we can’t get justice for ourselves, then what is all our hard work for?"

"Got it!" Huo Yingjie pinched He Tiantian’s nose, "We’re home. We bought some nice things, let’s make something delicious."

"Okay," He Tiantian nodded repeatedly, "Today was a good day, I managed to buy three pounds of pork, and I’ve decided to make braised pork with all of it."

"Great, as long as you enjoy it," Huo Yingjie said, pondering how they even had to pull strings just to buy some meat, which made him feel a bit defeated.

What a waste it was to have all these skills and not use them.

Tomorrow he would go hunting, try to get a wild boar, and then they wouldn’t just have braised pork, but also sweet and sour ribs and more, to give Tiantian a proper nourishment.

Back at home, after sharing some experiences from the county town with his mother, they began to stew the braised pork, and the delicious aroma wafted through the air!

Once the pork was ready, He Tiantian asked Huo Yingjie to take some over to Old Man Qi.

As it was getting dark, it wasn’t good to ask Old Man Qi to make a special trip.

Seeing the delicious dishes, He Jingyu wanted to drink.