My Wife is the Vicious Supporting Character from an Era Novel - Chapter 44.2
Chapter 44.2
The projectionist in the front shouted, “Quiet! Quiet down!”
Soon, everyone stopped talking and sat down, watching the screen with great interest.
Ji Baiqing looked back and saw that many people were standing in the back, captivated. There were also adults and children who had climbed onto a nearby tree to watch.
She took a sip of the soda. It was cool and refreshing. She also fed a few sips to Wen Miao.
Wen Miao also watched with rapt attention.
Ji Baiqing stopped bothering her and focused on the movie as well.
But it was exactly as she had thought. The rumbling of the generator was too loud, and the dialogue of the characters was too low. They could only hear a little.
But it didn’t affect the villagers’ viewing at all. When the Japanese were bombed, many people clapped and cheered.
After one movie ended, the villagers asked the projectionist to show another one.
He did, and two or three hours passed. Almost no one left.
Wen Miao leaned on Ji Baiqing’s shoulder as she watched the movie. The night grew darker, and their hands were clasped in the dark, unnoticed by anyone.
Later on, Ji Baiqing felt a sudden weight on her shoulder. She turned her head and saw that Wen Miao’s head had fallen on her shoulder and her eyes were already closed.
She patted Wen Miao’s face. Seeing her groggily open her eyes, she whispered, “Do you want to go back to sleep?”
Wen Miao looked at the plot, seeing that it was about to end. She yawned, rubbed her eyes, and shook her head.
“Let’s go back after it’s over.”
Twenty minutes later, the second movie was also over. Some villagers still felt unsatisfied and asked for one more.
The projectionist was a little helpless and could only say, “I only brought the film for these two movies.”
Someone in the crowd said, “Then play the first one again!”
When this was said, others also agreed.
Helplessly, the projectionist started playing the first movie again.
Ji Baiqing: “…”
What was the difference between this and staying up all night to watch TV in later years?
Neither she nor Wen Miao wanted to watch anymore. He Xiangyue and Ji Wei were still reluctant to leave, so the two of them left first.
Some people were also ready to go back. As they squeezed out of the crowd with their stools, the two of them ran into the group from the youth-point residence.
Shen Niannian and Lu Yan were in the front, followed by Fang Haiyang and Pan Hongxia.
When Pan Hongxia’s eyes met Wen Miao’s, they flickered, and she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at her anymore.
Ji Baiqing frowned and met their gaze, not missing the malice in Lu Yan and Shen Niannian’s eyes.
Her hand, holding Wen Miao’s wrist, tightened slightly. She was about to leave when she heard Fang Haiyang say, “Just like the country bumpkins they are. They don’t even say hello when they see people.”
The poodle opened his mouth to please his two masters in front. Ji Baiqing hadn’t even had a chance to settle the score with him for mocking Wen Miao in her dream, and now he had come right to her.
She turned around and chuckled. She let go of Wen Miao, and the stools fell to the ground. She rotated her wrist, and amidst the roaring of the generator, she could still faintly hear a “click.”
Ji Baiqing’s voice was very gentle, and her expression was pleasant.
“What did you say? The wind was too strong just now, and I didn’t hear you.”
Fang Haiyang, however, was scared by her rather creepy smile and took a step back. He still forced himself to stand tall. “I… I won’t say it again.”
Ji Baiqing took a few steps forward. When she reached Shen Niannian and Lu Yan, both of them flinched and automatically moved to the sides.
Lu Yan: “…I didn’t say that.”
He stared at Ji Baiqing’s face, his eyebrows furrowed.
Ji Baiqing grabbed Fang Haiyang’s clothes as he tried to run away and pulled him in front of her like she was carrying a little chick.
Slap! A crisp sound rang out.
Another slap landed on his right cheek. Seeing the symmetrical slap marks, Ji Baiqing let him go.
She said with a smile, “I’m not like you. I don’t have to bow and greet people when I see them.”
The two quick, hard slaps had completely intimidated Fang Haiyang. His calves trembled, and he couldn’t say a word.
Ji Baiqing returned to Wen Miao’s side, picking up the two small stools.
“Let’s go home, Miaomiao.”
Lu Yan and Shen Niannian’s faces were not pretty as they watched them leave.
Ji Baiqing, Ji Baiqing. Every time, Ji Baiqing and Wen Miao had ruined their plans.
And now they had lost face in front of everyone!
They could be said to harbor a deep hatred for Ji Baiqing and Wen Miao.
Seeing that they had left, Fang Haiyang regained his composure. He said to Lu Yan, “Brother Lu, you have to do something for me! That woman actually dared to hit me…”
Lu Yan turned around and gave him a cold look. “Shut up. Who told you to talk so much?”
Fang Haiyang instantly shut his mouth awkwardly, his hateful eyes glaring at the two women who were long gone.
A few days after the movie, it was September. School started at Yunshui Village Elementary School.
Wen Miao had to go back to school to teach.
Ji Baiqing took home the metal parts that Zhao Wan had saved for her. When she wasn’t at the food station, she would be at home fixing these items.
She would save the usable parts from the ones she couldn’t fix and send the rest back to the recycling station. The ones she could fix, she would give to Shang Min to sell.
The money was simply too easy to make. Ji Baiqing, a science and engineering student, was able to put her hands-on skills to the test. After a few times, she had easily earned three or four hundred yuan.
This Friday, the food station suddenly received an extra pig. After receiving the notification, she told Wen Miao and He Xiangyue and rode her bicycle to town.
There was a lot of meat today, and it wasn’t sold out until noon.
Since she was already in town, she planned to go to the recycling station to see if there were any metal parts.
But as she rode past the alley leading to the black market, she unexpectedly saw Lu Yan and Shen Niannian.
The two of them held a small bottle and were secretly wrapping something up.
Ji Baiqing frowned and hid herself deeper.
What were they doing?
Before she could delve deeper, the two, afraid of being seen, finished packing and prepared to leave.
Ji Baiqing quickly got on her bike and turned into another alleyway. She came out with her bike after they had left.
Based on what Ji Baiqing knew about the male and female leads from the original book, they were probably not up to any good.
But she couldn’t guess what kind of bad things they were up to.
She went to see Zhao Wan, got the things, and then returned home.
On the way, she kept thinking about what Lu Yan and Shen Niannian were trying to do.
She still hadn’t figured it out when she got home.
Wen Miao came out to get some water and saw Ji Baiqing standing in the courtyard in a daze. She found it a little strange.
“A-Qing, what are you doing?”
Hearing Wen Miao’s voice, Ji Baiqing looked up and shook her head, a smile on her face.
“Nothing. I was just spacing out.”
She took the small piece of meat she had brought back into the kitchen. “Let’s eat stir-fried meat with bamboo shoots tonight. Take out the dried bamboo shoots and soak them.”
When they didn’t have meat at home, they would eat either green vegetables or eggs, which made Ji Baiqing’s meals very monotonous.
Wen Miao nodded and went to soak the dried bamboo shoots. Ji Baiqing took the spatula and continued to cook.
In the afternoon, Ji Baiqing disassembled the watch she had brought back. While repairing it, she suddenly thought of the small bottle of liquid.
She was very curious about what it was.
Whatever it was, being so secretive about it meant it couldn’t be anything good.
But she had only accidentally seen them hiding the item. It didn’t prove anything.
She couldn’t just go to the youth-point residence and inexplicably search for the item.
She stopped thinking about it.
The stir-fried meat with bamboo shoots for dinner was delicious. Ji Baiqing ate three bowls of rice and was full. After dinner, she and Wen Miao went for a walk to digest.
Before they left, she watered the flowers in the courtyard.
Most of the flower seeds they had gotten had sprouted and survived. After two or three months, they were at calf height, lush and growing well. The roses had even bloomed with a few small pink and white flowers.
The grapevines had also wound around the trellis, and they could probably eat grapes next year.
After watering the plants, they left. When they got to the threshing ground, many children were playing a game of “catching the devils.” A few little girls were playing “eagle catching chicks.” The children’s screams almost shook the sky.
Ji Baiqing rubbed her shoulders and leaned against a tree. Seeing Wen Miao also staring at the children playing, she asked, “Do you want to play too?”
Wen Miao looked away and shook her head.
“I just think it’s nice like this.” In the noisy environment, she actually felt a sense of peace.
Ji Baiqing put her hand on Wen Miao’s shoulder and massaged it.
“Yeah, it really is nice,” she agreed with her.
Life now was not as convenient as it was in the twenty-first century. There were no cell phones, no internet, and she didn’t even have money.
But she had a mom and dad who loved her and her partner. Everything seemed to be getting better and better.
As she was thinking this, a little girl with pigtails ran over and handed Wen Miao a bunch of yellow osmanthus flowers.
The little girl’s eyes were round, and her eyes curved into a smile as she looked at Wen Miao. “Teacher Wen, good evening! These flowers are for you.”
Wen Miao’s heart instantly softened as she looked at the osmanthus flowers in her hand.
She took the bunch of flowers and ruffled the little girl’s hair. “Thank you, Erya.”
Erya shyly scratched her head and ran away awkwardly.
Looking at Wen Miao’s smiling face, Ji Baiqing’s heart also softened a little.
Her partner was also getting better and better, and this made her the happiest.
Wen Miao turned her head and met Ji Baiqing’s gaze. The young woman’s eyes were clear, and they were filled with her reflection.
She raised her red lips and said softly, “A-Qing, let’s go back.”
The two of them walked home side by side. When they reached the door, Wen Miao rubbed her shoulder and said with feeling, “The pigs are finally tired today. I haven’t heard a single sound from them.”
The dozens of pigs in the sty were a certain distance away from the Ji family’s house, but they were so loud after eating that the whole village could hear them. Sometimes they wouldn’t even stop grunting in the middle of the night.
Hearing this, Ji Baiqing suddenly froze.
It dawned on her. The bottle of liquid that Lu Yan and Shen Niannian had must be for the pigs, right?
What were they trying to do? Steal the pigs?
“Wifey, you go home and take a shower first. I’m going to see the village head.”
With that, Ji Baiqing took off running. She went to Li Xiangdong’s house and pulled him along without any explanation, dragging him directly to the pigsty.
When they got there, there was still no sound. Ji Baiqing thought her guess was probably right.
When Li Xiangdong was about to speak, she put her finger to her lips, signaling him to be quiet. She had him follow her and opened the door to go inside.
Li Xiangdong had also raised pigs before. He also realized something was wrong, and his brows furrowed. He quietly followed Ji Baiqing inside.
At the entrance, the pigs in the sty were all lying on the ground. Li Xiangdong’s heart skipped a beat, and he almost fainted.
Ji Baiqing quickly walked inside and shouted at the people in the corner, “What are you doing?!”